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On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood. Then, on the ocean surface, a face appeared. It was that of a young lieutenant, the plane's bombardier, who was struggling to a life raft and pulling himself aboard. So began one of the most extraordinary odysseys of the Second World War. The lieutenant's name was Louis Zamperini....
3) World War II
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Examines the secret campaigns of World War II, describing a Soviet spy in Tokyo who discovered German plans to invade the Soviet Union, the American plan to use bats to firebomb Japanese cities, and related topics, and discussing other special operations and their results.
4) World War I
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Examines the secret campaigns of World War I, describing a German spy who wrote messages in invisible ink, a dancer who was a double agent for the French and Germans, and others, and discussing other special operations and their results.
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A visually stunning look at innovative and eye-popping measures used to protect ships during World War I.
During World War I, British and American ships were painted with bold colors and crazy patterns from bow to stern. Why would anyone put such eye-catching designs on ships?
Desperate to protect ships from German torpedo...
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Released in time for the 70th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, nearly 30 stories from NPR reflect on the deadliest war in human history.
11) World War I
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Recounts the first world war, discussing its scale of destruction, thoe horrors of the war, and its long lasting results.
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Autumn 1944. World War II is nearly over in Europe but is escalating in the Pacific, where American soldiers face an opponent who will go to any length to avoid defeat. The Japanese army follows the samurai code of Bushido, stipulating that surrender is a form of dishonor. This book takes readers to the bloody tropical-island battlefields of Peleliu and Iwo Jima and to the embattled Philippines, where General Douglas MacArthur has made a triumphant...
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In December 1937, one of the most brutal massacres in the long annals of wartime barbarity occurred in the capital of China. The Japanese army swept into Nanking and not only looted and burned the defenseless city but systematically raped, tortured, and murdered half of the city's remaining population, some 300,000 Chinese civilians. Amazingly, the account of this atrocity was denied by the Japanese government. The Rape of Nanking tells the story...
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"In this special edition of 'War Stories with Oliver North, ' you'll meet women who served in every branch of our military. You'll also learn how life on the homefront changed for two sisters who worked at the Kaiser Shipyard in Richmond, California, a woman who worked in an airplane factory, and even a female baseball player. This is the story of the wives, mothers, sisters and daughters who helped change the course of history during Workd War II"--Container....
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