Author : Robert Westall
Publisher : HarperTeen
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 23,43 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780688154981
After an air raid, a group of English children find a German machine gun and hide it from adults who are looking for it.
Author : Johnnie Clark
Publisher : Presidio Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 45,29 MB
Release : 2007-12-18
Category : History
ISBN : 0307415376
They were warriors, trained to fight, dedicated to their country, and determined to win. At Guadalcanal, the Marine Corps’ machine gunners took everything the Japanese could throw at them in one of the bloodiest battles of World War II; their position was so hopeless that at one point they were given the go-ahead to surrender. Near the Chosin Reservoir in Korea, as the mercury dropped to twenty below, the 1st Marine Division found itself surrounded and cut off by the enemy. The outlook seemed so bleak that many in Washington had privately written off the men. But surrender is not part of a Marine’s vocabulary. Gunner’s Glory contains true stories of these and other tough battles in the Pacific, in Korea, and in Vietnam, recounted by the machine gunners who fought them. Bloody, wounded, sometimes barely alive, they stayed with their guns, delivering a stream of firepower that often turned defeat into victory–and always made them the enemy’s first target.
Author : C. E. Crutchley
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 47,73 MB
Release : 2013-11-28
Category : History
ISBN : 1473816092
In 1914 there were only two machine guns supporting a British infantry battalion of 800 men, and in the light of the effectiveness of German and French machine guns the Machine Gun Corps was formed in October 1915. This remarkable book, compiled and edited by C E Crutchley, is a collection of the personal accounts of officers and men who served in the front lines with their machine guns in one of the most ghastly wars, spread over three continents. The strength of the book lies in the fact that these are the actual words of the soldiers themselves, complete with characteristic modes of expression and oddities of emphasis and spelling. All theatres of war are covered from the defence of the Suez Canal, Gallipoli and Mesopotamia in the east to France and Flanders, the German offensive of March 1918 and the final act on the Western Front that brought the war to an end. October 2006 is the 90th anniversary of the formation of the Machine Gun Corps.
Author : James Bostock
Publisher :
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 36,56 MB
Release : 1916
Category : Machine guns
ISBN :
Author : C. E. Crutchley
Publisher : Pen & Sword Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 24,46 MB
Release : 2014-02-19
Category : World War, 1914-1918
ISBN : 9781783461783
In 1914 there were only two machine guns supporting a British infantry battalion of 800 men, and in the light of the effectiveness of German and French machine guns the Machine Gun Corps was formed in October 1915. This remarkable book, compiled and edited by C E Crutchley, is a collection of the personal accounts of officers and men who served in the front lines with their machine guns in one of the most ghastly wars, spread over three continents. The strength of the book lies in the fact that these are the actual words of the soldiers themselves, complete with characteristic modes of expression and oddities of emphasis and spelling. All theatres of war are covered from the defence of the Suez Canal, Gallipoli and Mesopotamia in the east to France and Flanders, the German offensive of March 1918 and the final act on the Western Front that brought the war to an end. SELLING POINTS: * A harrowing story of the types of combat used in World War I * Pulls together the experiences of different people who served, helping yo to understand what these men went through 8 pages of b/w plates
Author : Department of the Navy
Publisher : Vigeo Press
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 30,96 MB
Release : 2018-10
Category :
ISBN : 9781948648394
The manual describes the general strategy for the U.S. Marines but it is beneficial for not only every Marine to read but concepts on leadership can be gathered to lead a business to a family. If you want to see what make Marines so effective this book is a good place to start.
Author : K. B. McKellar
Publisher :
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 42,52 MB
Release : 1917
Category : Machine guns
ISBN :
Author : Robert Westall
Publisher : Random House
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 16,31 MB
Release : 2011-08-31
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1446495035
There were three people, standing in the darkest place, watching him. Simon is outraged that his Mum plans to remarry. He can't bear her new fiancé or the way his mother and sister seem to have forgotten his late father. Overwhelmed by hatred and anger he seeks solace in a nearby abandoned water mill. But another, powerful hatred lingers within its walls. And it is about to be unleashed... Westall's immense talent is evident from the opening line - Simon's anger and unhappiness are tangible, and the Scarecrows' ill-intentions terrifying.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 40,93 MB
Release : 1917
Category : Great Britain
ISBN :
Author : Robert Westall
Publisher : Macmillan Children's Books
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 49,12 MB
Release : 2002-04-12
Category : Children's stories
ISBN : 9780330398626
Sixteen-year-old Chas McGill is convinced that a German spy lurks in wartime Garmouth and, what's more, he's determined to prove it. But what starts as a bet with his friend Cem goes far beyond a game. And Chas's growing obsession with the spy leads him to a life-changing decision.
