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Book Synopsis Documents, Official and Unofficial, Relating to the Case of the Capture and Destruction of the Frigate Philadelphia by : Charles De Selding
Download or read book Documents, Official and Unofficial, Relating to the Case of the Capture and Destruction of the Frigate Philadelphia written by Charles De Selding and published by . This book was released on 1850 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Message from the President of the United States, Accompanying Sundry Documents, Exhibiting a Statement of the Circumstances Attending the Destruction of the Frigate Philadelphia; by : United States. Navy Department
Download or read book Message from the President of the United States, Accompanying Sundry Documents, Exhibiting a Statement of the Circumstances Attending the Destruction of the Frigate Philadelphia; written by United States. Navy Department and published by . This book was released on 1804 with total page 7 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis No Higher Honor by : Bradley Peniston
Download or read book No Higher Honor written by Bradley Peniston and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2013-01-15 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like its World War II namesake of Leyte Gulf fame, USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) was a small combatant built for escort duty. But its skipper imbued his brand-new crew with a fighting spirit to match their forebears, and in 1988 when the guided missile frigate was thrust into the Persian Gulf at the height of the Iran-Iraq War, there was no better ship for the job. Forbidden to fire unless fired upon, Captain Paul Rinn and his crew sailed amid the chaos in the Gulf for two months, relying on wit and nerve to face down fighter jets and warships bent on the destruction of civilian vessels. Their sternest test came when an Iranian mine ripped open the ship's engine room, ignited fires on four decks, and plunged the ship into darkness. The crew's bravery and cool competence was credited with keeping the ship afloat, and its actions have become part of Navy lore and a staple of naval leadership courses ever since. This is the first book to record the Roberts' extraordinary tale. After years of research and interviews with crewmembers, journalist Bradley Peniston chronicles the crew's heroic efforts to save the ship as they fought flames and flooding well into the night. The author also describes the frigate's origins, its operational history, and the crew's training. Peniston's personal approach to the subject not only breathes life into the historical narrative but gives readers an opportunity to get to know the individuals involved and understand the U.S. retaliation to the mining and the battle that evolved, setting the stage for conflicts to come.
Book Synopsis Leyte Gulf 1944 (1) by : Mark Stille
Download or read book Leyte Gulf 1944 (1) written by Mark Stille and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-11-23 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In October 1944, the US prepared to invade the Philippines to cut Japan off from its resource areas in Southeast Asia. This is the first in a two-part study of the October 23-26 Battle of Leyte Gulf, which resulted in a decisive defeat for the Japanese.
Book Synopsis Decatur’s Bold and Daring Act by : Mark Lardas
Download or read book Decatur’s Bold and Daring Act written by Mark Lardas and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2011-07-20 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On a dark night in 1804, Lt. Stephen Decatur and a team of hand-picked men, slipped into Tripoli harbor in a small boat. Their target was the USS Philadelphia. Captured by the Barbary pirates four months previously, the Philadelphia had been refitted to fight against her former masters. Decatur's mission was to either recapture the ship, or failing that, burn her to the waterline. This book recounts one of the greatest raids in American military history, an event that propelled Stephen Decatur to international renown, and which prompted Horatio Nelson to declare it 'the most bold and daring act of the age'.
Book Synopsis Perilous Fight by : Stephen Budiansky
Download or read book Perilous Fight written by Stephen Budiansky and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2012-01-17 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Perilous Fight, Stephen Budiansky tells the rousing story of the U.S. Navy during the War of 1812, when an upstart American fleet fought off the legendary Royal Navy and established America as a world power for the first time. Through vivid re-creations of riveting and dramatic encounters at sea, Budiansky shows how this underdog coterie of seamen and their visionary secretary of the navy combined bravery and strategic brilliance to defeat the British, who had dominated the seas for more than two centuries. A gripping and essential hsitory, this is the military and political story of how the U.S. Navy became a permanent and essential part of the nation’s defense.
Book Synopsis Wings of Gold by : Beverly Weintraub
Download or read book Wings of Gold written by Beverly Weintraub and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-12-15 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On Feb. 2, 2019, the skies over Maynardville, Tennessee, filled with the roar of four F/A-18F Super Hornets streaking overhead in close formation. In each aircraft were two young female flyers, executing the first all-woman Missing Man Formation flyover in Navy history in memory of Captain Rosemary Mariner — groundbreaking Navy jet pilot, inspiring commander, determined and dedicated leader — whose drive to ensure the United States military had its choice of the best America had to offer, both men and women, broke down barriers and opened doors for female aviators wanting to serve their country. Selected for Navy flight training as an experiment in 1972, Mariner and her five fellow graduates from the inaugural group of female Naval Aviators racked up an impressive roster of achievements, and firsts: first woman to fly a tactical jet aircraft; first woman to command an aviation squadron; first female Hurricane Hunter; first pregnant Navy pilot; plaintiff in a federal lawsuit that overturned limits on women's ability to fulfill their military duty. Leading by example, and by confrontation when necessary, they challenged deep skepticism within the fleet and blazed a trail for female aviators wanting to serve their country equally with their male counterparts. This is the story of their struggles and triumphs as they earned their Wings of Gold, learned to fly increasingly sophisticated jet fighters and helicopters, mastered aircraft carrier landings, served at sea and reached heights of command that would have been unthinkable less than a generation before. And it is the story of the legacy they left behind, one for which the women performing the Navy’s first Missing Woman Flyover in Mariner’s memory owe a debt of gratitude.
Book Synopsis Mighty by Sacrifice by : James L. Noles
Download or read book Mighty by Sacrifice written by James L. Noles and published by University of Alabama Press. This book was released on 2009-07-26 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dispatched on what was to be an easy assignment of attacking the Privoser Oil Refinery and associated railroad yards at Moravska Ostrava, Czechoslovakia, the 20th Squadron of the 2nd Bombardment Group saw the bloodiest day in their history. Not a single one of the 20th Squadron's B-17 bombers returned from the mission. In this book, the 90 airmen on that mission provide a remarkable personal window into the Allies' Combined Bomber Offensive at its height during World War II. Their stories encapsulate how the U.S. Army Air Force built, trained, and employed one of the mightiest war machines ever seen. These stories also illustrate, however, the terrible cost in lives demanded by that same machine.
Book Synopsis Antisubmarine Warrior in the Pacific by : John A. Williamson
Download or read book Antisubmarine Warrior in the Pacific written by John A. Williamson and published by University Alabama Press. This book was released on 2005-03-06 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The author details the challenges of communal life aboard ship and explains the intense loyalty that bonds crew members for life. Ultimately, Williamson offers a portrait of himself, an inexperienced naval officer who, having come of age in Alabama during the Depression, rose to become the most successful WW II antisubmarine warfare officer in the Pacific."--Jacket.
Book Synopsis The United States Navy in "Desert Shield"/"Desert Storm". by : United States. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
Download or read book The United States Navy in "Desert Shield"/"Desert Storm". written by United States. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Documents Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States with Other Countries During the Years from 1809 to 1898 by :
Download or read book Documents Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States with Other Countries During the Years from 1809 to 1898 written by and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 1248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collected set of congressional documents of the 11th to the 55th Congress, messages of the Presidents of the United States, and correspondence of the State Dept. Many of these pamphlets have been catalogued separately under their respective headings.
Download or read book American State Papers written by USA and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 1016 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis American State Papers by : United States. Congress
Download or read book American State Papers written by United States. Congress and published by . This book was released on 1834 with total page 1212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Class I. Foreign relations. 6 v. 1st Cong.-20th Cong., 1st sess., April 30, 1789-May 24, 1828.--Class II. Indian affairs. 2 v. 1st Cong.-19th Cong., May 25, 1789-March 1, 1827.--Class III. Finance. 5 v. 1st Cong.-20th Cong., 1st sess., April 11, 1789-May 16, 1828.--Class IV. Commerce and navigation. 2 v. 1st Cong.-17th Cong., April 13, 1789-Feb. 25, 1823.--Class V. Military affairs. 7 v. 1st Cong.-25th Cong., 2nd sess., Aug. 10, 1789-March 1, 1838.--Class VI. Naval affairs. 4 v. 3rd Cong.-24th Cong., 1st sess., Jan 20, 1794-June 15, 1836.--Class VII. Post Office Department. 1 v. 1st Cong., 2nd sess.-22nd Cong., Jan. 22, 1790-Feb. 21, 1883.--Class VIII. Public lands. 8 v. 1st Cong.-24th Cong., July 1, 1790-Feb. 28, 1837.--Class IX. Claims. 1 v. 1st Cong., 2nd sess.-17th Cong., Feb. 5, 1790-March 3, 1823.--Class X. Miscellaneous. 2 v. 1st Cong.-17th Cong., April 17, 1789-March 3, 1823.
Book Synopsis The Life and Services of Commodore William Bainbridge, United States Navy by : Thomas Harris
Download or read book The Life and Services of Commodore William Bainbridge, United States Navy written by Thomas Harris and published by . This book was released on 1837 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Merchant Sail by : William Armstrong Fairburn
Download or read book Merchant Sail written by William Armstrong Fairburn and published by . This book was released on 1945 with total page 788 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Ships and Seamen of the American Revolution by : Jack Coggins
Download or read book Ships and Seamen of the American Revolution written by Jack Coggins and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This carefully researched account of a lesser-known but vital aspect of the American war for independence chronicles exciting ship-to-ship battles, Benedict Arnold's efforts to build a fleet in Lake Champlain, the harassment of British ships by privateers, David Bushnell's "sub-marine" vessel and floating mines, uniforms, and much more. More than 150 black-and-white illustrations.
Download or read book Red Scorpion written by Peter Sasgen and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2012-04-15 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The USS Rasher had an extraordinary record in World War II: she sank 18 enemy ships and destroyed 99,901 tons--the second highest tonnage of the war. Her fifth war patrol is the stuff of legends. In August 1944 during a single night surface attack on a Japanese convoy off the Philippines, she sank the escort carrier Taiyo and three marus, and later during that same patrol she sank another ship. Reading more like a novel than an operational history, this book covers all aspects of the Rasher's combat history in a way that both the general reader and veteran submariner will appreciate. Author Peter Sasgen is the son of a Rasher crew member, and from his father's perspective he follows the sub from the builder's way through eight action-packed patrols to war's end. His richly detailed descriptions of submarine operations include lively commentary by former shipmates and excerpts from patrol reports along with a close examination of patrol procedures, communications, life guarding, and other topics rarely covered in such detail. Sasgen also explores the essence of submarine combat--aggressive leadership--and its role in the Rasher's success.
