Sea Invasion

Author : Jules Verne
Publisher : Wesleyan University Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2007-03-12
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780819574602

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Invasion of the Sea by Jules Verne Pdf

First English edition of a classic Verne novel. Jules Verne, celebrated French author of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and Around the World in 80 Days, wrote over 60 novels collected in the popular series "Voyages Extraordinaires." A handful of these have never been translated into English, including Invasion of the Sea, written in 1904 when large-scale canal digging was very much a part of the political, economic, and military strategy of the world's imperial powers. Instead of linking two seas, as existing canals (the Suez and the Panama) did, Verne proposed a canal that would create a sea in the heart of the Sahara Desert. The story raises a host of concerns — environmental, cultural, and political. The proposed sea threatens the nomadic way of life of those Islamic tribes living on the site, and they declare war. The ensuing struggle is finally resolved only by a cataclysmic natural event. This Wesleyan edition features notes, appendices and an introduction by Verne scholar Arthur B. Evans, as well as reproductions of the illustrations from the original French edition.

Author : Tom McGowen
Publisher : Lerner Publications
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0761318119

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Assault from the Sea by Tom McGowen Pdf

Outlines the history and development of troop carrier ships and amphibious vehicles, and describes how landing forces were used in some of the major battles of the twentieth century.

Author : Leo McKinstry
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014-11-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781468311129

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Operation Sea Lion by Leo McKinstry Pdf

This “immaculately researched and compellingly written” WWII history sheds new light on Britain’s critical victory against Nazi invasion (The New Criterion). In the summer of 1940, the Nazi war machine was at its zenith. France, Denmark, Norway, and the Low Countries were all under occupation. Only Britain stood in the way of the complete triumph, and Hitler planned a two-pronged offensive?a blistering aerial bombardment followed by a land invasion?to subdue his final enemy. But for the first time in the war, Hitler did not prevail. As Leo McKinstry details in this fascinating new history, the British were far more ruthless and proficient than is usually recognized. The brilliance of the RAF in the Battle of Britain was not an exception but part of a pattern of magnificent organization that thwarted Hitler’s armies at every turn. Using a wealth of archival and primary source materials, Leo McKinstry provides a groundbreaking new assessment of the six fateful months in mid-1940 when Operation Sea Lion was all that stood between the Nazis and total victory.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2015-05-26
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781481435468

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Rabbid of the Sea by Anonim Pdf

A skill-building reader based on a popular episode finds the Rabbids wreaking havoc at the beach, where they model starfish, make a hat out of an angry octopus and more. Simultaneous and eBook. TV tie-in.

Author : Cory Brant
Publisher : University of Michigan Regional
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : History
ISBN : 9780472131563

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Great Lakes Sea Lamprey by Cory Brant Pdf

A captivating look at an ecological terror and the cooperative effort that brought the Great Lakes back from the brink

Author : Martin Marix Evans,Angus Mcgeoch
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2014-07-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317868286

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Invasion! by Martin Marix Evans,Angus Mcgeoch Pdf

This terrifying alternative reality is actually based on historical facts. The book follows the real course of events up to1 September, including the planning in Britain and Germany, and the aerial war. The fictional story then supposes that the Germans halted their advance in France along the Seine and the Aisne after the fall of Paris and that Marshal Petain conceded an armistice at that point. The Panzer divisions are thus able to rest and re-equip in northern France... A brilliant blend of meticulous research and imagination, this book is bound to appeal to anyone with an interest in the causes and effects of historical events, and indeed to anyone interested in world war history itself.

Author : Nicholas A. Veronico
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2019-06-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780811768139

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D-Day by Nicholas A. Veronico Pdf

Those who witnessed it never forgot it: the great armada of Allied ships that filled the English Channel on D-Day, June 6, 1944. From battleships, cruisers, and destroyers down to the much smaller landing ships and landing craft, these nearly 7,000 vessels bombarded the Normandy coast, ferried men, tanks, and equipment across the channel, and landed 150,000 troops—under withering German fire—on Omaha, Utah, Gold, Juno, and Sword beaches in a single day. In numbers and scope, it was the largest seaborne invasion in history. Meanwhile, some 12,000 aircraft flew above the sea, a dizzying assortment of fighters and bombers, transports, recon craft, and gliders. Taking off from air fields in England, they dropped thousands of paratroopers and even vehicles, bombed roads and German positions miles inland, provided vital intelligence, and attacked any German planes that were able to take to the skies. It was the largest single-day aerial operation in history. And yet these important—and impressive—aspects of D-Day haven’t received the coverage they deserve, having been overshadowed by the fighting on the beaches. Veronico assembles photos of both the air and sea components of the D-Day invasion, giving the sailors and airmen their due and giving modern readers a vivid sense of what this monumental day was like in the air and at sea.

Author : Jules Verne,Adam Fethi,Hédi Thabèt
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2015-03-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781326195762

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Invasion Of The Sea by Jules Verne,Adam Fethi,Hédi Thabèt Pdf

Invasion of the Sea is a novel written by Jules Verne and translated from French to the Arabic by Adam Fethi & Hédi Thabèt, published by Moment Digibooks Limited.

Author : Curtis A. Utz
Publisher : Naval Historical Center
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : History
ISBN : MSU:31293011904970

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Assault from the Sea by Curtis A. Utz Pdf

Demonstrates how the Navy's veteran leadership, flexible organization, versatile ships and aircraft, and great mobility gave General of the Army, Douglas A. MacArthur, the ability to launch a catastrophic offensive against the North Korean invaders of South Korea. Chapters: North Korean invasion and UN reaction; preparing for Operation Chromite; the "Blackbeard of Yonghung Do"; "Ten Enemy Vessels Approaching"; "Land the Landing Force"; storming ashore at red beach; Baldomero Lopez, a U.S. Marine; the vital LST; taking the initiative at Blue Beach; a night in Inchon; objective: Seoul; and over-the-beach logistics. Action photos and paintings in color and B&W.

Author : Julian Stockwin
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2023-05-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781493071579

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Invasion by Julian Stockwin Pdf

In the 10th volume in the popular high-seas nautical adventure series, rumors fly of Napoleon's planned invasion of England, and British naval commander Thomas Kydd is sent to liaise with American inventor Robert Fulton, who has created "infernal machines" that can wreak mass destruction from a distance. Fulton believes that his inventions, namely the submarine and torpedo, will win the day for the power that possesses them, and Kydd must help him develop the devices. Despite his own belief that standing man-to-man is the only honorable way to fight, Kydd agrees to take part in the crucial testing of these weapons of mass destruction, which just may decide the fate of England.

Author : Peter Fleming
Publisher : New York : Simon and Schuster
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1957
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : IND:30000045426040

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Operation Sea Lion by Peter Fleming Pdf

London ed. (Hart-Davis) has title: Invasion 1940.

Author : United States. Naval Operations Office (Navy Department)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 12 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1945
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105113790823

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The Invasion of Southern France by United States. Naval Operations Office (Navy Department) Pdf

Author : Geirr Haarr
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781612519319

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The Gathering Storm by Geirr Haarr Pdf

This is a superb survey of the fierce naval struggles, from 1939 up to the invasion of the Norway in April 1940. Beginning with the sinking of the German fleet at Scapa Flow in 1919, it then covers the rebuilding of the Kriegsmarine and parallel developments in the Royal Navy, and in the European navies. Focusing on the actions at sea after the fall of Poland, this history covers the sinking of Courageous, the German mining of the British East Coast, the Northern Patrol, the sinking of Rawalpindi, small ship operations in the North Sea and German Bight, the Altmark incident, German surface raiders and the early stages of the submarine war in the Atlantic. Researched extensively in German, British, and other archives, the work is intended to paint a balanced and detailed picture of this significant period of the war when the opposing naval forces were adapting to a form of naval warfare quite different to that experienced in WWI.

Author : Caroline Menzies
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Children's stories, New Zealand
ISBN : 0958273804

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Sea Invasion by Caroline Menzies Pdf

Author : Peter Schenk
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2019-07-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781784383954

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Operation Sealion by Peter Schenk Pdf

An in-depth analysis of Nazi Germany’s unused strategy to invade the UK during the Battle of Britain in World War II. It is hard to believe that in the summer of 1940, neither the Allies nor the Axis powers had any experience of large amphibious operations. German planning for Operation Sealion was concerned with pioneering new techniques and developing specialized landing craft. Remarkably, in only two months they prepared an invasion fleet of 4,000 vessels. In Operation Sealion, Peter Schenk begins by examining the vessels that were developed and deployed for the operation: converted cargo vessels and steamers, more specialized landing craft, barges and pontoons, and auxiliary vessels such as tugs and hospital ships. He then goes on to outline the strategic preparations for the landing and looks at the operational plans of, in turn, the navy, army, and air force. The planned invasion is described in full detail so that the reader can follow the proposed sequence of events from loading, setting sail, and the crossing of the English Channel, to the landing and the early advances into southern England. Schenk uniquely estimates the chances of success. This absorbing account of Hitler’s abortive mission, more detailed than anything written before, is of interest not just to the naval historian but to anyone with an interest in World War II or military strategy.