Book Description
Presents the stories of six people from different parts of the world whose childhoods were shaped by their experiences during World War II.
Author : Trish Marx
Publisher : Kar-Ben Publishing
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 42,73 MB
Release : 1994-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780822548980
Presents the stories of six people from different parts of the world whose childhoods were shaped by their experiences during World War II.
Author : Bernard Lovell
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 39,80 MB
Release : 1991-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 1000065057
August 1939 was a time of great flux. The fear of impending war fueled by the aggression of Nazi Germany forced many changes. Young people pursuing academic research were plunged into an entirely different kind of research and development. For Bernard Lovell, the war meant involvement in one of the most vital research projects of the war-radar.
Author : Martin W. Bowman
Publisher :
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 49,71 MB
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN :
An illustrated collection of anecdotes, poems, songs, memories, stories and diary extracts drawn together from the airmen and the people living near the Air Force bases who shared their communities with them.
Author : Sten Gould
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 41,21 MB
Release : 2000-01-20
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0595088929
As an ex-GI, shopping for some meaning in my seventh decade, I was drawn to the three journals I had kept during World War II. In these yellowing pages, still covered and protected with 1944 brown paper grocery bags, I had hoped to find something about my youth that would, perhaps, illuminate and even explain the exciting journey I am, at the moment, slowly completing. Surprisingly, rereading my teen-age entries (written in blue-black Waterman’s ink and with lots of misspelling), this “older edition” was buoyed-up by the sensitivity and insight of his youthful counterpart. When the war in Europe ended, and with our military converted to an Army of Occupation, we “young kids in uniform” had to make rapid psychological adjustments. Our focus changed from serving our country to, possibly, serving our own needs? Sexuality rapidly rose to first place. The German girls were beautiful. Why fight it? I fell in love with a young woman whom my family would consider a Nazi. (Wasn’t every German a Nazi?) What was I going to do when I got back? Bring my girlfriend? Tell my Jewish parents and friends in the Bronx that despite the death camps the Germans could still be pretty nice, intelligent people...even loveable? Young people reading this book will be impressed by how the thoughts of an 18-year old in 1944 are still vitally significant today. Older folks might learn to re-connect with the kid still within them.
Author : Danke Li
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 48,89 MB
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 0252034899
The voices of ordinary women in China's War of Resistance against Japan
Author : Mira Ryczke Kimmelman
Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 17,10 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780870499562
In April 1945, British troops liberated the camp, and Mira was eventually reunited with her father. Most of the other members of her family had perished.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 85 pages
File Size : 22,58 MB
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Soviet Union
ISBN : 9781930847408
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 41,61 MB
Release : 1893
Category : United States
ISBN :
Author : Tania Blanchard
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 26,33 MB
Release : 2021-09-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1760852090
Previously published as Echoes of War 'Blanchard at her breathtaking best. Rich in every sight, taste and smell.' Australian Women’s Weekly _________________ Set in Mussolini’s Italy amid great upheaval, this is the story of one woman’s determination to find her place in a world that men are threatening to tear apart. Another heart-rending novel inspired by a true story from Australia's bestselling author of The Girl from Munich. Calabria, Italy, 1936 In a remote farming village nestled in the mountains that descend into the sparkling Ionian Sea, young and spirited Giulia Tallariti longs for something more. While she loves her home and her lively family, she would much rather follow in her nonna’s footsteps and pursue her dream of becoming a healer. But as Mussolini’s focus shifts to the war in Europe, civil unrest looms. Whispers of war are at every corner and her beloved village, once safe from the fascist agenda of the North, is now in very real danger. Caught between her desire to forge her own path and her duty to her family, Giulia must draw on the passion in her heart and the strength of her conviction. Can she find a way to fulfill her dreams without sacrificing all she holds dear? _________________ ‘Richly imagined, heartbreaking and utterly captivating ... yet another outstanding piece of historical fiction from Blanchard, cementing her place at the top of this genre.’ Better Reading ‘This is emotional reading for anyone born of immigrant stock as it explores the pain of leaving your homeland and your family to find opportunity elsewhere … an entertaining tale of fiction that will make your heart melt and sing and shatter.’ Glam Adelaide ‘A powerful novel about powerful women … a powerful evocation of a time, a place and a cultural vision which provided a significant boost to Australia’s population and its development as a multi-cultural destination of choice for refugees – both voluntary and choiceless.’ Carpe Librum
Author : Fred Turner
Publisher : Doubleday
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 19,38 MB
Release : 1996
Category : United States
ISBN : 9780385475631
Between 1959 and 1975, more than a million Americans saw combat in Vietnam, a third of whom developed post-traumatic stress disorder. By examining movies, memoirs, political speeches, and even the backwoods rituals of the contemporary men's movement in light of the psychological experiences of veterans, Turner explores the ongoing legacy of the war in popular culture, politics, and national ideals.