The Strange Side Of War
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The Strange Side Of War
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Author : Sarah Macnaughtan
language : en
Publisher: Fletcher & Company Publishers
Release Date : 2014-10-20
The Strange Side Of War written by Sarah Macnaughtan and has been published by Fletcher & Company Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-20 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Take a journey across the dangerous battlefields of a world at war. Accompany Scottish novelist Sarah Macnaughtan as she volunteers alongside British humanitarian groups to alleviate the suffering in war-torn lands. A daring and spirited woman, Sarah encounters many people caught up in the mayhem - thrillseekers, aristocrats, refugees, diplomats, royalty and ordinary citizens. Her many adventures tell unique stories of tragedy and triumph, taking readers on an unforgettable journey from the trenches of Belgium to the distant frontiers of Persia and Tsarist Russia.Author/editor Nol Fletcher providers new historical context that brings Sarah's story to life and helps readers to remember the bravery and sacrifice of those who died. - Illustrated with 130+ rare photos and propaganda posters from World War I - Featuring historical insights about the people and places involved in the conflict
War And The Weird Wwi Centenary Series
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Author : Robert Thurston Hopkins
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-05-21
War And The Weird Wwi Centenary Series written by Robert Thurston Hopkins and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-21 with Fiction categories.
This early work by Robert Thurston Hopkins and Forbes Phillips was originally published in 1916 and we are now republishing it as part of our WWI Centenary Series. 'War and the Weird' is a novel about strange occurrences on the front lines of the Great War. This book is part of the World War One Centenary series; creating, collating and reprinting new and old works of poetry, fiction, autobiography and analysis. The series forms a commemorative tribute to mark the passing of one of the world's bloodiest wars, offering new perspectives on this tragic yet fascinating period of human history. Each publication also includes brand new introductory essays and a timeline to help the reader place the work in its historical context.
Weirdest War Two Extraordinary Tales And Unbelievable Facts From The Second World War
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Author : M. J. Trow
language : en
Publisher: Blkdog Publishing
Release Date : 2021-07-25
Weirdest War Two Extraordinary Tales And Unbelievable Facts From The Second World War written by M. J. Trow and has been published by Blkdog Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-25 with History categories.
Was Britain's Thermopylae really fought over a tennis court? What happened in Canada during the invasion of Winnipeg? How did the Night Witches terrify and torment the Axis? Was Hitler actually sent to spy on the Nazis by the army? Who was the schoolgirl who helped win the Battle of Britain? Truth, they say, is the first casualty of war. You will have to decide how many such casualties occur in this book, the third in the Weird War series. Amber rooms worth a fortune, the spear that pierced Christ's side, deadly female snipers and Lucille Ball's spooky teeth, it's all here for the discerning buff of 1939-45. Whether it's official Nazi propaganda dreamed up by Josef Goebbel's Ministry of Enlightenment or the 'scuttlebutt' of the US navy; tall stories from the officers' mess or attempts to escape from the grim reality of total war, the Second World War provides a fascinating glimpse into the mindset and ingenuity of a generation. Have we now exhausted our supply of weirdness? With new information coming to light all the time from the classified archives in the corridors of power, we wouldn't bet on it!
The Dark Side
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Author : Jane Mayer
language : en
Publisher: Anchor
Release Date : 2009-05-08
The Dark Side written by Jane Mayer and has been published by Anchor this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-05-08 with History categories.
The Dark Side is a dramatic, riveting, and definitive narrative account of how the United States made self-destructive decisions in the pursuit of terrorists around the world—decisions that not only violated the Constitution, but also hampered the pursuit of Al Qaeda. In spellbinding detail, Jane Mayer relates the impact of these decisions by which key players, namely Vice President Dick Cheney and his powerful, secretive adviser David Addington, exploited September 11 to further a long held agenda to enhance presidential powers to a degree never known in U.S. history, and obliterate Constitutional protections that define the very essence of the American experiment. With a new afterward. One of The New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year National Bestseller National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist A Best Book of the Year: Salon, Slate, The Economist, The Washington Post, Cleveland Plain-Dealer
A Strange Campaign
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Author : Russell Phillips
language : en
Publisher: Shilka Publishing
Release Date : 2021-05-05
A Strange Campaign written by Russell Phillips and has been published by Shilka Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-05 with History categories.
Madagascar provided the stunning backdrop for one of the strangest conflicts of the Second World War — when Britain went head to head against one of its closest allies. When British forces landed on the island in 1942, the enemy they faced wasn’t German, Japanese or even Italian, this time the opposing forces were French. Concerned that Japan might use Madagascar as a strategic base to disrupt the supply line to India, Britain was keen to take control of the island. However, the Vichy forces were keen to defend the French colony and prevent it becoming part of the British Empire. A Strange Campaign: The Battle for Madagascar gives a detailed account of this fascinating but little-known period of military history. Even at the time, the conflict was a controversial one, pitting two colonial empires against each other. However, it was also ground-breaking as it was the first time Allied forces had staged a major amphibious invasion. The lessons learned on the shores of Madagascar would prove to be invaluable two years later during the D-day landings in Normandy. Military historian Russell Phillips examines the tactics used in the battle for Madagascar which included secret agents, dummy paratroopers and attempted bribery. But just how did the British finally break down months of resistance by the French? And how did a tug-of-war over an island in the middle of the Indian ocean influence the rest of the Second World War? Russell Phillips gives us a well-researched, enlightening, and skillfully detailed account of a little-known but clearly pivotal WWII operation that’s suited for both curious laypersons and serious researchers. — Steve Anderson, author of the Kaspar Brothers series and other WWII-era novels Though it was a world war it is easy to overlook some corners of the conflict. Madagascar was strategically important and controlled by Vichy France. Phillips has done an excellent job drawing out the story of the British-led invasion of the island. — Angus Wallace, host of the WW2 Podcast
The Spy Who Spent The War In Bed
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Author : William B. Breuer
language : en
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
Release Date : 2011-02-17
The Spy Who Spent The War In Bed written by William B. Breuer and has been published by Turner Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-02-17 with History categories.
A rare treat for World War II history buffs and fans of the strange, absurd, and unexplained Acclaimed military historian William Breuer takes readers on a trip through the looking glass to acquaint them with the weirder side of World War II. Featuring a cast of characters including double- and triple-agents, femme fatales, fearless leaders, and men at arms, The Spy who Spent the War In Bed is a collection of seventy concise, vividly rendered tales of war, ranging from laugh-out-loud funny, to inspiring, to just-plain-bizarre. For instance, there's the one about how reputed Irish Republican Army members in New York conned Nazi intelligence out of a small fortune. There's also a thrilling account of how four American newsmen bagged an entire German platoon. And there's the haunting tale of the "Mystery Plane," an experimental aircraft that took off on a short test flight over England one sunny afternoon in 1938 and simply vanished into a cloudless summer sky. This book draws on personal interviews, official archives, and declassified documents, as well as the vast literature on World War II.
Weird War One
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Author : Peter Taylor
language : en
Publisher: Imperial War Museums
Release Date : 2015
Weird War One written by Peter Taylor and has been published by Imperial War Museums this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with History categories.
"From bizarre propaganda posters to eccentric spies, from pigeon parachutes to ventriloquist dummies, from tickle sticks to fly swats; Weird War One celebrates the creativity, innovatiion and ingenuity that resulted from "the war to end all wars." It is proof that, as ever, the truth is stranger than fiction."--Back cover.
Strange Stories Of The Civil War
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Author : Robert Shackleton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012-10-18
Strange Stories Of The Civil War written by Robert Shackleton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-18 with categories.
TO the younger readers of the twentieth century the great war of 1861-65, fought to maintain the authority of the national government and to preserve the union of the States, may sometimes seem remote and impersonal. The passage of time has healed the bitterness and animosity which an older generation can remember, and if proof were needed of the real union of our country it was shown when South and North marched side by side under the old flag in the war with Spain. It is well that the passions of war should be laid aside, but the examples of heroism on both sides and the lessons of patriotism are something always to be kept in mind. Grant and Lee, Sherman, Sheridan, "Stonewall" Jackson - figures like these are not to be forgotten - and personal views of some of these leaders will be found in this book. Of the great campaigns of those terrible four years, when vast armies marched and countermarched and wrestled in battles of giants, there are many accounts, and yet the necessarily limited space allotted in short histories may well be supplemented by narratives alive with human interest. That is the purpose of this book. Mr. Henderson's recollections, which serve as a prologue, will take the boy of today back to these eventful years and make him realize what it was to live in the days when North and South were summoning their sons to arms. Mr. Shackleton's dramatic story is the first of some imaginative tales of the war which aim to preserve the atmosphere of those thrilling days in the guise of fiction. The stories which follow- " The Blockade Runner" and "Two Days with Mosby," are believed to be essentially relations of actual experiences; and the balance of the book, including the tales of Lincoln, Worden and the Monitor, Sheridan's Ride, and Lee's surrender, is vivid, first-hand history. One feature of this book is that the latter stories are told by those who took an actual part. This is a book of adventure and of heroic deeds, which are not only of absorbing interest, but they also bring a closer realization of the one country which was welded together in the furnace of the Civil War. More extended versions of the narratives by L. E. Chittenden and General G. A. Forsyth are presented in the former's Recollections of Lincoln and the latter's Thrilling Days of Army Life.
Strange And Obscure Stories Of The Revolutionary War
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Author : Tim Rowland
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2015-11-10
Strange And Obscure Stories Of The Revolutionary War written by Tim Rowland and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-10 with History categories.
Astonishing Events from the American Revolution That They Don’t Teach in School! We all know about Washington’s crossing of the Delaware and Betsy Ross’s stitching together the Stars and Stripes, but how about a little-known, valid reason for the war itself and why General George was able to survive a plague that wiped out many of his fellow countrymen? History buff Tim Rowland provides an entertaining look at happenings during and surrounding the Revolutionary War that you won’t find in history books. He digs into the war’s major events and reveals the unknown, bizarre, and often wildly amusing things the participants were doing while breaking away from Great Britain. For example, conventional wisdom says that “no taxation without representation” was an important reason for the revolution, but not in the way we’ve been told. Colonists paid the wages of common-court judges, who were reluctant to rule against the men who paid their salaries. Therefore, duties on molasses (the key ingredient in rum) were generally unenforced until the British cut the tariff in half. Strange but true, the spark that touched off the revolution was in fact a tax cut. During the French and Indian War and then again in the first year of the revolution, the British were accused of biological warfare, infecting blankets with smallpox and then concealing them in Indian camps. So feared was the disease that soldiers began to illegally inoculate themselves before widespread vaccination was finally ordered for the army. Washington himself was immune, thanks to a Caribbean trip taken as a young man when his brother Lawrence sought a cure for tuberculosis. Lawrence wasn’t cured, but George was infected with smallpox in Barbados. As a young man in a warm climate, he survived. As an older man in a northern winter, however, the story of the father of our country might have had a different ending. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Ghosts And Haunts Of The Civil War
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Author : Christopher K. Coleman
language : en
Publisher: HarperChristian + ORM
Release Date : 1999-09-12
Ghosts And Haunts Of The Civil War written by Christopher K. Coleman and has been published by HarperChristian + ORM this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-09-12 with Philosophy categories.
Explore the strange and shadowy side of the civil war . . . A fascinating collection of ghostly sightings, auspicious visions, audible manifestations, and uncanny premonitions. In 1872 a photographer who claimed he could capture the "essence' of dead relatives took an image purporting to show Mary Todd Lincoln with the protective ghost of Abraham Lincoln behind her. The spirit of George Washington who appeared to John C. Calhoun in the 1840s to persuade him not to dissolve the union. The nameless drummer boy from the Army of Ohio who still plays at the Shiloh battlefield The twentieth-century schoolchildren who heard the Irish brigade on the Antietam battlefield Teddy Roosevelt and First Lady Grace Coolidge who both claim to have enountered Abraham Linicoln in the White House Jefferson davis and his wife Varina who both have been seen at Fort Monroe, Virginia, where he was imprisoned after the War