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Best Little Stories from World War II

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The untold stories of bravery, triumph, and redemption in the depths of the darkest world war.

Behind the great powers, global military conflict, and infamous battles are more than 100 incredible stories that bring to life the Second World War. During the six years of war were countless little-known moments of profound triumph and tragedy, bravery and cowardice, and good and evil.

These amazing and unbelievable stories of brotherhood, redemption, escape, and civilian courage shed new light on the war that gripped the entire world. Experience the action through the eyes of people like:

  • Lieutenant Jacob Beser, who was aboard both the Enola Gay and Bock's Car and felt the force of the shockwave that nearly destroyed the planes after dropping the H-bombs that obliterated Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
  • Professor William Miller, who collapsed during a death march of POWs in Germany and was saved by the same man who had rescued him from what would have been a fatal car wreck in Pennsylvania five years earlier.
  • The brave civilians who answered the British Admiralty's call to help rescue an army from Dunkirk during the height of a dangerous battle and sailed small fishing boats into relentless German fire, ultimately saving 335,000 men from
  • This is the perfect book for any history buff looking for the untold stories of military and civilian daring during World War 2.


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    Series: Best Little Stories Publisher: Sourcebooks Edition: 2

    Kindle Book

    • Release date: November 1, 2010

    OverDrive Read

    • ISBN: 9781402254857
    • Release date: November 1, 2010

    EPUB ebook

    • ISBN: 9781402254857
    • File size: 2492 KB
    • Release date: November 1, 2010

    Formats

    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook

    Languages

    English

    The untold stories of bravery, triumph, and redemption in the depths of the darkest world war.

    Behind the great powers, global military conflict, and infamous battles are more than 100 incredible stories that bring to life the Second World War. During the six years of war were countless little-known moments of profound triumph and tragedy, bravery and cowardice, and good and evil.

    These amazing and unbelievable stories of brotherhood, redemption, escape, and civilian courage shed new light on the war that gripped the entire world. Experience the action through the eyes of people like:

  • Lieutenant Jacob Beser, who was aboard both the Enola Gay and Bock's Car and felt the force of the shockwave that nearly destroyed the planes after dropping the H-bombs that obliterated Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
  • Professor William Miller, who collapsed during a death march of POWs in Germany and was saved by the same man who had rescued him from what would have been a fatal car wreck in Pennsylvania five years earlier.
  • The brave civilians who answered the British Admiralty's call to help rescue an army from Dunkirk during the height of a dangerous battle and sailed small fishing boats into relentless German fire, ultimately saving 335,000 men from
  • This is the perfect book for any history buff looking for the untold stories of military and civilian daring during World War 2.


    Expand title description text
    • Details

      Publisher:
      Sourcebooks
      Edition:
      2

      Kindle Book
      Release date: November 1, 2010

      OverDrive Read
      ISBN: 9781402254857
      Release date: November 1, 2010

      EPUB ebook
      ISBN: 9781402254857
      File size: 2492 KB
      Release date: November 1, 2010

    • Creators
    • Formats
      Kindle Book
      OverDrive Read
      EPUB ebook
    • Languages
      English