Someone Else's War
Someone Else's War

Author: Anthony Rogers

Publisher: Collins

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13:

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Based on extensive interviews with mercenaries of many nationalities, this volume reveals how white mercenaries came to play a key role in the struggle for the Congo, and how the end of the war in Vietnam coincided with the start of the war in Rhodesia, attracting a new generation of mercenary soldiers. The story moves on from the Angolan debacle of 1976 to a succession of operations in Africa and South America, an attempted coup in Malta, and to the mercenaries that flocked to the former-Yugoslavia as the Balkan conflict worsened.

Someone Else’s War
Someone Else’s War

Author: John Connor

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2019-08-22

Total Pages: 293

ISBN-13: 1786725436

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World War I was the first truly global conflict and its effects were felt across the British Empire. When war broke out in 1914, Great Britain had the largest empire, encompassing one quarter of the population of the world. Many colonial citizens were to be enlisted into the war effort and shipped from their homes in Africa, Asia and Australasia to fight on the battlefields of the Western Front. What was the experience of war like for citizens of empire, whether combatants or not? How did the empire affect countries administered by Great Britain but geographically located tens of thousands of miles from the conflict? In this book, John Connor tells the story of the people whose lives were profoundly affected by 'someone else's war' – dragged, against their will, into a geopolitical conflict vastly removed from their normal lives.

Another Man's War
Another Man's War

Author: Sam Childers

Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc

Published: 2009-03-17

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 159555162X

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Once a drug-dealing biker, Childers now spends his time in the most dangerous parts of Sudan and Uganda rescuing the youngest victims of war--orphans and child-soldiers--no matter the cost.

Another Man's War
Another Man's War

Author: Barnaby Phillips

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2014-09-04

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 1780745230

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In December 1941 the Japanese invaded Burma. For the British, the longest land campaign of the Second World War had begun. 100,000 African soldiers were taken from Britain’s colonies to fight the Japanese in the Burmese jungles. They performed heroically in one of the most brutal theatres of war, yet their contribution has been largely ignored. Isaac Fadoyebo was one of those ‘Burma Boys’. At the age of sixteen he ran away from his Nigerian village to join the British Army. Sent to Burma, he was attacked and left for dead in the jungle by the Japanese. Sheltered by courageous local rice farmers, Isaac spent nine months in hiding before his eventual rescue. He returned to Nigeria a hero, but his story was soon forgotten. Barnaby Phillips travelled to Nigeria and Burma in search of Isaac, the family who saved his life, and the legacy of an Empire. Another Man’s War is Isaac’s story.

Someone Else’s War
Someone Else’s War

Author: John Connor

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2019-08-22

Total Pages: 362

ISBN-13: 1786735431

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World War I was the first truly global conflict and its effects were felt across the British Empire. When war broke out in 1914, Great Britain had the largest empire, encompassing one quarter of the population of the world. Many colonial citizens were to be enlisted into the war effort and shipped from their homes in Africa, Asia and Australasia to fight on the battlefields of the Western Front. What was the experience of war like for citizens of empire, whether combatants or not? How did the empire affect countries administered by Great Britain but geographically located tens of thousands of miles from the conflict? In this book, John Connor tells the story of the people whose lives were profoundly affected by 'someone else's war' – dragged, against their will, into a geopolitical conflict vastly removed from their normal lives.

What Every Person Should Know About War
What Every Person Should Know About War

Author: Chris Hedges

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2007-11-01

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 1416583149

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Acclaimed New York Times journalist and author Chris Hedges offers a critical -- and fascinating -- lesson in the dangerous realities of our age: a stark look at the effects of war on combatants. Utterly lacking in rhetoric or dogma, this manual relies instead on bare fact, frank description, and a spare question-and-answer format. Hedges allows U.S. military documentation of the brutalizing physical and psychological consequences of combat to speak for itself. Hedges poses dozens of questions that young soldiers might ask about combat, and then answers them by quoting from medical and psychological studies. • What are my chances of being wounded or killed if we go to war? • What does it feel like to get shot? • What do artillery shells do to you? • What is the most painful way to get wounded? • Will I be afraid? • What could happen to me in a nuclear attack? • What does it feel like to kill someone? • Can I withstand torture? • What are the long-term consequences of combat stress? • What will happen to my body after I die? This profound and devastating portrayal of the horrors to which we subject our armed forces stands as a ringing indictment of the glorification of war and the concealment of its barbarity.

Echo of Someone Else’s War
Echo of Someone Else’s War

Author: Juan Miramar

Publisher: Ukiyoto Publishing

Published: 2024-01-29

Total Pages: 111

ISBN-13: 9360496782

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The works of Juan Miramar, presented in this book, are distinguished, as always, by sophisticated language, subtle humor, a unique philosophical perspective on life, and vibrant Eastern color. The novella “Echoes of Someone Else’s War” impresses with its captivating and dynamic plot. A scholar and writer, a former translator for international peacekeeping forces, suddenly finds himself in the midst of the events of a contemporary and mysterious war. The distant past extends its tentacles into the present, not only forcing the protagonist to recall his military experience but also compelling him to choose sides in unfamiliar Arab and non-Arab conflicts.

Someone Else's Yesterday
Someone Else's Yesterday

Author: Jeffrey J. Keene

Publisher: Blue Dolphin Publishing

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781577331346

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"Someone Else's Yesterday" is an amazing journey as seen through the eyes of two people: one a Georgian, the other a Connecticut Yankee. Gathering information from records, wartime reports, and love letters, Keene uncovers parallels between his life and that of General Gordon.

Accessory to War: The Unspoken Alliance Between Astrophysics and the Military
Accessory to War: The Unspoken Alliance Between Astrophysics and the Military

Author: Neil deGrasse Tyson

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2018-09-11

Total Pages: 622

ISBN-13: 039328543X

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“Extraordinary.… A feast of history, an expert tour through thousands of years of war and conquest.” —Jennifer Carson, New York Times Book Review In this far-reaching foray into the millennia-long relationship between science and military power, acclaimed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-author Avis Lang examine how the methods and tools of astrophysics have been enlisted in the service of war. Spanning early celestial navigation to satellite-enabled warfare, Accessory to War is a richly researched and provocative examination of the intersection of science, technology, industry, and power that will introduce Tyson’s millions of fans to yet another dimension of how the universe has shaped our lives and our world.