War On Our Doorstep

Author : Brendan Coyle
Publisher : Heritage House Publishing Co
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1894384466

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War on Our Doorstep by Brendan Coyle Pdf

In June 1942, Japanese troops occupied the Aleutian islands of Attu and Kiska in Alaska, the first enemy occupation of US territory since the War of 1812. For the next year a bloody conflict raged that was nearly invisible to most North Americans as Canadian and American soldiers, airmen and sailors went north to hold the Japanese in check. This is the complete story of the war in the North Pacific, including details of: Japanese subs lurking off the west coast, sinking ships and shelling the coast of British Columbia; the submarine-launched airplane that bombed Oregon's forests; the surreal tale of balloon-bombs crossing the Pacific to North America. Brendan Coyle has done a magnificent job in this comprehensive review of the war on the West Coast. No other single volume has so neatly tied together the myriad stories of how the war affected people in British Columbia, California, Oregon, Washington, and Alaska. —Jim Delgado

Author : Jim Molan
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2022-08-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781460715222

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Danger On Our Doorstep by Jim Molan Pdf

An unsettling assessment of how - and when - war with China might break out and the consequences for the world, from bestselling author and ex-major general the late Jim Molan What are Australia's options in confronting a rising and belligerent China? For the first time in nearly 80 years, war on our doorstop is not just possible, it is likely. Former army major general and Liberal Party senator Jim Molan fought wars, reviewed intelligence, participated in government and conducted business in hotspots across the world, making him an expert in evaluating risk and reward in perilous military situations. In this sober assessment, penned just before he died, Molan examines the present and growing danger of China's rise, not just to Taiwan, Japan and other countries in the immediate region, but also to the geopolitical balance of power as it has existed since the end of World War II. He suggests what China's endgame is, how war might start, what war with China would look like and, importantly, what Australia's best interests and options are. Acknowledging the increasing awareness of possible conflict, he stresses how important it is to prepare for the right war, not the war we would prefer to fight, or the one we think might never happen. PRAISE 'The Prime Minister should read Molan's book. It is chilling but a necessary statement of the truth that the region is heading to conflict and Australia is not well prepared to defend itself' Peter Jennings, The Australian 'Should be compulsory reading for all policy makers' Peta Credlin, Daily Telegraph 'Jim Molan grabs the reader squarely by the shoulders, swivelling him/her around to re-focus on the primary threat - in the Pacific. This book is confronting, like the threat it unveils' Russell Linwood, Sabretache, journal of theMilitary Historical Society of Australia

Author : Harriet Salisbury,The Museum of London Group
Publisher : Random House
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2012-04-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781448117086

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The War on our Doorstep by Harriet Salisbury,The Museum of London Group Pdf

London's East Enders are known for being a tough, humorous and lively lot. In the early 20th century, families crowded into single rooms, children played on the streets and neighbours' doors were never locked in case you needed an escape route from the police... World War 2 changed everything. During the Blitz, men set off for work never to return and rows of houses were reduced to rubble overnight. Yet the East Enders' ability to keep calm and carry on cemented their reputation for cheerful resilience. They say Hitler killed off the bugs but, along with the slums, the Blitz destroyed a way of life. After the war families were scattered - some to estates on the edge of London, others to isolated high-rise blocks. The old East End communities were gone forever. Told by the residents themselves, The War on Our Doorstep is an eye-opening, moving and laugh-out-loud depiction of the history of London's East End and what it means to be an East Ender.

Author : Harriet Salisbury,The Museum of London Group
Publisher : Random House
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 9780091941505

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The War on Our Doorstep by Harriet Salisbury,The Museum of London Group Pdf

London's East Enders are known for being a tough, humorous and lively lot but the Second World War changed everything. During the Blitz, men set off for work never to return and rows of houses were reduced to rubble overnight. Told by the residents themselves, this book is a moving depiction of what it means to be an East Ender.

Author : Pravin Sawhney,Ghazala Wahab
Publisher : Rupa Publications
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9382277269

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Dragon on Our Doorstep by Pravin Sawhney,Ghazala Wahab Pdf

India might not admit it, but should it find itself involved in a border war with China it will lose. Apart from superior military power, close coordination between the political leadership and the military and the ability to take quick decisions, China has potent anti-satellite and cyber warfare capabilities. Even more shockingly, regardless of popular opinion, India today is not even in a position to win a war against Pakistan. This has nothing to do with Pakistan's nuclear weapons. It is because while India has been focused on building military force (troops and materiel needed to wage war) Pakistan has built military power (learning how to optimally utilize its military force). In this lies the difference between losing and winning. Far from being the strong Asian power of its perception, India could find itself extremely vulnerable to the hostility of its powerful neighbors. In Dragon On Our Doorstep, Pravin Sawhney and Ghazala Wahab analyse the geopolitics of the region and the military strategies of the three Asian countries to tell us exactly why India is in this precarious position and how it can transform itself through deft strategy into a leading power.

Author : Gabrielle Chan
Publisher : Harwood Academic Publishers
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015060009639

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War on Our Doorstep by Gabrielle Chan Pdf

Author : Craig Collie
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781761060144

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On Our Doorstep by Craig Collie Pdf

I can't understand the mentality of the Australian people. One day they are in a panic about the war and the next they want more race meetings.' - John Curtin By March 1942, the Japanese had steamrolled through Malaya, laid siege to Singapore, and bombed Darwin with the same ferocity they had dealt Pearl Harbor. Nothing could stop them. Their next step was inevitable, surely: the invasion and occupation of Australia. Meanwhile, as Australian prime minister John Curtin was battling with Winston Churchill to get troops back from overseas to defend their homeland, he was also positioning to ensure the United States would be there with us to fend off the approaching enemy. And at home, people pitched in as best they could and in any way to frustrate the invader. They all played their part, torn between 'she'll be right' and near panic. On Our Doorstep is the story of how Australia and Australians - the government, the military and the people - prepared to face this calamity, and the events that persuaded them of its probability. In the end, Japan found it had stretched itself beyond the reliability of its supply line, but had it ever intended to invade Australia?

Author : Steve Neary
Publisher : St. John's, Nfld. : Jesperson Press
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105016428885

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The Enemy on Our Doorstep by Steve Neary Pdf

Author : Kate Thompson
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2018-08-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780718189877

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The Stepney Doorstep Society by Kate Thompson Pdf

The unsung and remarkable stories of the women who held London's East End together during not one, but two world wars. _____________ Minksy, Gladys, Beatty, Joan, Girl Walker. While the men were at war, these women ruled the streets of the East End. Brought up with firm hand in the steaming slums and teeming tenements, they struggled against poverty to survive, and fought for their community in our country's darkest hours. But there was also joy to be found. From Stepney to Bethnal Green, Whitechapel to Shoreditch, the streets were alive with peddlers and market stalls hawking their wares, children skipping across dusty hopscotch pitches, the hiss of a gas lamp or the smell of oxtail stew. You need only walk a few steps for a smile from a neighbour or a strong cup of tea. From taking over the London Underground, standing up to the Kray twins and crawling out of bombsites, The Stepney Doorstep Society tells the vivid and moving stories of the matriarchs who remain the backbone of the East End to this day.

Author : Barnett R. Rubin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Law
ISBN : UOM:39015055600343

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Blood on the Doorstep by Barnett R. Rubin Pdf

He calls for flexible partnerships among states, international organizations, and nongovernmental organizations to reduce the structural causes of violent conflict and to prevent their escalation."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Robin Hutton
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2014-07-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781621572756

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Sgt. Reckless by Robin Hutton Pdf

New York Times Bestseller! She wasn't a horse—she was a Marine. She might not have been much to look at—a small "Mongolian mare," they called her—but she came from racing stock, and had the blood of a champion. Much more than that, Reckless became a war hero—in fact, she became a combat Marine, earning staff sergeant's stripes before her retirement to Camp Pendleton. This once famous horse, recognized as late as 1997 by Life Magazine as one of America's greatest heroes—the greatest war horse in American history, in fact—has unfortunately now been largely forgotten. But author Robin Hutton is set to change all that. Not only has she been the force behind recognizing Reckless with a monument at the National Museum of the Marine Corps and at Camp Pendleton, but she has now recorded the full story of this four-legged war hero who hauled ammunition to embattled Marines and inspired them with her relentless, and reckless, courage.

Author : Egbert Kieser
Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : WISC:89061801593

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Hitler on the Doorstep by Egbert Kieser Pdf

All Britain was convinced that the Germans would come. They had nothing left with which to oppose the German panzers. In only five weeks the Germans had crushed France and expelled the BEF from Belgium. Now those panzers stood on the Channel coast, waiting for the order to send them to England.

Author : Neal H. Petersen
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 710 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2010-11-01
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780271044477

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From Hitler's Doorstep by Neal H. Petersen Pdf

For three years during World War II, future Director of Central Intelligence Allen Dulles commanded the OSS mission in Bern, Switzerland. From Hitler's Doorstep provides an annotated selection of his reports to Washington from 1942 to 1945. Dulles was a leading source of Allied intelligence on Nazi Germany and the occupied nations. The messages presented in this volume were based on information received through agents and networks operating in France, Italy, Austria, Eastern Europe, and Germany itself. They deal with subjects ranging from enemy troop strength and military plans to political developments, support of resistance movements, secret weapons, psychological warfare, and peace feelers. The Dulles reports reveal his own vision of grand strategy and presage the postwar turmoil in Europe. One of the largest collections of OSS records ever published, these telegrams and radiotelephone transmissions from the National Archives provide an exciting account of the course of the European war, offer insight on the development of American intelligence, and illuminate the origins of the Cold War. They will interest diplomatic and military historians as well as specialists on modern Europe. This volume is almost unique as document-based intelligence history and serves as a badly needed bridge between diplomatic history and intelligence studies.

Author : P. W. Singer
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2009-01-22
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781440685972

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Wired for War by P. W. Singer Pdf

“[Singer's] enthusiasm becomes infectious . . . Wired for War is a book of its time: this is strategy for the Facebook generation.” —Foreign Affairs “An engrossing picture of a new class of weapon that may revolutionize future wars. . .” —Kirkus Reviews P. W. Singer explores the great­est revolution in military affairs since the atom bomb: the dawn of robotic warfare We are on the cusp of a massive shift in military technology that threatens to make real the stuff of I, Robot and The Terminator. Blending historical evidence with interviews of an amaz­ing cast of characters, Singer shows how technology is changing not just how wars are fought, but also the politics, economics, laws, and the ethics that surround war itself. Travelling from the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan to modern-day "skunk works" in the midst of suburbia, Wired for War will tantalise a wide readership, from military buffs to policy wonks to gearheads.

Author : Linda Schubert
Publisher : Brandylane Publishers Inc
Page : 89 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780983826484

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Danger on My Doorstep by Linda Schubert Pdf

Berlin had been safe for Anita Powitzer for as long as she could remember. But when Hitler came to power, everything changed. Now policemen harmed instead of helped, and Anita couldn't even talk to her best friend. Flung from her secure childhood into a fearful world, she and her family had to find a way to flee Berlin before it was too late. It was risky, and Anita had to be separated from her loved ones, but this was the only way out. Alone in a country with a language she didn't understand, staying with people she had never met, Anita had to wait and hope her parents could join her. Would she and her family be safe? A journey fraught with danger from Germany to Great Britain, and finally to America, this is the true story of one Jewish family's escape from Nazi Berlin.