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Abandoning her abusive fiancé in New York in 1943 to enlist with the Red Cross and head to Europe, Irene Woodward befriends Dorothy Dunford as they join the Allied soldiers streaming into France after D-Day where they are embroiled in danger, from the Battle of the Bulge to the liberation of Buchenwald, and where Irene learns to trust again through their friendship.
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Chiaverini, J.
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Chiaverini, J.
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Chiaverini, J.
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Chiaverini, J.
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Chiaverini, J.
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Chiaverini, J.
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Chiaverini, J.
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Chiaverini, J.
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Chiaverini, J.
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Chiaverini, J.
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Chiaverini, J.
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Chiaverini, J.
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"From New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini, a bold, revelatory novel about one of the great untold stories of World War I-the women of the US Army Signal Corps, who broke down gender barriers in the military, smashed the workplace glass ceiling, and battled a pandemic as they helped lead the Allies to victory. In June 1917, General John Pershing arrived in France to establish American forces in Europe. He immediately found himself...
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Alderson, K.
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Alderson, K.
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Alderson, K.
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Alderson, K.
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Alderson, K.
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Alderson, K.
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"Grace Steele and Eliza Jones may be from completely different backgrounds, but when it comes to the army, specifically the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC), they are both starting from the same level. Not only will they be among the first class of female officers the army has even seen, they are also the first Black women allowed to serve. As these courageous women help to form the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, they are dealing with...
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Atkinson, K.
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Atkinson, K.
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Atkinson, K.
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Atkinson, K.
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Atkinson, K.
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Atkinson, K.
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South Side Library - Large Print Books - Adult
Atkinson, K.
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Atkinson, K.
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Atkinson, K.
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Atkinson, K.
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Atkinson, K.
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Atkinson, K.
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In 1940, eighteen-year old Juliet Armstrong is reluctantly recruited into the world of espionage. Sent to an obscure department of MI5 tasked with monitoring the comings and goings of British Fascist sympathizers, she discovers the work to be by turns both tedious and terrifying. But after the war has ended, she presumes the events of those years have been relegated to the past forever. Ten years later, now a radio producer at the BBC, Juliet is unexpectedly...
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Clayton, M.
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Clayton, M.
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Clayton, M.
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Clayton, M.
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Clayton, M.
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Clayton, M.
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Clayton, M.
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Clayton, M.
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Wealthy, beautiful Naneé was born with a spirit of adventure that transcends her Midwestern roots. When German tanks roll across the border and into Paris, Nanée joins the resistance. Known as the Postmistress because she delivers information to those in hiding, Naneé uses her charms and skill to house the hunted and deliver them to safety. Inspired by the real life Chicago heiress Mary Jayne Gold, who worked with American journalist Varian Fry...