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Men of the 65th: The Borinqueneers of the Korean War

951.904 AIK

Men of the 65th explores the history of the 65th Infantry Regiment, known as the Borinqueneers, the only segregated Latino unit in the United States Army. The book chronicles the Borinqueneers' history through several wars—including World War I, II, and Korea—but also comments on the time in 1952 when ninety-one Borinqueneers were arrested and tried for disobeying orders and desertion during the Korean War.

Task Force Hogan: The World War II Tank Battalion that Spearheaded the Liberation of Europe

940.54 HOG

The story of Samuel Hogan, one of the youngest lieutenant colonels in the U.S. Army during World War II, who led the Third Armored Division on the front lines of Normandy into Germany. Task Force Hogan explores how the battalion's actions led to the capturing of the first German city in the name of Allied forces and the liberation of Europe. Includes never-before-seen letters, military dispatches, journal entries, and interviews with surviving family of the Task Force.

The Israel-Hamas War

956.94 MAR

In October 2023 fighters from the Hamas militant group in the Gaza territory crossed over into neighboring Israel where they attacked civilians, ultimately killing some 1,200 people while kidnapping nearly 230 Israelis and taking them back to Gaza as hostages. The incident touched off the Israel-Hamas War in which Israel used its formidable military to attack Gaza. Nearly 30,000 Palestinians lost their lives in the conflict. The Israel-Hamas War is the latest conflict in the long history of hostility between Israelis and Palestinians, sparking intense divisions across the globe as political leaders and citizens debate the justification for the harsh Israeli response.

Our Enemies will Vanish: The Russian Invasion and Ukraine's War of Independence

947.7086 TRO

Chronicles journalist Yaroslav Trofimov's experiences on the front lines of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, and highlights the resistance efforts of everyday Ukrainians that have taken part in Ukraine's war for independence. Details the defense of Kyiv, the destruction of Mariupol and the failed peace negotiations in Istanbul. Includes color photographs and maps.

The Shortest History of War: From Hunter-Gatherers to Nuclear Superpowers—A Retelling for Our Time

355 DYE

War has changed, but we have not. From our hunter-gatherer ancestors to the rival nuclear powers of today, whenever resources have been contested, we've gone to battle. Acclaimed historian Gwynne Dyer illuminates our many martial clashes in this brisk account, tracing warfare from prehistory to the world's first cities—and onto the thousand-year "classical age" of combat. For all our advanced technology and hyperconnected global society, we find ourselves once again on the brink as climate change heightens competition for resources and superpowers stand ready with atomic bombs, drones, and futuristic "autonomous" weapons in development.

Genocide

304.6 SPR

At the end of the Second World War, with the establishment of the United Nations, the holding of the Nuremberg Trials, and the adoption of the Genocide Convention, the international community assured itself that genocide would never happen again. But never again has become a meaningless phrase.

This book asks why. It also asks, where has it happened in the past? Who is being threatened today? And what can we do to prevent this terrible crime from recurring?

The Enigma Girls: How Ten Teenagres Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets and Helped Win World War II

920 FLE

Bletchley Park was a well-kept secret during World War II, operating under the code name Station X. The critical work of code-cracking Nazi missives that went on behind its closed doors could determine a victory or loss against Hitler's army. Amidst the brilliant cryptographers, flamboyant debutantes, and absent-minded professors working there, it was teenaged girls who kept Station X running. Some could do advanced math, while others spoke a second language. They ran the unwieldy bombe machines, made sense of wireless sound waves, and sorted the decoded messages. They were expected to excel in their fields and most importantly: know how to keep a secret.

Devil Dogs: King Company, Third Battalion, 5th Marines: From Guadalcanal to the Shores of Japan

940.54 DAV

Tracks the stories of the men of the "Devil Dogs," who fought in some of the very first and very last battles of American involvement in World War II—from the first attacks on the beaches of Guadalcanal on the Solomon Islands in August of 1942 all the way to the fall of Okinawa in June of 1945.

The Lighthouse of Stalingrad: The Hidden Truth at the Heart of the Greatest Battle of World War II

940.54 MAC

Chronicles the events surrounding the Battle of Stalingrad, highlighting how a small garrison of Russian soldiers stopped German forces from capturing "Pavlov's House," a key strategic building in the heart of the city, which was situated on the front line and code-named "The Lighthouse." The Lighthouse of Stalingrad examines how the battle ended and influenced the conclusion of the siege of Stalingrad, and discusses the impact this battle had on the eventual outcome of the war.

Heroines, Rescuers, Rabbis, Spies: Unsung Women of the Holocaust

920 SWA

Profiles nine women who risked their own lives to save others during the Holocaust as leaders, rescuers, and spies. Highlights how many of them made it their life goal to preserve personal accounts of the Holocaust for future generations. Includes black-and-white illustrations, a timeline, a glossary, and additional resources.

Seen and Unseen: What Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake, and Ansel Adams Photographs Reveal about the Japanese American Incarceration

940.53 PAR

Three months after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered the incarceration of all Japanese and Japanese Americans living on the West Coast of the United States. Families, teachers, farm workers—all were ordered to leave behind their homes, their businesses, and everything they owned. Japanese and Japanese Americans were forced to live under hostile conditions in incarceration camps, their futures uncertain. This important work features powerful images of the Japanese American incarceration captured by three photographers—Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake, and Ansel Adams—along with firsthand accounts of this grave moment in history.