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"Werner Herzog, one of the most revered filmmakers of all time, in his first book in many years, tells the story of Hiroo Onoda, a Japanese soldier who continued to defend a small island in the Philippines for twenty-nine years after the end of World War Two In 1997, Werner Herzog was in Tokyo to direct an opera. His hosts there asked, whom would you like to meet? He replied instantly: Hiroo Onoda. Onoda was a former solider famous for having quixotically...
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A gripping reimagining of the drama, ego, intrigue, and madness at work during the World War I armistice negotiations In November 1918, after four long years of murderous conflict, six men gather in a railroad car in a secluded forest outside Paris, France, to negotiate an end to World War I. A pacifist, left-leaning diplomat with no military knowledge or experience, Matthias Erzberger has been selected by the German high command to represent their...
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The story of about three million soldiers who fought a war, no longer remembering the reason, and died, wishing for the end of it, while negotiations for peace remained unresolved for 25 months following June 1951. It is estimated that the Korean War left four million dead. The war continued for 37 months, and the armistice negotiations continued for two years and two months during the war. The entire military force was concentrated in a battle for...
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"Little Chao lost": Eggman thinks Chris and friends found another Emerald. "Emerald anniversary": Chris has an unhappy birthday when his gift, the sixth Chaos Emerald, is swiped by Eggman. "How to catch a hedgehog": Chris and Chuck must figure out what is keeping Sonic's leg running at all times. "A dastardly deed": Knuckles calls a truce with Eggman and convinces Chris to give up all their Chaos Emeralds. "Countdown to Chaos": A mysterious island...
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"On Christmas Eve, US Soldier John Myers and his platoon of men become trapped behind enemy lines during the Battle of the Bulge and seek refuge in a young woman's cottage. Her name is Alina. Myers and Alina fall in love during a brief Christmas Truce called with a German platoon who was seeking medical services for their Commandant's wife. However, the war is far from over and when the truce ends Myers and Alina make a pact to meet on Christmas Eve,...
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"The end of the tunnel": On April 29, 1975 - 10 years after America had committed ground combat troops to Vietnam and two years after a cease-fire agreement had failed to stop the fighting - North Vietnamese communists toppled the South Vietnamese government in Saigon in a lightning offensive that startled the world. "Peace is at hand": While American and Vietnamese soldiers continued to clash in battle, diplomats in Paris argued about making peace....
13) Silent night
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Christmas Eve, 1944. A German mother and her son seek refuge in a hunting cabin during World War II. When the cabin is invaded by three American soldiers and three German soldiers, she convinces them to keep the peace on Christmas and share dinner.
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This title examines the Christmas Truce of 1914, focusing on how the informal truces came to be and exploring the experiences of the soldiers of both sides. Compelling narrative text and well-chosen historical photographs and primary sources make this book perfect for report writing. Features include a glossary, a selected bibliography, websites, source notes, and an index, plus a timeline and essential facts. Aligned to Common Core Standards and...
15) True story of the Christmas truce: British and German eyewitness accounts from the first World War
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"'One of them shouted "A Merry Christmas English. We're not shooting tonight." . . . [then] they stuck up a light. Not to be outdone, so did we. Then up went another. So, we shoved up another. Soon the lines looked like an illuminated fete.' Rifleman Leslie Walkington. On Christmas Eve 1914, a group of German soldiers laid down their arms, lit lanterns and started to sing Christmas carols. The British troops in nearby trenches responded by singing...
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