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Author : Peter Anderson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (63 download)
Download or read book I That's Me written by Peter Anderson and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Peter Anderson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (63 download)
Download or read book I That's Me written by Peter Anderson and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Pete Anderson
Publisher : Edmonton, Bradburn
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (63 download)
Download or read book I, That's Me : Escape from German Prison Camp and Other Adventures written by Pete Anderson and published by Edmonton, Bradburn. This book was released on 192? with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John McKendrick Hughes
Publisher : University of Alberta
ISBN 13 : 9780888644367
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (443 download)
Download or read book The Unwanted written by John McKendrick Hughes and published by University of Alberta. This book was released on 2005-05-20 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Unwanted is the personal memoir of John McKendrick Hughes, a Canadian farmer (who also happened to be an Major in the local militia) who joined the army in 1915. Upon his arrival in England in the fall of 1916, John discovered that the British Army did not want Canadian militia officers, whom they considered to be rank amateurs. Unwanted by the British Army but not allowed by the Canadian government to return home, John determined to serve his country in any way he could. He did this by becoming an Agricultural Officer for the British 2nd Army — one of many unwanted Canadian officers who served in ways they could not have imagined when they enlisted. Working at Army Headquarters, John rubbed shoulders on a daily basis with dozens of high-ranking officers, many of whom were members of the British upper-class. As an outsider, he was able to see them simply as men, not as lords, dukes, and earls, yet, by virtue of his HQ posting and his own skills as a farmer and organizer, he was often treated as an insider, one of the club. The work John was doing — raising food for the Army immediately behind the front lines — was new to everyone involved. There were no regulations detailing how it was to be done, and he often had to improvise as he went along, breaking the rules that applied to other military operations, aided and abetted by his commanding officers, who often made sure he didn’t know the rules! After the war, John was seconded to the Armistice Commission and posted to Cologne, Germany, where he inspected agricultural equipment and enjoyed a season of opera. He returned to Canada in 1919.
Author : John Walter
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1612007228
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (12 download)
Download or read book The Sniper Encyclopaedia written by John Walter and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2019-08-23 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete guide to snipers, rifles, techniques, battles, and campaigns throughout history and around the world, by the author of The Hand Gun Story. The work features hundreds of snipers, including not only the best-known—world renowned gurus such as Vasiliy Zaytsev and Chris Kyle—but also many crack shots overlooked by history. Among them are some of more than a thousand Red Army snipers—men and women, who amassed sufficient kills to be awarded the Medal for Courage and the Order of Glory. Also included are some of the best-known sniper victims, and the veracity of the most popular myths. The book thoroughly examines the history and development of the many specialist sniper rifles—some more successful than others—that have served the world’s armies from the nineteenth-century American Wars to today’s technology-based conflicts. Attention, too, is paid to the progress made with ammunition—without which, of course, precision shooting would be impossible. The development of aids and accessories, from camouflage clothing to laser rangefinders, is also considered. Finally, The Sniper Encyclopedia examines significant locations and specific campaigns—the way marksman have influenced the course of the individual battles and places which have played a crucial part in the history of sniping, from individual sites to sniper schools and training grounds. The book contains authors’ biographies, a critical assessment of the many books and memoirs on the world of the sniper, and a guide to research techniques. “A remarkable work of research and an endless treasure trove of information for anyone with an interest in the subject.” —Martin Pegler, author of Out Of Nowhere: A History of the Military Sniper
Author : John Lewis-Stempel
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN 13 : 0297869256
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (978 download)
Download or read book The War Behind the Wire written by John Lewis-Stempel and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2014-01-30 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last untold story of the First World War: the fortunes and fates of 170,000 British soldiers captured by the enemy. On capture, British officers and men were routinely told by the Germans 'For you the war is over'. Nothing could be further from the truth. British Prisoners of War merely exchanged one barbed-wire battleground for another. In the camps the war was eternal. There was the war against the German military, fought with everything from taunting humour to outright sabotage, with a literal spanner put in the works of the factories and salt mines prisoners were forced to slave in. British PoWs also fought a valiant war against the conditions in which they were mired. They battled starvation, disease, Prussian cruelties, boredom, and their own inner demons. And, of course, they escaped. Then escaped again. No less than 29 officers at Holzminden camp in 1918 burrowed their way out via a tunnel (dug with a chisel and trowel) in the Great Escape of the Great War. It was war with heart-breaking consequences: more than 12,000 PoWs died, many of them murdered, to be buried in shallow unmarked graves. Using contemporary records - from prisoners' diaries to letters home to poetry - John Lewis-Stempel reveals the death, life and, above all, the glory of Britain's warriors behind the wire. For it was in the PoW camps, far from the blasted trenches, that the true spirit of the Tommy was exemplified.
Author : John Walter
Publisher : Greenhill Books
ISBN 13 : 178438187X
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (843 download)
Download or read book Snipers at War written by John Walter and published by Greenhill Books. This book was released on 2017-05-30 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Snipers at War is a detailed history and analysis of the equipment, tactics and personalities of the ‘sniping world’, from the pursuit of accuracy to the latest electronic aids to observation and ranging. Technology and marksmanship from the Crimean War to the present day is examined in detail. The role of the sniper was largely ignored until the Winter War of 1939-40 between Finland and the USSR showed what could be achieved by specialist marksmen: Finn Simo Häyhä amassed 505 kills in less than a hundred days, a lesson learned by the Red Army to its cost. By the Germans invasion of 1941 the Russians were prepared: when the war ended, in addition to men such as Vasiliy Zaytsev, a Stalingrad hero with 242 accredited kills, the USSR had trained more than 2000 women as snipers. After 1945, the sniper’s reputation declined again. However, the Vietnam War, seemingly unending Middle Eastern conflict, internal strife in Sri Lanka, and ever-present urban threats have given new impetus not only to sniping but also to the development of new and more effective weaponry.
Author : Pat O'Brien
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780260427168
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (271 download)
Download or read book Outwitting the Hun written by Pat O'Brien and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-06 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Outwitting the Hun: My Escape From a German Prison Camp Of every one who befriended me. I hope particularly that every good Hollander who played the part of the Good Samaritan to me so bountifully after my escape from Belgium will see these pages and feel that I am absolutely sincere when I say that words cannot begin to express my sense of gratitude to the Dutch people. It is needless for me to add how deeply I feel for my fellow-prisoners in Germany who were less fortunate than I. Poor, poor fellows - they are the real victims Of the war. I hope that every one Of them may soon be restored to that freedom whose value I never fully realized until after I had had to fight so hard to regain it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Pat O'Brien
Publisher : Prabhat Prakashan
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Outwitting the Hun: My Escape from a German Prison Camp written by Pat O'Brien and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2024-09-13 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Embark on a gripping journey with Pat O'Brien's Outwitting the Hun: My Escape from a German Prison Camp, an intense memoir of bravery and resilience during World War I. This remarkable account details the harrowing experiences and daring escape of a prisoner from a German camp, offering a firsthand look at the trials faced by those who resisted captivity. As O'Brien's story unfolds, you'll be captivated by the challenges and ingenuity involved in his escape from a German prison camp. The memoir provides a vivid portrayal of courage, resourcefulness, and the relentless spirit of individuals determined to regain their freedom against overwhelming odds.But here's a question to consider: How does the human spirit endure and thrive under the extreme conditions of captivity? Can the determination to escape and the will to survive redefine one's fate in the face of adversity? Explore the thrilling and courageous world of Outwitting the Hun, where each chapter reveals the strategies and struggles of a daring escape. This is more than just a war memoir; it’s a testament to the strength and ingenuity of the human spirit. Are you ready to experience the dramatic escape recounted in Outwitting the Hun? Discover a powerful story of bravery and survival that challenges the limits of human endurance.Don’t miss the chance to delve into this extraordinary memoir. Purchase Outwitting the Hun today and follow the remarkable tale of escape and courage in the face of wartime adversity.
Author : Pat O'Brien
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 151 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)
Download or read book Outwitting the Hun: My Escape from a German Prison Camp written by Pat O'Brien and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-05-28 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Outwitting the Hun: My Escape from a German Prison Camp is a true story by author and war prisoner Pat O'Brien. It details his unbelievable adventures during WW1, often enlisting the help of local Germans behind enemy lines, in order to evade military personnel.
Author : Brian Douglas Tennyson
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 0810886804
Total Pages : 595 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)
Download or read book The Canadian Experience of the Great War written by Brian Douglas Tennyson and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2013-05-01 with total page 595 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although the United States did not enter the First World War until April 1917, Canada enlisted the moment Great Britain engaged in the conflict in August 1914. The Canadian contribution was great, as more than 600,000 men and women served in the war effort—400,000 of them overseas—out of a population of 8 million. More than 150,000 were wounded and nearly 67,000 gave their lives. The war was a pivotal turning point in the history of the modern world, and its mindless slaughter shattered a generation and destroyed seemingly secure values. The literature that the First World War generated, and continues to generate so many years later, is enormous and addresses a multitude of cultural and social matters in the history of Canada and the war itself. Although many scholars have brilliantly analyzed the literature of the war, little has been done to catalog the writings of ordinary participants: men and women who served in the war and wrote about it but are not included among well-known poets, novelists, and memoirists. Indeed, we don’t even know how many titles these people published, nor do we know how many more titles were added later by relatives who considered the recollections or collected letters worthy of publication. Brian Douglas Tennyson’s The Canadian Experience of the Great War: A Guide to Memoirs is the first attempt to identify all of the published accounts of First World War experiences by Canadian veterans.
Author : Jean Helion
Publisher : Skyhorse
ISBN 13 : 1628724056
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (287 download)
Download or read book They Shall Not Have Me written by Jean Helion and published by Skyhorse. This book was released on 2014-06-03 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The French painter Jean Hélion’s unique and deeply moving account of his experiences in Nazi prisoner-of-war camps prefigures the even darker stories that would emerge from the concentration camps. This serious adventure tale begins with Hélion’s infantry platoon fleeing from the German army and warplanes as they advanced through France in the early days of the war. The soldiers chant as they march and run, “They shall not have me!” but are quickly captured and sent to hard labor. Writing in English in 1943, after his risky escape to freedom in the United States, Hélion vividly depicts the sights, sounds, and smells of the camps, and shrewdly sizes up both captors and captured. In the deep humanity, humor, and unsentimental intelligence of his observations, we can recognize the artist whose long career included friendships with the likes of Mondrian, Giacometti, and Balthus, and an important role in shaping modern art movements. Hélion’s picture of almost two years without his art is a self-portrait of the artist as a man.
Author : Ernest Boyce Ingles
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 9780802048257
Total Pages : 948 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (482 download)
Download or read book Peel's Bibliography of the Canadian Prairies to 1953 written by Ernest Boyce Ingles and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 948 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Prairie Provinces cover Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
Author : Michael Burgan
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062860372
Total Pages : 97 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (628 download)
Download or read book Great Escapes #1: Nazi Prison Camp Escape written by Michael Burgan and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2020-04-28 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you ready for some of the most exciting, death-defying escape stories ever told? Perfect for fans of the I Survived series, the first installment in a brand-new, edge-of-your-seat series based on real events! In spring 1942, Royal Air Force pilot Bill Ash’s plane was shot down by Germans, who captured and eventually brought him to Stalag Luft III, a notorious camp for prisoners of war. The Germans boasted that the camp—which was isolated, heavily guarded, and surrounded by wire fences—was escape proof. But Ash was ready to prove them wrong. He, along with other POWs, would dig tunnels, hide in shower drains, or jump on trucks—all in the name of freedom. Because resisting the Germans was their mission, and escaping was their duty. From reluctant reader to total bookworm, each book in this page-turning series—featuring fascinating bonus content and captivating illustrations—will leave you excited for the next adventure!
Author : Josef M. Bauer
Publisher : Constable
ISBN 13 : 1780332866
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (83 download)
Download or read book As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me written by Josef M. Bauer and published by Constable. This book was released on 2011-08-04 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1955, this must be one of the most dramatic adventures of our time. Clemens Forell, a German soldier, was sentenced to 25 years of forced labour in a Siberian lead mine after the Second World War. Rebelling against the brutality of the camp, Forell staged a daring escape, enduring an 8000-mile journey across the trackless wastes of Siberia, in some of the most treacherous and inhospitable conditions on earth. Bauer's writing brilliantly evokes Forell's desperation in the prison camp, and his struggle for survival and terror of recapture as he makes his way towards the Persian frontier and freedom.
Author : Nathan M. Greenfield
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 516 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Baptism Of Fire written by Nathan M. Greenfield and published by HarperCollins Publishers. This book was released on 2008-10-20 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Second Battle of Ypres was, by any definition, a brutal event in a brutal war. The already terrible conditions of trench warfare, punctuated by the unimaginable horror of shell fire that turned men into “pink mist,” became even worse when the Germans introduced chlorine gas. But despite the terror, the battle marked a key moment in the formation of Canadian identity and pride. After the Germans’ initial gas attack opened a 12-kilometre-long hole in Allied lines, it was the heroic 1st Canadian Division—men who had been in the trenches for just over a week—who rushed to fill the gap and block the enemy advance. Drawing on never-before-published material, Nathan M. Greenfield, author of The Battle of the St. Lawrence, presents a gripping new account of the Second Battle of Ypres. Here are the voices of the soldiers themselves—both Canadian and German—reaching across more than 90 years with a stunning immediacy.
Author : Captain J a L Caunter
Publisher : Theophania Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781770831117
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (311 download)
Download or read book 13 Days written by Captain J a L Caunter and published by Theophania Publishing. This book was released on 2011-05-02 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On placing before the public this account of my escape from Germany and some episodes from my life in two prison camps, I feel that I must make clear that it was only due to the fact that I had two definite supplementary objects to attain, that I succeeded in making myself launch out in the following pages. The first of these objects is to add my quota to the information before the public relating to the treatment and existence of those who, in prisons in Germany, have suffered and are suffering for their country. My second object is to try to throw a little light on the marvellous spirit of the prisoners as a whole. Think what it means to be shut up for years under such conditions.Let me quote the prisoner poet, Lieut. Harvey, who, in Gloucestershire Friends, vividly describes what prison means in the following lines: Laugh, oh laugh loud, all ye who long ago Adventure found in gallant company! Safe in stagnation; laugh, laugh bitterly, While on this filthiest backwater of time's flow, Drift we and rot till something set us free! Theophania Publishing
