The Boys Who Challenged Hitler : Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club

At the outset of World War II, Denmark did not resist German occupation. Deeply ashamed of his nation's leaders, fifteen-year-old Knud Pedersen resolved with his brother and a handful of schoolmates to take action against the Nazis if the adults would not. Naming their secret club after the fiery British leader, the young patriots in the Churchill Club committed countless acts of sabotage, infu…

China Station: the British military in the Middle Kingdom 1839 – 1997

The author, who lives in Shanghai, sets out to demonstrate that the British military has been at the forefront of many of the great changes that have swept China over the last two centuries.

A Bridge Too Far

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ISBN/ISSN

9780340933985

Collation

576 p. : 20 cm.

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Call Number

940.54 RYA b

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Great battlefields of the world

Stunning 3 dimensional graphics recreate the greatest battles and battlefields of all time