Stories of Women in World War II

Reducere. DescriptionThe events of World War 2 are often associated with male endeavor, particularly in war books however extraordinarily brave and courageou...

Reducere. DescriptionIn this expanded edition, readers will encounter six new profiles of amazing women, as well as a new section on the Soviet Union. Noor I...

Reducere. 2014 Amelia Bloomer Top Ten ListDouble Victory tells the stories of African American women who did extraordinary things to help their country durin...

Reducere. "In The War Still Within, Tanya Ko Hong weaves a scarlet thread from Korea to the United States, from World War II to yesterday, from ancient stori...

This book recounts a little-known history of an estimated 2, 000 children born to black GIs and white British women in World War II. Stories from o...

Reducere. DescriptionUp to 750, 000 Mexican American men served in World War II, earning more Medals of Honor and other decorations in proportion to their nu...

Reducere. Lolas' House tells the stories, in unprecedented detail, of sixteen surviving Filipino ``comfort women.`` During World War II more than 1, 000 Fili...

Reducere. DescriptionMeet the high-seas risk-takers whose embrace of trade served billions Dynasties of the Sea: The Untold Stories of the Postwar Shipping P...

Ten women veterans, from a WWII Marine to an Army gunner in Iraq, share personal stories of what it's like to be a woman in the U.S. Military. With...

For fans of Century Girls comes a new book by Tessa Dunlop.Publisher: Headline Publishing GroupAuthor(s): Tessa DunlopNumber of pages: 384Publicati...

DescriptionThe gripping stories of ordinary Germans who lived through World War II, the Holocaust, and Cold War partition--but also recovery, reuni...

Reducere. While World War II raged overseas, the people of midcoast Maine responded with remarkable achievements on the homefront. The shipyard at Bath Iron ...

For fans of The Century Girls and The Bletchley Girls comes a new book by Tessa Dunlop.Publisher: Headline Publishing GroupAuthor(s): Tessa DunlopN...

Bomb meets Code Girls in this nonfiction narrative about the little-known female scientists who were critical to the invention of the atomic bomb d...

DescriptionIn an era marked by atrocities perpetrated on a grand scale, the tragedy of the so-called comfort women--mostly Korean women forced into...

Meet the high-seas risk-takers whose embrace of trade served billions!Dynasties of the Sea: The Untold Stories of the Postwar Shipping Pioneers tel...

Reducere. From #1 New York Times best-selling author Keith O'Brien comes this thrilling young readers' edition of the untold story about pioneering women who...

Reducere. In their own vivid words, the women members of the Soviet air force recount their dramatic efforts against the German forces in World War II. These...

Reducere. Description"For all of us to be free, a few of us must be brave, and that is the history of America." Read how a generation of young Americans save...

Reducere. Written in the aftermath of World War II, Love Goes to Press opened in London in 1946 and on Broadway in 1947. At the time a relief for the survivo...

Reducere. This book is a daily devotional filled with inspirational stories about Marines, vividly demonstrating how our warriors have been sustained by fait...

"No one, from Stephen Ambrose to Steven Spielberg, can tell a better story than A Sailor's Story." ― Max Brooks, author of World War Z"What makes A...

Meet Siti Hasmah, a little girl, who wants to be a journalist, in a period when not every girl was sent to school. Watch what happens to her, her f...

Reducere. Distinguished by its precision, its graceful use of language, and its resonant depth, the innovative style of Nobel Prize-winning author Ernest Hem...

Bomb meets Code Girls in this nonfiction narrative about the little-known female scientists who were critical to the invention of the atomic bomb d...

Reducere. President Franklin Roosevelt appointed Frances Perkins Secretary of Labor in 1933 during the greatest economic crisis in American history--the Grea...

DescriptionThe Buckeye State produced its share of wicked women. Tenacious madam Clara Palmer contended with constant police raids during the 1880s...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Buckeye State produced its share of wicked women. Tenacious madam Clara Palmer contended with constant police raids during the 1880s...

Reducere. Hear the riveting stories of Black artists who drew--mostly covertly behind the scenes--superhero, horror, and romance comics in the early years of...

DescriptionThis inspiring anthology is the first to convey the rich experiences and contributions of women in the American military in their own wo...

Publisher: Sourcebooks, IncAuthor(s): Mari K. EderNumber of pages: 464Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 143 x 210 x 35Cover type: Paperback / softb...

Reducere. Words From The Heart...When America's Veterans Speak Individuals who did not have the opportunity to hear about the military experience of family m...

DescriptionRecognized by the Georgia Press Association as among the state's best features/lifestyle columns, Larry Hobbs' weekly take on the fascin...

Reducere. The world has been inundated with horror stories about what the Germans did during the last century, but most Americans know little about what was ...

Reducere. Dedicated to the young recruits and seasoned sailors in need on broken ships and the women and men who came to their rescue. The book tells the tru...

Reducere. This true story of a revolt at a Nazi death camp, newly updated, is "a memorable and moving saga, full of anger and anguish, a reminder never to fo...

Discover the maritime and human history of Florida's 30 awe-inspiring lighthouses along the East Coast, through the Keys, and up the west coast to ...

Description"Horizontal Collaboration" is a term used to describe the sexual and romantic relationships that some French women had with members of t...

Reducere. DescriptionDrawn from Hanford History Project personal narratives, Nowhere to Remember highlights life in Hanford, White Bluffs, and Richland--thre...

Reducere. Inspired by the old African proverb: "When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground, " high-school student Morgan Rielly sought to preserve a...

Reducere. The bestselling author of Irena's War blends fact and fiction in a gripping novel based on one of the most extraordinary true stories of World War ...

The years between the 1920s and 1970s are key for the development of Caribbean literature, producing the founding canonical literary texts of the A...

Reducere. This fascinating biography provides a detailed portrait of the high-energy, charismatic international superstar and frontman of the ever-popular ba...

Reducere. The fascinating, improbable true story of Maxwell Knight--the great MI5 spymaster and inspiration for the James Bond character M. Maxwell Knight wa...

Reducere. Description"For all of us to be free, a few of us must be brave, and that is the history of America." Read how a generation of young Americans save...

Reducere. "The Shelter and the Fence is a well-written, well-researched story of Holocaust rescues. . . . makes it clear that despite the saving of almost 1,...

In this moving and thought-provoking volume, Arthur Kleinman tells the unsettling stories of a handful of men and women, some of whom have lived th...

An unforgettable story of resilience and resistance set during WWII and present-day France on a secluded island off the coast of Brittany Natalie M...