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Author | : Simon St. John Beer |
Publisher | : Pen and Sword |
Total Pages | : 429 |
Release | : 2009-02-19 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1473817927 |
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A poignant biography of a pilot who made the ultimate sacrifice in World War II. In a quiet churchyard is the grave of an airman who lost his life fighting in the skies over southern England in October 1940. The author happened to come across this grave, and after some initial inquiries discovered that nobody in the town was aware that this Battle of Britain pilot lay at rest in their parish. Determined to discover more about the short life of this hero, he undertook several years of research to craft this biography. Peter Cape Beauchamp St. John joined the RAF in November 1937 on a four-year short service commission at the age of twenty. In July 1938 he was posted to No. 87 Squadron, being equipped with the then-new Hawker Hurricane fighter. After war had been declared, the Squadron was posted to France in support of the British Expeditionary Force, becoming operational on September 10, 1939. In March 1940 he was transferred to 501 Squadron in Tangmere, and then again in April to 74 Squadron as an operational pilot at Hornchurch, equipped with Spitfires. It was from here that he fought his part in the Battle of Britain. For those who may have forgotten “The Few,” this stirring story tells of the all-too-short life of one of the 544 young men who gave everything to defend Great Britain from Nazi aggression.
Author | : Jim Sheeler |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9781594201653 |
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Based on his Pulitzer Prize-winning story, Jim Sheeler's unprecedented look at the way our country honors its dead; Final SaluteIs a stunning tribute to the brave troops who have lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan and to the families who continue to mourn them They are the troops that nobody wants to see, carrying a message that no military family ever wants to hear. It begins with a knock at the door. "The curtains pull away. They come to the door. And they know. They always know," said Major Steve Beck. Since the start of the war in Iraq, marines like Major Beck found themselves thrown into a different kind of mission: casualty notification. It is a job Major Beck never asked for and one for which he received no training. They are given no set rules, only impersonal guidelines. Marines are trained to kill, to break down doors, but casualty notification is a mission without weapons. For Beck, the mission meant learning each dead marine's name and nickname, touching the toys they grew up with and reading the letters they wrote home. He held grieving mothers in long embraces, absorbing their muffled cries into the dark blue shoulder of his uniform. He stitched himself into the fabric of their lives, in the simple hope that his compassion might help alleviate at least the smallest piece of their pain. Sometimes he returned home to his own family unable to keep from crying in the dark. In Final Salute, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jim Sheeler weaves together the stories of the fallen and of the broken homes they have left behind. It is also the story of Major Steve Beck and his unflagging efforts to help heal the wounds of those left grieving. Above all, it is a moving tribute to our troops, putting faces to the mostly anonymous names of our courageous heroes, and to the brave families who have made the ultimate sacrifice for this country. Final Saluteis the achingly beautiful, devastatingly honest story of the true toll of war. After the knock on the door, the story has only begun.
Author | : Eva March Tappan |
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Total Pages | : 138 |
Release | : 1917 |
Genre | : Flags |
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A children's history of flags of the United States, including sections on flags of the Americas, American flag etiquette, and writings concerning the American flag.
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Total Pages | : 594 |
Release | : 1907 |
Genre | : Education |
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Total Pages | : 588 |
Release | : 1907 |
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Author | : Elizabeth P. Bemis |
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Total Pages | : 942 |
Release | : 1911 |
Genre | : Education |
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Author | : The Lincoln Journal Star |
Publisher | : Sports Publishing LLC |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9781571672308 |
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Through the stories and photographs in A Salute to Nebraska's Tom Osborne, the staff of the Lincoln Journal Star has captured the essence of the remarkable man who, over a span of 25 years, made winning a way of life for his Cornhusker players. Readers will learn about the coach's life before coming to Lincoln, his devotion as a family man, his love for kids, his work as a humanitarian, and how he dealt with the tragic death of Brook Berringer.
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Total Pages | : 2196 |
Release | : 1903 |
Genre | : Methodist Church |
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Total Pages | : 922 |
Release | : 1911 |
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Total Pages | : 588 |
Release | : 1895 |
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