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Author : Chris McNab
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2016-07-12
Category : Afghan War, 2001-2021
ISBN : 1474804160
Spanning 300 years, this book offers a guided tour of the life of a soldier, from the infantry of the 1700s to today's modern soldiers.
Author : Claire Kilroy
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2023-05-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780571375585
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2024 The Times Novel of the Year And a Guardian, FT, Economist, Irish Times, Daily Telegraph, New Statesman, Irish Independent and Independent Book of the Year 'One of the finest novels published this year.' Sunday Times 'I could not put it down.' ANNE ENRIGHT 'It's very moving, also very funny.' PAUL MURRAY 'My favourite book I've read this year.' PANDORA SYKES 'I lived and breathed beside her narrator.' DAISY JOHNSON In her wildly acclaimed new novel Claire Kilroy creates an unforgettable heroine, whose fierce love for her young son clashes with the seismic change to her own identity. As her marriage strains and she struggles with questions of love, autonomy, creativity and the passing of time, an old friend makes a welcome return - but can he really offer a lifeline to the woman she used to be? Readers adore Soldier Sailor: ***** 'About as perfect a piece of writing as you'll find.' ***** 'Unbearably tense and frequently hilarious.' ***** 'An entirely different voltage to anything I've read ... she somehow manages to verbalise *exactly* the feelings and thoughts I, certainly, had at points when I was a young mother' ***** 'This story touched me on such a visceral level.' ***** 'I was held captive by this novel ... an utterly absorbing depiction of motherhood' ***** 'I loved this book. Any woman, with or without children, will see themselves mirrored in this narrative' ***** 'An excellent, interesting and rather unforgettable creation.'
Author : Chris McNab
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Afghan War, 2001-2021
ISBN : OCLC:1302241133
From the seasoned infantryman of the 1700s to the hi-tech warriors of today, this book makes an intriguing journey through 300 years of military service. Authoritative text and stunning visual content explore every aspect of the soldier's life in both war and peace, charting how he has lived, marched, fought, died, and survived, across the centuries, often in places far from home.
Author : Don Malarkey,Bob Welch
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2008-05-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781429938044
Elite paratrooper Sgt. Don Malarkey takes us not only into the World War II battles fought from Normandy to Germany, but into the heart and mind of a soldier who lost his best friend during the nightmarish engagement at Bastogne. Drafted in 1942, Malarkey arrived at Camp Toccoa in Georgia and was one of the one in six soldiers who earned their Eagle wings. He went to England in 1943 to provide cover on the ground for the largest amphibious military attack in history: Operation Overlord. In the darkness of D-day morning, Malarkey parachuted into France and within days was awarded a Bronze Star for his heroism in battle. He fought for twenty-three days in Normandy, nearly eighty in Holland, thirty-nine in Bastogne, and nearly thirty more in and near Haugenau, France, and the Ruhr pocket in Germany. Easy Company Soldier is his dramatic tale of those bloody days fighting his way from the shores of France to the heartland of Germany, and the epic story of how an adventurous kid from Oregon became a leader of men.
Author : Charles Kingsley
Publisher : BoD - Books on Demand
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2024-01-13
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9791041981526
Dive into Charles Kingsley's timeless work designed exclusively for the brave hearts of soldiers and sailors. This literary gem transcends time, offering a captivating blend of adventure, morality, and inspiration. Kingsley, a master storyteller, weaves tales that resonate with courage and honor, creating a narrative tapestry that captivates readers from all walks of life. From the unforgiving seas to the battlegrounds of life, this collection is a literary compass, guiding readers through the challenges of duty and sacrifice. Immerse yourself in the pages of this classic, where each word is a beacon of strength and resilience. Discover why Kingsley's work remains an indispensable addition to the libraries of those who face the call of duty with unwavering resolve.
Author : Tom Remiger
Publisher : Text Publishing
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781925923261
Winner of the 2019 Michael Gifkins Prize for an Unpublished Novel, Soldiers is a raw and empathetic portrait of young soldiers as they come of age in the chaos of war.
Author : Charles Glass
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2013-06-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781101617816
“Powerful and often startling…The Deserters offers a provokingly fresh angle on this most studied of conflicts.” --The Boston Globe A groundbreaking history of ordinary soldiers struggling on the front lines, The Deserters offers a completely new perspective on the Second World War. Charles Glass—renowned journalist and author of the critically acclaimed Americans in Paris: Life and Death Under Nazi Occupation—delves deep into army archives, personal diaries, court-martial records, and self-published memoirs to produce this dramatic and heartbreaking portrait of men overlooked by their commanders and ignored by history. Surveying the 150,000 American and British soldiers known to have deserted in the European Theater, The Deserters: A Hidden History of World War II tells the life stories of three soldiers who abandoned their posts in France, Italy, and Africa. Their deeds form the backbone of Glass’s arresting portrait of soldiers pushed to the breaking point, a sweeping reexamination of the conditions for ordinary soldiers. With the grace and pace of a novel, The Deserters moves beyond the false extremes of courage and cowardice to reveal the true experience of the frontline soldier. Glass shares the story of men like Private Alfred Whitehead, a Tennessee farm boy who earned Silver and Bronze Stars for bravery in Normandy—yet became a gangster in liberated Paris, robbing Allied supply depots along with ordinary citizens. Here also is the story of British men like Private John Bain, who deserted three times but never fled from combat—and who endured battles in North Africa and northern France before German machine guns cut his legs from under him. The heart of The Deserters resides with men like Private Steve Weiss, an idealistic teenage volunteer from Brooklyn who forced his father—a disillusioned First World War veteran—to sign his enlistment papers because he was not yet eighteen. On the Anzio beachhead and in the Ardennes forest, as an infantryman with the 36th Division and as an accidental partisan in the French Resistance, Weiss lost his illusions about the nobility of conflict and the infallibility of American commanders. Far from the bright picture found in propaganda and nostalgia, the Second World War was a grim and brutal affair, a long and lonely effort that has never been fully reported—to the detriment of those who served and the danger of those nurtured on false tales today. Revealing the true costs of conflict on those forced to fight, The Deserters is an elegant and unforgettable story of ordinary men desperately struggling in extraordinary times.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Electronic
ISBN : MINN:20000004494742
Author : Guy Sajer
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2011-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781612344850
This book recountsthe horror of World War II on the eastern front, as seen through the eyes of a teenaged German soldier. At first an exciting adventure, young Guy Sajer's war becomes, as the German invasion falters in the icy vastness of the Ukraine, a simple, desperate struggle for survival against cold, hunger, and above all the terrifying Soviet artillery. As a member of the elite Gross Deutschland Division, he fought in all the great battles from Kursk to Kharkov. His German footsoldier's perspective makes The Forgotten Soldier a unique war memoir, the book that the Christian Science Monitor said "may well be the book about World War II which has been so long awaited." Now it has been handsomely republished as a hardcover containing fifty rare German combat photos of life and death at the eastern front. The photos of troops battling through snow, mud, burned villages, and rubble-strewn cities depict the hardships and destructiveness of war. Many are originally from the private collections of German soldiers and have never been published before. This volume is a deluxe edition of a true classic.
Author : Thomas Childers
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 9780618773688
One of our most enduring national myths surrounds the men and women who fought in the so-called "Good War." The Greatest Generation, we're told by Tom Brokaw and others, fought heroically, then returned to America happy, healthy and well-adjusted. They quickly and cheerfully went on with the business of rebuilding their lives. In this shocking and hauntingly beautiful book, historian Thomas Childers shatters that myth. He interweaves the intimate story of three families--including his own--with a decades' worth of research to paint an entirely new picture of the war's aftermath. Drawing on government documents, interviews, oral histories and diaries, he reveals that 10,000 veterans a month were being diagnosed with psycho-neurotic disorder (now known as PTSD). Alcoholism, homelessness, and unemployment were rampant, leading to a skyrocketing divorce rate. Many veterans bounced back, but their struggle has been lost in a wave of nostalgia that threatens to undermine a new generation of returning soldiers. Novelistic in its telling and impeccably researched, Childers's book is a stark reminder that the price of war is unimaginably high. The consequences are human, not just political, and the toll can stretch across generations.
Author : Samuel B Wing
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1021238023
The Soldier's Story is an inspiring and heart-rending collection of firsthand accounts from soldiers who fought in various wars throughout history. This book offers a unique perspective on the realities of war and the sacrifices that soldiers make to protect their countries. From the trenches of World War I to the battlefields of Iraq, these stories provide a powerful testament to the courage and resilience of the men and women who serve in the armed forces. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Ambrose Gwinett BIERCE
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:558025402
Author : Samuel B Wing
Publisher : War College Series
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2015-02-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1293999490
This is a curated and comprehensive collection of the most important works covering matters related to national security, diplomacy, defense, war, strategy, and tactics. The collection spans centuries of thought and experience, and includes the latest analysis of international threats, both conventional and asymmetric. It also includes riveting first person accounts of historic battles and wars.Some of the books in this Series are reproductions of historical works preserved by some of the leading libraries in the world. As with any reproduction of a historical artifact, some of these books contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. We believe these books are essential to this collection and the study of war, and have therefore brought them back into print, despite these imperfections.We hope you enjoy the unmatched breadth and depth of this collection, from the historical to the just-published works.
Author : Harry Parker
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2016-02-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780571325849
Winner of the Waverton Good Read Award 2017 Shortlisted for the Authors' Club Best First Novel Award 2017 Shortlisted for the Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award 2017 Imagine if your whole life changed in the blink of an eye . . . Captain Tom Barnes is leading British troops into a war zone when he is gravely injured by an exploding IED. This devastating moment and the transformative months that follow are narrated here by forty-five objects, telling one unforgettable story.
Author : Patty Jansen
Publisher : Patty Jansen
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Izramith Ezmi is many things: a member of the feared, all-female Hedron guards, a war veteran recently returned from a pointless and bloody mission, and impatient, angry and above all, lonely. With her contract about to run out, she may be on her way to becoming a ruthless mercenary, since what she really wants--becoming a mother--is out of the question. Her family carries a gene that causes deeply malicious madness. Her nephew was born with it and her useless sister has left him in the care of an institute. A baby. Two days old. She wants to ask her uncle, himself born with the condition, if he can do anything for the boy. But her uncle and his band of mad outcasts have gone missing, rumoured to be on the world of Ceren. So Izramith takes another hired-gun contract in Barresh which is a city-state on Ceren. The job is to provide security at a high-profile wedding. Simple and straight-forward, right? No crawling in mud, no shoot-outs, no mangled bodies and blood-drenched soil. And meanwhile, she can try to find her uncle. Except he isn't there, and the job isn't simple. Izramith and her team discover evidence of an extensive spying ring. Who is spying and why? The dictatorship of the neighbouring nation of Miran has plenty of reasons to dislike Barresh, and the city has a large group of people disgruntled with the pace of recent reforms. But most importantly, people have gone missing from the streets of Barresh for years. No one has cared much, because they were from disenfranchised groups, but Izramith sees the link with her uncle's disappearance, and with the spying ring, and knows that the security of the entire city is severely compromised. Postponing the wedding would be an admission of defeat, so it's time for desperate measures. Izramith leads a small team in what has to go down as the most hare-brained mission to ever be undertaken in the universe. Much is at stake: peace, the lives of her uncle and her nephew, and her own. space opera, science fiction series, aliens, mystery, adventure, urban, political, rainforest, romance, alien planet, scifi, sci fi