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The Quiet Heroes
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Author : Bernard Edwards
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2010-08-19
The Quiet Heroes written by Bernard Edwards 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 2010-08-19 with History categories.
The men of Britain's Merchant Navy, although unarmed civilians going about their lawful business were the first to be involved with the enemy in the Second World War. Less than nine hours after the declaration of war on 3 September 1939, the Donaldson liner Athenia was sunk without warning by a German U-boat off the west coast of Ireland. From that moment onwards, British merchant seamen were constantly in the front line in all quarters of the globe. For almost six years they faced, without flinching, their own private hell of torpedoes, bombs, shells and mines, all the while fending off their old arch-enemy, the sea. Sorely pressed, and often tired near to death, they kept open Britain's tenuous lifelines, bringing millions of tons of raw materials, food, oil, arms and ammunition, without which the country could not have survived. As always, their spirit was indomitable, their professionalism unchallenged. The price they paid for their bravery and dedication was horrendous: 2,246 ships lost, 29,180 men killed, and countless hundreds maimed and wounded. This book tells the story of just a few of these quiet heroes.
Quiet Heroes
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Author : Hsp
language : en
Publisher: Harcourt School Publishers
Release Date : 2002-01-01
Quiet Heroes written by Hsp and has been published by Harcourt School Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-01-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Two Quiet Heroes And One Grateful Son
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Author : Norman G. Sigrist
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2010-10-26
Two Quiet Heroes And One Grateful Son written by Norman G. Sigrist and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-10-26 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This book of biographies evolved as I was growing up quite carefree as a young boy in a world that was engaged in World War II. I had two unsung heroes to guide me through my formative years. My grandfather Joseph Wiest (Jojo) was a colorful survivor of the Spanish-American War. As a youngster, Jojo told me about his military adventures, holding me absolutely spellbound. I was so impressed that I remember these stores to this day word for word that I heard seventy years ago. My father (Norman J.) was a quiet man, but he too was my idol. Jojo and Dad both blessed me with a solid foundation of principles and values to live by. I also saw them many times bless unknown individuals with their random acts of kindness. I wrote this book with fond and humorous memories from what seemed like only yesterday. Yet, today I’m a seventy eight years young country boy from Western New York.
Quiet Heroes
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Author : Frances Omori
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Quiet Heroes written by Frances Omori and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with History categories.
Navy nurses serving in the Korean War 50 years ago were called, saved lives, and came home quietly.
Silent Heroes
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Author : Sherri Greene Ottis
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Release Date : 2021-12-14
Silent Heroes written by Sherri Greene Ottis and has been published by University Press of Kentucky this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-14 with History categories.
In the early years of World War II, it was an amazing feat for an Allied airman shot down over occupied Europe to make it back to England. By 1943, however, pilots and crewmembers, supplied with "escape kits," knew they had a 50 percent chance of evading capture and returning home. An estimated 12,000 French civilians helped make this possible. More than 5,000 airmen, many of them American, successfully traveled along escape lines organized much like those of the U.S. Underground Railroad, using secret codes and stopping in safe houses. If caught, they risked internment in a POW camp. But the French, Belgian, and Dutch civilians who aided them risked torture and even death. Sherri Ottis writes candidly about the pilots and crewmen who walked out of occupied Europe, as well as the British intelligence agency in charge of Escape and Evasion. But her main focus is on the helpers, those patriots who have been all but ignored in English-language books and journals. To research their stories, Ottis hiked the Pyrenees and interviewed many of the survivors. She tells of the extreme difficulty they had in avoiding Nazi infiltration by double agents; of their creativity in hiding evaders in their homes, sometimes in the midst of unexpected searches; of their generosity in sharing their meager food supplies during wartime; and of their unflagging spirit and courage in the face of a war fought on a very personal level.
Silent Heroes
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Author : William ''Billy'' Weber
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2012-12-14
Silent Heroes written by William ''Billy'' Weber and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-14 with Fiction categories.
The White House stated “A band of vigilantes claiming to be US veterans hiding behind the American flag destroyed three medical buildings in Pakistan and Afghanistan. The Defense Secretary called them “GI-Jihadists” wants to teach them that civilians control the military, not veterans.” A group of veterans suspected of stealing top secret documents hires Billy Gottfried. Before he can talk with them, one client is killed in a mysterious explosion. Within days his law clerk disappears. A third explosion claims the life of an FBI agent and uncovers the remains of the law clerk. Gottfried realizes he’s involved in a greater problem: Washington’s power brokers are engaged in a conspiracy to privatize the military by outsourcing food services, hiring private security, and, to help the CIA gain influence in the regions, they’re building foreign weapon factories controlled by tribal leaders loyal to nobody, especially the United States. Enlisting the help of Col. Joseph Vecchio, former air force covert operative, and Dominic Perretti, FBI director of counter terrorism, the three men and Betty O’Grady, topless dancer turned legal assistant, lead the veteran’s fight to convince the White House to drop its opposition to bombing the factories. Silent Heroes – veterans fight against terrorism - is a novel based on true facts. The factories are discovered by American troops, many returning home with missing limbs and tragically disfigured bodies. Their stories are not only ignored, their Commanders order them to keep quiet... The CIA and State Department warn the White House that “The stories told by the soldiers are not true. The buildings are pharmaceutical factories making medicine for the local inhabitants.” Failing to convince the White House, the veterans take action and then return to the states as “Silent Heroes,” accompanying a single flag draped coffin. They’re greeted by the media who, echoing the Secretary of Defense, calls them “GI Jihadists committing terrorist acts while hiding behind the Flag.” Are the veterans GI Jihadists or are they truly Silent Heroes protecting US troops from IEDs and other explosives made in the factories. Silent Heroes – veterans fight against terrorism” presents the facts and the reader is asked to render a verdict: Silent Heroes or GI-Jihadists?
Silent Heroes
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Author : J.P. Le Pape
language : en
Publisher: FriesenPress
Release Date : 2017-07-21
Silent Heroes written by J.P. Le Pape and has been published by FriesenPress this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-21 with Young Adult Fiction categories.
Caleb believes his role and responsibility to his family is to be the household breadwinner. Abigail, his wife for almost ten years, is a house wife and mother of two beautiful young children Sofia and Noah. Tired of her family life, she divorces Caleb and leaves the family home with both kids. This is the beginning of an unhappier and more difficult time for the children. What was once considered a normal life has now become a nightmare of pain and uncertainty. Will Caleb be able, with his courage and determination, to rescue the two children he loves?
Quiet Heroes Of The Great Wars
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Author : Denise Martin
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2015-05-30
Quiet Heroes Of The Great Wars written by Denise Martin and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-30 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Through the horrors of trench warfare and the mud fields of Passchendaele, come along and experience first-hand the true and riveting adventures of father and son as they travelled across Europe with the Canadian Army, beating back the Axis Powers during the Great Wars of the Twentieth Century. Experience graphic descriptions of the true conditions of an Internment Camp up close, and the brutal treatment of prisoners in the Stalags throughout Germany.
Quiet Heroes
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Author : André Stein
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988
Quiet Heroes written by André Stein and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with History categories.
Seven interviews with Dutch Christians (some of whom are now living in Ontario) who rescued Jews during World War II. Presented in semi-fictional form, with the names of most of the rescuers changed to protect their privacy. Describes their actions, motives, dangers incurred, and their postwar relations with the Jews whom they had rescued.
Quiet Heroes
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Author : André Stein
language : en
Publisher: New York : New York University Press
Release Date : 1988
Quiet Heroes written by André Stein and has been published by New York : New York University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with History categories.
Tells the stories of Dutch families and individuals who risked their own lives to save Jews from the Nazi occupying force