The Greatest Disaster Stories Ever Told
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The Greatest Disaster Stories Ever Told
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Author : Lamar Underwood
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002-01-30
The Greatest Disaster Stories Ever Told written by Lamar Underwood and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-01-30 with Nature categories.
Brings together the most interesting, readable, & compassionate of events so catastrophic they will never be forgotten. They run the gamut from shipwrecks to industrial catastrophe. Disasters described include: the sinkings of the Titanic & the Lusitania; the Johnstown, PA flood; the 1980 eruption of Mt. St. Helens; the destruction of Galveston, TX by the deadliest hurricane in Amer. history; the B-25 bomber crash into the Empire State Bldg.; the sinking of the U.S.S. IndianapolisÓ; the runway collision between Pan Am & KLM 747s that resulted in 578 deaths; the 1996 explosion of TWA Flight 800; the Bhopal, India toxic chemical leak, which killed 2,500; the Space Shuttle ChallengerÓ tragedy; the Chicago Orphanage fire; the N.Y. Triangle fire; & more.
The Greatest Disaster Stories Ever Told
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Author : Lamar Underwood
language : en
Publisher: Lyons Press
Release Date : 2003-11
The Greatest Disaster Stories Ever Told written by Lamar Underwood and has been published by Lyons Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-11 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Unforgettable stories of catastrophes from around the world.
Greatest Escape Stories Ever Told
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Author : Darren Brown
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2006-06-01
Greatest Escape Stories Ever Told written by Darren Brown and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-06-01 with Fiction categories.
To reach freedom, the most famous escapers of all time have been willing to endure the most horrific conditions—and the direst consequences if caught. The collection of tales in The Greatest Escape Stories Ever Told is gripping as only true life-and-death struggles can be: Papillon fighting through the jungles of Guiana only to commit himself to the open ocean in a sixteen-foot boat rather than face a life in exile; Rocky Gause dodging bullets as he swims through shark-infested waters to escape the Japanese at Bataan, while those around him simply quit; Latude battling against the dreaded Bastille; Baron Trenck—with chains covering almost every inch of his body—digging and digging to free himself from wrongful imprisonment; Andre Devigny, so weak from starvation and poor treatment that he could barely lift himself, shimmying across a rope only yards above a German sentry during World War II on the eve of his execution. These are just a few of the twenty-five bold and ingenious tales of escape included in this collection. The Greatest Escape Stories Ever Told will hold readers captive for years to come!
The Greatest Disaster Stories Ever Told
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Author : Lamar Underwood
language : en
Publisher: Lyons Press
Release Date : 2002
The Greatest Disaster Stories Ever Told written by Lamar Underwood and has been published by Lyons Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Brings together the most interesting, readable, and compassionate of events so catastrophic they will never be forgotten.
The Greatest Coast Guard Rescue Stories Ever Told
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Author : Tom McCarthy
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2017-08-01
The Greatest Coast Guard Rescue Stories Ever Told written by Tom McCarthy and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-01 with History categories.
The Coast Guard’s rescue personnel are second to none, and Coast Guard air and sea rescue missions have been the subjects of celebrated newspaper accounts, books, and movies, including The Perfect Storm. The Coast Guard is one of the nation's five military services, which exist to defend and preserve the United States. In The Greatest Coast Guard Rescue Stories Ever Told, the editor has pulled together some of the finest writings about air and sea rescues that capture readers imaginations, culled from books, magazines, and elsewhere. It is an unforgettable collection, and includes stories by Kathryn Miles, Eric Hartlep, Gerald Hoover, Martha Laguardia-Kotite, Geoffrey D. Reynolds, Kalee Thompson, H. Paul Jeffers, and many others.
The Ultimate Guide To Fishing Skills Tactics And Techniques
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Author : Jay Cassell
language : en
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
Release Date : 2012-01-14
The Ultimate Guide To Fishing Skills Tactics And Techniques written by Jay Cassell and has been published by Skyhorse Publishing Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-14 with Nature categories.
Provides tips and information about many aspects of fishing, including knots, tackle, fishing boats, cooking, accessories, and includes fifteen personal fishing stories.
The Greatest Polar Exploration Stories Ever Told
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Author : Tom McCarthy
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2023-03-01
The Greatest Polar Exploration Stories Ever Told written by Tom McCarthy and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-03-01 with History categories.
The newspaper advertisement for volunteers to accompany Ernest Shackleton on his planned traverse of Antarctica in 1914 was frank in its offering. “Men wanted for hazardous journey. Low wages, bitter cold, long hours of complete darkness. Safe return doubtful. Honour and recognition in event of success.” Still, hundreds applied. There were few chances left to be the first to reach the last challenge on Earth. As the 20th Century came of age, explorers had uncovered most of the world’s mysteries, sailing to the far corners of the globe, ascending many of its most forbidding peaks, crossing its greatest deserts and penetrating its thickest jungles. Frozen, alien, inhospitable, dangerous, and close to impossible to reach, there were only two tiny dots on the globe that human beings had not yet set foot on—the North and South Poles. The Greatest Polar Exploration Stories Ever Told is a visceral, exciting and stunning collection of twelve stories recounting the bravery, resoluteness, and strength of the men who willingly traversed frozen hells to be the first to reach the North or South Pole. It is a collection that will both inspire and inform—and answer questions about the limits of human endurance. Many men would die during their challenging, frozen journeys, and their deaths were not pleasant. Yet they continued to try again. Here are stories, wrought by the challenging landscape and weather, that made these explorers household names and heroes: Peary, Scott, Amundsen, Shackleton, Franklin, Cherry-Garrard, Scott, Kane, Cook—and others lost to history whose bravery was nonetheless as admirable. Each of these men knew success would bring glory for their countries and financial security and fame and eminent places in history for themselves. Each knew also the odds of success were slim and the chance of dying great. Nations held their collective breaths for news of each expedition and those years later were termed the Heroic Age of Exploration—there were simply no other endeavors that captured the world’s attention the various races to the poles. The Greatest Polar Exploration Stories Ever Told recaptures the spirit, drama, and tragedy of a time in history that will never come again.
The Greatest And Deadliest Hurricanes Of The Caribbean And The Americas
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Author : Wayne Neely
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2016-12-19
The Greatest And Deadliest Hurricanes Of The Caribbean And The Americas written by Wayne Neely and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-12-19 with History categories.
With modern weather forecasting, we can monitor, track, and predict the path of hurricanes like never before. But all you have to do is look at pictures of the floodwaters of Hurricane Katrina or research the massive cleanup costs of Hurricane Sandy to realize that these storms can still have devastating consequences. Wayne Neely, a meteorologist at the Department of Meteorology in Nassau, Bahamas, and a leading authority on hurricanes, reveals the science behind hurricanes as he examines some of the most terrifying and devastating storms of the Caribbean and the Americas. Spanning more than five centuries and drawing on extensive archival research from Europe, the Americas, and the Caribbean, Neely emphasizes the continuing role of race, societal inequality, and economic ideology in the shaping of our responses to hurricanes. With the prospect of hurricanes becoming fiercer and more destructive, he offers a much-needed opportunity to understand and study these freaks of nature. Whether youre a historian, amateur meteorologist, student, or someone who wants to be prepared in case of a massive storm, youll be impressed with the forces of nature revealed in The Greatest and Deadliest Hurricanes of the Caribbean and the Americas.
Disaster Education And Management
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Author : Rajendra Kumar Bhandari
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2013-11-26
Disaster Education And Management written by Rajendra Kumar Bhandari and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-26 with Nature categories.
The book is expressly written for the young minds because they are our best hope for a safer tomorrow. The book is profusely illustrated, as it offers a joyride to the world of the whole range of hazards through simplified teaching-learning process, with less of teaching and more of learning. This is because most readers would love to learn without actually being taught. The book is designed to take advantage of distilled wisdom of centuries to inspire and enlighten the common man to turn them into prime movers of safer societies. Senior citizens, community leaders, self-trained disaster managers, social workers, media personnel, bureaucrats and those averse to the very thought of reading will also find the book useful as it is illustrative and inviting.
The Greatest Military Mission Stories Ever Told
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Author : Tom McCarthy
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2022-11-01
The Greatest Military Mission Stories Ever Told written by Tom McCarthy and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-11-01 with History categories.
The orders to proceed were nothing more than an invitation to die, and usually in unpleasant ways. But the soldiers proceeded nonetheless, because a higher cause was at stake. This stunning collection of stories is a tribute to the courage, steely resolve, and discipline of men who accomplished daunting missions in the face of almost certain death. Nonetheless, they stepped into the breach and performed heroically. That was their duty and they did not question. They had a mission and they accepted. Here are ten powerful stories of American soldiers and sailors that span more than 200 years of action with one common theme, summed up succinctly a participant who took control of Omaha Beach on D-Day, 1944. “We were doing the very thing that we had trained so long to do, and we were fascinated, and eagerly excited about it. We realized that any number of things might happen to us and knew too that some things we’d never dreamed of might very well be waiting for us on the beach.”’ From Marines taking Iwo Jima’s Mount Suribachi or defending Khe San, Navy pilots taking to the air to defend Pearl Harbor, or an outnumbered American regiment in Korea defeating the Chinese at the Battle of Chipyong-ni, courage was the common watchword, death the common consequence. Such is the lot of soldiers everywhere. Here is a not-so-gentle reminder of the price of freedom--paid by American men for more than 200 years of struggle, from the Revolutionary War, the Spanish-American War, Civil War, World War II, Korea, and Viet Nam.