Following a narrow escape from the Russian advance in the East, Eva steps from the train into a world of despair. Berlin is a shattered memory of what it used to be. The city is in ruins. Refuse and rubble litter the streets. Burned out buildings and charred automobiles are everywhere. The survivors here are thin and haggard. The first impressions of the city and its inhabitants don't bode well for young Eva Radtke and her family. The stark reality here is gnawing hunger, hiding in the shadows, and wondering if the next bomb will be the last.This is a first-hand account of the Radtke's struggle to survive through the horrors of WWII Berlin and the subsequent Russian invasion of Nazi Germany, leading to their eventual escape from East Germany through the Iron Curtain.
Dans un salon jaune, obscur et fan , d pendant d'un appartement garni de la rue de Beaune, trois femmes taient assises et causaient demi-voix le 24 d cembre 1864. Le jour douteux, qui tombait difficilement des fen tres doubles rideaux, indiquait cette heure ind cise, si prompte venir en hiver, o le travail n'est plus possible, o la lecture fatigue d j la vue, o la lumi re d'une lampe n'est pas encore d sir e. La plus g e des trois femmes, qui occupait l'angle droit de la chemin e, tisonnait de cette fa on intermittente particuli re aux gens nerveux et pr occup s. La pince, dans ses mains, semblait, tour tour, attaquer furieusement ou caresser avec distraction la b che, qui r pandait plus de fum e que de chaleur.
Helicopter pilot, Julia Swift, lives her life from one rescue to the next. Unlucky in love, she longs for a lover who resembles the hero of her favorite space show, Phoenix Rising.When an injured man falls through a portal and lands on her local beach, it seems the universe has granted her wish. Not only does Colonel Mark Holden resemble the fictional military commander, he also bears his name. Despite the incredulity of their situation, Mark and Julia share an inexplicable connection. They realize they have spent their whole lives searching for each other. But when Mark's team comes to rescue him, Julia must choose. Will she stay behind? Or will she travel with a man she hardly knows, to the fictional Dragonus Galaxy? A world brought to life in an alternate reality...
Extrait du livre: Les filles du colonel Dans un salon jaune, obscur et fan , d pendant d'un appartement garni de la rue de Beaune, trois femmes taient assises et causaient demi-voix le 24 d cembre 1864. Le jour douteux, qui tombait difficilement des fen tres doubles rideaux, indiquait cette heure ind cise, si prompte venir en hiver, o le travail n'est plus possible, o la lecture fatigue d j la vue, o la lumi re d'une lampe n'est pas encore d sir e. La plus g e des trois femmes, qui occupait l'angle droit de la chemin e, tisonnait de cette fa on intermittente particuli re aux gens nerveux et pr occup s. La pince, dans ses mains, semblait, tour tour, attaquer furieusement ou caresser avec distraction la b che, qui r pandait plus de fum e que de chaleur. l'angle oppos , une belle personne d'une vingtaine d'ann es, nonchalamment tendue dans un fauteuil, jouait avec les rubans flottants de sa ceinture. Elle fixait dans le vide deux grands yeux bleus, assez semblables, sous leurs cils touffus, des pervenches dans la mousse. Une profusion de boucles blondes savamment d roul es encadraient son visage d licatement ros et d'une supr me distinction Auteur: Louise Lucienne Emma B renger, dite Claire de Chandeneux, n e Crest (Dr me) le 17 novembre 1836 et morte Vincennes (Seine) le 6 octobre 1881, est une femme de lettres et romanci re fran aise. Mari e successivement deux militaires, le capitaine de Pr baron, puis le commandant Bailly, elle est l'auteur d'une trentaine de romans ayant pour cadre la vie militaire de province. Membre de la Soci t des gens de lettres, elle fonde deux revues, Paris litt raire et Paris charmant, deux ans avant sa mort l' ge de 45 ans. Barbey d'Aurevilly, qui la classait p jorativement parmi les bas-bleus, voyait en elle une romanci re de petites aventures et une innocente mitrailleuse de romans qu'il qualifiait de Ponson-Terrail-femme, courte haleine, et en tr s-petite monnaie 5. L on Bloy s'est moqu lui aussi des romans honn tes de cet auteur qui eut son heure de popularit
"J'invite le Colonel " est une com die en un acte, m l e de couplets d'Eug ne Labiche et Marc-Michel. Repr sent e pour la premi re fois, Paris, sur le th tre du Palais-Royal, le 16 janvier 1860. Carbonnel s'est fait surprendre avec une femme dans un restaurant par son domestique, Isidore, qui a averti sa femme. Depuis elle le menace de c der aux avances du colonel Bernard et tient sous cl l'argent du couple.
This is the definitive biography of a Cuban and Confederate rebel. ""Cuban Confederate Colonel"" tells the story of a revolutionary who figured prominently in both his native country's struggle against Spain and the Confederacy's fight for secession. Immortalized as the first Cuban to shed blood in the effort to oust the Spanish, Ambrosio Jose Gonzales (1818-1893) placed himself in the center of hostilities in both his homeland and in the United States. In this biography Antonio Rafael de la Cova examines the Cuban filibuster movement of the 1840s and 1850s, the American Civil War, and Southern Reconstruction from Gonzales' unusual perspective as both a Cuban and Confederate rebel. In doing so, de la Cova sheds new light on the connections between Southern and Cuban society, the workings of coastal defenses during the Civil War, and the vicissitudes of Reconstruction for a Cuban expatriate. With the failure of the 1854 filibuster attempts, Gonzales settled in the United States and married into South Carolina's prominent Elliott family. The author traces Gonzales' significant role in Confederate coastal defenses, his costly feud with Jefferson Davis, and his finest hour as a Confederate - as artillery commander at the battle of Honey Hill. Following the war, the colonel pursued a variety of vocations, all of which were marginally successful, but like many others he never provided the security he sought for his extended family. De la Cova points out that while Gonzales' connections to Cuba's economy may have made his postwar entrepreneurial endeavors distinctive, his efforts were similar to those of other formerly wealthy Southerners who sought to recover their estates and social status.
In Exit the Colonel, Ethan Chorin, a longtime Middle East scholar and one of the first American diplomats posted to Libya after the lifting of international sanctions, goes well beyond recent reporting on the Arab Spring to link the Libyan uprising to a flawed reform process, egregious human rights abuses, regional disparities, and inconsistent stories spun by Libya and the West to justify the Gaddafi regime's "rehabilitation." Exit the Colonel is based upon extensive interviews with senior US, EU, and Libyan officials, and with rebels and loyalists; a deep reading of local and international media; and significant on-the-ground experience pre- and post-revolution. The book provides rare and often startling glimpses into the strategies and machinations that brought Gaddafi in from the cold, while encouraging ordinary Libyans to "break the barrier of fear." Chorin also assesses the possibilities and perils for Libya going forward, politically and economically.
In partnership with the University of South Carolina Press, the Simms Initiatives at the University of South Carolina Libraries reissue authoritative editions of out of print works by William Gilmore Simms, antebellum South Carolina's preeminent man of letters. Each volume also includes a new scholarly introduction. This is a facsimile of 1862 edition, with critical introduction by Jeffery J. Rogers and biographical overview by David Moltke-Hansen.
A Quaker Colonel, His Fiancée, and Their Connections contains letters written during the American Civil War between a Union officer, his fiancée, and some of their connections. It opens a big window onto the lives of élite Northern women on the homefront during the Civil War. The pain of their separation from—and loss of—loved ones and friends at the front, their adaptation to unaccustomed work and acquisition of new skills, their labors for the soldiers at the front and in hospitals, their political involvement, not to mention elder- and childcare and illnesses, their almost morbid anxieties and indomitable wills, are revealed in these documents. Also, the experiences of their menfolk in the army are opened to view. The reader follows them into training camp and the Pennsylvania Reserves, into action for the salvation of Maryland for the Union, in the Army of the Potomac in its vicissitudes. Moreover, the principal male correspondent left the Army of the Potomac after the Battle of Fredericksburg, and became lieutenant colonel of a regiment of Pennsylvania Cavalry in Tennessee, seeing action in that state, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi. Evidence of the military-political-industrial complex that won the war is present throughout, as is evidence bearing on abolitionism and African-Americans.
In the shadowy world of wartime espionage, Colonel Stephen Kaspir, chief of Section Five, steps into the fray. Known for his cherry-chocolate indulgence and keen intellect, Kaspir navigates a series of thrilling cases that test his mettle and wit. In The Complete Cases of Colonel Kaspir, Volume 1, C.P. Donnel, Jr. introduces readers to the enigmatic colonel through eight captivating stories, including "Fraulein Judas," "Pressure Island," and "The Undertaker Has Cold Hands." Joined by a cast of intriguing characters, Kaspir uncovers secrets that lie beneath the surface, revealing that not everything is as it seems. Dive into the past of pulp fiction's golden age and experience the excitement of crime and deception through Kaspir's adventures, showcasing Donnel's masterful storytelling and sharp insights into human nature. Perfect for fans of classic detective tales
