To The Last Salute

Author : Georg von Trapp
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0803213506

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To the Last Salute by Georg von Trapp Pdf

The Sound of Music endeared Georg von Trapp (1880?1947) and his singing family to the world, and it also showed how desperately the Nazis wanted Captain von Trapp for their navy. In To the Last Salute we learn why. Trapp?s own story of his exploits as a submarine commander during the First World War is as exciting as it is instructive, bringing to stirring life a little-known chapter in the naval history of that war. In his many guises, Trapp describes life as captain of Austro-Hungarian U-boats in the Mediterranean and Adriatic seas, emerging by turn as the Imperial Austrian naval officer, the witty observer of international politics, and the indefatigable and ultimately heartbroken patriot opposing the Allied enemy. He relates deadly duels with submarine sweepers, narrow escapes and excruciatingly close calls, and the spectacular sinking of cargo and war ships?all while maintaining a keen sense of the camaraderie of seamen from every corner of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Trapp?s story, in English for the first time, offers a rare combination of human interest, historical insight, and true life-and-death adventure.

Author : Jim Sheeler
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2008-05-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781440631603

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Final Salute by Jim Sheeler Pdf

They are the troops that nobody wants to see, carrying a message that no military family ever wants to hear. Since the start of the war in Iraq, Marines like Major Steve Beck found themselves charged with a mission they never asked for and one for which there can be no training: casualty notification. In Final Salute, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jim Sheeler weaves together the stories of the fallen, the broken homes they have left behind, and one man's effort to help heal the wounds of those left grieving. But it is not a book about war, politics, or liberal vs. conservative. Achingly beautiful and honest, it is a book that every American-every human-can embrace.

Author : Tracey Richardson
Publisher : Bella Books
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2013-11-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781594938375

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Last Salute by Tracey Richardson Pdf

From the author of The Campaign and No Rules of Engagement… Pamela Wright will never forgive her sister for dying in the Afghanistan war, or the Army for Laura’s death, or anyone else for making it okay for Laura to go halfway around the world to fight for reasons Pam has never fathomed. Numb with grief, she buries her sister but not her rage. Among the mourners is Trish Tomlinson, who loved Laura long ago and has found the news of Laura’s death sharply painful. She remembers Pam as an unwelcome third wheel, but now finds comfort in the company of the young medical resident, and in the details of Laura’s journal that Pam shares. Brought together by grief, something more grows. Guilt and anger cloud their feelings and jeopardize any chance at a future. How can love blossom in the shadow of death?

Author : SQN. LDR. Nusrat Hussain (R)
Publisher : Sqn. Ldr. Nusrat Hussain (R)
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2017-07-31
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1773700839

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The Last Salute by SQN. LDR. Nusrat Hussain (R) Pdf

All fighter pilots serving in any Air Force in the world MUST READ the chapters entitled "Dangling in the Air" and "Flights to Heaven." Lessons learned from opportune decisions taken by the pilots in these stories might one day help save your life. The Last Salute is a true compilation of some naughty and thrilling activities surrounding the lives of the young pilots and the officers of the Pakistan Air Force who served during the period of 1975-1990. The book also chronicles the tales of several fighter pilots who fatally crashed or safely ejected from their fighter jets when timely, split-second decisions helped save their lives. Read about a mid-air collision of two mirage aircraft that resulted in loss of both the aircraft and a pilot. Learn about the crash of C-130 carrying General Zia-ul-Haq, President of Pakistan. Certain facts about his mysterious crash have never before been revealed to the public. The last chapter is dedicated to describing activities in the small island of Bahrain and the Bahrain Amiri Air Force (BAAF). All of the stories contained in e Last Salute are original and true as personally known to the author and as confirmed by interviewing various witnesses. Some vital information has been held back without disturbing the crux of the matter. The main characters involved in all anecdotes were personally known to the author.

Author : Moupia Basu
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Historical fiction, Indic (English)
ISBN : 9353450241

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The Queen's Last Salute by Moupia Basu Pdf

Author : Kathleen M. Rodgers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2008-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0982089201

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The Final Salute by Kathleen M. Rodgers Pdf

Author : Patrick O'Brian
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Aubrey, Jack (Fictitious character)
ISBN : 0754092003

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The Thirteen-gun Salute by Patrick O'Brian Pdf

Captain Jack Aubrey sets sail for the South China Sea, shepherding a diplomatic mission to prevent links between Bonaparte and the Malay princes. At the barbaric court of Pulo Prabang a classic duel of intelligence unfolds: the French envoys versus the savage cunning of Stephen Maturin.

Author : Heather Petty
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-13
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781481423045

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Lock & Mori by Heather Petty Pdf

In modern-day London, sixteen-year-old Miss James "Mori" Moriarty is looking for an escape from her recent past and spiraling home life when she takes classmate Sherlock Holmes up on his challenge to solve a murder mystery.

Author : David Wondrich
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2007-11-06
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781440622236

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Imbibe! by David Wondrich Pdf

The newly updated edition of David Wondrich’s definitive guide to classic American cocktails. Cocktail writer and historian David Wondrich presents the colorful, little-known history of classic American drinks--and the ultimate mixologist's guide--in this engaging homage to Jerry Thomas, father of the American bar. Wondrich reveals never-before-published details and stories about this larger-than-life nineteenth-century figure, along with definitive recipes for more than 100 punches, cocktails, sours, fizzes, toddies, slings, and other essential drinks, along with detailed historical and mixological notes. The first edition, published in 2007, won a James Beard Award. Now updated with newly discovered recipes and historical information, this new edition includes the origins of the first American drink, the Mint Julep (which Wondrich places before the American Revolution), and those of the Cocktail itself. It also provides more detail about 19th century spirits, many new and colorful anecdotes and details about Thomas's life, and a number of particularly notable, delicious, and influential cocktails not covered in the original edition, rounding out the picture of pre-Prohibition tippling. This colorful and good-humored volume is a must-read for anyone who appreciates the timeless appeal of a well-made drink-and the uniquely American history behind it. From the Hardcover edition.

Author : Tilman Allert
Publisher : Metropolitan Books
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2009-03-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781466832114

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The Hitler Salute by Tilman Allert Pdf

A strikingly original investigation of the origins and dissemination of the world's most infamous greeting Sometimes the smallest detail reveals the most about a culture. In Heil Hitler: The History of a Gesture, sociologist Tilman Allert uses the Nazi transformation of the most mundane human interaction—the greeting—to show how National Socialism brought about the submission and conformity of a whole society. Made compulsory in 1933, the Hitler salute developed into a daily reflex in a matter of mere months, and quickly became the norm in schools, at work, among friends, and even at home. Adults denounced neighbors who refused to raise their arms, and children were given tiny Hitler dolls with movable right arms so they could practice the pernicious salute. The constantly reiterated declaration of loyalty at once controlled public transactions and fractured personal relationships. And always, the greeting sacralized Hitler, investing him and his regime with a divine aura. The first examination of a phenomenon whose significance has long been underestimated, Heil Hitler offers new insight into how the Third Reich's rituals of consent paved the way for the wholesale erosion of social morality.

Author : Jim Northrup
Publisher : Fulcrum Publishing
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2012-10-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781555917692

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Rez Salute by Jim Northrup Pdf

Since 2001, Indian Country has seen great changes, touching everything from treaty rights to sovereignty issues to the rise (and sometimes the fall) of gambling and casinos. With unsparing honesty and a good dose of humor, Jim Northrup takes readers through the last decade, looking at the changes in Indian Country, as well as daily life on the rez.

Author : Mark Dawidziak
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2019-11
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1948986124

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The Columbo Phile: A Casebook by Mark Dawidziak Pdf

When Columbo hit the airwaves in 1971, in quickly became the hottest TV detective series of the decade. Series creators Richard Levinson and William Link received an Emmy Award for their work; Peter Falk received three. The Columbo Phile offers fascinating behind-the-scenes information about the creation of the character, the writing of the devious mystery plots, and the altercations between perfectionist Peter Falk and the bottom-line concerns of Universal Studios. Originally published in 1989 and long out-of-print, this 30th Anniversary Edition of the essential Columbo book features a new preface by author Mark Dawidziak, an overview of post-1989 Columbo developments, including the twenty-four new ABC mysteries, and a personal remembrance of Peter Falk. It remains today the definitive guide to the rumpled Lieutenant Columbo and his career.

Author : Robert Paley
Publisher : Paley Publishing, LLC
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2019-03-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0578473488

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The Last Salute by Robert Paley Pdf

Major Robert Paley was born at Tripler Army Hospital in Honolulu, Hawaii in February, 1966, just one month after his father deployed to Vietnam with the 25th Infantry Division. When Robert was twelve years old, his father was admitted to the VA hospital as a 100% disabled veteran as a result of his service in Vietnam. While his father was fighting for his life, Robert's mother shared his father's story with him. She told Robert that it was his father's unfulfilled dream to attend and graduate from West Point. Devastated by his father's sudden illness, Robert made a vow to his mother that someday he would fulfill his father's dream and that his father would give him his first salute upon commissioning as an officer in the United States Army. This is Robert's incredible true story of love, loss and redemption.

Author : Adrian Tchaikovsky
Publisher : Tor UK
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2010-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781743032626

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Salute the Dark: Shadows of the Apt 4 by Adrian Tchaikovsky Pdf

The vampiric sorcerer Uctebri has at last got his hands on the Shadow Box and can finally begin his dark ritual - a ritual that the Wasp-kinden Emperor believes will grant him immortality - but Uctebri has his own plans both for the Emperor and the Empire. The massed Wasp armies are on the march, and the spymaster Stenwold must see which of his allies will stand now that the war has finally arrived. This time the Empire will not stop until a black and gold flag waves over Stenwold's own home city of Collegium. Tisamon the Weaponsmaster is faced with a terrible choice: a path that could lead him to abandon his friends and his daughter, to face degradation and loss, but that might possibly bring him before the Wasp Emperor with a blade in his hand - but is he being driven by Mantis-kinden honour, or manipulated by something more sinister?

Author : Kevin Vos
Publisher : Imprint
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-22
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0620734833

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Salute the Eagle: My Experiences as Parabat in Angola by Kevin Vos Pdf

"'This is my story; from the time when I was conscripted as a schoolboy into the army at age seventeen.' This story is fact and not fiction. It is not a historical account written in the first person, it is written as a novel giving insight into the small talk, the joys and the challenges of army life, culminating in the horror of war; what many conscripted young men of our generation faced at the time. The language is brutal and foul at times but it is within context. The story happens in 1975 starting with call-up, through basics and parabat training and culminating in Operation Savannah, a CIA backed operation into Angola which lasted for almost a year - the largest deployment of South African troops since the Second World War- where our soldiers fought Cuban forces sponsored by mother Russia. It speaks of Kevin's journey from boyhood to manhood, accelerated by the furnace of war; surviving two deadly ambushes, facing rocketed and shells; how he slips into a deep and black depression; somehow clawing his way back to mental stability. The betrayal by the apartheid government and how 'en messe', hundreds of men mocked and swore at the then minister of defence PW Botha. At the end it touches on how Kevin has to cope with PTSD; how he partially heals himself while living as a beachcomber for three months, until he feels he can cope with life and living with others. '...Kevin lay there, using his tongue to clear the mud out of his mouth, shovelling it out with his tongue. It was not a bad taste; it tasted like the earth should, like the taste of dirt eaten when he was a kid. He spat and spat again. He could hear others spitting as well; muddy fucking mouths everywhere, he thought. He realized then that he was rambling in his head; words and thoughts bouncing about in his head like a ping-pong ball as he spat the mud out of his mouth; his tongue curling about in his mouth, shovelling out the mud. He tasted blood. He might have bitten his tongue. He spat the pink mud out of his mouth and then began to retch, dry heaving, wanting to vomit but it wouldn't come. Pink fucking mud!...'"--