The book explores the rich history of a village along the upper Des Plaines River, originally known as Vardin's Grove before becoming Libertyville in the 1840s. It highlights significant landmarks like the Cook House, built by state legislator Ansel Brainerd Cook, and the estates of railroad tycoon Samuel Insull, who once owned 6,000 acres in the area. The narrative captures various aspects of community life, including business, education, and entertainment, alongside historic events such as the Lake County Fair and a notable 1924 train robbery.
Osprey's examination of one of the bloodiest conflicts between the United States and Japan during World War II (1939-1945). Equalling Tarawa, Iwo Jima and Okinawa in scale and ferocity, the battle for Peleliu has long been regarded as the Pacific War's “forgotten battle”, and perhaps one that should never have been fought. A massive carrier-based attack some weeks before the invasion destroyed all aircraft and shipping in the area and virtually isolated the Japanese garrison. 1st Marine Division commander, General Rupertus, made extravagant claims that the capture of Peleliu would “only take three days – maybe two.” But the Japanese fought a bloody battle of attrition from prepared positions and in a struggle of unprecedented savagery a whole Marine Division was bled white.
Made in Yorkshire is a glorious celebration of all the feature films shot in the county from the inception of film to the present day including in-depth accounts of more than 30 films.Written by Tony Earnshaw, the Yorkshire Post's film critic and Artistic Director of the Bradford International Film Festival. Many of the 330 photographs have been taken over a 25-year period by Jim Moran, one of the Yorkshire Post's senior and award-winning photographers.A foreword to the book is written by Oscar-winning screenwriter Ronald Harwood whose film The Dresser, shot in Bradford, York and Halifax, features prominently.Other photographs have been sourced from most of Yorkshire's newspapers, the general public and people who worked on the films. Many of these have never been seen before languishing either in basement filing cabinets or dresser drawers. The book contains unusual and sometimes exclusive location photographs of Bette Davis, James Mason, Albert Finney, Dustin Hoffman, Sophia Loren, Richard Gere, Ewan McGregor, Paul Newman, David Niven, Catherine Tate, Tom Wilkinson, Maggie Smith, Jeremy Irons and Anthony Hopkins.Features interviews with Morgan Freeman, John Schlesinger, Julie Christie, David Tennant, Ken Loach, Sir Tom Courtenay, Ralph Fiennnes, Jenny Agutter, Mark Herman, Catherine Tate, Michael Palin, Alan Bennett and others about their experiences filming in Yorkshire.
Boje o atol Peleliu jsou co do rozsahu, nasazení a krutosti bojů srovnatelné s Tarawou, Iwodžimou i Okinawou, přesto byla tato bitva dlouhá léta považována za "zapomenutou kapitolu" války v Tichomoří. Mnozí odborníci se domnívají, že tato bitva vůbec nemusela být svedena. Několik týdnů před vlastním vyloděním totiž Američané provedli hromadný útok letouny z letadlových lodí, jenž zničil veškeré japonské letecké síly i loďstvo v této oblasti a japonskou posádku ostrova tak naprosto izoloval. Generálmajor William H. Rupertus, tehdejší velitel 1. divize USMC, ovšem nabubřele prohlašoval, že ůdobytí atolu zabere pouhé tři dny, možná jen dva". Japonci však měli předem připravená velmi silná stanoviště odporu a svedli krvavé opotřebovácí boje, v nichž během neuvěřitelně divokých a drsných střetů vykrvácela prakticky celá 1. divize námořní pěchoty USA.
