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American Raiders
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Author : Wolfgang W. E. Samuel
language : en
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Release Date : 2009-09-18
American Raiders written by Wolfgang W. E. Samuel and has been published by Univ. Press of Mississippi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-09-18 with History categories.
At the close of World War II, Allied forces faced frightening new German secret weapons—buzz bombs, V-2's, and the first jet fighters. When Hitler's war machine began to collapse, the race was on to snatch these secrets before the Soviet Red Army found them. The last battle of World War II, then, was not for military victory but for the technology of the Third Reich. In American Raiders: The Race to Capture the Luftwaffe's Secrets, Wolfgang W. E. Samuel assembles from official Air Force records and survivors' interviews the largely untold stories of the disarmament of the once mighty Luftwaffe and of Operation Lusty—the hunt for Nazi technologies. In April 1945 American armies were on the brink of winning their greatest military victory, yet America's technological backwardness was shocking when measured against that of the retreating enemy. Senior officers, including the Commanding General of the Army Air Forces Henry Harley “Hap” Arnold, knew all too well the seemingly overwhelming victory was less than it appeared. There was just too much luck involved in its outcome. Two intrepid American Army Air Forces colonels set out to regain America's technological edge. One, Harold E. Watson, went after the German jets; the other, Donald L. Putt, went after the Nazis' intellectual capital—their world-class scientists. With the help of German and American pilots, Watson brought the jets to America; Putt persevered as well and succeeded in bringing the German scientists to the Army Air Forces' aircraft test and evaluation center at Wright Field. A young P-38 fighter pilot, Lloyd Wenzel, a Texan of German descent, then turned these enemy aliens into productive American citizens—men who built the rockets that took America to the moon, conquered the sound barrier, and laid the foundation for America's civil and military aviation of the future. American Raiders: The Race to Capture the Luftwaffe's Secrets details the contest won, a triumph that shaped America's victories in the Cold War.
Sea Raiders Of The American Revolution
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Author : E. Gordon Bowen-Hassell
language : en
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Release Date : 2003
Sea Raiders Of The American Revolution written by E. Gordon Bowen-Hassell and has been published by Government Printing Office this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Traders And Raiders
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Author : Natale A. Zappia
language : en
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Release Date : 2014
Traders And Raiders written by Natale A. Zappia and has been published by UNC Press Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with History categories.
Traders and Raiders: The Indigenous World of the Colorado Basin, 1540-1859
Raiders From New France
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Author : René Chartrand
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2019-11-28
Raiders From New France written by René Chartrand and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-28 with History categories.
Though the French and British colonies in North America began on a 'level playing field', French political conservatism and limited investment allowed the British colonies to forge ahead, pushing into territories that the French had explored deeply but failed to exploit. The subsequent survival of 'New France' can largely be attributed to an intelligent doctrine of raiding warfare developed by imaginative French officers through close contact with Indian tribes and Canadian settlers. The ground-breaking new research explored in this study indicates that, far from the ad hoc opportunism these raids seemed to represent, they were in fact the result of a deliberate plan to overcome numerical weakness by exploiting the potential of mixed parties of French soldiers, Canadian backwoodsmen and allied Indian warriors. Supported by contemporary accounts from period documents and newly explored historical records, this study explores the 'hit-and-run' raids which kept New Englanders tied to a defensive position and ensured the continued existence of the French colonies until their eventual cession in 1763.
American Commando
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Author : John Wukovits
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2009-06-02
American Commando written by John Wukovits and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-06-02 with History categories.
Before the Green Berets...Before the Navy SEALs...Before the Army Rangers...There was the Long Patrol. November 1942: in the hellish combat zone of Guadalcanal, one man would make history. Lt. Col. Evans Carlson was considered a maverick by many of his comrades-and an outright traitor by others. He spent years observing guerrilla tactics all over the world, and knew that those tactics could be used effectively by the Marines. Carlson and an elite fighting force-the 2nd Raider Battalion-embarked upon a thirty-day mission behind enemy lines where they disrupted Japanese supplies, inflicted a string of defeats on the enemy in open combat, and gathered invaluable intelligence on Japanese operations on Guadalcanal. And in the process they laid the foundation for every branch of Special Forces in the modern military. Here, for the first time, is a riveting account of one man, one battalion, and one mission that would forever change the ways of warfare.
Naval Documents Of The American Revolution
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Author : United States. Naval History Division
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1964
Naval Documents Of The American Revolution written by United States. Naval History Division and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1964 with Government publications categories.
In the tradition of the preceding volumes - the first of which was published in 1964 - this work synthesizes edited documents, including correspondence, ship logs, muster rolls, orders, and newspaper accounts, that provide a comprehensive understanding of the war at sea in the spring of 1778. The editors organize this wide array of texts chronologically by theater and incorporate French, Italian, and Spanish transcriptions with English translations throughout.
American Indians In Texas Conflict And Survival
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Author : Sandy Phan
language : en
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
Release Date : 2012-12-30
American Indians In Texas Conflict And Survival written by Sandy Phan and has been published by Teacher Created Materials this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-30 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
American Indians had been living in the Texas region for thousands of years when American settlers decided to expand westward. This captivating book explores Texas history and the history of American Indians and how each group found different ways to live in the region they inhabited. Readers will learn about various tribes including the Karankawa tribe, Jumano, Caddo, Lipan Apache, and Shoshone. Through interesting and intriguing facts, engaging sidebars, and supportive text, readers will discover how these tribes struggled to survive European colonization, the Indian Removal Act, and American expansion. Other topics include the Dawes Act, Indian Civil Rights Act, and peace treaties. Text features like a table of contents, glossary, and index are included to help readers better understand the content and vocabulary as they explore the history of the Indians of North America. This book also includes an in-class activity that allows students to think deeply about how the Comanche reacted to the European settlement.
Encyclopedia Of U S Political History
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: SAGE
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Encyclopedia Of U S Political History written by and has been published by SAGE this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
Marine Raiders
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Author : Carole Engle Avriett
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2021-08-31
Marine Raiders written by Carole Engle Avriett and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-31 with History categories.
FORGOTTEN NO MORE. The American people revere their elite combat units, but one of these noble bands has been unjustifiably forgotten—until now. At the beginning of World War II, military planners set out to form the most ruthless, skilled, and effective force the world had ever seen. The U.S. Marines were already the world’s greatest fighters, but leadership wanted a select group to conduct special operations at the highest level in the Pacific theater. And so the Marine Raiders were born. These young men, the cream of the crop, received matchless training in the arts of war. Marksmen, brawlers, and tacticians, the Marine Raiders could accomplish their objective before the enemy even knew they were there. These heroes and their exploits should be the stuff of legend. Yet even though one of their commanders was President Roosevelt’s son, they have disappeared into the mists of history—the greatest warriors you’ve never heard of. Carole Engle Avriett’s thorough telling of the Marine Raider story includes: The personal narratives of four men who served as Marine Raiders Frontline accounts of the Raiders’ most important engagements The explanation for their obscurity, despite their earlier fame The Marine Raiders were one of the greatest forces ever to take the field under the American flag. After reading this book, you’ll know why.
The Human Tradition In The American Revolution
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Author : Nancy L. Rhoden
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Release Date : 2000-01-01
The Human Tradition In The American Revolution written by Nancy L. Rhoden and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-01-01 with History categories.
This collection of 17 biographies provides a unique opportunity for the reader to go beyond the popular heroes of the American Revolution and discover the diverse populace that inhabited the colonies during this pivotal point in history.