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Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c2006
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of the 369th Infantry, an African American regiment that risked their lives for the country they loved during World War I and emerged triumphant, in spite of the bigots and racists who did everything possible to make them fail.
242) The Red Baron
Publisher
Monterey Video
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
Europe, 1916: Baron Manfred von Richthofen is a crack pilot of the German aerial combat forces, a legend in his own time, a hero at home, and a man both feared and respected by the enemy. Von Richthofen and his fellow officers see their duels in the sky as tactical, almost sportsmanlike, challenges. But, when he falls in love with Kate, she opens his eyes to the fact that there is more to war than dogfights and he becomes aware of his role in the...
Author
Series
Philosophers volume 1
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
Center Point Large Print edition.
Language
English
Description
"In World War I America, magic and science have blended into an extraordinary art. Eighteen-year-old Robert Weekes, a practitioner of empirical philosophy--an arcane, female-dominated branch of science used to summon the wind, shape clouds of smoke, heal, and even fly--dreams of becoming the first male in an elite team of flying medics"--
245) Lawrence of Arabia
Author
Series
Publisher
Sterling Pub. Co
Pub. Date
c2006
Edition
Updated ed.
Language
English
247) The wonder of it all
Author
Series
House of Falconer volume 3
Publisher
Center Point
Pub. Date
20240101
Language
English
Description
"James Falconer--a tycoon and a self-made man--seems to have the world in the palm of his hand. But the Great War looms, and James decides to fight for king and country. The fighting is bloody and brutal, and James returns a changed man, with wounds both physical and mental. His beloved wife is dead, but a new woman returns to help nurse him back to health. Georgiana Ward once held James in her thrall, but years have passed and bitterness has set...
Author
Publisher
Tellwell Talent
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Serious French Canadian Mr. Richardieux and spiteful though lively British Lady Aubrey Kingston appear an unlikely match in Ottawa on the eve of the First World War. Their aristocratic relationship will be tried as Canada is torn apart by its two families in the young dominion's struggle to attain nationhood on the plains of its forefathers.
Author
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
c2009
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
In 1915, Seventeen-year-old Bess Heath, the youngest daughter of the Niagara Power Company director, finishes board school and returns to her family home at the falls to find that much has changed for the worse, and when she meets the rough and fearless Tom Cole by chance, she is forced to make a difficult decision.
Publisher
Distributed by Artisan Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2003, 1955
Language
English
Description
Brigadier General Billy Mitchell has devoted his life to the military, and his career to developing a superior air defense force for the United States. When top army brass fail to recognize the importance of air power following its crucial role in winning WWI, Mitchell initiates a campaign to change their minds--a campaign that will ultimately lead to his demotion and the most controversial military trial in U.S. history.
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"World War I set the tone for the 20th century and introduced a new type of warfare: global, mechanical, and brutal. Nathan Hale has gathered some of the most fascinating true-life tales from the war and given them his inimitable Hazardous Tales twist. Easy to understand, funny, informative, and lively, this series is the best way to be introduced to some of the most well-known battles (and little-known secrets) of the infamous war"--
"World War...
Author
Publisher
Calkins Creek
Pub. Date
c2012
Edition
1st. ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Looks at the life and career of Moina Bell Michael, who made the red poppy of Flanders Fields a symbol to remind people of the sacrifice and courage of America's soldiers. Includes author's note and extra information.
254) The lost crown
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2011
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
In alternating chapters, Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Maria, and Anastasia tell how their privileged lives as the daughters of the tsar in early twentieth-century Russia are transformed by world war and revolution.
255) The African Queen
Publisher
CBS Fox Video
Pub. Date
c1997]
Language
English
Description
Set in German East Africa in 1914, this film centers on a journey down an uncharted river by a prim missionary and a derelict captain of a river boat as they battle nature, fall in love and attempt to destroy a German gunboat.
256) Open fire
Author
Publisher
Carolrhoda Lab
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
"In 1917 Russia, seventeen-year-old Katya joins the first all-female battalion to fight the Germans, but she soon finds that patriotism alone won't help her survive the realities of war"--
257) The crimson cipher
Author
Publisher
Center Point Pub
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
Center Point large print ed.
Language
English
Author
Series
Heart of Alaska volume 2
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
Unabridged.
Language
English
Description
Katherine and Jean-Michel once shared a deep love that was torn apart by forces beyond their control. Reunited in the 1920s at the Curry Hotel in Alaska, have the years changed them too deeply to rediscover what they had? And when Jean-Michel's nightmares of war return with terrifying consequences, will faith be enough to heal what's been broken for so long?
Author
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
Center Point Large Print edition.
Language
English
Description
"By April 1916, the fervor that accompanied war's outbreak has faded. In its place is a grim reality. Throughout Germany, essentials are rationed. Hope, too, is in short supply. Anna Zeller, whose fiancé, Bruno, is fighting on the western front, works as a nurse at an overcrowded hospital in Oldenburg, trying to comfort men broken in body and spirit. But during a visit from Dr. Stalling, the director of the Red Cross Ambulance Dogs Association, she...
260) MacArthur
Publisher
PBS Video
Pub. Date
1999
Edition
PBS video index version.
Language
English
Description
No soldier has ever captured the American imagination like Douglas MacArthur. He led Americans into battle for a half-century, through glorious victories and soul-numbing defeats. Courageous and supremely egotistical, he battled anyone who dared question his military judgment, even the President of the United States.
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