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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.7 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
1180L
Language
English
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These twenty-six suspense-filled stories unfold from across Germany, Poland, Great Britain, the United States, and more, providing an inspiring reminder of women and girls' refusal to sit on the sidelines around the world and throughout history.
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English
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Discusses several of the "women and girls who risked their lives through their involvement in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II. Fifteen ... stories unfold across China, Japan, Malaya, Singapore, the Dutch East Indies, and the Philippines, providing [a] ... reminder of womens' and girls' refusal to sit on the sidelines around the world and throughout history"--Amazon.com.
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English
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World War II was the first time in history that women were trained as combatants and secret agents to be parachuted behind enemy lines. This was the war in which old gender rules changed, as intelligence agencies created specific training and roles for women. It was the war in which spy chiefs realized women's potential as couriers, wireless operators, spies, saboteurs, and even Resistance leaders. British prime minister Winston Churchill had rung...
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 302 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
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A New York Times bestseller The unforgettable story of two unsung heroes of World War II: sisters Janny and Lien Brilleslijper who joined the Dutch Resistance, helped save dozen of lives, were captured by the Nazis, and ultimately survived the Holocaust. Eight months after Germany's invasion of Poland, the Nazis roll into The Netherlands, expanding their reign of brutality to the Dutch. But by the Winter of 1943, resistance is growing. Among those...
Author
Publisher
Crown Publishers
Pub. Date
2002
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
p. cm.
Language
English
Description
Relates the experiences of some of the women war correspondents who managed to break the biggest stories of World War II in spite of rules prohibiting women from covering combat.
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