Women heroes of World War II : the Pacific Theater : 15 stories of resistance, rescue, sabotage, and survival
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Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press Incorporated, [2016].
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9781613731680, 161373168X
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LC Subjects
Biographies.
Juvenile works.
Literature.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific Area -- Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Female -- Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Juvenile works.
Literature.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific Area -- Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Female -- Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Published
Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press Incorporated, [2016].
Format
Book
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xix, 235 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781613731680, 161373168X
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Glamorous American singer Claire Phillips opened a nightclub in Manila, using the earnings to secretly feed starving American POWs. She also began working as a spy, chatting up Japanese military men and passing their secrets along to local guerrilla resistance fighters. Australian Army nurse Vivian Bullwinkel, stationed in Singapore, then shipwrecked in the Dutch East Indies, became the sole survivor of a horrible massacre by Japanese soldiers. She hid for day, tending to a seriously wounded British soldier while wounded herself. Humanitarian Elizabeth Choy lived the rest of her life hating war, though not her tormentors, after enduring six months of starvation and torture by the Japanese military police. In these pages, readers will meet these and other courageous women and girls who risked their lives through their involvement in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II. Fifteen suspense-filled stories unfold across China, Japan, Malaya, Singapore, the Dutch East Indies, and the Philippines, providing an inspiring reminder of womens' and girls' refusal to sit on the sidelines around the world and throughout history. These women - whose stories span 1932 to 1945, the last year of the war - served in dangerous roles as spies, medics, journalists, resisters, and saboteurs. Seven of them were captured and imprisoned by the Japanese, enduring brutal conditions. Author Kathryn J. Atwood provides appropriate context and framework for teens 14 and up to grapple with these harsh realities of war. Discussion questions and a guide for further study assist readers and educators in learning about this important and often neglected period of history. -- from dust jacket.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Atwood, K. J. (2016). Women heroes of World War II: the Pacific Theater : 15 stories of resistance, rescue, sabotage, and survival . Chicago Review Press Incorporated.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Atwood, Kathryn J. 2016. Women Heroes of World War II: The Pacific Theater : 15 Stories of Resistance, Rescue, Sabotage, and Survival. Chicago Review Press Incorporated.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Atwood, Kathryn J. Women Heroes of World War II: The Pacific Theater : 15 Stories of Resistance, Rescue, Sabotage, and Survival Chicago Review Press Incorporated, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Atwood, Kathryn J. Women Heroes of World War II: The Pacific Theater : 15 Stories of Resistance, Rescue, Sabotage, and Survival Chicago Review Press Incorporated, 2016.
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