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| chestie fuller: The Hiroshima Men Iain MacGregor, 2025-07-08 At 8:15 a.m. on August 6th, 1945, the Japanese port city of Hiroshima was struck by the world's first atomic bomb. Built in the US by the top-secret Manhattan Project and delivered by a B-29 Superfortress, a revolutionary long-range bomber, the weapon destroyed large swaths of the city, instantly killing tens of thousands. The world would never be the same again. The Hiroshima Men's unique narrative recounts the decade-long journey towards this first atomic attack. It charts the race for nuclear technology before and during the Second World War, as the allies fought the axis powers in Europe, North Africa, China, and across the vastness of the Pacific, and is seen through the experiences of several key characters: General Leslie Groves, leader of the Manhattan Project alongside Robert Oppenheimer; pioneering Army Air Force bomber pilot Colonel Paul Tibbetts II; the mayor of Hiroshima, Senkichi Awaya, who would die alongside over eighty-thousand of his fellow citizens; and Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist John Hersey, who travelled to post-war Japan to expose the devastation the bomb had inflicted upon the city, and in a historic New Yorker article, described in unflinching detail the dangers posed by its deadly after-effect, radiation poisoning. This thrilling account takes the reader from the corridors of power in the White House and the Pentagon to the test sites of New Mexico; from the air war above Germany to the Potsdam Conference of Truman, Churchill, and Stalin to the savage reconquest of the Pacific to the deadly firebombing air raids across the Japanese islands. The Hiroshima Men also includes Japanese perspectives-a vital aspect often missing from Western narratives-to complete MacGregor's nuanced, deeply human account of the bombing's meaning and aftermath-- Provided by publisher. |
| chestie fuller: "Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us!" Ralph Nader, 2011-01-04 In the cozy den of the large but modest house in Omaha where he has lived since he started on his first billion, Warren Buffett watched the horrors of Hurricane Katrina unfold on television in early September 2005. . . . On the fourth day, he beheld in disbelief the paralysis of local, state, and federal authorities unable to commence basic operations of rescue and sustenance, not just in New Orleans, but in towns and villages all along the Gulf Coast. . . He knew exactly what he had to do. . . So begins the vivid fictional account by political activist and bestselling author Ralph Nader that answers the question, What if? What if a cadre of superrich individuals tried to become a driving force in America to organize and institutionalize the interests of the citizens of this troubled nation? What if some of America's most powerful individuals decided it was time to fix our government and return the power to the people? What if they focused their power on unionizing Wal-Mart? What if a national political party were formed with the sole purpose of advancing clean elections? What if these seventeen superrich individuals decided to galvanize a movement for alternative forms of energy that will effectively clean up the environment? What if together they took on corporate goliaths and Congress to provide the necessities of life and advance the solutions so long left on the shelf by an avaricious oligarchy? What could happen? This extraordinary story, written by the author who knows the most about citizen action, returns us to the literature of American social movements—to Edward Bellamy, to Upton Sinclair, to John Steinbeck, to Stephen Crane—reminding us in the process that changing the body politic of America starts with imagination. |
| chestie fuller: Warning of War James Brady, 2007-04-01 The New York Times Bestselling Author of The Marines of Autumn Late November of 1941. Half the world is at war and with the other half about to join in, a thousand U.S. Marines stand sentinel over the last days of an uneasy truce between ourselves and the Imperial Japanese Army in chaotic North China. By November 27, FDR is convinced Japan is about to launch a military action. Washington doesn't know where, isn't sure precisely when. But the Cabinet is sufficiently alarmed that War Secretary Henry Stimson and Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox are authorized to send an immediate and coded warning of war to American bases and units in harm's way. In Shanghai two cruise ships are chartered and 800 armed American Marines are marched through the great port city with enormous pomp and circumstance and embarked for Manila. Another 200 Marines, unable to reach Shanghai, and serving in small garrisons and posts from Peking to Mongolia and the Gobi Desert, are caught short by this warning of war. This is their story. Of how a detachment of American Marines marooned in North China as war erupts, set out on an epic march through hostile territory in an attempt to fight their way out of China and, somehow, rejoin their Corps for the war against Japan. James Brady dazzles us once again with a stunning and unflinching look at America at war. Warning of War is a moving tribute to sheer courage, determination, and Marine Corps discipline, and is a wonderful celebration of America in one of its darkest but finest hours. |
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| chestie fuller: Gooch's Marines Lou Giaffo, 2013-05-15 GOOCH¿S MARINES is a complete history of the United States Marine Corps, starting some forty years before the American Revolution, with a special regimental unit commissioned by colonial Governor William Gooch, under orders of King George II, to serve with the British Royal Marines, under the command of Lawrence Washington (elder half-brother of George Washington), in a campaign against the Spanish in the West Indies. Although they were formed in 1775, a year before the Declaration of Independence in 1776, they were not officially designated as U.S. Marines until commissioned by the Continental Congress and served as Continental U.S. Marines during the American Revolutionary War. The rest is history, as they established their military tradition, warriors generally conceded by military historians as second to none. It can also be said of U.S. Marine Corps that they were essentially the first U.S. Special Forces, selected originally for special assignments. They have prevailed in all of their military campaigns, despite the cost they¿ve had to pay in blood. The Marines proudly attribute this tradition to their superior command structure, starting with raw recruits in boot camp, along with its officer corps coming out of the U.S. Naval Academy, and ROTC college campuses. Some are selected from its enlisted ranks for U.S. Marine Corps Officer Training School, while others, who display leadership and courage under fire, are given battlefield commissions. About the Author: Born in Boston, Massachusetts and raised in Hartford, Connecticut, Lou Giaffo¿s life can be summed up in three words: art, teaching and writing. After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps for three years, Lou attended art school for three years. He then headed to New York City to pursue his career as a commercial artist. Lou enrolled in the local community college, Queensborough Community College for his associate¿s degree. He then went on to Queen¿s College, for his bachelor¿s degree, and then his mater¿s degree in education at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee, while working full-time as an art specialist. Lou considers his greatest accomplishment to be his son, Jason Lou Giaffo. |
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| chestie fuller: Understanding the Korean War Arthur H. Mitchell, 2013-07-30 This is a study of the Korean War of 1950-1953 from the inside--the nuts and bolts of armed conflict. The perspective is American, with the principal focus on the relationships of the people involved: North and South Koreans, the Chinese and Soviets, and how the U.S. and its allies engaged with them all. The lives of ordinary soldiers are examined--U.S. forces, with attention paid to the other side as well. The book examines such important aspects of military operations as supplies, equipment and weapons, tactics and strategy, intelligence, and psychological warfare, as well as the effective elimination of racial segregation in the U.S. military. Also studied is the vexing matter of prisoners of war, on both sides. Finally, there is an effort to fit Korea into the generalities of American military experience in Asia, from the war with Japan to Vietnam. |
| chestie fuller: The Icon and Axe James Billington, 2010-09-22 A sweeping, intricate description of Russian cultural history, spanning the pre-Romanov era through six centuries to the reign of Joseph Stalin. Flowing with ease through time and topic — from art to music, literature, philosophy, mythology and more — the book provides readers with an alluring portrayal of Russia’s proud heritage. Its impressive scope and lasting insights have made it a foundational text in Russian studies. In fact, it was this book, more than any other, that captured my imagination and propelled me toward the study of Russia and the Soviet Union. --Condoleezza Rice, The New York Times A rich and readable introduction to the whole sweep of Russian cultural and intellectual history from Kievan times to the post-Khruschev era. - Library Journal Includes Illustrations, references, index. |
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| chestie fuller: Vaduve Lynda La Plante, 2018-11-19 Un jaf asupra unei autospeciale blindate pentru transport de valori eșuează lamentabil și trei femei rămân văduve. Când Dolly Rawlins descoperă planurile soțului său pentru jaful ratat, o idee prinde contur în mintea ei... AR PUTEA EA ȘI CELELALTE SOȚII SĂ TERMINE TREABA PE CARE SOȚII LOR AU ÎNCEPUT-O? Pe măsură ce femeile pun la cale jaful, devine clar că altcineva trebuie să fi fost implicat. Dar numai trei cadavre au fost găsite la locul faptei. CINE A FOST CEL DE-AL PATRULEA BĂRBAT? ȘI UNDE ESTE ACUM? Un roman tipic pentru Lynda La Plante, Văduve este o carte pur și simplu uimitoare. Nu e nimeni ca Dolly Rawlins. De citit neapărat.“ Northern Crime „O carte de o rară autenticitate.“ Sunday Telegraph „Plină de răsturnări de situație.“ Independent on Sunday |
| chestie fuller: Glasul sângelui Robert Galbraith, BEST CRIME & THRILLER LA BRITISH BOOK AWARDS 2021 Nominalizare la CWA Gold & Steel Daggers Un roman din seria Cormoran Strike Detectivul particular Cormoran Strike este abordat în Cornwall de o femeie care-i cere ajutorul ca să dea de urma mamei ei, o doctoriță dispărută în condiții misterioase în 1974. Strike nu a mai preluat vreodată un caz așa de vechi, dar în pofida șanselor mici de succes, e intrigat și îl acceptă. Robin are de-a face cu un divorț urât și atenție masculină nedorită, în timp ce se luptă și cu sentimentele ei pentru Strike. Investigația îi duce în mijlocul unui caz încurcat, cu indicii și piste bizare, un ucigaș în serie psihopat și martori pe care nu se pot baza. Și află că până și un caz de-acum câteva zeci de ani se poate dovedi letal… „Plin de surprize, acțiune, violență, comedie socială și romance: primești tot ce e mai bun! – Wall Street Journal „Un constructor meticulos de intrigi și maestru al distragerii atenției, Galbraith te silește să dai pagină după pagină. – Guradian „Complex și încântător. – The Sunday Mirror „O completare minunată la romanele din seria Strike. – The Sunday Times „Un amestec de bizarerie supranaturală și mister derutant, cu o acțiune polițistă tensionată în centru. – The Sun „Cele mai mari talente (ale autorului) sunt capacitatea de a țese intrigi complicate și nebunești (dovadă fiind elementele astrologice din ultimul volum) și de a crea personaje colorate și foarte bine individualizate, care prind viață pe loc în pagină. – Washington Post ROBERT GALBRAITH este pseudonimul lui J.K. Rowling, autoarea bestsellerurilor din seria Harry Potter și a romanului Moarte subită. Primele patru romane din seria Cormoran Strike – Chemarea cucului, Viermele de mătase, Carieră malefică și Alb letal – au ajuns toate în topurile naționale și internaționale și transformate într-un serial TV produs de Brontë Film and Television. |
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| chestie fuller: Congressional Record United States. Congress, 1954 The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873) |
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| chestie fuller: Ochi de vis Amanda Quick, 2016-04-13 Moartea lui Evelyn Ballinger, mentorul și prietena ei, o determină pe Gwen Frazier să revină în micuțul oraș Wilby, Oregon, fapt ce aduce în prim-plan o serie de evenimente pe care ar fi preferat să le uite. Cu doi ani în urmă, un ucigaș nebun i-a luat în vizor pe membrii unui grup de studiu organizat de Ballinger, printre care se număra și Gwen. Și, deși ea a supraviețuit atacului de atunci, iar ucigașul a murit, Gwen nu are nici o îndoială că moartea prietenei ei nu a survenit din cauze naturale, ci are legătură cu întâmplările din trecut. Trimis de un prieten pentru a-i da o mână de ajutor lui Gwen, investigatorul Judson Coppersmith ajunge în Wilby bântuit de propriile vise tulburătoare. Atracția pe care o simte față de Gwen este evidentă și greu de înfrânat, dar secretele personale pe care simte că trebuie să le protejeze îl împiedică să dea curs chemării inimii și a trupului. |
| chestie fuller: Marine! Burke Davis, 2016-03-29 The gripping story of an extraordinary American hero, the most decorated man in US Marine Corps history, from a New York Times–bestselling author. “We are flanked on both sides by an enemy that outnumbers us 29:1. They can’t get away from us now!” —Lewis B. “Chesty” Puller, USMC In the glorious chronicles of the US Marine Corps, no name is more revered than that of Lt. Gen. Lewis B. “Chesty” Puller. The only fighting man to receive the Navy Cross five separate times—a military honor second only to the Congressional Medal of Honor—he was the epitome of a professional warrior. A son of the South, descendant of Robert E. Lee, and cousin to George S. Patton, Puller began his enlisted career during World War I and moved up through the ranks as he proved his battlefield mettle in Haiti and Nicaragua, with the Horse Marines in Peking, in the Pacific Theater of World War II, and in the nightmarish winter engagements of the Korean War. Fearless and seemingly indestructible, adored by the troops he championed yet forced into early retirement by a high command that resented his “lowly” beginnings and unwillingness to play politics, Puller remains one of most towering figures in American military history. Bestselling military biographer Burke Davis paints the definitive portrait of this extraordinary marine hero. |
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| chestie fuller: Maximum Movies—Pulp Fictions Peter Stanfield, 2011-07-15 In the words of Richard Maltby . . . Maximum Movies--Pulp Fictions describes two improbably imbricated worlds and the piece of cultural history their intersections provoked. One of these worlds comprises a clutch of noisy, garish pulp movies--Kiss Me Deadly, Shock Corridor, Fixed Bayonets!, I Walked with a Zombie, The Lineup, Terror in a Texas Town, Ride Lonesome--pumped out for the grind houses at the end of the urban exhibition chain by the studios' B-divisions and fly-by-night independents. The other is occupied by critics, intellectuals, cinephiles, and filmmakers such as Jean-Luc Godard, Manny Farber, and Lawrence Alloway, who championed the cause of these movies and incited the cultural guardians of the day by attacking a rigorously policed canon of tasteful, rarified, and ossified art objects. Against the legitimate, and in defense of the illegitimate, in an insolent and unruly manner, they agitated for the recognition of lurid sensational crime stories, war pictures, fast-paced Westerns, thrillers, and gangster melodramas were claimed as examples of the true, the real, and the authentic in contemporary culture--the foundation upon which modern film studies sits. |
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| chestie fuller: Maverick Marine Hans Schmidt, 2014-04-23 Smedley Butler's life and career epitomize the contradictory nature of American military policy through the first part of this century. Butler won renown as a Marine battlefield hero, campaigning in most of America's foreign military expeditions from 1898 to the late 1920s. He became the leading national advocate for paramilitary police reform. Upon his retirement, however, he renounced war and imperialism and devoted his energy and prestige to various dissident and leftist political causes. |
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| chestie fuller: Fortunate Son Lewis B. Puller, 1991 A Vietnam veteran who lost both legs and a hand in the Vietnam War recounts his homecoming and his attempts to come to terms with his life. |
| chestie fuller: Un strop de sânge - Editura Nemira Stephen King, „UN STROP DE SÂNGE crește audiența“ e deviza reporterilor TV. Iar o bombă plasată într-o școală devine, firește, o știre de top. Pe care Holly Gibney (cu care cititorii au făcut cunoștință în seria BILL HODGES și în romanul Străinul) o urmărește exact când investighează primul ei caz: dispariția unui câine. Iar tânăra cu ambiții profesionale mai mărețe de-atât descoperă că totuși ceva nu e în regulă cu reporterul care a ajuns primul la locul exploziei. În TELEFONUL DOMNULUI HARRIGAN destinele a doi bărbați sunt legate, în mod improbabil, printr-un bilet la loto și un telefon mobil. O serie întreagă de accidente formează o legătură inexplicabilă, de-a dreptul tulburătoare. VIAȚA LUI CHUCK începe cu sfârșitul și, într-o cronologie inversă, ne face martorii unor momente tandre, intime din viața omului care moare în primele pagini. Iar în ȘOBOLANUL, un scriitor în căutarea inspirației face un pact cu diavolul, sacrificând ce are mai drag pe lume pentru ambiție. „O nouă lovitură de maestru!“ KIRKUS REVIEWS „King își iubește personajele, iar grija cu care le dezvoltă îl face părtaș pe cititor la experiențele lor profund tulburătoare. O colecție excelentă și măiestria pe care o așteaptă cititorii de la King.“ PUBLISHERS WEEKLY „Ceasul arată 2:45, iar Holly Gibney se pregătește pentru ora care o face mereu fericită. Poate că dă dovadă de prost-gust, dar se bucură nespus de cele șaizeci de minute zilnice când se uită la televizor. Ca să poată face asta în liniște, se asigură că sediul agenției de detectivi «Ce-am găsit al meu să fie» (un loc tare drăguț, situat la etajul al patrulea al Blocului Frederick) este gol de la trei la patru. Din moment ce ea e șefa – chestie care și acum i se pare incredibilă – nu este prea greu. Pete Huntley, partenerul ei de afaceri de când a murit Bill Hodges, e plecat astăzi ca să dea de urma unei fete fugite de acasă. Vrea, mai întâi, s-o caute prin adăposturile pentru oamenii străzii. Tot pentru «Ce-am găsit...» lucrează, dar cu jumătate de normă, și Jerome Robinson, care și-a luat un an liber de la Harvard să vadă dacă poate să transforme în carte o lucrare de sociologie de doar patruzeci de pagini. În după-amiaza aceasta, el se află la sud de oraș, unde caută un labrador auriu, pe care îl cheamă Lucky și care a fost furat și se bănuiește că a fost abandonat într-unul dintre centrele de ecarisaj de la Youngstown, Akron sau Canton atunci când stăpânii lui Lucky au refuzat să plătească recompensa de zece mii de dolari. Sigur că hoții ar fi putut elibera câinele în zona rurală a statului Ohio sau l-ar fi putut omorî. Sau poate că nu.“ |
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Chestie (Chihuahua & Westie Mix) Info, Pictures, Traits, Facts
Mar 24, 2025 · The Chestie is a cute pup that is mixed with the Chihuahua and the West Highland White Terrier. If you want to know more about this mix, keep reading!
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Mar 6, 2025 · The Chestie breed is a designer dog crossbred from a Chihuahua and the West Highland White Terrier. This dog has gained popularity due to its brilliant, fun personality and …
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Dec 7, 2017 · The Chestie is a small scruffy faced looking dog that is a cross between the Chihuahua and West Highland White Terrier. These playful, energetic hybrids tend to make …
Chestie Dog Breed Information and Pictures
The Chestie is not a purebred dog. It is a cross between the Chihuahua and the Westie . The best way to determine the temperament of a mixed breed is to look up all breeds in the cross and …
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High: Chestie dogs are genuinely loyal, soft and gentle, loving, and affectionate dogs toward their handlers. They enjoy quality time with their owners despite the activity and are considered …
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The Chestie is a hybrid dog breed, which is a cross between a West Highland White Terrier (mother) and a Chihuahua (father). This small but opinionated dog is also known as the Chi …
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A Westie Chihuahua mix? Chestie? Sounds crazy, but small and cute results. This guide covers everything you must know about this mixed breed.
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Chestie information, Photos, Q & A and Reviews. Also learn about training and care. Ask Chestie questions and view photos. We provide a complete guide for the breed. Learn about Chestie …
Chestie (Chihuahua & Westie Mix) Info, Pictures, Traits, Facts
Mar 24, 2025 · The Chestie is a cute pup that is mixed with the Chihuahua and the West Highland White Terrier. If you want to know more about this mix, keep reading!
Chestie (Chihuahua & West Highland White Terrier Mix): Info ...
Mar 6, 2025 · The Chestie breed is a designer dog crossbred from a Chihuahua and the West Highland White Terrier. This dog has gained popularity due to its brilliant, fun personality and attractive outlook.
Chestie | Dog Breed Facts and Information - Wag! Dog Walking
Dec 7, 2017 · The Chestie is a small scruffy faced looking dog that is a cross between the Chihuahua and West Highland White Terrier. These playful, energetic hybrids tend to make great companions for owners who live …
Chestie Dog Breed Information and Pictures
The Chestie is not a purebred dog. It is a cross between the Chihuahua and the Westie . The best way to determine the temperament of a mixed breed is to look up all breeds in the cross and know you can get any …
Chestie Information & Dog Breed Facts - Dogell.com
High: Chestie dogs are genuinely loyal, soft and gentle, loving, and affectionate dogs toward their handlers. They enjoy quality time with their owners despite the activity and are considered great therapy dogs for …
