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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 22
Language
English
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Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • This is the true story behind the immortal photograph that has come to symbolize the courage and indomitable will of America
In this unforgettable chronicle of perhaps the most famous moment in American military history, James Bradley has captured the glory, the triumph, the heartbreak, and the legacy of the six men who raised the flag at Iwo Jima. Here is the true story behind the...
In this unforgettable chronicle of perhaps the most famous moment in American military history, James Bradley has captured the glory, the triumph, the heartbreak, and the legacy of the six men who raised the flag at Iwo Jima. Here is the true story behind the...
4) Eyewitness to World War II: unforgettable stories and photographs from history's greatest conflict
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Covers the key players of World War II, including Winston Churchill, Adolf Hitler, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Truman and Charles de Gaulle, along with major events such as the invasion of Poland, Battle of Britain, and Pearl Harbor.
Author
Publisher
Southwater
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
"An illustrated directory of tanks from around the world, from the Medium A Whippet and Marks I, IV and V of World War I through to the Sherman, Panzers and T-34s of World War II, plus inter-war American light tank developments and wartime Japanese designs. Examines the history of the tank and the main battles in which tanks have fought, including the Somme, Cambrai, Blitzkrieg, El Alamein, Kursk and D-Day."--P. [4] of cover.
Author
Publisher
CityFiles Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"More than 110,000 ethnic Japanese Americans were forcibly removed from their homes at the start of World War II and transported to desolate detention centers after President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 in early 1942. Paul Kitagaki's parents and grandparents were part of that group, but they never talked about their experience. To better understand, Kitagaki tracked down the subjects of more than sixty photographs taken by Dorothea...
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