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Tensions have been brewing in Europe for years. Finally, the 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary sets off four bloody years of war that eventually involved the entire world, including the United States. It will be called the "war to end all wars." Experience it from two opposing perspectives.
22682) La veuve et le martyr: Roman
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L'histoire d'un conflit qui engendra des milliers de veuves et d'orphelins, des centaines de blessés et plus d'un million de martyrs.
Depuis l'aube des temps, les conflits de l'humanité ont fini souvent par déclencher des guerres destructrices qui font des désastres et des tragédies ; laissant des séquelles indélébiles au sein des populations victimes à jamais inscrites dans la légende, dans l'histoire.
Ce manuscrit conjugue les souffrances...
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What was it like to sit in the pilot's seat and take control of a P-51 Mustang in World War II? What about an F-14 Tomcat at the height of the Cold War? Or a Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor today? The cockpits of these fighter and bomber aircraft are revealed in Fighting Cockpits. Showcasing more than 50 of the world's most famous combat cockpits from early World War I aircraft to present-day fighters, this book includes more than 200 rich color photos...
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The danger of participating in live-fire exercises and a Christmas spent in a military prison are described in detail in this graphic picture of military life at the height of the Cold War. "From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an 'iron curtain' has descended across the continent." These words, uttered by Winston Churchill in 1946,heralded the beginning of the Cold War. In this first-hand account of a NATO soldier, Terry Stoney Burke...
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Witnessing your loved one suffer hurts. Find out what you can do to support them without putting your relationship at risk.
Post-traumatic stress disorder, also known as PTSD, is an anxiety disorder that can develop after having witnessed or experienced a traumatic event. Contrary to popular belief, this condition doesn't only affect soldiers, but also people from all backgrounds and of any age.
Did you know that an estimated 8 million adults are...
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Ancien combattant Viêt-Cong, devenu vendeur de pho, cette soupe au bœuf ou au poulet vendue sur les trottoirs de Saïgon (H-Chi- Minh-City), Nguyen Ly-Cuang ne s'est jamais remis de sa guerre. Il habite un misérable appartement près du Canal de Thi Nghe et vit seul mais s'estime moins malheureux que la plupart de ses concitoyens.
Essayant d'épargner ses amis, même s'ils ne partagent pas ses idées révolutionnaires, Nguyen travaille dur et...
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The Battle of Tom's Brook, recalled one Confederate soldier, was "the greatest disaster that ever befell our cavalry during the whole war." The fight took place during the last autumn of the Civil War, when the Union General Phil Sheridan vowed to turn the crop-rich Shenandoah Valley into "a desert." Farms and homes were burned, livestock slaughtered, and Southern families suffered. The story of the Tom's Brook cavalry affair centers on two young...
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Une mise en abîme des accords entre la France et la Grande Bretagne au Moyen Orient après la fin de la Première Guerre mondiale.
Ce texte d'un auteur inconnu, nommé pour la circonstance « Mort O' Cons » paru en 1940 à Berlin, est ouvertement antisémite. Visiblement bien informé des turpitudes politiques du Moyen Orient au début du XXème siècle, l'auteur nous donne à lire une version non officielle de la création des États liée à...
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The German Air Force versus Russia, 1942, written by Generalleutnant Hermann Plocher, revised and edited by Mr. Harry Fletcher, and first published in 1966, is one of a series of historical studies written for the United States Air Force Historical Division by men who had been key officers in the German Air Force during World War II. The overall purpose of the series is twofold: 1) To provide the United States Air Force with a comprehensive and, insofar...
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Extrait : "Mardi 20 juin 1815. – J'apprends le retour de l'Empereur à l'Élysée, et je vais m'y placer spontanément de service. Je m'y trouve avec MM. de Montalembert et de Montholon, amenés par le même sentiment. L'Empereur venait de perdre une grande bataille ; le salut de la France était désormais dans la Chambre des représentants, dans leur confiance et leur zèle."
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More than 15,000 Polish soldiers, among them 800 Doctors of Medicine, were murdered in one operation. Originally, they had been taken into captivity by the Soviet Army in 1939. There was a possibility, however, that the prisoners, while still alive, had been taken from Soviet custody by German forces in 1941. Some of the bodies were found in German-held territory. The ropes with which their hands were tied were Soviet-made, but the bullets with which...
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The period under review covers the years of 1984-87 - nearing the end of the third decade of the Troubles. It will use research and oral contributions from the mid to late 1980s and will show not only how the Provisional IRA (PIRA) grew in financial and logistical strength, but also how the Security Forces (SF) worked hard to contain them. It was also a period where the Republican terror group fully embraced Danny Morrison's mantra: 'The Armalite...
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Dans l'Afrique australe, l'amour est soumis aux épreuves les plus terribles...
L'Île des Rois est le récit d'un immense amour qui se croyait invincible. Il ne l'était pas. La politique, la corruption et la maladie eurent raison de lui. L'un sans l'autre, ils étaient perdus, ces anciens amants flamboyants, ne savaient plus rien faire, alors pour survivre au naufrage de leur amour, ils se réfugièrent sur une Île du Delta de l'Okavango. Au rythme...
22695) World War II Espionage
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This title examines the role of espionage during World War II, focusing on the extensive training, clever tools, and dangerous missions that enabled spies and saboteurs to contribute to the war effort. Compelling narrative text and well-chosen historical photographs and primary sources make this book perfect for report writing. Features include a glossary, a selected bibliography, websites, source notes, and an index, plus a timeline and essential...
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Illustrated with 45 pictures and vignettes many in colour. Herbert Ward was a patriotic and passionate Englishman at an unfortunate juncture in his life during the First World War, he was over 40 and would not be allowed to enlist in the British Army for service in the fields of Flanders under ordinary circumstances. However this was a minor issue when the Kaiser's German hordes advanced to within artillery range of his home in France; he at once...
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A recipient of two Purple Hearts gives readers an inside view of US Army special forces through his own trial by fire during the Vietnam War.
Days before he was drafted in 1962, Dennis Foley volunteered to join the army in the hopes of someday getting into West Point. He was only eighteen years old. At basic training in Fort Dix, New Jersey, a presentation by two impressive, self-confident special forces sergeants made an indelible impression on...
22698) The Crimean War (1853-1856)
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"The Crimean War (1853-1856)" delves into this often-overlooked conflict that pitted Russia against an alliance of the Ottoman Empire, France, and Britain. From the prelude of rising tensions to the legacy left on modern geopolitics, this book dissects the war's complexities. It explores the military campaigns, diplomacy, home fronts, and the lasting impact on fields such as medicine, journalism, and diplomacy.
22699) My Memoirs, Volume II
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When Prussia, with her German allies, went to war with the French Empire under Napoleon III, her navy sat with tons of barnacles on the hulls of her battleships. Her navy was small, ineffective, without doctrine and destitute of funding. As nascent Germany struggled to become a 'Great Power', the navy was to be thoroughly updated. The man who took on this challenge was Grand Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz, a seasoned sailor who was given huge power as...
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This ebook is purpose built and is proof-read and re-type set from the original to provide an outstanding experience of reflowing text for an ebook reader. The memoir of another of the hardy and eloquent Irish soldiers that fought in the British army during the Peninsular Wars. Hamilton's memoirs were not intended for a large publication and do not contain the details of camp and campaign life that you might find in such works by Costello, Tomkinson...
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