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Birds And The War
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Author : Hugh Steuart Gladstone
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1919
Birds And The War written by Hugh Steuart Gladstone and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1919 with Birds categories.
Birds And The War
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Author : Hugh Gladstone
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2017-05
Birds And The War written by Hugh Gladstone and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05 with categories.
This special re-print edition of Hugh Gladstone's book "Birds in the War" provides information on the role that birds of many types played during World War One, from the tremendous destruction that the war had on wild bird populations, up to the heroics of Homing Pigeons who's service as winged messengers saved thousands of lives. Written in 1919, just as the First World War came to a close, chapters include Birds as Messengers, Birds as Crop Protectors, Birds As Food, Bird Eggs As Food, The Effect of the War on Birds in Captivity, The Destruction of Birds At Sea, The Effects of Air Raids and Aircraft on Birds, The Behaviour of Birds in the War Zone, Effect of the War on Birds and more. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.
Birds And The War
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Author : Hugh S Gladstone
language : en
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Release Date : 2022-10-27
Birds And The War written by Hugh S Gladstone and has been published by Legare Street Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-27 with categories.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Birds And The War
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Author : Hugh Stewart Gladstone
language : en
Publisher: Palala Press
Release Date : 2015-09-02
Birds And The War written by Hugh Stewart Gladstone and has been published by Palala Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-02 with categories.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Birds And The War Classic Reprint
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Author : Hugh S. Gladstone
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-07-04
Birds And The War Classic Reprint written by Hugh S. Gladstone and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-04 with Pets categories.
Excerpt from Birds and the War "Think, every morning when the sun peeps through The dim, leaf-latticed windows of the grove, How jubilant the happy birds renew Their old, melodious madrigals of love! And when you think of this, remember too 'Tis always morning somewhere, and above The awakening continents, from shore to shore, Somewhere the birds are singing evermore, "You slay them all I and wherefore? for the gain Of a scant handful more or less of wheat, Or rye, or barley, or some other grain. Scratched up at random by industrious feet, Searching for worm or weevil after rain I Or a few cherries, that are not so sweet As are the songs these uninvited guests Sing at their feast with comfortable breasts. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Birds And The War By Hugh S Gladstone
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Author : Hugh Stewart Gladstone
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1919
Birds And The War By Hugh S Gladstone written by Hugh Stewart Gladstone and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1919 with categories.
Birds In The Second World War
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Author : Nicholas Milton
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
Release Date : 2022-04-06
Birds In The Second World War written by Nicholas Milton and has been published by Pen and Sword History this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-04-06 with History categories.
A love of birds has always been an important part of the British way of life but in wartime birds came into their own, helping to define our national identity. One the most popular bird books ever, Watching Birds, was published in 1940 while songs like There’ll be Bluebirds over the White Cliffs of Dover epitomized the blitz spirit. Birds even featured in wartime propaganda movies like the 1941 classic The First of the Few starring Leslie Howard where they inspired the design of the Spitfire. Along the coast flooding to prevent a German invasion helped the avocet make a remarkable return while the black redstart found an unlikely home in our bombed-out buildings. As interesting as the birds were some of the people who watched them. Matthew Rankin and Eric Duffey counted seabirds while looking for U-boats. Tom Harrisson, the mastermind behind Mass Observation, watched people ‘as if they were birds’ while POW Guy Madoc wrote a truly unique book on Malayan birds, typed on paper stolen from the Japanese commandant’s office. For Field Marshall Alan Brooke, Britain’s top soldier, filming birds was his way of coping with the continual demands of Winston Churchill. In comparison Peter Scott was a wildfowler who was roused by Adolf Hitler before the war but after serving with distinction in the Royal Navy became one of the greatest naturalists of his generation. With a foreword by Chris Packham CBE Birds in the Second World War is the story of how ornithology helped to win the war.
Birds In The Second World War
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Author : Nicholas Milton
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
Release Date : 2022-04-06
Birds In The Second World War written by Nicholas Milton and has been published by Pen and Sword History this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-04-06 with History categories.
A love of birds has always been an important part of the British way of life but in wartime birds came into their own, helping to define our national identity. One the most popular bird books ever, Watching Birds, was published in 1940 while songs like There’ll be Bluebirds over the White Cliffs of Dover epitomized the blitz spirit. Birds even featured in wartime propaganda movies like the 1941 classic The First of the Few starring Leslie Howard where they inspired the design of the Spitfire. Along the coast flooding to prevent a German invasion helped the avocet make a remarkable return while the black redstart found an unlikely home in our bombed-out buildings. As interesting as the birds were some of the people who watched them. Matthew Rankin and Eric Duffey counted seabirds while looking for U-boats. Tom Harrisson, the mastermind behind Mass Observation, watched people ‘as if they were birds’ while POW Guy Madoc wrote a truly unique book on Malayan birds, typed on paper stolen from the Japanese commandant’s office. For Field Marshall Alan Brooke, Britain’s top soldier, filming birds was his way of coping with the continual demands of Winston Churchill. In comparison Peter Scott was a wildfowler who was roused by Adolf Hitler before the war but after serving with distinction in the Royal Navy became one of the greatest naturalists of his generation. With a foreword by Chris Packham CBE Birds in the Second World War is the story of how ornithology helped to win the war.
War Pigeons
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Author : Elizabeth G. Macalaster
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2020-10-08
War Pigeons written by Elizabeth G. Macalaster and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-08 with History categories.
For more than seven decades, homing pigeons provided the U.S. military with its fastest most reliable means of communication. Originally bred for racing in the early 1800s, homing pigeons were later trained by pigeoneers to fly up to 60 mph for hundreds of miles, and served the United States for almost 75 years, through four wars on four continents. Barely weighing a pound, these extraordinary birds carried messages in and out of gas, smoke, exploding bombs and gunfire. They flew through jungles, deserts and mountains, not faltering even when faced with large expanses of ocean to cross. Sometimes they arrived nearly dead from wounds or exhaustion, refusing to give up until they reached their objective. This book is the first complete account of the remarkable service that homing pigeons provided for the American armed forces, from its fledgling beginnings after the Civil War to the birds' invaluable role in communications in every branch of the U.S. military through both World Wars and beyond. Personal narratives, primary sources and news articles tell the story of the pigeons' recruitment and training in the U.S., their deployment abroad and use on the home front.
War Birds
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Author : Elliott White Springs
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
War Birds written by Elliott White Springs and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with categories.