An in-depth look at the unique actions of the newly formed state of West Virginia during the Civil War
While the taking of hostages by both the Union and the Confederacy was common during the Civil War, it was unique for an individual state government to engage in this practice. The Governor's Pawns examines the history that led to the taking of political prisoners in western Virginia, the implementation of a hostage law by Virginia's pro-Union government in 1863, and the adoption of that law by the newly recognized state of West Virginia.
The roots of state hostage-taking took hold prior to the Civil War. Sectional politics between eastern and western Virginia and their local communities, as well as long-standing family rivalries, resulted in the extreme actions of secession and war. Randall Gooden uses genealogical sources to tell the fascinating stories of individuals swept up in the turmoil, including hostages and their captors, freedmen, and government and military officials. Gooden emphasizes the personal nature of civilian arrests and hostage-taking and describes the impact on communities and the families left scarred by this practice.
The Governor's Pawns takes readers into the city streets, state and national capitol buildings, army camps, jails and military prisons, hospitals, and graveyards that accompanied the tit-for-tat style of pointedly personal warfare.
A fully illustrated history of the disastrous 1980 attempt to rescue the 53 US Embassy hostages in Tehran, which involved the new Delta Force and a complex series of airlifts, hides and refueling stops in the Iranian desert.
Following months of negotiations after the seizure of the US Embassy in Tehran on November 4 1979, President Jimmy Carter ordered the newly formed Delta Force to conduct a raid into Iran to free the hostages. The raid, Operation Eagle Claw, was risky to say the least. US forces would have to fly into the deserts of Iran on C-130s; marry up with carrier-based RH-53D helicopters; fly to hide sites near Tehran; approach the Embassy via trucks; seize the Embassy and rescue the hostages; board the helicopters descending on Tehran; fly to an airbase captured by more US forces; and then fly out on C-141s and to freedom. Unfortunately, and unsurprisingly given the complexity of the mission, things went wrong from the start and when the mission was called off at the refueling site at Desert One, the resulting collision between aircraft killed eight US personnel.
This title tells the full story of this tragic operation, supported by maps, photographs, and specially-commissioned bird's-eye-views and battlescenes, which reveal the complexity and scale of the proposed rescue and the disaster which followed.
Автор: Mackintosh Clare Название: Hostage ISBN: 1728250501 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781728250502 Издательство: Gazelle Book Services Цена: 2344.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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An utterly riveting read with so many jaw-dropping twists and turns you won't dare unfasten your seatbelt.--Lucy Foley
Mackintosh is a pro...the final scene in the book almost made me sick as I read it. I mean that as a compliment of the highest order.--The New York Times
You can save hundreds of lives. Or the one that matters most...
From New York Times bestselling author Clare Mackintosh comes a claustrophobic thriller set over 20 hours on-board the inaugural nonstop flight from London to Sydney.
Mina is trying to focus on her job as a flight attendant, not the problems with her five-year-old daughter back home, or the fissures in her marriage. But the plane has barely taken off when Mina receives a chilling note from an anonymous passenger, someone intent on ensuring the plane never reaches its destination: The following instructions will save your daughter's life...
Someone needs Mina's assistance and knows exactly how to make her comply.
When one passenger is killed and then another, Mina knows she must act. But which lives does she save: Her passengers...or her own daughter and husband who are in grave distress back at home?
It's twenty hours to landing. A lot can happen in twenty hours.
For fans of the locked-room mystery of One by One and the heart-stopping tension The Last Flight, Hostage is an explosively addictive thriller about one flight attendant and the agonizing decision that will change her life--and the lives of everyone on-board--forever.
Praise for Hostage:
Feels like a blockbuster movie. --Lisa Jewell, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Then She Was Gone
A banger of a book with a truly agonizing 'what would you do?' --Ruth Ware, #1 New York Times bestselling author of One by One
Hypnotically good. Should be a hit, could be a classic... --Lee Child, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series
Fiendishly clever. --Lisa Gardner, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Before She Disappeared
A propulsive read. --Karin Slaughter, New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Wife
A nail-biter of a thriller. --Shari Lapena, New York Times bestselling author of The Couple Next Door
Автор: Gish Melissa Название: FBI Hostage Rescue ISBN: 1628329025 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781628329025 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Цена: 1253.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Overkill is a unique in-depth Bible study and commentary on the apostle Paul's letter to the church in Rome, focusing on chapter 5.
Paul began his inspired letter by saying: he was drafted into this war by the Lord Jesus Christ. His assignment was to preach the Good News/Gospel to the whole world.
This is a powerful story of war and love. His letter is addressed to God's loved ones in Rome.
The Gospel is "The Power force] of God unto Salvation". If Almighty God has to use "POWER" to rescue, what does that say about the power of the forces of evil? Romans 5 takes us onto the battlefield of spiritual warfare to witness the power of God in action.
This, first in a planned four book series on Romans 5-8, makes it easier to understand and master this difficult to interpret letter. Walker accomplishes this task by carefully following the drama as it unfolds in vivid detail. He guides us through the text while taking both panoramic and up close perspectives of the drama as the text directs. At the end the reader will have a thorough understanding of the first 5 chapters of the letter.
Expect an eye opening, awe inspiring, mind renewing, faith building, life transforming, hope strengthening, account of God's love in action.
Описание: In 1949, as the Chinese Civil War was about to enter its final, explosive stage, the small British frigate HMS Amethyst was sent on a dangerous mission up the Yangtze River to protect British citizens in Nanking. En route it was attacked by the Chinese Communists and held hostage on the river for several months before the crew managed to make a daring escape.
The Amethyst captured news headlines around the world and became an unlikely symbol of the cold war in Asia. This dramatic episode, hailed in the West as a triumph of the human spirit but bitterly condemned by the Chinese Communists, was to prejudice Anglo-Chinese relations for years to come.
Using sources not previously available, Malcolm Murfett has written a book that is much more than an account of a single incident. It provides a sweeping survey of British naval power in China, from its faltering and inept beginnings in the late 1630s right up to the establishment of the People's Republic in 1949. In explaining the importance of the Amethyst episode in the history of Anglo-Chinese naval relations, Murfett suggests that it was the final poignant break with the past.
Readers will find Hostage on the Yangtze to be a fascinating tale of high adventure, imperialistic oppression, diplomatic shortcomings, and political repercussions¬-a mixture that culminates in one of the most dramatic and memorable crises of the post-war world.
Автор: Julia Sykes, Sykes Название: PRETTY HOSTAGE ISBN: 170760973X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781707609734 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2930.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Heartly Jules Название: Save Your Prayers: True Stories From A Nation Held Hostage ISBN: 1096131110 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781096131113 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2750.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: "The feelings are real in each one of the 430 pages of the novel, -- El Tiempo, Colombian Newspaper "This book opened a horizon that I did not suspect, that of the relatives of the victims of violence....it narrates their immense pain, courage, endless love and faith." --Isabella Vernaza, NotiPacifico 90-Minutes TV News Manager, Ex-Hostage of the ELN guerrilla "A very emotionally intense story never told about the crisis that mass violence brings to its unnamed victims ... very well written and easy to follow" -- Fabio A. Andrade, Director Americas Community Center Throughout the novel, Save Your Prayers readers experience the previously untold stories of those who are left behind in the aftermath of tragedies, and the pain they endure to preserve life as they once knew it. Myla always thought bad things could happen to other people but never to them, never to her.
Head bowed, and eyes closed, the patriarch of the Vasquez family relied on Sunday morning mass to bring him peace and guidance in the week ahead. But when guerrilla soldiers stormed La Maria church with their machine guns at the ready, he knew it was not God's mercy he needed. Ignoring their prayers, Luis and all the other 180 congregants are whisked away.
Luis's only hope for survival from the mountainous-jungle prison where he and others are held is his wife, Myla, who must negotiate with the guerrilla soldiers to secure his freedom while also ensuring the bills are paid and their now-fatherless children are cared for. But when Myla is the target of blackmail and her family betrays her trust, she is seemingly left without options. Only after connecting with other victims does Myla learn what she must do: go straight to the source and confront the guerrilla commander face-to-face. But will she have what he wants? Is she too late?
Автор: Brown Don Название: Hostage ISBN: 0310259347 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780310259343 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2647.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: When terrorists attack, JAG officer Zach Brewer faces a deadly choice. Save the woman he loves - or the lives of millions.
Автор: Abbott Alexis, Abbott Alex Название: Hostage of the Hitman: A Bad Boy Mafia Romance ISBN: 1539855341 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781539855347 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2585.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The fifth and sixth novels in the Lindsay Gordon series -gripping and thrilling page-turners, starring a self-proclaimed 'cynical socialist lesbian feminist journalist'--from the number one bestseller Val McDermid
Автор: McMains, Michael , Mullins, Wayman , Young, Andr Название: Crisis Negotiations ISBN: 1138585521 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138585522 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 9186.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Crisis Negotiations: Managing Critical Incidents and Hostage Situations in Law Enforcement and Corrections, 6th Edition, is an invaluable resource for mitigating, managing, or responding to high risk negotiation incidents.
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