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Author |
: R.L. Mathewson |
Publisher |
: CreateSpace |
Total Pages |
: 282 |
Release |
: 2013-10-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1507568568 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781507568569 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (68 Downloads) |
Synopsis Truce by : R.L. Mathewson
Elizabeth knows what's expected of her, perfection. She's the daughter of an Earl and expected to marry well, say and do the right things with a smile on her face when inside she's dying for a chance to escape. Thanks to an inheritance her godmother left her years ago, her chance will come with her next birthday. Her hopes of escape abruptly end when Robert, her childhood nemesis that she hasn't seen in over fourteen years, comes back into her life and does everything he can to drive her out of her mind even as he steals her heart. He hated her. At least, he tried to hate her, but it was so damn difficult to hate someone that he couldn't live without. He tried to ignore her, tried to focus on anything but her, but nothing worked. Somehow she made her way into his heart and started to make him want things that he never thought possible, made him smile and laugh even while she drove him out of his mind and started a legacy by turning him into..... A Bradford.
Author |
: Chris Baker |
Publisher |
: Amberley Publishing Limited |
Total Pages |
: 338 |
Release |
: 2014-09-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781445635118 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1445635119 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (18 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Truce by : Chris Baker
A fascinating new study of the events leading up to and during one of the most poignant events of the First World War, the Christmas Truce 1914.
Author |
: Jim Murphy |
Publisher |
: Scholastic Inc. |
Total Pages |
: 136 |
Release |
: 2016-04-26 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780545365277 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0545365279 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (77 Downloads) |
Synopsis Truce by : Jim Murphy
Two-time Newbery Honor Book author Jim Murphy writes a stunning nonfiction masterpiece about a Christmas miracle on the Western Front during World War I. On July 29th 1914, the world's peace was shattered as the artillery of the Austria-Hungary Empire began shelling the troops of the country to its south. What followed was like a row of falling dominoes as one European country after another rushed into war. Soon most of Europe was fighting in this calamitous war that could have been avoided. This was, of course, the First World War. But who could have guessed that on December 25 the troops would openly defy their commanding officers by stopping the fighting and having a spontaneous celebration of Christmas with their "enemies"? In what can only be described as a Christmas Miracle, this beautiful and heartrending narrative will remind everyone how brotherhood and love for one another reaches far beyond war and politics.
Author |
: Terri Blom Crocker |
Publisher |
: University Press of Kentucky |
Total Pages |
: 310 |
Release |
: 2015-11-10 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780813166179 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0813166179 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (79 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Christmas Truce by : Terri Blom Crocker
In late December 1914, German and British soldiers on the western front initiated a series of impromptu, unofficial ceasefires. Enlisted men across No Man's Land abandoned their trenches and crossed enemy lines to sing carols, share food and cigarettes, and even play a little soccer. Collectively known as the Christmas Truce, these fleeting moments of peace occupy a mythical place in remembrances of World War I. Yet new accounts suggest that the heartwarming tale ingrained in the popular imagination bears little resemblance to the truth. In this detailed study, Terri Blom Crocker provides the first comprehensive analysis of both scholarly and popular portrayals of the Christmas Truce from 1914 to present. From books by influential historians to the Oscar-nominated French film Joyeux Noel (2006), this new examination shows how a variety of works have both explored and enshrined this outbreak of peace amid overwhelming violence. The vast majority of these accounts depict the soldiers as acting in defiance of their superiors. Crocker, however, analyzes official accounts as well as private letters that reveal widespread support among officers for the détentes. Furthermore, she finds that truce participants describe the temporary ceasefires not as rebellions by disaffected troops but as acts of humanity and survival by professional soldiers deeply committed to their respective causes. The Christmas Truce studies these ceasefires within the wider war, demonstrating how generations of scholars have promoted interpretations that ignored the nuanced perspectives of the many soldiers who fought. Crocker's groundbreaking, meticulously researched work challenges conventional analyses and sheds new light on the history and popular mythology of the War to End All Wars.
Author |
: |
Publisher |
: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers |
Total Pages |
: 307 |
Release |
: 2014-07-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789004274921 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9004274928 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (21 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Twelve Years Truce (1609) by :
The Twelve Years Truce of 9 April 1609 made a temporary end to the hostilities between Spain and the Northern Netherlands that had lasted for over four decades. The Truce signified a crucial step in the recognition of the Republic of the Northern Netherlands as a sovereign power. As the direct source of inspiration for the 1648 Peace of Munster the Truce is a crucial text in the formation of the early modern law of nations. As few other texts, it reflects the radical changes to the laws of war and peace from around 1600. The Twelve Years Truce offers a collection of essays by leading specialists on the diplomatic and legal history of the Antwerp Truce of 1609. The first part covers the negotiation process leading up to the Truce. The second part collects essays on the consequences of the Truce on the state of war. In the third part, the consequences of the Truce for the sovereignty of the Northern and Southern Netherlands as well as it wider significance for the changing laws of war and peace of the age are scrutinised.
Author |
: Rica Grayson |
Publisher |
: Rica Grayson |
Total Pages |
: 250 |
Release |
: 2020-12-26 |
ISBN-10 |
: |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Synopsis Truce or Dare by : Rica Grayson
Two years. One proposal. I walked away then, and I lost it all. He asked me to marry him–a question I wasn’t prepared for then. It changed everything. Two years later, a phone call sends me running back to the last place where I thought I’d be—Fortuity. The plan is to stay for a couple of weeks before I return to Chicago, keeping my head low and avoiding trouble. Problem is, Chase starts to make my walls crumble. I need to stay away, and he’s determined not to let me go. Only he’s not interested about the past. He insists we make one harmless deal— keeping the peace for as long as I’m here. ***This is the first book in a series. It can be read as a stand-alone with no cliffhangers. ------ Search terms: free romance book, free contemporary romance books, free romance books for adults for free no cliffhangers, free second chance romance, free first in series, free series starter, small-town romance, romantic comedy, mystery, former lovers, heartwarming, romance, danger, family relationships, full length standalone, HEA, no cliffhangers, free smalltown romance, free small-town romance, free romance books full length novel standalone, free romantic suspense, free heartwarming romance
Author |
: Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc |
Publisher |
: Mercier Press Ltd |
Total Pages |
: 217 |
Release |
: 2016-01-22 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781781173862 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1781173869 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (62 Downloads) |
Synopsis Truce: by : Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc
On 8 July 1921 a Truce between the IRA and British forces in Ireland was announced, to begin three days later. However, in those three days at least sixty people from both sides of the conflict were killed. In 'Truce', Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc goes back to the facts to reveal what actually happened in those three bloody days, and why. •What sparked Belfast's 'Bloody Sunday' in 1921, the worst bout of sectarian violence in Northern Ireland's troubled history? • Why were four unarmed British soldiers kidnapped and killed by the IRA in Cork just hours before the ceasefire began? •Who murdered Margaret Keogh, a young Dublin rebel, in cold blood on her own doorstep? •Were the last spies shot by the IRA really working for British intelligence or just the victims of anti-Protestant bigotry? This book answers these questions for the first time and separates fact from fiction to find out what really happened in the final battles between the IRA and the British forces.
Author |
: Primo Levi |
Publisher |
: Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages |
: 196 |
Release |
: 1996 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780684826806 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0684826801 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (06 Downloads) |
Synopsis Survival In Auschwitz by : Primo Levi
A work by the Italian-Jewish writer, Primo Levi. It describes his arrest as a member of the Italian anti-fascist resistance during the Second World War, and his incarceration in the Auschwitz concentration camp from February 1944 until the camp was liberated on 27 January 1945.
Author |
: Terri Blom Crocker |
Publisher |
: University Press of Kentucky |
Total Pages |
: 311 |
Release |
: 2015-11-10 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780813166162 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0813166160 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (62 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Christmas Truce by : Terri Blom Crocker
Front cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Foreword -- 1 "A Candle Lit in the Darkness" -- 2 "Absolute Hell" -- 3 "A Great Day with Our Enemies" -- 4 "No War Today" -- 5 "One Day of Peace at the Front" -- 6 "That Unique and Weird Christmas" -- 7 The Curious Christmas Truce" -- 8 "The Famous Christmas Truce" -- 9 "The Legendary Christmas Truce" -- 10 "Memories of Christmas 1914 Persist" -- 11 "It Was Peace That Won" -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Permissions -- Index.
Author |
: David Surles |
Publisher |
: iUniverse |
Total Pages |
: 109 |
Release |
: 2019-09-24 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781532080036 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1532080034 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (36 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Truce Williams Story by : David Surles
Abandoned as a baby by her biological mother, Truce Williams is rescued from a dumpster and welcomed into a new family. Her name, inspired by the word truce, represents a treaty of peace between the warring crime family who find her. Despite what society thinks about her newfound kin, Truce is loved and welcomed. She finds support and acts as a link in her community between two major mob organizations. She is raised by strong role models, including her grandfather and mother, both part of the civil rights movement, and her father, head of the Chicago-based black mafia. As Truce grows, she learns lessons definitely not found inside a textbook. Many youth are brought up in harsh situations, and though Truce’s story may be fictional, her journey isn’t far from the truth: there is hope for a brighter tomorrow. Laugh, cry, and cheer as Truce’s tragic start becomes a fantastic future.