Against All Odds: A True Story of Ultimate Courage and Survival in World War I

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The story is nothing new, you've listened to this story before and that's okay because we like the story. Both Stephen’s grandfathers served in and survived the First World War, one with the Royal Irish Rifles, the other in the Mercantile Marine, whilst his father was a member of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps during the Second World War. I am constantly appalled how people in very high places exploit our most vulnerable and innocent and seem to escape any punishment. He has found happiness with his wife and children and now helps to heal broken bodies, build confidence and transform lives - but he will never forget his past and the unnecessary victims of broken society.

The silence was unnerving after several days at sea, crossing from America with the constant grinding of the ship's engines, quiet now in the Atlantic waters off North Africa. Poor Paul and his fellow children were subjected to appalling abuse by these sadist , paedophiles and cruel deranged people . He even distanced himself from one lady who was always kind to him because he knew at times his behaviour was not appropriate. As it is, they were subjected to emotional, physical, and sexual abuse and, I have to say, this guy has come out of it well and he seems to have done it by dint of sheer willpower and determination. Against All Odds follows Lt Jacob Grimm, who at the start of the book, is a bright, up and coming Lieutenant, who makes a difficult decision whilst he is the Duty Officer of his starship during a combat situation, taking on what appears to be several pirate vessels that attack the convoy he is a part of.

Worse, the system he's assigned to is corrupt and on the verge of all-out civil war with the Alliance. In Against All Odds, Kershaw continues to raise the bar with an unvarnished story of heroism during World War II, and a lasting tribute to the American soldier as liberator.

I have quite the interest in tragic life stories, I’m not sure if it’s reading how people can triumph over the awful obstacles that have been put in their path, or because my previous work experience has involved me in similar cases, but I will often seek these books out. After enjoying stunning success against the British 8th Army through 1941 and much of 1942, General Erwin Rommel and his famed Afrika Korps were now on the defensive, having been defeated at El Alamein in Egypt less than a week earlier. Daly and Ware also were highly decorated, but neither soldier earned the Distinguished Service Cross during the war.More importantly, Against All Odds will be a source of comfort, inspiration and motivation for anyone who is fortunate enough to find it. The crux of the matter is how he has now become the man he is from what limited chances he was given from the onset. Together, these men helped defeat Nazi Germany's finest troops, marching more than two thousand miles, from the deserts of North Africa to Hitler's Eagle s Nest in Bavaria, surviving more than six hundred days of increasingly merciless combat. This is easily one of the best Mil Sci-Fi books I have read all year, if not Sci-Fi books, it is one that is an absolute must read.