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Author : Jerry Morton
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781585443598
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (435 download)
Download or read book Reluctant Lieutenant written by Jerry Morton and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author reconstructs his journey from basic training.
Author : Ted Ridder
Publisher : Bookbaby
ISBN 13 : 9781098399658
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (996 download)
Download or read book A Reluctant Lieutenant at Bitburg Air Base written by Ted Ridder and published by Bookbaby. This book was released on 2021-12-14 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The reluctant lieutenant will make you laugh with his self-deprecating, sometimes cynical humor and frankness. He was one of thousands of academically talented young graduate students yanked out of their happy, idealistic existence to replenish our relentless war in Vietnam. He became the lucky lieutenant when he drew orders instead for a three-year assignment to support the Cold War in Germany. This collection of short stories will lead you through those years with wit and irony as he chronicles the remarkable events he experienced, the fascinating people he encountered, and the invaluable perspective he gained on leadership. Examples abound of sterling leaders and pathetic shirkers among both officers and enlisted men, of clarity and consternation, of boredom and panic, and of luck both good and bad. Through it all is romance and the adventure of living in Europe. Ridder is a born storyteller. His insights into the people and systems that comprise the military will strike home with anyone who has served. Those who have not will experience a unique and authentic view of air force life from the inside.
Author : Jeff Danziger
Publisher : Steerforth
ISBN 13 : 1586422731
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (864 download)
Download or read book Lieutenant Dangerous written by Jeff Danziger and published by Steerforth. This book was released on 2021-07-06 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A must-read war memoir… with zero punches pulled, related by one of the most incisive observers of the American political scene." —KIRKUS (starred review) "Funny, biting, thoughtful and wholly original." —Tim O'Brien, author of The Things They Carried Jeff Danziger, one of the leading political cartoonists of his generation, captures the fear, sorrow, absurdity, and unintended but inevitable consequences of war with dark humor and penetrating moral clarity. If there is any discipline at the start of wars it dissipates as the soldiers themselves become aware of the pointlessness of what they are being told to do. A conversation with a group of today’s military age men and women about America’s involvement in Vietnam inspired Jeff Danziger to write about his own wartime experiences: “War is interesting,” he reveals, “if you can avoid getting killed, and don’t mind loud noises.” Fans of his cartooning will recognize his mordant humor applied to his own wartime training and combat experiences: “I learned, and I think most veterans learn, that making people or nations do something by bombing or sending in armed troops usually fails.” Near the end of his telling, Danziger invites his audience—in particular the young friends who inspired him to write this informative and rollicking memoir—to ponder: “What would you do? . . . Could you summon the bravery—or the internal resistance—to simply refuse to be part of the whole idiotic theater of the war? . . . Or would you be like me?”
Author : United States. Warren Commission
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Investigation of the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy written by United States. Warren Commission and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Stefano Recchia
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 150170155X
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (17 download)
Download or read book Reassuring the Reluctant Warriors written by Stefano Recchia and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2015-09-04 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why did American leaders work hard to secure multilateral approval from the United Nations or NATO for military interventions in Haiti, the Balkans, and Libya, while making only limited efforts to gain such approval for the 2003 Iraq War? In Reassuring the Reluctant Warriors, Stefano Recchia addresses this important question by drawing on declassified documents and about one hundred interviews with civilian and military leaders.The most assertive, hawkish, and influential civilian leaders, he argues, tend to downplay the costs of intervention, and when confronted with hesitant international partners they often want to bypass multilateral bodies. America's top-level generals, by contrast, are usually "reluctant warriors" who worry that intervention will result in open-ended stabilization missions; consequently, the military craves international burden sharing and values the potential exit ramp for U.S. forces that a handoff to the UN or NATO can provide.Recchia demonstrates that when the military speaks up and clearly expresses its concerns, even strongly pro-intervention civilian leaders can be expected to work hard to secure UN or NATO approval—if only to reassure the military about the likelihood of sustained burden sharing. Conversely, when the military stays silent, as it did in the run-up to the 2003 Iraq War, bellicose civilian leaders are empowered; the United States is then more likely to bypass multilateral bodies, and it may end up carrying a heavy stabilization burden largely by itself. Recchia's argument that the military has the ability to contribute not only to a more prudent but also to a more multilateralist U.S. intervention policy may be counterintuitive, but the evidence is compelling.
Author : United States. President's Aircraft Board
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1822 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (18 download)
Download or read book Aircraft written by United States. President's Aircraft Board and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 1822 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Thomas R. Stubbs
Publisher : Author House
ISBN 13 : 1468544381
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (685 download)
Download or read book Vicksburg written by Thomas R. Stubbs and published by Author House. This book was released on 2012-02-06 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vicksburg is the exciting sequel to Osceola. It chronicles the daily life of a common soldier in the Army of the Tennesse as they march to Vicksburg and on to Atlanta. The descriptions of the battles, characters and events are based on diaries, journals and official reports and adds a realistic touch that makes the reader feel like they were present.
Author : Patricia Veryan
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
ISBN 13 : 1466884304
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)
Download or read book The Riddle Of The Reluctant Rake written by Patricia Veryan and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2014-10-28 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lieutenant-Colonel Hastings Adair, best friend of Captain Jack Vespa, the dashing hero of Veryan's last two novels, wakes up in the arms of an unwed lady of Quality, scandalizing all of London, and in attempting to right things, runs straight into a government conspiracy... in The Riddle of the Reluctant Rake.
Author : S. Gellar
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1403982163
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (39 download)
Download or read book Democracy in Senegal written by S. Gellar and published by Springer. This book was released on 2005-09-16 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing an in-depth comparative study of democracy formation, Gellar traces Senegal's movement from a pre-colonial aristocratic order towards a modern democratic political order. Inspired by Tocqueville's methodology, he identifies social equality, ethnic and religious tolerance, popular participation in local affairs, and freedom of association and the press as vital components of any democratic system. He shows how centralized state structures and monopoly of political power stifled local initiative and perpetuated neo-patrimonial modes of governance.
Author : Frankie Shayne
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1466957557
Total Pages : 586 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (669 download)
Download or read book If That's What It Takes written by Frankie Shayne and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2007-05-31 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Someone administered an overdose of pure heroin to a Congressman's teenage son and daughter, Helen and James. Their tragic deaths activated a huge interstate manhunt to find their killer, stimulated forcibly by the White House and intimidated by the Media. The Chief of Police and the New York Mayor decided that two Homicide detectives be assigned to work alongside two of the top Special Agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration. Special Agents Ashley Reed and Max Cutter started their hazardous journey and vigilant surveillance to uncover an opulent International Narcotic Organization of drug Traffickers, dealers and street pushers. All masterminded by the Sicilian Mafia. Their base of operations stems from an "Out-post" so named by the D.E.A. To a few of the police Precincts in and around the Big Apple who were unable to combat the increasing drug related crimes. A transmission of accumulated and potent psychedelic synthetic drugs and others commonly used are included for educational purposes, as are the psychedelic experiences of some of the victims that suffer macabre hallucinations. Included in this thrilling action packed and humorous novel, are some Explicit Sexy Sections, (substantially in Chapter 18). In addition, a very passionate entwined romantic love between Ashley and Laura, whose separation strikes heavily in both their hearts. ADULTS ONLY.
Author : Faye Kellerman
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0759528160
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (595 download)
Download or read book Street Dreams written by Faye Kellerman and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2003-08-01 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Detective Peter Decker teams up with his wife and daughter to solve a crime rooted in both the past and present. While on routine patrol, LAPD Officer Cindy Decker rescues a newborn abandoned in an alley dumpster. But she can't call it a night until she sees the infant safe in a hospital, cared for by a professional -- in this case a male nurse with soulful eyes and lots of charm. Now the hunt is on for the mother. Armed with advice from her overworked father, Detective Peter Decker, Cindy plunges into her inner-city Hollywood district, a world of helpless people and violent gangs. Pursuing each new lead batters her complex relationships and endangers her life. On one side: Decker and Decker, a brilliant but combative pair. On the other: a vicious killer ready to strike again. While on routine patrol, LAPD officer Cindy Decker rescues a newborn abandoned in an alley dumpster. Cindy searches for the mother in inner -city Hollywood, following a treacherous trail filled with drug lords. But with each new lead, the twisted journey gets darker -- and endangering her very life. When Decker and Decker join forces, can this edgy duo put personal issues aside to catch a vicious culprit before he strikes again?
Author : L. Clark Keating
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 081315023X
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)
Download or read book Audubon written by L. Clark Keating and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2014-07-11 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kentucky attracted an amazing variety of would-be settlers in pioneer days, but none with brighter talent than John James Audubon. Although his years in the state came long before publication of the monumental Birds of America, he was already painting the scenes from nature that were to make him famous. Audubon: The Kentucky Years is the captivating account of Audubon's sojourn in Kentucky from his arrival in in 1807 as a gregarious twenty-two-year-old storekeeper to his departure in 1819, when his failure in business was about to force him to seek a livelihood from his skill as an artist.
Author : Peter Whiteley
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0826434932
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (264 download)
Download or read book Lord North written by Peter Whiteley and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 1996-07-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lord North was in many ways a most successful politician. Prime Minister for an unbroken 12 years, his management of both parliament and of the business of government was adept. He enjoyed the confidence of King George III, not always an easy political ally, avoided factional strife (having no political following of his own), was notably uncorrupt and made virtually no enemies. In many ways he epitomizes the political outlook and aristocratic assumptions of the 18th century. He is, however, principally remembered for presiding over Britain's loss of her colonies. This is an account of his life. It includes a full study of the American War of Independence, examining it from the perspective of the British government as well as from the colonial standpoint. No senior politician had visited America and few had a proper knowledge or understanding of Americans. Too often the colonists were regarded as unruly and ungrateful children, with whom compromise was either a sign of weakness or the betrayal of the principle of parliamentary sovereignty. High-mindedness contributed to the final humiliation, as did ignorant over-confidence. Military defeat, to a country that become preeminent in Europe by the end of the Seven Years War, was not entertained as a possibility.
Author : Bernard Knight
Publisher : Severn House/ORIM
ISBN 13 : 1780102690
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (81 download)
Download or read book Dead in the Dog written by Bernard Knight and published by Severn House/ORIM. This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1954 murder of a plantation owner in Malaya puts a newly qualified pathologist’s forensic skills to the test in this mystery series debut. As he arrives in Malaya (now Malaysia), newly qualified pathologist Tom Howden is still questioning his decision to sign on for three years in Her Majesty’s Far East Land Forces. Once settling in, however, he discovers that his new home is a hotbed of scandal and intrigue. When an English plantation owner is murdered one night, the finger of suspicion naturally points at local bandits, rather than a fellow Englishman. It soon becomes clear, however, that the situation is rather more complicated—and deadly—than it first appeared. Bernard Knight is the author of the Crowner John Mysteries series and is a member of The Medieval Murderers. Dr. Knight is one of England’s foremost forensic experts. He served in Malaya during the 1950s. “Dead in the Dog, first in this new series, further bolsters Knight’s reputation as a top murder mystery author and does not disappoint.” —Historical Novel Society “The unusual setting, Perak State in 1954 British Malaya, boosts this first in a new series from Knight.” —Publishers Weekly
Author : Edwin Brockholst Livingston
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 734 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Livingstons of Livingston Manor written by Edwin Brockholst Livingston and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 734 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mike Ostlund
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 076278430X
Total Pages : 541 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (627 download)
Download or read book Find 'Em, Chase 'Em, Sink 'Em written by Mike Ostlund and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2011-11-08 with total page 541 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in paperback, revised and updated, the stirring and authoritative account of one of World War II's most highly decorated submarines Find 'Em, Chase 'Em, Sink 'Em is the first book to recount the tragic and mysterious loss of the World War II submarine USS Gudgeon. In April 1944, the highly decorated submarine USS Gudgeon slipped beneath the waves in one of the most treacherous patrol areas in the most dangerous military service during World War II. Neither the Gudgeon nor the crew was ever seen again. Author Mike Ostlund's “Uncle Bill,” the operator of a farm implements business, was aboard that ship as a lieutenant junior grade. Through extensive research of patrol reports in U.S. and Japanese naval archives, interviews with veterans who had served aboard the Gudgeon before its final patrol, and the personal effects of the lost men's relatives, Ostlund has assembled the most accurate account yet of this remarkably successful submarine's exploits, of the men aboard from steward to captain, and of what we now know about her demise. Find 'Em, Chase 'Em, Sink 'Em details the memories and life lessons of the young men who went to sea aboard Gudgeon before its last patrol knowing hardly anything, and came home having seen too much.
Author : Kyle Longley
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000070301
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book Grunts written by Kyle Longley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-05-17 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in its second edition, Grunts: The American Combat Soldier in Vietnam provides a fresh approach to understanding the American combat soldier’s experience in Vietnam by focusing on the day-to-day experiences of front-line troops. The book delves into the Vietnam combat soldier’s experience, from the decision to join the army, life in training and combat, and readjusting to civilian life with memories of war. By utilizing letters, oral histories, and memoirs of actual veterans, Kyle Longley and Jacqueline Whitt offer a powerful insight into the minds and lives of the 870,000 "grunts" who endured the controversial war. Important topics such as class, race, and gender are examined, enabling students to better analyze the social dynamics during this divisive period of American history. In addition to an updated introduction and epilogue, the new edition includes expanded sections on military chaplains, medics, and the moral injury of war. A new timeline provides details of major events leading up to, during, and after the war. A truly comprehensive picture of the Vietnam experience for soldiers, this volume is a valuable and unique addition to military history courses and classes on the Vietnam War and 1960s America.
