War Years

In this audiobook, read by Paul Spera, each historical event is replaced into context and presented in clear and easy-to-read snippets, so that younger and older readers can deepen their understanding of how modern France came to be and broaden their culture. This historical essays deals with France's earlier kings, the hundred years' war, the struggle with Burgundy, the Italian wars, the wars of religion, absolute monarchy, and the French Revolution.

This is the story of a young man who trained as a pilot, and then flew with the Royal Flying Corps in France during the First World War, eventually becoming an ace. Hugh White flew F.E.2D Scout aircraft as a reconnaissance patrol pilot and later in the war was promoted to squadron leader of squadrons flying the S.E.5a, which was Britain's best fighter aircraft at the time. During the two years of flying, he experienced and survived a series of escapades including a dramatic mid-air collision with the enemy.

Embark on a journey of strategic mastery with "Modern Art of War: Gift to my 7-year-old self" by Yaser Rashidi. This book is not just about chess; it's a blueprint for success in both chess and life. Through engaging storytelling and insightful lessons, Yaser shares the principles he learned as an adult but wishes he had known earlier.

American Colonel Hugh Kelso is washed ashore on German-held Jersey in Spring 1944, with top-secret D-Day plans in his possession. To get him back, the most daring escape of the Second World War must be planned and executed. Harry Martineau, bilingual philosophy professor turned assassin, and Sarah Drayton, a beautiful, half-French Jersey native, are selected to carry out the mission, and set off to steal the most precious Allied asset from under the noses of the Nazis....

Eight hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese Imperial Army launched an invasion plan for Southeast Asia, including Hong Kong. Since Hong Kong was a British Colony at the time, soldiers from British colonies including India and Canada fought alongside Chinese guerrilla fighters. However, soldiers defending the city at the time were largely unprepared and Japan claimed its victory within 18 days.

An epic historical saga of time travel and distorted romance, transporting the reader to some of Amsterdam’s most memorable periods of history; wartime, riots, famine, and the plague. Robert has his own personal medical challenge, diabetes. As you might expect his condition does not exactly sit well with several episodes of accidental time-travel sessions leaping into the past of historical Netherlands. Each time Robert travels in time, his fate is bound up with the same woman (or is it?), and with the work of The Netherlands' most famous painter, Rembrandt van Rijn. Take a walk through ...

Tomie keeps hearing the phrase, "For the duration." Gas is being rationed "for the duration." The Fourth of July fireworks will be the last show "for the duration." So many things will be different as long as the war goes on, but much of Tomie's life goes on as usual. He's excited about starring in a dance recital, taking the bus around town all by himself, and having his first Communion. But Tomie is also still getting over his cousin's death in the war, and he has to say good-bye to his uncle as he ships off to basic training.

The phony war is over and Hitler is beginning his rampage through Europe. But back home Barbara Sinclair has troubles of her own. With her wedding to Spitfire Pilot Alex Everton imminent, Barbara is worried about a secret she is keeping from her new husband – one that could ruin everything. Determined to try and maintain some normality in her life, the wedding goes ahead, but Alex leaves almost immediately to continue fighting the Germans. Barbara fears for his safety and for the moment, her secret must wait. But when bombs fall on Barbara’s new home, the war feels closer than ever.

An entity, a man, comes to earth from a higher dimension and experiences life as a human. He has a continuing relationship and contact with higher Alien beings throughout his childhood and again during his military years. Consequently, military coverts and black ops who know about this Alien intruder have an interest in him, and employ him in secret military and government projects.

Marine operating engineer, 82nd Airborne paratrooper, Special Ops Army Ranger, an entrepreneur who circumnavigated the globe, are a few of many pursuits that insatiable curiosity led the author to explore. He takes the listener on a 90-year journey from near death as a child, through an unhappy childhood, leading to dropping out of high school. He found success in the military and after honorable discharge, returned to school become an educator earning BA, MEd, and ATA degrees.

Not everyone sensed it right away, but after McClellan was dethroned in the fall of 1862, the focus of the war had shifted ever so subtly. Before that, the war was about reconciliation and bringing the two sides back together - with or without slavery. After Antietam and the Emancipation Proclamation, there was no going back. The purpose of the war had changed. It was no longer about reuniting the two sides but about total victory, crushing the South, and eliminating slavery.

La Segunda Guerra Mundial se alza en su inmensidad y complejidad sobre el resto de la historia humana. Un número de víctimas difícil de concebir, jamás superado por ningún otro conflicto; las masas de hombres, mujeres y recursos movilizados en una guerra que sacudió hasta los confines más remotos del planeta; la batalla ideológica entre el totalitarismo y la democracia, entre el fascismo y el comunismo, las pasiones y odios que despertó; el horror inimaginable y el fanatismo del holocausto....

How long should Emily wait? Her newlywed husband never returned from the Vietnam War and his letters ceased arriving. She longed for him because he had promised to return and she had promised to wait. She went to college, taught school, retired, and then built a home on Georgian Bay in Ontario where her grandparents' old cottage had been. She enjoyed all the summers she had spent with them, even though she had experienced a near-tragic event one summer. A nightmare about the event was reoccuring. Her friend, Penny, visits often and the two friends decide to try to find George, Emily's ...

Herbert Rosendorfer erzählt eines der dunkelsten Kapitel der deutschen Geschichte. Er zeigt, wie eine religiöse Auseinandersetzung zu einem europäischen Machtkampf wird, wie religiöser Fanatismus letztlich Verheerung und Verwüstung über ganz Europa bringt und dass Kriege, wenn man es genau betrachtet, von beiden Seiten verloren werden.

The over 800 radio broadcasts summarized in this book combine exciting, high-technology advancements of the 1940s with high adventure! This is why Captain Midnight riveted over 20 million people - equally among youths and adults - to their radios around the globe. It's also why many fans went on to become career aviators. Originally written by military pilot Robert M. Burtt, and recovered by screenwriter and novelist Leonard Zane, these post-WWII thrills are back! So come climb aboard prop and jet planes, and haaaapppyyy laaandiiiings!

Las tres historias que componen este libro tratan sobre la búsqueda. De esposos, padres e hijos que durante la sombría dictadura militar fueron detenidos, torturados y hechos desaparecer. De madres, esposas e hijas que decidieron no callar y que, mediante huelgas de hambre, recursos de amparo y protestas en la vía pública, nunca dejaron de ir tras los pasos de los responsables. De mujeres que bailaron la cueca en soledad, que no tuvieron miedo de los mecanismos de la represión, que decidieron decirle al mundo lo que ocurría en el país.

It has been famously pointed out that the Holy Roman Empire was neither holy, nor Roman, but it was also not an empire in the sense people expect when hearing the term. In theory, the emperor was the highest prince in Christendom, and his dominion extended the length and breadth of Western Europe. The empire had been created by the papacy in 801 when Pope Leo III famously crowned the supposedly unwitting Charlemagne in Saint Peter’s Basilica, intending to recreate the Western Roman Empire.

Immerse yourself in the captivating journey back in time with "Time Capsule '89", a compelling narrative that will transport you to the pivotal year of 1989. Excavate the significant global events and the fascinating changes that shaped the world, as we know it! From exploring the profound consequences of the Tiananmen Square protests in China to the game-changing events in Poland with the rise of Solidarity, every chapter unravels a new thread of history. "Time Capsule '89" brings past into the present, analyzing the shuddering impacts of events that influenced the geopolitical landscape, ...

"Fifty Years in a Foxhole" is an episodic account of the author's seven months in combat in Vietnam. He and his platoon were in several major engagements including the Battle of the Hills and Operation Utah. The main focus of these operations are the lives of the marines and attrition through action and "friendly fire" as they endure these pointless dangers.

It is 1809 and Lieutenant Sharpe, who belongs to a small British army that has a precarious foothold in Portugal, is sent to look for Kate Savage, the daughter of an English wine shipper. But before he can discover the missing girl, the French onslaught on Portugal begins and the city of Oporto falls.