| Author | : Ewen Montagu |
| Publisher | : Lulu.com |
| Total Pages | : 106 |
| Release | : 2019-09-06 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0359904025 |
A "now it can be told" story of secret Operation Mincemeat. This was a carefully prepared ruse involving planted documents on a floating body which successfully misled the German commanders as to the Sicily invasion. Told by the British naval officer who originated the plot.
| Author | : Alex Butterworth |
| Publisher | : Vintage |
| Total Pages | : 537 |
| Release | : 2010-06-15 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0307379035 |
A thrilling history of the rise of anarchism, told through the stories of a number of prominent revolutionaries and the agents of the secret police who pursued them. In the late nineteenth century, nations the world over were mired in economic recession and beset by social unrest, their leaders increasingly threatened by acts of terrorism and assassination from anarchist extremists. In this riveting history of that tumultuous period, Alex Butterworth follows the rise of these revolutionaries from the failed Paris Commune of 1871 to the 1905 Russian Revolution and beyond. Through the interwoven stories of several key anarchists and the secret police who tracked and manipulated them, Butterworth explores how the anarchists were led to increasingly desperate acts of terrorism and murder. Rich in anecdote and with a fascinating array of supporting characters, The World That Never Was is a masterly exploration of the strange twists and turns of history, taking readers on a journey that spans five continents, from the capitals of Europe to a South Pacific penal colony to the heartland of America. It tells the story of a generation that saw its utopian dreams crumble into dangerous desperation and offers a revelatory portrait of an era with uncanny echoes of our own.
| Author | : Ewen Montagu |
| Publisher | : The History Press |
| Total Pages | : 153 |
| Release | : 2021-11-01 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0750999187 |
Now the subject of a major new film starring Colin Firth as Ewen Montagu in Operation Mincemeat. In the early hours of 30 April 1943, a corpse wearing the uniform of an officer in the Royal Marines was slipped into the waters off the south-west coast of Spain. With it was a briefcase, in which were papers detailing an imminent Allied invasion of Greece. As the British had anticipated, the supposedly neutral government of Fascist Spain turned the papers over to the Nazi High Command, who swallowed the story whole. It was perhaps the most decisive bluff of all time, for the Allies had no such plan: the purpose of 'Operation Mincemeat' was to blind the German High Command to their true objective – an attack on Southern Europe through Sicily. Though officially shrouded in secrecy, the operation soon became legendary (in part owing to Churchill's habit of telling the story at dinner). Ewen Montagu was the operation's mastermind, and in his celebrated post-war memoir, The Man who Never Was, he reveals the incredible true story behind 'Operation Mincemeat'.
| Author | : Eddie Newton |
| Publisher | : iUniverse |
| Total Pages | : 426 |
| Release | : 2001-11-30 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0595209505 |
There nEver was a sunset so sumptuous as the first, when creation birthed the grand fire that dashed its light out upon the solar system, exploding into a brilliant blue across Earth's vast sky. There nEver was a girl so pretty and perfect as the girl next door, who would thief your heart with a stolen glance and make you dream of angels and futures and love found in your very own backyard. There nEver was a peach, so ripe and full of juices that the mound positively erupted in your mouth, overtaking every sense until you were slave to each bite, and all that was and ever would be again was that fuzzy fruit. There nEver was a day so perfect that you would enjoy every second, savor each moment as if time itself were joy unbound, and to reach the midnight hour and the closing of the day would be like unto death itself. There nEver was a love so grand that it defeated all time and space, not bound by the laws of physics but transcending all rules and crushing them under love's heel, defining its grandness by mocking all the barriers of science and faith, existing not only forever, but beyond even the meek words that bind its August majesty. There nEver was a tale told as thus . . .
| Author | : Skylar Dorset |
| Publisher | : Sourcebooks, Inc. |
| Total Pages | : 208 |
| Release | : 2014-06-03 |
| Genre | : Young Adult Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1402292546 |
"Romantic, suspenseful, and witty all at once—Alice in Wonderland meets Neverwhere."—Claudia Gray, New York Times bestselling author of the Evernight series In Selkie's family, you don't celebrate birthdays. You don't talk about birthdays. And you never, ever reveal your birth date. Until now. On Selkie's seventeenth birthday, Selkie finally understands why. All she wanted a simple "Happy Birthday" from her secret crush, Ben. But the instant she blurts out the truth, her whole world shatters. Because the world she's known is only an elaborate enchantment designed to conceal the truth: Selkie is a half-faerie princess. And her mother wants her dead. The faerie court believes Selkie is a child of prophecy—fated to destroy the court's powerful grip on the supernatural world. And the only way for Selkie to survive...is to prove them right.
| Author | : Arthur St. John Adcock |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 264 |
| Release | : 1908 |
| Genre | : Brothers and sisters |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Amanda Rowe |
| Publisher | : Workman Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 21 |
| Release | : 2019-06-05 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1641702176 |
“Cute, delightful and a super sweet story about the beautiful relationship of a mother and child. It’s a book that celebrates love and belongingness.” —Kiddingly If there never was a you, how empty life would be! Who would make me smile and laugh and keep me company? Filled with heartwarming messages of love, belonging, and togetherness, If There Never Was a You gently reassures children that the place they hold in their parents’ hearts can never be filled with anything else. “Love, warmth and security radiate from this book, making it a perfect read to cuddle up with and read . . . It’s guaranteed to end with a big hug and leave both with all sorts of warm fuzzy feelings.” —Bookworm for Kids “A beautifully told story, that is sure to bring a smile to anyone who reads it.” —Midwest Book Review “A delightfully true sentiment. Amanda Rowe has put into words how every parent feels: big gratitude and love for all the moments we experience thanks to our beloved little ones. A beautiful message for kids to know how their presence deeply matters to us.” —Marianne Richmond, bestselling author of If I Could Keep You Little “The pleasant rhyming text explores all of the ways that the little bunny brings joy to his mother’s life . . . Both parents and kids will appreciate the sweet message within this story!” —Babies to Bookworms
| Author | : Dick Beason |
| Publisher | : State University of New York Press |
| Total Pages | : 229 |
| Release | : 2012-02-01 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 0791485293 |
In this book, the authors address Japan's economic crisis of the 1990s. They argue that most attempts to reconcile Japan's past success with its current problems have been inadequate, primarily because scholars fail to fully understand how Japan's political-economic system was organized and how it operated in the past. Revealing that certain long-term political and economic trends suggested in subtle but unambiguous ways that the crisis of the 1990s was long in the making, the authors offer an alternative explanation for Japan's postwar political-economic trajectory and a better understanding of the challenges that Japan currently faces.
| Author | : Neil Port |
| Publisher | : Neil Port |
| Total Pages | : 314 |
| Release | : 2016-07-20 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0987384597 |
Adventure and romance set in mythical Norway just before the dawn of the Bronze Age. Dark sorcerers are hunting the elves to extinction. With her home destroyed and her remaining people in danger of annihilation a young woodland elf, Hervor, is taken captive by savage Norse raiders. She has been told that without her, there may be no hope for her people. But how can a slave girl fight demons, another group of dangerous raiders and protect the small group of elf children entrusted to her? She must also find a way to resist the surprising kindness with which she is treated, cope with her dangerously attractive slave master and tame her own rebellious heart, because she has been told that she will have to give up everything, including all that she loves. Her brother is the great hero prophesied to save the elves, but surely the cost for him will be too great.
