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Alan Lewrie naval adventure volume 3
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xiii, 400 pages ; 25 cm.
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A Royal Navy midshipman, Alan Lewrie, comes of age on the high seas, in the Caribbean, and in Florida, as he becomes his ship's first officer and falls in love, in an adventure set in the late eighteenth century.
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Get the Summary of Ian Toll's Pacific Crucible in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Pacific Crucible" by Ian Toll offers a comprehensive account of the early stages of the Pacific War, beginning with the shocking attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The narrative captures the initial confusion and chaos, the devastating impact on the Pacific Fleet, and the unifying effect of the attack on the American public...
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Get the Summary of Stephen Moore's Strike of the Sailfish in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Strike of the Sailfish" by Stephen Moore recounts the gripping World War II experiences of the USS Sculpin and USS Sailfish submarines. On June 9, 1943, the Sculpin, under Lt. Cmdr. Lucius Chappell, received intelligence about Japanese carriers Unyo and Chuyo. Despite faulty torpedoes, Chappell engaged but failed to hit...
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Get the Summary of Mark Harmon's Ghosts of Honolulu in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. In "Ghosts of Honolulu," the Wada family is struck by tragedy when young Kazumasa dies in an accident, prompting them to move and open a store in Kapalama. Douglas Wada, Kazumasa's brother, grows up torn between American culture and his parents' Japanese heritage. Sent to Japan ostensibly for Emperor Hirohito's coronation, Douglas...
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An in-depth analysis of aircraft carrier battles in WWII and the evolution of carrier operations-from technology and strategy to life among the crew.
First built in 1921, the aircraft carrier brought a new dimension to military strategy as the United States entered World War II. How Carriers Fought examines the evolution of carrier operations with a special focus on the conflict in the Pacific between the US Navy and the imperial Japanese fleet.
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Get the Summary of Steve Twomey's Countdown to Pearl in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Countdown to Pearl" delves into the events leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor, focusing on the perspectives of key military figures on both the American and Japanese sides. The narrative highlights the clear skies of Oahu and the ceremonial activities aboard the USS Pennsylvania, reflecting the U.S. Navy's sense of invincibility....
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'…and if there had been only one survivor, there would have been no mystery in any of these cases…'
Bestselling author John Harris freshly investigates seven of the most gripping and intriguing voyages of the past 150 years. Bringing his unique skills as a novelist and sailor to reassess the fragmentary evidence, he aims to finally answer these enduring and terrifying mysteries.
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• Aboard Erebus and Terror on Sir John Franklin's...
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Emma Hamilton, much maligned by her contemporaries and later by historians and commentators, rose from the most humble beginnings to play a startling role in Britain’s naval victory over France and Spain in 1805. In this new book Barry Gough, employing the letters between the protagonists, and the unpublished examination of her career by famed American historian of the Royal Navy Arthur Marder, strongly defends Emma. He shows how this most talented...
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Grace O'Malley, better known in Ireland as Granuaile, was a pirate queen infesting the coast of Eirinn and further afield in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Powerful on both land and sea, she commanded a large fleet of ships as well as leading her own army into battle.
This fascinating book from Michael Sheane explores the reality behind the myths and legends that have been told about O'Malley - a story that is no less amazing once fact becomes separated...
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Seapower was a crucial element in the outcome of the Second World War. The U-Boat campaign almost brought Britain to her knees; the Arctic convoys were crucial to keeping Russia in the War; Pearl Harbor brought America into the conflict with massive repercussions; allied naval supremacy made the D-Day landings possible.
This book examines in detail the key naval commanders of both sides including five British (Pound, Cunningham, Ramsay, Horton, Somerville)...
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From the earliest days of the Second World War, Hitler’s U-Boats were unleashed with the mission of sinking as much Allied merchant tonnage as possible. From the sinking of the Glasgow-based ship Olivegrove by U-23, to the end of hostilities six years later officers and seamen of the Merchant Marine played a key role in winning the war by their blatant disregard of the risks from Axis forces. The most dangerous were the U-Boats working unseen but...
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Silver Star recipient Rick Kaiser shares his leadership lessons from over four decades with the Navy SEAL Teams.
A compelling look at US Navy SEALs through a true-to-life lens focused on the triumphs and challenges of the elite warriors of the Special Forces community. Master Chief (SEAL) Rick Kaiser (Ret.) captures over 45 years of events in and around the SEAL Teams. It is not a blood-and-guts portrayal of battlefield victories and losses, but...
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The X Class submarines were conceived during WW2, small craft of around 51ft (16m) long, designed to be towed by a 'mother' submarine with a passage crew on board. Their midget size meant they could attack with stealth, and return to their towing submarine. Beginning with a look back over the wartime craft, this new study from ex-submariner Keith Hall charts the evolution of the X class subs, from X3 through X and XE, and onto the 1950s short-lived...
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Dive into the heart of history's clash: the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879. Explore the dramatic collision between the mighty British Empire and the formidable Zulu Kingdom. Uncover tales of heroic defiance, cultural clashes, and the enduring legacy of this pivotal conflict. Journey through 30 chapters that illuminate the minds and motivations of warriors, kings, and common folk on both sides. Witness the resilience, the victories, and the tragedies that...
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Very little has been written about the U-boat war in the Indian Ocean, where almost forty German submarines were assigned to operate from the Malaysian port of Georgetown alongside troops of the occupying Imperial Japanese forces. From that base they sailed across the vast Indian Ocean and into the Pacific. Success in this theatre of war could very possibly have swung the tide of battle in North Africa in favor of Rommel, and the joint operations...
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With their very long range, the giant Type IX U-Cruisers gave Admiral Dnitz's U-boat fleet global reach. Initially these boats operated with considerable success off the East coast of America and in the Caribbean but their main impact was in the Gulf of Guinea 1942-43 which, due to the closure of the Suez Canal, was a vital Allied supply route. Two submarines in particular (U-68 and U-505) had a profound effect causing major panic by their hugely...
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'A fortified place'. This is not the way we usually think of Southend-on-Sea but it was the description used by the Germans during the Great War. Built beside the Thames Estuary and with the Shoebury Garrison to the east, Rochford Aerodrome to the north and the longest pleasure pier in the world to the south, it was regarded as a legitimate target. During the war, the pier was used as an embarkation point for British soldiers about to be transported...
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On 26 December 1900, the vessel Hesperus arrived at Eilean Mor in the remote Outer Hebrides with a relief lighthouseman and fresh provisions. The lighthouse had been in operation for a year, but it had been noted that no light had been seen from Eilean Mor for several days. The relief keeper, Joseph Moore, found the lighthouse to be completely deserted, and a subsequent search of the island failed to reveal any sign of what had happened to the three...
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Sealab is the underwater Right Stuff: the compelling story of how a US Navy program sought to develop the marine equivalent of the space station-and forever changed man's relationship to the sea.
While NASA was trying to put a man on the moon, the US Navy launched a series of daring experiments to prove that divers could live and work from a sea-floor base. When the first underwater "habitat" called Sealab was tested in the early 1960s, conventional...
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