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An American Requiem: God, My Father, and the War That Came Between Us
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House of Ghosts
In the spring of 1944, word of the Nazi's Final Solution for European Jewry leaks to the free world. As 300,000 Hungarian Jews await their fate in the Auschwitz killing center, American bombers fly overhead en route to their target less than a dozens miles away. One bomb delivered to the gas chamber could render the murder apparatus useless. Why did Assistant Secretary of War John J. McCloy refuse to order it? Was it McCloy's anti-Semitism? Did he fear a tidal wave of Jewish death camp survivors flooding into Palestine and the possible loss of Saudi Arabian aviation gasoline needed in the coming war with Stalin's Russia? House of Ghosts takes the reader back to the turbulent years prior to American involvement in WWII: its anti-Semitism, the America First isolationist movement with Charles Lindbergh, and a Brooklyn Jewish self-defense group battling for their people's survival..
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Resumes for Former Military Personnel, 3rd edition (Professional Resumes Series)
Enter the civilian workforce armed with a perfectly crafted resume You've spent time in the military learning valuable skills; now it's time to take that training and embark on a new, civilian career. Get an edge on the other job applicants with Resumes for Former Military Personnel, a resource packed with expert advice on crafting a concise, stylish resume that will instantly get you noticed. With this go-to guide you'll: - Get access to nearly 100 sample resumes and cover letters
- Organize and draft your resume with the aid of helpful worksheets
- Discover the common elements in the most popular resume formats
- Learn to use vivid, active verbs in your resume
- Find out how to lay out and submit resumes electronically
In today's job market, an effective, eye-catching resume is essential for success. With the help of Resumes for Former Military Personnel you'll make a strong first impression and take a confident step toward landing the civilian job of your dreams. Get ready to find a career as a:
pilot * computer technician * store manager * paralegal * HR specialist * medical technician * payroll coordinator * mail-service manager .
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The Special Prisoner
John Quincy Watson was a young bomber pilot flying the new B-29 Superfortress in a mission over Japan when he was shot down and taken prisoner Designated a "special prisoner," as were all Allied airmen, he, along with his comrades, suffered and almost indescribably brutal POW experience under a vicious camp commandant that Watson, with his friends, dubs the "the Hyena." When a chance encounter years after the war brings Watson, now Bishop Watson, into contact with a man he believes to be the Hyena, the Bishop must struggle with an anger and a desire for vengeance he thought he had long put aside. The Special Prisoner is a taut and dramatic novel. .
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Freedom for Themselves: North Carolina's Black Soldiers in the Civil War Era (Civil War America)
More than 5,000 North Carolina slaves escaped from their white owners to serve in the Union army during the Civil War. In Freedom for Themselves Richard Reid explores the stories of black soldiers from four regiments raised in North Carolina. Constructing a multidimensional portrait of the soldiers and their families, he provides a new understanding of the spectrum of black experience during and after the war. Reid examines the processes by which black men enlisted and were trained, the history of each regiment, the lives of the soldiers' families during the war, and the postwar experiences of the veterans and their families living in an ex-Confederate state. By considering four regiments from a single state, Reid presents a cross section of a wide range of experiences and assesses what experiences proved largely universal among black troops. The full freedom they fought for and dreamed of having when the war ended did not materialize in their lifetimes, but Reid shows that many of them found in the army a kind of equality that was denied them in civilian life. The postwar benefits afforded to white veterans seldom crossed the color line. The accolades African American soldiers received, Reid demonstrates, came not from a new southern society, but from within their own communities, where black soldiers were seen and recognized as heroes..
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War and Change in the Balkans: Nationalism, Conflict and Cooperation
The violence following the break-up of the former Yugoslavia has lasted for more than a decade and continues to mark the region. This volume analyses the causes of the conflict and describes its course from the onset of war in Croatia to intervention in Kosovo. The book concentrates on four key transformations: the demise of Yugoslavia and the creation of new states; the importance of nationalist ideologies in the preparation of war and their subsequent decline in the post conflict era; the role of international actors as policy makers, implementing agencies, and arbiters; and the process of democratization and integration into European structures. With contributions from some of the world's leading scholars of the Balkans and personal accounts from journalists, diplomats, and civil servants drawing upon their own experiences of war and transition, War and Change in the Balkans provides an unparalleled insight into contemporary European history..
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