Author: Wilmer A. Plate
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781940136233
Category : Bomber pilots
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
It was a long way for Wilmer Plate, from piloting a two-seater off a grass strip in Crane, Texas, to serving as an aircraft commander of a B-24 heavy bomber on a combat mission over Oldenburg, Germany, on May 30, 1944 with the lives of ten men depending on him. Wilmer Plate has not written a history book, he has painted a picture of life as it was for ordinary people faced with extraordinary challenges--Back cover.
The Storm Clouds of War
Author: Wilmer A. Plate
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781940136233
Category : Bomber pilots
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
It was a long way for Wilmer Plate, from piloting a two-seater off a grass strip in Crane, Texas, to serving as an aircraft commander of a B-24 heavy bomber on a combat mission over Oldenburg, Germany, on May 30, 1944 with the lives of ten men depending on him. Wilmer Plate has not written a history book, he has painted a picture of life as it was for ordinary people faced with extraordinary challenges--Back cover.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781940136233
Category : Bomber pilots
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
It was a long way for Wilmer Plate, from piloting a two-seater off a grass strip in Crane, Texas, to serving as an aircraft commander of a B-24 heavy bomber on a combat mission over Oldenburg, Germany, on May 30, 1944 with the lives of ten men depending on him. Wilmer Plate has not written a history book, he has painted a picture of life as it was for ordinary people faced with extraordinary challenges--Back cover.
Storm Clouds Over the Pacific, 1931-1941
Author: Peter Harmsen
Publisher: Casemate
ISBN: 9781636243016
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"This book is the first volume in a trilogy that will offer a more complete account of the Pacific War than any previously published. While keeping a focus on the decade leading up to Pearl Harbor, Storm Clouds Over the Pacific goes back centuries to examine the origins of enmity between Japan and China and trace the deep animosities that drove the immensely destructive war in the Asia Pacific, exploring the love-hate relationship between East Asia's two oldest civilizations, conditioned by shifting geopolitical winds." -- Back cover.
Publisher: Casemate
ISBN: 9781636243016
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"This book is the first volume in a trilogy that will offer a more complete account of the Pacific War than any previously published. While keeping a focus on the decade leading up to Pearl Harbor, Storm Clouds Over the Pacific goes back centuries to examine the origins of enmity between Japan and China and trace the deep animosities that drove the immensely destructive war in the Asia Pacific, exploring the love-hate relationship between East Asia's two oldest civilizations, conditioned by shifting geopolitical winds." -- Back cover.
Storm Clouds Rolling In
Author: Ginny Dye
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780982717103
Category : Underground Railroad
Languages : en
Pages : 427
Book Description
Carrie Cromwell comes of age as the dark clouds of the Civil War swallow the country. Born with a fiery spirit and a strong mind, she finds herself struggling between the common wisdom of the South and the truth she has discovered. The activities of the Underground Railroad and her close friendships with the Cromwell Plantation slaves create difficult choices. But when her decisions put her at odds with her heritage, and challenge her dreams, will she be able to give up all that is precious to her?
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780982717103
Category : Underground Railroad
Languages : en
Pages : 427
Book Description
Carrie Cromwell comes of age as the dark clouds of the Civil War swallow the country. Born with a fiery spirit and a strong mind, she finds herself struggling between the common wisdom of the South and the truth she has discovered. The activities of the Underground Railroad and her close friendships with the Cromwell Plantation slaves create difficult choices. But when her decisions put her at odds with her heritage, and challenge her dreams, will she be able to give up all that is precious to her?
Storm Clouds
Author: Chris Kennedy
Publisher: Seventh Seal Press
ISBN: 9781950420636
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Omega War ended, not with a bang, but with a whimper. The Peacemaker-enforced ceasefire brought an end to the hostilities, but not a resolution, and now it's up to the Four Horsemen to forge a lasting peace. Alexis Cromwell, despite her pregnancy, heads off to Capital with Nigel Shirazi to obtain justice from the enigmatic Mercenary Guild Council, but when they arrive, they're quickly embroiled in galactic politics, and find out the situation is far, far worse than they could possibly have imagined. On Earth, Jim Cartwright has been given the task of 'fixing' the world government, which was complicit in General Peepo and the Merc Guild's invasion. He has some good ideas, but so do Peepo's agents who have stayed behind to foment rebellion. Sansar Enkh has her formidable intelligence service to watch his back?but will it be enough?Additionally, a new force is emerging on Earth, and it is raising far more questions than it is answering. What is the enigmatic Section 51, and what are their ultimate goals? As the Horsemen work for peace, the clouds of war are on the horizon. A greater war is looming as the other guilds, sensing weakness in the Mercenary Guild, begin their fight for supremacy. Who will be left when the storm clouds clear?
Publisher: Seventh Seal Press
ISBN: 9781950420636
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Omega War ended, not with a bang, but with a whimper. The Peacemaker-enforced ceasefire brought an end to the hostilities, but not a resolution, and now it's up to the Four Horsemen to forge a lasting peace. Alexis Cromwell, despite her pregnancy, heads off to Capital with Nigel Shirazi to obtain justice from the enigmatic Mercenary Guild Council, but when they arrive, they're quickly embroiled in galactic politics, and find out the situation is far, far worse than they could possibly have imagined. On Earth, Jim Cartwright has been given the task of 'fixing' the world government, which was complicit in General Peepo and the Merc Guild's invasion. He has some good ideas, but so do Peepo's agents who have stayed behind to foment rebellion. Sansar Enkh has her formidable intelligence service to watch his back?but will it be enough?Additionally, a new force is emerging on Earth, and it is raising far more questions than it is answering. What is the enigmatic Section 51, and what are their ultimate goals? As the Horsemen work for peace, the clouds of war are on the horizon. A greater war is looming as the other guilds, sensing weakness in the Mercenary Guild, begin their fight for supremacy. Who will be left when the storm clouds clear?
Storm Clouds Gathering
Author: Pauline Barclay
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781782994503
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
Storm clouds are gathering, silently and slowly, too far away to worry about. Or so it seems. But ignoring what is brewing will have dire consequences for the people caught up in the maelstrom. Shirley Burton is too busy cheating on her husband, having a laugh and looking for fun to alleviate the boredom of her childless marriage. Kathleen Mitchell is too wrapped up in running around after her beautiful family to worry about her health. Anne Simpson has two things on her mind: her forthcoming marriage to Paul Betham, who seems to want to control her, and her career, which she does not want to give up. Can Shirley really expect to deceive her husband and get away with it? Can Kathleen hold it all together, and is Anne able to have the best of everything? Storm Clouds Gathering is a story of human emotion, passion and heart-rending grief. Set against the backdrop of the mid-sixties, these three families will be tested to the limit as betrayal, loss and love threaten to change their lives forever.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781782994503
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
Storm clouds are gathering, silently and slowly, too far away to worry about. Or so it seems. But ignoring what is brewing will have dire consequences for the people caught up in the maelstrom. Shirley Burton is too busy cheating on her husband, having a laugh and looking for fun to alleviate the boredom of her childless marriage. Kathleen Mitchell is too wrapped up in running around after her beautiful family to worry about her health. Anne Simpson has two things on her mind: her forthcoming marriage to Paul Betham, who seems to want to control her, and her career, which she does not want to give up. Can Shirley really expect to deceive her husband and get away with it? Can Kathleen hold it all together, and is Anne able to have the best of everything? Storm Clouds Gathering is a story of human emotion, passion and heart-rending grief. Set against the backdrop of the mid-sixties, these three families will be tested to the limit as betrayal, loss and love threaten to change their lives forever.
The Howling Storm
Author: Kenneth W. Noe
Publisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 080717419X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 687
Book Description
Finalist for the Lincoln Prize! Traditional histories of the Civil War describe the conflict as a war between North and South. Kenneth W. Noe suggests it should instead be understood as a war between the North, the South, and the weather. In The Howling Storm, Noe retells the history of the conflagration with a focus on the ways in which weather and climate shaped the outcomes of battles and campaigns. He further contends that events such as floods and droughts affecting the Confederate home front constricted soldiers’ food supply, lowered morale, and undercut the government’s efforts to boost nationalist sentiment. By contrast, the superior equipment and open supply lines enjoyed by Union soldiers enabled them to cope successfully with the South’s extreme conditions and, ultimately, secure victory in 1865. Climate conditions during the war proved unusual, as irregular phenomena such as El Niño, La Niña, and similar oscillations in the Atlantic Ocean disrupted weather patterns across southern states. Taking into account these meteorological events, Noe rethinks conventional explanations of battlefield victories and losses, compelling historians to reconsider long-held conclusions about the war. Unlike past studies that fault inflation, taxation, and logistical problems for the Confederate defeat, his work considers how soldiers and civilians dealt with floods and droughts that beset areas of the South in 1862, 1863, and 1864. In doing so, he addresses the foundational causes that forced Richmond to make difficult and sometimes disastrous decisions when prioritizing the feeding of the home front or the front lines. The Howling Storm stands as the first comprehensive examination of weather and climate during the Civil War. Its approach, coverage, and conclusions are certain to reshape the field of Civil War studies.
Publisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 080717419X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 687
Book Description
Finalist for the Lincoln Prize! Traditional histories of the Civil War describe the conflict as a war between North and South. Kenneth W. Noe suggests it should instead be understood as a war between the North, the South, and the weather. In The Howling Storm, Noe retells the history of the conflagration with a focus on the ways in which weather and climate shaped the outcomes of battles and campaigns. He further contends that events such as floods and droughts affecting the Confederate home front constricted soldiers’ food supply, lowered morale, and undercut the government’s efforts to boost nationalist sentiment. By contrast, the superior equipment and open supply lines enjoyed by Union soldiers enabled them to cope successfully with the South’s extreme conditions and, ultimately, secure victory in 1865. Climate conditions during the war proved unusual, as irregular phenomena such as El Niño, La Niña, and similar oscillations in the Atlantic Ocean disrupted weather patterns across southern states. Taking into account these meteorological events, Noe rethinks conventional explanations of battlefield victories and losses, compelling historians to reconsider long-held conclusions about the war. Unlike past studies that fault inflation, taxation, and logistical problems for the Confederate defeat, his work considers how soldiers and civilians dealt with floods and droughts that beset areas of the South in 1862, 1863, and 1864. In doing so, he addresses the foundational causes that forced Richmond to make difficult and sometimes disastrous decisions when prioritizing the feeding of the home front or the front lines. The Howling Storm stands as the first comprehensive examination of weather and climate during the Civil War. Its approach, coverage, and conclusions are certain to reshape the field of Civil War studies.
Storm Clouds Rising
Author: David Spell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Praise for The Zombie Terror War Series!"I waited until I read the last book in the series. This book series kept me engrossed in it as much as Dirk Patton's Voodoo Plague series. It is never ending action with a lot of Zombie killing. Was it all about just zombies? No, but it has you thinking about tightening up our border to be safer.""Grabs you from the beginning and takes you on a ride. Zombies, terrorists and romance what more could you want? Good character development.""Fantastic from book one until the last. I enjoyed them all, the action, humor, including the romance. This series had it all in spades and never got boring!"Chuck McCain is back in an exciting new series! After the former SWAT-cop-turned-CIA-agent and his elite team are sent to eliminate a notorious child sex trafficker, things begin to come unravelled at the Agency. A vicious assassination attempt on Assistant Director Sandra Dunning leaves her crippled and confined to a wheelchair. When all the evidence for the attack points to a Mexican cartel, McCain and his partner Kevin Clark decide to take matters into their own hands. With no governmental backing, they risk everything to bring the cartel killers to justice. At the same time, back in the United States a covert plot is underway to steal the next election and place a man with an ominous agenda in the White House. There are no zombies in this series, but the action is fast and furious as Chuck confronts sinister terrorists, depraved cartel gangsters, and treacherous politicians. If you like fast-paced, heart-stopping action with an amazing cast characters you'll love Storm Clouds Rising!
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Praise for The Zombie Terror War Series!"I waited until I read the last book in the series. This book series kept me engrossed in it as much as Dirk Patton's Voodoo Plague series. It is never ending action with a lot of Zombie killing. Was it all about just zombies? No, but it has you thinking about tightening up our border to be safer.""Grabs you from the beginning and takes you on a ride. Zombies, terrorists and romance what more could you want? Good character development.""Fantastic from book one until the last. I enjoyed them all, the action, humor, including the romance. This series had it all in spades and never got boring!"Chuck McCain is back in an exciting new series! After the former SWAT-cop-turned-CIA-agent and his elite team are sent to eliminate a notorious child sex trafficker, things begin to come unravelled at the Agency. A vicious assassination attempt on Assistant Director Sandra Dunning leaves her crippled and confined to a wheelchair. When all the evidence for the attack points to a Mexican cartel, McCain and his partner Kevin Clark decide to take matters into their own hands. With no governmental backing, they risk everything to bring the cartel killers to justice. At the same time, back in the United States a covert plot is underway to steal the next election and place a man with an ominous agenda in the White House. There are no zombies in this series, but the action is fast and furious as Chuck confronts sinister terrorists, depraved cartel gangsters, and treacherous politicians. If you like fast-paced, heart-stopping action with an amazing cast characters you'll love Storm Clouds Rising!
Stormdancer
Author: Jay Kristoff
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250017912
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
The first in an epic new fantasy series, introducing an unforgettable new heroine and a stunningly original dystopian steampunk world with a flavor of feudal Japan. A DYING LAND The Shima Imperium verges on the brink of environmental collapse; an island nation once rich in tradition and myth, now decimated by clockwork industrialization and the machine-worshipers of the Lotus Guild. The skies are red as blood, the land is choked with toxic pollution, and the great spirit animals that once roamed its wilds have departed forever. AN IMPOSSIBLE QUEST The hunters of Shima's imperial court are charged by their Shogun to capture a thunder tiger – a legendary creature, half-eagle, half-tiger. But any fool knows the beasts have been extinct for more than a century, and the price of failing the Shogun is death. A HIDDEN GIFT Yukiko is a child of the Fox clan, possessed of a talent that if discovered, would see her executed by the Lotus Guild. Accompanying her father on the Shogun's hunt, she finds herself stranded: a young woman alone in Shima's last wilderness, with only a furious, crippled thunder tiger for company. Even though she can hear his thoughts, even though she saved his life, all she knows for certain is he'd rather see her dead than help her. But together, the pair will form an indomitable friendship, and rise to challenge the might of an empire.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250017912
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
The first in an epic new fantasy series, introducing an unforgettable new heroine and a stunningly original dystopian steampunk world with a flavor of feudal Japan. A DYING LAND The Shima Imperium verges on the brink of environmental collapse; an island nation once rich in tradition and myth, now decimated by clockwork industrialization and the machine-worshipers of the Lotus Guild. The skies are red as blood, the land is choked with toxic pollution, and the great spirit animals that once roamed its wilds have departed forever. AN IMPOSSIBLE QUEST The hunters of Shima's imperial court are charged by their Shogun to capture a thunder tiger – a legendary creature, half-eagle, half-tiger. But any fool knows the beasts have been extinct for more than a century, and the price of failing the Shogun is death. A HIDDEN GIFT Yukiko is a child of the Fox clan, possessed of a talent that if discovered, would see her executed by the Lotus Guild. Accompanying her father on the Shogun's hunt, she finds herself stranded: a young woman alone in Shima's last wilderness, with only a furious, crippled thunder tiger for company. Even though she can hear his thoughts, even though she saved his life, all she knows for certain is he'd rather see her dead than help her. But together, the pair will form an indomitable friendship, and rise to challenge the might of an empire.
On To Richmond 1861-1862
Author: Ginny Dye
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781544267425
Category : Historical fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Burdened with the responsibility of running an entire plantation, Carrie Cromwell fights to understand the forces tearing her beloved country apart. As battles rage around her, she watches as her life slowly unravels and she discovers truths she would never have imagined. Will her actions and decisions push her even farther from those she loves? When the danger she dreads becomes reality, will she find the courage and strength to escape?"--Amazon.com.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781544267425
Category : Historical fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Burdened with the responsibility of running an entire plantation, Carrie Cromwell fights to understand the forces tearing her beloved country apart. As battles rage around her, she watches as her life slowly unravels and she discovers truths she would never have imagined. Will her actions and decisions push her even farther from those she loves? When the danger she dreads becomes reality, will she find the courage and strength to escape?"--Amazon.com.
Stormclouds
Author: Brian Gallagher
Publisher: The O'Brien Press
ISBN: 1847176178
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
Big changes are coming to late-Sixties Belfast. At first life seems normal for Sammy and Maeve, two children from the opposing republican and loyalist communities. Sammy tries to avoid trouble with his unemployed father, while Maeve has lived with her aunt and uncle since her mother's death. When twins Dylan and Emma Goldman move from Washington to Belfast they strike up friendships with Maeve and Sammy. Gradually the nationalist girl and loyalist boy overcome their suspicions of each other, and all four children become friends. But even as they have fun at local sports clubs, attend the Goldman's barbeques, and secretly make their own radio programmes, they can't ignore the trouble that is slowing gripping the country. And when the simmering tensions in Northern Ireland erupt into violence it threatens not just their friendships – but their very lives.
Publisher: The O'Brien Press
ISBN: 1847176178
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
Big changes are coming to late-Sixties Belfast. At first life seems normal for Sammy and Maeve, two children from the opposing republican and loyalist communities. Sammy tries to avoid trouble with his unemployed father, while Maeve has lived with her aunt and uncle since her mother's death. When twins Dylan and Emma Goldman move from Washington to Belfast they strike up friendships with Maeve and Sammy. Gradually the nationalist girl and loyalist boy overcome their suspicions of each other, and all four children become friends. But even as they have fun at local sports clubs, attend the Goldman's barbeques, and secretly make their own radio programmes, they can't ignore the trouble that is slowing gripping the country. And when the simmering tensions in Northern Ireland erupt into violence it threatens not just their friendships – but their very lives.