A memoir of Le Ly Hayslip in which she recalls her experiences during the Vietnam War as a young spy for the Viet Cong, and tells of her return to her country and family twenty years after escaping to America.
the heroic true story of an American soldier and an Iraqi boy
Hendrex, Daniel
2006
The true story of First Sergeant Daniel Hendrex, who, along with his unit, Dragon Company, helped to save a young Iraqi boy from certain death after the boy revealed valuable information concerning insurgents to the army.
The memoirs of a Dutch woman who was sent to Ravensbruck concentration camp during World War II as a result of her activities in the anti-Nazi underground.
Draws from journals, diaries, photographs, poetry, and personal testimonies of Holocaust victims, as well as documents of the Nazi regime, to provide information about the day-to-day lives of Jews and others who were persecuted by the Nazis.
Jacobsen's memoir focusing on the series of families that helped to hide her family from the Nazis during the Holocaust. The illustrations are collages that include the author's family photos taken during her childhood.
Includes personal accounts to describe the period in American history when Japanese Americans were detained in internment camps; also, discusses the issues and controversy surrounding the decision.