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Castle of the Eagles: Escape from Mussolini's Colditz
by Mark FeltonVincigliata Castle, a menacing medieval fortress set in the beautiful Tuscan hills, has become a very special prisoner of war camp on Benito Mussolini’s personal order. Within are some of the most senior officers of the Allied army, guarded by almost two hundred Italian soldiers and a vicious fascis... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017 -
The Real Tenko: Extraordinary True Stories of Women Prisoners of the Japanese
by Mark FeltonThis book details the treatment of Allied service-women, female civilians and local women by the Japanese occupation forces. While a number of memoirs have been published there is no dedicated volume. It chronicles the massacres of nurses (such as that at Alexandra Hospital, Singapore), disturbing a... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2009 -
The Final Betrayal: MacArthur and the Tragedy of Japanese POWs
by Mark FeltonThis book examines the period between the unconditional surrender of Japan on 14 August 1945, and the arrival of Allied liberation forces in Japanese-occupied territories after 2 September 1945. The delay handed the Japanese a golden opportunity to set their house in order before Allied war crimes ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2010 -
Guarding Hitler: The Secret World Of The Fuhrer
by Mark FeltonBased on intelligence documents, personal testimonies, memoirs and official histories, including material only declassified in 2010, Guarding Hitler provides the reader with a fascinating inside look at the secret world of Hitler’s security and domestic arrangements. The book focuses in particular o... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2014 -
Holocaust Heroes: Resistance to Hitlers Final Solution
by Mark FeltonThis inspiring book examines the often incredible and nearly always tragic examples of Jewish resistance in ghettos and concentration camps during the Nazis ‘Final Solution. It shows that the Warsaw Uprising in Poland during April to May 1944 was not the only occasion of defiant opposition. Through... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016 -
China Station: The British Militry in the Middle Kingdom, 1839–1997
by Mark FeltonThe Author, who lives in Shanghai, sets out to demonstrate that the British military has been at the forefront of many of the great changes that have swept China over the last two centuries.He devotes chapters to the various wars, military adventures and rebellions that regularly punctuated Sino/Bri... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2013 -
Children of the Camps: Japan's Last Forgotten Victims
by Mark FeltonChildren of the Camps: Japans Last Forgotten Victims tells the truly heart-rending stories of Caucasian and Eurasian children who ended up imprisoned inside Japanese internment camps throughout Asia. It is written from the perspective of the survivors, who are all elderly today, and the effects that... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2011 -
21st Century Courage: Stirring Stories of Modern British Heroes
by Mark FeltonThe book examines examples of outstanding courage exhibited by people living in modern Britain. These include British servicemen and servicewomen serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, police officers, and ordinary civilians in Britain and around the world. All of the cases cited have been awarded galla... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2010 -
Never Surrender: Dramatic Escapes from Japanese Prison Camps
by Mark FeltonWhile there have been many fine books covering the appalling experiences and great courage of the many thousands of POWscaptured by the victorious Japanese during late 1941 and early 1942, escape accounts are much rarer. This is due in large part tothe fact that only a comparatively small number of ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2013 -
Japan’s Gestapo: Murder, Mayhem and Torture in Wartime Asia
by Mark FeltonThe book opens by explaining the origins, organisation and roles of the Kempetai apparatus, which exercised virtually unlimited power throughout the Japanese Empire. The author reveals their criminal and collaborationist networks, which extorted huge sums of money from hapless citizens and business.... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2009 -
The Devil’s Doctors: Japanese Human Experiments on Allied Prisoners of War
by Mark FeltonThe brutal Japanese treatment of Allied POWs in WW2 has been well documented. The experiences of British, Australian and American POWs on the Burma Railway, in the mines of Formosa and in camps across the Far East, were bad enough. But the mistreatment of those used as guinea pigs in medical exper... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2012 -
Slaughter at Sea: The Story Of Japan's Naval War Crimes
by Mark FeltonIronically while the Japanese Navy followed many of the Royal Navy's traditions and structures, it had a totally different approach to the treatment of its foes. The author has uncovered a plethora of outrages against both servicemen and civilians which make chilling and shocking reading. These rang... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2007 -
Operation Swallow: American Soldiers' Remarkable Escape from Berga Concentration Camp
by Mark FeltonThe true and heroic story of American POWs' daring escape from a Nazi concentration camp. In this little-known story from World War II, a group of American POW camp leaders risk everything to save hundreds of fellow servicemen from a diabolical Nazi concentration camp. Their story begins in the dark... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2019 -
Ghost Riders: When US and German Soldiers Fought Together to Save the World's Most Beautiful Horses in the Last Days of World War II
by Mark FeltonIt is April 1945 and the world's most prized horses are about to be slaughtered...As the Red Army closes in on the Third Reich, a German colonel sends an American intelligence officer an unusual report about a POW camp soon to be overrun by the Soviets. Locked up, the report says, are over a thou... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2018 -
Reading, Thinking, and Writing About History: Teaching Argument Writing to Diverse Learners in the Common Core Classroom, Grades 6-12
Although the Common Core and C3 Framework highlight literacy and inquiry as central goals for social studies, they do not offer guidelines, assessments, or curriculum resources. This practical guide presents six research-tested historical investigations along with all corresponding teaching material... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2014 -
The Best, Worst, and Most Unusual: Noteworthy Achievements, Events, Feats and Blunders of Every Conceivable Kind
by Bruce Felton • Mark FowlerYou might agree that the worst diet book was Dr. Herman Taller’s Calories Don’t Count, but what’s the best mystery film of all time? Where is the most unusual hotel in the world? And just what is the worst way to swallow a sword? A collection of two original volumes of odd miscellany, this is a f... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1994 -
Restorative Theory in Practice: Insights Into What Works and Why
by Pam Denicolo • Dorothy Vaandering • Margaret Thorsborne • Mark Vander Vennan • Mo Felton • Shona Cameron • Belinda Hopkins • Wendy Drewery • Ann Shearer • Juliet Starbuck • Pete WallisRestorative practice is an innovative approach to thinking about, and addressing, conflict and bullying, as well as disruptive, challenging and criminal behaviour. The approach is increasingly used to transform the culture of organisations, institutions and services and the way people communicate wi... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016