Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-190) and index.
Contents:
Pat Patton : abandoned at Bataan -- Nancy Wake : the white mouse of French resistance -- Joseph Hyalmar Anderson : missing in action -- Joseph Medicine Crow -- Dickey Chapelle, American journalist -- Combat engineers : builders and soldiers -- The Purple Heart battalion -- African Americans at war -- Navajo code talkers : heroes of the Pacific war -- Rosie the riveter : women in the war industries.
Summary:
Invisible Heroes of World War II documents ten fascinating true stories of a diverse group of soldiers and noncombatants from all over the world, including African Americans, women, and Native Americans, who fought with the Allies during World War II. These heroes made significant contributions in the war effort, and sometimes gave their lives for freedom and liberty, often without much recognition or fanfare. Some were frontline soldiers who were captured by the enemy and endured horrific conditions as POWs, others were ordinary citizens who fought in the French Resistance and provided vital operations to undermine Nazi occupation, while others were engineers, workers in industry, or war correspondents and photographers. All served with valor and distinction as part of the massive Allied forces who fought to free the world from tyranny and oppression. -- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.