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02827aam a2200337 i 4500 001 C721F13039CA11EFB1F0D68530ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240704010044 008 231205s2024 caua b 000 0 eng d 010 $a 2023950345 020 $a 1638191719 020 $a 9781638191711 040 $a CNWPU $b eng $e rda $c CNWPU $d BDX $d PX0 $d OCLCO $d SKYRV $d SILO 100 1 $a Keene, Jarret, $d 1973- $e author. 245 10 $a Heroes of World War II : $b 25 true stories of unsung heroes who fought for freedom / $c Jarret Keene ; illustrated by Ricardo Gualberto. 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a Fresno, California : $b Bushel & Peck Books, $c [2024] 300 $a 61 pages : $b color illustrations ; $c 29 cm. 340 $a illustration $2 rdaill 440 0 $a Bushel & Peck's Heroes Remembered Library 504 $a Includes bibliographical references. 505 0 $a Author's note -- Introduction -- A timeline of World War II -- Ira Hayes -- Oskar Schindler -- Desmond Doss -- Dorothy Still -- GenevieÌve de Gaulle -- Charles Joseph Coward -- Tuskegee Airmen -- John F. Kennedy -- Joe Foss -- Lachhiman Gurung -- Abdol Hossein Sardari -- Susan Travers -- Guy Stern -- Audie Murphy -- Princess Alice of Battenberg -- Indigenous warriors -- Valentina Grizodubova -- Jose Calugas -- Pedro Augusto del Valle -- Violette Szabo -- W. Eugene Smith -- Irena Sendler -- Soldiers from India -- Julius Ellsberry -- Nadezhda Popova 520 $a They've been called the Greatest Generation, and now their stories will live forever, passed on to the next generation through this new dynamic and engaging biography. From soldiers to pilots, nurses to factory workers, moms and dads to brothers and sisters--the stories in Heroes of World War II highlight timeless examples of courage, sacrifice, and selflessness. Meet: Ira Hayes, a Native American who was one of the six Marines to raise the flag on Iwo Jima; Dorothy Still, a prisoner of war nurse in the Philippines whose makeshift hospital treated thousands of prisoners; Guy Stern, one of the original "Ritchie Boys" who worked to gather intelligence on the front lines; Plus many, many more. The Heroes Remembered Library brings the most exciting time periods in history to life through the stories of the heroes we often don't remember, but who deserve to be rediscovered and heralded by generations to come. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $v Juvenile literature. $v Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $z United States $v Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $v Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a Heroes $v Juvenile literature. $v Juvenile literature. 700 1 $a Gualberto, Ricardo, $e illustrator. 941 $a 1 952 $l GEPG771 $d 20240704010642.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=C721F13039CA11EFB1F0D68530ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search