The World War Ii Tommy

Author : Martin Brawley
Publisher : Crowood Press UK
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2007-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1861269145

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The World War II Tommy by Martin Brawley Pdf

A paperback edition of this classic work, which describes and illustrates the uniforms and equipment of the WWII British soldier using original items worn by live models in authentic settings. A huge range of subjects is covered, from the uniforms and equipment of the front line infantryman, to the officers' and men's walking-out dress, the special kit issued to tank crews, air-landed and mountain troops, motorcyclists, medics, arctic clothing, anti-gas kit and assault kit, even down to the demob suits issued to discharged soldiers in 1945.

Author : Tommy LaMore,Dan Baker
Publisher : Taylor Trade Publishing
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2002-02-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781461664680

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One Man's War by Tommy LaMore,Dan Baker Pdf

Escaping certain death—not once but several times—lies at the core of the riveting, real-life story of an American soldier during World War II. In One Man's War: The WWII Saga of Tommy LaMore, a B-17 pilot vividly details his experiences in war-ravaged Germany, from the horrific to the romantic and beyond. LaMore's saga began when his plane collided with another B-17 above France and went down. He then entered the French Resistance, where he employed his knowledge of explosives to bomb German operations. After an informant turned him in, he faced a death sentence and was sent to a Polish death camp. LaMore endured the camp's gruesome conditions and eventually escaped, just days before the Germans machine-gunned every man in the camp. LaMore's love story unfolds as he describes liberating a women's slave labor camp and instantly falling in love with one of the detainees. LaMore chopped off her hair, dressed her like a man, and freed her from the camp. After just three days together, the couple agreed to marry once Rosa checked on her family's well being in Poland. They jumped separate trains and never saw each other again. Years later, LaMore learned that Rosa had become a freedom fighter against the Communists and had been executed. Intrigue, passion, and loss imbue LaMore's fascinating tale and make One Man's War a compelling read not only for history aficionados and WWII scholars but also for those who are fascinated by the bittersweet nature of love in times of war.

Author : David B. Gordon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 778 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Military weapons
ISBN : 1575101599

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Weapons of the WW II Tommy by David B. Gordon Pdf

Author : Martin Brayley,Richard Ingrams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1965-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1859151159

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The World War II Tommy by Martin Brayley,Richard Ingrams Pdf

Author : Bill Yenne
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2009-10-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781429964876

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Tommy Gun by Bill Yenne Pdf

The Trench Broom. The Annihilator. The Persuader. The Chopper. The Chicago Typewriter. The Tommy Gun. The Thompson submachine gun has gone by many names, and for nearly a century the gun's image has been indelibly marked on the popular consciousness. In this broad-reaching cultural and military history, Bill Yenne charts the tommy gun's unpredictable and one-of-a-kind career, from its infamy in the hands of Al Capone and the Chicago mobsters, to its shady days with the IRA, to its indelible place in the arsenal of World War II, and its truly immortal and ongoing role in Hollywood. The tommy gun is without a doubt the most famous, and the most infamous, American firearm of the twentieth century. Since its birth in the aftermath of World War I, the tommy gun has enjoyed a varied career on both sides of the law. Though General John T. Thompson invented it for the American military, it first found notoriety thanks to its part in events such at St. Valentine's Day Massacre. But when the United States entered World War II, the gun's true power as an essential, life-saving weapon made it an iconic weapon of the American GI. Full of incredible stories from the battlefields of Europe and the Pacific, America's gangland, and Hollywood studio back lots, Bill Yenne's Tommy Gun is the definitive story of this unique American icon.

Author : A J Denny
Publisher : New Generation Publishing
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2017-07-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781787193178

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Tommy's Story: The Life Experience of a Salford Man, A British Soldier of World War Two. by A J Denny Pdf

Tommy's story begins in an impoverished Salford of a bygone time. It follows Tommy through his childhood and youth. This leads into the main part of the story about Tommy's experiences as a British soldier seeing combat in the Libyan Desert with the British 7th Armoured Division, which leads to capture and life as a prisoner of war and eventual escape and spectacular journey to reach freedom. The story has twists and turns that will keep the reader not knowing how it will finish until the end. It contains shocking first-hand accounts of war and the harshness of living in a war environment, but also moments of hope and endeavour, and the laughter of life and romance in the most bizarre of situations. The story travels between continents and countries, highlighting the importance of how a grasp of different languages can remove cultural barriers and, in Tommy's story, probably saved his life.

Author : Martin Brayley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Uniforms, Military
ISBN : OCLC:46640546

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The World War II Tommy by Martin Brayley Pdf

Author : Karen Blumenthal
Publisher : Roaring Brook Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2015-06-30
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781626720855

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Tommy by Karen Blumenthal Pdf

John Taliaferro Thompson had a mission: to develop a lightweight, fast-firing weapon that would help Americans win on the battlefield. His Thompson submachine gun could deliver a hundred bullets in a matter of seconds—but didn't find a market in the U.S. military. Instead, the Tommy gun became the weapon of choice for a generation of bootleggers and bank-robbing outlaws, and became a deadly American icon. Following a bloody decade—and eighty years before the mass shootings of our own time—Congress moved to take this weapon off the streets, igniting a national debate about gun control. Critically-acclaimed author Karen Blumenthal tells the fascinating story of this famous and deadly weapon—of the lives it changed, the debate it sparked, and the unprecedented response it inspired.

Author : Julian Walker
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2021-05-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526765932

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Tommy French by Julian Walker Pdf

‘Napoo’, ‘compray’, ‘san fairy ann’, ‘toot sweet’ are anglicized French phrases that came into use on the Western Front during the First World War as British troops struggled to communicate in French. Over four years of war they created an extraordinary slang which reflects the period and brings the conflict to mind whenever it is heard today. Julian Walker, in this original and meticulously researched book, explores the subject in fascinating detail. In the process he gives us an insight into the British soldiers’ experience in France during the war and the special language they invented in order to cope with their situation. He shows how French place-names were anglicized as were words for food and drink, and he looks at what these slang terms tell us about the soldiers’ perception of France, their relationship with the French and their ideas of home. He traces the spread of ‘Tommy French’ back to the Home Front, where it was popularized in songs and on postcards, and looks at the French reaction to the anglicization of their language.

Author : David B. Gordon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 658 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Commonwealth countries
ISBN : 1575101629

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Uniforms of the WWII Tommy by David B. Gordon Pdf

Author : William Illsey Atkinson
Publisher : ECW/ORIM
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781770902848

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Tommy by William Illsey Atkinson Pdf

A mathematician finds himself in the midst of the Pacific War in this “historical novel that can be appreciated by anyone, not just the history buffs” (Scene magazine). April 1945: In the aftermath of the battle for Okinawa, Tommy stands on the deck of the USS Bataan, the Independence-class aircraft carrier that he’s called home for a year. Once, he was a student in the classrooms of MIT. Now, thousands of miles away, he is surrounded by horrors—but uses his mathematical and navigational expertise to do his best to minimize the casualties. In this novel, William Illsey Atkinson tells the story of Japan’s Operation Ten-Go, and the fierce battle that sent dozens of vessels to their watery grave while hundreds of others were damaged from the air. Tommy spans the vast experience of one man’s life, from his hardscrabble childhood in early twentieth-century Dorris, California, to his heroic efforts in the South Pacific and beyond.

Author : Martin Windrow
Publisher : Franklin Watts
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : World War, 1914-1918
ISBN : 0863132995

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The World War 1 Tommy by Martin Windrow Pdf

Examines the day-to-day life and experiences of the typical American soldier during World War II. Includes a glossary of terms and a brief chronology of the major campaigns of the war.

Author : Harry Patch,Richard van Emden
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2008-06-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780747593362

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The Last Fighting Tommy by Harry Patch,Richard van Emden Pdf

The extraordinary and moving story of a man, now aged 108, whose life has spanned six monarchs and twenty Prime Ministers .

Author : Emily Brewer
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781445637952

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Tommy, Doughboy, Fritz by Emily Brewer Pdf

From Ammo to Zig-Zag, many of the words we use today were invented in World War 1. They provide a unique insight into the experience of the war, and the inventiveness and humour of ordinary soldiers.

Author : Peter Doyle,Robin Schäfer,Al Murray
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2015-10-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780750966627

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Fritz and Tommy by Peter Doyle,Robin Schäfer,Al Murray Pdf

Fritz and Tommy: Across the Barbed Wire takes a unique look at the experiences of the German soldier – in direct comparison with those of his British counterpart. While other books plot out the battles and examine the participation of the German divisions on the Westfront, there are no books that discuss the shared experience of both sides. Uniquely, Fritz and Tommy examines the commonality of frontline experience. Significantly the book is the result of a close collaboration between a British and a German military historian, both well-placed to draw comparisons and highlight differences. Drawing upon unique archives, Peter Doyle and Robin Schäfer examine the soldiers’ lives, and examine cultural and military nuances that have so far been left untouched. Mapping out the lives of the men in the trenches, ultimately it concludes that Fritz and Tommy were not that far apart, geographically, physically, or emotionally. The soldiers on both sides went to war with high ideals; they experienced horror and misery, but also comradeship/kameradschaft. And with increasing alienation from the people at home, they drew closer together, the Hun transformed into ‘good old Gerry’ by the war’s end.