Hell's Corner, 1940
Author | : Henry Roy Pratt Boorman |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 198 |
Release | : 1943 |
Genre | : Kent (England) |
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Author | : Henry Roy Pratt Boorman |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 198 |
Release | : 1943 |
Genre | : Kent (England) |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Peter Field |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 150 |
Release | : 1943 |
Genre | : Arizona |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Stuart Hylton |
Publisher | : Pen and Sword |
Total Pages | : 161 |
Release | : 2004-09-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1844150844 |
In June 1940, Britain's front line against the German armies was the coast of Kent and Sussex. Across the Channel, Hitler's forces gathered, preparing for invasion, as the Home Forces struggled desperately to recover from the disaster and miracle of Dunkirk. Occupation of these islands was nearer than for almost nine hundred years. Kent and Sussex 1940, tells the story of the communities that found themselves in the front line, placing their experience within the context of huge historic events.
Author | : Lt. Hilary St. George Saunders |
Publisher | : Pickle Partners Publishing |
Total Pages | : 593 |
Release | : 2016-01-18 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1786258099 |
“I am not worried about the fighting. I know you’re fairly bloody-minded. But I want to speak of discipline during the battle.” “You must get ashore, if you have to swim, and I hope some of you will return as you’ll be very useful for the next show.” The words of a Commando officer to his men before they stormed the beaches of Sicily under heavy machine-gun fire sum up the swashbuckling, devil-may-care spirit of the toughest fighting men produced—the Commandos. For their raids and battles far behind enemy lines in France, North Africa, Sicily, Italy and Burma the men in the Green Beret have become a legend. This book shows how this legend was forged.
Author | : Alex Kershaw |
Publisher | : Da Capo Press |
Total Pages | : 330 |
Release | : 2007-08-28 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0306815907 |
From the author of national bestsellers The Bedford Boys and The Longest Winter comes "a rousing tale of little-known heroes" (Booklist). The Few tells the dramatic and unforgettable story of eight young Americans who joined Britain's Royal Air Force, defying their country's neutrality laws and risking their U.S. citizenship to fight side-by-side with England's finest pilots in the summer of 1940-over a year before America entered the war. Flying the lethal and elegant Spitfire, they became "knights of the air" and with minimal training but plenty of guts, they dueled the skilled and fearsome pilots of Germany's Luftwaffe. By October 1940, they had helped England win the greatest air battle in the history of aviation. Winston Churchill once said of all those who fought in the Battle of Britain, "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few." These daring Americans were the few among the "few." Now, with the narrative drive and human drama that made The Bedford Boys and The Longest Winter national bestsellers, Alex Kershaw tells their story for the first time.
Author | : David Baldacci |
Publisher | : Pan Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 641 |
Release | : 2010-12-31 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0230758029 |
Hell's Corner is the blockbusting finale to David Baldacci's phenomenal Camel Club series. On the night of the State Dinner honouring the British Prime Minister, Oliver Stone witnesses an explosion as the motorcade leaves the White House. A bomb has been detonated in what looks like a terrorist plot directed at the President and the Prime Minister. In the aftermath, British MI5 agent Mary Chapman, an experienced, lethal operative with an agenda of her own, is sent to assist and coordinate the investigation alongside American authorities. Stone, together with Harry Finn, Alex Ford and the rest of the Camel Club, is drawn into the inquiry. But everything is not what it seems, and what happened in the park may not have been the actual plan. It seems the mysterious attackers had another target in their sights, and it's up to the Camel Club to stop them, or face the catastrophic results.
Author | : G. Campion |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 399 |
Release | : 2016-01-08 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0230291643 |
Propaganda during the Battle of Britain contributed to high national morale and optimism, with 'The 'Few's' prowess and valour projected through Air Ministry communiqués and daily claims 'scores'. The media was a willing partner in portraying their heroism, also later consolidated in wartime publications, films and historiography.
Author | : Johnny O'Hara |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 97 |
Release | : 1959 |
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Author | : Marcel Proust |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 185 |
Release | : 2017-01-01 |
Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | : 030021698X |
A captivating tour of the bookshelves of ten leading artists, exploring the intricate connections between reading, artistic practice, and identity Taking its inspiration from Walter Benjamin's seminal 1931 essay, the Unpacking My Library series charts a spirited exploration of the reading and book collecting practices of today's leading thinkers. Artists and Their Books showcases the personal libraries of ten important contemporary artists based in the United States (Mark Dion, Theaster Gates, Wangechi Mutu, Ed Ruscha, and Carrie Mae Weems), Canada (Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller), and the United Kingdom (Billy Childish, Tracey Emin, and Martin Parr). Through engaging interviews, the artists discuss the necessity of reading and the meaning of books in their lives and careers. This is a book about books, but it even more importantly highlights the role of literature in shaping an artist's self-presentation and persona. Photographs of each artist's bookshelves present an evocative glimpse of personal taste, of well-loved and rare volumes, and of the individual touches that make a bookshelf one's own. The interviews are accompanied by "top ten" reading lists assembled by each artist, an introduction by Jo Steffens, and Marcel Proust's seminal essay "On Reading."
Author | : Helen Jones |
Publisher | : Manchester University Press |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 2006-04-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780719072901 |
"By drawing on a range of sources, including secret government documents, newspapers, national and local records, feature films, as well as interviews with those who worked during air raids, this book provides an analysis of private meanings and public media representations of civilians 'in the front line'. It will be enjoyed by historians of the Second World War and those seeking to understand better ways in which civilians have experienced war in the twentieth century."--Jacket.