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The Shipwreck Cannibals: Captain John Dean and the Boon Island Flesh Eating Scandal
Биографии и мемуары, История

The Shipwreck Cannibals: Captain John Dean and the Boon Island Flesh Eating Scandal

Автор: Nightingale Adam
Язык: английский
Год: 2013
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In the fierce winter of 1710, in a North American port, a boat ferried ten shipwreck survivors to the safety of shore. Fourteen Englishmen had taken refuge on Boon Island, a sparse 100-yard long stretch of rock, without food or adequate shelter,...
Crapalachia: A Biography of Place
Биографии и мемуары, Современная русская и зарубежная проза

Crapalachia: A Biography of Place

Автор: McClanahan Scott
Язык: английский
Год: 2013
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"McClanahan's prose is miasmic, dizzying, repetitive. A rushing river of words that reflects the chaos and humanity of the place from which he hails. [McClanahan] aims to lasso the moon… He is not a writer of half-measures. The man has purpose....
Out of Nowhere: A History of the Military Sniper
Биографии и мемуары, Военное дело, военная техника и вооружение

Out of Nowhere: A History of the Military Sniper

Автор: Pegler Martin
Язык: английский
Год: 2004
Статус: Закончена
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From the American Revolution to World War Two, the history of the military combat marksman is one of indifference, unpreparedness and cost cutting. Despite the proven effectiveness of the rifleman in battle, the sniper in the 20th century has been...
Alone
Биографии и мемуары

Alone

Автор: Byrd Richard Evelyn
Язык: английский
Год: 1938
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A terrific story of human endurance. Admiral Richard Byrd is one of the great Polar explorers and is responsible for transforming Antarctic expeditions from the dangerous days of the heroic era to the comfort and safety available in modern...
Secret Soldier: The True Life Story of Israel's Greatest Commando
Биографии и мемуары, Военная документалистика и аналитика

Secret Soldier: The True Life Story of Israel's Greatest Commando

Автор: Betser Moshe , Rosenberg Robert
Язык: английский
Год: 1996
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In this riveting autobiography, Colonel Muki Betser, Israel's premier special-warfare commander and counterterrorist for 25 years, recounts the inner workings of Israel's elite forces which until now no high-ranking military officer has been...
Soldier 'I': The Story of an SAS Hero
Биографии и мемуары, Военная документалистика и аналитика

Soldier 'I': The Story of an SAS Hero

Автор: Winner Pete , Kennedy Michael Paul
Язык: английский
Год: 2010
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No publicity, no media. We move in silently, do our job, and melt away into the background. If you have the stamina, the willpower and the guts, we’ll welcome you with open arms and you one of us. And if you haven’t, then it’s been very nice...
Cold War Command: The Dramatic Story of a Nuclear Submariner
Биографии и мемуары, Военная документалистика и аналитика

Cold War Command: The Dramatic Story of a Nuclear Submariner

Автор: Вудмен Ричард , Conley Dan
Язык: английский
Год: 2014
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The part played in the Cold War by the Royal Navy’s submarines still retains a great degree of mystery and, in the traditions of the ‘Silent Service,’ remains largely shrouded in secrecy. Cold War Command brings us as close as is possible to...