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Category : Military engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 60
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The Engineer
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Category : Military engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 60
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Category : Military engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 60
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A Captain's Duty
Author: Richard Phillips
Publisher: Hachette Books
ISBN: 1401395112
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 277
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"I share the country's admiration for the bravery of Captain Phillips and his selfless concern for his crew. His courage is a model for all Americans." --President Barack Obama It was just another day on the job for fifty-three-year-old Richard Phillips, captain of the Maersk Alabama, the United States-flagged cargo ship which was carrying, among other things, food and agricultural materials for the World Food Program. That all changed when armed Somali pirates boarded the ship. The pirates didn't expect the crew to fight back, nor did they expect Captain Phillips to offer himself as hostage in exchange for the safety of his crew. Thus began the tense five-day stand-off, which ended in a daring high-seas rescue when U.S. Navy SEALs opened fire and picked off three of the captors. "It never ends like this," Captain Phillips said. And he's right. A Captain's Duty tells the life-and-death drama of the Vermont native who was held captive on a tiny lifeboat off Somalia's anarchic, gun-plagued shores. A story of adventure and courage, it provides the intimate details of this high-seas hostage-taking--the unbearable heat, the death threats, the mock executions, and the escape attempt. When the pirates boarded his ship, Captain Phillips put his experience into action, doing everything he could to safeguard his crew. And when he was held captive by the pirates, he marshaled all his resources to ensure his own survival, withstanding intense physical hardship and an escalating battle of wills with the pirates. This was it: the moment where training meets instinct and where character is everything. Richard Phillips was ready.
Publisher: Hachette Books
ISBN: 1401395112
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
"I share the country's admiration for the bravery of Captain Phillips and his selfless concern for his crew. His courage is a model for all Americans." --President Barack Obama It was just another day on the job for fifty-three-year-old Richard Phillips, captain of the Maersk Alabama, the United States-flagged cargo ship which was carrying, among other things, food and agricultural materials for the World Food Program. That all changed when armed Somali pirates boarded the ship. The pirates didn't expect the crew to fight back, nor did they expect Captain Phillips to offer himself as hostage in exchange for the safety of his crew. Thus began the tense five-day stand-off, which ended in a daring high-seas rescue when U.S. Navy SEALs opened fire and picked off three of the captors. "It never ends like this," Captain Phillips said. And he's right. A Captain's Duty tells the life-and-death drama of the Vermont native who was held captive on a tiny lifeboat off Somalia's anarchic, gun-plagued shores. A story of adventure and courage, it provides the intimate details of this high-seas hostage-taking--the unbearable heat, the death threats, the mock executions, and the escape attempt. When the pirates boarded his ship, Captain Phillips put his experience into action, doing everything he could to safeguard his crew. And when he was held captive by the pirates, he marshaled all his resources to ensure his own survival, withstanding intense physical hardship and an escalating battle of wills with the pirates. This was it: the moment where training meets instinct and where character is everything. Richard Phillips was ready.
Military Handbook
Author: Harry Connelly Groome
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Category : Pennsylvania
Languages : en
Pages : 308
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Category : Pennsylvania
Languages : en
Pages : 308
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Illustrated Catalogue of Books
Author: A.C. McClurg & Co
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Category : Publishers' catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 416
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Category : Publishers' catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 416
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Special Warfare
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Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 544
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Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 544
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Hearings
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services
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Languages : en
Pages : 1684
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Languages : en
Pages : 1684
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Hearings Before and Special Reports Made by Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives on Subjects Affecting the Naval and Military Establishments
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Category : Legislative hearings
Languages : en
Pages : 1486
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Category : Legislative hearings
Languages : en
Pages : 1486
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Hearings
Author: United States. Congress. House
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Languages : en
Pages : 3042
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Languages : en
Pages : 3042
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Comics Values Annual 2007
Author: Alex Malloy
Publisher: Krause Publications
ISBN: 9780896894631
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 874
Book Description
' Cross-referenced listings aid in easily identifying and accurately assessing collections
Publisher: Krause Publications
ISBN: 9780896894631
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 874
Book Description
' Cross-referenced listings aid in easily identifying and accurately assessing collections
The Complete Concordance to Shakespere: being a verbal index to all the passages in the dramatic works of the poet
Author: Mary Victoria Cowden CLARKE
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Languages : en
Pages : 882
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Languages : en
Pages : 882
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