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Causes of World War II

2023
"Describes situations and events across many countries that led to World War II"--Provided by publisher.
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Weapons of World War II

2023
"Describes various weapons used in World War II on land, in the air, and at sea"--Provided by publisher.
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The allies

Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin, and the unlikely alliance that won World War II
2018
"The story of the alliance formed at the end of World War II by Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin to control the war in Europe and the Pacific, in the process shaping the political landscape of the world"--Provided by publisher.
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The Holocaust

odysseys
2016
"A look at the causes and global effects of the World War II Nazi campaign against Jews and other groups of people, which led to millions of deaths and the creation of a Jewish homeland"--Provided by publisher.
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What happened on D-Day?

2024
Allied forces led by the United States and England landed in German-occupied France on June 6, 1944. More than 160,000 soldiers landed in Normandy. The fates of these forces, the key figures of leadership, and the adversity and triumphs of World War II are recounted in this detailed volume, which includes an overview of many other significant military events. Readers will be drawn to the incredible wartime photographs and appreciate the detailed timeline concluding this important addition to any history collection.
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The light of days

the untold story of women resistance fighters in Hitler's ghettos
2022
Documents the essential World War II contributions of Jewish-Polish female resistance fighters, sharing the stories of courageous women who risked their lives to work against the Nazis as fighters, intelligence agents and saboteurs.
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Operation Barbarossa

Nazi Germany's war in the East, 1941-1945
2013
"Presents an overview of the war between Nazi Germany and Stalin's Soviet Union that raged between 1941 and 1945 and was unprecedented in the scale of the destruction that it wrought and the deep scars that it left behind"--Provided by publisher.
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Hero of Hacksaw Ridge

the gripping true story that inspired the movie
The extraordinary true story of conscientious objector Desmond T. Doss who saved 75 men in Okinawa, during the bloodiest battle of WWII, without firing a single shot. Believing that the war was just but killing was nevertheless wrong, he was the only American soldier in WWII to fight on the front lines without a weapon. As an army medic Doss single-handedly evacuated the wounded near enemy lines - braving enemy fire and putting his own life on the line. He was the first conscientious objector to ever win the Congressional Medal of Honor.
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Of mice and men, a play in three acts

and, The moon is down : a play in two parts
2010
Presents stage adaptations of two works by John Steinbeck, featuring "Of Mice and Men," and a lesser known work, "The Moon Is Down," in which a peaceable town is taken over by enemy troops during World War II.
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Daring women of D-day

bold spies of World War II
2024
"An action-packed graphic novel about agents who helped the Allies prepare for D-Day and push the Germans out of France during World War II. In 1942, World War II was growing more and more intense. Germany and its allies had occupied a great deal of Europe-including part of France. With the enemy just a few miles from England, Prime Minister Winston Churchill was determined to help free France. To make his plan work, he needed people who could secretly help prepare the French for a big fight. He found 39 daring women who were up to the task--including Andree Borrel and Lise de Baissac. These women would help support the French Resistance and sabotage German operations in preparation for the 1944 D-Day invasion. In this full-color graphic novel, discover more about these bold women who helped free France from German occupation during World War Il"--.
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