Download or read book An Honorable Illusion written by Kurt Chismark and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012-06-11 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Honorable Illusion-A Memoir, is a powerful story about a young man's one-year journey into manhood as a U.S. Army officer in combat in Vietnam in 1970. Kurt Michael Chismark was the product of a middle class, conservative, Catholic family from Syracuse, New York -- patriotic, religious, hardworking, and idealistic. After graduating from an Ivy League school when the Vietnam War was at its peak, he enlisted in the Army and earned his commission as a 2nd Lieutenant. After Airborne and Special Forces training, he was surprisingly assigned to the infamous 173rd Airborne Brigade to be a platoon leader, replacing one who had just been killed. He led search and destroy missions to engage the enemy and free the Vietnamese people from communism. His platoon trekked tirelessly through mountainous jungles, and later through populated hamlets and villages. Regularly, they patrolled through lethal minefields, hunting and being hunted by a determined Viet Cong enemy that was aided by a hostile populace. His haunting accounts are as intriguing, thought provoking, and relevant today as they were back then. Relive his journey to manhood that changed him forever --a journey of ambiguity, confusion, guilt, and sorrow; as well as one of courage, faith, love, and honor.
Download or read book The Illusion Of Victory written by Thomas Fleming and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2008-08-05 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The political history of the American experience in World War I is a story of conflict and bungled intentions that begins in an era dedicated to progressive social reform and ends in the Red Scare and Prohibition. Thomas Fleming tells this story through the complex figure of Woodrow Wilson, the contradictory president who wept after declaring war, devastated because he knew it would destroy the tolerance of the American people, but who then suppressed freedom of speech and used propaganda to excite America into a Hun-hating mob. This is tragic history: inexperienced American military leaders drove their troops into gruesome slaughters; progressive politics were put on hold in America; an idealistic president's dreams were crushed because of his own negligence. Wilson's inability to convince Congress to ratify U.S. membership in the League of Nations was one of the most poignant failures in the history of the American presidency, but even more heartrending were Wilson's concessions to his bitter allies in the Treaty of Versailles. In exchange for Allied support of the League of Nations, he allowed an unfair peace treaty to be signed, a treaty that played no small role in the rise of National Socialism and the outbreak of World War II. Thomas Fleming has once again created a masterpiece of narrative American history. This incomparable portrait shows how Wilson sacrificed his noble vision to megalomania and single-mindedness, while paying homage to him as a visionary whose honorable spirit continues to influence Western politics.
Download or read book Artifice and Illusion written by Celeste Brusati and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1995-11 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Samuel van Hoogstraten is familiar to scholars of Dutch art as a talented pupil and early critic of Rembrandt, and as the author of a major Dutch painting treatise. In this book, Celeste Brusati looks at the art, writing, and career of this multifaceted artist. A rich appreciation of one of the most often cited but least understood figures in seventeenth-century Dutch art, this book will interest scholars and students of art history, social history, and visual culture.
Download or read book Empire of Illusion written by Chris Hedges and published by Knopf Canada. This book was released on 2009-07-28 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pulitzer prize–winner Chris Hedges charts the dramatic and disturbing rise of a post-literate society that craves fantasy, ecstasy and illusion. Chris Hedges argues that we now live in two societies: One, the minority, functions in a print-based, literate world, that can cope with complexity and can separate illusion from truth. The other, a growing majority, is retreating from a reality-based world into one of false certainty and magic. In this “other society,” serious film and theatre, as well as newspapers and books, are being pushed to the margins. In the tradition of Christopher Lasch’s The Culture of Narcissism and Neil Postman’s Amusing Ourselves to Death, Hedges navigates this culture — attending WWF contests as well as Ivy League graduation ceremonies — exposing an age of terrifying decline and heightened self-delusion.
Download or read book Dark Illusion written by Christine Feehan and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The next exhilarating novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan. A mage and a warrior must see beyond their facades and embrace the bond that links their souls in this powerful Carpathian novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan. At any other time, Julija Brennan would find solace in the quiet of the Sierra Mountains, but now the mage is in the race of her life. Having broken free from her controlling family, Julija's attempt to warn the Carpathians of the coming threat has failed and put a target on her back-and those who are hunting her are close behind.... After centuries locked away in a monastery in the Carpathian Mountains, Isai Florea can't believe he's finally found his lifemate-the missing half of his soul. The second he sees Julija, his world blazes with color. But despite their explosive connection, Julija rebels against what she sees as Isai's intent to control her and rejects the bond that would prevent him from becoming a monster. As their unfulfilled bond continues to call to them both, Julija and Isai aim to complete the task that brought them together. They are used to facing danger alone, but now the mage and the ancient warrior must learn how to rely on each other in order to stop a plot that threatens all Carpathians.... Praise for Christine Feehan: 'After Bram Stoker, Anne Rice and Joss Whedon, Christine Feehan is the person most credited with popularizing the neck gripper' Time 'Feehan has a knack for bringing vampiric Carpathians to vivid, virile life in her Dark Carpathian novels' Publishers Weekly 'The erotic, gripping series that's defined an entire genre! Must reading that always satisfies!' J.R. Ward 'The queen of paranormal romance' USA Today
Download or read book Narrative of a Voyage to Senegal in 1816 written by Jean Baptiste Henri Savigny and published by Gale and the British Library. This book was released on 1818 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprising an Account of the Shipwreck of the Medusa, the Sufferings of the Crew, and the Various Occurrences on Board the Raft, in the Desert of Zaara, at St. Louis Ans at the Camp of Daccard: To Which Are Subjoined Observations Respecting the Agriculture of the Western Coast of Africa, from Cape Blanco to the Mouth of the Gambia: by J. B. Henry Savingny, and Alexander Correard; Illustrated with the Notes of M. Bredif, and Embellished with a Plan of the Raft, and a Portrait of King Zaide
Download or read book Narrative of a Voyage to Senegal in 1816 written by Jean Baptiste Henri Savigny and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-11-20 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book by Alexandre Corréard and Jean Baptiste Henri Savigny is a tale recounting the harrowing shipwreck of the Medusa frigate during a voyage to Senegal in 1816. The authors, two survivors of the tragedy, courageously reveal the horrifying suffering and occurrences on board the raft in the vast desert of Zaara. As they unveil the calamitous events, they also shed light on the neglect and incompetence of certain naval officers, challenging the prevailing esprit de corps. With candidness and precision, this narrative exposes the truth, urging the government to rectify the abuses of trust and privilege within the marine ranks.
Download or read book Narrative of a Voyage to Senegal in 1816 written by Jean Baptiste Henry Savigny and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2020-04-09 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Narrative of a Voyage to Senegal in 1816 tells a story of the shipwreck of the Medusa frigate, its aftermath, and the tales of its survivors. Later in the book the author, Jean Baptiste Henri Savigny, describes the area where the shipwreck took place as well as his thoughts about colonization and about the practice of slavery.
Download or read book Black Bellied Prince You Are So Bad written by Xue Weiyang and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2019-12-13 with total page 697 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The bridal sedan had been robbed, and it had been publicly bullied. He said, "You are not worthy for me to kiss you. You are only fit to be my plaything, until I get tired of it."She ran, he chased, until one day he suddenly had the urge to kiss her beautiful red lips, and just as his lips fell, she smiled seductively: "My lord, you are not worthy to kiss me ... ...."
Download or read book Narrative of a Voyage to Senegal in 1816 written by Henry Savigny and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2012-08 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Der Untergang der französischen Frigatte "Medusa" gehört zu den bekanntesten in der Geschichte der Schifffahrt. Die "Medusa" war 1816 auf ihrem Weg von Frankreich nach Senegal vor der afrikanischen Küste auf eine Sandbank gelaufen und sank. Da das Schiff nicht über genug Rettungsboote verfügte, kam für ienen Teil der Besatzung an Bord jegliche Hilfe zu spät. Dieses Buch beschreibt anschaulich die Erlebnisse und Vorfälle auf der "Medusa" unmittelbar vor und während des Kampfes, das Schiff und die Crew zu retten. Es handelt sich um eine englischsprachige Ausgabe.
Download or read book The Honored Dead written by Robert N. Macomber and published by Pineapple Press Inc. This book was released on 2009 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The award-winning Honor series continues with this fast-paced thriller as, amidst exotic beauty and palace intrigue in 1883 French Indochina, U.S. naval intelligence officer Peter Wake is thrust into international events.
Download or read book The Student s Old Testament Proverbs and didactic poems written by Charles Foster Kent and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Lord of Illusion written by Kathryne Kennedy and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2012-02 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PRAISE FOR THE LADY OF THE STORM: "Sizzling...Kennedy's exquisite world building and terrific plotting make this a must-read."-Booklist, starred review HE'LL DO ANYTHING TO FREE HIS PEOPLE... Lord Drystan Hawkes dreams of fighting for England's freedom from the endless evils of the Elven Lords. But first he must find the beautiful slave girl who holds the secret to his quest. SHE HOLDS THE KEY TO HIS LIBERATION... Enslaved for years in a realm of illusion, Camille Ashton has learned to trust no one. But she's truly spellbound when she meets Drystan, and somehow when they are together, she can see what's true. From Kathryne Kennedy, acclaimed by critics as "absorbing" and "impossible to put down," The Lord of Illusion opens ups to an enchanting world with characters that live and breathe between the pages. PRAISE FOR THE LADY OF THE STORM: "A mesmerizing tale sprinkled with whimsy, peril, and love." —Fresh Fiction "A well-developed fantasy setting...Fantastical creatures, magical spells, lengthy quests, angst, and passion will satisfy readers." —Publishers Weekly "Romantic and emotional...Another whirlwind ride into the magical chaos that is England...the writing was superb." —Long and Short Reviews
Download or read book Plays Of Eugene OneillA Critical Study written by Monika Gupta and published by Atlantic Publishers & Dist. This book was released on 2001 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Present Book, The Plays Of Eugene O Neill : A Critical Study, Is A Full-Length Study Of Eugene O Neill S Major Plays. O Neil, Who Was Awarded The Nobel Prize For Literature In November 1936, Has A Firm Belief That Powerlessness, Cultural-Estrangement, Social-Isolation, Self-Estrangement And Normlessness Are The Major Factors Which Account For The Realistic Representation Of The Problems Of The Individual In His Plays. O Neill S Plays Are Modern Tragedies, Striking At The Very Root Of Sickness Inherent In The Present Day World. He Claims That He Has Studied Man Not In Relation To Man, But Man In Relation To God.
