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Bullets, Bombs and Cups of Tea: Further Voices of the British Army in Northern Ireland 1969-98
ISBN: 9781907677069 / Angielski / Miękka / 536 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Following 'A Long Long War', this is Ken Wharton's second oral history of the Northern Ireland troubles told from the perspective of the ordinary British soldier. This text looks deeper into the conflict, providing stories of the troubles from the back streets of the Ardoyne to the bandit country of South Armagh.
Following 'A Long Long War', this is Ken Wharton's second oral history of the Northern Ireland troubles told from the perspective of the ordinary Brit...
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The War I Survived Was Vietnam: Collected Writings of a Veteran and Antiwar Activist
ISBN: 9781476666143 / Angielski / Miękka / 300 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This singular collection of articles, essays, poems, criticism and personal recollections by a Vietnam veteran documents the author's reflections on the war, from his combat experiences to his exploration of American veteran identity to his struggles with PTSD. His career as an advocate for the welfare of GIs and veterans exposed to dangerous radiation and herbicides is covered. Several pieces deal with how the Vietnam experience is being archived by scholars for historical interpretation. These collected works serve as a study of how wars are remembered and written about by surviving...
This singular collection of articles, essays, poems, criticism and personal recollections by a Vietnam veteran documents the author's reflections on t...
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165,68 |
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Four Years in the Donald Duck Navy
ISBN: 9781621418689 / Angielski / Miękka / 58 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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59,39 |
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The Embattled Self: French Soldiers' Testimony of the Great War
ISBN: 9780801479564 / Angielski / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How did the soldiers in the trenches of the Great War understand and explain battlefield experience, and themselves through that experience? Situated at the intersection of military history and cultural history, The Embattled Self draws on the testimony of French combatants to explore how combatants came to terms with the war. In order to do so, they used a variety of narrative tools at hand rites of passage, mastery, a character of the soldier as a consenting citizen of the Republic. None of the resulting versions of the story provided a completely consistent narrative, and all... How did the soldiers in the trenches of the Great War understand and explain battlefield experience, and themselves through that experience? Situat... |
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In the Shadow of the Greatest Generation: The Americans Who Fought the Korean War
ISBN: 9781479847280 / Angielski / Miękka / 349 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Largely overshadowed by World War II's -greatest generation- and the more vocal veterans of the Vietnam era, Korean War veterans remain relatively invisible in the narratives of both war and its aftermath. Yet, just as the beaches of Normandy and the jungles of Vietnam worked profound changes on conflict participants, the Korean Peninsula chipped away at the beliefs, physical and mental well-being, and fortitude of Americans completing wartime tours of duty there. Upon returning home, Korean War veterans struggled with home front attitudes toward the war, faced employment and family dilemmas,...
Largely overshadowed by World War II's -greatest generation- and the more vocal veterans of the Vietnam era, Korean War veterans remain relatively inv...
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135,69 |
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Laredo - Memoirs of My Home Town
ISBN: 9780934955317 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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41,62 |
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Unforgettable Faces & Stories: Best Friends: Forever and Ever
ISBN: 9780989882088 / Angielski / Miękka / 116 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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42,53 |
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Only Daddy's Dog
ISBN: 9780989766722 / Angielski / Miękka / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Daddy comes home from war with post traumatic stress syndrome. His service dog is trained to be dedicated to Daddy, and Daddy's dog is not meant to be a child's pet. Cynthia Crosson, Ed.D, a psychiatric social worker, and Carole Williams, illustrator, provide children with a clear, gentle explanation about why this is Only Daddy's Dog.
Daddy comes home from war with post traumatic stress syndrome. His service dog is trained to be dedicated to Daddy, and Daddy's dog is not meant to be...
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In Service to Their Country: Christchurch School and the American Uniformed Services
ISBN: 9780615914299 / Angielski / Miękka / 202 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. On a Virginia hillside overlooking the Rappahannock River, at Christchurch School, sits a simple granite monument. It was placed there to honor the school's faculty, staff, and alumni who have served in the American uniformed services. From its early years, and continuing still today, Christchurch has been home to men and women of diligence, accountability, and humble valor, often taking in struggling youths and cultivating in them the virtues and life skills they'll need to make their way in the world. The path many graduates have chosen is one of service to country. Wherein lies the...
On a Virginia hillside overlooking the Rappahannock River, at Christchurch School, sits a simple granite monument. It was placed there to honor the sc...
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Journal of Medieval Military History: Volume XII
ISBN: 9781843839361 / Angielski / Twarda / 253 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The latest collection of the most up-to-date research on matters of medieval military history contains a remarkable geographical range, extending from Spain and Britain to the southern steppe lands, by way of Scandinavia, Byzantium, and the Crusader States. At one end of the timescale is a study of population in the later Roman Empire and at the other the Hundred Years War, touching on every century in between. Topics include the hardware of war, the social origins of soldiers, considerations of individual battles, and words for weapons in Old Norse literature. Contributors: Bernard S....
The latest collection of the most up-to-date research on matters of medieval military history contains a remarkable geographical range, extending from...
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412,07 |
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Crosshairs on the Kill Zone
ISBN: 9781476786827 / Angielski / Miękka / 392 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From the jungles of Vietnam to the unforgiving deserts of Afghanistan and Iraq, one breed of soldier has achieved legendary status in the arena of combat -- the sniper. Their only mission: wait, watch, and when the target is in sight, put the...
Crosshairs on the Kill Zone From the authors of the classic sniper chronicle "One Shot-One Kill" comes a new generation of true tales from some of the most expert and deadly marksmen in the world. Meet Adelbert Waldron II, whose 109 confirmed kills in Vietnam made him the most successful sniper in American military history, and Tom "Moose"... From the jungles of Vietnam to the unforgiving deserts of Afghanistan and Iraq, one breed of soldier has achieved legendary status in the arena of com...
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91,18 |
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Forgotten Heroes of World War II: Personal Accounts of Ordinary Soldiers-Land, Sea, and Air, Second Edition
ISBN: 9781589799639 / Angielski / Miękka / 326 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. World War II was the defining event of the twentieth century. For everyone it was a time of confusion, fear, destruction, and death on a scale never before seen. Much has been written of the generals, campaigns, and battles of the war, but it was young, ordinary American kids who held our freedom in their hands as they fought for liberty across the globe. Forgotten Heroes of World War II offers a personal understanding of what was demanded of these young heroes through the stories of rank-and-file individuals who served in the navy, marines, army, air corps, and merchant marine in all...
World War II was the defining event of the twentieth century. For everyone it was a time of confusion, fear, destruction, and death on a scale never b...
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Red, White, and True: Stories from Veterans and Families, World War II to Present
ISBN: 9781612347011 / Angielski / Miękka / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Even as we celebrate the return of our military from wars in the Middle East, we are becoming increasingly aware of the struggles that await veterans on the home front. Red, White, and True offers readers a collection of voices that reflect the experiences of those touched by war from the children of veterans who encounter them in their fathers recollections of past wars to the young men and women who fought in the deserts of Iraq and Afghanistan.
The diversity of perspectives collected in this volume validates the experiences of our veterans and their families, describing their... Even as we celebrate the return of our military from wars in the Middle East, we are becoming increasingly aware of the struggles that await veterans ...
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Veteran Guilt in Pictures & Words
ISBN: 9781611701708 / Angielski / Miękka / 36 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Death Is The Ultimte Sacrafice. For those of us who live guilt can dominate our life. This book gives hope to veterans, helping free them from guilts curse. Clyde intentionally avoided technical terms instead using his photography and words to convey his personal understanding to the disturbing and sometime difficult discussion of veteran Guilt. This is a topic that has been avoided by professionals and veterans of previous wars due to the difficulty of addressing the traumatic impact it has had upon the generations of soldiers. His hope is that this book will be a beginning...Death Is The Ultimte Sacrafice. For those of us who live guilt can dominate our life. This book gives hope to veterans, helping free them from guil... |
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Paying with Their Bodies: American War and the Problem of the Disabled Veteran
ISBN: 9780226210094 / Angielski / Twarda / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Christian Bagge, an Iraq War veteran, lost both his legs in a roadside bomb attack on his Humvee in 2006. Months after the accident, outfitted with sleek new prosthetic legs, he jogged alongside President Bush for a photo op at the White House. The photograph served many functions, one of them being to revive faith in an American martial ideal--that war could be fought without permanent casualties, and that innovative technology could easily repair war's damage. When Bagge was awarded his Purple Heart, however, military officials asked him to wear pants to the ceremony, saying that photos of...
Christian Bagge, an Iraq War veteran, lost both his legs in a roadside bomb attack on his Humvee in 2006. Months after the accident, outfitted with sl...
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Unforgettable Faces & Stories: Pet Tales: Unconditional Love
ISBN: 9780990362661 / Angielski / Miękka / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Your heart will be captured by these beautiful stories in "Pet Tales." From two to four legged and feather and fur, our pets have always had a special place in our lives and hearts. They are with us in good times and in bad times, and they always know how we feel. They give us attention and love when they sense that we need it most. We tell them everything and they sit there and listen It is unconditional love. We always know when they want a walk, need to go outside, want a treat or just to be petted. We spell words because they know what certain words mean They even have a Christmas...
Your heart will be captured by these beautiful stories in "Pet Tales." From two to four legged and feather and fur, our pets have always had a special...
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My Dear Wife and Children: Civil War Letters from a 2nd Minnesota Volunteer
ISBN: 9781628579666 / Angielski / Twarda / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What does a father write to his wife and young children when he's gone to war? Does he explain why he left them? How does he answer their constant questions about his return? Which of his experiences does he relate, and which does he pass over? Should he describe his feelings of separation and loneliness? These questions are as relevant today as they were over 150 years ago, when David Brainard Griffin, a corporal in Company F of the 2nd Minnesota Regiment of Volunteers, wrote to those he left behind on the family's Minnesota prairie homestead while he fought to preserve the Union. His...
What does a father write to his wife and young children when he's gone to war? Does he explain why he left them? How does he answer their constant que...
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Real War vs. Reel War: Veterans, Hollywood, and WWII
ISBN: 9781442245556 / Angielski / Twarda / 172 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. World War II has been the subject of hundreds, if not thousands, of films produced in the United States alone. From training camp scenes in See Here, Private Hargrove to images of brutal combat in Saving Private Ryan, filmmakers have been tasked with replicating pivotal moments in the war. But sometimes story lines and dramatic manipulations of audiences have led to less-than-faithful re-creations of what men and women have endured during times of conflict. In Real War vs. Reel War: Veterans, Hollywood, and World War II, Suzanne Broderick looks at how on-screen portrayals hold up against...
World War II has been the subject of hundreds, if not thousands, of films produced in the United States alone. From training camp scenes in See Here, ...
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The Return: A Field Manual for Life After Combat
ISBN: 9781936891313 / Angielski / Miękka / 180 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Illuminating" --General James N. Mattis, USMC (ret.) "Written with the skill and precision of a philosophical sniper..." -Matt Furey, author of The Unbeatable Man Since 9/11 and before, American warriors have faced combat in difficult and adverse theaters with dedication, courage, and remarkable inner fortitude. Our nation supports them during their time in the fight, and "thank you for your service" has become a common civilian affirmation. But what happens when these men and women return from the battlefield? What is waiting for them at home? How does our society prepare these...
"Illuminating" --General James N. Mattis, USMC (ret.) "Written with the skill and precision of a philosophical sniper..." -Matt Furey, author of The U...
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Defiant: The POWs Who Endured Vietnam's Most Infamous Prison, the
ISBN: 9781250060334 / Angielski / Miękka / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Defiant is Unbroken meets Band of Brothers--and then some." --Congressman Pete Sessions During the Vietnam War, hundreds of American prisoners-of-war faced years of brutal conditions and horrific torture at the hands of North Vietnamese guards and interrogators who ruthlessly plied them for military intelligence and propaganda. Determined to maintain their Code of Conduct, the POWs developed a powerful underground resistance. To quash it, their captors singled out its eleven leaders, Vietnam's own "dirty dozen," and banished them to an isolated jail that would... "Defiant is Unbroken meets Band of Brothers--and then some." --Congressman Pete Sessions During the Vietnam War, hundred... |
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