Author: William BoydPublisher: Hamish Hamilton
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
On the Yankee Station and Other Stories
Author: William BoydPublisher: Hamish Hamilton
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
On the Yankee Station
Author: William Boyd (Romancier.)Publisher:
ISBN: 9780370309002
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
On the Yankee Station
Author: William BoydOn the Yankee Station
Author: William BoydPublisher: Viking Press
ISBN: 9780140093476
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Adolescent sex in a Scottish boys' public school ... Oddballs on the seedy side of America ... Murder in a quiet Devon cottage ... Comical, ironical or lacerating - wit is the keynote of these stories, which include two early adventures from the career of Morgan Leafy, glorious anti-hero of William Boyd's prize-winning novel ‘A Good Man in Africa’. ‘His writing, with nods in the direction of Borges and Nabokov, combines violence, comedy and experiment … an impressively varied collection’ Time Out.
The Facts on File Companion to the British Short Story
Author: Andrew MaunderPublisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 0816074968
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 545
Book Description
A comprehensive reference to short fiction from Great Britain, Ireland, and the British Commonwealth. With approximately 450 entries, this A-to-Z guide explores the literary contributions of such writers as Joseph Conrad, James Joyce, D H Lawrence, Rudyard Kipling, Oscar Wilde, Katherine Mansfield, Martin Amis, and others.
On Yankee Station
Author: John B. NicholsPublisher: Naval Institute Press
ISBN: 1612512860
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 171
Book Description
Combining vivid personal narrative with historical and operational analyses, this book takes a candid look at U.S. naval airpower in the Vietnam War. Coauthors John Nichols, a fighter pilot in the war, and Barrett Tillman, an award-winning aviation historian, make full use of their extensive knowledge of the subject to detail the ways in which airpower was employed in the years prior to the fall of Saigon. Confronting the conventional belief that airpower failed in Vietnam, they show that when applied correctly, airpower was effective, but because it was often misunderstood and misapplied, the end results were catastrophic. Their book offers a compelling view of what it was like to fly from Yankee Station between 1964 and 1973 and important lessons for future conflicts. At the same time, it adds important facts to the permanent war record. Following an analysis of the state of carrier aviation in 1964 and a definition of the rules of engagement, it describes the tactics used in strike warfare, the airborne and surface threats, electronic countermeasures, and search and rescue. It also examines the influence of political decisions on the conduct of the war and the changing nature of the Communist opposition. Appendixes provide useful statistical data on carrier deployments, combat sorties, and aircraft losses.
Mig Killers of Yankee Station
Author: Mike O'ConnorPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Encyclopedia of the British Short Story
Author: Andrew MaunderPublisher: Infobase Learning
ISBN: 1438140703
Category : Short stories, English
Languages : en
Pages : 2069
Book Description
Provides a comprehensive reference to short fiction from Great Britain, Ireland, and the British Commonwealth, featuring some of the most popular writers and works.
Novels of William Boyd
Author: Dr. Rajesh Shashikant LatanePublisher: RUT Printer and Publisher
ISBN: 9384663085
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
have great pleasure in writing this foreword to Dr. Latane’s book on the Novels of William Boyd. The book is a significant contribution to Boyd criticism. It has discussed the early, the middle and the last phase of Boyd’s novels. In doing if the author has defined the totality of Boyd’s vision. Indeed every novel is a part of this totality and the totality is more than a mere sum of the novels. The reciprocal relationship between the part and the whole is the crux of novel-criticism and the book has given due justice to this aspect. Another important feature of the book is the analysis of the postmodernist element in Boyd’s novels. This critical framework can be used to analysis the postmodernist element in the contemporary Indian novel in English. Even going further it can be used to analyse the Postmodernist element in the contemporary Marathi novel. A thesis is really acknowledged when it become a source material for the future researchers and comparatives. Mr. Latane’s book has that potential. I heartily wish a good reception to the book. Dr. Prakash Deshpande Kejkar Former Professor of English Shivaji University, Kolhapur
Contemporary British Novelists
Author: Nick RennisonPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113460470X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Featuring a broad range of contemporary British novelists from Iain Banks to Jeanette Winterson, Louis de Bernieres to Irvine Welsh and Salman Rushdie, this book offers an excellent introductory guide to the contemporary literary scene. Each entry includes concise biographical information on each of the key novelists and analysis of their major works and themes. Fully cross-referenced and containing extensive guides to further reading, Fifty Contemporary British Novelists is the ideal guide to modern British fiction for both the student and the contemporary fiction buff alike.