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• When the Sea Came Alive

  An Oral History of D-Day

  Graff, Garrett M., 1981-

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  A gripping and comprehensive examination of D-Day from the perspectives of people involved at all levels, from generals to boots on the ground to German soldiers. You may think you know the story, but you haven't heard it like this.

• Three Wise Men

  a Navy Seal, a Green Beret, and How Their Marine Brother Became a War's Sole Survivor

  Wise, Beau, 1984-

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  Three brothers, one war: U.S. Navy SEAL vet Jeremy Wise was killed in an al Qaeda bombing in 2009. Army Green Beret sniper Ben Wise was fatally wounded in 2012. That left the youngest Wise brother, Marine lance corporal Beau.

• Healing Wounds

  a Vietnam War Combat Nurse's 10-year Fight to Win Women a Place of Honor in Washington, D.C.

  Evans, Diane Carlson,

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  The woman who fought for the first ever memorial on the National Mall to honor military women tells her story of that journey as well as recounting her work during the Vietnam War as a combat nurse.

• A Thousand May Fall

  Life, Death, and Survival in the Union Army

  Jordan, Brian Matthew, 1986-

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  Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jordan's absorbing and detailed account of the Civil War's 107th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, made up mostly of German immigrants. He reveals the deep emotional and physical scars they brought home from the war.

• Inferno

  the True Story of a B-17 Gunner's Heroism and the Bloodiest Military Campaign in Aviation History

  Pappalardo, Joe,

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  On May 1, 1943, a B-17 lost in weather ran into a heavy anti-aircraft fire near Brest. For 90 minutes, Staff Sergeant "Snuffy" Smith defended the bomber from German fighters while tending to wounded crew and fighting an onboard fire.

• What We Inherit

  a Secret War and a Family's Search for Answers

  Rotondi, Jessica Pearce,

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  Captivating and poignant, Rotondi tries to find answers about her uncle Jack, who disappeared in the late 1970s. What she uncovers is her family's involvement in a little-known, CIA-led secret war in Southeast Asia.

• Valiant Women

  the Extraordinary American Servicewomen Who Helped Win World War II

  Andrews, Lena S.,

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  Created from interviews with surviving women as well as research of first-person accounts, you'll find heroic and vivid stories of women in every role imaginable from mechanic to spy to pilot as they served during World War II.

• On Desperate Ground

  the Marines at the Reservoir, the Korean War's Greatest Battle

  Sides, Hampton,

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  The harrowing story of the 1st Marine Regiment at the Battle of Chosin Reservoir in the final days of 1950.

• The Boston Massacre

  a Family History

  Zabin, Serena R,

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  In history, the complexity and intimacy of conflict can get lost. Here, Dr. Zabin paints a compelling picture of Boston in March 1770, a tense, fragile community of the occupiers and the occupied in close quarters, and how the shock and rage that…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Valor

  the Astonishing World War II Saga of One Man's Defiance and Indomitable Spirit

  Hampton, Dan,

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  The story of a man who survived the fall of the Philippines and harsh imprisonment under the Japanese during WWII. "New York Times" bestselling author Hampton paints a fascinating portrait of survival and courage.

• A Rare Recording of Navajo Code Talker Dan Akee

  Akee, Dan

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  If you're looking for a primary source, it doesn't get better than these recordings with one of the original Navajo Code Talkers.

• The War of Words

  How America's GI Journalists Battled Censorship and Propaganda to Help Win World War II

  Manning, Molly Guptill, 1980-

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  The little told story of how troop journalists on the Western Front wrote and distributed factual news to counter Nazi propaganda. Detailed documentation including letters and newspaper excerpts reveal the soldiers' own words.

• Invisible Generals

  Rediscovering Family Legacy, and a Quest to Honor America's First Black Generals

  Melville, Doug,

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  The fascinating story of Benjamin Oliver Davis Sr. and Benjamin Davis Jr. who served as the first Black generals and helped integrate the American military as well as created the Tuskegee Airmen, as told by one of their descendants.

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