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The First Wave
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Author : Loke Hoe Yeong
language : en
Publisher: Epigram Books
Release Date : 2019-09-30
The First Wave written by Loke Hoe Yeong and has been published by Epigram Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-30 with Political Science categories.
Based on extensive interviews and archival material, The First Wave tells the story of the opposition in Singapore in its critical first thirty years in Parliament. Democratisation has been described to occur in waves. The first wave of a democratic awakening in post-independence Singapore began with J. B. Jeyaretnam’s victory in the Anson by-election of 1981. That built up to the 1984 general election, the first of many to be called a “watershed”, in which Chiam See Tong was also elected in Potong Pasir. After their successes in 1991, the opposition began dreaming of forming the government. But their euphoria was short-lived. Serious fault lines in the leading Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) rose to the surface almost immediately after the opposition victories of 1991, and the party was wiped out of Parliament by 1997. The opposition spent the next decade experimenting with coalition arrangements, to work their way back to victory.
The First Wave
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Author : Alex Kershaw
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2019-05-14
The First Wave written by Alex Kershaw and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-14 with History categories.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Alex Kershaw, New York Times bestselling author of Against All Odds, returns with an utterly immersive, adrenaline-driven account of D-Day combat. “Meet the assaulters: pathfinders plunging from the black, coxswains plowing the whitecaps, bareknuckle Rangers scaling sheer rock . . . Fast-paced and up close, this is history’s greatest story reinvigorated as only Alex Kershaw can.”—Adam Makos, New York Times bestselling author of Spearhead and A Higher Call Beginning in the predawn darkness of June 6, 1944, The First Wave follows the remarkable men who carried out D-Day’s most perilous missions. The charismatic, unforgettable cast includes the first American paratrooper to touch down on Normandy soil; the glider pilot who braved antiaircraft fire to crash-land mere yards from the vital Pegasus Bridge; the brothers who led their troops onto Juno Beach under withering fire; as well as a French commando, returning to his native land, who fought to destroy German strongholds on Sword Beach and beyond. Readers will experience the sheer grit of the Rangers who scaled Pointe du Hoc and the astonishing courage of the airborne soldiers who captured the Merville Gun Battery in the face of devastating enemy counterattacks. The first to fight when the stakes were highest and the odds longest, these men would determine the fate of the invasion of Hitler’s fortress Europe—and the very history of the twentieth century. The result is an epic of close combat and extraordinary heroism. It is the capstone Alex Kershaw’s remarkable career, built on his close friendships with D-Day survivors and his intimate understanding of the Normandy battlefield. For the seventy-fifth anniversary, here is a fresh take on World War II's longest day. Praise for The First Wave: “Masterful... readers will feel the sting of the cold surf, smell the acrid cordite that hung in the air, and duck the zing of machine-gun bullets whizzing overhead. The First Wave is an absolute triumph.”—James M. Scott, bestselling author of Target Tokyo “These pages ooze with the unforgettable human drama of history's most consequential invasion.”—John C. McManus, author of The Dead and Those About to Die
Fighting The First Wave
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Author : Peter Baldwin
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2021-03-18
Fighting The First Wave written by Peter Baldwin 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 2021-03-18 with Business & Economics categories.
Why did the world's nations fight the Covid-19 pandemic in such different ways and with such varying results?
The First Wave
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Author : James R. Benn
language : en
Publisher: Soho Press
Release Date : 2007-09-01
The First Wave written by James R. Benn and has been published by Soho Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-09-01 with Fiction categories.
Praise for the Billy Boyle series: “A meaty, old-fashioned and thoroughly enjoyable tale of WWII-era murder and espionage.”—The Seattle Times “The World War II atmosphere and history are expertly handled.”—Denver Post “Great fun. Benn knows his war history. . . . The novel introduces a batch of intriguing characters who seem destined to make another appearance.”—The Globe and Mail (Toronto) “A memorable debut.”—BookPage “A must for history buffs and mystery fans.”—Connecticut Post “If you enjoy World War II mysteries . . . you’ll love this book. . . . One of the best books I’ve read this year.”—Mystery Scene “Benn crafts a crackling good adventure, with much flavorsome period color.”—Kirkus Reviews “I’ll look for another book about Billy Boyle, with pleasure.”—Deadly Pleasures Lieutenant Billy Boyle reluctantly accompanies Major Samuel Harding, his boss, in the first boat to land on the shores of Algeria during the Allied invasion. Their task is to arrange the surrender of the Vichy French forces. But there is dissension between the regular army, the local militia, and De Gaulle’s Free French. American black marketeers in league with the enemy divert medical supplies to the Casbah, leading to multiple murders that Billy must solve while trying to rescue the girl he loves, a captured British spy.
The First Wave
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Author : Gillian Dooley
language : en
Publisher: Wakefield Press
Release Date : 2019-06-20
The First Wave written by Gillian Dooley and has been published by Wakefield Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-06-20 with History categories.
The European maritime explorers who first visited the bays and beaches of Australia brought with them diverse assumptions about the inhabitants of the country, most of them based on sketchy or non-existent knowledge, contemporary theories like the idea of the noble savage, and an automatic belief in the superiority of European civilisation. Mutual misunderstanding was almost universal, whether it resulted in violence or apparently friendly transactions. Written for a general audience, The First Wave brings together a variety of contributions from thought-provoking writers, including both original research and creative work. Our contributors explore the dynamics of these early encounters, from Indigenous cosmological perspectives and European history of ideas, from representations in art and literature to the role of animals, food and fire in mediating first contact encounters, and Indigenous agency in exploration and shipwrecks. The First Wave includes poetry by Yankunytjatjara Aboriginal poet Ali Cobby Eckermann, fiction by Miles Franklin award-winning Noongar author Kim Scott and Danielle Clode, and an account of the arrival of Christian missionaries in the Torres Strait Islands by Torres Strait political leader George Mye.
First Wave
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Author : Brian Azzarello
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012-06-26
First Wave written by Brian Azzarello and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-26 with Graphic novels categories.
With the world distracted by war, the secret organization the Golden Tree plans on taking over and Doc Savage joins forces with the Spirit, Batman, and others in trying to stop it.
Hollywood Surf And Beach Movies
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Author : Thomas Lisanti
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2015-05-07
Hollywood Surf And Beach Movies written by Thomas Lisanti and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-07 with Performing Arts categories.
Surfers loathed them, teenagers flocked to them, critics dismissed them, producers banked on them—surf and beach movies. For a short time in the 1960s they were extremely popular with younger audiences—mainly because of the shirtless surfer boys and bikini-clad beach girls, the musical performers, and the wild surfing footage. This lavishly illustrated filmography details 32 sizzling fun-in-the-sun teenage epics from Gidget to the Beach Party movies with Frankie and Annette to The Sweet Ride plus a few offshoots in the snow!) Entries include credits, plot synopses, memorable lines, reviews and awards, and commentary from such as Aron Kincaid of The Girls on the Beach, Susan Hart of The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini, Peter Brown of Ride the Wild Surf, Chris Noel of Beach Ball, and Ed Garner of Beach Blanket Bingo. Biographies of actors and leading actresses who made their marks in the genre are included.
The First Wave Of Decolonization
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Author : Mark Thurner
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-05-16
The First Wave Of Decolonization written by Mark Thurner and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-16 with History categories.
The global phenomenon of decolonization was born in the Americas in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. The First Wave of Decolonization is the first volume in any language to describe and analyze the scope and meanings of decolonization during this formative period. It demonstrates that the pioneers of decolonization were not twentieth-century Frenchmen or Algerians but nineteenth-century Peruvians and Colombians. In doing so, it vastly expands the horizons of decolonization, conventionally understood to be a post-war development emanating from Europe. The result is a provocative, new understanding of the global history of decolonization.
Supermen
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Author : Greg Sadowski
language : en
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
Release Date : 2009-04-20
Supermen written by Greg Sadowski and has been published by Fantagraphics Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-04-20 with Comics & Graphic Novels categories.
The enduring cultural phenomenon of comic book heroes was invented in the late 1930s by a talented and hungry group of artists and writers barely out of their teens, flying by the seat of their pants to create something new, exciting, and above all profitable. The iconography and mythology they created flourishes to this day in comic books, video, movies, fine art, advertising, and practically all other media. Supermen! collects the best and the brightest of this first generation, including Jack Cole, Will Eisner, Bill Everett, Lou Fine, Fletcher Hanks, Jack Kirby, Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, and Basil Wolverton.
A First Wave
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Author : Lisa Marie Meadows
language : en
Publisher: Waves
Release Date : 2021-06-29
A First Wave written by Lisa Marie Meadows and has been published by Waves this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-29 with Fiction categories.
A romance novel of two infectious disease physicians that travel the world fighting the pandemic. They suffer trauma and experience around the world while trying to have a romantic relationship that is plagued by their past experiences and the trial and tribulations of life during a pandemic.