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Tiger Squadron: The Story of 74 Squadron, R.A.F., in Two World Wars
By Wing-Cmdr. Ira Jones. 2018
From Ypres and Verdun to the Battle of Britain—here in the story of the brave men who destroyed Richthofen’s Flying…
Circus and hurled back Goering’s Luftwaffe to bring England through her darkest hours to shining victory…“An Extraordinary Book.”—Dally Mail“A gripping picture of air combat.”—PunchMEN OF GUTS AND GLORY—the flying, fighting Commanding Officer who bagged 74 enemy aircraft in World War I—the pilot who shot down five enemy aircraft and damaged three others in a single day’s flying—the invincible pilot without legs who engineered an incredibly daring prison escape…This is the story of the courageous men of the R.A.F., led by the Tiger Squadron, the greatest combat fliers in the annals of aviation. Men of indomitable bravery who turned the tides of two world wars.Told by one of its most brilliant members, Wing Commander Ira Jones, it is the authentic account of the men who risked their lives time and again to preserve freedom and destroy tyranny. It is the gripping story of heroic men in the grim battle for their lives and their country miles above the earth where the sky was the limit as they jousted with death and earned the most glorious praise a nation can bestow in Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s tribute: “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.”A dynamic and exciting way to understand success and failure, through the life of Hannibal, one of history's greatest generals.…
The life of Hannibal, the Carthaginian general who crossed the Alps with his army in 218 B. C. E. , is the stuff of legend. And the epic choices he and his opponents made-on the battlefield and elsewhere in life-offer lessons about responding to our victories and our defeats that are as relevant today as they were more than 2,000 years ago. A big new idea book inspired by ancient history, Hannibal and Me explores the truths behind triumph and disaster in our lives by examining the decisions made by Hannibal and others, including Albert Einstein, Eleanor Roosevelt, Steve Jobs, Ernest Shackleton, and Paul Cézanne-men and women who learned from their mistakes. By showing why some people overcome failure and others succumb to it, and why some fall victim to success while others thrive on it, Hannibal and Me demonstrates how to recognize the seeds of success within our own failures and the threats of failure hidden in our successes. The result is a page-turning adventure tale, a compelling human drama, and an insightful guide to understanding behavior. This is essential reading for anyone who seeks to transform misfortune into success at work, at home, and in life. .Behind the Front
By Craig Gibson. 2014
Until now scholars have looked for the source of the indomitable Tommy morale on the Western Front in innate British…
bloody-mindedness and irony, not to mention material concerns such as leave, food, rum, brothels, regimental pride, and male bonding. However, re-examining previously used sources alongside never-before consulted archives, Craig Gibson shifts the focus away from battle and the trenches to times behind the front, where the British intermingled with a vast population of allied civilians, whom Lord Kitchener had instructed the troops to 'avoid'. Besides providing a comprehensive examination of soldiers' encounters with local French and Belgian inhabitants which were not only unavoidable but also challenging, symbiotic and uplifting in equal measure, Gibson contends that such relationships were crucial to how the war was fought on the Western Front and, ultimately, to British victory in 1918. What emerges is a novel interpretation of the British and Dominion soldier at war.The Secrets of Inchon
By Eugene Franklin Clark. 2002
In 2000, as historian Thomas Fleming prepared an article about a crucial but little-known, covert mission of the Korean War,…
led by a thirty-nine-year-old naval lieutenant named Eugene Clark, Clark's widow noted that her husband had written up his own account, then put it in a safe-deposit box. Would he like to read it? Fleming would-and discovered an extraordinary document: a vividly written first-person chronicle filled with color, detail, and event, as honest and revealing a wartime narrative as he'd read in many years. In late August 1950, with North Korea on the attack, MacArthur battled his own colleagues over his plan to invade Inchon, behind enemy lines. They simply knew too little about the dangerous tides and miles of mudflats, the beaches, seawalls, and fortifications. It was suicide. MacArthur convinced them, barely, and then brought in Clark, because they did know too little. Clark had to find the answers-and in just two weeks. That was all the time there was. With two South Korean officers, Clark landed on a harbor island, but the North Koreans discovered him, and soon his intelligence-gathering became filled with firefights, night raids, hand-to-hand combat, even a miniature naval battle involving armed junks. It all culminated on the night of the invasion itself-when he and his men took over a lighthouse and lit it to guide the allied fleet. The Secrets of Inchon is a stunning account, rich with courage and humanity, infused by Clark's growing brotherhood with his newfound allies-a new classic of military history.The Ethics of Insurgency
By Michael L. Gross. 2015
As insurgencies rage, a burning question remains: how should insurgents fight technologically superior state armies? Commentators rarely ask this question…
because the catchphrase 'we fight by the rules, but they don't' is nearly axiomatic. But truly, are all forms of guerrilla warfare equally reprehensible? Can we think cogently about just guerrilla warfare? May guerrilla tactics such as laying improvised explosive devices (IEDs), assassinating informers, using human shields, seizing prisoners of war, conducting cyber strikes against civilians, manipulating the media, looting resources, or using nonviolence to provoke violence prove acceptable under the changing norms of contemporary warfare? The short answer is 'yes', but modern guerrilla warfare requires a great deal of qualification, explanation, and argumentation before it joins the repertoire of acceptable military behavior. Not all insurgents fight justly, but guerrilla tactics and strategies are also not always the heinous practices that state powers often portray them to be.The Long Fight
By Cmdr. Denys Arthur Rayner. 2018
A LONG, DESPERATELY FOUGHT BATTLE BETWEEN THE BRITISH FRIGATE “SAN FIORENZO” AND THE FRENCH FRIGATE “PIEMONTAISE” IN THE INDIAN OCEAN…
IN 1808…In the path of the three India merchantmen setting out on their long voyage home lurked the French raider based on Mauritius, then known—the year in 1808—as the Ile de France. The frigate San Fiorenzo was despatched to escort them past the danger point. The enemy frigate, Piemontaise, sighted the convoy first, but was in turn sighted by the San Fiorenzo before she could close with and board her prizes. Then ensued a three-day running fight of truly epic quality. The San Fiorenzo, an elderly vessel captured from the French in the Mediterranean a generation earlier, was out-gunned and out-manned; many of her crew had had to be put ashore owing to sickness, and she had just weathered a furious storm. On the other hand she had only recently emerged from dry-dock and could outsail the Frenchman, who had been too long at sea. But more important even than speed and armament were the minds of the opposing captains…Napoleon’s Invasion of Russia, 1812
By John Cournos, Eugene Tarl. 2018
Napoleon Bonaparte 1769-1821 is one of the most illustrated political and military figures of the last two millennia…
He has remained in the memory of the world as a legend that the passage of the years has failed to blur On the contrary Napoleon Bonaparte widely continues to be considered the personification of human genius Originally published in this English translation in 1942 leading Russian historian Evgeny Tarle details Napoleon s military campaign to invade Russia in the early nineteenth century The campaign of 1812 was more frankly imperialistic than any other of Napoleon s wars it was more directly dictated by the interests of the French upper middle class The war of 1796-7 the conquest of Egypt in 1798-9 the second Italian campaign and the recent defeat of the Austrians could still be justified as necessary measures of defence against the interventionists The Napoleonic press called the Austerlitz campaign self-defence against Russia Austria and England The average Frenchman considered even the subjugation of Prussia in 1806-7 no more than a just penalty inflicted on the Prussian court for the arrogant ultimatum sent by Frederick-William III to the peace-loving Napoleon constantly harried by troublesome neighbours Napoleon never ceased to speak of the fourth conquest of Austria in 1809 as a defensive war provoked by Austrian threats Only the invasion of Spain and Portugal was passed over in discreet silence The War of 1812 was a struggle for survival in the full sense of the word a defensive struggle against the onslaughts of the imperialist vulture E V TarleReview of EPA Homeland Security Efforts: Safe Buildings Program Research Implementation Plan
By Committee on Safe Buildings Program. 2003
The report examines the Environmental Protection Agency’s three-year plan for a comprehensive response to a chemical or biological attack on…
a civilian or public sector facility. The report states that EPA has correctly identified the essential major research areas (detection, containment, decontamination, and disposal) but calls for an initial focus on decontamination and disposal efforts and a longer term research program.Brothers in Battle, Best of Friends: Two WWII Paratroopers from the Original Band of Brothers Tell Their Story
By Edward Heffron, William Guarnere, Robyn Post. 2007
Tom Hanks introduces the ?remarkable?(Publishers Weekly) story of two inseparable friends and soldiers portrayed in the HBO miniseries Band of…
Brothers. William ?Wild Bill? Guarnere and Edward ?Babe? Heffron were among the first paratroopers of the U.S. Army?members of an elite unit of the 101st Airborne Division called Easy Company. The crack unit was called upon for every high-risk operation of the war, including D-Day, Operation Market Garden in Holland, the Battle of the Bulge, and the capture of Hitler?s Eagle?s Nest in Berchtesgaden. Both men fought side by side?until Guarnere lost his leg in the Battle of the Bulge and was sent home. Heffron went on to liberate concentration camps and take Hitler?s Eagle?s Nest hideout. United by their experience, they reconnected at the war?s end and have been best friends ever since. Their story is a tribute to the lasting bond forged between comrades in arms?and to all those who fought for freedom.Bonaparte
By John Cournos, Eugene Tarl. 2018
Napoleon Bonaparte 1769-1821 is one of the most illustrated political and military figures of the last two millennia…
He has remained in the memory of the world as a legend that the passage of the years has failed to blur On the contrary Napoleon Bonaparte widely continues to be considered the personification of human genius In this memoir which was first published in this English translation in 1937 author and historian Evgeny Tarle vividly presents in detail Napoleon s life and official activity THE man with whose life and personality this book deals presents one of the most extraordinary phenomena in world history It is not surprising that he has been still is and will continue to be the subject of many biographies As recently as 1914 a section of the militant German press sang fervent praises of Napoleon as the creator of the Continental Blockade and as the author of the idea of uniting the European continent against England after the World War the victorious Allies inspired by his example inserted the more ruthless clauses into the Versailles Treaty and the Fascist dictatorship in Italy made the study of Napoleon s personality a compulsory course of history instruction in the schools And before and after the World War the figure of Napoleon loomed constantly before the minds of the ruling classes frightened by approaching revolution and yearning for the strong man and deliverer The grandiose Napoleonic epic has had almost as strong a hold on political philosophers and theoreticians as on historians publicists and poets Beginning with the Hegelians and ending with the revolutionary Marxist writers there has been no single noticeable current of social and philosophic thought which in one fashion or another has not been influenced by Napoleon E V Tarle IntroductionAcross A Deadly Field - The War in the East
By Mark Stacey, John Hill. 2014
This supplement for Across A Deadly Field includes a number of scenarios of differing size and complexity, intended to give…
players a wide variety of options for their American Civil War games. The scenarios cover a number of the most famous battles of the Eastern Theater, including 1st Bull Run, Antietam, Chancellorsville, Brandy Station and Gettysburg, and offer both modestly sized and larger battles to the player. The smaller scenarios focus not only on smaller battles, but also on engagements within a larger encounter, while the larger scenarios present a wider view of a battle. For example, Antietam offers the three distinct corps-level actions in the north, center and the south at Burnside's Bridge, as well as the full battle. This offers Across A Deadly Field players a versatility that can accommodate their preferences and collections without sacrificing either playability of historical accuracy.The Soldiers' Tale
By Samuel Hynes. 1983
The Soldier's Tale is the story of modern wars as told by the men who did the actual fighting. Hynes…
examines the journals, memoirs, and letters of men who fought in the two World Wars and in Vietnam, and also the wars fought against the weak and helpless in concentration camps, prisoner-of-war camps, and bombed cities. Interweaving his own reflections on war with brilliantly chosen passages from soldiers' accounts, he offers vivid answers to the question we all ask of men who have fought: What was it like? In these powerful pages the experiences of modern war, which seem unimaginable to those who weren't there, become comprehensible and real. The wide range of writers examined includes both famous literary memoirists like Robert Graves, Tim O'Brien, and Elie Wiesel, and unknown soldiers who wrote only their war stories. Using these testimonies, Hynes considers each war in terms of its special circumstances and its effects on men who fought. His understanding of the psychology of warfare--and of each war's role in history--gives this study its intellectual authority; the voices of the men who were there, and wrote about what they saw and felt, give it its powerful dramatic impact.Marines in the Garden of Eden
By Richard Lowry. 2006
On March 23, 2003, in the city of An Nasiriyah, Iraq, members of the 507th Maintenance Company came under attack…
from Iraqi forces who killed or wounded twenty-one soldiers and took six prisoners, including Private Jessica Lynch. For the next week, An Nasiriyah rocked with battle as the marines of Task Force Tarawa fought Saddam's fanatical followers, street by street and building to building, ultimately rescuing Private Lynch.The Rough Riders
By Theodore Roosevelt. 2012
Along with Colonel Leonard Wood, Theodore Roosevelt instigated the founding of the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry in 1898 at…
the beginning of the Spanish-American War. Nicknamed the Rough Riders by journalists, the Cavalry engaged in several battles. This is Roosevelt s best-selling account of one of the most fascinating regiments in American military history.Rangers at Dieppe
By Jim Defelice. 2008
After Pearl Harbor, the United States was struggling to bring itself up to fighting strength for World War II when…
a specially-trained force-based upon the famed British commando squads-was formed. It would become known as the Rangers. Before their training was complete, the Rangers were thrust into battle, taking part in an assault on the German-held French port of Dieppe. Plagued by politics and inter-service rivalry, the raid would become one of the greatest debacles of the war. Allied losses included several Rangers killed or wounded-the first American blood spilled on European soil in the war. Here, drawn from historical records and personal recollections by those who were there, and illustrated with photographs, is the story of the baptism of fire of what would become the U.S. Army Rangers.The Nixon Tapes: 1971–1972
By Douglas Brinkley, Luke Nichter. 2014
The famous -- and infamous -- Nixon White House tapes that reveal President Richard Nixon uncensored, unfiltered, and in his…
own words President Nixon's voice-activated taping system captured every word spoken in the Oval Office, Cabinet Room, and other key locations in the White House, and at Camp David -- 3,700 hours of recordings between 1971 and 1973. Yet less than 5 percent of those conversations have ever been transcribed and published. Now, thanks to professor Luke Nichter's massive effort to digitize and transcribe the tapes, the world can finally read an unprecedented account of one of the most important and controversial presidencies in U.S. history. The Nixon Tapes, with annotations and commentary by Nichter and Professor Douglas Brinkley, offers a selection of fascinating scenes from the year Nixon opened relations with China, negotiated the SALT I arms agreement with the Soviet Union, and won a landslide reelection victory. All the while, the growing shadow of Watergate and Nixon's political downfall crept ever closer. The Nixon Tapes provides a unique glimpse into a flawed president's hubris, paranoia, and political genius.This book which was first published in 1947 comprises the memoirs of Antoine Lamothe Cadillac and Pierre Liette…
two French officers who during the late 1600 s and early 1700 s lived peaceably with the Indians in the valley of the Mississippi from the Ohio River to north of Lake Superior Antoine Laumet de la Mothe sieur de Cadillac 1658-1730 rose from a modest beginning in Acadia in 1683 as an explorer trapper and a trader of alcohol and furs He achieved various positions of political importance in the colony He was the commander of Fort de Buade modern-day St Ignace Michigan in 1694 On July 24 1701 Antoine de La Mothe-Cadillac helped by Alphonse de Tonti founded Fort Pontchartrain and the parish of Sainte-Anne on the straits le d troit in French which would become the future city of Detroit In 1702 Cadillac requested the monopoly of all fur-trading activities and the transfer to his authority of the Amerindian tribes in the area of the straits He became a shareholder in the Company of the Colony After return to the straits he helped in welcoming and settling the native tribes formerly installed at Michillimakinac Pierre-Charles de Liette c 1672-1729 was an Italian who moved to French North America and enrolled there as French soldier Born PierCarlo Di Lietto he served as aide to Henri de Tonti as commandant at Fort Saint-Louis and Ch cagou and as a captain in the colonial regular troops from 1687-1729 From 1702-1711 De Liette remained the only representative of the French government among the Indians in the Illinois area mainly because of his knowledge of their language He was in charge of mediation between the Miami and Illinois tribes and was successful even with countering the English trade ventures in the area De Liette fought bravely against the Fox tribe and in 1725 was named Commandant of the Illinois country while in charge of the Fort de ChartresHogs in the Shadows
By Milo S. Afong. 2007
There is a special breed of Marine for whom the prey is the enemy--and every day is hunting season. This…
Marine is a HOG--a Hunter of Gunmen. These are the gripping, gut-wrenching true stories of those Marines in Iraq whose sole purpose on the battlefield is to eliminate the enemy--one combatant at a time. Every time a HOG puts his eye to the glass, it means death for his target. Here, former Scout/Sniper Team leader Milo S. Afong reveals what it takes to be a Hunter of Gunmen. He describes the intensive training that turns expert infantrymen into one-shot life-takers, how they operate in the field--and under fire--and how HOGs get the job done under any conditions. From sniping from a rooftop in Baghdad, to unknowingly being surrounded in a palm grove in the city of Hit, these stories will transport you right into the heat of the desert war, where one squeeze of the trigger can make all the difference.Churchill's Channel War
By Robert Jackson. 2013
From the beaches of Dunkirk to the launch of Operation Overlord the Channel saw continuous action during World…
War II and was the world s most fought-over waterway In this fascinating account Robert Jackson offers a study of the Channel War from 1939-45 detailing the German threats to British shipping the use of convoys and the extensive minelaying operations as well as the Battle of Britain the use of long-range artillery and everything in between As well as offering a study of the furious Channel War battles Jackson also reveals how the Channel was essential for the launch of Churchill s famed special forces Commandos who under the cover of darkness launched raids on Occupied France as well as the Channel Islands The Channel War bought together the Royal Navy and Air Force as they both battled to defend England and prevent a much feared German invasionFuture Weapons
By Kevin Dockery. 2007
On the battlefield, a soldier's best friends are his gun and his gear-because his life depends on them. But what…
will it take to fight and survive on the battlefields of tomorrow? What will those combat arenas consist of, and where will they be? And what will our nation's fighting men and women carry with them into battle? This is a compendium of the weapons of war that may accompany our soldiers in the near and far future, as well as an insightful look at the soldier, sailor, and airman of today and tomorrow. All manner of military hardware is covered, as well as information about cutting-edge technology that will become standard in weapons to come, the possibility of robotic soldiers, vehicles, protective armor, and the prospects of fighting a war in both space and cyberspace.