Turning The Tide Of War

Author : Tim Newark,Timothy Newark
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 0681337877

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Turning the Tide of War by Tim Newark,Timothy Newark Pdf

Includes material on the battles of Valmy, Assaye, Trafalgar, Austerlitz, Waterloo, Mexico City, Gettysburg, Sedan, Isandlwana, Geok Tepe, San Juan Hill, Omdurman, Tsushima, first Marne, Gallipoli, the Brusilov offensive, Somme, Ypres, Cambrai, Germany's "Black Day," Nanking, France, Britain, Crete, Barbarossa, Pearl Harbor, Singapore, Midway, Stalingrad, El Alamein, Atlantic, Kursk, Tarawa, Cassino, Kohima, D-Day, St Lo, Leyte Gulf, Ardennes, Okinawa, Berlin, Inchon, Dien Bien Phu, Six Day War, Tet offensive, Port Stanley, Kabul, Desert Storm, Mogadishu, and Krajina.

Author : Ken Henderson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : King's Mountain, Battle of, S.C., 1780
ISBN : 1891029517

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Turning the Tide of War by Ken Henderson Pdf

Josh Mosby becomes part of the battle at King's Mountain in October 1780 when he is chosen Chief of Scouts by Colonel Campbell, Commander-in-Chief of the combined Patriot Forces.

Author : Tim Newark
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:809290580

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Turning the Tide of War by Tim Newark Pdf

Author : Nigel Cawthorne
Publisher : Arcturus Publishing
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2002-10-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781848584310

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Turning the Tide by Nigel Cawthorne Pdf

The Second World War was the final global conflict of the twentieth century. It involved more combatants, and a wider range of battlefield terrain than any other conflict in history, from the frozen plains of Russia to the baking Libyan desert, and from the atolls of the Pacific to the skies over Britain. In Turning the Tide, Nigel Cawthorne has taken a fresh look at the crucial battles which decided the outcome of the Second World War, beginning with the evacuation of Dunkirk in 1940, a feat that boosted the morale of a nation during its darkest hour, and reaching a climactic end with the final bloody reckoning between the Red Army and the Third Reich amongst the ruins of Berlin.

Author : Steven Otfinoski
Publisher : Tangled History
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2019-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781543575583

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The Battle of Iwo Jima by Steven Otfinoski Pdf

On February 19, 1945, U.S. Marines landed on a tiny Pacific Island called Iwo Jima. Facing rugged terrain and a deeply entrenched enemy, they embarked on a fierce five-week battld to take the island and its airfields from the Imperial Japanese Army. Through vivid storytelling, experience one of the most important battles of World War II.

Author : Nitin A Gokhale
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2016-06-15
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789386141217

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1965 Turning the Tide by Nitin A Gokhale Pdf

Fifty years in a nation's life is a small period of time. However, it is quite likely that collective memory will have faded about several events...and so it is with the 1965 war that India was dragged into by Pakistan's chronic insecurities and territorial ambitions. This time in the form of a forcible attempt to annex Kashmir. Today, the details of the war that came between the tragedy of 1962 and the triumph of 1971 are hazy in the memory of the country. But it is a story that needs to be retold. Caught by surprise at the Pakistani offensive, India, then struggling as a nation, responded with extraordinary zeal and turned the tide in a war Pakistan thought it would win because of its superior weapons and tactics. But as the outcome of the 1965 war tells us, Pakistan not only failed to achieve any of its strategic objectives but had to suffer a massive setback, thanks to a combination of resolute political leadership, the brave Indian soldiers and determined citizens. This then is the account of the war that India has largely forgotten. In this meticulously researched and fast paced book, journalist and national security analyst Nitin A. Gokhale, has produced a formidable and comprehensive evaluation of the events and aftermath of the ferocious Indo-Pak war of 1965.

Author : Noam Chomsky
Publisher : Haymarket Books+ORM
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781608464470

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Turning the Tide by Noam Chomsky Pdf

The renowned activist examines the brutal reality of America’s Cold War era foreign policy across Central America—with a new preface by the author. First published in 1986, Turning the Tide presents Noam Chomsky’s expert analysis of three interrelated questions: What was the aim and impact of the US Central American policy? What factors in US society supported and opposed that policy? And how can concerned citizens affect future policy? Chomsky demonstrates how US Central American policies implemented broader US economic, military, and social aims—while claiming a supposedly positive impact on the lives of people in Central America. A particularly revealing focus of Chomsky's argument is the world of US academia and media, which Chomsky analyzes in detail to explain why the US public is so misinformed about our government's policies.

Author : Earl H. Tilford
Publisher : University of Alabama Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-31
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780817318147

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Turning the Tide by Earl H. Tilford Pdf

Turning the Tide is an institutional and cultural history of a dramatic decade of change at the University of Alabama set against the backdrop of desegregation, the continuing civil rights struggle, and the growing antiwar movement. This book documents the period when a handful of University of Alabama student activists formed an alliance with President Frank A. Rose, his staff, and a small group of progressive-minded professors in order to transform the university during a time of social and political turmoil. Together they engaged in a struggle against Governor George Wallace and a state legislature that reflected the worst aspects of racism in a state where the passage of civil rights legislation in 1964 and 1965 did little to reduce segregation and much to inflame the fears and passions of many white Alabamians. Earl H. Tilford details the origins of the student movement from within the Student Government Association, whose leaders included Ralph Knowles and future governor Don Siegelman, among others; the participation of key members of “The Machine,” the political faction made up of the powerful fraternities and sororities on campus; and the efforts of more radical non-Greek students like Jack Drake, Ed Still, and Sondra Nesmith. Tilford also details the political maneuverings that drove the cause of social change through multiple administrations at the university. Turning the Tide highlights the contributions of university presidents Frank A. Rose and David Mathews, as well as administrators like the dean of men John L. Blackburn, who supported the student leaders but also encouraged them to work within the system rather than against it. Based on archival research, interviews with many of the principal participants, and the author’s personal experiences, Tilford’s Turning the Tide is a compelling portrait of a university in transition during the turbulence surrounding the civil rights and anti-war movements of the 1960s.

Author : Don Yaeger,Sam Cunningham,John Papadakis
Publisher : Center Street
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2008-12-14
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 159995236X

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Turning of the Tide by Don Yaeger,Sam Cunningham,John Papadakis Pdf

New York Times bestselling author Yaeger tells the electrifying story of the game that broke down the last racial division in college football.

Author : Charles F. Stanley
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2012-06-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781451626407

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Turning the Tide by Charles F. Stanley Pdf

Presents practical steps that Christians can take to help change the direction of the United States through a combination of prayer and involvement in civic activities.

Author : Lt Gen Mohinder Puri, PVSM, UYSM
Publisher : Lancer Publishers LLC
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2015-12-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781940988238

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Kargil: Turning the Tide by Lt Gen Mohinder Puri, PVSM, UYSM Pdf

Kargil: Turning the Tide, is a gripping account of the operations of 8 Mountain Division, which was tasked to evict the enemy from the Drass-Mushkoh Sector during Op Vijay. Coming from the pen of Lt Gen (then Maj Gen) Mohinder Puri, who led the division during the operations, the book is as authentic an account of the operations as one can hope to have. Written in a racy style, the book vividly captures the emotions and sentiments of a soldier; the apprehensions and fears of the leaders, and finally the joy and ecstasy of a hard won victory. The book, covering a wide spectrum from attacks at platoon level to issues impinging on national security, will be of immense value to all military professionals. Civilian readers will find the accounts of various close quarters, hand to hand battles fought in the extremely challenging and hostile environment of rugged high altitude terrain, inclement weather and an entrenched enemy, very engrossing and moving. A very high casualty count of 268 killed and 818 wounded, coupled with a rich haul of gallantry awards – three Param Vir Chakras, eight Mahavir Chakras, and 42 Vir Chakras – operations of 8 Mountain Division are a saga of fortitude, exceptional bravery, and exemplary junior leadership, which will undoubtedly swell any Indian’s heart with pride.

Author : Martha Nicholson McKay
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2012-10-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1258513331

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When the Tide Turned in the Civil War by Martha Nicholson McKay Pdf

Author : Bryn Hammond
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2012-06-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780964539

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El Alamein by Bryn Hammond Pdf

El Alamein, Britain's victory in the deserts of North Africa in 1942, was the first major reversal of fortunes for Hitler's Third Reich. Before the Battle of El Alamein in 1942, the British had never won a major battle on land against the Germans; nor indeed had anyone else. Drawing on a remarkable array of first-hand accounts, this book reveals the personal experiences of those on the frontline and provides fascinating details of how the war was actually fought. It also includes analysis of the strategic decisions made by the generals. El Alamein is the story of exactly how a seemingly beaten and demoralized army turned near-defeat into victory in a little over four months of protracted and bloody fighting in the harsh North African desert.

Author : Paul Kennedy
Publisher : Random House
Page : 531 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781588368980

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Engineers of Victory by Paul Kennedy Pdf

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Paul Kennedy, award-winning author of The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers and one of today’s most renowned historians, now provides a new and unique look at how World War II was won. Engineers of Victory is a fascinating nuts-and-bolts account of the strategic factors that led to Allied victory. Kennedy reveals how the leaders’ grand strategy was carried out by the ordinary soldiers, scientists, engineers, and businessmen responsible for realizing their commanders’ visions of success. In January 1943, FDR and Churchill convened in Casablanca and established the Allied objectives for the war: to defeat the Nazi blitzkrieg; to control the Atlantic sea lanes and the air over western and central Europe; to take the fight to the European mainland; and to end Japan’s imperialism. Astonishingly, a little over a year later, these ambitious goals had nearly all been accomplished. With riveting, tactical detail, Engineers of Victory reveals how. Kennedy recounts the inside stories of the invention of the cavity magnetron, a miniature radar “as small as a soup plate,” and the Hedgehog, a multi-headed grenade launcher that allowed the Allies to overcome the threat to their convoys crossing the Atlantic; the critical decision by engineers to install a super-charged Rolls-Royce engine in the P-51 Mustang, creating a fighter plane more powerful than the Luftwaffe’s; and the innovative use of pontoon bridges (made from rafts strung together) to help Russian troops cross rivers and elude the Nazi blitzkrieg. He takes readers behind the scenes, unveiling exactly how thousands of individual Allied planes and fighting ships were choreographed to collectively pull off the invasion of Normandy, and illuminating how crew chiefs perfected the high-flying and inaccessible B-29 Superfortress that would drop the atomic bombs on Japan. The story of World War II is often told as a grand narrative, as if it were fought by supermen or decided by fate. Here Kennedy uncovers the real heroes of the war, highlighting for the first time the creative strategies, tactics, and organizational decisions that made the lofty Allied objectives into a successful reality. In an even more significant way, Engineers of Victory has another claim to our attention, for it restores “the middle level of war” to its rightful place in history. Praise for Engineers of Victory “Superbly written and carefully documented . . . indispensable reading for anyone who seeks to understand how and why the Allies won.”—The Christian Science Monitor “An important contribution to our understanding of World War II . . . Like an engineer who pries open a pocket watch to reveal its inner mechanics, [Paul] Kennedy tells how little-known men and women at lower levels helped win the war.”—Michael Beschloss, The New York Times Book Review “Histories of World War II tend to concentrate on the leaders and generals at the top who make the big strategic decisions and on the lowly grunts at the bottom. . . . [Engineers of Victory] seeks to fill this gap in the historiography of World War II and does so triumphantly. . . . This book is a fine tribute.”—The Wall Street Journal “[Kennedy] colorfully and convincingly illustrates the ingenuity and persistence of a few men who made all the difference.”—The Washington Post “This superb book is Kennedy’s best.”—Foreign Affairs

Author : Wil Mara
Publisher : Focus Readers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1635170214

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The Battle of Midway by Wil Mara Pdf

"Navigator RL: 3-5. IL: 4-7"--Back cover.