Recalls the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis at the end of World War II, the navy cover-up and unfair court martial of the ship's captain, and how a young boy helped the survivors set the record straight fifty-five years later.
WINNER YOUNG QUILLS AWARD BEST HISTORICAL FICTION 2021 12-year-old Ada is a laundress of little consequence but the new castle commander Brian de Berclay has his evil eye on her. Perhaps she shouldn’t have secretly fed the young prisoner in the tower. But when the King of England crosses the border with an army of over 3000 strong, Ada, her friend Godfrey and all at Caerlaverock suddenly find themselves under attack, with only 60 men for protection. Soon, rocks and flaming arrows rai...
An Introduction to Electronic Warfare from the First Jamming to Machine Learning Techniques (River Publishers Signal, Image and Speech Processing)
by Chi-Hao Cheng and James Tsui
"Deftly upends the compliant narrative with impeccably documented stories of resistance and rebellion ... Made urgent yet again, the trio’s courageous refusals to accept the U.S.—their!—government’s heinous miscarriage of justice should irrefutably embolden new generations ... Their collective history will resonate with older teens. Also highly recommended for high-school and college classrooms." — Terry Hong, Booklist “It leaves you simultaneously furious, questioning ideas of loyalty and cit...
On January 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany, thanks largely to the efforts of the Hitler Youth, whose organised propaganda marches throughout Germany helped the Nazi Party grow in strength. By 1939, it is estimated that more than seven million boys and girls belonged to the Hitler Youth. 'Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow' is the riveting and often chilling tale of a generation of young people who devoted their energy and passion to the Hitler Youth organisati...
As a young adult in wartime Vienna, Georg Rauch helped his mother hide dozens of Jews from the Nazis behind false walls in their top-floor apartment and arrange for their safe transport out of the country. His family was among the few who worked underground to resist Nazi rule. Then came the day he was shipped out to fight on the Eastern front as part of the German infantry - in spite of his having confessed his own Jewish ancestry. Thus begins the incredible journey of a young man thrust unwill...
World War II Prison Breakout! Army Rangers Make Their Mark (Special Forces Stories)
by Jim Gigliotti
When a tiny orphaned bear cub is adopted by Polish soldiers during World War II, little does anyone know that little Wojtek will become one of the bravest fighters of them all. As the soldiers train to take part in some of the fiercest fighting of the war, Wojtek grows up, providing headaches and laughter in equal measure as he learns to drink beer, chase horses and wrestle with his human friends. But at Monte Cassino, as the Allies try and dislodge German troops from their mountain-top eyrie, W...
The 4-Day Battle of Midway - History Book for 12 Year Old Children's History
by Baby Professor
Kids read about the realities of the war as it was experienced by ordinary citizens and soldiers, regardless of which side they were fighting for food rations that left everyone hungry, bombings that caused whole cities to live in a constant state of uncertainty, and the Holocaust. Another result of World War II? The dropping of the atomic bomb, which annihilated between 130,000 and 226,000 people and showed the world what humans are capable of when faced with a desperate situation.
The Geek's Guide to Espionage and Warfare (Geek's Guide to Espionage and Warfare)
"In a time line format, describes the causes leading up to World War II and political events and battles during the war. Includes primary source quotes"--Provided by publisher.
Take Out Bin Laden! Navy Seals Hit the Most Wanted Man (Special Forces Stories)
by John Perritano
Critical Perspectives on the Vietnam War (Critical Anthologies of Nonfiction Writing)
by Gilbert Morales
The Clever Teens' Guide to World War One (The Clever Teens' Guides, #5) (The Clever Teen Guides, #5)
by Felix Rhodes
A 2016 YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Finalist National Book Award winner M. T. Anderson delivers a brilliant and riveting account of the Siege of Leningrad and the role played by Russian composer Shostakovich and his Leningrad Symphony. In September 1941, Adolf Hitler’s Wehrmacht surrounded Leningrad in what was to become one of the longest and most destructive sieges in Western history—almost three years of bombardment and starvation that culminated in the harsh wi...