The American Sailor

Author : David F. Schmitz
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2021-02-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813180465

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The Sailor by David F. Schmitz Pdf

In The Sailor, David F. Schmitz presents a comprehensive reassessment of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's foreign policymaking. Most historians have cast FDR as a leader who resisted an established international strategy and who was forced to react quickly after the attack on Pearl Harbor, launching the nation into World War II. Drawing on a wealth of primary documents as well as the latest secondary sources, Schmitz challenges this view, demonstrating that Roosevelt was both consistent and calculating in guiding the direction of American foreign policy throughout his presidency. Schmitz illuminates how the policies FDR pursued in response to the crises of the 1930s transformed Americans' thinking about their place in the world. He shows how the president developed an interlocking set of ideas that prompted a debate between isolationism and preparedness, guided the United States into World War II, and mobilized support for the war while establishing a sense of responsibility for the postwar world. The critical moment came in the period between Roosevelt's reelection in 1940 and the Pearl Harbor attack, when he set out his view of the US as the arsenal of democracy, proclaimed his war goals centered on protection of the four freedoms, secured passage of the Lend-Lease Act, and announced the principles of the Atlantic Charter. This long-overdue book presents a definitive new perspective on Roosevelt's diplomacy and the emergence of the United States as a world power. Schmitz's work offers an important correction to existing studies and establishes FDR as arguably the most significant and successful foreign policymaker in the nation's history.

Author : Paul A. Gilje
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2016-02-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521762359

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To Swear like a Sailor by Paul A. Gilje Pdf

This book explores American maritime world, including cursing, language, logbooks, storytelling, sailor songs, reading, and material culture.

Author : Bruce L. Brager
Publisher : Morgan Reynolds Publishing
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1931798842

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John Paul Jones by Bruce L. Brager Pdf

A young adult biography of American Revolutionary War hero John Paul Jones

Author : Elbridge Streeter Brooks
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1899
Category : Sailors
ISBN : MINN:31951001567930Q

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The American Sailor by Elbridge Streeter Brooks Pdf

Author : Elbridge Streeter Brooks
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : Children's stories
ISBN : UCAL:B4503999

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The Story of the American Sailor in Active Service on Merchant Vessel and Man-of-war by Elbridge Streeter Brooks Pdf

Author : Thomas J Cutler
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2005-01-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781612511641

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A Sailor's History of the U.S. Navy by Thomas J Cutler Pdf

Today's sailors have too little appreciation of their heritage. To counter this problem, Thomas J. Cutler has compiled a history of our naval heritage in the form of A Sailor's History of the U.S. Navy. The work is unique in two important ways. First, it is written thematically rather than chronologically. This allows recent history to be blended with more distant (but important) events in ways that will reinforce the timelessness as well as the timeliness of the U.S. Navy, thereby having a greater appeal to today's sailor. There are a number of themes being used—the most obvious are manifested in chapters with the themes of "honor," "courage," and "commitment," but others serve as useful vehicles as well; for example, there is a chapter called "What's in a Name?" that briefly discusses how ships have been/are named and then uses the many ships that have carried the name ""Enterprise"" as the theme for presenting significant portions of the Navy's history. The other unique characteristic of this history is that it focuses wherever possible on the roles of ALL sailors rather than just the officers. That is not to say that Jones and Decatur are not there, but that the emphasis is along the lines of "the crew of the Bon Homme Richard fought on into the night..." rather than "Jones fought..." Also, there are plenty of individual sailor heroes who can stand alongside the Perrys and the Farraguts (Boatswain's Mate First Class Williams who won the Medal of Honor in Vietnam, Dorie Miller of Pearl Harbor fame, Gunner's Mate Third Class Paul Henry Carr at the battle off Samar, etc.). Some emphasis upon what it was like to be a sailor (working and living conditions) at different times is included as well.

Author : Elbridge S. Brooks
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2015-06-26
Category : History
ISBN : 1330435532

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The Story of the American Sailor in Active Service on Merchant Vessel and Man-of-War by Elbridge S. Brooks Pdf

Excerpt from The Story of the American Sailor in Active Service on Merchant Vessel and Man-of-War In all the mass of material devoted to the doings and the duties, the experiences, the adventures and the romance of the American sailor there is to be found no work that presents in consecutive narrative the progressive record of the seamen of America. Such a narrative this volume seeks to tell. Jack's story, however poorly told, possesses a certain interest that must enliven even the dullest tale, for the American sailor has made his name the synonym of daring, of endeavor and of achievement. His arm has been the stoutest in sea-fight; his heart has proved the most undaunted in peril, the most faithful in time of stress, the most kindly in seasons of doubt, of trial and of disaster. With so much material from which to draw, the sailor's story, compressed within the limits of one brief volume, must necessarily be fragmentary. Details have been skipped and only the general phases of his development, his progress and his decline have been here set into something like orderly array. The glorification of any calling is not always its best defense. No class of the world's workers but has its negative side, none but has its phases of life and manners that are justly open to criticism, not one but may disclose the antagonistic elements of virtue and vice, of manliness and dishonor. No story is really a story that presents but one side. But in spite of every drawback the American sailor has a story well worth the telling. And if from the gleanings and gatherings here set down the reader can evolve a plain and consecutive narrative the author will feel that the months of labor and of research spent in studying and sifting this accumulation of matter will not have been in vain. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Nathan Perl-Rosenthal
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2015-10-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674915558

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Citizen Sailors by Nathan Perl-Rosenthal Pdf

After 1776, Americans struggled to gain recognition of their new republic and their rights as citizens. None had to fight harder than the nation’s seamen, whose labor took them deep into the Atlantic world. Nathan Perl-Rosenthal tells the story of how their efforts created the first national, racially inclusive model of U.S. citizenship.

Author : Elbridge Streeter Brooks
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : Sailors
ISBN : LCCN:20007751

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The Story of the American Sailor in Active Service on Merchant Vessel and Man-of-war by Elbridge Streeter Brooks Pdf

Author : Elbridge Streeter 1846-1902 Brooks
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2016-08-29
Category : History
ISBN : 1374344567

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STORY OF THE AMER SAILOR IN AC by Elbridge Streeter 1846-1902 Brooks Pdf

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Author : Elbridge S Brooks
Publisher : Literary Licensing, LLC
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2014-03-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1498038530

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The Story of the American Sailor by Elbridge S Brooks Pdf

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1888 Edition.

Author : Dick Atkins
Publisher : Xulon Press
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2006-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781600343261

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American Sailor Serves His Country by Dick Atkins Pdf

"World War II was, indeed, a religious war and America saved the world. But only because God blessed America with dedicated people and the best, largest military force ever assembled."--Dick Atkins, author.

Author : John McKerrow
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2013-07-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781443850780

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The American Occupation of Australia, 1941-45 by John McKerrow Pdf

Over 120,000 American troops were stationed in Australia during the Second World War. Hundreds of thousands more passed through the country between 1941 and 1945. Because of Japan’s conquest of the Philippines in 1942, Australia was transformed into the principle base for the United States Army in the Southwest Pacific. This American occupation of an allied country resulted in several areas of tension between friends. The examination of these “fault lines,” which have, for the most part, received little attention from historians, is the purpose of this book. Jurisdictional and policing disputes and problems between Australian workers and American authorities are examined. American personnel committed thousands of crimes during the occupation, many of which were notorious. How Australians reacted to these crimes and how the American military sought to limit their negative effect on wartime relations is a major focus of this book. How the US military tried to protect GIs from prosecution by spiriting them out of Australia is also explored. Other areas of tension such as race and gender relations, which have been looked at by other historians, are examined in a new light; this book provides novel insights and challenges the existing historiography with regard to relations between black Americans and Australian civilians. How leaders on both sides, in particular Douglas MacArthur and John Curtin, managed crises and relations between civilians and GIs are studied. Sexual relations, an area of particular concern for authorities, were directed towards short-term flings and prostitution. In contrast, authorities did all they could to discourage long-term relations (i.e., marriage). Authorities obsessed over interracial sexual relations and doubled efforts to discourage them. Conflicts between American personnel and Australian civilians during the occupation did not threaten the alliance against Japan. Nevertheless, there were myriad problems between allies that led to friction and ill-will. These problems demanded management from above.

Author : Billy Sparrow
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Adventure and adventurers
ISBN : 0692416048

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Tranquility by Billy Sparrow Pdf

"Tranquility is sure to be a Pacific Northwest classic and required reading for anyone with a love of adventure, romance and the unknown. Honest and thought-provoking, funny and tragic, Tranquility is a sea story, a land story and a life story that will capture anyone with a stake in the human condition and the courage to risk it. Set sail on life's incredible voyage with a young man who pursues his dreams to the edge of the know world, and then some. Dear reader, we promise you will be glad you did"--Page 4 of cover.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1834
Category : Merchant mariners
ISBN : HARVARD:AH6GNW

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The Sailor's Magazine, and Naval Journal by Anonim Pdf