Download or read book Fields of Honor written by Edwin C. Bearss and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2009-09-30 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few historians have ever captured the drama, excitement, and tragedy of the Civil War with the headlong elan of Edwin Bearss, who has won a huge, devoted following with his extraordinary battlefield tours and eloquent soliloquies about the heroes, scoundrels, and little-known moments of a conflict that still fascinates America. Antietam, Shiloh, Gettysburg: these hallowed battles and more than a dozen more come alive as never before, rich with human interest and colorful detail culled from a lifetime of study. Illustrated with detailed maps and archival images, this 448-page volume presents a unique narrative of the Civil War's most critical battles, translating Bearss' inimitable delivery into print. As he guides readers from the first shots at Fort Sumter to Gettysburg's bloody fields to the dignified surrender at Appomattox, his engagingly plainspoken but expert account demonstrates why he stands beside Shelby Foote, James McPherson, and Ken Burns in the front rank of modern chroniclers of the Civil War, as the Pulitzer Prize-winning McPherson himself points out in his admiring Introduction. A must for every one of America's countless Civil War buffs, this major work will stand as an important reference and enduring legacy of a great historian for generations to come.
Download or read book Fields of Honor written by Robert Stanek and published by RP Books & Audio. This book was released on 2008-04 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this continuation of Robert Stanek's multilayered epic fantasy, Great Kingdom must rebuild the cities and lands devastated by war. King Andrew Alder must decide whether to repair the alliance or retaliate. Meanwhile, the twelve clans emerge from myth and shadow, the plot of King Jarom Tyr'anth grows bold and someone will pay the ultimate price for treachery and betrayal.
Download or read book The Last Field of Honor written by J. L. Ficks and published by Mirror Images Publishing. This book was released on 2014-01-12 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book One of the Elf Wars Trilogy... TWO THOUSAND YEARS the Elf Wars have raged. How long can two nations go on avenging the fallen? Both the Elven kingdoms lay ravaged and destitute. Only the Manarian Codes of War have kept the two societies from the brink of total annihilation. General Ka-ling leads the Elves of Jui-Rae in their struggle against the widely feared Dark Elves of Jui-Sae. His adversary, General Sien, faces him on the last field of honor. Yet secret circles of assassins meddle in the northern affairs, leaving behind brutal murders in the deeps woods which threaten to usher in a new age of cold-blooded genocide. In the south under the twisted warped trees of the Ashwood, a far blacker war rages. Sadora, Shadowlord over all Unseen, makes a brutal advance into Jui-Rae burning villages and slaughtering thousands of innocents. The fabled Fata'morgana, the legendary Elven assassins of old return, taking the faces of their enemies and throwing the battles into further bloody turmoil. Secret allegiances are formed and the dirtiest of units are called up, from the scoundrels of the Unseen City of Kadosha, to the Horsearchers of Glorindel, from the fiendish Ogre King, to immoral human mercenaries from the west. This is a tale of blood and bitter endless war. It is a downward spiral of vengeance of generations upon generations tired of burying their sons. It is civilization teetering on its sharpest edge and the flames of unending anger that threaten to wipe Elves, both light and dark, off the face of Covent forever...
Download or read book The Field of Honor written by John Mayfield and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 2017-02-17 with total page 587 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Current research on the history and evolution of moral standards and their role in Southern society For more than thirty years, the study of honor has been fundamental to understanding southern culture and history. Defined chiefly as reputation or public esteem, honor penetrated virtually every aspect of southern ethics and behavior, including race, gender, law, education, religion, and violence. In The Field of Honor: Essays on Southern Character and American Identity, editors John Mayfield and Todd Hagstette bring together new research by twenty emerging and established scholars who study the varied practices and principles of honor in its American context, across an array of academic disciplines. Following pathbreaking works by Bertram Wyatt-Brown, Dickson D. Bruce, and Edward L. Ayers, this collection notes that honor became a distinctive mark of southern culture and something that—alongside slavery—set the South distinctly off from the rest of the United States. This anthology brings together the work of a variety of writers who collectively explore both honor's range and its limitations, revealing a South largely divided between the demands of honor and the challenges of an emerging market culture—one common to the United States at large. They do so by methodologically examining legal studies, market behaviors, gender, violence, and religious and literary expressions. Honor emerges here as a tool used to negotiate modernity's challenges rather than as a rigid tradition and set of assumptions codified in unyielding rules and rhetoric. Some topics are traditional for the study of honor, some are new, but all explore the question: how different really is the South from America writ large? The Field of Honor builds an essential bridge between two distinct definitions of southern—and, by extension, American—character and identity.
Download or read book The Field of Honor written by Benjamin Cummings Truman and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 606 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book On the Field of Honor written by Paul Blodgett Elliott and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book My Home in the Field of Honor written by Frances Wilson Huard and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2024-09-21 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Journey to the front lines of World War I in Frances Wilson Huard’s stirring memoir, My Home in the Field of Honor. Through the eyes of a woman living in France during the Great War, Huard recounts her experiences of courage, compassion, and resilience amid the horrors of battle. Huard’s vivid storytelling captures the struggles of maintaining a home and caring for wounded soldiers, while war rages on all around her. Her memoir offers an intimate glimpse into the strength required to face unimaginable hardships and the enduring human spirit. But can one person’s bravery make a difference in the face of such destruction? How do you keep hope alive when everything around you is falling apart? My Home in the Field of Honor is both a testament to the courage of those who lived through the war and a powerful reminder of the personal costs of global conflict. Huard’s narrative brings to life the emotional and physical challenges faced by civilians on the home front. Are you ready to step into the shoes of a woman whose home became a battlefield?This heartfelt memoir offers a poignant look at the impact of war and the resilience of the human spirit. Don’t miss the chance to read this extraordinary account. Purchase My Home in the Field of Honor today and witness the strength of one woman in the face of overwhelming odds.Get your copy of My Home in the Field of Honor now and experience the triumph of the human spirit during one of history’s darkest times.
Download or read book The Camp Fire Girls on the Field of Honor written by Margaret Vandercook and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-10-04 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Margaret Vandercook's 'The Camp Fire Girls on the Field of Honor', readers are immersed in a heartwarming tale of courage, friendship, and adventure. The book showcases Vandercook's vivid storytelling style, with rich descriptions of the great outdoors and the challenges faced by the Camp Fire Girls as they navigate through various trials. Set within the literary context of early 20th-century American youth fiction, Vandercook's work stands out for its focus on empowering young girls and fostering values of unity and loyalty. Margaret Vandercook, a passionate advocate for youth organizations, drew inspiration from her own experiences with the Camp Fire Girls to pen down this engaging story. Her deep involvement in promoting the welfare and empowerment of young women shines through in the characters and themes explored in the book. Vandercook's dedication to instilling positive values in her readers is evident in every page of 'The Camp Fire Girls on the Field of Honor'. I highly recommend 'The Camp Fire Girls on the Field of Honor' to readers of all ages who appreciate wholesome stories with strong moral lessons. Vandercook's narrative not only entertains but also educates, making it a worthwhile addition to any bookshelf.
Download or read book Fields of Honor written by Jonathan Rand and published by Chamberlain Brothers. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounts the life and accomplishments of Pat Tillman, who left professional football to join the Army in response to the September 11, 2001, attacks and was killed in a combat situation in Afghanistan on April 22, 2004.
Download or read book Fields of Fire written by James Webb and published by Canelo. This book was released on 2019-04-29 with total page 613 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Webb’s classic, scorching novel of the Vietnam War. They each had their reasons for becoming a Marine. They each had their illusions. Goodrich came fresh from Harvard. Snake got the tattoo before he even got the uniform. Hodges was haunted by the spirits of family heroes. Three young men, from vastly different worlds, were plunged into a white-hot, murderous melting pot of jungle warfare in the An Hoa Basin, Vietnam, 1969. They had no way of knowing what awaited them. For nothing could have prepared them for the madness of what they found. And in the heat and horror of battle they took on new identities, took on each other, and were reborn in fields of fire... Fields of Fire is a searing story of poetic power, razor-sharp observation, and non-stop combat, perfect for fans of Tim O’Brien, Karl Marlantes and Apocalypse Now. Praise for Fields of Fire ‘Few writers since Stephen Crane have portrayed men at war with such a ring of steely truth’ The Houston Post ‘A novel of such fullness and impact, one is tempted to compare it to Norman Mailer’s The Naked and the Dead’The Oregonian ‘Webb gives us an extraordinary range of acutely observed people, not one a stereotype ... Fields of Fire is a stunner’ Newsweek ‘Webb pulls off the scabs and looks directly, unflinchingly on the open wounds of the Sixties’ Philadelphia Inquirer ‘The unmistakable sound of truth’ Time
Download or read book A Sense of Honor written by James Webb and published by Bluejacket Books. This book was released on 1995 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Portrays the conflict between two disparate midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy in 1968.
Download or read book Scarlet Fields written by John Lewis Barkley and published by University Press of Kansas. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The train was packed with men. Men lying as still as if they were already dead. Men shaking with pain. One man raving, jabbering, yelling, in delirium. Everywhere bandages . . . bandages . . . bandages . . . and blood. Those words describe the moment when Private John Lewis Barkley first grasped the grim reality of the war he had entered. The rest of Barkley's memoir, first published in 1930 as No Hard Feelings and long out of print, provides a vivid ground-level look at World War I through the eyes of a soldier whose exploits rivaled those of Sergeant York. A reconnaissance man and sniper, Barkley served in Company K of the 4th Infantry Regiment, a unit that participated in almost every major American battle. The York-like episode that earned Barkley his Congressional Medal of Honor occurred on October 7, 1918, when he climbed into an abandoned French tank and singlehandedly held off an advancing German force, killing hundreds of enemy soldiers. But Barkley's memoir abounds with other memorable moments and vignettes, all in the words of a soldier who witnessed war's dangers and degradations but was not at all fazed by them. Unlike other writers identified with the "Lost Generation," he relished combat and made no apology for having dispatched scores of enemy soldiers; yet he was as much an innocent abroad as a killing machine, as witnessed by second thoughts over his sniper's role, or by his determination to protect a youthful German prisoner from American soldiers eager for retribution. This Missouri backwoodsman and sharpshooter was also a bit of a troublemaker who smuggled liquor into camp, avoided promotions like the plague, and had a soft heart for mademoiselles and fruleins alike. In his valuable introduction to this stirring memoir, Steven Trout helps readers to better grasp the historical context and significance of this singular hero's tale from one of our most courageous doughboys. Both haunting and heartfelt, inspiring and entertaining, Scarlet Fields is a long overlooked gem that opens a new window on our nation's experience in World War I and brings back to life a bygone era.
Download or read book The Soldier s Medal written by Donald E. Zlotnik and published by Signet Book. This book was released on 1991 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fields of Honor written by Sally Pont and published by Harvest Books. This book was released on 2002-09-03 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a study of the founding fathers of college football and the evolution of the modern game in the years following World War II at Miami University of Ohio.
Download or read book Haunted U S Battlefields written by Mary Beth Crain and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2008-08-21 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do places where violent deaths occur somehow absorb the horror, only to conjure up images that haunt the living for generations to come? Many people believe that this can indeed happen; above all, in the context of that manmade phenomenon that reaps so great a toll in so short a time: War. Haunted U.S. Battlefields takes us on a spine-tingling tour of America’s most legendary spectral scenes of human struggle—from the Revolutionary War to the Civil War, from the Indian Wars to World War II and beyond. As America’s bloodiest conflict, the Civil War has yielded the greatest number of ghostly sightings. Hence, most of the twenty-five battlefield legends this book relates are from this era—whether the myriad strange spectral happenings associated with Gettysburg, or this war’s lesser known but equally tragic events. Summing up the eerie essence of wartime scenes across America—many of which today host popular ghost tours—Haunted U.S. Battlefields is a must for students of the paranormal, Civil War buffs, and all others interested in a spine-chilling realm of military history that the history books don’t dare tell.
Download or read book Fading Echoes written by Mike Sielski and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-09-01 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in paperback-a true story of hometown heroes. In a state that prides itself on hard-hitting gridiron epics, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, was home to the greatest high school football rivalry: the Central Bucks West, captained by senior fullback/linebacker Bryan Buckley, versus the Central Bucks East, led by senior lineman Colby Umbrell. Bryan and Colby would meet each other as opponents on the game field, but their dreams and devotion to their country led each of them to the conflict in the Middle East-Colby as an Army Ranger, and Bryan as a Marine. Only one would make it back to Doylestown. And nothing about them, their families, or their hometown's connection to football would ever be the same
Download or read book The Appomattox Generals written by John W. Primomo and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2013-06-18 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joshua L. Chamberlain of Maine and John B. Gordon of Georgia led the Union and Confederate armies, respectively, at the formal surrender ceremony at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia, on April 12, 1865. In one of the most dramatic and memorable moments of the Civil War, as the Confederate soldiers marched through the Union lines to stack their weapons and flags, Chamberlain, moved by the historic moment and desiring to pay honor to a valiant, defeated foe, ordered his Union soldiers to salute Gordon's Confederates. Gordon, surprised but stirred by the same emotion, immediately responded, and ordered his men to return the salute. Both men had volunteered for military service, feeling a strong need to fight for their respective causes. They entered military service as low level officers with no formal military training. Repeatedly, they exhibited exceptional aptitude and responsibility, rising through the ranks as they received the glowing accolades of their superiors. Yet, they remained humble, continually demonstrating extraordinary courage, which earned them the respect of their men. Ultimately, their heroism and leadership culminated in their meeting as the commanders at the Appomattox Courthouse surrender. After the war, Chamberlain and Gordon entered politics in their respective states.
