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Book Synopsis Heroes in Dungarees by : Estate of: John Bunker
Download or read book Heroes in Dungarees written by Estate of: John Bunker and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2013-01-15 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A World War II merchant seaman, John Bunker takes a thorough look at the American merchant marines' significant contributions to the war effort. There are plenty of fascinating facts about their extensive supply operations, but the focus of the book is on the men and their often-heroic actions. Bunker draws from his own experiences to describe the action at sea and also includes the personal stories of many other civilian participants. It is an engaging portrayal of the courage, bravery, and ingenuity demonstrated by these merchant seamen. All theaters of operation using U.S. merchant ships are covered; in addition, Bunker provides information on events before the country entered the war when efforts were being made to build more ships and to recruit the men necessary to crew the huge fleet.
Book Synopsis The Old Merchant Marine by : Ralph Delahaye Paine
Download or read book The Old Merchant Marine written by Ralph Delahaye Paine and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The New Merchant Marine by : Edward Nash Hurley
Download or read book The New Merchant Marine written by Edward Nash Hurley and published by New York, Century Company. This book was released on 1920 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The United States Merchant Marine in World War I by : Greg H. Williams
Download or read book The United States Merchant Marine in World War I written by Greg H. Williams and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-03-22 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During World War I, the American Merchant Marine meant dangerous duty. Sailors on cargo ships faced the daily threat of enemy submarines, along with the usual hazards of life at sea, and help was rarely close enough for swift rescues. Pre-war shipping in America depended mainly on foreign vessels, but with the outbreak of war these were no longer available. Construction began quickly on new ships, most of which were not completed until long after the end of the war. Drawing on contemporary newspapers, magazines and trade publications, and Shipping Board, Department of Commerce and Coast Guard records, this book provides the first complete overview of the American Merchant Marine during World War I. Detailed accounts cover the expansion of trans-Atlantic shipping, shipbuilding records 1914-1918, operating companies, ship losses from enemy action, the role of the Naval Overseas Transportation Service and mariner experiences.
Book Synopsis The Old Merchant Marine by : Ralph Delahaye Paine
Download or read book The Old Merchant Marine written by Ralph Delahaye Paine and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Old Merchant Marine: A Chronicle of American Ships and Sailors by : Ralph Delahaye Paine
Download or read book The Old Merchant Marine: A Chronicle of American Ships and Sailors written by Ralph Delahaye Paine and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-08-10 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gives a fascinating history of the American merchant marine. The book contains thrilling stories about brave Americans, their love for the sea, and adventures at sea in the 1600s and 1800s. In this book, the author focuses on American merchantmen, the American navy, privateers, and fishermen, as well as discussing the American revolution and post-revolutionary war dangers to merchantmen and the Federal legislation enacted to promote and protect the American sea trade. The book contains the following: Colonial Adventures in Little Ships - The Privateers of '76 - Out Cutlases and Board - The Famous Days of Salem Port - Yankee Vikings and New Trade Routes - Free Trade and Sailors' Rights - The Brilliant Era of 1812 - The Packet Ships of the "Roaring Forties" - The Stately Clippers and her Glory - Bound Coastwise.
Book Synopsis United States Merchant Marine Casualties of World War II, rev ed. by : Robert M. Browning, Jr.
Download or read book United States Merchant Marine Casualties of World War II, rev ed. written by Robert M. Browning, Jr. and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-02-10 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. merchant marine played a critical, though often overlooked, role in World War II. This reference work provides a brief narrative of each of the recorded attacks on American-flagged merchant ships, as well as an accounting of the men and the ships, which were a part of this worldwide conflict. In addition to the wealth of data on the ships, their crews and cargoes, it depicts the exciting and often violent story of the hundreds of enemy attacks on convoys and lone merchant vessels. Evident within the narrative is the gallantry and sacrifice of naval gun crews and the merchant crewmen.
Author :The American Maritime History Project Publisher :Xlibris Corporation ISBN 13 :1493186159 Total Pages :664 pages Book Rating :4.4/5 (931 download)
Book Synopsis Braving the Wartime Seas by : The American Maritime History Project
Download or read book Braving the Wartime Seas written by The American Maritime History Project and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Political and Military Statements in Support of the Thousands of Merchant Mariners Including Those We Honor in This Book Braving the Wartime Seas "The Academy serves the Merchant Marine as West Point serves the Army and Annapolis serves the Navy . . ." (September 30, 1943, dedication of USMMA campus) President Franklin D. Roosevelt "The only thing that ever really frightened me during the war was the U-boat peril." Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill "This is a hundredth gone. Too damned many of these fine lads gone. Wish there was more we could do to minimize losses." Captain Richard R. McNulty, June 16, 1943 Note on report of death of a Cadet-Midshipman "They have brought us our lifeblood and they had paid for it with some of their own . . . they have delivered their cargoes to us who needed them so badly. In war it is performance that counts." Quotes from Douglas MacArthur, General of the U.S. Army "Yours was the first front on every ocean, and without you, no Army and Navy can survive . . . one of the vital teams participating will be recognized as the merchant seamen in dungarees . . . we of the Navy will salute you with a final 'Well done'." Admiral Harold R. Stark, Commander of U.S. Naval Forces in Europe "Our operations would not have been possible without the strong support of our Merchant Marine. These gallant officers and men maintained a bridge of ships across the Pacific, and bore their share of the Japanese attacks while unloading on distant islands where the struggle was still intense and the issue not yet decided." Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, U.S. Navy, Chief of Naval Operations Braving the Wartime Seas is the final book of the American Maritime History Project, a private nonprofit foundation. The quotations were drawn from www.usmm.org. Front cover was designed by Marek Mutch, Bay Village, OH.
Book Synopsis The Old Merchant Marine by : Ralph Delahaye Paine
Download or read book The Old Merchant Marine written by Ralph Delahaye Paine and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Merchant Marine Survivors of World War II by : Michael Gillen
Download or read book Merchant Marine Survivors of World War II written by Michael Gillen and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-01-02 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World War II could not have been won without the U.S. Merchant Marine. Crewed by civilian seamen in peacetime and carrying much of the nation's ocean-borne commerce, the Merchant Marine became the "fourth arm of defense" in wartime, providing vital support for beachheads in all theaters of operation. Twenty World War II Merchant Marine veterans are featured in this oral history. Most had at least one ship torpedoed, bombed, shelled or mined out from under them--some of them two. Some became prisoners of the Japanese for the duration of the war, working on the infamous River Kwai Bridge. Many spent time on lifeboats or flimsy rafts under harsh conditions; one--Donald Zubrod--endured 42 days in a lifeboat with several others before their eventual rescue, close to death. American merchant mariners suffered a casualty rate that was a close second to the Marine Corps during the war.
Book Synopsis The U.S. Merchant Marine by : Clinton H. Whitehurst
Download or read book The U.S. Merchant Marine written by Clinton H. Whitehurst and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Old Merchant Marine; A Chronicle of American Ships and Sailors by : Ralph Delahaye Paine
Download or read book The Old Merchant Marine; A Chronicle of American Ships and Sailors written by Ralph Delahaye Paine and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-02-11 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original.
Book Synopsis A Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Merchant Marine and Shipping Industry by : Rene De La Pedraja
Download or read book A Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Merchant Marine and Shipping Industry written by Rene De La Pedraja and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1994-08-23 with total page 769 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A foremost authority has written the first comprehensive reference about the U.S. Merchant Marine and American shipping from the introduction of steamships to today's diesel containerships--showing the impact of politics, economics, and technology on maritime history during the last two centuries. Over 500 entries describe people, private companies, business and labor groups, engineering and technological developments, government agencies, terms, key laws, landmark cases, issues, events, and ships of note. Short lists of references for further reading accompany these entries. Appendices include a chronology, diagrams of government organizations, and lists of business and labor groups by founding dates. An unusually extensive index lends itself to the varying research interests of students, teachers, and professionals in maritime and economic history, business-labor-government relations, and military studies.
Book Synopsis The Merchant Marine in International Affairs, 1850-1950 by : Greg Kennedy
Download or read book The Merchant Marine in International Affairs, 1850-1950 written by Greg Kennedy and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Merchant navies represent economic and industrial strength. This study revises the definition of maritime power through a more comprehensive understanding and appreciation for the roles played by the merchant marine of a nation.
Book Synopsis The American Merchant Seaman and His Industry by : Craig J. Forsyth
Download or read book The American Merchant Seaman and His Industry written by Craig J. Forsyth and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-04-21 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The descriptive data in this book, first published in 1989, were obtained from participant observation and interviews with merchant seaman current and retired. In addition there is reprinted a complete set of the laws relating to American seaman between 1918-1970. Together they provide a comprehensive understanding of the historical events surrounding the American merchant seaman, the creation of maritime policy, and the policy itself.
Book Synopsis Merchant Mariners at War by : George J Billy
Download or read book Merchant Mariners at War written by George J Billy and published by University Press of Florida. This book was released on 2008-09-14 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thousands of cargo ships sailed in both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters of World War II manned by young men who braved blockades, torpedoes, and bombings to deliver vital supplies to the Allied forces and make victory possible. These mariners have received little if any credit; they are the forgotten group of "the greatest generation." Merchant Mariners at War offers firsthand accounts of the wartime experiences of veterans who graduated from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy--the largest supplier of ships' officers in WWII. Gathered over more than a decade at the academy in Kings Point, New York, the interviews offer a unique portrait of the young officers who delivered the vital war materiel and provide a valuable window into the world of the merchant marine during WWII. The stories often include startling accounts of privation and endurance. Their stories give voice to a new perspective on WWII maritime history. Chapters cover such subjects as Liberty ships, U-Boats, the Battle of the Atlantic, D-Day, the Philippines, the vast Pacific, and the Murmansk Run. Throughout the book, interesting anecdotes from the veterans enliven the narrative and add to its contribution to the historical record--heretofore non-existent.
Book Synopsis "A Careless Word-- a Needless Sinking" by : Arthur R. Moore
Download or read book "A Careless Word-- a Needless Sinking" written by Arthur R. Moore and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
