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Offers a personal account of a soldier who was held for eighteen months in Stalag 17 b after his bomber was shot down over the Dutch coast and the diverse experiences he had while there that helped him keep psychologically strong enough to survive the harrowing ordeal.
Dearest Pal is the story of one couples journey through courtship, marriage, and separation during the challenging years following The Great Depression (1927-1932) and was written as a tribute to people of the United States who persevered throughout those turbulent years. Dearest Pal captures the climate and mood of the country in the aftermath of one of the most difficult periods in United States history. It is a poignant story of love and sacrifice.
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When 21-year old military wife, Betty Whalen and her five-month-old daughter, Kim, embark on the 13,000 mile trip from New Jersey to Taiwan to join her husband, Betty never dreamed the trip, undertaken in the days before jet travel and disposable diapers, would take nine days, during which Kim would be hit with colic and diarrhea. Adding to the challenges the young mother would face was an unnecessary two-hour round trip by bus to San Francisco because of misinformation about her visa given to her by a flight operations specialist at Travis Air Force Base, California, her first stop. The error resulted in a tedious three-hour delay which caused Betty to miss a flight to Hickam Air Force Base...
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Lively history and timeless photographs that cheer on ninety-two years of the Golden Eagles
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Over one hundred of the world's most important species of nuts are systematically accounted for in this informative handbook. The text defines nuts and discusses their economic and nutritional value. For easy reference, there is an illustrated account of each nut by species, arranged alphabetically by scientific name. Each account includes the family name, several colloquial names, and paragraphs on uses, folk medicine, chemistry, germplasm, distribution, ecology, cultivation, harvesting, yields, energy, and biotic factors. Chapters Describe: Uses Folk medicine Chemistry Germplasm Distribution Ecology Cultivation Harvesting Yields and economics Energy Biotic factors
A history of the Rochester Red Wings and the personalities and events that shaped the most successful minor-league baseball franchise of all time. This text relates the town's love affair with its team and the colourful characters who have worn the Rochester flannels through the years.