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World Wars: Intermediate

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HISTORY
FC   F10-138   An Alsatian Boy
FC   F10-145   Marie the Courageous
FC   F10-176   Let Us Save the Kiddies
FC   F10-186   The Last Flight
FC   F10-196   Joyce Kilmer
FC   F10-245   The Truce
♥   Essays for Boys and Girls: A First Guide Toward the Study of the War  by Stephen Paget (1915)
These essays were written for the boys and girls of England to help them appreciate the sacrifices made in their behalf.  Interesting insights and thoughts for discussion. 
♦   $   ​Falcons of France  by Charles Nordhoff
"The story of an enthusiastic, young American and his time as a pilot during World War I."
♦   $   ​Landmark   ​The Flying Aces of WWI by Gene Gurney
$   ​Landmark   The Story of the Paratroops by George Weller
$   ​Landmark   ​The Battle of Britain by Quentin Reynolds
♦   $   ​Landmark   ​The Sinking of the Bismarck by William Shirer
♦   $   ​Landmark   ​The Commandos of World War II by Hodding Carter
♦   $   ​Landmark   ​The Battle for the Atlantic by Jay Williams
♦   $   ​Landmark   ​Great American Fighter Pilots of WWII by Robert Loomis
$   ​Landmark   ​The Seabees of World War II by Edmund Castillo
$   ​Landmark   ​Combat Nurses of World War II by Wyatt Blassingame
♦   $   ​Landmark   ​The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler by William Shirer
$   ​Landmark   ​Medical Corps Heroes of World War II by Blassingame
♦   $   ​Landmark   ​The U.S. Frogmen of World War II by Blassingame
♦   $   ​Landmark   ​From Pearl Harbor to Okinawa by Bruce Bliven
$   ​Landmark   ​The Flying Tigers by John Toland
♦   $   ​Landmark   ​Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders by Henry Castor
♦   $   ​Landmark   ​Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo by Considine and Lawson
$   ​Landmark   Guadalcanal Diary by Richard Tregaskis
$   ​Landmark   ​Midway: Battle for the Pacific by Edmund Castillo
♦   $   ​Landmark   ​John F. Kennedy and PT 109 by Richard Tregaskis
$   ​Landmark  ​ From Casablanca to Berlin by Bruce Bliven, Jr.
♦   $   ​Landmark   ​The Story of D-Day by Bruce Bliven, Jr.
$   ​Landmark   ​Battle of the Bulge by John Toland
♦   $   ​Landmark   ​The Battle for Iwo Jima by Robert Leckie
♦   $   Landmark   ​The War in Korea by Robert Leckie
♥   Story of the World War for Young People   by William Nida (1917)
This book was an attempt to help young students understand the times they were living in as the events of WWI unfolded around them which is difficult to do when you are right in the middle of it all.  He starts with the historical background of Germany.  An interesting perspective. 
♥   The Children's Story of the War  by Sir Edward Parrot
The small print may overwhelm a Middle Schooler, but the text is very understandable as a readaloud.  Written from the British point of view. Covers a LOT about World War I.
♥   The Story of Admiral Dewey and Our Navy of 1898  by Mabel Beebe (1899)
This story of the Spanish-American War and our fight in Cuba is written for young readers. 
♥   ​The Story of Our War With Spain  by Elbridge Brooks (1899)
You may recognize Brooks from Stories of Columbus, Grant, Lafayette and Lincoln.  Here is an engaging look at a largely ignored part of our history.
HISTORICAL FICTION
♦   $   ​​The Avion My Uncle Flew  by Cyrus Fisher
An American boy travels to France with his diplomat father just after WWII and uncovers a Nazi hiding place in the countryside.
♦   $   ​Journey to Topaz by Yoshiko Uchida
Based on Yoshiko Uchida's personal experiences, this is the moving story of one girl's struggle to remain brave during the Japanese internment of World War II. In a bleak and dusty prison camp, eleven-year-old Yuki and her family experience both true friendship and heart-wrenching tragedy.
♦   $   ​Journey Home by Yoshiko Uchida
After their release from an American concentration camp, a Japanese-American girl and her family try to reconstruct their lives amidst strong anti-Japanese feelings which breed fear, distrust, and violence
♦   Radar Commandos, A Story of World War II by Bernard Glemser
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$   ​Surrender  by Robb White
Survival of a boy and his sister in the Philippines during WWII.
$   ​The Winged Watchman  by Hilda van Stockum
"Dutch-Irish-American storyteller Hilda von Stockum has placed this adventure of resistance among the windmills of Holland during the Nazi occupation of World War II."
The World War I Series by Joseph Altsheier
One of the most popular young people’s writers in America. Careful attention given to authentic historical facts in these works of historical fiction.
  • ♥   ​The Guns of Europe
  • ♥   The Hosts of the Air, the story of a quest in the Great War
  • ♥   The Forest of Swords, a story of Paris and the Marne
♦   $   ​Twenty and Ten  by Claire Hutchet Bishop
"This book tells the story of how twenty school children hid ten Jewish children from the Nazis occupying France during World War II."
♦   We Were There at the Normandy Invasion by Clayton Knight
We Were There Series
♦   We Were There at the Battle of Britain by Clayton Knight
We Were There Series
BIOGRAPHIES
FC   F10-67   King Albert
FC   F10-125   Joseph Joffe
FC   F10-163   John Pershing
FC   F10-218   Sir Douglas Haig
FC   F10-253   Ferdinand Foch
$   ​​Edith Cavell  by Iris Vinton
A Signature Biography of an inspiring woman who rescued soldiers on both sides of WWI, but was executed by a German firing squad.
♦   $   ​Edith Cavell by Adele De Leeuw
Edith Cavell grew up in an age when the profession of nursing was regarded with contempt by nearly everyone. Born in England, she gave up a comfortable life as a private teacher in Belgium in order to become a nurse in the slums of London. Fate led her back to Belgium where, in the terror and bloodshed of World War I, she became one of the greatest heroines of the Western world. Sympathetically and dramatically, Author Adele DeLeeuw Reveals how Edith Cavell became an inspiration to every nurse who would live after her.
♦   $   ​Friend Within the Gates:  The Story of Edith Cavell by Elizabeth Grey
​♦   $   ​Landmark   Winston Churchill by Quentin Reynolds
♦   Omar Nelson Bradley, the Soldier's General by Colonel Red Reeder
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