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82) House of gold
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English
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"From the New York Times bestselling author of The House at Tyneford, an epic family saga about a headstrong Austrian heiress who will be forced to choose between the family she's made and the family that made her at the outbreak of World War I. Vienna, 1911. Twenty-one-year-old Greta Goldbaum has always hungered after what's forbidden: secret university lectures, unseemly trumpet lessons, and most of all, the freedom to choose her life's path. ...
83) The confession
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English
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Scotland Yard's Inspector Ian Rutledge investigates the sudden death of a man who recently confessed to having murdered his cousin years ago.
84) World War I
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Mason Crest
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
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Examines the events that led up to World War I, discussing the political and military strategies that the Allies and the Central Powers employed, and provides information about key people, battles, and events.
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Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2013.
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English
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"On the occasion of the centenary of World War I in August 2014 -- an unprecedented, spectacular pictorial history of the first global war in 380 black-and-white photographs, many never seen before, from Imperial War Museums. This monumental, dramatic photographic narrative captures the war from the early arms race that developed around the massing of prewar battleship fleets to the final moments of the conflict with the sinking of the German fleet...
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Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
c2011
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English
Description
Englund examines the history of World War I through the experiences of the average man and woman-- not only the tragedy and horror but also the absurdity and even, at times, the beauty. In a brilliant mosaic of perspectives that moves between the home front and the front lines, he reconstructs the feelings, impressions, experiences, and shifting spirits of twenty particular people, allowing them to speak not only for themselves but also for all those...
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National Geographic Society
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
A one hundredth anniversary tribute introduces World War I's key events, major battles, and most prominent players, incorporating informative photography, maps, and an interactive glossary.
90) 14 war stories
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[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Experience fourteen true and emotional accounts of World War One from the letters and journals of those that actually lived it.
91) World War I
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Series
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DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the end of WWI, findout! dicusses the build-up to the war, along with battles, history, technology, and more. Explore pre-war Europe, the US's entry into World War I, the role of women during the War, the technology developed, tanks and artillery, intelligence, espionage, propaganda, and much more. Become an expert on World War I and learn all about the key events that would shape the world. Read about the conditions...
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English
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Eschewed by her wealthy Smith College classmates, a former scholarship student reluctantly volunteers to join a group of graduates who travel to Europe to help World War I French civilians before finding herself surrounded by desperate families in villages decimated by German bombs.
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English
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When Olive Wellwood's oldest son discovers a runaway named Philip sketching in the basement of the new Victoria and Albert Museum--a talented working-class boy who could be a character out of one of Olive's magical tales--she takes him into the storybook world of her family and friends--a world that conceals more treachery and darkness than Philip has ever imagined and that will soon be eclipsed by far greater forces.
94) Return of souls
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Publisher
Tom Doherty Associates, LLC
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"If war is hell, there is no word to describe what Private Jones has been through. Forced into a conflict with an unknowable enemy, he awakes to find himself in a strange land, and is soon joined by young woman, Orana, who tends to his wounds and tells him of the battles played out in this impossible place. She tells him of an Iron Beast that will end the Great War, and even as he vows to help her find it, enemy combatants seek them, intent on their...
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Series
Publisher
Sphere
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
The final book in Cynthia's War at Home series. 'Always a stay-up-all-night read with Cynthia Harrod-Eagles! ***** 'Fabulous series of books, this author never disappoints' ***** 'I love Cynthia Harrold-Eagles' historical novels' ***** 1919: The war is over, but peace is yet to come. As men are demobbed, women must give up positions that gave them freedom. Edward is given an important job at the Peace Conference in Paris, but it means more lonely...
97) Birdsong
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French trilogy volume 2
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English
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A tale of love and war early this century. The protagonists are Stephen Wraysford, a British businessman, and Isabelle Azaire, a married Frenchwoman. They meet in 1910, she elopes with him, gives birth to his child, then remorse sends her back to her husband. But World War I will bring them together when he returns to France as an officer in the British army.
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