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c1983, Time-Life Books Call No: 940.55 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: World War II Volume: bk. 38
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-- True story of Virginia Hall[2021]., Juvenile, Atheneum Books for Young Readers Call No: B HAL Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "To say Virginia "Dindy" Hall was ambitious would be an understatement. She was that girl at your high school who makes everyone else look like a slacker, no matter how hard they're working. But how many of them can say they've been on Nazi Germany's Most Wanted list? At a time when most women were expected to becomes wives and mothers, Virginia craved adventure. And with the world gearing up for a second World War, this fearless woman knew that she had to find a way to get involved. When the State Department proved to be a sexist boy's club that wouldn't allow her in, she went to England to join their Special Operations unit, which was more than happy to hire this talented, brilliant woman. Even after a terrible accident left her needing a wooden leg, she remained undeterred. Soon Virginia became an essential part of the Allied mission and the French Resistance, earning the dangerous honor of being named "the most dangerous of all Allied spies" by the Gestapo. This is a smart and spirited celebration of Virginia Hall, a woman with audacious courage and kickass spy skills"--
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2023., Pre-adolescent, Viking Call No: 940.54 12730923956 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Adapted for young readers from the New York Times bestseller by Daniel James Brown, Facing the Mountain is the remarkable true story of three brave Japanese American soldiers who fought for the United States during World War II while facing discrimination at home."
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2023., Pre-adolescent, Viking Call No: AMERICAN HISTORY NF BRO Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: This remarkable true story, resistance history and courtroom drama follows three courageous Japanese American soldiers as they fought for the US during WWII as part of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team only to face discrimination at home.
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2010., Oxford University Press Call No: 940.54 MOY Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Traces the history of the Tuskegee Airmen, focusing on their exploits during World War II and their battles to end racial inequality and discrimination in the American South.
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2019., Adolescent, Scholastic Focus Call No: WAR Edition: 1st ed. Availability:3 of 3 At Location(s) Summary Note: "When Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, Virginia Hall was traveling in Europe. Which was dangerous enough, but as fighting erupted across the continent, instead of returning home, she headed to France. In a country divided between freedom and fascism, Virginia was determined to do her part for the Allies. An ordinary woman from Baltimore, Maryland, she dove into the action, first joining a French ambulance unit and later becoming an undercover agent for both the British Special Operations Executive and the US Office of Strategic Services. Working as a spy in the intelligence network, she made her way to Vichy, coordinating Resistance movements, assisting in the sabotage of Nazis, and rescuing downed Allied soldiers. She passed in plain sight of the enemy, and soon found herself being hunted by the Gestapo. But Virginia cleverly evaded discovery and death, often through bold feats and daring escapes. Her covert operations, efforts with the Resistance, and risky work as a wireless telegraph operator greatly contributed to the Allies' eventual win"--
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-- World War II, the lost color archives.2000., A & E Television Networks/The History Channel : Distributed in the US by New Video Group Call No: WWII Availability:0 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Until today, our collective memories of World War II have lived almost exclusively in black and white. Recently re-discovered color film archival materials, assembled after years of research, offers a new perspective on everything from the war's most critical battles and key personalities to details of life on the home front to the plight of uprooted refugees.