Author: Alan De Wolfe
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 0759628300
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 180
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Greed had always driven Prince Ranar of the Pacific nation of Moolong. He recently acquired the technology to build nuclear weapons on his other island, the fortress island of Catena, while many miles to the south in the same chain, the peaceful residents of Timano Island kept a secret no intelligence agency had ever guessed. From the close of WW II to this day, the Japanese sailors who had intermarried with the simple people of Timano had cloaked an amazing ship. Meanwhile, the abduction of the Pentagons Susan Black right off the Washington beltway had complicated Lt. Mark Ingrams problem of having to find certain atomic detonators stolen from a government repository. His "vacation" in the same island chain soon got him acquainted with Paul Stevens, an ex-Wall Street broker-now-beachcomber and Naoki Matsumoto of the Timano Island inhabitants. With the liberated Susan Black, the four prove too much for Prince Ranars dream of world conquest. Residents of Tokyo awaken one morning to the biggest surprise they will ever have.
Author: Eugene B. Fluckey
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 0252097440
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 466
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The thunderous roar of exploding depth charges was a familiar and comforting sound to the crew members of the USS Barb, who frequently found themselves somewhere between enemy fire and Davy Jones's locker. Under the leadership of her fearless skipper, Captain Gene Fluckey, the Barb sank the greatest tonnage of any American sub in World War II. At the same time, the Barb did far more than merely sink ships-she changed forever the way submarines stalk and kill their prey. This is a gripping adventure chock-full of "you-are-there" moments. Fluckey has drawn on logs, reports, letters, interviews, and a recently discovered illegal diary kept by one of his torpedomen. And in a fascinating twist, he uses archival documents from the Japanese Navy to give its version of events. The unique story of the Barb begins with its men, who had the confidence to become unbeatable. Each team helped develop innovative ideas, new tactics, and new strategies. All strove for personal excellence, and success became contagious. Instead of lying in wait under the waves, the USS Barb pursued enemy ships on the surface, attacking in the swift and precise style of torpedo boats. She was the first sub to use rocket missiles and to creep up on enemy convoys at night, joining the flank escort line from astern, darting in and out as she sank ships up the column. Surface-cruising, diving only to escape, "Luckey Fluckey" relentlessly patrolled the Pacific, driving his boat and crew to their limits. There can be no greater contrast to modern warfare's long-distance, videogame style of battle than the exploits of the captain and crew of the USS Barb, where they sub, out of ammunition, actually rammed an enemy ship until it sank. Thunder Below! is a first-rate, true-life, inspirational story of the courage and heroism of ordinary men under fire. A Main Selection of the Military Book Club. Winner of the Rear Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison Award for Naval Literature given by the Naval Order of the United States, New York Commandery.
Author: Horton - De Wolfe
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1664131485
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 221
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Nan Hollaway, a 70-something TV talk show host in Upstate New York, was foisted on debonair, silver-haired detective Alex Rayburn as an unwelcome partner in solving a crime of international proportions. Following the successful conclusion of their first case, the problematic pair found themselves involved in more unlikely adventures - as well as an unlikely affair of the heart. What now? A quiet walk in the cemetery leads to an encounter with a frantic escaped prisoner who begs Alex to prove his innocence. Nan and Alex’s nubile grandniece Dani join in the Perilous Pursuits of the bad guys, but it’s Alex who must ultimately brave a watery grave. In Golden Retrievals, a historic buried treasure becomes an intriguing case for Alex and Nan. All is happily resolved until one dark and stormy night when an unlikely miscreant makes his move at the Rayburn mansion.
Author: Horton-De Wolfe
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1796043044
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 254
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Nan Holloway, a one-time network TV correspondent, is now barely making it as a PR consultant in small Upstate New York. Enter Alex Rayburn—a silver-haired man-about-town and a matchless detective, at least in his own mind. Life quickly changes for Nan, leaving her both titillated and terrified. In Adventure One: Reappearing Persons, Nan spots an ominous figure from the past and a missing woman reappears—dead. Nan and Alex are brought together in an uneasy partnership that turns out to be more dangerous—and more fun—than either of them anticipated. In Adventure Two: Unrelated Incidents, a cigar store Indian is stolen from Alex’s favorite tobacco emporium, and Nan learns of a threat made to a Native American environmental activist. Can the problematic pair uncover the sinister connection between these seemingly unrelated incidents without falling prey to a ruthless landowner and his murderous minions?
Author: Horton - De Wolfe
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226
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Silver-haired sleuth Alex Rayburn and one-time network journalist Nan Holloway were less than thrilled to be forced into a crime-solving partnership. After a series of exciting and successful cases, their relationship warmed – a lot. Now a couple thoroughly enjoying their seventh decade, Alan and Nan take on two of their weirdest challenges in this volume. A head in a box, accompanied by a cryptic couplet, puzzles the pair in Poetic Justice. Can Alex and Nan keep their heads and catch the culprit? To complicate things, an old family friend returns from the past to become a prime suspect. In Neighborhood Buzz, a lawn party at the Rayburn mansion, a Ferrari show, and a visit from the Governor make for a festive Fourth of July. But there’s a deadly menace in the air. When danger strikes close to home, Alex must outrace the villains to save Nan.
Author: Gordon Smith
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1937470172
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 478
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Comprehensive list of day-to-day naval actions from July 1943 through September 1943. Major events include Allied invasions of Sicily and Italy, plus continued action in the Solomon and New Guinea Islands, and the US liberation of Kiska Island.
Author: Donald A Bertke
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1937470091
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 586
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Major Pacific actions from April through August 1942 include the Japanese attack on Ceylon, the Doolittle Raid on Japan, the battle of the Coral Sea, the battle of Midway Island, the U.S. landing on Guadalcanal, the battle of Savo Island, and the battle of the eastern Solomon Islands. Arctic actions include battle for convoy PQ.17. In Mediterranean, the Royal Navy interdicts Axis supply lines along Libyan and Egyptian coasts. In the Atlantic, the U.S. implements convoys along the East Coast.
Author: Donald A Bertke
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1937470113
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 444
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From September through November 1942, the Allies defeated the Axis forces on all active fronts. On land, the British defeated Rommel in Operation SUPERCHARGE, the US Marines defeated the Japanese on Guadalcanal, and the Russians trapped the German Sixth Army at Stalingrad and disrupted the entire Axis southern front in Russia. At sea, the Royal Navy landed desperately needed supplies on Malta in Operations PEDESTAL and STONEAGE; the USN defended the US Marines on Guadalcanal from a Japanese attack in the Battle of Cape Esperance; the Allies landed troops at Morocco and Algeria in Operation TORCH; USN cruisers sank a Japanese battleship in the 1st Battle of Savo Island; the 2nd Battle of Savo Island was the only battleship-to-battleship engagement of the war in the Pacific; the Battle of the North Atlantic increased in intensity; and the Germans tried to capture the French Fleet at Toulon, France, in Operation ANTON, only to arrive as the ships sank beneath the sea.
Author: Carl P Lavo
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
ISBN: 1612510752
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 252
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Eugene Fluckey was one of the great naval heroes of World War II. His exploits as captain of the submarine USS Barb revolutionized undersea warfare and laid the groundwork for a nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine fleet. He retired as a rear admiral and was awarded numerous presidential, congressional, and military honors, including the Medal of Honor and four Navy Crosses. In the war against Japan, Fluckey fired the first ballistic missiles from a submarine, sank more tonnage than any other U.S. submarine skipper, including an aircraft carrier, a cruiser, a destroyer, and blew up a train after landing submariners-turned-saboteurs on mainland Japan in 1945. Here is the legendary submariner's story, told with the exclusive access to Fluckey's personal papers and based on interviews with him, his family, Barb shipmates, official Navy documents, and the recollections of his contemporaries.
Author: Gordon Smith
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1937470164
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 564
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This volume covers day-to-day naval actions during March-June 1943. The Allies attacked German U-boats day and night, forcing their withdrawal from the vital North Atlantic convoy routes, clearing the way for the eventual invasion of Europe from Britain. In the Bismarck Sea, Allied aircraft destroyed an entire Japanese troop convoy bound for New Guinea. In the Komandorski Islands, the U.S. Navy engaged a superior Japanese force and out fought them. After this loss, the Japanese commander was fired in disgrace. The Allies isolated the German and Italian troops fighting in Tunisia with an air and sea blockade. Without support from Italy, Tunisia fell. U.S. aircraft ambushed Japanese Admiral Yamamoto while he was en route to an inspection visit in the Solomon Islands. The U.S. 7th Infantry Division liberated Attu Island in the Aleutian Islands.
