Download or read book Wake War And Waiting written by Rodney Kephart and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-06 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before the thunderous bombs dropped on Pearl Harbor in 1941, the outpost of Wake Island was a backwater dotted in the Pacific Ocean with only a handful of military personnel and construction workers on the roster. Among the construction workers was Rodney Kephart of Iowa, signed up with Morrison-Knudsen company of Iowa, and about to be attacked by the might of Imperial Japanese Navy. The heroic but unsuccessful defence of Wake led Kephart and his fellow workers into Japanese captivity for how long they could not guess. Captivity for the prisoners was a war in and of itself; and Kephart’s short narrative gives a vivid account of the daily struggles against starvation, against the petty viciousness or outright brutality of the captives, against dirt, time and terror. Yet, despite his photographic realism, Mr. Kephart’s saga is not essentially one of pessimism or despair. Out of the darkness of slavery flash those small victories or omens that men could cherish and hold against the ultimate hope of freedom—the Christmas celebration, the miracle of a Red Cross package, the sight of the first American bomber. And then, with the surrender of the Japanese, came that unforgettable moment. They were free men again! For the reader who has lived through the disappointments and triumphs of the book, that long- awaited moment will be no less thrilling. Rodney Kephart was born in Spencer, Iowa, in 1917. After attending school in South Dakota, he went to Bethel Junior College in St. Paul, Minnesota. Until his capture on Wake, he was at various times a farmer, a carpenter, and an unofficial Protestant minister. Since his return from the Pacific he has been studying business administration, first at the Boise Junior College and later at the University of Minnesota.
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Download or read book Wake of War written by Zac Topping and published by Forge Books. This book was released on 2022-07-19 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Zac Topping's breathtaking near-future thriller, Wake of War, is a timely account of the lengths those with power will go to preserve it, and the determination of those they exploit to win back their freedom. It's 2037, and the United States government is on the brink of collapse amid rebel uprisings and aggressive political maneuvering turning the country into an active war zone. In a nation where opportunity is sequestered behind doors open only to the privileged, joining the Army seemed like James Trent’s best option. He just never thought he’d actually see combat. Now Trent finds himself on the front lines of a second American Civil War, fighting for a cause he’s not sure he even believes in. The last thing he wanted was to spend his days breaking down doors and chasing after fellow Americans—rebels or not. Retribution is the only thing driving Sam Cross, and her sharpshooting skills have made her invaluable to the rebel efforts tearing their way across the Midwest. With every successful mission, she's reminded that she's enacting real change, but that hasn't made pulling the trigger any easier. And with each step she takes into the heart of the war effort, she can't help but wonder if there isn't another way. When these opposing forces clash, alliances are shattered, resolve is tested, and when the dust clears, the only certainty is that the country and its fighting forces will never be the same. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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Download or read book The Waking written by Margaret Lott and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2023-07-25 with total page 599 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About the Book Three women from the twenty-first century world have been stranded in an alternate world similar to medieval Europe. On top of that, they've found that their presence is vital to freeing Persal from the dark influence of the evil wizard Barakus. Now, they are frantically searching for anything that can help them achieve their goal. As the women begin relating to the men thrust into their new life, they are also challenged to become more than they dreamed they could be. Everywhere they turn, there are new dangers. Each of the women brings a unique perspective to their new world and each other. The men in the story will soon realize that they should never underestimate a woman on a mission. About the Author Margaret Lott was born in Sacramento, California in 1948. She currently resides in Corsicana, Texas with her husband and two dogs. She is the grandmother of seventeen. Margaret is a retired tax accountant. She is finally able to pursue her lifelong yearning to write novels.
Download or read book A Treatise Explanatory of a New System of Naval Military and Political Telegraphic Communication of General Application written by John Macdonald and published by . This book was released on 1817 with total page 1034 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Waking Up from War written by Joseph Bobrow and published by Pitchstone Publishing (US&CA). This book was released on 2015-11-01 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Voices and stories of veterans, their families, and their care providers, reveal what is necessary for postwar healing This book argues that the elements that contribute to healing war trauma—including safety, connection, community, dialogue, mutual respect, diversity, and compassion—can help build a stronger nation. But this message comes with a warning and a challenge not just for caregivers, veterans service organizations, governmental departments, Congress, and the White House, but for all Americans. War creates incalculable suffering—not only among those on the front lines, but also among those left behind. For every soldier killed or injured on the battlefield, countless others are affected—particularly relatives and friends—often in isolation and silence. As a nation, the U.S. must do everything it can to repair the injuries caused by war, whether physical, emotional, or moral, both for those who served in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere, and for the country itself. Only after the nation provides the top-quality care our veterans have earned will we be able to begin to end our reliance on war and truly build a durable peace.
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Download or read book War s Wake written by Allan Wilford Howerton and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2005-09-13 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Love Story from the Aftermath of World War II THEY SEEMED MADE FOR EACH OTHER: young and in love, and filled with dreams. But something went terribly wrong. Was it the awful aftermath of the war? Or something more? Something incomprehensible. Something never anticipated or perceived. On a university campus bulging with ex-GIs, a traumatized combat veteran and an idealistic sophomore fell madly in love. Years later, the long-dead sophomore, invading his computer as he tries to make a novel of his life, lures him back to reprise what went wrong. Their bittersweet reassessments and besotted indulgences provide a wacky tour of Truman-era morality, a sobering look at postwar USA, and an ardent time-travel love story about memory, commitment, and the decisive decisions that frame our lives. Along the way readers may: Join the American Veterans Committee (AVC), a new WW II veterans organization with the idealistic slogan "Citizens First, Veterans Second"; Cheer Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., Charles Bolte, Cord Meyer, and others as they battle the American Communist Party for control of AVC; Integrate a bar near the campus that refused to serve Blacks; Attend a seminar led by Alger Hiss, later accused as a Soviet spy; Go to a riotous Communist Party rally and emerge intact and wiser; Vote for Thomas Dewey, Strom Thurmond, Harry Truman, or Henry Wallace in the 1948 presidential election; Get married as a dazzled Episcopal priest mingles the Christian Science of Mary Baker Eddy with Saint Paul as the lights go low in the funky little Episcopal Church near the campus; and Relive that crazy and wonderful year, 1948, when in the glow of youth, the end of World War II, and the establishment of the United Nations, all the world seemed filled with promise even as the beginning of the Cold War cast ever-darkening shadows. Within this beautifully written, brainy, and often witty love story, are a plethora of observations about war and its repercussions, love and its consequences, memory and its caprices, writing and its perils, and death and its regenerations. "War ́s Wake" is a fun-to-read fantasy even within the poignant, nostalgic sadness of its main story line. Order here online or via TOLL-FREE PHONE: 1-888-795-4274 "War ́s Wake," the novel, is a sequel to the memoir "Dear Captain, et al.: the Agonies and the Ecstasies of War and Memory" World War II love stories Message board
Download or read book Complete Catalogue of Sheet Music and Musical Works published by the Board of Music Trade etc written by Board of Music Trade (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book One More Wake Up written by Charles J Sharps and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2008-02-26 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This material was written by a former Shake'n'Bake, instant NCO who survived a year in the jungles of central Vietnam on search and destroy missions with the 173rd Airborne Brigade. It pays tribute to the soldiers he served with and expresses his feelings of responsibility for his men. It also lays bare his realization of the fine line between rational leadership, irrational killing, and young men conquering their daily fears in the elements knowing if they are exposed long enough to the enemy they are challenging the odds of survival. Through a potpourri of combat yarns, he gives extraordinary glimpses of the chancy and hard life of the airborne grunt that actually did the fighting. Included in One More Wake-Up, are stories about life after Vietnam where as a veteran remembering the past he copes with the present.
