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War In My Town

Author : E. Graziani

Publisher : Second Story Press

Page : 156 pages

File Size : 46,79 MB

Release : 2015-03-23

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 1927583721

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Bruna is the youngest of seven children, living an idyllic life in a small Italian village in northern Tuscany. Though the Second World War has been raging in Europe for some time, the dangers haven't seemed to reach her, and the Italian leader Mussolini's allegiance with Hitler and the distant reports of fighting seem far away. But before long, Bruna's brothers are called to fight and by 1943 food rationing and shortages begin to take a toll on her family. Soon the Italian people turn against their fascist regime and war comes to the region. When the retreating Nazis occupy her village, Bruna struggles to cope and help her mother and sisters stand up to the soldiers. Her peaceful life is shattered when her beloved village and its occupants find themselves in the centre of the fighting between the Nazis and the Allied forces pursuing them - the final front defended by the Nazis in Europe.



War and the City

Author : Gregory J. Ashworth

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 240 pages

File Size : 49,65 MB

Release : 2002-09-26

Category : Architecture

ISBN : 1134939167

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Cities have evolved from small urban systems designed to withstand attack to the modern demands of internal violence. This book analyses the role of the cities in war and the effects of war on cities.



The Town that Fooled the British

Author : Lisa Papp

Publisher : Sleeping Bear Press

Page : 34 pages

File Size : 33,55 MB

Release : 2011-07-06

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 1410307883

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St. Michaels, Maryland, is a town of shipbuilders whose reputation for crafting powerful schooners carries far beyond the shores of young America. And once the War of 1812 starts, that's not necessarily a good thing. For the British have targeted the town as part of their campaign to defeat America in its fight to maintain its independence. And now, in August of 1813 the British fleet is sailing up the Chesapeake River to St. Michaels. The town's militia is assembled but no one expects they can win the fight against the powerful British cannons. Citizens are being evacuated and the town is in turmoil. All young Henry Middle wants to do is find his father amid the chaos of the coming attack. The lanterns he carries will be of use to the militia. As Henry works to conquer his rising fear, he realizes he may hold the answer to outsmarting the British in his very hands. Lisa Papp studied at Iowa State University College of Design and at Du Cret School for the Arts. The Town that Fooled the British marks her authorial debut. Lisa illustrated the Pennsylvania number book, One for All, and collaborated with husband Rob on P is for Princess: A Royal Alphabet. Robert Papp's award-winning artwork includes hundreds of illustrations for major publishers. His first children's book, The Scarlet Stockings Spy, was named an IRA Teachers' Choice. His other books include The Last Brother and M is for Meow: A Cat Alphabet. Rob and Lisa live in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.



The Town That Started the Civil War

Author : Nat Brandt

Publisher : Syracuse University Press

Page : 344 pages

File Size : 24,38 MB

Release : 1990-04-01

Category : History

ISBN : 9780815602439

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Discusss the rescue of a kidnapped slave in 1858 by the residents of Oberlin, Ohio, and the repercussions.



Marching Home

Author : Kevin Coyne

Publisher : Viking Adult

Page : 424 pages

File Size : 34,28 MB

Release : 2003

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN :

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A sailor faces a kamikaze hurtling at his ship, then walks a police beat back home, trying to keep the peace."--BOOK JACKET.



The War for the Heart and Soul of a Highland Maya Town

Author : Robert S. Carlsen

Publisher : University of Texas Press

Page : 257 pages

File Size : 49,44 MB

Release : 2011-04-01

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 0292723989

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This compelling ethnography explores the issue of cultural continuity and change as it has unfolded in the representative Guatemala Mayan town Santiago Atitlán. Drawing on multiple sources, Robert S. Carlsen argues that local Mayan culture survived the Spanish Conquest remarkably intact and continued to play a defining role for much of the following five centuries. He also shows how the twentieth-century consolidation of the Guatemalan state steadily eroded the capacity of the local Mayas to adapt to change and ultimately caused some factions to reject—even demonize—their own history and culture. At the same time, he explains how, after a decade of military occupation known as la violencia, Santiago Atitlán stood up in unity to the Guatemalan Army in 1990 and forced it to leave town. This new edition looks at how Santiago Atitlán has fared since the expulsion of the army. Carlsen explains that, initially, there was hope that the renewed unity that had served the town so well would continue. He argues that such hopes have been undermined by multiple sources, often with bizarre outcomes. Among the factors he examines are the impact of transnational crime, particularly gangs with ties to Los Angeles; the rise of vigilantism and its relation to renewed religious factionalism; the related brutal murders of followers of the traditional Mayan religion; and the apocalyptic fervor underlying these events.



War and an Irish Town

Author : Eamonn McCann

Publisher : Pluto Press (UK)

Page : 328 pages

File Size : 25,55 MB

Release : 1993

Category : History

ISBN :

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'Passionate, informed, important: William Rivers Pitt helps us see what's wrong with American politics today. This book is a call to arms for anyone who believes the US is charting a deadly course.' Greg Palast, journalist and author of the bestseller, The Best Democracy Money Can Buy



Amelia's War

Author : Ann Rinaldi

Publisher : Scholastic Inc.

Page : 276 pages

File Size : 37,53 MB

Release : 2002

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 9780439326667

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A riveting middle-grade Civil War drama by acclaimed author, Ann Rinaldi. Based on a true incident. As the Civil War rages, Amelia's Maryland town is beset by divisions. Even she and her best friend Josh disagree. Amelia vows not to take sides, until the Confederate troops march into town...led by Josh's uncle.



The Girls of Atomic City

Author : Denise Kiernan

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 416 pages

File Size : 33,37 MB

Release : 2014-03-11

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 1451617534

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This is the story of the young women of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, who unwittingly played a crucial role in one of the most significant moments in U.S. history. The Tennessee town of Oak Ridge was created from scratch in 1942. One of the Manhattan Project's secret cities. All knew something big was happening at Oak Ridge, but few could piece together the true nature of their work until the bomb "Little Boy" was dropped over Hiroshima, Japan, and the secret was out. The reverberations from their work there, work they did not fully understand at the time, are still being felt today.



War As They Knew It

Author : Michael Rosenberg

Publisher : Grand Central Publishing

Page : 297 pages

File Size : 23,29 MB

Release : 2008-09-10

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 0446542237

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Award-winning sports columnist Michael Rosenberg chronicles the extraordinary days of campus unrest and civil turmoil during the Vietnam War years as seen through the prism of two legendary (and highly conservative) college football coaches, Ohio State's Woody Hayes and Michigan's Bo Schembechler. The Vietnam War . . . Nixon . . . Kent State . . . The late 1960s and early 1970s were a time of total turmoil in America-the country was being torn apart by a war most people didn't support, young men were being taken away by the draft, and racial tensions were high. Nowhere was this turmoil more evident than on college campuses, the epicenters of the protest movement. The uncertain times presented a challenge to two of the greatest football coaches of all time. Woody Hayes, the legendary archconservative coach of Ohio State, feared for the future of America. His protégé and rival, Bo Schembechler of the University of Michigan, didn't want to be bothered by these "distractions." Hayes worshipped General George S. Patton and was friends with President Richard Nixon. Schembechler befriended President Gerald Ford, a former captain and team MVP for the Wolverines. In this enthralling book, Michael Rosenberg dramatically weaves the campus unrest and political upheaval into the story of Hayes and Schembechler. Their rivalry began with Schembechler arriving in protest-heavy Ann Arbor, Michigan, at the height of the Vietnam War. It ended with Hayes wondering what had happened to his country. War As They Knew It is a sobering and fascinating look at two iconic coaches and a different generation.