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Donald Dean Vc
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Author : T. E. Crowdy
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2011-03-23
Donald Dean Vc written by T. E. Crowdy and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-23 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Donald Dean lied about his age to enlist in the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment and serve on the Western Front, where he worked his way up from Private to acting Captain. It was in the last weeks of the war, late in September 1918, that he won his VC for leading a platoon in the determined defense of a recently captured and isolated trench against repeated German counterattacks. In one of these attacks, the Germans actually broke into the trench, forcing Dean to break off a radio call for artillery support with the words 'The Germans are here, goodbye!' Refusing to be overrun, he personally killed four of the Germans before they were finally evicted. Dean also served in World War II, witnessing the fall of France in 1940 and claiming to be the last Brit to get out of Boulogne. His frank account of the evacuation challenges some cherished conceptions and is very critical of the conduct of the Irish Guards in particular. He went on to fight in Madagascar, Sicilya and the Italian mainland. Donald Dean died in 1985.Military historian Terry Crowdy has edited Dean's letters and diaries, never previously published, adding additional notes and material from official reports to give the reader context. The result is a moving, often amusing and inspiring portrait of a little-known hero of two world wars.
Donald Dean Vc
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Author : Terry Crowdy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
Donald Dean Vc written by Terry Crowdy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Soldiers categories.
Donald Dean Cooks Opal Gladys Bills Cooks
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Author : Vicki Sue Cooks McKinnis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
Donald Dean Cooks Opal Gladys Bills Cooks written by Vicki Sue Cooks McKinnis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with categories.
Donald Dean Cooks, son of Victor Isaac Cooks (1903-1995) and Mabel Nelson, was born in 1923 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He married & Opal Gladys Bills, daughter of Clare Jaques Bills and Rosella Mae Hiveley, in 1948. Ancestors, descendants and relatives lived mainly in Russia, Norway, Germany, Ohio and Wisconsin. Donalds Cooks ancestors were originally named Kukish in Russia. Includes McKinnis and related families.
Register Of Commissioned And Warrant Officers Of The United States Naval Reserve
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1944
Register Of Commissioned And Warrant Officers Of The United States Naval Reserve written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1944 with categories.
A Hard Fought Ship
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Author : John A Rodgaard
language : en
Publisher: Seaforth Publishing
Release Date : 2024-06-30
A Hard Fought Ship written by John A Rodgaard and has been published by Seaforth Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-06-30 with History categories.
Here is the exhaustive and exhilarating story of HMS Venomous, one of sixty-seven V&W destroyers built at the end of the Great War that were to play a key role in the struggle to keep the sea lanes open in the Atlantic, Home Waters and the Mediterranean during the following war. Her story was perhaps the most memorable of all her class. When war broke out she was to find herself in the front line as the German blitzkrieg swept across Europe in 1940 and the V&Ws made high speed dashes across the Channel to bring troops and civilians back from Calais, Boulogne and Dunkirk, and prepared for the expected invasion. Later that year she and her sister-ships escorted the Atlantic convoys which supplied our Russian allies with the weapons to halt the German advance. She returned to the Mediterranean and took part in Operation Pedestal to save Malta, and as the allies prepared for the landings in North Africa she was ordered to escort the destroyer depot ship, HMS Hecla to the invasion beaches. When Hecla was torpedoed off the coast off Morocco Venomous fought the attacking U-boat and rescued 500 survivors. She escorted convoys along the coast of North Africa including the first-through convoy from Gibraltar to Alexandria. and she joined the invasion force to Sicily during Operation Husky. In October 1943 she returned to Britain for a major refit at Falmouth when she was converted to an air target ship for training Barracuda torpedo bombers based at Douglas, Isle of Man, and then, after being transferred to the east coast, she was nearly lost in a hurricane before being sent to Kristiansand to accept the surrender of German naval forces. Venomous and her sister-ships were all scrapped after the War, but her extraordinary career, during which she fought without cessation, is brought to life in this rousing and beautifully told ship biography, a fitting memorial to the V&Ws and the men who served in them. ‘I would rate this as being in the same class as The Cruel Sea for a picture of small ship life in World War Two.’ The Naval Review ‘A portrayal of life on a wartime destroyer with a depth and insight that is possible unequalled by any previously published work.’ Warship Annual This book is outstanding for its detailed insight into the life on not just a single destroyer but, by extension, life at sea aboard and Royal Navy destroyer.’ The Northern Mariner ‘A Hard Fought Ship is a vivid portrait of a fighting vessel and the men who operated her.’ Warships International Fleet Review ‘Highly recommended to both naval historians and the general public.’ Mariner’s Mirror ‘It is an exemplary ship biography where a detailed narrative of the destroyer’s exploits are brought to life by a wealth of first-hand accounts.’ Navy News ‘This book is a detailed and thrilling account of the life of a typical V&W class destroyer.’ Sea Breezes
Vcs Of The First World War Road To Victory 1918
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Author : Gerald Gliddon
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2014-02-03
Vcs Of The First World War Road To Victory 1918 written by Gerald Gliddon and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-03 with History categories.
By August 1918 fortune was on the side of the Allies: America was increasing its contribution of troops and equipment substantially; the morale of the German Army was sinking as it failed to deliver the desired 'knock out blow'; and Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig found a new confidence, firmly believing that the Allies could at last push the Germans out of France and Belgium. This volume of the best-selling VCs of the First World War series covers the fifty days of the Allied advance from 8 August to 26 September 1918. Arranged chronologically, it tells the story of the sixty-four VC winners during this period. The recipients came from many countries, including Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand; some never lived to know that they had been awarded for their extraordinary bravery, while others returned home to face an uncertain future. This is their story.
Bulletin Of The Proceedings Of The Wisconsin Legislature
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Author : Wisconsin. Legislature
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
Bulletin Of The Proceedings Of The Wisconsin Legislature written by Wisconsin. Legislature and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Legislation categories.
Report contains 3 parts, 19 -1979: pt. 1. Senate -- pt. 2. Assembly -- pt. 3. Subject index; contains 4 parts, 1981: pt. 1 Senate -- pt. 2. Administrative rules -- pt. 3. Assembly -- pt. 4. Index; contains 5 parts, 1983-1995: pt. 1 Senate -- pt. 2. Administrative rules -- pt. 3. Assembly -- pt. 4. Index -- pt. 5. Index to Wisconsin acts; contains 6 parts, 1997-2007/2008: pt. 1 Senate -- pt. 2. Administrative rules -- pt. 3. Directories of registered lobbying organizations, licensed lobbyists, state agencies legislative liaisons -- pt. 4. Assembly -- pt. 5. Index -- pt. 6. Index to Wisconsin acts; 2009/2010: pt. 1 Senate -- pt. 2. Administrative rules -- pt. 3. Assembly -- pt. 4. Index -- pt. 5. Index to Wisconsin acts -- pt. 6. Registered lobbying organizations, licensed lobbyists, state agencies legislative liaisons; 2011/2012-2015/2016: pt. 1 Senate -- pt. 2. Administrative rules -- pt. 3. Assembly -- pt. 4. Index -- pt. 5. Index to Wisconsin acts.
Dunkirk
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Author : Hugh Sebag-Montefiore
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2007-05-31
Dunkirk written by Hugh Sebag-Montefiore and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-05-31 with History categories.
* * * Special 75th Anniversary Edition * * * Hugh Sebag-Montefiore's Dunkirk: Fight to the Last Man tells the story of the rescue in May 1940 of British soldiers fleeing capture and defeat by the Nazis at Dunkirk. Dunkirk was not just about what happened at sea and on the beaches. The evacuation would never have succeeded had it not been for the tenacity of the British soldiers who stayed behind to ensure they got away. Men like Sergeant Major Gus Jennings who died smothering a German stick bomb in the church at Esquelbecq in an effort to save his comrades, and Captain Marcus Ervine-Andrews VC who single-handedly held back a German attack on the Dunkirk perimeter thereby allowing the British line to form up behind him. Told to stand and fight to the last man, these brave few battalions fought in whatever manner they could to buy precious time for the evacuation. Outnumbered and outgunned, they launched spectacular and heroic attacks time and again, despite ferocious fighting and the knowledge that for many only capture or death would end their struggle. 'A searing story . . . both meticulous military history and a deeply moving testimony to the extraordinary personal bravery of individual soldiers' Tim Gardam, The Times 'Sebag-Montefiore tells [the story] with gusto, a remarkable attention to detail and an inexhaustible appetite for tracking down the evidence' Richard Ovary, Telegraph Hugh Sebag-Montefiore was a barrister before becoming a journalist and then an author. He wrote the best-selling Enigma: The Battle for the Code. One of his ancestors was evacuated from Dunkirk.
Register Of Commissioned Officers Cadets Midshipmen And Warrant Officers Of The United States Naval Reserve
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1941
Register Of Commissioned Officers Cadets Midshipmen And Warrant Officers Of The United States Naval Reserve written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1941 with categories.
Victoria Crosses On The Western Front
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Author : Paul Oldfield
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword Military
Release Date : 2022-12-29
Victoria Crosses On The Western Front written by Paul Oldfield and has been published by Pen and Sword Military this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-12-29 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In the past, while visiting the First World War battlefields, the author often wondered where the various Victoria Cross actions took place. He resolved to find out. In 1988, in the midst of his army career, research for this book commenced and over the years numerous sources have been consulted. Victoria Crosses on the Western Front: Battles of the Hindenburg Line - Havrincourt and Epehy is designed for the battlefield visitor as much as the armchair reader. A thorough account of each VC action is set within the wider strategic and tactical context. Detailed sketch maps show the area today, together with the battle-lines and movements of the combatants. It will allow visitors to stand upon the spot, or very close to, where each VC was won. Photographs of the battle sites richly illustrate the accounts. There is also a comprehensive biography for each recipient, covering every aspect of their lives warts and all: parents and siblings, education, civilian employment, military career, wife and children, death and burial/commemoration. A host of other information, much of it published for the first time, reveals some fascinating characters, with numerous links to many famous people and events.