War Nonfiction

Alles beginnt damit, dass der junge Robert von Locksley durch Betrug und Intrige seinen Besitz verliert und als Geächteter in den Sherwood Forest flieht. Dort trifft er auf Gleichgesinnte, die bald seine getreuen Gefährten und unzertrennlichen Freunde werden. Robins Stockkampf mit dem riesenhaften Little John fehlt ebenso wenig wie das Wettschießen mit dem meisterhaften Bogenschützen Scarlet oder die Begegnung mit Bruder Tuck, dem stets hungrigen Philosophen unter den Männern im Wald. Gemeinsam setzen sie sich gegen den rachsüchtigen Guy von Gisbourne zur Wehr. Und gegen Robins anderen großen Widersacher, den mächtigen Sheriff von Nottingham, der kein anderes Ziel kennt, als die Bande endlich zur Strecke zu bringen. Zahlreiche gefährliche Abenteuer sind zu bestehen, bevor Robin Hood am Ende sogar Richard Löwenherz begegnet, dem großen König von England.

Wer war Klaus Störtebeker? Das Schicksal dieses Piraten fasziniert die Menschen seit vielen Jahrhunderten und hat zahlreiche Legenden angeregt. In ihrer lebendigen und farbigen Erzählung porträtiert Kirsten John den "deutschen Robin Hood" und berühmten Seeräuber, der die reichen Kaufleute in Hamburg und Bremen ausraubte und seine Beute unter den Armen verteilte. Von den Kaufleuten gehasst und gefürchtet, stiegen Störtebeker und seine Männer zu Volkshelden der kleinen Leute in Norddeutschland auf.

For more than 100 years, a submarine lay buried beneath the ocean floor near Charleston, South Carolina. This Civil War stealth weapon, the H.L. Hunley, made history in 1864 as the first submarine ever to sink an enemy ship. But something went wrong during that daring mission. The Hunley never returned to port.

The story of a dog so brave he saved lives and won hearts. This is the true heart-warming story of Stubby, a small, stump-tailed terrier who fought alongside Allied forces on the Western Front during World War I. This brave and clever dog could detect enemy soldiers, impending gas attacks, and even salute higher-ranking officers! But even more, this is the story of the remarkable friendship between an American soldier named Robert Conroy and the stray who adopted him and his unit.

Adults wage war, while children are unwitting victims, pulled into a maelstrom of fear and hate without any choice. This is a story about two groups of teenagers on opposite sides of the world, forever connected by an act of war. It is a story about the adults some of those teens became, forever connected by acts of forgiveness, understanding, and peace. And it is a story about one remarkable man, whose heart belonged to both America and Japan, who put that peace and understanding in motion.

A page-turning middle-grade adaptation of the New York Times bestseller about how a newly independent nation was challenged by foreign powers and what happened when America's third president decided to stand up to intimidation. When Thomas Jefferson became president in 1801, America was deeply...

In the tradition of Hidden Figures and The Girls of Atomic City, Code Girls is the amazing true story of the young American women who cracked German and Japanese military codes during World War II. More than ten thousand women served as codebreakers during World War II, recruited by the U.S...

The Bismark was the greatest warship ever built, with guns so powerful and accurate it could destroy an enemy ship while safely staying outside the line of fire. But the Allies had to sink it...or risk losing the war. William Shirer, famed World War II correspondent and author of The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, captures every suspenseful moment of the perilous mission.

Based on Richard Rubin's wildly popular New York Times series, Back Over There is a timely journey, in turns reverent and iconoclastic but always fascinating, through a place where the past and present are never really separated. In The Last of the Doughboys, Richard Rubin introduced readers to...

This is a true story of Oscar P. Dog, a puppy who was adopted by a Navy warship on deployment and found his way to America. It is designed to make you laugh and perhaps help military kids understand the concept of a deployment.

On a hot day in July 1919, five black youths went swimming in Lake Michigan, unintentionally floating close to the white beach. An angry white man began throwing stones at the boys, striking and killing one. Racial conflict on the beach erupted into days of urban violence that shook the city of Chicago to its foundations. This mesmerizing narrative draws on contemporary accounts as it traces the roots of the explosion that had been building for decades in race relations, politics, business, and clashes of culture.

World War II was raging, with thousands of American soldiers fighting overseas against the injustices brought on by Hitler. Back on the home front, the injustice of discrimination against African Americans was playing out as much on Main Street as in the military. Enlisted black men were segregated from white soldiers and regularly relegated to service duties. At Fort Benning, Georgia, First Sergeant Walter Morris’s men served as guards at The Parachute School while the white soldiers prepared to be paratroopers.

What four-legged soldiers fight beside our troops? Military dogs! They can sniff out enemies and find dangerous weapons. These dogs are hardworking members of the military. Learn all about what these amazing animals can do.

In the Civil War, the government hired women and girls - some as young as nine - to make millions of rounds of ammunition. They worked 72-hour weeks with little training. Poor immigrant girls and widows paid the price for carelessness at three major arsenals. Many of these workers were killed, blown up, and burned beyond recognition. Gunpowder Girls is a story of child labor and immigrant hopes and the cruel, endless demands of an all-consuming war. A Junior Library Guild selection.

Du möchtest Popstar werden? In diesem Hörbuch erfährst du alles, was du wissen musst, um die Bühnen der Welt zu erobern. Was sollte ich als späterer Popstar mitbringen? Welche Wege führen zum Plattenvertrag? Was sind mögliche Hindernisse, was sind die Schattenseiten einer Karriere als Popstar? Und welche Rolle spielen Talent, Fleiß und Durchhaltevermögen oder Plattformen wie Youtube und Soundcloud?

In der "Ich wär so gern..."-Reihe erfährst du alles darüber, was du über deinen späteren Berufswunsch wissen musst. Welche Voraussetzungen muss ich vorab erfüllen? Welche Wege führen zu meinem Traumjob? Was sind mögliche Hindernisse, was die Schattenseiten? Wir begleiten (teils prominente) Fachleute und Experten zu ihrem Arbeitsplatz, lauschen ihnen im Arbeitsalltag über die Schulter - und geben dir Tipps & Tricks, wie du deinen Wunschberuf erlangen kannst.

In der "Ich wär so gern..."-Reihe erfährst du alles darüber, was du über deinen späteren Berufswunsch wissen musst. Welche Voraussetzungen muss ich vorab erfüllen? Welche Wege führen zu meinem Traumjob? Was sind mögliche Hindernisse, was die Schattenseiten? Wir begleiten (teils prominente) Fachleute und Experten zu ihrem Arbeitsplatz, lauschen ihnen im Arbeitsalltag über die Schulter - und geben dir Tipps & Tricks, wie du deinen Wunschberuf erlangen kannst.

In der "Ich wär so gern..."-Reihe erfährst du alles darüber, was du über deinen späteren Berufswunsch wissen musst. Welche Voraussetzungen muss ich vorab erfüllen? Welche Wege führen zu meinem Traumjob? Was sind mögliche Hindernisse, was die Schattenseiten? Wir begleiten (teils prominente) Fachleute und Experten zu ihrem Arbeitsplatz, lauschen ihnen im Arbeitsalltag über die Schulter - und geben dir Tipps & Tricks, wie du deinen Wunschberuf erlangen kannst.

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Caren Stelson brings Sachiko Yasui's story of surviving the atomic bombing of Nagasaki to a young audience. Sachiko's family home was about half a mile from where the atomic bomb fell on August 9, 1945. Her family experienced devastating loss. When they returned to the rubble where their home once stood, her father miraculously found their serving bowl fully intact. This delicate, green, leaf-shaped bowl—which once held their daily meals—now holds memories of the past and serves as a vessel of hope, peace, and new traditions for Sachiko and the surviving members of her family.