Tag: Recollections

Free Download Martin W. Bowman, "Wings of War: Personal Recollections of the Air War 1939-45"
English | ISBN: 0750967587 | 2016 | 208 pages | EPUB | 4 MB
Of the 7,953 Bomber Command aircraft lost on night operations during the Second World War, an estimated 5,833 fell victim to Luftwaffe night fighters. In this detailed re-enactment of the air war over Western Europe and the raids flown by the men of RAF Bomber Command, author Martin Bowman pieces together official data with the words and memories of the pilots and air crew who took part. Detailing many unique experiences during the night bombing raids that were hurled against Hitler’s war machine, these truly epic stories span the period between November 1939 and 1945 and form an appropriate epitaph to the men of RAF Bomber Command.

Free Download Sarah Blowen, "Recollections of France: Memories, Identities and Heritage in Contemporary France "
English | ISBN: 157181728X | 2001 | 272 pages | PDF | 828 KB
Since the 1980s, France has experienced a vigorous revival of interest in its past and cultural heritage. This has been expressed as part of a movement of remembering through museums and festivals as well as via elaborate commemorations, most notably those held to celebrate the bi-centenary of the Revolution in 1989 and can be interpreted as part of a re-examinaton of what it means to be French in the context of ongoing Europeanization. This study brings together scholars from multidisciplinary backgrounds and engages them in debate with professionals from France, who are working in the fields of museology, heritage and cultural production. Addressing subjects such as war and memory, gastronomy and regional identity, maritime culture and urban societies, they throw fresh light on the process by which France has been conceptualized and packaged as a cultural object.

Free Download Living with Hitler: Compelling recollections of Hitler’s Personal Staff by Karl Wilhelm Krause Kuch
English | November 19, 2020 | ISBN: 036934877X | 460 pages | PDF | 15 Mb
This collection paints a picture of Hitler from members of his household in the unique position of being "seemingly ever-present, yet totally unconnected to events." Compelling recollections from Hitler’s Bodyguard Karl Krause (1934-39), his house administrator Herbert Döhring (1935-43) and chambermaid Anna Plaim (1941-43). From these accounts we get a deeper sense of Hitler in close proximity. These accounts massively add to our understanding of Hitler as a three dimensional character, especially from subjects like Plaim who only knew Hitler’s home life, having rarely left Berghof. The authors shed light on his likes and dislikes from foods to his hobbies, creating a strange sense of humanity. This collection also provides fresh anecdotes, observations and portraits of Hitler’s entourage and relatives. Plaim’s images of Eva Braun came from finding torn fragments in the bin, whilst Döhring sheds light on Martin Bormann’s demeanour.

Free Download V. Ramnarayan, "Third Man: Recollections From A Life In Cricket"
English | 2015 | ISBN: 9384030821 | EPUB | pages: 380 | 1.3 mb
Revelling in the challenge of his position as Third Man, Ramnarayan was an integral part of many Hyderabad victories in the Ranji Trophy, performing alongside names like Abbas Ali Baig, Abid Ali, ML Jaisimha and MAK Pataudi. He also had the opportunity to bowl to stalwarts of Indian cricket like GR Vishwanath, Ashok Mankad, Brijesh Patel and the Amarnath brothers and rub shoulders with the likes of VV Kumar,BishanBedi, Salim Durrani and Hanumant Singh in the vibrant first class scene of a largely amateur era. The stories featured in this fine book are recollections of a life spent playing and observing cricket. They are stories of a time when sheer love for the game drove people to cricket grounds. At a time when rampant commercialization has overtaken the game, these stories bring back memories of a simpler time. Nostalgic and insightful, Third Man is a welcome addition to cricketing lore contributed by a former cricketer who, as a journalist today, straddles the worlds of sports and arts.

Free Download Benjamin Harris, "The Recollections of Rifleman Harris"
English | 2019 | ISBN: 1089868472 | EPUB | pages: 107 | 0.2 mb
The Recollections of Rifleman Harris provide a rare insight into the life of an enlisted man in Wellington’s army.

Free Download Moyle Sherer, "Recollections of the Peninsula"
English | 2011 | ISBN: 0554800845 | EPUB | pages: 206 | 0.3 mb
Captain Sherer’s record of service in the Peninsular War is second to none. A hard campaigner, he served with the 34th Foot at Busaco, Badajoz, Albuera, Arroyo Molinos, Vittoria and the Pyrenees, during which he was taken prisoner by the advancing French. In this, his service was no different to huge numbers of officers, a good number of whom left their memoirs to posterity. What marks out Sherer and his recollections is their quality. His descriptions of himself, his men and, above all, the actions that he took part in are of the first order, quoted with great frequency by historians – an example of which is below (from his description of the hard fighting at Albuera):

Free Download Joshua Duke, "Recollections of the Kabul Campaign: 1879 & 1880"
English | 2017 | ISBN: 1017126925, 1017117594 | EPUB | pages: 464 | 3.5 mb
Recollections of the Kabul Campaign, 1879 & 1880 is a firsthand account of the Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-80). The author, Joshua Duke, was a British officer in the Bengal Medical Service, attached to "our native army in India." The war began in Nov. 1878 when Great Britain, fearful of what it saw as growing Russian influence in Afghanistan, invaded the country from British India.

Free Download Sergeant In the Ninety-Fourth Donaldson, "Recollections of the Eventful Life of a Soldier"
English | 2013 | ISBN: 1845747593 | EPUB | pages: 384 | 0.5 mb
Deservedly well-known to historians, these are the recollections of a Scottish soldier whose military career stretched for some 21 years, from a private in Picton’s Division in the Peninsula War to service as a recruiting officer for the East India Company in the Victorian Raj. This book covers the early part of the author’s life and relates Donaldson’s deprived Glasgow childhood, his enlistment in the army, and his experiences in Iberia. After leaving the army in 1814, he wrote up his recollections in 1817 while attempting to study medicine. Dire necessity – including the burden of supporting ten children – forced him to resume military life as a recruiting officer. Tragically, he died in 1830 of lung disease while studying anatomy in Paris, at the early age of just thirty-seven.

Free Download Acland Anderson, "Recollections of a Peninsular Veteran – Scholar’s Choice Edition"
English | 2015 | ISBN: 1297388518 | EPUB | pages: 316 | 0.3 mb
Lt. Col. Anderson wrote his memoirs as for his own family not suspecting their interest to the larger reading public. As such they hold a charm of their own apart from a number of the more swashbuckling accounts of soldier’s adventures in the British army during the Napoleonic and Victorian periods. That is not to say that they are staid in any way but written from a more modest view-point than some.

Free Download Francis William Soutter, "Recollections of a Labour Pioneer"
English | 2020 | ISBN: 113832891X | EPUB | pages: 238 | 0.4 mb
First published in 1923. This autobiographical study by Francis William Soutter, an English Radical activist and an advocate for independent labour representation in Parliament, will be of interest to anyone interested in political and social history. This title examines Soutter’s background, his fight for labour representation, and provides an extensive overview of his political activity.