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Author | : Gregg Zoroya |
Publisher | : Da Capo Press |
Total Pages | : 400 |
Release | : 2017-02-14 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0306824841 |
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The never-before-told story of one of the most decorated units in the war in Afghanistan and its fifteen-month ordeal that culminated in the 2008 Battle of Wanat, the war's deadliest A single company of US paratroopers--calling themselves the "Chosen Few"--arrived in eastern Afghanistan in late 2007 hoping to win the hearts and minds of the remote mountain people and extend the Afghan government's reach into this wilderness. Instead, they spent the next fifteen months in a desperate struggle, living under almost continuous attack, forced into a slow and grinding withdrawal, and always outnumbered by Taliban fighters descending on them from all sides. Month after month, rocket-propelled grenades, rockets, and machine-gun fire poured down on the isolated and exposed paratroopers as America's focus and military resources shifted to Iraq. Just weeks before the paratroopers were to go home, they faced their last--and toughest--fight. Near the village of Wanat in Nuristan province, an estimated three hundred enemy fighters surrounded about fifty of the Chosen Few and others defending a partially finished combat base. Nine died and more than two dozen were wounded that day in July 2008, making it arguably the bloodiest battle of the war in Afghanistan. The Chosen Few would return home tempered by war. Two among them would receive the Medal of Honor. All of them would be forever changed.
Author | : Maristella Botticini |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 346 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0691144877 |
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Maristella Botticini and Zvi Eckstein show that, contrary to previous explanations, this transformation was driven not by anti-Jewish persecution and legal restrictions, but rather by changes within Judaism itself after 70 CE--most importantly, the rise of a new norm that required every Jewish male to read and study the Torah and to send his sons to school. Over the next six centuries, those Jews who found the norms of Judaism too costly to obey converted to other religions, making world Jewry shrink. Later, when urbanization and commercial expansion in the newly established Muslim Caliphates increased the demand for occupations in which literacy was an advantage, the Jews found themselves literate in a world of almost universal illiteracy. From then forward, almost all Jews entered crafts and trade, and many of them began moving in search of business opportunities, creating a worldwide Diaspora in the process.
Author | : James A. O'Donnell |
Publisher | : Ateneo de Manila University Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 9789715507639 |
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Father James Aloysius O'Donnell, S.J., brings a wealth of experience to this book, having worked with Philippine schools for more than 50 years. He is well known to many educators for his popular workshops on classroom supervision which he has preserved in this book, now in its 6th edition.
Author | : Mark Kurlansky |
Publisher | : Ballantine Books |
Total Pages | : 457 |
Release | : 2008-12-24 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0307482898 |
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A POWERFUL, DEEPLY MOVING NARRATIVE OF HOPE REBORN IN THE SHADOW OF DESPAIR Fifty years after it was bombed to rubble, Berlin is once again a city in which Jews gather for the Passover seder. Paris and Antwerp have recently emerged as important new centers of Jewish culture. Small but proud Jewish communities are revitalizing the ancient centers of Budapest, Prague, and Amsterdam. These brave, determined Jewish men and women have chosen to settle–or remain–in Europe after the devastation of the Holocaust, but they have paid a price. Among the unexpected dangers, they have had to cope with an alarming resurgence of Nazism in Europe, the spread of Arab terrorism, and the impact of the Jewish state on European life. Delving into the intimate stories of European Jews from all walks of life, Kurlansky weaves together a vivid tapestry of individuals sustaining their traditions, and flourishing, in the shadow of history. An inspiring story of a tenacious people who have rebuilt their lives in the face of incomprehensible horror, A Chosen Few is a testament to cultural survival and a celebration of the deep bonds that endure between Jews and European civilization. “Consistently absorbing . . . A Chosen Few investigates the relatively uncharted territory of an encouraging phenomenon.” –Los Angeles Times “I can think of no book that portrays with such intelligence, historical understanding, and journalistic flair what life has been like for Jews determined to build lives in Europe.” –SUSAN MIRON Forward
Author | : Amanda Jenkins |
Publisher | : BroadStreet Publishing Group LLC |
Total Pages | : 148 |
Release | : 2021-02-02 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1424561647 |
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Pick up where the best-selling book one left off. The Chosen Book Two features forty brand-new devotions that contain a Scripture, a unique look into a Gospel story, suggestions for prayer, and questions that lead you further in your relationship with Christ. Foreword by Alex Kendrick.
Author | : Taran Matharu |
Publisher | : Hodder Children's Books |
Total Pages | : 400 |
Release | : 2019-05-02 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781444938975 |
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Author | : Os Hillman |
Publisher | : Gospel Light Publications |
Total Pages | : 386 |
Release | : 2007-09-04 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780830744794 |
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In 1997, Atlanta businessman Os Hillman began writing a daily e-mail devotional featuring 4-minute meditations on faith and work life. For men and women in the workplace, this was just what they needed: practical help in applying their faith to their work life; encouragement to live out their faith; empowerment to be more effective in their jobs; support to become powerful witnesses at work; and examples of others who experienced the presence of God at work. It has since become one of the fastest growing e-mail devotions on line. Now Hillman has written his second book of devotions. TGIF includes 365 all-new daily meditations, plus a bonus topical index to find devotions that relate to specific topics such as motives, handling disappointments, adversity, integrity, finances, decision making and much more. Whether for individual quiet times, Bible study groups or workplace groups, these daily devotions will help men and women fulfill God's call on their lives in the workplace.
Author | : Chaim Potok |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2022-01-11 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1501142461 |
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The story of two fathers and two sons and the pressures on all of them to pursue the religion they share in the way that is best suited to each. And as the boys grow into young men, they discover in the other a lost spiritual brother, and a link to an unexplored world that neither had ever considered before. In effect, they exchange places, and find the peace that neither will ever retreat from again.
Author | : Fran Shelly Rogers-williams |
Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | : 188 |
Release | : 2017-01-17 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781542346825 |
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"I Am Just A Vessel" is an inspirational book that encourages spiritual growth. I share some personal real life experiences as a witness that God is real and He is waiting for you to open the door to your heart and let Him in. Jesus died on the cross for you and me, therefore we have a "blood given right" to reap benefits and blessings here on earth. If your life is in turmoil and you don't know which way to turn, please read this book. There are some very clear instructions that will guide you in the right direction; or you just might need encouragement, again please read this book. God has done some amazing things for me, and I know God can and will do the same for you. God is so Awesome!
Author | : Darach MacDonald |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 308 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
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In the early 1970s, Britain's then Northern Secretary Merlyn Rees disdainfully dubbed South Armagh Bandit Country. The name stuck. Crossmaglen, a town with a peaceful past, was transformed into the most infamous killing field for British soldiers stationed in Northern Ireland. The British army presence in the town's fortress, known locally as the Alamo, is regarded as crucial to security operations but was based on false premises and rash promises that the area would be brought into line.