The New Winter Soldiers

Author : Richard R. Moser
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : History
ISBN : 0813522420

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Richard Moser uses interviews and personal stories of Vietnam veterans to offer a fundamentally new interpretation of the Vietnam War and the antiwar movement. Although the Vietnam War was the most important conflict of recent American history, its decisive battle was not fought in the jungles of Vietnam, or even in the streets of the United States, but rather in the hearts and minds of American soldiers. To a degree unprecedented in American history, soldiers and veterans acted to oppose the very war they waged. Tens of thousands of soldiers and veterans engaged in desperate conflicts with their superiors and opposed the war through peaceful protest, creating a mass movement of dissident organizations and underground newspapers. Moser shows how the antiwar soldiers lived out the long tradition of the citizen soldier first created in the American Revolution and Civil War. Unlike those great upheavals of the past, the Vietnam War offered no way to fulfill the citizen-soldier's struggle for freedom and justice. Rather than abandoning such ideals, however, tens of thousands abandoned the war effort and instead fulfilled their heroic expectations in the movements for peace and justice. According to Moser, this transformation of warriors into peacemakers is the most important recent development of our military culture. The struggle for peace took these new winter soldiers into America rather than away from it. Collectively these men and women discovered the continuing potential of American culture to advance the values of freedom, equality, and justice on which the nation was founded.

Author : Daniel Mason
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780316477581

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The epic story of war and medicine from the award-winning author of North Woods and The Piano Tuner is "a dream of a novel...part mystery, part war story, part romance" (Anthony Doerr, author of All the Light We Cannot See). Vienna, 1914. Lucius is a twenty-two-year-old medical student when World War I explodes across Europe. Enraptured by romantic tales of battlefield surgery, he enlists, expecting a position at a well-organized field hospital. But when he arrives, at a commandeered church tucked away high in a remote valley of the Carpathian Mountains, he finds a freezing outpost ravaged by typhus. The other doctors have fled, and only a single, mysterious nurse named Sister Margarete remains. But Lucius has never lifted a surgeon's scalpel. And as the war rages across the winter landscape, he finds himself falling in love with the woman from whom he must learn a brutal, makeshift medicine. Then one day, an unconscious soldier is brought in from the snow, his uniform stuffed with strange drawings. He seems beyond rescue, until Lucius makes a fateful decision that will change the lives of doctor, patient, and nurse forever. From the gilded ballrooms of Imperial Vienna to the frozen forests of the Eastern Front; from hardscrabble operating rooms to battlefields thundering with Cossack cavalry, The Winter Soldier is the story of war and medicine, of family, of finding love in the sweeping tides of history, and finally, of the mistakes we make, and the precious opportunities to atone. "The Winter Soldier brims with improbable narrative pleasures...These pages crackle with excitement... A spectacular success." —Anthony Marra, New York Times Book Review

Author : Richard M. Ketchum
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2014-08-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781466879515

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The Winter Soldiers by Richard M. Ketchum Pdf

The Winter Soldiers is the story of a small band of men held together by George Washington in the face of disaster and hopelessness, desperately needing at least one victory to salvage both cause and country. In the fall of 1776 the British delivered a crushing blow to the Revolutionary War efforts. New York fell and the anguished retreat through New Jersey followed. Winter came with a vengeance, bringing what Thomas Paine called "the times that try men's souls." Richard M. Ketchum tells the tale of unimaginable hardship and suffering that culminated in the battles of Trenton and Princeton. Without these triumphs, the American Revolution that had begun so bravely could not have gone on.

Author : Richard Stacewicz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105124124160

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The story of the soldiers who spoke their conscience and helped end the war in Vietnam.

Author : Richard Stacewicz
Publisher : Macmillan Reference USA
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : United States
ISBN : UCSC:32106014597394

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Winter Soldiers by Richard Stacewicz Pdf

"Bringing together the voices of more than thirty former and current members of the VVAW, oral historian Richard Stacewicz offers an eloquent account of the impact of the war on the lives of individuals and the nation."--Jacket.

Author : Ed Brubaker
Publisher : Marvel Entertainment
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9780785170211

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Captain America by Ed Brubaker Pdf

Cap is awakened in the dead of the night by agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., who need the kind of help only he can provide. But the corpse he finds on the Heli-carrier brings him face-to-face with the unthinkable, and opens doors to terror and manipulation he never dreamed possible! Who is the Winter Soldier and what is his haunting connection to Cap? Collects Captain America (2004) #1-7.

Author : Gary Kulik
Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
Page : 507 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2009-10-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781597976374

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War Stories by Gary Kulik Pdf

War stories are mostly innocent fables and understood as such by both the teller and the hearer. However, they have long been used for political and national purposes, and those about the war in Vietnam were no exception, as painfully evidenced in the 2004 presidential campaign. John Kerry campaigned as a war hero. His opponents cast him as a liar and a traitor and their war story prevailed. ""War Stories"" delves into the myths associated with the Vietnam veteran s experience and looks at them through the war stories they told and continue to tell. Kulik conducts an extremely thorough review of the Vietnam literature and interviews participants wherever possible, poking holes in the war myths of people throughout the political spectrum. War Stories discusses how returning Vietnam vets were treated and delves into the myths that atrocities were commonplace, that all veterans of that war suffer from PTSD, and that all are guilt ridden. Kulik s research and analysis of such stories lies at the heart of this book s originality and provides a new perspective on the Vietnam War for scholars, students, and general readers. His purpose in exposing such stories is not to deny or minimize American war crimes in Vietnam but to cut through the cant of false stories so that we retain our outrage at those that are true. As we are faced with future war stories from Iraq and Afghanistan and their likely exploitation, the moral stance and the lessons learned in this book will be especially important."

Author : Garry Douglas Kilworth
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:865165218

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Author : Andrew Miller
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2004-05-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1477162186

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When Abraham Lincoln wins reelection in the fall of 1864, it spells final doom for the Confederacy. Driven by desperation and by the odds against them, Southern leaders reach a decision that could bring them sudden, stunning victory: They will kidnap Lincoln from the very streets of Washington, whisk him to Richmond, and hold him for a kings ransom. They will demand the release of all Confederate soldiers being held in Northern prison camps, in addition to $50 million in gold. It will be a devastating blow to Northern morale, restore the wasted Southern armies, and topple the Union government. The man assigned to carry out the operation is Philip Bartlett, the Souths best agent and a spy in Washington since early in the war. Brilliant and ruthless, Bartlett is an aristocrat and a true believer in Southern independence. He has never failed. The spy foresaw this decision by Richmond, but he does not believe in the mission. To Bartlett, failure and success are both the same this time: If successful, he fears what enraged Northern armies will do to the South. If it fails, his remarkable operation in the enemys capital will be destroyed for nothing, and good men along with it. But whether the operation fails or succeeds, the spy knows the South will suffer for it, and the war made even harder on his beloved homeland. Still, he he is a soldier and he will follow orders. Bartletts accomplices will be some of the Souths best cavalrymen, disguised as Union troopers. They will enter Washington the night of the operation, meet the spy, and abduct Lincoln as he takes his nightly stroll near the Executive Mansion. They will dash out of the city, then down dark country roads protected by Southern partisans, and into the Rebel capital. The Confederate spy comes up against an unwitting opponent in Captain Peter Murphy, a young Union officer from a small town in Pennsylvania. Murphy has been damaged by two years of relentless warfare; his sudden bursts of temper and violence have convinced his superiors to send him off to Washington for a few months of rest and recuperation. Murphy is intelligent and sensitive, a teacher and educator before the war, but a man tormented by thoughts that he can never be the person he once was. Murphy has seen combat at Antietam, the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, the Shenandoah Valley, and a dozen other places. He is wracked with guilt and confusion at having survived when so many others have fallen. When he is ordered to Washington, he must leave his friends and comrades in the Army of the Potomac, a painful separation for a man already bearing many physical and mental wounds. Although Philip Bartlett and Peter Murphy come from entirely different worlds, and they could not possibly be more different as human beings, their destinies will meet in Civil War Washington.

Author : Ed Brubaker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Good and evil
ISBN : OCLC:1237362413

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Winter Soldier by Ed Brubaker by Ed Brubaker Pdf

When ex-Russian sleeper agents awaken, the trail leads to Latveria, and Winter Soldier and the Black Widow come face-to-face with Dr. Doom. Can Marvel's superspies prevent war with Latveria? Can Barnes stop the sleepers he himself trained? Old enemies resurface with new identities, and Winter Soldier and Black Widow's hunt gets personal after a savage murder. Now Barnes must save the Widow from her own past. But even with help from Avengers teammates Wolverine, Captain America and Hawkeye, the Winter Soldier must decide whether he is willing to sacrifice everything to save his love.

Author : Will Corona Pilgrim
Publisher : Marvel Entertainment
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-13
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781302485672

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Marvel's Captain America by Will Corona Pilgrim Pdf

Follow the road to Marvel's CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR with official adaptations of the smash-hit films IRON MAN 3 and CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER! When the Mandarin launches a series of deadly terror attacks on America, Iron Man must take action! But can Tony Stark handle the pressure when he has his own demons to face? And when Captain America encounters an assassin called the Winter Soldier, he joins with Black Widow and Falcon to uncover a deep-seated conspiracy in their very midst! It's spy versus spy as the fate of the country hangs in the balance! Plus: A single misstep ignites the fuse and pits hero against hero in the opening chapter of the comic-book story that inspired the film! Collecting MARVEL'S CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR PRELUDE #1-4 and INFINITE COMIC #1, and CIVIL WAR (2006) #1.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Marvel
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2019-07-02
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 1302915878

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Winter Soldier: Second Chances by Anonim Pdf

Bucky Barnes believes in second chances. Having survived death, manipulation, loss of identity and a lifetime of murder, the man known as the Winter Soldier has worked hard to atone for his many sins. But now...he's going to go one step further. What do you do after you've found redemption? You help others do the same! Bucky is becoming a "fixer," working to help others leave behind their lives of crime. It's his way of channeling his own pain in a productive, personal way...by helping others fi nd the salvation that he has found. But not all paths are the same - and not everyone can be saved... COLLECTING: WINTER SOLDIER 1-5

Author : Denis Winter
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2014-10-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780241969212

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Death's Men by Denis Winter Pdf

Death's Men is the classic bestselling story of the First World War as told by the soldiers themselves - reissued for the 2014 Centenary. Millions of British men were involved in the Great War of 1914-1918. But, both during and after the war, the individual voices of the soldiers were lost in the collective picture. Men drew arrows on maps and talked of battles and campaigns, but what it felt like to be in the front line or in a base hospital they did not know. Civilians did not ask and soldiers did not write. Death's Men portrays the humble men who were called on to face the appalling fears and discomforts of the fighting zone. It shows the reality of the First World War through the voices of the men who fought. 'A raw, haunting read that puts you directly into the shoes of the men who rushed to volunteer at the start of the war' Guardian 'An engrossing view of what it was like to live in the trenches, go on leave, get wounded, et cetera, and features voice after voice from the ranks' Telegraph Denis Winter was born in 1940 and read history at Pembroke College, Cambridge. Death's Men was first published in 1978, to critical and popular acclaim. This was followed by his book The First of the Few: Fighter Pilots of the First World War.

Author : Maurice Isserman
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : History
ISBN : 9781328871435

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The Winter Army by Maurice Isserman Pdf

"The epic story of the U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division, whose elite soldiers broke the last line of German defenses in Italy's mountains in 1945, spearheading the Allied advance to the Alps and final victory."--Provided by publisher.

Author : Bernard Gary Burkett,Glenna Whitley
Publisher : Summit Publishing Group
Page : 692 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Homeless veterans
ISBN : 1565302842

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Stolen Valor by Bernard Gary Burkett,Glenna Whitley Pdf

Military documents reveal decades of deceit about the Vietnam War and myths perpetuated by the mainstream media.