American journalist Julia Jarmond researches the brutal 1942 Nazi roundup in Paris and stumbles upon a connection between her family and one of the victims, which compels Julia to learn more about the girl's life.
Explains the origins of Juneteenth, an annual holiday that celebrates the emancipation of the slaves in 1865, and looks at how the event is observed in modern times.
Ronald Reagan, D-Day and the U.S. Army 2nd Ranger Battalion
Brinkley, Douglas
2005
Recounts the experiences of the men who served in the U.S. Army Ranger troops that stormed the coast of Normandy on D-Day and describes President Ronald Reagan's efforts to pay them homage forty years later.
Describes the events that led to the massacre of Lakota (Sioux) Indians at Wounded Knee in 1890 and the experiences of a young boy as he rides with his people to commemorate this event one hundred years later.