Seawolves

Author : Daniel E. Kelly
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2008-12-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780307492265

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U.S.Navy Seawolves by Daniel E. Kelly Pdf

There were no dry runs for Seawolves in Vietnam. They put their lives on the line—every time. In the Viet Cong-infested Mekong Delta, where small SEAL teams were always outgunned and outnumbered, discovery brought swift, deadly consequences— and a radio call for backup from the United States Navy’s very best: the Seawolves. The whir of approaching rotor blades signaled their arrival as they tore through the jungle at treetop level, gunners hanging off the skids, shooting M-60s, raining down their lethal mix of high explosives and incendiary death. Seawolf Dan Kelly describes the origins of this extraordinary outfit. Put through a training program unlike any other, these men emerged to perform unparalleled feats of courage. The stories of these elite warriors capture America’s real heroes in all their guts and glory, and demonstrate why the Seawolves are known as the most successful and most decorated unit in the Vietnam War.

Author : Lars Brownworth
Publisher : Crux Publishing Ltd
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2014-12-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781909979116

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The Sea Wolves by Lars Brownworth Pdf

In AD 793 Norse warriors struck the English isle of Lindisfarne and laid waste to it. Wave after wave of Norse ‘sea-wolves’ followed in search of plunder, land, or a glorious death in battle. Much of the British Isles fell before their swords, and the continental capitals of Paris and Aachen were sacked in turn. Turning east, they swept down the uncharted rivers of central Europe, captured Kiev and clashed with mighty Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire. But there is more to the Viking story than brute force. They were makers of law - the term itself comes from an Old Norse word - and they introduced a novel form of trial by jury to England. They were also sophisticated merchants and explorers who settled Iceland, founded Dublin, and established a trading network that stretched from Baghdad to the coast of North America. In The Sea Wolves, Lars Brownworth brings to life this extraordinary Norse world of epic poets, heroes, and travellers through the stories of the great Viking figures. Among others, Leif the Lucky who discovered a new world, Ragnar Lodbrok the scourge of France, Eric Bloodaxe who ruled in York, and the crafty Harald Hardrada illuminate the saga of the Viking age - a time which “has passed away, and grown dark under the cover of night”.

Author : Daniel E. Kelly
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2008-12-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780307490612

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Seawolves by Daniel E. Kelly Pdf

They called themselves Seawolves . . . The men of SEALs, PBRs, and SF called them saviors . . . Created in 1967, the HAL-3 helicopter squadron--aka Seawolves--provided quick-reaction close air support to SEALs, PBR River Rats, and Special Forces advisers and their troops. During the five years of the unit's existence, the seven detachments of Seawolves amassed stunning statistics: 78,000 missions, 8,200 enemy kills, 8,700 sampans sunk, and 9,500 structures destroyed. These 200 men collected a total of 17,339 medals. This is the story of one of those men. . . . Taking enemy fire while braced against the rocket pod of a Huey gunship and shooting an M-60 freehand in 110 mph winds was just part of Dan Kelly's job in Vietnam. As a gunner in the all-volunteer Seawolves, he served with distinction until three bullets bought him a trip home. Here is his amazing story of the Seawolves--a harrowing tale of unsung heroism and undaunted courage in combat.

Author : Patrick Robinson
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2009-10-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780061829734

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U.S.S. Seawolf by Patrick Robinson Pdf

Armed with stolen U.S. military technology, the Chinese are producing a frightening new breed of weaponry,led by the ICBM submarine Xia III--a vessel that just might be able to launch a nuclear warhead across the Pacific Ocean and take out an American West Coast city. National Security Adviser Admiral Arnold Morgan can't let that happen, and he dispatches the most stealthy hunter-killer submarine in the U.S. fleet, the 9,000-ton ultrasecret Seawolf, deep into the dark, forbidden waters of the South China Sea. But then the unthinkable happens: Seawolf, collides with a Chinese destroyer and falls into enemy hands. A team of cunning Navy SEALs--the biggest Special Forces assault group assembled since Vietnam--is sent in to free the captive Seawolf, crew and bring them home. The American Eagle confronts the Chinese Dragon with the balance of world power on the line. Failure is not an option...

Author : Nicholas Read
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2013-07-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781459805897

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The Sea Wolves by Nicholas Read Pdf

The Sea Wolves sets out to disprove the notion of "the Big Bad Wolf," especially as it is applied to coastal wolves—a unique strain of wolf that lives in the rainforest along the Pacific coast of Canada. Genetically distinct from their inland cousins and from wolves in any other part of the world, coastal wolves can swim like otters and fish like the bears with whom they share the rainforest. Smaller than the gray wolves that live on the other side of the Coast Mountains, these wolves are highly social and fiercely intelligent creatures. Living in the isolated wilderness of the Great Bear Rainforest, coastal wolves have also enjoyed a unique relationship with man. The First Nations people, who have shared their territory for thousands of years, do not see them as a nuisance species but instead have long offered the wolf a place of respect and admiration within their culture. Illustrated with almost one hundred of Ian McAllister's magnificent photographs, The Sea Wolves presents a strong case for the importance of preserving the Great Bear Rainforest for the wolves, the bears and the other unique creatures that live there.

Author : John Darrell Sherwood
Publisher : Government Printing Office
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : History
ISBN : 0945274769

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War in the Shallows by John Darrell Sherwood Pdf

War in the Shallows, published in 2015 by the Naval History and Heritage Command, is the authoritative account of the U.S. Navy's hard-fought battle along Vietnam's rivers and coastline from 1965-1968. At the height of the U.S. Navy's involvement in the Vietnam War, the Navy's coastal and riverine forces included more than 30,000 Sailors and over 350 patrol vessels ranging in size from riverboats to destroyers. These forces developed the most extensive maritime blockade in modern naval history and fought pitched battles against Viet Cong units in the Mekong Delta and elsewhere. War in the Shallows explores the operations of the Navy's three inshore task forces from 1965 to 1968. It also delves into other themes such as basing, technology, tactics, and command and control. Finally, using oral history interviews, it reconstructs deckplate life in South Vietnam, focusing in particular on combat waged by ordinary Sailors. Vietnam was the bloodiest war in recent naval history and War in the Shallows strives above all else to provide insight into the men who fought it and honor their service and sacrifice. Illustrated throughout with photographs and maps. Author John Darrell Sherwood has served as a historian with the Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) since 1997. -- Provided by publisher.

Author : Richard Hargis
Publisher : Virtualbookworm Publishing
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2004-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1589396596

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Seawolf Five-Five by Richard Hargis Pdf

Since Indochina, both France and the U.S. have been split down the middle between themselves and each other. These wars die hard. Retrace the fight as an American pilot and a French one define the emotional battleground between the spirit and the sword. In 1966, Brad Thomas flies a helo for COMSIXTHFLEET and exploits the joie de vivre on the Cote Azur with girlfriend Maggie. At the same time, France has the bomb and withdraws from NATO. Sixth Fleet flagship is without a homeport and sails to Tunisia in search of a new one. There, Brad meets an expatriate, Robert Dupont, and they become les compagnon amis. Robert is Brad's anvil, however, as he relives combat flights over Indochina and Algiers, he virtually foretells Brad's dubious future. Brad finds himself in a gunship over Vietnam. He meets a Vietnamese woman and falls in love. As disillusion for the war sets in, she becomes his touchstone with reality. When it comes to war's end, there's more at stake than winning or losing - the very soul of the nation is at risk. In repeat scenarios of Vietnam, Brad will come to know that when a nation splits, the prospects of its demise is imminent. As Brad and Ti-Ti try to put their lives back together, a quirk of fate soon changes everything for them.

Author : Hamilton Currey
Publisher : Ozymandias Press
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2018-01-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781531280314

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Sea Wolves of the Mediterranean by Hamilton Currey Pdf

There is, in the deeds of men of action, an interest which is never aroused by those persons of brains and capacity by whom the world is really ruled. The statesman in his cabinet is the god within the machine; it is he who directs the acts of nations, it is he who moves the fleets and armies as if they were pieces on the chess-board; to him, as a rule, is the man of action subordinate, obeying his behests. Rule and governance are his, power both in the abstract and the concrete. Seldom in the history of the world do we come across the men who are at one and the same time statesmen and soldiers, who, taking their destiny in their own hands, work it out to the appointed end thereof. But, as we stray in the by-paths of history, we meet with some who, in their day, have influenced not only the age in which they lived themselves, but also the destinies of generations yet unborn. It would seem incredible that mere pirates, such as the Muslim corsairs of the Mediterranean, could be included in this category, and yet, as their story is unfolded, we shall see how the Sea-wolves rose from the humblest beginnings to trouble the peace of Europe, to found for themselves dynasties which endured.

Author : Tim Clayton
Publisher : Abacus
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : 034912289X

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Sea Wolves by Tim Clayton Pdf

* A fascinating book about an otherwise neglected aspect of the First World War

Author : Michael DiMercurio
Publisher : Crossroad Press
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2016-11-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Attack of the Seawolf by Michael DiMercurio Pdf

ONE OF OUR SUBS WAS MISSING The nightmare fear of the U.S. had come true. One of our finest submarines, the U.S.S. Tampa, on a top-secret spying mission, had fallen into Chinese Communist hands. The Communists, fighting for survival in a savage civil war, now held not only the sub, the crew, and the gutsy Commander Sean Murphy hostage, but U.S. power and prestige as well. America had one last desperate card to play. The most advanced submarine in the world, the still untried U.S.S. Seawolf, under the command of maverick daredevil Captain Michael "Patch" Pacino. The Seawolf had to steal back the Tampa from where it lay guarded by the entire Chinese fleet armed to the teeth with technology from the bankrupt Russians.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 578 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Anti-submarine warfare
ISBN : NWU:35556030203558

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Shock Testing the Seawolf Submarine by Anonim Pdf

Author : David E. Meadows
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2001-11-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101221006

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Sixth Fleet, The: Seawolf by David E. Meadows Pdf

“Richly detailed fiction…storytelling in the grand classic tradition.”—The New York Times “Fascinating and impeccably written…should delight old fans and new readers.”—Chicago Tribune When Lord Lammermoor plunges to his death from Westminster Bridge before a dozen witnesses, his death is ruled a suicide. But his fatal leap coincides with the arrival of Dr. Goldsworthy—a student of the famous Dr. Anton Mesmer and his research into animal magnetism. Sir John’s suspicions grow when he learns that Goldsworthy’s patron in London is none other than the beautiful Lady Lammermoor. And the deeper Jeremy investigates the Lammermoor family, the more suspects he discovers who stand to gain from Lord Lammermoor’s death. “A wonderful series.”—The Washington Post Book World Bruce Alexander was the pseudonym for Bruce Cook. He died in 2003 having completed most of Rules of Engagement and left notes on how the rest of the story unfolded. John Shannon, author of the highly praised Jack Liffey series, most recently Terminal Island, completed the novel with Bruce’s wife, J. Aller Cook.

Author : E. Hamilton Currey
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2020-01-09
Category : History
ISBN : EAN:4064066120054

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Sea-Wolves of the Mediterranean: The grand period of the Moslem corsairs by E. Hamilton Currey Pdf

"Sea-Wolves of the Mediterranean: The grand period of the Moslem corsairs" is a book about a fewer-known period in European history - the sea wars between the Turkish empire and the European powers. The author pays special attention to the fleet led by Andria Doria that fought the Turks off Crete.

Author : Col. Kelley Crooks, USAF (Ret) and Mark Lardas
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467102629

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Warships at Seawolf Park by Col. Kelley Crooks, USAF (Ret) and Mark Lardas Pdf

The summer of 1944 was the turning point of World War II. Operation Overlord, the landing at Normandy, had begun, and naval battles raged on in the Pacific. In the midst of the war, the USS Cavalla, an attack submarine out on its initial patrol near the Philippines, became the only submarine to gain revenge on a Japanese carrier that attacked Pearl Harbor. The destroyer-escort USS Stewart protected Allied convoys from German U-boat wolf packs patrolling the North Atlantic. Today, these heroic and historic American warships continue to serve side by side, predator and protector, at the American Undersea Warfare Center at Seawolf Park in Galveston, Texas. For nearly 75 years, stories abound about these warships that served to preserve our liberty in World War II, provide technology improvements postwar, and battle time and weather as they educate our youth.

Author : United States. General Accounting Office. National Security and International Affairs Division
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015075161375

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Navy Ships: Seawolf Cost Increases and Schedule Delays Continue by United States. General Accounting Office. National Security and International Affairs Division Pdf