Fall Of Eagles

Author : Cyrus Leo Sulzberger
Publisher : Crown
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105081219961

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The Fall of Eagles by Cyrus Leo Sulzberger Pdf

Europe, 1848: three imperial dynasties rule over territories stretching from Germany south to the Adriatic Sea and east to the Bering Strait on the Pacific Coast. The Houses of Habsburg, Hohenzollern, and Romanov rule over lands more vast than the British Empire at its greatest extent. In their struggle for continental domination and for eternal guarantees for their rule by divine right, they nurture the weeds of reaction that are destined to choke European democracy and become part of the conflagration of 1914. World-renowned diplomatic correspondent and historian C.L. Sulzberger traces the rise and fall of the three dynasties from their emergence as fuedal princelings to their coronation as absolute imperial lords, wielding vain, often foolish, often cruel, reactionary sovereignty over a degraded peasant population. - Jacket flap.

Author : Alex Revell
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2011-10-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781844684328

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Fall of Eagles by Alex Revell Pdf

The Great War of 1914–1918 saw the rapid development of the airplane as a weapon of war. Initially its role was seen as that of reconnaissance, an extension of the cavalry, but as the war stagnated into static trench warfare, with each side facing each other across No Mans Land, the use of artillery, both in shelling enemy positions and counter-shelling his artillery, also became of prime importance. With the early development of radio communication between ground and air, airplanes also undertook the task of spotting for the artillery, and it soon became apparent that these airplanes both the reconnaissance machines and those working for the artillery could not be allowed to work unmolested, and fast fighter airplanes—both single and two seat began to make their appearance over the Western Front. Technical development was rapid. The mostly unarmed reconnaissance airplanes, and the early fighters of 1915 and 1916, armed with a single machine gun, had given way to fighters carrying two guns, flying at altitudes of over 16,000 feet and at treble the speed of the predecessors of 1914. With these developments a new type of soldier had evolved: the fighter pilot. Capable of fighting in the air, in three dimensions and at great speed, individual pilots began to emerge whose singular talents and temperament brought them to the forefront of their respective air forces. They became the aces, pilots who had brought down five or more of the enemy. Despite their expertise, few of these aces survived the war. The last combats of some are known and well documented, others are obscure. Some of the pilots in these pages are well-known, others less so, but all shared the common experience of fighting in the air during the war of 1914–1918: the conflict which saw the airplane evolve from a relatively fragile, unarmed reconnaissance machine, to a deadly weapon that changed the face of war for ever.

Author : Christopher Ray
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2008-07-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781409210221

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A Fall of Eagles by Christopher Ray Pdf

The story of Arminius who, in AD9, destroyed three Roman legions and put Germany forever beyond the confines of the Empire.

Author : John Elliot
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Europe
ISBN : 0563124709

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Fall of Eagles by John Elliot Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:966030888

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The Fall of Eagles by Anonim Pdf

Author : Zinaïda Schakovskoy (princesse)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Russia
ISBN : STANFORD:36105033740825

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The Fall of Eagles by Zinaïda Schakovskoy (princesse) Pdf

Author : Ken Follett
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1984-09-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781101175385

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On Wings of Eagles by Ken Follett Pdf

#1 bestselling author Ken Follett tells the inspiring true story of the Middle East hostage crisis that began in 1978, and of the unconventional means one American used to save his countrymen. . . . When two of his employees were held hostage in a heavily guarded prison fortress in Iran, one man took matters into his own hands: businessman H. Ross Perot. His team consisted of a group of volunteers from the executive ranks of his corporation, handpicked and trained by a retired Green Beret officer. To free the imprisoned Americans, they would face incalculable odds on a mission that only true heroes would have dared. . . .

Author : Scott V. Palmer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1088095089

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FALL OF EAGLES by Scott V. Palmer Pdf

Author : Bradford Pearson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2021-01-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781982107055

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The Eagles of Heart Mountain by Bradford Pearson Pdf

“One of Ten Best History Books of 2021.” —Smithsonian Magazine For fans of The Boys in the Boat and The Storm on Our Shores, this impeccably researched, deeply moving, never-before-told “tale that ultimately stands as a testament to the resilience of the human spirit” (Garrett M. Graff, New York Times bestselling author) about a World War II incarceration camp in Wyoming and its extraordinary high school football team. In the spring of 1942, the United States government forced 120,000 Japanese Americans from their homes in California, Oregon, Washington, and Arizona and sent them to incarceration camps across the West. Nearly 14,000 of them landed on the outskirts of Cody, Wyoming, at the base of Heart Mountain. Behind barbed wire fences, they faced racism, cruelty, and frozen winters. Trying to recreate comforts from home, they established Buddhist temples and sumo wrestling pits. Kabuki performances drew hundreds of spectators—yet there was little hope. That is, until the fall of 1943, when the camp’s high school football team, the Eagles, started its first season and finished it undefeated, crushing the competition from nearby, predominantly white high schools. Amid all this excitement, American politics continued to disrupt their lives as the federal government drafted men from the camps for the front lines—including some of the Eagles. As the team’s second season kicked off, the young men faced a choice to either join the Army or resist the draft. Teammates were divided, and some were jailed for their decisions. The Eagles of Heart Mountain honors the resilience of extraordinary heroes and the power of sports in a “timely and utterly absorbing account of a country losing its moral way, and a group of its young citizens who never did” (Evan Ratliff, author of The Mastermind).

Author : Alan Smale (Astronomer)
Publisher : Del Rey
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0804177228

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Clash of Eagles by Alan Smale (Astronomer) Pdf

"Imagine a world where the Roman Empire never fell ... In AD 1218, Praetor Gaius Marcellinus, commander of the 33rd Legion, invades Nova Hesperia, a land inhabited byPowhatani, Iroqua and Cahokiani. In search of gold, he and his men find only death. Marcellinus is taken prisoner, but his life is spared. To survive he must re-evaluate his allegiances and find a new place in a strange land"--Google Books.

Author : Simon Scarrow
Publisher : Headline
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2008-09-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780755350827

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Under the Eagle (Eagles of the Empire 1) by Simon Scarrow Pdf

IF YOU DON'T KNOW SIMON SCARROW, YOU DON'T KNOW ROME! UNDER THE EAGLE is the gripping first novel in Simon Scarrow's bestselling EAGLES OF THE EMPIRE series. A must read for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden. Praise for Simon Scarrow's compelling novels: 'Gripping and moving' The Times AD 42, Germany. Tough, brutal and unforgiving. That's how new recruit Cato is finding life in the Roman Second Legion. He may have contacts in high places, but he could really use a friend amongst his fellow soldiers right now. Cato has been promoted above his comrades at the order of the Emperor and is deeply resented by the other men. But he quickly earns the respect of his Centurion, Macro, a battle-hardened veteran as rough and ready as Cato is quick-witted and well-educated. They are poles apart, but soon realise they have a lot to learn from one another. On a campaign to Britannia - a land of utter barbarity - an enduring friendship begins. But as they undertake a special mission to thwart a conspiracy against the Emperor they rapidly find themselves in a desperate fight to survive...

Author : William W. Johnstone
Publisher : Pinnacle Books
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2016-07-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780786037537

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Talons of Eagles by William W. Johnstone Pdf

“Solid, page-turning entertainment featuring a larger-than-life hero in MacCallister” from the greatest Western writer of the 21st century (Booklist). Divided they fall . . . Raised by the Shawnee, Jamie Ian MacCallister fought his way to manhood on an odyssey that took him from the Alamo to Colorado to the goldfields of California. Now, the United States is divided against itself—North against South, brother against brother, father against son. With his own sons fighting on opposing sides, MacCallister leads his Confederate Marauders into battle from Georgia to Tennessee, from Bull Run to Shiloh. When the guns of war finally fall silent, a vengeful enemy vows to add another chapter to the bloodstained pages of history . . . by hunting down the soldier named Jamie Ian MacCallister. Praise for the Eagles series “[A] rousing, two-fisted saga of the growing American frontier.”—Publishers Weekly

Author : Alan Smale
Publisher : Del Rey
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780804177276

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Eagle and Empire by Alan Smale Pdf

The award-winning author of Clash of Eagles and Eagle in Exile concludes his masterly alternate-history saga of the Roman invasion of North America in this stunning novel. Roman Praetor Gaius Marcellinus came to North America as a conqueror, but after meeting with defeat at the hands of the city-state of Cahokia, he has had to forge a new destiny in this strange land. In the decade since his arrival, he has managed to broker an unstable peace between the invading Romans and a loose affiliation of Native American tribes known as the League. But invaders from the west will shatter that peace and plunge the continent into war: The Mongol Horde has arrived and they are taking no prisoners. As the Mongol cavalry advances across the Great Plains leaving destruction in its path, Marcellinus and his Cahokian friends must summon allies both great and small in preparation for a final showdown. Alliances will shift, foes will rise, and friends will fall as Alan Smale brings us ever closer to the dramatic final battle for the future of the North American continent. Praise for Eagle and Empire “Smale delivers in spades . . . the best of the trilogy. Highly recommended.”—Historical Novels Review “The pace . . . is breathless and the action relentless. . . . A satisfying culmination to the adventures of a Roman warrior in the New World.”—Kirkus Reviews “The final volume of Smale’s Clash of Eagles trilogy is relentless, with characters and readers hardly getting a breath before the next threat comes crashing down. . . . Smale’s hard-hitting and satisfying conclusion will be a must for his readers, as the trilogy will be for any fan of alternate history.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) “[Eagle and Empire] had awesome worldbuilding, worthy and interesting characters, and a great plot. . . . Altogether, a very satisfying journey.”—The Nameless Zine

Author : Jack Higgins
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2011-11-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780007384716

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Flight of Eagles by Jack Higgins Pdf

Born in the United States but separated since they were boys, twin brothers Max and Harry Kelso found themselves fighting on opposite sides when the Second World War broke out, Max as one of the Luftwaffe’s most feared pilots, Harry as a Yank ace in the RAF...

Author : Eldon Yellowhorn,Kathy Lowinger
Publisher : Annick Press
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2019-11-12
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781773213309

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What the Eagle Sees by Eldon Yellowhorn,Kathy Lowinger Pdf

"There is no death. Only a change of worlds.” —Chief Seattle [Seatlh], Suquamish Chief What do people do when their civilization is invaded? Indigenous people have been faced with disease, war, broken promises, and forced assimilation. Despite crushing losses and insurmountable challenges, they formed new nations from the remnants of old ones, they adopted new ideas and built on them, they fought back, and they kept their cultures alive. When the only possible “victory” was survival, they survived. In this brilliant follow up to Turtle Island, esteemed academic Eldon Yellowhorn and award-winning author Kathy Lowinger team up again, this time to tell the stories of what Indigenous people did when invaders arrived on their homelands. What the Eagle Sees shares accounts of the people, places, and events that have mattered in Indigenous history from a vastly under-represented perspective—an Indigenous viewpoint.