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Historias asombrosas de la Segunda Guerra Mundial
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El conflicto más salvaje de la historia de la humanidad está, no obstante, plagado de historias y anécdotas tremendamente sorprendentes y llenas de humanidad. La Segunda Guerra Mundial es uno de los períodos históricos más estudiados en el pasado S. XX y en este siglo, no obstante, aún no hemos logrado responder a la infinidad de preguntas que sigue suscitando. Frente a la inmensidad de libros que tratan pormenorizadamente los detalles más importantes y conocidos de la guerra, Historias asombrosas de la Segunda Guerra Mundial nos presenta otra visión del conflicto armado más terrible de la historia humana. Un repaso por las zonas más oscuras del conflicto que, además de entretenido, puede ser revelador e instructivo para todos aquellos interesados en este episodio de la historia. Jesús Hernández estructura el audio libro temáticamente, y presenta temas tan importantes como las relaciones entre la guerra y la cultura, la presencia de animales condecorados en ambos bandos o las curiosidades de la guerra en el aire, en el mar y en las trincheras. Facilita así la asimilación de los datos y aglutina las anécdotas para que el oyente pueda relacionar las curiosidades de un bando con las del contrario. Descubriremos así datos tan curiosos como la Venus de Milo de escayola con la que los franceses engañaron a los expertos alemanes, o la historia de Mary, una paloma que fue condecorada por vencer a los halcones nazis, o el curioso relato del coche blindado de Roosevelt que procedía del mismísimo Al Capone. Un audio libro ameno y didáctico que ayudará a hacernos comprender que la Segunda Guerra Mundial es una fuente inagotable de pequeñas historias humanas. Una obra tremendamente entretenida que muestra, sin embargo, los hechos históricos con todo el rigor y la precisión que un tema como éste reclama. Un rayo de luz que aclara la parte más humana de este conflicto en el que la locura llegó a cotas inauditas hasta entonces. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish.
©2007 Ediciones Nowtilus S.L. (P)2014 Audible Inc.
World War II
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The enormous loss of life and physical destruction caused by the First World War led people to hope that there would never be another such catastrophe. How then did it come to be that there was a Second World War that caused twice as much loss of life and more destruction than any other previous conflict? In this Very Short Introduction, Gerhard L. Weinberg provides an introduction to the origins, course, and impact of the war on those who fought and the ordinary citizens who lived through it. Starting by looking at the inter-war years and the German invasion of Poland in September 1939, he examines how the war progressed by examining a number of key events, including the war in the West in 1940, Barbarossa, the German Invasion of the Soviet Union, the expansion of Japan's war with China, developments on the home front, and the Allied victory from 1944-45. Exploring the costs and effects of the war, Weinberg concludes by considering the long-lasting mark World War II has left on society today.
©2014 Gerhard L. Weinberg (P)2018 Tantor
The Texas Rangers
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In the second decade of the 19th century, the precarious state of America's transatlantic relationships began to stabilize. The War of 1812 ended, and the border status with Canada grew somewhat more settled. Turning its efforts toward the taming of an unwelcoming West, the young country faced new and less well-understood enemies. These included a vast array of indigenous Native American tribes, a general lawlessness roaming free from an absence of social protections, and Mexico's historical claims on a large swath of the westernmost portions of the continent. The contested ownership of Texas produced hostility over the following decades in what is now the 28th American state. The threat of relocating the border with Mexico far to the south at the Rio Grande River, was seen as an American land grab of enormous proportions. The Comanche, and other large tribes of the region, forced out by farmed acreage and barbed wire fence, viewed the onslaught of American settlement in much the same way. Within these cultural and legal collisions, an outlaw culture took advantage of the structural void. The creation of the Texas Rangers, as a response to Indian retaliations and renegade assaults on the banking and transportation systems, was born of a need to react quickly. Special skills were required, and unlike the military, resourcefulness and improvisatory thinking were prized, alongside obedience to orders. Author Mike Cox described the ideal Texas Ranger as one who is "able to handle any situation without definite instruction from his commanding officer." It is this resourcefulness, a colorful and non-conformist personality, and a sense of vigilantism that has lent the Texas Rangers a special charisma since their formation. From 19th-century newspaper articles and short stories through early films, the legend of this paramilitary organization has never been without a willing audience. The Ranger’s Bride was released in 1901, followed by The Border Ranger, and The Ranger and His Horse, over the next four years. Radio of the 1940s created a sensation with its treatment of the old Lone Ranger story. The tale continued to bloom on television with Clayton Moore as the Ranger and Jay Silverheels as his companion, Tonto. Karate champion, Chuck Norris, continued the trend with his serial titled, Walker, Texas Ranger, employing the name of a famous figure from the Rangers’ early years. Uniformly idealized, the true nature of the organization could not be accurately captured by entertainment media. The Texas Rangers: The History and Legacy of the West’s Most Famous Law Enforcement Agency, chronicles the remarkable story of the Rangers and their place in fact, legend, and lore. Along with pictures depicting important people, places, and events, you will learn about the Texas Rangers like never before.
©2017 Charles River Editors (P)2017 Charles River Editors
La bataille de Stalingrad
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La bataille de Stalingrad (août 1942 - février 1943) est le véritable tournant de la seconde guerre mondiale. Cette bataille, perdue par les nazis, est l'un des moments les plus marquants de l'histoire militaire du XXe siècle. Les forces allemandes qui assaillaient la ville furent encerclées et contraintes à la capitulation. Par sa durée, par la dimension symbolique, par la dureté des combats et l'importance des pertes humaines, la bataille de Stalingrad est l'une des plus grandes et des plus meurtrières batailles de tous les temps. Les chiffres sont terribles : 490 000 soldats soviétiques ont été tués, 600 000 blessés, 450 000 soldats allemands ont été tués ou blessés, et 94 000 d'entre eux ont été capturés. Seulement 5 000 reviendront vivants du Goulag soviétique, pour certains près de 10 ans après la fin de la guerre. Les Russes prirent 60 000 véhicules, 1 500 chars et 6 000 canons. Parmi les soldats allemands qui furent fait prisonniers, 2 500 officiers, 24 généraux et le maréchal von Paulus. Capturé le 31 janvier 1943, le maréchal von Paulus signe la capitulation des troupes allemandes le 2 février. C'est la première fois qu'un maréchal allemand capitule et est fait prisonnier. La bataille de Stalingrad vient de prendre fin.
©2014 Compagnie du Savoir (P)2014 Compagnie du Savoir
Hiroshima Maidens
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Hiroshima was one of the great tragedies of WWII. But out of the devastation of the first atomic bomb, some survivors emerged - 25 courageous Japanese women who became part of a remarkable humanitarian epic. Victims of the atomic blast that ushered in the Nuclear Age, these women were brought to the United States in 1955, where they underwent reconstructive surgery to repair the ravages of the bomb. Schoolgirls when the bomb destroyed their futures, they began to remake their lives and re-create themselves. This is the compassionate, often bittersweet chronicle of the Hiroshima Maidens. It follows their lives from the terrifying moments of the detonation of the bomb, through their years as outcasts in their own country, to their not always idyllic stay in America, and on to their lives since-some tragic, some heroic, some affectingly ordinary.
©1986 Rodney Barker (P)2020 Tantor
Some Principles of Maritime Strategy
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Sir Julian Stafford Corbett (1854-1922) was a prominent British naval historian and geostrategist whose works helped shape the Royal Navy's reforms of that era. Some Principles of Maritime Strategy (1918) is one of his most famous works. It covers the theory of war and the theory of naval war, and examines how England was able to prevent stronger navies from ever landing successfully or cutting supply routes between colonies in the empire. Corbett illustrates his insights with reference to the history of navies and naval battles.
Public Domain (P)2020 Museum Audiobooks
The Battle of Chancellorsville
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If you want to discover the captivating history of the Battle of Chancellorsvilles, then pay attention... The Battle of Chancellorsville took place in 1863. One hundred and fifty-seven years later, what Robert E. Lee and Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson did on that battlefield in Virginia is still being taught at the United States Military Academy, also known as West Point, and other military schools around the world. This battle, more than any other in the Civil War, cemented these two Southern military leaders as legends and as bold and innovative battlefield commanders. In fact, the battle has come to be called “Lee's Perfect Battle”. Jackson, however, would not live to enjoy the laurels of their victory, but that will be discussed in great detail toward the end of this volume. With their victories at Chancellorsville and at Fredericksburg, which took place immediately afterward, the Confederate Army was able to mount its invasion of the North, which ultimately took them to a small town in Pennsylvania named Gettysburg, but that is a battle for another time. In The Battle of Chancellorsville: A Captivating Guide to an Important Battle of the American Civil War, you will discover chapters, such as: Background North and South: Comparisons Summary of the Battles Before Chancellorsville Leaders of Men Prelude at Fredericksburg Two Plans, One Result Jackson's Last Charge So, if you want to learn more about the Battle of Chancellorsville, scroll up and click the "buy now" button!
©2020 Captivating History (P)2020 Captivating History
Ulysses S Grant: A Life from Beginning to End
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The list of American war heroes who went on to become presidents includes men as little remembered as Zachary Taylor and as famous as Dwight D. Eisenhower. While these men are venerable with a significant their place in American history, they cannot equal the status of Ulysses S. Grant, the Civil War general who rose through the ranks from virtual obscurity to command. You'll learn about: The undistinguished Hiram Ulysses Grant The Mexican War and marriage The failure War to the rescue The triumphant General Grant The war hero president Government: The next battlefield The last battle He was a modest man with a series of failures behind him, but when success came to him on the battlefield, it brought a nation back to wholeness. Grant faced financial ruin, alcoholism, family trials, and cancer with the same steady courage that he employed in battle. He is one of the most famous, yet also one of the least well-known, of America’s heroes, well worth an introduction.
©2017 Hourly History (P)2018 Hourly History
Revolutions
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Revolutions hold a distinct place in the popular imagination. This may be because their rhetoric, such as ‘liberty, fraternity, equality’, articulates aspirations with which we identify; or because we are shocked by the destructive forces unleashed when social conventions break down. Yet each revolution is unique – a product of its time, its society, its people – and the outcomes vary dramatically, from liberal reform to cruel dictatorship. Twenty-four leading historians, each writing about their country of origin, consider revolutions from England’s Glorious Revolution of 1688 to the Arab Spring of 2011, reflecting not only on their causes, crises and outcomes, but also their long-term legacies and their changing, sometimes contested, meanings today. They reflect on key questions, such as: what were the reasons for the revolution? What were the main events and dominant ideologies, and who were the leading protagonists? How is it considered today and what is its ideological legacy? Whether as inspiration or warning, the legacies of these revolutions are not only important to those interested in protest, political change and the power of the people, but also impact on virtually every one of us today.
©2020 Peter Furtado (P)2020 W F Howes
Lost Mines and Buried Treasures of Tennessee
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Tennessee's tales of treasure come from a multitude of sources: Indians mining silver for jewelry and ornaments, outlaws burying stolen loot, lost and hidden Civil War payrolls, personal wealth buried and never to be retrieved, and much more. Like most legend and lore, these stories arose from actual historical events. In time, they were relegated to the back pages of history books and obscure journals and then largely forgotten. Over the years, however, the tales were rediscovered by intrepid researchers as well as the curious. Many attempted to find the lost mines and the buried treasures. A number of them succeeded, but many more remain to be found.
©2012 W. C. Jameson (P)2015 W. C. Jameson
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Todo lo que debe saber sobre la Segunda Guerra Mundial [Everything You Need to Know About the Second World War]
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Stalingrado, Tobruk, El Alamein, Pearl Harbor, Normandía, Midway, las Ardenas: la Segunda Guerra Mundial presentada de un modo innovador y tremendamente didáctico. Ningún episodio en la historia del mundo ha sido tan estudiado como la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Todo lo que se debe saber sobre la Segunda Guerra Mundial es presentado de una forma novedosa como el capítulo más trascendental del S. XX cuya memoria continúa plenamente vigente más de setenta años después. El autor nos presentará fielmente las espectaculares batallas de Stalingrado, la batalla de Midway, la derrota del astuto Rommel en El Alamein, y el espectacular duelo aéreo de la Luftwaffe contra la RAF en la Batalla de Inglaterra. Patton, Montgomery, Yamamoto, Hitler y Churchill revivirán ante nosotros presentados con todo el rigor de los mejores manuales y descubriremos a héroes menos célebres como Hugh Dowding, el artífice del milagro de la RAF en la Batalla de Inglaterra. Pero además, veremos los nuevos artilugios bélicos que revolucionaron la contienda como el inexpugnable Pánzer, el Jeep, los legendarios cazas Spitfire o las bombas volantes. Jesús Hernández cubre en este trabajo un espectro histórico completo que no se detiene en la rendición del Japón en el acorazado Missouri tras la hecatombe atómica de Hiroshima y Nagasaki, sino que en sucesivos epígrafes nos desgrana los hechos que marcaron la inmediata postguerra. Asistimos de este modo a los juicios de Núremberg, al reparto de Alemania con el icónico Muro de Berlín y al Proceso de Tokio en el que no se juzgó al emperador Hirohito pero se condenó a la horca a Hideki Tojo, Primer Ministro del Japón. La estructura del libro es novedosa. Los capítulos nos presenta los escenarios de las batallas así como las causas, el desarrollo y los acontecimientos más importantes de las mismas. Cada uno de los capítulos incluye información importante complementaria. El relato de las batallas incluye una guía sobre los lugares más emblemáticos, unos breves perfiles de los protagonistas, y una lista de películas que tratan el tema. El autor es un reputado erudito del estudio de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, quien tiene en todas sus obras una intención claramente divulgativa. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish.
©2010 Ediciones Nowtilus S.L. (P)2019 Audible, Inc.
Sun Tzu at Gettysburg
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Ten major battles or campaigns that could have been won by using the principles of The Art of War. Imagine the impact on world history if Robert E. Lee had listened to General Longstreet at Gettysburg and withdrawn to higher ground instead of sending Pickett uphill against the entrenched Union line. Or if Napolon, at Waterloo, had avoided mistakes he'd never made before. The advice that would have changed the outcome of these crucial battles is found in a book on strategy written centuries before Christ was born. Lee, Napoleon, and Adolf Hitler never read Sun Tzu's The Art of War; the book only became widely available in the West in the mid-20th century. But as Bevin Alexander shows, Sun Tzu's maxims often boil down to common sense, in a particularly pure and clear form. The lessons of contemporary military practice, or their own experience, might have guided these commanders to success. It is stunning to see, however, the degree to which the precepts laid down 2,400 years ago apply to warfare of the modern era.
©2011 Bevin Alexander (P)2011 Audible, Inc.
Ingen vej tilbage
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En eskadrille Dauntless-styrtbombefly letter den 4. juni 1942 fra hangarskibet USS Enterprise. Kort forinden har fly fra Japans flåde angrebet den amerikanske base på Midway, en ø midt i Stillehavet. Japanernes mål er at ødelægge basen og tage fuld kontrol over Stillehavet. Men angrebet var afsløret på forhånd af amerikanske kodebrydere, og U.S. Navy er klar til at slå hårdt igen mod fjendens hangarskibe. De to flåder kan ikke på noget tidspunkt se hinanden, men sender angrebsbølger af fly afsted flere hundrede sømil over havet på jagt efter fjenden. Fjerde del af EN VERDEN I KRIG følger duellen mellem Japan og USA i Stillehavet, dagliglivet i krigens skygge og tyskernes fremmarch på Østfronten. "Alt om Historie" tager dig med på en halsbrækkende rejse til tidligere tider, så du kan nyde historiens største begivenheder. Følg med tilbage i tiden - tilbage til frontlinjerne af 2. verdenskrig, vikingernes angreb og tilbedelsen af egypterne. "Alt om historie" er for dem, der vil vide mere om de spændende, dramatiske begivenheder i fortiden.
©2020 SAGA Egmont (P)2020 SAGA Egmont
The Lost Eleven
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Their story was almost forgotten by history. Now known as the Wereth Eleven, these brave African-American soldiers left their homes to join the Allied effort on the front lines of WWII. As members of the 333rd Field Artillery Battalion, they provided crucial fire support at the Siege of Bastogne. Among the few who managed to escape the Nazis' devastating Ardennes Offensive, they found refuge in the small village of Wereth, Belgium. A farmer and supporter of the Allies took the exhausted and half-starved men into his home. When Nazi authorities learned of their whereabouts, they did not take the soldiers prisoner, but subjected them to torture and execution in a nearby field. Despite their bravery and sacrifice, these 11 soldiers were omitted from the final Congressional War Crimes report of 1949. For 70 years, their files - marked secret - gathered dust in the National Archive. But in 1994, at the site of their execution, a memorial was dedicated to the Wereth Eleven, and all African-American soldiers who fought in Europe. Drawing on firsthand interviews with family members and fellow soldiers, The Lost Eleven tells the complete story of these nearly forgotten soldiers, their valor in battle, and their tragic end.
©2017 Denise George (P)2017 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Never Forget Us
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I thought I’d found my forever. I believed he’d come back to me, and we’d have our happily ever after. He didn’t. Instead, he left me with a lifeline and a reason to keep going. I’ll never forget us and what we had, even if it was only for a short time. Never Forget Us is the conclusion of Tracy Lorraine’s steamy military duo Never Forget.
©2018 Tracy Lorraine (P)2018 Tracy Lorraine
The Darkest Knight
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Reese Shane's life was changed forever when she suffered a traumatic head injury while on duty in Iraq. Three years later, she's left with epileptic seizures along with a service dog that alerts her to oncoming seizures.
Army Ranger Seth Knight, also known as Dark Knight, isn't a stranger to danger or trauma. A bomb explosion during a covert mission left him scarred physically and, more importantly, emotionally. With no interest in his family's fortunes and glamorous social revelries, he has secluded himself on the large property his father left him in the Tennessee hills. He likes being alone, but when a fiery spirit shows up on his doorstep, his peace and quiet gets a makeover.
Reese's work helping injured veterans is jeopardized when Angelina Knight passes away. She had promised to financially back Reese's project. Now Reese must turn to plan B: Seth Knight. She's heard the rumors of the recluse in the mountains and isn't sure how she'll convince the angry soldier why he should open his secret haven to veterans when he wants nothing to do with her, or her dreams.
Little does she know, but will find out, that the "Dark Knight" has many layers, and badass isn't the only one.
Seth thinks he's agreeing to help Reese, but soon he'll find out that she is the one saving him....
©2017 Rhonda Lee Carver (P)2017 Rhonda Lee Carver
1939
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A best-selling historian's chronicle of the dramatic months from the Munich Agreement to Hitler's invasion of Poland and the beginning of World War II. In the autumn of 1938, Europe believed in the promise of peace. But only a year later, the fateful decisions of just a few men had again led Europe to a massive world war. Drawing on contemporary diaries, memoirs, and newspapers, as well as recorded interviews, 1939 is a narrative account of what the coming of the Second World War felt like to those who lived through it. Frederick Taylor, author of renowned histories of the Berlin Wall and the bombing of Dresden, highlights the day-to-day experiences of ordinary citizens as well as those who were at the height of power in Germany and Britain. Their voices lend an intimate flavor to this often-surprising account of the period and reveal a marked disconnect between government and people, for few people in either country wanted war. 1939 is a vivid and richly peopled narrative of Europe's slide into the horrors of war and a powerful warning for our own time.
©2019 Frederick Taylor (P)2020 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books
Heroes & Hunks
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After what Matt did to me, I had to leave LA. It was just too hard to stick around, even if I knew that I'd disappoint my team and fans. So, I returned to the south to lick my wounds, and ran straight into Charlie. My how time has changed. He's no longer the average kid from school. He's a Marine, a police officer and everything in my fantasies come alive to torment me. Worst of all? He sees through all my nonsense. I never thought I'd find someone who was worth risking it all. Will he do the same for me? This military collection includes romances from authors featured in the Scribble XO Book Club! They are standalone stories. No cliffhangers. Intended for mature listeners only.
©2016 Scribble XO Books (P)2016 Scribble XO Books
The Battle of Red Cliffs
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Even before the first Chinese dynasty, complex societies inhabiting the area now known as China, organized into settlements. The most important settlements were protected by rammed earth walls. The first dynasty, the Shang (1600-1050 BCE), built large walls as early as around 1,550 BCE. Differing from later walls, which were built along a strategic defense line, these walls were built to enclose the settlements and areas. The Shang would eventually be conquered from the west by the Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BCE), which developed a complex system of government. In fact, it was the Zhou system’s decline that Confucius (551-479 BCE) witnessed and drew from greatly for his political philosophy. The Zhou also created walled cities, and it was at this time that the first major conflicts with northern tribesman, the Xianyun, were recorded. As the newly independent states vied for supremacy in a state of constant warfare, northern barbarians were also a constant menace. Eventually, the Chinese succeeded in eliminating many of those on their immediate northern border, but it was a bittersweet victory because it meant there was no longer a buffer between China and the even fiercer Mongols further north. This new proximity led to increased cultural exchange, as well as the Chinese adoption of nomadic fighting techniques. At the forefront of the Three Kingdoms was one of ancient China’s most famous battles, fought in late 208 CE. An area of the Yangtze River located near modern Chibi City in the central Chinese province of Hubei was filled with ships as far as the eye could see. They were swift wooden vessels, built for speed and filled with hard-faced men, arrows strung on their backs, ready to be released on the enemy. Massive warships with imposing war towers piled high with soldiers were also anchored in the river. These military ships were part of the mightiest naval invasion ever seen in China, but on the ships, the sailors were weary. Contrary to their imposing facade, these men were unfamiliar with the trials of river combat - they were Northerners, more familiar with the frigid weather and the flat plains of northern China than being marooned on wooden ships in the water. Some of the men were ill, seasick from the prolonged exposure to life on the water. To combat this, Cao Cao, the supreme warlord of the northern Wei Kingdom and leader of the fleet, had ordered his men to tie their ships together to limit the swaying and to alleviate the sea sickness. It seemed to help, and ironically, this seemingly simple solution would also spell doom for the invaders. The ensuing Battle of Red Cliffs changed Chinese history. It marked the end of the Han Dynasty, one of the greatest in China’s history, and pushed China into the era of the Three Kingdoms, an era of perpetual warfare and chaos. Furthermore, the battle also had a dramatic effect on Chinese culture, media, and literature, and the battle and its major participants remain legendary in China. Even today, movies, video games, and comic books about this battle can be found in China, from the blockbuster film Red Cliff in 2009 to the video game series Dynasty Warriors. Clearly, the ramifications of this period of Chinese history can still be felt, nearly 2,000 years later. The Battle of Red Cliffs: The History and Legacy of the Decisive Battle Fought Near the Start of Ancient China’s Three Kingdoms Period examines how the Han Dynasty unraveled and the fighting that ensued.
©2019 Charles River Editors (P)2019 Charles River Editors
Sgt. Reckless
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Bought by the members of the United States Marine Corps in October 1952 when she was three or four years old from a young Korean stable boy named Kim Huk Moon, Sergeant Reckless was a chestnut colored horse with three white stockings and blaze. Ah Chim Hai was the horse's original name which means "Flame of the Morning" or "Morning Flame" in Korean. Nicked named "Flame" by its owner Moon, the horse was sold for $250 to Lieutenant Eric Pedersen in order to buy a prosthetic leg for his sister who had stepped on a land mine. At first glance the horse's breed was thought to be Mongolian because of the shape of its head which was the same as horses of the thoroughbred lineage. She weighed 400kg and stood at 56 inches or 142cm. Colonel Eustace P. Smoak gave Pedersen permission to buy the horse for his platoon in October 1952. Pedersen needed an animal that could carry nine of 24 pound heavy shells to supply recoilless rifles used by the Recoilless Rifle Platoon of the Fifth Marine Regiment who were based in mountainous terrain. On October 26th, 1952, just one day after getting permission, Corporal Phillip Carter, Sergeant Willard Berry and Pedersen drove to the Seoul racetrack in a jeep with a trailer. Pederson used his own money to buy the horse despite Moon being reluctant to sell at first.
©2016 World Watch Media (P)2017 World Watch Media