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When Hell Froze Over

Author : E. M. Halliday
Publisher : ipicturebooks
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Archangel Expedition, 1918-1919
ISBN : 0743407261

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When Hell Froze Over by E. M. Halliday Pdf

On November 11, 1918, World War I officially ended. But for the men of the ill-starred American Expeditionary Force to North Russia, the fighting had only begun. Plagued by meager supplies, poor leadership, and the lack of a clear-cut objective, this small but valiant American contingent fought impossible odds, scoring several stunning victories against the Bolsheviks before superior numbers and the bone-breaking arctic winter that had defeated Napoleon forced them to withdraw. Now, in the clear, forthright account, E.M. Halliday re-creates one of the most obscure but important of America's foreign interventions: an epic of confusion, endurance, failureand gallantrythat history almost forgot and the Russians never forgave. Perhaps the Russians have never forgotten these events? E. M. Halliday was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, and attended Columbia University and the University of Michigan (where he got a Ph.D. in literature with a dissertation on the novels of Ernest Hemingway). During World War II he was an enlisted reporter for Army newspapers and a field correspondent for Yank, the Army magazine. From 1946 to 1962 he taught literature and history at the University of Michigan, the University of Chicago and North Carolina State. In 1951-1952 he was a Fulbright scholar in France. From 1963 to 1979 he was a senior editor with the history magazine, American Heritage.

Frozen Hell

Author : John W. Campbell Jr.
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2019-04-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781479442386

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Frozen Hell by John W. Campbell Jr. Pdf

FROZEN HELL is the original version of John W. Campbell's classic novella, Who Goes There? (filmed as The Thing). Recently discovered among Campbell's papers, this version adds another 45 pages to the story. Includes a Preface by Alec Nevala-Lee and an Introduction by Robert Silverberg.

Hell Frozen Over

Author : Marilyn Estes Quigley
Publisher : Author House
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2004-08-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781452060705

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Hell Frozen Over by Marilyn Estes Quigley Pdf

Europe’s “winter of the century” (1944-1945) occurred during the conflict of the century—World War II. On December 16, bitter weather and brutal warfare tragically met in Southeastern Belgium’s rolling hills of the Ardennes where the 106th Division had arrived only five days earlier. The well-trained, but inexperienced, soldiers were soon overwhelmed by Hitler’s tanks and troops surging into Belgium. Hell Frozen Over describes the personal experiences of sixteen men—most of them in the 81st Engineers—who were caught in Hitler’s final grasp to strangle the continent. More than half of these men were among the 7,001 in the Division who were taken as prisoners of war. Scattered in camps throughout Germany, they willed themselves to survive as deprivation and even slave labor threatened their lives and sanity. Their comrades-in-arms who escaped capture and remained to fight in foxholes and tanks had other hells to endure, as did the civilians of every town in the area. That winter war permanently stamped its cold, dark memories on the souls of America’s young men who found themselves in the Battle of the Bulge. Their stories, many of them told after many decades of silence, will inspire Americans to realize that the human spirit can survive even the worst circumstances. The torturous experiences of that dedicated generation will remind both present and future generations that freedom from tyranny has come at a horrible price.

Hell Hath Frozen Over (Novella)

Author : Annabelle Anders
Publisher : Annabelle Anders
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2018-12-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Hell Hath Frozen Over (Novella) by Annabelle Anders Pdf

Is it ever too late for love? The Duchess of Prescott, now a widow, fears she’s experienced all life has to offer. Thomas Findlay, a wealthy industrialist, knows she has not. Can he convince her she has love and passion in her future? And if he does, cans she convince herself to embrace it? Hell Hath Frozen Over is a Christmas novella that pairs well with Hell in a Hand Basket. It is part of Annabelle Anders’ wildly popular Devilish Debutantes’ Series.

When Hell Freezes Over

Author : Darrien Lee
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2012-06-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781451694819

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The unforgettable characters from the bestseller What Goes Around Comes Around are backin a smashingly suspenseful tale of love, trust, and the secrets that have the power to control our lives. The dashingly handsome Keaton Lapahie has watched many of his friends do the one thing he has vowed he will never do: get married. His plan is to enjoy his retirement, open a restaurant, and remain a bachelor for life. But when he is unexpectedly put on mandatory medical leave, he decides to visit his sister and her family, not realizing fate is about to take him on a trip—not just out of town, but toward his own heart. In Philadelphia, Keaton is reacquainted with Dr. Meridan St. John, his sister's pediatrician. Meridan is seemingly the perfect woman—smart, bold, and beautiful. But why can't Keaton attract her attention? He soon learns that Meridan is haunted by something in her past—and though Keaton can read her better than anyone else, he cannot figure out the cause of her nightmares and fears. Things become even more complicated when Jacob, her jealous childhood friend, arrives in Philadelphia and threatens to expose all the dark secrets of her past. Worried that Keaton will not believe she was innocent in her situation, she does the only thing she can—run. Thus, Keaton must decide: does he follow her and get to the truth, or does he leave the woman he loves to her own dark nightmares? Penetrating in language and powerful in meaning, When Hell Freezes Over is a remarkable story about how accepting the past is the only way to make a future.

Chosin Star When Hell Froze Over

Author : John Smith
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2015-10-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781514420607

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Chosin Star When Hell Froze Over by John Smith Pdf

This novel could best be described as historical fiction since it is based on actual events that the author experienced firsthand during the year 1950 and uses both real and fictional characters as well as real and fictional events. Following the second war to end all wars, a group of young men stationed at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, find themselves in a virtual land of enchantment. Though not exactly a murder mystery, the book begins with the investigation of the murders of two young boys that takes place at a now-defunct military base, Camp Catlin, on the island of Oahu. The narrative follows the exploits of these young marines, who eventually get caught up in an unexpected war in an unexpected place. There is mystery, romance, humor, camaraderie, deceit, betrayal, dilemma, death, hardship, and pain as the book shifts from part one in the tropical splendorous “heaven” of Hawaii to part two, in the frozen “hell” of war-torn South and North Korea. If you enjoy adventure filled with twists and turns, this is the book for you.

A Frozen Hell

Author : William R. Trotter
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781565126923

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A Frozen Hell by William R. Trotter Pdf

In 1939, tiny Finland waged war-the kind of war that spawns legends-against the mighty Soviet Union, and yet their epic struggle has been largely ignored. Guerrillas on skis, heroic single-handed attacks on tanks, unfathomable endurance, and the charismatic leadership of one of this century's true military geniuses-these are the elements of both the Finnish victory and a gripping tale of war.

Where Hell Freezes Over

Author : David A. Kearns
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2005-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0312342055

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Where Hell Freezes Over by David A. Kearns Pdf

Documents the 1946 survival story of six Navy officers whose Martin Mariner Seaplane crashed in the Antarctic during a "white-out" snowstorm, describing the harrowing conditions from which they escaped over the course of thirteen days.

A Memory for Wonders

Author : Veronica Namoyo Le Goulard
Publisher : Ignatius Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2010-09-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781681490144

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A Memory for Wonders by Veronica Namoyo Le Goulard Pdf

Here for the first time is a captivating autobiography of a French girl raised in the wild Moroccan frontier by her communist parents who fled France and vowed that "no one would speak to her of God and influence the development of her mind with oppressive superstition." Everything in her education, environment and training was targeted toward making her a perfect product of Marxist atheism. She sucked anti-Catholicism with her mother's milk. But God had other plans for Lucette. Emotionally neglected by her parents, Lucette became a "difficult child" leading a colorful life full of mischievous adventure all the while experiencing an unutterable loneliness. But the Hound of Heaven was gently pursuing her. At the age of three, upon witnessing the overwhelming beauty of a sunset after a violent sirocco sand storm, she gained the unshakable certainty that this beauty was created, and that there was a God. She began to pray. That was the first link in a chain of remarkable events that grace alone could forge, which led her to embrace the faith and become a Poor Clare nun in Algiers. Disowned by her parents, she put all her trust in Him for whom all things are possible. Her faith was rewarded with a dramatic answer to the prayers of her heart. Lucette, now Mother Veronica Namoyo, is an Abbess and foundress of two flourishing monasteries in Africa. "This compelling book is bound to touch many souls, and is an eloquent testimony that grace, love, prayer and sacrifice can conquer the world, because they can conquer man's rebellious heart." - Alice von Hildebrand, Author, By Love Refined

When Hell Froze Over

Author : Dwayne Yancey
Publisher : Taylor Publishing Company (TX)
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UVA:X001508611

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When Hell Froze Over by Dwayne Yancey Pdf

Doug Wilder's story is one even a Hollywood scriptwriter would be hard-pressed to imagine: A black candidate, given up for dead by many in his own party, wins election in the South, partly on the strength of votes from Appalachian mountaineers and low-country rednecks. But it happened. Doug wilder's stunning upset election as Lieutenant Governor of Virginia in 1985 marks a milestone in the South: Not only was Wilder the first black to win a statewide election in Virginia, he became the first black to win a statewide executive office in the South since Reconstruction. Wilder became the nation's highest-ranking black elected official -- and a serious contender for governor, an office that no black anywhere has ever won. Now one of the journalists who covered the 1985 campaign tells the behind-the-scenes story of how Wilder pulled off his remarkable upset. "When Hell Froze Over" offers a rare glimpse of how politics really works. -- From publisher's description.

Who Goes There?

Author : John Wood Campbell (Jr.)
Publisher : Rocket Ride Books
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780982332207

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Who Goes There? by John Wood Campbell (Jr.) Pdf

"Who Goes There?": The novella that formed the basis of "The Thing" is the John W. Campbell classic about an antarctic research camp that discovers and thaws the ancient, frozen body of a crash-landed alien. The creature revives with terrifying results, shape-shifting to assume the exact form of animal and man, alike. Paranoia ensues as a band of frightened men work to discern friend from foe, and destroy the menace before it challenges all of humanity The story, hailed as "one of the finest science fiction novellas ever written" by the SF Writers of America, is best known to fans as THE THING, as it was the basis of Howard Hawks' The Thing From Another World in 1951, and John Carpenter's The Thing in 1982. With a new Introduction by William F. Nolan, author of Logan's Run, and his never-before-published, suspenseful Screen Treatment written for Universal Studios in 1978, this is a must-have edition for scifi and horror fans

Ante's Inferno

Author : Griselda Heppel
Publisher : Troubador Publishing Ltd
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2012-08-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781780882406

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Ante's Inferno by Griselda Heppel Pdf

Twelve year-old Ante (Antonia) Alganesh has a problem. It’s lunchbreak and Florence’s gang are after her. Desperate for a place to hide, she climbs the forbidden staircase to the old organ loft, where a hundred years ago a boy tumbled to his death. No one will think of looking for her there... Except Florence. Petrified, Ante watches her enemy approach, leaning on the rotten hand-rail. She shouts a warning, but it’s too late. There’s a crash – and a boy appears from nowhere, just as a door opens in the wall behind them. All three find themselves in a tunnel leading to a river bank where people queue to be rowed across by a filthy old ferryman…Forced to bury their differences, Ante and Florence accompany the strange boy, Gil, on a journey he should have taken 100 years ago through the Underworld. Making their way past the Shopping Maul and Multivice Complex, attacked by Cerberus, Harpies, Furies and the Minotaur, all this is bad enough: far worse is the doubt gnawing at Ante’s heart...Ante’s Inferno is a gripping combination of fantasy, Greek mythology and adventure, for children aged 9-12 years old. Author Griselda is inspired by C. S. Lewis and Norton Juster’s The Phantom Tollbooth. Ante's Inferno won the Children's award in the People's Book Prize 2013, and the Silver award in the 9-12 year-old category of the Wishing Shelf Independent Book Awards 2012.

Freezing Order

Author : Bill Browder
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2022-04-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781982153281

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Freezing Order by Bill Browder Pdf

At once a financial caper, an international adventure, and a passionate plea for justice, Freezing Order is a stirring morality tale about how one man can take on one of the most dangerous and ruthless villains in the world.

It's a Mall World After All

Author : Janette Rallison
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2006-10-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780802788535

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It's a Mall World After All by Janette Rallison Pdf

While working at the mall, organizing a school fundraiser, and trying to prove that her best friend's boyfriend is seeing another girl, high-school student Charlotte's best intentions always seem to backfire.

Cold Days in Hell

Author : William Clark Latham
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781603440738

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Cold Days in Hell by William Clark Latham Pdf

Prisoners suffer in every conflict, but American servicemen captured during the Korean War faced a unique ordeal. Like prisoners in other wars, these men endured harsh conditions and brutal mistreatment at the hands of their captors. In Korea, however, they faced something new: a deliberate enemy program of indoctrination and coercion designed to manipulate them for propaganda purposes. Most Americans rejected their captors’ promise of a Marxist paradise, yet after the cease fire in 1953, American prisoners came home to face a second wave of attacks. Exploiting popular American fears of communist infiltration, critics portrayed the returning prisoners as weak-willed pawns who had been “brainwashed” into betraying their country. The truth was far more complicated. Following the North Korean assault on the Republic of Korea in June of 1950, the invaders captured more than a thousand American soldiers and brutally executed hundreds more. American prisoners who survived their initial moments of captivity faced months of neglect, starvation, and brutal treatment as their captors marched them north toward prison camps in the Yalu River Valley. Counterattacks by United Nations forces soon drove the North Koreans back across the 38th Parallel, but the unexpected intervention of Communist Chinese forces in November of 1950 led to the capture of several thousand more American prisoners. Neither the North Koreans nor their Chinese allies were prepared to house or feed the thousands of prisoners in their custody, and half of the Americans captured that winter perished for lack of food, shelter, and medicine. Subsequent communist efforts to indoctrinate and coerce propaganda statements from their prisoners sowed suspicion and doubt among those who survived. Relying on memoirs, trial transcripts, debriefings, declassified government reports, published analysis, and media coverage, plus conversations, interviews, and correspondence with several dozen former prisoners, William Clark Latham Jr. seeks to correct misperceptions that still linger, six decades after the prisoners came home. Through careful research and solid historical narrative, Cold Days in Hell provides a detailed account of their captivity and offers valuable insights into an ongoing issue: the conduct of prisoners in the hands of enemy captors and the rules that should govern their treatment.