The War is the story of the life of one person, the meaning and purpose of the life and his world. The reader may reconstruct the life from the evidence that is available. All of the evidence that is... More > recovered is presented as it is recovered, in the order that it is recovered, to the author, the person and the reader at the same time. Fall is the first part in the set of works.
“I believe that most, if not all the fighting, takes place upon the field of the human mind.”
“Truth, Beauty, Goodness. I’ve been following this story since it was first being shared, and have savored each chapter as it came. Reading it is like dreaming, true and real in a way that reality rarely seems. It lingers beneath the mind’s surface in a way similar to a George MacDonald story.”
“I've got to say how unusually visual this tale is. I know just which floorboards squeak… Time is timeless out here in the fields of gold.”< Less
An authentic diary of Josef Sramek, a Czech soldier drafted to the Hungaro-Austrian army to fight from the beginning of World War 1.
In Diary of a Prisoner in World War I, Tomas Svoboda presents... More > every record his grandfather, Josef Šrámek, kept from the time he joined the army and was subsequently captured by the enemy, to the death marches and concentration camps he entered in Serbia, Albania, Italy, and France before finally returning home to resume his life.
"Clarion Foreword Reviews" have given the book four stars and commented: "Šrámek’s diary is both informative and eye-opening. His grandson has done a masterful job putting it into a format accessible to a broad audience." and continue "... is a mustread for any student or aficionado of twentieth-century history. No historian could have written a more poignant tale."< Less
An authentic diary of Josef Sramek, a Czech soldier drafted to the Hungaro-Austrian army to fight from the beginning of World War 1.
As prisoner of war he survived a series of death marches,... More > suffered from cold and diseases, and witnessed soldiers and civilians turning into either brutal predators or helpless prey. He was confined in a concentration camp at the italian island of Asinara which comprises an important part of his story. Later he was transfered to a more humanly captivity in France where his diary ends.
"Clarion Foreword Reviews" have given the book four stars and commented: "Šrámek’s diary is both informative and eye-opening." and continue "... is a mustread for any student or aficionado of twentieth-century history. No historian could have written a more poignant tale."< Less
Roy Moore was proud to be an American. He was a child of the Hudson River and a man of the sea. When his nation went to war, so did he, aboard the Destroyer USS McCall convoying ships across the... More > Atlantic through all weathers, rescuing survivors from harm's way and lobbing depth charges at enemy submarines. This is his daily log from that first World War, along with what remains of photographs and keepsakes washed ashore from his many experiences. Memories all lovingly preserved here in the writings of three generations.< Less
The draft of World War II tore ten million men from the arms of their sweethearts, and deposited them, lonely, horny and broke, in the big cities. There they made a wonderful discovery: the... More > red-light districts were full of friendly strangers who might offer a G.I. a cigarette, buy him a drink or a dinner, put him up for the night, shower him with affection, and even help him out with a few bucks. In this volume Hugh Hagius presents a short history of this forgotten front of World War II, along with a selection of candid snapshots of servicemen of the 1940s, ’50s and ’60s.< Less
The draft of World War II tore ten million men from the arms of their sweethearts, and deposited them, lonely, horny and broke, in the big cities. There they made a wonderful discovery: the... More > red-light districts were full of friendly strangers who might offer a G.I. a cigarette, buy him a drink or a dinner, put him up for the night, shower him with affection, and even help him out with a few bucks. In this volume Hugh Hagius presents a short history of this forgotten front of World War II, along with a selection of candid snapshots of servicemen of the 1940s, ’50s and ’60s.< Less
Less than one hundred years ago, the vast majority of Assyrians could be found living in towns and villages in which they had lived for hundreds, perhaps thousands, of years. Today, after enduring... More > massacres, wars, displacement and the first genocide of the modern age, the majority of Assyrians are dispersed throughout the world, far from their original homelands. In order to preserve an important part of Assyrian history, Youel A. Baaba has carefully compiled this useful reference in both English and Assyrian to provide a comprehensive guide to the villages of the Assyrian homeland before WWI. The book includes a brief historical introduction and a discussion of the resources followed by a comprehensive listing of the villages and towns by region as well as a collection of detailed maps. This contribution to Assyrian history will help preserve the memory of the connection of the Assyrians to their historical and rightful homelands.< Less
Theodosius I is also known as Theodosius the Great. He ruled the Roman Empire from 379 to 395. He is more famous because he happened to be the last Emperor of the Roman Empire. He ruled over both the... More > eastern and the Western parts of the vast empire.
While he was ruling the Empire, the Goths established their dominance over Illyricum after the Gothic War. They made their homeland south of the Danube within the empire’s borders.< Less
Book Summary:
Davie County sent 3 women and about 670 men to the World War I effort. This book gives a biographical sketch of each one of them, using
□ World War I Draft Registrations
... More > □ Honorable Discharges
□ 1930 Census which had a military question
□ Davie County Cemetery Book
□ Online death record
□ 1921 WPA project of Service Cards.
Also included are 361 photographs, interviews, letters, local newspaper articles of the time, description of training camps, and extensive index of 3,112 names; 416 pages.< Less
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