Author : Fred Inglis
Publisher :
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 10,70 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Civilization, Modern
ISBN : 9781854102294
Chronicling the impact of the Cold War from the arenas of global politics to the psychic interior of our private apprehensions and phobias, this book combines renderings of the cockpits of Superpower confrontations in Berlin, Korea, Cuba, Budapest, Prague and Vietnam with the recollections of frontline participants. Recollections from George Kennan, Lord Carrington, Willy Brandt, Freeman Dyson, Joan Didion and others are included.
Author : Myeong-Seok Jeong
Publisher :
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 12,60 MB
Release : 2020-09-04
Category :
ISBN : 9781735661803
A young man from rural Korea is conscripted to fight the Communists in Vietnam. He just wants to go home alive, but the idea of killing enemy soldiers to save himself triggers deep questions about life and faith. He sees soldiers around him die from accidents, from friendly fire, from drinking and from carelessness. It seems like death is around every corner, and yet he believes that God is with him. God saves him from falling out of a helicopter, from being shot at point blank range by the enemy and from multiple potentially fatal mishaps, but why? There must be a reason. There must be something he can do to repay God for protecting his life. Even amidst the suffering and cruelty, there must be a way to turn this war into a battle for love and peace.
Author : Enguerrand de Monstrelet
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 674 pages
File Size : 26,81 MB
Release : 2024-08-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 3368744143
Reprint of the original, first published in 1840.
Author : John Maynard Keynes
Publisher : Simon Publications LLC
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 41,11 MB
Release : 1920
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781931541138
John Maynard Keynes, then a rising young economist, participated in the Paris Peace Conference in 1919 as chief representative of the British Treasury and advisor to Prime Minister David Lloyd George. He resigned after desperately trying and failing to reduce the huge demands for reparations being made on Germany. The Economic Consequences of the Peace is Keynes' brilliant and prophetic analysis of the effects that the peace treaty would have both on Germany and, even more fatefully, the world.
Author : Meša Selimović
Publisher : Northwestern University Press
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 45,82 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780810117136
The Fortress is one of the most significant and fascinating novels to come out of the former Yugoslavia. Ahmet Shabo returns home to eighteenth-century Sarajevo from the war in Russia, numbed by the death in battle or suicide of nearly his entire military unit. In time he overcomes the anguish of war, only to find that he has emerged a reflective and contemplative man in a society that does not value, and will not tolerate, the subversive implications of these qualities.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 590 pages
File Size : 25,21 MB
Release : 1895
Category : Arbitration (International law)
ISBN :
Author : John D. Bessler
Publisher : UPNE
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 34,99 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1555537170
This indispensable history of the Eighth Amendment and the founders' views of capital punishment is also a passionate call for the abolition of the death penalty based on the notion of cruel and unusual punishment
Author : John Banim
Publisher :
Page : 572 pages
File Size : 17,58 MB
Release : 1881
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Frederick E. Drinker
Publisher :
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 11,28 MB
Release : 1919
Category :
ISBN :
He would not have liked it, perhaps, that one call him a pedagogue, and yet in the passing of the great man Theodore Roosevelt on January 6, 1919, America lost one of her foremost teachers. Sturdy Americanism was his major subject and he taught it with a vigor and enthusiasm which left its mark upon the nation. No brick walls limited the sphere of his influence. The breadth of the land was his classroom and his students were of the millions everywhere who found their lessons in his daily life. For perhaps more than any other public man of his day, Theodore Roosevelt, with the courage of his convictions, practiced what he preached. - Introduction.
Author : Oisin McGann
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 23,7 MB
Release : 2014-09-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0141348704
Cruel Salvation is the second book in the epic fantasy series that ties in with the groundbreaking global online strategy game Kings of the Realm. Following the devastation of War's Harvest, where The Devourers ravaged the continent, relentlessly destroying and growing in numbers - Vallen Warnock, Kaydi, Tolka, Squall, Grutt and a few other survivors have escaped across the sea to Vinland. Cruel Salvation follows the first landings of the new-settlers as they rebuild their lives in a new world, filled with new dangers. Allies and enemies are thrown together in a bid to survive and create a new way of life. The gruelling journey has left many dead, while others are starving and weak, but some are hungry for power . . . Cruel Salvation delves deeper into the world of Kings of the Realm, revealing more of the exhilarating conflict, betrayal and hope that has consumed players and readers alike. *** Based on the massive multiplayer (MMO) fantasy strategy game Kings of the Realm. For the first time in gaming history, gamers can engage seamlessly on any internet device.*** *** Already a #1 on independent game watchlists, Kings of the Realm is building an avid online following.*** ***The books give players a closer view of the game world and contain exclusive clues and insights of how the gameplay operates. Key characters and objects in Cruel Salvation will be available as playable items in the game.**** ***The epic adventure continues, set in the world of online gameplay. Cruel Salvation features real players as part of the story and the action takes place on maps and locations that appear in-game, creating a fully interactive reading and playing opportunity for gamers*** ***Perfect for fans of George R. R. Martin's Game of Thrones, David Gemmell, Robert Jordan and MMO games such as Civilization V, World of Warcraft andWarhammer Online.*** ***Written by the bestselling and award-winning author Oisin McGann*** Also Available: Kings of the Realm: War's Harvest About the author: Oisín McGann is a full-time author and illustrator. He has written and illustrated over twenty-five books for all ages of reader, in genres ranging from science fiction to fantasy, from comedy horror to conspiracy thriller. He is married with three children, a dog and a cat. Oisín now lives somewhere in the Irish countryside, where he won't be heard shouting at his computer.
