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Author: George Waldo Browne Publisher: Good Press ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 154
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In George Waldo Browne's book 'Where Duty Called; or, In Honor Bound,' readers are taken on a gripping journey through the historical context of duty and honor. Written in a straightforward and detailed prose, Browne highlights the internal struggles faced by the main characters as they grapple with the choices they must make between duty and personal desires. Set against the backdrop of a tumultuous time in history, Browne's literary style captures the essence of the era and brings to life the emotional turmoil of his characters. The book is a poignant exploration of the moral dilemmas faced by individuals torn between loyalty and personal convictions. George Waldo Browne, a seasoned writer known for his insightful portrayals of human nature, was likely inspired to write this book by his own observations of the complexities of duty and honor in society. His deep understanding of the human psyche shines through in the characters he creates, making them relatable and engaging for readers. Browne's meticulous research and attention to detail add depth and authenticity to the narrative. For readers interested in thought-provoking historical fiction that delves into themes of duty, honor, and moral obligations, George Waldo Browne's 'Where Duty Called; or, In Honor Bound' is a must-read. Browne's masterful storytelling and emotional depth make this book a compelling and enlightening exploration of the human experience.
Author: George Waldo Browne Publisher: Good Press ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 154
Book Description
In George Waldo Browne's book 'Where Duty Called; or, In Honor Bound,' readers are taken on a gripping journey through the historical context of duty and honor. Written in a straightforward and detailed prose, Browne highlights the internal struggles faced by the main characters as they grapple with the choices they must make between duty and personal desires. Set against the backdrop of a tumultuous time in history, Browne's literary style captures the essence of the era and brings to life the emotional turmoil of his characters. The book is a poignant exploration of the moral dilemmas faced by individuals torn between loyalty and personal convictions. George Waldo Browne, a seasoned writer known for his insightful portrayals of human nature, was likely inspired to write this book by his own observations of the complexities of duty and honor in society. His deep understanding of the human psyche shines through in the characters he creates, making them relatable and engaging for readers. Browne's meticulous research and attention to detail add depth and authenticity to the narrative. For readers interested in thought-provoking historical fiction that delves into themes of duty, honor, and moral obligations, George Waldo Browne's 'Where Duty Called; or, In Honor Bound' is a must-read. Browne's masterful storytelling and emotional depth make this book a compelling and enlightening exploration of the human experience.
Author: Tom Norris Publisher: St. Martin's Press ISBN: 1466880732 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 320
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In April of 1972, SEAL Lieutenant Tom Norris risked his life in an unprecedented ground rescue of two American airmen who were shot down behind enemy lines in North Vietnam, a feat for which he would be awarded the Medal of Honor--an award that represents the pinnacle of heroism and courage. Just six months later, Norris was sent on a dangerous special reconnaissance mission that would take his team deep into enemy territory. On that mission, they engaged a vastly superior force. In the running gun battle that ensued, Lieutenant Norris was severely wounded; a bullet entered his left eye and exited the left side of his head. SEAL Petty Officer Mike Thornton, under heavy fire, fought his way back onto a North Vietnamese beach to rescue his officer. This was the first time Tom and Mike had been on a combat mission together. Mike's act of courage and loyalty marks the only time in modern history that the Medal of Honor has been awarded in a combat action where one recipient received the Medal for saving the life of another. By Honor Bound is the story of Tom Norris and Mike Thornton, two living American heroes who grew up very differently, entered military service and the Navy SEAL teams for vastly different reasons, and were thrown together for a single combat mission--a mission that would define their lives from that day forward.
Author: Nancy Shields Kollmann Publisher: Cornell University Press ISBN: 1501706950 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 488
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In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, Russians from all ranks of society were bound together by a culture of honor. Here one of the foremost scholars of early modern Russia explores the intricate and highly stylized codes that made up this culture. Nancy Shields Kollmann describes how these codes were manipulated to construct identity and enforce social norms—and also to defend against insults, to pursue vendettas, and to unsettle communities. She offers evidence for a new view of the relationship of state and society in the Russian empire, and her richly comparative approach enhances knowledge of statebuilding in premodern Europe. By presenting Muscovite state and society in the context of medieval and early modern Europe, she exposes similarities that blur long-standing distinctions between Russian and European history.Through the prism of honor, Kollmann examines the interaction of the Russian state and its people in regulating social relations and defining an individual's rank. She finds vital information in a collection of transcripts of legal suits brought by elites and peasants alike to avenge insult to honor. The cases make clear the conservative role honor played in society as well as the ability of men and women to employ this body of ideas to address their relations with one another and with the state. Kollmann demonstrates that the grand princes—and later the tsars—tolerated a surprising degree of local autonomy throughout their rapidly expanding realm. Her work marks a stark contrast with traditional Russian historiography, which exaggerates the power of the state and downplays the volition of society.
Author: Derek Hart Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 0595790364 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 432
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One hundred and thirty-seven years ago, the Countess Isabelle Sophia Bario, diplomatic representative of Emperor Dom Pedro II of Brazil, sailed to war-ravaged America, to negotiate with President Lincoln to allow Brazil to trade with the Confederate States of America. In fact, she was a Rebel spy and instead of treaties, Sophia was after Union secrets. What she found instead was intrigue and murder. Fleeing for her life, Sophia was rescued by Captain Robert Norton, a Confederate cavalry officer. Thus began a torrid love affair with strategic implications.
Author: W. E. B. Griffin Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 9780399154980 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 484
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Recruited by Wild Bill Donovan to set up an airline that will be an OSS front in 1943 Argentina, Marine pilot Cletus Frade monitors two German operations, including a concentration-camp smuggling ring and a Nazi protection group. 350,000 first printing.
Author: Stormy Glenn Publisher: Siren-BookStrand ISBN: 1610346122 Category : Languages : en Pages : 172
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[Siren Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Historical Fantasy Romance, M/M, gods, shape-shifters] Jarl Radulfr is a warrior, the chieftain of his people. It is his duty to protect and fight for them. But duty comes at a price. Radulfr has no one to call his own. When his clan is attacked, he accepts a bride in a peace-pledge to avoid war with a neighboring clan. He doesn't know until he arrives that the bride he has come to claim is a man. His betrothed is not what he expected, but Radulfr has sworn upon his honor to accept the peace-pledge. It doesn't hurt that Ein is pretty damn cute. Radulfr decides to accept things as they are and begins to take Ein home. But there are those that don't want them to reach home—gods, mercenaries, and the man who started the war in the first place. Radulfr and Ein will have to use all of their wits, and the growing bond between them, to keep themselves alive because gifts from the gods come at a price. ** A Siren Erotic Romance
Author: David Leverenz Publisher: Rutgers University Press ISBN: 0813553318 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 293
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As Bill Clinton said in his second inaugural address, “The divide of race has been America’s constant curse.” In Honor Bound, David Leverenz explores the past to the present of that divide. He argues that in the United States, the rise and decline of white people’s racial shaming reflect the rise and decline of white honor. “White skin” and “black skin” are fictions of honor and shame. Americans have lived those fictions for over four hundred years. To make his argument, Leverenz casts an unusually wide net, from ancient and modern cultures of honor to social, political, and military history to American literature and popular culture. He highlights the convergence of whiteness and honor in the United States from the antebellum period to the present. The Civil War, the civil rights movement, and the election of Barack Obama represent racial progress; the Tea Party movement represents the latest recoil. From exploring African American narratives to examining a 2009 episode of Hardball—in which two white commentators restore their honor by mocking U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder after he called Americans “cowards” for not talking more about race—Leverenz illustrates how white honor has prompted racial shaming and humiliation. The United States became a nation-state in which light-skinned people declared themselves white. The fear masked by white honor surfaces in such classics of American literature as The Scarlet Letter and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and in the U.S. wars against the Barbary pirates from 1783 to 1815 and the Iraqi insurgents from 2003 to the present. John McCain’s Faith of My Fathers is used to frame the 2008 presidential campaign as white honor’s last national stand. Honor Bound concludes by probing the endless attempts in 2009 and 2010 to preserve white honor through racial shaming, from the “birthers” and Tea Party protests to Joe Wilson’s “You lie!” in Congress and the arrest of Henry Louis Gates Jr. at the front door of his own home. Leverenz is optimistic that, in the twenty-first century, racial shaming is itself becoming shameful.
Author: Amy McGrath Publisher: Knopf ISBN: 0525659110 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 289
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The inspiring story of the first female Marine to fly a combat mission in an F/A-18—and the transformative events that led to her bold decision to take on the most powerful man in the U.S. Senate. Amy McGrath grew up in Edgewood, Kentucky, a childhood shaped by love of country, baseball (the Cincinnati Reds), and, from the age of twelve, a fascination with fighter jets. Her devastation at learning that a federal law prohibited women from flying in combat fueled her determination to do just that--and then, to help change the laws to improve the lives of all Americans. McGrath writes of gaining an appointment in high school to the U.S. Naval Academy, making it through Marine Corps training, graduating from Annapolis, Maryland, becoming a Second Lieutenant, and raising her right hand to swear to defend the U.S. Constitution, honor bound. She vividly recounts her experiences flying in the Marines, and her combat deployments to Iraq (Kuwait) and Afghanistan, her work as an Air Combat Tactics instructor—and what it was like to finally fly that fighter jet: high-speed, intense, and physically demanding. Here is McGrath, training to do the most intense tactical flying there is (think the Navy's TOPGUN ); meeting the man who would become her husband; being promoted to major and then lieutenant colonel; marrying, having three children, a career and life in Washington and then moving her family back to Kentucky to begin a whole new chapter in politics; her roller-coaster congressional campaign (she lost by three percentage points); and making the tough decision to run again, in an even bigger, higher-stakes national campaign, against the five-term leader of the U.S. Senate, Mitch McConnell. A moving, inspiring American story of courage, determination, and large dreams.
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