Closed Ranks

Author : Foster Dickson
Publisher : NewSouth Books
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781588383631

Get Book

Closed Ranks by Foster Dickson Pdf

On a chilly December afternoon in 1975, Bernard Whitehurst Jr., a 33-year-old father of four, was mistaken for a robbery suspect by Montgomery, Alabama, police officers. A brief foot chase ensued, and it ended with one of the pursuing officers shooting and killing Whitehurst in the backyard of an abandoned house. The officer claimed the fleeing man had fired at him; police produced a gun they said had been found near the body. In the months that followed, new information showed that Whitehurst, who was black, was not only the wrong man but had been unarmed, a direct contradiction of the white officer's statement. What became known as the Whitehurst Case erupted when the local district attorney and the family's attorney each began to uncover facts that pointed to wrongdoing by the police, igniting a year-long controversy that resulted in the resignation or firing of police officers, the police chief, and the city's popular New South mayor. However, no one was ever convicted in Whitehurst's death, and his family's civil lawsuit against the City of Montgomery failed. Now, more than four decades later, Whitehurst's widow and children are waging a 21st-century effort to gain justice for the husband and father they lost. The question that remains is: who decides what justice looks like? In this latter-day exploration of the Whitehurst Case, author Foster Dickson reviews one of Montgomery’s never-before-told stories, one which is riddled with incompatible narratives. Closed Ranks brings together interviews, police reports, news stories, and other records to carry the reader through the fraught post-civil rights movement period when the "unnecessary" shooting of Bernard Whitehurst Jr. occurred. In our current time, as police shootings regularly dominate news cycles, this book shows how essential it is to find and face the truth in such deeply troubling matters.

Author : Dirk Bogarde
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2011-10-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781448206766

Get Book

Closing Ranks by Dirk Bogarde Pdf

First published in 1997, this is Dirk Bogarde's sixth and final novel. The Grayles have lived at Hartleap since Canute. They know this and are proud of the fact. Now they stand around the deathbed of their longest-serving nanny who is about to slip away. Ada Stephens – known as Nanny Grayle and well into her nineties – will not go quietly. In the strange clarity that comes with the last remission, she looks at the saddened faces about her and surprises them all. She says that the most adored of her charges, Rufus, is 'tainted' and that his father, the revered war hero 'Beau' Grayle, was 'wicked'. None of them is going to get anything in her will - she has left everything to her nephew, Robert. Thus begins the final demolition of a once-proud house. Slowly, from Sunday to Thursday, as they attend to the many small duties that follow death, dark secrets unravel. The family must face the fact that their way of life, and the glory that was Hartleap, will slide into Nanny's grave with her. As terrible truths become known, they must desperately try to close ranks.

Author : LEROY LOGAN,GEORGE LUKE
Publisher : SPCK
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2020-09-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780281083480

Get Book

Closing Ranks by LEROY LOGAN,GEORGE LUKE Pdf

Closing Ranks tells of an illustrious career, giving a behind the scenes look at the workings of the Metropolitan Police. One of the founder members of the Black Police Association Charitable Trust, Leroy Logan has had first-hand experience of race relations in modern-day Britain, and he relates how his strong Christian faith helped him persevere in a frequently hostile work environment. Offering encouragement to other black officers to stay on and work to change the culture within the police, Leroy’s passion for good policing shines through . . . as does his touching concern to guide and empower young people. ‘I was amazed and intrigued by the way Leroy had stood his ground and progressed within the Metropolitan Police against so many obstacles: hostility, outright racism and being repeatedly overlooked for promotion.’ Steve McQueen, from the Foreword ‘This is a story that needs telling.’ Patrick Regan OBE, Kintsugi Hope

Author : United States. Department of War
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 542 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1874
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0026703163

Get Book

Cavalry Tactics, United States Army, Assimilated to the Tactics of Infantry and Artillery. (July 17, 1873.). by United States. Department of War Pdf

Author : Emory UPTON
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1870
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0017631706

Get Book

Tactics for non military bodies. Adapted to the instruction of political associations, Police Forces, ... Odd-Fellows, and other Civic Societies by Emory UPTON Pdf

Author : George Brinton Mc Clellan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1857
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NKP:3186208514

Get Book

Report of the Secretary of War, Communicating the Report by George Brinton Mc Clellan Pdf

Author : Kwazulu (South Africa). Chief Minister
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa)
ISBN : STANFORD:36105071482066

Get Book

Policy Speech by Kwazulu (South Africa). Chief Minister Pdf

Author : United States. War Department
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 602 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : Artillery drill and tactics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105010575731

Get Book

Artillery Tactics United States Army by United States. War Department Pdf

Author : Steven Erikson
Publisher : Random House
Page : 692 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2009-07-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781409083160

Get Book

Memories of Ice by Steven Erikson Pdf

The ravaged continent of Genabackis has given birth to a terrifying new empire: the Pannion Domin. Like a fanatical tide of corrupted blood, it seethes across the land, devouring all who fail to heed the Word of its elusive prophet, the Pannion Seer. In its path stands an uneasy alliance: Dujek Onearm's Host and the Bridgeburners - each now outlawed by the Empress - alongside some enemies of old that include the grim forces of Warlord Caladan Brood, Anomander Rake, Son of Darkness, and his Tiste Andii, and the Rhivi people of the Plains. But more ancient clans are also gathering. As if in answer to some primal summons, the massed ranks of the undead T'lan Imass have risen. It would seem that something altogether darker and more malign threatens the very substance of this world. The Warrens are poisoned, and rumours abound that the Crippled God is now unchained and intent on a terrible revenge . . . Marking the return of many favourite characters from Garden of the Moon and introducing a host of remarkable new players, Memories of Ice is the thrilling third chapter in Steven Erikson's magnificent, genre defining epic fantasy.

Author : Brett H. Lewis
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2013-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781491708699

Get Book

We the Who? by Brett H. Lewis Pdf

America was formed based on a vision of democracy where supreme power is supposed to be vested in the people. In We the Who? author Brett H. Lewis asks if Americans are losing sight of who "we the people" are and, more importantly, who we need to be in order to regain our collective identity and ensure America's continued growth and greatness. We the Who? presents a collection of essays and opinions that probe into the nuts and bolts of current issues facing America today. Lewis tackles the subjects of classism, racism, justice, politics, the military, and the economy. Through these discussions, he encourages the American populace to be alert and aware to ensure that government of the people, by the people, and for the people continues to be at the forefront of today's America. Drawing from history, logic, social inclinations, religious beliefs, and personal experiences, We the Who? seeks to inform the public and to encourage them to ask questions, express opinions, and hold elected leaders accountable. It communicates the necessity to be informed in order to make quality decisions about our lives.

Author : Carl von Clausewitz,Niccolò Machiavelli,Confucius,,Sextus Julius Frontinus,Napoleon Bonaparte,Kautilya,Sun Tzu,Ernesto Che Guevara,US Marine Corps,Wu Qi,Ardant du Picq,Publius Vegetius Renatus
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 1995 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2023-11-24
Category : History
ISBN : EAN:8596547732280

Get Book

The Strategy of Warfare – Boxed Set by Carl von Clausewitz,Niccolò Machiavelli,Confucius,,Sextus Julius Frontinus,Napoleon Bonaparte,Kautilya,Sun Tzu,Ernesto Che Guevara,US Marine Corps,Wu Qi,Ardant du Picq,Publius Vegetius Renatus Pdf

E-artnow presents to you this meticulously edited collection of the greatest military strategy books in history: On War (Carl von Clausewitz) Maxims of War (Napoleon Bonaparte) Battle Studies (Ardant du Picq) Guerrilla Warfare (Ernesto Che Guevara) The Book of War (Wu Qi) The Art of War (Sun Tzu) The Analects: The Book of Leadership (Confucius) Arthashastra: The Ancient Indian Book on Wisdom and Strategy (Kautilya) Strategemata: The Manual of Military Tactics (Sextus Julius Frontinus) De re military: Organization of the Roman Army and Battle Tactics (Publius Vegetius Renatus) The Art of War (Niccolò Machiavelli) Small Wars Manual: The Strategy of Military Operations (US Marine Corps)

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 794 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : Military art and science
ISBN : OSU:32435024777419

Get Book

Journal of the Military Service Institution of the United States by Anonim Pdf

Author : Michael Embree
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2015-11-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781912174706

Get Book

Too Little, Too Late by Michael Embree Pdf

In the spring of 1866, the so-called German Confederation, then a loose organization of autonomous states, was thrown into crisis by a rift between the two largest members, the Austrian Empire, and The Kingdom of Prussia. Since the founding of the Confederation, in 1815, it had been tacitly accepted that Austria was the overseeing authority. Now, however, a more belligerent Prussia sought a leading role. Under a new and ambitious Chancellor, the ruthless Prince Otto von Bismarck, Prussia would no longer accept a secondary role. This vital question of leadership naturally affected all member states, and none could ignore it. Matters, however, had moved beyond discussion, and, in June, hostilities began, with the Prussian invasion of the Kingdom of Hanover, and the Electorate of Hesse-Cassel. This volume chronicles the conflict over the unification of Germany, which actually occurred on German soil. The campaign in southern and western Germany ensured that political control of German affairs would be firmly in Prussian hands, controlled by Bismarck, in much the same way that the great battles between Prussia and Austria in the east would exclude Austria from German affairs altogether. The detailed story of this, the war of unification within Germany itself, is narrated here, compiled from numerous published and unpublished sources, including many contemporary and first-hand accounts, as well as official reports. The importance of the campaign, far too often ignored, is told here. This is an invaluable resource for any student of European military history of the mid-19th Century. Key topics include the historical background to the conflict, the political crisis of 1866 in the "German Parliament" and the build-up to war, full descriptions of all military forces involved, the various phases of the campaign. The book includes comprehensive orders of battle, informative maps, numerous illustrations (some in color) and photographs, many informative charts and diagrams. The author also presents a detailed analysis of contemporary and later sources. This is the latest title in Helion's ground-breaking series of 19th Century studies, and will appear in hardback as a strictly limited edition printing of 750 copies, each individually numbered and signed by the author on a decorative title page.

Author : J. T. Headley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 660 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : United States
ISBN : HARVARD:HW26P2

Get Book

The Great Rebellion by J. T. Headley Pdf

Author : K. Schutte
Publisher : Springer
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2014-05-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781137327802

Get Book

Women, Rank, and Marriage in the British Aristocracy, 1485-2000 by K. Schutte Pdf

Through an analysis of the marriage patterns of thousands of aristocratic women as well as an examination of diaries, letters, and memoirs, this book demonstrates that the sense of rank identity as manifested in these women's marriages remained remarkably stable for centuries, until it was finally shattered by the First World War.