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A Love Like No Other - Diana and Me

Author : James Hewitt
Publisher : Kings Road Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1786068788
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (86 download)

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Download or read book A Love Like No Other - Diana and Me written by James Hewitt and published by Kings Road Publishing. This book was released on 2017-09-21 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When James Hewitt, a young, brave and gifted soldier, first met Diana, Princess of Wales, he was a young Household Cavalry captain on official business at Buckingham Palace. He was single and alone; she a lonely wife, hurt by a loveless marriage. He supported and cared for her during one of the most troubled times of her life. When news of their affair hit the headlines, James’s life changed dramatically and irreversibly. Used by the Royal Family as a scapegoat for their own uncaring treatment of Diana and cast as the villain of the piece by the newspapers, Hewitt rapidly became one of the most reviled men in the country and remained so for the next ten years. Yet, in a remarkable reversal of fortune, James proved his resilience, rebuilt his life and made a new career for himself both as a civilian and as a celebrity. In 2003, he rose to the challenge of appearing on Channel 4’s The Games. His personality and determination won the nation over – he came second and raised a large sum of money for charity. James’s popularity was cemented when he won the reality TV show Back to Reality. With his celebrity status confirmed, James Hewitt moved on to a new stage of his life and career, ready, as always, to take on the next challenge. As he himself says, ‘I am a forward-thinking character. I don’t want to look back. I accept that not everything I have done has been right. If I have made mistakes I’m sorry about that, but I am moving on.’ His candid autobiography stands in tribute to his charm, good humour and strength of character – and as a tribute to the love that meant so much to Diana at a difficult time.

Algerian War and the French Army, 1954-62

Author : Martin S. Alexander
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230500951
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Algerian War and the French Army, 1954-62 written by Martin S. Alexander and published by Springer. This book was released on 2002-08-21 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Algerian War 1954-62 was one of the most prolonged and violent examples of decolonization. At times horribly savage, it was an undeclared war in the sense that no formal declaration of hostilities was ever made. Bringing to an end one hundred and thirty two years of French rule, the Algerian struggle caused the fall of six French prime ministers, the collapse of the Fourth Republic and expulsion of one million French settlers. This volume, bringing together leading experts in the field, focuses on one of the key actors in the drama - the French army. They show that the Algerian War was just as much about conflicts of ideas, beliefs and loyalties as it was about simple military operations. In this way, the collection goes beyond polemic and recrimination to explore the many and varied nuances of what was one of the historically most important of the grand style colonial wars.

Born For War

Author : Tony Hoare
Publisher : Headline Welbeck Non-Fiction
ISBN 13 : 180279140X
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (27 download)

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Download or read book Born For War written by Tony Hoare and published by Headline Welbeck Non-Fiction. This book was released on 2022-03-31 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Tony is the real deal.' Andy McNab The full, explosive, boots-on-the-ground story of the Falklands War, from a soldier at the heart of the action, published for the 40th anniversary of the conflict. Tony Hoare always knew he wanted to be in the SAS. Both his grandfather and father had been soldiers, and so Tony signed up for the Cadets at 13, then the Infantry at 17 and enlisted into the Royal Green Jackets before passing arduous SAS selection in 1978. Less than four years later, Tony and his team were sent to a collection of islands just off the coast of Argentina called the Falklands, where tensions were rising and war was on the horizon. No amount of training could prepare Tony for what happened over the course of the next twelve weeks, as the Falkland Islands became a battleground between British and Argentinian forces. As helicopters crashed and ships sank, Tony, at the centre of the action, battled across treacherous terrain and against a fearsome enemy, doing whatever it took to retake the islands. From one of the only soldiers who was on the frontline throughout the entire conflict, this is a thrilling account of what really happened in the Falklands, an explosive story of land, sea and air battles from a trooper who saw it all.

War Trials

Author : Will Yates
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
ISBN 13 : 1526796031
Total Pages : 387 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book War Trials written by Will Yates and published by Pen and Sword Military. This book was released on 2021-05-12 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: War Trials tells the gripping and in-depth true story of a British soldier’s role in the drowning of an Iraqi teenager in May 2003, the devastating investigation and resulting court martial. This narrative non-fiction tracks the soldier’s life from tight-knit broken family home in Merseyside through deadly urban conflict in the Middle East, to a different battle fought against PTSD while he awaited a military tribunal back in the UK. The military court case in 2006 marked the first of its kind relating to the Iraq war and a case that opened the flood gates of multiple investigations and inquiries into the conduct of soldiers overseas. Based upon rigorous new research, this book’s untold personal story explores the horrors of battle and the chaos of a post-war city and a young soldier’s struggle against depression, suicide attempts and deep sense of being let down by the army he sought to serve. This soldier would eventually endure numerous investigations and face the threat of the International Criminal Court for war crimes but these are the shocking events that started it all. It is the compelling story of a contentious military campaign with little preparation for the disastrous fall out; the soldiers pushed to the limit who maintained a wall of a silence after doing the unthinkable; and a floating body of dead child who came to symbolize a generation lost to war.

Love and War

Author : James Hewitt
Publisher : Blake Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Love and War written by James Hewitt and published by Blake Publishing. This book was released on 1999 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hewitt, famous for being Diana's lover, reflects on their affair and his military career.

Roger So Far ...

Author : Royal Corps of Signals
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750995416
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book Roger So Far ... written by Royal Corps of Signals and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2020-07-14 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Communications have always been, and are still a vital part of the Army's fighting power. Only with clear and trusted communications can commanders support, control, and lead their units and soldiers. The evolution of electrical communications in the last 150 years has been one of the most important developments humanity has ever witnessed. As the advantages that from ever more complex equipment became apparent the need for a technical arm of the Army, who specialised in communication systems, became apparent. The Royal Corps of Signals was founded in 1920 and since its founding the Corps has been leading the development of communications; delivering them in a variety of operational theatres.

The War and the Death of News

Author : Martin Bell
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1786071096
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (86 download)

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Download or read book The War and the Death of News written by Martin Bell and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-06-01 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Martin Bell has stood in war zones as both a soldier and a journalist. From Vietnam to Bosnia to Iraq, he has witnessed first-hand the dramatic changes in how conflicts are fought and how they are reported. He has seen the truth degraded in the name of balance and good taste – grief and pain censored so the viewers are not disturbed. In an age of international terror, where journalists themselves have become targets, more and more reports are issued from the sidelines. The dominance of social media has ushered in a post-truth world: Twitter rumours and unverifiable videos abound, and TV news seeks to entertain rather than inform. In this compelling account, one of the outstanding journalists of our time provides a moving, personal account of war and issues an impassioned call to put the substance back in our news.

Performance in a Militarized Culture

Author : Sara Brady
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351857843
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (518 download)

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Download or read book Performance in a Militarized Culture written by Sara Brady and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-13 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The long cultural moment that arose in the wake of 9/11 and the conflict in the Middle East has fostered a global wave of surveillance and counterinsurgency. Performance in a Militarized Culture explores the ways in which we experience this new status quo. Addressing the most commonplace of everyday interactions, from mobile phone calls to traffic cameras, this edited collection considers: How militarization appropriates and deploys performance techniques How performing arts practices can confront militarization The long and complex history of militarization How the war on terror has transformed into a values system that prioritizes the military The ways in which performance can be used to secure and maintain power across social strata Performance in a Militarized Culture draws on performances from North, Central, and South America; Europe; the Middle East; and Asia to chronicle a range of experience: from those who live under a daily threat of terrorism, to others who live with a distant, imagined fear of such danger.

Faces of the Home Front, 1939–1945

Author : Neil R. Storey
Publisher : Pen and Sword History
ISBN 13 : 1399001612
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (99 download)

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Download or read book Faces of the Home Front, 1939–1945 written by Neil R. Storey and published by Pen and Sword History. This book was released on 2022-01-31 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Faces of the Home Front presents a fascinating insight into the people, wartime organisations, events, life and work on the British Home Front during the Second World War. This is the story of ordinary people in extraordinary times told through an array of previously unpublished rare photographs, illustrations and ephemera. If you have wondered how Air Raid Wardens, Ambulance crews, Home Guard, Firemen, Special Constables, Women's Voluntary Service and the Women's Land Army were recruited and trained, how they were uniformed and what their duties entailed in wartime were, this is the book for you. Drawing on the authors’ own extensive archives of original photographs, training manuals, documents, decades of research and interviews with those who were there, there are stories of well-known events such as the Blitz on London and many other often lesser known events and incidents around the country, some deeply moving, some harrowing and some that show how the kindness and selfless bravery of people that helped get Britain through its darkest hours. The combination of images and stories vividly bring to life the experiences of people in cities, towns and countryside in wartime as they experienced evacuation, rationing, the black-out and air raids touched the lives of everyone. This volume is a valuable addition to the bookshelf of any family historian, collector, re-enactor.

Desert Fire

Author : Andrew Gillespie
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 0850527953
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (55 download)

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Download or read book Desert Fire written by Andrew Gillespie and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2001-03-15 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forming part of the Royal Artillery's historical series, Desert Fire is the Battery Commander of O Battery (The Rockett Troop), 2nd Field Regiment RA's gripping description of the Gulf War. His first-hand account brings to life the power and destructive force of modern massed artillery and is a fitting tribute to all members of the Royal Regiment who played such a vital role in the desert campaign. Shows detailed plans and maps of events first time around in the Gulf.

Mongrel Punts and Hard Ball Gets

Author : Paula Hunt
Publisher : Red Dog Books
ISBN 13 : 1742590942
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (425 download)

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Download or read book Mongrel Punts and Hard Ball Gets written by Paula Hunt and published by Red Dog Books. This book was released on 2012 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

British Military Operations in Aden and Radfan

Author : Nick Van der Bijl
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 178303291X
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (83 download)

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Download or read book British Military Operations in Aden and Radfan written by Nick Van der Bijl and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2014-10-30 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book examines the military history of Aden Colony from 1839 including the fractious turn of the century Border Commissions with Turkey and the defeat of British forces near Aden by the Turks in 1915. Great Britain successfully defended the base for the rest of The Great War and throughout the Second World War.rnrnThe period after 1945 was one of rising tension as Great Britain drew down its Imperial commitments from the Near and Middle East. Britain's intention to retain a military base in Aden was rejected by Egypt, who, having embarrassed Great Britain during the 1956 Suez Crisis, set about supporting Yemeni aspirations with subversion, in concert with the Soviet Union and China. This led to Aden coming under increasing pressure from Yemeni nationalism during the late 1950 and early 1960s. When an attempt was made to murder the British High Commissioner, a State Emergency was declared. Initially, while operations were confined to the mountainous Radfan region near the border, the internal security of Aden became increasingly fragile as nationalists escalated attacks on the Security Forces and Service dependants with grenade, shootings and bomb attacks in the narrow streets.rnrnWhen the British declared that they would leave in 1967, the British forces were caught up in interfactional fighting with 20 June 1967 proving a black day with twenty British soldiers murdered. This led to the famous occupation of Crater district by Lt Col 'Mad Mitch' Mitchell and his Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. By November that year, after conducting a masterly withdrawal in contact, the British left Aden for good.

In Harm's Way

Author : Martin Bell
Publisher : Icon Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1848313896
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (483 download)

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Download or read book In Harm's Way written by Martin Bell and published by Icon Books Ltd. This book was released on 2012-04-05 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Martin Bell's was BBC TV's principal correspondent during the war in Bosnia from 1992 to 1995. The original version of this passionate and personal account of the conflict was written while the war was still going on, some of it late at night in the Holiday Inn in Sarajevo. In Harm's Way is not only about the progress of the war; it is about its origins, how it began and how it could have been avoided; it is about the human costs of war in which all the peoples of Bosnia became the victims; it is about a massive failure by the United Nations, beginning with an inadequate peace-keeping mandate and ending with the Srebrenica massacre; and it is about the practices of war reporting itself. And it is about the journalists in the thick of it, the oddballs and the idealists, the wild adventurers and hardened professionals who were caught up in this war and tried to make some sense of it. In the introduction to this new edition, marking the twentieth anniversary of the outbreak of hostilities, Martin Bell reflects on the impact of what he calls the most consequential war of our time.

Military Wives

Author : Penny Legg
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750957212
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book Military Wives written by Penny Legg and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2015-07-06 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For as long as there have been armed forces there have been camp followers – the families who move with the military to stay with their men. This book looks at the experiences of just a few of these families, through the eyes of the military wives and their relatives. From the First World War, when many women were fiancées but never wives, through the Second World War and postwar Britain to the present day and twenty-first-century service life, military wives talk about their experiences as never before.What is it really like to be married to a member of Britain’s Armed Forces? Can you ever be prepared for the reality that awaits you when you say ‘I do’ and walk down the aisle? From Big Bertha’s booms, rationing and bomb shelters, to military wives choirs, Afghanistan and marathons, this book celebrates that great British heroine, the military wife.

Moving on

Author : James Hewitt
Publisher : Blake Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781857825473
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (254 download)

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Download or read book Moving on written by James Hewitt and published by Blake Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Hewitt was runner-up in Channel 4's 'The Games' in 2003, and in 2004, won 'Back To Reality', cementing his popularity with the public. Here, he reveals his deepest secrets and dishes the dirt on what it's really like to live in a confined space with other celebrities. James Hewitt has gone from being vilified to becoming one of the most popular celebrities and desired men in the country. James was a Guards Captain when he first met Princess Diana and he supported and cared for her during troubled times. When news of their affair hit the headlines newspapers cast James as the villain. Recently, in a remarkable reversal of fortune, James has proved his resilience and recast himself both as civilian and celebrity, winning Back to Reality and coming runner-up in Channel 4's The Games.

Aftershock

Author : Matthew Green
Publisher : Portobello Books
ISBN 13 : 1846274486
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (462 download)

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Download or read book Aftershock written by Matthew Green and published by Portobello Books. This book was released on 2015-10-01 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the last decade, we have sent thousands of people to fight on our behalf. But what happens when these soldiers come back home, having lost their friends and killed their enemies, having seen and done things that have no place in civilian life? In Aftershock, Matthew Green tells the story of our veterans' journey from the frontline of combat to the reality of return. Through wide-ranging interviews with former combatants -- including a Royal Marine sniper and a former operator in the SAS - as well as serving personnel and their families, physicians, therapists, and psychiatrists, Aftershock looks beyond the headline-grabbing statistics and the labels of post-traumatic stress disorder to get to the heart of today's post-conflict experience. Green asks what lessons have been learned from past wars, and explores the range of help currently available, from traditional talking cures to cutting-edge scientific therapies. As today's battle-scarred troops begin to lay their weapons down, Aftershock is a hard-hitting account of the hidden cost of conflict. And its message is one that has profound implications, not just for the military, but for anyone with an interest in how we experience trauma and survive.

Bluey's War

Author : Herb Hamlet
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0857966049
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (579 download)

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Download or read book Bluey's War written by Herb Hamlet and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2009-05-04 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bluey O'Donnell and Ellen Sommers are childhood sweethearts ready to take on the world when news of the war hits their quiet country town. Spurred on by thoughts of glory, and physically strong from a lifetime of hard work on his family's property, Bluey rushes to enlist and is soon on his first overseas posting. Ellen, left behind to help manage the farm, lives in hope that she will see Bluey again, and guards a special secret through the anxious wait for his return. But nothing can prepare the couple for what lies ahead. As Bluey faces the greatest battle of his life, Ellen must make a heart-wrenching choice. This is a stirring and inspiring saga of a family torn apart by war, its unforgettable characters proving beyond doubt that love is stronger than fear. 'A moving and classically Australian story' SUNDAY MAIL 'Sincere and engaging . . . it is simply a darn good, fair dinkum yarn' SUNSHINE COAST SUNDAY 'Full of dinky-di characters, a good dose of hardship and tragedy, plus an against-all-odds romance' ADELAIDE ADVERTISER