[PDF] Time Commanders eBook

Author : Peter Harrison
Publisher : Virgin Books Limited
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 14,38 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Battles
ISBN : 9780753509289

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Time Commanders, the TV game show from the BBC and Lion Television, features teams of contestants battling against a computer loaded with the tactics of the greatest military minds of all time. With famous battles from history and contestants from all walks of life - while members of the public try to control one army through a computer simulation, the other army acts as we know from the sources that it did - the show has proved popular. the Ancient World: from Caesar to Spartacus; from the Hittites to the Carthaginians; from Boudicca to Attila the Hun; from Alexander the Great to Rameses II. The book also includes information on the main protagonists, the weapons of war, improving technology and the sources. With graphics from the show and a timeline showing the worldwide background to each battle, relevant websites and a good bibliography, this is much more than a TV tie-in - it is a truly accessible history reference book for adults and children alike.

Author : Lynda May
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 15,4 MB
Release : 2017-10-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0244342164

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Three Generations of Supreme Commanders thought Jack, who had all given their lives in the pursuance of peace in this small part of the cosmos, in order to enhance and enrich the survival of humanity in their remote part of the Universe, for the betterment of mankind and therefore, if his fate should be the same it too would be worth the sacrifice.

Author : Robert E. Humphrey
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 538 pages
File Size : 46,23 MB
Release : 2011-11-09
Category : History
ISBN : 0806183586

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For the soldier on the front lines of World War II, a lifetime of terror and suffering could be crammed into a few horrific hours of combat. This was especially true for members of the 99th Infantry Division who repelled the Germans in the Battle of the Bulge and engaged in some of the most dramatic, hard-fought actions of the war. Once Upon a Time in War presents a stirring view of combat from the perspective of the common soldier. Author Robert E. Humphrey personally retraced the path of the 99th through Belgium and Germany and conducted extensive interviews with more than three hundred surviving veterans. When Humphrey discovered that many 99ers had gone to their graves without telling their stories, he set about to honor their service and coax recollections from survivors. The memories recounted here, many of them painful and long repressed, are remarkable for their clarity. These narratives, seamlessly woven to create a collective biography, offer a gritty reenactment of World War II from the enlisted man’s point of view. Although focused on a single division, Once Upon a Time in War captures the experiences of all American GIs who fought in Europe. For readers captivated by Band of Brothers, this book offers an often tragic, sometimes heartwarming, but always compelling read.

Author : Peter Caddick-Adams
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 18,85 MB
Release : 2013-09-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1468309064

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“An accessible, well-honed study of two fascinating characters” who famously fought each other in numerous battles during WWII, from Egypt to D-Day (Kirkus). Bernard Montgomery and Erwin Rommel faced one another in a series of extraordinary battles that established each man as one of the greatest generals in history. Born four years apart, their lives were remarkably similar. Each came from provincial roots, nearly died in WWI, yet emerged from that great conflict with glowing records. Through their many duels, including their legendary conflicts in North Africa and later at the Normandy D-Day invasion, Peter Caddick-Adams tracks and compares their military talents and personalities. Monty and Rommel explores how each general was raised to power by their war leaders, Churchill and Hitler, and how the innovative military strategy and thought of both permeate down to today's armies.