Download or read book Against All Odds written by Phil Ashby and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2003-08-18 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The astounding true story of Major Phil Ashby, who in 2000 was assigned to spearhead a UN Peacekeeping mission in civil war-ravaged Sierra Leone. Ashby was taken hostage, but along with three of his men managed to escape from the hostile jungle. photos.
Download or read book Against All Odds written by Major Phil Ashby and published by St. Martin's Paperbacks. This book was released on 2003-08-18 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Against All Odds is the incredible true story of that escape-and of the heart-pounding courage of Major Phil Ashby who defeated the rebel forces of Sierra Leone and became a living testament to the power of the human spirit and the sheer determination to survive. In West Africa's war-ravaged Sierra Leone no one was getting out alive. It took the courage of one man to change the odds. By 1990, Sierra Leone, once hailed as the 'Athens of West Africa', had degenerated into a savage battlefield, overtaken by rebel forces in a devastating civil war. Assigned to spearhead the mission as UN peacekeeper was Major Phil Ashby. But by 2000, the rebel occupation he had worked so diligently to disarm rose again to control an astounding two-thirds of the country. The enemy's mission: get rid of the outside opposition first. A number of Ashby's colleagues were tortured and finally butchered, and more than 500 were taken as hostages. Among the hostages was Phil Ashby. Miles from civilization, with no rescue in sight, Ashby and three of his men knew that their fate was up to them alone. Lost deep inside the rebels' heartland, unarmed, and outnumbered 20-to-1, Ashby devised a plan to escape from the hostile jungles that would test fate and challenge all reason.
Download or read book Against All Odds written by Alex Jankowski and published by Strategic Book Publishing. This book was released on 2013-03 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This uplifting memoir is a compelling account of survival by a young boy during the time of chaos and uncertainty that was Europe during the years 1942 to 1956. Bruno's first cries competed with the eerie sound of air raid sirens as he is born in 1942. Separated from his mother, Edith, he becomes a refugee traveling with his grandmother, Helene, as they flee Danzig before the approaching Red Army. As a young child, he experiences the claustrophobia of bomb shelters, the nerve-racking sounds of exploding bombs and gun fire, the screams of the wounded, and the stench of death. For the starving refugees and retreating soldiers, soup kitchens represent a welcome sign of humanity. Bruno's mother served a short term as an SS guard at a concentration camp and ends up in the city of Hanover in Northern Germany. When the war came to a sudden end in April 1945, Germans learned what it meant to be conquered. Russian guards controlled the villages and Communist propaganda was expounded to children as young as kindergarteners. Bruno found a new home in Saxony in East Germany with a clean warm bed and the love and affection of his grandmother.But his happiness is short lived when his mother returns in 1947 to take him away to live with her and his stepfather. Bruno is abused at home and bullied at school. But Against All Odds, he survives and learns to become the man he wants to be. At seventy years old, Alex Jankowski wrote this book to make peace with the past. Though it's his memoir, the names have been changed. Publisher's website: http: //sbpra.com/AlexJankowsk
Download or read book Against All Odds written by Jorma Ollila and published by Maven House. This book was released on 2016-09-13 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this compelling memoir, Nokia's legendary CEO Jorma Ollila presents a riveting account of the inner workings of the company that created the global mobile revolution. CEO from 1992 to 2006, Ollila led Nokia from near catastrophe to become the world's leading mobile phone manufacturer. He built a company where visionary thinking and courageous decisions were combined with exceptional creativity and first-rate engineering, leading to phenomenal growth. Follow Ollila's personal and professional journey, where you'll learn about the fine line between stratospheric success and disastrous failure. His stories are filled with lessons about the nature of leadership, the importance of shared values, and the need for strategic thinking. Ollila offers a uniquely clear picture of life as a CEO, with many insights into how business is conducted at the highest levels. He is especially upfront about working with his executive and management teams as well as encounters with figures such as Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and George Soros. He offers poignant as well as illuminating stories of hair-raising risks and huge successes, but also of poor judgment and bad decision-making.
Download or read book AGAINST ALL ODDS written by Joyce Pittman PhD and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2024-06-23 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Against All Odds I Did It! is a black professor’s honest and inspiring memoir that offers readers a heartfelt and authentic look at my journey through life’s trials and triumphs. It is a testament to the human spirit’s capacity for resilience and growth, reminding us all that we have the strength to overcome whatever challenges we face. The ideal audience for “Against All Odds, I Did It!” are individuals who appreciate deeply personal narratives that dive into themes of resilience, identity, and personal growth. This book appeals to readers who enjoy stories that are both introspective and inspirational, offering insights into overcoming adversity and finding strength in the face of challenges. Given the wide range of themes explored throughout the book, the audience could include: Readers interested in personal development and self-discovery: This book offers valuable insights into navigating life’s challenges, embracing one’s identity, and finding purpose and meaning. Individuals interested in African American history and experiences: The memoir touches upon themes of racial segregation, activism, and societal shifts, making it relevant to readers interested in understanding the historical and cultural context of the African American experience. Educators and students: The author’s journey as a professor and educator provides valuable lessons and perspectives for those working in or studying education, particularly in the context of diversity and inclusion. Those seeking stories of resilience and triumph over adversity: With its narrative of overcoming obstacles, facing personal turmoil, and finding empowerment, this book resonates with readers who appreciate stories of resilience and triumph.
Download or read book Against All Odds written by Corina L. Petrescu and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2010 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study comprises an analysis of public spheres in National Socialist Germany. It investigates where and under what circumstances resistance to Hitler's regime was possible. The author focuses on the space of the crypto-public - defined as a politicized private sphere - as a potential realm for anti-state activism. Based on the activities of four organizations operating in Germany between 1933 and 1944 - the Jewish Cultural Association Berlin, the Kreisau Circle, the White Rose, and the Schulze-Boysen/Harnack Organization - she analyzes how this social locus functioned to foster resistance to National Socialism. She examines the artifacts of these groups - leaflets, pamphlets, politico-economic treatises, and theater performances - in order to establish models of crypto-public spaces and evaluate their possibilities and limitations as sites of resistance.
Download or read book Against All Odds written by Bryan Perrett and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2012-10-11 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of dramatic military actions where a few fought against many, often with unbelievable success. From the Napoleonic Wars to Korea, Bryan Perrett has found a further 13 dramatic military actions where a few fought against many, often with unbelievable success. The events take place in Europe, Africa, Asia and North America; they are linked only by the bravery and devilment which led military men to risk their lives for a last ditch attempt to advance their cause. Attending to the important facts and statistics required by the military historian, the author avoids invention and undue surmise whilst also avoiding the dry lecturing style found in so many volumes describing military strategy. The result is an absorbing, exciting and above all accurate account of astonishing battlefield warfare: narrative history of the sort at which Bryan Perrett excels.
Download or read book Against All Odds written by Alex Kershaw and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2023-04-25 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *The instant New York Times bestseller* The untold story of four of the most decorated soldiers of World War II—all Medal of Honor recipients—from the beaches of French Morocco to Hitler’s own mountaintop fortress, by the national bestselling author of The First Wave “Pitch-perfect.”—The Wall Street Journal • “Riveting.”—World War II magazine • “Alex Kershaw is the master of putting the reader in the heat of the action.”—Martin Dugard As the Allies raced to defeat Hitler, four men, all in the same unit, earned medal after medal for battlefield heroism. Maurice “Footsie” Britt, a former professional football player, became the very first American to receive every award for valor in a single war. Michael Daly was a West Point dropout who risked his neck over and over to keep his men alive. Keith Ware would one day become the first and only draftee in history to attain the rank of general before serving in Vietnam. In WWII, Ware owed his life to the finest soldier he ever commanded, a baby-faced Texan named Audie Murphy. In the campaign to liberate Europe, each would gain the ultimate accolade, the Congressional Medal of Honor. Tapping into personal interviews and a wealth of primary source material, Alex Kershaw has delivered his most gripping account yet of American courage, spanning more than six hundred days of increasingly merciless combat, from the deserts of North Africa to the dark heart of Nazi Germany. Once the guns fell silent, these four exceptional warriors would discover just how heavy the Medal of Honor could be—and how great the expectations associated with it. Having survived against all odds, who among them would finally find peace?
Download or read book Against All Odds written by Cristina de Mello e Souza Wildermuth and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2024-08-13 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Against All Odds explores leadership through the lens of the characters from HULU’s TV adaptation of The Handmaid's Tale and the original novel by Margaret Atwood, alongside Atwood's more recent sequel The Testaments (2019), analyzing the ethical dimensions of leadership.
Download or read book Against All Odds written by Frank Lamm and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-03-09 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frank Lamm explores the perils of dating, relationships, and love in an autobiography that takes us into the intoxicating, infuriating world of two soul mates risking all for love, opportunity, and their pursuit of happiness.
Download or read book Pearls of Wisdom Surviving Against All Odds written by Marie Davis and published by A Better Be Write Publisher. This book was released on 2001-12 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Autobiographies written anonymously, and in their own words, by the people who lived the stories and who now bravely venture forth to tell all! These stories tell the darker side of growing up in the olden days.
Download or read book Against all Odds written by Nora Mason and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2022-04-28 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wanda (Anna) Kowalczyk was an unstoppable woman, with a resilient spirit and a zest for life. Born in Kyiv, Ukraine, in 1920, Anna's idyllic early childhood was shaken by a traumatic injury that left her physically disabled. Unwilling to have their daughter to be less than whole, Anna participated in everything, but mostly music. She was a brilliant pianist, had a beautiful voice, and carried her love of performance her whole life. A devoted, but reluctant, mother, Anna saw her daughter, Nora, through attempted escape from Ukraine in World war II, to internment in a German forced labor camp, to immigration to America. Through turmoil, death, divorce, and joy, Anna's and Nora's bond stayed unbroken. Against All Odds: Anna's life is an inspiring story of two women who defied impossible circumstances to create a life and a bond.
Download or read book Against All Odds written by Vivian W. Kiarie and published by Strategic Book Publishing. This book was released on 2011-08 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happens when one's basic survival depends on the ability to confront a turbulent past and exorcise the ghosts and demons that hound and control you? How does one rid themselves of years of deception, rejection, and pain...in a volatile world crowned with inexplicable uncertainties? Is there a fine line between good and evil? Life and death? Or is destiny coined by the environment one finds themselves at the advent of their birth? Against All Odds is a fascinating, morbid, yet hilarious account of a young woman's epic journey to deal with the skeletons in her closet. It is an inspirational story of God's awesome love and incredible power to deliver and restore lives. Against All Odds is a powerful ministerial tool, embedded with nuggets of wisdom that address core life issues, equipping one with sound biblical guidelines on how to triumph over the ghosts of yester-years.
Download or read book Against All Odds written by William B. Helmreich and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Against All Odds is the first comprehensive look at the 140,000 Jewish Holocaust survivors who came to America and the lives they have made here. William Helmreich writes of their experiences beginning with their first arrival in the United States: the mixed reactions they encountered from American Jews who were not always eager to receive them; their choices about where to live in America; and their efforts in finding marriage partners with whom they felt most comfortable most often other survivors.In preparation, Helmreich spent more than six years traveling the United States, listening to the personal stories of hundreds of survivors, and examining more than 15,000 pages of data as well as new material from archives that have never before been available to create this remarkable, groundbreaking work. What emerges is a picture that is sharply different from the stereotypical image of survivors as people who are chronically depressed, anxious, and fearful.This intimate, enlightening work explores questions about prevailing over hardship and adversity: how people who have gone through such experiences pick up the threads of their lives; where they obtain the strength and spirit to go on; and, finally, what lessdns the rest of us can learn about overcoming tragedy.
Download or read book Department of the Army Appropriations for 1956 written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Department of the Army Appropriations and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 1764 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mark Whitacre Against All Odds written by Stevin Hoover and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2009-07-27 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this touching story about the highest-level executive to turn whistleblower of all time, Mark Whitacre tells all. Enormously revealing and moving, this biography shares with its readers how, via faith in God and the patient love of his wife Ginger, Mark is today an inspiring spiritual force for good in the world. Written with finesse and passion, Mark Whitacre Against All Odds reveals the family’s perspective, especially how Ginger kept Mark alive. Through her, his story begins where most other incarcerated men’s ends— in prison. It details how Whitacre got down on his knees in a filthy cell and begged God for guidance; how, from that moment on, he removed fears or doubts in his existence. Liberated after nearly a decade in prison, Whitacre’s essential message is simple—live by the Golden Rule, always tell the truth, look for the good in everyone, and know that spiritual wealth is far more important than material wealth. Author Stevin Hoover invites everyone to learn why Whitacre is called a national hero by the FBI and a spiritual inspiration by Paul A. Willis who wrote the Foreword. Discover how Whitacre is now dedicated to living in accordance with spiritual principles that apply to everyone’s life. Well-written, candid, and sincere, Mark Whitacre Against All Odds is one of the best of the world’s tell-alls—as genial, eccentric, and unique as Whitacre’s life. Read this book and discover how Mark Whitacre has triumphed against all odds. Says the author "People say there is nothing certain in life except death and taxes. Well, you can add one more thing to that. The only other thing that is as certain in life as death and taxes is that Ginger and Mark Whitacre will never get divorced. It is an impossibility because their love is unshakable."
Download or read book Department of the Army Appropriations for 1957 written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 1664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
