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Author |
: Frank Marraffino |
Publisher |
: Vertigo |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2010 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1401227104 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781401227104 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (04 Downloads) |
Synopsis Haunted Tank by : Frank Marraffino
"Originally published in single magazine form as Haunted Tank 1-5"--T.p. verso.
Author |
: Rick Beyer |
Publisher |
: Chronicle Books |
Total Pages |
: 275 |
Release |
: 2023-10-10 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781797225302 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1797225308 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (02 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Ghost Army of World War II by : Rick Beyer
“A riveting tale told through personal accounts and sketches along the way—ultimately, a story of success against great odds. I enjoyed it enormously.” —Tom Brokaw The first book to tell the full story of how a traveling road show of artists wielding imagination, paint, and bravado saved thousands of American lives—now updated with new material. In the summer of 1944, a handpicked group of young GIs—artists, designers, architects, and sound engineers, including such future luminaries as Bill Blass, Ellsworth Kelly, Arthur Singer, Victor Dowd, Art Kane, and Jack Masey—landed in France to conduct a secret mission. From Normandy to the Rhine, the 1,100 men of the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, known as the Ghost Army, conjured up phony convoys, phantom divisions, and make-believe headquarters to fool the enemy about the strength and location of American units. Every move they made was top secret, and their story was hushed up for decades after the war's end. Hundreds of color and black-and-white photographs, along with maps, official memos, and letters, accompany Rick Beyer and Elizabeth Sayles’s meticulous research and interviews with many of the soldiers, weaving a compelling narrative of how an unlikely team carried out amazing battlefield deceptions that saved thousands of American lives and helped open the way for the final drive to Germany. The stunning art created between missions also offers a glimpse of life behind the lines during World War II. This updated edition includes: A new afterword by co-author Rick Beyer Never-before-seen additional images The successful campaign to have the unit awarded a Congressional Gold Medal History and WWII enthusiasts will find The Ghost Army of World War II an essential addition to their library.
Author |
: Adam Makos |
Publisher |
: Ballantine Books |
Total Pages |
: 432 |
Release |
: 2019-02-19 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780804176736 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0804176736 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (36 Downloads) |
Synopsis Spearhead by : Adam Makos
THE NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL, LOS ANGELES TIMES, AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER “A band of brothers in an American tank . . . Makos drops the reader back into the Pershing’s turret and dials up a battle scene to rival the peak moments of Fury.” —The Wall Street Journal From the author of the international bestseller A Higher Call comes the riveting World War II story of an American tank gunner’s journey into the heart of the Third Reich, where he will meet destiny in an iconic armor duel—and forge an enduring bond with his enemy. When Clarence Smoyer is assigned to the gunner’s seat of his Sherman tank, his crewmates discover that the gentle giant from Pennsylvania has a hidden talent: He’s a natural-born shooter. At first, Clarence and his fellow crews in the legendary 3rd Armored Division—“Spearhead”—thought their tanks were invincible. Then they met the German Panther, with a gun so murderous it could shoot through one Sherman and into the next. Soon a pattern emerged: The lead tank always gets hit. After Clarence sees his friends cut down breaching the West Wall and holding the line in the Battle of the Bulge, he and his crew are given a weapon with the power to avenge their fallen brothers: the Pershing, a state-of-the-art “super tank,” one of twenty in the European theater. But with it comes a harrowing new responsibility: Now they will spearhead every attack. That’s how Clarence, the corporal from coal country, finds himself leading the U.S. Army into its largest urban battle of the European war, the fight for Cologne, the “Fortress City” of Germany. Battling through the ruins, Clarence will engage the fearsome Panther in a duel immortalized by an army cameraman. And he will square off with Gustav Schaefer, a teenager behind the trigger in a Panzer IV tank, whose crew has been sent on a suicide mission to stop the Americans. As Clarence and Gustav trade fire down a long boulevard, they are taken by surprise by a tragic mistake of war. What happens next will haunt Clarence to the modern day, drawing him back to Cologne to do the unthinkable: to face his enemy, one last time. Praise for Spearhead “A detailed, gripping account . . . the remarkable story of two tank crewmen, from opposite sides of the conflict, who endure the grisly nature of tank warfare.” —USA Today (four out of four stars) “Strong and dramatic . . . Makos established himself as a meticulous researcher who’s equally adept at spinning a good old-fashioned yarn. . . . For a World War II aficionado, it will read like a dream.” —Associated Press
Author |
: Paul Pope |
Publisher |
: First Second |
Total Pages |
: 164 |
Release |
: 2014-09-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781466858589 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1466858583 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (89 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Rise of Aurora West by : Paul Pope
The extraordinary world introduced in Paul Pope's Battling Boy is rife with monsters and short on heroes... but in this action-driven extension of the Battling Boy universe, we see it through a new pair of eyes: Aurora West, daughter of Arcopolis's last great hero, Haggard West. A prequel to Battling Boy, The Rise of Aurora West follows the young hero as she seeks to uncover the mystery of her mother's death, and to find her place in a world overrun with supernatural monsters and all-too-human corruption. With a taut, fast-paced script from Paul Pope and JT Petty and gorgeous, kinetic art from David Rubin, The Rise of Aurora West (the first of two volumes) is a tour de force in comics storytelling.
Author |
: Tom Townsend |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 292 |
Release |
: 1988 |
ISBN-10 |
: 051700819X |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780517008195 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (9X Downloads) |
Synopsis Panzer Spirit by : Tom Townsend
Author |
: Robert Kanigher |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2013-02-26 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1401238114 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781401238117 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (14 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Sgt. Rock Archives by : Robert Kanigher
"He was just an ordinary soldier. But in a time when the United States needed a true hero, Sgt. Frank Rock emerged as a symbol of patriotism during the country's battle against the Nazi menace in World War II" -- p. [4] of cover.
Author |
: Cynthia J. Miller |
Publisher |
: Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages |
: 337 |
Release |
: 2015-05-14 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781442251120 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1442251123 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (20 Downloads) |
Synopsis Horrors of War by : Cynthia J. Miller
Battlefields have traditionally been considered places where the spirits of the dead linger, and popular culture brings those thoughts to life. Supernatural tales of war told in print, on screen, and in other media depict angels, demons, and legions of the undead fighting against—or alongside—human soldiers. Ghostly war ships and phantom aircraft carry on their never-to-be-completed missions, and the spirits—sometimes corpses—of dead soldiers return to confront the enemies who killed them, comrades who betrayed them, or leaders who sacrificed them. In Horrors of War: The Undead on the Battlefield, Cynthia J. Miller and A. Bowdoin Van Riper have assembled essays that explore the meaning and significance of these tales. Among the questions that the volume seeks to answer are: How do supernatural stories engage with cultural attitudes toward war? In what ways do these stories reflect or challenge the popular memories of particular wars? How do they ask us to think again about battlefield heroism, military ethics, and the politics of sacrifice? Divided into four sections, chapters examine undead war stories in film (Carol for Another Christmas, The Devil’s Backbone), television (The Twilight Zone), literature (The Bloody Red Baron, Devils of D-Day), comics (Weird War Tales, The Haunted Tank), graphic novels (The War of the Trenches), and gaming (Call of Duty: World at War). Featuring contributions from a diverse group of international scholars, these essays address such themes as monstrous enemies and enemies made monstrous, legacies and memories of war, and the war dead who refuse to rest. Drawing together stories from across wars, branches of service, and generations of soldiers—and featuring more than fifty illustrations—Horrors of War will be of interest to scholars of film, popular culture, military history, and cultural history.
Author |
: William Tucci |
Publisher |
: Nosy Crow |
Total Pages |
: 160 |
Release |
: 2011-02-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0857680099 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780857680099 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (99 Downloads) |
Synopsis Sgt. Rock by : William Tucci
From the bloody beaches of Normandy, to the muddy forests of the Vosges Mountains, a cut-off company led by Sgt. Rock is joined by Johnny Cloud and the Haunted Tank as they battle for their lives behind enemy lines against a force ten times their size.
Author |
: Christopher Awdry |
Publisher |
: Mammoth |
Total Pages |
: 20 |
Release |
: 1997-07 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0749730439 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780749730437 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (39 Downloads) |
Synopsis Henry and the Ghost Train by : Christopher Awdry
Author |
: EGMONT BOOKS |
Publisher |
: Egmont Books (UK) |
Total Pages |
: 32 |
Release |
: 2010-09 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1405253509 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781405253505 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (09 Downloads) |
Synopsis Haunted Henry by : EGMONT BOOKS
The perfect introduction to Thomas the Tank Engine! Henry the big green engine doesn't believe in ghosts, until one night when strange things happen that he can't explain! Thomas & Friends is a great way to pass on the tradition of Thomas to early readers. Children aged 2 and up will love meeting classic characters such as Percy, James, Gordon, and Toby down on The Fat Controller's railway. Thomas has been teaching children lessons about life and friendship for over 70 years. He ranks alongside other beloved character such as Paddington Bear, Winnie-the-Pooh and Peter Rabbit as an essential part of our literary heritage.