Drawing on anecdotes, contemporary letters and diaries, an account of the soldiers' experience of the American Civil War, offering an insight into the conflict from the point of view of Rebel and Yankee, officer and enlisted men.
In addition, the project lacked a crane capable of lifting more than 100 tons of materials, necessary because each part of the bridge to be installed was to weigh more than 110 tons. The cranes currently in use could lift only 60 tons.
Arthur Edward Maitland, a machine-gun officer, was the diary writer who has helped to illuminate Robin's story. Despite ill health, he became a temporary major in the autumn of 1915. He won the DSO and Military Cross.
After his little brother is shot and killed, Martin Luna struggles between staying out of trouble and avenging his brother.
Haunted by the tragic death of his little brother, Martin Luna seeks revenge, but his mother wants more for her only remaining child.
After his little brother is shot and killed, Martin Luna struggles between staying out of trouble and avenging his brother.
The Essex Regiment was already battle-ready when Robin was signing on the dotted line. Britain's army had been on alert since 29 July. The 2nd Battalion of the Essex Regiment was at Sheerness and was poised to mobilize when the order ...
A co-publication with the Woodrow Wilson Center Press, Washington, D. C.
But for American ground troops , Sarre - Union offered a bounty even more concrete than its strategic value : The city was home to the legendary Pomeroi champagne factory . The Gls couldn't resist indulging themselves .
Reviews of the Knopf edition: "A wonderful book—fresh and intelligent.
A Journey from War to Peace William Broyles ... ... ... ... ... ... ... BROTHERS IN ARMS A JOURNEY FROM WAR TO PEACE - ... ... ... ... ”
HOUGH IT WAS ONLY A FEW HOURS AFTER DARK, THE STREETS OF Hope's End were deserted. Even the taverns had closed. People were in their homes, either finding refuge from their trouble in sleep or lying awake, staring into the darkness, ...
The Sherwood Rangers had been pulled back out of the fray on 29 June, the day Sergeant Jim Christie of the No. 5 Army Film and Photo Section arrived to take photographs of the men and knocked-out enemy tanks still strewn about the ...
Brothers in Arms: One Legendary Tank Regiment's Bloody War from D-Day to VE-Day
Required reading for Dodgers fans young and old, Brothers in Arms is an unmatched exploration of the most renowned collection of pitchers in baseball history"--
This is because they have been influenced by a dark spiritual source whose purpose is driven to destroy America's greatness.
Featuring over 700 historic photographs and other original artifacts, Brothers in Arms tells the stories of brothers buried side by side in American World War II cemeteries overseas.
Darkly funny, shockingly honest, Brothers in Arms is an unforgettable account of a soldier's tour of Afghanistan, the brutal reality of war – every scary, exciting moment – and the bonds of friendship that can never be destroyed. ‘If ...
Investigative journalist Camille Tawil charts the history of conflict and complicity between al-Qa'ida and its brothers in arms from the late 1980s to the present day.
When a patient in possession of a terrible secret at a torture rehabilitation center is targeted by a pair of assassins, Dale Miller teams up with former CIA operative Charley Payne to stop a plot that could destroy innocent lives.