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Book A History of the Transport Service   Adventures and Experiences of United States Transports and Cruisers in the World War  With 123 Illustr

Download or read book A History of the Transport Service Adventures and Experiences of United States Transports and Cruisers in the World War With 123 Illustr written by Albert Gleaves and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A History of the Transport Service

Download or read book A History of the Transport Service written by Albert Gleaves and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Book A History of the Transport Service

Download or read book A History of the Transport Service written by Albert Gleaves and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A History of the Transport Service

Download or read book A History of the Transport Service written by Albert Gleaves and published by Nabu Press. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Book A History of the Transport Service

Download or read book A History of the Transport Service written by Vice Admiral Albert Gleaves and published by . This book was released on 2019-03-20 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vice Admiral Albert Gleaves offers his first-hand account of naval troop transports during World War One, showing how crucial these were to America's war effort. Once war was declared against Germany and her allies in 1917, vast amounts of manpower and war materiel had to be shipped from the United States to Europe. The enormous logistical challenge was hindered by the efforts of the German navy, in particular the U-Boat submarines and their notorious torpedoes. Gleaves' accounts are supplemented by those of his own officers and sailors, several of whom were sunk and barely escaped their stricken vessels alive. The sailors of the U.S. Navy Transport Service were both wily and brave; charting a safe course across the Atlantic Ocean and avoiding or diverting confrontation was a difficult business - each ship usually carried hundreds of men bound for the front. Despite setbacks and misfortunes, the Allied naval effort steadily grew in size: by the conclusion of the war in November 1918, around two million soldiers plus enormous quantities of munitions, fuel and weaponry had been successfully ferried across the high seas.

Book A History of the Transport Service

Download or read book A History of the Transport Service written by Vice Admiral Albert Gleaves and published by . This book was released on 2019-06-14 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vice Admiral Albert Gleaves offers his first-hand account of naval troop transports during World War One, showing how crucial these were to America's war effort. Once war was declared against Germany and her allies in 1917, vast amounts of manpower and war materiel had to be shipped from the United States to Europe. The enormous logistical challenge was hindered by the efforts of the German navy, in particular the U-Boat submarines and their notorious torpedoes. Gleaves? accounts are supplemented by those of his own officers and sailors, several of whom were sunk and barely escaped their stricken vessels alive. The sailors of the U.S. Navy Transport Service were both wily and brave; charting a safe course across the Atlantic Ocean and avoiding or diverting confrontation was a difficult business ? each ship usually carried hundreds of men bound for the front. Despite setbacks and misfortunes, the Allied naval effort steadily grew in magnitude.

Book A History of the Transport Service  Adventures and Experiences of United States Transports and Cruisers in the World War

Download or read book A History of the Transport Service Adventures and Experiences of United States Transports and Cruisers in the World War written by Gleaves Albert 1858-1937 and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Book America

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  • Author :
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1920
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 642 pages

Download or read book America written by and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Jesuit review of faith and culture," Nov. 13, 2017-

Book Writings Reflecting American Life and Thought

Download or read book Writings Reflecting American Life and Thought written by Library of Congress and published by . This book was released on 1942 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Attack Transport  The Story of the U S S  Doyen

Download or read book Attack Transport The Story of the U S S Doyen written by Lawrence A. Marsden and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-09-23 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Attack Transport: The Story of the U.S.S. Doyen is a fast-paced action-adventure story from World War 2 detailing the birth of modern amphibious warfare. The book follows the US Navy attack transport ship the Doyen (AP-1), the first of its kind, from its exciting launch on the California coast to its deadly assaults on the shores of Saipan, Leyte, Luzon, and Iwo Jima.

Book Attack Transport

    Book Details:
  • Author : Lawrence A. Marsden
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2008-06-01
  • ISBN : 9781436708999
  • Pages : 212 pages

Download or read book Attack Transport written by Lawrence A. Marsden and published by . This book was released on 2008-06-01 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Book Attack Transport  Illustrated

Download or read book Attack Transport Illustrated written by Lawrence A. Marsden and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-22 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Attack Transport: The Story of the U.S.S. Doyen is a fast-paced action-adventure story from World War 2 detailing the birth of modern amphibious warfare. The book follows the US Navy attack transport ship the Doyen (AP-1), the first of its kind, from its exciting launch on the California coast to its deadly assaults on the shores of Saipan, Leyte, Luzon, and Iwo Jima.

Book History of the naval overseas transportation service in World War I  By Lewis P  Clephane and Naval History Division  of the Navy Department   etc

Download or read book History of the naval overseas transportation service in World War I By Lewis P Clephane and Naval History Division of the Navy Department etc written by United States. Office of Naval History and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Spearhead of Logistics

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  • Author : Benjamin King
  • Publisher : Government Printing Office
  • Release : 2016-02-25
  • ISBN : 9780160931192
  • Pages : 584 pages

Download or read book Spearhead of Logistics written by Benjamin King and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2016-02-25 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spearhead of Logistics is a narrative branch history of the U.S. Army's Transportation Corps, first published in 1994 for transportation personnel and reprinted in 2001 for the larger Army community. The Quartermaster Department coordinated transportation support for the Army until World War I revealed the need for a dedicated corps of specialists. The newly established Transportation Corps, however, lasted for only a few years. Its significant utility for coordinating military transportation became again transparent during World War II, and it was resurrected in mid-1942 to meet the unparalleled logistical demands of fighting in distant theaters. Finally becoming a permanent branch in 1950, the Transportation Corps continued to demonstrate its capability of rapidly supporting U.S. Army operations in global theaters over the next fifty years. With useful lessons of high-quality support that validate the necessity of adequate transportation in a viable national defense posture, it is an important resource for those now involved in military transportation and movement for ongoing expeditionary operations. This text should be useful to both officers and noncommissioned officers who can take examples from the past and apply the successful principles to future operations, thus ensuring a continuing legacy of Transportation excellence within Army operations. Additionally, military science students and military historians may be interested in this volume.

Book World War II as Seen Through the Eyes of United States Navy Cruisers

Download or read book World War II as Seen Through the Eyes of United States Navy Cruisers written by George J. Chambers and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive two-volume set details the role played by the eighty-three light and heavy United States Navy cruisers that fought in World War II against the Axis Powers in the Atlantic Ocean, the English Channel, the Mediterranean Sea, the Norwegian Sea, the Barents Sea, the Bering Sea, the Pacific Ocean, the Antarctic Ocean and elsewhere. Cruisers saw extensive action in both the Pacific and Atlantic/European Theaters of operations, and fought in every major sea engagement with the exception of the Second Battle of Guadalcanal and the night action at Vella LaLavalla. During the course of World War II, cruisers performed a variety of missions including scouting, offensive strikes against surface and land targets, defensive actions in support of aircraft carriers, escorting and protecting destroyers as they executed their torpedo attacks, and escorting convoys. Sixty-six cruisers were either damaged or sunk by enemy action; twenty-three heavy cruisers were damaged by bombs, torpedoes, suicide planes or during strafing attacks and thirty-three light cruisers were damaged from the same causes. These casualties occurred during actions against aircraft, submarines, surface craft or shore batteries. In Chapter I, dates and operating theaters are co-mingled. From then on, each chapter addresses a specific year and is divided into specific theatres of operation. This work outlines the organizations that they served with and the role that each ship played, both individually and in fleet actions. Allied cruisers that served with the U.S. cruisers are also mentioned. All accounts are based on entries in individual cruisers or other ships Logs, War Diaries, and Action Reports. In addition to official records, the author has drawn on the vast body of knowledge compiled by historians over the past seventy plus years. Appendix A contains an alphabetical listing of all the United States cruisers that served at some period during World War II; Appendix B contains the same list arranged by date of commissioning. An extensive list of names of people involved, places and ships and aircraft has been compiled in the index.

Book U  S  Cruisers

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  • Author : Norman Friedman
  • Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
  • Release : 2021-11-15
  • ISBN : 9781682477595
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book U S Cruisers written by Norman Friedman and published by US Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2021-11-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Norman Friedman Illustrated Design History series of U.S. warships books has been an industry standard for three decades and has sold thousands of copies worldwide. To mark and celebrate this achievement, the Naval Institute Press is proud to make these books available once more. Digitally remastered for enhanced photo resolution and quality, corrected, and updated, this series will continue to serve--for scholars and enthusiasts alike--as the foundation for U.S. naval warship research and reference for years to come. U.S. Cruisers is one the most comprehensive references available on the entire development of U.S. cruisers, from the first steel cruisers, the flawed designs of the Washington Naval Treaty era, the light, heavy, and large cruisers of World War II, the postwar rapid-fire artillery designs of the Des Moines and the Worcester classes, guided-missile conversions, and to the Aegis ships of the Ticonderoga-class. Like the other books in Norman Friedman's design-history series, U.S. Cruisers is based largely on formerly classified internal U.S. Navy records. Friedman, a leading authority on U.S. warships, explains the political and technical rationales of warship construction and recounts the evolution of each design. Alan Raven and A.D. Baker III have created detailed scale outboard and plan views of each ship class and of major modifications to many classes. Numerous photographs complement the text.

Book Attack Transport  Annotated

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  • Author : Lawrence A. Marsden
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2018-09-23
  • ISBN : 9781723969867
  • Pages : 112 pages

Download or read book Attack Transport Annotated written by Lawrence A. Marsden and published by . This book was released on 2018-09-23 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Attack Transport: The Story of the U.S.S. Doyen is a fast-paced action-adventure story from World War 2 detailing the birth of modern amphibious warfare. The book follows the US Navy attack transport ship the Doyen (AP-1), the first of its kind, from its exciting launch on the California coast to its deadly assaults on the shores of Saipan, Leyte, Luzon, and Iwo Jima. *Includes footnotes.