Ocean State Libraries

In 1940s New Orleans, Fish Elliot is a polio-survivor with a knack for inventing and building things, and his African American neighbor Olympia is a girl with a talent for messing things up, but they are united in an effort to save a starving stray dog they call Liberty--and when Liberty is caged by a nasty farmer, they find an unlikely ally in a German prisoner of war, Erich, who is not much older than the two children.

This account by a woman who fought the Nazis alongside her husband is "an indelible portrait of extraordinary strength of character" (The New Yorker). Virginia Roush fell in love with Philippe d'Albert-Lake during a visit to France in 1936; they married soon after. In 1943, they both joined the Resistance, where Virginia put her life in jeopardy as she sheltered downed airmen and later survived a Nazi prison camp. After the war, she stayed in France...

The worst maritime disaster in American history wasn t the Titanic. It was the steamboat Sultana on the Mississippi River and it could have been prevented.

"Discusses the debate over treatment and rights of prisoners of war, including an historical discussion of POWs"--Provided by publisher.

Describes what it was like to be an American prisoner of war held by the Germans or Japanese during World War II, discussing the physical conditions, emotional turmoil, and difficult transition to freedom after harsh imprisonment.

"Emil Kapaun -- priest, soldier, and Korean War hero -- is a rare man. He was recently awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military award, and is being considered by the Vatican for canonization as a saint" -- cover.