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Author : Cyrus Townsend Brady
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book A Midshipman in the Pacific written by Cyrus Townsend Brady and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Charles Henry Eden
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (6 download)
Download or read book Ralph Somerville: or A midshipman's adventures in the Pacific ocean written by Charles Henry Eden and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Waite Brooks
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780978493806
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (938 download)
Download or read book A Midshipman's Story written by Waite Brooks and published by . This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Yates Stirling
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
ISBN 13 : 9781434414120
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (141 download)
Download or read book A U. S. Midshipman in the Philippines written by Yates Stirling and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2011-01 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: United States Navy Lieutenant Commander Yates Stirling Jr. (1872-1948) wrote a series of novels chronicling the adventures of two Naval Academy graduates as they sailed from conflict-to-conflict from South America and around the Pacific Ocean based on his own naval service. Yates retired as a Rear Admiral, as did his father, and was known as the "stormy petrel" for his outspoken comments about the Navy and international affairs.
Author : Frank Wade
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1412239362
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (122 download)
Download or read book A Midshipman's War written by Frank Wade and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2005-12-21 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Frank Wade was born in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada in October 1921. He was sent to England to train for the navy in the schoolship HMS Conway in Liverpool and the Dartmouth (Devon) Royal Navy College from 1936 to December 1940. Then in May 1941 he was appointed to the staff of the Commander-in Chief of the Mediterranean fleet, Admiral A.B. Cunningham, doing most secret cipher messages. At this time the navy had evacuated the British army from Greece and Crete with great losses from German bombers- we had no air coverage. Two cruisers were lost with a 1.000 men drowned or killed. Another cruiser was severely damaged with 250 killed. Other smaller ships were also lost. Our desert army had been driven back to the Egyptian border but Tobruk had not been taken. It was under siege for 9 months from April to December 1941 putting more strain on our fleet. Wade was in battleship HMS Queen Elizabeth when the battleship HMS Barham was sunk by U331 on 25 November 1941 with 862 men lost and 495 saved. A strange attack was made on Alexandria Harbour on the night of 15 December 1941 by Italian frog men; severely damaging two battleships. These two ships were given light repairs and sent to the USA for long refits. The cruiser HMS Neptune leading a squadron from Malta to attack an enemy convoy ran into an unknown mine field and was sunk with only one survivor out of 750. The island of Malta located in the middle of the Mediterranean was never taken by the enemy and it played a vital part in winning the naval war. It was under siege for nearly three years from June 1940 to May 1943. Thirty convoys were sent from Gibraltar and Alexandria. These convoys were hard-fought with many of our merchant ships and warships being sunk. One fully loaded merchant ship was needed by the island every month to prevent starvation. Malta was the most bombed place anywhere. The islanders were awarded the George Cross and a special citation awarded by the US president to Buz Buerling, the Canadian air ace who shot down 26 enemy planes over Malta. The Canadian motor torpedo and gun boats fought many sea battles and were awarded bravery medals. The turning point of the Middle East war came when a renewed 8th Army under General Montgomery achieved a stunning land victory at El Alamein 60 miles west of Alexandria on 4th November 1942. Tunis was taken in May 1943 and landings in Sicily took place on the night of 9/10 July 1943 and Messina fell on 14 August.
Author : Waite Brooks
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1481740369
Total Pages : 279 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (817 download)
Download or read book The British Pacific Fleet in World War Ii written by Waite Brooks and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2013-04-18 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A blow-by-blow eye-witness account of the British Pacific Fleets participation in the invasion of Okinawa and the attacks on the Japanese homeland.
Author : U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 514 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book Register of Alumni, Graduates and Former Naval Cadets and Midshipmen written by U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Yates Stirling
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book A United States Midshipman in the Philippines written by Yates Stirling and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Percy Stafford Allen
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book Stewart's Hand Book of the Pacific Islands written by Percy Stafford Allen and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Stuart Banner
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674026124
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (261 download)
Download or read book Possessing the Pacific written by Stuart Banner and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2007-11-30 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells the story of colonial settlement in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Tonga, Hawaii, California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia and Alaska, and how the settlers acquired vast amounts of land from the Indigenous people. This acquisition still shapes the relations between whites and Indigenous people in most of the world.
Author : Great Britain. Hydrographic Office
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (6 download)
Download or read book Pacific Islands written by Great Britain. Hydrographic Office and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1168 pages
Book Rating : 4.B/5 (1 download)
Download or read book Senate documents written by and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 1168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : David Hobbs
Publisher : Seaforth Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1848320485
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (483 download)
Download or read book The British Pacific Fleet written by David Hobbs and published by Seaforth Publishing. This book was released on 2012-03-07 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In August 1944 the British Pacific Fleet did not exist. Six months later it was strong enough to launch air attacks on Japanese territory, and by the end of the war it constituted the most powerful force in the history of the Royal Navy, fighting as professional equals alongside the US Navy in the thick of the action. How this was achieved by a nation nearing exhaustion after five years of conflict is a story of epic proportions in which ingenuity, diplomacy and dogged persistence all played a part. As much a political as a technical triumph, the BPF was uniquely complex in its make-up: its C-in-C was responsible to the Admiralty for the general direction of his Fleet; took operational orders from the American Admiral Nimitz; answered to the Government of Australia for the construction and maintenance of a vast base infrastructure, and to other Commonwealth Governments for the ships and men that formed his fully-integrated multi-national fleet. This ground-breaking new work by David Hobbs describes the background, creation and expansion of the BPF from its first tentative strikes, through operations off the coast of Japan to its impact on the immediate post-war period, including the opinions of USN liaison officers attached to the British flagships. The book is the first to demonstrate the real scope and scale of the BPFs impressive achievement.
Author : Neil Chambers
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000558487
Total Pages : 717 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (5 download)
Download or read book The Indian and Pacific Correspondence of Sir Joseph Banks, 1768–1820, Volume 4 written by Neil Chambers and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-11-18 with total page 717 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following his participation in James Cook's circumnavigation in HMS Endeavour (1768-71), Joseph Banks developed an extensive global network of scientists and explorers. His correspondence shows how he developed effective working links with the British Admiralty and with the generation of naval officers who sailed after Cook.
Author : Frederick Marryat
Publisher : Graphic Arts Books
ISBN 13 : 1513294326
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (132 download)
Download or read book Wreck of the Pacific written by Frederick Marryat and published by Graphic Arts Books. This book was released on 2021-08-03 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wreck of the Pacific (1841) is a novel by Frederick Marryat. Inspired by the author’s experience as a captain in the Royal Navy, Wreck of the Pacific is a tale of disaster and survival on the high seas. Responding to such novels as Robinson Crusoe (1719) and The Swiss Family Robinson (1812), Marryat hoped to tell an entertaining story with a Christian moral while remaining true to the dangers of nautical life. “I am an old man, and it is of little consequence. I care little whether I am taken away a year or two sooner, but I do not like to see blossoms cut off in early spring: I may be of use if I remain, for I’ve an old head upon my shoulders, and I could not leave you all to perish when you might be saved if you only knew how to act. But here the seamen come—the boat is all ready, and they will now take poor Captain Osborn with them.” When the Pacific sails through a terrible storm, losing its masts and captain in one fell swoop, its crew are forced to make difficult decisions. Below deck, the Seagrave family are virtually helpless, left to the mercy of men and nature alike. While the first mate and surviving sailors load most of the provisions onto the only remaining yawl, Masterman Ready remains behind with the terrified landlubbers, offering his services should they find a way to survive. Soon, the ship drifts toward the shores of a deserted island, giving them the chance they so desperately need to survive. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Frederick Marryat’s Wreck of the Pacific is a classic of British literature reimagined for modern readers.
Author : Andrew David
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1134767501
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (347 download)
Download or read book William Robert Broughton's Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific 1795-1798 written by Andrew David and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-02-17 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edited and richly annotated by Lt Cdr Andrew David, this volume offers for the first time a complete transcript of the handwritten journal kept by William Broughton on his voyage to the North Pacific (1795-1798), together with supplementary letters and the journal of Broughton's journey across Mexico (1793). An extensive introduction by Professor Barry Gough places the voyage in its historical context. Broughton had first visited the North Pacific in 1792 in command of the brig Chatham during Vancouver's voyage. When negotiations between Vancouver and Juan Francisco Bodega y Quadra reached an impasse, Broughton was sent back to London to seek fresh instructions, travelling across Mexico and returning to Europe in Spanish ships. Back in London in July 1793 he was appointed in command of the sloop Providence with orders to rejoin Vancouver in the Pacific, taking with him the astronomer John Crosley.
Author : Eric L. Clements
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472827910
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (728 download)
Download or read book USS Constitution A Midshipman's Pocket Manual 1814 written by Eric L. Clements and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-10-19 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This manual collates authentic period sources including design notes and information for sailors to provide a unique guide to this famous warship. Launched in 1797, USS Constitution is a wooden-hulled, three-masted heavy frigate of the United States Navy. She is renowned for her actions during the War of 1812 against the Britain, when she captured numerous merchant ships and defeated five British warships. The battle with HMS Guerriere earned her the nickname 'Old Ironsides' and a longstanding public adoration that has repeatedly saved her from scrapping. She continued to serve as flagship in the Mediterranean and African squadrons, and circled the world in the 1840s. Retired from active service in 1881, Constitution served as a receiving ship until designated a museum ship in 1907. Comprising a series of documents and illustrations that give information on the building of the ship, her wartime service history and life on board ship during the years of her service, this fascinating book tells the story of Old Ironsides
