This text describes what the author saw, heard, felt, and learned as a member of the American occupation army in Germany after V-E day. He chronicles that time from the viewpoint of a typical GI, witnessing black-market operations and a visit to a displaced persons camp.
This text describes what the author saw, heard, felt, and learned as a member of the American occupation army in Germany after V-E day. He chronicles ...
This memoir of the author's combat experiences in World War II during 1944 and 1945, illustrates the paradox of war - long periods of boredom interspersed with spasms of fear and death. It also analyzes why men fight, providing an understanding of how units and soldiers function in peace and war.
This memoir of the author's combat experiences in World War II during 1944 and 1945, illustrates the paradox of war - long periods of boredom interspe...
Two self-proclaimed "crotchety old horticulture professors," Ed O'Rourke and Leon Standifer share an immense love of gardening, a vast knowledge of all things horticultural, and a hearty sense of humor. In Gardening in the Humid South, they combine all of these traits to provide a practical and entertaining guide to gardening in the region they know best, the humid subtropics of the lower South.
In chapters with titles like "Bulbs and Things That Act Like Bulbs" and "Weeds: Telling Good Guys from Bad Guys," Ed and Leon offer friendly how-to advice on a broad array of issues, including...
Two self-proclaimed "crotchety old horticulture professors," Ed O'Rourke and Leon Standifer share an immense love of gardening, a vast knowledge of...