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Author : Gillian Chan
Publisher : Kids Can Press Ltd
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2002-08
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1553373502
This compelling historical novel set during the Second World War shows that sometimes falling apart is only steps away from falling in love.
Author : Thomas F. Carter
Publisher : Pluto Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2011-08-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0745330142
In Foreign Fields examines the lives, decisions and challenges faced by transnational sport migrants -- those professionals working in the sports industry who cross borders as part of their professional lives. Despite a great deal of romance surrounding international celebrity athletes, the vast majority of transnational sport migrants -- players, journalists, coaches, administrators and medical personnel -- toil far away from the limelight. Based on twelve years of ethnographic research conducted on three continents, Thomas F. Carter traces their lives, routes and experiences, documenting their travels and travails. He argues that far from the ease of mobility that celebrity sports stars enjoy, the vast majority of transnational sports migrants make huge sacrifices and labor under political restrictions, often enforced by sport's governing bodies. This unique and clearly written study will make fascinating reading for anthropologists, sociologists and anyone interested in the lives of those who follow their sporting dreams.
Author : Dan Collins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Afghan War, 2001-
ISBN : 1906308071
The conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan may not enjoy popular support, but the soldiers - who do not have the choice of where and who they're fighting for - certainly do. Each day in these two countries is a desperate battle for survival against deadly and implacable enemy forces, and each day brings new acts of bravery, courage and self-sacrifice that seem to belong to a bygone age. Here, 25 medal winners - the bravest of the brave - from the Army, the Royal Marine Commandos and the RAF describe in their own words the astonishing actions which led to their awards.
Author : Peter Wilkinson
Publisher : I.B. Tauris
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2002-05-24
Category : History
ISBN : 1860647790
The undercover campaign of the Special Operations Executive in the Balkans during World War II was of great significance to the Allies. The campaign involved constant movement and activity, severe hardship and privation, and ever-present danger from the Axis troops as the SOE established relations with partisan forces and sought to establish control of a complex and vital theatre of war. This insider's description of the SOE's foundation and structure is coupled with accounts of many of its wartime missions.
Author : Dan Collins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2007-11-01
Category : Afghan War, 2001-
ISBN : 0955285488
The conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan may not enjoy popular support, but our soldiers - who do not have the choice of where and who they're fighting for - do. Each day in these two countries is a desperate battle for survival against deadly and implacable enemy forces, and each day brings new acts of bravery, courage and self-sacrifice that seem to belong to a bygone age. Here, 25 medal winners - the bravest of the brave - from the Army, the Royal Marine Commandoes and the RAF describe in their own words astonishing actions which led to their awards.
Author : Garry Nelson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2000-04-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0002187752
Author : Ben Macintyre
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2012-02-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9780007378395
This edition does not include illustrations. A wartime romance, survival saga and murder mystery set in rural France during the First World War. From the Number 1 bestselling author of ‘Agent ZigZag’ and ‘Operation Mincemeat’.
Author : Susie Kelly
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2018-12-10
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1916426824
As the date for Britain leaving the European Union draws close, and the British living in European countries still have no idea what the future holds for them after Brexit, Susie looks back on the beginning of her life in the country she loves and has called home for 23 years
Author : Ramachandra Guha
Publisher : Random House India
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2016-11-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9789351186939
A Corner of a Foreign Field seamlessly interweaves biography with history, the lives of famous or forgotten cricketers with wider processes of social change. C. K. Nayudu and Sachin Tendulkar naturally figure in this book but so, too, in unexpected ways, do B. R. Ambedkar, Mahatma Gandhi, and M. A. Jinnah. The Indian careers of those great British cricketers, Lord Harris and D. R. Jardine, provide a window into the operations of Empire. The remarkable life of India’s first great slow bowler, Palwankar Baloo, provides an arresting new perspective on the struggle against caste discrimination. Later chapters explore the competition between Hindu and Muslim cricketers in colonial India and the destructive passions now provoked when India plays Pakistan. For this new edition, Ramachandra Guha has added a fresh introduction as well as a long new chapter, bringing the story up to date to cover, among other things, the advent of the Indian Premier League and the Indian team’s victory in the World Cup of 2011, these linked to social and economic transformations in contemporary India. A pioneering work, essential for anyone interested in either of those vast themes, cricket and India, A Corner of a Foreign Field is also a beautifully written meditation on the ramifications of sport in society at large.
Author : James Bentley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2019-03
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 190338530X
An anthology of some of the best known authors and illustrators from the First World War
Author : Joseph Elwyn Wing
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 561 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1913
Category : Europe
ISBN : YALE:39002088372355
Author : Karen Nelson
Publisher : Piatkus Books
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : British
ISBN : 0749931698
Praise for Foreign Fields: tremendous fun, witty, mischievous, compulsive and satisfying Joanne Harris, author of Chocolat
Author : Ben Macintyre
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Prisoners of war
ISBN : STANFORD:36105025753323
Four young British soldiers find themselves trapped behind enemy lines at the height of the fighting on the Western front in August 1914; unable to get back to their units, they shelter in the tiny French village of Villeret. Living in daily fear of capture and execution, they are fed, clothed and protected by the villagers including the local matriarch, Madame Dessenne, the baker and his wife.
Author : Curtis Guild
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1877
Category : Europe
ISBN : OCLC:30525344
Author : Thomas F. Carter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1783713801
Examines the lives sports players, journalists, coaches and administrators who work far away from the sporting limelight