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Revolution trilogy volume 1
Language
English
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"Rick Atkinson, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning An Army at Dawn and two other masterly books about World War II, has long been admired for his unparalleled ability to write deeply researched, stunningly vivid narrative history. Now he turns his attention to a new war, and in the initial volume of the Revolution Trilogy he tells the story of the first twenty months of the bloody struggle to shake free of King George's shackles. From the battles...
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Series
Mrs. Murphy mysteries volume 21
Language
English
Description
In a story written from Sneaky Pie's perspective, the intrepid feline sleuth temporarily halts her busy writing career to run for President, a campaign marked by a revolutionary animal-rights agenda and a frisky flock of prospective cabinet members.
Author
Language
English
Description
The former Democratic National Committee chair presents a revealing look at the 2016 election, discussing the Russian hacking of the DNC and the missteps by the Clinton campaign and Obama administration that enabled a Trump victory.
"Donna Brazile's explosive book is the first insider account of the Russian hacking of the DNC and the missteps by the Clinton campaign and Obama administration that enabled Donald Trump's victory. In June 2016 the Washington...
Series
Weapons of war volume 16
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
At the outbreak of World War II, Germany boasted one of the world's most effective air defense systems. Discover the unique tactics employed by the Reich air defense to defeat the RAF by night and how US bombers fought back by day.
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Publisher
Basic Books, an imprint of Perseus Books, LLC., a subsidiary of Hachette Book Group, Inc
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
World War II was the most lethal conflict in human history. Hanson examines how combat unfolded in the air, at sea, and on land to show how distinct conflicts among disparate combatants coalesced into one interconnected global war. He argues that despite its novel industrial barbarity, neither the war's origins nor its geography were unusual. Nor was its ultimate outcome surprising.
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English
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#1 Bestseller in the U.K.
From the New York Times bestselling author and master of martial fiction comes the definitive, illustrated history of one of the greatest battles ever fought—a riveting nonfiction chronicle published to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Napoleon's last stand.
On June 18, 1815 the armies of France, Britain and Prussia descended upon a quiet valley south of Brussels. In the previous
...17) Allies
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
It is June 6, 1944, D-Day, and Dee Carpenter (true name Dietrich Zimmermann), an underage private in the United States Army, is headed for Omaha Beach, seeking revenge for his uncle, who was arrested by Nazis when Dee was a little boy; meanwhile, Samira Zidano, an eleven-year old French-Algerian girl is looking for the French resistance, desperate to deliver the message that the invasion is about to begin, and get their help in freeing her mother--this...
19) Blitzkrieg
Series
Weapons of war volume 12
Publisher
International Masters Publishers
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
When Hitler's Germany invaded Poland in 1939, the world was stunned by the use of a new and fast-moving form of warfare - Blitzkrieg, or lightning war. Follow the story of Blitzkrieg's initial successes in campaigns in France and Poland, and discover the weapons and tactics employed in these early victories.
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Series
Liberation trilogy volume 3
Publisher
Henry Holt and Co
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
Tells the dramatic story of the titanic battle for Western Europe from D-Day to the thrust to the heart of the Third Reich.
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