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Author : Katharine S. Macquoid
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3368654381
Total Pages : 594 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (686 download)
Download or read book Through Normandy written by Katharine S. Macquoid and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-02-02 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.
Author : George Musgrave Musgrave
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 600 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book A Ramble Through Normandy written by George Musgrave Musgrave and published by . This book was released on 1855 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Robert F. Dorr
Publisher : Zenith Press
ISBN 13 : 1616739843
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (167 download)
Download or read book Hell Hawks! written by Robert F. Dorr and published by Zenith Press. This book was released on 2010-11-10 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hell Hawks sets a new standard for histories of the tactical anti-war in Europe. Veteran authors Bob Dorr and Tom Jones combine masterfully crafted veteran interviews with the broader picture of the air war fought by the Thunderbolt men. You gain a new appreciation of just how tough their deadly task was, and the courage needed to fly close air support against the Nazi fighters and flak. This outstanding book raises the bar on aviation history as it brings alive the true story of an aerial band of brothers." - Colonel Walter J. Boyne, National Aviation Hall of Famer, former director of the National Air & Space Museum, and best-selling author Hell Hawks!is the story of the band of young American fighter pilots, and their gritty, close-quarters fight against Hitlers vaunted military. The "Hell Hawks" were the men and machines of the 365th Fighter Group. Beginning just prior to D-Day, June 6, 1944, the groups young pilots (most were barely twenty years old and fresh from flight training in the United States) flew in close support of Eisenhowers ground forces as they advanced across France and into Germany. They flew the rugged, heavily armed P-47 Thunderbolt, aka the Jug. Living in tents amid the cold mud of their front-line airfields, the 365ths daily routine had much in common with that of the G.I.s they supported. Their war only stopped with the Nazi surrender on May 8, 1945. During their year in combat, the Hell Hawks paid a heavy price to win the victory. Sixty-nine pilots and airmen died in the fight across the continent. The Groups 1,241 combat missions -- the daily confrontation of sudden, violent death -- forged bonds between these men that remain strong sixty years later. This book will tell their story, the story of the Hell Hawks.
Author : Harry Gael Michaels
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1469136791
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (691 download)
Download or read book Wings Over Normandy written by Harry Gael Michaels and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-12-16 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This novel is about one young man, of Irish Catholic descent, growing up in San Francisco of emigrant Irish parents and entering WWII shortly after the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. During his high school years he works, in his spare time, at the Fisherman’s wharf. He meets and falls in love with the daughter of a fishing boat skipper but one night as they are crossing the street to go to dinner at a small restaurant in the North Beach District a random bullet from China Town finds its mark in the chest of the girl he intends to build his life around and the event leaves the young man in state of anger and despair as the war breaks out. He joins the service and becomes a pilot of a B-26 medium bomber which eventually takes him to combat in Europe and his participation in the Normandy invasion on June 6, 1944. While recuperating from wounds and emotional exhaustion suffered from a bombing mission in France he meets and falls in love with an Irish girl. The book, itself, is a work of historical fiction but stays close to the factual history of the WWII era with special reference to the war in Europe and the part played by the Eighth U.S. Air Force and the Royal Air Force of Great Britain.
Author : Louisa Stuart Costello
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.B/5 (1 download)
Download or read book A Summer Amongst the Bocages and the Vines written by Louisa Stuart Costello and published by . This book was released on 1840 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the original versions are generally quite old, there may occasionally be certain imperfections within these reproductions. We're happy to make these classics available again for future generations to enjoy!
Author : Orr Kelly
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1497645662
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (976 download)
Download or read book From a Dark Sky written by Orr Kelly and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-06-24 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating history of the most secretive and unsung branch of the US military’s Special Forces, from World War II through Desert Storm Very little is known about USAF Special Operations—yet their exploits have been as daring and their achievements as remarkable as anything accomplished by their brother warriors. Since World War II, these ultra-secretive “air commandos” have routinely performed the near-impossible, undertaking missions that typically carry them across enemy lines. From secretly inserting covert operatives into North Korea and participating in clandestine CIA operations in Vietnam and Cambodia to providing air support for partisans in Nazi-occupied France and rescuing dozens of downed fliers trapped deep in enemy territory, these courageous airmen have done the jobs that no one else could do, often in the most technologically advanced war machinery the Air Force has at its disposal. Sometimes called “ravens” or “carpetbaggers,” the air commandos have a history that has long been buried beneath layers of official cover stories, rumors, and deceptions—until now. An expert in military affairs, Orr Kelly has already written what many believe to be the definitive history of the US Navy SEALs (Brave Men, Dark Waters). Now, he turns his attention to this unsung branch of the military’s Special Forces, relating a true story of courage, skill, and commitment that spans decades. With uncompromising honesty, he explores both the triumphs (Project 9 in Burma) and the disasters (the failed rescue of hostages in Iran) of these incomparable heroes of the sky, who have never sought recognition or glory.
Author : Ann Dumas
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN 13 : 0870997971
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (79 download)
Download or read book The Private Collection of Edgar Degas written by Ann Dumas and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 1997 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume investigates Degas' dual role as both artist and collector. Featuring works by well-known artists like Delacroix, Ingres, Daumier, Manet, Cézanne, Gauguin, Van Gogh, Cassatt, and others, this publication is the definitive text outlining Degas' long career collecting important pieces by his predecessors as well as his contemporaries. -- Metropolitan Museum of Art website.
Author : Clara Erskine Clement Waters
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 592 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book Artists of the Nineteenth Century and Their Works written by Clara Erskine Clement Waters and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jim Keys
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1291946195
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (919 download)
Download or read book The Dark Ages written by Jim Keys and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-07-10 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The blow by blow account of Britain's struggle against the invasion of the Romans, Anglo Saxons, Vikings and Normans.
Author : Louisa Stuart Costello
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3368737996
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (687 download)
Download or read book A Summer amongst the Bocages and the Vines written by Louisa Stuart Costello and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-08-28 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1840.
Author : E. Secrétan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 580 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)
Download or read book Catalogue of the celebrated collection of paintings by modern and old masters and of water-colors and drawings written by E. Secrétan and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Larry Collins
Publisher : Phoenix Books
ISBN 13 : 1614670528
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (146 download)
Download or read book The Secrets of D-Day written by Larry Collins and published by Phoenix Books. This book was released on 2006-05-01 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Secrets and spies... Years of preparation led to the Allied Invasion of French soil on June 6, 1944. In the greatest amphibious assault ever launched, more than 150,000 American, Canadian, and British troops penetrated German defenses by air and by sea in an ingenious surprise attack that marked a critical turning point in World War II. The complex logistics of D-Day — landing troops and tanks on the beaches of Normandy while German leaders expected an attack further up the coast — were made possible by a brilliant campaign of disinformation and misdirection. Without this counter-intelligence the Allies most likely would have crossed the Channel to meet the German Wehrmacht in all its might. That the Germans never knew what hit them says much for the spider’s web of deceit carefully planted by the English. In his final work, bestselling author Larry Collins reveals the secrets of D-Day in a step-by-step unraveling of code names, unlikely connections, serendipitous discoveries, and cold-blooded calculations. Though it reads like a thriller, this fascinating tale of unflinching bravery and outright chutzpah is all true.
Author : Richard Kendall
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300058373
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book Degas Landscapes written by Richard Kendall and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biografi om Degas landskaber set i relation til andre kunstneres behandling af landskabet som motiv
Author : Diana Branisteanu
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1257020595
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (57 download)
Download or read book Life Under the Dark Sky written by Diana Branisteanu and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-02-21 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the age of 17, Heidi has to enroll in the German Army and leave her family home in Austria. She has no idea if she would live to see her parents again. Her youth is spent under the dark sky of the Second World War and its endless dangers. Under the enormous pressure of the army's rules, the bombings and the continuous fear for her life, Heidi does not give up on the hope for a normal life. She finds friendship, compassion, and love in a world that had lost its human values. Many times she asks herself the same frightening question: would she be able to stay alive? The book is based on a true story of a family whose destiny, as many others', was to live in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Author : James D. Kiras
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135989885
Total Pages : 463 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (359 download)
Download or read book Special Operations and Strategy written by James D. Kiras and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-07-29 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James D. Kiras shows how a number of different special operations, in conjunction with more conventional military actions, achieve and sustain strategic effect(s) over time. In particular, he argues that the root of effective special operations lies in understanding the relationship existing between moral and material attrition at the strategic level. He also presents a theoretical framework for understanding how special operations achieve strategic effects using a unique synthesis of strategic theory and case studies. This study shows how the key to understanding how special operations reside in the concept of strategic attrition and in the moral and material nature of strategy. It also highlights major figures such as Carl von Clausewitz, Hans Delbrück, and Mao Zedong, who understood these complexities and were experts in eroding an enemy’s will to fight. These and other examples provide a superb explanation of the complexities of modern strategy and the place of special operations in a war of attrition. This book will be of great interest to all students and scholars with an interest in special forces and of strategic and military studies in general.
Author : Julian Jackson
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191622885
Total Pages : 682 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (916 download)
Download or read book France: The Dark Years, 1940-1944 written by Julian Jackson and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2003-03-05 with total page 682 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The French call them 'the Dark Years'... This definitive new history of Occupied France explores the myths and realities of four of the most divisive years in French history. Taking in ordinary people's experiences of defeat, collaboration, resistance, and liberation, it uncovers the conflicting memories of occupation which ensure that even today France continues to debate the legacy of the Vichy years.
Author : Stephen E. Ambrose
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1476745862
Total Pages : 608 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (767 download)
Download or read book Eisenhower Volume I written by Stephen E. Ambrose and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-03-18 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stephen E. Ambrose draws upon extensive sources, an unprecedented degree of scholarship, and numerous interviews with Dwight D. Eisenhower himself to offer the fullest, richest, and most objective rendering yet of the soldier who became president. At various times in his life, Eisenhower was a soldier at wartime, the Chief of Staff, patron to the North American Treaty Organization, president of Columbia University, and the Supreme Commander of the United States. However, he was also a father, son, husband, and friend. This deeply personal biography concerns itself less with the “life and times” of Eisenhower and more on the man himself, his achievements and triumphs, failures and concerns, as well as his relationships with those closest to him. A charismatic leader with a high degree of intelligence, integrity, tremendous energy and a commitment to basic principles that drew soldiers, civilians, and foreigners alike to him, Eisenhower was also ambitious, sensitive to criticism, and avid sportsman who was terribly loyal to his friends and family. Ultimately, Ambrose presents a masterful portrait of Eisenhower that finely delves into his personal life during his presidency, the onset of the Cold war, and as the leader of a rapidly evolving nation struggling with issues as diverse as civil rights, atomic weapons, and a new global role. Ambrose shows what an extraordinary person Eisenhower was and the extent to which many who live in freedom today owe to him. This superb interpretation of Eisenhower's life confirms Stephen Ambrose's position as one of the nation’s finest historians.
