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Bobby S War
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Author : Shirley Mann
language : en
Publisher: Bonnier Zaffre Ltd.
Release Date : 2020-10-29
Bobby S War written by Shirley Mann and has been published by Bonnier Zaffre Ltd. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-29 with Fiction categories.
An inspiring and uplifting tale of women on the home front, for fans of Nancy Revell and Vicki Beeby. By the author of Lily's War. On the ground, the crowd of men stood with their mouths agape, watching the wings soar into the air, the tail kept impressively steady and the small plane with a woman at the controls disappearing into the May sunshine. It's 1942 and Bobby Hollis has joined the Air Transport Auxiliary in a team known as the 'glamour girls' - amazing women who pilot aircraft all around the country. Bobby always wanted to escape life on the family farm and the ATA seemed like the perfect opportunity for her. But there's always something standing in her way. Like a demanding father, who wants to marry her off to a rich man. And the family secrets that threaten to engulf everything. As Bobby navigates her way through life, and love, she has to learn that controlling a huge, four-engined bomber might just be easier than controlling her own life . . . 'What a brilliant read! Shirley Mann has given such a well-researched and comprehensive picture of the lives of the courageous women of the ATA, and Bobby is a wonderful heroine. Brave, clever and opinionated, I absolutely loved spending time with her.' Ginny Bell, author of The Dover Cafe at War 'Shirley Mann has given us in Bobby Hollis an inspiration. Plucky and resourceful as she delivers her WW2 aircraft, Bobby is exactly the sort of person you'd want at your side in real life today. This is a perfect read when all you want to do is curl up to enjoy a lovely novel. Brava!' Kitty Danton, author of The Evacuee Christmas 'Rich in period detail, nostalgia, intrigue, romance and the realities of life in a perilous and unpredictable corner of the home front, Bobby's War is a saga full of history, heart and our proud national heritage.' Lancashire Evening Post Don't miss Lily's War and Hannah's War, available now. - - - - - - - - - - - - - Readers love Bobby's War: 'I loved this book. A fabulous read.' Netgalley reviewer 'If you love family sagas based in the war, this is the book for you.' Netgalley reviewer 'An emotional journey throughout.' Netgalley reviewer Praise for Lily's War: '[The story] read so true to me and I really didn't want to put it down . . . It may be fiction but those things could, and did, happen.' Vera Morgan, wartime WAAF 'An impeccably researched and uplifting story of love, loss and courage: a heartwarming read that will captivate all those who love a good war story.' Clare Harvey, author of The Gunner Girl 'A wonderful, inspiring story. I can't wait to read more from Shirley Mann.' Sheila Newberry
Bobby The Littlest War Hero
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Author : Glyn Harper
language : en
Publisher: Puffin Books
Release Date : 2018-02-26
Bobby The Littlest War Hero written by Glyn Harper and has been published by Puffin Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-26 with categories.
This is the story of Bobby - the littlest hero in a very big war. Bobby is a tiny canary. His best friend is Jack, a soldier in one of the tunnelling companies of the Royal Engineers. Together they go deep into the tunnels under no-man's-land. Jack's job is to dig, while Bobby's job is to warn the men to get out quickly when there's dangerous gas. Bobby's warnings save the tunnellers' lives again and again. But Jack worries that it's a hard life for a little bird. Will Bobby ever be free to fly again? Glyn Harper and Jenny Cooper are the award-winning creators of bestselling picture books about the First World War- Le Quesnoy, Jim's Letters, Roly, the Anzac Donkeyand Gladys Goes to War.
Bobby S War
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Author : Shirley Mann
language : en
Publisher:
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Bobby S War written by Shirley Mann and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Large type books categories.
It's 1942 and World War Two is in full swing. Roberta 'Bobby' Hollis has joined the Air Transport Auxiliary in a team of pilots known as the 'glamour girls'. Just as capable as the men, these women ferry aircraft, parts and people between factories, assembly plants and airfields. After a childhood being ignored on the family farm by a taciturn father and a traumatised mother, Bobby has always wanted an escape, and the ATA seems like the perfect opportunity to realise her dreams and help her country win the war. But there's always something standing in her way. Her friend Harriet, who attracts chaos wherever she goes. A demanding father, who would like to marry her off to a rich farmer from the next county. And the family secrets that threaten to engulf everything. And all that's on top of the danger she's in every day as part of the ATA.
Bobby Savage S Secret War
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Author : Michael Ievers
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-08-17
Bobby Savage S Secret War written by Michael Ievers and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-17 with categories.
Following months of research through public, personal and military records, a chance contact with British Special Forces finally revealed the truth about my uncle, Bob: this play chronicles a brief time in his brief life, but yet a life that stood with countless others to confront the best and the worst of humanity in a war that must never be glossed over.....
Bobby Fischer Goes To War
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Author : David Edmonds
language : en
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Release Date : 2011-09-01
Bobby Fischer Goes To War written by David Edmonds and has been published by Faber & Faber this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-01 with Games & Activities categories.
PERFECT FOR FANS OF NETFLIX'S THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT'Gripping.' SUNDAY TIMES'Pure drama.'INDEPENDENT'Compelling.'NEW YORK TIMESBobby Fischer Goes to War by David Edmonds and John Eidinow details the occasion when Bobby Fischer met Boris Spassky in one of the most thrilling and politically charged chess matches of all time.For decades, the USSR had dominated world chess. Evidence, according to Moscow, of the superiority of the Soviet system. But in 1972 along came the American, Bobby Fischer: insolent, arrogant, abusive, vain, greedy, vulgar, bigoted, paranoid and obsessive - and apparently unstoppable.Against him was Boris Spassky: complex, sensitive, the most un-Soviet of champions. As the authors reveal, when Spassky began to lose, the KGB decided to step in. . .
The Bobby Girls War
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Author : Johanna Bell
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2021-10-14
The Bobby Girls War written by Johanna Bell and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-14 with Fiction categories.
Curl up with Book Four in the gorgeous Bobby Girls series now! 1916. Poppy is being transferred to an enormous new munitions complex in Gretna, on the Scottish border. Even though it means moving far away from her best friends Maggie and Annie, she is excited for the challenge. As a member of the Women's Police Service, it's her job to maintain law and order so that the factory workers can safely carry out their vital war work. She soon makes friends, and even starts to open herself up to the possibility of love. But then she sees something in the dead of night, and suddenly the dangers of the war are no longer far away on distant shores. With the enemy hot on her heels and no idea who to trust, can Poppy save herself - and avert disaster for her country? Praise for the Bobby Girls series: Filled with richly drawn characters that leap from the page, and a plot that's so well researched and well written you will believe you are in the thick of wartime policing, The Bobby Girls is a must-read for all saga fans.' - Fiona Ford, bestselling author of Christmas at Liberty's 'I really enjoyed reading about Britain's first female police officers. A lot of research has gone into this book and it's all the richer and more readable for it. An exciting new voice in women's fiction.' - Kate Thompson, bestselling author of Secrets of the Singer Girls 'I really did enjoy The Bobby Girls. It has a lovely warm feeling about it and is excellently written.' - Maureen Lee, RNA award-winning author of Dancing in the Dark 'A well-researched and interesting story giving a great insight into early women's policing.' - Anna Jacobs, bestselling author of the Ellindale series 'Written with warmth and compassion, the novel gives fascinating insights into the lives of three courageous young women.' - Margaret Kaine, RNA award-winning author of Ring of Clay 'Johanna Bell has hit the jackpot with this striking WW1 crime story. The author places the focus firmly on the girls' growth into independent members of society in a rapidly changing world. It's a heartening central message conveyed with verve and empathy and remains relevant to today's readers, both young and old.' - Jenny Holmes, author of The Spitfire Girls 'This is a story that needed to be told. As a former Special Constable, I love Johanna Bell from the bottom of my heart for giving a voice to the women who first made a way for me and countless others like me - to work as real police officers in the service of our communities.' - Penny Thorpe, author of The Quality Street Girls 'A lovely story! The author has researched the era and the theme very well. The characters stood out on the page and through their eyes you are transported back to a different age.' - AnneMarie Brear, author of Beneath a Stormy Sky
Bobby S Book
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Author : Emily Davidson
language : en
Publisher: Seven Stories Press
Release Date : 2012-10-30
Bobby S Book written by Emily Davidson and has been published by Seven Stories Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-30 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In 1998, at the very moment that a publisher had approached Bruce Davidson about a book of his 1959 Brooklyn Gang photographs, former gang leader Bobby Powers unexpectedly telephoned the Davidsons. Over the next decade, Emily Davidson maintained an ongoing conversation with Powers in order to bring to light his struggle to overcome his drug-ridden and violent past and to inspire others with his example. Through the words and reflections of the former drug addict and petty criminal, this book relates the long, agonizing journey from youthful urban violence and despair to the life of a committed and generous professional. Beginning in a working-class Brooklyn neighborhood in the mid 1950s where alcohol abuse and poverty were rampant, Bobby Powers went from being an illiterate gang leader and notorious drug dealer to a destroyed individual who had lost everything, including family members, close friends, and himself, all presented in his own words and in grim detail in this book. At a critical turning point in his life, recognizing the threat of his behaviors to survival, he entered detox and embarked on the arduous path to recovery and self-understanding. This process involved not only acknowledging and coming to terms with the injuries he had inflicted on his children and others, but also asking for their forgiveness. Having achieved a new way of life as a responsible and caring adult, Bobby Powers is today, at 69, a nationally respected drug addiction counselor who has aided a wide spectrum of people, including former gang members. His story represents a brutal and inspiring lesson in human frailty, degradation, and transformation.
Bobby Fischer Goes To War
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Author : David Edmonds
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2011-08-23
Bobby Fischer Goes To War written by David Edmonds and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-23 with History categories.
In the summer of 1972, with a presidential crisis stirring in the United States and the cold war at a pivotal point, two men—the Soviet world chess champion Boris Spassky and his American challenger Bobby Fischer—met in the most notorious chess match of all time. Their showdown in Reykjavik, Iceland, held the world spellbound for two months with reports of psychological warfare, ultimatums, political intrigue, cliffhangers, and farce to rival a Marx Brothers film. Thirty years later, David Edmonds and John Eidinow, authors of the national bestseller Wittgenstein’s Poker, have set out to reexamine the story we recollect as the quintessential cold war clash between a lone American star and the Soviet chess machine—a machine that had delivered the world title to the Kremlin for decades. Drawing upon unpublished Soviet and U.S. records, the authors reconstruct the full and incredible saga, one far more poignant and layered than hitherto believed. Against the backdrop of superpower politics, the authors recount the careers and personalities of Boris Spassky, the product of Stalin’s imperium, and Bobby Fischer, a child of post-World War II America, an era of economic boom at home and communist containment abroad. The two men had nothing in common but their gift for chess, and the disparity of their outlook and values conditioned the struggle over the board. Then there was the match itself, which produced both creative masterpieces and some of the most improbable gaffes in chess history. And finally, there was the dramatic and protracted off-the-board battle—in corridors and foyers, in back rooms and hotel suites, in Moscow offices and in the White House. The authors chronicle how Fischer, a manip-ulative, dysfunctional genius, risked all to seize control of the contest as the organizers maneuvered frantically to save it—under the eyes of the world’s press. They can now tell the inside story of Moscow’s response, and the bitter tensions within the Soviet camp as the anxious and frustrated apparatchiks strove to prop up Boris Spassky, the most un-Soviet of their champions—fun-loving, sensitive, and a free spirit. Edmonds and Eidinow follow this careering, behind-the-scenes confrontation to its climax: a clash that displayed the cultural differences between the dynamic, media-savvy representatives of the West and the baffled, impotent Soviets. Try as they might, even the KGB couldn’t help. A mesmerizing narrative of brilliance and triumph, hubris and despair, Bobby Fischer Goes to War is a biting deconstruction of the Bobby Fischer myth, a nuanced study on the art of brinkmanship, and a revelatory cold war tragicomedy.
Bobby Fischer Goes To War
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Author : David Edmonds
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Bobby Fischer Goes To War written by David Edmonds and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Chess categories.
Since 1948, the USSR had dominated the World Chess Championships - evidence, Moscow claimed, of the superiority of the Soviet system. But then came Bobby Fischer. A dysfunctional genius, Fischer was uniquely equipped to take on the Soviets. His every waking hour was devoted to the game. He had steamrollered all opposition to reach the championship. When he became increasingly volatile, Henry Kissinger phoned him, urging Fischer to fight for his country. Against him was Spassky: complex, sensitive, the most un-Soviet of champions. As the authors reveal, when Spassky began to lose, the KGB decided to step in. Drawing upon unpublished Soviet and US records, this is a fascinating story of history, politics and chess. And at its core it is a human tragedy, a story of brilliance and triumph, hubris and despair.
All Oceans All Foes
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Author : Allan A. Murray
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2019-02-13
All Oceans All Foes written by Allan A. Murray and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-13 with categories.
This sixth book in the Series is the story of one man's extensive service in the Navy during World War II. Robert Ernest 'Bobby' Forbes served in the Australian Navy for seven years and eleven months. Over four-and-a-half years of World War II (1939-44), Bobby served as an anti-aircraft gunner on two cruisers and a destroyer. He served in all of the world's oceans and encountered all of Australia's foes of that War. Bobby continued to serve for a further two years after the War ended. His first warship was a British Royal Navy armed merchant cruiser, HMS Arawa, converted from a former ocean liner. She took Bobby in the first few months of the War to the north Pacific, then into the Indian and Southern Oceans and finally the Atlantic Ocean. She was given the demanding task of protecting convoys of merchant ships. The main foe encountered was the Germans - aircraft, raiding surface vessels and U-boats. But there were also Italian submarines and aircraft. As the battle on 5 November 1940 between sister ship, HMS Jervis Bay, and the German Navy pocket battleship, KMS Admiral Scheer, attests, any encounter would generally be fatal for the armed merchant cruiser. After 12 months training in the United Kingdom, Bobby joined the Commissioning Ships Company of the Australian-crewed destroyer, HMAS Nepal. Seven months in the Arctic, Atlantic and Indian Oceans followed. The main foe was again the Germans - U-boats and raiding surface vessels. In the Indian Ocean, Bobby also served in the Madagascar Campaign against the Vichy French and hunted for Japanese cruiser submarines. He returned to Australia and after extended leave for six months joined Australia's premier warship, the heavy cruiser, HMAS Australia (II). In 1943-44, Bobby served for seven months in the Coral Sea and the early phases of the Island Hopping Campaign north of New Guinea. This time, the Japanese were the foe. Bobby was exposed to numerous attacks by Japanese aircraft and experienced an attack by a Japanese submarine. Bobby Forbes was witness to dramatic events - the Asama Maru Incident, being attacked by German FW200C-1 Condor aircraft, convoys SLS.64 and PQ.17, hunting the German raiders Pinguin, Atlantis and Kormoran, rescuing the crews of the MV British Union and SS Pierce Butler, Operation ES, dropping depth charges on German U-boats, and the torpedoing of HMAS Hobart and sinking of USS Brownson - but throughout this he was lucky. He was never on a ship that was hit nor was he ever wounded. The Foreword for this book is a collaboration between one of the sons of Bobby Forbes and a grandson.