The Other End Of The Spear

Author : Steve Saint
Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2010-09-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781414341538

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End of the Spear by Steve Saint Pdf

2005 ECPA Retailer's Choice Award winner for best biography/autobiography! Steve Saint was five years old when his father, missionary pilot Nate Saint, was speared to death by a primitive Ecuadorian tribe. In adulthood, Steve, having left Ecuador for a successful business career in the United States, never imagined making the jungle his home again. But when that same tribe asks him to help them, Steve, his wife, and their teenage children move back to the jungle. There, Steve learns long-buried secrets about his father's murder, confronts difficult choices, and finds himself caught between two worlds. Soon to be a major motion picture (January 2006), End of the Spear brilliantly chronicles the continuing story that first captured the world's attention in the bestselling book, Through Gates of Splendor.

Author : John J. Mcgrath
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2011-09-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781105056154

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The Other End of the Spear by John J. Mcgrath Pdf

This book looks at several troop categories based on primary function and analyzes the ratio between these categories to develop a general historical ratio. This ratio is called the Tooth-to-Tail Ratio. McGrath's study finds that this ratio, among types of deployed US forces, has steadily declined since World War II, just as the nature of warfare itself has changed. At the same time, the percentage of deployed forces devoted to logistics functions and to base and life support functions have increased, especially with the advent of the large-scale of use of civilian contractors. This work provides a unique analysis of the size and composition of military forces as found in historical patterns. Extensively illustrated with charts, diagrams, and tables. (Originally published by the Combat Studies Institute Press)

Author : Ryan Hendrickson
Publisher : Center Street
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2020-07-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781546084815

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Tip of the Spear by Ryan Hendrickson Pdf

The inspiring true story of a US Special Forces soldier who was medically retired after stepping on an IED, and his incredible return to active duty. Sergeant First Class (SFC) Ryan Hendrickson is a brave, determined, and courageous soldier -- a Green Beret clearing the way for his twelve-man team while conducting combat operations against the Taliban. As the "tip of the spear," his role is to ensure the route taken by U.S. and Afghan troops are free of IEDs -- improvised explosive devices. Many soldiers do not survive their last step; those who do often lose at least one limb. While rescuing an Afghan soldier outside a mud-hut compound in 2010 -- knowing that he was in "uncleared" territory -- Ryan stepped on an IED with his right foot. The device exploded, leaving his foot dangling at the end of his leg. American soldiers losing a limb is an all-too-common occurrence. But what makes Ryan's story different is that after undergoing two dozen surgeries and a tortuous rehabilitation, he was medically retired but fought to return to active duty. Multiple skin grafts to his leg and right foot successfully reattached his lower leg, and he was aided in his recovery by wearing a new prosthetic device known as an IDEO (Intrepid Dynamic Exoskeletal Orthosis). Once he passed a series of crucial physical tests, Ryan was able to rejoin the Green Berets within a year and physically perform his duties, redeploying to Afghanistan in March 2012. In 2016, he volunteered to return to Afghanistan with Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group. During a firefight with the Taliban, he risked his life under heavy enemy fire to rescue three Afghan soldiers cut off from friendly forces and return the bodies of two dead Afghan soldiers under the ethos that "no one gets left behind." For his heroic efforts on the battlefield, SFC Ryan Hendrickson was awarded a Silver Star, the nation's third-highest award for valor. An engaging and harrowing account, Tip of the Spear tells the amazing story of one Green Beret's indomitable spirit.

Author : James Herbert
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2011-05-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781447203261

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The Spear by James Herbert Pdf

The Spear is a gripping supernatural thriller by the master of horror, James Herbert. A young Mossad agent is found dead and private detective Harry Steadman is asked to investigate. On the hunt for a sinister arms dealer, however, what he discovers is a conspiracy of unfathomable horror. Neo-nazi cultists want to unleash an ancient and demonic power. A power so terrible it threatens the world itself . . .

Author : Marjorie Cowley
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 039579725X

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Dar and the Spear Thrower by Marjorie Cowley Pdf

A young boy living 15,000 years ago in southeastern France is initiated into manhood by his clan and sets off on a journey to trade his valuable fire rocks for an ivory spear thrower.

Author : Simon Jimenez
Publisher : Del Rey
Page : 529 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2022-08-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780593156605

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The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez Pdf

Two warriors shepherd an ancient god across a broken land to end the tyrannical reign of a royal family in this epic fantasy from the author of The Vanished Birds. “A beguiling fantasy not to be missed.”—Evelyn Skye, New York Times bestselling author of The Crown’s Game WINNER OF THE IAFA CRAWFORD AWARD • WINNER OF THE BRITISH FANTASY AWARD • SHORTLISTED FOR THE URSULA K. LE GUIN AWARD • SHORTLISTED FOR THE IGNYTE AWARD ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Oprah Daily, Vulture, Polygon, She Reads, Gizmodo, Kirkus Reviews, The Quill to Live The people suffer under the centuries-long rule of the Moon Throne. The royal family—the despotic emperor and his monstrous sons, the Three Terrors—hold the countryside in their choking grip. They bleed the land and oppress the citizens with the frightful powers they inherited from the god locked under their palace. But that god cannot be contained forever. With the aid of Jun, a guard broken by his guilt-stricken past, and Keema, an outcast fighting for his future, the god escapes from her royal captivity and flees from her own children, the triplet Terrors who would drag her back to her unholy prison. And so it is that she embarks with her young companions on a five-day pilgrimage in search of freedom—and a way to end the Moon Throne forever. The journey ahead will be more dangerous than any of them could have imagined. Both a sweeping adventure story and an intimate exploration of identity, legacy, and belonging, The Spear Cuts Through Water is an ambitious and profound saga that will transport and transform you—and is like nothing you’ve ever read before.

Author : Trevor Ravenscroft
Publisher : Weiser Books
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1982-06-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0877285470

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Spear of Destiny by Trevor Ravenscroft Pdf

An account of the legendary spear which pierced the side of Christ which has been invested with occult powers. It tells the story of the chain of men who possessed the spear, from Herod to Adolf Hitler, and how they sought to change the face of history by wielding its good and evil powers.

Author : Ian Worthington
Publisher : Ancient Warfare and Civilizati
Page : 411 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199929863

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By the Spear by Ian Worthington Pdf

Looks at the relationship between Philip II and his son, Alexander the Great, and their roles in the rise of the Macedonian empire.

Author : Aaron Dembski-Bowden
Publisher : Games Workshop
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2019-12-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1789990238

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Spear of the Emperor by Aaron Dembski-Bowden Pdf

Great new novel from Aaron Dembski-Bowden chronicling the story of the Emperor's Spears, a Space Marine Chapter on the edge of destruction, last watchmen over the Elara's Veil nebula. Now, the decisions of one man, Amadeus Kaias Incarius of the Mentor Legion, will determine the Chapter's fate… The scattered worlds of the Elara's Veil nebula were once protected by the oath of unity sworn by three mighty Chapters of the Adeptus Astartes. The Star Scorpions were undone by flaws in their genetic coding. The Celestial Lions were ravaged by the Inquisition for sins they did not commit. Now, after hundreds of years, only the Emperor's Spears still keep their vigil. They are barbarian watchmen against the Outer Dark; bloodied but unbroken in their long duty. Amadeus Kaias Incarius, a brother of the Mentor Legion, is commanded to cross the Great Rift and assess the Spears' war-readiness, only to be drawn into the chaotic plight of a depleted crusade on the Imperium's benighted frontier. The decisions he makes, far from the God-Emperor's light, will decide the fate of the war-torn Chapter.

Author : Mark Timmony
Publisher : Eye of Eternity
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2022-08-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0645096539

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The Blood of the Spear by Mark Timmony Pdf

TWO BROTHERS. ONE PROPHECY. A WORLD ON THE BRINK OF DESTRUCTION. Kaiel Toranth is overflowing with regret. Absent during his mother's final days he is determined to pass the Trials and join the elite Daemon Hunters, hoping to build a safer future for himself and his brother, Darien. For centuries, the Summoners led humanity to heights undreamt of by their star-faring forefathers. But in their pursuit of power and immortality, ten Summoners opened a gateway to the Void and fell prey to daemonic possession. The war that followed destroyed the civilization the Summoners had built, and the Sundering changed the face of the world forever. Three thousand years later the broken continent of Athmay still bears the scars of the War of the Summoners. When an unexpected battle with a daemon reveals Kaiel and Darien's connection to a forbidden Summoner bloodline they find themselves on the run from friends and foe alike, for at the end of the war, seers foretold that the Summoners and the daemon hordes would return. And that an Empyros - the most powerful of all Summoners - would be born. If prophecy holds true, the brothers may hold the fate of the world in their hands... The Blood of the Spear is the fast-paced first book in The Eye of Eternity epic fantasy series. If you like flawed heroes, edge-of-your-seat action, and intricate world-building, then you'll love Mark Timmony's character-driven adventure.

Author : William Golding
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2012-09-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780571290581

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Lord of the Flies by William Golding Pdf

A plane crashes on a desert island and the only survivors, a group of schoolboys, assemble on the beach and wait to be rescued. By day they inhabit a land of bright fantastic birds and dark blue seas, but at night their dreams are haunted by the image of a terrifying beast. As the boys' delicate sense of order fades, so their childish dreams are transformed into something more primitive, and their behaviour starts to take on a murderous, savage significance. First published in 1954, Lord of the Flies is one of the most celebrated and widely read of modern classics. Now fully revised and updated, this educational edition includes chapter summaries, comprehension questions, discussion points, classroom activities, a biographical profile of Golding, historical context relevant to the novel and an essay on Lord of the Flies by William Golding entitled 'Fable'. Aimed at Key Stage 3 and 4 students, it also includes a section on literary theory for advanced or A-level students. The educational edition encourages original and independent thinking while guiding the student through the text - ideal for use in the classroom and at home.

Author : New York (State). Legislature. Assembly
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1036 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1872
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCAL:B2998246

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Documents of the Assembly of the State of New York by New York (State). Legislature. Assembly Pdf

Author : American Institute of the City of New York
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1030 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1872
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : PSU:000053066503

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Transactions of the American Institute of the City of New York by American Institute of the City of New York Pdf

Author : American Institute of the City of New York
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1026 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1872
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : MINN:31951D003512536

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Annual Report of the American Institute of the City of New York by American Institute of the City of New York Pdf

Author : Robert E. Dohrenwend
Publisher : Via Media Publishing
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2015-10-15
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781893765207

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Dohrenwend's Masterwork: On the Spear, Sling, Sai, and Walking Stick by Robert E. Dohrenwend Pdf

When it comes to martial traditions, Dr. Robert Dohrenwend exemplifies a rare breed of scholar-warrior. You will find four chapters in this book devoted to weapons that have had enormous impact on world civilizations: the sling, sai, walking stick, and spear. With the spear and sling, we traverse millennia of human involvement with weapon innovation for hunting and warfare. These represent our primal roots. They are still with us today. The walking stick is normally seen as a practical device made to assist in walking and hiking. As a weapon, there’s much more to a cane than meets the eye. For civilian self-defense, it is convenient and effective. Many are familiar with the Okinawan sai, but may be unaware that the weapon exists in other geographic areas as well. We have some solid references for the sai, including written and oral records, plus material artifacts. In each chapter Dr. Dohrenwend utilizes his academic research and practical experience to give the most complete overview of the weapons. This includes not only their history, but other aspects such as their purpose, design, effectiveness, cost of production, and uses in military and civilian settings. There is much to absorb: scientific data and analyses, fighting techniques, stories, and some humor.