Invisible heroes of World War II Extraordinary wartime stories of ordinary people
Book - 2019
Invisible Heroes of World War II documents ten fascinating true stories of a diverse group of soldiers and noncombatants from all over the world, including African Americans, women, and Native Americans, who fought with the Allies during World War II. These heroes made significant contributions in the war effort, and sometimes gave their lives for freedom and liberty, often without much recognition or fanfare. Some were frontline soldiers who were captured by the enemy and endured horrific conditions as POWs, others were ordinary citizens who fought in the French Resistance and provided vital operations to undermine Nazi occupation, while others were engineers, workers in industry, or war correspondents and photographers. All served with va...lor and distinction as part of the massive Allied forces who fought to free the world from tyranny and oppression. -- Provided by publisher.
- Subjects
- Genres
- Biographies
- Published
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Salt Lake City, Utah :
Shadow Mountain
[2019]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Physical Description
- 197 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-190) and index.
- ISBN
- 9781629724171
- Author's Note
- Part 1. Individual Heroes
- 1. Pat Patton: Abandoned at Bataan
- 2. Nancy Wake: The White Mouse of the French Resistance
- 3. Joseph Hyalmar Anderson: Missing in Action
- 4. Joseph Medicine Grow: The Last War Chief
- 5. Dickey Chapelle: American Journalist
- Part 2. United Acts Of Heroism
- 6. Navajo Code Talkers: Heroes of the Pacific War
- 7. The Purple Heart Battalion: Rescuing the Texas 1st
- 8. Combat Engineers: Builders and Soldiers
- 9. African Americans at War: Heroes Despite Prejudice
- 10. Rosie the Riveter: Women in the War Industries
- Final Thoughts
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Image Credits
- Index
Review by School Library Journal Review