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Lord, Walter was born on October 8, 1917 in Baltimore. Son of John Walter and Henrietta Mactier (Hoffman) Lord.
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On May 24, 1940, Hitler s armies were on the brink of a shattering military victory. Only ten miles away, 400,000 Allied troops were pinned against the coast of Dunkirk. But just eleven days later, by June 4, 338,000 men had been successfully evacuated to England. How did it happen? Walter Lord s remarkable account of how the miracle of Dunkirk came about is based on hundreds of interviews with survivors of all nations who fought among the sand dunes of northern France.
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On the morning of March 6, 1836, in an old abandoned mission called the Alamo, a small Texas garrison fought to the death rather than yield to an overwhelming army of Mexicans. Through the years the garrison's heroic stand has become so clothed in folklore and romance that the truth has nearly been lost. In A Time to Stand Walter Lord rediscovers and recreates the whole fascinating story. From contemporary documents, diaries, and letters, he has mined a wealth of fresh information that throws intriguing sidelights on the epic of the Alamo. What were the defenders like? Why did they take their stand? Did any escape? Did Davy Crockett surrender?
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The classic minute-by-minute account of the sinking of the Titanic, in a 50th anniversary edition with a new introduction by Nathaniel Philbrick First published in 1955, A Night to Remember remains a completely riveting account of the Titanic's fatal collision and the behavior of the passengers and crew, both noble and ignominious. Some sacrificed their lives, while others fought like animals for their own survival. Wives beseeched husbands to join them in lifeboats; gentlemen went taut-lipped to their deaths in full evening dress; and hundreds of steerage passengers, trapped below decks, sought help in vain.
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The American victory in the Battle of Midway was a turning point in the war in the Pacific, and affected the course of the entire Second World War. This text tells the tale of the battle.
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Different cover than shown.May have previous owner name inside. HARDCOVER, tightly bound, clean and unmarked pages. NO ugly remainder mark. Not a library book
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Review By Ned Middleton "It is significant that despite the claims of air enthusiasts no battleship has yet been sunk by bombs." Those telling words appeared next to a photograph of the USS Arizona at sea and were printed in a US Army-Navy pamphlet dated 29 November 1941. Just 8 Days later the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbour in what President Roosevelt later called "This day of Infamy." During that attack the Arizona exploded and sank at her berth after receiving a direct hit from a Japanese bomb. Today the USS Arizona remains the permanent war grave for the 1,102 men who perished on board that ship that day. This book was published in 1957. Since that time, many new avenues of research have opened for historians. One, of course, is the ..internet. Another is the release of material after whatever 30 or 50 year rule were put in place. So this author neither had the facilities afforded by the internet nor was he allowed access to some of the material which is available today - which makes this book all the more remarkable for its content. Author and historian Walter Lord clearly understood the art of research and put his skills to the best possible use in producing this book. It is an excellent work. With photographs used for the very first time, we have a moment-by-moment account of the attack and how it affected people on the ground. This really was infamous for several reasons; Firstly the Japanese had not delivered any formal declaration of war against the USA. By not making such a declaration, US Forces had not been placed on a war footing and were, therefore, going about their duties - just as they would during any time of peace. Finally, not content with the knowledge they would be catching the US Fleet "unawares," the Japanese also chose to attack on a Sunday morning - a time when US forces would, for the most part, be enjoying a day off. Infamy is one word, cowardly is another and, of all the accounts I have read, this ranks amongst the very best.
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Called a stirring tale of forgotten heroes splendidly told by a master narrator, this saga of the valiant coastwatchers of the Pacific War exemplifies that rare combination of careful research and exciting narrative style that became a hallmark of Walter Lord's best-selling books. Though their importance has long been acknowledged, the coastwatchers had received relatively little attention until the publication of this book in 1977. The remarkable band of individualists, operating deep behind Japanese lines in the dark days of 1942-43, lived by their wits alone yet gave the Allies their best intelligence and rescued many a man from downed planes and sinking ships--including John f. Kennedy and his PT-109 crew. To piece their story together, Lord traveled 40,000 miles to interview participants, check archives, and examine private letters and diaries. He even made a three-day hike through the Guadalcanal jungle to inspect the coastwatcher hideout on Gold Ridge so he could successfully put readers in their shoes. The book's varied cast of intriguing characters has attracted readers ever since.
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it is the first complete account of the coastwatchers of the solomons, the remarkable band of individualist who operate deep behid japanese lines in the dark days of 1942-1943 living by their wits,with the help of friendly natives, they gave us our best intelligence, rescued our downed flyers...
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On the morning of March 6, 1836, in an old abandoned mission called the Alamo, a small Texas garrison fought to the death rather than yield to an overwhelming army of Mexicans. Through the years the garrison’s heroic stand has become so clothed in folklore and romance that the truth has nearly been lost. In A Time to Stand Walter Lord rediscovers and recreates the whole fascinating story. From contemporary documents, diaries, and letters, he has mined a wealth of fresh information that throws intriguing sidelights on the epic of the Alamo. What were the defenders like? Why did they take their stand? Did any escape? Did Davy Crockett surrender? The cast of characters includes not only famous figures like Jim Bowie but unknown, unsung men: John Purdy Reynolds, the wandering Pennsylvania surgeon; George Kimball, the industrious New York hatter, Micajah Autry of Tennessee, who was a far better poet than a businessman. And then there are the Mexicans: the fabulous Santa Anna; the smooth Colonel Almonte; the forlorn private Juan Basquez, who only wanted to stay home and make shoes.
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( On the morning of March 6, 1836, in an old abandoned mi...)
On the morning of March 6, 1836, in an old abandoned mission called the Alamo, a small Texas garrison fought to the death rather than yield to an overwhelming army of Mexicans. Through the years the garrison’s heroic stand has become so clothed in folklore and romance that the truth has nearly been lost. In A Time to Stand Walter Lord rediscovers and recreates the whole fascinating story. From contemporary documents, diaries, and letters, he has mined a wealth of fresh information that throws intriguing sidelights on the epic of the Alamo. What were the defenders like? Why did they take their stand? Did any escape? Did Davy Crockett surrender? The cast of characters includes not only famous figures like Jim Bowie but unknown, unsung men: John Purdy Reynolds, the wandering Pennsylvania surgeon; George Kimball, the industrious New York hatter, Micajah Autry of Tennessee, who was a far better poet than a businessman. And then there are the Mexicans: the fabulous Santa Anna; the smooth Colonel Almonte; the forlorn private Juan Basquez, who only wanted to stay home and make shoes.
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Lord, Walter was born on October 8, 1917 in Baltimore. Son of John Walter and Henrietta Mactier (Hoffman) Lord.
Bachelor of Arts, Princeton University, 1939; Bachelor of Laws, Yale University, 1946.
Editor business information services, 1946-1953. Engaged in advertising, 1953-1956. Civilian aide to secretary army for Southern New York area, 1964-1966.
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Board directors Union Settlement, New York City, since 1959, chairman, 1962-1964. Board directors Municipal Art Society, New York City, 1958-1967. Trustee New York Society Library, since 1963, Museum City New York, 1964-1972, New York History Society, since 1965.
Trustee Society of America Historians, since 1972, president, 1981-1984. Trustee Gilman School, Baltimore, 1962-1980, Council Authors Guild, Inc., 1966-1972, Council Authors League, 1972-1983, secretary, 1975-1980. Trustee New York State Maritime Museum, 1968-1979, South St. Seaport Museum, since 1980, Ocean Liner Museum, since 1982.
Member advisory board Protect Historic American. Member Society of America Historians, Authors Guild, American Society of Composers Clubs: 14 W. Hamilton St. (Baltimore). Century Association (New York City).
Metropolitan (Washington).