Download or read book Mayaguez and the Murder Ship Two Tales of Maritime Heroism written by Roy F. Sullivan and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2020-05-23 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Mayaguez and the Murder Ship” trace the marine exploits of First Mate, later Captain, Casey Flynn. Aboard the container ship Mayaguez, he was First Mate during the surprise capture of that vessel and crew by Cambodian communists in 1975. During the four days between their capture and release to the U.S. Navy, Flynn acted as calm intermediary with his crew’s communist captors. The Americans were fearful of being summarily shot, ransomed or tried before a Cambodian court, then imprisoned. Once U.S. aircraft appeared overhead firing and bombing, their captors became hysterical and unpredictable, making Flynn’s protection of his crew even more difficult. Promoted to captain for his performance on the Mayaguez, Flynn’s trials had just begun. His first command, an old oil tanker, was beset with problems: a dispirited crew, several of whom mysteriously and regularly disappeared. The anxious, short-handed, double-dutied crew labeled their vessel the “Murder Ship.” To help him solve the mysterious disappearances or murders, an inexperienced Security Officer (who happened to be the transport lines owner’s beautiful daughter) was added to assist Flynn in this his new command. What could possible go wrong on Casey’s maiden voyage of the “Murder Ship”?

Download or read book Reminiscences and Thrilling Stories of the War by Returned Heroes written by James Rankin Young and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 812 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Last Battle written by Ralph Wetterhahn and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the final military contest of the Vietnam War, relating the hijacking of the U.S. merchant ship Mayaguez, the deadly marine raid on a remote Cambodian island to free the ship and its crew, and the fate of three marines left behind after the battle.

Download or read book The Story of Our Wonderful Victories written by James Rankin Young and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 846 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Fourth Arm of Defense written by Salvatore R. Mercogliano and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2017 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication is the eighth in the series The U.S. Navy and the Vietnam War. The publication focuses on the sealift and logistic operations during the war and includes a number of photographs as well as sidebars detailing specific people and ships involved in the logistic operations. This historical pictorial reference would be of interest to students, historians, members of the military, specifically the Navy, and military leaders, veterans, Vietnam War veterans, and the U.S. merchant marines.

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Download or read book Facing Death in Cambodia written by Peter H. Maguire and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the story of Peter Maguire's effort to learn how Cambodia's "culture of impunity" developed, why it persists, and the failures of the "international community" to confront the Cambodian genocide. Written from a personal and historical perspective, Facing Death in Cambodia recounts Maguire's growing anguish over the gap between theories of universal justice and political realities. Maguire documents the atrocities and the aftermath through personal interviews with victims and perpetrators, discussions with international officials, journalistic accounts, and government sources.

Download or read book Naval Science 2 written by Richard R. Hobbs and published by Naval Inst Press. This book was released on 2006-05 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Textbook on Maritime History, Leadership, and Nautical Sciences for the NJROTC Student

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Download or read book A Guide to the Sources of United States Military History Supplement I written by Robin Higham and published by Hamden, Conn. : Archon Books. This book was released on 1981 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History on the United States Military and a bibliography.

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Download or read book One Day Too Long written by Timothy Castle and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This riveting tale of heroism and patriotism tells the full story of a covert military operation in Laos that resulted in the largest ground combat loss of U.S. Air Force personnel during the Vietnam War.