Honoring the Enemy
Title | Honoring the Enemy PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Macomber |
Publisher | Naval Institute Press |
Total Pages | 344 |
Release | 2019-03-15 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1682474453 |
Honoring the Enemy is the story of how American sailors, Marines, and soldiers landed in eastern Cuba in 1898 and, against daunting odds, fought their way to victory. Capt. Peter Wake, USN, is a veteran of Office of Naval Intelligence operations inside Spanish-occupied Cuba, who describes with vivid detail his experiences as a naval liaison ashore with the Cuban and U.S. armies in the jungles, hospitals, headquarters, and battlefields in the 1898 campaign to capture Santiago de Cuba from the Spanish. His younger friend, and former superior, Theodore Roosevelt, is included in Wake’s story, as the two of them endure the hell of war in the tropics. Wake’s account of the military campaign ashore is a window into the woeful incompetence, impressive innovations, energy-sapping frustration, and breathtaking bravery that is always at the heart of combat. His description of the great naval battle, from the unique viewpoint of a prisoner onboard the most famous Spanish warship, is an emotional rendering of how the concept of honor can transform a hopeless cause into a noble gesture of humanity. Honoring the Enemy is the fourteenth book in the award-winning Honor Series of historical naval novels.
Captain Ni'mat's Last Battle
Title | Captain Ni'mat's Last Battle PDF eBook |
Author | Mohamed Leftah |
Publisher | Other Press, LLC |
Total Pages | 161 |
Release | 2022-06-07 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1635420644 |
First published after the author’s death in 2008, this provocative novel charts the late-in-life sexual awakening of a retired air force pilot who begins a dangerous affair with a male servant. Captain Ni’mat, a reservist from the Egyptian army defeated by the Israelis in 1967, finds himself aging and idle, spending his days at a luxurious private club in Cairo with former comrades. One night, Captain Ni’mat has an exquisite, chilling dream: he sees pure beauty in the form of his Nubian valet. Awakened by these searing images, he slips into the hut where the young man sleeps. The vision of his naked body so deeply disturbs Captain Ni’mat that his monotonous existence is suddenly turned upside down. Unbeknownst to his wife, he comes to know physical love with his valet. In a country where religious fundamentalism grows increasingly prevalent every day, this forbidden passion will lead him to the height of happiness, at least for a time.
Back to Battle
Title | Back to Battle PDF eBook |
Author | Max Hennessy |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 297 |
Release | 1979 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780722104521 |
The Mystics, Ascetics, and Saints of India
Title | The Mystics, Ascetics, and Saints of India PDF eBook |
Author | John Campbell Oman |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 382 |
Release | 1903 |
Genre | Asceticism |
ISBN |
Hindu Castes and Sects
Title | Hindu Castes and Sects PDF eBook |
Author | Jogendra Nath Bhattacharya |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 708 |
Release | 1896 |
Genre | Caste |
ISBN |
A Text-book of Colloquial Japanese
Title | A Text-book of Colloquial Japanese PDF eBook |
Author | Rudolf Lange |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 630 |
Release | 1907 |
Genre | Japanese language |
ISBN |
Aelfric's Lives of saints
Title | Aelfric's Lives of saints PDF eBook |
Author | Aelfric |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 572 |
Release | 1881 |
Genre | Christian saints |
ISBN |