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Home Before The Leaves Fall
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Author : N L Collier
language : en
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
Release Date : 2017-12-19
Home Before The Leaves Fall written by N L Collier and has been published by Troubador Publishing Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-19 with Fiction categories.
Offering a different perspective of the First World War, Home Before the Leaves Fallfollows two young German soldiers as they struggle to survive during a period of danger and uncertainty. August 1914: as war breaks out across Europe, German university student Franz Becker rushes to enlist. Franz is nineteen and the war appears to offer and adventure and the opportunity to escape from his dull, safe life. Franz’s closest friend, Karl von Leussow, is appalled by the conflict. Karl’s family has provided the Prussian Army with officers for generations and he knows that war is brutal and bloody. But Karl too enlists to defend his country. After six weeks of inadequate training, the new recruits arrive in Ypres where intense fighting results in slaughter. Franz is profoundly shocked by the scenes he witnesses, but learns to fight for his life. Promoted to corporal and then sergeant, Franz rises up the military ranks until he is pressured to become an officer. Unwilling to take the ‘express ticket to eternity’, he refuses the role. Karl, who grew up hunting, becomes a sniper much to Franz’s dismay. As aircraft – fragile structures built using wood and fabric – start to appear increasingly above the trenches, Franz starts to wonder what it would be like to fly and observe the war from above. When he applies for a transfer to the Air Service, Franz tries to persuade Karl to go with him, but his friend refuses. Both men get their wishes and are transferred. Before separating for the foreseeable future, the two go on leave together, perhaps for the final time. N L Collier draws from extensive research to write a book that will appeal to readers that enjoy historical fiction, particularly that about the military. Home Before the Leaves Fall is the first book in The Flowers of the Grass series, which follows Franz from 1914 to the end of the war.
Home Before The Leaves Fall
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Author : Ian Senior
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
Home Before The Leaves Fall written by Ian Senior and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with World War, 1914-1918 categories.
The German invasion of France and Belgium in August 1914 came within an ace of defeating the French armies, capturing Paris, and ending the First World War before the autumn leaves had fallen. But the German armies failed to score the knock-out blow they had planned. The war would drag on for four years of unprecedented slaughter. There are many accounts of 1914 from the British point of view. The achievements of the British Expeditionary Force were the stuff of legend, but in reality there were only four divisions in the field; the French and Germans had more than 60 each. The real story of the battle can only be told by an author with the skill to mine the extensive German and French archives. Ian Senior does this with consummate skill, weaving together strategic analysis with diary entries and interview transcripts from the soldiers on the ground to create a remarkable new history. In addition, all previous classic histories on the subject either focus virtually exclusively on the British experiences or are now very out-of-date such as Barbara Tuchman's Guns of August (1962) or Sewell Tyng's Campaign of the Marne (1935). Supported by up numerous sketch maps, extensive archival research and poignant first-hand accounts, Home before the leaves fall is an accessible, narrative account of the German invasion that came within an ace of victory, that long hot summer.
Home Before The Leaves Fall
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Author : Leigh Hay
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
Home Before The Leaves Fall written by Leigh Hay and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with World War, 1914-1918 categories.
"In 1914 a young man enlists as a subaltern with the British Royal Field Artillery. He will serve four years in France, earning the Military Cross three times. He is mentioned in dispatches and awarded the Belgian Croix de Guerre. A century later an Australian Vietnam Veteran bids for a portrait of a highly decorated British officer. Who was this soldier? Why and where was the painting done? And what is it now doing hanging in a Melbourne auction room? The first clue lies in a tattered death notice, pinned to the back of the portrait. It is dated twelve days before the Armistice. So begins a journey of discovery. Two soldiers. two families, two wars fifty years apart, and a hero who wants to finally go home" -- back cover.
Home Before The Leaves Fall
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Author : Ian Senior
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2012-07-20
Home Before The Leaves Fall written by Ian Senior and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-20 with History categories.
The German invasion of France and Belgium in August 1914 came close to defeating the French armies, capturing Paris and ending the First World War before the autumn leaves had fallen. But the German armies failed to score the knock-out blow they had planned. The war would drag on for four years of unprecedented slaughter. There are many accounts of 1914 from the British point of view, and the achievements of the British Expeditionary Force are the stuff of legend. But in reality, there were only four British divisions in the field, while the French and Germans had more than 60 each. The real story of the battle can only be told by an author with the skill to mine the extensive German and French archives. Ian Senior does this with consummate skill, weaving together strategic analysis with diary entries and interview transcripts from the soldiers on the ground to create a remarkable new history.
Home Before The Leaves Fall
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Author : Ian Senior
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2012-07-20
Home Before The Leaves Fall written by Ian Senior and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-20 with History categories.
The result of years of research in British, French and German archives, this is a new critical history of how close Germany came to winning the First World War in 1914. The German invasion of France and Belgium in August 1914 came close to defeating the French armies, capturing Paris and ending the First World War before the autumn leaves had fallen. But the German armies failed to score the knock-out blow they had planned and the war would drag on for four years of unprecedented slaughter. There are many accounts of 1914 from the British point of view, and the achievements of the British Expeditionary Force are the stuff of legend. But in reality, there were only four British divisions in the field, while the French and Germans had more than 60 each. The real story of the battle can only be told by an author with the skill to mine the extensive German and French archives. Ian Senior does this with consummate skill, weaving together strategic analysis with diary entries and interview transcripts from the soldiers on the ground to create a remarkable new history.
Leaves Fall Down
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Author : Lisa Bullard
language : en
Publisher: Capstone
Release Date : 2010
Leaves Fall Down written by Lisa Bullard and has been published by Capstone this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Two friends learn why leaves change colors and fall off the trees in autumn and enjoy raking them into a huge pile for jumping.
The Great War In East Central Europe
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Author : Włodzimierz Borodziej
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2021-04
The Great War In East Central Europe written by Włodzimierz Borodziej and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04 with History categories.
Włodzimierz Borodziej and Maciej Górny set out to salvage the historical memory of the experience of war in the lands between Riga and Skopje, beginning with the two Balkan conflicts of 1912-1913 and ending with the death of Emperor Franz Joseph in 1916. The First World War in the East and South-East of Europe was fought by people from a multitude of different nationalities, most of them dressed in the uniforms of three imperial armies: Russian, German, and Austro-Hungarian. In this first volume of Forgotten Wars, the authors chart the origins and outbreak of the First World War, the early battles, and the war's impact on ordinary soldiers and civilians through to the end of the Romanian campaign in December 1916, by which point the Central Powers controlled all of the Balkans except for the Peloponnese. Combining military and social history, the authors make extensive use of eyewitness accounts to describe the traumatic experience that established a region stretching between the Baltic, Adriatic, and Black Seas.
Fletcher And The Falling Leaves
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Author : Julia Rawlinson
language : en
Publisher: eBook Partnership
Release Date : 2020-09-01
Fletcher And The Falling Leaves written by Julia Rawlinson and has been published by eBook Partnership this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-01 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
As the autumn season sets in, Fletcher is very worried his beautiful tree has begun to loose all of its leaves. Whatever Fletcher attempts to do to save them, it's simply no use. When the final leaf falls, Fletcher feels hopeless... until he returns the next day to a glorious sight. A tender, uplifting tale about acceptance and hope for the future.'Captivating' Publishers Weekly'Preschoolers will love being in on the joke, even as they marvel at the bright petals that herald the astonishing beauty of spring' ALA Booklist
The Humane Gardener
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Author : Nancy Lawson
language : en
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Release Date : 2017-04-18
The Humane Gardener written by Nancy Lawson and has been published by Chronicle Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-18 with Gardening categories.
In this eloquent plea for compassion and respect for all species, journalist and gardener Nancy Lawson describes why and how to welcome wildlife to our backyards. Through engaging anecdotes and inspired advice, profiles of home gardeners throughout the country, and interviews with scientists and horticulturalists, Lawson applies the broader lessons of ecology to our own outdoor spaces. Detailed chapters address planting for wildlife by choosing native species; providing habitats that shelter baby animals, as well as birds, bees, and butterflies; creating safe zones in the garden; cohabiting with creatures often regarded as pests; letting nature be your garden designer; and encouraging natural processes and evolution in the garden. The Humane Gardener fills a unique niche in describing simple principles for both attracting wildlife and peacefully resolving conflicts with all the creatures that share our world.
Journal Of Horticulture Cottage Gardener And Home Farmer
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1879
Journal Of Horticulture Cottage Gardener And Home Farmer written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1879 with Agriculture categories.