Samoa Detachment
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Samoa Detachment
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Author : Paul Ainsworth
language : en
Publisher: BookRix
Release Date : 2020-10-22
Samoa Detachment written by Paul Ainsworth and has been published by BookRix this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-22 with Fiction categories.
This story is the first of a trilogy. Synopsis. 47,000 words. Main characters Billy – He is young, energetic and confident. Saskia – She arrives on Samoa with a secret brought from Germany. She has a family commitment to marry a German officer, but doesn't want to marry him. Billy and Saskia fall in love. Dieter von Schmidt - the bad person in the story. Saskia is obliged to marry von Schmidt. Loto – the Samoan boy with an overwhelming curiosity for European people. Otto and Jennifer – Billy's relatives already living on Samoa before Billy arrives. The year is 1914. The month is August. The place is German Samoa. The distance is thousands of miles away from the turmoil of Europe. The British man is Billy, who is leaving the German colony and his friends to fight for king and country. Samoa Detachment is a story about rubber plantation owners living thousands of miles away from Europe in early 1914, until the patriotism, fervour and violence of Europe in the summer of 1914 inevitably reaches the German Pacific colony. Billy, Saskia (Billy's German girlfriend), Jennifer (Billy's Australian cousin) and Otto (Jennifer's German half-brother and Billy's friend) dream of an expanding rubber plantation on the island of Upolu near Apia, German Samoa, but events in Europe in the summer of 1914 devastate their plans. They fight a personal war against the violent German officer, Dieter von Schmidt, before the world war begins, and Samoa Detachment explores the distinction between a private war against von Schmidt, and Billy's experience of world war against unknown people to him in Europe. Most of this story is set in German Samoa, and a small number of chapters are set in France. Samoa Detachment examines globalisation at the beginning of the 20th century, and this historical fiction intertwines with real events in Europe when war in Europe means war for the world.
A Footnote To History
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Author : Robert Louis Stevenson
language : en
Publisher: Cosimo Classics
Release Date : 1892
A Footnote To History written by Robert Louis Stevenson and has been published by Cosimo Classics this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1892 with Samoan Islands categories.
"The story I have to tell is still going on as I write [....] it is a piece of contemporary history in the most exact sense." -Robert Louis Stevenson, A Footnote to History (1887) A Footnote to History: Eight Years of Trouble in Samoa (1887), by Robert Louis Stevenson, describes 10 years (from 1882 to 1892) in the history of a civil war that Stevenson became involved with after moving to Samoa. During this conflict, three colonial powers-America, Germany, and Britain-battled for control of Samoa with the indigenous factions that struggled to preserve their ancient political system. This book is the author's attempt to analyze the "elements of discord" in Samoa, giving his writing the realism of front-line journalism.
History Of Samoa
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Author : Robert Mackenzie Watson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1918
History Of Samoa written by Robert Mackenzie Watson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1918 with Samoa categories.
United States Army In Wwii The Pacific Victory In Papua
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Author : Samuel Milner
language : en
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
Release Date : 2014-08-15
United States Army In Wwii The Pacific Victory In Papua written by Samuel Milner and has been published by Pickle Partners Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-15 with History categories.
[Includes 23 maps and 95 illustrations] This is a companion volume to the one on Guadalcanal in the series on the war in the Pacific. Both record the operations designed to halt the advance of the enemy toward the vital transpacific line of communications with Australia and secure Australia as a base. Success in Papua and Guadalcanal, achieved in February 1943, put the Allied forces in a position to neutralize Rabaul and, this accomplished, to advance to the Philippines. The present volume concentrates on the action of one United States Army division. In telling the story of a comparatively limited number of troops, the author has been able to present the combat experience of small units in sharper focus than has been possible in most of the other full-scale campaign volumes. The campaign abounds in lessons. The strategic significance of the Papuan Campaign can be briefly stated. In addition to blunting the Japanese thrust toward Australia and the transpacific line of communications, it put General MacArthur’s forces in a favorable position to take the offensive. But this little known campaign is significant for still another reason. It was the battle test of a large hitherto-inexperienced U. S. Army force and its commanders under the conditions which were to attend much of the ground fighting in the Pacific. Costly in casualties and suffering, it taught lessons that the Army had to learn if it was to cope with the Japanese under conditions of tropical warfare.
Aahs Journal
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Author : American Aviation Historical Society
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1983
Aahs Journal written by American Aviation Historical Society and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Aeronautics categories.
Old Samoa
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Author : John Bettridge Stair
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1897
Old Samoa written by John Bettridge Stair and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1897 with History categories.
Pacific Warriors
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Author : Eric M. Hammel
language : en
Publisher: Zenith Imprint
Release Date : 2005
Pacific Warriors written by Eric M. Hammel and has been published by Zenith Imprint this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945 categories.
From the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli, and more recently from the jungles of Vietnam to the killing fields of Iraq, America's "soldiers of the sea" have fought their country's battles with famed valor, skill, and perseverance in the face of long odds. But where did the U.S. Marines earn their reputation as being the "first to fight?" It was on the South Pacific Island of Guadalcanal. There, on August 7, 1942, the 1st Marine Division stormed ashore to begin one of the most difficult and brutal campaigns of military history, and an unbroken string of victories staged across the Pacific.
Journals And Printed Papers Of The Federal Council Of Australasia
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1891
Journals And Printed Papers Of The Federal Council Of Australasia written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1891 with Australia categories.
Includes the Council's votes and proceedings, proclamations, bills, acts, etc.
The United States Marine Corps
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Author : John C. Fredriksen
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2011-04-08
The United States Marine Corps written by John C. Fredriksen and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04-08 with History categories.
This comprehensive survey profiles one of history's greatest fighting forces, on land, sea, and air. The United States Marine Corps: A Chronology, 1775 to the Present touches upon all aspects of the Continental and U.S. Marine Corps since their inception. All major battles in all major wars are covered, along with innumerable smaller clashes and deployments abroad. The evolution of amphibious doctrine, so essential to Marine Corps activity in the 20th and 21st centuries, is likewise covered in detail, along with the rise of Marine Corps aviation. Through a diary of daily occurrences proffered in the context of greater historical events, this chronology captures the entire sweep of U.S. Marine Corps history. It follows the Corps from the American Revolution to the halls of Montezuma and the shores of Tripoli, through World Wars I and II, and up to Operation IRAQI FREEDOM and Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in Afghanistan. Entries delineate battlefield events, but also significant political and administrative changes that have affected the Marines. Notable events in the careers of generals and other individuals are included as well.
Modern Samoa
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Author : Felix Maxwell Keesing
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1978
Modern Samoa written by Felix Maxwell Keesing and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with History categories.