A thirteen-year-old Dutch-Jewish girl records her impressions of the two years she and seven others spent hiding from the Nazis before they were discovered and taken to concentration camps. Includes entries previously omitted.
Examines the events of World War II, as well as the years immediately before and after the conflict, as experienced by Americans, featuring firsthand accounts from letters, speeches, and newspaper articles, with introductory essays and a chronology.
a Marine, a stray dog, and how they rescued each other
Grossi, Craig
2017
"In 2010 Sergeant Craig Grossi was doing intelligence work for Marine Recon in a remote part of Afghanistan. While on patrol, he spotted a young stray dog 'with a big goofy head and little legs.' Fred not only stole Craig's heart; he won over the Recon fighters, who helped smuggle the dog into Camp Leatherneck. Fred eventually made it to Craig's family in Virginia, where months later, it was Fred's turn to save Craig's life"--OCLC.
the inside account of what really happened in Benghazi
Zuckoff, Mitchell
Presents the accounts of six American security operators who fought against terrorists who attacked the US State Department Special Mission Compound and CIA station in Benghazi, Libya on September 11, 2012.
U.S. Army Special Forces commander Rusty Bradley offers an inside account of Operation Medusa, in which NATO forces fought off the Taliban and their allies in southern Afghanistan in 2006.
Gregory "Pappy" Boyington, a retired Marine Corps officer and winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor, shares the story of his experiences, along with his Black Sheep Squadron,fighting the air war in the Pacific during World War II, and discusses his struggles to survive after he was taken prisoner by the Japanese.
"... Svetlana Alexievich's collection of stories of women's experiences in World War II, both on the front lines, on the home front, and in occupied territories"--Provided by publisher.
