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"When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances "Frankie" McGrath hears these unexpected words, it is a revelation. Raised on idyllic Coronado Island and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing, being a good girl. But in 1965 the world is changing, and she suddenly imagines a different choice for her life. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she impulsively joins the Army Nurse Corps...
644) Military vehicles
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Series
Publisher
Norwood House Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Describes the many types of vehicles that the military uses"--Amazon.
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Series
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National Archives and Records Administration
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
"This reference information paper describes military service records held at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). The National Archives is the official repository for records of military personnel who have been discharged from the U.S. Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Coast Guard" --
649) Armed Forces hymnal
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[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[between 1950 and 1959]]
Language
English
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Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A child and her family take in refugees during the Korean War in this poignant picture book about courage and what it really means to care for your neighbors. Every day, more and more people fleeing war in the north show up at Kyung Tak and her family’s house on the southeastern shore of Korea. With nowhere else to go, the Taks' home is these migrants' last chance of refuge “before falling into the sea,” and the household quickly becomes crowded,...
653) Jarhead
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
The true struggles of Marine infantry soldier Anthony "Swoff" Swofford, from his days in training to the Gulf War.
Publisher
Binge Box
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
The founder: Directed by John Lee Hancock (Saving Mr. Banks), The Founder features the true story of how Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton), a struggling salesman from Illinois, met Mac and Dick McDonald, who were running a burger operation in 1950s Southern California. Kroc was impressed by the brothers' speedy system of making the food and saw franchise potential. Writer Robert Siegel (The Wrestler) details how Kroc maneuvered himself into a position to...
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Two Hoots, an imprint of Pan Macmillan
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"The story of the life of Queen Elizabeth II, told through her clothes and jewellery -- with fresh and fun colour illustrations. The perfect book to celebrate the Queen's 95th birthday! Written by the Waterstones Children's Book Prizewinning Julia Golding, The Queen's Wardrobe is packed with fascinating stories and astounding facts about our record-breaking Queen. The detailed and colourful artwork from bestselling Kate Hindley shows what it's really...
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Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"When the United States entered World War II, it had to face its own contradictions at home. Opportunities opened up for Black people and women in support of the war effort. But ideas about race and gender didn't change as swiftly. Read the story of the first all-Black battalion in the Women's Army Corps--the Six Triple Eight--and its leader, Major Charity Adams. These women bravely confronted the racism and sexism they experienced. And they did it...
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