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Book Synopsis Wren Jane Beacon Goes to War by : D. Lindsay
Download or read book Wren Jane Beacon Goes to War written by D. Lindsay and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-03-23 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joining the Women's Royal Naval Service at the start of World War 2, young Jane Beacon stands brave and tall against the enemy, the sea, and the entrenched chauvinism of the Royal Navy. Set against a sweeping panorama of the war and the Royal Navy, the story tells of her struggle to succeed as the pioneer Naval boat crew Wren. Coming of age under extreme conditions, she finds herself as a warm woman, as a leader and as an outstanding seaman. From early days to the beaches of Dunkirk her beauty captivates hearts, her abilities confound a deeply doubtful Admiralty, and her fiery independence of spirit always puts her at an angle to authority. World War 2 was a defining period on the road to emancipation of women. The desperate need for every usable pair of hands for the war effort meant that the old barriers to women's participation in the outside world of work and life beyond the home were broken down, never to be fully re-instated. The young men of the time, as well as being ordered to do the fighting and dying, found themselves in the vanguard of a social revolution where their womenfolk stood alongside them and were an essential part of ultimate victory.
Download or read book Just Jane written by William Lavender and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2014-01-07 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young English Lady discovers love, independence, and the true meaning of home in this YA historical romance set during the Revolutionary War. South Carolina, 1776. The orphaned daughter of an English earl, fourteen-year-old Lady Jane Prentice has just arrived in Charlestown to find herself in the middle of heated conflicts both personal and political. While war rages between her former country and her new home, another is being waged between the members of her own family, whose loyalties are strongly divided in America's fight for freedom. Torn by family feuds, the war, a secret romance, and her own growing need to forge her own path, Jane struggles for the courage to become the person she wants to be. Just Jane is an inspiring historical tale of a girl and a nation, each learning to fight for independence. Includes a reader's guide.
Download or read book Wren Jane Beacon written by D J Lindsay and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-07-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How many wild highs and desperate lows can a person take in a year? Petty Officer Wren Jane Beacon finds out the hard way, coming very close to the edge. Newly married to the love of her life in September 1941 and trusted by the Navy to be a trainer for the first boat crew Wrens' course, her contribution to the war effort seemed secure and valued. But then her well-known fiery nature brings nothing but trouble. Losing fingers, losing her temper, and losing her hard-won status all pile on top of losing the two most important people in her life. This litany of disaster brings Jane Beacon through a court martial, the consequences of which show the Royal Navy at its harshest, to a deep dark place which even she struggles to cope with. Succour comes from an unexpected quarter, in the form of a Wren whom Jane once saved. The affair that follows proves a balm to Jane's troubled soul, enabling her to find her inner strength again. Once back on duty, extreme bravery in experimental work then the rescue of a stranded gun boat crew from wild weather pounding their boat to pieces on a lee shore, see more medals being added to her tally. The old saying 'never a dull moment' is certainly an apt description of Jane Beacon's life through the tumultuous ups and downs of this fifth book in her saga. Other books in the series: Volume 1: Wren Jane Beacon Goes To War Volume 2: Wren Jane Beacon At War Volume 3: Wren Jane Beacon Runs The Tideway Volume 4: Wren Jane Beacon On The Cut
Download or read book The Beantown Girls written by Jane Healey and published by Center Point. This book was released on 2019-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published by Lake Union Publishing, 2019.
Download or read book Izzy and Frank written by Katrina Lehman and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-04 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Izzy loved her island. But most of all, she loved Frank the seagull. Izzy and Frank spend blue-sky-sunny days and grey-cloud-rainy days roaming and playing by the sea. But when Izzy has to leave her lighthouse and island life behind to move to the city, she also has to say goodbye to Frank. The city is crowded and noisy, and Izzy misses the sand and the sea. Can Izzy find a place for herself in her new home? And will she ever see Frank again?
Book Synopsis Unconventional Warfare (Special Forces, Book 1) by : Chris Lynch
Download or read book Unconventional Warfare (Special Forces, Book 1) written by Chris Lynch and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2018-11-27 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "All the sizzle, chaos, noise and scariness of war is clay in the hands of ace storyteller Lynch." -- Kirkus Reviews for the World War II series Discover the secret missions behind America's greatest conflicts.Danny Manion has been fighting his entire life. Sometimes with his fists. Sometimes with his words. But when his actions finally land him in real trouble, he can't fight the judge who offers him a choice: jail... or the army.Turns out there's a perfect place for him in the US military: the Studies and Observation Group (SOG), an elite volunteer-only task force comprised of US Air Force Commandos, Army Green Berets, Navy SEALS, and even a CIA agent or two. With the SOG's focus on covert action and psychological warfare, Danny is guaranteed an unusual tour of duty, and a hugely dangerous one. Fortunately, the very same qualities that got him in trouble at home make him a natural-born commando in a secret war. Even if almost nobody knows he's there.National Book Award finalist Chris Lynch begins a new, explosive fiction series based on the real-life, top-secret history of US black ops.
Download or read book Jane Eyre written by Golden Classics and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-21 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Initially published under the pseudonym Currer Bell in 1847, Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyreerupted onto the English literary scene, immediately winning the devotion of many of the world's most renowned writers, including William Makepeace Thackeray, who declared it a work "of great genius." Widely regarded as a revolutionary novel, Brontë's masterpiece introduced the world to a radical new type of heroine, one whose defiant virtue and moral courage departed sharply from the more acquiescent and malleable female characters of the day. Passionate, dramatic, and surprisingly modern, Jane Eyre endures as one of the world's most beloved novels.
Book Synopsis The Boy on the Bridge by : M. R. Carey
Download or read book The Boy on the Bridge written by M. R. Carey and published by Orbit. This book was released on 2017-05-02 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One exceptional boy journeys into the ashes of society to find the cure for a devastating plague in this riveting post-apocalyptic standalone set in the same world as the USA Today-bestselling The Girl With All the Gifts. Once upon a time, in a land blighted by terror, there was a very clever boy. The people thought the boy could save them, so they opened their gates and sent him out into the world. To where the monsters lived. "Strange and surprising and humane" (Lauren Beukes), The Boy on the Bridge is a gripping, powerful story that will make you question what it means to be human.
Book Synopsis The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line by : Maj. Gen. Mari K. Eder
Download or read book The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line written by Maj. Gen. Mari K. Eder and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-08-03 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For fans of Radium Girls and history and WWII buffs, The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line takes you inside the lives and experiences of 15 unknown women heroes from the Greatest Generation, the women who served, fought, struggled, and made things happen during WWII—in and out of uniform—for theirs is a legacy destined to embolden generations of women to come. From daring spies to audacious pilots, from innovative scientists to indomitable resistance fighters, these extraordinary women stepped out of line and into history, forever altering the world's landscape. This page-turning narrative, crafted with meticulous historical accuracy by retired U.S. Army Major General Mari K. Eder, provides a fresh perspective on the integral roles that women played during WWII. Liane B. Russell fled Austria with nothing and later became a renowned U.S. scientist whose research on the effects of radiation on embryos made a difference to thousands of lives. Gena Turgel was a prisoner who worked in the hospital at Bergen-Belsen and cared for the young Anne Frank, who was dying of typhus. Gena survived and went on to write a memoir and spent her life educating children about the Holocaust. Ida and Louise Cook were British sisters who repeatedly smuggled out jewelry and furs and served as sponsors for refugees, and they also established temporary housing for immigrant families in London. Whether you're a history enthusiast, a lover of powerful women's stories, or an avid reader of WWII nonfiction, The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line is a must-read and a poignant testament to the forgotten women who stepped up when the world needed them most.
Book Synopsis I Survived the Battle of D-Day, 1944 (I Survived #18) by : Lauren Tarshis
Download or read book I Survived the Battle of D-Day, 1944 (I Survived #18) written by Lauren Tarshis and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2019-01-29 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was a battle that would change the course of World War II... New York Times bestselling author Lauren Tarshis commemorates the Normandy landings in this pulse-pounding story of the largest seaborne invasion in history. Eleven-year-old Paul’s French village has been under Nazi control for years. His Jewish best friend has disappeared. Food is scarce. And there doesn’t seem to be anything Paul can do to make things better. Then Paul finds an American paratrooper in a tree near his home. The soldier says the Allies have a plan to crush the Nazis once and for all. But the soldier needs Paul’s help. This is Paul’s chance to make a difference. Soon he finds himself in the midst of the largest invasion in history. Can he do his part to turn horror into hope? New York Times bestselling author Lauren Tarshis tells the story of the battle that became the foundation for the Allied victory in World War II. Includes a section of nonfiction backmatter with more facts about the real-life event.
Download or read book The Postmistress written by Sarah Blake and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-02-09 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experience World War 2 through the eyes of two very different women in this captivating New York Times bestseller by the author of The Guest Book. “A beautifully written, thought-provoking novel.”—Kathryn Stockett, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Help In 1940, Iris James is the postmistress in coastal Franklin, Massachusetts. Iris knows more about the townspeople than she will ever say, and believes her job is to deliver secrets. Yet one day she does the unthinkable: slips a letter into her pocket, reads it, and doesn't deliver it. Meanwhile, Frankie Bard broadcasts from overseas with Edward R. Murrow. Her dispatches beg listeners to pay heed as the Nazis bomb London nightly. Most of the townspeople of Franklin think the war can't touch them. But both Iris and Frankie know better... The Postmistress is a tale of two worlds-one shattered by violence, the other willfully naïve—and of two women whose job is to deliver the news, yet who find themselves unable to do so. Through their eyes, and the eyes of everyday people caught in history's tide, it examines how stories are told, and how the fact of war is borne even through everyday life.
Book Synopsis Wren Jane Beacon at War by : D. Lindsay
Download or read book Wren Jane Beacon at War written by D. Lindsay and published by . This book was released on 2018-06-12 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A powerful, but deeply considered evocation of an adventurous young girl's coming of age during World War Two. Danger, romance and reflection combine to bring to life her epic journey. Recently returned from the hell of Dunkirk, the story opens with Wren Jane Beacon recovering in a hospital bed. However, her 'survival' also has a very different, more personal meaning. With her own inner battle raging, an irate Royal Navy wants to sack her for disobeying orders while the Army wants to recognize her heroic deeds on the Dunkirk beaches. Her mantra, "I will not be defeated" holds true and neither a naval tribunal nor an angry Admiral can bring her down. Should women be involved in front line war? Sent home on convalescent leave, her parents debate this with their scarred daughter, illuminated by their own haunting memories of World War One. Back on active duty in Dover, Jane's natural seamanship abilities lead the authorities to give her command of a boat. Together with her female crew, she rescues downed airmen during the Battle of Britain. An explosive affair follows, before Jane's bravery at Dunkirk is recognized with a clutch of medals, bestowed on her at Buckingham Palace. At the ceremony, she meets a naval officer she rescued at Dunkirk and under the pressures of war, it is love at first sight.
Book Synopsis Minesweeper (Special Forces, Book 2) by : Chris Lynch
Download or read book Minesweeper (Special Forces, Book 2) written by Chris Lynch and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2019-12-03 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "All the sizzle, chaos, noise and scariness of war is clay in the hands of ace storyteller Lynch." -- Kirkus Reviews for the World War II series Discover the secret missions behind America's greatest conflicts.Fergus Frew thought he knew what to expect when he signed up with the Navy's demolitions team. But as the Korean War rages on, Fergus and his fellow divers -- AKA "frogmen" -- are tasked with more than just scouting mudflats. Soon they're planting mines. And sabotaging tunnels, bridges... and even fishing nets. Strangest of all, it falls to Fergus to transport a spy into the country -- and that means traveling far from Navy-controlled waters.But frogmen are amphibious. And Fergus may not realize it, but he's in a position to change the way the whole world thinks about combat.National Book Award finalist Chris Lynch continues his explosive fiction series based on the real-life, top-secret history of US black ops and today's heroic Navy SEALs.
Book Synopsis Grave Misfortune: The USS Indianapolis Tragedy by : Richard A. Hulver
Download or read book Grave Misfortune: The USS Indianapolis Tragedy written by Richard A. Hulver and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2019-06-03 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dedicated to the Sailors and Marines who lost their lives on the final voyage of USS Indianapolis and to those who survived the torment at sea following its sinking. plus the crews that risked their lives in rescue ships. The USS Indianapolis (CA-35) was a decorated World War II warship that is primarily remembered for her worst 15 minutes. . This ship earned ten (10) battle stars for her service in World War II and was credited for shooting down nine (9) enemy planes. However, this fame was overshadowed by the first 15 minutes July 30, 1945, when she was struck by two (2) torpedoes from Japanese submarine I-58 and sent to the bottom of the Philippine Sea. The sinking of Indianapolis and the loss of 880 crew out of 1,196 --most deaths occurring in the 4-5 day wait for a rescue delayed --is a tragedy in U.S. naval history. This historical reference showcases primary source documents to tell the story of Indianapolis, the history of this tragedy from the U.S. Navy perspective. It recounts the sinking, rescue efforts, follow-up investigations, aftermath and continuing communications efforts. Included are deck logs to better understand the ship location when she sunk and testimony of survivors and participants. For additional historical publications produced by the U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command, please check out these resources here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/agency/naval-history-heritage-command Year 2016 marked the 71st anniversary of the sinking and another spike in public attention on the loss -- including a big screen adaptation of the story, talk of future films, documentaries, and planned expeditions to locate the wreckage of the warship.
Download or read book Dr. White written by Jane Goodall and published by NorthSouth (NY). This book was released on 2003-08-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every day, a small white dog goes to the hospital to visit sick children and help them recover.
Book Synopsis The Royal Governess by : Wendy Holden
Download or read book The Royal Governess written by Wendy Holden and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-02-23 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the childhood years of Queen Elizabeth II, one of the most famous women who ever lived, a young governess helped shape her into the icon the world knows today. In 1933, twenty-two-year-old Marion Crawford accepts the role of a lifetime, tutoring the little Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret Rose. Her one stipulation to their parents is that she bring some doses of normalcy into their sheltered and privileged lives. At Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and Balmoral, Marion defies stuffy protocol to take the princesses on tube trains, swimming at public baths, and on joyful Christmas shopping trips at Woolworth’s. From her ringside seat at the heart of the British monarchy she witnesses the trauma of the Abdication, the glamour of the Coronation, the onset of World War II. She steers the little princesses through it all, as close as a mother. As Hitler’s planes fly over Windsor, she shelters her charges in the castle dungeons (not far from where the Crown Jewels are hidden in a biscuit tin). Afterwards, she is present when Elizabeth first sets eyes on Philip, her future husband. But being beloved confidante to the Windsor family comes at huge personal cost. Marriage, children, her own views: all are compromised by proximity to royal glory. In this majestic story of love, sacrifice and allegiance, bestselling novelist Holden brings to life the early years before Queen Elizabeth II became monarch. “This captivating page-turner whisks readers back in time to Buckingham Palace in 1933…A majestic story that delves into the incredible life of Queen Elizabeth II before she took her place on the throne.”—Woman’s World
Book Synopsis Wren Jane Beacon Goes to War by : D. J. Lindsay
Download or read book Wren Jane Beacon Goes to War written by D. J. Lindsay and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-03 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is World War Two with a difference. It was not just the men who went to war but women too, as this action-packed story tells. Set against a sweeping panorama of the war and the Royal Navy, Wren Jane Beacon goes to War shows just how close to the action a girl could get. Brave and feisty, independent of spirit so always at an angle to authority, from the start of the war she does brilliantly as the Navy's first experimental boat crew Wren. But the story is much more than bullets and stormy seas; human life in all its complexities is there as she comes of age under extreme circumstances. The young Jane Beacon not only has to overcome the entrenched chauvinism of the Royal Navy; she also learns about herself and her sexuality. She soon finds out that having an affair in a warship is a major naval taboo. Almost chucked out when it comes to light, only her exceptional performance in the boats saves her. As a rating she learns to live with the lower deck and its own particular ways but coming from a comfortable upper middle-class family she is just as at ease in the wardroom which in itself is a source of strife. As she develops, neither corporal punishment nor naval bloody-mindedness can put her off. Typical of her impulsive nature, she takes a naval cutter to Dunkirk without permission to help with the evacuation and does great things, much to the annoyance of Naval authority. World War Two saw the UK's armed forces massively expanded and, as always, the fighting and dying was done by young men drafted in whether they liked it or not. This time, the conscription also took in the UK's women on a mass scale, and without them the war would not have been won. While their work was mostly in support and production, there were some who got close up to the front line activities and Wren Jane Beacon goes to War is the story of one who did. It is much more than "a ripping good yarn", as one reviewer put it, although it is all of that. Quite instinctively she lives, loves and works close to the edge and the tale shows women can be heroes too but always with a warm human side.
