Essential library of World War II

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The Tuskegee Airmen

2016
Examines the role a group of African-American pilots, known as the Tuskegee Airmen, had during World War II.
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World War II espionage

2016
This title examines the role of espionage during World War II, focusing on the extensive training, clever tools, and dangerous missions that enabled spies and saboteurs to contribute to the war effort. Narrative text, historical photographs, and primary sources assist the reader in report writing.

The D-Day invasion of Normandy

2016
Describes the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, which marked the beginning of the end of World War II.

The Battle of Britain

2016
Text and photographs look at the Battle of Britain, in the summer of 1940.

Women on the US home front

2016
Examines the role of women on the United States home front during World War II, focusing on the factory workers, volunteers, and service members who helped the Allies win the war.

Native American code talkers

2016
Contains a history of the Navajo code talkers, Native Americans who devised codes using their native languages that were used by the United States military in World War II and never broken.

The dropping of the atomic bombs

2016
Offers an account of the dropping of the atomic bombs during World War II.

World War II weapons

Examines the weapons used during World War II, including small arms, heavy weapons, long-range weapons, tanks, submarines, aircraft carriers, and bombs.
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