400 Riveting Unbelievable Us Navy Ship Facts For Enthusiasts

Author : Nathan Ward
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2023-12-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798872119722

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400+ Riveting & Unbelievable US Navy Ship Facts for Enthusiasts by Nathan Ward Pdf

Do you know someone fascinated by the maritime world and the powerful vessels that navigate the open seas? Delve into the pages of this book, where enthusiasts will uncover 400+ riveting facts about the captivating realm of US Navy ships! Spanning the rich tapestry of naval history, this comprehensive guide explores everything from legendary naval commanders, iconic ship models, maritime battles and maneuvers, cutting-edge naval technology, famous naval squadrons, acts of heroism at sea, artistic representations of naval culture, and much more. It's the ultimate treasure trove for anyone passionate about the formidable vessels that sail the world's oceans. Readers will be enthralled by tales of naval heroes like Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, Admiral Horatio Nelson, and other legendary figures who left an indelible mark on maritime history. The book also sheds light on visionary naval engineers such as Hyman G. Rickover, who played a pivotal role in the development of nuclear-powered submarines. From the age of classic battleships to the dawn of futuristic naval innovations, this naval almanac takes readers on a captivating journey through the evolution of US Navy ships, exploring the vessels and the courageous crews that have shaped naval warfare across different eras. With 20 engaging chapters, each brimming with fascinating insights, this book paints a vivid portrait of the elements that make naval exploration and defense so enthralling. So, if you have a maritime enthusiast eager to dive into the depths of naval history and uncover jaw-dropping facts, this book is the perfect gift! Its beautifully designed layout, filled with intriguing information, makes it an ideal present for any occasion.

Author : Robert Wray
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781612512136

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Saltwater Leadership by Robert Wray Pdf

Designed for busy junior officers in the U.S. Navy, Coast Guard, and Merchant Marine, this primer teaches the basics of leadership in five sequential steps. It begins with a useful overview of major leadership studies, followed by an informative summary of the wisdom of 380 senior sea-going officers regarding those leadership attributes required of the junior officer. One chapter includes sea stories from officers of varied backgrounds, each offering a leadership lesson that was learned the hard way. Along with this sage advice from experienced sea-service officers, the book offers a final chapter that helps readers build personalized plans to improve their own leadership skills. Such a practical guide is certain to turn young officers into successful leaders.

Author : Worrall Reed Carter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1953
Category : Logistics, Naval
ISBN : IND:30000139871168

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Beans, Bullets, and Black Oil by Worrall Reed Carter Pdf

Author : William J. Holland, Jr.
Publisher : JG Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2009-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0883636646

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The Navy by William J. Holland, Jr. Pdf

A poignant and breathtaking tribute to the noble tradition of the United States Navy. The Naval Historical Foundation proudly presents this handsome edition chronicling the remarkable history of the Navy. Features over 350 pages of full-color classic, rare, and unseen photographs alongside insightful text.

Author : Homer N. Wallin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2001-09
Category : Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941
ISBN : 0898755654

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Pearl Harbor by Homer N. Wallin Pdf

Pearl Harbor will long stand out in mens minds as an example of the results of basic unpreparedness of a peace loving nation, of highly efficient treacherous surprise attack and of the resulting unification of America into a single tidal wave of purpose to victory. Therefore, all will be interested in this unique narrative by Admiral Wallin. The Navy has long needed a succinct account of the salvage operations at Pearl Harbor that miraculously resurrected what appeared to be a forever shattered fleet. Admiral Wallin agreed to undertake the job. He was exactly the right man for it _ in talent, in perception, and in experience. He had served intimately with Admiral Nimitz and with Admiral Halsey in the South Pacific, has commanded three different Navy Yards, and was a highly successful Chief of the Bureau of Ships. On 7 December 1941 the then Captain Wallin was serving at Pearl Harbor. He witnessed the events of that shattering and unifying "Day of Infamy." His mind began to race at high speeds at once on the problems and means of getting the broken fleet back into service for its giant task. Unless the United States regained control of the sea, even greater disaster loomed. Without victory at sea, tyranny soon would surely rule all Asia and Europe. In a matter of time it would surely rule the Americas. Captain Wallin salvaged most of the broken Pearl Harbor fleet that went on to figure prominently in the United States Navys victory. So the account he masterfully tells covers what he masterfully accomplished. The United States owes him an unpayable debt for this high service among many others in his long career.

Author : C. A. Bartholomew
Publisher : Naval Historical Center
Page : 558 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : History
ISBN : UIUC:30112055466889

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Mud, Muscle, and Miracles by C. A. Bartholomew Pdf

Author : Steven Ujifusa
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781451645095

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A Man and His Ship by Steven Ujifusa Pdf

“A fascinating historical account…A snapshot of the American Dream culminating with this country’s mid-century greatness” (The Wall Street Journal) as a man endeavors to build the finest, fastest, most beautiful ocean liner in history. The story of a great American Builder at the peak of his power, in the 1940s and 1950s, William Francis Gibbs was considered America’s best naval architect. His quest to build the finest, fastest, most beautiful ocean liner of his time, the SS United States, was a topic of national fascination. When completed in 1952, the ship was hailed as a technological masterpiece at a time when “made in America” meant the best. Gibbs was an American original, on par with John Roebling of the Brooklyn Bridge and Frank Lloyd Wright of Fallingwater. Forced to drop out of Harvard following his family’s sudden financial ruin, he overcame debilitating shyness and lack of formal training to become the visionary creator of some of the finest ships in history. He spent forty years dreaming of the ship that became the SS United States. William Francis Gibbs was driven, relentless, and committed to excellence. He loved his ship, the idea of it, and the realization of it, and he devoted himself to making it the epitome of luxury travel during the triumphant post-World War II era. Biographer Steven Ujifusa brilliantly describes the way Gibbs worked and how his vision transformed an industry. A Man and His Ship is a tale of ingenuity and enterprise, a truly remarkable journey on land and sea.

Author : Nathan Ward
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2015-09-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781632862778

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The Lost Detective by Nathan Ward Pdf

A 2016 Edgar Award Nominee Before he became a household name in America as perhaps our greatest hard-boiled crime writer, before his attachment to Lillian Hellman and blacklisting during the McCarthy era, and his subsequent downward spiral, Dashiell Hammett led a life of action. Born in 1894 into a poor Maryland family, Hammett left school at fourteen and held several jobs before joining the Pinkerton National Detective Agency as an operative in 1915 and, with time off in 1918 to serve at the end of World War I, he remained with the agency until 1922, participating alike in the banal and dramatic action of an operative. The tuberculosis he contracted during the war forced him to leave the Pinkertons--but it may well have prompted one of America's most acclaimed writing careers. While Hammett's life on center stage has been well-documented, the question of how he got there has not. That largely overlooked phase is the subject of Nathan Ward's enthralling The Lost Detective. Hammett's childhood, his life in San Francisco, and especially his experience as a detective deeply informed his writing and his characters, from the nameless Continental Op, hero of his stories and early novels, to Sam Spade and Nick Charles. The success of his many stories in the pulp magazine Black Mask following his departure from the Pinkertons led him to novels; he would write five between 1929 and 1934, two of them (The Maltese Falcon and The Thin Man) now American classics. Though he inspired generations of writers, from Chandler to Connelly and all in between, after The Thin Man he never finished another book, a painful silence for his devoted readers; and his popular image has long been shaped by the remembrance of Hellman, who knew him after his literary reputation had been made. Based on original research across the country, The Lost Detective is the first book to illuminate Hammett's transformation from real detective to great American detective writer, throwing brilliant new light on one of America's most celebrated and remembered novelists and his world.

Author : P. T. Deutermann
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2011-03-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781429968034

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Pacific Glory by P. T. Deutermann Pdf

A thrilling, multi-layered World War II adventure following two men and an unforgettable woman, from Pearl Harbor through the most dramatic air and sea battles of the war Marsh, Mick, and Tommy were inseparable friends during their naval academy years, each man desperately in love with the beautiful, unattainable Glory Hawthorne. Graduation set them on separate paths into the military, but they were all forever changed during the Pearl Harbor attack on December 7, 1941. Glory, now Tommy's widow, is a tough Navy nurse still grieving her loss while trying to save lives. Marsh, a surface ship officer, finds himself in the thick of terrifying sea combat from Guadalcanal through Midway to a climactic showdown at Leyte Gulf. And Mick, a hotshot fighter pilot with a drinking problem and a chip on his shoulder, seeks redemption after a series of failures leaves him grounded. Filled with wide-screen action, romance, and heroism tinged with the brutal reality of war, Pacific Glory is a dynamic new direction for an acclaimed thriller writer. One of Library Journal's Best Historical Fiction Books of 2011

Author : Ken W. Sayers
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 558 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2021-08-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476641416

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U.S. Navy Patrol Vessels by Ken W. Sayers Pdf

During the past century, U.S. Navy patrol vessels have operated everywhere larger warships have--as well as in places where the big boats could not operate. These bantam warriors have performed in a variety of roles, from antisubmarine warfare to convoy escort and offensive operations against enemy forces afloat and ashore. Patrol vessels battled German units in the Mediterranean, fought insurgents along rivers and canals in China and Vietnam and protected U.S. ships and facilities in the Persian Gulf. Covering more than 1000 of the Navy's small combatants, this comprehensive survey provides all-time rosters, histories, specifications and illustrations of patrol vessels from before World War I to the present. World War II PT boats and submarine chasers and Vietnam War swift boats are covered, along with less well known ships such as Eagle boats, patrol yachts, hydrofoil gunboats and control escorts. A detailed accounting of patrol vessel exports, transfers and shipbuilders is included.

Author : Mark Mazzetti
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781101617946

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The Way of the Knife by Mark Mazzetti Pdf

“The new American way of war is here, but the debate about it has only just begun. In The Way of the Knife, Mr Mazzetti has made a valuable contribution to it.” —The Economist A Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter’s riveting account of the transformation of the CIA and America’s special operations forces into man-hunting and killing machines in the world’s dark spaces: the new American way of war The most momentous change in American warfare over the past decade has taken place away from the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq, in the corners of the world where large armies can’t go. The Way of the Knife is the untold story of that shadow war: a campaign that has blurred the lines between soldiers and spies and lowered the bar for waging war across the globe. America has pursued its enemies with killer drones and special operations troops; trained privateers for assassination missions and used them to set up clandestine spying networks; and relied on mercurial dictators, untrustworthy foreign intelligence services, and proxy armies. This new approach to war has been embraced by Washington as a lower risk, lower cost alternative to the messy wars of occupation and has been championed as a clean and surgical way of conflict. But the knife has created enemies just as it has killed them. It has fomented resentments among allies, fueled instability, and created new weapons unbound by the normal rules of accountability during wartime. Mark Mazzetti tracks an astonishing cast of characters on the ground in the shadow war, from a CIA officer dropped into the tribal areas to learn the hard way how the spy games in Pakistan are played to the chain-smoking Pentagon official running an off-the-books spy operation, from a Virginia socialite whom the Pentagon hired to gather intelligence about militants in Somalia to a CIA contractor imprisoned in Lahore after going off the leash. At the heart of the book is the story of two proud and rival entities, the CIA and the American military, elbowing each other for supremacy. Sometimes, as with the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, their efforts have been perfectly coordinated. Other times, including the failed operations disclosed here for the first time, they have not. For better or worse, their struggles will define American national security in the years to come.

Author : Peter A. Huchthausen
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2007-08-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780470244845

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October Fury by Peter A. Huchthausen Pdf

"Huchthausen knows the hidden history of the Cuban missile crisis . . . October Fury contains startling revelations." -- TOM CLANCY Drama on the high seas as the world holds its breath It was the most spectacular display of brinkmanship in the Cold War era. In October 1962, President Kennedy risked inciting a nuclear war to prevent the Soviet Union from establishing missile bases in Cuba. The risk, however, was far greater than Kennedy realized. October Fury uncovers startling new information about the Cuban missile crisis and the potentially calamitous confrontation between U.S. Navy destroyers and Soviet submarines in the Atlantic. Peter Huchthausen, who served as a junior ensign aboard one of the destroyers, reveals that a single shot fired by any U.S. warship could have led to an immediate nuclear response from the Soviet submarines. This riveting account re-creates those desperate days of confrontation from both the American and Russian points of view and discloses detailed information about Soviet operational plans and the secret orders given to submarine commanders. It provides an engrossing, behind-the-scenes look at the technical and tactical functions of two great navies along with stunning portraits of the officers and sailors on both sides who were determined to do their duty even in the most extreme circumstances. As absorbing and detailed as a Tom Clancy novel, this real-life suspense thriller is destined to become a classic of naval literature.

Author : Richard Phillips,Stephan Talty
Publisher : Hachette Books
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2010-04-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781401395117

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A Captain's Duty by Richard Phillips,Stephan Talty Pdf

"I share the country's admiration for the bravery of Captain Phillips and his selfless concern for his crew. His courage is a model for all Americans." --President Barack Obama It was just another day on the job for fifty-three-year-old Richard Phillips, captain of the Maersk Alabama, the United States-flagged cargo ship which was carrying, among other things, food and agricultural materials for the World Food Program. That all changed when armed Somali pirates boarded the ship. The pirates didn't expect the crew to fight back, nor did they expect Captain Phillips to offer himself as hostage in exchange for the safety of his crew. Thus began the tense five-day stand-off, which ended in a daring high-seas rescue when U.S. Navy SEALs opened fire and picked off three of the captors. "It never ends like this," Captain Phillips said. And he's right. A Captain's Duty tells the life-and-death drama of the Vermont native who was held captive on a tiny lifeboat off Somalia's anarchic, gun-plagued shores. A story of adventure and courage, it provides the intimate details of this high-seas hostage-taking--the unbearable heat, the death threats, the mock executions, and the escape attempt. When the pirates boarded his ship, Captain Phillips put his experience into action, doing everything he could to safeguard his crew. And when he was held captive by the pirates, he marshaled all his resources to ensure his own survival, withstanding intense physical hardship and an escalating battle of wills with the pirates. This was it: the moment where training meets instinct and where character is everything. Richard Phillips was ready.

Author : United States. Navy Department. Bureau of Construction and Repair
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1939
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105122885986

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Instructions for Painting and Cementing Vessels of the United States Navy ... by United States. Navy Department. Bureau of Construction and Repair Pdf

Author : Douglas R. Burgess
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 0071430091

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Seize the Trident by Douglas R. Burgess Pdf

"The superliners of the Gilded Age so eclipsed their predecessors in size, splendor, and speed that they remain potent symbols of elegance, arrogance, and industrial might nearly a century after the last ones were built. They carried a flood of immigrants to America even as they reflected and magnified the frightening forces that were pushing Europe blindly into World War I. In a crowning irony, Germany's prize liners were used against her to carry American doughboys to the trenches of Europe." "Seize the Trident is a parable of imperial ambitions and ultimate tragedy set against the ostentatious backdrop of the Edwardian age, when dreams had no limits and the only standard of supremacy was excess."--BOOK JACKET.