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The sun also rises: The Authorized Edition
Par Ernest Hemingway. 1954
A group of wealthy English and American expatriates in post-World War I Europe travel from the cafes of Paris to…
the bullfights of Spain--eating and drinking, aimlessly socializing, and quarreling among themselves. The disillusioned characters reflect the war-weary lost generation of the 1920s. Some strong language. 1926The necessary beggar
Par Susan Palwick. 2005
Darroti's entire family is exiled to the planet Earth after he is accused of killing a high-born woman. The clan…
is interned in a Nevada refugee camp where Darroti commits suicide. Surviving family members escape with the help of an American. For senior high and older readers. Alex Award. 2005Angels in the gloom: a novel (World War One Ser.)
Par Anne Perry. 2005
Cambridge, England; 1916. After being wounded at Flanders, chaplain Joseph Reavley returns home to recuperate. When someone murders scientist Theo…
Blaine, Joseph searches the Scientific Establishment for the traitor, who may have also betrayed his parents. Sequel to Shoulder the Sky (RC 59439, BR 15592). 2005Beasts of no nation: a novel
Par Uzodinma Iweala. 2005
Schoolboy Agu is forced to join guerrilla fighters when civil war erupts in his West African nation. In the company…
of other child soldiers, he becomes disassociated from his comfortable family home and abruptly accustomed to brutality and killing as he seeks to please his commandant. Violence. 2005How I won the war (A Ballantine book #U6110)
Par Patrick Ryan. 1967
Lieutenant Ernest Goodbody is quite determined that his platoon is what will help win the war against the Germans. Except…
people around him keep dying as he bumbles his way across the battlefields of the European theater. 1963Links
Par Nuruddin Farah. 2004
New York professor Jeebleh returns to his native Somalia after two decades to settle his late mother's accounts and pacify…
her spirit. He discovers a war-torn Mogadiscio run by warlords. To help a friend free his captured niece, Jeebleh struggles with corruption and his own conscience. 2003The Victory Club
Par Robin Lee Hatcher. 1996
Boise, Idaho; 1943. Four friends--Penelope, Lucy, Margo, and her daughter Dottie--face hardships while working at an airfield to help the…
war effort. Lucy prays for her pilot husband and Margo prays for her son. Meanwhile Dottie discovers that she's expecting an illegitimate child and hopes for God's forgiveness. 2005Rules for old men waiting: a novel
Par Peter R Pouncey. 2005
Widowed history professor Robert MacIver quietly mourns his wife's death at their home on Cape Cod. MacIver, originally from Scotland,…
passes the time by writing a World War I novel and reminiscing about his own life and the death of his only child in Vietnam. Some descriptions of sex. 2005The warlord's son
Par Dan Fesperman. 2004
A burned-out war correspondent named Skelly, seeking the scoop of a lifetime meets up with an exiled warlord's quixotic expedition…
to Afghanistan. Guiding Skelly's way is Najeeb, a tribal Pakistani with his own objectives. UnratedThe virtues of war: a novel of Alexander the Great
Par Steven Pressfield. 2004
Alexander of Macedonia relates the story of his battles and passions to his young brother-in-law, Itanes, as his weary army…
readies to invade India. The king reflects on his illustrious father, Philip, and his homeland, as well as his conquest of the known world. Violence and strong language. 2004Ghost riders: a novel (Ballad Ser. #No. 7)
Par Sharyn McCrumb. 2003
The Civil War reverberates throughout several interwoven storylines. In the 1860s, Malinda Blalock, disguised as a boy, accompanies her husband…
to war. Meanwhile, North Carolina congressman Zebulon Vance postpones politics to raise a militia. Decades later, battle reenactors encounter ghosts of Union and Confederate soldiers. Some violence. 2003B for Buster
Par Iain Lawrence. 2004
Sixteen-year-old Canadian "Kak" lies about his age to join the air force in 1943. He becomes part of a crew…
flying deadly bombing raids over Germany and fears for his life. Bert, an ex-pilot who trains homing pigeons to accompany the planes, comforts Kak. For senior high readers. 2004Vagabond
Par Bernard Cornwell. 2002
England, 1340s. Thomas of Hookton searches for Christendom's most precious relic, the Holy Grail, rumored to have once been possessed…
by his family. Along the way, Thomas battles Scottish invaders and other adversaries--including a Dominican Inquisitor and his own cousin, who murdered Thomas's father. Sequel to The Archer's Tale (BR 14373). Some violence. 2002Storm warning
Par Jack Higgins. 2000
1944. During World War II, some loyal German expatriates trapped in Brazil plot to return to their homeland on the…
three-masted sailing ship Deutschland. With five nuns also aboard as passengers, captain Eric Berger and his crew attempt an impossible voyage across an ocean dominated by British and American navies. 1976Comstock Lode: A Novel
Par Louis L'Amour. 1981
1849. Soon after young Val Trevallion accompanies his family from England to America for a shot at the California gold…
rush, thieves kill his parents. Orphan Val grows up, becomes a successful miner, and awaits the opportunity for revenge. Some violence and some strong language. 1981Voices of war: stories of service from the home front and the front lines (The library Of Congress Veterans History Project)
Par Veterans History Project. 2004
Personal accounts of American soldiers and medical personnel active in World War I, World War II, the Korean and Vietnam…
wars, and the Persian Gulf conflicts. Extracts from interviews, letters, and diary entries collected by the Library of Congress Veterans History Project are grouped by themes: Answering the Call, Under Fire, Coming Home. 2004Fire along the sky (Wilderness Ser. #No. 4)
Par Sara Donati. 2004
New York, 1812. As the Bonner family saga continues, war looms. Hannah returns home to find her half-brother Daniel eager…
to fight. Widowed Scottish cousin Jennet arrives, and Lily pursues independence in Montreal. Sequel to Lake in the Clouds (DB 57904). Some explicit descriptions of sex and some violence. 2004Warriors of Camlann
Par N. M Browne. 2003
British teens Dan and Ursula from Warriors of Alavna (BR 15113) attempt to return through time to the present, but…
they land in the fifth century. Dan becomes a knight to Arturus Urbicus--who may be King Arthur--while Ursula continues her sorcery. Some violence. For junior and senior high readers. 2003When the elephants dance: a novel
Par Tess Uriza Holthe. 2002
World War II, 1945. Through the eyes of young Alejandro, his headstrong sister Isabelle, and guerilla commander Domingo, the Japanese…
occupation of a Filipino community unfolds. As invading soldiers terrorize the islanders and the U.S. fights for control, families and neighbors struggle to keep hope alive. Violence and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2002Flight of the Intruder
Par Stephen Coonts. 1986
Vietnam, 1972. U.S. Navy pilot Jake Grafton struggles for meaning in the senseless death and destruction. Bitter and angry, he…
plans an illegal bombing raid on Hanoi. Prequel to Final Flight (BR 07630). Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1986