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The Forgotten 500

The Untold Story of the Men Who Risked All for the GreatestRescue Mission of World War II

de Gregory A. Freeman ...

**The astonishing, never-before-told story of the greatest rescue mission of World War II—when the OSS set out to recover more than 500 airmen trapped behind enemy lines in Yugoslavia.“An amazing, riveting tale of unsung heroes who went above and beyond.”—James Bradley, New York Times bestselling author of Flags of Our Fathers**During a bombing campaign over Romanian oil fields, hundreds of ... Leer más

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**The astonishing, never-before-told story of the greatest rescue mission of World War II—when the OSS set out to recover more than 500 airmen trapped behind enemy lines in Yugoslavia.“An amazing, riveting tale of unsung heroes who went above and beyond.”—James Bradley, New York Times bestselling author of Flags of Our Fathers**During a bombing campaign over Romanian oil fields, hundreds of
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Troubled Water

Race, Mutiny and Bravery on the USS Kitty Hawk

de Gregory A. Freeman ...

The gripping account of the riot aboard the USS Kitty Hawk—and the first mutiny in U.S. Naval historyIn 1972, the United States was embroiled in an unpopular war in Vietnam, and the USS Kitty Hawk was headed to her station in the Gulf of Tonkin. Its five thousand men, cooped up for the longest at-sea tour of the war, rioted--or, as Troubled Water suggests, mutinied. Disturbingly, the lines were ... Leer más

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The gripping account of the riot aboard the USS Kitty Hawk—and the first mutiny in U.S. Naval historyIn 1972, the United States was embroiled in an unpopular war in Vietnam, and the USS Kitty Hawk was headed to her station in the Gulf of Tonkin. Its five thousand men, cooped up for the longest at-sea tour of the war, rioted--or, as Troubled Water suggests, mutinied. Disturbingly, the lines were
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The Last Mission of the Wham Bam Boys

Courage, Tragedy and Justice in World War II

de Gregory A. Freeman ...

Before the Nuremberg Tribunal, there were the civilians of the small German town of Rüsselsheim, who were tried in the first World War II War Crimes Trial.In August 1944, the nine-man crew of an American bomber was forced to bail out over Germany. As their captors marched them into Rüsselsheim, a small town recently bombed to smithereens by Allies, they were attacked by an angry mob of civilians ... Leer más

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Before the Nuremberg Tribunal, there were the civilians of the small German town of Rüsselsheim, who were tried in the first World War II War Crimes Trial.In August 1944, the nine-man crew of an American bomber was forced to bail out over Germany. As their captors marched them into Rüsselsheim, a small town recently bombed to smithereens by Allies, they were attacked by an angry mob of civilians
... Leer más
Sailors to the End

The Deadly Fire on the USS Forrestal and the Heroes Who Fought It

de Gregory A. Freeman ...

"Riveting. . . . A compassionate account of a dramatic incident in modern naval history, told with cinematic immediacy and narrative skill." —Kirkus ReviewsThe aircraft carrier USS Forrestal was preparing to launch attacks into North Vietnam when one of its jets accidentally fired a rocket into an aircraft occupied by pilot John McCain. A huge fire ensued, and McCain barely escaped before a 1,000 ... Leer más

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"Riveting. . . . A compassionate account of a dramatic incident in modern naval history, told with cinematic immediacy and narrative skill." —Kirkus ReviewsThe aircraft carrier USS Forrestal was preparing to launch attacks into North Vietnam when one of its jets accidentally fired a rocket into an aircraft occupied by pilot John McCain. A huge fire ensued, and McCain barely escaped before a 1,000
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Red Tails

The Tuskegee Airmen and Operation Halyard: An All-New Update for The Forgotten 500: A Penguin eSpecial from NAL Caliber

de Gregory A. Freeman ...

A brand-new story about World War II’s daring African-American heroes from the author of The Forgotten 500.The Tuskegee Airmen were the first African-American pilots in the US military, and Operation Halyard was one of the most extraordinary rescue missions of World War II, described in Gregory Freeman’s The Forgotten 500. Now a newly discovered connection between them has come to light—the “Red ... Leer más

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A brand-new story about World War II’s daring African-American heroes from the author of The Forgotten 500.The Tuskegee Airmen were the first African-American pilots in the US military, and Operation Halyard was one of the most extraordinary rescue missions of World War II, described in Gregory Freeman’s The Forgotten 500. Now a newly discovered connection between them has come to light—the “Red
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Lay This Body Down

The 1921 Murders of Eleven Plantation Slaves

de Gregory A. Freeman ...

The John S. Williams plantation in Georgia was operated largely with the labor of slaves—and this was in 1921, 56 years after the Civil War. Williams was not alone in using "peons," but his reaction to a federal investigation was almost unbelievable: he decided to destroy the evidence. Enlisting the aid of his trusted black farm boss, Clyde Manning, he began methodically killing his slaves. As ... Leer más

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The John S. Williams plantation in Georgia was operated largely with the labor of slaves—and this was in 1921, 56 years after the Civil War. Williams was not alone in using "peons," but his reaction to a federal investigation was almost unbelievable: he decided to destroy the evidence. Enlisting the aid of his trusted black farm boss, Clyde Manning, he began methodically killing his slaves. As
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The Gathering Wind

Hurricane Sandy, the Sailing Ship Bounty, and a Courageous Rescue at Sea

de Gregory A. Freeman ...

October 2012. A replica of the famous HMS Bounty, an eighteenth-century tall sailing ship, set a collision course with a storm that became the largest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic—a clash that proved to be one of the most unforgettable stories of Superstorm Sandy.The Bounty, crewed by an eclectic team of seafarers and led by highly respected captain Robin Walbridge, departed from ... Leer más

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October 2012. A replica of the famous HMS Bounty, an eighteenth-century tall sailing ship, set a collision course with a storm that became the largest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic—a clash that proved to be one of the most unforgettable stories of Superstorm Sandy.The Bounty, crewed by an eclectic team of seafarers and led by highly respected captain Robin Walbridge, departed from
... Leer más

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The Forgotten 500

The Untold Story of the Men Who Risked All for the Greatest Rescue Mission of World War II

de Gregory A. Freeman ...

Narrado por Patrick Lawlor ...

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10 hora 40 minutos

The astonishing, never-before-told story of the greatest rescue mission of World War II—when the OSS set out to recover more than 500 airmen trapped behind enemy lines...During a bombing campaign, hundreds of American airmen were shot down in Nazi-occupied Yugoslavia. Local Serbian villagers risked their own lives to give refuge to the soldiers, and for months the airmen lived in hiding, waiting ... Leer más

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The astonishing, never-before-told story of the greatest rescue mission of World War II—when the OSS set out to recover more than 500 airmen trapped behind enemy lines...During a bombing campaign, hundreds of American airmen were shot down in Nazi-occupied Yugoslavia. Local Serbian villagers risked their own lives to give refuge to the soldiers, and for months the airmen lived in hiding, waiting
... Leer más

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The Gathering Wind

Hurricane Sandy, the Sailing Ship Bounty, and a Courageous Rescue at Sea

de Gregory A. Freeman ...

Narrado por David Drummond ...

Completo

10 hora 18 minutos

In October 2012, a replica of the famous HMS Bounty, an eighteenth-century tall sailing ship, was on a collision course with a storm that would become the largest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic—a clash that would prove dramatic, tragic, perplexing, and ultimately one of the most unforgettable stories of Superstorm Sandy.Crewed by an eclectic team of seafarers, the Bounty was led by Robin ... Leer más

$17.99 USD

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In October 2012, a replica of the famous HMS Bounty, an eighteenth-century tall sailing ship, was on a collision course with a storm that would become the largest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic—a clash that would prove dramatic, tragic, perplexing, and ultimately one of the most unforgettable stories of Superstorm Sandy.Crewed by an eclectic team of seafarers, the Bounty was led by Robin
... Leer más

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Gregory's Shadow

de Don Freeman ...

Narrado por Jim Weiss ...

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11 minutos

Just before Groundhog's Day, Gregory Groundhog becomes separated from his faithful shadow.The two spend a hard day looking for each other -- and learning about the meaning of friendship -- before becoming reunited just in time for their much-anticipated annual appearance.A Live Oak Media audio production. ... Leer más

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Just before Groundhog's Day, Gregory Groundhog becomes separated from his faithful shadow.The two spend a hard day looking for each other -- and learning about the meaning of friendship -- before becoming reunited just in time for their much-anticipated annual appearance.A Live Oak Media audio production.
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HALLOWEEN Boxed Set

550+ Horror Classics, Supernatural Mysteries & Macabre Stories

de Wilhelm Hauff, Charles Dickens, Mark Twain, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Adelbert von Chamisso, Oscar Wilde, Robert Louis Stevenson, Edgar Allan Poe, William Hope Hodgson, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, John Buchan0, Louis Tracy1, Bram Stoker2, Anatole France3, Charlotte Brontë4, Emily Brontë5, Jack London6, Henry James7, Théophile Gautier8, Arthur Conan Doyle9, Richard Le Gallienne0, Jane Austen1, Algernon Blackwood2, Ralph Adams Cram3, Thomas De Quincey4, John Meade Falkner5, Guy de Maupassant6, Thomas Hardy7, William Archer8, Daniel Defoe9, John Kendrick Bangs0, Cleveland Moffett1, Brander Matthews2, Marie Belloc Lowndes3, Sax Rohmer4, Horace Walpole5, Rudyard Kipling6, Lafcadio Hearn7, Ambrose Bierce9, Frederick Marryat0, Ellis Parker Butler1, Washington Irving2, Leonid Andreyev3, David Lindsay4, Nathaniel Hawthorne5, Grant Allen6, Arthur Machen7, Wilkie Collins8, William Makepeace Thackeray9, Thomas Peckett Prest0, James Malcolm Rymer1, Fergus Hume2, Edward Bellamy3, Walter Hubbell4, S. Mukerji5, Charlotte Perkins Gilman6, Leopold Kompert7, Richard Marsh8, Florence Marryat9, Catherine Crowe0, Marjorie Bowen1, John William Polidori2, Vincent O'Sullivan3, H. G. Wells4, Robert W. Chambers5, W. W. Jacobs6, M. P. Shiel7, E. F. Benson8, Jerome K. Jerome9, M. R. James0, E. T. A. Hoffmann1, George W. M. Reynolds2, H. P. Lovecraft3, Robert E. Howard4, Edith Nesbit5, Sabine Baring-Gould6, William Thomas Beckford7, Francis Marion Crawford8, Mary Elizabeth Braddon9, Mary Louisa Molesworth0, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman1, Nikolai Gogol2, Mary Shelley3, Elizabeth Gaskell4, Gertrude Atherton5, Edward Bulwer-Lytton6, Frank R. Stockton7, A. T. Quiller-Couch8, Olivia Howard Dunbar9, Ann Radcliffe0, Louisa M. Alcott1, Amelia B. Edwards2, Leonard Kip3, Matthew Gregory Lewis4, Fitz-James O'Brien5, Katherine Rickford6, Bithia Mary Croker7, Catherine L. Pirkis8, Émile Erckmann9, Alexandre Chatrian00, Pedro De Alarçon01, J. K. Huysmans02, H. H. Munro (Saki)03, Pliny the Younger04, Helena Blavatsky05, Villiers de l'Isle Adam06, William F. Harvey07, Fiona Macleod08, William T. Stead09, Gambier Bolton10, Andrew Jackson Davis11, Nizida12, Walter F. Prince13, Chester Bailey Fernando14 ...

Traducido por Lafcadio Hearn8, C. J. Hogarth15, J. T. Bealby16, Samuel Henley17, Isabel F. Hapgood18, Keene Wallace19 ...

The "HALLOWEEN Boxed Set" weaves together an expansive tapestry of tales, spanning eras and genres, unified by a theme of mystery, the supernatural, and the uncanny. This carefully curated collection invites readers into worlds where shadows stretch long and the veil between the known and the night is delightfully thin. Within its pages, one finds a rich diversity of styles and storytelling ... Leer más

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The "HALLOWEEN Boxed Set" weaves together an expansive tapestry of tales, spanning eras and genres, unified by a theme of mystery, the supernatural, and the uncanny. This carefully curated collection invites readers into worlds where shadows stretch long and the veil between the known and the night is delightfully thin. Within its pages, one finds a rich diversity of styles and storytelling
... Leer más
THE SPELL HAS BEGUN: 550+ Supernatural Mysteries, Macabre & Horror Classics

de Wilhelm Hauff, Charles Dickens, Mark Twain, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Adelbert von Chamisso, Oscar Wilde, Robert Louis Stevenson, Edgar Allan Poe, William Hope Hodgson, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, John Buchan0, Louis Tracy1, Bram Stoker2, Anatole France3, Charlotte Brontë4, Emily Brontë5, Jack London6, Henry James7, Théophile Gautier8, Arthur Conan Doyle9, Richard Le Gallienne0, Jane Austen1, Algernon Blackwood2, Ralph Adams Cram3, Thomas De Quincey4, John Meade Falkner5, Guy de Maupassant6, Thomas Hardy7, William Archer8, Daniel Defoe9, John Kendrick Bangs0, Cleveland Moffett1, Brander Matthews2, Marie Belloc Lowndes3, Sax Rohmer4, Horace Walpole5, Rudyard Kipling6, Lafcadio Hearn7, Ambrose Bierce9, Frederick Marryat0, Ellis Parker Butler1, Washington Irving2, Leonid Andreyev3, David Lindsay4, Nathaniel Hawthorne5, Grant Allen6, Arthur Machen7, Wilkie Collins8, William Makepeace Thackeray9, Thomas Peckett Prest0, James Malcolm Rymer1, Fergus Hume2, Edward Bellamy3, Walter Hubbell4, S. Mukerji5, Charlotte Perkins Gilman6, Leopold Kompert7, Richard Marsh8, Florence Marryat9, Catherine Crowe0, Marjorie Bowen1, John William Polidori2, Vincent O'Sullivan3, H. G. Wells4, Robert W. Chambers5, W. W. Jacobs6, M. P. Shiel7, E. F. Benson8, Jerome K. Jerome9, M. R. James0, E. T. A. Hoffmann1, George W. M. Reynolds2, H. P. Lovecraft3, Robert E. Howard4, Edith Nesbit5, Sabine Baring-Gould6, William Thomas Beckford7, Francis Marion Crawford8, Mary Elizabeth Braddon9, Mary Louisa Molesworth0, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman1, Nikolai Gogol2, Mary Shelley3, Elizabeth Gaskell4, Gertrude Atherton5, Edward Bulwer-Lytton6, Frank R. Stockton7, A. T. Quiller-Couch8, Olivia Howard Dunbar9, Ann Radcliffe0, Louisa M. Alcott1, Amelia B. Edwards2, Leonard Kip3, Matthew Gregory Lewis4, Fitz-James O'Brien5, Katherine Rickford6, Bithia Mary Croker7, Catherine L. Pirkis8, Émile Erckmann9, Alexandre Chatrian00, Pedro De Alarçon01, J. K. Huysmans02, H. H. Munro (Saki)03, Pliny the Younger04, Helena Blavatsky05, Villiers de l'Isle Adam06, William F. Harvey07, Fiona Macleod08, William T. Stead09, Gambier Bolton10, Andrew Jackson Davis11, Nizida12, Walter F. Prince13, Chester Bailey Fernando14 ...

Traducido por Lafcadio Hearn8, C. J. Hogarth15, J. T. Bealby16, Samuel Henley17, Isabel F. Hapgood18, Keene Wallace19 ...

In 'THE SPELL HAS BEGUN: 550+ Supernatural Mysteries, Macabre & Horror Classics', readers are offered a mesmerizing journey through the shadowed realms of the supernatural and macabre. This expansive collection covers a wide spectrum of literary styles including eerie gothic tales, mysterious spectral encounters, and horror classics that have shaped the genre. Each piece is a tribute to the ... Leer más

$1.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

In 'THE SPELL HAS BEGUN: 550+ Supernatural Mysteries, Macabre & Horror Classics', readers are offered a mesmerizing journey through the shadowed realms of the supernatural and macabre. This expansive collection covers a wide spectrum of literary styles including eerie gothic tales, mysterious spectral encounters, and horror classics that have shaped the genre. Each piece is a tribute to the
... Leer más

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