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1. The girls who stepped out of line: untold stories of the women who changed the course of World War II

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Author:
Eder, Mari K.
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"[This work] takes you inside the lives and experiences of 15 unknown women heroes from the Greatest Generation, the women who served, fought, struggled, and made things happen during WWII--in and out of uniform, for theirs is a legacy destined to embolden generations of women to come. Liane B. Russell fled Austria with nothing and later became a renowned U.S. scientist whose research on the effects of radiation on embryos made a difference to thousands...

2. Saving Aziz: how the mission to help one became a calling to rescue thousands from the Taliban

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Author:
Robichaux, Chad, 1975-
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"Former Force Recon Marine Chad Robichaux details the incredible rescue missions that evacuated not only his long-time comrade and interpreter, Aziz, but also more than 17,000 Afghans and allies who were left in the grip of the Taliban's violent regime as the United States military withdrew from Afghanistan"--