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  • United States Revenue and Coast Guard Cutters in Naval Warfare, 1790-1918

    de Thomas P. Ostrom, David H. Allen ...
    Covering the history of the U.S. Coast Guard from 1790--when it was called the U.S. Revenue Marine--through World War I, this book describes the service's national defense missions, including actions during the War of 1812, clashes with pirates, slave ships and Seminole Indians, the Civil War and the Spanish-American War. During World War I the USCG supported U.S. Navy operations across the ... Leer más

    $21.99 USD

  • United States Coast Guard Leaders and Missions, 1790 to the Present

    de Thomas P. Ostrom, John J. Galluzzo ...
    The history of the U.S. Coast Guard and its predecessor agencies dates from 1790, with missions in both domestic and international waters. The service has provided aids to navigation, enforcement of maritime laws, environmental protection, search and rescue, immigration and narcotics interdiction, maritime safety assistance, port security, natural disaster response and national defense missions, ... Leer más

    $16.99 USD

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    de George Thomsen as told by Malcolm Angel ...
    Seen through the eyes of Section Commander George Thomsen, this inspiring first-hand account, tells of the tension-packed lead up, and the heroic stand, by a tiny band of brothers on one of the most inhospitable islands on the planet South Georgia.They fought alone besieged, isolated, and against an overwhelming invasion force and yet had the enemy reeling on the ropes.This is the story of true ... Leer más

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  • Narrow Margins

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    Narrow Margins – a laugh-out-loud book which proves that lean times can sometimes be a very positive thing.Faced with the loss of everything following the collapse of the Rover Group, Marie Browne moved her long-suffering husband Geoff, chaotic children and smelly, narcoleptic dog on to a houseboat in search of a less stressful, healthier, alternative way of life.Strapped for cash, the family buy ... Leer más

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  • Narrowboat Nomads

    Living the Dream on the English Waterways

    de Steve Haywood ...
    We were aware of a dreamlike quality to our trip. There was something far-fetched about it, something out of this world.Austerity might be getting everyone else down, but Steve is waving his worries goodbye on another of his light-hearted trips around the picturesque English waterways.This time it’s a bit different, though. This time he’s not just cruising with his cat, Kit, but with his long ... Leer más

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  • The Silent War

    The Cold War Battle Beneath the Sea

    de John Pina Craven ...
    The Cold War was the first major conflict between superpowers in which victory and defeat were unambiguously determined without the firing of a shot. Without the shield of a strong, silent deterrent or the intellectual sword of espionage beneath the sea, that war could not have been won.John P. Craven was a key figure in the Cold War beneath the sea. As chief scientist of the Navy's Special ... Leer más

    $15.99 USD

  • Titanic: Victims and Villains

    Victims & Villains

    de Senan Molony ...
    Why are there so many heroes attached to the sinking of the Titanic? Why do we accord impossible glory to the miserable, misbegotten drowning of the equivaletn of a small town? Who were the real heroes, and how were they overlooked? What did society - and the press - do with its overriding need for blame? The creation of heroes where they did not exist offers us insights, in throwing off the ... Leer más

    $22.50 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Clear the Bridge!

    The War Patrols of the U.S.S. Tang

    de Richard O'Kane ...
    The story of Tang and her gallant crew ranks with the most amazing of naval history. Whether rescuing Navy fliers off Truk or stalking enemy convoys off Japan, Tang carried the war to the enemy with unparalleled ferocity. Tang’s skipper on all five of her war patrols, Rear Admiral Richard H. O’Kane is acknowledged as the top submarine skipper of World War II. His personal decorations include three ... Leer más

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  • The Unsinkable Titanic

    The Triumph Behind a Disaster

    de Allen Gibson ...
    Delving deep into Titanic's legacy, Allen Gibson presents a comprehensive history with a refreshing argument, that Titanic represented a considerable achievement in maritime architecture. He determines the true causes of the disaster, telling the story of the 'unsinkable' ship against a backdrop of a tumultuous and rapidly emerging technological world. The book exposes the true interests of the ... Leer más

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  • The Other Side of the Night

    The Carpathia, the Californian, and the Night the Titanic Was Lost

    de Daniel Allen Butler ...
    The New York Times –bestselling author of Unsinkable "recounts the disaster from the vantage point of nearby vessels" ( Publishers Weekly).A few minutes before midnight on April 14, 1912, the "unsinkable" RMS Titanic, on her maiden voyage to New York, struck an iceberg. Less than three hours later, she lay at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. While the world has remained fascinated by the tragedy, ... Leer más

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  • An Essay on Naval Discipline

    de Thomas Hodgskin ...
    Thomas Hodgskin was a member of the British Navy, and a socialist writer, critical of what he saw as the ills of capitalism. Later in his career, he wrote for The Economist. An Essay on Naval Discipline is a critical piece on the authoritarianism in the British Navy at the time. ... Leer más

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  • Tales from the Great Lakes

    Based on C.H.J. Snider's "Schooner days"

    de Robert B. Townsend ...
    For more than two hundred years, thousands of giant sailing ships traversed the Great Lakes carrying cargo and passengers. The memory of the romance and elegance of these beautiful ships has almost been forgotten in the search for greater efficiency and speed in our modern world.C.H.J. Snider (1879-1971) chronicled this era in his 1,303 "Schooner Days" columns for Toronto's The Evening Telegram ... Leer más

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