Now bent with age, a dwindling number of WWII veterans joined a new generation of leaders on the shores where they landed 80 years ago.
Gold, Juno and Sword — was fueled by World War II-era jeeps and trucks tearing down hedge-rowed lanes so deadly for Allied troops who fought dug-in German defenders, and of reenactors playing at war on sands where D-Day soldiers fell. ...
Bravery and courage is a theme throughout the story Number The Stars by Lois Lowry. Number the stars talks place in Copenhagen, Denmark during World War II. German soldiers are roaming the streets in Copenhagen. People are in fear, especially Jews, of the German soldiers due to the fact th...
He is found by John, Six and Sarah in Arkansas after Five burns a crop with his symbol and writes a message where to find him. It is revealed in Five's Legacy that he is thirteen a few days after Two was killed, which makes him actually seventeen years old, the second oldest of ...
But the Germans were defeated, with 1,400 killed in the fighting. Wake's fighters, however, only lost 100 soldiers, a credit to her tactical skills and organization. Post-war, Wake was awarded the George Medal, the United States Medal of Freedom, the Médaille de la Résistance, and ...
Yet perilous risks become the new norm for Hanneke when a customer enlists her help in finding a missing Jewish girl. Hanneke's boyfriend, Bas, was killed on the Dutch front lines during the German invasion of The Netherlands, and now her own life has become endangered after her ...