Author: George Edward ThibaultPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 904
Book Description
The Art and Practice of Military Strategy
Author: George Edward ThibaultPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 904
Book Description
A Time to Speak
Author: Jeanne ManningPublisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 9781563115608
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 634
Book Description
Recounts the author's experiences during World War II.
SEAL Survival Guide: Active Shooter and Survival Medicine Excerpt
Author: Cade CourtleyPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501157744
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 73
Book Description
From Cade Courtley’s SEAL Survival Guide, an excerpt of his sections on active shooter scenarios and basic survival medicine. Think and act like a Navy SEAL, and you can survive anything. The world is a dangerous place. You can live scared—or be prepared. “We never thought it would happen to us.” It's difficult to imagine encountering an active shooter situation, but the reality is that modern life is unpredictable and dangerous. Don’t live in fear or rely on luck. Learn the SEAL mindset: Be prepared, feel confident, and know exactly how to escape a life-threatening situation such as a mass shooting. Former Navy SEAL and preeminent American survivalist Cade Courtley delivers step-by-step instructions anyone can master in the illustrated, user-friendly SEAL Survival Guide. Don’t be taken by surprise. Fight back, protect yourself, and beat the odds. Check out this excerpt and then purchase the essential manual no one in the twenty-first century should be without.
SEAL Survival Guide
Author: Cade CourtleyPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451690290
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
Think and act like a Navy SEAL, and you can survive anything. The world is a dangerous place. You can live scared-or be prepared.
The Bedford Boys
Author: Alex KershawPublisher: Da Capo Press, Incorporated
ISBN: 9780306811678
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
The poignant story of twenty-one boys who died on the beaches of Normandy and the small town they called home
Winning Three Times
Author: JacobarisPublisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1450290590
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 485
Book Description
On May 9, 1940, Adrie de Kievit is a carefree ten-year-old boy who lives with his parents ,Arie and Ko, and his thirteen-year-old sister Willie in Yselmonde in the Netherlands. The familys life is about to change drastically. As planes soar low overhead with cannons firing at them, a neighbor with access to a radio confirmed that the Dutch are now at war with the German Army. This memoir offers a firsthand narrative of what it was like growing up under the backdrop of World War II. While accented with many historical details, Winning Three Times is a personal story of how the war and the German occupation affected Adrie, his family, their neighbors, their city, and the country. From food hoarding to rationing and shortages, Winning Three Times recounts with great detail surviving the war in a small down under the shadow of Rotterdam. He tells of how his family coped with the hardships such as no gas, no electricity, no telephone, and little outside communication. This personal history communicates a story of both challenge and triumph.
Victory and Occupation
Author: Benis M. FrankPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 968
Book Description
Journal
Author: U.S. Coast and Geodetic SurveyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geodesy
Languages : en
Pages : 1076
Book Description
The Dead and Those about to Die
Author: John C. McManusPublisher: Dutton Caliber
ISBN: 1524745502
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Provides a detailed, harrowing account of the D-Day assault on Omaha Beach from the perspective of the soldiers of the 1st Infantry Division as well as from the Gap Assault Team engineers who dealt with mines and other dangerous obstacles.
The Star in the Window
Author: Louis C. LangonePublisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1462014275
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 481
Book Description
When a service banner adorned with stars was displayed in a homes window during World War II, it meant a family member was involved in the war. Some of the soldiers never returned, but those who did come home carried memories and war stories. In The Star in the Window, author Louis C. Langone tells the stories of more than seventy-five WWII veterans who lived in Waterville and Central New York. Langone personally interviewed and listened to more than 100 men and women telling their wartime storiesfrom bombing missions over Europe to the island hopping campaigns of the Pacific to suffering as prisoners of war. The narratives are supplemented with material from books, periodicals, the Internet, press releases, unit histories, and letters, providing a mix of memories and facts. Photographs and community honor rolls are also included. The Star in the Window not only preserves special WWII memories, but also gives insight into the hardships endured and sacrifices made by the veterans of the Central New York area. It provides an opportunity to experience history through the eyes and ears of veterans from the various military branches of service revealing shocking and obscure incidents of the war.