Download or read book World War II Letters written by Bill Adler and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2003-11-29 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of letters from the Allied soldiers who fought and won World War II reveals the horror, humor, and boredom of this great conflict.
Download or read book A Glimpse of Freedom written by Douglas Shupinski and published by . This book was released on 2011-05-01 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is the summer of1777. General George Washington and the Continental Army have been repeatedly beaten by the British Army during the first two years of what has become a bitter, bloody war. Conventional wisdom tells Washington that it is time to retreat and regroup, saving his dwindling and battered army to fight another day. But Washington will attack. And he will do so not once, not twice, but three times over the remarkably short span of six weeks. As "The Philadelphia Campaign" unfolds, the desperate fight for in- dependence becomes a stark reality for those caught up in its violence. Jacob Landes, the quiet young man from rural Pennsylvania, receives his terrifying baptism of fire at the Battle of Brandywine. An awful nighttime slaughter known as the Massacre at Paoli is experienced by Sergeant Alexander Bickell, a Hessian mercenary in the British army. And Brigadier General William Maxwell watches in horror as his men launch attack after bloody attack on a British stronghold at the Battle of Germantown. This campaign will bear witness to a series of the largest and deadliest battles of the American Revolution that will test the resolve of both sides to continue the conflict, and have a dramatic impact on the ultimate outcome of the war - and the birth of a nation.
Download or read book My War Gone By I Miss It So written by Anthony Loyd and published by September Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-03 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Undoubtedly the most powerful and immediate book to emerge from the Balkan horror of ethnic civil war' Antony Beevor, Daily Telegraph In 1993, Anthony Loyd hitchhiked to the Balkans hoping to become a journalist. Leaving behind him the legends of a distinguished military family, he wanted to see 'a real war' for himself. In Bosnia he found one. The cruelty and chaos of the conflict both appalled and embraced him; the adrenalin lure of the action perhaps the loudest siren call of all. In the midst of the daily life-and-death struggle among Bosnia's Serbs, Croats and Muslims, Loyd was inspired by the extraordinary human fortitude he discovered. But returning home he found the void of peacetime too painful to bear, and so began a longstanding personal battle with drug abuse. This harrowing account shows humanity at its worst and best. It is a breathtaking feat of reportage; an uncompromising look at the terrifyingly seductive power of war. 'As good as reporting gets. I have nowhere read a more vivid account of frontline fear and survival. Forget the strategic overview. All war is local' Martin Bell, The Times
Download or read book A Danger Shared written by and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-07 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Danger Shared is a searing visual history of wartime Asia as seen by foreign correspondent Melville Jacoby. In this meticulously curated collection of never-before-seen images, readers experience glamorous Macau soirées and witness wartime Chongqing's wreckage and resilience. Jacoby treats Filipino fishermen and Hanoi flower-sellers with the same care as the Soong Sisters, Chiang Kai-Shek, and other icons. Through scenes of everyday friendship, toil, and commerce, A Danger Shared documents humanity's persistence at a cataclysmic historical moment.
Download or read book The War Outside written by Monica Hesse and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2018-09-25 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An "important" (New York Times Book Review), "extraordinary" (Booklist, starred review) novel of conviction, friendship, and betrayal, from Monica Hesse, the bestselling and award-winning author of Girl in the Blue Coat "A must-read for fans of historical fiction." --Ruta Sepetys, #1 New York Times bestselling author It's 1944, and World War II is raging across Europe and the Pacific. The war seemed far away from Margot in Iowa and Haruko in Colorado--until they were uprooted to dusty Texas, all because of the places their parents once called home: Germany and Japan. Haruko and Margot meet at the high school in Crystal City, a "family internment camp" for those accused of colluding with the enemy. The teens discover that they are polar opposites in so many ways, except for one that seems to override all the others: the camp is changing them, day by day and piece by piece. Haruko finds herself consumed by fear for her soldier brother and distrust of her father, who she knows is keeping something from her. And Margot is doing everything she can to keep her family whole as her mother's health deteriorates and her rational, patriotic father becomes a man who distrusts America and fraternizes with Nazis. With everything around them falling apart, Margot and Haruko find solace in their growing, secret friendship. But in a prison the government has deemed full of spies, can they trust anyone--even each other? *Don't miss Monica Hesse's New York Times bestselling historical mysteries, Girl in the Blue Coat and They Went Left*
Download or read book Unity written by and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 804 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Glimpse of Hell written by Charles C. Thompson and published by W. W. Norton. This book was released on 1999 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Probes the explosion of the center gun on the USS Iowa, a disaster that killed several sailors onboard instantly, and the fouled investigation that took followed, resulting in a large-scale cover-up that almost ruined forever the reputation of innocent men.
Download or read book We are at War written by Simon Garfield and published by Random House. This book was released on 2006 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes portions of the diaries of: Pam Ashford, Christopher Tomlin, Tilly Rice, Eileen Potter, and Maggie Joy Blunt.
Download or read book A Glimpse Into the Past written by Mary Hooper Crocker and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-10-14 with total page 802 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is basically a Family History book on the Absalom Hooper Family. Absalom was born about 1764. He fought in the American Revolutionary War from about 12 years of age until the war was over and this book is about his children and their descendants from the time he married in 1782 until 1993.
Download or read book A Glimpse of the Chosen written by Richard J. “Dick” Hill and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2016-11-18 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Glimpse of the Chosen challenges readers to ponder the Bibles teaching of the doctrine of election. The writer begins by giving a small glimpse into the domain of the absolute holiness of God, his amazing power, his righteousness, and his love. God, who is the ultimate genius, has a divine purpose for everything that occurs in time and space, both good and evil, in order to ultimately reveal the amazing riches of his glory. A Glimpse of the Chosen unfolds a glimpse of Gods work in calling people to him, beginning in the Garden of Eden, continuing throughout history, and ending with the kingdom of Jesus Christ. The writer demonstrates that we are fallen creatures with a distorted knowledge of life. We can take comfort in the fact that no matter how things appear, God is in control and has a purpose for every human being, both saved and lost, that he creates.
Download or read book Daniel written by Tremper Longman, III and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2010 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bringing the Bible to Life series, a companion to Zondervan's NIV Application Commentary, brings both the historical meaning of the biblical text and its contemporary significance to light. Each guide provides an introduction, sessions with discussion questions, and a closing section to respond to God's Word together or individually.
Download or read book Journal written by Military Service Institution of the United States and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Glimpse written by Claire Merle and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2012-06-05 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: London, in the not too distant future, and people are now divided into Pures and Crazies, according to the results of a DNA test, with the Crazies sectioned off to live within 'the City', on the other side of the Community wall. Until the age of fifteen, Ana has lived a privileged existence amongst the Pures, but her whole world crumbles when she finds out that her DNA test was faked, which makes her one of the Crazies. She has just three years before she will be cast out of the Community . . . But Ana meets Pure-born Jasper and is offered a ticket to freedom when he asks her to Join with him. She looks forward to a 'normal' life, and fulfilling her dreams of becoming a musician. Then, just a week before the Joining ceremony, Jasper goes missing; it appears he is somewhere in the City, and no one knows why. Ana sets off on his trail, which takes her through the underbelly of society and into the pits of the human soul. And as she delves deeper into the mystery of Jasper's disappearance Ana uncovers some devastating truths that destroy everything she has grown up to believe, but she also learns to love as she has never loved before.
Download or read book An Original Belle written by Edward Payson Roe and published by IndyPublish.com. This book was released on 1885 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Chosen Few written by Gregg Zoroya and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2017-02-14 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The never-before-told story of one of the most decorated units in the war in Afghanistan and its fifteen-month ordeal that culminated in the 2008 Battle of Wanat, the war's deadliest A single company of US paratroopers--calling themselves the "Chosen Few"--arrived in eastern Afghanistan in late 2007 hoping to win the hearts and minds of the remote mountain people and extend the Afghan government's reach into this wilderness. Instead, they spent the next fifteen months in a desperate struggle, living under almost continuous attack, forced into a slow and grinding withdrawal, and always outnumbered by Taliban fighters descending on them from all sides. Month after month, rocket-propelled grenades, rockets, and machine-gun fire poured down on the isolated and exposed paratroopers as America's focus and military resources shifted to Iraq. Just weeks before the paratroopers were to go home, they faced their last--and toughest--fight. Near the village of Wanat in Nuristan province, an estimated three hundred enemy fighters surrounded about fifty of the Chosen Few and others defending a partially finished combat base. Nine died and more than two dozen were wounded that day in July 2008, making it arguably the bloodiest battle of the war in Afghanistan. The Chosen Few would return home tempered by war. Two among them would receive the Medal of Honor. All of them would be forever changed.
Download or read book Journal of Medicine and Science written by and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
