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General fiction, Indigenous peoples fictionHistory, War, United States history, Biography
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Short biography of Chester Nez, who, after being taught that his native language and culture were useless at Fort Defiance…
School, was later called on to use his Navajo language to help create an unbreakable military code during WWII. For grades 2-4. 2018
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Animal stories, General fictionGeneral non-fiction, War
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En este cuento bilingüe, el alcalde de La Paz--un pueblo ruidoso--instituye nuevas leyes que prohíben todo canto. Pero un gallo…
valiente decide que debe cantar, independientemente del castigo. Para los grados K-3. Español/Inglés
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Family stories, School stories, General fictionWar
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Gari moves in with her cousin Bo's family when her mother is deployed to Iraq. The cousins enjoy the improvisational…
theater techniques they learn in Miss Loupe's sixth-grade classroom--and put them to good use after Miss Loupe's brother is reported missing in Afghanistan. For grades 4-7. 2009
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General fictionUnited States history, War
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Some violence. For grades 2-4
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Historical fiction, General fictionHistorical biography, War, United States history
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After completing her indentured servitude, Deborah Sampson, a tall and strong young woman, wants to join America's Continental army and…
help the colonies gain independence. She disguises herself as a boy, enlists in a Massachusetts regiment, and serves admirably as a Revolutionary War soldier. For grades 6-9. 2009
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General fiction, Short storiesWar, Bestsellers (Non-fiction), Anthologies
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Twelve fiction and nonfiction pieces representing Vonnegut's views on violence and war and his desire for world peace. Contains both…
a 1945 letter to his family summarizing his prisoner-of-war experience in Germany and his last speech, written in 2007. Introduction by his son Mark Vonnegut. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2008
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Historical fiction, Animal stories, General fiction, Adventure storiesWar, General non-fiction, United States history
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Tennessee, Civil War. Young Johnny hates being a slave and chooses freedom by joining the Union Army. Johnny proves his…
bravery by driving the mule team and supply wagon by himself at night to bring food to hungry soldiers. Short chapter book. For grades 2-4. 2005
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Adventure stories, Historical fiction, General fiction, War storiesWar
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Virginia colonies, 1706. Following The Blackbirder (DB 53881) pirate-turned-landowner Thomas Marlowe faces economic ruin. With his wife, Elizabeth, he decides…
to smuggle tobacco into England and then loot a mogul's ship in the Indian Ocean. The result is disastrous. Some violence and some strong language. 2002
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Historical fiction, Adventure stories, War stories, General fictionWar, History
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United States coastline, 1777. Captain Isaac Biddlecomb is sailing with his wife and son to Philadelphia to take command of…
a new gun frigate. But the British fleet stands in the way, and the city falls to the enemy. Sequel to Lords of the Ocean (DB 55314). Violence and strong language. 2000
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General fictionWar, Social issues, Laws and statutes, General non-fiction
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Asks whether Western nations in the post-Cold War era bear a moral responsibility to intervene in ethnic conflicts, especially where…
human atrocities are committed. Examines such cases as Angola, Afghanistan, and Bosnia, where tribal loyalties outweigh the notion of universal human rights
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War stories, General fictionWar
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Asia, 1976. Australian photojournalist Mike Langford, missing in war-torn Cambodia, is presumed killed or captured. An old friend obtains the…
taped diaries that Langford kept until he disappeared. They reveal a story of duty, courage, and love through a decade of strife in Indochina. Strong language and violence
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Historical fiction, General fictionWar, Politics and government, General non-fiction
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By 1965, 200,000 Americans were fighting in a war in Vietnam. Many Americans did not support the war. In Des…
Moines, Iowa, a dozen high school students were suspended for protesting the war, and three sued school officials for violating their right to free speech. Briefs and testimonies from the case, which reached the Supreme Court, are provided to challenge critical thinking. For grades 5-8 and older readers
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General fictionWar, History
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The author provides a look at the war in Vietnam and its effects upon both nations. Beginning with information on…
Vietnam and a brief biography of Ho Chi Minh, the author then describes war and its horrors. He exposes the brutality of both the North and South Vietnamese governments and proclaims the unrealistic expectations and decisions of America's presidents. Violence and some strong language. For high school and older readers
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General fictionWar, Literature biography
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A CBS correspondent and his news team were taken prisoner by the Iraqis soon after the start of the Gulf…
War in 1991. Simon recounts the beatings, starvation, and lengthy interrogations that the four men endured. He also relates what was going on in his mind as he fought to retain his sanity, especially while he was in solitary confinement. And in an epilogue, he describes efforts others made to rescue the team. Some violence and strong language
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General fictionBiography, War, Politics and government biography
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A voluminous record of Dwight D. Eisenhower's military career. The author describes Ike from his Kansas boyhood to his position…
as Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe during World War II. Relying on scores of interviews with persons who knew Eisenhower in a variety of ways, unpublished diaries, memoirs, letters, and a wealth of published sources, the author presents a fresh portrait of Ike the soldier
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General fictionWar
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Bendiner, a navigator aboard a World War II B-17, describes some of the daring and deadly American air battles in…
which he participated and the strategy behind them. Two of the missions were attempts to obliterate the ball-bearing plants in Schweinfurt, which were indispensable to the German war machine. Flying unescorted most of the way, the B-17s encountered fierce resistance from the Luftwaffe and flak batteries. Some strong language. , , and some strong language. 1980
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War stories, Multi-cultural fiction, Historical fiction, Holiday fiction, General fictionUnited States history, War
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Today is a special day. Eli knows it's important if he's allowed to miss one second of school, his "hard-earned…
right." Inspired by true events and told through the eyes of a young boy, this is the deeply moving story about what is regarded as the first Memorial Day on May 1, 1865. Eli dresses up in his best clothes, Mama gathers the mayflowers, Papa straightens his hat, and together they join the crowds filling the streets of Charleston, South Carolina, with bouquets, crosses, and wreaths. Abolitionists, missionaries, teachers, military officers, and a sea of faces Black, Brown, and White, they march as one and sing for all those who gave their lives fighting for freedom during the Civil War. With poignant prose and celebratory, powerful illustrations, A Day for Rememberin' shines light on the little-known history of this important holiday and reminds us never to forget the people who put their lives on the line for their country. For grades K-3
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General fictionHistory, War
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The men of the U.S. Navy's brown-water force played a vital but often overlooked role in the Vietnam War. Known…
for their black berets and limitless courage, they maneuvered their aging, makeshift craft along shallow coastal waters and twisting inland waterways to search out the enemy. In this moving tribute to their contributions and sacrifices, Tom Cutler records their dramatic story as only a participant could. His own Vietnam experience enables him to add a striking human dimension to the account., Cutler is credited with having written the definitive history of the brown-water sailors, an effort that has helped readers better understand the nature of U.S. involvement in the war. Adult. Unrated
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General fictionUnited States history, History, War, Health and medicine
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Explores the science and gruesome history of US Civil War medicine, using actual medical cases and first-person accounts by soldiers,…
doctors, and nurses. Jarrow reveals battlefield rescues, surgical techniques, treatments, and patient care, celebrating the men and women of both the North and South who volunteered to save lives. For grades 5-8. 2020
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Historical fiction, War stories, Family stories, Animal stories, Disabilities fiction, Multi-cultural fiction, General fictionParenting, Police and military, War, Animals and wildlife
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New Orleans, 1940s. Polio-survivor Fish Elliot and his neighbor Olympia team up in order to save a starving stray dog…
they call Liberty, and they find other unlikely allies willing to help. For grades 3-6. 2016