To Hear Only Thunder Again

Author : Mark David Van Ells
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 0739102443

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To Hear Only Thunder Again by Mark David Van Ells Pdf

The paucity of scholarly literature on World War II veteran readjustment might lead one to believe these nearly sixteen million men and women simply took off their uniforms after the War and reintegrated into society with ease. Mark D. Van Ells path-breaking work is the first serious analysis of the immense effort that was required to avoid the potential social decay so often associated with veteran reintegration. To Hear Only Thunder Again explores the topical issues of educational, health, employment, housing, medical, and personal readjustment faced by veterans while continuously situating these issues against the backdrop of society's political response. Never before, or since, had Americans taken such a keen interest in veterans' affairs. While post-World War II America was spared the problem of veteran unemployment and while veterans were not associated with crime and political disorder--as had often been the case after World War I--the package of readjustment benefits devised that allowed for such a smooth transition was extremely expensive. Veterans of later wars never received as much assistance and consequently experienced more difficulty returning to civilian life. Van Ells' work ensures that these lessons of the Second World War are not entirely lost. To Hear Only Thunder Again provides an unprecedented exploration of a period largely neglected by military historians.

Author : Sarah Kozloff
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-07
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781844575664

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The Best Years of Our Lives by Sarah Kozloff Pdf

William Wyler's The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) tells the story of three veterans returning from World War II and adjusting to civilian life in a manner unusual for classical Hollywood cinema, with melodrama leavened by authentic detail, personal memories and a fierce desire to capture its historical moment. Sarah Kozloff's illuminating study of the film traces the contribution of Wyler (himself injured while serving in the US Air Force), Robert Sherwood's screenplay, Gregg Toland's deep-focus cinematography, Hugo Friedhofer's award-winning score, and the ensemble cast of Myrna Loy, Fredric March, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright and Harold Russell. The film's poignant message spoke to American audiences reeling from the end of the conflict and the bumpy transition to peace: producer Samuel Goldwyn received hundreds of letters from ex-servicemen about how accurately his production had captured their experiences. Despite winning nine Academy Awards, Best Years was soon engulfed in political conflict from both the right and the left. Disagreements about the film's politics foreshadowed HUAC's anti-Communist investigations and the fracturing of the Hollywood community that culminated in the collapse of the studio system. Sarah Kozloff's discussion of the film's development, production and reception history draws on archival research to shed new light on our understanding of this much-loved movie, and to bring The Best Years of Our Lives back where it belongs: in our collections, in our libraries, and in our hearts.

Author : Birgit Braasch,Claudia Müller
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783643912466

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Off Shore by Birgit Braasch,Claudia Müller Pdf

The book highlights facets of people's experiences since the 19th century with Atlantic space and the design of their stay on board ships. The contributions range from the perspective of pleasure-seeking tourists, who used ships as a temporary, luxurious homes to the perspective of military personnel, who perceived the Atlantic Passage as a transition between homeland security and potentially dangerous professional operations - the risks of sea voyages even on technically sophisticated ocean liners, whose interiors and services often include grand hotels in the metropolises of the late 19th and 20th century, were discreetly ignored by the passengers. The charm of the Atlantic and the ship, unthinkable in earlier times, should not be decimated in any way.

Author : Eric Jon Fure-Slocum
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 754 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : African Americans
ISBN : CORNELL:31924088119429

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The Challenge of the Working-class City by Eric Jon Fure-Slocum Pdf

Author : Kathleen Hope
Publisher : Vdv Publishing
Page : 45 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2018-01-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781508062257

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Place of Thunder by Kathleen Hope Pdf

In 1885, Daisy Mary Fields lives with her parents and four sisters on Thunder Ranch in the Arizona Territory, right outside the gates of Fort Huachuca – the regimental headquarters of the U.S. Army Fourth Cavalry. When Captain Brian Andrews comes to Thunder Ranch to buy horses, he is shown the Thoroughbred remounts that Daisy's father raises in hopes of providing faster and stronger horses for the soldiers. Though the army isn't convinced that the blood of fragile, hot-headed racehorses is what the cavalry needs, Daisy is swept away by the handsome young captain from the start – though the first time she sees him, she's wearing men's clothes and he takes her for a teenage boy. To prove their worth and save the ranch, it falls to Daisy to ride one of the ranch's Thoroughbred stallions in a race against the tough little mustang cavalry horses. But she'll have to ride against Captain Andrews, who does not want to marry a woman who would compete with him. Daisy can only maintain her boy's disguise and hope he doesn't find out. The fate of Thunder Ranch and of Daisy herself all rides on one four-mile race through the Arizona mountains.

Author : Hu Liqun
Publisher : Sellene Chardou
Page : 1257 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-02
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781304424792

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Nine Turn Thunder God Technique by Hu Liqun Pdf

I pushed it for the second time. I should have said something at the first time, but I was not in a good state at that time, but now I am fine and everything has been adjusted.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 824 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : United States
ISBN : IND:30000108657572

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The American Legion by Anonim Pdf

Author : Mark Twain
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 3262 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2024-01-17
Category : Travel
ISBN : EAN:8596547813200

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Mark Twain, the Globetrotter: Complete Travel Books, Memoirs & Anecdotes (Illustrated Edition) by Mark Twain Pdf

Though best known for his adventure novels and humorous stories, Twain was a passionate world traveler and he recorded his journeys in several travel books which were all very popular at the time: "The Innocents Abroad" humorously chronicles Twain's "Great Pleasure Excursion" on board the chartered vessel Quaker City through Europe and the Holy Land in 1867. "Roughing It" follows the travels of young Mark Twain through the Wild West during the years 1861–1867. The book illustrates many of Twain's early adventures, including a visit to Salt Lake City, gold and silver prospecting, real-estate speculation and a journey to the Kingdom of Hawaii. "Old Times on the Mississippi" is a short account of Twain's experiences as a cub pilot, learning the Mississippi river. "A Tramp Abroad" details Twain's journey through central and southern Europe with his friend. As the two men make their way through Germany, the Alps, and Italy, they encounter situations made all the more humorous by their reactions to them. "Life on the Mississippi" is a memoir by Mark Twain of his days as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before the American Civil War, recounting his trip along the Mississippi River from St. Louis to New Orleans after the War. "Following the Equator" – In an attempt to extricate himself from debt, Twain undertook a tour of the British Empire in 1895, a route chosen to provide numerous opportunities for lectures in English. The book is a social commentary, critical of racism towards Blacks, Asians, and Indigenous groups. "Some Rambling Notes of an Idle Excursion" presents a series of stories about a trip that Twain and some friends took to Bermuda from New York City. "Chapters from my Autobiography" comprises a rambling collection of anecdotes and ruminations of Mark Twain, assembled during his life. Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer.

Author : John Varley
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 1183 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2020-09-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781504063463

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The Thunder and Lightning Series by John Varley Pdf

Red Thunder, Red Lightning, and Rolling Thunder—“action-packed, science-packed homages to Heinlein’s best work”—now in one volume (Cory Doctorow, Boing Boing). Enjoy all three novels in Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author John Varley’s Mars saga! Red Thunder As Chinese and US spacecraft compete to be the first to land on Mars, a former astronaut, his cousin, and four teens from Florida have a chance to beat them both—thanks to an inventive new power source that can propel them to the Red Planet within three days. No guts, no glory . . . Red Lightning Son of one of the first men on Mars, Ray Garcia-Strickland is over the Red Planet and its gravity-dependent tourists. And when an unknown object hits Earth and causes a massive tsunami, he’ll get his own chance at interplanetary adventure . . . Rolling Thunder Stationed on one of Jupiter’s moons, Podkayne, a Martian navy lieutenant and daughter of Ray Garcia-Strickland, is finally realizing her dream of being a singer when disaster strikes. Put into a state of suspended animation, she awakens ten years later to face her—and humanity’s—greatest challenge . . . Praise for the Thunder and Lightning Series “Superior science fiction.” —The Philadelphia Inquirer “Fast paced . . . engaging characters.” —Rocky Mountain News “Much more than a simple adventure story, full of poignant moments and relevant social commentary.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review “The heart-pounding space race is on . . . in this riveting SF thriller . . . with hilarious, well-drawn characters, extraordinary situations presented plausibly, plus exciting action and adventure.” —Publishers Weekly

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 820 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1879
Category : Medicine
ISBN : PRNC:32101074831023

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The Lancet by Anonim Pdf

Author : Scott Russell Sanders
Publisher : Beacon Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1999-09-15
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 0807064254

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Hunting for Hope by Scott Russell Sanders Pdf

After an angry confrontation with his son on a hiking trip intended to restore their relationship, Scott Sanders realizes that his own despair has darkened his son's world. In Hunting for Hope he sets out to gather his own reasons for facing the future with hope, finding powers of healing in nature, in culture, in community, in spirit, and within each of us.

Author : Larry Bond
Publisher : Forge Books
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781466863040

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Fatal Thunder by Larry Bond Pdf

Jerry Mitchell returns in Fatal Thunder, a gripping thriller from New York Times bestselling author Larry Bond India and Pakistan are stalemated in a war that India launched to “remove the threat of terrorism, once and for all.” Without the knowledge of the rest of the Indian government, a small but powerful group of senior military officers and civilian security officials have decided to strike at China, Pakistan's backer and India's recent enemy in the Littoral Alliance War. The conspirators’ planned attack will leave Pakistan largely undefended, ensuring the success of India’s military campaign. To conceal the origins of the attack, the group has obtained Russian-made nuclear warheads and torpedos from a renegade Russian arms merchant, which will be delivered covertly by INS Chakra. Girish Samant, until recently the captain of Chakra, discovers hints of the far-reaching conspiracy and seeks aid from an old enemy, the only person he can trust: skipper of the USS North Dakota, Jerry Mitchell. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Herbert Greenhough Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 806 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : England
ISBN : UCAL:B2892360

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The Strand Magazine by Herbert Greenhough Smith Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 864 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UGA:32108036020975

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The Strand Magazine by Anonim Pdf

Author : Robert Brightman
Publisher : University of Regina Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0889771952

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Traditional Narratives of the Rock Cree Indians by Robert Brightman Pdf

First published in 1980 by the Canadian Museum of Civilization, this study presents narratives from different genres of Rock Cree oral literature in northwestern Manitoba together with interpretive and comparative commentary. The collection comprises narratives of the trickster-transformer Wisahkicahk, animal-human characters, spirit guardians, the wihtikow or cannibal monster, humorous experiences, sorcery, and early encounters with Catholicism.