Following their Prussian Quartets Nos. 4-9 recordings, the Pleyel Quartet of Cologne now present Ignaz Pleyel's String Quartet Nos. 1-3. All these quartets were extremely popular during Pleyel's lifetime and transmit a clear picture of his versatility in ..
In previous decades, the classical symphony from the second half of the 18th century onwards had been more or less synonymous with composers such as Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven, and few observers would have mentioned Ignace Joseph Pleyel (1757-1831), the c..
Marines landed on a small island in the Central Pacific called Peleliu, as a prelude to the liberation of the Philippines. Among the first wave of Marines that hit the beach that day was 22-year-old George Peto. Growing up in on a farm in Ohio, George had ..
Hunt was a feature writer for Life Magazine before the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. After the war's outbreak, he went into the Marines and got himself a commission. He had served with the 1st Marine Regiment (part of the illustrious 1st Marine Division) a..
History Channel documentary telling the story of Private Eugene B. Sledge of the US Marine Corps who served in a rifle company and spent four months engaged in close combat with the Japanese during WWII. Years later the man known as 'Sledgehammer' by his..
"Chesty" Puller, documenting his sometimes controversial exploits in Haiti, Guadalcanal, Peleliu, Korea, and Nicaragua, and assessing his military career. Language: ENGLISH Pages: 629 Dimensions: 9.25 x 6.25 x 1.50 Weight: 2.00
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc...
