prisoners of war

"Part contemporary detective story, part World War II historical narrative, [a young reader's adaptation of] . . . the inspiring true story of Roddie Edmonds, a Knoxville-born enlistee who risked his life during the treacherous final days of World War II to save others from murderous Nazis, and the lasting effects his actions had on thousands of lives--then and now"--Provided by publisher.

Looks at Leo Thorsness, former Wild Weasel pilot and prisoner of war during the Vietnam War.

Sheltering an escaped German prisoner of war is the beginning of some shattering experiences for a twelve-year-old Jewish girl in Arkansas.

The second Death Star is destroyed, Emperor Palpatine is dead, and Darth Vader is gone. The galactic Empire is reeling, but still powerful. Shortly after the Battle of Endor, Wedge Antilles discovers a gathering of Imperial Star Destroyers around a distant planet. He uncovers a plot that could extend the war for years, but is captured before he can send out a message, leaving a ragtag group of Rebels with the important information in their hands. If they do not warn the New Republic, the Empire may yet win the war.

Tells the story of Andersonville, a Civil War prison camp in Georgia where thousands of Union prisoners died in the last fourteen months of the war, drawing from a variety of documents to consider whether the prison's commandant, Captain Henry Wirz, was justifiably convicted and hanged.

A biography of Olympic runner and World War II bombardier, Louis Zamperini, who had been rambunctious in childhood before succeeding in track and eventually serving in the military, which led to a trial in which he was forced to find a way to survive in the open ocean after being shot down.

In 1944 a 15-year-old Jewish boy tells his family he will travel in the West but instead, enlists in the United States Air Corps and is subsequently taken prisoner by the Germans.

Presents a collection of essays that examine the varying viewpoints on how the United States should treat prisoners of war in consideration of the rules of the Geneva Conventions. Includes bibliographies and annotated lists of relevant organizations.

Provides a detailed account of the 1865 sinking of the steamboat Sultana on the Mississippi River, a preventable disaster that was fueled by greed and haste, and which left more than 1,500 dead.