Author: Francis Duncan
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
An official Atomic Energy Commission historian assigned to Admiral Rickover's office, Duncan draws on files, documents, and interviews to chronicle the introduction of nuclear powered ships into the US Navy. Covers the period from the mid-1950s to the early 1980s. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Rickover and the Nuclear Navy
Author: Francis Duncan
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
An official Atomic Energy Commission historian assigned to Admiral Rickover's office, Duncan draws on files, documents, and interviews to chronicle the introduction of nuclear powered ships into the US Navy. Covers the period from the mid-1950s to the early 1980s. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
An official Atomic Energy Commission historian assigned to Admiral Rickover's office, Duncan draws on files, documents, and interviews to chronicle the introduction of nuclear powered ships into the US Navy. Covers the period from the mid-1950s to the early 1980s. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
High Seas Buffer
Author: Bruce A. Elleman
Publisher: Government Printing Office
ISBN: 9781884733956
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
it ensured that friction over the Taiwan Strait did not escalate into a full-blown war. In fact, the Taiwan Patrol Force did its job so well that virtually nothing has been written about it. U.S. Navy ships acted both as a buffer between the two antagonists and as a trip wire in case of aggression. The force fulfilled the latter function twice in the 1950s -- during the first (1954-55) and second (1958) Taiwan Strait crises --
Publisher: Government Printing Office
ISBN: 9781884733956
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
it ensured that friction over the Taiwan Strait did not escalate into a full-blown war. In fact, the Taiwan Patrol Force did its job so well that virtually nothing has been written about it. U.S. Navy ships acted both as a buffer between the two antagonists and as a trip wire in case of aggression. The force fulfilled the latter function twice in the 1950s -- during the first (1954-55) and second (1958) Taiwan Strait crises --
The Assassination of President Lincoln
Author: Benn Pitman
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lincoln Assassination Conspiracy Trial, Washington, D.C., 1865
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lincoln Assassination Conspiracy Trial, Washington, D.C., 1865
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
Tailhook, Eagles in Flight
Author: Randy W. Baumgardner
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 1563114038
Category : Air pilots, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Understanding the role of women in Latin American history demands a full examination of their activities in the region's political, economic, and domestic spheres. Toward this end, historian Gertrude M. Yeager has assembled the multidisciplinary collection Confronting Change, Challenging Tradition. The essays in this volume explore the ways in which Latin American women have shaped-and have been shaped by-the traditional practices and ideologies of their cultures. The selections are arranged in two sections: Culture and the Status of Women, and Reconstructing the Past.
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 1563114038
Category : Air pilots, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Understanding the role of women in Latin American history demands a full examination of their activities in the region's political, economic, and domestic spheres. Toward this end, historian Gertrude M. Yeager has assembled the multidisciplinary collection Confronting Change, Challenging Tradition. The essays in this volume explore the ways in which Latin American women have shaped-and have been shaped by-the traditional practices and ideologies of their cultures. The selections are arranged in two sections: Culture and the Status of Women, and Reconstructing the Past.
Trawlers Go to War
Author: Paul Lund
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780450011757
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780450011757
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
History of San Luis Obispo County and Environs, California
Author: Annie L. Stringfellow Morrison
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : San Luis Obispo County (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1078
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : San Luis Obispo County (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1078
Book Description
The Warrior Generals
Author: Thomas Buell
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0609801732
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 529
Book Description
master historian gives readers a fresh new picture of the Civil War as it really was. Buell examines three pairs of commanders from the North and South, who met each other in battle. Following each pair through the entire war, the author reveals the human dimensions of the drama and brings the battles to life. 38 b&w photos.
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0609801732
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 529
Book Description
master historian gives readers a fresh new picture of the Civil War as it really was. Buell examines three pairs of commanders from the North and South, who met each other in battle. Following each pair through the entire war, the author reveals the human dimensions of the drama and brings the battles to life. 38 b&w photos.
Reminiscences and Memoirs of North Carolina and Eminent North Carolinians
Author: John Hill Wheeler
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : North Carolina
Languages : en
Pages : 590
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : North Carolina
Languages : en
Pages : 590
Book Description
The Medical Directory for Ireland
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ireland
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ireland
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Turgenev and England
Author: Patrick Waddington
Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description