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Author : Lissa Evans
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0552774715
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (527 download)
Download or read book Their Finest Hour and a Half written by Lissa Evans and published by Random House. This book was released on 2021-09-10 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Longlisted for the 2009 Orange Prize for Fiction.
Author : Lissa Evans
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062414941
Total Pages : 422 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (624 download)
Download or read book Their Finest written by Lissa Evans and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2017-02-14 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of the acclaimed Crooked Heart comes another “smart, funny, ingenious, revealing tale of London life during the Second World War” (The Independent)—longlisted for the Orange Prize upon its original publication in England. It is 1940. France has fallen, and only a narrow strip of sea lies between Great Britain and invasion. The war could go either way and everyone must do their bit. Young copy writer Catrin Cole is drafted into the Ministry of Information to help “write women” into propaganda films—something that the men aren’t very good at. She is quickly seconded to the Ministry’s latest endeavor: a heart-warming tale of bravery and rescue at Dunkirk. It’s all completely fabricated, of course, but what does that matter when the nation’s morale is at stake? Since call-up has stripped the industry of its brightest and best, it is the callow, the jaded and the utterly unsuitable who must make up the numbers: Ambrose Hilliard, third most popular British film-star of 1924; Edith Beadmore, Madame Tussauds wardrobe assistant turned costumier; and Arthur Frith, whose peacetime job as a catering manager has not really prepared him for his sudden, unexpected elevation to Special Military Advisor. Now in a serious world, in a nation under siege, they must all swallow their mutual distaste, ill-will, and mistrust to unite for the common good, for King and Country, and—in one case—for better or worse.... “Evans displays a fine eye for detail and for the absurdities involved in filming. She also brilliantly evokes the disruption and dangers of wartime London. This funny, heart-warming and beautifully crafted novel is a must-read.”—Daily Mail (London)
Author : Winston Churchill
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (1 download)
Download or read book Their Finest Hour written by Winston Churchill and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Michael J. Tougias
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 150110683X
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (11 download)
Download or read book The Finest Hours written by Michael J. Tougias and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-12-08 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1952 Coast Guard mission to save the crews of two oil tankers that were torn in half by the force of one of New England's worst nor'easters.
Author : Tim Clayton
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0684869314
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (848 download)
Download or read book Finest Hour written by Tim Clayton and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2002-02-12 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book recreates the tensions and uncertainties of the events of 1940.
Author : Lissa Evans
Publisher : Doubleday UK
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Their Finest Hour and a Half written by Lissa Evans and published by Doubleday UK. This book was released on 2009 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's 1940, France has fallen, and only a narrow strip of sea lies between Great Britain and invasion. The country is in peril. What's needed (obviously) is a morale-boosting, heart-warming war film, preferably one that will appeal to the American market. As bombs start to fall on London, work begins on 'Just an Ordinary Wednesday', an almost-true tale of bravery and rescue at Dunkirk. And since call-up has stripped the film industry of the brightest and best, it's the callow, the jaded and the utterly unsuitable who are making up the numbers. There's Catrin Cole, junior copy-writer turned romantic dialogue specialist; Ambrose Hilliard, third most popular British film star of 1924, currently available for all leading roles; Edith Beadmore, ex-seamstress at Madame Tussaud's and ex-Londoner, having been bombed twice in two months; and Arthur Frith, whose peacetime job as a catering manager hasn't prepared him for his sudden, unexpected elevation to Special Military Advisor. And in a serious world, in a nation under siege, in a city visited nightly by destruction, they must work together to produce a slice of the purest entertainment . . .
Author : David Owen
Publisher : Haus Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1910376590
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (13 download)
Download or read book Cabinet's Finest Hour written by David Owen and published by Haus Publishing. This book was released on 2016-08-15 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In May 1940, the British War Cabinet debated over the course of nine meetings a simple question: Should Britain fight on in the face of overwhelming odds, sacrificing hundreds of thousands of lives, or seek a negotiated peace? Using Cabinet papers from the United Kingdom’s National Archives, David Owen illuminates in fascinating detail this little-known, yet pivotal, chapter in the history of World War II. Eight months into the war, defeat seemed to many a certainty. With the United States still a year and half away from entering, Britain found itself in a perilous position, and foreign secretary Lord Halifax pushed prime minister Winston Churchill to explore the possibility of a negotiated peace with Hitler, using Mussolini as a conduit. Speaking for England is the story of Churchill’s triumph in the face of this pressure, but it is also about how collective debate and discussion won the day—had Churchill been alone, Owen argues, he would almost certainly have lost to Halifax, changing the course of history. Instead, the Cabinet system, all too often disparaged as messy and cumbersome, worked in Britain’s interests and ensured that a democracy on the brink of defeat had the courage to fight on.
Author : Gabrielle McDonald-Rothwell
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445661659
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (456 download)
Download or read book Her Finest Hour written by Gabrielle McDonald-Rothwell and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2017-04-15 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The untold story of the female British secret agent forgotten by history.
Author : Lissa Evans
Publisher : Black Swan Books, Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781784163020
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (63 download)
Download or read book Their Finest written by Lissa Evans and published by Black Swan Books, Limited. This book was released on 2017-04-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is 1940. France has fallen, and only a narrow strip of sea lies between Great Britain and invasion. The war could go either way and everyone must do their bit. Young copy writer Catrin Cole is drafted into the Ministry of Information to help 'write women' in propaganda films - something that the men aren't very good at. She is quickly seconded to the Ministry's latest endeavour: a heart-warming tale of bravery and rescue at Dunkirk. It's all completely fabricated, of course, but what does that matter when the nation's morale is at stake? Since call-up has stripped the industry of its brightest and best, it is the callow, the jaded and the utterly unsuitable who must make up the numbers: Ambrose Hilliard, third most popular British film-star of 1924; Edith Beadmore, Madame Tussauds wardrobe assistant turned costumier; and Arthur Frith, whose peacetime job as a catering manager has not really prepared him for his sudden, unexpected elevation to Special Military Advisor. And in a serious world, in a nation under siege, they must all swallow their mutual distaste, ill-will and mistrust and unite for the common good, for King and Country, and - in one case - for better or worse...
Author : Winston Churchill
Publisher : CCV Digital
ISBN 13 : 9781446496626
Total Pages : 1056 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (966 download)
Download or read book The Second World War written by Winston Churchill and published by CCV Digital. This book was released on 2011-08-04 with total page 1056 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Churchill's history of the Second World War is, and will remain, the definitive work. Lucid, dramatic, remarkable both for its breadth and sweep and for its sense of personal involvement, it is universally acknowledged as a magnificent historical reconstruction and an enduring work of literature.'He is not writing history so much as reliving it - with its animosities still remembered, its wounds still smarting. This is a story told while the sweat and shock of mortal combat are still upon the teller.' Evening Standard'That the acclamation has been even greater than might have been anticipated is the measure of his unique achievement - to have given the authority and the majesty of history to the stuff of his own times.' Daily Telegraph
Author : Michael J. Tougias
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
ISBN 13 : 1250137551
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (51 download)
Download or read book True Rescue: The Finest Hours written by Michael J. Tougias and published by Henry Holt and Company (BYR). This book was released on 2021-07-06 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four young men in a tiny lifeboat brave a dreadful storm to save dozens of lives in this illustrated chapter book adaptation (for readers 6-9) of the New York Times bestseller The Finest Hours. On the night of February 18th, 1952, during one of the worst winter storms that New England has even seen, two oil tankers off the shore of Cape Cod are torn in half by the force of the seas. For the men on board, survival seemed impossible. What follows is a harrowing Coast Guard rescue in a tiny lifeboat, where four young heroes beat the odds and bring more than thirty stranded sailors to safety. This first book in the True Rescue chapter book series is a fast-paced, uplifting story that puts newly independent readers in the middle of the action. Christy Ottaviano Books New York Times bestselling author Michael J. Tougias adapts his histories of real life stories for young readers in his True Rescue Series, capturing the heroism and humanity of people on life-saving missions during maritime disasters. Illustrated Chapter Books for ages 6-9: True Rescue: The Finest Hours True Rescue: A Storm Too Soon Young Readers Adaptations, for ages 9-14 The Finest Hours (Young Readers Edition) A Storm Too Soon (Young Readers Edition) Into the Blizzard (Young Readers Edition) Attacked at Sea (Young Readers Edition)
Author : Winston Churchill
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 677 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)
Download or read book Their Finest Hour written by Winston Churchill and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-11-16 with total page 677 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Their Finest Hour covers the period in World War 2 after the fall of France when Britain stood alone, with victorious Germany and Italy engaged in mortal attack upon them, with Soviet Russia a hostile neutral actively aiding Hitler, and Japan an unknowable menace. Churchill labeled the "moral of the work" as follows: "In War: Resolution, In Defeat: Defiance, In Victory: Magnanimity, In Peace: Goodwill"
Author : Gregg Jones
Publisher : Da Capo Press
ISBN 13 : 0306821400
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (68 download)
Download or read book Last Stand at Khe Sanh written by Gregg Jones and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2014-04-22 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a remote mountain stronghold in 1968, six thousand US Marines awoke one January morning to find themselves surrounded by 20,000 enemy troops. Their only road to the coast was cut, and bad weather and enemy fire threatened their fragile air lifeline. The siege of Khe Sanh-the Vietnam War's epic confrontation-was under way. For seventy-seven days, the Marines and a contingent of US Army Special Forces endured artillery barrages, sniper fire, ground assaults, and ambushes. Air Force, Marine, and Navy pilots braved perilous flying conditions to deliver supplies, evacuate casualties, and stem the North Vietnamese Army's onslaught. As President Lyndon B. Johnson weighed the use of tactical nuclear weapons, Americans watched the shocking drama unfold on nightly newscasts. Through it all, the bloodied defenders of Khe Sanh held firm and prepared for an Alamo-like last stand. Now, Gregg Jones takes readers into the trenches and bunkers at Khe Sanh to tell the story of this extraordinary moment in American history. Last Stand at Khe Sanh captures the exceptional courage and brotherhood that sustained the American fighting men throughout the ordeal. It brings to life an unforgettable cast of characters-young high school dropouts and rootless rebels in search of John Wayne glory; grizzled Korean War veterans; daredevil pilots; gritty platoon leaders and company commanders; and courageous Navy surgeons who volunteered to serve in combat with the storied Marines. Drawing on in-depth interviews with siege survivors, thousands of pages of archival documents, and scores of oral history accounts, Gregg Jones delivers a poignant and heart-pounding narrative worthy of the heroic defense of Khe Sanh.
Author : Winston S. Churchill
Publisher : RosettaBooks
ISBN 13 : 079531146X
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (953 download)
Download or read book Their Finest Hour written by Winston S. Churchill and published by RosettaBooks. This book was released on 2010-06-30 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second volume in the WWII history “written with simplicity, lucidity, and gusto” by the legendary leader and Nobel Prize winner (The New York Times). In Their Finest Hour, Winston Churchill describes the invasion of France and a growing sense of dismay in Britain. Should Britain meet France’s desperate pleas for reinforcements or conserve their resources in preparation for the inevitable German assault? In the book’s second half, entitled simply “Alone,” Churchill discusses Great Britain’s position as the last stronghold against German conquest: the battle for control of the skies over Britain, diplomatic efforts to draw the United States into the war, and the spreading global conflict. Their Finest Hour is part of the epic six-volume account of World War II told from the viewpoint of a man who led in the fight against tyranny, and enriched with extensive primary sources including memos, letters, orders, speeches, and telegrams, day-by-day accounts of reactions as the drama intensifies. Throughout these volumes, we listen as strategies and counterstrategies unfold in response to Hitler’s conquest of Europe, planned invasion of England, and assault on Russia, in a mesmerizing account of the crucial decisions made as the fate of the world hangs in the balance.
Author : Winston Churchill
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 770 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Second World War: Their finest hour written by Winston Churchill and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page 770 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Nick Thomas
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473874505
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)
Download or read book Their Finest Hour written by Nick Thomas and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2016-03-15 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Their Finest Hour tells the fascinating stories of six of Churchills Few', each of whom played an important part in the Battle of Britain. Celebrated and much respected on their own squadrons, all have since faded into obscurity. Their achievements, against all odds, and the fortunes of their comrades-in-arms, many of whom died during the Battle, are told here in detail, some for the first time. This has been done in an effort to retrieve these stories from obscurity, bringing them to a wider audience and ensuring they are not forgotten. Featured stories include that of Flying Officer Reginald Peacock DFC, the only Blenheim pilot of the Second World War to become a fighter ace; Squadron Leader Robert Reid, who flew throughout the Battle of Britain, having a hand in the destruction of three Bf 109s, and the damaging of two more; and Pilot Officer Douglas Cyril Winter, who flew Spitfires during the defence of the Dunkirk Beaches, before taking on the Luftwaffe in the skies over Southern England.All these stories offer insights into this dynamic period of aviation history. Recorded here, they serve as poignant reminders of the efforts of the 'Few' and the contributions that they made to the Allied effort during the Second World War.
Author : Lissa Evans
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1338185284
Total Pages : 183 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (381 download)
Download or read book Wed Wabbit written by Lissa Evans and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2018-02-27 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A ten-year-old girl is transported to a world ruled by a toy bunny in this hilarious adventure perfect for fans of Chris Grabenstein and Lemony Snicket. Your name is Fidge and you’re nearly eleven. You’ve been hurled into a strange world. You have three companions: two are unbelievably weird and the third is your awful cousin, Graham. You must solve a series of nearly impossible clues. You need to deal with a cruel stuffed animal dictator and three thousand Wimbley Woos (yes, you read that sentence correctly). And the whole situation—the whole, entire thing—is your fault. Wed Wabbit is an adventure about friendship, danger, and the terror of never being able to get back home again. And it’s funny. It’s seriously funny. Praise for Wed Wabbit “This well-crafted journey of self-realization amuses at every turn.” —Publishers Weekly “Properly funny . . . Deceptively wise.” —The Guardian (UK)
