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The Deserters
“Powerful and often startling…The Deserters offers a provokingly fresh angle on this most studied of conflicts.” --The Boston Globe A groundbreaking history of ordinary soldiers struggling on the front lines, The Deserters offers a completely new perspective on the Second World War. Charles Glass—renowned journalist and author of the critically acclaimed Americans in Paris: Life and Death Under Nazi Occupation—delves deep into army archives, personal diaries, court-martial records, and self-published memoirs to produce this dramatic and heartbreaking portrait of men overlooked by their commanders and ignored by history. Surveying the 150,000 American and British soldiers known to h...
Americans in Paris
"Americans in Paris" recounts tales of adventure, intrigue, passion, deceit, and survival under the brutal Nazi occupation of Paris through the eyes of the Americans who lived through it all.
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The Northern Front
With a death toll that continues to mount obscenely, claiming both Iraqi and American lives, the fiction that the war in Iraq is over has long been laid bare. Instead, there is a new emphasis on uncovering the chaotic complexities of the situation, from the time it began to unfold in 2002 until the present day. Few people can cast as authoritative an eye on the meaning of it all as veteran newsman Charles Glass, who has spent over thirty years covering the Middle East and who has had unique access to the players brokering power on all sides of the Second Gulf War and its endless aftermath. In these diaries, which blend thoughtful analysis with personal experiences from the field, Glass brings to life the political machinations that led inexorably to today's quagmire.
Deserter
The extraordinary story of the deserters of the Second World War. Who were they? What made them run? And what happened once they made the decision to flee?
Tribes with Flags: Adventure and Kidnap in Greater Syria
‘Tribes With Flags’ is the gripping story of Charles Glass's dramatic journey through Greater Syria which provides background context to a troubled region once again in the headlines.
Deserter
"Battle-wearied, lacking food and sleep, shattered by constant bombardment and the deaths of comrades - is it any wonder that men left the ranks in the Second World War? Nearly 100,000 British and 50,000 American soldiers deserted during the war, depriving the Allies of the equivalent of ten divisions. But, as Glass reveals in this ... book, the astonishing fact is not that so many men deserted, but that so relatively few did ..."--Back cover.
Shattering the Glass Slipper
"In this exciting and groundbreaking motivational book you will learn about: The Three Deceptions - Three lies that prevent you from experiencing any chance of success. Learn to recognize these deceptions and replace them with healthy beliefs about yourself and your world. The Seven Powers - Seven incredible resources that can be used to create tremendous success in your life. Stop waiting for someone to create your success for you and start accessing these incredible tools for amazing achievement. The Five Deadly Enemies - Five subtle and cunning enemies that work tirelessly for your ruin. These foes are constantly at work within your life to destroy you. Unmask these traitors and defend yourself against their treachery. Written by a former fairy-tale thinker, Shattering the Glass Slipper passionately argues for the reader's release from a seemingly innocuous, yet tyrannical philosophy. Through the use of imagery and allegory, it empowers the reader with a pragmatic, alternative perspective while doing so with all the charm, simplicity, and attraction of a fairy tale"--Amazon.com
The Tribes Triumphant
'The Tribes Triumphant' features the narrative of a journey, once violently interrupted. In the late 1980s, Charles Glass set out from Alexandretta in Turkey for Aqaba. His journey came to an abrupt end when he was kidnapped. Here, he explores modern Israel, and revisits the scene of his captivity.
Americans in Paris: Life and Death under Nazi Occupation 1940–44
An elegantly written and highly informative account of a group of Americans living in Paris when the city fell to the Nazis in June 1940.
