Author: Robert Baker
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1491790857
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
While growing up on a Texas ranch, Robert Baker nurtured dreams of becoming a veterinarian. But when fate led him to a navy recruiters office in 1961, Bob embarked on a new journey that would eventually lead him to places and into situations he never could have imagined. In his memoir, Bob shares details from his experiences before, during, and after his service aboard the USS Coral Sea, an attack aircraft carrier equipped with a missile system so progressive that Americas newest and most sophisticated fighter aircraft was designed around it. As he leads others through his childhood to the rigors of boot camp and eventually to the USS Coral Sea, Bob offers a compelling glimpse into his emotions as life led him aboard the colossal warship that would soon simultaneously cross the Equator and International Date Line and transport her crew to Vietnam to carry out Operation Rolling Thunder. The Flight of the Sparrow shares the true story of one mans incredible journey from childhood to an aircraft carrier serviceman as he and his fellow sailors carried out a secret mission during the Vietnam War.
The Flight of the Sparrow
Author: Robert Baker
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1491790857
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
While growing up on a Texas ranch, Robert Baker nurtured dreams of becoming a veterinarian. But when fate led him to a navy recruiters office in 1961, Bob embarked on a new journey that would eventually lead him to places and into situations he never could have imagined. In his memoir, Bob shares details from his experiences before, during, and after his service aboard the USS Coral Sea, an attack aircraft carrier equipped with a missile system so progressive that Americas newest and most sophisticated fighter aircraft was designed around it. As he leads others through his childhood to the rigors of boot camp and eventually to the USS Coral Sea, Bob offers a compelling glimpse into his emotions as life led him aboard the colossal warship that would soon simultaneously cross the Equator and International Date Line and transport her crew to Vietnam to carry out Operation Rolling Thunder. The Flight of the Sparrow shares the true story of one mans incredible journey from childhood to an aircraft carrier serviceman as he and his fellow sailors carried out a secret mission during the Vietnam War.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1491790857
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
While growing up on a Texas ranch, Robert Baker nurtured dreams of becoming a veterinarian. But when fate led him to a navy recruiters office in 1961, Bob embarked on a new journey that would eventually lead him to places and into situations he never could have imagined. In his memoir, Bob shares details from his experiences before, during, and after his service aboard the USS Coral Sea, an attack aircraft carrier equipped with a missile system so progressive that Americas newest and most sophisticated fighter aircraft was designed around it. As he leads others through his childhood to the rigors of boot camp and eventually to the USS Coral Sea, Bob offers a compelling glimpse into his emotions as life led him aboard the colossal warship that would soon simultaneously cross the Equator and International Date Line and transport her crew to Vietnam to carry out Operation Rolling Thunder. The Flight of the Sparrow shares the true story of one mans incredible journey from childhood to an aircraft carrier serviceman as he and his fellow sailors carried out a secret mission during the Vietnam War.
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The Statesman's Year-Book 1965-66
Author: S. Steinberg
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230270948
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1743
Book Description
The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230270948
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1743
Book Description
The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.
The Statesman's Year-Book 1967-68
Author: S. Steinberg
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230270964
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1752
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The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230270964
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1752
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The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.
The Statesman's Year-Book 1966-67
Author: S. Steinberg
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230270956
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1749
Book Description
The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on all the countries of the world.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230270956
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1749
Book Description
The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on all the countries of the world.
Aircraft Carriers
Author: Norman Polmar
Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.
ISBN: 1574886657
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 559
Book Description
In the post-1945 era, the aircraft carrier has remained a valued weapon despite the development of nuclear weapons, cruise and ballistic missiles, and highly capable submarines. At times, as in the early days of the Korean and Vietnam Wars and in the Falklands conflict, carriers alone could deploy high-performance aircraft to the battlefield. In other operations, such as enforcing the no-fly zones and the U.S. invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, only carriers could provide the bases needed for sustained combat and support operations. This second volume of Norman Polmar's landmark study details the role of carriers in the unification of the U.S. armed forces and strategic deterrence, fiscally constrained Great Britain, the development of British Commonwealth and ex-colonial navies, and the efforts of France and the Netherlands to rebuild their fleets. The role of the modern carrier-nine nations currently possess them-is discussed, as are the issues confronting nations that might acquire them. Chapters on the Soviet Union's effort to produce carriers are included for the first time. The development of both carrier planes and the many "oddball" aircraft that have flown from carriers-such as the U-2 spy plane-are also examined. Appendixes include comprehensive data on all carriers built and converted through 2006. This volume is a valuable companion to the critically acclaimed Volume I, which covers aircraft carrier development and operations from 1909 to 1945.
Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.
ISBN: 1574886657
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 559
Book Description
In the post-1945 era, the aircraft carrier has remained a valued weapon despite the development of nuclear weapons, cruise and ballistic missiles, and highly capable submarines. At times, as in the early days of the Korean and Vietnam Wars and in the Falklands conflict, carriers alone could deploy high-performance aircraft to the battlefield. In other operations, such as enforcing the no-fly zones and the U.S. invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, only carriers could provide the bases needed for sustained combat and support operations. This second volume of Norman Polmar's landmark study details the role of carriers in the unification of the U.S. armed forces and strategic deterrence, fiscally constrained Great Britain, the development of British Commonwealth and ex-colonial navies, and the efforts of France and the Netherlands to rebuild their fleets. The role of the modern carrier-nine nations currently possess them-is discussed, as are the issues confronting nations that might acquire them. Chapters on the Soviet Union's effort to produce carriers are included for the first time. The development of both carrier planes and the many "oddball" aircraft that have flown from carriers-such as the U-2 spy plane-are also examined. Appendixes include comprehensive data on all carriers built and converted through 2006. This volume is a valuable companion to the critically acclaimed Volume I, which covers aircraft carrier development and operations from 1909 to 1945.
Pocket Data Book, USA.
Author: United States. Bureau of the Census
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 370
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 370
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Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
Author: United States. Superintendent of Documents
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1248
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1248
Book Description
Thunder from Above
Author: John Morrocco
Publisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Photographs, maps, and eyewitness accounts of the War in Vietnam.
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 200
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Photographs, maps, and eyewitness accounts of the War in Vietnam.
The Statesman's Year-Book 1968-69
Author: S. Steinberg
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230270972
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1744
Book Description
The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230270972
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1744
Book Description
The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.