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Download or read book Enigma Ship written by J. Steven York and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2002-09-23 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sent to investigate the mysterious disappearances of several Federation starships, the U.S.S. da Vinci discovers a true technological marvel: a holographic vessel. Commander Sonya Gomez and her S.C.E. team try to navigate the different holographic scenarios playing inside the "holoship," and are surprised to find the crews of the missing ships -- who think they've been rescued! Gomez and her team must convince the crews that they are trapped in an endless holographic program, or risk losing them forever!
Book Synopsis Enigma U-boats by : Jak P. Mallmann Showell
Download or read book Enigma U-boats written by Jak P. Mallmann Showell and published by US Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "After World War I, German admirals were shocked to discover that the Royal Navy had penetrated their secret radio codes and the new, post-war navy set about creating a system so secure that such a breach would never occur again. The result was the now famous Enigma - the Impenetrable Puzzle. This machine was so complex that it was thought no one could break into it; not even when they had a captured machine at their disposal. The German High Command was convinced that the system was wholly secure and totally impregnable." "Their supreme confidence was, however, misplaced. During World War Two, Polish cryptanalysts helped Britain to break into the Enigma system used by the Luftwaffe and Army, but the naval version was more complicated. Even so, British cryptanalysts persevered and in the end they did manage the impossible; to break into this most complicated of ciphers. As a result they helped many merchant convoys avoid the teeth of the Wolf Packs." "This book describes the story of how the tools for this incredible effort were extracted from the U-boats themselves. With a detailed analysis of the development of Enigma, its role during U-boat operations and the subsequent code-breaking at Bletchley Park, this book will be essential for all those fascinated by this enigmatic tool." --Book Jacket.
Download or read book Resolute written by Jack Campbell and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-06-28 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Nominee for the 2022 Dragon Award for Best Military Science Fiction or Fantasy Admiral John “Black Jack” Geary must battle dangers both within and without the Alliance, in this exciting continuation of the New York Times bestselling series. Geary knows that some political factions in the Alliance were just trying to get rid of him when he was assigned to escort a diplomatic and scientific mission to the far reaches of humanity’s expansion into the galaxy . . . and beyond. But he views his mission as both a duty and an opportunity to make things better wherever he can. And when a crippled Rift Federation ship tumbles out of jump space, Geary leaps into action. But the survivors’ story isn’t completely adding up. As Geary investigates, he soon finds himself fending off spies and assassins while leading the fleet as it fights its way across space controlled by the mysterious and hostile aliens whom humans call enigmas. Challenges arrive at every turn, including an unknown alien species that invites the fleet to visit one of their star systems. With little information to go on, Geary must weigh the benefits of potential new allies against the possibility of a trap. The fate of the fleet—and perhaps even the future of humanity—will depend on him making the right decision. If he can stay alive long enough to do that.
Book Synopsis Invincible by : Jack Campbell (Naval officer)
Download or read book Invincible written by Jack Campbell (Naval officer) and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When his fleet's hyperspace jump lands them in the midst of a massive, hostile alien armanda, Admiral John "Black Jack" Geary tries to find a way to destroy the enemy while questioning the orders that led him right to them.
Book Synopsis Enigma U-boats by : Jak P. Mallmann Showell
Download or read book Enigma U-boats written by Jak P. Mallmann Showell and published by US Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After World War I, the German admirals were shocked to discover that the Royal Navy had had an immense advantage--they had penetrated the secret German radio codes. Confronted with this fact, the Germans determined that any future codes would need to be so complex that breaking them would, theoretically, be impossible. The result was the famous Enigma machine, whose settings were altered so frequently and variables so great that the Germans believed capture of a machine by the enemy would not compromise Enigma for long. But the British proved them wrong. They managed to obtain the machine and determine the method of setting the code, giving the Allies a critical tactical advantage. As the author points out, this intelligence triumph was particularly important during the Battle of the Atlantic, when Hitler's U-boat wolf-packs were wreaking havoc on the convoy lifelines to the British Isles. Without the decoded Enigma messages, the Allies' narrow victory would likely have turned to defeat. This skillful analysis of Enigma's development and its role during U-boat operations includes details of Allied boardings of U-boats from which Enigma machines could have been captured. It is one of the greatest espionage stories in the history of naval warfare.
Book Synopsis The Lost Stars: Imperfect Sword by : Jack Campbell
Download or read book The Lost Stars: Imperfect Sword written by Jack Campbell and published by Ace. This book was released on 2015-09-29 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " The wait is over. New York Times bestselling author Jack Campbell continues his action-packed spin-off to The Lost Fleet series as the Syndicate's civil war threatens to spread even farther into the final frontier ... President Gwen Iceni and General Artur Drakon have successfully liberated the Midway Star System-but the former rulers of the Syndicate Worlds won't surrender the region without a fight. The dictatorial regime has ordered the ex-Syndicate CEOs terminated with extreme prejudice and the system's citizens punished for their defiance. Outnumbered and led by junior officers hastily promoted in the wake of the uprising, Midway's warships are no match for the fleet massing and preparing to strike. But the Syndicate isn't the only threat facing Iceni and Drakon. Another former CEO has taken control of the Ulindi Star System, the first calculated move toward establishing his own little empire. With Drakon's ground forces dispatched to Ulindi, Midway erupts in violence as Syndicate agents and other, unknown enemies stoke a renewed revolt against Iceni's power-leaving both her and Drakon vulnerable to trusted officers just waiting for an opportune moment to betray them ..."--
Book Synopsis Military Adaptation in War by : Williamson Murray
Download or read book Military Adaptation in War written by Williamson Murray and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-10-10 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addresses how military organizations confront the problem of adapting under the trying, terrifying conditions of war.
Book Synopsis Drunken Space Pirates 2: The Asinine Conspiracy. (part one) by : Phoenix Freebird A.
Download or read book Drunken Space Pirates 2: The Asinine Conspiracy. (part one) written by Phoenix Freebird A. and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis U-Boat Attack Logs by : Daniel Morgan
Download or read book U-Boat Attack Logs written by Daniel Morgan and published by Seaforth Publishing. This book was released on 2011-11-09 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the Second World War over 250 Allied warships from a dozen navies were sent to the bottom by German U-boats. This ground-breaking study provides a detailed analysis of every sinking for which source material survives from both the Allied and the German sides, resulting in detailed treatment of the fate of 110 vessels, with the remainder summarised in an extensive appendix. Uniquely, each entry is built around a specialist translation of the relevant segment of the war diary (log) of the U-boat in question, taken directly from the surviving originals remarkably, this represents the first large-scale publication of the U-boat war diaries in any language. The book offers a wealth of new information, not only with respect to the circumstances of the sinkings from both the Allied and German perspectives, but also to the technical environment in which they lived as well as the fate of the crews. The entries include background details on the vessels concerned and the men involved, with a selection of rare and carefully chosen photos from archives and collections around the world. Each entry is itself a compelling narrative, but is backed with a list of sources consulted, including documents, published works and websites. A decade in the making, this is probably the most important book on the U-boat war to be published for many a year
Book Synopsis The U-Boat War by : Lawrence Paterson
Download or read book The U-Boat War written by Lawrence Paterson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-04-14 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The accepted historical narrative of the Second World War predominantly assigns U-boats to the so-called 'Battle of the Atlantic', almost as if the struggle over convoys between the new world and the old can be viewed in isolation from simultaneous events on land and in the air. This has become an almost accepted error. The U-boats war did not exist solely between 1940 and 1943, nor did the Atlantic battle occur in seclusion from other theatres of action. The story of Germany's second U-boat war began on the first day of hostilities with Britain and France and ended with the final torpedo sinking on 7 May 1945. U-boats were active in nearly every theatre of operation in which the Wehrmacht served, and within all but the Southern Ocean. Moreover, these deployments were not undertaken in isolation from one another; instead they were frequently interconnected in what became an increasingly inefficient German naval strategy. This fascinating new book places each theatre of action in which U-boats were deployed into the broader context of the Second World War in its entirety while also studying the interdependence of the various geographic deployments. It illustrates the U-boats' often direct relationship with land, sea and aerial campaigns of both the Allied and Axis powers, dispels certain accepted mythologies, and reveals how the ultimate failure of the U-boats stemmed as much from chaotic German military and industrial mismanagement as it did from Allied advances in code-breaking and weaponry.
Book Synopsis Interpreting Bodies by : Elena Castellani
Download or read book Interpreting Bodies written by Elena Castellani and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2020-12-08 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bewildering features of modern physics, such as relativistic space-time structure and the peculiarities of so-called quantum statistics, challenge traditional ways of conceiving of objects in space and time. Interpreting Bodies brings together essays by leading philosophers and scientists to provide a unique overview of the implications of such physical theories for questions about the nature of objects. The collection combines classic articles by Max Born, Werner Heisenberg, Hans Reichenbach, and Erwin Schrodinger with recent contributions, including several papers that have never before been published. The book focuses on the microphysical objects that are at the heart of quantum physics and addresses issues central to both the "foundational" and the philosophical debates about objects. Contributors explore three subjects in particular: how to identify a physical object as an individual, the notion of invariance with respect to determining what objects are or could be, and how to relate objective and measurable properties to a physical entity. The papers cover traditional philosophical topics, common-sense questions, and technical matters in a consistently clear and rigorous fashion, illuminating some of the most perplexing problems in modern physics and the philosophy of science. The contributors are Diederik Aerts, Max Born, Elena Castellani, Maria Luisa Dalla Chiara, Bas C. van Fraassen, Steven French, Gian Carlo Ghirardi, Roberto Giuntini, Werner Heisenberg, Decio Krause, David Lewis, Tim Maudlin, Peter Mittelstaedt, Giulio Peruzzi, Hans Reichenbach, Erwin Schrodinger, Paul Teller, and Giuliano Toraldo di Francia.
Download or read book Seizing the Enigma written by David Kahn and published by Frontline Books. This book was released on 2012-02-02 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An absorbing and thoroughly well documented account” of WWII naval intelligence and the Allied hunt for the Nazi code machine known as the Enigma (Warship). From the start of World War II to mid-1943, British and American naval forces fought a desperate battle against German submarine wolfpacks. And the Allies might have lost the struggle at sea without an astounding intelligence coup. Here, the author brings to life the race to break the German U-boat codes. As the Battle of the Atlantic raged, Hitler’s U-boats reigned. To combat the growing crisis, ingenious amateurs joined the nucleus of dedicated professionals at Bletchley Park to unlock the continually changing German naval codes. Their mission: to read the U-boat messages of Hitler’s cipher device, the Enigma. They first found success with the capture of U-110,—which yielded the Enigma machine itself and a trove of secret documents. Then the weather ship Lauenburg seized near the Arctic ice pack provided code settings for an entire month. Finally, two sailors rescued a German weather cipher that enabled the team at Bletchley to solve the Enigma after a year-long blackout. In “a highly recommended account with a wealth of materials” Seizing the Enigma tells the story of a determined corps of people who helped turn the tide of the war (Naval Historical Foundation).
Download or read book Hidden Weapons written by Basil Collier and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2006-03-01 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his Foreword, Professor Jones writes 'Mr Collier takes the opportunity to review the contributions of all forms of Intelligence, and the use and misuse that was made of them, in all the major phases of World War II. His task has required very wide reading of the great volume of original documents and derivative literature now available, and I admire the judgement that is evident throughout the book. Within the limits of treating the widest aspects of Intelligence in World War II in a small compass, Mr Collier has told the whole truth, fortunately without it turning out to be very unfavorable; and in the lessons to be drawn from it we indeed have one element of security if properly applied'.Basil Collier throws fresh light on the low priority given to Intelligence between the wars; the tendency of ministers and senior officials to rely less on intelligence reports than their own individual hunches; the failure to foresee the invasion of Norway; why, even with the aid of Enigma it was impossible to turn the scales in Crete, and why the Americans, though privy to some of Japans most closely guarded secrets, allowed the Pearl Harbor attack to take them by surprise.
Book Synopsis THE X-FILES: UNCOVERING GREATEST MYSTERIES by : Saahil
Download or read book THE X-FILES: UNCOVERING GREATEST MYSTERIES written by Saahil and published by SAAHIL. This book was released on 2023-11-19 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unveil the extraordinary, investigate the baffling, and explore the most captivating enigmas of our world in "The X-Files: Uncovering Greatest Mysteries." This meticulously researched book is the result of over eleven years of dedicated inquiry into the most perplexing phenomena that have fascinated and bewildered us throughout history. Within these pages, you'll embark on an epic journey through the unknown, delving into some of the world's most enduring mysteries. From the disappearance of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 to the elusive Loch Ness Monster, from the secrets of the Bermuda Triangle to the riddles of Stonehenge's construction, every chapter takes you deeper into the heart of these enigmas. The author's commitment to thorough research and dedication to unraveling the truth or shedding light on these mysteries will captivate your imagination and keep you on the edge of your seat. Whether you're a seasoned enthusiast of the unexplained or simply curious about the unknown, this book is your passport to an enthralling world of secrets, anomalies, and legends. "The X-Files: Uncovering Greatest Mysteries" invites you to question the unquestionable, challenge the unchallenged, and journey into the realms of the extraordinary. If you've ever pondered the existence of extraterrestrial life, marveled at ancient civilizations, or questioned the mysteries of time and space, this book is your guide to exploring the enigmatic and the bizarre. Are you ready to unravel the riddles, expose the secrets, and embark on a quest for answers? Join us in this exhilarating voyage, and let the adventure into the unknown begin.
Download or read book The Mathews Men written by William Geroux and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-11-01 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Vividly drawn and emotionally gripping." —Daniel James Brown, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Boys in the Boat From the author of The Ghost Ships of Archangel, one of the last unheralded heroic stories of World War II: the U-boat assault off the American coast against the men of the U.S. Merchant Marine who were supplying the European war, and one community’s monumental contribution to that effort Mathews County, Virginia, is a remote outpost on the Chesapeake Bay with little to offer except unspoiled scenery—but it sent an unusually large concentration of sea captains to fight in World War II. The Mathews Men tells that heroic story through the experiences of one extraordinary family whose seven sons (and their neighbors), U.S. merchant mariners all, suddenly found themselves squarely in the cross-hairs of the U-boats bearing down on the coastal United States in 1942. From the late 1930s to 1945, virtually all the fuel, food and munitions that sustained the Allies in Europe traveled not via the Navy but in merchant ships. After Pearl Harbor, those unprotected ships instantly became the U-boats’ prime targets. And they were easy targets—the Navy lacked the inclination or resources to defend them until the beginning of 1943. Hitler was determined that his U-boats should sink every American ship they could find, sometimes within sight of tourist beaches, and to kill as many mariners as possible, in order to frighten their shipmates into staying ashore. As the war progressed, men from Mathews sailed the North and South Atlantic, the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, the Mediterranean, the Indian Ocean, and even the icy Barents Sea in the Arctic Circle, where they braved the dreaded Murmansk Run. Through their experiences we have eyewitnesses to every danger zone, in every kind of ship. Some died horrific deaths. Others fought to survive torpedo explosions, flaming oil slicks, storms, shark attacks, mine blasts, and harrowing lifeboat odysseys—only to ship out again on the next boat as soon as they'd returned to safety. The Mathews Men shows us the war far beyond traditional battlefields—often the U.S. merchant mariners’ life-and-death struggles took place just off the U.S. coast—but also takes us to the landing beaches at D-Day and to the Pacific. “When final victory is ours,” General Dwight D. Eisenhower had predicted, “there is no organization that will share its credit more deservedly than the Merchant Marine.” Here, finally, is the heroic story of those merchant seamen, recast as the human story of the men from Mathews.
Book Synopsis A Century of Spies by : Jeffrey Richelson
Download or read book A Century of Spies written by Jeffrey Richelson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is the ultimate inside history of the role of modern intelligence across the globe. Unrivaled in its scope and as readable as any spy novel, A Century of Spies travels from tsarist Russia and the earliest days of the British Secret Service to the crises and uncertainties of today's post-Cold War world. From spies and secret agencies to the latest high-tech wizardry in signals and imagery intelligence, it provides fascinating, in-depth coverage of important operations of United States, British, Russian, Israeli, Chinese, German, and French intelligence services, and much more. A Century of Spies is filled with new information on a variety of subjects - from the activities of the American Black Chamber in the 1920s to intelligence collection during the Cuban missile crisis to Soviet intelligence and covert action operations. It is an essential volume for anyone interested in military history, espionage and adventure, and world affairs.
Download or read book The Turing Guide written by Jack Copeland and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017-02-16 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alan Turing has long proved a subject of fascination, but following the centenary of his birth in 2012, the code-breaker, computer pioneer, mathematician (and much more) has become even more celebrated with much media coverage, and several meetings, conferences and books raising public awareness of Turing's life and work. This volume will bring together contributions from some of the leading experts on Alan Turing to create a comprehensive guide to Turing that will serve as a useful resource for researchers in the area as well as the increasingly interested general reader. The book will cover aspects of Turing's life and the wide range of his intellectual activities, including mathematics, code-breaking, computer science, logic, artificial intelligence and mathematical biology, as well as his subsequent influence.
