With Their Bare Hands

A ground-breaking narrative history, which examines the never-before-told story of one of the most devastating battles of American involvement in World War I – the battle of Montfaucon. With Their Bare Hands traces the fate of the US 79th Division – men drafted off the streets of Baltimore, Washington, and Philadelphia – from boot camp in Maryland through the final years of World War I, focusing on their most famous engagement: the attack on Montfaucon, the most heavily fortified part of the German Line, during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive in 1918. Using the 79th as a window into the American Army as a whole, Gene Fax examines its mistakes and triumphs, the tactics of its commander General John J. Pershing, and how the lessons it learned during the Great War helped it to fight World War II. Fax makes some startling judgments, on the role of future Army Chief-of-Staff, Colonel George C. Marshall; whether the Montfaucon battle – had it followed the plan – could have shortened the war; and if Pershing was justified in ordering his troops to attack right up to the moment of the Armistice. Drawing upon original documents, including orders, field messages, and the letters and memoirs of the soldiers themselves, Fax tells the engrossing story of the 79th Division's bloody involvement in the final months of World War I.

A groundbreaking new narrative history that examines the never-before-told story of one of the most devastating battles of American involvement in World War I--the battle of Montfaucon.

Catching Shrimp with Bare Hands is the true story of Luong La, a boy growing up in the Mekong Delta in the midst of the Vietnam War. When the 1968 Tet Offensive forces Luong's family to flee the countryside, his mother continues to travel back and forth to their island farm despite threats from the Viet Cong and nearby firefights. Out on their farm in the middle of the Mekong River, Luong wants to catch fish and slingshot birds, but Viet Cong, called mysterious misters by the villagers, stop by his family's hut and stay. "The frog dies because of its big mouth," his mother warns. The mysterious misters behead a neighbor, and Luong's aunt goes missing. Luong plans to join the Army as soon as he's old enough to fight, but the war ends before he has a chance. Communism descends, pulling him back in time to a land without electricity or fuel where his family has to hide the books that haven't already been burned. Propaganda that "kneads their skulls," neighbors spying on each other, and the threat of starvation drive Luong to escalating acts of defiance. About to get caught by the authorities, he drops out of school to help his family build a boat to escape.

Rulon Tingey Burton was born 3 March 1926 in Salt Lake City, Utah. His parents were Fielding Garr Burton and Mela Stewart Lindsay. He served in the Navy in World War II. He married Josephine Omer. They had three children. He established a law firm.

The Professional Food Manager, Seventh Edition by the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) provides culinary and hospitality professionals and students with the knowledge they need to ensure successful implementation of food safety best practices in the workplace. NEHA’s Professional Food Manager, Seventh Edition: • contains new content and terminology, reflecting the 2022 FDA Food Code • provides the knowledge that you need to pass accredited food manager certification exams • includes discussion questions at the end of each chapter to simulate real-life application of the principles presented in the text • includes new assessment questions at the end of each chapter to test learner’s knowledge retention NEHA is an educational and professional organization that represents and supports professionals in the field of environmental health and food safety. For decades, NEHA has worked closely with health departments in every state to offer the most up-to-date food safety information and keep abreast of food safety trends.

Its amazing how many people live their lives every day in a routine manner without giving any thought as to why we are. If there is a reason, what would this reason be, and would it affect mankind in any way? Should he be concerned? Would it provide an answer explaining why he is here? Will his future be affected in any way? Would mankind ever be able to solve the basic problems he faces? Can he and his family have a happy future? The questions he asks himself, is he able to find all the answers? This book help will help you understand why we are here on earth. It will answer all your basic questions regarding what is really happening today on earth and what did happen in the past. This book will help point out to you how to make the correct basic decisions in life, obtaining the correct knowledge. This will help you face and overcome certain habits. This book will motivate you to have a positive attitude towards life despite the challenges you may face daily. This book will expose most of the lies being promoted in todays society. When you have finished reading this book, you will understand your purpose for being here on earth.

An account of the life of Eliahu Shamir.