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The 39 steps

A graphic novel adaptation of John Buchan's novel about Richard Hannay, who is caught up in a dramatic and dangerous race to stop a plot to devastate the British war effort during World War I.
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Los guerrero's del infierno de Harlem

Follows the journey of the 369th Infantry Regiment, the first African American regiment mustered to fight in World War I, from the enlistment lines in Harlem to the training camp at Spartanburg, South Carolina, to the trenches in France, all while facing struggles and discrimination for a chance to fight for America.
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A kind of courage

When a young conscientious objector comes to work on her father's farm in 1916, Hattie learns that courage comes in many forms.
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At battle in World War I

Uses a plot-your-own story format to exploring World War I through the eyes of sailors, pilots, and infantry soldiers on the frontline.
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In the trenches in World War I

An introduction to the history of World War I that discusses the causes of the conflict, the first to involve many different countries from around the world; describes conditions in the trenches; and includes eyewitness accounts, quotations, photographs, and time line.
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The button war

a tale of the Great War
When World War I descends upon a tiny Polish village, seven boys launch their own deadly battle for the right to be crowned king of the land.
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Over the top

the story of a soldier
Jack, a young man in World War I, recalls his happy times with his family in the English countryside and thinks of his situtation as a soldier in the trenches where his best friend has just been killed, as he prepares to go "over the top" in "No Man's Land.".

World War I

Details the history of World War I, discussing the causes of the war, major events of the war, the allied countries and the central countries, and the Treaty of Versailles that officially ended the war.

Paths of glory

The French General Staff, safely behind the lines, sends orders for what amounts to a suicide mission. To cover up their fatal blunder, three soldiers are arrested and made scapegoats. Captures the spirit of Humphrey Cobb's novel in presenting a harsh attack on the futility of war in general and World War I in particular. A blistering indictment of military politics.

Timeline of World War I

Provides information about various aspects of World War I, discussing the causes and outbreak of the war, different battles and fronts, and the end of hostilities, and features a time line of key events and developments over the course of the entire war, as well as topical time lines.

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