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Bretwalda Books
Pub. Date
2013.
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1 online resource
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English
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An ebook contianing eyewitness accounts of the first British ship to be sunk in World War II - just 10 hours after war was declared. Complete with explanatory text and background on the men and machines involved. The Athenia left port in peacetime, heading for Canada with more than a thousand passengers and crew on board. Nobody had any idea that they were steaming into any kind of danger at all. But lurking in her path was U-30 a Type VIIA U-boat...
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Publisher
Bretwalda Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
1 online resource
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English
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An ebook contianing eyewitness accounts of the sinking of the British aircraft carrier HMS Courageous in the first month of the war. Complete with explanatory text and background on the men and machines involved. When war broke out in September 1939, the British Royal Navy knew its deadliest enemy would be the German U-boat fleet - which was already at sea and sinking merchant ships. The British put into action a plan developed in peacetime:?Hunter-Killer...
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Publisher
Bretwalda Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
English
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An ebook contianing eyewitness accounts of the RAF's first big daylight raid on Germany. Complete with explanatory text and background on the men and machines involved. On 4 September, the day after war was declared, the British Royal Air Force sent a powerful force of bombers to destroy German warships achored off the naval port of Kiel. The raid was intended to inflict heavy damage on the German navy and demonstrate to sceptics that "the bomber...
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Series
Publisher
Bretwalda Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
English
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An ebook containing eyewitness accounts of the RAF's first big night raid on Germany. Complete with explanatory text and background on the men and machines involved. By March 1940 World War II? was six months old and yet the RAF had still not launched a major night raid on Germany. They had been held back by the French who insisted that only military bases could be bombed - not weapons factories or transport links - and by their own navigational problems...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Through narrative nonfiction text, readers learn about the experiences of Japanese Americans in internment camps during World War II, including their work, family life, and efforts to combat prejudice. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, primary-source quote sidebars, fact-filled captions and callouts, a glossary, an introduction to the author, and a listing of source notes.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Through narrative nonfiction text, readers learn about the attack on Pearl Harbor through the eyes of U.S. Navy service members, Japanese military officers, political leaders, and everyday Americans. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, primary-source quote sidebars, fact-filled captions and callouts, a glossary, an introduction to the author, and a listing of source notes.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Through narrative nonfiction text, readers learn about the Allied invasion of Normandy, including plans for the attack, dramatic triumphs, and unexpected challenges. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, primary-source quote sidebars, fact-filled captions and callouts, a glossary, an introduction to the author, and a listing of source notes.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Through narrative nonfiction text, readers learn about the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki through the perspectives of American and Japanese leaders, scientists, U.S. Army officials, and Japanese citizens. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, primary-source quote sidebars, fact-filled captions and callouts, a glossary, an introduction to the author, and a listing of source notes.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Through narrative nonfiction text, readers learn about the experiences of prisoners and liberators at Buchenwald, the first Nazi concentration camp freed by the U.S. Army. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, primary-source quote sidebars, fact-filled captions and callouts, a glossary, an introduction to the author, and a listing of source notes.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
Description
Through narrative nonfiction text, readers learn about the men who used the Navajo language to create a successful, top-secret code that was never cracked by enemy forces. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, primary-source quote sidebars, fact-filled captions and callouts, a glossary, an introduction to the author, and a listing of source notes.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Through narrative nonfiction text, readers learn about numerous roles of women during the war, including as spies, army nurses, factory workers, and pilots. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, primary-source quote sidebars, fact-filled captions and callouts, a glossary, an introduction to the author, and a listing of source notes. Author/Illustrator biography Index Informative sidebars Primary-source text Sources...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Through narrative nonfiction text, readers learn about the history and daring missions of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first black pilots to fly for the U.S. military. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, primary-source quote sidebars, fact-filled captions and callouts, a glossary, an introduction to the author, and a listing of source notes.
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Capstone
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
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The United States entered World War II after a surprise attack by the Japanese on December 7, 1941. U.S. officials feared that Japanese Americans would betray their country and help Japan. Nearly 120,000 Japanese Americans were taken from their homes and moved into relocation centers, which some viewed as concentration camps. The internees, backed by many other Americans, believed that their fundamental rights as U.S. citizens had been denied. Years...
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