Prairie Forge : The Extraordinary Story of the Nebraska Scrap Metal Drive of World War II [1 ed.] 9780803254169, 9780803248786

In the wake of Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt called for the largest arms buildup in our nation's history. A sho

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Prairie Forge : The Extraordinary Story of the Nebraska Scrap Metal Drive of World War II [1 ed.]
9780803254169, 9780803248786

"This book will appeal to a wide audience not only as high wartime adventure but simply as a story of gritty persev

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Cover Page; Title Page; Dedication; Copyright Page; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; CONTENTS; PREFACE; CHAPTER 1 The Nazi Juggernaut; C

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Drawing on previously unpublished eyewitness accounts, prizewinning historian Donald L. Miller has written what critics

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Overview: An authorized account dedicated to the valiant submariners of the U.S. Navy who lost their lives in World War

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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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A million pages of new World War II codebreaking records have been released by the U.S. Army and Navy and the British go

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The MK-II DIY Sheet Metal Self-Loading Pistol - Practical Scrap Metal Small Arms Volume 11. Professor Parabellum.

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INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER New York Times bestselling author and master of nonfiction spy thrillers Larry Loftis writes t

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