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17961) The Kent chronicles
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Phillipe Charboneau, an illegitimate son of an English duke, is forced to flee to America and takes part in the American Revolution; Phillipe Charboneau, now known as Philip Kent, fights in various battles of the American Revolution; Philip Kent's sons and granchildren head to the West to make a life for themselves.
Author
Publisher
Public Affairs
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
British author Cadbury explores the many layers involved in the abdication crisis of 1936, which ceded the British crown to the seemingly least prepared of the four sons of George V, George VI, aka Bertie, who revealed himself in the subsequent crisis of war to be the most suitable and stalwart of all.
Author
Publisher
Dark Horse Manga
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
The acclaimed adult fantasy manga now in 7x10 deluxe hardcover editions! The hundred-year war between the kingdoms of Midland and Tudor nears an end as the legendary Band of the Hawk mercenaries, led by the charismatic Griffith and his fearless berserker champion Guts, turn the tide in Midland's favor. But impending victory ignites a secret war within Midland, as those seeking courtly favor see the ambitious Griffith as an obstacle to power. And nothing...
17964) Code name Bananas
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
550L
Language
English
Description
"1940. BRITAIN IS AT WAR WITH NAZI GERMANY. Eleven-year-old Eric practically lives at the London Zoo. And there's one animal in particular he loves to spend time with: Gertrude the gorilla. But with German bombs raining over London, Eric realizes Gertrude is in terrible danger, and together with his Uncle Sid, a keeper at the zoo, the three go on the run. But while hiding out at the seaside, they uncover a top-secret Nazi plot..."--Page [2] of cover....
17966) Foyle's war: Sets 1-2
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Detective Chief Superintendent Christopher Foyle works in the English town of Hastings. As World War II tears at the social fabric of this once quiet coastal community, Foyle investigates crimes the conflict has fostered on the home front.
Publisher
Chernin Entertainment
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
A growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar is threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier. They reach a fragile peace, but it proves short-lived, as both sides are brought to the brink of a war that will determine who will emerge as Earth's dominant species.
17968) The journey
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
A group of westerners try to leave the city when the Soviets occupy the country.
17969) The ghost ship
Author
Series
Joubert Family chronicles volume Book 3
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The Barbary Coast, 1621. A mysterious vessel floats silently on the water. It is known only as the Ghost Ship. For months it has hunted pirates to liberate those enslaved by corsairs, manned by a courageous crew of mariners from Italy and France, Holland and the Canary Islands. But the bravest men on board are not who they seem. And the stakes could not be higher. If arrested, they will be hanged for their crimes. Can they survive the journey and...
Publisher
Saddleback Educational Pub
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Captioned illustrations highlight significant events in United States history between 1960 and 1976, including the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, and the moon landing.
17972) Sharpe's Waterloo
Series
Sharpe's volume 14
Publisher
BFS Video
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
When Sharpe hears of Napoleon's return from exile he goes back to the Army. Placed on staff of the incompetent Prince of Orange he reunites with the Chosen Men and organises the defences for the Battle of Waterloo.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Focus
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Warsaw, Poland, 1940s: The Nazis are on the march, determined to wipe out the Jewish people of Europe. Teenage Vladka and her family are among the thousands of Jews forced to relocate behind the walls of the Warsaw Ghetto, a cramped, oppressive space full of starvation, suffering, and death. When Vladka's family is deported to concentration camps, Vladka joins up with other young people in the ghetto who are part of the Jewish underground: a group...
17974) A tale of two cities
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
The Charles Dickens tale of love and tumult during the French Revolution. 'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...'
17975) Persian lessons
Series
Publisher
Cohen Media Group
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Deutsch
Description
Occupied France, 1942. Gilles is arrested by SS soldiers alongside other Jews and sent to a camp in Germany. He narrowly avoids sudden execution by swearing to the guards that he is not Jewish, but Persian. This lie temporarily saves him, but Gilles gets assigned a life-or-death mission: to teach Farsi to the Head of Camp Koch, who dreams of opening a restaurant in Iran once the war is over. Through an ingenious trick, Gilles manages to survive by...
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
This documentary retraces George McGovern's bold presidential campaign of 1972 - a grassroots campaign that fought for peace and justice, and positioned ideas and people first. However, what is remembered today as being the ultimate political defeat of the American Century may also have been its high watermark. The film poses this central question: what does the crushing electoral defeat of a man so well respected for his decency and intellect say...
17977) The Unit: Season 4
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Risking their lives on deadly undercover missions around the globe, the Unit is a highly skilled, ultra-secret contingent of special forces soldiers operating outside the traditional chain of military command. The hunters become the hunted as the team and their families are targeted by a deadly and far-reaching conspiracy forcing them to relocate and assume new identities.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Out of the ashes of World War I, a new generation of Titan rises: Pierre Du Pont, Walter Chrysler, J.P. Morgan Jr., Henry Ford, and William Boeing. Their fight to reach the top will transform America as they compete to dominate new industries, from the highways to the skyways. After years of fighting each other, and FDR, these rivals must unite during World War II to defeat a greater enemy and save the world.
17979) Commissar
Publisher
Kino International
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
Russian
Description
A dedicated soldier of the newly-formed Soviet army becomes pregnant has to make a choice between becoming a mother and the needs of the Revolution. Set against the Russian Civil War, Klavdia Vavilova has a reputation in her unit as a selfless fighter, but her unexpected situation not only forces her to temporarily leave her comrades, her commanders have placed her in the household of a family of Ukrainian Jews. As the humanity and suffering of those...
17980) Black Hawk down
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Details the near-disastrous mission in Somalia on October 3, 1993 where nearly 100 U.S. Army Rangers, commanded by Capt. Mike Steele. The troops were dropped by helicopter deep into the capital city of Mogadishu to capture two top lieutenants of a Somali warlord. The resulting action lead to a large and drawn-out firefight between the Rangers and hundreds of Somali gunmen. The battle led to the destruction of two U.S. Black Hawk helicopters and to...