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The Wild Blue and the Gray

Author : William Sanders
Publisher : Grand Central Pub
ISBN 13 : 9780446361422
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (614 download)

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Download or read book The Wild Blue and the Gray written by William Sanders and published by Grand Central Pub. This book was released on 1991-07-01 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1916, in an alternative world. The independent Confederate States of America has gone to the aid of its old ally Britain, and become bogged down in the stalemate on the Western Front. At a Confederate airfield in France, a new pilot reports for duty: Lieutenant Amos Ninekiller, of the independent Cherokee Nation, come to see how the white people wage war. He isn't going to like it... A dark antiwar comedy from the author of JOURNEY TO FUSANG and THE BALLAD OF BILLY BADASS AND THE ROSE OF TURKESTAN, now in print again in this new edition, specially revised and corrected by the author."THE WILD BLUE AND THE GRAY is a tragicomic alternate look at the first great catastrophe of the twentieth century. Laughter is often the only way to shield ourselves from pain that would otherwise be intolerable. Sanders understands this well--and also that, the more things change, the more they sometimes look the same." --Harry Turtledove "God damn! I liked Sanders' new book! It pushes all the right buttons for me -- a great protagonist, WWI fighter pilots, terrific background, and -- mainly -- a fine story with really clever twists. It was one of those where I just wanted to keep going, though he did choose a satisfying place to stop. THE WILD BLUE AND THE GRAY is an absolutely captivating story by one of the hottest new talents in the business. Subtle, strong, gutsy, humorous -- it's got it all. Watch this man. You won't regret it." -- Roger Zelazny

The Wild Blue and the Gray

Author : William Sanders
Publisher : Wildside Press
ISBN 13 : 9781587156489
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (564 download)

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Download or read book The Wild Blue and the Gray written by William Sanders and published by Wildside Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1916, in an alternative world. The independent Confederate States of America has gone to the aid of its old ally Britain, and become bogged down in the stalemate on the Western Front. At a Confederate airfield in France, a new pilot reports for duty: Lieutenant Amos Ninekiller, of the independent Cherokee Nation, comes to see how the white people wage war. He isn't going to like it...A dark antiwar comedy from the author of Journey to Fusang and The Ballad of Billy Badass and the Rose of Turkestan, now in print again in this new edition, specially revised and corrected by the author. The Wild Blue and the Gray is a tragicomic alternate look at the first great catastrophe of the twentieth century. Laughter is often the only way to shield ourselves from pain that would otherwise be intolerable. Sanders understands this well - and also that, the more things change, the more they sometimes look the same. - Harry Turtledove. God damn! I liked Sanders' new book! It pushes all the right buttons for me - a great protagonist, WWI fighter pilots, terrific background, and - mainly - a fine story with really clever twists. satisfying place to stop. The Wild Blue and the Gray is an absolutely captivating story by one of the hottest new talents in the business. Subtle, strong, gutsy, humorous - it's got it all. Watch this man. You won't regret it. - Roger Zelazny.

The Wild Blue

Author : Stephen E. Ambrose
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0743217527
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (432 download)

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Download or read book The Wild Blue written by Stephen E. Ambrose and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2001-08-14 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stephen E. Ambrose, acclaimed author of Band of Brothers and Undaunted Courage, carries us along in the crowded and dangerous B-24s as their crews fought to destroy the German war machine during World War II. The young men who flew the B-24s over Germany in World War II fought against horrific odds, and, in The Wild Blue, Ambrose recounts their extraordinary heroism, skill, daring, and comradeship with vivid detail and affection. Ambrose describes how the Army Air Forces recruited, trained, and selected the elite few who would undertake the most demanding and dangerous jobs in the war. These are the boys—turned pilots, bombardiers, navigators, and gunners of the B-24s—who suffered over fifty percent casualties. With his remarkable gift for bringing alive the action and tension of combat, Ambrose carries us along in the crowded, uncomfortable, and dangerous B-24s as their crews fought to the death through thick black smoke and deadly flak to reach their targets and destroy the German war machine. Twenty-two-year-old George McGovern, who was to become a United States senator and a presidential candidate, flew thirty-five combat missions (all the Army would allow) and won the Distinguished Flying Cross. We meet him and his mates, his co-pilot killed in action, and crews of other planes. Many went down in flames. As Band of Brothers and Citizen Soldiers portrayed the bravery and ultimate victory of the American soldiers from Normandy on to Germany, The Wild Blue illustrates the enormous contribution that these young men of the Army Air Forces made to the Allied victory.

Shadows of Blue & Gray

Author : Ambrose Bierce
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780765302458
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (24 download)

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Download or read book Shadows of Blue & Gray written by Ambrose Bierce and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2003-02-22 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collects all of Bierce's Civil War stories and also includes six excerpts from his memoirs recalling his experiences on the front lines.

The Blue, the Gray, and the Green

Author : Brian Allen Drake
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
ISBN 13 : 0820347159
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book The Blue, the Gray, and the Green written by Brian Allen Drake and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An unusual collection of Civil War essays as seen through the lens of noted environmental scholars, this book's provocative historical commentary explores how nature--disease, climate, flora and fauna, etc.--affected the war and how the war shaped Americans' perceptions, understanding, and use of nature.

Demon of the Lost Cause

Author : Wesley Moody
Publisher : University of Missouri Press
ISBN 13 : 0826219454
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (262 download)

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Download or read book Demon of the Lost Cause written by Wesley Moody and published by University of Missouri Press. This book was released on 2011-12-30 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: The Prewar Years and the Early War -- Chapter 2: The Atlanta Campaign and the March to the Sea -- Chapter 3: The Commanding General versus the North -- Chapter 4: The War of the Memoirs -- Chapter 5: Sherman's Last Years -- Chapter 6: Sherman versus the Lost Cause -- Chapter 7: Embracing the Lost Cause -- Chapter 8: Sherman in Film -- Chapter 9: Sherman and the Modern Historians -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

The Blue and The Gray

Author : Annie Randall White
Publisher : Litres
ISBN 13 : 5041205949
Total Pages : 387 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (412 download)

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Download or read book The Blue and The Gray written by Annie Randall White and published by Litres. This book was released on 2021-03-16 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Journey to Fusang

Author : William Sanders
Publisher : Popular Library
ISBN 13 : 9780445207653
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (76 download)

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Download or read book Journey to Fusang written by William Sanders and published by Popular Library. This book was released on 1988-01-01 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a world where European civilization has been left stunted by Mongol invasions, the New World, discovered and exploited by the Moors and Chinese, becomes the setting for the madcap adventures of an Irish con artist

The Blue and the Gray, Or, The Civil War as Seen by a Boy

Author : Annie Randall White
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 422 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Blue and the Gray, Or, The Civil War as Seen by a Boy written by Annie Randall White and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Saving the Gray Whale

Author : Serge Dedina
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 9780816518456
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (184 download)

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Download or read book Saving the Gray Whale written by Serge Dedina and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once hunted by whalers and now the darling of ecotourists, the gray whale has become part of the culture, history, politics, and geography of Mexico's most isolated region. After the harvesting of gray whales was banned by international law in 1946, their populations rebounded; but while they are no longer hunted for their oil, these creatures are now chased up and down the lagoons of southern Baja California by whalewatchers. This book uses the biology and politics associated with gray whales in Mexican waters to present an unusual case study in conservation and politics. It provides an inside look at how gray whale conservation decisions are made in Mexico City and examines how those policies and programs are carried out in the calving grounds of San Ignacio Lagoon and Magdalena Bay, where catering to ecotourists is now an integral part of the local economy. More than a study of conservation politics, Dedina's book puts a human face on wildlife conservation. The author lived for two years with residents of Baja communities to understand their attitudes about wildlife conservation and Mexican politics, and he accompanied many in daily activities to show the extent to which the local economy depends on whalewatching. "It is ironic," observes Dedina, "that residents of some of the most isolated fishing villages in North America are helping to redefine our relationship with wild animals. Americans and Europeans brought the gray whale population to the brink of extinction. The inhabitants of San Ignacio Lagoon and Magdalena Bay are helping us to celebrate the whales' survival." By showing us how these animals have helped shape the lifeways of the people with whom they share the lagoons, Saving the Gray Whale demonstrates that gray whales represent both a destructive past and a future with hope.

The Blue and the Gray

Author : J. P. Austin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book The Blue and the Gray written by J. P. Austin and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Memoir of a confederate veteran who served "from the Rio Grande to the Atlantic, and from the Gulf to Virginia's southern line." The author began his service in Texas, and recounts the scene there of sucession. He subsequently saw action at Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Chattanooga. He also gives an account of Reconstruction. Fought under Bragg and with Captain John H. Morgan.

The Return of the Mexican Gray Wolf

Author : Bobbie Holaday
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Return of the Mexican Gray Wolf written by Bobbie Holaday and published by . This book was released on 2003-09 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Inspired by the plight of the Mexican gray wolf, retiree Bobbie Holaday formed the citizens advocacy group Preserve Arizona's Wolves (P.A. WS.) in 1987 and embarked on a crusade to raise public awareness. She soon found herself in the center of a firestorm of controversy, with environmentalists taking sides against ranchers and neighbors against neighbors. This book tells her story for the first time, documenting her eleven-year effort to bring the gray wolf back to the Blue."--Jacket.

Blue and Gray Diplomacy

Author : Howard Jones
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 9780807898574
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (985 download)

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Download or read book Blue and Gray Diplomacy written by Howard Jones and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this examination of Union and Confederate foreign relations during the Civil War from both European and American perspectives, Howard Jones demonstrates that the consequences of the conflict between North and South reached far beyond American soil. Jones explores a number of themes, including the international economic and political dimensions of the war, the North's attempts to block the South from winning foreign recognition as a nation, Napoleon III's meddling in the war and his attempt to restore French power in the New World, and the inability of Europeans to understand the interrelated nature of slavery and union, resulting in their tendency to interpret the war as a senseless struggle between a South too large and populous to have its independence denied and a North too obstinate to give up on the preservation of the Union. Most of all, Jones explores the horrible nature of a war that attracted outside involvement as much as it repelled it. Written in a narrative style that relates the story as its participants saw it play out around them, Blue and Gray Diplomacy depicts the complex set of problems faced by policy makers from Richmond and Washington to London, Paris, and St. Petersburg.

Vaqueros in Blue & Gray

Author : Jerry D. Thompson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vaqueros in Blue & Gray written by Jerry D. Thompson and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As many as 9,500 men of Hispanic heritage fought in the United States' Civil War. In Texas, the bitter conflict deeply divided the Tejanos -- Texans of Mexican heritage. An estimated 2,500 fought in the ranks of the Confederacy while 950, including some Mexican nationals, fought for the Stars and Stripes. This is the story of these Tejanos who participated in the Civil War.

A Soldier to the Last

Author : Edward G. Longacre
Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1597974056
Total Pages : 555 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (979 download)

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Download or read book A Soldier to the Last written by Edward G. Longacre and published by Potomac Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2011 with total page 555 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of only two Confederate generals who are buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

Into the Wild

Author : Jon Krakauer
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0307476863
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Into the Wild written by Jon Krakauer and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2009-09-22 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In April 1992 a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. Four months later, his decomposed body was found by a moose hunter. This is the unforgettable story of how Christopher Johnson McCandless came to die. "It may be nonfiction, but Into the Wild is a mystery of the highest order." —Entertainment Weekly McCandess had given $25,000 in savings to charity, abandoned his car and most of his possessions, burned all the cash in his wallet, and invented a new life for himself. Not long after, he was dead. Into the Wild is the mesmerizing, heartbreaking tale of an enigmatic young man who goes missing in the wild and whose story captured the world’s attention. Immediately after graduating from college in 1991, McCandless had roamed through the West and Southwest on a vision quest like those made by his heroes Jack London and John Muir. In the Mojave Desert he abandoned his car, stripped it of its license plates, and burned all of his cash. He would give himself a new name, Alexander Supertramp, and, unencumbered by money and belongings, he would be free to wallow in the raw, unfiltered experiences that nature presented. Craving a blank spot on the map, McCandless simply threw the maps away. Leaving behind his desperate parents and sister, he vanished into the wild. Jon Krakauer constructs a clarifying prism through which he reassembles the disquieting facts of McCandless's short life. Admitting an interest that borders on obsession, he searches for the clues to the drives and desires that propelled McCandless. When McCandless's innocent mistakes turn out to be irreversible and fatal, he becomes the stuff of tabloid headlines and is dismissed for his naiveté, pretensions, and hubris. He is said to have had a death wish but wanting to die is a very different thing from being compelled to look over the edge. Krakauer brings McCandless's uncompromising pilgrimage out of the shadows, and the peril, adversity, and renunciation sought by this enigmatic young man are illuminated with a rare understanding—and not an ounce of sentimentality. Into the Wild is a tour de force. The power and luminosity of Jon Krakauer's stoytelling blaze through every page.

The Blue and the Gray, and Other Verses

Author : Francis Miles Finch
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Blue and the Gray, and Other Verses written by Francis Miles Finch and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Facsimile [n.d.] of the entire poem The blue and the gray [1 l. engraving 24 cm.]--Letters, 1879 Dec. 24, & 1886, Jan. 13, Finch to William Gable and Alfred S. Roe [2 l. holograph signed] Finch replies to two autograph seekers.