Theodore Bayley Hardy VC Dso MC: A Reluctant Hero
ISBN: 9781473823228 / Angielski / Twarda / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1916, at the age of fifty four, a slight, short sighted, unassuming country vicar and local school master became an Army Chaplain. Theodore Bayley Hardy was destined to become the most decorated noncombatant in the First World War.
He was to be awarded the Victoria Cross, the D.S.O., and the M.C. By day he performed the usual priestly and chaplaincy tasks but by night he would work the trenches dropping in with his inimitable "It's only me " to bring comfort and moral and spiritual support in the nightmare of wars. Sadly, he was to die of wounds only a few days... In 1916, at the age of fifty four, a slight, short sighted, unassuming country vicar and local school master became an Army Chaplain. Theodore Bayley ...
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106,00 zł |
From Baggy Greens to a Blue Suit
ISBN: 9781921883637 / Angielski / Miękka / 278 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The name of the book, 'FROM BAGGY GREENS TO A BLUE SUIT' was decided upon by the Author having served as an Infantry Soldier with the 4th Royal Australian Regiment from 1964-1969. After a two year break from Army Service the Author decided to re-enlist, in the Services once again, this time as a Policeman with the RAAF in 1971. Moving from the Baggy Greens of the Army to the Blue Suit of the RAAF inspired the Author to write this book. The first part of this book concerning the Authors Army Service was published in 2002 as a novel called 'GREEN MULES GREEN GIANTS' The new title of this book...
The name of the book, 'FROM BAGGY GREENS TO A BLUE SUIT' was decided upon by the Author having served as an Infantry Soldier with the 4th Royal Austra...
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120,33 zł |
Surviving World War II: The Story of a German Soldier and His Family
ISBN: 9781940130392 / Angielski / Miękka / 258 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1997, on a five-hour car trip, Victoria's grandfather, Eugen, began to tell a story from his past. Soon Victoria began to document her grandparents' lives . . . -Growing up under the Nazi dictatorship -Struggling through the war-Eugen on the front lines, Ruth in Germany -Eugen's long, dangersous years as a POW in Siberia while his family wondered whether he was alive -Their new lives in America. Richly detailed and haunting, "Surviving World War II" is a story that adds to our understanding of Hitler's regime and its effect on ordinary families everywhere.
In 1997, on a five-hour car trip, Victoria's grandfather, Eugen, began to tell a story from his past. Soon Victoria began to document her grandparents...
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107,42 zł |
Hiram Martin Chittenden: His Public Career
ISBN: 9780813152073 / Angielski / Miękka / 236 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The life of Hiram Martin Chittenden illustrates the work of one of the most influential federal agencies that has shaped the American West -- the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. As a member of the Corps Chittenden was assigned to Yellowstone Park, where he completed the plan for tourist roads. His work there convinced powerful congressmen to increase greatly the appropriations for the park.In this well-researched biography, Mr. Dodds shows that Chittenden was, in addition to his Corps duties, one of the first advocates of multiple-purpose resource use, a champion of scientific accuracy in... The life of Hiram Martin Chittenden illustrates the work of one of the most influential federal agencies that has shaped the American West -- the U... |
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115,86 zł |
Outside the Wire: American Soldiers' Voices from Afghanistan
ISBN: 9780813936611 / Angielski / Miękka / 174 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A riveting collection of thirty-eight narratives by American soldiers serving in Afghanistan, Outside the Wire offers a powerful evocation of everyday life in a war zone. Christine Dumaine Leche--a writing instructor who left her home and family to teach at Bagram Air Base and a forward operating base near the volatile Afghan-Pakistani border--encouraged these deeply personal reflections, which demonstrate the power of writing to battle the most traumatic of experiences. The soldiers whose words fill this book often met for class with Leche under extreme circumstances and in... A riveting collection of thirty-eight narratives by American soldiers serving in Afghanistan, Outside the Wire offers a powerful evocation o... |
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72,98 zł |
Brothers Four: Reliving the Great Depression and World War II
ISBN: 9781500264796 / Angielski / Miękka / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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81,32 zł |
Turing: The Tragic Life of Alan Turing
ISBN: 9781500272661 / Angielski / Miękka / 170 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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67,76 zł |
A Wing and a Prayer: The Personal Narrative of Ralph Freund Who Flew 32 Missions Over Europe During WWII
ISBN: 9781633153080 / Angielski / Miękka / 76 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The personal narrative of Ralph Freund, who flew 32 missions during World War II as a B-17 flight engineer and top turret gunner and member of the 379th Bomb Group. From the first mission on May 22, 1944 to the last one, a little over two months later, on July 25, 1944, including two missions on D-Day, Ralph talks about the dangers, fears, triumphs and close calls as a member of a B-17 crew who all survived.
The personal narrative of Ralph Freund, who flew 32 missions during World War II as a B-17 flight engineer and top turret gunner and member of the 379...
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43,16 zł |
A Wing and a Prayer: The Personal Narrative of Ralph Freund Who Flew 32 Missions Over Europe During WWII
ISBN: 9781633153424 / Angielski / Twarda / 76 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The personal narrative of Ralph Freund, who flew 32 missions during World War II as a B-17 flight engineer and top turret gunner and member of the 379th Bomb Group. From the first mission on May 22, 1944 to the last one, a little over two months later, on July 25, 1944, including two missions on D-Day, Ralph talks about the dangers, fears, triumphs and close calls as a member of a B-17 crew who all survived.
The personal narrative of Ralph Freund, who flew 32 missions during World War II as a B-17 flight engineer and top turret gunner and member of the 379...
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101,01 zł |
One Sailor's Journey: Tales From World War II
ISBN: 9780989237314 / Angielski / Miękka / 214 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The true narratives in this book are told in an informative and often light-hearted style. This storyteller shares reminiscences that are often filled with excitement. The reader is offered an opportunity to relive the romance of a time gone from today's world. You are invited to enjoy this young man's unfettered life before joining the U.S. Navy. You can experience some amazing encounters with nature, war, and men at work in Ship Repair AD 40 on an island in the South Pacific. In the end, share in the fulfillment of one of the writer's lifelong dreams. This trip through time is not so much...
The true narratives in this book are told in an informative and often light-hearted style. This storyteller shares reminiscences that are often filled...
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44,97 zł |
Alexander the Great
ISBN: 9781500450618 / Angielski / Miękka / 142 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Alexander the Great was a king of the Greek kingdom of Macedon. Born in Pella in 356 BC, Alexander succeeded his father, Philip II, to the throne at the age of twenty. He spent most of his ruling years on an unprecedented military campaign through Asia and northeast Africa, until by the age of thirty he had created one of the largest empires of the ancient world, stretching from Greece to Egypt and into present-day Pakistan. He was undefeated in battle and is considered one of history's most successful commanders.
Alexander the Great was a king of the Greek kingdom of Macedon. Born in Pella in 356 BC, Alexander succeeded his father, Philip II, to the throne at t...
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30,96 zł |
Vietnam and Back: Every Wake-up is a Good Day
ISBN: 9781491738191 / Angielski / Miękka / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Vietnam and Back," is the first hand account of a helicopter gunship pilot who served in Vietnam during 1969. It is an accurate and realistic portrayal of one average guy engaged in helicopter warfare in Vietnam.
Flying helicopters can be challenging, and flying in a combat zone can be quite harrowing. The book is full of stories of being shot at, hit by enemy gunfire, and of mechanical operational failures, that created many near miss events. His experiences in Vietnam left the author with some impressions and feelings regarding Vietnam and war in general, and will leave the reader... "Vietnam and Back," is the first hand account of a helicopter gunship pilot who served in Vietnam during 1969. It is an accurate and realistic portray...
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77,28 zł |
Poems from Pain to Life (a Vietnam Dog Handler's Love and Fears of Life)
ISBN: 9781434936936 / Angielski / Miękka / 54 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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77,49 zł |
Silver Eagle (Dutch Version) - Het Waargebeurd Verhaal Van Clancy Lyall. Veteraan Van de Band of Brothers.
ISBN: 9781782283713 / Holenderski / Miękka / 186 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. SILVER EAGLE', het waargebeurd verhaal van Clancy Lyall. Veteraan van de Band of Brothers werd geschreven door Clancy's goede vriend Ronald Ooms. Na de Japanse verrassingsaanval op Pearl Harbor en het onmiddellijk vertrek van alle jonge mannen uit zijn dorp om bij het leger of de koopvaardijvloot te gaan, besloot de toen 16-jarige Clancy dat hij niet kon achterblijven. He loog over zijn leeftijd en gaf zich vrijwillig op bij het leger. Hij maakte deel uit van de 101ste Luchtlandingsdivisie en vocht zijn eerste gevecht op het Europese strijdtoneel tijdens de D-Day Landingen. Na een nauwe...
SILVER EAGLE', het waargebeurd verhaal van Clancy Lyall. Veteraan van de Band of Brothers werd geschreven door Clancy's goede vriend Ronald Ooms. Na d...
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62,93 zł |
Navy Crazy
ISBN: 9781601822987 / Angielski / Miękka / 194 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Navy Crazy is a different kind of war story depicting the backwardness of military medicine in the mid-1950s. A memoir of a young medical corpsman learning to survive on a locked psychiatric ward for Navy and Marine mental patients at the hospital on the U.S. Naval Base in Yokosuka, Japan from 1955-57. Rockland captures the ward's atmosphere, its flavor, its culture and its language. A raw personal history not filtered, not for the faint of heart.
Navy Crazy is a different kind of war story depicting the backwardness of military medicine in the mid-1950s. A memoir of a young medical corpsman lea...
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64,58 zł |
Dziewięć spojrzeń na Powstanie Warszawskie ....
ISBN: 9788375653687 / Polski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Od Autora:
„Jako radiotelegrafista centrali radiowej Sztabu Naczelnego Wodza pod Londynem, przez którego ręce podczas powstania przeszło kilka setek depesz Armii Krajowej, byłem w pewnym sensie związany z dramatem powstania. Nic dziwnego, że później problemy powstania stały się jednym z zagadnień historycznych wzbudzających moje zainteresowanie. Absorbował mnie nie tyle przebieg walk, co okoliczności ich rozpoczęcia, a potem możliwość wcześniejszego zakończenia – na początku września 1944 r., co nie doszło do skutku. Bardziej konkretne pytania, na które szukałem... Od Autora:
„Jako radiotelegrafista centrali radiowej Sztabu Naczelnego Wodza pod Londynem, przez którego ręce podczas powstania przeszło kilk... |
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Carry on Padre: Memoirs of an Army Chaplain in Apartheid South Africa
ISBN: 9781622127764 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This poignant, sad, and sometimes funny story of a liberal-minded young man tells how he was raised in a race-unconscious home, only to find himself serving in a conservative right-wing military. Pierre van Blommestein shares his incredible true story in Carry on Padre. The book gives insight into Pierre's liberal religious upbringing, his personal view of the challenges of Apartheid, his experiences as a chaplain during National Service, and the following seventeen years as a Reserve Forces Chaplain. The story is set over a period of twenty-five years, from Pierre leaving school in 1975,...
This poignant, sad, and sometimes funny story of a liberal-minded young man tells how he was raised in a race-unconscious home, only to find himself s...
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71,03 zł |
This Is War: One Sailor's True Story of Survival in the South Pacific During WWII
ISBN: 9781491734704 / Angielski / Miękka / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Arcangelo "Sonny" Parisi grew up in New Haven, Connecticut, and as the eldest brother of eight siblings, he spent a lot of time protecting his family and seeking out adventure. From an early age he learned to rely on himself and his instincts for survival, which served him well when he was shipped out to the South Pacific with the US Navy during World War II. Poignantly written by his granddaughter, Arcangelo's personal account allows readers to immerse themselves into the pages of this book and experience firsthand the life of a young and courageous sailor during a tumultuous time in world...
Arcangelo "Sonny" Parisi grew up in New Haven, Connecticut, and as the eldest brother of eight siblings, he spent a lot of time protecting his family ...
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60,06 zł |
This Is War: One Sailor's True Story of Survival in the South Pacific During WWII
ISBN: 9781491734728 / Angielski / Twarda / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Arcangelo "Sonny" Parisi grew up in New Haven, Connecticut, and as the eldest brother of eight siblings, he spent a lot of time protecting his family and seeking out adventure. From an early age he learned to rely on himself and his instincts for survival, which served him well when he was shipped out to the South Pacific with the US Navy during World War II. Poignantly written by his granddaughter, Arcangelo's personal account allows readers to immerse themselves into the pages of this book and experience firsthand the life of a young and courageous sailor during a tumultuous time in world...
Arcangelo "Sonny" Parisi grew up in New Haven, Connecticut, and as the eldest brother of eight siblings, he spent a lot of time protecting his family ...
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103,11 zł |
A Soldier of the Legion
ISBN: 9781500961350 / Angielski / Miękka / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A Soldier of the Legion is a classic World War One memoir by Edward Morlae. The "Soldier of the Legion" has in it that spinal thrill which has electrified great tales of battle since blood was first let and ink spilled to celebrate it. ELLERY SEDGWICK.
A Soldier of the Legion is a classic World War One memoir by Edward Morlae. The "Soldier of the Legion" has in it that spinal thrill which has electri...
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25,99 zł |