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Author: Vincent Holyoak Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd ISBN: 1783064021 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 264
Book Description
There have been several books on Leicester during the Second World War, but I felt that some significant omissions remained. First and foremost I wanted to give a voice to the people who lived through those times, but whose personal stories are rarely heard in the official records. I also wanted to touch upon some of the themes not generally covered or glossed over in other histories, notable amongst which were the crime wave which swept the city during the war and the race disturbances that occurred during 1943-44. Balanced against these are other untold stories, such as the gallantry and sacrifices of the men, women and children of the city, the requisitioned factories and offices which from 1939 onwards became home to the Army’s largest ever pay office, and the contribution made by the city's industry to the war effort. Finally, I also wanted to take a little time to explore what happened after the celebrations had ended and the bunting had been put away. Although some of the stories may make uncomfortable reading, I have tried to be as balanced in my reporting as possible.
Author: Vincent Holyoak Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd ISBN: 1783064021 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 264
Book Description
There have been several books on Leicester during the Second World War, but I felt that some significant omissions remained. First and foremost I wanted to give a voice to the people who lived through those times, but whose personal stories are rarely heard in the official records. I also wanted to touch upon some of the themes not generally covered or glossed over in other histories, notable amongst which were the crime wave which swept the city during the war and the race disturbances that occurred during 1943-44. Balanced against these are other untold stories, such as the gallantry and sacrifices of the men, women and children of the city, the requisitioned factories and offices which from 1939 onwards became home to the Army’s largest ever pay office, and the contribution made by the city's industry to the war effort. Finally, I also wanted to take a little time to explore what happened after the celebrations had ended and the bunting had been put away. Although some of the stories may make uncomfortable reading, I have tried to be as balanced in my reporting as possible.
Author: Jon Kilkade Publisher: Magic Rat Books ISBN: 9780956272232 Category : Languages : en Pages : 256
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In the dying months of the Third Reich a fanatical alliance of SS officers and industrialists plans one final incredible mission to win the war. They mastermind an ingenious plot to destroy London and force Britain to its knees. But there is a spy among them. And while the clock ticks down, a deadly race for survival takes place which could decide the fate of thousands of lives. The action in this fast-paced novel switches from occupied Jersey to the lives of SOE and Resistance fighters in Belgium. Intriguingly, it opens in London in 2005, as a terror attack on the city makes sickening headlines around the world. The author has published a number of non-fiction books and has interviewed members of the French and Belgian anti-Nazi resistance, as well as the SOE. This first-hand research and a fast-paced plot comes together in 'Farewell Leicester Square' to create a riveting thriller in the tradition of Jack Higgins and Alistair MacLean. "I could not put it down. The characters simply leapt from the page and the suspense and tension gripped me." Gillian Mawson, author Guernsey Evacuees "Hard to resist! A wartime thriller centering on the courage and resilience of Islanders during the Occupation." Jersey Evening Post
Author: William M. Dwyer Publisher: Xlibris Corporation ISBN: 1462820484 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 247
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In World War II, Bill Dwyer served as a Stars & Stripes correspondent with the US Fourth Infantry Division in Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany (often in company with Collier’s correspondent Ernest Hemingway). He was a member of a six-man truce party who went behind enemy lines for three hours and worked to negotiate the surrender of Rothenburg, a walled Bavarian city dating to the 14th century. For this action he was awarded the Bronze Star.
Author: John Dolan Publisher: ABRAMS ISBN: 146831226X Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 213
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The “uplifting, humble, and moving” true story of a troubled, East London artist and a twice-abandoned Staffordshire bull terrier who rescue each other (ForeWord Magazine). John Dolan grew up rough on the estates of east London. His early life was marked by neglect and abuse, and his childhood gift for drawing was stamped out by the tough realities outside his front door. A life of substance abuse and petty crime eventually landed him in prison. And when he was released, he found himself on the streets, surviving day-by-day, living hand-to-mouth. It wasn’t until he met George, a homeless Staffy puppy, that his life changed for the better. To begin with, George was a handful: he had been abused himself and was scared of human contact. Soon, John and George became inseparable. It was then that John decided to pick up his long-forgotten gift for drawing, sitting on the sidewalk for hours at a time, sketching pictures of George that he would sell to passers-by. “With dry wit and a lack of sentimentality,” John recounts how he found his life’s calling with his best friend by his side in this “disarmingly modest yet profound tale of redemption” (Kirkus Reviews).
Author: Kenneth Rose Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1135909954 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 381
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Myth and the Greatest Generation calls into question the glowing paradigm of the World War II generation set up by such books as The Greatest Generation by Tom Brokaw. Including analysis of news reports, memoirs, novels, films and other cultural artefacts Ken Rose shows the war was much more disruptive to the lives of Americans in the military and on the home front during World War II than is generally acknowledged. Issues of racial, labor unrest, juvenile delinquency, and marital infidelity were rampant, and the black market flourished. This book delves into both personal and national issues, calling into questions the dominant view of World War II as ‘The Good War’.
Author: Leicester Hemingway Publisher: Crossroad Press ISBN: Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages :
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My Brother, Ernest Hemingway was the only biography Ernest knew about, and he was pleased with it―although he asked his brother to postpone publication while he was still alive. First published in 1962, Leicester’s biography provides a revealing and intimate portrait of one of the great writers of our century. Ernest Hemingway was a legend in his own time, whose life was as dramatic as any of the characters in his novels and short stories. He won both the Nobel and the Pulitzer prizes for literature, and the literary style he created has been imitated but never matched. Leicester was the archetypal kid brother, 16 years younger than the great man, whom he adored and in whose footsteps he followed, becoming a respected writer, sharing his brother’s love for high risk and adventure, and, when his health failed, choosing to end his own life as Ernest had done. In this poignant biography, Leicester has given us insight into his world-renowned brother’s life and career as no one else could. His reminiscences allow us to better understand what prompted so many of the familiar Hemingway responses, and the experiences from which he derived material for his novels and stories.
Author: Austin J. Ruddy Publisher: ISBN: 9780857042514 Category : Leicester (England) Languages : en Pages : 160
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During a series of sharp air raids on Leicester in 1940 and 1941, the Luftwaffe killed over 100 citizens and wounded almost 300 more. But against this carnage, a well-organised and planned Air Raid Precautions organisation bravely responded. The result of fifteen years' exhaustive research, this book uses an array of local, national, and international archival records, some only recently declassified, to reveal the true story of the air raids on Leicester.
Author: Gary Genosko Publisher: University of Toronto Press ISBN: 1442699728 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 177
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Covering major developments from post-war cybernetics and telegraphy to the Internet and our networked society, Remodelling Communication explores the critical literature from across disciplines and eras on the models used for studying communications and culture. Proceeding model-by-model, Genosko provides detailed explanations of mathematical, semiotic, and reception theory's encoding/decoding models, as well as Baudrillard's critique of models and general models that bring together a variety of disciplinary perspectives. Providing a dynamic, forward-looking reorientation towards a new universe of reference, Remodelling Communication makes a significant, productive contribution to communication theory.
Author: Sonya O. Rose Publisher: OUP Oxford ISBN: 0191037532 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 300
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Which People's War? examines how national belonging, or British national identity, was envisaged in the public culture of the World War II home front. Using materials from newspapers, magazines, films, novels, diaries, letters, and all sorts of public documents, it explores such questions as: who was included as 'British' and what did it mean to be British? How did the British describe themselves as a singular people, and what were the consequences of those depictions? It also examines the several meanings of citizenship elaborated in various discussions concerning the British nation at war. This investigation of the powerful constructions of national identity and understandings of citizenship circulating in Britain during the Second World War exposes their multiple and contradictory consequences at the time. It reveals the fragility of any singular conception of 'Britishness' even during a war that involved the total mobilization of the country's citizenry and cost 400,000 British civilian lives.
Author: Vincent Holyoak
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Author: Jon Kilkade
Author: William M. Dwyer
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Author: Kenneth Rose
Author: Leicester Hemingway
Author: Austin J. Ruddy
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