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Testaments Of Honour
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Author : Blake Heathcote
language : en
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Release Date : 2020-11-18
Testaments Of Honour written by Blake Heathcote and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-18 with categories.
Testaments of Honour was born by chance. Blake Heathcote had set out to archive his grandfather's wartime scrapbooks and sketches, only to realize what a treasure the documents were. He decided to set out in his car to record the memories of other World War II veterans across Canada before it was too late. Over several years Heathcote contacted hundreds of veterans from the so-called Silent Generation, men and women who had never told their stories before, often not even to their own families. Many had come back dramatically changed, unable to communicate with loved ones. "Sometimes," Heathcote writes, "it took fifty years for them to come out again." The book's intensity comes from the fact that Heathcote lets the veterans tell their stories in the first person, full of bravery, humour, and tragedy. Much has been written about how the courage of the wartime generation transformed Canada from a small rural society into one of the world's main armed powers. But if there is a unifying thread in Heathcote's book, it is that war is a horrifying thing that must be avoided at all costs. "I would advise my sons not to ever get involved in a war, because politicians control it," says Joe Gelleny of Aurora, Ontario, who was an elite commando trained to jump from a plane, kill silently, and withstand terrible torture. John Stroud of Toronto, who was captured by the Japanese in Hong Kong in 1941, says, "I still have nightmares; most of us do. You can't get it out of your brain. There's no heroism in war; there's nothing but grief." In bringing together such voices, most never heard before, Blake Heathcote has made a valuable contribution to the literature of war. --Alex RoslinReview"Tears fill my eyes as I think of these men and women, and read their stories in this volume. Thank you to them from the bottom of my heart, and thank you to Blake Heathcote for his remarkable service to posterity, to truth and to Canada." -- Toronto Sun"Compelling." -- Maclean's"An absorbing read." -- London Free Press"Devastatingly eloquent." -- Calgary Herald"An invaluable record." -- Quill & Quire"Inspiring... powerful." -- Edmonton Journal"An astonishingly touching book." -- Ottawa Citizen
Testaments Of Honour
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Author : Blake Heathcote
language : en
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Release Date : 2002
Testaments Of Honour written by Blake Heathcote and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Oral history categories.
In the tradition of Tom Brokaw's "The Greatest Generation" and the bestselling "Flags of Our Fathers," Blake Heathcote brings together stirring and fascinating first-hand accounts from the Canadian military personnel who fought in the Second World War. Each interview in "Testaments of Honour: Personal Histories of Canada's War Veterans" begins with the question: "Why did you go?" In answering this question, history comes alive in the words and memorabilia of the veterans themselves, and through then-and-now photographs. These stories are undeniably powerful: a bomber relives the terror of his night-blind raids and the controversy of some of his attacks; one prisoner of war describes the unlikely friendship that developed between a German soldier and two of his Canadian prisoners. In every case, veterans detail their war years not to entertain or remember, but to understand themselves and be understood by others. In the words of our veterans -- their memories and their unspoken courage -- we see a mirror of who we are as a nation. ""Canadian Veterans understand that life is a gift. They know this because they were given the chance to marry, to raise families, and build careers, when those who stood next to them in battle had these possibilities denied them. Our vets know what their lives cost and that to be Canadian means to have been given the boon of selfless determination. They also know that each of us is living on mortgaged time, because the men and women of their generation left their own lives to put their community and country first. We owe our veterans a debt. As you read these stories, look up from your own life and remember those who made it possible." -- From the Introduction to" Testaments of Honour
Covenant As Context
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Author : Andrew David Hastings Mayes
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2003
Covenant As Context written by Andrew David Hastings Mayes and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Religion categories.
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Testaments
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Author : John Davidson
language : en
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Release Date : 1901
Testaments written by John Davidson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1901 with categories.
The Survivor
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Author : Blake Heathcote
language : en
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Release Date : 2013-12
The Survivor written by Blake Heathcote and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12 with Toronto (Ont.) categories.
In The Survivor: Scruffy's War, Heathcote tells how Toronto-born Weir, the son of investment dealer Gordon Weir, went on to become a World War II fighter pilot, POW, participant in the Great Escape - and spy. Drawing on skills he had learned from an Ojibway hunter and in special operations training, Weir endures a fiery plane crash and four grim years in POW camps, capped by a 350 mile trek in 1945's infamous Winter March to Lübeck. In crisp prose, journal entries, and dozens of interview excerpts, Heathcote reveals how Weir was trained almost from birth for conditions neither he nor his teachers could ever have anticipated. Scruffy Weir spoke to no one about his experiences in war. No one, that is, except Blake Heathcote. And once he began to speak, Scruffy held nothing back. Over two years, and hundreds of hours of interviews, he talked to Heathcote about everything from his childhood to his flight training, the prison camps, the Great Escape, and the shadowy world of intelligence. And it wasn't all just talk. Scruffy's journals, personal notes, and thousands of photographs - many of them reproduced in this book - tell an unforgettable story of war and courage. What makes a survivor? Most of us can only guess. In this remarkable book, Blake Heathcote paints a moving and affectionate portrait of Scruffy Weir, an extraordinary man: a true survivor.
Jesus Paul And Early Christianity
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Author : Rieuwerd Buitenwerf
language : de
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2008
Jesus Paul And Early Christianity written by Rieuwerd Buitenwerf and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Religion categories.
This collection of essays by leading experts in New Testament scholarship addresses core themes in the study of early Christianity. The topics addressed include text-critical issues relating to the New Testament, the historical situation in which the earliest Christian documents were composed, early Christian rituals, historical questions concerning Jesus and Paul, and the origin and development of important theological ideas in the early Church. This volume is dedicated to Henk Jan de Jonge (Emeritus Professor in the New Testament, Leiden University) in honour of his important contributions to the field of New Testament Studies.
An Exposition Of The Old And New Testaments
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Author : Matthew Henry
language : en
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Release Date : 1833
An Exposition Of The Old And New Testaments written by Matthew Henry and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1833 with Bible categories.
The Testaments
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Author : Margaret Atwood
language : en
Publisher: Anchor
Release Date : 2019-09-10
The Testaments written by Margaret Atwood and has been published by Anchor this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-10 with Fiction categories.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE • A modern masterpiece that "reminds us of the power of truth in the face of evil” (People)—and can be read on its own or as a sequel to Margaret Atwood’s classic, The Handmaid’s Tale. “Atwood’s powers are on full display” (Los Angeles Times) in this deeply compelling Booker Prize-winning novel, now updated with additional content that explores the historical sources, ideas, and material that inspired Atwood. More than fifteen years after the events of The Handmaid's Tale, the theocratic regime of the Republic of Gilead maintains its grip on power, but there are signs it is beginning to rot from within. At this crucial moment, the lives of three radically different women converge, with potentially explosive results. Two have grown up as part of the first generation to come of age in the new order. The testimonies of these two young women are joined by a third: Aunt Lydia. Her complex past and uncertain future unfold in surprising and pivotal ways. With The Testaments, Margaret Atwood opens up the innermost workings of Gilead, as each woman is forced to come to terms with who she is, and how far she will go for what she believes.
History And Exegesis
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Author : Edward Earle Ellis
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2006-02-23
History And Exegesis written by Edward Earle Ellis and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-02-23 with Religion categories.
A festschrift presented to New Testament E. Earle Ellis on his eightieth birthday. >
The Testaments Of Fran Ois Villon
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Author : François Villon
language : en
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Release Date : 1947
The Testaments Of Fran Ois Villon written by François Villon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1947 with Poetry categories.
