Brief Encounters With The Enemy

Author : Saïd Sayrafiezadeh
Publisher : Bantam
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780812993585

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Brief Encounters with the Enemy by Saïd Sayrafiezadeh Pdf

"An unnamed American city feeling the effects of a war waged far away and suffering from bad weather is the backdrop for this startling work of fiction. The protagonists are aimless young men going from one blue collar job to the next, or in a few cases, aspiring to middle management. Their everyday struggles--with women, with the morning commute, with a series of cruel bosses--are somehow transformed into storytelling that is both universally resonant and wonderfully uncanny. That is the unsettling, funny, and ultimately heartfelt originality of Saïd Sayrafiezadeh's short fiction, to be at home in a world not quite our own but with many, many lessons to offer us"--

Author : Donnie W. Cooper
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2011-12-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781465306562

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Brief Encounters with the Headless Woman of Lydia Mill by Donnie W. Cooper Pdf

HAUNTED PLACES EXIST all over the world and are visited by ghostly spirits from time to time. Some of these spirits make one appearance and never appear again, but some keep coming back to the same place over and over. The small community of Lydia in Clinton, South Carolina, is considered by many to be haunted. Several apparitions have appeared over the years at Lydia, but the most popular is known as the headless woman. Stories have existed for well over a hundred years about people that have seen her. Groups of people have hunted her many times, but she has never appeared to more than two people at one time. She has always appeared at the time and place of her own choosing. One thing is sure: if she does appear to someone, it will be a totally unexpected visit.

Author : Tom Mackin
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Celebrities
ISBN : 9781434385611

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Brief Encounters by Tom Mackin Pdf

i am a 31 y/o mother of 11 children and 10 grandchildren in which i love all very much i do live in a small town in Michigan. i have been a writer for 18 years and i am really looking forward to having more come out soon. you can contact me through my publisher if you would like your book signed or to comment on what you have read and they will make sure that i receive your requests. (note to publisher) please put contact info here for them to get ahold of you then you can contact me letting me know their requests.

Author : James S Santelli
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UIUC:30112055459355

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A Brief History of the 7th Marines by James S Santelli Pdf

Author : Susannah Fullerton
Publisher : Picador Australia
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2009-06-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781741984866

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Brief Encounters by Susannah Fullerton Pdf

Throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, countless distinguished writers made the long and arduous voyage across the seas to Australia. They came to give lecture tours and make money, to sort out difficult children sent here to be out of the way; for health, for science, to escape demanding spouses back home, or simply to satisfy a sense of adventure. In 1890, for example, Robert Louis Stevenson and his wife Fanny arrived at Circular Quay after a dramatic sea voyage only to be refused entry at the Victoria, one of Sydney's most elegant hotels. Stevenson threw a tantrum, but was forced to go to a cheaper, less fussy establishment. Next day, the Victoria's manager, recognising the famous author from a picture in the paper, rushed to find Stevenson and beg him to return. He did not. In Brief Encounters, renowned author and speaker Susannah Fullerton examines a diverse array of writers including Charles Darwin, Rudyard Kipling, Stevenson, Anthony Trollope, Mark Twain, Arthur Conan Doyle, DH Lawrence, Joseph Conrad, HG Wells, Agatha Christie and Jack London to discover what they did when they got here, what their opinion was of Australia and Australians, how the public and media reacted to them, and how their future works were shaped or influenced by this country.

Author : Greg Kennedy
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317172215

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Britain's War At Sea, 1914-1918 by Greg Kennedy Pdf

In Britain, memory of the First World War remains dominated by the trench warfare of the Western Front. Yet, in 1914 when the country declared war, the overwhelming expectation was that Britain’s efforts would be primarily focussed on the sea. As such, this volume is a welcome corrective to what is arguably an historical neglect of the naval aspect of the Great War. As well as reassessing Britain’s war at sea between 1914 and 1918, underlining the oft neglected contribution of the blockade of the Central Powers to the ending of the war, the book also offers a case study in ideas about military planning for ’the next war’. Questions about how next wars are thought about, planned for and conceptualised, and then how reality actually influences that thinking, have long been - and remain - key concerns for governments and military strategists. The essays in this volume show what ’realities’ there are to think about and how significant or not the change from pre-war to war was. This is important not only for historians trying to understand events in the past, but also has lessons for contemporary strategic thinkers who are responsible for planning and preparing for possible future conflict. Britain’s pre-war naval planning provides a perfect example of just how complex and uncertain that process is. Building upon and advancing recent scholarship concerning the role of the navy in the First World War, this collection brings to full light the dominance of the maritime environment, for Britain, in that war and the lessons that has for historians and military planners.

Author : LTC USA Bert Chole
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2019-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781796062151

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War Air Cavalry Style by LTC USA Bert Chole Pdf

Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) John B. Stockton and Staff Sergeant (SSG) Bert Chole reported to Fort Benning on two separate missions, unknown to each other, but whose destinies would ultimately lead to the former taking the 1st Squadron 9th Air Cavalry to Vietnam and the later to bring the Squadron back from Vietnam. This is story about the 1st Squadron 9th (Air) Cavalry leading up to its deployment to Vietnam and the five years, nine months and nine days of service in Vietnam.

Author : Lyn Rafe-Lawyer
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2010-08-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781453583043

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Brief Encounters by Lyn Rafe-Lawyer Pdf

A 21st Century Canterbury Tale a continuum of Keep Your Pecker Up. A pilgrimage in pursuit of the American Dream burnished with humor and adventure.

Author : Jack Leonard Sagar Coulter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1954
Category : Medicine, Naval
ISBN : STANFORD:36105015624310

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The Royal Naval Medical Service by Jack Leonard Sagar Coulter Pdf

Author : Robert W. Black
Publisher : Presidio Press
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2010-11-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9780307776150

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Rangers in World War II by Robert W. Black Pdf

From the deadly shores of North Africa to the invasion of Sicily to the fierce jungle hell of the Pacific, the contribution of the World War II Ranger Battalions far outweighed their numbers. They were ordinary men on an extraordinary mission, experiencing the full measure of the fear, exhaustion, and heroism of combat in nearly every major invasion of the war. Whether spearheading a landing force or scouting deep behind enemy lines, these highly motivated, highly trained volunteers led the way for other soldiers -- they were Rangers. With first-person interviews, in-depth research, and a complete appendix naming every Ranger known to have served, author Robert Black, a Ranger himself, has made the battles of WWII come to life through the struggles of the men who fought to win the greatest war the world has ever seen.

Author : Stephen Bourne
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2016-10-06
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781474291347

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Brief Encounters by Stephen Bourne Pdf

For many years, lesbian and gay representation in British cinema escaped the attention of critics and historians. Informative and entertaining, Brief Encounters examines performers, directors and a wide range of films to reveal a cinema more varied, vital and sensuous than we could have imagined. Through a close reading of mid-twentieth century British films, Bourne explores a range of lesbian and gay screen images from movies including Soldiers of the King, Pygmalion, In Which We Serve, Brief Encounter, Black Narcissus, The Red Shoes and A Hard Day's Night. In addition, he looks in detail at the ground-breaking Victim and brings together the moving reminiscences of gay men who first saw the film in the hostile climate of 1961, and the reactions of contemporary critics. This fluent chronology of over 150 famous, half-remembered and forgotten films is a testament to the contribution of gays and lesbian to British cinema culture.

Author : Glenda Goulden
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2010-10-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781783032594

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East Anglian Disasters by Glenda Goulden Pdf

Disasters are part of our national history and some were so terrible in their consequences, like the Black Death, the Great Fire of London and the Blitz, that they have come to define an era. In regional history, too, they have had an extraordinary effect, and this is the theme of Glenda Gouldens gripping book. From the long history of East Anglia she has selected those disasters that have had the deepest impact and reconstructed them in telling detail. The episodes she recounts were remarkable when they occurred, and they have a grim fascination for us today. She chronicles fires and explosions, the collapse of buildings and bridges, lethal accidents at sea and on the roads and railways, and tragedies resulting from enemy action and acts of God.

Author : John Frayn Turner
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473834972

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Invasion '44 by John Frayn Turner Pdf

In the pre-dawn darkness of 6 June 1944, the greatest armada the world has ever seen began to disembark an Allied invasion force on the beaches of France's Normandy peninsula. Invasion '44 tells the story of that assault from the day over four years earlier, and only a few short weeks after the British disaster at Dunkirk, when a few individuals in the High Command began to turn their thoughts to the possibilities of an eventual return to the mainland, and the story continues up to the time when the Allied beach-head was firmly established on French soil. As the battle progresses, the reader is allowed to view each successive wave as it lands, follow the developing battle line inland, and keep an eye on the vital battles also developing on and beneath the seas off the Normandy peninsula and in the skies above it.

Author : R. Schleifer
Publisher : Springer
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137467034

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Psychological Warfare in the Arab-Israeli Conflict by R. Schleifer Pdf

The first study to examine psychological warfare in the context of the Arab-Israeli conflict, this book presents a rational analysis of the Arab and Israeli struggles to gain the world's sympathy and support, tracing these struggles from the British Mandate to the more recent HAMAS abduction of IDF soldier Gilad Shalit.

Author : Osamu Tagaya
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2012-06-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782000730

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Imperial Japanese Naval Aviator 1937–45 by Osamu Tagaya Pdf

The fateful attack on Pearl Harbor forced the Western world to revise its opinion of Japan's airmen. Before the war, Japanese aviators had been seen as figures of ridicule and disdain; yet the ruthless skill and efficiency of their performance in December 1941 and the months that followed won them a new reputation as a breed of oriental superman. This book explores the world of the Imperial Japanese Naval airman, from the zenith of his wartime career until the turning of the tide, when the skill and experience of the average Japanese airman declined. Cultural and social background, recruitment, training, daily life and combat experience are all covered.