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A guide to learning more about your relatives' experience serving in the U.S. Army during World War II.
In this fully revised edition of Finding Your Father's War, military historian Jonathan Gawne has written an easily accessible handbook for anyone seeking greater knowledge of their relatives' experience in World War II, or indeed anyone seeking a better understanding of the U.S. Army during World War II.
With over 470 photographs, charts, and...
3) Shadow commander: the epic story of Donald D. Blackburn : guerrilla leader and special forces hero
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The story of one of America's first great Special Forces commanders, and how he honed his skills through guerrilla warfare against the Japanese.
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With historical photos and impeccable storytelling, this extraordinary book chronicles an astonishing moment in American history. Starting Christmas Day, 1941, when transport trains on the Union Pacific Railroad stopped in North Platte to refill their water tanks, the local families of North Platte, Nebraska, came together to provide love, support, food, and morale to young soldiers involved in World War II--black and white--who briefly passed...
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Arrow Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2003
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English
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"On common ground is the true story of a battlefield reunion of American and German soldiers nearly 55 years after they fought in the Huertgen. This time they meet in the spirit of reconciliation, but vivid memories from the war and unanswered questions are never far beneath the surface. On common ground includes commentary from NBC news correspondent Tom Brokaw, CBS WWII correspondent Walter Cronkite, John Kenneth Galbraith, and never before seen...
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Delacorte Press
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[2019]
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IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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"American soldiers, aided by an Austrian colonel who was both an Olympian and a trainer of Lipizzaners, attempt to kidnap horses that had been taken by Nazis "for the glorification of the Third Reich" and smuggle them to safety." --
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