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Discuses the tipping point in World War II when United States and British air forces launched the largest bombing campaign of the war, irreparably damaging the German Luftwaffe.

Tells the story, in verse, of the famed Tuskegee Airmen, the African-American pilots who broke the color barrier flying for the United States during World War II.

"During World War II, a group of African-American pilots played an important role in taking down the enemies of Allied forces. Today many people refer to this group as the Tuskegee Airmen, after the college in Alabama where the young pilots trained. Many white pilots didn't want to fly alongside the pilots from Tuskegee--simply because of their race. So the Tuskegee Airmen had to fight that prejudice along with the enemy. In the years that followed the war, many stories would be told about these pioneers. And along the way, a few exaggerations were added. But a fair amount of the impressive information you may have heard about the group is also true. This book examines which parts of the incredible story are fact, and which are fiction"--Back cover.

In 1917, United States military forces began to leave for France to help with the Allied defeat of Imperial Germany along the Western Front in 1918. World War I had become the most destructive war in human history up to that point. Two million American soldiers were sent to help the Allies. Private First Class Elmer O. Smith of Michigan was one of those soldiers. His diary and letters have been placed into historical context to describe how a typical American soldier underwent training to fight with his unit. Private Smith was seriously wounded in an artillery attack in his third day at the front but he recovered and returned to fight for the last ninety days of the war.

Recounts the efforts of a covert American Army unit made up of actors, writers, artists, and set designers whose main goal was to deceive and confuse the German Army in World War II.

"History in verse celebrates the story of the Tuskegee Airmen, pioneering African-American pilots who triumphed in the skies and past the color barrier."--Publisher.

Looks at World War II in Europe, from D-Day to the fall of Berlin, from the perspective of the American infantry soldiers who fought, capturing the horrors and hardships of battle while dealing with issues of leadership, strategy, and tactics.

On June 6, 1944, Allied forces led by the United States and England landed in German-occupied France. Years in the planning, 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 is recounted in this fascinating volume.

James Megellas chronicles the experiences he had while serving as an airborne platoon leader for the United States during World War II.