True stories Books

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Das Buch ""Das 3 Pommersche Infanterie Regiment Nr. 14: Von seiner Gr�����ndung bis zum Jahr 1888 (1888)"" von Paul von Schmidt ist eine detaillierte historische Darstellung des 3. Pommerschen Infanterie-Regiments Nr. 14. Das Buch beschreibt die...

One Step Beyond: One Man's Extraordinary Story of Survival is a tale of adventure, courage, and triumph, but most importantly, it is an inspiring story about embracing life after a horrific accident.Warren Macdonald, a fit and experienced hiker, set out...

The second of two volumes, this book about the criminology of Carlo Morselli includes a diversity of contributions that study the social inter-dependence of criminal phenomena. It presents various studies on the importance and impact of social ties on...

This book features the empirical work of internationally known scholars, providing an in-depth examination of the overlap between online and offline victimization and offending. It will be a key resource for academics, researchers, and advanced students...

Bringing new research from true crime writers, scholars, and media practitioners around the world, this book offers fresh perspectives on how women read, write, and are portrayed in true crime stories across different platforms, including documentaries,...

Undaunted A Memoir is a harrowing story of unimaginable loss, horrible abuse, and unspeakable tragedy. For a young orphaned Vietnamese girl, living in a war torn country, growing up is the hardest journey. She flees an army of demons, ghostly...

A Warning from One Man's Journey to You...Pullin' Chains "Stay Your Butt Out of Prison" recounts the author's observations and experiences in life which he uses to caution children and adults alike to stay out of trouble and avoid prison. A literary tool...

"Frank Wade was born in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada in October 1921. He was sent to England to train for the navy in the schoolship HMS Conway in Liverpool and the Dartmouth (Devon) Royal Navy College from 1936 to December 1940. Then in May 1941 he was...

Embark on a journey beneath the waves with "A Submariner's Tale" by Andrew Butterfield. This memoir offers an inspiring glimpse into the life of a Royal Navy officer who faced tremendous challenges and found unparalleled camaraderie within the Submarine...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

My National Service (1955-1957): The Making of a Man is the story of young man who joined the British Army as an Infantry Soldier and served for two years as part of conscripted National Service. It is a very personal story, giving detailed description...

Stories of HOPE Australia is  a compilation of inspirational stories. These stories are by everyday people who have been through some of the most challenging times life can throw and have shown extraordinary strength and resilience to come out the...

When two lives collide . . .This groundbreaking tour de force presents the gripping true account of one of America's most notorious serial rapists and the tough female journalist assigned to cover his case.Following an exhaustive manhunt and his capture...

This is an abridged translation of the principal Chinese textbook on civil law, which was published as part of the restructuring of China's legal system following the Third Plenum of the Chinese Communist Party in late 1978. Because the closest thing...

With meticulous research, Carol Rosenhain examines and questions the validity of Charles Bean’s assertion that the Leane family was the most famous family of soldiers in Australian history. She evaluates the contribution of its six fathers and five...

William Redfern, surgeon, sailor, mutineer, prisoner and pioneer.From his birth in approximately 1775 to joining the Royal Navy as a ship’s surgeon, it seemed William Redfern was destined for a life of relative wealth and status, but all that...

These are the memoirs of Ben Lans, who joined the Army as an officer cadet with little military background and a vague military ambition to work with soldiers and seek adventure. It is a story of action and adventure during postings at home, overseas and...

Intelligence operations that used secret radio methods did not end when the Berlin Wall fell. They are still used by spies operating in denied areas and various radical underground groups.Intelligence officers who operate overseas under non-official...

This lady, this monster, that I barely know, just decided to take me from everything I've ever known.I got no warning. I had no choice. I didn't even get to say goodbye.I'm screaming at Anne in my mind, but in reality, I'm frozen in place.I feel like...

Philip Metcalfe has described his role as an author as that of a "painter who endows a lost world with the personality and the dailiness it once possessed." In Whispering Wires, Metcalfe tells the story of Roy Olmstead, one of the principal bootleggers...

Drifting in the Wake traces the life of Orville Wright from a humble childhood to adventures world-wide, from testing helicopters to recovering Skylab astronauts, to blowing up mines in Hai Phong Harbor, Vietnam. He played Hollywood celebrity tennis with...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore,...

"The scars we show become lighthouses for those about to hit the same rock." - ANONYMOUS.A quote from the screenplay written by Katelyn Wells, adapted from the book ONE FOOT OVER THE EDGE.A true story of a young Canadian Soldier returning home from a...

In the year of 1942, during World War 2 the first Canadian paratroopers started training. The first Airborne unit, 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion was formed, going into its first battle on June 6, 1944 (D-Day). It was disbanded when W.W. 2 ended, but...

"So richly detailed, you can almost smell the gunsmoke and the sweat of the saddles. " --Hampton Sides, New York Times bestselling author of Ghost SoldiersBilly the Kid--a.k.a. Henry McCarty, Henry Antrim, and William Bonney--was a horse thief, cattle...

When Ruben Cavazos changed his clothes at daybreak, he was no longer a CAT scan technician at the University of Southern California Medical Center. He became the man known--and, in a few special cases, feared--as Doc, international president of the...

Don Henry Ford, Jr., is an unapologetic outlaw. For seven years he made his living smuggling marijuana across the U.S.-Mexico border in the Big Bend region of Texas. His business partners were some of the era's biggest narcotraficantes like Pablo Acosta...

In his inimitable New York voice, Pulitzer Prize winner Jimmy Breslin gives us a look through the keyhole at the people and places that define the Mafia--characters like John Gotti, Sammy "the Bull" Gravano, Anthony "Gaspipe" Casso (named for his weapon...

At the height of the Irish Famine, now considered the greatest social disaster to strike nineteenth-century Europe, Anglo-Irish landlord Major Denis Mahon was assassinated as he drove his carriage through his property in County Roscommon. Mahon had...

This was written in memory of those who served that did not make it home. Or did make it home and could not survive their injuries that could not be seen. Just because they made it home does not mean they were not affected or did not get hurt. PTSD and...

Law enforcement often struggles to connect the dots to identify someone as a killer beyond a reasonable doubt.Forensic astrology can serve a much-needed civic and legal function—it helps connect dots between the crime and the perpetrator. The...

Jane Carson-Sandler, a native of Northern New Jersey, entered the US Air Force Nurse Corps in 1969 and retired in 1999 after serving 30 years of active and reserve duty. Seven years after entering the military, she was raped in her own home while her...

Master Sergeant Gordon L. Ewell is a combat engineer and expert in the tactics and techniques the enemy used in Iraq to assemble, disguise, and detonate deadly improvised explosive devices (IEDs). He became part of the first special two-solider team...

WALKING OUT OF THE STORMBased on the True Story of Sean Cribbin`s Encounter with Canada's Most Notorious Serial Killer Bruce McArthur.The Story also tells the tragic events of how eight men lost their lives to the monster.

In the twilight of Garrie Henwood's tumultuous journey, the pages of "SWIPED" unfold to reveal a gripping tale of audacity, choices, and the consequences that follow a life veering off the beaten path. In this riveting narrative, we delve into the...

"Shots fired. An officer is down."A "sniper" opened fire with shotguns on the police officers standing in the intersection of Broadway and Grayson. Six went down wounded from the barrage of rounds fired.Forty nine citizens were injured by shotgun blast...

When news of World War II broke out on December 7, 1942, Walter Cheers was on the golf course. He immediately enlisted and eventually served as an airbase commander in India, flying supplies over the "hump" to British troops in Burma. Love Letters from...

This story begins in November 1941 and recounts B Company's march through French Morocco, Tunisia, Sicily, Italy, and Southern France. From there, it traces the company's advance over the Vosges Mountains, through the Colmar Pocket and across Germany to...