Legends of the Night - Horrors of War

Legends of the Night - Horrors of War
Author: Karl White
Publisher: Headless Horseman Productions
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2012-06-13
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN:

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WWII brought the world to its knees, as nations scrambled to fight and defend against strengthening foes and common enemies. But beyond the battlefield, a secret war was being fought. A race to develop weapons of fear that would provide ultimate power to those who possessed them. Born from this pursuit would be two of the most serious and deadly creations ever known to man. The United States would develop the Atomic bomb, the pinnacle of nuclear science. While in Japan, a rogue military Doctor designed a killer plague, hell-bent on destroying his enemies.

Night Mayer

Night Mayer
Author: Paul W. Papa
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2021-06-19
Genre:
ISBN: 9781953482020

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When a rich developer is found dead in his trailer, it's up to P. M. Mayer to find out who--or what--sent him to the big sleep. Only to do that, Mayer must navigate through a city where the paranormal rules the night, and those who enter don't always make it out alive.

Horrors of War

Horrors of War
Author: Cynthia J. Miller
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2015-05-14
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1442251123

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Battlefields have traditionally been considered places where the spirits of the dead linger, and popular culture brings those thoughts to life. Supernatural tales of war told in print, on screen, and in other media depict angels, demons, and legions of the undead fighting against—or alongside—human soldiers. Ghostly war ships and phantom aircraft carry on their never-to-be-completed missions, and the spirits—sometimes corpses—of dead soldiers return to confront the enemies who killed them, comrades who betrayed them, or leaders who sacrificed them. In Horrors of War: The Undead on the Battlefield, Cynthia J. Miller and A. Bowdoin Van Riper have assembled essays that explore the meaning and significance of these tales. Among the questions that the volume seeks to answer are: How do supernatural stories engage with cultural attitudes toward war? In what ways do these stories reflect or challenge the popular memories of particular wars? How do they ask us to think again about battlefield heroism, military ethics, and the politics of sacrifice? Divided into four sections, chapters examine undead war stories in film (Carol for Another Christmas, The Devil’s Backbone), television (The Twilight Zone), literature (The Bloody Red Baron, Devils of D-Day), comics (Weird War Tales, The Haunted Tank), graphic novels (The War of the Trenches), and gaming (Call of Duty: World at War). Featuring contributions from a diverse group of international scholars, these essays address such themes as monstrous enemies and enemies made monstrous, legacies and memories of war, and the war dead who refuse to rest. Drawing together stories from across wars, branches of service, and generations of soldiers—and featuring more than fifty illustrations—Horrors of War will be of interest to scholars of film, popular culture, military history, and cultural history.

War in Roman Myth and Legend

War in Roman Myth and Legend
Author: Paul Chrystal
Publisher: Pen and Sword Military
Total Pages: 361
Release: 2020-12-31
Genre: History
ISBN: 1526766132

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An enlightening look at the importance of war gods and their myths to the ancient Romans. This book redresses the relative lack of work published on the role of war in classical myth and legend. At the same time it debunks the popular view that the Romans had little mythology of their own and idly borrowed and adapted Greek myth to suit their own ends. While this is true to some extent, War in Roman Myth and Legend clearly demonstrates a rich and meaningful independent mythology at work in Roman culture. The book opens by addressing how the Romans did adopt and adapt Greek myths to fashion the beginnings of Roman history; it goes on to discuss the Roman gods of war and the ubiquity of war in Roman society and politics and how this was reflected in the Aeneas Foundation Myth, the Romulus and Remus Foundation Myth, and the legends associated with the founding of Rome. Also discussed are warlike women in Roman epic; Trojan heroes; and the use of mythology by Roman poets other than Virgil. The Theban Legion and the vision of Constantine myths conclude the journey.

The War of the Worlds (Legend Classics)

The War of the Worlds (Legend Classics)
Author: H. G. Wells
Publisher: Legend Press
Total Pages: 182
Release: 2019-09-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1789550645

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Part of the Legend Classics seriesYet across the gulf of space, minds that are to our minds as ours are to those of the beasts that perish, intellects vast and cool and unsympathetic, regarded this earth with envious eyes, and slowly and surely drew their plans against us.The Legend Classics series:Around the World in Eighty DaysThe Adventures of Huckleberry FinnThe Importance of Being EarnestAlice's Adventures in WonderlandThe MetamorphosisThe Railway ChildrenThe Hound of the BaskervillesFrankensteinWuthering HeightsThree Men in a BoatThe Time MachineLittle WomenAnne of Green GablesThe Jungle BookThe Yellow Wallpaper and Other StoriesDraculaA Study in ScarletLeaves of GrassThe Secret GardenThe War of the WorldsA Christmas CarolStrange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr HydeHeart of DarknessThe Scarlet LetterThis Side of ParadiseOliver TwistThe Picture of Dorian GrayTreasure IslandThe Turn of the ScrewThe Adventures of Tom SawyerEmmaThe TrialA Selection of Short Stories by Edgar Allen PoeGrimm Fairy Tales

The Legend and Land Battle

The Legend and Land Battle
Author: Charlene Townsend
Publisher: Publication Consultants
Total Pages: 81
Release: 2017-12-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1594337322

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The Legend and the Land Battle is a humorous tale about a squirrel named Merle, a skunk named Hunk, and a bunny named Sonny. The mountain they live on has been enchanted so that no animal shall harm another. Go along with the boys as they interact with a story telling bear, and a couple rambunctious cubs full of quick-witted definitions. See what they learn about the area they live in and why it is so special. A legend and a riddle about a bald, badger with a heart on his rump leads to some very unusual treasure. Then see how the animals on the mountain convince the humans they do not want to build there. Cooter may be a little quirky, and wear a bikini top on his head, but the boys soon learn he's the guy in charge. This action pact story is sure to leave laughing.

Fierce Ambition: The Life and Legend of War Correspondent Maggie Higgins

Fierce Ambition: The Life and Legend of War Correspondent Maggie Higgins
Author: Jennet Conant
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 329
Release: 2023-10-31
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0393882136

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A spirited portrait of twentieth-century war correspondent Maggie Higgins and her tenacious fight to the top in a male-dominated profession. Marguerite Higgins was both the scourge and envy of the journalistic world. A longtime reporter for the New York Herald Tribune, she first catapulted to fame with her dramatic account of the liberation of Dachau at the end of World War II. Brash, beautiful, ruthlessly competitive, and sexually adventurous, she forced her way to the front despite being told the combat zone was no place for a woman. Her headline-making exploits earned her a reputation for bravery bordering on recklessness and accusations of “advancing on her back,” trading sexual favors for scoops. While the Herald Tribune exploited her feminine appeal—regularly featuring the photogenic "girl reporter" on its front pages—it was Maggie’s dogged determination, talent for breaking news, and unwavering ambition that brought her success from one war zone to another. Her notoriety soared during the Cold War, and her daring dispatches from Korea garnered a Pulitzer Prize for foreign correspondence—the first granted to a woman for frontline reporting—with the citation noting the unusual dangers and difficulties she faced because of her sex. A star reporter, she became part of the Kennedy brothers’ Washington circle, though her personal alliances and politics provoked bitter feuds with male rivals, who vilified her until her untimely death. Drawing on new and extensive research, including never-before-published correspondence and interviews with Maggie’s colleagues, lovers, and soldiers and generals who knew her in the field, journalist and historian Jennet Conant restores Maggie’s rightful place in history as a woman who paved the way for the next generation of journalists, and one of the greatest war correspondents of her time.

The Bookman

The Bookman
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 838
Release: 1920
Genre: Book collecting
ISBN:

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The Story and Legend of the Heart War Shield

The Story and Legend of the Heart War Shield
Author: Michael White Feather
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 117
Release: 2012-06-29
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1477213325

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Fiction or Nonfi ction, You read it and decide yourself I dont have to try to justify my story for I lived thru and experienced this chain of events.