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Chinese Hordes and Human Waves

A Personal Perspective of the Korean War, 1950–1953

By: Brian Parritt,Mike Swindells

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Chinese Hordes and Human Waves

A Personal Perspective of the Korean War, 1950–1953

By: Brian Parritt,Mike Swindells

The North Koreans attack on their Southern neighbors shocked and surprised the World. The conflict rapidly escalated with China soon heavily involved on one side and the United States and United Nations on the other.The author, then a young Gunner officer, found himself in the midst of this very nasty war. He describes first hand what it was like to be at the infamous Battle of the Hook, where UN troops held off massed attacks by the Communists. Few outside the war zone realized just how horrific conditions were.As a qualified Chinese interpreter and, later, a senior military intelligence officer, Parritt is well placed to analyze why the Commonwealth got involved, the mistakes and successes and the extreme risk that the war represented.This is not only a fine memoir but a unique insight into a forgotten War.

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Pen and Sword

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178159936X

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9781781599365

The Intelligencers

British Military Intelligence From the Middle Ages to 1929

By: Brian Parritt

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The Intelligencers

British Military Intelligence From the Middle Ages to 1929

By: Brian Parritt

Intelligence about the enemy is a fundamental part of any war or battle; knowledge of the enemys strength, dispositions and intentions are essential for success. This book reveals that for 250 years the British Army resolutely failed to prepare for war by refusing to establish a nucleus of soldiers in peace, trained to obtain intelligence in war. Although there were Scoutmasters and secret spy organizations such as Walsinghams in the 15th Century, in no major conflict from the Civil War of 1642, including the Peninsula, the Crimea, Burma, Egypt and South Africa and in the multitude of small wars that gained Britain an empire, was there any staff branch or unit specifically pre-established to gain intelligence or frustrate the enemy from obtaining intelligence. Yet the story of British military endeavor over 250 years is a remarkable story of individuals bravery, achievement and success. We read of the Scoutmaster whose role was to gather intelligence on the Kings enemies and of Walsinghams secret organization at the time of Elizabeth I. During the long years of war against France culminating in the Napoleonic Wars, spy masters developed on an ad hoc basis. In the Nineteenth Century, despite the power and reach of Empire, no central intelligence organization existed. Enterprising young officers worked wonders but failures such as those in the Boer War cost the Nation dearly. It took the reverses in the Great War to create an Intelligence Corps. But even that was disbanded postwar.

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Casemate Publishers

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1844683648

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Chinese Hordes and Human Waves

A Personal Perspective of the Korean War, 1950–1953

By: Brian Parritt,Mike Swindells

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A Personal Perspective of the Korean War, 1950–1953

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British Military Intelligence From the Middle Ages to 1929

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Towards a Contextual Psychology of Disablism

By: Brian Watermeyer

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Towards a Contextual Psychology of Disablism

By: Brian Watermeyer

This innovative work argues that a psychological framework of disability is an essential part of developing a more cohesive disability movement. Presenting conceptual ideas which describe psychological dynamics confronting disabled people in an exclusionary and prejudiced world, this volume is an important contribution to the literature. It will interest students and researchers of disability studies.

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Routledge

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041568160X

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9780415681605

Blood on the Tracks

The Life and Times of S. Brian Willson : a Psychohistorical Memoir

By: S. Brian Willson

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Blood on the Tracks

The Life and Times of S. Brian Willson : a Psychohistorical Memoir

By: S. Brian Willson

After serving in the Vietnam War, S. Brian Willson became a radical, nonviolent peace protester and pacifist, and this memoir details the drastic governmental and social change he has spent his life fighting for. Chronicling his personal struggle with a government he believes to be unjust, Willson sheds light on the various incarnations of his protests of the U.S. government, including the refusal to pay taxes, public fasting, and, most famously, public obstruction. On September 1, 1987, Willson was run over by a U.S. government munitions train during a nonviolent blocking action in which he expected to be removed from the tracks. Providing a full look into the tragic event, Willson, who lost his legs in the incident, discusses how the subsequent publicity propelled his cause toward the national consciousness. Now, 23 years later, Willson tells his story of social injustice, nonviolent struggle, and the so-called American way of life.

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Pm Press

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1604864214

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9781604864212

Book's by Brian Parritt

Chinese Hordes and Human Waves

Chinese Hordes and Human Waves

The Intelligencers

The Intelligencers

Chinese Hordes and Human Waves

Chinese Hordes and Human Waves

The Intelligencers

The Intelligencers

Towards a Contextual Psychology of Disablism

Towards a Contextual Psychology of Disablism

Blood on the Tracks

Blood on the Tracks

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