Author: Gerry Carroll
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780671855888
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
In the tradition of Tom Clancy and Harold Coyle, Gerry Carroll has drawn on his own experience as a navy helicopter pilot for this tale of war and friendship. In the US Navy's air war against North Vietnam, Lieutenant Boyle's challenge is to fly fast and low to rescue downed pilots.
North SAR
Author: Gerry Carroll
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780671855888
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
In the tradition of Tom Clancy and Harold Coyle, Gerry Carroll has drawn on his own experience as a navy helicopter pilot for this tale of war and friendship. In the US Navy's air war against North Vietnam, Lieutenant Boyle's challenge is to fly fast and low to rescue downed pilots.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780671855888
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
In the tradition of Tom Clancy and Harold Coyle, Gerry Carroll has drawn on his own experience as a navy helicopter pilot for this tale of war and friendship. In the US Navy's air war against North Vietnam, Lieutenant Boyle's challenge is to fly fast and low to rescue downed pilots.
Journeys North
Author: Barney Scout Mann
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
ISBN: 1680513222
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 389
Book Description
2020 Banff Mountain Book Competition Finalist in Adventure Travel In Journeys North, legendary trail angel, thru hiker, and former PCTA board member Barney Scout Mann spins a compelling tale of six hikers on the Pacific Crest Trail in 2007 as they walk from Mexico to Canada. This ensemble story unfolds as these half-dozen hikers--including Barney and his wife, Sandy--trod north, slowly forming relationships and revealing their deepest secrets and aspirations. They face a once-in-a-generation drought and early severe winter storms that test their will in this bare-knuckled adventure. In fact, only a third of all the hikers who set out on the trail that year would finish. As the group approaches Canada, a storm rages. How will these very different hikers, ranging in age, gender, and background, respond to the hardship and suffering ahead of them? Can they all make the final 60-mile push through freezing temperatures, sleet, and snow, or will some reach their breaking point? Journeys North is a story of grit, compassion, and the relationships people forge when they strive toward a common goal.
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
ISBN: 1680513222
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 389
Book Description
2020 Banff Mountain Book Competition Finalist in Adventure Travel In Journeys North, legendary trail angel, thru hiker, and former PCTA board member Barney Scout Mann spins a compelling tale of six hikers on the Pacific Crest Trail in 2007 as they walk from Mexico to Canada. This ensemble story unfolds as these half-dozen hikers--including Barney and his wife, Sandy--trod north, slowly forming relationships and revealing their deepest secrets and aspirations. They face a once-in-a-generation drought and early severe winter storms that test their will in this bare-knuckled adventure. In fact, only a third of all the hikers who set out on the trail that year would finish. As the group approaches Canada, a storm rages. How will these very different hikers, ranging in age, gender, and background, respond to the hardship and suffering ahead of them? Can they all make the final 60-mile push through freezing temperatures, sleet, and snow, or will some reach their breaking point? Journeys North is a story of grit, compassion, and the relationships people forge when they strive toward a common goal.
Ghostrider One
Author: Gerry Carroll
Publisher: Pocket Books
ISBN: 9780671753245
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
From the bestselling author of North SAR comes the second novel in Carroll's Vietnam trilogy. Commander Jim Hogan, U.S. Navy, has signed on for his second tour of duty. As executive officer of an A-4 Skyhawk attack squadron, his job is to renew confidence and prepare the men for a rescue mission that will test their skill and courage like never before.
Publisher: Pocket Books
ISBN: 9780671753245
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
From the bestselling author of North SAR comes the second novel in Carroll's Vietnam trilogy. Commander Jim Hogan, U.S. Navy, has signed on for his second tour of duty. As executive officer of an A-4 Skyhawk attack squadron, his job is to renew confidence and prepare the men for a rescue mission that will test their skill and courage like never before.
Plankowners
Author: Stuart Landersman
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1669807053
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
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Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1669807053
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
The information about the book is not available as of this time.
Hard Charger!
Author: James A Treadway
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595360092
Category : Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Hard Charger is the story of a Cold War cruiser, the USS Biddle (DLG-34), the last Navy cruiser powered by conventional steam, the last of the single-ended guided missile frigates, the last ship of her class, but the first on the front lines. Biddle's story is traced from when her combat systems were conceived soon after the end of World War II and then designed and built during the 50's and 60's, to her construction, commission, shakedown, combat assignments in Vietnam, her battle at PIRAZ, overhauls, upgrades, training exercises and cruises to the North Atlantic and Mediterranean, and finally her decommissioning. The story is told by the officers and men who served aboard her - captains and deckhands, technicians and engineering officers, chiefs petty officers, plankowners and her decommissioning crew. Though Biddle is gone, her remarkable story remains, as does the freedom she helped protect. Historians, those currently involved with Navy combat systems, and those who served aboard a similar ship or during the Cold War will find Biddle's story interesting and thought provoking. Hard Charger is the only book written about Biddle or any Belknap class cruiser.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595360092
Category : Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Hard Charger is the story of a Cold War cruiser, the USS Biddle (DLG-34), the last Navy cruiser powered by conventional steam, the last of the single-ended guided missile frigates, the last ship of her class, but the first on the front lines. Biddle's story is traced from when her combat systems were conceived soon after the end of World War II and then designed and built during the 50's and 60's, to her construction, commission, shakedown, combat assignments in Vietnam, her battle at PIRAZ, overhauls, upgrades, training exercises and cruises to the North Atlantic and Mediterranean, and finally her decommissioning. The story is told by the officers and men who served aboard her - captains and deckhands, technicians and engineering officers, chiefs petty officers, plankowners and her decommissioning crew. Though Biddle is gone, her remarkable story remains, as does the freedom she helped protect. Historians, those currently involved with Navy combat systems, and those who served aboard a similar ship or during the Cold War will find Biddle's story interesting and thought provoking. Hard Charger is the only book written about Biddle or any Belknap class cruiser.
Leave No Man Behind
Author: George Galdorisi
Publisher: Zenith Press
ISBN: 9780760323922
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 672
Book Description
The history of a near-century of combat search and rescue, with an account of how the discipline was created and how it is administered—or neglected—today.
Publisher: Zenith Press
ISBN: 9780760323922
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 672
Book Description
The history of a near-century of combat search and rescue, with an account of how the discipline was created and how it is administered—or neglected—today.
Leave No Man Behind
Author: George Galdorisi
Publisher: Zenith Press
ISBN: 1616732253
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 665
Book Description
Beginning with the birth of combat aircraft in World War I and the early attempts to rescue warriors trapped behind enemy lines, Leave No Man Behind chronicles in depth nearly one hundred years of combat search and rescue (CSAR). All major U.S. combat operations from World War II to the early years of the Iraq War are covered, including previously classified missions and several Medal-of-Honor-winning operations. Authors George Galdorisi and Tom Phillips (both veteran U.S. Navy helicopter pilots) highlight individual acts of heroism while telling the big-picture story of the creation and development of modern CSAR. Although individual missions have their successes and failures, CSAR, as an institution, would seem beyond reproach, an obvious necessity. The organizational history of CSAR, however, is not entirely positive. The armed services, particularly the U.S. Air Force and Navy, have a tendency to cut CSAR at the end of a conflict, leaving no infrastructure prepared for the next time that the brave men and women of our armed forces find themselves behind enemy lines. The final chapter has not yet been written for U.S. combat search and rescue, but in view of the life-saving potential of these forces, an open and forthright review of U.S. military CSAR plans and policies is long overdue. Beyond the exciting stories of heroic victories and heartrending defeats, Leave No Man Behind stimulates debate on this important subject.
Publisher: Zenith Press
ISBN: 1616732253
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 665
Book Description
Beginning with the birth of combat aircraft in World War I and the early attempts to rescue warriors trapped behind enemy lines, Leave No Man Behind chronicles in depth nearly one hundred years of combat search and rescue (CSAR). All major U.S. combat operations from World War II to the early years of the Iraq War are covered, including previously classified missions and several Medal-of-Honor-winning operations. Authors George Galdorisi and Tom Phillips (both veteran U.S. Navy helicopter pilots) highlight individual acts of heroism while telling the big-picture story of the creation and development of modern CSAR. Although individual missions have their successes and failures, CSAR, as an institution, would seem beyond reproach, an obvious necessity. The organizational history of CSAR, however, is not entirely positive. The armed services, particularly the U.S. Air Force and Navy, have a tendency to cut CSAR at the end of a conflict, leaving no infrastructure prepared for the next time that the brave men and women of our armed forces find themselves behind enemy lines. The final chapter has not yet been written for U.S. combat search and rescue, but in view of the life-saving potential of these forces, an open and forthright review of U.S. military CSAR plans and policies is long overdue. Beyond the exciting stories of heroic victories and heartrending defeats, Leave No Man Behind stimulates debate on this important subject.
From Vietnam to the Arctic Circle
Author: Jack Whitehouse
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476688354
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
As a U.S. Navy officer, Jack Whitehouse served aboard a World War II-era destroyer at the peak of the Vietnam War, ran special operations on a patrol gunboat out of Guantanamo Bay following the Cuban Missile Crisis and deployed with the Royal Norwegian Navy to counter Soviet threats north of the Arctic Circle. His detailed memoir recounts American efforts to win the Cold War from the perspective of a young lieutenant on the front lines 1964-1975 and the personal struggles and perseverance of sailors fighting an existential enemy at sea.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476688354
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
As a U.S. Navy officer, Jack Whitehouse served aboard a World War II-era destroyer at the peak of the Vietnam War, ran special operations on a patrol gunboat out of Guantanamo Bay following the Cuban Missile Crisis and deployed with the Royal Norwegian Navy to counter Soviet threats north of the Arctic Circle. His detailed memoir recounts American efforts to win the Cold War from the perspective of a young lieutenant on the front lines 1964-1975 and the personal struggles and perseverance of sailors fighting an existential enemy at sea.
Merchant Vessels of the United States
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Merchant marine
Languages : en
Pages : 1238
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Merchant marine
Languages : en
Pages : 1238
Book Description
North Star Cocktails
Author: Johnny Michaels
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781681340708
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Award-winning drinkslinger Johnny Michaels, along with the North Star Bartenders' Guild, move beyond the traditional Martini and Manhattan to offer 125 crafted cocktail recipes with modern flavors.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781681340708
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Award-winning drinkslinger Johnny Michaels, along with the North Star Bartenders' Guild, move beyond the traditional Martini and Manhattan to offer 125 crafted cocktail recipes with modern flavors.