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Résistance [sound recording] : a Frenchwoman's journal of the war / by Humbert, Agnès.(CARDINAL)547454; Bean, Joyce.nrt.(CARDINAL)354979;
Read by Joyce Bean.A diary by a key member of the French Resistance during the German occupation of 1940 recounts her group's betrayal to the Gestapo, her imprisonment and deportation to Germany, and the brutal treatment she and her friends endured in labor camps.
Subjects: Humbert, Agnès; Audiobooks.; Prisoners of war; Prisoners of war; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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In the wake of war : military occupation, emancipation, and Civil War America / by Lang, Andrew F.,1982-author.(CARDINAL)350197;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-308) and index.The Republican tradition, military occupation, and Civil War history -- Conflicting cultures and the Mexican-American War -- Policy, process, and the landscape of Union occupation during the Civil War -- Union soldiers and the symbol of a standing army of occupation -- Informal economies and the strains of Republican disinterestedness -- The irregular war, guerrilla violence, and counterinsurgency -- Lincoln's proclamation and the white racial assumptions of wartime occupation -- Racial authority, cultural change, and black wartime military occupation -- Republicanism, race, and the problem of postwar occupation -- Military reconstruction and the fate of union.
Subjects: Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877); Military occupation; Civil-military relations; Freed persons;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The thunder before the storm : the autobiography of Clyde Bellecourt / by Bellecourt, Clyde H.(Clyde Howard),1936-2022,author.; Lurie, Jon,1967-author.(CARDINAL)389751;
The American Indian Movement burst onto the scene in the late 1960s as indigenous people across the country began to demand what is rightfully theirs. Clyde Bellecourt, whose Ojibwe name translates as "The Thunder Before the Storm," is one of its cofounders and iconic leaders. This intimate narrative covers his childhood on the White Earth Reservation, his long journey through the prison system, and his embodiment of "confrontation politics" in waging war against entrenched racism. Bellecourt is up-front and unapologetic when discussing his battles with drug addiction, his clashes with other AIM leaders, his experiences on the Trail of Broken Treaties and at Wounded Knee, and the cases of Leonard Peltier and murdered AIM activist Anna Mae Aquash. This gritty, as-told-to memoir also uncovers the humanity behind Bellecourt's militant image, revealing a sensitive spirit whose wounds motivated him to confront injustice and to help others gain a sense of pride by knowing their culture.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Bellecourt, Clyde H. (Clyde Howard), 1936-2022.; American Indian Movement.; Indian activists; Ojibwa Indians; Red Power movement; Indians of North America; Oglala Indians; Human rights workers; Indians of North America; Indians of North America;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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You'll die in Singapore / by McCormac, Charles,1915-;
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; McCormac, Charles, 1915-; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Prisoner-of-war escapes; Escaped prisoners of war; Escaped prisoners of war;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Transportation.
Presents an overview of twenty-three careers in the field of transportation, including job duties and responsibilities; personal and professional requirements; suggestions for exploring the occupation; information on employers, salary, and employment outlook; and additional sources.
Subjects: Young adult literature.; Young adult literature.; Transportation; Vocational guidance.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Résistance : a woman's journal of struggle and defiance in occupied France / by Humbert, Agnès.(CARDINAL)547454;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 358-359) and index.The fall of the Third Republic -- Paris under the Swastika -- In the prison du Cherche-Midi -- In the prison de la Sante -- In the prison de Fresnes -- In the communal cell -- Forced labour -- At the Phrix Rayon Factory -- The fall of the Third Reich -- Hunting the Nazis.A real-life Suite Française, this riveting diary by a key female member of the French Resistance in WWII is translated into English for the first time. Agnès Humbert was an art historian in Paris during the German occupation in 1940. Though she might well have weathered the oppressive regime, Humbert was stirred to action by the atrocities she witnessed. In an act of astonishing bravery, she joined forces with several colleagues to form an organized resistance--very likely the first such group to fight back against the occupation. (In fact, their newsletter, Résistance, gave the French Resistance its name.) In the throes of their struggle for freedom, the members of Humbert's group were betrayed to the Gestapo; Humbert herself was imprisoned. In immediate, electrifying detail, Humbert describes her time in prison, her deportation to Germany, where for more than two years she endured a string of brutal labor camps, and the horror of discovering that seven of her friends were executed by a firing squad. But through the direst of conditions, and ill health in the labor camps, Humbert retains hope for herself, for her friends, and for humanity. Originally published in France in 1946, the book was soon forgotten and is now translated into English for the first time.--From publisher description.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Diaries.; Personal narratives.; Humbert, Agnès; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Prisoners of war; Prisoners of war;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5
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After Appomattox : military occupation and the ends of war / by Downs, Gregory P.(CARDINAL)302270;
"The Civil War did not end at Appomattox Court House. Nor did it end at the surrenders that followed in North Carolina, Texas, and Indian Country. The Civil War dragged on for at least five years after Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant in April 1865. In the first large-scale examination of the post-Civil War occupation, this book offers a rethinking of Reconstruction, the end of the Civil War, and the United States' history of occupation. The Civil War could not end, because slavery had not yet ended. Freedpeople held in bondage throughout the South taught soldiers that it would take military force to crush the institution of slavery. To create reliable rights on the ground and to stave off planters' efforts to restore their power, the United States launched an expansive, aggressive, little-understood occupation of the rebel states, granting the Army power to overturn laws, appoint new officials, conduct military trials, and ignore writs of habeas corpus. Yet relying on occupation posed dilemmas for the United States. Isolated in small outposts, the Army could regulate only what it could see. In large no-man's lands, a series of insurgencies and partisan conflicts arose; much of the South fell into near-anarchy. Maintaining an occupation created political problems as well, as northern voters urged Congress to cut spending and send troops home. This book describes a Civil War that could not quite end, a peace that could not quite be achieved, and a resolution that continues to shape American life"--Provided by publisher.Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction: The war that could not end -- After surrender -- Emancipation at gunpoint -- The challenge of civil government -- Authority without arms -- The war in Washington -- A false peace -- Enfranchisement by martial law -- Between bullets and ballots -- The perils of peace -- Conclusion: A government without force -- Appendixes.
Subjects: Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877); Military occupation; Civil-military relations; Freed persons; Social conflict;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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By all means available : memoirs of a life in intelligence, special operations, and strategy / by Vickers, Michael G.,author.(CARDINAL)872071;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 483-526) and index.Part I: Preparation -- Green Beret ; Special forces Operator and Commander ; Going to war with CIA ; Counterterrorism operations, Operational Certification ; Part II: War with the Red Army -- The Great Commission ; Developing a war-winning strategy ; Critical decisions: March 1985 to January 1986 ; Driving the Soviets out ; "We won" ; Building new intellectual capital ; Part III: War with Al-Qa'ida -- No sanctuary ; Disrupt, dismantle, defeat ; The war beyond the core ; HVT1 ; Neptune's spear ; Af-Pak ; Surge, drawdown, transition, defeat ; Iraq: hidden surge to ISIS ; Part IV: Fighting on multiple fronts -- Counter proliferation ; Counter narco-insurgency ; The battle for the Middle East ; Crisis and change in defense intelligence ; The return of great power competition ; Winning the New Cold War ; Part V: Reflections -- Intelligence, special operations, and strategy ; The long goodbye."A vivid narrative of a life in intelligence and special operations, from the Cold War to the war on terror. In 1984, Michael Vickers took charge of the CIA's secret campaign against the Soviets in Afghanistan. Inheriting a strategy aimed at imposing costs on Russia, Vickers transformed the campaign into an all-out effort to help the Afghans win their war. More than any other American, he was responsible for the outcome in Afghanistan that led to the end of the Cold War. In By All Means Available, Vickers recounts his remarkable career, from his days as a Green Beret to his vision for victory in Afghanistan to his role in waging America's war on terror at the highest levels in government. In captivating detail, he depicts his years in Special Forces, revealing how those experiences directly influenced his approach to shaping policy, and offers a deeply informed analysis of the greatest challenges facing America today. This is a riveting and illuminating insider's account of the military and intelligence worlds at every level."--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Vickers, Michael G.; United States. Army. Special Forces; United States. Central Intelligence Agency; United States. Department of Defense; National security; Special operations (Military science); Strategy.; Terrorism; War on Terrorism, 2001-2009;
Available copies: 12 / Total copies: 15
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Anne Frank : the diary of a young girl / by Frank, Anne,1929-1945.(CARDINAL)147286;
Subjects: Diaries.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Frank, Anne, 1929-1945; Memoirs and biographies.; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Jews; Jews; World War, 1939-1945; Biography.; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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Communities / by Saunders-Smith, Gail.(CARDINAL)211919;
Includes bibliographical references (page 23) and index.Describes various kinds of workers in a community and explains the service which persons in each occupation provide.240LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Occupations; Occupations;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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