Little Minnesota in World War II
Little Minnesota in World War II

Author: Jill A. Johnson

Publisher: Adventure Publications

Published: 2017-09-05

Total Pages: 921

ISBN-13: 1591937574

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During World War II, a total of 165 men from Minnesota’s smallest towns gave their lives for our country. Several were awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, Silver Star, and Bronze Star. All received the award no one wanted: the Purple Heart. Most of their stories have never been told publicly. Little Minnesota in World War II, by Jill A. Johnson and Deane L. Johnson, honors these brave men from the smallest rural towns. From John Emery (who died December 7, 1941, on board the USS Arizona) to Herman Thelander (who was lost in the Bermuda Triangle, a mystery unsolved to this day), this unique book allows you to experience the war through personal accounts of the men and their families. With photos from the war, scans of actual letters, journal excerpts, and family memories, this one-of-a-kind book brings history to life and will make you feel prouder than ever to be Minnesotan.

Behind Barbed Wire
Behind Barbed Wire

Author: Anita Buck

Publisher: North Star Press of St. Cloud

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780878391134

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More than fifteen POW camps housing German captives existed in Minnesota during World War II. This is the history of those camps, where they were, how they worked, and how the POW's contributed to Minnesota economy, and how and when they ended.

Little Minnesota
Little Minnesota

Author: Jill A. Johnson

Publisher: Adventure Publications

Published: 2011-11-28

Total Pages: 1236

ISBN-13: 1591935105

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They're Minnesota's smallest towns, but they have huge character! Experience the rich stories, histories and cultures of 100 charming small towns, with populations from 5 to 141. And meet the friendly people who call these places home. Each entry in the book features folks who know what it means to help their neighbors and locales that range from quaint to historic. It's one book, and it's one hundred towns to love.

Those Angry Days
Those Angry Days

Author: Lynne Olson

Publisher: Random House Incorporated

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 577

ISBN-13: 1400069742

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Traces the crisis period leading up to America's entry in World War II, describing the nation's polarized interventionist and isolation factions as represented by the government, in the press and on the streets, in an account that explores the forefront roles of British-supporter President Roosevelt and isolationist Charles Lindbergh. (This book was previously featured in Forecast.)

D-Day Dakotas
D-Day Dakotas

Author: Martin W Bowman

Publisher: Pen and Sword Aviation

Published: 2019-07-11

Total Pages: 469

ISBN-13: 1526746166

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On 18 December 1935 when the first flight of the Douglas DC-3 took place, few could have imagined that it would become one of the world’s most celebrated aircraft of all time, not just as a commercial airliner but also as the C-47 military transport. When production ceased in the summer of 1945, a total of 10,926 had been built. This wonderfully versatile aircraft played a significant part in airborne operations around the world; but perhaps its most notable employment occurred during the June 1944 Normandy campaign. This important episode within the wider history of ‘D-Day' is enlivened here in classic fashion by Martin Bowman, in a narrative that features both extensive historical notes as well as deeply personal accounts of endurance and individual gallantry. This amplified account of events as they unfolded in the skies above France on D-Day (5/6 and 6/7 June, 1944) reveals the invaluable contribution these workhorses of World War II made to the overall success in Normandy. It follows the author’s comprehensive five part work published by Pen & Sword (Air War D-Day) that included a multitude of personal military accounts from both Allied and German personnel who took part in Operation ‘Overlord’ and the Normandy campaign.

Minnesota
Minnesota

Author: Peter Jaffe

Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP

Published: 2002-07-02

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 9780836851380

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Illustrations and text present the history, geography, people, politics and government, economy, and social life and customs of Minnesota, which is also known as "The North Star State."

Little Minnesota in World War II
Little Minnesota in World War II

Author: Jill A. Johnson

Publisher: Adventure Publications

Published: 2017-09-26

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 9781591935537

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This unique book allows readers to experience World War II through personal accounts, photos from the war, scans of actual letters, journal excerpts, and family memories of men from Minnesota's smallest towns who served and sacrificed.

Minnesota Goes to War
Minnesota Goes to War

Author: Dave Kenney

Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 9780873515061

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Honors Minnesotans who faced war with equal amounts of determination and dread, courage and fear, in places as far away as the Pacific and Europe and as close as our hometown.

Weird Minnesota
Weird Minnesota

Author: Eric Dregni

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 1402739087

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War Monuments, Museums and Library Collections of 20th Century Conflicts
War Monuments, Museums and Library Collections of 20th Century Conflicts

Author: Steve Rajtar

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2015-07-11

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 1476612374

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This unique state-by-state directory covers monuments, memorials, museums, markers, statues and library collections that relate to the veterans, weapons, vehicles, airplanes, victims or any other aspect of war in which the United States participated. While a site may have been created before 1900 (such as a fort), there must be some operational or historical tie to a twentieth century conflict to be included here. General collections, such as museums of aviation, are included if they house materials related to a twentieth century conflict. The coverage is so thorough that statues honoring veterans of the Civil War appear if veterans of later wars are on their rosters of honorees. Another example of the comprehensiveness of this compilation is in the inclusion of memorials to victims of war such as the Holocaust Museum in Houston, Texas. For each site, the following information is given: street address, phone number, website and email address (if applicable), days and hours of operation, admission fees, other necessary information, and a brief description of the site.