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Sacred Vessels
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Author : Robert L O'connell
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-06-21
Sacred Vessels written by Robert L O'connell and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-06-21 with History categories.
Writing critically about something you have come to regard with affection must provoke mixed emotions. As I learned more and more about the modern battleship's shortcomings, I found myself, like so many before me, falling under its spell. I have traveled hundreds of miles to visit these wonderful ships, reverently preserved like a necklace of talismans around our nation's coasts. I have stood in awe under the great guns, wondering what it must have been like to hear them fire. Perhaps it is true that their sound and fury signified very little in terms of actual destructive power. But most people thought they did, and that was and still is important. Besides, for the most part, we were proud of those ships. Now we live in a time of weapons so terrible that we must actually hide them-beneath the ground and below the surface of the sea. But, like battleships, they keep the peace precisely because of what others think they can do. All things being equal, who would not prefer the dreadnoughts?
Sacred Vessels
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Author : Robert L. O'Connell
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1993
Sacred Vessels written by Robert L. O'Connell and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with History categories.
From a broad, historical perspective, the dreadnought represents an archetype, and its history a kind of moral tale. Its awesome size, its formidable presence, and its immense power have gained it tremendous respect, loyalty, and, as Robert O'Connell shows in this myth-shattering book, unwarranted longevity as well. With provocative insight and wit he offers us an irreverent history of the modern battleship and its place in American history, from the sinking of the coal-fueled Maine in 1898 to the deployment of the cruise missile-armed Missouri in the Persian Gulf War of 1991. The modern navies were the first of the armed services faced with fundamental and abrupt technological change. The wooden sailing ships that had fought sea battles for nearly two centuries were, in only a few years, rendered obsolete by a veritable tidal wave of innovation. With the deployment of the revolutionary HMS Dreadnought in 1903, the new technology reached its full fruition: the gigantic sleek, steel-clad, many-gunned vessel that would rule the seas (or at least the minds of Naval commanders) for years to come. O'Connell shows how other nations raced to emulate this new prototype (much in the fashion of the nuclear arms race of later decades), usually at the expense of much more effective forms of naval force. He also demonstrates compellingly the dashed expectations for the battleship occasioned by the outbreak of war in 1914. While many anticipated a massive twentieth-century Trafalgar, in actuality dreadnoughts everywhere avoided battle, and when they did fight, the results were most often inconclusive or even irrelevant. With the Battle of Jutland in 1916--the only real naval showdown of the war--the ineffectiveness of the battleship as the pre-eminent weapon of war was made abundantly clear: the German navy scored on only 120 hits out of 3,597 heavy shells fired while the British had an even more dismal showing--100 out of 4,598, or a hit ratio of 2.17%. Yet, in spite of this display of impotence, the world's great naval yards continued to turn out the huge vessels. O'Connell observes that even after the heart of the American fleet was sunk by the Japanese at Pearl Harbor, the almost superstitious faith in the battleship insured its survival. While they have never played a decisive role in the outcome of any modern war, they have continued to be resurrected and refurbished--even equipped with cruise missles--right up to the present day. Sacred Vessels is more than the unmasking of a false idol of naval history. It is a cautionary tale about the often unacknowledged influence of human faith, culture, and tradition on the exceedingly important, costly, and suppossedly rational process of national defense. Not only is it a gripping tale well-told, it is essential reading for anyone hoping to understand the dynamics involved in the arming of nations.
Basket Basin Plate And Cup
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Author : David Philippart
language : en
Publisher: LiturgyTrainingPublications
Release Date : 2001
Basket Basin Plate And Cup written by David Philippart and has been published by LiturgyTrainingPublications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Religion categories.
An informative collection of essays about the vessels for worship including history, usage, design, care, and construction. These essays and photos will help anyone interested in art and liturgy to more fully understand how is is that we hold, carry, and share love and life in earthen vessels.
The Sacred Vessels Of The Holy Catholic Mass
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Author : Heather Hamtil
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2018-02-21
The Sacred Vessels Of The Holy Catholic Mass written by Heather Hamtil and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-21 with categories.
This is a book about the Sacred Vessels used during the Holy Catholic Mass.
The Sacred Vessel
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Author : Mona Rolfe
language : en
Publisher: Rider
Release Date : 1978
The Sacred Vessel written by Mona Rolfe and has been published by Rider this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with Spirit writings categories.
Answers with deep understanding questions of crucial importance to man's comprehension of his place on earth.
The Holy Vessels And Furniture Of The Tabernacle
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Author : Henry W. Soltau
language : en
Publisher: Solid Christian Books
Release Date : 2015-06-09
The Holy Vessels And Furniture Of The Tabernacle written by Henry W. Soltau and has been published by Solid Christian Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-09 with Religion categories.
The chief objects of the present Work are to give what is believed to be a more correct delineation, from Scripture, of the Tabernacle and its vessels, than has as yet appeared; and to draw the attention of believers to a part of the word so eminently typical of the Lord Jesus, and which has hitherto been but little investigated, and feebly appreciated. The writer does not pretend to offer a full exposition of these types; neither does he desire that his interpretation of them should be implicitly relied on, as if it must needs be the true one; he is conscious of the vast depth of the subject, and of his own inability to grasp its extent: all he wishes is, to submit what he has written to the spiritual judgment of the saints of God, trusting there may be found in it that which shall, to some extent, interest or refresh; and that there are not any fundamental errors touching the person or work of the blessed Lord; though, doubtless, there may be mistakes as to the application of truth to the types sought to be illustrated.
Sacred Vessel Of The Mysteries
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Author : John Berges
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997-01-01
Sacred Vessel Of The Mysteries written by John Berges and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-01-01 with Great invocation categories.
The Vessels Of The Sanctuary A Tale Of Normandy
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Author : Élie Bertrand BERTHET
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1862
The Vessels Of The Sanctuary A Tale Of Normandy written by Élie Bertrand BERTHET and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1862 with categories.
The Roman Missal Third Typical Edition Ritual Edition
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Author : Catholic Church
language : en
Publisher: LiturgyTrainingPublications
Release Date : 2011-09-14
The Roman Missal Third Typical Edition Ritual Edition written by Catholic Church and has been published by LiturgyTrainingPublications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-14 with Religion categories.
The Holy Vessels And Furniture Of The Tabernacle Of Israel
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Author : H. W. Soltau
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-02-24
The Holy Vessels And Furniture Of The Tabernacle Of Israel written by H. W. Soltau and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-24 with Religion categories.
This Classic book - The Holy Vessels and Furniture of the Tabernacle of Israel -- introduces and orients the reader to critical theological thinking concerning the Holy Vessels and Furniture of the Tabernacle. SOLTAU's presentation is written with a clarity that fosters biblical thought and facilitates Bible comprehension. You won't be disappointed. It's impossible to measure the influence of SOLTAU over this work which remains in print and is widely read, which shouldn't surprise us THE chief objects of The Holy Vessels and Furniture of the Tabernacle of Israel is to give what is believed to be a more correct delineation, from Scripture, of the Tabernacle and its vessels.