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Book Quiet Invaders Revisited

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  • Author : Günter Bischof
  • Publisher : StudienVerlag
  • Release : 2017-07-12
  • ISBN : 3706558823
  • Pages : 403 pages

Download or read book Quiet Invaders Revisited written by Günter Bischof and published by StudienVerlag. This book was released on 2017-07-12 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Österreichische Einwanderung in die USA Die vorliegende Publikation beleuchtet das Thema der Migration von Österreichern in die USA genauer, das bis heute ein immer noch sehr unerforschtes Gebiet ist. Seit kurzer Zeit erlebt die Forschung allerdings einen neuen Aufschwung, es herrscht großes Interesse vor allem in der Biografieforschung. Die vorliegenden Beiträge basieren auf einer Tagung, die im Juni 2015 in Wien zum gleichnamigen Thema stattgefunden hat. Es handelt sich hauptsächlich um Fallstudien über emigrierte Österreicher, die ihre Heimat aus wirtschaftlichen, politischen oder karrieretechnischen Gründen verlassen haben. Alle mussten sich mit einer schwierigen Einwanderungspolitik der USA auseinandersetzen, trotzdem ist den meisten von ihnen eine erfolgreiche Integration in die amerikanische Gesellschaft gelungen. ************************************************************************************** The essays in this book argue that the United States served as a great attraction for economic betterment to Austrian migrants before and World War I; yet a third of these migrants actually remigrated. Remigration was less likely after World War I as the economic situation deteriorated in Europe and the political situation landscape became desperate for Jews and the opponents of the Hitler regime. Most of the Austrians migrating to the U.S. in the World War II era stayed. For the roughly 30,000 Jews who had been brutally kicked out of their homes after the "Anschluss" and managed to snag immigration papers to the U.S., returning to desperately poor and still anti-Semitic Austria was not an option. These case studies show that integrating and assimilating into the American mainstream often was a difficult process that might take two generations. Many of the intellectuals and academics never fully felt at home in the U.S. as they viewed American culture shallow and American values too materialistic.

Book The Quiet Invasion

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  • Author : Sarah Zettel
  • Publisher : Open Road Media
  • Release : 2013-05-21
  • ISBN : 1480422185
  • Pages : 546 pages

Download or read book The Quiet Invasion written by Sarah Zettel and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2013-05-21 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVA stunning discovery by a team of scientists on Venus endangers Earth itself/divDIV At eighty-three, Dr. Helen Failia is nearing middle age but has lost none of her fighting spirit. The founder of Earth’s first fully functioning colony on Venus, she will do anything to ensure that the home she’s built and nurtured not only survives, but thrives. Despite her constant work, funding for the colony is running out, and she’s dreading telling the ten thousand colonists they must move to Earth, a world some of them have never even seen. When one of her probes returns with the unprecedented proof of an ancient alien artifact on the surface of Venus she cannot believe her luck. This is the first evidence that humanity is not alone, and the discovery will surely secure the research colony’s future./divDIV /divDIVAs Helen and her team investigate the strange new find, they learn that humanity is not the only species with its eye on the planet. A dying race of spacefaring aliens needs a new home, and Venus is perfect for the people and their massive, living cities. But these newcomers consider the human presence on Venus a very small problem, one that can be swept aside if it dares get in the way./div

Book The Silent Invasion

Download or read book The Silent Invasion written by Michael Cherkas and published by Nantier Beall Minoustchine Publishing. This book was released on 1999 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Matt Sinkage, a reporter in the Fifties, is sure aliens are taking over people's bodies and our society. Others aren't so sure... Mixes humor and an involving suspenseful yarn.

Book The Quiet Americans

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  • Author : Scott Anderson
  • Publisher : Anchor
  • Release : 2020-09-01
  • ISBN : 0385540469
  • Pages : 722 pages

Download or read book The Quiet Americans written by Scott Anderson and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 722 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the bestselling author of Lawrence in Arabia—the gripping story of four CIA agents during the early days of the Cold War—and how the United States, at the very pinnacle of its power, managed to permanently damage its moral standing in the world. “Enthralling … captivating reading.” —The New York Times Book Review At the end of World War II, the United States was considered the victor over tyranny and a champion of freedom. But it was clear—to some—that the Soviet Union was already seeking to expand and foment revolution around the world, and the American government’s strategy in response relied on the secret efforts of a newly formed CIA. Chronicling the fascinating lives of four agents, Scott Anderson follows the exploits of four spies: Michael Burke, who organized parachute commandos from an Italian villa; Frank Wisner, an ingenious spymaster who directed actions around the world; Peter Sichel, a German Jew who outwitted the ruthless KGB in Berlin; and Edward Lansdale, a mastermind of psychological warfare in the Far East. But despite their lofty ambitions, time and again their efforts went awry, thwarted by a combination of ham-fisted politicking and ideological rigidity at the highest levels of the government.

Book The Invaded

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  • Author : Alan McPherson
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2014-03
  • ISBN : 0195343034
  • Pages : 408 pages

Download or read book The Invaded written by Alan McPherson and published by . This book was released on 2014-03 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1912 the United States sent troops into a Nicaraguan civil war, solidifying a decades-long era of military occupations in Latin America driven by the desire to rewrite the political rules of the hemisphere. In this definitive account of the resistance to the three longest occupations-in Nicaragua, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic-Alan McPherson analyzes these events from the perspective of the invaded themselves, showing why people resisted and why the troops eventually left. Confronting the assumption that nationalism primarily drove resistance, McPherson finds more concrete-yet also more passionate-motivations: hatred for the brutality of the marines, fear of losing land, outrage at cultural impositions, and thirst for political power. These motivations blended into a potent mix of anger and resentment among both rural and urban occupied populations. Rejecting the view that Washington withdrew from Latin American occupations for moral reasons, McPherson details how the invaded forced the Yankees to leave, underscoring day-to-day resistance and the transnational network that linked New York, Havana, Mexico City, and other cities. Political culture, he argues, mattered more than military or economic motives, as U.S. marines were determined to transform political values and occupied peoples fought to conserve them. Occupiers tried to speed up the modernization and centralization of these poor, rural societies and, ironically, to build nationalism where they found it lacking. Based on rarely seen documents in three languages and five countries, this lively narrative recasts the very nature of occupation as a colossal tragedy, doomed from the outset to fail. In doing so, it offers broad lessons for today's invaders and invaded.

Book The Invader

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  • Author : Margaret L. Woods
  • Publisher : Graphic Arts Books
  • Release : 2021-01-26
  • ISBN : 1513284975
  • Pages : 173 pages

Download or read book The Invader written by Margaret L. Woods and published by Graphic Arts Books. This book was released on 2021-01-26 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As it is common and necessary in the academic world, students study art and its history, perceiving many, many works over their academic career. However, it is rare that a piece art can be traced back to a student through personal history. Yet, Professor Fletcher’s pupils get this chance as they study a portrait of a woman named Lady Hammerton. First starting with the story of his grandfather’s scandalous marriage to a woman twenty-four years younger than him, Professor Fletcher leads the discussion on the intriguing story behind the portrait, and the colorful personality and accomplishments of the lady immortalized on the canvas. While the students hear of stories both heart-breaking, inspirational, and shocking, they become even more invested when they realize the uncanny resemblance a fellow student, Milly, shares with the woman in the painting. As they learn of their blood connection, the students keep these stories in mind as they continue their studies with a greater perspective. Though not often found in print, The Invader: A Novel by Margaret Louisa Woods is a compelling and thought-provoking read. Through the exploration of topics such as art, history, and ancestry, this dramatic novel allows modern readers a privileged perspective into the culture of the early 20th century, especially concerning the academic world. With captivating characters, and vivid description, The Invader: A Novel is alluring and fascinating. Decorated with Woods’ gorgeous and poem-like prose, The Invader: A Novel intimately depicts characters and scenery that stay imprinted on readers’ minds long after the narrative is finished. This edition of The Invader: A Novel by Margaret Louisa Woods features an eye-catching new cover design and is presented in a font that is both modern and readable. With these accommodations, this edition is accessible and appealing to contemporary audiences, restoring The Invader: A Novel to modern standards while preserving the poetic prose and mastery of Margaret Lousia Woods’ work.

Book The Invader s Son

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  • Author : William Antony Kennedy
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1919
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 408 pages

Download or read book The Invader s Son written by William Antony Kennedy and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book With the Invader

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  • Author : Edwards Roberts
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1885
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 172 pages

Download or read book With the Invader written by Edwards Roberts and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Beloved Invader

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  • Author : Eugenia Price
  • Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
  • Release : 2012-05-29
  • ISBN : 1596529032
  • Pages : 317 pages

Download or read book The Beloved Invader written by Eugenia Price and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2012-05-29 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Third Novel in the St. Simons Trilogy A timeless tale of one man's devotion toward the women he loves, the sorrow of lost love, and the beautiful island on which compassion and kindness abound. In this masterful novel by Eugenia Price, a wealthy young northerner, Anson Dodge, discovers new meaning in his life on St. Simons Island, Georgia, just after the Civil War. A man of remarkable and unforgettable kindness and strength, he shares his heart with two very different women—Ellen, who passionately adores him, and Anna, who comforts him in sorrow. They each surrender themselves to his dreams. Anson's story unfolds as a beautiful tale of honor when he rebuilds the war-torn Christ Church, Frederica, in memory of happy and lost love.

Book Invaded

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  • Author : Jennifer M. Eaton
  • Publisher : Galactic Razor
  • Release : 2048-09-29
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 476 pages

Download or read book Invaded written by Jennifer M. Eaton and published by Galactic Razor. This book was released on 2048-09-29 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four people. Two bodies. One nightmare. The day Tracy Seavers dies, Detective John Peters arrives on the scene of the car accident to find she has miraculously walked away. An impossible conclusion, had the same thing not happened to him five years before. John suspects Tracy is now host to an alien entity with incredible healing power, and sometimes sinister needs. John wants Tracy almost as much as the entity inside him yearns for the new alien hiding within the beautiful brunette. The last time John got involved with another host, though, it ended in disaster. So Tracy is off-limits, no matter how much he and his entity want to wrap themselves around her. Instead, he throws himself into the ultimate distraction: finding the serial killer stalking their town. When both John and Tracy start having blackouts, and new evidence points to an entity as the killer, John has to admit that now even he is a suspect; and the only other alien in town lives inside Tracy. Unless he can find another.The South Jersey Slasher strikes again tonight. The clock is ticking—and Tracy is missing. Again. If you love the emotional connection of Jennifer L. Armentrout, the alien possession in THE HOST, and the dark intrigue of Criminal Minds, you’ll die for INVADED. Pick up INVADED today and get ready to catch a killer. TRIGGER WARNING: Intense scenes. Disturbing Images. Adult Content.

Book Always An Invader

Download or read book Always An Invader written by Chip Zdarsky and published by Marvel Entertainment. This book was released on 2020-12-30 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collects Namor: The Best Defense (2018) #1, Invaders (2019) #1-12. The greatest generation of Marvel heroes is back — to stop one of their own! Namor the Sub-Mariner, monarch of Atlantis, has once again declared war on the surface world — and this time he means to win at any cost! But he won’t find allies in Captain America, the Human Torch and the Winter Soldier. All three fought by Namor’s side in World War II as the Invaders, but now they stand as enemies! Namor’s deadly plans are as far-reaching as the ocean, and it’s up to the Invaders to stop him — but what chance do they have against a former ally who knows all their wartime strategies and fighting tactics? Namor’s secret history is revealed, the Torch is transformed — and the world is forever changed. But can Namor possibly be redeemed?

Book Invaded  The Darkest Day

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  • Author : Rosalie Skinner
  • Publisher : MuseItUp Publishing
  • Release : 2012-07-27
  • ISBN : 1771271094
  • Pages : 254 pages

Download or read book Invaded The Darkest Day written by Rosalie Skinner and published by MuseItUp Publishing. This book was released on 2012-07-27 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trapped on a dying planet by friends he trusted, Caleath falls into the hands of his arch-enemy. Fortunately, viewing rights make the Deathbringer a valuable asset. More torture, better ratings. Nobody suffers as well as he does. Sent back to Allorn, Caleath is the only one able to stop the invasion of his former Karadorian masters. If he keeps a cool head, accepts the help of those who betrayed him and the power offered by the dead planet’s spirit, dare he unleash the ferocious warrior lurking within? Wrath has been waiting for his chance to take revenge far too long. His time has come--for better or worse.

Book The Invader

Download or read book The Invader written by Margaret Louisa Woods and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of dual personality. "The author contents herself with two personalities in the attractive body of Milly Flaxman, the first a rather dull, learned, extremely dutiful nature, and the second, which is the "invader", brilliant, fascinating, and adventurous to the point of danger. When therefore Ian Stewart has been married to Milly some two years or so, he has reluctantly to admit to himself that he is in a way the husband of two very different women, one of whom bores him, though she is faithful and devoted, and the other with whom he is in love, though she cares little for him"--The Sautrday Review, Aug. 24, 1907.

Book A Beginner s Guide to Invading Earth

Download or read book A Beginner s Guide to Invading Earth written by Gerhard Gehrke and published by Gerhard Gehrke. This book was released on 2017-02-07 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Austrian Information

Download or read book Austrian Information written by and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The last million  how they invaded France   and England

Download or read book The last million how they invaded France and England written by Ian Hay and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Sydney Wars

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  • Author : Stephen Gapps
  • Publisher : NewSouth
  • Release : 2018-05-01
  • ISBN : 1742244246
  • Pages : 235 pages

Download or read book The Sydney Wars written by Stephen Gapps and published by NewSouth. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sydney Wars tells the history of military engagements between Europeans and Aboriginal Australians – described as ‘this constant sort of war’ by one early colonist – around the greater Sydney region. Telling the story of the first years of colonial Sydney in a new and original way, this provocative book is the first detailed account of the warfare that occurred across the Sydney region from the arrival of a British expedition in 1788 to the last recorded conflict in the area in 1817. The Sydney Wars sheds new light on how British and Aboriginal forces developed military tactics and how the violence played out. Analysing the paramilitary roles of settlers and convicts and the militia defensive systems that were deployed, it shows that white settlers lived in fear, while Indigenous people fought back as their land and resources were taken away. Stephen Gapps details the violent conflict that formed part of a long period of colonial strategic efforts to secure the Sydney basin and, in time, the rest of the continent. ‘A powerful and cogent contribution to one of the most contentious aspects of Australian history: the war between British settlers and the First Nations. The fine detailed research will mean that we will have to radically reassess our understanding of the history of the first thirty years of settlement.’ —Henry Reynolds