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Peter's Medals

Author : Brian Clark
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1543497500
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (434 download)

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Download or read book Peter's Medals written by Brian Clark and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2021-08-19 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1944 Peter Gayford, at the age of seventeen, rescues an airman from a crashed USAAF bomber. The Americans give him a medal. In June, army trucks pass his home; Peter joins them and drives a truck over the Channel to France on D Day. Peter has a dead soldier’s paybook. His truck is blown up and with multiple burns he is unconscious for days and on return is identified as this man. Difficulties arise when he meets the dead soldier’s family. Romance develops between Peter, his nurse, the dead soldier’s widow and her mother. Peter eventually receives more medals for his gallantry including a Purple Heart for rescuing an American GI. The story ends with Peter marrying the dead soldier’s widow.

The Tartan Ringers

Author : Jonathan Gash
Publisher : C & R Crime
ISBN 13 : 1472103017
Total Pages : 165 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (721 download)

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Download or read book The Tartan Ringers written by Jonathan Gash and published by C & R Crime. This book was released on 2014-04-03 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I like to think that, when feeling my way carefully through the rituals of passion, the lady in question has pretty much my full attention and very few things will distract me from the job in hand. A murder just outside is one of them . . . The victim, and two other antiques dealers who also came to a sticky end, were all working the same Scottish connection that I had been cultivation, so I decided to make myself scarce for a while. Where better to hide than at the root of the problem in the wilds of Scotland? There may be nothing very Scottish about me but, when my life's on the line, I can blend into the Highlands like a haggis in the heather. It was also the best place to find out why the antiques trade down south had become such a dangerous business.

Grandad's Prayers of the Earth

Author : Douglas Wood
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 076364675X
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (636 download)

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Download or read book Grandad's Prayers of the Earth written by Douglas Wood and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2009-09-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Wood conveys a sense of something larger in the world, and gives voice to the human longing to understand." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Grandad is the boy’s best friend. Being with him always makes the world seem right. And how vast that world is: a world of tall trees that reach for the clouds and sun and moon and stars — and what else is reaching for heaven but a prayer? Each time he and Grandad walk in the woods, the boy listens for the prayers of the earth. And finally the boy asks: "Are our prayers answered?" One day, long after Grandad is gone, long after the boy is grown, he understands Grandad’s reply: "If we listen very closely, a prayer is often its own answer." Douglas Wood, author of Old Turtle, has written a wise and moving story for all ages, beautifully illustrated by the acclaimed P.J. Lynch.

My Grandad Marches on Anzac Day

Author : Catriona Hoy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780734410368
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book My Grandad Marches on Anzac Day written by Catriona Hoy and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This picture book for the very young is a simple, moving look at Anzac Day through the eyes of a little girl. She goes to the pre-dawn Anzac Day service with her father where they watch the girl s grandfather march in the parade. This beautifully illustrated book explains what happens on Anzac Day and its significance in terms a young child can understand It is an excellent introduction to this highly venerated ceremony, and poignantly addresses the sentiments aroused by the memory of those who gave their lives for their country.

Tell Me Why

Author : Roger Smith
Publisher : Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1789014034
Total Pages : 592 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Tell Me Why written by Roger Smith and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2018-05-25 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We only have one go at life. There is no second chance - this is all we get. Tell Me Why is an exciting journey from the Second World War to the 21st century. It links a personal and private story to everyone’s public history, it is about living through a post war childhood, adolescent angst, commitment, families, children, love and loss. Read the poignant war time story of Syd Rogers - and how did Valentin Alexandrovich Arkhipov save the world and help us all stay alive? Move from the grey post war world through the flowers and beads of the 1960s and into post millennium Britain and begin to understand how politics, popular culture, education and revolution tried to change the world. Laugh, cry and immerse yourself in all kinds of hilarious and heart stopping moments. In Tell Me Why Roger Smith has written an interactive, roller coaster of a story. He knows that once we die we become fiction, because once we stop speaking for ourselves, someone else will tell our story.

Red Leader Down

Author : Ken Catran
Publisher : Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited
ISBN 13 : 1775530752
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (755 download)

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Download or read book Red Leader Down written by Ken Catran and published by Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited. This book was released on 2014-10-03 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: YA thriller about a teen discovering the truth of his grandfather's terrible past as a World War Two fighter pilot. When 17-year-old Matt dreams that he is a World War Two pilot in a dogfight against the Germans, something strange happens. Was it a dream? Because later that morning, the family gets news that Grandad died at exactly that time, 3.15 a.m. This is the beginning of a bewildering set of adventures, into which Matt is plunged. At Grandad's funeral, two of his old squadron mates turn up and he becomes aware that something that happened in the last days of the war, to do with the death of his Squadron Leader, Jingo Brook. After the funeral, Grandad's house is trashed. With the help of a local 'bad boy' Matt discovers who did it and what was taken — his grandad's log books and journal from World War Two. The second part of the novel is Grandad's story, told in the first person, when he was a little older than Matt. He joins a Tempest ground-attack fighter squadron, operating in Germany, in the last months of the war. Matt, financed by his grandad's estate, goes to Europe and, on the banks of a northern Holland canal finds the evidence that clears his grandfather's name. Now the skies above are blue and quiet but he has won his Grandad's last victory.

Postcards to Aunty Mag

Author :
Publisher : HIRD PUBLICATIONS
ISBN 13 : 9781898837039
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book Postcards to Aunty Mag written by and published by HIRD PUBLICATIONS. This book was released on with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Grandad's Story

Author : Albert Turnbull
Publisher : Paragon Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782220801
Total Pages : 78 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (822 download)

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Download or read book Grandad's Story written by Albert Turnbull and published by Paragon Publishing. This book was released on 2013-03 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selected diary entries and family album of Gateshead man Albert Turnbull, including engaging details of life in pre-war England.

Grandad's Army

Author : Mike Osborne
Publisher : Fonthill Media
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Grandad's Army written by Mike Osborne and published by Fonthill Media. This book was released on 2021-03-13 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In August 1914, on the outbreak of the First World War, there was enormous pressure on men to enlist in Kitchener's New Armies, supplementing the tiny regular army and Territorial Force. This pressure was intense, and posters, the entreaties of local worthies, and an apparently indiscriminate scattering of white feathers, all exacerbated masculine sensitivity. We are all familiar, if only through BBC TV's 'Dad's Army', with the Home Guard of the Second World War. Far less is known of their First World War equivalent: the Volunteer Training Corps (VTC). Like their counter-parts in WW2, the VTC comprised those who were too old, too young, too unfit or too indispensable to serve in the regular forces. They fought for the right to be armed, uniformed and trained; to be employed on meaningful duties; and at first, to exist at all. This book explores the origins, development and structure of the VTC, along with those who belonged to the many supporting medical, transport, police and youth organisations who kept the home fires burning or, in some cases, tried to put them out. The VTC arose from the need of those men who were forced to stay at home to be seen to be doing their bit. They saw the removal of the bulk of both the regular army and the Territorial Force to the Western Front as their opportunity to prepare to resist the expected German invasion of Britain, and as a way of countering accusations of shirking, or even cowardice.

Where the Line Breaks

Author : Michael Burrows
Publisher : Fremantle Press
ISBN 13 : 1925816354
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (258 download)

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Download or read book Where the Line Breaks written by Michael Burrows and published by Fremantle Press. This book was released on 2021-04-01 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Unknown Digger is Australia's answer to famous First World War poets, Brooke, Sassoon. But for decades, his identity has remained a mystery.Matthew Denton &– Australian PhD student at University College, London &– believes the unknown poet is one of Australia's greatest war heroes: Lieutenant Alan Lewis VC of the 10th Light Horse. Matt is starry-eyed and in love with Emily, a fellow student and assistant to Matt's supervisor, the nattily dressed Professor Alistair Fitzwilliam-Harding. But, as the footnotes to Matt's thesis reveal, not all is fair in love and war.Meanwhile, Alan Lewis, recently engaged to Rose Porter &– fights his way across the Middle East as part of the 10th Light Horse, the vision of the life he left behind disappearing, and the question of what makes a poet, a lover and a hero growing more ill-defined with every battle fought.

A Mother Forever

Author : Elaine Everest
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1529015979
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book A Mother Forever written by Elaine Everest and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2021-03-04 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Mother Forever is the moving story of one woman's journey through the hardest trials of her life and how the love of friends and family pulls her through. From the bestselling author of The Woolworths Girls Elaine Everest, this book tells the tale of Ruby and how it all began . . . 1905: Ruby Caselton may only be twenty-five years old but she already has the weight of the world on her shoulders. Heavily pregnant with her second child, penniless and exhausted, she is moving her family into a new home. The Caseltons left their last place when they couldn’t pay the rent, but Ruby’s husband Eddie has promised this will be a fresh start for them all. And Ruby desperately hopes that this time he will keep his word. With five-year-old George at her feet and her mother having a cross word for everyone and everything, life is never dull at number thirteen Alexandra Road. It doesn’t take long before Eddie loses another job and once again hits the bottle. It’s up to Ruby to hold them all together, through thick and thin. She remembers the kind, caring man Eddie once was and just can’t give up on him entirely. What she doesn’t know is that Eddie has a secret, one so dark that he can’t bear to tell even Ruby . . . Through Ruby’s grit and determination, she keeps food on the table and finds herself a community of neighbours on Alexandra Road. Stella, the matriarch from across the way, soon becomes a friend and confidante. She even dreams that Ruby will ditch the useless Eddie and take up with her eldest son, Frank. But when war breaks out in 1914, the heartbreaks and losses that follow will fracture their community, driving both Stella and Ruby to breaking point. Will their men ever return to them? A Mother Forever is a moving but heartwarming story about the family we’re connected to through blood, but also the family we make for ourselves with neighbours and friends. A prequel to The Woolworths Girls, it can also be read as a compelling novel in its own right. A warm, tender tale of friendship and love . . . sweet as a Woolies pick’n’mix - Milly Johnson on The Woolworths Girls

Davy Jones's Locker

Author : C. R. Cummings
Publisher : DoctorZed Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1740082974
Total Pages : 476 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Davy Jones's Locker written by C. R. Cummings and published by DoctorZed Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is August in Cairns, North Queensland, the tropical Winter and tourist season. Andrew Collins a 14 year old local lad and navy cadet has begun a SCUBA diving course, along with his older sister Carmen. Also on the course is Muriel who is the same age and also a navy cadet. Andrew has fallen in love with her and is very anxious to impress her, but lacks experience with girls. But on his very first dive in the open sea Andrew discovers that he is terrified; afraid of all the dangerous creates that inhabit the Coral Sea, and also scared of having to do training and tests such as removing his face mask under water. Pride battles with panic. Despising himself for being a coward who is too afraid to admit he is scared, Andrew keeps on trying. As he struggles with the challenges of diving Andrew also stumbles on an old family puzzle: What happened to his own grandfather, also a diver? Bert Collins was lost at sea many years before, but was he? Andrew and Carmen find themselves drawn into a deadly web of lies and danger as they try to find out the truth. Andrew finds himself confronted by the biggest challenges of his young life. At the same time as he struggles to keep his self respect, and while he agonizes over the ups and downs of his love life, he is also caught in a situation requiring him to make cruel choices which threaten to harm himself, his own family, and others that he loves. Before the truth is revealed Andrew has to battle with all his worst nightmares come true. Davy Joness Locker is an adventure to be enjoyed by anyone who was, or is, a Navy Cadet, or who likes stories about the sea. It is suitable for teenagers.

Under Grandad's Cap

Author : Patrick Behan
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1326714694
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book Under Grandad's Cap written by Patrick Behan and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-07-13 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Autobiographies are usually the preserve of celebrities or politicians - those who were born great, achieved greatness or had greatness thrust upon them. Patrick Behan falls into none of the above categories. In the 87 years he spent on this planet, he lived an ordinary life, seldom straying from his native Dublin. He was not a witness to momentous events - he simply got on with his life and raised his family as best he could. A popular fallacy is that an ordinary life is, by extension, uninteresting. In this random sequence of tales and reminiscences, we are led through a life full of fascinating memories, combined with recollections of a local history that is fast fading from human memory. Whether it is driving the turf by horse and cart into Dublin city centre, or watching film star Tom Mix ride a white horse up James' Street in full cowboy regalia, the reader is treated to a slice of Dublin life, as seen from the point of view of one of its ordinary citizens.

Double Dealing

Author : Lisa Hartley
Publisher : Canelo
ISBN 13 : 1788639405
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (886 download)

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Download or read book Double Dealing written by Lisa Hartley and published by Canelo. This book was released on 2020-02-13 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A woman is missing. But is it by choice, or is she in grave danger? When Lauren Cook fails to return from a hen weekend in Amsterdam she is reported missing by her husband. But DS Catherine Bishop and her colleagues see no reason to believe this is anything other than a marital spat. Nothing suggests that Lauren is in danger. Yet when the horribly mutilated body of a young woman is discovered, Catherine finds evidence that leads to a complex world of drug smuggling – and a direct link to Lauren. What was a murder case is suddenly a missing person investigation. And unless Catherine and her colleagues can put the pieces together quickly, they too will have blood on their hands... A fast-paced crime thriller, perfect for fans of L. J. Ross, David Hodges and J. M. Dalgliesh.

Roy of the Rovers

Author : Roy Race
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1473506808
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (735 download)

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Download or read book Roy of the Rovers written by Roy Race and published by Random House. This book was released on 2014-10-09 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten league titles. Eleven FA Cups. Three European Cups. 481 goals across a 38-year playing career. A surprisingly high number of kidnappings. An assassination attempt. Not one, but two narrow escapes from earthquakes. A career-ending helicopter crash. My name is Roy Race. You know me as Roy of the Rovers. This is my story. From the five terrifying kidnappings that threatened to blight his playing career to the stomach-churning murder attempt in 1980, which left Roy in a life-threatening coma; from the sickening car bomb attack that tragically killed eight of Roy's team-mates while on a pre-season tour of Basran to the horrific helicopter crash in 1993 that resulted in the amputation of Roy's legendary left foot: this is the shocking tell-all autobiography of one of England's greatest ever sportsmen. Candid, emotional, optimistic, strangely repetitive, full of crushing lows and dizzying highs, and bearing an inexplicable resemblance to the plot structure of old comic strips, Roy's autobiography shines as brightly as the Melchester Rovers legend himself. Sit down, kick back, and treat yourself to the greatest football fairytale story of all time.* *except for Leicester

Brother Fish

Author : Bryce Courtenay
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN 13 : 1459621085
Total Pages : 614 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book Brother Fish written by Bryce Courtenay and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2011-05-24 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A drama of three lives brought together - Jack McKenzie is a small- time professional fisherman from a tiny island in Bass Strait. Nicole Lenoir-Jourdan is a strong-willed woman hiding from an ambiguous past in Shanghai. Private Jimmy Oldcorn was once a gang leader. Together, they reap a vast and not always legitimate fortune from the sea.

British Military Medals

Author : Peter Duckers
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473829836
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)

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Download or read book British Military Medals written by Peter Duckers and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2013-09-16 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fully revised second edition of Peter Duckers best-selling guide to military medals. This second edition of Peter Duckers best-selling British Military Medals traces the history of medals and gallantry awards from Elizabethan times to the modern day, and it features an expert account of their design and production. Campaign and gallantry medals are a key to understanding - and exploring - British and imperial military history, and to uncovering the careers and exploits of individual soldiers. In a series of succinct and well-organized chapters he explains how medals originated, to whom they were awarded and how the practice of giving medals has developed over the centuries. His work is a guide for collectors and for local and family historians who want to learn how to use medals to discover the history of military units and the experiences of individuals who served in them.