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Armed for Battle and Destined for Glory!

Author : Victor S. Torres
Publisher : Victor S. Torres
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 347 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Armed for Battle and Destined for Glory! written by Victor S. Torres and published by Victor S. Torres. This book was released on 2024-02-27 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Armed for Battle and Destined for Glory is a powerful story about a young man who is tormented by bullies, beatings, bias, betrayal by a teacher and principal, poverty, parental abuse, the death of a parent and low self-esteem. Despite insurmountable odds, he dreams of a better life beyond the rejection, hurt and pent-up rage that he battles bravely as a child. Learn about how he conquers his inner demons and uses failure as a steppingstone to an amazing and promising future. Read about how his unyielding determination, relentless passion to succeed, and indomitable faith in his Creator inspires him to become an accomplished overachiever, a distinguished scholar, and a man of great faith. From victim to victor, this powerful story will inspire you to apply principles of virtue, courage and success that will help you to maximize your potential--to be all that you were destined to become. Learn how to develop the heart of a champion as you read about a proven, decorated champion who refuses to be labeled a loser, develops a winner's mindset, and becomes a nationally acclaimed counselor, internationally renowned author, a dynamic, inspirational speaker and a 26-time World Arm Wrestling Champion. Learn how you, too, can become Armed For Battle and Destined For Glory!

Destined for Glory

Author : Thomas Wildenberg
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 : 1612511015
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (125 download)

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Download or read book Destined for Glory written by Thomas Wildenberg and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2012-03-15 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On 4 June 1942, three squadrons of U.S. Navy Dauntless dive bombers destroyed Japan's carrier force sent to neutralize Midway, changing the course of the war in the Pacific. As Thomas Wildenberg convincingly demonstrates in this book, the key ingredient to the navy's success at Midway was the planning and training devoted to the tactic of dive bombing over the previous seventeen years. Examining how political, economic, technical, and operational factors influenced the development of carrier airpower between 1925 and 1942, he shows why dive bombing became the navy's weapon of choice—why it was emphasized over all other methods of aerial warfare and finally brought to bear to stop the Japanese advance. He also pays tribute to the select group of naval aviators and senior leaders whose insights and determination drove the evolution of carrier tactics in this formative period. The title reflects the essence of the story: the development of carrier air power in the U.S. Navy was driven by an unwritten understanding that the years spent on experimentation, training, and innovations were ""destined"" to bring success in a future battle. As part of this work, the author introduces newly discovered information showing that the outcome at Midway was actually predicted by naval aviators years before the battle took place. The book sheds new light on the navy's preparations for war, demonstrating beyond a shadow of a doubt the effectiveness of U.S. naval planning before Pearl Harbor. Destined for Glory is the first book to thoroughly document the development of carrier air power in the United States Navy during the interwar years. Aviation enthusiasts and naval historians alike will find a wealth of previously unpublished data on the development of carrier aircraft and their tactical doctrine. Readers will discover new material related to the evolution of the fighters, torpedo bombers, and scout planes that made up the carrier air groups in World War II. Although several excellent books have been written about the Battle of Midway, none has focused on how the U.S. Navy came to develop the one aerial weapon “dive bombing” which proved to be the decisive instrument of victory. For it was dive bombing, and only dive bombing, that turned the tide of Japanese expansion in the Pacific. Introduced and developed in the interwar years, dive bombing became the corner stone in the navy's efforts to secure command of the air. Although the development of the dive bomber played an extremely important role in the advance of naval aviation during the interwar period, it is only part of a much broader story that illustrates an important lesson for historians: what comes before the battle is as important as the battle itself. It will become evident from reading the text that the aerial successes of 1942 were unequivocally rooted in the tactics and equipment developed during the previous seventeen years.

Bound for Glory

Author : Woody Guthrie
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1440672784
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book Bound for Glory written by Woody Guthrie and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1983-09-15 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1943, this autobiography is also a superb portrait of America's Depression years, by the folk singer, activist, and man who saw it all. Woody Guthrie was born in Oklahoma and traveled this whole country over—not by jet or motorcycle, but by boxcar, thumb, and foot. During the journey of discovery that was his life, he composed and sang words and music that have become a national heritage. His songs, however, are but part of his legacy. Behind him Woody Guthrie left a remarkable autobiography that vividly brings to life both his vibrant personality and a vision of America we cannot afford to let die. “Even readers who never heard Woody or his songs will understand the current esteem in which he’s held after reading just a few pages… Always shockingly immediate and real, as if Woody were telling it out loud… A book to make novelists and sociologists jealous.” —The Nation

THE FIRE OF GOD FROM HEAVEN’S THRONE ROOM

Author : Victor S. Torres
Publisher : Victor S. Torres
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 133 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book THE FIRE OF GOD FROM HEAVEN’S THRONE ROOM written by Victor S. Torres and published by Victor S. Torres. This book was released on 2024-03-12 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: EIGHT PILLARS TO EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL GROWTH THROUGH HEALING POETRY Make time to grieve your losses Get to the root of your trauma Face your hurt and anger head-on Adopt a healthy mindset Welcome healing through truths that transform Discover a balanced life with perfect love Embrace courage and conquer fear Develop a loving, peaceful, and joyful heart Healing isn’t free—it always comes with a price tag. You must be willing to walk through the valley of the shadow of death to find the Promised Land, where there is healing and hope for the bro- ken-hearted. This book of poetry contains a wellspring of wisdom that will help transform your life from the inside out and lead you from brokenness to wholeness!

Promise of Glory

Author : C. X. Moreau
Publisher : Ignition Books®
ISBN 13 : 1937868648
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (378 download)

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Download or read book Promise of Glory written by C. X. Moreau and published by Ignition Books®. This book was released on 2017-11-11 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Moreau's research is impeccable and smoothly incorporated, and his descriptions of battle scenes are vivid . . .--Publishers Weekly "Moreau displays an astute grasp of military history. . . . The author invests the cast of authentic historical characters with a wide range of strengths and failings, infusing this gripping narrative with a dramatic human element, resulting in a passionate retelling of a legendary battle.--Booklist August 1862?Federal armies threaten Richmond, the Confederate capital. From the east, the Army of the Potomac, commanded by General George McClellan, has edged closer to the city until the citizens of Richmond are able to listen to their church bells and the report of cannon with equal clarity. Late in the summer, President Jefferson Davis gives command of the Rebel army to the untried Robert Edward Lee. It is a momentous decision. In a series of battles fought virtually in sight of the city, Lee defeats the Army of the Potomac, then turns and drives the Union Army back to Washington, DC. Now, in the first week of September, the days are long and hot. Roads muddied by summer rains dry. There is time yet for one last campaign, a battle that could bring about the end of the war, and ensure a southern nation. This is the story of that campaign. This is the story of the Battle of Antietam, the bloodiest day of the Civil War. "It is refreshing to read a historical novel that is both faithful to historical fact and yet imaginative enough to make the often dry bones of fact come alive. . . . C. X. Moreau succeeds in that endeavor by portraying the events of the Battle of Antietam, which produced America's single most bloody day, through the eyes of the generals who planned and fought the battle . . . As only a veteran can do, Moreau paints a convincing portrayal of the ebb and flow of battle, providing his characters with credible thought processes as that terrible day proceeded. The terror, dismay, and savage emotion that one would expect to feel on a great battlefield show up in the fictionalized account of the actions of Lee, Longstreet, Stonewall Jackson, Burnside, Hooker, and McClellan. Those who enjoy good historical fiction will find this an entertaining book.--The Chattanooga Times "What distinguishes this novel from a straight historical account is Moreau's telling of the story through the eyes and emotions of an array of officers and soldiers, their detailed words and thoughts. The inner conversations and quotes spring from the author's close reading of the record, and?in obviously large measure?from his imagination. His intuition rings true."--The Virginian Pilot

Glory in Their Spirit

Author : Sandra M Bolzenius
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 9780252041716
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (417 download)

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Download or read book Glory in Their Spirit written by Sandra M Bolzenius and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2018-04-17 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before Rosa Parks and the March on Washington, four African American women risked their careers and freedom to defy the United States Army over segregation. Women Army Corps (WAC) privates Mary Green, Anna Morrison, Johnnie Murphy, and Alice Young enlisted to serve their country, improve their lives, and claim the privileges of citizenship long denied them. Promised a chance at training and skilled positions, they saw white WACs assigned to those better jobs and found themselves relegated to work as orderlies. In 1945, their strike alongside fifty other WACs captured the nation's attention and ignited passionate debates on racism, women in the military, and patriotism. Glory in Their Spirit presents the powerful story of their persistence and the public uproar that ensued. Newspapers chose sides. Civil rights activists coalesced to wield a new power. The military, meanwhile, found itself increasingly unable to justify its policies. In the end, Green, Morrison, Murphy, and Young chose court-martial over a return to menial duties. But their courage pushed the segregated military to the breaking point ”and helped steer one of American's most powerful institutions onto a new road toward progress and justice.

Autumn of Glory

Author : Thomas Lawrence Connelly
Publisher : LSU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780807127384
Total Pages : 580 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (273 download)

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Download or read book Autumn of Glory written by Thomas Lawrence Connelly and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2001-08-01 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Fletcher Pratt Award and the Jefferson Davis Award A companion volume to Army of the Heartland Near the end of 1862 the Army of Tennessee began a long and frustrating struggle against overwhelming obstacles and ultimate defeat. Federal strength was growing, and after the Confederate surrender at Vicksburg, the total Union effort became concentrated against the Army of Tennessee. In the face of these external military problems, the army was also plagued with internal conflict, continuing command discord, and political intrigue. In Autumn of Glory, the final volume of Thomas Lawrence Connelly’s definitive history of one of the Confederacy’s two major military forces, Connelly analyzes the factors underlying the army’s failure during the last two years of the Civil War. The army’s military operations—including such major battles and campaigns as Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, Kennesaw Mountain, Peachtree Creek, Atlanta, Ezra Church, Jonesboro, and Bentonville—are viewed in perspective with its growing internal problems and the personality peculiarities of its commanders. In late 1863 a well-organized movement within the army against General Bragg failed. After his departure, a semblance of the anti-Bragg organization still remained, and subsequently the army’s leadership became embroiled in national Confederate politics. Connelly traces these growing problems of command discord and political intrigue and examines their disastrous effects upon the army’s political fortunes. Connelly’s first volume, Army of the Heartland, explores the military significance of the “heartland” of the Confederacy and covers the army’s operations from 1861 to late 1862. With the completion of these two volumes, the author has narrowed the historiographical gap between Lee’s Army of Virginia and the Confederacy’s “other army.”

An Eye for Glory

Author : Karl A. Bacon
Publisher : HarperChristian + ORM
ISBN 13 : 0310412625
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book An Eye for Glory written by Karl A. Bacon and published by HarperChristian + ORM. This book was released on 2011-03-08 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michael palmer is a good man, a family man. But honor and duty push him to leave his comfortable life and answer the call from Abraham Lincoln to fight for his country. This “citizen soldier” learns quickly that war is more than the battle on the field. Long marches under extreme conditions, illness, and disillusionment challenge at every turn. Faith seems lost in a blur of smoke and blood ... and death. Michael’s only desire is to kill as many Confederate soldiers as he can so he can go home. He coldly counts off the rebels that fall to his bullets. Until he is brought up short by a dying man holding up his Bible. It’s in the heat of battle at Gettysburg and the solemn aftermath that Michael begins to understand the grave cost of the war upon his soul. Here the journey really begins as he searches for the man he was and the faith he once held so dearly. With the help of his beloved wife, Jesse Ann, he takes the final steps towards redemption and reconciliation.Using first-hand accounts of the 14th Connecticut Infantry, Karl Bacon has crafted a detailed, genuine and compelling novel on the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. Intensely personal and accurate to the times, culture, and tragedy of the Civil War, An Eye for Glory may change you in ways you could have never imagined as well.

For God, Gold, and Glory

Author : Martina Sprague
Publisher : Createspace Independent Pub
ISBN 13 : 9781484843727
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (437 download)

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Download or read book For God, Gold, and Glory written by Martina Sprague and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2013-04-30 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not for nothing did Napoleon say, "Give me enough medals and crimson ribbon and I will conquer the world." Soldiers fight for a variety of reasons: a sense of patriotic duty, the lure of financial gain, or the desire for honor and glory. Some want a bit more than what life has to offer. Others feel that war is their destiny; they can see the writing on the wall and know they must be part of it. It has been said that wars are fought for God (and country), gold (power and wealth), and glory (honor and heroism). Beneath these identifiers are several subcategories that explain the reasons why governments send troops to war, and why men and increasingly more women voluntarily enlist in the armed forces and fight for their country (or for somebody else's). This book sheds light on those individuals who commit their lives to armed service for reasons related to patriotism, financial gain, adventure, and heroism. Although the focus is the armed forces of the United States and the staffing of the military since the birth of our nation, the recruitment practices of other countries are also explored from ancient to modern day to illustrate the continuity that runs through thousands of years of world history. In his classic, Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph, T. E. Lawrence says, "All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity. But the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes, to make it possible." For God, Gold, and Glory: A History of Military Service and Man's Search for Power, Wealth, and Adventure is of interest to military and social historians, as well as armchair warriors dreaming of the glory that "mischance" prevented them from obtaining. The book comprises approximately 350 pages of text and 15 photographs and covers the following topics: 1. Patriotism 2. Family Tradition and Kinship Obligation 3. Revenge, Social, and Political Pressures 4. Poverty and Military Enlistment 5. Financial and Material Incentives 6. Mercenaries and Volunteers in Foreign Armies 7. The Ennui of Everyday Life 8. War and Recruitment Propaganda 9. Once a Soldier, Always a Soldier 10. Membership in an Elite Society 11. Military Training as a Pleasant Pastime 12. Growing Fond of War 13. Ninety Percent Boredom and Ten Percent Action 14. Desertion and Disillusion 15. Finding the Holy Grail War volunteering is an aspect of military history that has received surprisingly little academic attention. In 2007 at the University of Tubingen's Heinrich Fabri Institute in Germany, scholars engaged in what is believed to have been the first ever international discussions on the subject of war volunteering in the nineteenth and twentieth century. Although this book by no means is conclusive, the hope is that it will provide a solid base upon which further research and study can be built."

God Wants a Powerful People

Author : Sheri L. Dew
Publisher : Deseret Book
ISBN 13 : 9781590388136
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (881 download)

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Download or read book God Wants a Powerful People written by Sheri L. Dew and published by Deseret Book. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The New Monthly Magazine

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 516 pages
Book Rating : 4.U/5 (183 download)

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Download or read book The New Monthly Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1861 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Last of the Blue and Gray

Author : Richard A. Serrano
Publisher : Smithsonian Institution
ISBN 13 : 1588343952
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (883 download)

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Download or read book Last of the Blue and Gray written by Richard A. Serrano and published by Smithsonian Institution. This book was released on 2013-10-08 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Richard Serrano, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist for the Los Angeles Times, pens a story of two veterans. In the late 1950s, as America prepared for the Civil War centennial, two very old men lay dying. Albert Woolson, 109 years old, slipped in and out of a coma at a Duluth, Minnesota, hospital, his memories as a Yankee drummer boy slowly dimming. Walter Williams, at 117 blind and deaf and bedridden in his daughter's home in Houston, Texas, no longer could tell of his time as a Confederate forage master. The last of the Blue and the Gray were drifting away; an era was ending. Unknown to the public, centennial officials, and the White House too, one of these men was indeed a veteran of that horrible conflict and one according to the best evidence nothing but a fraud. One was a soldier. The other had been living a great, big lie.

Trailing Clouds of Glory

Author : Felice Flanery Lewis
Publisher : University of Alabama Press
ISBN 13 : 0817316787
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book Trailing Clouds of Glory written by Felice Flanery Lewis and published by University of Alabama Press. This book was released on 2010-03-16 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work is a narrative of Zachary Taylor’s Mexican War campaign, from the formation of his army in 1844 to his last battle at Buena Vista in 1847, with emphasis on the 163 men in his “Army of Occupation” who became Confederate or Union generals in the Civil War. It clarifies what being a Mexican War veteran meant in their cases, how they interacted with one another, how they performed their various duties, and how they reacted under fire. Referring to developments in Washington, D.C., and other theaters of the war, this book provides a comprehensive picture of the early years of the conflict based on army records and the letters and diaries of the participants. Trailing Clouds of Glory is the first examination of the roles played in the Mexican War by the large number of men who served with Taylor and who would be prominent in the next war, both as volunteer and regular army officers, and it provides fresh information, even on such subjects as Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant. Particularly interesting for the student of the Civil War are largely unknown aspects of the Mexican War service of Daniel Harvey Hill, Braxton Bragg, and Thomas W. Sherman.

For the Glory of Rome

Author : Ross Cowan
Publisher : Frontline Books
ISBN 13 : 9781473898769
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (987 download)

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Download or read book For the Glory of Rome written by Ross Cowan and published by Frontline Books. This book was released on 2017-06-05 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

New Monthly Magazine, and Universal Register

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 516 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book New Monthly Magazine, and Universal Register written by and published by . This book was released on 1861 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Paths of Glory

Author : Anthony Clayton
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN 13 : 1474603335
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (746 download)

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Download or read book Paths of Glory written by Anthony Clayton and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2015-11-05 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anthony Clayton is an acknowledged expert on the French military, and his book is a major contribution to the study and understanding of the First World War. He reveals why and how the French army fought as it did. He profiles its senior commanders - Joffre, Petain, Nivelle and Foch - and analyses its major campaigns both on the Western Front and in the Near East and Africa. PATHS OF GLORY also considers in detail the officers, how they kept their trenches and how men from very different areas of France fought and died together. He scrutinises the make-up and performance of France's large colonial armies, and investigates the mutinies of 1917. Ultimately, he reveals how the traumatic French experience of the 1914-18 war indelibly shaped a nation.

The Glory of War

Author : Martina Sprague
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781492389057
Total Pages : 94 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book The Glory of War written by Martina Sprague and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2013-09-12 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What motivates men to go to war? The answer is the desire for recognition and the opportunity to gain eternal fame. War is perhaps the most common way in which a man can become a hero. We tend to romanticize war. War is portrayed as a daring adventure for a sacred cause, where the soldier will ultimately reach the highest level of self-actualization. As demonstrated by the great military figures in history, the promise of honor and heroism can help a man conquer the world. Persuading talented officers to forsake field command for a desk job has historically been difficult. Foot soldiers, too, know that their way to glory and historical immortality lies with the sword and not the pen.This book examines the dream of membership in an elite society and battle as the supreme test of the individual; promises of great rewards and military training as a "pleasant pastime"; and the tendency to grow fond of the pleasure/pain dichotomy of war. The material in this book is excerpted from For God, Gold, and Glory: A History of Military Service and Man's Search for Power, Wealth, and Adventure, also by Martina Sprague. The full series comprises the following books:1. The Forces of War: Patriotism, Tradition, and Revenge2. The Financial Incentives of War: Poverty Draft, Mercenaries, and Volunteers in Foreign Armies3. The Propaganda of War: Personal Transformation and the Search for Adventure4. The Glory of War: The Way to Historical Immortality5. The Reality of War: Boredom, Disillusion, and Desertion