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Mollie and Other War Pieces
Author | : A. J. Liebling |
Publsiher | : U of Nebraska Press |
Total Pages | : 290 |
Release | : 2004-01-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0803280319 |
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A. J. Liebling?s coverage of the Second World War for the New Yorker gives us a fresh and unexpected view of the war?stories told in the words of the soldiers, sailors,øand airmen who fought it, the civilians who endured it, and the correspondents who covered it. The hero of the title story is a private in the Ninth Army division known as Mollie, short for Molotov, so called by his fellow G.I.s because of his radical views and Russian origins. Mollie was famous for his outlandish dress (long blonde hair, riding boots, feathered beret, field glasses, and red cape), his disregard for army discipline, his knack for acquiring prized souvenirs, his tales of being a Broadway big shot, and his absolute fearlessness in battle. Killed in combat on Good Friday, 1943, Mollie (real name: Karl Warner) was awarded the Silver Star posthumously. Intrigued by the legend and fascinated by the man behind it, Liebling searched out Mollie?s old New York haunts and associates and found behind the layers of myth a cocky former busboy from Hell?s Kitchen who loved the good life. Other stories take Liebling through air battles in Tunisia, across the channel with the D-Day invasion fleet, and through a liberated Paris celebrating de Gaulle and freedom. Liebling?s war was a vast human-interest story, told with a heart for the feelings of the people involved and the deepest respect for those who played their parts with heroism, however small or ordinary the stage.
Mollie Other War Pieces
Author | : Abbott Joseph Liebling |
Publsiher | : Schocken |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 1964 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0805209573 |
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A. J. Liebling's coverage of the Second World War for the New Yorker gives us a fresh and unexpected view of the war -- stories told in the words of the soldiers, sailors, and airmen who fought it, the civilians who endured it, and the correspondents who covered it. The hero of the title story is a private in the Ninth Army division known as Mollie, short for Molotov, so called by his fellow G.I.s because of his radical views and Russian origins. Mollie was famous for his outlandish dress (long blonde hair, riding boots, feathered beret, field glasses, and red cape), his disregard for army discipline, his knack for acquiring prized souvenirs, his tales of being a Broadway big shot, and his absolute fearlessness in battle. Killed in combat on Good Friday, 1943, Mollie (real name: Karl Warner) was awarded the Silver Star posthumously. Intrigued by the legend and fascinated by the man behind it, Liebling searched out Mollie's old New York haunts and associates and found behind the layers of myth a cocky former busboy from Hell's Kitchen who loved the good life. Other stories take Liebling through air battles in Tunisia, across the channel with the D-Day invasion fleet, and through a liberated Paris celebrating de Gaulle and freedom. Liebling's war was a vast human-interest story, told with a heart for the feelings of the people involved and the deepest respect for those who played their parts with heroism, however small or ordinary the stage. Book jacket.
A J Liebling World War II Writings LOA 181
Author | : Abbott Joseph Liebling |
Publsiher | : Library of America A. J. Liebl |
Total Pages | : 1112 |
Release | : 2008-02-28 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : UOM:39015073613211 |
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The road back to Paris -- Mollie and other war pieces -- Uncollected war journalism -- Normandy revisited.
The New Yorker Book of War Pieces
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 562 |
Release | : 1947 |
Genre | : World War, 1939-1945 |
ISBN | : OCLC:961692684 |
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Fighters Writers
Author | : Jr. John G. Rodwan |
Publsiher | : Mongrel Empire Press |
Total Pages | : 218 |
Release | : 2010-05 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
ISBN | : 9780980168488 |
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A spirited and far-ranging meditation on boxing that's also a thoughtful inquiry into the relationship between the writer's craft and the fighter's. --Carlo Rotella, author of Cut Time: An Education at the Fights
The Guns at Last Light
Author | : Rick Atkinson |
Publsiher | : Henry Holt and Company |
Total Pages | : 897 |
Release | : 2013-05-14 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781429943673 |
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The magnificent conclusion to Rick Atkinson's acclaimed Liberation Trilogy about the Allied triumph in Europe during World War II It is the twentieth century's unrivaled epic: at a staggering price, the United States and its allies liberated Europe and vanquished Hitler. In the first two volumes of his bestselling Liberation Trilogy, Rick Atkinson recounted how the American-led coalition fought through North Africa and Italy to the threshold of victory. Now, in The Guns at Last Light, he tells the most dramatic story of all—the titanic battle for Western Europe. D-Day marked the commencement of the final campaign of the European war, and Atkinson's riveting account of that bold gamble sets the pace for the masterly narrative that follows. The brutal fight in Normandy, the liberation of Paris, the disaster that was Operation Market Garden, the horrific Battle of the Bulge, and finally the thrust to the heart of the Third Reich—all these historic events and more come alive with a wealth of new material and a mesmerizing cast of characters. Atkinson tells the tale from the perspective of participants at every level, from presidents and generals to war-weary lieutenants and terrified teenage riflemen. When Germany at last surrenders, we understand anew both the devastating cost of this global conflagration and the enormous effort required to win the Allied victory. With the stirring final volume of this monumental trilogy, Atkinson's accomplishment is manifest. He has produced the definitive chronicle of the war that unshackled a continent and preserved freedom in the West. One of The Washington Post's Top 10 Books of the Year A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of 2013
The Liberation Trilogy Box Set
Author | : Rick Atkinson |
Publsiher | : Henry Holt and Company |
Total Pages | : 2416 |
Release | : 2013-10-22 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781466855571 |
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The definitive chronicle of the Allied triumph in Europe during World War II, Rick Atkinson's Liberation Trilogy is now together in one boxed set From the War in North Africa to the Invasion of Normandy, the Liberation Trilogy recounts the hard fought battles that led to Allied victory in World War II. Pulitzer Prize-winning and New York Times bestselling author Rick Atkinson brings great drama and exquisite detail to the retelling of these battles and gives life to a cast of characters, from the Allied leaders to rifleman in combat. His accomplishment is monumental: the Liberation Trilogy is the most vividly told, brilliantly researched World War II narrative to date.
Military Law Review
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 654 |
Release | : 2024 |
Genre | : Courts-martial and courts of inquiry |
ISBN | : STANFORD:36105134302418 |
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