Download or read book Sergeant Nelson of the Guards written by Gerald Kersh and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2013-09-19 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Night and the City (1938) made Gerald Kersh's reputation, but it was as a war novelist that he reached a wide readership in 1942, via a pair of books about British army recruits, led by Sergeant Bill Nelson, preparing to see service in France. This Faber Finds edition collects both books. '[ They Die With Their Boots Clean] is a picture of life in the raw in the Coldstream Guards, with all its rigorous discipline, its humour and comradeship.' TLS [In The Nine Lives Of Bill Nelson] the conversations are terse, ferociously slangy, full of hyperbole and outrageous wit, often irresistibly funny.' TLS
Download or read book Airman written by and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 722 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Soldiers Stories of the War written by Various and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-06-13 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This invaluable work presents first-person accounts of battles reported by the soldiers. The narrators of these reports give vivid impressions of the fighting and hardships that the soldiers face during wars. Published during the beginning of the first world war, this work provides a general history of the earlier stages of the war and several events that shaped the history of the British.
Download or read book The Manual of the Seventh Regiment National Guard S N Y written by New York Infantry. 7th regt., 1847- (Militia) and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book General Nelson s Scout written by Byron A. Dunn and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-10-20 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "General Nelson's Scout" by Byron A. Dunn immerses readers in a captivating narrative of courage and espionage set against the backdrop of the American Civil War. Dunn's storytelling skillfully portrays the intrigue and bravery of General Nelson's scout as they navigate the challenges of espionage during a pivotal period in history. This book is a gripping choice for history enthusiasts, offering a thrilling and authentic portrayal of the sacrifices and daring missions undertaken during this significant era.
Download or read book The Road Rarely Taken written by Leon Nash and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2022-05-04 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This true success story was created to show how my wife and I proceeded in the military. Teamwork was needed to overcome obstacles in our journey. It was imperative for us to use 'key' personnel for support and guidance. The leaders that helped us came from "inside and outside" the chain of command.
Download or read book The Films of the Eighties written by William J. Palmer and published by SIU Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this remarkable sequel to his Films of the Seventies: A Social History, William J. Palmer examines more than three hundred films as texts that represent, revise, parody, comment upon, and generate discussion about major events, issues, and social trends of the eighties. Palmer defines the dialectic between film art and social history, taking as his theoretical model the "holograph of history" that originated from the New Historicist theories of Hayden White and Dominick LaCapra. Combining the interests and methodologies of social history and film criticism, Palmer contends that film is a socially conscious interpreter and commentator upon the issues of contemporary social history. In the eighties, such issues included the war in Vietnam, the preservation of the American farm, terrorism, nuclear holocaust, changes in Soviet-American relations, neoconservative feminism, and yuppies. Among the films Palmer examines are Platoon, The Killing Fields, The River, Out of Africa, Little Drummer Girl, Kiss of the Spiderwoman, Silkwood, The Day After, Red Dawn, Moscow on the Hudson, Troop Beverly Hills, and Fatal Attraction. Utilizing the principles of New Historicism, Palmer demonstrates that film can analyze and critique history as well as present it.
Download or read book Nelson s New Illustrated Bible Manners and Customs written by Ronald F. Youngblood and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 1999-05-13 with total page 9304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most comprehensive, up-to-date, accurate information on life in Bible times available in one volume for the general reader.
Download or read book Citizens as Soldiers written by Jerry Cooper and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2005-06-01 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike most histories of the National Guard, Jerry Cooper?s Citizens as Soldiers: A History of the North Dakota National Guard examines the Guard not merely in its wartime context or in terms of military actions in which it has engaged but also as an integral element in the growth and development of community in the American West. From the Guard's early incarnations as social clubs or lodges, where members dressed in uniform, paraded, and held dances, through its gritty service in the Philippines and beyond, Cooper shows how membership in the Guard and later in the Air National Guard helped forge bonds of local, regional, and national identity.
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Download or read book World War II The Last War Heroes written by Stephen Bull and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2011-11-11 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The companion volume to the groundbreaking TV series, this book tells the story of the physical, emotional and psychological journey of Allied soldiers from the beaches of Normandy to the ruins of Berlin. In their own words these brave men from Britain, the United States, Canada and Russia tell us what it was like to face the bullets, bombs, mortars, mines and artillery shells of Nazi Germany. Interviews with over 80 soldiers who fought in the conflict, totalling 150 hours, provide a new perspective on the experiences of 1944–45. Building on the high-speed, multi-camera filming of World War II weapons and munitions shown in the TV series, this book brings the terrifying reality of the war to life. Technical descriptions and the experiences of the men in the field explain the dramatic power and effect that this weaponry had on the battlefield, from the sinister simplicity of the deadly AP mine through to the immense firepower of the 88mm gun, giving the modern historian a unique insight into the last days of the war for the troops on the frontline. This is not a history of generals, of armies manoeuvring and strategic objectives. World War II: The Last War Heroes is a book about the ordinary men put into incredible situations, deprived of sleep and food, and in constant fear of death on the long road to victory.
Download or read book When Philosophers Were Kings written by S. M. Best and published by Sunstone Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the Confederacy celebrates its victory over Fort Sumter, Socrates Best and his wife, Ellen, are living in Northeast Texas where Socrates has been teaching school for five years. Educated in the philosophy of Plato and the religion of Knox, Socrates hopes to ignore the war and continue developing ruler guardians who will help make Texas great. But two former students, Buck Malneck and Billy Morse, seize this chance to put their former teacher to the test. Join the conflict or hang--those are their demands. Meanwhile, a thousand miles to the north stands Socrates' cousin Swift. Raised with Plato's Republican philosophies, but steeped in the passionate abolitionism of the Northern Methodists, Swift leaves law school to be part of the Second Wisconsin Infantry Regiment. Portage City explodes with joy as they send Swift's company off to war, but all the well wishing in the world could never prepare Swift for what awaits him at Bull Run. Amidst the revelry, Socrates' youngest brother, Ed, watches with bated breath. This crowd will one day cheer him, he decides, and everyone will know that he is finally a man. Fighting with the Army of the Cumberland across the Southeast, he will learn there is a far greater challenge in life then being a man--staying alive. This novel is based on the true story of a Wisconsin family caught up in the American Civil War, but it is also the story of the multidimensional human soul--spiritual, philosophical, and physical--and how it is affected by war. It is the story of man's ability to love, endure, survive, and find a meaningful purpose for life in a world turned upside down with hate.STEVEN M. BEST is a former military intelligence analyst, and retired chiropractor. After being given an extensive letter written by his great grandmother detailing the family's experiences during the war, Best spent seven and a half years researching and writing his family story. He has visited every village and battlefield presented in this novel from Big Spring and Portage, Wisconsin, in the North, to Dangerfield, Texas, in the South; and from Perryville, Indian Territory (present day Oklahoma) and Devil's Backbone in the West; to Perryville, Kentucky and Chickamauga at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in the East.
Download or read book Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War written by Massachusetts. Office of the Secretary of State and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 1086 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of Jefferson County Pennsylvania with Illus and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers written by Kate M. Scott and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 894 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
