Ergebnis für "Tin" in Geschichte

The Tin Ticket takes us to the dawn of the nineteenth century and into the lives of Agnes McMillan, whose defiance and resilience carried her to a far more dramatic rebellion; Agnes's best friend Janet Houston, who rescued her from the Glasgow wynds and was also transported to Van Diemen's Land; Ludlow Tedder, forced to choose just one of her four children to accompany her to the other side of the world; Bridget Mulligan, who gave birth to a line of powerful women stretching to the present day. It also tells the tale of Elizabeth Gurney Fry, a Quaker reformer who touched all their lives.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The exhilarating true story of the U.S. Navy’s improbable victory at the Battle of Samar—“a dire survival-at-sea saga” (Denver Post) from the acclaimed author of Neptune’s Inferno “A critically acclaimed, blow-by-blow look at a small American force...

Den unge pige Tine er hushjælp hos skovridder Berg, og der udvikler sig et kærlighedsforhold mellem dem. Men tragedien venter lige rundt om hjørnet, mens krigen sniger sig ind på de elskende. Herman Bangs roman "Tine" handler om den katastrofale krig i 1864 set gennem et par følsomme, glade og ulykkelige pigeøjne. Herman Bang (1857-1912) var en dansk kritiker, forfatter og journalist. I 1880 brød han igennem med romanen "Håbløse slægter", og siden blev det til en lang række værker inden for forskellige genrer.

A singular life often circles around a singular moment, an occasion when one's life in the world is defined forever and the emotional vocabulary set. For the extraordinary writer James Salter, recipient of the PEN/Faulkner Award, this moment was contained in the fighter planes over Korea where, during his young manhood, he flew more than one hundred missions.

Discover how military history and food science collided to solve battlefield starvation and invent the modern pantry. Before industrial manufacturing transformed our diets, empires crumbled not from enemy fire, but from wormy rations and supply chain failures. Perfect for your daily commute...

Susan Orlean’s bestseller, New York Times Notable Book, and Reese’s Book Club Pick is “a sheer delight…as rich in insight and as varied as the treasures contained on the shelves in any local library” (USA TODAY)—a dazzling love letter to a beloved institution and an investigation...

Bloomsbury presents Tin Can Coast by Joseph Ogilvy, read by Ryan Wilson. "Powerful nature writing . . . a lively story about the consequences of rapacious capitalism." —LOS ANGELES TIMES "You'll never look at a can of tuna the same way again." —MALCOM HARRIS, nationally bestselling author of...

Do you remember Pathe News? Taking the train to the seaside? The purple stains of iodine on the knees of boys in short trousers? Knitted bathing costumes? Then the chances are you were born in or around 1950. To the young people of today, the 1950s seems like another age. But for those born...

Uncover the industrial history of how a metal cylinder beat starvation and revolutionized global food science. Perfect for an engaging morning commute, this captivating narrative transports you from perilous polar expeditions to the bloody frontlines of war, where human survival depended...

Explore the gritty urban history of Southeast Asia as a flooded jungle camp violently transforms into a booming capital. Perfect for your daily commute or travel itinerary planning, this immersive historical adventure plunges you into the dangerous river journeys and clan feuds that forged a...

Trace a sweeping urban history where a perilous Southeast Asian mining camp transforms into a gleaming global metropolis. Perfect for your daily commute or an immersive armchair travel session, this story-driven narrative sweeps you through the vibrant streets of the Klang Valley. Feel the...

"Vandets stille hvisken" er Tine Eibys fængslende fortælling om os mennesker: Om hvem vi er, og hvor vi kommer fra. Med stor fortællekunst tager Tine Eiby os på en dannelsesrejse med vandet som rejsefører fra de allerførste dryp på jorden og havstrømmenes store baner til de mikroskopiske...

In Tin Cans and Greyhounds, author Clint Johnson brings listeners inside the quarter-inch hulls of destroyers to meet the men who manned the ships' five-inch guns and fought America's wars from inside a "tin can" - risking death by cannon shell, shrapnel, bomb, fire, drowning, exposure, and sharks. 

When Admiral William Halsey selected Destroyer Squadron 21 to lead his victorious ships into Tokyo Bay to accept the Japanese surrender, it was the most battle-hardened US naval squadron of the war. But it was not the squadron of ships that had accumulated such an inspiring résumé; it was the...

More than 800 sailors served aboard the Sterett during her hazardous and demanding duties in World War II. This is the story of those men and their beloved ship, recorded by a junior officer who served on the famous destroyer from her commissioning in 1939 to April 1943, when he was wounded at the Battle of Tulagi. Peppered with the kind of vivid, authentic details that could only be provided by a participant, the book is the saga of a gallant fighting ship that earned a Presidential Unit Citation for her part in the Third Battle of Savo Island, where she took on a battleship.

A unique and incredible story of love, human endurance, and willpower. How a 17-year-old girl survived the horrors of six Nazi concentration camps. The author, now 99 years old, is a compelling speaker and still available for interviews. She had one of the longest queues for her book signing when she appeared at the Hay Festival. Zdenka Fantlová's peaceful life was changed forever when she was sent to Terezín concentration camp. Here, she was given a humble engraved tin ring by her first love Arno.

E. J. Jernigan's memoir offers listeners a fascinating glimpse of life as an enlisted man aboard the USS Saufley, one of the most highly decorated destroyers of World War II. It is a rarely told story of the sailors who fought the war from boiler rooms, after-steering spaces, radio shacks, and other gritty places that keep a warship going. For the author, it was a world of strong emotions and quick reactions, where men had to adapt and grow if they were to survive.

As he travels through the North, Wilson gets beneath the political surface to portray both the tragedy and comedy of everyday life in the Protestant and Catholic communities. Aware of the polarized image that each side has of the other, he emphasizes the importance of finding common ground and of asserting the middle against the extremes. Just as traditional Irish music is characterized by ornamentations and elaborations on a melodic theme, Ireland, a Bicycle, and a Tin Whistle is full of variations and wanderings on the theme of the trip itself.

“This will be a fight against overwhelming odds from which survival cannot be expected. We will do what damage we can.” With these words, Lieutenant Commander Robert W. Copeland addressed the crew of the destroyer escort USS Samuel B. Roberts on the morning of October 25, 1944, off the...

Captain Peter Cannon of the King's Third Hussars recalls his experiences as a young cavalry officer during the Malayan Emergency of 1953 to 1956.