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"Well-written, easy to comprehend, and informative. It is an excellent source for the Pacific air war enthusiast." -- Large Scale PlanesThis second volume of Solomons Air War chronicles aerial warfare in the Solomon Islands theater during the critical month of October 1942. It can be read alone or as part of the ongoing Solomons Air War series.October 1942 saw an explosion of air activity in the Solomons. During the first three weeks of the month busy Tokyo Express runs landed thousands of IJA troops on Guadalcanal in advance of a new offensive to be launched against the Marine garrison. This was presaged by a battleship bombardment of Henderson Field and daily air raids against the same target.Against this background Cactus Air Force was fighting for its life, and very nearly reached the level of exhaustion. Somehow just enough replacement F4Fs and SBDs were scraped together from the New Hebrides to keep it in business. Important support was provided by COMAIRSOPAC B-17s and PBYs operating from Espiritu Santo.In the middle of the month an enormously powerful IJN force arrived in the theater, based around five aircraft carriers. This force threatened to overwhelm the USN which at the time had only one carrier in the South Pacific, the USS Hornet. However, the timely arrival of the USS Enterprise evened the ledger and the fourth carrier battle of the Pacific War, the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, was fought over 25-27 October.This chronicle has been written using both Allied and Japanese sources, to give a fresh, factual and highly detailed account of all aspects of the Solomons air campaign.

Never before has the USAAF Fifth Air Force Mustang and its colorful markings been illustrated with such breadth, accuracy and detail.The Pacific Profiles series presents the most accurate WWII profiles of Allied and Japanese aircraft which served throughout the South and Southwest Pacific theaters. This Volume 12 covers the P-51 and F-6 Mustang series which served in New Guinea, the Philippines and then the Japanese islands, serving with a total of ten USAAF Fifth Air Force fighter and reconnaissance squadrons, and also with New Guinea's Combat Replacement Training Center. The book includes a final chapter of post-war transition markings for the three years until 1948.Most profiles are presented for the first time, alongside markings derivations, including squadron heraldry and codes. Until now there has been a paucity of markings material about Fifth Air Force Mustang units, especially the tactical reconnaissance and air commando squadrons. Each profile is supported by photos and/or documentation, along with a brief history of each aircraft. Wide-ranging primary reference material is cited including assignment data, squadron records, color photography, maintenance logs, diaries and factory specifications. A brief history of each unit and the rationale of its associated markings accompanies the text.The author is world-renowned for his expertise on the Pacific air war. Never before has the USAAF Fifth Air Force Mustang and its colorful markings been illustrated with such breadth, accuracy and detail.

"As are the photographs, the illustrations are a treasure trove for modelers. While the academic and technical research is the brain of this book, perhaps the most impressive part is the original color artwork that visually spotlights what the text imparts." -- AeroscaleThe ongoing Pacific Profiles series presents the most accurate WWII profiles of aircraft which served throughout Australia, New Guinea and the South Pacific. This Volume 11 covers the P-40 Warhawk series, which served with a dozen USAAF Fifth and Thirteenth Air Force fighter and reconnaissance squadrons, service units, combat replacement pools and other miscellaneous units.Most profiles are presented for the first time, alongside markings derivations, including squadron heraldry and codes. Frequent airframe reassignments between units resulted in wide-ranging and oft-changing unit markings and nose art. Until now there has been a paucity of material about several units, particularly those in the Thirteenth Air Force. This volume also rectifies past mistakes which continue to be perpetrated, especially those representing the early Australian theater.Wide ranging primary reference material is cited including official Australian assignment data, squadron records, color slides and movies, maintenance logs, diaries, wreck site inspections and factory specifications. A brief history of each unit and the rationale of its unit markings accompanies the text.The author is world-renowned for his expertise on the Pacific air war. Never before have USAAF Pacific P-40s and their colorful artwork been illustrated with such accuracy and detail.

Originally published under the title Propagandes et persâecutions: La Râesistance et le "probláeme juif" 1940-1944 by Renâee Poznanski, copyright à Librairie Artháeme Fayard, 2008.

During World War II, some two million Jewish refugees relocated from the western regions of the USSR to the Soviet interior. Citizens in the Central Asian territories were at best indifferent--and at worst openly hostile--toward these migrants. Unpopular policies dictated that residents house refugees and share their limited food and essentials with these unwelcome strangers. When the local population began targeting the newcomers, Soviet authorities saw the antisemitic violence as discontentment with the political system itself and came down hard against it. Local authorities, however, were less concerned with the discrimination, focusing instead on absorbing large numbers of displaced people while also managing regional resentment during the most difficult years of the war. Despite the lack of harmonious integration, party officials spread the myth that they had successfully assimilated over ten million evacuees. Albert Kaganovitch reconstructs the conditions that gave rise to this upsurge in antisemitic sentiment and provides new statistical data on the number of Jewish refugees who lived in the Urals, Siberia, and Middle Volga areas. The book's insights into the regional distribution and concentration of these émigrés offer a behind-the-scenes look at the largest and most intensive Jewish migration in history.

From 1917 on, Feder studied financial politics and economics on his own after developing a hostility towards wealthy bankers during World War I and wrote a "manifesto on breaking the shackles of interest" ("Brechung der Zinsknechtschaft") in 1919. This was soon followed by the founding of a "task force" dedicated to those goals that demanded a nationalisation of all banks and an abolition of interest.Feder proposes ideas and solutions to problems which not only affected Germany at the time but could apply to any nation today.Originally published in 1919, this translated manifesto is a must read for anyone interested in history or economics.

'Of all the war stories I have read, truth or fiction, this is the best' - Ottawa Journal'...a cracking good story' - Globe & Mail¿¿'Green Beach has blown the lid off one of the Second World War's best-kept secrets' Daily Express'If I had been aware of the orders given to the escort to shoot him rather than let him be captured, I would have cancelled them immediately' Lord Mountbatten'Green Beach is a vivid, moving and at times nerve-racking reconstruction of an act of outstanding but horrific heroism' Sunday ExpressIn 1942 radar expert Jack Nissenthall volunteered for a suicidal mission to join a combat team who were making a surprise landing at Dieppe in occupied France. His assignment was to penetrate a German radar station on a cliff above "Green Beach". Because Nissenthall knew the secrets of British and US radar technology, he was awarded a personal bodyguard of sharpshooters. Their orders were to protect him, but in the event of possible capture lo kill him. .His choice was to succeed or die. The story of what happened to him and his bodyguards in nine hours under fire is one of World War II's most terrifying true stories of personal heroism.

The situation was not uncommon. A teenage boy takes up with the wrong crowd and begins running wild on the streets of New York City. His behavior degenerates from petty thefts and vandalism to much more serious crimes. His frustrated parents believe that the only solution to save their son is to send him to live with his uncle. The only problem is that this is the 1930s and the uncle lives in Germany. Seventeen year old Willie Kuhn is about is about to take up with the wrong crowd again. This crowd, however, wears swastikas.

Une bande d'enfants du nord de l'État de New York vit une série d'aventures sur fond d'après-guerre.Le jeune Jerry Antil a toujours été un citadin. Aussi, lorsqu'en 1948 lui et sa famille - sa mère, son père boulanger le gros Mike et ses frères Mike et Dick - quittent la ville de Cortland, dans l'État de New York, pour s'installer à la campagne, il réalise qu'il va devoir s'adapter. Heureusement, Jerry, comme tous ceux qui ont grandi pendant la Seconde Guerre Mondiale, est un garçon débrouillard qui sait tirer parti de n'importe quelle situation. Et grâce à son père, Jerry sait que, pour peu qu'on y prête attention, beaucoup d'aventures nous attendent, qu'importe où l'on se trouve. Avec un groupe d'enfants sur la même longueur d'ondes, Jerry forme le club de lecture de Pompey Hollow. Ils ne tardent pas à trouver l'aventure partout autour d'eux, qu'ils recherchent un groupe de voleurs entrés par effraction dans les commerces locaux ou tentent de sauver un troupeau de volailles innocentes d'une fin macabre à Thanksgiving. Se présentant comme une série d'histoires distinctes, le flux du récit ressemble davantage à un roman qu'à un recueil de nouvelles. Les personnages sont bien développés, surtout les enfants. Le style est simple mais efficace. L'humour est plus loufoque que spirituel, mais seuls les coeurs endurcis ne riront pas au moins une fois. Le roman se montre parfois un peu mielleux, mais n'en reste pas moins franc et sincère. Les passages les plus touchants décrivent la relation de Jerry avec son incroyable père, qui lui transmet un sens aigu de la morale ainsi que le goût de l'aventure. L'auteur insiste de manière convaincante sur l'idée que grandir en temps de guerre eut un effet profond sur l'attitude des enfants et leur vision des choses, leur permettant entre autres de tirer le meilleur parti de toute situation.Un récit sincère sur l'enfance à l'ombre de la Seconde Guerre mondiale.

About the BookFor five decades The Navajo Code Talkers has achieved attention and acclaim from well-respected sources. First published in 1973 over 50,000 copies have been sold to date. The book has been profiled on the ABC Nightly News and the CBS series, "An American Portrait.""The Navajo Code Talkers" is the single most comprehensive account of the contribution of the Navajo Native Americans in World War II... Highly recommended!-Bookwatch"It is perhaps the best and most complete story of the code talkers yet published."-Benis S. Frank, U.S. Marine Corps chief historian"...a book that should be in every patriotic home..."-Gallup New Mexico Independent"...[an] interesting account of that group of Marines who contributed so much to the cause of peace and freedom."-President Richard M. Nixon"Its light, warm, human interest reading is a welcomed relief..."-Marine Corps Gazette"...an out of the ordinary war story..."-The Maui News"...a delightful reading experience as well as a special contribution to the pages of history."-The Journal of Arizona History"...delightful reading for the soldier and civilian alike... [it is] well-balanced in service humor, pride in country and devotion to duty..."-Lloyd R. Moses, Director of the Institute of Indian Studies- Matthew Dowd, Senior Political Analyst for MSNBC News

Why I wrote this BookI became interested in writing about the Vietnam War from my own perspective when I saw TV documentaries showing marines and some army soldiers indiscriminately burning Vietnamese thatch houses, destroying livestock and capturing old men, women and children. Those documentaries give a negative impression to the American public, that all American soldiers did that. This book is to tell the readers from my own personal combat experiences, that there were American soldiers and ARVN Rangers who fought and died courageously against the Viet Cong guerillas and North Vietnamese Army soldiers without harming old men, women or children. On my tour of duty from 1966 to 1967, my recon platoon, my 4th/12th Battalion, my 199th Brigade and the gallant South Vietnamese Black Panther Rangers that fought and died beside us, did not burn any thatch houses or shoot any innocent civilians.

Do you feel a bit like Indiana Jones, or as a good romantic do you prefer the English Sherlock Holmes style?In short, are you ready to become that detective you always wanted to study and analyze maps and old codes?To search and locate around Europe the traces of that enormous loot that to this day seems to have disappeared into thin air following the ruinous fall of Nazism and fascism?Well, in case of an affirmative answer you are in the right place, indeed, in the right book. Here you will find lots of data, maps, directions, tips and everything you need to know about where to go, what to look for and what to do once you find it... Let the wonderful adventure begin!

El verdadero relato de la prisión más famosa de la historiaEn un imponente castillo gótico situado en la cima de una colina, en el corazón de la Alemania nazi, un variopinto grupo de oficia les aliados pasó la segunda guerra mundial intentando escapar de sus captores nazis.Durante cuatro años estos prisioneros pusieron a prueba los muros de Colditz con ingeniosos intentos de fuga que se convertirían en leyenda. Pero, como demuestra Macintyre, la verdadera historia fue aún más sorprendente. Los reclusos representaban una sociedad en miniatura, llena de héroes y traidores, con conflictos de clases y alianzas secretas, y toda la gama de la alegría y la desesperación humanas. Los nombres más famosos de Colditz comparten espacio con personajes menos conocidos, desde los elitistas miembros del Club Bullingdon hasta el paracaidista estadounidense reconocido como el agente secreto menos exitoso de su país.Combinando la intriga de la época y agudos retratos psicológicos de sus exitosos relatos de espías de la vida real, Macintyre ha insuflado nueva vida a uno de los mejores episodios de guerra jamás contados. Profundamente investigado, lleno de increíbles historias humanas, y con la maestría narrativa de Macintyre, este es el libro definitivo sobre el castillo de Colditz.

To Die In Jerusalem is a novel that delves into the heart of the conflict between American diaspora Jews and the right-wing government of Israel. Morris Gruenwald is eight years old and living in the Kisvarda (Hungary) when the Jews of the town are sent to the death camp at Auschwitz. There, he watches his mother and younger sister marched off to the gas chamber. He survives and is smuggled to the shores of Palestine, evading the British blockade. He is sent to a kibbutz and fights in the 1948 war. Morris believes that his entire family is dead and that his future lies in Israel. He fights again in Israel's various wars against the Arabs - in Suez in 1956 and in Jerusalem in 1967. A random photograph of him praying at the newly-liberated Western Wall in 1967 is seen by his aunt, who left Kisvarda for the United States. His family brings him to America, where he becomes a pro-Israel Senator until an increasingly right-wing Israeli government and the feelings of his grandchildren bring him to the realization that he can no longer support an anti-democratic regime.

The first volume of Ted Grant's Writings. It covers the period from 1938-42, when he was involved in building up the forces of Trotskyism in Britain, and emerged as the principal theoretician of the British Trotskyist movement.

It is 1934, and as the storm clouds of war are casting their shadows over the European Continent, the British Isles, and North Africa, Wilmer Plate enters the freshman class at the Crane High School in Crane, Texas. Before and after school, he works at the family dairy. His early years at the dairy instill a fine work ethic and a sense of responsibility. He, also, gains a feel for management, an experience that proves helpful in his role as the aircraft commander of a combat flight crew. Soon after the attack on Pearl Harbor, he enlists in the army and earns an appointment to flight training. Follow him through the rigorous flight and combat training, and experience the adrenaline rushes and gut-wrenching fears with him as he brings his B-24 bomber and its crew home safely thirty-one times.