Автор: Brackob A. K. Название: Duty, Honor, County: The Life of Arthur McArthur Jr. ISBN: 159211024X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781592110247 Издательство: Marston Book Services Рейтинг: Цена: 40850.00 T Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ. Описание: On September 15, 1906 Arthur MacArthur Jr. became the twelfth man in the history of the United States Army to be awarded the rank of Lieutenant General, the highest rank in the Army up to that time. This great honor, which marked the culmination of MacArthur's brilliant military career, included him in the ranks of such outstanding American military leaders as George Washington, Ulysses S. Grant, and William Tecumseh Sherman, all of whom had previously held this rank. This bespeaks of the importance of Arthur MacArthur as a figure in American history, yet invariably when the name MacArthur is mentioned today it is almost immediately associated with his son Douglas. Arthur MacArthur is, however, equally deserving of recognition as a great military leader. This biography, based on extensive archival research, reveals the remarkable career of this great patriot and his contribution to American history. This is all the more important because, to fully understand the career of his famous son, Douglas, who had such a profound impact on the military history of the United States in the twentieth century, it is essential to study the life and career of Arthur MacArthur Jr who began his military career as a mere boy fighting for the 23rd Wisconsin infantry regiment during the Civil War. Douglas MacArthur was himself conscious of the profound influence his father had upon his life. Douglas once said: "Of all men I have known my father was the one I most respected and admired."
Heart of a Servant is a story based on true events of how a Chinese-born orphan named Pon K-Manee witnesses the growth of modern Thailand from his days of being a boy servant to the king, until World War II: when he becomes a trusted spy and one of the king's closest confidants. Upon declaring his loyalty at a tender age, despite having been given away to the king by his own parents, Pon must then make crucial decisions that will either bridge the gap between families and cultures, and nations themselves, or that will ultimately incur the destruction of both himself and his heritage. Unknowingly, by choosing the path closest to his own morality, and one he knows his own father would want of him: he helps to change the course of history itself
Автор: Lachlan Strahan Название: Justice in Kelly Country: The Story of the Cop Who Hunted Australias Most Notorious Bushrangers ISBN: 192263350X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781922633507 Издательство: Gazelle Book Services Рейтинг: Цена: 31450.00 T Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ. Описание: Partway through the Jerilderie Letter, Ned Kelly accused Senior Constable Anthony Strahan of threatening him: he would shoot me ... like a dog. Those few fateful words have echoed through Australian history and been the cause of much bloodshed and violence. They ushered in a national myth: the legend of the Kelly Gang. In the two days after Anthony reputedly made his threat, Ned and his gang shot dead three police in an event now known as the Stringybark Creek killings. Neds reason for opening fire? He thought one cop was Anthony. Lachlan Strahan, Anthonys great-great-grandson, grew up believing Ned Kelly was a heroic outlaw and Anthony the ruthless cop who pursued him. Yet as Lachlan began to explore his ancestors life, he discovered an alternative story. Drawing on letters, police reports and newspapers, Lachlan pieces together the life of Anthony Strahan - a tempestuous Irish immigrant who embodied the thin blue line in the bush for 35 years. Bent on justice, he hunted some of the periods most infamous bushrangers, petty criminals and cattle-stealers. Yet his years-long pursuit of Ned Kelly was never publicly acknowledged, and after his death, the Kelly legend grew to distort his legacy. Did Anthony utter those incendiary words about Ned? Whose version of history do we believe? This is a tale about justice and retribution, morality and vengeance. It is about making a life against the odds in a wild frontier society. It is also a story of inheritance: of the words passed from father to son, and the myths we choose to preserve.
Автор: Thomas, John L. Название: A Country in the Mind ISBN: 0415927811 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415927819 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 153120.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Dworkin, Dennis Название: Views Beyond the Border Country ISBN: 0415902762 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415902762 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 38780.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Elizabeth Elkins Название: We Should Soon Become Respectable: Nashville`s Own Timothy Demonbreun ISBN: 0826504485 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780826504487 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 18480.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Jacques-Timothe Boucher Sieur de Montbrun (anglicized to Demonbreun soon thereafter), born 1747 in Quebec, set the bar for country music`s stories of cheating, gambling, drinking, and being the boss more than two centuries before anybody thought of supporting the storyline with a 1-4-5-4 chord progression and a fiddle.
Автор: Ahl Edwin Название: For God and Country ISBN: 1950794423 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781950794423 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 18350.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
For Ed Ahl, growing up in the home of a World War II veteran in the 1950s and '60s meant learning about and knowing deeply the privilege and honor that is service to your country. The "War" was never purposefully discussed, but also never downplayed when brought up.
When Ed returned home from Vietnam, his father opened up about his experiences in The War and what he had seen and experienced. He understood that, like him, Ed had seen "the elephant" - the horrors of war. As Ed's wars increased in number, so did his PTSD, which he still carries with him today.
Ed hopes that his experiences and suffering will help readers to work through their own PTSD issues and learn to live full wonderful lives.
Автор: Ely Nigel Название: Fighting for Queen and Country: One man`s true story of blood and violence in the paras and the SAS ISBN: 1839012323 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781839012327 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 17230.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Nigel Ely`s SAS career has pitched him into some of the most deadly, high-octane, violent battles ever fought. With testimonials from his fellow SAS operatives, he paints the first accurate, controversial picture of what really happened in battle.
Автор: McMullan Geoffrey Название: Bandit Country: Seven Days in the Life of a British Soldier ISBN: 0957618166 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780957618169 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 11030.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
A British Soldier finds himself back home in Belfast, Northern Ireland. A place where right and wrong hangs in the balance. His actions are determined by the threat he and his team face as they move cross country.
Just one unguarded moment could cost them their lives.
Автор: Cohen David Название: Fridays with Jim: Conversations about Our Country with Jim Bolger ISBN: 0995123020 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780995123021 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 45600.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии. Описание: A self-taught son of Irish immigrants, devout Catholic, King Country farmer, and farming lobbyist, Jim Bolger entered New Zealand political life in the 1970s. He was a flinty Minister of Labour under Robert Muldoon and Prime Minister from 1990 to 1997. As ambassador to Washington, he helped create warmer relations with the United States. In recent years, he has chaired boards, has been the chancellor of the University of Waikato, and marked more than a half-century of marriage to Joan. Never given to orthodoxies, yet staunchly National in his politics, in his still-energetic eighties he remains an impressively brisk progressive thinker. For six months he regularly sat down on Fridays with the writer David Cohen to reflect on his life and times, our nation and the world. Fridays with Jim reveals a quintessential man of the old New Zealand who is fully in sync with the new New Zealand, and with plenty of ideas about where it's all heading.
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