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The English lady
Par William Harrington. 1982
Lady Nancy Brookeford becomes an intimate friend and confidant to Hitler and the leaders of the new Nazi party. She…
follows the Nazi movement until, in 1938, she meets and falls in love with a Jewish photographer. Some descriptions of sex. c1982.The emperor's general: a novel
Par James H Webb. 1999
Ambassador Jay Marsh recounts serving as aide-de-camp to General Douglas MacArthur during the final days of World War II. Marsh…
recalls the roles MacArthur and Emperor Hirohito played and the trial of Japan's general Yamashita. He also reminisces about his mistress and that of MacArthur. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1999.The eye in the door (World War I trilogy ; #2)
Par Pat Barker. 1994
As Britain faces defeat by Germany, pacifists and homosexuals are scapegoated as potential traitors. It is unfortunate for Lieutenant Billy…
Prior, a bisexual who has a split personality, that when he is released from Craiglockhart War Hospital, he is assigned to British Intelligence. Once again he needs the help of Dr. Rivers. Sequel to "Regeneration". Followed by "Ghost road" (DC18056). Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1994. (World War I trilogy ; 2)The end of the hunt
Par Thomas Flanagan. 1994
Flanagan continues his story of Ireland through the lives of four people: Frank Lacy, a soldier; Patrick Prentice, a barrister;…
Janice Nugent, an Irish Catholic; and Christopher Blake, a historian, a supporter of Michael Collins, and Janice's lover -- all of whom are part of the struggle for "home rule." Strong language, violence, and some descriptions of sex. Sequel to "The tenants of time". 1994.The escape (Henderson's boys ; #1)
Par Robert Muchamore. 2009
Summer, 1940. Hitler's army is advancing towards Paris. Amidst the chaos, two British children are being hunted by German agents.…
British spy Charles Henderson tries to reach them first, but he can only do it with the help of a twelve-year-old French orphan. The British secret service is about to discover that kids working undercover will help to win the war. Grades 4-7. 2009.The darkest corner of the world
Par Urve Tamberg. 2012
Who can you turn to when the only choice is between two evils? In 1941, fifteen-year-old Madli hopes that the…
Soviet occupation is temporary, but when the neighbours are deported, she knows that lives are in danger. Days later, the Nazis invade her country. Friends and family find themselves divided as they try to choose which dictator they'd rather live under: Hitler or Stalin. Madli is horrified by either choice, but how long can she remain neutral? Every day brings new dangers and unimaginable decisions. In order to survive, Madli knows she can't fight the enemy, so she is determined to outwit them. For senior high readers. 2012.The devouring (Billy Boyle World War II mystery. #12.)
Par James R Benn. 2017
Billy and Kaz are sent to neutral Switzerland to investigate the murder of a Swiss banking official with ties to…
the Office of Strategic Services (OSS). The US and Swiss governments are about to embark on diplomatic discussions regarding the Safehaven Protocols, which are aimed at limiting the amount of war materials exported by Switzerland to the Nazis, halting the laundering of looted gold, and preventing the postwar use of Nazi wealth for war criminals. With the talks about to begin, the OSS wants their involvement in the murder cleared up, as well as to protect the participants from any threat of violence. The plans go wrong from the beginning when Billy and Kaz crash-land in France. As they make their way through occupied territory to the border, they meet Anton Lasho, a member of the Sinti ethnic group, whose family was slaughtered by the Nazis, and who is, in turn, a one-man Nazi-killing machine. They'll need his help, because as they find once they make it across the border, Swiss banks are openly laundering gold "harvested" from concentration camps, and those that are profiting will do everything they can to protect their wealth and hide their dark secrets. 2017.The eleventh man: a novel
Par Ivan Doig. 2008
An epic tale of 11 college football teammates confronting World War II. Eager to serve, TSU's champion athletes are stationed…
across the globe in various theatres. But one of them, Ben Reinking, is recruited by the propaganda machine to follow his former teammates and write their heroic stories for small-town newspapers across America. 2008.The hour of the donkey
Par Anthony Price. 1980
During the Battle of Dunkirk, two young officers are stranded behind enemy lines. The officers, an inarticulate ex-draper and a…
resourceful ex-schoolmaster, witness a secret meeting which could determine the fate of the war. 1980.The horns of the buffalo (Simon Fonthill Ser. #1)
Par John Wilcox. 2004
In 1879 the redcoats of the British Army are universally regarded as the finest fighting force in the world. Among…
them is Lieutenant Simon Fonthill, dispatched to South Africa with much to prove: for Colonel Covington, his former Commanding Officer, has slanderously branded him a coward. In the Cape, the Zulus, an independent nation of magnificently militant tribesmen, threaten the colonial government's vision of a united South Africa. And Simon has been chosen for a particularly dangerous mission: to travel deep into Zululand to discover the intentions of the king. 2004.The hour of the Lily
Par John Kruse. 1987
Soviet intelligence officer Andrei Yakushev is pledged to destroy the leader of an underworld network in Afghanistan. CIA agent Mike…
McCabe is dropped behind the lines and is destined to play a crucial role in the series of events that unfold. 1987.The Hitler diaries
Par Richard Hugo. 1983
The hollow tree
Par Janet Louise Swoboda Lunn. 1997
In 1777, fifteen-year-old Phoebe Olcott is thrown into the turmoil of the American Revolutionary War when her cousin Gideon is…
hanged as a British spy. When she finds a secret message from Gideon, containing the names of Loyalist families to be protected by British soldiers, she must deliver it to the British general at Fort Ticonderoga. Grades 5-8. Winner of the 1998 Governor General's Award for Children's Literature. 1997.The heart speaks many ways: a novel
Par Madeleine A Polland. 1982
The hippopotamus marsh (Lords of the two lands. #1.)
Par Pauline Gedge. 1999
The "Two Lands" of upper and lower Egypt have been under the rule of the Hyksos, invaders from Asia Minor,…
for 200 years. They have exiled and humiliated the Tao family, hereditary kings and queens of Egypt, until they are finally pushed into rebellion. However, after several generations of Hyksos rule, it is often difficult to discern where true loyalty and wisdom lie. Followed by "The oasis" (DC30419). 2000, c1999. (Lords of the two lands ; 1)The heart of danger
Par Gerald Seymour. 1995
The body of a young British woman is found in a mass grave in war-torn Bosnia. On the case is…
former British agent Bill Penn, whose search focuses on a powerful Serbian warlord. Penn makes a daring attempt to capture the culprit and bring him to justice for war crimes. Strong language, violence, and descriptions of sex. 1995.The gift of rain
Par Twan Eng Tan. 2007
In Penang, 1939, sixteen-year-old Philip Hutton is a loner. Half English, half Chinese and feeling neither, he discovers a sense…
of belonging in an unexpected friendship with Hayato Endo, a Japanese diplomat. But when the Japanese invade Malaya, threatening to destroy Philip's family and everything he loves, he realises that his trusted friend has been harbouring a devastating secret. Philip must risk everything in an attempt to save those he has placed in mortal danger and discover who and what he really is. 2007.The Great War: American front (Great war. #1.)
Par Harry Turtledove. 2002
In "American Front" Turtledove envisions World War I as it may have been if fought on American soil. The United…
States and Germany clash with the Confederacy, France, and Britain as the machines of modern warfare litter the landscape with carnage. Meanwhile, oppressed southern blacks head toward a fateful confrontation. Followed by "The Great War: walk in hell". 2002.The Great War: breakthroughs (Great war. #3.)
Par Harry Turtledove. 2003
The utter devastation of global war continues to spread, driven by new weapons and old hatreds. The United States is…
deadlocked, battling Canada and Great Britain to the north and the Confederate States in the south. In this world, military genius is tantamount to madness as great historical figures like Theodore Roosevelt and Custer engage in fascinating new tactical scenarios. Sequel to "The Great War: walk in hell". 2003.The Great War: walk in hell (Great war. #2.)
Par Harry Turtledove. 2003
The second in this series tells a story of a world torn apart by war and strife. The Confederate States…
of America ally with Britain and France, while the United States sides with Germany in a World War I that might have been. Sequel to "The Great War: American front", followed by "The Great War: breakthroughs". 2003.