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History, Modern 20th century United States History, Military United States. Air Force History United States. Army History United States. Army History Civil War, 1861-1865 United States. Army History World War, 1939-1945 United States. Army. United States. Coast Guard History United States. Navy History World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Western FrontCox, Kurt Hamilton.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenhill Books 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.82 COXTaaffe, Stephen R.
Contents: Stopping the Japanese Offensive -- The North African Campaign -- The Long and Frustrating Italian Campaign -- The Dual Drive Offensive -- Liberation of France -- MacArthur's Return to the Philippines -- Long Bloody Winter -- Conquest of Germany -- Closing in on Japan -- Conclusions -- Biographical Afterword.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University Press of Kansas 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5412 TAASavage, Douglas.
Summary: Explores what it was like to be on both sides of the fighting during the conflict, including day-to-day life in the army.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House Publishers 2000
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.742 SAVRatliff, Thomas M.
Summary: Brief text, sidebars, labeled illustrations, and humorous cartoons depict life and events during the four years of the Civil War.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Franklin Watts 2004
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J Set You Wouldn't 973.73 RatliffPoole, Eric.
Summary: There are many broad studies of the Vietnam War, but this work offers an insight into the incredible and harrowing experiences of just a small number of men from a single unit, deep in the jungles of Vietnam and Cambodia. It is the remarkable account of a Medal of Honor recipient whose brave actions were forgotten for over three decades: Leslie Sabo Jr. Sabo and other replacement soldiers in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2015
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 959.7 POOSummary: "On May 8, 1945, Adolf Hitler and his Thousand Year Reich were crushed to extinction between Russia and the Allied forces. Join The History Channel in a look back at the individuals and events surrounding this watershed day. It captures both the celebrations and the heartbreak of the end of the European war; chronicling our reentry into a post-Hitler world that could never be the same...
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Publisher / Publication Date: A & E Home Video 2005
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Publisher / Publication Date: Time-Life Books 1984
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7 TIM VOL 24McManus, John C.
Summary: Describes the history of the American soldier during four decades of warfare, from the Battle of the Bulge to counterinsurgency combat in Iraq.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New American Library 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 356.114 MCMContents: When merit was not enough: Albert Sidney Johnston and Confederate defeat in the West, 1862 / Steven E. Woodworth -- "The responsibility is great": Joseph E. Johnston and the war in Virginia / Alan Downs -- Fighting for defeat? George B. McClellan's Peninsula campaign and the change of base to the James River / Ethan S. Rafuse --Generalship on trial: Don Carlos Buell's campaign to Chattanooga /...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University Press of Kansas 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.73 CIVMcManus, John C.
Summary: "From the author of Fire and Fortitude, the continuation of the US Army's epic crusade in the Pacific War, from the battle of Saipan to the occupation of Japan"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton Caliber, Penguin Random House LLC 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 MCMForty, George.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arms and Armour 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5421 FORSummary: Plunge headlong into the great battles and meet the heroes that have shaped the armed forces. With a combination of government documents, combat footage and extensive interviews, this set tells the story of all five branches of the military.
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Publisher / Publication Date: A&E Home Video 2005
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV BATRice, Earle.
Contents: American soldiers -- Army origins and nation building -- Civil War and expansion -- Two World Wars -- Cold War conflicts -- Securing the homeland and fighting terrorism abroad -- Band of brothers-and sisters -- Today's Army -- Many ways of soldiering -- Army vision -- Timeline -- Chapter notes -- Glossary -- Further reading -- Internet addresses -- Index.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishers 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 355.3 RICLeali, Michael
Summary: "Amos Abernathy lives for history. Literally. He's been a historical reenactor nearly all his life. But when a cute new volunteer arrives at his Living History Park, Amos finds himself wondering if there's something missing from history: someone like the two of them. Amos is sure there must have been LGBTQ+ people in nineteenth-century Illinois. His search turns up Albert D. J. Cashier, a Civil...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC LEASummary: Plunge headlong into the great battles and meet the heroes that have shaped the armed forces. With a combination of government documents, combat footage and extensive interviews, this set tells the story of all five branches of the military.
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Publisher / Publication Date: A&E Home Video 2005
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV BATAmbrose, Stephen E.
Summary: Through hundreds of interviews & the examination of countless documents, the author has created a rounded portrait of Eisenhower in World War II, his relationship with his "boys," & a chronicle of American participation in the European theater. From America's preeminent military historian, Stephen E. Ambrose, comes a brilliant telling of the war in Europe, from D-Day, June 6, 1944, to the end,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 1998
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 940.54 AMBCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5412 AMBPalmer, Dave R.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Presidio 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.43 PALGuinn, Jeff
Summary: "From bestselling author Jeff Guinn, the dramatic story of how U.S.-Mexico border tensions erupted into open warfare in 1916, as a U.S. military expedition crossed the border to try to capture Mexican guerrilla Pancho Villa -- a military incursion whose effects still haunt the border region to this day"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 972.08 GUISides, Hampton
Summary: Examines America's westward expansion, describing the forcible subjugation of Native American tribes, including the fierce battles against the Navajo which ended with a brutal siege at Canyon de Chelly and the "Long Walk" migration.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Audio 2006
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 978 SIDSummary: Since its founding in April 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization has well proved its power for peace. Never before in history have Europe's rival nations formed such a working alliance. This classic episode of the U.S. Army’s The Big Picture television series presents a pictorial report of the NATO maneuvers of 1954, including Exercise Medflex Able, Exercise Keystone, and Exercise...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Ambrose, Stephen E.
Summary: Drawing on hundreds of interviews and oral histories, Ambrose recreates life on the front lines during one of the bloodiest periods of World War II: From D-Day to the surrender of Germany. "The most gripping account of the second World War that I have ever read".--Joseph Heller. Photos, maps.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5421 AMBCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5421 AMBUtley, Robert Marshall
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Publisher / Publication Date: Macmillan 1967
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.6 UTLAllen, Thomas B.
Summary: Lincoln knew that winning the war would take more than the same old strategies and maneuvers. It would require using technology to create new ways of waging war. Lincoln worked to make sure his soldiers and sailors had the best and latest hardware. By combining new tools with time-tested tactics, he helped revolutionize warfare.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.7 ALLCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.7301 ALLSummary: This episode of the U.S. Army’s The Big Picture television series takes viewers to the tropical islands of Hawaii, whose strategic geographical location puts a great deal of stress on the military activities within the isles. This video from the National Archives and Records Administration examines the summer training of the National Guard in Hawaii.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008