Calculated risk: the extraordinary life of Jimmy Doolittle, aviation pioneer and World War II hero ; a memoir 9781595809155, 1595809155

Pathfinder Pioneer: The Memoir of a Lead Bomber Pilot in World War II 9781612003528, 9781612003535, 1612003524

In this engaging book we see how an 18-year-old miner shoveling ore from deep in the ground in Utah suddenly found himse

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Wally Funk's Race for Space: The Extraordinary Story of a Female Aviation Pioneer 1641601302, 9781641601306

Wally Funk was among the Mercury 13, the first group of American pilots to complete NASA’s 1961 Women in Space program.

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Beyond the Latino World War II Hero: The Social and Political Legacy of a Generation 9780292793415

Maggie Rivas-Rodríguez 's edited volume Mexican Americans & World War II brought pivotal stories from the shado

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Child of War: A Memoir of World War II Internment in the Philippines 9780824860608

Hours after attacking Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Japanese bombers stormed across the Philippine city of Baguio, w

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Sea Dog Bamse: World War II Canine Hero 9780857900456

'One of the most charming, enterprising, and charismatic characters in the story of World War II' – Jilly Coop

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Duel Under the Stars: The Memoir of a Luftwaffe Night Pilot in World War II 9781784382605

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British Naval Aviation in World War II: The US Navy and Anglo-American Relations 9780755623549, 9781845113711

Throughout World War II, the United States played a pivotal role in the development of British maritime aviation. Even b

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Lieutenant Sonia Vagliano: A Memoir of the World War II Refugee Crisis 2021039348, 9780813182490, 9780813182506, 0813182492

Following the German occupation of France in 1940, French women moved deftly into the jobs and roles left by their male

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Leper Spy: The Story of an Unlikely Hero of World War II 9781613734339, 1613734336

The GIs called her Joey. Hundreds owed their lives to the tiny Filipina who stashed explosives in spare tires, tracked J

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Lightning in the Sky: The Story of Jimmy Doolittle 1787203328, 9781787203327

Originally published in 1943, this is a biography of Jimmy Doolittle (1896-1993), a highly decorated officer in the Unit

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