Matthew B. Ridgway

Matthew B. Ridgway
Author: George C. Mitchell
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2002
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780811722940

Matthew B. Ridgway was a significant figure in United States history. He commanded the 82nd Airborne Division in the invasion in Europe; he succeeded MacArthur in Korea; he was the U.S. delegate to the United Nations; he served as Supreme Commander of the Far East and Supreme Commander in Europe. He was counselor to four presidents, helped found a university research center on national security, and was a powerful influence in national affairs for 40 years. Using Ridgway's personal papers, George Mitchell offers a unique and compelling view of this authentic American hero.

The River of No Return

The River of No Return
Author: Bee Ridgway
Publisher: Penguin Group
Total Pages: 465
Release: 2014-03-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0142180831

Named a Notable Fiction Book of 2013 by The Washington Post “An engrossing adventure, with mystery, romance, humor, and impeccable historical detail.” –The Boston Globe Devon, 1815. The charming Lord Nicholas Davenant and the beguiling Julia Percy should make a perfect match. But before their love has a chance to grow, Nicholas is presumed dead in the Napoleonic war. Nick, however, is lost in time. Somehow he escaped certain death by leaping two hundred years forward to the present day where he finds himself in the care of a mysterious society – the Guild. Questioning the limits of the impossible, Nick is desperate to find a way back to the life he left behind. Yet with the future of time itself hanging in the balance, could it be that the girl who first captured his heart has had the answers all along? Can Nick find a way to return to her?

Hawthorn & Child

Hawthorn & Child
Author: Keith Ridgway
Publisher: New Directions Publishing
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2013-09-23
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0811221679

A mind-blowing adventure into a literary fourth dimension: part noir, part London snapshot, all unsettlingly amazing Hawthorn and his partner, Child, are called to the scene of a mysterious shooting in North London. The only witness is unreliable, the clues are scarce, and the victim, a young man who lives nearby, swears he was shot by a ghost car. While Hawthorn battles with fatigue and strange dreams, the crime and the narrative slip from his grasp and the stories of other Londoners take over: a young pickpocket on the run from his boss; an editor in possession of a disturbing manuscript; a teenage girl who spends her days at the Tate Modern; a pack of wolves; and a madman who has been infected by the former Prime Minister Tony Blair. Haunting these disparate lives is the shadowy figure of Mishazzo, an elusive crime magnate who may be running the city, or may not exist at all.

The Feathery Tribe

The Feathery Tribe
Author: Daniel Lewis
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 520
Release: 2012-04-24
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0300183453

"Long forgotten, the Smithsonian Institution's first curator of birds, Robert Ridgway, is one of America's most important scientists. This book centers itself around a biographical treatment of Ridgway, but even more important considers what it meant to be a professional and an amateur in biology in the last quarter of the nineteenth century, and shows how the field of ornithology was professionalized as evolutionary theory made its mark on the study of birds"--Provided by publisher.

The Green River Serial Killer

The Green River Serial Killer
Author: Pennie Morehead
Publisher: eBookIt.com
Total Pages: 182
Release: 2012-07-10
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0828322775

This first book by Pennie Morehead chronicles the life of Judith, the wife of Gary Ridgway, the infamous serial killer of more than 48 women. It contains 112 original photographs and letters, many published here for the first time, and reveal the relationship between Gary and his unsuspecting wife, Judith, who was living some of the happiest years of her life while married to a killer. Ms. Morehead also gives an in depth analysis of Gary's handwritten letters from a professional graphologist point of view. As of this date, despite the diligence of many investigators on this case in locating the victims of the Green River Serial Killer, there remain several bodies of those victims that still need to be discovered.

The Korean War

The Korean War
Author: Matthew B. Ridgway
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1986-03-22
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780306802676

In December 1950 General Matthew B. Ridgway replaced General Walton Walker as commander of the Eighth Army, and in April 1951 he succeeded Douglas MacArthur as supreme commander of the United Nations forces in Korea and supreme commander of the United States Far East Command. In this spirited book, General Ridgway describes how he took a dispirited army and rebuilt it in a few short months, leading it into battle against the Chinese and North Korean forces, forcing them back over the 38th parallel and ”victory.” It is a book that takes a close look at MacArthur, his failings and brilliance, and a hard look at the idea of limited war. Infused with a humane leader's appreciation for the ordinary fighting soldier, Ridgway's history also teaches important lessons about Vietnam and any future conflict. Above all, he emphasizes: We should not involve ourselves in escalating warfare without a specific and attainable goal.

Color Standards and Color Nomenclature

Color Standards and Color Nomenclature
Author: Robert Ridgway
Publisher:
Total Pages: 161
Release: 1999-01-01
Genre: Colors
ISBN: 142126188X

This Elibron Classics title is a reprint of the original edition published by Published by the Author in Washington, 1912. This book contains color illustrations.

Kitchen Privileges

Kitchen Privileges
Author: Tony Ridgway
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2019-11
Genre:
ISBN: 9781733024709

Tony Ridgway's story of food and cooking from the apple and peach orchards of Chester County Pennsylvania to an almost 50 year career of restaurant ownership in Naples, Florida. Part memoir part cookbook with 110 recip-es written in great detail .

Ridgway's Paratroopers

Ridgway's Paratroopers
Author: Clay Blair
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2002
Genre: World War, 1939-1945
ISBN: 9781557502995

This powerful study of Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway offers both a detailed account of the legendary general's illustrious World War II career and a comprehensive history of American airborne operations in Europe. Considered one of the Allies' brightest and most forceful commanders, the general fought in every major battle in the Mediterranean and Europe, and his 82nd and 101st airborne divisions came to be called the best in the U.S. Army. But the book makes clear that Ridgway had to justify his faith in airborne warfare because the first drop by the 82nd-during the invasion of Sicily when the pilots were still green and the equipment faulty-had been a fiasco.

Blair tells the story in gripping battlefield narrative to capture the experiences of the soldiers who served in these elite units at Salerno, Naples, Anzio, Normandy, and elsewhere. At the same time he provides a frank analysis of the development of the airborne techniques and of the attention given to the political-military-strategic issues that influenced their deployment. Densely packed with information, the book, first published in 1985, is widely acknowledged for its engagingly honest analysis of Ridgway and airborne operations in Europe.