Pacific Glory
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Pacific Glory
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Author : P. T. Deutermann
language : en
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Release Date : 2011-03-15
Pacific Glory written by P. T. Deutermann and has been published by St. Martin's Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-15 with Fiction categories.
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
P T Deutermann Wwii Novels
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Author : P. T. Deutermann
language : en
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Release Date : 2015-10-27
P T Deutermann Wwii Novels written by P. T. Deutermann and has been published by St. Martin's Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-27 with Fiction categories.
Award-winning author P. T. Deutermann's twenty-six years of military and government service, including a Pearl Harbor tour of duty, inform each page of his best works of World War II fiction. From one of the greatest writers of military fiction at work today, Deutermann's most beloved books Pacific Glory, Ghosts of Bungo Suido, and Sentinels of Fire, are available for the first time in a discounted eBook bundle: Ghosts of Bungo Suido: In late 1944, America's naval forces face what seems an insurmountable threat from Japan: immense Yamato-class battleships, which could change the course of the war. Lieutenant Commander Gar Hammond-an aggressive, attacking leader with a reckless streak-may be the navy's only hope to locate and stop the Japanese super-ship before it launches...if it even exists. Pacific Glory: A thrilling, multi-layered World War II historical adventure following two men and an unforgettable woman, from Pearl Harbor through the most dramatic air and sea battles of the war. Winner of the W. Y. Boyd Award for Excellence in Military Fiction. Sentinels of Fire: Set against the blazing gun battles and kamikaze attacks created by the last desperate offensive of the Japanese navy, the officers of the USS Malloy grapple with consequences that could cost them the ship itself and the lives of everyone on board.
Pacific Glory
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Author : Freddy Bullock
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999-01
Pacific Glory written by Freddy Bullock and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-01 with Airlines categories.
The liveries of the airliners that span the skies above the world's greatest ocean, are as colourful as the islands and shores of the Pacific. In these pages the airliners are depicted with a guide to flying among the island airports.
When Tankers Collide The Pacific Glory Disaster
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Author : Richard M. Jones
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-04-03
When Tankers Collide The Pacific Glory Disaster written by Richard M. Jones and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-03 with History categories.
On 23rd October 1970 two tankers, the Pacific Glory and Allegro, collided off the Isle of Wight and set in motion a chain of events that would lead to a huge fire on the Pacific Glory, an almost impossible salvage operation, a potential environmental disaster ... and fourteen people dead. Now for the first time the story of the battle to save not only the Pacific Glory but the southern coast of England can be told. After several years of research the fire fighters, tug crews, naval personnel and eyewitnesses come together to talk about the three weeks that all eyes of the maritime world were gazing on, where after a lot of hard work the miracle was achieved with minimal pollution and at last these coastal towns could breathe a sigh of relief. The story of the fight to save the Pacific Glory is one of heroism and bravery from all sides. Although this was a disaster that shouldn't have happened, it was one that had a lot of lessons for many years to come.
Returning Home With Glory
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Author : Michael Williams
language : en
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
Release Date : 2018-01-16
Returning Home With Glory written by Michael Williams and has been published by Hong Kong University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-16 with History categories.
Employing the classic Chinese saying “returning home with glory” (man zai rong gui) as the title, Michael Williams highlights the importance of return and home in the history of the connections established and maintained between villagers in the Pearl River Delta and various Pacific ports from the time of the Californian and Australian gold rushes to the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Conventional scholarship on Chinese migration tends to privilege nation-state factors or concepts which are dependent on national boundaries. Such approaches are more concerned with the migrants’ settlement in the destination country, downplaying the awkward fact that the majority of the overseas Chinese (huaqiao) originally intended to (and eventually did) return to their home villages (qiaoxiang). Williams goes back to the basics by considering the strong influence exerted by the family and the home village on those who first set out in order to give a better appreciation of how and why many modest communities in southern China became more modern and affluent. He also gives a voice to those who never left their villages (women in particular). Designed as a single case study, this work presents detailed research based on the more than eighty villages of the Long Du district (near Zhongshan City in Guangdong Province), as well as the three major destinations—Sydney, San Francisco, and Honolulu—of the huaqiaowho came from this region. Out of this analysis of what truly mattered to the villagers, the choices they had and made, and what constituted success and failure in their lives, a sympathetic portrayal of the huaqiao emerges. Returning Home with Glory inaugurates the Hong Kong University Press book series “Crossing Seas”. “From the very local qiaoxiang or home village of migrants to the transnational destinations in America and Australia, this book is a model of how to write ‘diaspora’ into modern Chinese history. The Cantonese Pacific comes alive in this highly readable book that is sure to capture our imagination.” —Evelyn Hu-DeHart, Brown University “A perceptively conceptualized and well-researched case study of an emigrant community in the Pearl River Delta that extended its reach to Sydney, the Hawaiian Islands, and San Francisco. Williams offers a refreshing qiaoxiang perspective through which to understand the experiences of Chinese immigrants in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.” —Yong Chen, University of California, Irvine “This welcome study of Chinese mobility among settler societies of the Pacific places the family and the village at its heart, just as its subjects did over the century under review, to 1949. A path-breaking study based on first-hand research.” —John Fitzgerald, Swinburne University of Technology
One Chance For Glory
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Author : Edward T. Heikell & Robert L. Heikell
language : en
Publisher: Author House
Release Date : 2014-05
One Chance For Glory written by Edward T. Heikell & Robert L. Heikell and has been published by Author House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05 with Fiction categories.
The book is about Clyde Pangborn, a Washington-born early aviator who accomplished feats far exceeding those of persons such as Charles Lindberg but got nearly zero recognition for is deeds. The book, One Chance for Glory is a historical fiction book about Pangborn being the first to fly the 4500 miles nonstop across the Pacific in 1931. To do this, he had to jettison his landing gear into the ocean shortly after takeoff from Japan, do an in-flight repair job outside the airplane at 17,000 feet at night in frigid October weather, put the airplane into a terrifying dive down to 1400 feet over the Bering Sea to restart the engine, divert the flight path to avoid collision with Mt Rainer upon arrival in the US, and belly-land (crash land) the airplane on a landing strip cut out of the sage brush above Wenatchee, Washington.
Sea Of Glory
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Author : Nathaniel Philbrick
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2004-10-26
Sea Of Glory written by Nathaniel Philbrick and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-10-26 with History categories.
"A treasure of a book."—David McCullough The harrowing story of a pathbreaking naval expedition that set out to map the entire Pacific Ocean, dwarfing Lewis and Clark with its discoveries, from the New York Times bestselling author of Valiant Ambition and In the Hurricane's Eye. A New York Times Notable Book America's first frontier was not the West; it was the sea, and no one writes more eloquently about that watery wilderness than Nathaniel Philbrick. In his bestselling In the Heart of the Sea Philbrick probed the nightmarish dangers of the vast Pacific. Now, in an epic sea adventure, he writes about one of the most ambitious voyages of discovery the Western world has ever seen—the U.S. Exploring Expedition of 1838–1842. On a scale that dwarfed the journey of Lewis and Clark, six magnificent sailing vessels and a crew of hundreds set out to map the entire Pacific Ocean and ended up naming the newly discovered continent of Antarctica, collecting what would become the basis of the Smithsonian Institution. Combining spellbinding human drama and meticulous research, Philbrick reconstructs the dark saga of the voyage to show why, instead of being celebrated and revered as that of Lewis and Clark, it has—until now—been relegated to a footnote in the national memory. Winner of the Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt Naval History Prize
Ghosts Of Bungo Suido
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Author : P. T. Deutermann
language : en
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Release Date : 2013-07-30
Ghosts Of Bungo Suido written by P. T. Deutermann and has been published by St. Martin's Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-30 with Fiction categories.
A thrilling WWII adventure set in a submarine in the Pacific, by the Boyd Award-winning author of Pacific Glory In late 1944, America's naval forces face what seems an insurmountable threat from Japan: immense Yamato-class battleships, which dwarf every other ship at sea. Built in secrecy, these ships seem invincible, and lay waste to any challengers. American military intelligence knows of two such ships, but there is rumored to be a third, a newly-built aircraft carrier, ready to launch from Japan's heavily-defended and mined Inland Sea. Such a ship would threaten U.S. Pacific forces, allow Japan to launch air attacks against the U.S. mainland, and change the course of the war. No American submarine has penetrated the Inland Sea; five boats and their crews have perished in the Bungo Suido strait. Lieutenant Commander Gar Hammond—an aggressive, attacking leader with a reckless streak—is now captain of a new submarine. Hammond may be the navy's only hope to locate and stop the Japanese super-ship before it launches . . . if it even exists. P.T. Deutermann's previous World War II adventure, Pacific Glory, won acclaim from readers and reviewers, and was honored with the W. Y. Boyd Literary Award for Excellence in Military Fiction, administered by the American Library Association. In Ghosts of Bungo Suido, Deutermann presents another sweeping, action-filled WWII novel, based on a true event from the Pacific theater. A Kirkus Reviews Best Fiction Book of 2013
Ship Stability For Masters And Mates
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Author : Bryan Barrass
language : en
Publisher: Elsevier
Release Date : 2011-02-23
Ship Stability For Masters And Mates written by Bryan Barrass and has been published by Elsevier this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-02-23 with Transportation categories.
Understanding ship stability is critical for all maritime students or professionals who are studying for a deck or engineering certificate of competency, or seeking promotion to a higher rank within any branch of the merchant marine or Navy. The sixth edition of the now classic 'Ship Stability' provides a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of ship stability and ship strength, squat, interaction and trim, materials stresses and forces. * The market leading ship stability text, widely used at sea and on shore * New content inclues coverage of now-mandatory double-skin tankers and fast ferries * Meets STCW (Standards of Training, Certification & Watchkeeping) requirements and includes self-examination material: essential reading for professionals and students alike
Cruising World
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1982-01
Cruising World written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982-01 with categories.