Author: John A. Williamson
Publisher: University Alabama Press
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
"The author details the challenges of communal life aboard ship and explains the intense loyalty that bonds crew members for life. Ultimately, Williamson offers a portrait of himself, an inexperienced naval officer who, having come of age in Alabama during the Depression, rose to become the most successful WW II antisubmarine warfare officer in the Pacific."--Jacket.
Antisubmarine Warrior in the Pacific
Author: John A. Williamson
Publisher: University Alabama Press
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
"The author details the challenges of communal life aboard ship and explains the intense loyalty that bonds crew members for life. Ultimately, Williamson offers a portrait of himself, an inexperienced naval officer who, having come of age in Alabama during the Depression, rose to become the most successful WW II antisubmarine warfare officer in the Pacific."--Jacket.
Publisher: University Alabama Press
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
"The author details the challenges of communal life aboard ship and explains the intense loyalty that bonds crew members for life. Ultimately, Williamson offers a portrait of himself, an inexperienced naval officer who, having come of age in Alabama during the Depression, rose to become the most successful WW II antisubmarine warfare officer in the Pacific."--Jacket.
Stu’S Sea Stories
Author: Stuart D Landersman
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1543473113
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 570
Book Description
STUS SEA STORIES is the autobiography of Stuart D. Landersman, a retired Navy captain with thirty years of service. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. and grew up in Poughkeepsie. He was an Eagle scout, president of his high school class and active in sports, particularly basketball which he played also in college. After college he went into the Navy and served in destroyers, frigates, cruisers and amphibious warfare ships and commanded a number of destroyers. He had thirty months of combat action in the Viet Nam conflict including duty on the staff of Commander Seventh Fleet. He had a tour of duty as aide to the Superintendent of the Naval Academy, attended the Naval Postgraduate School, Naval War College and National War College and has a Masters degree and a Master Mariners license. After retiring from the Navy he worked for the Applied Physics Laboratory of Johns Hopkins University, served as a Convoy Commodore and taught shiphandling in simulators. He has written a number of articles on naval matters and has published a novel; SHELLBACK. He lives in Coronado, California.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1543473113
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 570
Book Description
STUS SEA STORIES is the autobiography of Stuart D. Landersman, a retired Navy captain with thirty years of service. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. and grew up in Poughkeepsie. He was an Eagle scout, president of his high school class and active in sports, particularly basketball which he played also in college. After college he went into the Navy and served in destroyers, frigates, cruisers and amphibious warfare ships and commanded a number of destroyers. He had thirty months of combat action in the Viet Nam conflict including duty on the staff of Commander Seventh Fleet. He had a tour of duty as aide to the Superintendent of the Naval Academy, attended the Naval Postgraduate School, Naval War College and National War College and has a Masters degree and a Master Mariners license. After retiring from the Navy he worked for the Applied Physics Laboratory of Johns Hopkins University, served as a Convoy Commodore and taught shiphandling in simulators. He has written a number of articles on naval matters and has published a novel; SHELLBACK. He lives in Coronado, California.
Hearings Before the Special Subcommittee on Nonappropriated Fund Activities Within the Department of Defense of the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, Ninety-second Congress, Second Session, May 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 18, 24, 25, 31, June 1, 26, July 19, 20, 1972
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Special Subcommittee on Nonappropriated Fund Activities within the Department of Defense
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military exchanges
Languages : en
Pages : 1084
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military exchanges
Languages : en
Pages : 1084
Book Description
Hearings
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1704
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1704
Book Description
Fighting to Leave
Author: Robert E. Stoffey
Publisher: Zenith Press
ISBN: 9780760333105
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
A chronicle of the last years of the Vietnam War that is at once a comprehensive overview and at the same time a vividly personal account from a field commander.
Publisher: Zenith Press
ISBN: 9780760333105
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
A chronicle of the last years of the Vietnam War that is at once a comprehensive overview and at the same time a vividly personal account from a field commander.
Patch Guide
Author: Michael L. Roberts
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 1681622823
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Attack aircraft carriers, battleships, destroyers, frigates, light and heavy cruisers, and patrol crafts. 1,300 different ships and submarines from WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and the Gulf War have their crests displayed in brilliant full color. This book is an encyclopedia, preserving the emblems that reflect the pride of the crews belonging to the best ships in the U.S. Navy."" Indexed.""
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 1681622823
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Attack aircraft carriers, battleships, destroyers, frigates, light and heavy cruisers, and patrol crafts. 1,300 different ships and submarines from WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and the Gulf War have their crests displayed in brilliant full color. This book is an encyclopedia, preserving the emblems that reflect the pride of the crews belonging to the best ships in the U.S. Navy."" Indexed.""
The Forgotten Heroes
Author: Brian Herbert
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780765307071
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
The United States Merchant Marine has a tradition of being in the forefront of every American military action and has served with distinction in every conflict. New York Times bestselling author Brian Herbert chronicles the amazing exploits of these gallant seamen, assembling a fascinating array of data from historical documents, government records, diaries, and interviews with surviving veterans. This brilliant history details the heroism, self-sacrifice and grim determination that have always been the hallmark of the United States Merchant Marine. Herbert also reveals one of the great injustices of American history. The civilian fighters of the Merchant Marine performed feats of extraordinary bravery during World War II; they were the lifeline of the entire Allied war effort, delivering troops, materiel, food, fuel, and every essential needed for victory over the Axis. In doing so, the Merchant Marine suffered losses so high that the casualty rates were kept secret. At war's end, the men and women of every other service branch were honored by parades and given medical and educational benefits--but the members of the Merchant Marine, who were so vital to our victory, have received neither the benefits nor the recognition they deserved. Herbert is part of a growing movement across the United States to right the wrong. The Forgotten Heroes is a history of these unsung heroes and a plea for justice.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780765307071
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
The United States Merchant Marine has a tradition of being in the forefront of every American military action and has served with distinction in every conflict. New York Times bestselling author Brian Herbert chronicles the amazing exploits of these gallant seamen, assembling a fascinating array of data from historical documents, government records, diaries, and interviews with surviving veterans. This brilliant history details the heroism, self-sacrifice and grim determination that have always been the hallmark of the United States Merchant Marine. Herbert also reveals one of the great injustices of American history. The civilian fighters of the Merchant Marine performed feats of extraordinary bravery during World War II; they were the lifeline of the entire Allied war effort, delivering troops, materiel, food, fuel, and every essential needed for victory over the Axis. In doing so, the Merchant Marine suffered losses so high that the casualty rates were kept secret. At war's end, the men and women of every other service branch were honored by parades and given medical and educational benefits--but the members of the Merchant Marine, who were so vital to our victory, have received neither the benefits nor the recognition they deserved. Herbert is part of a growing movement across the United States to right the wrong. The Forgotten Heroes is a history of these unsung heroes and a plea for justice.
All Hands
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 624
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 624
Book Description
Iran-Contra Investigation
Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee to Investigate Covert Arms Transactions with Iran
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Iran-Contra Affair, 1985-1990
Languages : en
Pages : 964
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Iran-Contra Affair, 1985-1990
Languages : en
Pages : 964
Book Description
US Navy A-1 Skyraider Units of the Vietnam War
Author: Rick Burgess
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1846038707
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Nicknamed the 'flying dump truck', the A-1 was a key component in naval air wings from the end of World War II into the 1960s, allowing the aircraft to play its part in the escalating conflict in Vietnam. Both A-1 attack and EA-1F airborne early warning aircraft saw action in Southeast Asia from 1960 through 1969, when the last examples were finally retired from carrier decks. The A-1s in particular bombed targets in both North and South Vietnam, despite the aircraft being highly vulnerable to enemy flak and fighters. Co-written by a two-tour Vietnam War combat veteran in the A-1, this is the first book that focuses exclusively on the aircraft's service in Vietnam.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1846038707
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Nicknamed the 'flying dump truck', the A-1 was a key component in naval air wings from the end of World War II into the 1960s, allowing the aircraft to play its part in the escalating conflict in Vietnam. Both A-1 attack and EA-1F airborne early warning aircraft saw action in Southeast Asia from 1960 through 1969, when the last examples were finally retired from carrier decks. The A-1s in particular bombed targets in both North and South Vietnam, despite the aircraft being highly vulnerable to enemy flak and fighters. Co-written by a two-tour Vietnam War combat veteran in the A-1, this is the first book that focuses exclusively on the aircraft's service in Vietnam.