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Book Synopsis CAPTAIN SAM The Texas Convoy by : Captain Eugene Ray Martin
Download or read book CAPTAIN SAM The Texas Convoy written by Captain Eugene Ray Martin and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2020-11-06 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Captain Sam is an experienced convoy commander and Captain of a Mahan Class destroyer. He is responsible for thousands of men in warships and the merchant ships of this convoy that must get to England for that country to survive. The Germans have proved the master of the Atlantic in this war. This battle of the Atlantic. German submarines have sunk thousands of ships. Those ships carried desperately needed things for England everything from food, medicines, and clothing. And naturally things
Book Synopsis UNITED STATES SHIP TEXAS THE ELDORADO ADVENTURE by : Captain Eugene Ray Martin
Download or read book UNITED STATES SHIP TEXAS THE ELDORADO ADVENTURE written by Captain Eugene Ray Martin and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2020-11-06 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: President Roosevelt in 1941 sent the twenty-seven-year-old battleship Texas and her mini task force on an important mission to an American territory. Not to protect that territory, but to salvage their wealth before the Japanese can obtain that wealth and use it to build more weapons of war. Their primary goal was to avoid frightening or threating the Japanese, thus giving the Japanese an excuse to start a war. At that time the Japanese were rattling their sabers. The Americans
Download or read book The Field Artillery Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1940 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Armor written by and published by . This book was released on 1938 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The magazine of mobile warfare.
Download or read book The Texas Gun Club written by Mark Bowlin and published by BrownBooks.ORM. This book was released on 2009-11-06 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two very different cousins head to Italy to fight in World War II in this absorbing novel, a winner of the Military Writers Society of America Gold Medal. The first novel in the Texas Gun Club series, this is the story of two cousins and their journey from south Texas to the distant shores of wartime Italy. Sam Taft is a rancher, fiercely devoted to his wife, Margaret, and intent on surviving the war and returning to Texas. Each skirmish, every battle, is one step closer to home. His cousin Perkin Berger was a student of history at the University of Texas, and is eager for adventure. The impulsive Berger finds the war a lark, a grand journey—until the harrowing realities of warfare begin to set in. Set against the backdrop of the battle of Salerno, The Texas Gun Club is meticulously researched and faithful to the saga of the soldiers from Texas in 1943 Italy, written with rich authenticity by a retired naval officer.
Book Synopsis The Texas Navy by : United States. Naval History Division
Download or read book The Texas Navy written by United States. Naval History Division and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Captain Sam The Boy Scouts of 1814 by : Eggleston George Cary
Download or read book Captain Sam The Boy Scouts of 1814 written by Eggleston George Cary and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2016-06-23 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Book Synopsis The Pennsylvania Relations of Dwight D. Eisenhower by : Lawrence Knorr
Download or read book The Pennsylvania Relations of Dwight D. Eisenhower written by Lawrence Knorr and published by Sunbury Press, Inc.. This book was released on 2005-11 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dwight David Eisenhower was born in 1890 in Denison, Texas. His parents were David Jacob Eisenhower and Ida Elizabeth Stover. Ancestors, descendants and relatives lived mainly in Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Tennessee, Kansas and Colorado.
Download or read book At All Costs written by Sam Moses and published by Random House Trade Paperbacks. This book was released on 2007-09-04 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this gripping, page-turning account, Sam Moses has told a story in the tradition of Sebastian Junger’s A Perfect Storm, Robert Kurson’s Shadow Divers, and Hampton Sides’s Ghost Soldiers. It’s a story about the heroism of two men in battle at sea during World War II, and one woman fleeing Nazi Norway with her child. It’s about how courage can change the course of history. AT ALL COSTS: How a Crippled Ship and Two American Merchant Marines Turned the Tide of World War II is the astonishing untold account, with original historical reporting, of how two men faced unfathomable danger to help save the island of Malta, Churchill’s crux of the war. In 1942, the tiny island of Malta was the most heavily bombed place on earth. Hitler needed Malta as a stepping-stone to get to the oil in Iraq and Iran (Persia at the time). Blockaded by sea, Malta was running on empty, in food, fuel and ammunition. Axis U-boats and dive-bombers made supply convoys to Malta more like suicide missions. In this last-hope convoy, 50 warships escorted 13 freighters carrying aviation fuel, and a single critical tanker, the SS Ohio, with 107,000 barrels of oil from Texas. Winston Churchill had traveled to Washington and asked FDR for the tanker–his prime ministership was at stake over this mission to Malta. Relentlessly dive-bombed and repeatedly torpedoed, the Ohio suffered huge hits and was abandoned. Two young American merchant mariners–pulled from the sea after their own ship went down in flames–boarded the ravaged tanker, repaired her guns and fought off German and Italian dive-bombers, as the sinking Ohio was towed at 4 knots toward Malta with a tiny crew of volunteers. Sam Moses’ AT ALL COSTS is a triumphant story of human bravery: fearless, selfless acts by men determined to save a ship and win a war; profound communal courage from an island under brutal siege; and leaders who understood the cause of freedom. Kirkus (starred review) A historical footnote provides a riveting tale of true American grit during World War II. In 1942, the island of Malta was the primary launching point in the Mediterranean for Allied aircraft and submarine attacks against Axis supply convoys. At the height of the North African campaign, Rommel’s tanks prepared to sweep into Egypt, Iran and Iraq. The only thing they lacked was the fuel to get there, and the shortage was equally desperate on Malta. The Allies launched Operation Pedestal, a last-ditch effort to re-supply the base by sending a convoy from Britain through the Gibraltar Strait to the beleaguered island. The convoy, which included the American tanker Ohio and the U.S. freighter Santa Elisa, was anything but a milk run. Vietnam vet Moses (Fast Guys, Rich Guys and Idiots, not reviewed) crafts a thrilling adventure on the high seas, though it takes a while to get started. The book’s first third juxtaposes Malta’s plight against the stories of two American merchant seamen on the Santa Elisa: Lonnie Dales and Fred Larsen, through whose eyes the battle will be viewed in bluecollar detail. Once Operation Pedestal begins, the narrative is all action. The convoy comes under repeated attack, lives are lost, the Santa Elisa is sunk. Dales and Larsen find themselves aboard the wounded Ohio, full to the brim with Texas crude. If they can hold off Nazi attacks and keep their new ship afloat long enough to reach Malta, the operation will be a success. Moses takes readers directly into the heat of battle, demonstrating a strong command of historical detail. Highly recommended for fans of naval adventure. (Agent: Peter Riva/International Transactions, Inc.) "At All Costs is an extraordinary work of research and an exciting read that pays tribute to a crucial enterprise taken against incredible odds. Sam Moses has brought the ghastliness of war and the beauty of heroism together, in jarring union." –Frank Deford “This book tells a great story. But Sam Moses is not just sharing a gripping tale. He is sharing an important and oft neglected story about a battle that played a decisive role in shaping the outcome of WW II. You will meet people who will linger in memory for their bravery, foolishness, or wisdom.” –Ken Auletta, author of Backstory “Thrillingly told and beautifully researched, At All Costs is not just the against-all-odds story of the saving of Malta, but also of how the fate of nations can turn on the personal bravery of two ordinary men.” –Robert Kurson, author of Shadow Divers “Sam Moses has skillfully blended the vivid recollections of many eyewitnesses with a wealth of original documentary research to produce an immensely readable and authoritative account of this crucial operation.” –Mark Whitmore, Director of Collections, Imperial War Museum, London, England
Book Synopsis Public Statements of Robert M. Gates, Secretary of Defense, 2006-2007 by : Robert Michael Gates
Download or read book Public Statements of Robert M. Gates, Secretary of Defense, 2006-2007 written by Robert Michael Gates and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis River Warfare in Vietnam by : Robin L. Rielly
Download or read book River Warfare in Vietnam written by Robin L. Rielly and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2024-02-19 with total page 537 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America's entrance into the wars in Vietnam came as a result of several factors. Among them was the necessity of bolstering French influence in the area in the face of mounting communist expansion. This expansion was intensified by the outbreak of the Korean War, making it necessary for the United States to revamp its Southeast Asian policy. During the French era, control of Vietnam's rivers, streams and canals became necessary. This led various factions to develop specialized military units heavily dependent on new types of river craft that could traverse the myriad waterways in Vietnam. The focal point of this study is a new assessment of the conduct of river warfare. Drawing on little-known French, Vietnamese and American sources and materials, it sheds light on an important aspect of the Vietnam War. Chapters also detail numerous aspects of river warfare not generally covered in other books on the subject.
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Book Synopsis The Liberty Ships of World War II by : Greg H. Williams
Download or read book The Liberty Ships of World War II written by Greg H. Williams and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-07-15 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book details the Liberty ships and the Emergency Shipbuilding Program during World War II. For the first time, comprehensive information is provided about the builders, the namesakes, and the operators under one cover. Included is a list of all 2,710 Liberty ships delivered by U.S. shipyards, giving each ship's namesake and detailed descriptions of the companies that built the ships and the steamship companies that operated them during the war. This book also details the formation of two shipyards in South Portland, Maine, the Todd-Bath Iron Shipbuilding Co. and the South Portland Shipbuilding Corp. South Portland's shady operations were investigated by the U.S. Congress and resulted in the merger of both companies into the New England Shipbuilding Corporation in April 1943. Also featured is the Jeremiah O'Brien. Built by New England Ship in 1943 and one of only two operational Liberty ships left in the world, its service history and crew information are given along with its postwar restoration and return to Normandy in 1994.
Book Synopsis The United States Army and Navy Journal and Gazette of the Regular and Volunteer Forces by :
Download or read book The United States Army and Navy Journal and Gazette of the Regular and Volunteer Forces written by and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 808 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Report of the Secretary of the Navy, with an appendix containing reports from officers, December 1865 by : United States. Navy Department
Download or read book Report of the Secretary of the Navy, with an appendix containing reports from officers, December 1865 written by United States. Navy Department and published by Рипол Классик. This book was released on 1865 with total page 601 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Robert Potter by : Ernest G. Fischer
Download or read book Robert Potter written by Ernest G. Fischer and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on 1976 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Texas Privateer written by Chris Clearman and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-03-12 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historical Fiction Nautical