Author: Rick Stroud Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1398507075 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 229
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‘Fascinating’ Kavita Puri, BBC History Magazine ‘A fierce, intense picture of this aspect of the war . . . it will stay with me’ Elizabeth Buchan, author of Two Women in Rome On the evening of 31 March 1916, a 23-year-old woman was led from her prison cell in occupied Brussels. She wore a long blue coat and walked ‘like a soldier’. The chaplain asked if she would like a blindfold before her execution. ‘I am not afraid of looking into the rifles,’ she replied. ‘I have been expecting this for a long time.’ This is not a traditional history of the First World War. It is the untold story of the women of the resistance in Belgium and occupied France during that conflict. Rick Stroud describes how the actions of eight exceptionally brave women affected the course of the war. Before the Germans invaded, they were ordinary people: some, like Gabrielle Petit, were working-class; some, like Edith Cavell, were from the bourgeoisie; and some. like the Princess de Croÿ, were from the upper echelons of society. The youngest was only twenty-one. The women took enormous risks and produced extraordinary results: they established underground networks, transmitted coded information, carried out sabotage attacks and helped to repatriate Allied soldiers. What they did was dangerous and exhausting and the penalties were severe: three faced the firing squad. Recounting their heroism and their inevitable tragedies, I Am Not Afraid of Looking into the Rifles is an enthralling story, beautifully told. In revealing the inspiring work of these remarkable women, Rick Stroud will introduce you to an entirely new version of the ‘war to end all wars’.
Author: Ronald Conradt Publisher: Xlibris Corporation ISBN: 1664168680 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 345
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Jon Burke and his two closest friends are deer-hunting in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula when they meet some interesting people. The women have been brought to the United States under false pretenses and are victims of human trafficking. When Jon, Donovan, and Larry decide to help the young women, Burke experiences violence and loss of things near and dear to him. Before it’s over, Burke does things he regrets and places himself and the women he tries to help, in peril. William Morrison gives Burke advice and counsel and saves his career in the process.
Author: J. Allan Dunn Publisher: Wildside Press LLC ISBN: 1479443433 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 225
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Adventure, one of the all-time great pulp magazines, presented novels and short stories by many of the greatest writers from the early to mid 20th Century. This issue features the novel BEYOND THE RIM, by J. Allan Dunn, a tale of the South Seas, plus: Beyond the Rim, by J. Allan Dunn The Peace Hat, by Thomas Addison Cassidy’s Consolation Kick, by Hugh S. Fullerton Old Dad, by George L. Catton Gaston Olaf [Part 2 of 3], by Henry Oyen The Devil’s Due, by Redfield Ingalls When Oscar Went Wild, by W. C. Tuttle The Education of Billy Stream, by Frederick William Wallace The 500th Shot, by David L. Mackaye The Law in Little Egypt, by Hapsburg Liebe Wild Bill in Deadwood Gulch, by Robert V. Carr Rumor Substantiated, by William R. Thompson To Crack a Safe, by Patrick & Terence Casey
Author: National Research Council Publisher: National Academies Press ISBN: 0309284414 Category : Law Languages : en Pages : 121
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In 2010, more than 105,000 people were injured or killed in the United States as the result of a firearm-related incident. Recent, highly publicized, tragic mass shootings in Newtown, CT; Aurora, CO; Oak Creek, WI; and Tucson, AZ, have sharpened the American public's interest in protecting our children and communities from the harmful effects of firearm violence. While many Americans legally use firearms for a variety of activities, fatal and nonfatal firearm violence poses a serious threat to public safety and welfare. In January 2013, President Barack Obama issued 23 executive orders directing federal agencies to improve knowledge of the causes of firearm violence, what might help prevent it, and how to minimize its burden on public health. One of these orders directed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to, along with other federal agencies, immediately begin identifying the most pressing problems in firearm violence research. The CDC and the CDC Foundation asked the IOM, in collaboration with the National Research Council, to convene a committee tasked with developing a potential research agenda that focuses on the causes of, possible interventions to, and strategies to minimize the burden of firearm-related violence. Priorities for Research to Reduce the Threat of Firearm-Related Violence focuses on the characteristics of firearm violence, risk and protective factors, interventions and strategies, the impact of gun safety technology, and the influence of video games and other media.
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