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This is the exciting story of the Yanks ' coming over'
to aid the Allies and turn the tide of W .W .I in Europe. How the
United States mobilized industry, trained doughboy soldiers, and promoted
the war at home is told by master historian and storyteller, Albert Marrin.
The desperation of the war itself is illustrated in tales of action at
Chateau Thierry and Belleau Woods; in the air with the daring men of the
Army Air Corps; with the Lost Battalion at the battle of the Meuse-Argonne.
From the sinking of the Lusitania to Armistice Day, Marrin tells the
whole story of the "war to end all wars" in The Yanks Are Coming. 249 pages, Trade PB
Rising
From the Holocaust is an inspiring autobiography
of a young Jewish girl growing up in Poland during WWII. It is
incredible and inspiring. I stayed up late reading this one!
Land of the Morning is a lovely
remembrance of the time when the author lived in the Philippines
at a rural mission station in the 1930s. After Pearl
Harbor, her family fled but were eventually captured and moved
into a prison camp. It is a beautiful story of God's care
and a testimony to the faith of the author and her family.
Hey, Mac! is a combat infantryman's story of his
World war II experiences--mainly in "A" Company, 394th Infantry
Regiment, 99th Infantry Division.
Booklist
"Marrin writes insightfully about the life of Adolf Hitler and attempts to
ascertain the reasons for his fanaticism, as well as the motives of those
who blindly followed him. The author forgoes sensationalism, and his
matter-of-fact writing style and recitation of events are more than adequate
to chronicle the horror. Step-by-step, he describes how Hitler, a seemingly
shy, insecure young man was able to inspire a defeated nation that saw the
extermination of many of its citizens as it salvation." 249
pages, Trade PB, Advanced Intermediate/High School
This illustrated
biography provides a forceful account of the Soviet tyrant who shaped
communism into a tool for his own ends and at the expense of countless human
lives. The author sketches out Stalin's rise to power from his childhood
through his work as revolutionary organizer, to his role as supreme
commander of Soviet forces and mastermind of post-war policy. The magnitude
and scope of the destruction presented in Stalin is unsettling,
disturbing and sometimes difficult to comprehend. It is important to
understand and to allow this understanding to cause us, as Americans under a
free system of government, to love and strive more fervently for the
preservation of the values and freedoms we hold so dear. 242 pages, Trade PB
Advanced Intermediate/High School
Victory in the Pacific is a key to " the study of World War
II. Focusing on the weeks before and months after the attack on Pearl
Harbor, Marrin tells the stories that took place in the jungles of
Guadalcanal and Betio. He accurately portrays the struggles of the
Navy and Marines as they crossed the Pacific, island to island, making their
way to Japan. Marrin conveys the struggles of war, along with information on
the workings of a submarine and the experience of being stationed on one,
along with technical information. Dedicated to "all those who fought
for freedom on, under, and above the 'Peaceful Ocean,' 1941-1945" this book
is the fascinating and dramatic story of those heroic men. Used in the
Literature Approach to U.S. and World History, from the Civil War to Vietnam
Study Guide." 212 pages, Trade PB
Advanced Intermediate/High School
'Fought in a
small Asian country previously unknown to the American public, the Vietnam
War, became a cause that divided the nation and defined the times. The
first televised war, it created the largest antiwar movement in history. How
could the army that won a world war lose to an under armed guerilla force?
Why would our country pay for a war overseas when we were losing the "war on
poverty" at home? Why did a war fought to bring democracy to Vietnam
make Americans question their own democratic government? These
are some of the issues that Albert Marrin addresses. The only
excellent book in print, that we know of, concerning Vietnam for mature
young people. Warning: some quotes contain profanity.
America and Vietnam is illustrated with maps and black and white pictures and
has 277 pages, Trade PB,
Advanced Intermediate/High School