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41) Jasmine nights
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
At twenty-three, Saba Tarcan knows her only hope of escaping the clamor of Cardiff Bay, Wales, lies in her voice. While traveling Britain, singing for wounded soldiers, Saba meets handsome fighter pilot Dom Benson, recovering from burns after a crash. When Saba auditions to entertain troops in far-off lands, Dom follows her to London. Just as their relationship begins to take root, Saba is sent to sing in Africa, and Dom is assigned a new mission...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Formats
Description
"A heart-stopping new novel, based on the extraordinary true stories of an American socialite and a British secret agent whose stunning acts of courage collide in the darkest hours of WWII, from the bestselling author of The Invisible Woman. Two women, two countries. Nothing in common but a call to resist. 1940. In a world newly burning with war, and in spite of her American family's wishes, Virginia decides to stay in occupied France with her French...
46) Liberation
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Description
Drawn into the underground Resistance in occupied France, special-ops spy Nancy Wake quickly rises to the top of the Nazi's most-wanted list, only to find her husband arrested for the acts she has committed.
Author
Series
None stood taller volume 2
Publisher
P&C Turnham
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
For Lily and Edward, Lord Middlebourne, the success of the D-Day landings on June 6th 1944 might have marked the end of their wartime involvement. Little did they realise that Hitler's secret weapons programme was nearing completion. The V1 flying bomb and the V2 rocket represented a new and deadly threat to Great Britain. The unique abilities of SOE Station M are immediately brought to bear upon the new danger. Their task takes on an even darker...
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Audio
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
Unabridged.
Description
1940. As England prepares to fight the Nazis, three very different women answer the call to mysterious country estate Bletchley Park, where the best minds in Britain train to break German military codes. Vivacious debutante Osla is the girl who has everything: beauty, wealth, and the dashing Prince Philip of Greece sending her roses, but she burns to prove herself as more than a society girl, and puts her fluent German to use as a translator of decoded...
49) Land girls
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
1996.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Description
A novel on three "land girls," members of Britain's Women's Land Army during World War II. Serving their country, plowing and shoveling manure are Prue, a boy-hungry hairdresser; Agatha, an undergraduate eager to share Homer's poems with the farmer's son; and dreamy Stella whose beau is in the Royal Navy. By the author of Invitation to the Married Life.
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Description
Arriving in Paris to receive the Légion d'honneur for their part in the liberation of France, the 90-something Williamson sisters, Britain's most treasured World War II veterans, use this opportunity to settle scores, avenge lost friends and pull off one last, daring heist before their illustrious careers are over.
53) Alto riesgo
Author
Publisher
Grijalbo Mondadori
Pub. Date
c2001
Edition
1a ed.
Description
Spanish translation of "Jackdaws". Charged with crippling communications in Europe before D-Day, Special Operations Executive "Flick" Clariet must pin her hopes on an all female group of nonprofessionals code-named the Jackdaws.
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