Author: A. Stuart Dolden
Publisher: Blandford
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Describes the day-to-day life of a British soldier during World War I. Based upon diaries kept by the author from 1914-1919.
Cannon Fodder
Author: A. Stuart Dolden
Publisher: Blandford
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Describes the day-to-day life of a British soldier during World War I. Based upon diaries kept by the author from 1914-1919.
Publisher: Blandford
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Describes the day-to-day life of a British soldier during World War I. Based upon diaries kept by the author from 1914-1919.
This Young Master is Not Cannon Fodder
Author: D C Haenlien
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
On the surface, Xi Tianyi was the only son of Sword Empress Xi of the Buzhou Immortal Sect, the number one expert in the Huang Realm. His birth was noble, his status exalted. But the truth was that Xi Tianyi was actually a reincarnated man from a world known as Earth. On Earth, he was no one special, but with his new life, Xi Tianyi aims to reign invincible: past, present, and future. Among his goals was to travel back to Earth and reunite with his family. However, as Xi Tianyi proceeds further on his Immortal path, he discovers that rather than the protagonist, why does he seem more like the cannon fodder villain?
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
On the surface, Xi Tianyi was the only son of Sword Empress Xi of the Buzhou Immortal Sect, the number one expert in the Huang Realm. His birth was noble, his status exalted. But the truth was that Xi Tianyi was actually a reincarnated man from a world known as Earth. On Earth, he was no one special, but with his new life, Xi Tianyi aims to reign invincible: past, present, and future. Among his goals was to travel back to Earth and reunite with his family. However, as Xi Tianyi proceeds further on his Immortal path, he discovers that rather than the protagonist, why does he seem more like the cannon fodder villain?
Canon Fodder
Author: Penny A. Weiss
Publisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 0271035196
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
A discussion of women thinkers in political philosophy, and the nature of political inquiry --Provided by publisher.
Publisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 0271035196
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
A discussion of women thinkers in political philosophy, and the nature of political inquiry --Provided by publisher.
Raising Cannon Fodder: Gold Star Dad
Author: Ardith Cecil Dressler
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781731146656
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
This is the story of the life and death of Army Sergeant Shawn Dressler as written by Shawn's father. The story of Shawn begins with an overview of the author's life before Shawn's birth. The author has lived an exciting life that has included an eight-year enlistment in the U.S. Navy as a nuclear submarine crewman and nuclear instructor for the U.S. Navy. As a Vietnam era veteran (1968-1976), the author imparts his experiences and insights into emphasizing aspects of Shawn's Army career in a time of war.Shawn's life before enlisting into the Army is told in brief segments in a manner that reveals his relationship with his parents, his personal character, and his interests. The author details Shawn's experiences in the Army both inside and outside of war zones. The thoughts and worries of the author and his wife for the safety of their son are expressed throughout this book. The author included in his story a generous number of unedited e-mails that Shawn had sent home. Those brief messages to his parents are revealing as they express the thoughts and concerns of a young combat soldier from the battlefield. Shawn's love for his mother is evident as he attempts to calm her fears for his safety. Shawn's e-mails also reflect the time pressure in which he experienced when writing home.In an effort to learn more about the people whom Shawn was fighting, his father educated himself on the people and politics of the region. The author began reading the English version of the Al Jazeera web site. On that site he frequently observed anti-American terrorist propaganda. That propaganda included videos of American soldiers being killed and wounded by roadside bombs and suicide bombers. Watching that film footage proved particularly hard to take for the author. Shawn made a telephone call to his dad and mom minutes before his death. The reader is brought into that conversation and the ironies surrounding the content of that telephone conversation.The author describes a paranormal experience that occurred to him at or near the time of Shawn's death. A worried telephone call by Shawn's wife on the evening of Shawn's death confirmed, for the author, that his premonition had been horrifically correct.The author writes of the bureaucratic bumbling by the US Army that began with Shawn's death notification and continued through his burial. Mr. Dressler re-searched Army protocol and procedure for handling death notifications and provided contrast to what should have happened to what actually occurred. Difficulties encountered due to the incompetence of one airline and the insensitivity and political correctness of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) generated many tears for the Dressler family. Over time, Shawn's remains were returned to the author's family. His homecoming service was magnificent. Shawn's brothers of the First Infantry Division, Eighteenth Infantry Regiment, Alpha Company participated in Shawn's Ceremony. Shawn was finally home and among brothers. The author began to write his book to preserve Shawn's memory for future generations of family members. A secondary reason for writing his book was to provide himself a means of introspection into Shawn's life and death. Mr. Dressler had issues to resolve concerning Shawn's death; he needed closure. The author was tormented that perhaps he had missed opportunities to steer his son down a path where he would have outlived his father. Once the author began to write this book, he came to believe that other parents might find relief in his book. Mr. Dressler changed his writing style to include the general population.The singular dark and pointed question for the author was; "Had he raised his son to become cannon fodder?"
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781731146656
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
This is the story of the life and death of Army Sergeant Shawn Dressler as written by Shawn's father. The story of Shawn begins with an overview of the author's life before Shawn's birth. The author has lived an exciting life that has included an eight-year enlistment in the U.S. Navy as a nuclear submarine crewman and nuclear instructor for the U.S. Navy. As a Vietnam era veteran (1968-1976), the author imparts his experiences and insights into emphasizing aspects of Shawn's Army career in a time of war.Shawn's life before enlisting into the Army is told in brief segments in a manner that reveals his relationship with his parents, his personal character, and his interests. The author details Shawn's experiences in the Army both inside and outside of war zones. The thoughts and worries of the author and his wife for the safety of their son are expressed throughout this book. The author included in his story a generous number of unedited e-mails that Shawn had sent home. Those brief messages to his parents are revealing as they express the thoughts and concerns of a young combat soldier from the battlefield. Shawn's love for his mother is evident as he attempts to calm her fears for his safety. Shawn's e-mails also reflect the time pressure in which he experienced when writing home.In an effort to learn more about the people whom Shawn was fighting, his father educated himself on the people and politics of the region. The author began reading the English version of the Al Jazeera web site. On that site he frequently observed anti-American terrorist propaganda. That propaganda included videos of American soldiers being killed and wounded by roadside bombs and suicide bombers. Watching that film footage proved particularly hard to take for the author. Shawn made a telephone call to his dad and mom minutes before his death. The reader is brought into that conversation and the ironies surrounding the content of that telephone conversation.The author describes a paranormal experience that occurred to him at or near the time of Shawn's death. A worried telephone call by Shawn's wife on the evening of Shawn's death confirmed, for the author, that his premonition had been horrifically correct.The author writes of the bureaucratic bumbling by the US Army that began with Shawn's death notification and continued through his burial. Mr. Dressler re-searched Army protocol and procedure for handling death notifications and provided contrast to what should have happened to what actually occurred. Difficulties encountered due to the incompetence of one airline and the insensitivity and political correctness of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) generated many tears for the Dressler family. Over time, Shawn's remains were returned to the author's family. His homecoming service was magnificent. Shawn's brothers of the First Infantry Division, Eighteenth Infantry Regiment, Alpha Company participated in Shawn's Ceremony. Shawn was finally home and among brothers. The author began to write his book to preserve Shawn's memory for future generations of family members. A secondary reason for writing his book was to provide himself a means of introspection into Shawn's life and death. Mr. Dressler had issues to resolve concerning Shawn's death; he needed closure. The author was tormented that perhaps he had missed opportunities to steer his son down a path where he would have outlived his father. Once the author began to write this book, he came to believe that other parents might find relief in his book. Mr. Dressler changed his writing style to include the general population.The singular dark and pointed question for the author was; "Had he raised his son to become cannon fodder?"
H. P. Lovecraft:
Author: S. T. Joshi
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781724348326
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
H. P. Lovecraft has been the source of unending fascination since his death in 1937. He himself chronicled many aspects of his life in thousands of letters, and they reveal every aspect of his actions and beliefs. Born in 1890 in Providence, R.I., he was a precocious reader and writer, and also developed an early interest in science. Unable to finish high school, he became one of the greatest autodidacts of his time. Discovering the world of amateur journalism in 1914, he began writing essays, poetry, and fiction. The founding of the pulp magazine Weird Tales provided him with the opportunity to find a devoted readership for his weird tales, and he became a titan in the realm of pulp fiction as his tales of the "Cthulhu Mythos" attracted a wider audience. But he failed to find commercial success in his lifetime, and his work had to be rescued from oblivion by the devoted work of his friends. S. T. Joshi, long regarded as the leading authority on Lovecraft, has now written a succinct biography that focuses on the main events of Lovecraft's life as well as the central features of his work and his associations with such colleagues as August Derleth, Frank Belknap Long, Robert Bloch, and others.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781724348326
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
H. P. Lovecraft has been the source of unending fascination since his death in 1937. He himself chronicled many aspects of his life in thousands of letters, and they reveal every aspect of his actions and beliefs. Born in 1890 in Providence, R.I., he was a precocious reader and writer, and also developed an early interest in science. Unable to finish high school, he became one of the greatest autodidacts of his time. Discovering the world of amateur journalism in 1914, he began writing essays, poetry, and fiction. The founding of the pulp magazine Weird Tales provided him with the opportunity to find a devoted readership for his weird tales, and he became a titan in the realm of pulp fiction as his tales of the "Cthulhu Mythos" attracted a wider audience. But he failed to find commercial success in his lifetime, and his work had to be rescued from oblivion by the devoted work of his friends. S. T. Joshi, long regarded as the leading authority on Lovecraft, has now written a succinct biography that focuses on the main events of Lovecraft's life as well as the central features of his work and his associations with such colleagues as August Derleth, Frank Belknap Long, Robert Bloch, and others.
The Columbia History of the American Novel
Author: Emory Elliott
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231073608
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 940
Book Description
Designed as a companion to The Columbia Literary History of the United States, this compilation of 31 major essays covers the American novel from the 1700s to the present, although the majority deal with the 20th century. Within each era, themes, genres, and topics such as realism, gender, romance, and technology are discussed in depth, as well as modern Canadian, Caribbean, and Latin American fiction. Each essayist selects only the authors who best illustrate the topic, thus subtly skewing the view of the literary scene at that time. The volume also covers women, minorities, popular fiction, and the book marketplace. ISBN 0-231-07360-7: $59.95.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231073608
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 940
Book Description
Designed as a companion to The Columbia Literary History of the United States, this compilation of 31 major essays covers the American novel from the 1700s to the present, although the majority deal with the 20th century. Within each era, themes, genres, and topics such as realism, gender, romance, and technology are discussed in depth, as well as modern Canadian, Caribbean, and Latin American fiction. Each essayist selects only the authors who best illustrate the topic, thus subtly skewing the view of the literary scene at that time. The volume also covers women, minorities, popular fiction, and the book marketplace. ISBN 0-231-07360-7: $59.95.
Cannon-fodder
Author: Louis-Ferdinand Céline
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : French fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : French fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Experience Apocalypse with the Space
Author: Xing Luoni
Publisher: Funstory
ISBN: 1647575346
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 864
Book Description
Yang Qian had a good saying in her previous life that was called 'bland life'. In fact, he was simply unable to achieve anything in this life! It was not easy to be born rich in this life, It was a pity that this was an illegitimate daughter that Xiao San had not been able to succeed in rising up. Alright, this isn't a problem. It's fine as long as I'm rich. She had to accept a man she didn't want? The rich and powerful life they spoke of had gone bankrupt for the Mao Corporation? Dear, don't play the apocalypse this kind of thing isn't fun at all! Fortunately, both his Discipline and space were in his hands. What? Other people also have their own space, and you can sell things that you grow? As a result, the apocalypse had arrived ...
Publisher: Funstory
ISBN: 1647575346
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 864
Book Description
Yang Qian had a good saying in her previous life that was called 'bland life'. In fact, he was simply unable to achieve anything in this life! It was not easy to be born rich in this life, It was a pity that this was an illegitimate daughter that Xiao San had not been able to succeed in rising up. Alright, this isn't a problem. It's fine as long as I'm rich. She had to accept a man she didn't want? The rich and powerful life they spoke of had gone bankrupt for the Mao Corporation? Dear, don't play the apocalypse this kind of thing isn't fun at all! Fortunately, both his Discipline and space were in his hands. What? Other people also have their own space, and you can sell things that you grow? As a result, the apocalypse had arrived ...
Breaking Point
Author: Alex Flinn
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062208217
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
How far would you go to fit in? Paul is new to Gate, a school whose rich students make life miserable for anyone not like them. And Paul is definitely not like them. Then, something incredible happens. Charlie Good, a star student and athlete, invites Paul to join his elite inner circle. All Charlie wants is a few things in return—small things that Paul does willingly. Until one day Charlie wants something big—really big. Now Paul has to decide how far he'll go to be one of the gang. The electrifying follow-up to Alex Flinn's critically acclaimed debut novel, Breathing Underwater, Breaking Point is a tale of school violence that explores why and how a good kid can go 'bad'.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062208217
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
How far would you go to fit in? Paul is new to Gate, a school whose rich students make life miserable for anyone not like them. And Paul is definitely not like them. Then, something incredible happens. Charlie Good, a star student and athlete, invites Paul to join his elite inner circle. All Charlie wants is a few things in return—small things that Paul does willingly. Until one day Charlie wants something big—really big. Now Paul has to decide how far he'll go to be one of the gang. The electrifying follow-up to Alex Flinn's critically acclaimed debut novel, Breathing Underwater, Breaking Point is a tale of school violence that explores why and how a good kid can go 'bad'.
Cannon Fodder's Cultivation
Author: Xing LuoNi
Publisher: Funstory
ISBN: 1648570976
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 363
Book Description
Watch how Xiaoxiao lead his family to fight monsters and level up in this crumbling world. On the way, they met a big BOSS. They fought monsters together to level up, while on the way to becoming a Dao-companion.
Publisher: Funstory
ISBN: 1648570976
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 363
Book Description
Watch how Xiaoxiao lead his family to fight monsters and level up in this crumbling world. On the way, they met a big BOSS. They fought monsters together to level up, while on the way to becoming a Dao-companion.