Author: Steve Coops
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1470909707
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
This is the first book in a series of short stories set in an area of the universe inhabited by a race known as the Felmorians. Three stories are included in this edition and together they serve as an introduction to the Alliance and its people. Starting 200 years previously the once great symbols of justice and peace are destroyed allowing two races to seize control of the Alliance Council. Then in the present day the people are subjected to the whims of their tyrannical leaders the Wolvus and Monitres. Though many are unhappy they live in fear of the Sentinels and Dark Guards, the enforcers of the Alliance. In this time period the Rangers are little more than a myth until fate brings together two smugglers, a member of the Resistance and a Dark Guard who by a series of unplanned events bring about a return of four Rangers displaced out of time. Together the eight of them vow to restore freedom to the people by fighting the oppression, and they become the "Last of the Rangers".
Last of the Rangers I-III
Author: Steve Coops
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1470909707
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
This is the first book in a series of short stories set in an area of the universe inhabited by a race known as the Felmorians. Three stories are included in this edition and together they serve as an introduction to the Alliance and its people. Starting 200 years previously the once great symbols of justice and peace are destroyed allowing two races to seize control of the Alliance Council. Then in the present day the people are subjected to the whims of their tyrannical leaders the Wolvus and Monitres. Though many are unhappy they live in fear of the Sentinels and Dark Guards, the enforcers of the Alliance. In this time period the Rangers are little more than a myth until fate brings together two smugglers, a member of the Resistance and a Dark Guard who by a series of unplanned events bring about a return of four Rangers displaced out of time. Together the eight of them vow to restore freedom to the people by fighting the oppression, and they become the "Last of the Rangers".
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1470909707
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
This is the first book in a series of short stories set in an area of the universe inhabited by a race known as the Felmorians. Three stories are included in this edition and together they serve as an introduction to the Alliance and its people. Starting 200 years previously the once great symbols of justice and peace are destroyed allowing two races to seize control of the Alliance Council. Then in the present day the people are subjected to the whims of their tyrannical leaders the Wolvus and Monitres. Though many are unhappy they live in fear of the Sentinels and Dark Guards, the enforcers of the Alliance. In this time period the Rangers are little more than a myth until fate brings together two smugglers, a member of the Resistance and a Dark Guard who by a series of unplanned events bring about a return of four Rangers displaced out of time. Together the eight of them vow to restore freedom to the people by fighting the oppression, and they become the "Last of the Rangers".
Rangers
Author: Michael Julius King
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
This Leavenworth Paper is a critical reconstruction of World War II Ranger operations conducted at or near Djebel el Ank, Tunisia; Porto Empedocle, Sicily; Cisterna, Italy; Zerf, Germany; and Cabanatuan in the Philippines. It is not intended to be a comprehensive account of World War II Ranger operations, for such a study would have to include numerous minor actions that are too poorly documented to be studied to advantage. It is, however, representative for it examines several types of operations conducted against the troops of three enemy nations in a variety of physical and tactical environments. As such, it draws a wide range of lessons useful to combat leaders who may have to conduct such operations or be on guard against them in the future. Many factors determined the outcomes of the operations featured in this Leavenworth Paper, and of these there are four that are important enough to merit special emphasis. These are surprise, the quality of opposing forces, the success of friendly forces with which the Rangers were cooperating, and popular support.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
This Leavenworth Paper is a critical reconstruction of World War II Ranger operations conducted at or near Djebel el Ank, Tunisia; Porto Empedocle, Sicily; Cisterna, Italy; Zerf, Germany; and Cabanatuan in the Philippines. It is not intended to be a comprehensive account of World War II Ranger operations, for such a study would have to include numerous minor actions that are too poorly documented to be studied to advantage. It is, however, representative for it examines several types of operations conducted against the troops of three enemy nations in a variety of physical and tactical environments. As such, it draws a wide range of lessons useful to combat leaders who may have to conduct such operations or be on guard against them in the future. Many factors determined the outcomes of the operations featured in this Leavenworth Paper, and of these there are four that are important enough to merit special emphasis. These are surprise, the quality of opposing forces, the success of friendly forces with which the Rangers were cooperating, and popular support.
U.S. Army Ranger Handbook
Author: U.S. Army Ranger School
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781492172055
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
"The Official US Army Ranger Handbook, as used in Fort Benning" -- Amazon website.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781492172055
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
"The Official US Army Ranger Handbook, as used in Fort Benning" -- Amazon website.
Rangers in World War II
Author: Robert W. Black
Publisher: Presidio Press
ISBN: 0307776158
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
From the deadly shores of North Africa to the invasion of Sicily to the fierce jungle hell of the Pacific, the contribution of the World War II Ranger Battalions far outweighed their numbers. They were ordinary men on an extraordinary mission, experiencing the full measure of the fear, exhaustion, and heroism of combat in nearly every major invasion of the war. Whether spearheading a landing force or scouting deep behind enemy lines, these highly motivated, highly trained volunteers led the way for other soldiers -- they were Rangers. With first-person interviews, in-depth research, and a complete appendix naming every Ranger known to have served, author Robert Black, a Ranger himself, has made the battles of WWII come to life through the struggles of the men who fought to win the greatest war the world has ever seen.
Publisher: Presidio Press
ISBN: 0307776158
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
From the deadly shores of North Africa to the invasion of Sicily to the fierce jungle hell of the Pacific, the contribution of the World War II Ranger Battalions far outweighed their numbers. They were ordinary men on an extraordinary mission, experiencing the full measure of the fear, exhaustion, and heroism of combat in nearly every major invasion of the war. Whether spearheading a landing force or scouting deep behind enemy lines, these highly motivated, highly trained volunteers led the way for other soldiers -- they were Rangers. With first-person interviews, in-depth research, and a complete appendix naming every Ranger known to have served, author Robert Black, a Ranger himself, has made the battles of WWII come to life through the struggles of the men who fought to win the greatest war the world has ever seen.
The Texas Rangers in Transition
Author: Charles H. Harris
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 0806163658
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 657
Book Description
Official Texas Ranger Bicentennial™ Publication Newly rich in oil money, and all the trouble it could buy, Texas in the years following World War I underwent momentous changes—and those changes propelled the transformation of the state’s storied Rangers. Charles H. Harris III and Louis R. Sadler explore this important but relatively neglected period in the Texas Rangers’ history in this book, a sequel to their award-winning The Texas Rangers and the Mexican Revolution: The Bloodiest Decade, 1910–1920. In a Texas awash in booze and oil in the Prohibition years, the Rangers found themselves riding herd on gamblers and bootleggers, but also tasked with everything from catching murderers to preventing circus performances on Sunday. The Texas Rangers in Transition takes up the Rangers’ story at a time of political turmoil, as the largely rural state was rapidly becoming urban. At the same time, law enforcement was facing an epidemic of bank robberies, an increase in organized crime, the growth of the Ku Klux Klan, Prohibition enforcement—new challenges that the Rangers met by transitioning from gunfighters to criminal investigators. Steeped in tradition, reluctant to change, the agency was reduced to its nadir in the depths of the Depression, the victim of slashed appropriations, an antagonistic governor, and mediocre personnel. Harris and Sadler document the further and final change that followed when, in 1935, the Texas Rangers were moved from the governor’s control to the newly created Department of Public Safety. This proved a watershed in the Rangers’ history, marking their transformation into a modern law enforcement agency, the elite investigative force that they remain to this day.
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 0806163658
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 657
Book Description
Official Texas Ranger Bicentennial™ Publication Newly rich in oil money, and all the trouble it could buy, Texas in the years following World War I underwent momentous changes—and those changes propelled the transformation of the state’s storied Rangers. Charles H. Harris III and Louis R. Sadler explore this important but relatively neglected period in the Texas Rangers’ history in this book, a sequel to their award-winning The Texas Rangers and the Mexican Revolution: The Bloodiest Decade, 1910–1920. In a Texas awash in booze and oil in the Prohibition years, the Rangers found themselves riding herd on gamblers and bootleggers, but also tasked with everything from catching murderers to preventing circus performances on Sunday. The Texas Rangers in Transition takes up the Rangers’ story at a time of political turmoil, as the largely rural state was rapidly becoming urban. At the same time, law enforcement was facing an epidemic of bank robberies, an increase in organized crime, the growth of the Ku Klux Klan, Prohibition enforcement—new challenges that the Rangers met by transitioning from gunfighters to criminal investigators. Steeped in tradition, reluctant to change, the agency was reduced to its nadir in the depths of the Depression, the victim of slashed appropriations, an antagonistic governor, and mediocre personnel. Harris and Sadler document the further and final change that followed when, in 1935, the Texas Rangers were moved from the governor’s control to the newly created Department of Public Safety. This proved a watershed in the Rangers’ history, marking their transformation into a modern law enforcement agency, the elite investigative force that they remain to this day.
Francis Parkman's Works
Author: Francis Parkman
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
Montcalm and Wolfe
Author: Francis Parkman
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
The Reference Catalogue of Current Literature
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 678
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 678
Book Description
Reference Catalogue of Current Literature
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1230
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1230
Book Description
The New York Times Index
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indexes
Languages : en
Pages : 636
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indexes
Languages : en
Pages : 636
Book Description