Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?browse=true&N=6594+4294957844+4294966269 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1641734 When World War II breaks out seventeen-year-old Betty, an American studying in England, trains as a spy and parachutes into German-occupied France to join the Resistance, but after meeting a young American pilot she begins to realize fully the brutality of the war and their dangerous position. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1641825 Autumn 1939. In Paris American motion picture producer Frederic Stahl is drawn into a clandestine world of foreign correspondents, exiled Spanish republicans, and spies of every sort. As a celebrity from neutral America -- who can travel across the continent freely -- Stahl could be very useful indeed. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703492 As World War II sweeps the continent and England steels itself against German attack, Maggie Hope, former secretary to Prime Minister Winston Churchill, completes her training to become a spy for MI-5. Spirited, strong-willed, and possessing one of the sharpest minds in government for mathematics and code-breaking, she fully expects to be sent abroad to gather intelligence for the British front. Instead, to her great disappointment, she is dispatched to go undercover at Windsor Castle, where she will tutor the young Princess Elizabeth in math. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748912 In the summer of 1942, twenty-one-year-old Anne Calloway, newly engaged, sets off to serve in the Army Nurse Corps on the Pacific island of Bora-Bora. More exhilarated by the adventure of a lifetime than she ever was by her predictable fiance, she is drawn to a mysterious soldier named Westry, and their friendship soon blossoms into hues as deep as the hibiscus flowers native to the island. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1710052 Jonathan is a Jewish college student searching Europe for the one person he believes can explain his roots. Alex, a lover of all things American and unsurpassed butcher of the English language, is his lovable Ukrainian guide. On their quixotic quest, the two young men look for Augustine, a woman who might have saved Jonathans grandfather from the Nazis. As past and present merge, hysterically funny moments collide with episodes of great tragedy -- and an unforgettable story of one familys extraordinary history unfolds. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1639299 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1562586 Dr. Gabrielle Winslow joins the Underground in Holland to help smuggle Jews out of the country. She teams up with an OSS agent to rescue her uncle in Berlin. Will they succeed in bringing him out of Germany only to be trapped in Holland? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1562471 Mallory Anne Winslow, daughter of missionaries in Africa, follows Gods call to carry the Gospel to the Lapps in the Arctic. But her work is interrupted when Norway is invaded by the Germans--Provided by publisher. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1639504 Heavens wager: Kent Anthony is a brilliant software engineer who is cashing in on a brilliant career. Hes finally living the idyllic life, far from thoughts of theft and murder and other kinds of horrible criminal behavior. Hes left his past far behind ... or so he thinks. This story brings the reader face to face with a hidden world more real than most people ever realize; a world where the unseen is more powerful than anything seen. Thunder of heaven: Deep in the Amazon, the jungle has hatched more than idyllic love; it has spawned insidious evil so diabolically brilliant that America will be brought to its knees. Nothing stands in the way of total destruction. Except for the love of one woman. When heaven weeps: Jan Jovic visited a village in Bosnia at the end of WWII. Now, many years later Jan has become a world renowned writer in the U.S., but his memories will come back to haunt him. And falling madly in love will come at a price. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1170963 Acclaimed journalist Glass looks to the American expatriate experience of Nazi-occupied Paris to reveal a fascinating forgotten history of the greatest generation. A moving and deeply thought-provoking book.--Sunday Telegraph. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1194644 When Reuben Tarz meets Marchioness Michelene Fonsard, known as Madame Mickey, he is a wounded American soldier desperate to escape the hell of the French trenches. Madame Mickey offers another option -- for Reuben and his best friend, Daniel Bishop, to live at her lavish chateau, where she will help them heal in body and soul. Madame Mickeys sophistication captivates the ambitious Reuben, and their affair is as tender as it is sensual... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1186432 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1028996 Paris, July 1942: Sarah, a ten year-old girl, is brutally arrested with her family by the French police in the Vel dHiv roundup, but not before she locks her younger brother, Michel, in a cupboard in the familys apartment, thinking that she will be back within a few hours. Paris, May 2002: On Vel dHivs 60th anniversary, Julia Jarmond is asked to write an article about this black day in Frances past. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=805257 December 1, 1941. It is seven days before the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor. Days that are numbered for Sondegger, a Nazi spy captured in London while on a mission to take down the Twenty Committee, a German network of spies the British have turned. For American Tom Wall, the days have run together as he awakens to find himself locked in a British military asylum. Wounded and shell-shocked, all he knows is that his brother, Earl, betrayed his unit in Crete, causing one of the bloodiest massacres of the war. MI5 releases Tom by way of a bargain. Pretend to be Earl and convince Sondegger to reveal how and where he has arranged to transmit his intelligence to Germany. Fail, and spend the rest of the war in jail. Succeed, and Tom, though still considered a danger to himself, will be allowed to leave the hospital to find Earl--who may well be a Nazi informant. But Sondegger proves himself to be a formidable opponent. Even as he surrendered himself to the British, he knew the Japanese fleet had sailed for Pearl Harbor. The question is: Who will gain more if the Allies prevent the attack? Sondegger, MI5, the OSS, Tom, and Earls wife, Harriet, all have different answers. Unable to trust anyone, Tom attempts to save the Twenty Committee and stop the attack on Pearl Harbor as the clock counts down. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=717396 Forged of the exquisite gem, the Amber Room is one of the greatest treasures ever made by man--and the subject of one of historys most intriguing mysteries. German troops invading the Soviet Union seized the Room in 1941. When the Allies bombed, the Room was hidden, and it has never been seen since. But now, the hunt has begun once more. Atlanta judge Rachel Cutler loves her job and her kids, and remains civil to her ex-husband, Paul. But everything changes when her father dies under mysterious circumstances, leaving behind clues to a secret about something called the Amber Room. Desperate for the truth, Rachel takes off for Germany with Paul close behind. Before long, theyre in over their heads. Locked into a treacherous game with professional killers, Rachel and Paul find themselves on a collision course with the forces of greed, power, and history itself. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1170978 In World War II London, Second Lieutenant Elizabeth Liza Marantz teams with former New York homicide detective Major Sam Taggart to investigate the murders of two mistresses of Allied generals, crimes possibly connected to German efforts to learn the plans for D-Day. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=759005 George Tilson is an 18-year-old Iowan farm boy who is drafted into the army during WWII and sent to Normandy. During his first, horrific exposure to combat, he discovers a dark truth about himself; he is a coward. This haunting novel brings to life the terrors of a young soldier in combat and has been compared to The red badge of courage and A farewell to arms. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=669318 Contending valiantly against the Nazi threat in war-torn Europe, two sisters unite to thwart a sinister plan, in this third book in Elyse Larsons Women of Valor series. Uncovering a diabolical Nazi plot, Marge Emerson is secretly reassigned to a medical post in France. There she meets a conscientious objector and finds his outspoken belief in God a challenge to her own fragile faith. When David shares his desire to return to Europe after the war and build an orphanage for Germanys homeless children, Marge is drawn to this selfless, compassionate man. Meanwhile, Marges sister, Em, a war correspondent, is recruited for intelligence work by an American secret service agency and quickly becomes involved in an intricate web of espionage. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=717669 Pulp story of enemy atrocities during World War II (published during the war). Not bullets and bayonets but medicine and food awaited Nazi prisoners taken by the Allies, but for those Heinie fiends who chose to destroy and murder and maim whoever and whatever fell under their merciless, goose-stepping, hobnailed boots, this fighting Yank in a Russian uniform and his fearless United Nations battlemates had a hell-spawned welcome ready--the worlds deadliest, fastest, toughest tanks and guns and planes! Originally appeared in the January, 1943 issue of Complete War Novels. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1029827 In World War II, an American flier is shot down over Belgium. He is rescued by a farmer and his wife who are in the resistance. The wife cares for the airmans wounds and while the husband is away they have a doomed affair which ends in betrayal. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=627967 Widowed when her husbands plane was shot down during the London blitz, Nella Killian returns home to Wales determined to build a normal life for her young daughter. But when she inadvertently uncovers evidence that raises questions about the death of a young American soldier, Nella becomes the enemys next target. Fearing for the safety of her family, Nella must make a courageous choice. Peggy Jones is like a sister to Nella, having come as a young girl to live with Nellas family. When she comes to Nellas aid, Peggy finds herself entangled in the same dark web of danger. To whom can they turn for help when it seems that everyone is harboring deadly secrets? Can their faith surmount even the horrors of a diabolical plot? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=569705 Late November of 1941. Half the world is at war, and with the other half about to join in, a thousand U.S. Marines stand sentinel over the last days of an uneasy truce between ourselves and the Imperial Japanese Army in chaotic North China. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=627850 The France they have known is crumbling around them. Two courageous women face danger and betrayal under Hitlers tyranny. Giselle Munier and Jean Thornton are more like sisters than cousins, having spent many summers together while Giselles French father taught at the American university. But with the outbreak of World War II, both womens lives take a dramatic turn. Jean joins the American Red Cross and is assigned to a sprawling military hospital in Wales. But Giselle, active in the French Resistance, has been betrayed and arrested by the Nazis. Though underground compatriots are able to rescue and hide her, Giselle remains in grave danger because she knows the identity of other Resistance leaders. Jean is determined to try smuggling Giselle to freedom, no matter how ill-advised the idea seems. The Allies prepare to invade Europe while she makes intricate plans for a parachute jump into occupied France. But for such a plan to succeed, both women will need to summon strength and courage far beyond their own resources. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1381194 The Amber Room is one of the greatest treasures ever made by man: an entire room forged of exquisite amber, from its four massive walls to its finely crafted furniture. But it is also the subject of one of historys most intriguing mysteries. Originally commissioned in 1701 by Frederick I of Prussia, the Room was later perfected Tsarskoe Selo, the Russian imperial city. In 1941, German troops invaded the Soviet Union, looting everything in their wake and seizing the Amber Room. When the Allies began the bombing of Germany in August 1944, the Room was hidden. And despite the best efforts of treasure hunters and art collectors from around the world, it has never been seen again. Now, two powerful men have set their best operatives loose in pursuit, and the hunt has begun once more. Life is good for Atlanta judge Rachel Cutler. She loves her job, loves her kids, and remains civil to her ex-husband, Paul. But everything changes when her father, a man who survived the horrors of World War II, dies under strange circumstances--and leaves behind clues to a secret he kept his entire life ... a secret about something called the Amber Room. Desperate to know the truth about her fathes suspicious dealings, Rachel takes off for Germany, with Paul close behind. Shortly after arriving, they find themselves involved with a cast of shadowy characters who all claim to share their quest. But as they learn more about the history of the treasure they seek, Rachel and Paul realize theyre in way over their heads. Locked in a treacherous game with ruthless professional killers and embroiled in a treasure hunt of epic proportions, Rachel and Paul suddenly find themselves on a collision course with the forces of power, evil, and history itself. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=627972 Pete Simons all-American life was everything he ever wished for: a good home, a satisfying career, and a marriage still strong and loving after nearly twenty years. But in the days following the assassination of John F. Kennedy, everything is about to change. And it begins with the appearance of a stranger at his door. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1543165 With only a yellowing photograph in hand, a young man - also named Jonathan Safran Foer - sets out to find the woman who might or might not have saved his grandfather from the Nazis. Accompanied by an old man haunted by memories of the war, an amorous dog named Sammy Davis, Junior, Junior, and the unforgettable Alex, a young Ukrainian translator who speaks in a sublimely butchered English, Jonathan is led on a quixotic journey over a devastated landscape and into an unexpected past. As their adventure unfolds, Jonathan imagines the history of his grandfathers village, conjuring a magical fable of startling symmetries that unite generations across time. Lit by passion, fear, guilt, memory, and hope, the characters in Everything Is Illuminated mine the black holes of history. As the search moves back in time, the fantastical history moves forward, until reality collides with fiction in a heart-stopping scene of extraordinary power. An arresting blend of high comedy and great tragedy, this is a story about searching for people and places that no longer exist, for the hidden truths that haunt every family, and for the delicate but necessary tales that link past and future. Exuberant and wise, hysterically funny and deeply moving, EVERYTHING IS ILLUMINATED is an astonishing debut. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1749157