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1) The Korean War: America at war

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Isserman, Maurice

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Lamb Branch - YOUTH

J 951.904 I

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c1992	Facts on File	117 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.	English	On Shelf Lamb Branch - YOUTH J 951.904 I	More Info Place Hold

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Examines the political climate and military situation that led to the Korean War and discusses the key people and events involved in the conflict itself.

2) Continental divide: a history of American mountaineering

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Isserman, Maurice

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Lamb Branch - ADULT

796.52 I

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[2016]	First edition.	W.W. Norton & Company	x, 436 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm	English	On Shelf Lamb Branch - ADULT 796.52 I	More Info Place Hold

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In Continental Divide, Maurice Isserman tells the history of American mountaineering through four centuries of landmark climbs and first ascents. Mountains were originally seen as obstacles to civilization; over time they came to be viewed as places of redemption and renewal. The White Mountains stirred the transcendentalists; the Rockies and Sierras pulled explorers westward toward Manifest Destiny; Yosemite inspired the early environmental conservationists.......

3) Cronkite's war: his World War II letters home

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Cronkite, Walter

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Rawlings Branch - ADULT

BIO CRONKITE

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[2013]	Findaway World, LLC	1 audio media player (12 hr., 30 min.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.	English	On Shelf Rawlings Branch - ADULT BIO CRONKITE	More Info Place Hold

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Walter Cronkite, a giant in American journalism in the vanguard of The Greatest Generation, reveals his World War II experiences in this fascinating book. Cronkite married Betsy Maxwell on March 30, 1940, following a four-year courtship. She proved to be the love of his life, and their marriage lasted happily until her death in 2005. But before they celebrated their second anniversary, he became a credentialed war correspondent, preparing to leave...

4) World War II: America at War

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Isserman, Maurice

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2011	OverDrive	Unabridged	Redwood Audiobooks	English	Available Online Online OverDrive Collection	More Info Check Out OverDrive

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The world had not fully recovered from the horror of World War I or the anguish of its catastrophic aftermath, the Great Depression, before an even greater war commenced. The Third Reich of Adolf Hitler threatened to dominate all of Europe, and as the physicist Albert Einstein rushed to bring to the attention of President Franklin Roosevelt, the limitless destructive power of the atom was well within the reach of Nazi Germany. This revised edition

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5) Vietnam War: America at War

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Isserman, Maurice

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2011	OverDrive	Unabridged	Redwood Audiobooks	English	Available Online Online OverDrive Collection	More Info Check Out OverDrive

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In clear, lucid prose, Vietnam War, Revised Edition explores the critical questions surrounding the United States' experience in Vietnam: What led President Lyndon B. Johnson to commit combat troops in 1965? How was it possible for the North Vietnamese to suffer a military defeat in the Tet Offensive in 1968 and yet achieve a political victory? What has America learned from the experience of fighting in Vietnam? This riveting history includes

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