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An unforgettable World War I story of an American ambulance driver on the Italian front and his love for an English nurse.
Author : Ernest Hemingway
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 24,17 MB
Release : 2014-07-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1476764522
An unforgettable World War I story of an American ambulance driver on the Italian front and his love for an English nurse.
Author : Maury Klein
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 916 pages
File Size : 40,29 MB
Release : 2013-07-16
Category : History
ISBN : 1608194094
The colossal scale of World War II required a mobilization effort greater than anything attempted in all of the world's history. The United States had to fight a war across two oceans and three continents--and to do so, it had to build and equip a military that was all but nonexistent before the war began. Never in the nation's history did it have to create, outfit, transport, and supply huge armies, navies, and air forces on so many distant and disparate fronts. The Axis powers might have fielded better-trained soldiers, better weapons, and better tanks and aircraft, but they could not match American productivity. The United States buried its enemies in aircraft, ships, tanks, and guns; in this sense, American industry and American workers, won World War II. The scale of the effort was titanic, and the result historic. Not only did it determine the outcome of the war, but it transformed the American economy and society. Maury Klein's A Call to Arms is the definitive narrative history of this epic struggle--told by one of America's greatest historians of business and economics--and renders the transformation of America with a depth and vividness never available before.
Author : Keith Baker
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 24,70 MB
Release : 2013-09-24
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1442458437
Little Crab asks what an octopus can do with his eight arms and gets a surprising, rhyming, reply.
Author : Alan Dean Foster
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 12,8 MB
Release : 2014-05-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0575131721
For eons, the Amplitur had searched space for intelligent species, each of which was joyously welcomed to take part in the fulfillment of the Amplitur Purpose. Whether it wanted to or not. When the Amplitur and their allies stumbled upon the races called the Weave, the Purpose seemed poised for a great leap forward. But the Weave's surprising unity also gave it the ability to fight the Amplitur and their cause. And fight it did, for thousands of years. Will Dulac was a New Orleans composer who thought the tiny reef off Belize would be the perfect spot to drop anchor and finish his latest symphony in solitude. What he found instead was a group of alien visitors - a scouting party for the Weave - looking for allies among what they believed to be a uniquely warlike race: Humans. Will tried to convince the aliens that Man was fundamentally peaceful, for he understood that Human involvement would destroy the race. But all too soon, it didn't matter. The Amplitur had discovered Earth...
Author : Andrew Feinstein
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Page : 738 pages
File Size : 45,73 MB
Release : 2011-11-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1429932716
The Shadow World presents the behind-the-scenes tale of the global arms trade, exposing in forensic detail the deadly collusion that too often exists among senior politicians, weapons manufacturers, felonious arms dealers, and the military--a situation that compromises our security and undermines our democracy. Now a major PBS documentary "An authoritative guide to the business of war. Chilling, heartbreaking, and enraging."--Arundhati Roy Andrew Feinstein reveals the cover-ups behind a range of weapons deals, from the largest in history--between the British and Saudi governments---to the guns-for-diamonds deals in Africa and the current $60 billion U.S. weapons contract with Saudi Arabia. Based on pathbreaking reporting and unprecedented access to top-secret information, The Shadow World takes us into a clandestine realm that is as vitally important as it is shocking.
Author : Gerhard L. Weinberg
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 614 pages
File Size : 15,2 MB
Release : 1994
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521558792
Provides an overview of the entire war from a global perspective, looking at diplomatic actions, military strategy, economic developments, and pressures from the home front
Author : W.E.B. Griffin
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 12,72 MB
Release : 1987-09-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 144063033X
The attack on Pearl Harbor swept America into the raging heart of the war. The stormy South Pacific presented a daring new challenge, and the men of the Corps were ready to fight. An elite fraternity united by a glorious tradition of courage and honor, the Marine Raiders were bound to a triumphant destiny. Now, the bestselling author of the acclaimed BROTHERHOOD OF WAR saga continues the epic story begun in Semper Fi. A story of lovers and fighters, leaders and heroes--the men of the United States Marine Corps...
Author : Colleen Coble
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 32,77 MB
Release : 2013-01-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1401688152
Sometimes it takes a stranger to see you as you really are. Born and raised on sprawling Texas land, Margaret O’Brien prides herself on her competence as a rancher. But her father believes she’s made for more than just dawn-to-dusk work. He wants her to have the love of a good man, to raise children, to build a life. But Margaret gave up such dreams years ago. She’s convinced no man would have her, that the ranch is her life now. So when Margaret’s father hires Daniel Cutler as a new foreman, she’s frustrated and suspicious. Then an overheard conversation links him with a gang of bank robbers, and she’s downright worried. Daniel swears he’s not involved, but Margaret’s not convinced. She knows the man still has secrets. But would a criminal be so kind and talk so convincingly of his faith? As a series of tragic “accidents” threatens all she holds dear, Margaret must decide what to trust: her own ears, her best judgment . . . or what her heart keeps telling her. From the author of the best-selling Blue Moon Promise . . . an exciting tale of danger, romance, and faith played out under Texas stars. “Romantically tense, but with just the right touch of danger, this cowboy love story is surprisingly clever—and pleasingly sweet.” —USAToday.com for Blue Moon Promise
Author : Kathy Regan
Publisher : Bull Publishing Company
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 15,64 MB
Release : 2006-11-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1936693364
A bird's eye view of a group of people undertaking major change, this is the story of one child psychiatric unit and a profound questioning of the humanity of current practice in child welfare. It offers the experience of building, through collaborative effort, a child and family-centered care facility as an alternative to the existing model.
Author : Sir John Hackett
Publisher :
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 45,68 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Armed Forces
ISBN :