Search Results: Returned 19 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 19
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-- Story of a masterpiece2010., Allen & Unwin Call No: 759.6 Edition: English-language ed Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Examines the life and work of Pablo Picasso, covering his early work as a child, later focus on subjects such as street people, bulls, and minotaurs, and eventual creation of "Guernica" in 1937 as a protest against the bombing of the Basque town of the same name during the Spanish Civil War. Includes drawings, photographs, and full-color paintings.
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By Nardo, Don2003., Lucent Books/Thomson/Gale Call No: 973.7 NAR Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: The history of weapons and warfareSummary Note: This book discusses the weapons of American Civil War soldiers and different means of warfare used during that conflict.
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2004, 1990., PBS Home Video Call No: DVD 973.7 CIV Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Social Studies
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c2001., Pre-adolescent, Watts Call No: 940.3 GIL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Armies of the pastSummary Note: Overview of many aspects of World War I, including the history, politics, and homelife before, during, and after the war.
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[2019]., Adolescent, Scholastic Focus, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. Call No: WAR Edition: 1st ed. Availability:5 of 5 At Location(s) Summary Note: "As the most destructive war in history ravaged Europe, many of the world's most cherished cultural objects were in harm's way. 'The Greatest Treasure Hunt in History' recounts the . . . true story of eleven men and one woman who risked their lives amidst the bloodshed of World War II to preserve churches, libraries, monuments, and works of art that for centuries defined the heritage of Western civilization. As the war raged, these American and British volunteers--museum curators, art scholars and educators, architects, archivists, and artists, known as the Monuments Men--found themselves in a desperate race against time to locate and save the many priceless treasures and works of art stolen by Adolf Hitler and the Nazis. Robert M. Edsel . . . brings this story to young readers for the first time in a[n] . . . adventure detailing [the] . . . treasure hunt"--Provided by publisher.
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2019., Pre-adolescent, Scholastic Focus Call No: 940.53 Edsel Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The astonishing true story of eleven men and one woman who risked their lives amidst the bloodshed of World War II to preserve churches, libraries, monuments, and works of art. As the war raged, these American and British volunteers--known as the Monuments Men--found themselves in a desperate race against time to locate and save the many priceless treasures and works of art stolen by Adolf Hitler and the Nazis.
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Ã2019., Adolescent, Scholastic Focus, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. Call No: WWII Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "As the most destructive war in history ravaged Europe, many of the world's most cherished cultural objects were in harm's way. 'The Greatest Treasure Hunt in History' recounts the . . . true story of eleven men and one woman who risked their lives amidst the bloodshed of World War II to preserve churches, libraries, monuments, and works of art that for centuries defined the heritage of Western civilization. As the war raged, these American and British volunteers--museum curators, art scholars and educators, architects, archivists, and artists, known as the Monuments Men--found themselves in a desperate race against time to locate and save the many priceless treasures and works of art stolen by Adolf Hitler and the Nazis. Robert M. Edsel . . . brings this story to young readers for the first time in a[n] . . . adventure detailing [the] . . . treasure hunt"--Provided by publisher.
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c2008., Juvenile, Schwartz & Wade Books Call No: B 920 Fle Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Uses a scrapbook format, featuring hundreds of black-and-white photographs and illustrations, to trace the lives and experiences of Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln from the time of their births through the tumultuous period following Abraham's assassination.
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Ã2009., Back Bay Books/Little, Brown and Co. Call No: WWII Edition: 1st Back Bay media Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents an account of those who were part of a special force of American and British curators, art historians, museum curators, and other experts who risked their lives to prevent the destruction of cultural artifacts and structures while also trying to locate missing items that had been stolen by the Nazis during World War II.
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2009., Back Bay Books/Little, Brown and Company Call No: Historical 940.53 Eds Edition: First Back Bay media tie-in edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "...In a race against time, a group of American and British museum directors, curators, art historians, and others--called the Monuments Men--risked their lives scouring Europe to prevent the destruction of thousands of years of culture. Focusing on the period between D-Day and V-E Day, this acclaimed book follows six Monument Men on their impossible mission to save the world's great art from the Nazis."--
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2011., Rosen Pub. Call No: 940.54 ZAL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: The most daring raids in historySummary Note: This book describes the Ranger assault on Pointe-du-Hoc, D-Day, June 6, 1944, which was a success, and seeks to re-examine the seldom studied German perspective and the role of the Allied air forces and navies in subduing Pointe-du-Hoc.
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-- Napoleon's lost army[2008], c2003., Distributed by Discovery Education Call No: DVD Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Napoleon's plan for conquering Russia seemed a sure thing, yet the pursuit became one of the worst disasters in military history. Scientists are stunned to discover the remains of an individual site that contained more than 2,000 French soldiers, the first mass grave of its kind.
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-- SAS[2016]., Crown Call No: WAR WWII NF MAC Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Relates the history of the SAS (Special Air Service), Britain's special forces unit that sabotaged the Nazis and changed the nature of World War II.
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-- D-day.[2004], PBS Home Video Call No: DVD Edition: Widescreen. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: This video explores the Allied invasion of Nazi-controlled France, focusing on the Allies array of weapons and transport vehicles that were designed to overcome the Nazi's defenses on D-Day. Also included is a look at the innovators who designed them.
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By Jarrow, Gail[2018]., Juvenile, Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights Call No: HI-INT 791.4 JAR Edition: First edition. Availability:6 of 6 At Location(s) Summary Note: Describes the panic induced when listeners believed Orson Welles' radio broadcast of "The War of the Worlds" to be news of an alien invasion, discussing the context in which the broadcast was aired and why it was so convincing.
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1994., Grolier Educational Corp. Call No: 355.02 TWO Edition: 1st American ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: The roots of western civilization Volume: 11
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2020., DK/Penguin Random House Call No: WAR NF DAV Edition: New ed. This American ed. Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: Traces the 5,000-year story of warfare from the earliest battles to the occupation of Iraq, covering campaigns and causes, warriors and commanders, tactics, weapons, technology, and more.
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[2020], c2015., Pre-adolescent, Penguin Workshop ; Fitzgerald Books Call No: 940.54 21421 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: What was--?Summary Note: In the early morning hours of June 6, 1944, an armada of 7,000 ships carrying 160,000 Allied troops stormed the beaches of Nazi-occupied France. Up until then the Allied forces had suffered serious defeats, yet D -Day, as the invasion was called, spelled the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany and the Third Reich. Readers will dive into the heart of the action and discover how it was planned and carried out and how it overwhelmed the Germans who had been tricked into thinking the attack would take place elsewhere. D-Day was a major turning point in World War II and hailed as one of the greatest military attacks of all time.
