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361) Hitler's commanders: officers of the Wehrmacht, the Luftwaffe, the Kriegsmarine, and the Waffen-SS
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pub. Date
c2012
Edition
2nd ed.
Physical Desc
xii, 351 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
From the publisher. Despite huge odds against them, Hitler's commanders -- the elite of the Wehrmacht -- almost succeeded in conquering Europe. Now in an expanded edition that includes biographies of the generals of Stalingrad and a new chapter on the panzer commanders, this book offers rare insight into the men who ran Nazi Germany's war machine. Going beyond common stereotypes, Samuel W. Mitcham and Gene Mueller recount the compelling lives of a...
362) Sputnik
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment , Scream Factory
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Russian
Description
A doctor whose controversial practice has threatened her license is recruited by the military to treat a cosmonaut. Returning from space after a mysterious accident, the man has brought with him a nocturnal passenger which thrives on destruction; Tatyana wants to stop it from killing while the military wants to keep it as a secret weapon.
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
xxi, 408 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"For Americans, World War II began in December of 1941, with the bombing of Pearl Harbor; in Soviet historical accounts, the war was prompted by the German invasion of June 1941; for the British and the French, the war was not taken seriously until the German forces penetrated French territory in May 1940. But for Poland, the war began on September 1, 1939 when the Nazi army invaded Poland by land and by air, where they were soon joined by Stalin's...
Publisher
Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
xxi, 330 pages, 22 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
This inspiring anthology is the first to convey the noteworthy experiences and contributions of women in the American military in their own words-from the Revolutionary War to the present wars in the Middle East. Serving with the Union Army during the Civil War as a nurse, scout, spy, and soldier, Harriet Tubman tells what it was like to be the first American woman to lead a raid against an enemy, freeing some 750 slaves. Busting gender stereotypes,...
Author
Publisher
HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First US edition.
Physical Desc
ix, 301 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Twelve lost boys, their coach, and the heroes who rescued them. When the 12 young members of the Wild Boars soccer club walked into a Thai cave with their coach, they expected to be out by nightfall. A birthday cake waited in the fridge for one boy, another boy had a tutoring class. They had rope and torches but no food. Then a sudden monsoonal downpour flooded their route out. They were trapped - imprisoned in a cave said to be haunted by a mythical...
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
1st Atria Books hardcover ed.
Physical Desc
320 p. ; cm.
Language
English
Description
An account of the aid worker co-author's dramatic January 2012 rescue from kidnappers in Somalia by members of a Navy SEAL Team Six unit offers insight into the effective use of targeted U.S. military missions.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When Harry Colebourn saw a baby bear at a train station, he knew he could care for it. Harry was a veterinarian. But he was also a soldier in training during World War I. Harry named the bear Winnie, short for Winnipeg, his company's home town, and he brought her along to the military camp in England. Winnie followed Harry everywhere and slept under his cot every night. Before long, she became the regiment's much-loved mascot. But who could care...
Author
Publisher
Perfectly Proper Press
Pub. Date
©2017.
Physical Desc
202 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
England, 1860. An impoverished Victorian beauty is unexpectedly reunited with the now beastly earl who once broke her heart. Will they finally find their happily-ever-after? Or are some fairy-tale endings simply not meant to be?
376) SEALs
Author
Series
Publisher
Black Rabbit Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Lexile measure
520L
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Go on a mission to learn about the SEALs through infographics, closely leveled text, and dynamic photos"--
Author
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition, First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xxii, 362 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"When the first Unknown Soldier was laid to rest in Arlington, General John Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Force in WWI, seleted eight of America's most decorated, battle-hardened veterans to serve as Body Bearers. For the first time O'Donnell portrays their heroics on the battlefield one hundred years ago, thereby animating the Tomb by giving voice to all who have served. The Body Bearers appropriately spanned America's service...
Author
Series
Publisher
ReferencePoint Press, Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
64 pages
Language
English
Description
"The military's ultimate mission is to protect and defend the US, and, to do so, it needs to use the most advanced technology when dealing with potential threats from other nations. Gaining that position of strength requires the development, utilization, and maintenance of the needed technologies which results in a multitude of STEM careers in all military forces"--
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