Author : H. A. Gill, III
Publisher : Pathfinder Publishing, Inc.
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 46,83 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780934793650
A captivating story about controversial war hero Larry A. Thorne who during World War II fought against the Russians, under the Finnish flag and later under the German flag. He won every medal for bravery that Finland could bestow during the conflict with the Soviet Union. Leading a special hand-picked unit, Thorne operated deep behind enemy lines for extended periods. Later, Thorne fled to the United States, joined the Green Berets, and became an officer and a legend.
Author : J. Michael Cleverley
Publisher : Booksurge Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 37,82 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Finnish Americans
ISBN : 9781439214374
Born a Soldier is a tour of the mid-20th century's conflicts with the remarkable Larry Thorne. Capturing the "times" as well as the "life" of its protagonist, it is a journey with a truly amazing and colorful man. Born "Lauri TÖrni," Thorne fought in Finland's first to last battles with Russia winning the country's equivalent of the Congressional Medal of Honor. As the legendary leader of one of the most elite companies in the Finnish army, one of the best armies of World War II, Thorne carried a price on his head, dead or alive, from the Red Army, reputedly the only Finnish soldier so singled out. When World War changed to Cold War, Thorne was a refugee, political prisoner, fugitive, exile, and illegal alien, and eventually gained legal status in the US through an Act of Congress. An early member of the Green Berets he was soon a legend there, too: the book The Green Berets' first Vietnam hero, "Kornie" in Chapter One, the chapter that served as the basis for the movie.
Author : Anastasio Carlos Mariano Azoy
Publisher :
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 13,54 MB
Release : 1951
Category : Governor's Island (N.Y.)
ISBN :
Author : George Manington
Publisher : BoD - Books on Demand
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 34,62 MB
Release : 2023-05-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN :
" Sitting at the terrace of a well-known café , on the main boulevard of the French capital, some time ago, I happened to glance down the columns of a Parisian newspaper, and was struck by a realistic account of the re- cent combat at El-Moungar. After describing this action,a long, arduous, but successful defence of a convoy of arms and ammunition by a handful of men from the For- eign Legion against the repeated attacks of more than a thousand fanati- cal Moorish horsemen, the journalist expressed his admiration for the courage and disinterested devotion of which this corps has so often given proof."
Author : By BL Taylor and AT Thoits
Publisher : BEYOND BOOKS HUB
Page : 538 pages
File Size : 28,30 MB
Release : 2021-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
“OVER THE HILLS AND FAR AWAY.” “No; I am not tired of life. Who could be on such a day? I am weary simply of this way of living. I want to get away—away from this stagnant hole. It is the same dull story over and over again, day after day, world without end, amen!” “Would you be a bit more contented in any other spot?” “I think so. I cannot believe that mankind in general is so selfish, so hypocritical, and, worst crime of all, so hopelessly stupid as it is here. The world is 25,000 miles in circumference. Why spend all one’s days in this split in the mountains?” “But, tell me, what is your ambition, then? Have you one?”
Author : George Clarke Musgrave
Publisher :
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 34,88 MB
Release : 1899
Category : History
ISBN :
Author : Charles Moore
Publisher : New York : Harper
Page : 542 pages
File Size : 34,1 MB
Release : 1900
Category : Northwest, Old
ISBN :
Author : St. Clair Livingston
Publisher :
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 35,16 MB
Release : 1916
Category : World War, 1914-1918
ISBN :
Author : George W. Pepper
Publisher :
Page : 604 pages
File Size : 14,9 MB
Release : 1899
Category :
ISBN :
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Publisher :
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 11,56 MB
Release : 1923
Category : Mackinac Island Region (Mich.)
ISBN :
