A Strange Whim Of The Sea

Author : Tim Loughman
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2022-11-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813196237

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A Strange Whim of the Sea by Tim Loughman Pdf

On January 16, 1944, the submarine rescue vessel USS Macaw ran aground at Midway Atoll while attempting to get a towing line to the stranded submarine USS Flier. The Flier was pulled free six days later, but another three weeks of salvage efforts plagued by rough seas and equipment failures failed to dislodge the Macaw. On February 12, amid huge waves, the ship began to slip aft into deeper water. As night fell and the Macaw slowly sank, the twenty-two sailors on board—ship's captain Paul W. Burton, his executive officer, and twenty enlisted men—sought refuge in the pilothouse, but by 2:30 a.m., that compartment had flooded almost entirely. Burton gave the order to open the portside door and make for the foremast. Three men climbed it but most of the others were swept overboard. Five of them died, including Burton. Three sailors from the base at Midway also lost their lives in two unauthorized rescue attempts. Drawing on survivors' contemporaneous written statements and interviews conducted over a span of thirty years, A Strange Whim of the Sea: The Wreck of the USS Macaw traces the ship's service from its launch on San Francisco Bay to its disastrous final days at Midway. Ultimately, for Burton and the Macaw the real enemy was the sea, and in a deadly denouement, the sea won. Highlighting the underreported role auxiliary vessels played in the war, A Strange Whim of the Sea engages naval historians and students alike with a previously untold story of struggle, sacrifice, death, and survival in the World War II Pacific.

Author : Marcus Faulkner,Alessio Patalano
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2019-12-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781949668063

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The Sea and the Second World War by Marcus Faulkner,Alessio Patalano Pdf

The sea shaped the course and conduct of World War II, from the first moments of the German invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, to the Japanese surrender on September 2, 1945. The impact could be felt far beyond the shoreline, as the arms and armies carried across the oceans were ultimately destined to wage war ashore. Populations and industries depended on the raw materials and supplies in a war that increasingly became a contest of national will and economic might. Ultimately, it was the war at sea that linked numerous regional conflicts and theaters of operation into a global war. As the war grew in complexity and covered an increasingly larger geographical area, the organization of the maritime effort and the impact it had on the formulation of national strategy also evolved. This volume illustrates the impact of naval operations on the Second World War by highlighting topics previously neglected in the scholarship. In doing so, it provides new insights into political, strategic, administrative, and operational aspects of the maritime dimension of the war.

Author : David D. Dworak
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2022-05-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813183800

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War of Supply by David D. Dworak Pdf

The era of modern warfare introduced in World War II presented the Allied Powers with one of the more complicated logistical challenges of the century: how to develop an extensive support network that could supply and maintain a vast military force comprised of multiple services and many different nations thousands of miles away from their home ports. The need to keep tanks rolling, airplanes flying, and food and aid in continuous supply was paramount to defeating the Nazi regime. In this extensively researched book, David Dworak takes readers behind the scenes and breaks down the nuances of strategic operations for each of the great Mediterranean military campaigns between 1942 and the conclusion of World War II on May 8, 1945. Dworak gives readers a glimpse behind the curtain, to show how the vast administrative bureaucracy developed by the Allies waged a literal "war of matériel" that gave them a distinct, strategic advantage over the Axis powers. From North Africa to Southern France, their continued efforts and innovation developed the framework that helped create and maintain the theater of war and, ultimately, paved the path to victory.

Author : Thomas H. Conner
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813176321

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War and Remembrance by Thomas H. Conner Pdf

"No soldier could ask for a sweeter resting place than on the field of glory where he fell. The land he died to save vies with the one which gave him birth in paying tribute to his memory, and the kindly hands which so often come to spread flowers upon his earthly coverlet express in their gentle task a personal affection."—General John J. Pershing To remember and honor the memory of the American soldiers who fought and died in foreign wars during the past hundred years, the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) was established. Since the agency was founded in 1923, its sole purpose has been to commemorate the soldiers' service and the causes for which their lives were given. The twenty-five overseas cemeteries honoring 139,000 combat dead and the memorials honoring the 60,314 fallen soldiers with no known graves are among the most beautiful and meticulously maintained shrines in the world. In the first comprehensive study of the ABMC, Thomas H. Conner traces how the agency came to be created by Congress in the aftermath of World War I, how the cemeteries and monuments the agency built were designed and their locations chosen, and how the commemorative sites have become important "outposts of remembrance" on foreign soil. War and Remembrance powerfully demonstrates that these monuments—living sites that embody the role Americans played in the defense of freedom far from their own shores—assist in understanding the interconnections of memory and history and serve as an inspiration to later generations.

Author : Jack London
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 1605 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2024-01-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547812159

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THE SEA ADVENTURES - Boxed Set: 20+ Maritime Novels & Tales of Seas and Sailors by Jack London Pdf

This carefully crafted ebook: "THE SEA ADVENTURES – Boxed Set: 20+ Maritime Novels & Tales of Seas and Sailors (Illustrated)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: The Cruise of the Dazzler The Sea-Wolf Adventure A Son of the Sun The Mutiny of the Elsinore The Cruise of the Snark Tales of the Fish Patrol White and Yellow The King of the Greeks A Raid on the Oyster Pirates The Siege of the "Lancashire Queen" Charley's Coup Demetrios Contos Yellow Handkerchief South Sea Tales The House of Mapuhi The Whale Tooth Mauki "Yah! Yah! Yah!" The Heathen The Terrible Solomons The Inevitable White Man The Seed of McCoy Jack London (1876-1916) was an American novelist, journalist, and social activist. His amazing life experience also includes being an oyster pirate, railroad hobo, gold prospector, sailor, war correspondent and much more. He wrote adventure novels & sea tales, stories of the Gold Rush, tales of the South Pacific and the San Francisco Bay area - most of which were based on or inspired by his own life experiences.

Author : Jack London
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 1866 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2017-04-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9788026876120

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TALES OF SEAS & SAILORS – Jack London Edition by Jack London Pdf

This carefully crafted ebook: "TALES OF SEAS & SAILORS” is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: The Cruise of the Dazzler The Sea-Wolf Adventure A Son of the Sun The Mutiny of the Elsinore The Cruise of the Snark Tales of the Fish Patrol White and Yellow The King of the Greeks A Raid on the Oyster Pirates The Siege of the "Lancashire Queen" Charley's Coup Demetrios Contos Yellow Handkerchief South Sea Tales The House of Mapuhi The Whale Tooth Mauki "Yah! Yah! Yah!" The Heathen The Terrible Solomons The Inevitable White Man The Seed of McCoy Jack London (1876-1916) was an American novelist, journalist, and social activist. His amazing life experience also includes being an oyster pirate, railroad hobo, gold prospector, sailor, war correspondent and much more. He wrote adventure novels & sea tales, stories of the Gold Rush, tales of the South Pacific and the San Francisco Bay area - most of which were based on or inspired by his own life experiences.

Author : William Nugent Glascock
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1835
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : HARVARD:HN1TZ9

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Naval Sketch-book by William Nugent Glascock Pdf

Author : William Nugent Glascock
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1826
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : NLS:V001480683

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Naval Sketchbook by William Nugent Glascock Pdf

Author : Larry Zellers
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014-02-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813146218

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In Enemy Hands by Larry Zellers Pdf

Ambitious entrepreneurs, isthmian politicians, and mercenaries who dramatically altered Central America's political culture, economies, and even its traditional social values populate this lively story of a generation of North and Central Americans and their roles in the transformation of Central America from the late nineteenth century until the onset of the Depression. The Banana Men is a study of modernization, its benefits, and its often frightful costs.The colorful characters in this study are fascinating, if not always admirable. Sam "the Banana Man" Zemurray, a Bessarabian Jewish immigrant, made a fortune in Honduran bananas after he got into the business of "revolutin," and his exploits are now legendary. His hired mercenary Lee Christmas, a bellicose Mississippian, made a reputation in Honduras as a man who could use a weapon. The supporting cast includes Minor Keith, a railroad builder and banana baron; Manuel Bonilla, the Honduran mulatto whose cause Zemurray subsidized; and Jose Santos Zelaya, who ruled Nicaragua from 1893 to 1910.The political and social turmoil of the modern Central America cannot be understood without reference to the fifty-year epoch in which the United States imposed its political and economic influence on vulnerable Central American societies. The predicament of Central Americans today, as isthmian peoples know, is rooted in their past, and North Americans have had a great deal to do with the shaping of their history, for better or worse.

Author : William Nugent Glascock
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1831
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NYPL:33433008489241

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Naval Sketch-book, Or, The Service Afloat and Ashore by William Nugent Glascock Pdf

Author : Jane Johnson
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2021-01-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781982169336

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The Sea Gate by Jane Johnson Pdf

A broken family, a house of secrets—an entrancing tale of love and courage set during the Second World War. After Rebecca’s mother dies, she must sort through her empty flat and come to terms with her loss. As she goes through her mother’s mail, she finds a handwritten envelope. In it is a letter that will change her life forever. Olivia, her mother’s elderly cousin, needs help to save her beloved home. Rebecca immediately goes to visit Olivia in Cornwall only to find a house full of secrets—treasures in the attic and a mysterious tunnel leading from the cellar to the sea, and Olivia, nowhere to be found. As it turns out, the old woman is stuck in hospital with no hope of being discharged until her house is made habitable again. Rebecca sets to work restoring the home to its former glory, but as she peels back the layers of paint and grime, she uncovers even more buried secrets—secrets from a time when the Second World War was raging, when Olivia was a young woman, and when both romance and danger lurked around every corner... A sweeping and utterly spellbinding tale of a young woman’s courage in the face of war and the lengths to which she’ll go to protect those she loves against the most unexpected of enemies.

Author : Walter Besant
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : Electronic
ISBN : IND:30000114936739

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For Faith and Freedom by Walter Besant Pdf

Author : Walter Besant
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4064066217983

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For Faith and Freedom by Walter Besant Pdf

Step into the tumultuous period of the Stuarts in Great Britain with Walter Besant's "For Faith and Freedom." This historical fiction novel paints a vivid picture of life during the 1603-1714 era, capturing the essence of the times and the challenges faced by its people. Besant's masterful storytelling and rich character development make this a compelling read for history buffs and fans of classic English literature.

Author : Thomas Nelson Publishers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:HN3B6G

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The Royal Readers by Thomas Nelson Publishers Pdf

Author : Nelson Thomas and sons, ltd
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1872
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:555065731

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The Royal readers. (Roy. sch. ser.). Ser.3. No.1,2 [2 eds.], 4 by Nelson Thomas and sons, ltd Pdf