Author: Ellis M. Zacharias
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
ISBN: 1612517692
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
An instant bestseller when it was first published in 1946, this memoir recounts the author's nearly forty years of service in naval intelligence, beginning in 1908. One of the first to venture into the realm of psychological warfare, Ellis Zacharias was awarded the Legion of Merit with two gold stars for his contributions. Among the highlights of his impressive career was the role he played in convincing the Japanese to accept surrender in 1945, a subject he deals with in fascinating detail in this book. Zacharias gives readers access to rare psychological profiles that he prepared for the Office of Naval Intelligence on leading political and military figures in Japan. His book also recounts his exploits as a young naval attaché with the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo in the early 1920s. In the early months of the war readers join him in the thick of combat in the Pacific, first aboard a cruiser under his command and later in a battleship. Of particular interest are descriptions of his one-man radio broadcasts beamed at Japan between V-E and V-J days that received kudos from Adm. Ernest J. King for helping bring about the surrender.
Secret Missions
Author: Ellis M. Zacharias
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
ISBN: 1612517692
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
An instant bestseller when it was first published in 1946, this memoir recounts the author's nearly forty years of service in naval intelligence, beginning in 1908. One of the first to venture into the realm of psychological warfare, Ellis Zacharias was awarded the Legion of Merit with two gold stars for his contributions. Among the highlights of his impressive career was the role he played in convincing the Japanese to accept surrender in 1945, a subject he deals with in fascinating detail in this book. Zacharias gives readers access to rare psychological profiles that he prepared for the Office of Naval Intelligence on leading political and military figures in Japan. His book also recounts his exploits as a young naval attaché with the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo in the early 1920s. In the early months of the war readers join him in the thick of combat in the Pacific, first aboard a cruiser under his command and later in a battleship. Of particular interest are descriptions of his one-man radio broadcasts beamed at Japan between V-E and V-J days that received kudos from Adm. Ernest J. King for helping bring about the surrender.
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
ISBN: 1612517692
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
An instant bestseller when it was first published in 1946, this memoir recounts the author's nearly forty years of service in naval intelligence, beginning in 1908. One of the first to venture into the realm of psychological warfare, Ellis Zacharias was awarded the Legion of Merit with two gold stars for his contributions. Among the highlights of his impressive career was the role he played in convincing the Japanese to accept surrender in 1945, a subject he deals with in fascinating detail in this book. Zacharias gives readers access to rare psychological profiles that he prepared for the Office of Naval Intelligence on leading political and military figures in Japan. His book also recounts his exploits as a young naval attaché with the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo in the early 1920s. In the early months of the war readers join him in the thick of combat in the Pacific, first aboard a cruiser under his command and later in a battleship. Of particular interest are descriptions of his one-man radio broadcasts beamed at Japan between V-E and V-J days that received kudos from Adm. Ernest J. King for helping bring about the surrender.
Lorenzo's Secret Mission
Author: Lila Guzmàn
Publisher: Arte Publico Press
ISBN: 9781558856554
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
In 1776, fifteen-year-old Lorenzo Bannister leaves Texas and his father's new grave to carry a letter to the Virginia grandfather he has never known, and becomes involved with the struggle of the American Continental Army and its Spanish supporters.
Publisher: Arte Publico Press
ISBN: 9781558856554
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
In 1776, fifteen-year-old Lorenzo Bannister leaves Texas and his father's new grave to carry a letter to the Virginia grandfather he has never known, and becomes involved with the struggle of the American Continental Army and its Spanish supporters.
Secret Missions
Author: Michael Gannon
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062039288
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
The author of Operation Drumbeat turns his hand to fiction in this World War II espionage thriller about a Nazi agent who slips into Florida searching for vital information about the capabilities of U.S. fighters and bombers.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062039288
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
The author of Operation Drumbeat turns his hand to fiction in this World War II espionage thriller about a Nazi agent who slips into Florida searching for vital information about the capabilities of U.S. fighters and bombers.
The Secret Mission of William Tuck
Author: Eric Pierpoint
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1402281757
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
Can William and Rebecca distinguish friend from foe on their epic cross-colony journey to help America win the Revolutionary War? William Tuck is set on justice. For his brother killed by British soldiers, for his friend Rebecca's father held prisoner by the redcoats, and for the countless other rebel Americans struggling beneath the crushing weight of British rule. The whispered words of a dying soldier, and a mysterious watch, give William all the ammunition he needs; a secret message for the leader of the rebel army. Rebecca disguises herself as a boy, and she and William join the American troops. They embark on an epic journey that pulls them into a secret network of spies, pits them against dangerous gunmen, and leads them on a quest to find General George Washington himself. Can William and Rebecca determine friend from foe long enough to deliver a message that might just change the tide of the American Revolution? Praise for The Last Ride of Caleb O'Toole, winner of the MPIBA Reading the West Award "In this action-packed debut novel...Pierpont has created a suspenseful, enlightening read featuring worthy allies and wicked enemies."—Booklist "The fast-paced adventure serves up a hearty history lesson with side dishes of political, social and environmental commentary. Realistic and complicated characters give the familiar story of the pioneer's journey fresh life...a suspenseful adventure with heart."—Kirkus Reviews "The pace doesn't let up TV and film actor Pierpoint offers a rowdy Wild West adventure in his first book for children... Readers seeking action, history, and adventure aren't likely to mind."—Publishers Weekly
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1402281757
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
Can William and Rebecca distinguish friend from foe on their epic cross-colony journey to help America win the Revolutionary War? William Tuck is set on justice. For his brother killed by British soldiers, for his friend Rebecca's father held prisoner by the redcoats, and for the countless other rebel Americans struggling beneath the crushing weight of British rule. The whispered words of a dying soldier, and a mysterious watch, give William all the ammunition he needs; a secret message for the leader of the rebel army. Rebecca disguises herself as a boy, and she and William join the American troops. They embark on an epic journey that pulls them into a secret network of spies, pits them against dangerous gunmen, and leads them on a quest to find General George Washington himself. Can William and Rebecca determine friend from foe long enough to deliver a message that might just change the tide of the American Revolution? Praise for The Last Ride of Caleb O'Toole, winner of the MPIBA Reading the West Award "In this action-packed debut novel...Pierpont has created a suspenseful, enlightening read featuring worthy allies and wicked enemies."—Booklist "The fast-paced adventure serves up a hearty history lesson with side dishes of political, social and environmental commentary. Realistic and complicated characters give the familiar story of the pioneer's journey fresh life...a suspenseful adventure with heart."—Kirkus Reviews "The pace doesn't let up TV and film actor Pierpoint offers a rowdy Wild West adventure in his first book for children... Readers seeking action, history, and adventure aren't likely to mind."—Publishers Weekly
Breakout Squad
Author: Puffin
Publisher: Puffin Books
ISBN: 9780141325842
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A Jedi general vanishes to a distant world, leaving his apprentice and a group of untested clone troopers to complete a dangerous mission. Trapped in Wild Space in the far reaches of the galaxy, the inexperienced team must look for help from smugglers and bounty hunters. With few options and time running out, they need all the help they can get.
Publisher: Puffin Books
ISBN: 9780141325842
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A Jedi general vanishes to a distant world, leaving his apprentice and a group of untested clone troopers to complete a dangerous mission. Trapped in Wild Space in the far reaches of the galaxy, the inexperienced team must look for help from smugglers and bounty hunters. With few options and time running out, they need all the help they can get.
Alexi's Secret Mission
Author: Anita Deyneka
Publisher: School of Tomorrow
ISBN: 9781562650520
Category : Christian life
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
Because of their religious beliefs, a family is exiled to Siberia, where they engage in the distribution of Bibles.
Publisher: School of Tomorrow
ISBN: 9781562650520
Category : Christian life
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
Because of their religious beliefs, a family is exiled to Siberia, where they engage in the distribution of Bibles.
The Doom Box
Author: Greg Farshtey
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
ISBN: 9780545465168
Category : Action figures (Toys)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The heroes of Hero Factory must find Core Hunter, an escaped prisoner, before he recovers the components of Doom Box, a super-weapon that can destroy an entire galaxy.
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
ISBN: 9780545465168
Category : Action figures (Toys)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The heroes of Hero Factory must find Core Hunter, an escaped prisoner, before he recovers the components of Doom Box, a super-weapon that can destroy an entire galaxy.
Operation Drumbeat
Author: Michael Gannon
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
In the first eight months of 1942, German submarines sank nearly 400 Allied freighters and tankers along the U.S. Atlantic coast with a loss of more than 5,000 merchant seamen and sailors--twice the number of fatalities at Pearl Harbor. This book helps readers understand the complexities of the long Battle of the Atlantic by examining those disastrous early days of war and following the U-boats into action. The book traces the voyages of five U-boats to their destinations as they sink twenty-five ships unmolested by the U.S. Navy, which failed to follow through on British intelligence warnings. It also provides a compilation of personal stories from crewmen and officers of U-123 and from the Allied sailors and merchant seamen cast adrift in lifeboats by the U-boat's torpedoes. A bestseller when first published in 1990, it is now back in print as a trade paperback.
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
In the first eight months of 1942, German submarines sank nearly 400 Allied freighters and tankers along the U.S. Atlantic coast with a loss of more than 5,000 merchant seamen and sailors--twice the number of fatalities at Pearl Harbor. This book helps readers understand the complexities of the long Battle of the Atlantic by examining those disastrous early days of war and following the U-boats into action. The book traces the voyages of five U-boats to their destinations as they sink twenty-five ships unmolested by the U.S. Navy, which failed to follow through on British intelligence warnings. It also provides a compilation of personal stories from crewmen and officers of U-123 and from the Allied sailors and merchant seamen cast adrift in lifeboats by the U-boat's torpedoes. A bestseller when first published in 1990, it is now back in print as a trade paperback.
A Very Top Secret Mission
Author: Sue Eastland
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781783703500
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
An interactive detective story: follow Charlie the cat as he goes undercover to discover who is stealing Ginger's food. Help him hunt for clues and suss out the suspects, with the puzzles and mazes, then see if you can solve the crime at the end. But be warned, there is an unexpected twist. This cat burglar is not what he seems.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781783703500
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
An interactive detective story: follow Charlie the cat as he goes undercover to discover who is stealing Ginger's food. Help him hunt for clues and suss out the suspects, with the puzzles and mazes, then see if you can solve the crime at the end. But be warned, there is an unexpected twist. This cat burglar is not what he seems.
A Secret Mission
Author: Emily Gerard
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description