Captain Roy Brown A True Story Of The Great War 1914 1918

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Captain Roy Brown A True Story Of The Great War 1914 1918

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Author : Alan D. Bennett
language : en
Publisher: ibooks
Release Date : 2014-06-05

Captain Roy Brown A True Story Of The Great War 1914 1918 written by Alan D. Bennett and has been published by ibooks this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-05 with History categories.

This is a true story of young men who fought and died for their country. It puts the reader behind the stick of a Sopwith Camel from the pilot's point of view. This is volume 1 and volume 2 combined for the ebook edition. Part One of this comprehensive study covers the life of Captain Arthur Roy Brown, who is well-known as an ace fighter pilot. The basic story is told in Brown’s own words, via his previously unpublished letters home and the entries in his Pilot’s Flying Log Book. Part Two of the book covers Captain Brown’s encounter with Manfred von Richthofen, the Red Baron, in detail. In 1995 Alan Bennett toured the site in France where Captain Brown had attacked the Red Baron on 21 April, 1918. As an experienced pilot of similar aircraft, he had grave doubts as to the truth of some parts of the story. The eventual result was a book written in conjunction with Norman Franks: THE RED BARON’S LAST FLIGHT. After plentiful information from readers, Captain Roy Brown’s family, and Wop May’s son, plus further research in France, a considerably different picture of the entire event and of Roy Brown’s life emerged. This new book, Captain Roy Brown, tells the complete definitive story.

One In A Thousand

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Author : Graham Broad
language : en
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Release Date : 2017-01-01

One In A Thousand written by Graham Broad and has been published by University of Toronto Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

This short microhistory details the life and death of Eddie McKay, a varsity athlete at Western University, who flew with the Royal Flying Corps in the First World War. Graham Broad switches creatively from telling McKay's fascinating story to teaching valuable lessons on how to do history: why the past matters, why historians take different approaches, how to pose historical questions, how to identify relevant source materials, and the importance of thoughtful, intelligent, and respectful treatment of historical subjects. The book includes a timeline of the subject's life, a map of relevant combat areas in the Battle of the Somme, and nine illustrations. It concludes with four unsolved events in McKay's life: a mysterious woman, a strange advertisement for batteries, an empty envelope, and an unknown grave--demonstrating that even a detailed history about one person's life is never really complete.

Portraits Of Battle

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Author : Peter Farrugia
language : en
Publisher: UBC Press
Release Date : 2021-04-01

Portraits Of Battle written by Peter Farrugia and has been published by UBC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-01 with History categories.

All Canadians are taught about Vimy Ridge. But that celebrated victory was just one battle among many to shape the country’s experience of the First World War. Portraits of Battle brings together biography, battle accounts, and historiographical analysis to examine the lives of a cross-section of Canadians who served in the war. Contributors to this thoughtful collection consider the range of Canadians touched by war – soldiers and their loved ones, deserters, nurses, Indigenous people, those injured in body or mind – raising fundamental questions about the nature of conflict and memory. These portraits of the formerly faceless men and women honoured on war memorials fill in what is often missing from accounts of the Great War. In the process, they provide a more nuanced perspective on the complex legacy of that war in Canadian history.

Raymond Collishaw And The Black Flight

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Author : Roger Gunn
language : en
Publisher: Dundurn
Release Date : 2013-01-26

Raymond Collishaw And The Black Flight written by Roger Gunn and has been published by Dundurn this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-26 with History categories.

As the third-highest-scoring flying ace among British and colonial pilots in the First World War, scoring 60 victories, Raymond Collishaw was only surpassed by Billy Bishop and Edward Mannock. This book traces his life from humble beginnings in Nanaimo, British Columbia, to victories in the skies over France.

The Escape Artists

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Author : Neal Bascomb
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2018-08-23

The Escape Artists written by Neal Bascomb and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-23 with History categories.

In the winter trenches and flak-filled skies of World War I, captured soldiers and pilots narrowly avoided death only to find themselves imprisoned in Germany's archipelago of brutal POW camps. After several unsuccessful escapes, a group of Allied prisoners of Holzminden - Germany's land-locked Alcatraz- hatched the most elaborate escape plan yet known. With ingenious engineering, disguises, forgery and courage, their story would electrify Britain in some of its darkest hours of the war. Drawing on never-before-seen memoirs and letters, Neal Bascomb brings this little-known story narrative to life amid the despair of the trenches and the height of patriotic duty.

Lady Almina And The Real Downton Abbey

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Author : Countess Of Carnarvon
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2011-09-29

Lady Almina And The Real Downton Abbey written by Countess Of Carnarvon and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-29 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

'Bright, breezy and unpretentious' Guardian 'A loving and faithful portrait of Almina and her world' Countryfile magazine * * * * * * The story of the real Downton Abbey, told by Lady Fiona Carnarvon, chatelaine of Highclere Castle where the phenomentally successful TV series was filmed. Lady Fiona Carnarvon became the chatelaine of Highclere Castle - the setting of the hit series Downton Abbey - eight years ago. In that time she's become fascinated by the rich history of Highclere, and by the extraordinary people who lived there over the centuries. One person particularly captured Fiona's imagination - Lady Almina, the 5th Countess of Carnarvon. Almina was the illegitimate daughter of banking tycoon Alfred de Rothschild. She was his only daughter and he doted on her. She married the 5th Earl of Carnarvon, at 19, with an enormous dowry. At first, life at Highclere was a dizzying mix of sumptuous banquets for 500 and even the occasional royal visitor. Almina oversaw 80 members of staff - many of whom came from families who had worked at Highclere for generations. But when the First World War broke out, life at Highclere changed forever. History intervened and Almina and the staff of Highclere were thrown into one of the most turbulent times of the last century. Almina was forced to draw on her deepest reserves of courage in order to ensure her family, the staff and the castle survived. This is the remarkable story of a lost time. But Highclere remains and in this book, Fiona weaves Almina's journey and those of her family into the heritage and history of one of England's most exquisite Victorian castles.

Whitaker S Cumulative Book List

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1972

Whitaker S Cumulative Book List written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972 with English literature categories.

The Immortal Six Hundred And The Failure Of The Civil War Pow Exchange Process

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Author : John F. Schmutz
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2024-11-22

The Immortal Six Hundred And The Failure Of The Civil War Pow Exchange Process written by John F. Schmutz and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-11-22 with History categories.

Compounding the devastating tragedy of the Civil War was the failure of the warring parties to maintain a system for exchange of prisoners of war, rather than imprisoning combatants for the duration. This failure added at least 56,000 deaths to those accumulating on the battlefield and caused the untold suffering of many thousands more. This book focuses on 600 Confederate officers, made prisoners of war, who were dispatched to Charleston Harbor to act as human shields, and were subsequently imprisoned elsewhere and deliberately starved nearly to death. These actions were the result of the breakdown of the exchange cartel, as well as the "retaliation" policies promoted by the Secretary of War and the Lincoln administration.

Subject Guide To Children S Books In Print

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973

Subject Guide To Children S Books In Print written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with Children's literature categories.

Joyce In The Belly Of The Big Truck Workbook

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Author : Joyce A. Cascio
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005-05

Joyce In The Belly Of The Big Truck Workbook written by Joyce A. Cascio and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-05 with Psychology categories.