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100 1 a| Atwood, Kathryn J.,e| author.=| ^A1117829;

245 10 a| Women heroes of World War II :b| the Pacific Theater : 15 stories of resistance, rescue, sabotage, and survival /c| Kathryn J. Atwood.;

264 1 a| Chicago, Illinois :b| Chicago Review Press,c| [2017];

300 a| xix, 235 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 23 cm.;

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490 1 a| Women of action;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-228) and index.;

505 0 a| China -- Peggy Hull: in a war zone -- Minnie Vautrin: American hero at the Nanking Massacre -- Gladys Aylward: "All China is a battlefield" -- The United States and the Philippines -- Elizabeth MacDonald: Pearl Harbor reporter and OSS agent -- Denny Williams: Nurse under fire -- Margaret Utinsky: The Miss U network -- Yay Panlilio: Guerilla writer -- Claire Phillips: Manila agent -- Maria Rosa Henson: Guerilla courier and rape survivor -- Mayala, Singapore, and the Dutch East Indies -- Sybil Kathigasu: "This was war" -- Elizabeth Choy: "Justice will triumph" -- Vivian Bullwinkel: Sole survivor -- Helen Coljin: Rising above -- Iwo Jima and Okinawa -- Jane Kendeign: Navy flight nurse -- Dickey Chapelle: "As far forward as you'll let me.";

520 a| Collects the stories of fifteen women who risked their lives to become heroes in the Pacific theater of World War II.;

650 0 a| World War, 1939-1945x| Participation, Femalev| Juvenile literature.=| ^A153468;

650 0 a| World War, 1939-1945z| Pacific Areav| Juvenile literature.=| ^A118745;

650 0 a| World War, 1939-1945x| Underground movementsv| Juvenile literature.=| ^A67233;

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Women heroes of World War II : the Pacific Theater : 15 stories of resistance, rescue, sabotage, and survival / Kathryn J. Atwood.

Author/creator	Atwood, Kathryn J. author.
Format	Book
Publication	Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, [2017]
Copyright Date	©2017
Description	xix, 235 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Subjects	World War, 1939-1945--Women. --Biography. --Juvenile literature. World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Female. --Juvenile literature. World War, 1939-1945--Pacific Area. --Juvenile literature. World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements. --Juvenile literature.

Series	Women of action Women of action (Chicago, Ill.) ^A1192407
Contents	China -- Peggy Hull: in a war zone -- Minnie Vautrin: American hero at the Nanking Massacre -- Gladys Aylward: "All China is a battlefield" -- The United States and the Philippines -- Elizabeth MacDonald: Pearl Harbor reporter and OSS agent -- Denny Williams: Nurse under fire -- Margaret Utinsky: The Miss U network -- Yay Panlilio: Guerilla writer -- Claire Phillips: Manila agent -- Maria Rosa Henson: Guerilla courier and rape survivor -- Mayala, Singapore, and the Dutch East Indies -- Sybil Kathigasu: "This was war" -- Elizabeth Choy: "Justice will triumph" -- Vivian Bullwinkel: Sole survivor -- Helen Coljin: Rising above -- Iwo Jima and Okinawa -- Jane Kendeign: Navy flight nurse -- Dickey Chapelle: "As far forward as you'll let me."
Abstract	Collects the stories of fifteen women who risked their lives to become heroes in the Pacific theater of World War II.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-228) and index.
LCCN	2016002794
ISBN	9781613731680 (cloth ; alk. paper)
ISBN	161373168X (cloth ; alk. paper)
ISBN	(epub)
ISBN	(Kindle)

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