Read Books Online and Download eBooks, EPub, PDF, Mobi, Kindle, Text Full Free.
Download Mud Muscle And Miracles Marine Salvage In The United States Navy full books in PDF, epub, and Kindle. Read online Mud Muscle And Miracles Marine Salvage In The United States Navy ebook anywhere anytime directly on your device. Fast Download speed and no annoying ads. We cannot guarantee that every ebooks is available!
Author : C. A. Bartholomew
Publisher : Naval Historical Center
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 558 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Mud, Muscle, and Miracles written by C. A. Bartholomew and published by Naval Historical Center. This book was released on 1990 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Charles A. Bartholomew
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780160197994
Total Pages : 531 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (979 download)
Download or read book Mud, Muscle, and Miracles written by Charles A. Bartholomew and published by . This book was released on 1990-05 with total page 531 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : U. S. U.S. Navy
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781505468885
Total Pages : 620 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (688 download)
Download or read book Mud, Muscle, and Miracles written by U. S. U.S. Navy and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-12-11 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mud, Muscle, and Miracles is neither a technical history nor a detailed account of the salvage work undertaken by the U.S. Navy. Rather, it is intended to add to the general knowledge of the sea and to document one portion of the history of the U.S. Navy. It explains how salvage and the Navy salvage organization have developed and contributed to the overall objectives of the Navy and the nation. The specific salvage operations described illustrate unique aspects of naval salvage, particular problems or techniques, and trends or progress. The omission of a particular salvage operation in no way denigrates the importance of that operation. There is simply not enough room here to review all Navy salvage operations.
Author : United States. Dept. of the Navy. Naval Historical Center
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (612 download)
Download or read book Mud, Muscle, and Miracles: Marine Salvage in the United States Navy written by United States. Dept. of the Navy. Naval Historical Center and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Department of the Navy
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781494258979
Total Pages : 636 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (589 download)
Download or read book Mud, Muscle, and Miracles written by Department of the Navy and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-11 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the days when wooden sailing ships made up the fleets of the world, a ship that ran ashore could sometimes be freed by the judicious use of ground tackle and muscle. Most of the time, however, there was little to do other than rescue the crew and save the cargo. The rules of the sea began to change, however, in the mid-1800s. With the advent of steam power and a growing understanding of how human beings can work underwater, it became increasingly possible to refloat wrecked vessels, clear harbors, and locate and raise sunken ships, their cargoes, and other objects lost at sea. By the start of the twentieth century, the U.S. Navy had developed a fledgling salvage capability. Today, under the aegis of the Supervisor of Salvage, the Navy routinely handles assignments around the world, guarding U.S. naval and maritime interests and responding to requests for assistance from our allies. Mud, Muscle, and Miracles takes its reader on a gripping journey through the evolution of salvage—from the construction of a cofferdam to reveal the battleship Maine at the bottom of Havana harbor to the use of side-scan sonar and remotely operated vehicles to recover aircraft debris and complete vessels from the depths. The story is one of masterful seamanship, incomparable engineering, and absolute ingenuity and courage. It is also the history of one of our nation's longest lasting public-private partnerships—that of the commercial salvage industry and the U.S. Navy. Along the way there emerges more than a century's worth of strong, colorful, and supremely competent personalities, most of whom gained their understanding of salvage on the muddy sea bottom or on a slippery deck with winches groaning and wire ropes singing. Until the publication of these comprehensive editions on naval salvage, they were among the last of our nation's unsung heroes.
Author : C. A. Bartholomew
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (124 download)
Download or read book Mud, Muscle, and Miracles :. written by C. A. Bartholomew and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States. Superintendent of Documents
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 4 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (126 download)
Download or read book United States Naval History written by United States. Superintendent of Documents and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Edward J. Marolda
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780788102684
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (26 download)
Download or read book A Bibliography of the United States Navy and the Conflict in Southeast Asia, 1950-1975 written by Edward J. Marolda and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1991 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enables researchers to identify the most comprehensive books and articles on the Navy's overall involvement in the war in Southeast Asia. Presents researchers only interested in specific subject areas with the fullest information on the sources treating those individual topics. 20 subject categories emphasize naval combat operations and other significant aspects of the Navy's experience in the war. Includes special category on Navy Women. Over 1,500 items included, with full bibliographic citation.
Author : United States. Superintendent of Documents
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 30 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (126 download)
Download or read book Military History written by United States. Superintendent of Documents and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Barbara A. Lynch
Publisher : Naval Historical Center
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (5 download)
Download or read book United States Naval History written by Barbara A. Lynch and published by Naval Historical Center. This book was released on 1993 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
![Download World War II at Sea [2 volumes] PDF Online Free](https://books.google.com/books/content/images/frontcover/vETPEAAAQBAJ?fife=w200-h370)
Author : Spencer C. Tucker
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 159884458X
Total Pages : 970 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (988 download)
Download or read book World War II at Sea [2 volumes] written by Spencer C. Tucker and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2011-11-10 with total page 970 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The war at sea was a key aspect of World War II, one that is too-often under-studied. This comprehensive encyclopedia shares current understandings of the struggle to control the seas during that conflict—and it opens our eyes to the reasons sea power continues to be of critical importance today. Scholarly treatment of World War II is constantly changing as new materials inform new interpretations. At the same time, current military operations lead to reevaluation of the tactics and technologies of the past. Marshalling the latest information and insights into this epic conflict, World War II at Sea: An Encyclopedia will enable students and other interested readers to explore specific naval engagements, while also charting the transformation of naval history through innovations in ordnance. In treating the naval aspects of World War II, this two-volume ready reference enhances the understanding of a part of the war that is often overshadowed by the fighting on land and in the air. The encyclopedia focuses on the events, individuals, organizations, and ideas that shaped the world's navies during World War II, as well as the resultant battles that changed naval history. It also covers the numerous innovations that occurred during the conflict and shows how strategies evolved and were executed.
Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book U.S. Government Books written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Thomas C Hone
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 : 1612513395
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (125 download)
Download or read book Battle Line written by Thomas C Hone and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2006-04-03 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A portrait in words and photographs of the interwar Navy, this book examines the twenty-year period that saw the U.S. fleet shrink under the pressure of arms limitation treaties and government economy and then grow again to a world-class force. The authors trace the Navy's evolution from a fleet centered around slow battleships to one that deployed most of the warship types that proved so essential in World War II, including fast aircraft carriers, heavy and light cruisers, sleek destroyers, powerful battleships, and deadly submarines. Both the older battleships and these newer ships are captured in stunning period photographs that have never before been published. An authoritative yet lively text explains how and why the newer ships and aircraft came to be. Thomas Hone and Trent Hone describe how a Navy desperately short funds and men nevertheless pioneered carrier aviation, shipboard electronics, code-breaking, and (with the Marines) amphibious warfare —elements that made America's later victory in the Pacific possible. Based on years of study of official Navy department records, their book presents a comprehensive view of the foundations of a navy that would become the world's largest and most formidable. At the same time, the heart of the book draws on memoirs, novels, and oral histories to reveal the work and the skills of sailors and officers that contributed to successes in World War II. From their service on such battleships as West Virginia to their efforts ashore to develop and procure the most effective aircraft, electronics, and ships, from their adventures on Yangtze River gunboats to carrier landings on the converted battle cruisers Saratoga and Lexington, the men are profiled along with their ships. This combination of popular history with archival history will appeal to a general audience of naval enthusiasts.
Author : Joseph A. Williams
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
ISBN 13 : 1613731418
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (137 download)
Download or read book Seventeen Fathoms Deep written by Joseph A. Williams and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first full-length history of the S-4 disaster, which was the first rescue attempt made of a modern submarine The rescue divers could hear the crew tapping out a message in Morse code: "Is there any hope?" After being accidentally rammed by the Coast Guard destroyer USS Paulding on December 17, 1927, the USS S-4 submarine sank to the ocean floor off Cape Cod with all 40 crew members aboard. Only six sailors in the forward torpedo room survived the initial accident, trapped in the compartment with oxygen running out. Author and naval historian Joseph A. Williams has delved into never-revealed archival sources to tell the compelling narrative of the S-4 disaster. The book tells of the terrible diving conditions endured due to a raging winter storm; the heroic efforts of the rescue divers, including one diver who became trapped in the wreckage while trying to attach an air hose to the sunken sub. The lessons learned by the U.S. Navy improved submarine rescue technology, which resulted in subsequent successful rescues of other downed submariners.
Author : Keith Warren Lloyd
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493058673
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (93 download)
Download or read book Avenging Pearl Harbor written by Keith Warren Lloyd and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-11-15 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was a miracle three years in the making, a testimony to American fortitude and ingenuity—and perhaps the key to why the United States won a war that after Pearl Harbor seemed hopeless. Impeccably researched, Avenging Pearl Harbor is colorfully written, personal, chilling, visceral. Historian Keith Warren Lloyd brings his gift for injecting life and personalities and heretofore untold stories of the men and women involved-–members of what became known as The Greatest Generation—whose heroism and sacrifice brought about the miraculous new life of a sleeping military force that was reeling and on its knees. It is a story has never before been told in such detail and with such vibrancy. On the night of 24 October 1944, a force of two battleships, one heavy cruiser and four destroyers from the Imperial Japanese Navy steamed into Surigao Strait in the Philippines. Their objective: to attack the invasion fleet of General Douglas MacArthur’s army in Leyte Gulf. Alerted by scouting PT boats, the U.S. 7th Fleet under the command of Rear Admiral Jesse Oldendorf prepared a deadly trap. Waiting for the enemy force were six American battleships and supporting cruisers and destroyers. Oldendorf performed the classic naval maneuver of “crossing the T” which allowed the American ships to fire broadsides at the oncoming Japanese vessels, while the enemy could only fire with their forward turrets. When the smoke cleared, the Japanese fleet had been all but annihilated. Among the victorious American battleships were the Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, California, and Tennessee, five of the eight dreadnoughts that had been bombed at Pearl Harbor. The five ships had been raised, repaired, modified, and re-manned. After three long years, they finally had their revenge. Avenging Pearl Harbor takes readers from the attack on Pearl Harbor, telling the story of the severe damage dealt to each ship and the incredible acts of courage performed by the sailors of each crew that morning. It continues with how each ship was raised and repaired—Herculean in scope-- and the mustering of new commanders, officers and crewmen. The final drama unfolds as of each ship returns triumphantly to the battle fleet, and the ultimate triumph at the battle of Surigao Strait.
Author : D. M. Giangreco
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 : 1682471667
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (824 download)
Download or read book Hell to Pay written by D. M. Giangreco and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2017-10-15 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two years before the atomic attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki helped bring a quick end to hostilities in the summer of 1945, U.S. planners began work on Operation Downfall, codename for the Allied invasions of Kyushu and Honshu, in the Japanese home islands. While other books have examined Operation Downfall, D. M. Giangreco offers the most complete and exhaustively researched consideration of the plans and their implications. He explores related issues of the first operational use of the atomic bomb and the Soviet Union’s entry into the war, including the controversy surrounding estimates of potential U.S. casualties. Following years of intense research at numerous archives, Giangreco now paints a convincing and horrific picture of the veritable hell that awaited invader and defender. In the process, he demolishes the myths that Japan was trying to surrender during the summer of 1945 and that U.S. officials later wildly exaggerated casualty figures to justify using the atomic bombs to influence the Soviet Union. As Giangreco writes, “Both sides were rushing headlong toward a disastrous confrontation in the Home Islands in which poison gas and atomic weapons were to be employed as MacArthur’s intelligence chief, Charles Willoughby, succinctly put it, ‘a hard and bitter struggle with no quarter asked or given.’ Hell to Pay examines the invasion of Japan in light of the large body of Japanese and American operational and tactical planning documents the author unearthed in familiar and obscure archives. It includes postwar interrogations and reports that senior Japanese commanders and their staffs were ordered to produce for General MacArthur’s headquarters. This groundbreaking history counters the revisionist interpretations questioning the rationale for the use of the atomic bomb and shows that President Truman’s decision was based on real estimates of the enormous human cost of a conventional invasion. This revised edition of Hell to Pay expands on several areas covered in the previous book and deals with three new topics: U.S.-Soviet cooperation in the war against Imperial Japan; U.S., Soviet, and Japanese plans for the invasion and defense of the northernmost Home Island of Hokkaido; and Operation Blacklist, the three-phase insertion of American occupation forces into Japan. It also contains additional text, relevant archival material, supplemental photos, and new maps, making this the definitive edition of an important historical work.
Author : Daniel Madsen
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 : 1612513549
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (125 download)
Download or read book Resurrection written by Daniel Madsen and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2013-03-15 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aimed at the general reader with an interest in World War II and the U.S. Navy, this book looks at the massive salvage effort that followed the attack on Pearl Harbor, beginning with the damage control efforts aboard the sinking and damaged ships in the harbor on 7 December 1941 and ending in March 1944 when salvage efforts on the USS Utah were finally abandoned. Dan Madsen describes the Navy's dramatic race to clear the harbor and repair as many ships as possible so they could return to the fleet ready for war. Numerous photographs, many never before published in books for the general public, give readers a real appreciation for the momentous task involved, from the raising of the USS Oglala in 1942 and the USS Oklahoma in 1943 to the eventual dismantling of the above-water portions of the USS Arizona.
