This is the remarkable story of the American First World War serviceman Arthur Clifford Kimber. When his country entered the Great War in 1917, Kimber left Stanford University to carry the first official American flag to the Western Front. Fired by idealism for the French cause, the young student initially acted as a volunteer ambulance driver, before training as a pilot and taking part in dogfights against 'the Boche'.His letters home give a vivid picture of what ...

On October 8, 1918, seventeen soldiers from the 82nd Division, American Expeditionary Force, led by acting Sgt. Bernard Early, flanked a German machine gun nest that had inundated their unit with withering fire. In this sneak attack, they successfully surprised and captured more than 80 German soldiers before an unseen machine gun suddenly opened fire and killed six men.Acting Cpl. Alvin York, a member of the patrol, received the credit for taking control of the squad and single-ha...

Pershing's Lieutenants details the history of the key leaders working for and with the American Expeditionary Forces Commander-in-Chief General John J. Pershing, several of whom went on to become important figures in World War II.World War I had a profound impact on the United States of America, which was forced to 'grow' an army almost overnight. The day the United States declared war on Germany, the US Army was only the 17th largest in the world, ranking...

The case of Robert Ben Rhoades is one of the most disturbing you will ever encounter, highlighting gaps in the justice system any killer could drive a truck through...The Cold Case Foundation's Director of Intelligence, James Patrick, explores the horrifying case of the "Truck Stop Killer." Calling on profilers, forensics experts, and psychologists from the Foundation team, he sets out to examine this overlooked case and identify the opportunities to prevent similar crimes from hap...

This dazzling anthology includes epic interstellar adventures, tales of space and wonder, from some of the brightest names in science fiction. Authors includeKage BakerStephen BaxterGregory BenfordTony DanielGreg EganPeter F. HamiltonGwyneth JonesJames Patrick KellyNancy KressKen MacleodPaul J. McAuleyIan McDonaldRobert ReedAlastair ReynoldsMary RosenblumRobert SilverbergDan SimmonsWalter Jon Williams

Les infirmiers sapeurs-pompiers en France forment une population nombreuse et dynamique parmi les acteurs des services de santé et de secours médical, stratégique au sein des services d’incendie et de secours.La fonction d’infirmier sapeur-pompier (ISP) s’inscrit au carrefour de deux champs de compétences réglementés : les soins infirmiers et le secours d’urgence. Professionnel de santé diplômé d’État, intégré au sein des servi...

This collection of essays is dedicated to the prolific career of Paul Ricoeur. In his lifetime, Ricoeur made significant contributions to many fields, such as theology, aesthetics, narratology, linguistics, and of course, philosophy. Within philosophy alone, he engaged many currents of thoughts, always providing careful and faithful analyses of philosophers while adding his own unique perspectives. Many essays in this anthology revisit Ricoeur’s own works, carefully placing him in his phil...

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For African Americans who have experienced the trauma of colonization, displacement, enslavement, and race-based violence, lament has long been a form of cultural expression that creates space to process these experiences. Lament and Justice in African American History: By the Rivers of Babylon explores the theme of lament in African American history from a theological perspective. In part one of this edited volume, scholars examine historical examples of African Americans’ use of lament a...

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Beyond the battlefield: How race and gender redefined war, identity, and memory in Civil War America.Race and Gender at War is a collection of essays that illuminates ways that race and gender have persistently shaped the military history of the United States. Editors Lesley J. Gordon and Andrew J. Huebner showcase historians with varied research agendas in the field of “war and society,” a fertile area of inquiry that shares space (and often over...

En un seul ouvrage, toutes les matières du tronc commun de Tle générale : Philo, Histoire-Géographie, Enseignement scientifique (programme révisé), Anglais.Dans chaque matière : le cours, les méthodes clés et un entraînement ciblé.Un outil de travail complet et pratique• Les matières de tronc commun en Tle générale, évaluées en contrôle continu et lors de l’épreuve finale de Philo : Histoire-Géographie, Enseignement s...