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• Race Against Death

  the Greatest POW Rescue of World War II

  Hopkinson, Deborah,

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  A thrilling account of the most daring American POW rescue mission of World War II.

• Blood and Germs

  the Civil War Battle Against Wounds and Disease

  Jarrow, Gail,

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  Explores the science and grisly history of U.S. Civil War medicine, using actual medical cases and first-person accounts by soldiers, doctors, and nurses.

• Bomb

  Graphic Novel : the Race to Build--and Steal--the World's Most Dangerous Weapon

  Sheinkin, Steve,

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  Recounts the scientific discoveries that enabled atom splitting, the military intelligence operations that occurred in rival countries, and the work of brilliant scientists hidden at Los Alamos.

• Witch Hunt

  the Cold War, Joe McCarthy, and the Red Scare

  Balis, Andrea,

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  A cutting-edge look into a pivotal moment in U.S. history: McCarthy's infamous "witch hunt" for communists during the 1950's Red Scare.

• The Enigma Girls

  How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II

  Fleming, Candace,

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  A thrilling account of how teen girls helped break Nazi code intercepted during World War II.

• I'll Tell You No Lies

  McCrina, Amanda, 1990-

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  Set during the Cold War in upstate New York, Shelby Blaine, the teenage daughter of an Air Force intelligence officer, becomes entangled with an escaped Soviet pilot accused of being a spy.

• Fly Like a Girl

  One Woman's Dramatic Fight in Afghanistan and on the Home Front

  Hegar, Mary Jennings,

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  The inspiring true story of Air National Guard Major and Purple Heart recipient, Mary Jennings Hegar.

• The First Conspiracy

  the Secret Plot to Kill George Washington

  Meltzer, Brad,

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  In 1776, an elite group of soldiers was handpicked to serve as George Washington's bodyguards. Washington trusted them; relied on them. But unbeknownst to Washington, some of them were part of a treasonous plan.

• American Wings

  Chicago's Pioneering Black Aviators and the Race for Equality in the Sky

  Smith, Sherri L.,

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  A nonfiction account of a group of determined Black Americans who created a flying club and built their own airfield on Chicago's South Side in the period between World Wars I and II.

• Facing the Mountain

  a True Story of Japanese American Heroes in World War II : Adapted for Young Readers

  Brown, Daniel James, 1951-

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  The story of three Japanese American soldiers: Rudy Tokiwa, Fred Shiosaki, and Kats Miho, who volunteered for the 442nd Regimental Combat Team to fight for their country in World War II.

• Charley

  the True Story of the Youngest Soldier to Die in the American Civil War

  Lyons, Brendan J.,

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  A short biography of Charley King, who enlisted aged just 12, and became the youngest soldier to die in the American Civil.

• Abandon Ship!

  the True World War II Story About the Sinking of the Laconia

  Tougias, Michael J., 1955-

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  A remarkable true WWII account of the maritime attack on the RMS Laconia off the West African coast.

• One Last Shot

  the Story of Wartime Photographer Gerda Taro

  Wilson, Kip,

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  Tells the story of Gerda Taro, a headstrong photojournalist with a passion for capturing the truth amid political turmoil and the first woman photojournalist killed in combat.

• Men of the 65th

  the Borinqueneers of the Korean War

  Aikens-Nuñez, Talia,

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  Learn about Puerto Rico's 65th Regiment, one of the US Army's most decorated regiments.

• Hazard

  Dowell, Frances O'Roark,

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  "Hazard's dad is back from serving in Afghanistan, and Haz should be happy about it. Instead, he's not sure what to think. His dad is in a hospital, missing a leg, and doesn't want to see Haz or his brother." Booklist

• I Could Not Do Otherwise

  the Remarkable Life of Dr. Mary Edwards Walker

  Latta, Sara L.,

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  The extraordinary life and work of Mary Edwards Walker, a Civil War surgeon, a spy captured by the Confederacy, and the only woman to have ever been awarded the Medal of Honor.

• Devotion

  An Epic Story of Heroism and Friendship : Adapted for Young Adults

  Makos, Adam,

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  A young adult adaptation of the national bestseller that details the true story of two Navy pilots from divergent racial and economic backgrounds who forge a deep friendship during the Korean War as they face extraordinary circumstances.

• The Woman All Spies Fear

  Code Breaker Elizebeth Smith Friedman and Her Hidden Life

  Greenfield, Amy Butler, 1968-

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  Biography of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, an American woman who pioneered codebreaking in WWI and WWII but was only recently recognized for her extraordinary contributions to the field.

• Fallout

  Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown

  Sheinkin, Steve,

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  After the United States showed its hand with the atomic bomb in Hiroshima, the Soviets refuse to be left behind. With communism sweeping the globe, the two nations begin a neck-and-neck competition to build even more destructive bombs...

• Good Devils

  Lynch, Chris, 1962-

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  Gabriel Greene is too young to join the military, but after Pearl Harbor he and his sickly older brother, Dallas, each take the other's name. The Army has special uses for soldiers as ferocious and tenacious as Gabe-- the First Special…Read moreRead more of this annotation