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History and Current Events March 2020
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The Hermit King : The Dangerous Game of Kim Jong Un
by Chung Min Lee
With North Korea poised at the crossroads of history, an Asian geopolitical expert tells the story of the rise of the Kim Jong Un Dynasty and its atrocities, motivations and diplomatic goals and discusses the possible outcomes of its aggressive standoff with the world superpowers.
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Floating coast : an environmental history of the Bering Strait
by Bathsheba Demuth
An environmental historian draws on her experiences living among the indigenous people of Beringia in a comprehensive exploration of the relationship between capitalism, communism, and Arctic ecology since the dawn of the industrial age.
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Women pilots of World War II
by L. L Owens
World War II marked the first time women pilots were trained to fly military planes in the United States. Although most were not allowed to fly combat missions, they provided great service to the Allied forces. Learn about the brave women in the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union who trained, flew, and fought for the Allies, blazing a path for women in the military.
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Soldier girls : the battles of three women at home and at war
by Helen Thorpe
Describes the experiences of three women soldiers deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq to reveal how their military service has affected their friendship, personal lives and families, detailing the realities of their work on bases and in war zones and how their choices and losses shaped their perspectives.
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Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II
by Liza Mundy
In this "sleek, compelling narrative" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review), journalist Liza Mundy details women's secret and essential contributions to American military intelligence during the 1940s. Drawing on voluminous government records and interviews with some of the women, Code Girls describes their code-breaking work and its significance. For a close-up of one woman's contributions to cryptography, pick up Jason Fagone's The Woman Who Smashed Codes.
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Resistance women : a novel
by Jennifer Chiaverini
Resisting the power grabs of an increasingly formidable Nazi Party in 1930s Berlin, the courageous American wife of a German intellectual and her circle of women friends engage in a clandestine battle to sabotage Hitler's regime.
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