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We Died With Our Boots Clean

Author : Kenneth McAlpine
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752462571
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (524 download)

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Download or read book We Died With Our Boots Clean written by Kenneth McAlpine and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2010-12-26 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the age of seventeen, Kenneth McAlpine ran away from the Repton school to join Churchill's new elite special force, the Royal Marine Commandos. As the youngest member of the youngest commando force, after three months he found himself fighting on the beaches of Normandy. In We Died With Our Boots Clean, McAlpine tells his own unique story of World War II and his highly eventful military career. From an unusual encounter with Montgomery and Patton, a concerted attempt to kill a sergeant major and his best friend's arrest for swearing at the Queen of Holland, McAlpine paints a fascinating picture of commando life and the harsh training that prepared soldiers for frontline combat in an elite unit. Full of absorbing anecdotes such as his time in a military prison and a rescue operation at a concentration camp, this book is an essential part of a World War II enthusiast's library.

We Died with Our Boots Clean

Author : Kenneth McAlpine
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780753152751
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (527 download)

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Download or read book We Died with Our Boots Clean written by Kenneth McAlpine and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Sand and Steel

Author : Peter Caddick-Adams
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190601914
Total Pages : 928 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (96 download)

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Download or read book Sand and Steel written by Peter Caddick-Adams and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-04-22 with total page 928 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peter Caddick-Adams's account of the Allied invasion of France in June 1944 matches the monumental achievement of his book on the Battle of the Bulge, Snow and Steel, which Richard Overy has called the "standard history of this climactic confrontation in the West." Sand and Steel gives us D-Day, arguably the greatest and most consequential military operation of modern times, beginning with the years of painstaking and costly preparation, through to the pitched battles fought along France's northern coast, from Omaha Beach to the Falaise and the push east to Strasbourg. In addition to covering the build-up to the invasion, including the elaborate and lavish campaigns to deceive Germans as to where and when the invasion would take place, Caddick-Adams gives a full and detailed account of the German preparations: the formidable Atlantikwall and Field Marshal Erwin Rommel's plans to make Europe impregnable-plans not completed by June 6. Sand and Steel reveals precisely what lay in wait for the Allies. But the heart of the book is Caddick-Adams' narratives of the five beaches where the terrible drama played out--Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword, and the attempt by American, British, and Canadian soldiers to gain a foothold in Europe. The Allied invasion of Europe involved mind-boggling logistics, including orchestrating the largest flotilla of ships ever assembled. Its strategic and psychological demands stretched the Allies to their limits, testing the strengths of the bonds of Anglo-American leadership. Drawing on first-hand battlefield research, personal testimony and interviews, and a commanding grasp of all the archives and literature, Caddick-Adams's gripping book, published on the 75th anniversary of the events, does Operations Overlord and Neptune full justice.

Boots on the Ground by Dusk

Author : Mary Tillman
Publisher : Rodale Books
ISBN 13 : 1605299243
Total Pages : 371 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Boots on the Ground by Dusk written by Mary Tillman and published by Rodale Books. This book was released on 2008-04-29 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On April 22, 2004, Lieutenant David Uthlaut received orders from Khost, Afghanistan, that his platoon was to leave the town of Magarah and "have boots on the ground before dark" in Manah, a small village on the border of Pakistan. It was an order the young lieutenant protested vehemently, but the commanders at the Tactical Command Center disregarded his objections. Uthlaut split his platoon into two serials, with serial one traveling northwest to Manah and serial two towing a broken Humvee north toward the Khost highway. By nightfall, Uthlaut and his radio operator were seriously wounded, and an Afghan militia soldier and a U.S. soldier were dead. The American soldier was Pat Tillman. The Tillman family was originally informed that Pat, who had given up a professional football career to serve his country, had been shot in the head while getting out of a vehicle. At his memorial service twelve days later, they were told that he was killed while running up a hill in pursuit of the enemy. He was awarded a Silver Star for his courageous actions. A month and two days after his death, the family learned that Pat had been shot three times in the head by his own troops in a "friendly fire" incident. Seven months after Pat's death, the Tillmans requested an investigation. Boots on the Ground by Dusk is a chronicle of their efforts to ascertain the true circumstances of Pat's death and the reasons why the Army gave the family and the public a false story. Woven into the account are valuable and respectful memories of Pat Tillman as a son, brother, husband, friend, and teammate, in the hope that the reader will better comprehend what is really lost when our sons and daughters are killed or maimed in war. In the course of three and a half years, there have been six investigations, several inquiries, and two Congressional hearings. The Tillmans are still awaiting an outcome.

Blitz Kids

Author : Sean Longden
Publisher : Constable
ISBN 13 : 1849018278
Total Pages : 409 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (49 download)

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Download or read book Blitz Kids written by Sean Longden and published by Constable. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the dangers of London streets during the Blitz to working on the high seas in the Merchant Navy during the Atlantic Convoy, children were on the frontline of battle during the Second World War. In Sean Longden's gripping retelling of the conflict, he explores how the war impacted upon a whole generation who lost their innocence at home and abroad, on the battlefield and the home front. Through extensive interviews and research, Longden uncovers previously untold stories of heroism and courage: the eleven year old boy who was sunk on the SS Benares and left in frozen water for two days; the teenage Girl Guide awarded the George Medal for bravery; the merchant seaman sunk three times by the age of seventeen; the fourteen year old who signed up for the army three times before finally seeing action in the Normandy campaign; the fourteen year old 'Boy Buglers' of the Royal Marines on active service onboard battleships; as well as the harrowing experiences of the boy who was survived the Bethnal Green Tube Disaster; the horrors of being a child captive in the German PoW camps. Blitz Kids will change forever the way one sees the relationship between the Second World War and the generation - our grandparents and great grandparents- who bravely faced the challenge of Nazism. Allowing them to tell their stories in their own words, Sean Longden brings both the horrors and the humour of young lives lived in troubled times. The book includes stories of: The seventeen year old boy who signed up 4 times before he made it onto the beaches at Normandy. The Girl Guide who saved a family during the blitz. The teenage merchant seaman who was sunk three times. What it was like to be a teenage POW after the disasters of Dunkirk. Praise for Sean Longden: "A rising name in military history ... able to uncover the missing stories of the Second World War." The Guardian 'A tenacious sleuth of Second World War secrets.' Andrew Roberts. 'At times you have to stop and remind yourself that you're reading history and not an 007 thriller." The Soldier. 'First class history from a first class historian' Military Illustrated. 'Fascinating'. Financial Times.

Lest We Forget

Author : Kwan Kew Lai
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1632280639
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (322 download)

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Download or read book Lest We Forget written by Kwan Kew Lai and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-10-09 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2014 after fighting through yards of bureaucratic red tape, leaving her family, and putting her own health at risk in order to help suffering strangers, Kwan Kew Lai finally arrived in Africa to volunteer as an infectious disease specialist in the heart of the largest Ebola outbreak in history. What she found was not only blistering heat, inhospitable working conditions, and deadly, unrelenting illness, but hope, resilience, and incredible courage. Lest We Forget chronicles the harrowing and inspiring time spent serving on the front lines of the ongoing Ebola outbreak—the complicated Personal Protective Equipment, the chlorine-scented air, the tropical heat, and the heartbreaking difficulties of treating patients she could not touch. Dr. Lai interweaves original diary entries to create a gripping narrative about life, death, and human relationships that will leave no reader unmoved. Lest We Forget exposes the raw brutality of Ebola, as well as the chaotic nature of the undersupplied and understaffed health infrastructure in the developing world. At once a memoir of triumphs and failures and a memorial, this book will ensure that the victims of Ebola and the fighters who sought to heal them will not be forgotten.

The Treasury of Clean Jokes

Author : Tal D. Bonham
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 9780805457032
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book The Treasury of Clean Jokes written by Tal D. Bonham and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 1981 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Funny jokes and sayings.

Boot and Shoe Recorder

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1076 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book Boot and Shoe Recorder written by and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 1076 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Bloodring

Author : Faith Hunter
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9780451462411
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (624 download)

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Download or read book Bloodring written by Faith Hunter and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a near future world marked by apocalyptic religious strife, Thorn St. Croix, a powerful neomage living secretly among humankind, channels her gift of stone-magery into jewelry making, until a handsome police officer, Thaddeus Bartholomew, comes into her life, changing everything. Reprint.

God, Glory and Gold: Journey to the Conquest of the Incas - The Quest

Author : Paul M. Kochis
Publisher : Hillcrest Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 1938223810
Total Pages : 741 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (382 download)

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Download or read book God, Glory and Gold: Journey to the Conquest of the Incas - The Quest written by Paul M. Kochis and published by Hillcrest Publishing Group. This book was released on 2012-11 with total page 741 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The long, improbable journey to the Conquest of the Incas is an incredible, modern story. While the Inca Empire was expanding along the Pacific coast of South America, the backward Kingdom of Castile and Leon was mired in political intrigue. This is a story of courage, luck, colossal misjudgments and soaring ambition by entrepreneurs who would lead a culture clash ending in the fall of the Inca Empire and the rise of the Spanish Empire that lasted two hundred years due to Inca treasure. All the players sought the same things: independence, security, honor, wealth and glory. Few achieved their goals in any lasting sense but many displayed the indomitable spirit of motivated visionaries. This is their story.

Railway Signal

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Railway Signal written by and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Son, Daddy Has To Go

Author : Momcilo (Michael) Pupavac
Publisher : FriesenPress
ISBN 13 : 1039145175
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book Son, Daddy Has To Go written by Momcilo (Michael) Pupavac and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2022-06-09 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When young Novak Jovanovic returns to Serbia to find his bride, he is full of optimism, hoping things will go well and that the three-week vacation will turn out as he imagined it might. He believes that a girl of his own nationality will share his values and honour the same customs as he does. He is sure that a relationship based on these common elements and on honesty will doubtless grow into a loving one. And it seems his choice agrees with him as she flings her arms around him and assures him that she will, indeed, marry him. After winning her parent’s approval, the happy couple plan their modest wedding, and afterward, they leave for a three-day honeymoon. Upon their return, Novak flies back to Canada, promising Lily that he will start the immigration process immediately. After Lily is in Canada, the young couple set out to make their life together. While times are tight, Novak understands that Lily is facing many adjustments, including a pregnancy with its hormonal changes and physical challenges. But, even so, he has occasional doubts about the strength of their relationship, and an internal alarm bell begins to sound. All too soon, it becomes apparent that Lily is not committed to the same family values and customs that Novak is. And over time, life for Novak becomes something of a nightmare. Son, Daddy Has to Go documents Novak’s misery as Lily exacts the pound of flesh that only she understands. The memoir reveals his forty-one years of sacrifice, disappointment, despair, and incomprehension over the seeming mess of his life. This memoir offers an in-depth look at the often-overlooked topic of male spousal abuse and its effect on one man’s life. And while it exposes the author’s frequent emotional upheaval, it also demonstrates the power of hope and faith in family and one’s own integrity. Novak stayed true to himself, and, out of the blue, beauty and joy and love emerged.

Sergeant Pepper

Author : Stephen Paul Campos
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1481723472
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (817 download)

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Download or read book Sergeant Pepper written by Stephen Paul Campos and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2013-03 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today's News Headlines: Military suicides rise to a record 349, topping number of troops killed in combat By Washington Post, January 14, 2013 Suicide Crisis Mounts For US Soldiers And Veterans, July 16, 2012 Home Headline News Topics in Brief: Substance Abuse among the Military, Veterans, and their Families National Institute on Drug Abuse, April 2011 One U.S. veteran attempts suicide every 80 minutes: Hidden tragedy of Afghanistan and Iraq wars Daily Mail Reporter 3 Nov. 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The above headlines caught the attention of the media in 2011, 2012 and 2013. Since that time the suicide rate in the military continues to increase. A-bout-FACE. A TRUE story about Stephen Paul Campos. At the age of 19 he enlisted in the US Army as a combat infantry rifleman. From April 1968 to April 1969 he served one year tour of combat duty with the 199th. Light Infantry Brigade. Within just two weeks he and his platoon experience a "horrific" friendly-fire tragedy that shakes him to his core. Along with many other veterans he returned home with Post-traumatic stress syndrome unable to integrate fully back into society. Two decades later, on the verge of suicide, he was able to turn his life around. Mr. Campos shares his experiences in combat and struggles with PTSD while trying to transition back into civilian life. This story will bring to light the effects of post-war stress, drugs and alcohol abuse. Also, included are his personal Steps to Recovery. "You CAN Heal from the Demons of War" Gerald M. Korson - award winning journalist and editor"

My Father's World (The Journals of Corrie Belle Hollister Book #1)

Author : Michael Phillips
Publisher : Bethany House
ISBN 13 : 1441230750
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (412 download)

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Download or read book My Father's World (The Journals of Corrie Belle Hollister Book #1) written by Michael Phillips and published by Bethany House. This book was released on 2017-02-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When her mother dies, Corrie Bell Hollister is left with four younger siblings to care for. Hoping to find her uncle, she arrives in Gold Rush territory determined to be strong and make her own way. But her long-lost father's so-called land of promise is a dangerous place, and she has never felt so alone.

Johnston's Penny Fireside Journal

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book Johnston's Penny Fireside Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1842 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Country Life Illustrated

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 612 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Country Life Illustrated written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Farber: Plays One

Author : Yaël Farber
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1783196505
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (831 download)

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Download or read book Farber: Plays One written by Yaël Farber and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-03-27 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Molora - Based on The Oresteia by Aeschylus In this reworking of Aeschylus’ Oresteia, Klytemnestra and Elektra face one another in a dramatic confrontation. Attempts to come to terms with their violent past echo testimonies delivered in Apartheid’s wake throughout South Africa during the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. RAM: The Abduction of Sita into Darkness - Based on The Ramayana by Valmiki Farber’s potent revisioning of this age-old text is a raw and probing contemporary work which places the loss of the Feminine Divine, and thus our lack of spiritual and moral equilibrium, at its visceral core. This is a Ramayana for a new world. Mies Julie - Based on Miss Julie by August Strindberg Transposed to a post-apartheid kitchen – a single night, both brutal and tender, unfolds between a black farm-labourer, the daughter of his master and the woman who has raised them both. The visceral struggles of contemporary South Africa are laid bare, as John and Mies Julie spiral in a deadly battle over power, sexuality, mothers and memory.