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Edith Wharton and Mary Roberts Rinehart at the Western Front, 1915 - Libby Klekowski - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

By 1915, the Western Front was a 450-mile line of trenches, barbed wire and concrete bunkers, stretching across Europe. Attempts to break the stalemate were murderous and futile. Censorship of the press was extreme--no one wanted the carnage reported. Remakably, the Allied command gave two intrepid American women, Edith Wharton and Mary Roberts Rinehart, permission to visit the front and report on what they saw. Their travels are reconstructed from their own published accounts, Rinehart''s unpublished day-by-day notes, and the writings of other journalists who toured the front in 1915. The present authors'' explorations of the places Wharton and Rinehart visited serves as a travel guide to the Western Front.

DKK 523.00

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Running Wire at the Front Lines - Louis J. Lauria - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

This compelling memoir tracks the war experiences of a radio wireman in the 11th Infantry Regiment of the Fifth Infantry Division. Born in Brooklyn and having left school in the sixth grade to work, the author enlisted at the age of 17. The book explores his time in combat, when he laid down wire for radio communications, often along the front lines and during battles, always alert for German troops. Featured are his sketches of the scenes of his work with fellow soldiers. Particular attention is paid to the role of the wireman and the history of the Fifth Infantry Division.

DKK 334.00

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Custer and the Front Royal Executions of 1864 - Jay W. Simson - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

For nearly a century and a half most historians of the Civil War have accepted the claim by Confederate Colonel John S. Mosby that George Armstrong Custer bears all of the guilt associated with the summary executions of six of Mosby''s Rangers at Front Royal, Virginia on September 23, 1864. This book challenges that view through a comprehensive look at the events of the day and a history of the persons involved, contending that Custer was not responsible for these executions, being neither present on the scene nor the initiating officer.

DKK 334.00

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Easing Pain on the Western Front - Paul E. Stepansky - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

World War I is regarded as the first modern war, driven by fearful new technologies of mechanized combat. The unprecedented carnage rapidly advanced military medicine, transforming the nature of wartime caregiving and paving the way for modern nursing practice. Drawing on firsthand accounts of American nurses, as well as their Canadian and British counterparts, historian Paul E. Stepansky describes nurses'' encounters with devastating new forms of injury--wounds from high-explosive artillery shells, poison gas burns, "shell shock," the Spanish Flu. Comparing nursing practice on the western front with nursing care during the American Civil War, the Spanish-American War, and the Anglo-Boer War, the author is especially attentive to the emergent technologies employed by nurses of the Great War.

DKK 325.00

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Abbott and Costello on the Home Front - Scott Allen Nollen - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

As two of the most popular entertainers of the mid-century film industry, comic greats Bud Abbott and Lou Costello offered an essential balm to the American public following the sorrows of the Great Depression and during the trauma of World War II. This is the first book to focus in detail on the immensely popular wartime films of Abbott and Costello, discussing the production, content, and reception of 18 films within the context of wartime events on the home front and abroad. The films covered include the service comedies Buck Privates, In the Navy , and Keep ''Em Flying ; more mainstream comic relief films such as Pardon My Sarong and Who Done It? ; and post-war experiments such as Little Giant and The Time of Their Lives . More than 120 stills and lobby cards from the author''s personal collection illustrate the text, including many showing outtakes or deleted scenes.

DKK 334.00

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Duck and Cover - Melvin E. Matthews - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

During the 1950s and early 1960s, school air-raid drills, bomb shelters, and unnerving civil defense films served as constant reminders of the looming threat of nuclear war. Throughout America, a widespread civil defense effort used town meetings, public school educational programs, and the mass media--television, radio, and especially, motion pictures--to mobilize every citizen for a protracted Cold War. This volume explores how American popular culture has portrayed civil defense from mid-twentieth century to the immediate post-September 11 era. With analysis of everything from early government propaganda films and 1950s science fiction films to Happy Days , the Reagan-era TV movie The Day After , and the small-screen nostalgia trend after 9/11, it shows how popular culture reflects American fears and the hope of preparedness.

DKK 259.00

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The Ghost of One's Self - Paul Meehan - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

For millennia people have held folk beliefs about the existence of the doppelganger--"double walker" in German--a look-alike second self that is often the antithesis of one''s identity and is usually considered an omen of misfortune or death. The theme of the double has inspired works by E.T.A. Hoffmann, Poe, de Maupassant, Dostoevsky and others, and has been the basis for many classic mystery, horror and science fiction movies. This critical survey examines the double in more than 100 films by such acclaimed directors as Alfred Hitchcock, Mario Bava, Roger Corman, David Cronenberg, George Romero, Fritz Lang, James Cameron, Robert Siodmak, Don Siegel, John Frankenheimer, Terry Gilliam, Brian De Palma and Roman Polanski.

DKK 429.00

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Home Front Heroes - Elizabeth Abele - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

This book traces the effects of the feminist and civil rights movements in the construction of Hollywood action heroes. Starting in the late 1980s, action blockbusters regularly have featured masculine figures who choose love and community over the path of the stoic loner committed solely to duty. The American heroic quest of the past 25 years increasingly has involved a reclamation of home, creating a place for the Hero at the hearth, part of a more intimate community with less restrictive gender and racial boundaries. The author presents pieces of contemporary popular culture that create the complex mosaic of the present-day American heroic ideal. Hollywood popular films are examined that best represent the often painful shift from traditional heroic masculinity to a masculinity that is less "exceptional" and more vulnerable. There are also chapters on how issues of race and gender intersect with the new masculinity and on subgenres of 1990s films that also developed this postfeminist masculinity.

DKK 429.00

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Another Me - Heather Duerr Humann - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

A figure from ancient folklore, the doppelganger--in fiction a character''s sinister look-alike--continues to appear in literature, television and film. The modern-day version (of the Doppelganger, or "double-goer" in German) is typically depicted in a form adapted to reflect present-day social anxieties. Focusing on a broad range of narratives, the author explores 21st century representations in novels (such as Audrey Niffenegger''s Her Fearful Symmetry , Jose Saramago''s The Double ), television shows ( Orphan Black, Battlestar Galactica, Ringer ) and movies ( The Island, The Prestige, Oblivion ).

DKK 429.00

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Protecting the Home Front - Michael Scheibach - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Formed in 1951, the Federal Civil Defense Administration said that "the importance of women in civil defense can scarcely be overstated." Comprising 70 percent or more of civil defense workers at the height of the Cold War, American women served as FCDA wardens, auxiliary police, nurses, home preparedness advisors, coordinators of mass feeding drills, rescue and emergency management personnel, and in various local, state, regional and national organizations. The author examines the diverse roles they filled to promote homeland protection and preparedness at a time when atomic war was an imminent threat.

DKK 429.00

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Doppelgangers, Alter Egos and Mirror Images in Western Art, 1840-2010 - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The notion of a person--or even an object--having a "double" has been explored in the visual arts for ages, and in myriad ways: portraying the body and its soul, a woman gazing at her reflection in a pool, or a man overwhelmed by his own shadow. In this edited collection focusing on nineteenth- and twentieth-century western art, scholars analyze doppelgangers, alter egos, mirror images, double portraits and other pairings, human and otherwise, appearing in a large variety of artistic media. Artists whose works are discussed at length include Richard Dadd, Salvador Dali, Egon Schiele, Frida Kahlo, the creators of Superman, and Nicola Costantino, among many others.

DKK 523.00

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Hardball on the Home Front - Craig Allen Cleve - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

More than 5000 major and minor league baseball players left the baseball diamond to serve in the military during World War II, but President Roosevelt insisted that baseball still be played to boost the country''s morale. More than 400 replacement players made their major league debuts between 1943 and 1945, among them Sal Maglie, Andy Pafko, Red Schoendienst and Stan Musial. The author of this book points out that the true story of wartime baseball rests mostly with the players whose careers were not so well remembered or documented. He highlights nine players--Frank Mancuso, Ford Mullen, Ed Carnett, Lee Pfund, George Hausmann, Cy Buker, Bill Lefebvre, Eddie Basinski, and Nick Strincevich--who took the field while the major leaguers were fighting in the war. They share their memories of being called up to play in the majors, and their feelings about providing much needed and much wanted entertainment to thousands of Americans during the war years.

DKK 382.00

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Missed Signals on the Western Front - Mike Bullock - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Though the medium of wireless communication was in relative infancy during World War I, the technology could have made a profound impact on tactical operations and on the entire strategic conduct of the war. Providing details on how and why the technology did not fulfill its promise as a great military tool until years later, the book points primarily to the British Army's institutional bias against wireless communication as the technology's downfall, reinforced by the crude, unreliable wireless sets with which the army began the war. It also demonstrates how improved wireless communications between infantry, command, artillery and air observation could have improved the flexibility, accuracy and effectiveness of the British military strategy in the German Spring Offensive, the Hundred Days Counteroffensive and the battles of the Somme, Passchendaele, and Cambrai.

DKK 429.00

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From the Front Lines of the Appalachian Addiction Crisis - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Stories from doctors, nurses, and therapists dealing on a daily basis with the opioid crisis in Appalachia should be heartbreaking. Yet those told here also inspire with practical advice on how to assist those in addiction, from a grass-roots to a policy level. Readers looking for ways to combat the crisis will find suggestions alongside laughter, tears, and sometimes rage. Each author brings the passion of their profession and the personal losses they have experienced from addiction, and posits solutions and harm reduction with positivity, grace, and even humor. Authors representing seven states from northern, Coalfields, and southern Appalachia relate personal encounters with patients or providers who changed them forever. This is a history document, showing how we got here; an evidenced indictment of current policies failing those who need them most; an affirmation that Appalachia solves its own problems; and a collection of suggestions for best practice moving forward.

DKK 429.00

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Weather Reports from the Autism Front - James C. Wilson - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Based on detailed research and a lifetime of personal experience, James Wilson recounts his personal journey as the primary companion of his now twenty-six-year-old autistic son, Sam. This realistic, irreverent account of an autistic young man and his misadventures while transitioning to adulthood provides enlightening truths as well as sardonic humor. Formally seen as a neurological disorder, autism is increasingly being looked upon as simply a form of neurodiversity. Rejecting mainstream attitudes, Wilson explores this modern view of autism through his own experience as well as quotes from autistic people and bloggers, some of whom are the most vocal proponents of this viewpoint. A detailed bibliography accompanies this engaging memoir of a father and son''s experience negotiating the slippery slopes of normality.

DKK 240.00

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Burning Out on the COVID Front Lines - Dhaval R. Desai - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

This memoir tells the story of Georgia physician Dhaval Desai''s life during the Covid-19 pandemic. As a new father, frontline physician and healthcare leader on the brink of burnout, and a member of an ethnic minority in the South, his tale is marked by chaotic intersections. Throughout, his commitment to fostering and advocating for caring and compassion in the practice of medicine shines as Desai shares his unique perspective.

DKK 320.00

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I Worked Alone - Lily Sergueiew - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

During World War II Nathalie "Lily" Sergueiew, a woman of mystery, confidently seduced the German Intelligence Service into employing her as a spy against their British enemy. Little did they know that this striking woman--who turned heads when she walked into a room with her little dog Babs--would work with their enemy against them. Her diary chronicles her months-long journey to becoming a double agent for the British under the code name Treasure. From the moment she conceived the idea of becoming a double agent, Lily faced challenges on two fronts: first, she had to convince the Germans to ask her to spy for them; second, she needed the British to believe her story. Only then could she begin the perilous work of helping free her homeland--France--from the German occupier.

DKK 334.00

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Sex and the Scientist - Jane Merrill - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

One of the preeminent natural philosophers of the Enlightenment, Benjamin Thompson started out as a farm boy with a practical turn of mind. His inventions include the Rumford fireplace, insulated clothing, the thermos, convection ovens, double boilers, double-paned glass and an improved sloop. He was knighted by King George III and became a Count of the Holy Roman Emperor. Thompson''s popularity with women eclipsed his achievements, though. He was married twice and had affairs with many other prominent women, including the wife of Boston printer Isaiah Thomas and that of a doctor who would crew the first balloon to cross the English Channel. He even fathered a child by the court mistress of the Prince Elector and had affairs with several other German noblewomen. Drawing on Thompson''s correspondence and diaries, this book examines his friendships and romantic relationships.

DKK 429.00

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I Promise You I'll Be Home - Al Martinez - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

As a 21-year-old Marine sent to the front lines of the Korean War, Al Martinez dispatched letters almost daily to his young bride, Joanne. In battle, he experienced the worst that war can bring, and then he served as a combat correspondent and as writer and editor of his regimental newsletter, the Ridgerunner . After the war, he entered a career in journalism, becoming a featured columnist for the Los Angeles Times where he would earn three shared Pulitzer Prizes. Written from the unique perspective of an obviously gifted, professional writer at the beginning of his career, his letters home capture his experiences eloquently and with depth of understanding as they express the dangers, hardships, fear, friendships, and even humor of life at the front. His vivid, often humorous pen-and-ink drawings portray scenes from the front lines.

DKK 325.00

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Dictionary of Sports and Games Terminology - Adrian Room - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The specialized jargon of some sports can be quite esoteric. Non-Americans, for example, are likely puzzled by baseball terms such as bunt, cut-off man, and safety squeeze, while the non-British may pause over cricket''s Chinaman, doosra, golden duck, off-break, popping crease, and yorker. This new dictionary gives the definitions of more than 8,000 terms used in sports and games from around the world, including mainstream sports like basketball and billiards alongside the more obscure netball and snooker. Entries cover sports equipment, strategies, venues, qualifying categories, awards, and administrative bodies, while a comprehensive system of cross-references offers assistance and clarification when needed. An appendix lists standard abbreviations of sports ruling bodies and administrative organizations.

DKK 523.00

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The Lonely Hearts Killers - Tobin T. Buhk - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The shocking series of crimes committed by lovers Martha Beck and Raymond Fernandez dominated the front pages in 1949. Caught for the double homicide of a widow and her young daughter in Michigan, the first couple of crime became the focus of an intense debate over the death penalty and extradition. Their story climaxed in a sensational trial in New York City and concluded two years later inside Sing Sing''s notorious "Death House." Pulp fiction era reporters, who followed every step taken by the accused slayers, christened Beck and Fernandez the "Lonely Hearts Killers"--a nickname that stuck and has since been used to describe an entire category of criminal behavior. Despite the sensationalization of the killer couple''s exploits, the story of the Michigan crime that ended their spree has until now remained largely untold. Drawing on rare archival material, this book presents, for the first time anywhere, a detailed account of this lost chapter in the saga of the "Lonely Hearts Killers." Both biography and analysis, this book also attempts to deconstruct the myths and misconceptions and to provide answers to a few unanswered questions about the case.

DKK 240.00

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"In Case Atom Bombs Fall" - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

With the very real possibility of nuclear war looming on the horizon from 1945 to the early 1960s, both federal and local governments took on the responsibility of educating Americans on how to survive the expected blasts, residual fallout, and radiation poisoning. Duck and cover drills, bomb shelters, and evacuation plans became an integral part of every citizen''s daily life. This book provides a sampling of civil defense publications issued by government agencies and organizations during this era. Arranged thematically, the book includes sections covering the impact and power of the atomic bomb, radioactive fallout, women and the home, the importance of being prepared, civil defense in schools, fallout shelters, evacuation plans, and, finally, the call for "peace or … else."

DKK 334.00

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Single Season Sitcoms of the 1980s - Bob Leszczak - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

As the cable TV industry exploded in the 1980s, offering viewers dozens of channels, an unprecedented number of series were produced. For every successful sitcom-- The Golden Girls, Family Ties, Newhart --there were flops such as Take Five with George Segal, Annie McGuire with Mary Tyler Moore, One Big Family with Danny Thomas and Life with Lucy starring Lucille Ball, proving that a big name does not a hit show make. Other short-lived series were springboards for future stars, like Day by Day (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), The Duck Factory (Jim Carrey), Raising Miranda (Bryan Cranston) and Square Pegs (Sarah Jessica Parker). This book unearths many single-season sitcoms of the ''80s, providing behind-the-scenes stories from cast members, guest stars, writers, producers and directors.

DKK 429.00

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Atomics in the Classroom - Michael Scheibach - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

After the August 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and Japan''s unconditional surrender, America''s educational community quickly focused on preparing the younger generation for the atomic age. With the support of the federal government, elementary and secondary schools developed a curriculum known as "atomics," emphasizing the bomb''s destructive power, peaceful applications of the atom and, most important, the need to control nuclear research. By the 1950s, with the Soviet Union''s acquiring of the bomb, "atomics" expanded to include civil defense topics and activities, such as "duck and cover" drills. This book examines the broad curriculum--in social studies, science, mathematics, English, home economics and art--that emphasized atomics in American classrooms of the early postwar era. Lesson plans, class projects and activities, resource materials and extracurricular experiences are included.

DKK 334.00

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Disney Voice Actors - Thomas S. Hischak - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

This biographical dictionary is devoted to the actors who provided voices for all the Disney animated theatrical shorts and features from the 1928 Mickey Mouse cartoon Steamboat Willie to the 2010 feature film Tangled . More than 900 men, women, and child actors from more than 300 films are covered, with biographical information, individual career summaries, and descriptions of the animated characters they have performed. Among those listed are Adriana Caselotti, of Snow White fame; Clarence Nash, the voice of Donald Duck; Sterling Holloway, best known for his vocal portrayal of Winnie the Pooh; and such show business luminaries as Bing Crosby, Bob Newhart, George Sanders, Dinah Shore, Jennifer Tilly and James Woods. In addition, a complete directory of animated Disney films enables the reader to cross-reference the actors with their characters.

DKK 325.00

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Edith Wharton and Mary Roberts Rinehart at the Western Front, 1915 - Libby Klekowski - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Running Wire at the Front Lines - Louis J. Lauria - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Custer and the Front Royal Executions of 1864 - Jay W. Simson - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Easing Pain on the Western Front - Paul E. Stepansky - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Abbott and Costello on the Home Front - Scott Allen Nollen - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Duck and Cover - Melvin E. Matthews - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Ghost of One's Self - Paul Meehan - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Home Front Heroes - Elizabeth Abele - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Another Me - Heather Duerr Humann - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Protecting the Home Front - Michael Scheibach - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Doppelgangers, Alter Egos and Mirror Images in Western Art, 1840-2010 - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Hardball on the Home Front - Craig Allen Cleve - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Missed Signals on the Western Front - Mike Bullock - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

From the Front Lines of the Appalachian Addiction Crisis - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Weather Reports from the Autism Front - James C. Wilson - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Burning Out on the COVID Front Lines - Dhaval R. Desai - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

I Worked Alone - Lily Sergueiew - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Sex and the Scientist - Jane Merrill - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

I Promise You I'll Be Home - Al Martinez - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Dictionary of Sports and Games Terminology - Adrian Room - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Lonely Hearts Killers - Tobin T. Buhk - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

"In Case Atom Bombs Fall" - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Single Season Sitcoms of the 1980s - Bob Leszczak - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Atomics in the Classroom - Michael Scheibach - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Disney Voice Actors - Thomas S. Hischak - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

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