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They are the men of C-for-Charlie Company. "Mad" 1st Sgt. Eddie Welsh, SSgt. Don Doll, Pvt. John Bell, Capt. James Stein, Cpl. Fife, and dozens more just like them, infantrymen in "this man's army" who are about to land grim and white-faced on an atoll in the Pacific called Guadalcanal. This is their story, a shatteringly realistic walk into hell and back. In the days ahead some will earn medals; others will do anything they can dream up to get evacuated...
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BBC Video
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[2005]
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English
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Use interviews with witnesses and perpetrators, along with archival film and records, to examine how a political party as fundamentally evil as the Nazis could come to power in a modern European nation. Discusses the factors that enabled the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party in the economically-devastated Germany of the post-World War I era and looks at the role of ordinary Germans in the Nazi regime. Follows the rise and fall of Nazi Germany,...
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Technical artist and military historian George Bradford has been producing detailed drawings of armored fighting vehicles for over thirty years. Based on meticulous research of actual vehicles, official photographs, factory specifications, and, in some cases, the original design plans, each drawing is, rendered with great precision-and in exact scale, offering military enthusiasts and modelers an essential reference on these steel chariots of war.
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Technical artist and military historian George Bradford has been producing detailed drawings of armored fighting vehicles for over thirty years. Based on meticulous research of actual vehicles, official photographs, factory specifications, and, in some cases, the original design plans, each drawing is, rendered with great precision-and in exact scale-offering military enthusiasts and modelers an essential reference on these steel chariots of war.
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Filled with fine-scale drawings of Germany's late war armored vehicles including:
• Pz. Kpfw. V Panther Tank
• Pz. Kpfw. VI Tiger I and II
• Pz. Jager Elephant Tank Destroyer
• Sd.
Kfz. 234/2 "Puma" Armored Car
• Jagdtiger with Henschel suspension
• And dozens more...
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The Liverpool-based World War II saga from the 'new Katie Flynn.' When Sam Grey joins the ATS, and is posted to Liverpool she wants to show that she's as brave as any man, and when she doesn't get the chance her lively nature leads her into confrontation with her authoritarian boss. Sparks also fly when she encounters Johnny, whose heroic work in bomb disposal makes him very attractive to many women - but Sam's determined not to fall for his charm....
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The new Liverpool-based World War Two saga from the author of Goodnight Sweetheart is a tale of four very different young women thrown together by war. A unique bond is formed as the hostilities take their toll on Britain. When Diane Wilson leaves Cambridge for Liverpool, destined for Derby House and war work as a tele print operator, she is intent on mending her broken heart. But will hundreds of miles ease the pain of her betrayal? From the moment...
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Filled with fine-scale drawings of Australian, Belgian, Canadian, Czech, French, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Romanian, and South African armored vehicles, including:
• Centauro Tank Destroyer (Italy)
• TKS Light Reconnaissance Tank (Poland)
• Ram "Kangaroo" Personnel Carrier (Canada)
• Renault R-35 Light Tank (France)
• Type 3 Chi-nu Heavy Tank (Japan)
• Scorpion AC1 Cruiser Tank (Australia)
• TACAM R-2 Tank Hunter (Romania)
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16) Decisive battles
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Sea-to-Sea Publications
Pub. Date
2009
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IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 1
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"Describes battles that marked turning points in World War II, such as the Bliztkrieg on Poland, Pearl Harbor, D-Day, and more"--Provided by publisher.
18) Holocaust
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Sea-to-Sea Publications
Pub. Date
2009
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IL: MG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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"Describes what it was like for Jews who lived or died during the events of the Holocaust"--Provided by publisher.
19) The Holocaust
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Rosen Pub
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2009
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IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 2
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A captivating saga set on the eve of WW2 in Liverpool, where life is about to change forever for one girl.
As war breaks out so too does Molly Dearden...
Molly is used to living in the shadow of her older sister, June. When their mother died when Molly was just seven years old, June helped their grief-stricken father look after her in their tiny home in the tight-knit Edge Hill district of Liverpool.
But as her seventeenth birthday passes,...
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