Author: Joseph Patrick Kennedy
Publisher: Viking Adult
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 824
Book Description
Memorial: Edward J. Essey Sr.
Hostage to Fortune
Author: Joseph Patrick Kennedy
Publisher: Viking Adult
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 824
Book Description
Memorial: Edward J. Essey Sr.
Publisher: Viking Adult
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 824
Book Description
Memorial: Edward J. Essey Sr.
Hostage to Fortune
Author: Lisa Jardine
Publisher: Hill & Wang
ISBN: 9780809055401
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 637
Book Description
The statesman, scientist, and philosopher Francis Bacon (1561-1626) lived a divided life. Was he a noble scholar, or a conniving political crook? Was he a homosexual? Lisa Jardine and Alan Stewart draw upon previously untapped sources to create a controversial nuanced portrait of the quintessential "Renaissance man", one whose achievements, while enormous, were nonetheless sadly circumscribed by his class and station.
Publisher: Hill & Wang
ISBN: 9780809055401
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 637
Book Description
The statesman, scientist, and philosopher Francis Bacon (1561-1626) lived a divided life. Was he a noble scholar, or a conniving political crook? Was he a homosexual? Lisa Jardine and Alan Stewart draw upon previously untapped sources to create a controversial nuanced portrait of the quintessential "Renaissance man", one whose achievements, while enormous, were nonetheless sadly circumscribed by his class and station.
Hostages to Fortune
Author: Elizabeth Cambridge
Publisher: Persephone Books
ISBN: 9781903155318
Category : Domestic fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Publisher: Persephone Books
ISBN: 9781903155318
Category : Domestic fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Hostage to Fortune
Author: Simon Mills
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781899493036
Category : Hospital ships
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781899493036
Category : Hospital ships
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Hostages to Fortune
Author: Joan Lingard
Publisher: Puffin HC
ISBN: 9780140374001
Category : Young adult fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
This is the latest of Joan Lingard's hauntingly powerful Kevin and Sadie novels which set young love against the backdrop of the Irish troubles.
Publisher: Puffin HC
ISBN: 9780140374001
Category : Young adult fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
This is the latest of Joan Lingard's hauntingly powerful Kevin and Sadie novels which set young love against the backdrop of the Irish troubles.
Battle For Hong Kong
Author: Oliver Lindsay
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750980540
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
In this remarkable study of the Far Eastern War, Oliver Lindsay and John R Harris have provided the most thorough and searching enquiry into the debacle which led to over 12,000 British, Canadian, Indian and Chinese defenders surrendering Hong Kong on Christmas Day 1941. The authors have made use of a mass of unpublished material - part of it drawn from the original war diaries which have never before been in the public domain.Although it is over 60 years since Hong Kong was liberated from the Japanese, numerous important questions regarding the war in the East and occupation of the Colony from 1941 to 1945 have not been explored until now. To what extent, for example, were Churchill and the successive Chiefs of the Imperial General Staff responsible for abandoning this outpost, which could not be reinforced when attacked or defended adequately? Is it true that fine leadership prolonged the fighting, inflicting serious casualties on the highly experienced Japanese when they struck in 1941? How useful was Britain's spying organization in China, which led to catastrophic repercussions for the POWs and Internees? What form did the Japanese atrocities take upon the helpless captives?This detailed and authoritative account of the campaign will provide a particularly compelling read for those interested in the Second World War or the history of the Far East.
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750980540
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
In this remarkable study of the Far Eastern War, Oliver Lindsay and John R Harris have provided the most thorough and searching enquiry into the debacle which led to over 12,000 British, Canadian, Indian and Chinese defenders surrendering Hong Kong on Christmas Day 1941. The authors have made use of a mass of unpublished material - part of it drawn from the original war diaries which have never before been in the public domain.Although it is over 60 years since Hong Kong was liberated from the Japanese, numerous important questions regarding the war in the East and occupation of the Colony from 1941 to 1945 have not been explored until now. To what extent, for example, were Churchill and the successive Chiefs of the Imperial General Staff responsible for abandoning this outpost, which could not be reinforced when attacked or defended adequately? Is it true that fine leadership prolonged the fighting, inflicting serious casualties on the highly experienced Japanese when they struck in 1941? How useful was Britain's spying organization in China, which led to catastrophic repercussions for the POWs and Internees? What form did the Japanese atrocities take upon the helpless captives?This detailed and authoritative account of the campaign will provide a particularly compelling read for those interested in the Second World War or the history of the Far East.
Soldier of Fortune
Author: Kathleen McClure
Publisher: Outrageous Fiction LLC
ISBN: 1947842331
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Gideon Quinn has a handful of starbucks, a draco named Elvis, and a target on his back. Wrongly convicted of treason, Colonel Gideon Quinn is serving a life sentence under the killing suns of the Morton Barrens. But aftert six years of hard labor, a general of the Colonial Corps arrives with an offer of freedom, and the chance to clear his name. Gideon (not being an idiot), seizes the opportunity and, with his pet draco Elvis, boards an airship bound for Nike City in search of revenge. And justice. But mostly revenge. What he finds is a daring street-thief in need of a champion, a city steeped in corruption, and a mysterious enemy hell-bent on safeguarding their deadly secrets. Now Gideon is engaged in an entirely different kind of war—one that plays out in the shadows—and if he loses this battle, Fortune’s new and fragile peace will certainly shatter. Welcome to the planet Fortune, where tech is low, heroes unlikely, and the odds ridiculous. If you like low-tech science fiction, found families, and feel-good adventures, you'll love Soldier of Fortune. Books in Series: Soldier of Fortune Outrageous Fortune Change of Fortune Fortune's Fool
Publisher: Outrageous Fiction LLC
ISBN: 1947842331
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Gideon Quinn has a handful of starbucks, a draco named Elvis, and a target on his back. Wrongly convicted of treason, Colonel Gideon Quinn is serving a life sentence under the killing suns of the Morton Barrens. But aftert six years of hard labor, a general of the Colonial Corps arrives with an offer of freedom, and the chance to clear his name. Gideon (not being an idiot), seizes the opportunity and, with his pet draco Elvis, boards an airship bound for Nike City in search of revenge. And justice. But mostly revenge. What he finds is a daring street-thief in need of a champion, a city steeped in corruption, and a mysterious enemy hell-bent on safeguarding their deadly secrets. Now Gideon is engaged in an entirely different kind of war—one that plays out in the shadows—and if he loses this battle, Fortune’s new and fragile peace will certainly shatter. Welcome to the planet Fortune, where tech is low, heroes unlikely, and the odds ridiculous. If you like low-tech science fiction, found families, and feel-good adventures, you'll love Soldier of Fortune. Books in Series: Soldier of Fortune Outrageous Fortune Change of Fortune Fortune's Fool
Hostages to Fortune
Author: Caroline Moorehead
Publisher: Holiday House
ISBN:
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Publisher: Holiday House
ISBN:
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Hostage Three
Author: Nick Lake
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408838370
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
A taut, emotionally loaded, devastatingly powerful thriller from the acclaimed, Carnegie-longlisted author of In Darkness and Blood Ninja.
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408838370
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
A taut, emotionally loaded, devastatingly powerful thriller from the acclaimed, Carnegie-longlisted author of In Darkness and Blood Ninja.
Hostage to Heaven
Author: Barbara Underwood
Publisher: Random House Value Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Publisher: Random House Value Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description