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A Journey to Nowhere: Among the Lands and History of Courland
by Jean-Paul KauffmannCourland is an entity that no longer exists. With the Gulf of Riga to the north, the Baltic to the west and Lithuania at its southern border, and now part of modern Latvia, the region was occupied by Nazi Germany and returned to Soviet Russia after the war, remaining largely inaccessible until 1991. It is now a nowhere land of wide skies and forests, deserted beaches, ruined castles and ex-KGB prisons. For years Jean-Paul Kauffmann has been irresistibly drawn to this buffer between the Germanic and Slav worlds. His digressive travels at the wheel of a Skoda become an investigation into the whereabouts of a former lover, a search for an excavator of tombs, and a journey in the footsteps of Louis XVIII, for whom Courland was once a place of exile.
A Journey to Nowhere: Among the Lands and History of Courland
by Jean-Paul KauffmannCourland is an entity that no longer exists. With the Gulf of Riga to the north, the Baltic to the west and Lithuania at its southern border, and now part of modern Latvia, the region was occupied by Nazi Germany and returned to Soviet Russia after the war, remaining largely inaccessible until 1991. It is now a nowhere land of wide skies and forests, deserted beaches, ruined castles and ex-KGB prisons. For years Jean-Paul Kauffmann has been irresistibly drawn to this buffer between the Germanic and Slav worlds. His digressive travels at the wheel of a Skoda become an investigation into the whereabouts of a former lover, a search for an excavator of tombs, and a journey in the footsteps of Louis XVIII, for whom Courland was once a place of exile.
Journey to the End of the Night
by Louis-Ferdinand CélineCéline’s masterpiece—colloquial, polemic, hyper-realistic, boiling over with black humor Céline’s masterpiece—colloquial, polemic, hyper realistic—boils over with bitter humor and revulsion at society’s idiocy and hypocrisy: Journey to the End of the Night is a literary symphony of cruelty and violence that hurtles through the improbable travels of the petit bourgeois (and largely autobiographical) antihero, Bardamu: from the trenches of WWI, to the African jungle, to New York, to the Ford Factory in Detroit, and finally to life in Paris as a failed doctor. Ralph Manheim’s pitch-perfect translation captures Céline’s savage energy, and a dynamic afterword by William T. Vollmann presents a fresh, furiously alive take on this astonishing novel.
Journey to the Giant: The Story of a Top Secret Mission Into the Heart of Hitler's Third Reich
by Dustin JonesIn the year 1944, as World War Two rages onward in Europe a squad of highly trained and skilled soldiers from the United States Army embark on a covert mission to dismantle Hitler's most secretive and sinister of experiments. As the group of men travel to Hitler's secluded underground facility, dubbed Der Riese or 'The Giant', will they have what it takes to stop Germany's dictator once and for all, or will they succumb to the dangers of the undead, ravenous blitz wolves, and savage mutated soldiers? Follow the harrowing adventures of Sergeant James Jacobs, Joseph Doc Wolfwood, Privates Kevin Killian, Jonathan Flynn, Jack Evans, Stephen Quinn, Teddy Stacy, and Greg Walter as they race to save the lives of millions, and history itself in this action packed story of war, friendship, treachery, and the will to survive.
Journey's End (Penguin Modern Classics)
by R. C. SherriffSet in the First World War, Journey's End concerns a group of British officers on the front line and opens in a dugout in the trenches in France. Raleigh, a new eighteen-year-old officer fresh out of English public school, joins the besieged company of his friend and cricketing hero Stanhope, and finds him dramatically changed ...Laurence Olivier starred as Stanhope in the first performance of Journey's End in 1928; the play was an instant stage success and remains a remarkable anti-war classic.
Journey's End: Bomber Command's Battle from Arnhem to Dresden and Beyond
by Kevin WilsonThe final, climactic volume of Wilson's acclaimed bomber war trilogy. In February 1945, British and American bombers rained down thousands of tons of incendiaries on the city of Dresden, creating one of the greatest firestorms in history. Their bombs killed an estimated 25,000 people, and wiped one of the most beautiful cities in Europe from the map. The controversy that erupted shortly afterwards, and which continues to this day, has long overshadowed the other events of the bomber war, and blighted the memory of the young men who gave their lives to fight in the skies over Germany.This book neither condemns the bombing of Dresden, nor excuses it, but simply puts it in its proper context as a devastating set of raids in a much larger campaign. To the crews who flew over Germany night after night there were other much more pressing worries: the V2 rockets that threatened their loved ones at home, the brand new German jet fighters that could strike them at speeds of over 600mph, the deadly flak over the cities of the Ruhr Valley. The bomber war had entered its final unforgiving months, and no quarter was given on either side. Kevin Wilson has interviewed over a hundred people for this book, some of whom flew on the Dresden raids, and many more who experienced other aspects of bombing, both in the air and on the ground. JOURNEY'S END chronicles the brutal endgame of a conflict that caused devastation and tragedy on both sides.
Journey's End: Bomber Command's Battle from Arnhem to Dresden and Beyond
by Kevin Wilson'A brilliant insight into life in the air and on the ground' ObserverIn February 1945, British and American bombers rained down thousands of tons of incendiaries on the city of Dresden, killing an estimated 25,000 people and destroying one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. The controversy that erupted shortly afterwards, and which continues to this day, has long overshadowed the other events of the bomber war, and blighted the memory of the young men who gave their lives to fight in the skies over Germany.Journey's End neither condemns nor condones the bombing of Dresden, but puts it in its proper context as part of a much larger campaign. To the young men who flew over Germany night after night there were other much more pressing worries: the V2 rockets that threatened their loved ones at home; the brand new German jet fighters that could strike them at speeds of over 600mph. They lived life at a heightened tempo during these final unforgiving months of the bomber war when no quarter was given on either side.As the climactic volume in Kevin Wilson's acclaimed bomber war trilogy, Journey's End chronicles the brutal endgame of a conflict that caused such devastation and tragedy on both sides.
The Journeys End Battalion: The 9th East Surrey in the Great War
by Michael LucasR.C. Sherriff, author of Journeys End, the most famous play of the Great War, saw all his front line service with the 9th Battalion East Surrey Regiment. This intense experience profoundly affected his writing and, through his play, it continues to have a powerful influence on our understanding of the conflict. Yet the story of his battalion has never been told in full until now. In The Journeys End Battalion, Michael Lucas gives a vivid account of its history. Using official and unofficial sources, diaries, letters, and British and German wartime records, he describes the individuals who served in it and the operations they took part in. He identifies the inspiration for Journeys End and considers how Sherriff delved into his experiences and those of his fellow soldiers in order to create his drama. So not only does the book shed new light on the wartime career of R.C. Sherriff, but it is a valuable record of the operation of a British battalion on the Western Front during the Great War.
La joven del pelo rojo
by Buzzy JacksonLA RESISTENCIA LA ADORA.LOS NAZIS LA TEMEN. Basada en la historia real de amor y lealtad de Hannie Schaft, La joven del pelo rojo es una novela sobre los límites a los que nos enfrentamos cuando se ponen a prueba nuestros valores. Ámsterdam, 1940. Hannie es una estudiante de diecinueve años y, a pesar de que vive en los Países Bajos ocupados, tiene grandes ambiciones de futuro. No obstante, no tarda en descubrir que, mientras el fascismo se extiende por su país, sus seres queridos ya no están a salvo. Movida por el amor y la indignación, se une a la Resistencia y descubre en su interior una ferocidad que la empuja a usar todas sus armas, incluida su sensualidad, para ejecutar a sus enemigos. Y aunque su humanidad se resiente, Hannie encuentra entre los rebeldes una nueva familia y un romance inesperado. Conforme se adentra en un mundo de conspiraciones, engaños y asesinatos, los rumores corren como la pólvora entre enemigos y aliados. Todos saben de su existencia, pero desconocen su nombre: para ellos es «la joven del pelo rojo». Una rival digna ante cualquier nazi. Una auténtica amenaza. Y un objetivo a abatir. La crítica ha dicho:«Con un equilibrio exquisito entre el secretismo, la clandestinidad, la aplastante realidad de lo que supone acechar a tu objetivo y el temor paralizante por ser descubierto, La joven del pelo rojo nos muestra el coraje y el poder de una mujer comprometida con hacer lo correcto en un mundo retorcido».Booklist «Buzzy Jackson recrea la vida incendiaria de Hannie Shaft, y lo hace a partir de un puñado de cenizas y unas pocas chispas. Es una novela emocionante sobre la resiliencia».Elizabeth Wein, autora de Nombre en clave: Verity «Una novela cautivadora y apasionante sobre el coraje necesario para hacer lo correcto. Hannie Schaft es toda una inspiración».Judy Batalion, autora de Hijas de la resistencia«Sí, La joven del pelo rojo es una novela inspiradora, empoderadora y oportuna, llena de detalles convincentes y perfectamente documentada, pero es más que eso: es una historia inmersiva sobre una momento histórico aterrador, a través del cual nos guía la heroína que todos necesitamos».Laurie Frankel, autora de Tú, hoy y siempre«Esta novela no es solo brillante: es una vara con la que medir adónde estaríamos dispuestos a llegar para proteger a los que amamos. ¿Qué riesgos asumiríamos? ¿Hasta dónde aguantaríamos?».Jamie Ford, autora de Hasta que volvamos a vernos«Esta es una historia sobre una joven que se enfrenta, jugándose la vida, al nazismo... Una lectura absorbente».Gwen Strauss, autora de The Nine
Jóvenes pistoleros: Violencia política en la transición
by Juan Cristóbal PeñaEn su nuevo libro, el destacado cronista chileno indaga en la vida y obra de Ricardo Palma Salamanca y sus cercanos A partir de su propia trayectoria vital, Juan Cristobal Peña rememora la vida de Ricardo Palma Salamanca y de Miska Brzovic, su pareja, a quien el autor de este libro conoció durante la educación secundaria. Entrecruzando sus recuerdos con los hechos y acontecimientos que dieron fama a ambos jóvenes, Peña reconstruye un periodo turbulento de nuestra historia reciente, que parte con las marchas y protestas estudiantiles a mediados de los ochenta y que se extiende hasta hoy, con Palma Salamanca viviendo en París luego de salir a la luz su cinematográfica y clandestina vida fuera de Chile.
The Joy Machine (Star Trek: The Original Series #80)
by James GunnTimshel was once the vacation spot of the galaxy, full of culture, natural beauty, and friendly, hospitable inhabitants. But now Timshel has cut itself off from the universe. No one is allowed to enter or leave. Concerned, the Federation has sent agents to investigate, but none have returned. Captain Kirk and the crew of the Starship EnterpriseTM are shocked to discover the truth: the people of Timshel have succumbed to an insidious new technology that guarantees every citizen total pleasure, a soul-destroying ecstasy that has enslaved their entire civilization. Kirk and Spock have faced many threats before, but now they face the most seductive menace of all: perfect happiness. And the rest of the Federation may soon fall under the irresistible control of the Joy Machine.
The Joy of Hex: Modern Spells Without All the Bullsh*t
by Nina KahnCalling all witches and badass b*tches!It's time to shake what the divine goddess gave you and live a life of bold intentions, powerful magick, and supernatural fun! Whether you're a baby witch, an experienced witch, or somewhere in between, this kickass collection of rituals and spells will inspire and invigorate your personal practice. Channel the mystical energies within and around you as you learn to manifest your dreams and open doors to exciting new possibilities. No matter what it is you're after (money, love, friendship, or inner peace), The Joy of Hex has you covered. Inside you'll find:-More than 35 rituals and spells to help you live your best life-The lowdown on witchy tools like crystals, wands, athames, altars, oils, herbs, and more!-Positivity and empowerment as you learn to trust yourself and use your intuition-Mystical and magickal rituals that soothe the soul and make life sparkle -A path to conquering the goals that matter most to you-A chance to connect to Earth's natural cycles like the goddess you areUnleash a glitter bomb of feminine power onto the world and make happy happen with Nina Kahn's The Joy of Hex, the friendly user's guide to the best spells in the cosmos.
The Joyous Patriot: The Life and Letters of Sir Ralph Verney
by David VerneyRalph Verney was born in 1879. His grandfather, Sir Harry Verne, had married as his second wife, Parthenope, Sister of Florence Nightingale, who was Ralph's Godmother. In 1900 he joined the Riffle Brigade and was sent to South Africa where the Boer War was then in progress. A dutiful son, he wrote regularly to his parents, describing every detail of his daily life. Fortunately these letters have survived and have now been edited for publication by Ralph's own son, David. Quite apart from the intrinsic interest of what the letters actually say, they have another rarer quality, in that they lay bare the standards by which a young man of aristocratic birth was then guided. Old-fashioned they may sound, but not a few still regret their passing. In 1907 Ralph became ADC to Lord Chelmsford, then Governor of Queensland, and two years later falls in love and marries Nita Walker, daughter of a distinguished Australian banker and politician. Now some of Nita's letters enliven the correspondence and soon a baby is on the way. So too is the First World War and Ralph finds himself back with his regiment in France, where he has what must, ironically, be regarded as the good fortune of the wounded. At the end of his first volume we leave him on the road to recovery and to India where he will shortly rejoin Lord Chelmsford.
Joys of War: From the Foreign Legion, the SAS and into Hell with PTSD
by John-Paul JordanA Special Forces veteran and former Legionnaire tells of his military adventures—and of the personal battle that followed him home. In war, John-Paul Jordan was the first to batter down the door, whether he was facing bullets or bombs. In the wake of the 9/11 attacks, the young Irishman set off to join the French Foreign Legion. He would go on to provide security in Iraq, serve his country in Afghanistan, and protect journalists on the front line in Libya. He was decorated for his leadership and bravery—but his biggest fight would come after he left the battlefield. In this memoir he recounts the camaraderie, action, and danger he experienced—and how he later found himself of prisoner of war to PTSD. Dehumanized by the professionals he turned to for help, this Special Forces veteran and former Legionnaire was brought to his knees. His marriage was over; his home was lost. In isolation, his world unraveled, and the seeds of destruction had been well and truly sown. Knowing he would never see military action again and faced with the realization of the war raging within him in the spiral of PTSD, John-Paul felt condemned as a man. But, on April 1, 2016, he surrendered. He asked for help . . . and found the answers within. His story is a testament to the strength of the human spirit: to get back up and to lead from the front. He did not go through all that just to go through all that. This is the story of his return to freedom and joy. Buckle up, because this veteran doesn&’t do anything in half measures.
Joystick Soldiers: The Politics of Play in Military Video Games
by Nina B. Huntemann Matthew Thomas PayneJoystick Soldiers is the first anthology to examine the reciprocal relationship between militarism and video games. War has been an integral theme of the games industry since the invention of the first video game, Spacewar! in 1962.While war video games began as entertainment, military organizations soon saw their potential as combat simulation and recruitment tools. A profitable and popular relationship was established between the video game industry and the military, and continues today with video game franchises like America’s Army, which was developed by the U.S.Army as a public relations and recruitment tool. This collection features all new essays that explore how modern warfare has been represented in and influenced by video games. The contributors explore the history and political economy of video games and the "military-entertainment complex;" present textual analyses of military-themed video games such as Metal Gear Solid; and offer reception studies of gamers, fandom, and political activism within online gaming.
Jozef Pilsudski: Founding Father of Modern Poland
by Joshua D. ZimmermanThe story of the enigmatic Jozef Pilsudski, the founding father of modern Poland: a brilliant military leader and high-minded statesman who betrayed his own democratic vision by seizing power in a military coup. In the story of modern Poland, no one stands taller than Jozef Pilsudski. From the age of sixteen he devoted his life to reestablishing the Polish state that had ceased to exist in 1795. Ahead of World War I, he created a clandestine military corps to fight Russia, which held most Polish territory. After the war, his dream of an independent Poland realized, he took the helm of its newly democratic political order. When he died in 1935, he was buried alongside Polish kings. Yet Pilsudski was a complicated figure. Passionately devoted to the idea of democracy, he ceded power on constitutional terms, only to retake it a few years later in a coup when he believed his opponents aimed to dismantle the democratic system. Joshua Zimmerman’s authoritative biography examines a national hero in the thick of a changing Europe, and the legacy that still divides supporters and detractors. The Poland that Pilsudski envisioned was modern, democratic, and pluralistic. Domestically, he championed equality for Jews. Internationally, he positioned Poland as a bulwark against Bolshevism. But in 1926 he seized power violently, then ruled as a strongman for nearly a decade, imprisoning opponents and eroding legislative power. In Zimmerman’s telling, Pilsudski’s faith in the young democracy was shattered after its first elected president was assassinated. Unnerved by Poles brutally turning on one another, the father of the nation came to doubt his fellow citizens’ democratic commitments and thereby betrayed his own. It is a legacy that dogs today’s Poland, caught on the tortured edge between self-government and authoritarianism.
Ju 88 Kampfgeschwader on the Western Front
by John WealUndoubtedly the most versatile German aircraft of World War II (1939-1945), the Junkers Ju 88 served as a fighter, bomber and patrol aircraft on every front on which the Luftwaffe fought. Blooded in action during the Blitzkrieg, the Ju 88 soon proved to be a formidable opponent for the beleaguered Allied air forces. This book is the first of three volumes which will cover the Ju 88's extensive wartime service in the bomber role, and it details the aircraft's early campaigns, through to its extensive use in the night Blitz of 1940-41.
Jubal and the Prophet
by Frieda Clark Hyman Bernard KrigsteinJubal is the son of an important priest in the First Temple; the prophet is Jeremiah; and the time is Jerusalem under siege by the Babylonian Army. Jubal’s father leads the struggle against Babylon. Jeremiah pleads for submission to Babylon.Jubal, of course, would rather follow his father, but in spite of this natural desire, he is convinced by the message and personality of Jeremiah. His struggles lead him directly into adventure. With his friend Ezra he outwits the commander of the gates of Jerusalem, the jailer who would torture the prophet, and then this boy of courage and wisdom fights heroically in the final battle.All this, and more is the theme of the book, a story that is filled with constant action, colorful background and human as well as spiritual emotion.“Jeremiah was the most disquieting of all the prophets. To this day there are some who call him traitor. If, however, a prophet is—as I believe he is—God’s instrument, a man who speaks because a Power greater than he compels him to speak, there can be no question about Jeremiah’s integrity. Nevertheless, the human being is also present; and it is the tension between the prophet’s function as God’s mouthpiece, and his humanity as a patriot, that constitutes the theme of this book: he must condemn his people and his country even while he loves them.”—Frieda Clark Hyman
Jubilee
by John BrickAfter working a year in the War Department, following graduation from West Point, Jeff Barnes returns home to accept leadership of a volunteer regiment in his home town. Then, he finds that he has been superseded by a local politician but he agrees to be second in command, after learning that he will have total charge of training the companies. Shortly after his return, he hastily marries Kate, but their happiness is short-lived. His family and in-laws don't understand his refusal to promote his brother and brother-in-law, nor do they understand when he refuses to tolerate his brother-in-law's illegal activity, brought about because of gambling debts. The pressures of the Civil War change Jeff and place great strain on his marriage and family. Kate does not understand his leaving her and their dying baby to oversee his regiment's transfer to Tennessee. One of his commands results in his brother's suicide. The recruits generally don't like him. The soldiers appreciate his hard training after they begin fighting . At first they are part of the Army of the Potomac, but are transferred to the west under General W. T. Sherman. The Westerners make fun of all Eastern soldiers and brawls are a common occurrence. When Jeff loses an arm from a wound in a battle at Lookout Mountain, Kate does her best to help, but she can't overcome his depression. He thinks it is his duty to resign and get a desk job in Washington, but General Sherman, thanks to Kate's intervention, has other ideas. There are other stories interweaving with Jeff's. One is of an officer who loves Kate. Another is of a very homesick farm boy who sends a woman and her small son home to his father. There is a would-be bounty hunter who has killed his wife and her lover. ... There are a few more. Those who are still left by the time Atlanta falls follow Sherman on his march to the sea.
Jubilee
by Stephen K. StanfordIn a lawless, artificial world existing within its own parallel universe there's a seething cesspool of vice ruled by an eccentric AI...It was meant to be an in and out mission… Jubilee is a lawless, artificial world existing within its own parallel universe; a seething cesspool of vice ruled by an eccentric AI.So they say.Detectives Col and Danee are sent to Jubilee on a hastily organised mission to recover the body of a leading conservative politician (someone it seems, has been a naughty boy). But the corpse has been switched and the imperilled partners are drawn together. They might be falling in love, or they might be saving the galaxy – either way the authorities will not be pleased.FLAME TREE PRESS is the imprint of long-standing Independent Flame Tree Publishing, dedicated to full-length original fiction in the horror and suspense, science fiction and fantasy. The list brings together fantastic new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices. Learn more about Flame Tree Press at www.flametreepress.com and connect on social media @FlameTreePress
Jubilee
by Margaret WalkerHistorical novel exploring the struggles of a Black family freed from slavery in Civil War era Georgia..
The Judas Field: A Novel of the Civil War
by Howard BahrThe author of The Black Flower “re-creates [a] seminal moment in American history with prose that is vivid, unflinching, and often incantatory” (TheWashington Post Book World). A Washington Post Book World Best Book of the Year and Winner of the Michael Shaara Award for Excellence in Civil War Fiction Cass Wakefield left the bloodshed of the Civil War behind him twenty years ago and intends to live out the rest of his quiet days in his hometown in Mississippi. But when a childhood friend asks him to travel with her to Tennessee, he has no choice but to go along. Alison Sansing has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and wants to recover the bodies of her brother and father before she dies. Cass fought alongside Alison’s loved ones in the disastrous Battle of Franklin and helped to bury them where they fell. Joined by two of his former comrades-in-arms, Cass guides Alison through the heart of the still-devastated South. Along the way, memories of the war emerge with overwhelming vividness, thrusting Cass back into the terror and exhilaration of the battlefield. At their journey’s end, the group faces a painful reckoning between a past that refuses to die and a present still waiting to be born. “A beautifully wrought novel that deserves a wide audience,” The Judas Field is the “eloquent and fearless” final chapter in a Civil War trilogy that began with The Black Flower and The Year of Jubilo (Los Angeles Times).
A Judge in Auschwitz: Konrad Morgen's Crusade Against SS Corruption & 'Illegal' Murder
by Kevin PrengerIn autumn 1943, SS judge Konrad Morgen visited Auschwitz concentration camp to investigate an intercepted parcel containing gold sent from the camp. While there Morgen found the SS camp guards engaged in widespread theft and corruption. Worse, Morgen also discovered that inmates were being killed without authority from the SS leadership. While millions of Jews were being exterminated under the Final Solution programme , Konrad Morgen set about gathering evidence of these ‘illegal murders’. Morgen also visited other camps such as Buchenwald where he had the notorious camp commandant Karl Koch and Ilse, his sadistic spouse, arrested and charged. Found guilty by an SS court, Koch was sentenced to death. Remarkably, the apparently fearless SS judge also tried to prosecute other Nazi criminals including Waffen-SS commanders Oskar Dirlewanger and Hermann Fegelein and Auschwitz Commandant Rudolf Höss. He even claimed to have tried to indict Adolf Eichmann, who was responsible for organising the mass deportation of the Jews to the extermination camps. This intriguing work reveals how the lines between justice and injustice became blurred in the Third Reich. As well as describing the actions of this often contradictory character the author questions Morgen’s motives.
The Judgement of Eve: Post-Holocaust Stories Book 2 (Gateway Essentials #106)
by Edgar PangbornEve: she was the true descendant of the first Woman - still craving the knowledge of life in the new world after the holocaust. Claudius: Only he remembered the world before the One-Day War. Would this memory help him find the truth? Ethan: He had the heart of a lion. But to conquer Eve he needed the heart of a man. Kenneth: He had confronted both the lady and the tiger. Now he would have to face the judgment of Eve.
Judges, Law and War: The Judicial Development of International Humanitarian Law
by Shane DarcyInternational courts and judicial bodies play a formative role in the development of international humanitarian law. Judges, Law and War examines how judicial bodies have influenced the substantive rules and principles of the law of armed conflict, and studies the creation, application and enforcement of this corpus of laws. Specifically, it considers how international courts have authoritatively addressed the meaning and scope of particular rules, the application of humanitarian law treaties and the customary status of specific norms. Key concepts include armed conflicts and protected persons, guiding principles, fundamental guarantees, means and methods of warfare, enforcement and war crimes. Consideration is also given to the contemporary place of judicial bodies in the international law-making process, the challenges presented by judicial creativity and the role of customary international law in the development of humanitarian law.