Hickam, Homer H., Jr.:Back to the Moon; A Novel
- signiertes Exemplar 2017, ISBN: 9780385334228
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2015. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. xv, [1]. 618, [6] pages. Endpaper maps, illustrations, appendix, notes… Mehr…
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2015. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. xv, [1]. 618, [6] pages. Endpaper maps, illustrations, appendix, notes, bibliography, index. Chapters 1 through 6 cover the period of time from Britain's conquest of Palestine in 1917, toward the end of World War I, to the early years of World War II, depicting the reasons behind the emergence of a Jewish underground in response to Arab violence and terrorism, and traces its evolution into a counterterrorism strike force that eventually turned its weapons on Britain as well. Chapters 7 through 10 focus on wartime Palestine. The split that produced rival Jewish Terrorist factions, the official Zionist movement, and the growing polarization of the Jewish community from the British government led to the escalation of Jewish terrorism, now directed solely against the British government. The final part, chapters 11 through 19, chronicles the war that Britain fought in Palestine following World War II. This landmark history, based on newly available documents, covers the battles between Jews, Arabs, and the British that led to the creation of Israel. Contains previously unknown detail of how Britain, in the twilight of empire, struggled and ultimately failed to reconcile competing Arab and Jewish demands and uprisings. A concatenation of powerful forces, including Jewish terrorism, combined to render Britain's continued rule of Palestine untenable. The author, a leading expert on terrorism, shines new light on the bombing of the King David Hotel, the assassination of Lord Moyne in Cairo, the leadership of Menachem Begin, the life and death of Abraham Stern, and much else.Bruce Hoffman (born 1954) is a political analyst specializing in the study of terrorism and counterterrorism, insurgency and counter-insurgency. He is a tenured professor at Georgetown University's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, where between 2010 and 2017 he was the director of the Center for Security Studies and director of the security studies program. Hoffman is the second longest-serving director in the center and program's three-decade history. Derived from a Kirkus review: Terrorism scholar Hoffman draws on British, Israeli and American archives, uncovering much new material, in this history of Zionists' determination to oust the British from Palestine. Terrorism, carried out by two rival groups-Irgun and the more extreme Lehi-resulted, after 30 years of violence, in British withdrawal and the creation of Israel. Britain's presence had been authorized by the Mandate of Palestine, a consequence of the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I. By 1929, despite improvements to infrastructure and standard of living, both Arabs and Jews were seething with resentment. In the 1930s, hundreds of thousands of Jews fleeing the Nazis pressed for permission to immigrate, incensed over Britain's quota; Arabs, threatened by an increase in population, formed marauding guerrilla bands. With British soldiers fighting the war, the police force was inadequate and demoralized. In 1938 alone, 5,708 terrorist incidents occurred. Of more than 90 protagonists in this teeming drama, Menachem Begin emerges as one of the most violent, the mastermind behind the horrific bombing of the King David Hotel in 1939. British leaders, some openly anti-Semitic, vacillated as terrorists fulfilled their mission to make Palestine ungovernable. Hoffman concludes that the "rise of Israel was the product of many powerful forces in addition to terrorism." But the Irgun's success, he chillingly notes, laid the groundwork for today's globalized terrorism. An authoritative, sweeping, important history that shows how terrorism "is neither irrational nor desperate but instead entirely rational and often carefully calculated and choreographed."., Alfred A. Knopf, 2015, 3, Chicago: Chicago Review Press, 2015. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. DJ by Rebecca Lown. 16410 shelf. Looks unread. Copper-stamped sunflower cloth spine w/ brown bds. Signed on title pg. No names, clean text. Unblemished dust jacket. A few b/w illus. Bibliography, Index, Chicago Review Press, 2015, 5, New York, NY: Bloomsbury Press, 2015. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. xxii, 409, [1] pages. Slight wear to dust jacket edges. Contains Introduction, and 16 Chapters 1--On the Brink; 2--Changes in Imperial Policy and the Colonists' Thinking, 1759-1766; 3--A Plan for Governing and Quieting Them; 4--I Am Unwilling to Give Up That Duty to America; 5--1774--Year of Momentous Decisions; 6--The War Begins; 7--War Brings Crucial Changes in 1775; 8--America Declares Independence; 9--The New York Campaign in 1776; 10--The Campaigns of 1777; 11--The War Is Transformed in 1778; 12--The Longest Purse Will Win the War; 13--A Year of Disasters, 1780; 14--The Southern Theater in 1780-1781; 15--The Decisive Victory at Yorktown; 16-- Demobilization, Change, 1781-1783. Includes Select Bibliography, Notes, Index. Also includes several black and white full page maps, and 10 black and white and color portraits. John E. Ferling (born 1940) is a professor emeritus of history at the University of West Georgia. As a leading historian in the American Revolution and founding era, he has appeared in television documentaries. Derived from a Kirkus Review: From servants to citizens: a nuanced study of the American Revolution focused on how the war changed the way Americans saw themselves. Having written abundantly about the Revolutionary War, accomplished scholar Ferling employs his extensive knowledge to relay a tremendously complicated and multilayered story of the gradual embracing of ideas of independence by the once-loyal colonists. Economic incentives drove the colonists to question the relationship with the mother country. They were offended by having to pay for Britain's chronic warfare, furnish soldiers and then endure England's "coldhearted indifference" to matters of the colonists' "vital interests." Attempts by Britain to enforce imperial trade laws-by the end of the Seven Years' War in 1763, one-third of England's trade was with the colonists-only led to more alarm that Britain was scheming to take away liberties. Little by little, the colonists began to react, and Ferling takes note of certain important early firebrands, e.g.-Virginia's Patrick Henry, Boston's Samuel Adams, John Dickinson and his "Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania." Ferling effectively shows how the colonists' sense of themselves changed from the very bottom up. From deep in the provincial hamlets, they were organizing, training their militias and accepting more egalitarian proclivities and self-governing practices, such as freedom from the Anglican yoke. Ferling impressively demonstrates how the military reality eventually galvanized the fledgling country. A first-rate historian's masterful touch conveys the profound changes to colonists' "hearts and minds."., Bloomsbury Press, 2015, 3, New York: Delacorte Press, 1999. Advance Reading Copy [stated]. First printing [stated]. Trade paperback. Very good. ix, [5], 449, [1] pages. Homer Hadley Hickam Jr. (born February 19, 1943) is an American author, Vietnam veteran, and a former NASA engineer who trained the first Japanese astronauts. His 1998 memoir Rocket Boys (also published as October Sky) was a New York Times Best Seller and was the basis for the 1999 film October Sky. Hickam's body of written work also includes several additional best-selling memoirs and novels, including the "Josh Thurlow" historical fiction novels and his 2015 best-selling Carrying Albert Home: The Somewhat True Story of a Man, his Wife, and her Alligator. His books have been translated into many languages. Hickam's first fiction novel was Back to the Moon (1999), which was released as a hardcover, audiobook, and eBook. To date, Back to the Moon is Hickam's only novel specifically about space. It is a techno-thriller, telling the story of a team of "spacejackers" who commandeer a shuttle. An advance reading copy, advance review copy, advance reader's edition, advance copy, or a reader's edition (ARC or ARE) is a free copy of a new book given by a publisher to booksellers, librarians, journalists, celebrities, or others, or as a contest or school prize, before the book is printed for mass distribution. ARCs may lack the final dust jacket, formatting, and binding of the finished product. The text of an advance edition may also differ slightly from the market book (the final version that is distributed for sale), because changes may be made after advance readers make comments or find errors in the manuscript. When a celebrity reader or journalist gives an endorsement, that may be added to the dust-cover and other promotional items. ARCs are normally distributed three to six months before the book is officially released to reviewers, bookstores, magazines, and (in some cases) libraries. Book collectors often seek ARCs, which may contain text errors or typos that add value, as coins or stamps with errors do., Delacorte Press, 1999, 3<
