War In Paradise
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Paradise In Ruins
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Author : Antwyn Price
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2016-03-23
Paradise In Ruins written by Antwyn Price and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-23 with Fiction categories.
On December 7, 1941, Japan devastated the US naval base at Pearl Harbor. While war had been raging in Europe and in Asia for years, this unprovoked attack drew the United States into the most disruptive and wasteful cataclysm in human historythe Second World War. While history books speak to the battles and historical figures pivotal to the outcome of the war, there were also ordinary peopleboth civilian and uniformedwho were propelled out of their comfort zones by unforeseen events and adventures. Paradise in Ruins is a historical novel that unleashes an eclectic cast of characters who, tired of being constantly overlooked in World War II histories, finally have a chance to speak. Combining together a cast of civilian men and women, naval and military officers, and Pacific Islanders with the stories of real historical figures, author Antwyn Prices extensive research provides a compelling, personal view into the struggles and irrevocably changed lives of the men and women in the Asia-Pacific region before, during, and after the war. Covering both the Nimitz and MacArthur campaigns from 1941 to 1946, stories about these lives will unfold from Canton Island to Sydney; from Pearl Harbor to Guam; from Espiritu Santo and Nouma to Guadalcanal and Bougainville; from New Guinea to the Philippines; and from Iwo Jima and Peleliu to Okinawa and Tokyo. Anyone curious about the Pacific War will be able to stitch the events together so that the geography, peoples, logistics, and strategies can be more easily understood.
Cold War Paradise
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Author : Atalia Shragai
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 2022-05
Cold War Paradise written by Atalia Shragai and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05 with History categories.
In the wake of the Cold War, a diverse group of U.S. immigrants flocked to Costa Rica, distancing themselves from undesirable U.S. policies at home and abroad. Enchanted with Costa Rica's natural beauty and lured by the prospect of cheap land, these expatriates--former government employees, businessmen and privileged bourgeois, dissident Quakers and self-seeking hippies, farmers and ecologists--sought a new life in a country that was often dubbed the Switzerland of Central America. Cold War Paradise is a social and cultural history of this little-studied immigration flow. Based on extensive oral histories of these immigrants and their diverse writings, ranging from women's club cookbooks to personal letters, Atalia Shragai examines the motivations for immigration, patterns of movement, settlements, and processes of identity-making among U.S. Americans in Costa Rica from post-World War II to the late 1970s. Exploring such diverse themes as gender, nature, and material culture, this study provides a fresh perspective on inter-American relations from the point of view of ordinary U.S. emigrants and settlers. Shragai traces the formation and evolution of a wide range of identifications among U.S. expats and the varied ways they reconstructed and represented their individual and collective histories within the broader scheme of the U.S. presence in Cold War Central America.
The Paradise War
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Author : Stephen Lawhead
language : en
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc
Release Date : 2010-08-24
The Paradise War written by Stephen Lawhead and has been published by Thomas Nelson Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-08-24 with Fiction categories.
From the dreaming spires of Oxford, Lewis Gillies drives north to seek a mythical creature in a misty glen in Scotland. Expecting little more than a weekend diversion, Lewis finds himself in a mystical place where two worlds meet, in the time-between-times--and in the heart of a battle between good and evil. The ancient Celts admitted no separation between this world and the Otherworld: the two were delicately interwoven, each dependent on the other. The Paradise War crosses the thin places between this world and that, as Lewis Gillies comes face-to-face with an ancient mystery--and a cosmic catastrophe in the making.
Rebels In Paradise
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Author : James Mossman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1961
Rebels In Paradise written by James Mossman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1961 with Indonesia categories.
When War Came To Paradise
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Author : Dr Michael Paradise
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-05-15
When War Came To Paradise written by Dr Michael Paradise and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-15 with History categories.
"When War Came to Paradise" is the story of a teenage boy whose ordinary life was interrupted when war came to the mountains of Crete, his homeland. As efficient Nazi brutality terrorized Cretan villages, the villagers fought back with whatever they had, including their knives and their knowledge of the land. In this fight for survival, Mihalis Paradisanos grew up quickly to respond to the needs of his family and his people: At the age of 14, he took over the work of his family's farm to make sure his family didn't go hungry. Soon after, he became more directly involved in the Cretan resistance as a runner for a British intelligence unit-a role that led to his capture and torture at the hands of the Gestapo. He managed to escape and survive, which wasn't the first time nor the last that this young man evaded death during the war. The spirit of the Cretan people comes to life in this first-person account of resistance and resilience.
The War In Heaven
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Author : Stella Purce Revard
language : en
Publisher: Ithaca, N. Y. : Cornell University Press
Release Date : 1980
The War In Heaven written by Stella Purce Revard and has been published by Ithaca, N. Y. : Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980 with Literary Criticism categories.
Paradise Surrendered
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Author : Frank Williams
language : en
Publisher: eBook Partnership
Release Date : 2021-11-16
Paradise Surrendered written by Frank Williams and has been published by eBook Partnership this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-16 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This book covers the capture and imprisonment of Lieutenant Ronald Williams, by the Japanese, on Java in 1942. Williams' artillery regiment had set sail from the Clyde to fight the Nazi in the Middle East, but were then diverted to the Far East after the Japanese invaded Malaya. Following the sudden surrender of Singapore, Java was next in the firing line and quickly succumbed. Williams' and his remaining regiment were taken into captivity, which led to increasing levels of hardship and brutality. Stories and anecdotes leading up to the allied surrender and first nine months of imprisonment are included.
The Paradise War
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Author : Jack Mattis
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2020-07-28
The Paradise War written by Jack Mattis and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-28 with Fiction categories.
One of the untold stories of World War II, “The Paradise War” is about gold. French gold. Three-hundred-fifty tons of bullion dispatched by man-of-war to the French West Indies when the Nazis overran the mother country in the spring of 1940. A goodly portion of the wealth of France, the gold was secreted behind the walls of an ancient fortress on the island of Martinique. There it lay in the early years of the war while Nazi U-Boats prowled the Caribbean and the island braced for invasion, a treasure far too tempting to resist. When America entered the war in December of '41, Martinique was the gateway to the West Indies, the Gibraltar of the Caribbean. French warships were bottled up in the Bay of Forte de France, invasion plans were being drawn up by British and Americans, and with the gold smoldering in the hills, the island was a hotbed of confusion and intrigue. Enter Dante O'Shea, US Navy Captain, sent to Martinique to seek out the mysterious "Skipjack," an enigmatic islander who has uncovered a plot to hijack the gold. Enter also Oberleutnant Viktor Reinmann, special envoy of German Admiral Karl Doenitz and a young submariner seeking more than gold in this balmy island paradise. Meet Christopher Delon, a French castaway with a volatile secret of his own and Nikole Rollet, physician and artist, who knows the island and its secrets better than the drawing rooms of her native Normandy. And last but not least, meet Lillette Bonnier, the youthful courtesan who may hold the key to the survival of them all.
Counterinsurgency In Paradise
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Author : Aaron Morris
language : en
Publisher: Helion & Company Limited
Release Date : 2016
Counterinsurgency In Paradise written by Aaron Morris and has been published by Helion & Company Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with History categories.
"Besty known in the USA as a former colony and exotic tourist attraction, the Republic of the Philippines has seen civil unrest, insurgencies and separatism movements since independence in 1946. ... While previous publications have discussed human rights issues, the Huk Revolt of the 1940s and 1950s, the military unrest in the 1980s, and the socio-political structure of various rebel movements in the Philippines, this is the first major work excvlusively covering the military history of the Philippines in the 70 years of independence. The insurgency of the Huks, and early Moro separatist rebels, the Moro and Marxist revolts against Marcos' dictatorship, and the counter-terrorism operations of recent times, are discussed in relation to the transformation of the military threat and the corresponding transformation of the AFP, from a conventional military, towards the deployment of elite forces and extra-judicial means to suppress a series of revolts which have threatened the integrity of the state."--Back cover.
The War In Heaven
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Author : Stella Hill Purce Revard
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1961
The War In Heaven written by Stella Hill Purce Revard and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1961 with Devil categories.