Gunboat Command

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Gunboat Command

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Author : Antony Hichens
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2014-12-19

Gunboat Command written by Antony Hichens and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-19 with History categories.

This biography draws heavily on the personal diaries of the subject, Robert Hichens (or Hitch as he was universally known).After a brief description of his early life, time at Oxford, his motor racing achievements (including trophies at Le Mans in his Aston Martin) and RN training, the book focuses on his exceptional wartime experiences. Hitch was the most highly decorated RNVR officer of the war with two DSOs, three DSCs and three Mentions in Despatches. He was recommended for a posthumous VC. We read of his early days in vulnerable minesweepers and the Dunkirk Dynamo operation, (his first DSC).In late 1940 he joined Coastal Forces serving in the very fast MGBs, soon earning his own command and shortly after command of his Flotilla. He was the first to capture an E-Boat. His successful leadership led to many more successes and his reputation as a fearless and dynamic leader remains a legend today.The book contains detailed and graphic accounts of running battles against the more heavily armed E-boats. Tragically he was killed in action in April 1943, having refused promotion and a job ashore.

History Of The Confederate States Navy From Its Organization To The Surrender Of Its Last Vessel

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Author : John Thomas Scharf
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1887

History Of The Confederate States Navy From Its Organization To The Surrender Of Its Last Vessel written by John Thomas Scharf and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1887 with United States categories.

History Of The Confederate States Navy From Its Organization To The

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Author : John Thomas Scharf
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1886

History Of The Confederate States Navy From Its Organization To The written by John Thomas Scharf and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1886 with categories.

History Of The Confederate States Navy

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Author : J. Thomas Scharf
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1894

History Of The Confederate States Navy written by J. Thomas Scharf and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1894 with Confederate States of America categories.

Gunboat Number 14

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Author : Jens Kuhn
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2010-01-03

Gunboat Number 14 written by Jens Kuhn and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-03 with Fiction categories.

It's 1808 and Sweden is at war with Russia. The war is not going well. On land, the Swedish army is retreating continuously and all that stands between the Russians and the Swedish mainland are the gunboats of the inshore fleet. The sea war amongst the islands of the Finnish and Swedish archipelagos is a special kind of war, fought in open boats by badly equipped men without proper training. Fighting the weather as much as the Russians, Lieutenant Johan Kuhlin commands a small squadron of three gunboats on special duty. During the short and wet summer, he learns that an independent command isn't all glory and that spies can be more dangerous than Russian guns.

House Documents

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1878

House Documents written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1878 with categories.

Ironclad Captains Of The Civil War

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Author : Myron J. Smith, Jr.
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2018-10-25

Ironclad Captains Of The Civil War written by Myron J. Smith, Jr. and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-25 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

From 1861 to 1865, the American Civil War saw numerous technological innovations in warfare--chief among them was the ironclad warship. Based on the Official Records, biographical works, ship and operations histories, newspapers and other sources, this book chronicles the lives of 158 ironclad captains, North and South, who were charged with outfitting and commanding these then-revolutionary vessels in combat. Each biography includes (where known) birth and death information, pre- and post-war career, and details about ships served upon or commanded.