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Author: J. Taylor Publisher: John M Taylor Jr ISBN: 1543264409 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 297
Book Description
Over four hundred C-47 Dakotas carried the Screaming Eagles through the darkness and into a thick cloud bank that night. One load of pathfinders crashed into the English Channel. Planes were seen to explode in midair. Others crashed and burned past all recognition, probably due to ground fire. Just before dawn, the initial glider serials slammed between the hedgerows, into trees and each other. Come dawn, eighteen planes, each carrying a stick of fifteen to twenty paratroopers, were missing. I have listened to and read accounts written by and about the paratroopers and glidermen, and their aircrews, and wondered who the missing men were. What could, what would the missing men have done if they had made it safely to the ground? This is a novel about those missing men, their buddies and the friends and enemies they met on the ground on June 6th, 1944. Missing Sticks is a fictional account of a handful of those missing men, representative of those declared casualties in real life. Each character, every story is a figment of my imagination, but I hope a reflection of the diverse men who flew into the darkness and danger over Normandy that fateful night. I have attempted to make the people and the actions as realistic as possible, stealing bits and pieces of events and personalities from the accounts of the many who participated, and merged them in my mind. If you have been around combat you know that not every man is brave. Not every man is a hero. Everyone makes mistakes. However, in the fire of battle, a handful of heroes is forged as bravery overwhelms the fear that naturally keeps us from harm. I hope the Screaming Eagles in this novel are true to the real Screaming Eagles I have known, talked to and read about over the years, with all their faults—and all their bravery. This novel is the result—a tribute to the Screaming Eagles who disappeared into the darkness.
Author: J. Taylor Publisher: John M Taylor Jr ISBN: 1543264409 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 297
Book Description
Over four hundred C-47 Dakotas carried the Screaming Eagles through the darkness and into a thick cloud bank that night. One load of pathfinders crashed into the English Channel. Planes were seen to explode in midair. Others crashed and burned past all recognition, probably due to ground fire. Just before dawn, the initial glider serials slammed between the hedgerows, into trees and each other. Come dawn, eighteen planes, each carrying a stick of fifteen to twenty paratroopers, were missing. I have listened to and read accounts written by and about the paratroopers and glidermen, and their aircrews, and wondered who the missing men were. What could, what would the missing men have done if they had made it safely to the ground? This is a novel about those missing men, their buddies and the friends and enemies they met on the ground on June 6th, 1944. Missing Sticks is a fictional account of a handful of those missing men, representative of those declared casualties in real life. Each character, every story is a figment of my imagination, but I hope a reflection of the diverse men who flew into the darkness and danger over Normandy that fateful night. I have attempted to make the people and the actions as realistic as possible, stealing bits and pieces of events and personalities from the accounts of the many who participated, and merged them in my mind. If you have been around combat you know that not every man is brave. Not every man is a hero. Everyone makes mistakes. However, in the fire of battle, a handful of heroes is forged as bravery overwhelms the fear that naturally keeps us from harm. I hope the Screaming Eagles in this novel are true to the real Screaming Eagles I have known, talked to and read about over the years, with all their faults—and all their bravery. This novel is the result—a tribute to the Screaming Eagles who disappeared into the darkness.
Author: J. Brian Pinkney Publisher: Turtleback Books ISBN: 9780613870542 Category : African Americans Languages : en Pages : 0
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Although he doesn't feel like talking, a young boy responds to questions by drumming on various objects, including a bucket, hat boxes, and garbage cans, echoing the city sounds around him
Author: LaBritta Gilbert Publisher: Gryphon House, Inc. ISBN: 9780876591185 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 236
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A collection of hands-on activities for young children using simple materials such as sticks, sponges, stickers, cups, pockets, gadgets, transparencies, and rings, each designed to build self-esteem and enhance the learning process.
Author: Lyle Garford Publisher: Lyle Garford ISBN: 1777278333 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages :
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What happens when people abandon their pets? When Sticks and his stick bug family are abandoned in the scary forest survival is a desperate struggle until they find Junk Town, a junkyard serving as home to a host of other abandoned pets. Sticks and his family work hard and have fun building a new life in Junk Town, but predators are everywhere. Sticks and the Junk Town animals fight off repeated attacks from wolves and crows, but their foes are determined to overwhelm the desperate defenders. Sticks and his new friends must fight back, winner take all! 'Stick Bugs!' is the first of three books in The Stick Bug Stories to follow and is suitable for all young readers.
Author: Cathy Ace Publisher: Severn House Publishers Ltd ISBN: 178010717X Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 215
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The Women of the WISE Enquiries Agency are back in a witty and intriguing new mystery. The Anwen Morris Dancers are to play a pivotal role in the imminent nuptials of Henry, eighteenth Duke of Chellingworth. But it looks as though the wedding plans might go awry unless Mavis, Annie, Carol and Christine can help Althea, the Dowager Duchess, by finding a missing Morris man and a set of ancient and valuable artefacts in time for her son’s wedding. Anwen-by-Wye might look like an idyllic Welsh village where family values reign and traditions still mean something in a modern world, but what will the WISE women find when they peer behind the respectable net curtains?
Author: Publisher: ISBN: Category : Military supplies Languages : en Pages : 68
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The Preventive Maintenance Monthly is an official publication of the Army, providing information for all soldiers assigned to combat and combat duties. The magazine covers issues concerning maintenance, maintenance procedures and supply problems.
Author: Orel Protopopescu Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux (BYR) ISBN: Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 40
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Maybelle loves to drum, but after bringing home eleven crocodiles in whose mouth she has played a toothy tune, her parents are only too eager to replace them with any drum of Maybelle's choosing.
Author: John Colquhoun Publisher: Archway Publishing ISBN: 1665748575 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 127
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If you are in your 60’s, almost 60, used to be 60 or even if you once drove a car 60 mph in a 55 zone, this comic is for you. Have you ever kicked an adult child off the Family Phone plan? Downsized from a 4-bedroom house to a 2-bedroom apartment (and a 600 sq. ft. storage unit?) Walked into a room and completely forgotten what you walked in there to get? Welcome to the world of The New 60.
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