Автор: Hammel, Eric Mckelvey Cleaver, Thomas Название: Cactus air force ISBN: 1472851072 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781472851079 Издательство: Osprey Рейтинг: Цена: 24750.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии. Описание: Using diary entries, interviews and first-hand accounts, this vivid narrative brings to life the struggle in the air over the island of Guadalcanal between August 20 and November 15, 1942. For 40 years from 1961, the late Eric Hammel interviewed more than 150 American participants in the air campaign at Guadalcanal, none of whom are still alive. These interviews are the most comprehensive first-person accounts of the battle assembled by any historian.
More importantly, they involved the junior officers and enlisted men whose stories and memories were not part of the official history, thus providing a unique insight. The battle of Guadalcanal was the first offensive operation undertaken by the US and its allies in the Pacific War. "Cactus," the code name for the island, became a sinkhole for Japanese air and naval power, experienced forces whose losses could never be made good.
The three months of air battles between August 20, 1942, when the first Marine air unit arrived on the island, and November 15, when the last enemy attempt to retake the island was defeated, were perhaps the most important of the Pacific War. After November 15, 1942, the US never looked back as its forces moved across the Pacific to the war's inevitable conclusion. The Cactus Air Force is a joint project between the late Eric Hammel and Pacific War expert Thomas McKelvey Cleaver, and is unlike any other of the many histories of this event that have been published over the years.
Автор: Mckelvey Cleaver, Thomas Название: Under the southern cross ISBN: 1472838238 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781472838230 Издательство: Osprey Рейтинг: Цена: 14840.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: From August 7, 1942 until February 24, 1944, the US Navy fought the most difficult campaign in its history. Between the landing of the 1st Marine Division on Guadalcanal and the final withdrawal of the Imperial Japanese Navy from its main South Pacific base at Rabaul, the US Navy suffered such high personnel losses that for years it refused to publicly release total casualty figures. The Solomons campaign saw the US Navy at its lowest point, forced to make use of those ships that had survived the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and other units of the pre-war navy that had been hastily transferred to the Pacific.
140 days after the American victory at Midway, USS Enterprise was the only pre-war carrier left in the South Pacific and the US Navy would have been overwhelmed in the face of Japanese naval power had there been a third major fleet action. At the same time, another under-resourced campaign had broken out on the island of New Guinea. The Japanese attempt to reinforce their position there had led to the Battle of the Coral Sea in May and through to the end of the year, American and Australian armed forces were only just able to prevent a Japanese conquest of New Guinea.
The end of 1942 saw the Japanese stopped in both the Solomons and New Guinea, but it would take another 18 hard-fought months before Japan was forced to retreat from the South Pacific. Under the Southern Cross draws on extensive first-hand accounts and new analysis to examine the Solomons and New Guinea campaigns which laid the groundwork for Allied victory in the Pacific War.
Автор: Antoine Dr Julia, St Brice Solange, Eldridge Erin Название: The HEART of The Matter: A Mother`s Love ISBN: 1732004781 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781732004788 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 16550.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание:
Romantic elements have always been the cornerstone of a good book to curl up with, and this anthology has it in spades: It will delight, entertain and sometimes bring you to tears. The book features stories by a selection of best-selling and award-winning authors. They came together to bring you an endearing novel based on the strength and resiliency of a mother's love. . . . By loving their children more than themselves, the women in this anthology go to the extreme to protect and safe-guard their children. Oftentimes, at the cost of their own happiness. These nine authors provide readers with heartening tales of inspiration, forgiveness and sacrifices, all coming from a place of love...A mother's heart
The Scent of a Man: Dr. Julia E. Antoine
Holding On to Love: Solange St. Brice
P. A. Smith: A Mother's Miracle
Lucinda E. Clarke: A Very British Mother
T. A. Moorman: Dead Witch Talking
The blue box: Jan Raymond
One Night of Love: Izzibella Beau
Welcome Home: Erin Eldridge
Автор: Prue, Sally Dougherty, John Lawes, Jane Laban, Barbara Morgan, Michaela Goodhart, Pippa Ralphs, Matt Eldridge, Jim Mcallister, Margaret Название: Oxford reading tree treetops reflect: oxford levels 18-20: class pack ISBN: 0198445717 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780198445715 Издательство: Oxford Education Рейтинг: Цена: 572550.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: Contains 6 copies of: Hand and Foot, Holiday of a Lifetime, Stage Fright, The Turtle`s Wish, Adam`s Diary, The Ups and Downs of Elodie Taylor, Skyward Bound, Warrior Queen & Selkie Summer. Prompt discussions and support development of higher-level comprehension skills with Reflect - emotionally powerful stories with realistic settings.
Автор: Eldridge Les, Hough John W. Название: Maritime Olympia and South Puget Sound ISBN: 1540216047 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781540216045 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 29420.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Eldridge Brenda Название: From Patagonia to Australia: Collected Prose ISBN: 1740278984 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781740278980 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 25750.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Eldridge Jim Название: Murder at the Ashmolean ISBN: 0749023767 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780749023768 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 24630.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: 1895. A senior executive at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford is found with a bullet hole between his eyes. Whilst officially ruled as suicide, private inquiry agent Daniel Wilson, who investigated the case of Jack the Ripper, is a natural choice to discreetly explore the situation, ably assisted by his partner, Abigail Fenton.
Автор: Gifford Justin Название: Revolution or Death: The Life of Eldridge Cleaver ISBN: 1613739117 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781613739112 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 26660.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание:
"An illuminating study of a complex, memorable historical figure." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review
A remarkable biography that examines the notorious Black revolutionary meticulously within the context of his changing times
Charismatic, brilliant, and courageous, Eldridge Cleaver built a base of power and influence that struck fear deep in the heart of White America. It was therefore shocking to many left-wing radicals when Cleaver turned his back on Black revolution, the Nation of Islam, and communism in 1975. How can we make sense of Cleaver's precipitous decline from a position as one of America's most vibrant Black writers and activists? And how do his contradictory identities as criminal, party leader, international diplomat, Christian conservative, and Republican politician reveal that he was more than just a traitor to the advancement of civil rights? Author Justin Gifford obtained exclusive access to declassified files from the French police, the American embassy, and the FBI, as well as Kathleen Cleaver's archive, to answer these questions about a man far more compelling and complex than anyone has given him credit for.
In a country defined by its extreme political positions on the right and left, Cleaver embodied both ideologies in pursuit of his conflicting ideals.
In 1964, Muhammad Ali said of his decision to join the Nation of Islam: "I know where I'm going and I know the truth and I don't have to be what you want me to be. I'm free to be what I want to be."
This sentiment, the brash assertion of individual freedom, informs and empowers each of the four personalities profiled in this book. Randal Maurice Jelks shows that to understand the black American experience beyond the larger narratives of enslavement, emancipation, and Black Lives Matter, we need to hear the individual stories. Drawing on his own experiences growing up as a religious African American, he shows that the inner history of black Americans in the 20th century is a story worthy of telling. This book explores the faith stories of four African Americans: Ethel Waters, Mary Lou Williams, Eldridge Cleaver, and Muhammad Ali. It examines their autobiographical writings, interviews, speeches, letters, and memorable performances to understand how each of these figures used religious faith publicly to reconcile deep personal struggles, voice their concerns for human dignity, and reinvent their public image. For them, liberation was not simply defined by material or legal wellbeing, but by a spiritual search for community and personal wholeness.
Автор: Randal Maurice Jelks Название: Faith and Struggle in the Lives of Four African Americans: Ethel Waters, Mary Lou Williams, Eldridge Cleaver, and Muhammad Ali ISBN: 1350074616 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781350074613 Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic Рейтинг: Цена: 79200.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: In 1964, Muhammad Ali said of his decision to join the Nation of Islam: "I know where I'm going and I know the truth and I don't have to be what you want me to be. I'm free to be what I want to be.+?
This sentiment, the brash assertion of individual freedom, informs and empowers each of the four personalities profiled in this book. Randal Maurice Jelks shows that to understand the black American experience beyond the larger narratives of enslavement, emancipation, and Black Lives Matter, we need to hear the individual stories. Drawing on his own experiences growing up as a religious African American, he shows that the inner history of black Americans in the 20th century is a story worthy of telling.
This book explores the faith stories of four African Americans: Ethel Waters, Mary Lou Williams, Eldridge Cleaver, and Muhammad Ali. It examines their autobiographical writings, interviews, speeches, letters, and memorable performances to understand how each of these figures used religious faith publicly to reconcile deep personal struggles, voice their concerns for human dignity, and reinvent their public image. For them, liberation was not simply defined by material or legal wellbeing, but by a spiritual search for community and personal wholeness.
Автор: McGrath, Patrick Название: Last Days in Cleaver Square ISBN: 1786332744 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781786332745 Издательство: Random House - Penguin Рейтинг: Цена: 14950.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: It is 1975 and an old man, Francis McNulty, a veteran of the Spanish Civil War, is beset with sightings in his garden of his old nemesis, General Franco. When Gillian announces her forthcoming marriage to a senior civil servant, Francis realizes he has to adapt to new circumstances and confront his past once and for all.
Автор: Cleaver Thomas McKelvey Название: Pacific Thunder ISBN: 147282184X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781472821843 Издательство: Osprey Рейтинг: Цена: 19800.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии. Описание:
On 27 October 1942, four "Long Lance" torpedoes fired by the Japanese destroyers Makigumo and Akigumo exploded in the hull of the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8). Minutes later, the ship that had launched the Doolitte Raid six months earlier slipped beneath the waves of the Coral Sea 100 miles northeast of the island of Guadalcanal and just north of the Santa Cruz Islands, taking with her 140 of her sailors. With the loss of Hornet, the United States Navy now had one aircraft carrier left in the South Pacific, USS Enterprise (CV-6), herself badly damaged in the two previous days of the Battle of Santa Cruz, the fourth Japanese-American carrier battle since the Battle of the Coral Sea five months and three weeks before. Of the prewar carrier fleet the Navy had struggled to build over 15 years, only three were left: Enterprise licked her wounds at Espiritu Santo while USS Saratoga (CV-3) lay in dry dock at the Bremerton Navy Yard, victim of a Japanese submarine torpedo two months earlier. USS Ranger (CV-4) was in mid-Atlantic on her way to support Operation Torch, the invasion of North Africa.
For the American naval aviators, it would be difficult to imagine that within 24 months of this event, Zuikaku, the last survivor of the Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carriers that had attacked Pearl Harbor, would lie at the bottom of the Philippine Sea north of Cape Engano on the island of Luzon, alongside the other surviving Japanese carriers, sacrificed as lures in a failed attempt to block the American invasion of the Philippines after the Imperial Japanese Navy's aviators had been destroyed as a viable fighting force in the Battle of the Philippines Sea, and that the United States Navy's Task Force 38, composed of 16 fleet carriers, would reign supreme on the world's largest ocean.
Ten months after the loss of Hornet at Santa Cruz, an entirely new fleet of aircraft carriers would begin to make their presence known in the Pacific, starting with a raid by USS Essex (CV-9), class leader of the largest and most important class of capital ships ever built, and USS Lexington (CV-16), namesake of the carrier sunk at Coral Sea, against the Japanese-held island of Marcus. Fourteen months later, the islands of the south and central Pacific would be under American domination, led by the ships of the Fast Carrier Task Force, which would cement their position as the strongest naval fighting force ever to set sail, in the largest naval battle of history.
The fourteen months of the Central Pacific Campaign constitute the most successful naval campaign ever undertaken and Pacific Thunder will put all elements of this campaign into historical context.
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