Striking Back
Title | Striking Back PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Masters |
Publisher | Presidio Press |
Pages | 380 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN |
Masters, a member of 3 Troop, 10 Commando--a small British Army Commando unit comprised almost entirely of Jewish refugees--discusses how the unit formed, how members had to change their names and conceal their identities, the elaborate and grueling training sessions which prepared them for their part in the D-day invasion, and numerous battles and reconnaissance missions, offering glimpses into battlefronts in France, Italy and Holland. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Rescuing the Children
Title | Rescuing the Children PDF eBook |
Author | Vivette Samuel |
Publisher | Univ of Wisconsin Press |
Pages | 266 |
Release | 2002-05-23 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780299177409 |
Rescuing the Children is the memoir of Vivette Samuel, who at age twenty-two began working for the Œuvre de secours aux enfants (OSE, or Society for Assistance to Children). The OSE and similar organizations saved 86 percent of Jewish children in France from deportation to Nazi concentration and extermination camps.
The 2009 UNESCO Framework for Cultural Statistics (FCS)
Title | The 2009 UNESCO Framework for Cultural Statistics (FCS) PDF eBook |
Author | José Pessoa |
Publisher | |
Pages | 100 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | |
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"The Whole Country was ... 'one Robe'"
Title | "The Whole Country was ... 'one Robe'" PDF eBook |
Author | Nicholas Curchin Vrooman |
Publisher | Riverbend Publishing |
Pages | 516 |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
Technology in Forensic Science
Title | Technology in Forensic Science PDF eBook |
Author | Deepak Rawtani |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Pages | 412 |
Release | 2020-11-02 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 3527347623 |
The book "Technology in Forensic Science" provides an integrated approach by reviewing the usage of modern forensic tools as well as the methods for interpretation of the results. Starting with best practices on sample taking, the book then reviews analytical methods such as high-resolution microscopy and chromatography, biometric approaches, and advanced sensor technology as well as emerging technologies such as nanotechnology and taggant technology. It concludes with an outlook to emerging methods such as AI-based approaches to forensic investigations.
Migration Between the United States and Canada
Title | Migration Between the United States and Canada PDF eBook |
Author | Statistics Canada |
Publisher | Washington, D.C. : U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census ; [Ottawa] : Statistics Canada |
Pages | 172 |
Release | 1990 |
Genre | Americans |
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Child of the Winds
Title | Child of the Winds PDF eBook |
Author | Agnes Adachi |
Publisher | Agnes Adachi |
Pages | 200 |
Release | 1989 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN |
Memoirs of a Hungarian Jew. Pp. 1-50 relate her experiences during World War II. She was granted an emergency Swedish passport after the German takeover of Hungary in 1944, and worked with Raoul Wallenberg (and the Swedish Red Cross) until her illness in December 1944. Describes Wallenberg's many-faceted rescue efforts which she witnessed.