Desert Diggers

Author : David Mitchelhill-Green
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1923004859
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Desert Diggers written by David Mitchelhill-Green and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2024-04-03 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Desert Diggers: Writings from a War Zone ‘Somewhere in the Middle East’ 1940-1942 draws upon hundreds of soldiers’ letters in a fresh and captivating narrative of the war in North Africa. Desert Diggers follows the first men to volunteer after the outbreak of war in 1939, tracing their adventures in exotic ports before further training in Palestine. A hunger for action grew: ‘Most of the chaps are ... anxious to get into anything that looks like a fight’, one soldier wrote to his brother. From Egypt, ‘the hottest and dustiest place on God's earth’ was the Diggers’ next destination and their ‘blooding’ in the battles for Bardia and Tobruk. After Rommel failed to storm Tobruk in April-May 1941, Nazi propaganda denigrated the garrison, ‘caught like rats in a trap’. Amid frequent bombing and shelling, Berlin’s scornful broadcasts were an unintended tonic. ‘Frequently we laughed and joked until the tears came into our eyes’, a Digger quipped. From Tobruk, to the blunting of Rommel’s attacks at El Alamein, the price of victory was palpably high: ‘some of my best mates didn't come out of it’, lamented a corporal to his sister. Returning to Australia in 1943, some men maimed or traumatised, brought a further test for the Diggers ... Told in the words of the men who served, Desert Diggers offers a new personal perspective on the Western Desert campaign. With immediacy and raw emotion, these skillfully woven letters provide a remarkable and compelling account of the Australian experience of war.

Author : Cyril Ayris
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780646477824
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.2X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Desert Diggers written by Cyril Ayris and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : David Mitchelhill-Green
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781923004849
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Desert Diggers written by David Mitchelhill-Green and published by . This book was released on 2024 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Nadine Clarke
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN 13 : 1920572856
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Get Bushwise - On Safari written by Nadine Clarke and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2012-06-21 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This bumper edition, comprising three lively children’s nature guides, brings together a treasure trove of information, colourful images, games and activities for young readers. A local guide leads adventurers on safaris into three surprisingly varied worlds: the bushveld, a river and a desert. Each environment brings its unique flavour to the adventure; multiple images (both photos and illustrations) and interesting habits and lifestyles. Readers are encouraged to play along by means of engaging activities, games and quizzes, with answers at the end of each section. Nature’s edible treats and useful props are introduced, along with survival techniques for the young explorer. This volume illuminates three important southern African natural arenas, and will engage readers from cover to cover.

Author : Rose Davin
Publisher : Capstone
ISBN 13 : 1543597084
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lizards written by Rose Davin and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2019-05-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A small reptile scurries across a rock under the hot sun. It's a lizard! Learn more about these desert animals.

Author : Gary Paul Nabhan
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 0816535019
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gathering the Desert written by Gary Paul Nabhan and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2016-10-01 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the John Burroughs Association’s John Burroughs Medal for natural history writing and a Southwest Book Award from the Border Regional Library Association To the untrained eye, a desert is a wasteland that defies civilization; yet the desert has been home to native cultures for centuries and offers sustenance in its surprisingly wide range of plant life. Gary Paul Nabhan has combed the desert in search of plants forgotten by all but a handful of American Indians and Mexican Americans. In Gathering the Desert readers will discover that the bounty of the desert is much more than meets the eye—whether found in the luscious fruit of the stately organpipe cactus or in the lowly tepary bean. Nabhan has chosen a dozen of the more than 425 edible wild species found in the Sonoran Desert to demonstrate just how bountiful the land can be. From the red-hot chiltepines of Mexico to the palms of Palm Springs, each plant exemplifies a symbolic or ecological relationship which people of this region have had with plants through history. Each chapter focuses on a particular plant and is accompanied by an original drawing by artist Paul Mirocha. Word and picture together create a total impression of plants and people as the book traces the turn of seasons in the desert.

Author : Amy Garner
Publisher : WestBow Press
ISBN 13 : 1512734993
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Redeemed for a Reason written by Amy Garner and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2016-05-09 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every life has a meaning. Every life has purpose. Our churches are full of the redeemed, but are they fulfilling their purpose? Do they recognize the reason for their redemption? Take a journey with God and discover his reason for your redemption. Dont worry about packing your bags; God has already taken care of your luggage. Set off with him while he shows you all the wonderful experiences and gifts he has packed inside of you for this journey through life. Fulfillment and joy are waiting for you, a place of honor has been set for you, and the King wishes to become your traveling companion. Join Amy as she takes you through her journey to understanding the reason for redemption, marvel at the goodness of our Lord, and discover his perfect plan for your life.

Author : David Salge
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738548951
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Around San Tan Mountain written by David Salge and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Within a few years of 1912--the year Arizona became the 48th state admitted to the Union--families began to settle on homesteads 30 miles southeast of Phoenix. These early settlers were primarily farmers of diverse heritage and faith. San Tan Mountain provided the backdrop for the arduous task of clearing cactus and thorny scrub brush from the desert. As irrigation water was pumped from drilled wells, crops took root on newly cultivated fields, and the communities of Rittenhouse, Higley, Combs, and Chandler Heights were established. Rittenhouse later became the town of Queen Creek. These communities were influenced--like many others across the Southwest--by war, the Depression, and immigration, all of which challenged and enriched the area.

Author : Carole Marsh
Publisher : Carole Marsh Books
ISBN 13 : 0793376564
Total Pages : 65 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book California Indians written by Carole Marsh and published by Carole Marsh Books. This book was released on 1996 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Lou Cameron
Publisher : Blackstone Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1620641569
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stringer and the Lost Tribe written by Lou Cameron and published by Blackstone Publishing. This book was released on 2012-11-20 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When miners dig up the Yana Indians' sacred burial ground, the tribe goes on the warpath. And after a couple of deputy sheriffs are found with so many arrows sticking out of them they look like porcupines, the miners grab their guns and axes. Even a little Indian war is big news in the fading days of the wild West, so Stringer rides out to investigate. But something just ain't right. For one thing, the arrows that killed the deputies are not Yana arrows. And the varmints who dug up the Indian graves aren't miners. Somebody has a stake in stirring miners and Indians up into a killing frenzy-and Stringer aims to find out who!