Dark Moon Over Burma

Author : Maurice P Gaynor
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2018-01-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781546286066

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Dark Moon over Burma by Maurice P Gaynor Pdf

Allison Reyleigh, seventeen, leaves the convent in England to return to her father who is at the Government House in Rangoon. It is 1941, and she escapes the start of WW2 in Europe only to find the Japanese on the outskirts of Burmah. Her father puts her on a boat bound for Calcutta in India while he retreats with the British forces to Mandalay. The boat is bombed and turns back to Rangoon, where Allison is stranded. She is saved by the old Amah and her granddaughter, Lete, as they hide out in the deserted city and send word to her father who comes to find her. Helped by a young clerk from her fathers office, Mathew Ranger, they escape before the advancing army, pursued by the relentless Japanese Captain Moto, and flee into the forest and mountains as they make their way to the border and safety of India. They are accompanied by an American flyer, Bud Wesley, who is with the American volunteers, flying over the Hump for General Stillwell as they help the Chinese repel the Japanese, and the beautiful Chinese interpreter Mei Ling, also the Chin fighter Amusan, who is known as the Tiger of the Hills.

Author : Maurice Gaynor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2018-01-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1546286071

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Dark Moon Over Burma by Maurice Gaynor Pdf

Allison Reyleigh, seventeen, leaves the convent in England to return to her father who is at the Government House in Rangoon. It is 1941, and she escapes the start of WW2 in Europe only to find the Japanese on the outskirts of Burmah. Her father puts her on a boat bound for Calcutta in India while he retreats with the British forces to Mandalay. The boat is bombed and turns back to Rangoon, where Allison is stranded. She is saved by the old Amah and her granddaughter, Lete, as they hide out in the deserted city and send word to her father who comes to find her. Helped by a young clerk from her father's office, Mathew Ranger, they escape before the advancing army, pursued by the relentless Japanese Captain Moto, and flee into the forest and mountains as they make their way to the border and safety of India. They are accompanied by an American flyer, Bud Wesley, who is with the American volunteers, flying over the Hump for General Stillwell as they help the Chinese repel the Japanese, and the beautiful Chinese interpreter Mei Ling, also the Chin fighter Amusan, who is known as the Tiger of the Hills.

Author : American Film Institute
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 1198 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Motion pictures
ISBN : 0520079086

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The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films by American Film Institute Pdf

"The entire field of film historians awaits the AFI volumes with eagerness."--Eileen Bowser, Museum of Modern Art Film Department Comments on previous volumes: "The source of last resort for finding socially valuable . . . films that received such scant attention that they seem 'lost' until discovered in the AFI Catalog."--Thomas Cripps "Endlessly absorbing as an excursion into cultural history and national memory."--Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.

Author : Georgie Anne Geyer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781351299305

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When Cats Reigned Like Kings by Georgie Anne Geyer Pdf

In her fascinating exploration of feline history, Georgie Anne Geyer explores the connections between the royal and sacred felines of ancient civilizations and the beloved domestic cats of today. Chasing an irresistible mystery across the globe, Geyer conducts exhaustive research into the little-known puzzle of how cats came to occupy their unique position in the lives of humans. Treated with the tenacity, resourcefulness, and narrative instinct of a seasoned foreign correspondent, the investigation yields unexpected answers and poses tantalizing new questions. It was Geyer's curiosity about her own cats that inspired her to study the history of human-feline relations and especially the exalted status of cats among the ancients as royal or sacred beings. In Egypt, Geyer learned of the cat-goddess Bastet and of the cat's role in the transmigration of souls. In Myanmar she saw Leonardo DiCaprio, Ricky Martin, and the other incongruously named cats of the Nga Phe Kyaung monastery, trained by the monks to jump through hoops. She even met a family who dutifully guards the heritage of the Japanese Bobtail, cultivating the line in?of all places?rural Virginia. Richly illustrated with photographs of Geyer's journeys and historical cat images, When Cats Reigned Like Kings describes forty-one recognized modern cat breeds plus other popular cats. Every cat lover can, thus, trace his or her cat to these breeds and their many relatives. The result is a remarkable book, bound to delight and amaze cat fanciers and adventure seekers.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 650 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1799
Category : Electronic
ISBN : ONB:+Z169033401

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Asiatick Researches: Or Transactions Of The Society Instituted In Bengal, For Inquiring Into The History And Antiquities, The Arts, Sciences, And Literature, of Asia by Anonim Pdf

Author : Clifford McCarty
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Music
ISBN : 0195114736

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Film Composers in America by Clifford McCarty Pdf

Film Composers in America is a landmark in the history of film. Here, renowned film scholar Clifford McCarty has attempted to identify every known composer who wrote background musical scores for films in the United States between 1911 and 1970. With information on roughly 20,000 films, the book is an essential tool for serious students of film and a treasure trove for film fans. It spans all types of American films, from features, shorts, cartoons, and documentaries to nontheatrical works, avant-garde films, and even trailers. Meticulously researched over 45 years, the book documents the work of more than 1,500 composers, from Robert Abramson to Josiah Zuro, including the first to score an American film, Walter C. Simon. It includes not only Hollywood professionals but also many composers of concert music--as well as popular music and other genres--whose cinematic work has never before been fully catalogued. The book also features an index that lets readers quickly find the composer for any American film through 1970. To recover this history, much of which was lost or never recorded, McCarty corresponded with or interviewed hundreds of composers, arrangers, orchestrators, musical directors, and music librarians. He also conducted extensive research in the archives of the seven largest film studios--Columbia, MGM, Paramount, RKO, 20th Century-Fox, Universal, and Warner Bros.--and wherever possible, he based his findings on the most reliable evidence, that of the manuscript scores and cue sheets (as opposed to less accurate screen credits). The result is the definitive guide to the composers and musical scores for the first 60 years of American film.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 646 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1799
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BML:37001102890592

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Asiatick Researches by Anonim Pdf

Author : Keith Johnson
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2011-05-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780750960007

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Preston Remembered by Keith Johnson Pdf

Preston Remembered is a fascinating collection of articles written by author and Lancashire Evening Post historian Keith Johnson.Take a nostalgic journey into Preston’s colourful past, recalling the events that transformed this historic cotton town into a university city. Take a peep at the days of cotton mills, factories, public houses and endless rows of terraced homes that shaped the lives of many. Return to the traditions of Whitsuntide, Easter, Wakes Weeks and Christmas that continued from generation to generation. Recall the churches and chapels, the streets, parks and, of course, the people who lived and worked in Preston.Richly illustrated with over 50 pictures, this nostalgic volume will appeal to everyone who knows this part of Lancashire.

Author : Richard J. Aldrich,Ming-Yeh Rawnsley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2013-01-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136330919

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The Clandestine Cold War in Asia, 1945-65 by Richard J. Aldrich,Ming-Yeh Rawnsley Pdf

A range of clandestine Cold War activities in Asia, from intelligence and propaganda to special operations and security support, is examined here. The contributions draw on newly-opened archives and a two-day conference on the subject.

Author : Wikipedia contributors
Publisher : e-artnow sro
Page : 1064 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Focus On: 100 Most Popular American Male Musical Theatre Actors by Wikipedia contributors Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Military art and science
ISBN : MSU:31293026167522

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Special Warfare by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB11486628

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Indian Antiquary by Anonim Pdf

Author : Alastair Phillips,Ginette Vincendeau
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2019-07-25
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781838716578

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Journeys of Desire by Alastair Phillips,Ginette Vincendeau Pdf

A comprehensive guide to European actors in American film, this book brings together 15 chapters with A-Z entries on over 900 individuals. It includes case studies of prominent individuals and phenomena associated with the emigres, such as the stereotyping of European actresses in 'bad women' roles, and the irony of Jewish actors playing Nazis.

Author : Sandy Black,Amy de la Haye,Joanne Entwistle,Regina Root,Agnès Rocamora,Helen Thomas
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 705 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2014-01-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781472577436

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The Handbook of Fashion Studies by Sandy Black,Amy de la Haye,Joanne Entwistle,Regina Root,Agnès Rocamora,Helen Thomas Pdf

The Handbook of Fashion Studies identifies an innovative spectrum of thematic approaches, key strands and interdisciplinary concepts that continue to push forward the boundaries of fashion studies. The book is divided into seven sections: Fashion, Identity and Difference; Spaces of Fashion; Fashion and Materiality; Fashion, Agency and Policy; Science, Technology and New fashion; Fashion and Time and, Sustainable Fashion in a Globalised world. Each section consists of approximately four essays authored by established researchers in the field from the UK, USA, Netherlands, Sweden, Canada and Australia. The essays are written by international subject specialists who each engage with their section's theme in the light of their own discipline and provide clear case-studies to further knowledge on fashion. This consistency provides clarity and permits comparative analysis. The handbook will be essential reading for students of fashion as well as professionals in the industry.

Author : James Leasor
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1988-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780850524420

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The Marine From Mandalay by James Leasor Pdf

This is the true story of a Royal Marine wounded by shrapnel in Mandalay in WW2 who undergoes a long solitary march to the Japanese through the whole of Burma and then finds his way back through India and back to Britain to report for duty in Plymouth. On his way he has many encounters and adventures and helps British and Indian refugees. He also has to overcome complete disbelief that a single man could walk out of Burma with nothing but his orders - to report to HQ - and his initiative.