PULL UP THE LADDER JACK

PULL UP THE LADDER JACK
Author: Eric G. Bennett
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 183
Release: 2012-10-25
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1479734772

'This book is a factual story of the ups and downs in the life of a British Merchant Seaman during the 1940's and 50's. The book is neither an accusation nor a confession, the names and identifying details of the individuals have been changed to protect their privacy'.

ABA Journal

ABA Journal
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Total Pages: 138
Release:
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The ABA Journal serves the legal profession. Qualified recipients are lawyers and judges, law students, law librarians and associate members of the American Bar Association.

Operation Pacific

Operation Pacific
Author: Edwyn Gray
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Total Pages: 298
Release: 1990-09-27
Genre: History
ISBN: 0850522641

Hollywood's version of the Naval War in the Pacific has led many people to believe that it was an all-American affair and that the Royal Navy took no part in it. But, as Edwin Gray shows in Operation Pacific, Such a scenario is a travesty of the truth. In fact, the Royal Navy and its Commonwealth partners played a very significant role in the Pacific War and waged a vigorous non-stop battle with the enemy, from the earliest days of defeat and disaster though to the ultimate triumph of Victory. And, indeed, it is not generally realised that Japanese troops actually landed in Malaya and opened hostilities in Britain a full ninety minutes before Nagumo's dive-bombers swept down on the unsuspecting American pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbour to bring the United States into the war. Operation Pacific is the first book to provide a full and detailed account of Britain's Naval contribution tot he ultimate defeat of Japan – a saga that ranges from the darkest days pf December 1941, to the vast carrier operations and kamikaze attacks of the final battles in 1945. And, while in no way disparaging the heroic achievements and fighting courage of the US forces in the Pacific, Edwyn Gray reveals that the Royal Navy's cooperation was not always welcomed by her over-mighty Ally and that America's top brass, notably admiral Ernest King and General Douglas MacAuthur , were implacably opposed to British involvement in the Pacific for both practical and political reasons. Offering a clear, concise, and comprehensive picture of the part played by the Royal Navy and Commonwealth forces in the Far East War, Operation pacific is an absorbing story handled with all the skill which readers have come to expect from one of the leading popular naval historians of our day.

Interpreting Nature

Interpreting Nature
Author: I. G. Simmons
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 254
Release: 2013-01-11
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1134862229

Human society has constructed many varied notions of the environment. Scientific information about the environment is often seen as the only worthwhile knowledge. This ignores the complexities created by interaction between people and the environment. Idealist thinking argues that everything we know is based on a construct of our minds and that all is possible. Can both be correct and true? Interpreting Nature explores the position of humanity in the environment from the principle that the models we construct are imperfect and can only be provisional. Having examined the way in which the natural sciences have interrogated nature, the types of data produced and what they mean to us, this looks at the environment within philosophy and ethics, the social sciences and the arts, and analyses their role in the formation of environmental cognition.

The Secret Island and Other Adventure Novels - Complete Series

The Secret Island and Other Adventure Novels - Complete Series
Author: Enid Blyton
Publisher: DigiCat
Total Pages: 634
Release: 2022-11-13
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN:

The Secret Series is a collection of exciting action-adventure classics that relate trilling adventures of Arnold children, older Peggy and younger twin siblings Mike and Nora, who live with a harsh aunt and uncle after their parents are thought to have been killed in a plane crash. "The Secret Island" – Aided by Jack, an orphan they have befriended, the Arnold children run away to an island on a nearby lake, and together they make a new home constructed with the branches of a willow tree. "The Secret of Spiggy Hole" – The Arnold children discover that their parents are alive and reunite with them. The family goes on a holiday at the rugged Cornish coast with a family friend, Miss Dimity. Children get drawn into a kidnapping case as they discover a boy named Paul, Prince of Baronia, being held prisoner in a castle tower nearby. "The Secret Mountain" – Captain and Mrs. Arnold are flying off in their plane, the White Swallow, and apparently have crash-landed in a remote part of Africa. The Arnold children, home from school and in the care of a family friend, Miss Dimity, team up with their friend, Prince Paul of Baronia, and go flying off in his royal plane to Africa to rescue their parents. "The Secret of Killimooin" – Prince Paul invites the Arnold's to his palace in Baronia for the holidays; but it is so hot there in the roasting summer that the entire royal household adjourns to their castle up in the mountains. Bands of robbers are marauding the countryside, terrorizing the local people, and Paul is incensed, and determined to find the robbers and have them detained. "The Secret of Moon Castle" – The Arnolds are invited to spend some time in the castle with Prince Paul's family. They are all soon puzzled by strange events happening in the castle: odd noises that occur, eyes in portraits that shine mysteriously, lights that shine in tower rooms, despite being locked tight.

The Secret of Spiggy Holes

The Secret of Spiggy Holes
Author: Enid Blyton
Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
Total Pages: 150
Release: 2016-01-14
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1444921134

In Enid Blyton's classic Secret Stories mystery always leads to adventure. Mike, Peggy, Nora and Jack are having a lovely summer at the Cornish seaside. While out exploring the Spiggy Holes caves, they discover a secret passage leading to the Old House on the cliff. But when they encounter the Old House's horrid new owner, the children are convinced he is hiding some secrets of his own ... First published in 1940, this edition contains the original text and is unillustrated.

Three Cheers Secret Seven

Three Cheers Secret Seven
Author: Enid Blyton
Publisher: DigiCat
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2022-08-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Three Cheers Secret Seven" by Enid Blyton. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

The Deep Atlantic

The Deep Atlantic
Author: Peter Dillon
Publisher: Kenilworth & Collins
Total Pages: 432
Release: 2009-09
Genre: Adventure stories
ISBN: 0956118909

This is an adventure thriller which tells the story of the events that follow the discovery of a sunken U-boat off the west coast of Ireland.

The Routledge Dictionary of Historical Slang

The Routledge Dictionary of Historical Slang
Author: Eric Partridge
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 6031
Release: 2003-09-02
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 1135795428

Drawn from the Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, with the emphasis on the expressions used or coined before 1914.