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Author : Hyman George Rickover
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book How the Battleship Maine was Destroyed written by Hyman George Rickover and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Hyman George Rickover
Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book How the Battleship Maine was Destroyed written by Hyman George Rickover and published by US Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the historical events in the loss of the battleship 'Maine' and provides new insights into this important event of the Spanish-American war. The text is supplemented with a number of black-and-white photographs and diagrams.
Author : Charles Dwight Sigsbee
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.L/5 ( download)
Download or read book The "Maine" written by Charles Dwight Sigsbee and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : E. Marolda
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9781349633449
Total Pages : 117 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (334 download)
Download or read book Theodore Roosevelt, the U.S. Navy and the Spanish-American War written by E. Marolda and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2001-11-07 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1890s, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt led a campaign to modernize the navy. Paramount in Roosevelt's vision was the creation of a fleet of modern, steel-hulled warships armed with the most powerful weapons available. The future president and his intellectual soul mate, Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan, firmly believed that America's emerging global expansion would only reach its full potential through sea. power. The swift and overwhelming US victor in the Spanish-American War of 1898 vindicated the views of Theodore Roosevelt and Captain Mahan, and marked the debut on the world stage of the modern US Navy. Theodore Roosevelt, the U.S. Navy and the Spanish American War considers the impact Roosevelt had on the US navy in general and how his reforms affected the course and outcome of the Spanish-American war in particular. The nine contributors to this volume include leading historians, and prominent naval officers from the US and Spain. With essays ranging from the Roosevelt family's naval heritage to the impact of the Spanish-American War on enlisted forces in the navy, this work is a major contribution to our understanding of Theodore Roosevelt and 'his' navy.
Author : Theodore Roosevelt
Publisher : New York : C. Scribner's Sons
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Rough Riders written by Theodore Roosevelt and published by New York : C. Scribner's Sons. This book was released on 1899 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on a pocket diary from the Spanish-American War, this tough-as-nails 1899 memoir abounds in patriotic valor and launched the future President into the American consciousness.
Author : Zachary Kent
Publisher : Children's Press(CT)
ISBN 13 : 9780516047362
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (473 download)
Download or read book The Story of the Sinking of the Battleship Maine written by Zachary Kent and published by Children's Press(CT). This book was released on 1988 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the mysterious sinking of the battleship "Maine" and the subsequent involvement of the United States in the Spanish-American War.
Author : SAMUELS PEGGY
Publisher : Smithsonian Books (DC)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book REMEMBERING THE MAINE written by SAMUELS PEGGY and published by Smithsonian Books (DC). This book was released on 1995-02-17 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reexamination of the explosion that led to the Spanish-American War, which the authors believe was caused by a Spanish mine.
Author : Tim McNeese
Publisher : Morgan Reynolds Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781883846794
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (467 download)
Download or read book Remember the Maine! written by Tim McNeese and published by Morgan Reynolds Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the causes behind the sinking of the battleship Maine and the start of the Spanish-American War.
Author : James C. McNaughton
Publisher : Government Printing Office
ISBN 13 : 9780160867057
Total Pages : 536 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (67 download)
Download or read book Nisei linguists: Japanese Americans in the Military Intelligence Service During World War II (Paperbound) written by James C. McNaughton and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2006 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book tells the story of an unusual group of American soldiers in World War II, second-generation Japanese Americans (Nisei) who served as interpreters and translators in the Military Intelligence Service."--Preface.
Author : Michael Beschloss
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0307409619
Total Pages : 754 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)
Download or read book Presidents of War written by Michael Beschloss and published by Crown. This book was released on 2019-10-22 with total page 754 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From a preeminent presidential historian comes a “superb and important” (The New York Times Book Review) saga of America’s wartime chief executives “Fascinating and heartbreaking . . . timely . . . Beschloss’s broad scope lets you draw important crosscutting lessons about presidential leadership.”—Bill Gates Widely acclaimed and ten years in the making, Michael Beschloss’s Presidents of War is an intimate and irresistibly readable chronicle of the Chief Executives who took the United States into conflict and mobilized it for victory. From the War of 1812 to Vietnam, we see these leaders considering the difficult decision to send hundreds of thousands of Americans to their deaths; struggling with Congress, the courts, the press, and antiwar protesters; seeking comfort from their spouses and friends; and dropping to their knees in prayer. Through Beschloss’s interviews with surviving participants and findings in original letters and once-classified national security documents, we come to understand how these Presidents were able to withstand the pressures of war—or were broken by them. Presidents of War combines this sense of immediacy with the overarching context of two centuries of American history, traveling from the time of our Founders, who tried to constrain presidential power, to our modern day, when a single leader has the potential to launch nuclear weapons that can destroy much of the human race. Praise for Presidents of War "A marvelous narrative. . . . As Beschloss explains, the greatest wartime presidents successfully leaven military action with moral concerns. . . . Beschloss’s writing is clean and concise, and he admirably draws upon new documents. Some of the more titillating tidbits in the book are in the footnotes. . . . There are fascinating nuggets on virtually every page of Presidents of War. It is a superb and important book, superbly rendered.”—Jay Winik, The New York Times Book Review "Sparkle and bite. . . . Valuable and engrossing study of how our chief executives have discharged the most significant of all their duties. . . . Excellent. . . . A fluent narrative that covers two centuries of national conflict.” —Richard Snow, The Wall Street Journal
Author : Edward C. Raymer
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 : 1612511023
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (125 download)
Download or read book Descent into Darkness written by Edward C. Raymer and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2012-03-15 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On December 7, 1941, as the great battleships Arizona, Oklahoma, and Utah lie paralyzed and burning in the aftermath of the Japanese ttack on Pearl Harbor, a crack team of U.S. Navy salvage divers headed by Edward C. Raymer are hurriedly flown to Oahu from the mainland. The divers have been given a Herculean task: rescue the sailors and Marines trapped below, and resurrect the pride of the Pacific fleet. Now for the first time, the chief diver of the Pearl Harbor salvage operations, Cmdr. Edward C. Raymer, USN (Ret.), tells the whole story of the desperate attempts to save crewmembers caught inside their sinking ships. Descent into Darkness is the only book available that describes the raising and salvage operations of sunken battleships following the December 7th attack. Once Raymer and his crew of divers entered the interiors of the sunken shipwrecks—attempting untested and potentially deadly diving techniques—they experienced a world of total blackness, unable to see even the faceplates of their helmets. By memorizing the ships’ blueprints and using their sense of touch, the divers groped their way hundreds of feet inside the sunken vessels to make repairs and salvage vital war material. The divers learned how to cope with such unseen dangers as falling objects, sharks, the eerie presence of floating human bodies, and the constant threat of Japanese attacks from above. Though many of these divers were killed or seriously injured during the wartime salvage operations, on the whole they had great success performing what seemed to be impossible jobs. Among their credits, Raymer’s crew raised the sunken battleships West Virginia, Nevada, and California. After Pearl Harbor they moved on to other crucial salvage work off Guadalcanal and the sites of other great sea battles.
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Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Raising the Wreck of the United States Battleship Maine, Havana Harbor written by and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Evan Thomas
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 031608798X
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (16 download)
Download or read book The War Lovers written by Evan Thomas and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2010-04-27 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On February 15, 1898, the American ship USS Maine mysteriously exploded in the Havana Harbor. News of the blast quickly reached U.S. shores, where it was met by some not with alarm but great enthusiasm. A powerful group of war lovers agitated that the United States exert its muscle across the seas. Theodore Roosevelt and Henry Cabot Lodge were influential politicians dismayed by the "closing" of the Western frontier. William Randolph Hearst's New York Journal falsely heralded that Spain's "secret infernal machine" had destroyed the battleship as Hearst himself saw great potential in whipping Americans into a frenzy. The Maine would provide the excuse they'd been waiting for. On the other side were Roosevelt's former teacher, philosopher William James, and his friend and political ally, Thomas Reed, the powerful Speaker of the House. Both foresaw a disaster. At stake was not only sending troops to Cuba and the Philippines, Spain's sprawling colony on the other side of the world-but the friendships between these men. Now, bestselling historian Evan Thomas brings us the full story of this monumental turning point in American history. Epic in scope and revelatory in detail, The War Lovers takes us from Boston mansions to the halls of Congress to the beaches of Cuba and the jungles of the Philippines. It is landmark work with an unforgettable cast of characters-and provocative relevance to today.
Download or read book The Story of the "Maine". written by and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Maurer Maurer
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1428915850
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (289 download)
Download or read book Air Force Combat Units of World War II written by Maurer Maurer and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1961 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Josiah Strong
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Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 ( download)
Download or read book Our Country written by Josiah Strong and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Benjamin King
Publisher : Government Printing Office
ISBN 13 : 9780160931192
Total Pages : 584 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (311 download)
Download or read book Spearhead of Logistics written by Benjamin King and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2016-02-25 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spearhead of Logistics is a narrative branch history of the U.S. Army's Transportation Corps, first published in 1994 for transportation personnel and reprinted in 2001 for the larger Army community. The Quartermaster Department coordinated transportation support for the Army until World War I revealed the need for a dedicated corps of specialists. The newly established Transportation Corps, however, lasted for only a few years. Its significant utility for coordinating military transportation became again transparent during World War II, and it was resurrected in mid-1942 to meet the unparalleled logistical demands of fighting in distant theaters. Finally becoming a permanent branch in 1950, the Transportation Corps continued to demonstrate its capability of rapidly supporting U.S. Army operations in global theaters over the next fifty years. With useful lessons of high-quality support that validate the necessity of adequate transportation in a viable national defense posture, it is an important resource for those now involved in military transportation and movement for ongoing expeditionary operations. This text should be useful to both officers and noncommissioned officers who can take examples from the past and apply the successful principles to future operations, thus ensuring a continuing legacy of Transportation excellence within Army operations. Additionally, military science students and military historians may be interested in this volume.
