Download or read book The Skipper And The Eagle written by Captain Gordon McGowan USCG and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-06 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: COMMANDER Gordon McGowan, cast in the role of master of a three-masted bark by order of the U.S. Coast Guard, found himself short on square rigged sailing knowledge and long on re-fitting problems when faced with transforming a battered German prize of war, the Horst Wessel, into a well-found Coast Guard training ship, the Eagle. The period was the end of the Second World War; the place was bomb-shattered Bremerhaven. In the SKIPPER AND THE EAGLE you’ll meet “Doc,” a dentist with a burning ambition to remove an appendix at sea; “Ducky,” an internationally known ocean racing yachtsman, now a naval officer dividing up ships of the German navy among the Allies. There’s a decidedly practical, if unorthodox, British Naval officer who assigns German seamen to Cmdr. McGowan in his search for men to augment his short-handed and inexperienced crew of graduates from boot camp. Cmdr. McGowan (now Capt. Rtd) was the only Coast Guard officer in Germany, a fact which gave rise to a series of amusing episodes. Furthermore, he had been brought up in steam vessels, and his knowledge of sailing ships left much to be desired. In fact, he feels that knowledgeable sailors should read this book if only to feel vastly superior to the author! He has a fully developed sense of humor and a talent for understatement which makes his book delightful reading. When the Eagle was finally made ready for sea, she took off through the mine fields of the North Sea and English Channel. Then under sail, to Funchal, Madeira, where the skipper had his first harrowing experience with rigid protocol. The Eagle enjoyed a long downhill run with the Trade Winds to Bermuda. On the voyage from Bermuda to New York the Eagle was caught in a full-fledged hurricane and the description of this ranks near the top of sea-going literature. The SKIPPER AND THE EAGLE is hearty fare for all with a love of the sea, ships, and the men who sail them. There isn’t a dull page in it.
Download or read book The Skipper the Eagle written by Gordon MacGowan and published by . This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Skipper and the Eagle written by Gordon McGowan and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Skipper and the Eagle Etc With Illustrations written by Gordon MACGOWAN and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Skipper and the Eagle written by Gordon McGowan and published by Van Nostrand Reinhold Company. This book was released on 1960 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How a U.S. Coast Guard officer sailed a German prize of war, a three masted bark, across the Atlantic through trade winds and a hurricane.
Download or read book Our Boys and Girls written by Oliver Optic and published by . This book was released on 1873 with total page 948 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Skipper written by and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 740 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book S S Eagle the Secret Mission 1944 45 written by Harold Squires and published by Breakwater Books. This book was released on 1992 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bob the Castaway Or The Wreck of the Eagle written by Frank V. Webster and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-08-12 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 'Bob the Castaway; Or, The Wreck of the Eagle' by Frank V. Webster, readers are taken on a thrilling adventure of survival and resilience. Set in the context of a shipwreck, the book follows the story of Bob and his companions as they navigate the dangers of being stranded on a deserted island. Webster expertly weaves a tale of friendship and courage, keeping readers on the edge of their seats with vivid descriptions and fast-paced action. The literary style is engaging and easy to follow, making it a suitable read for both young and adult audiences. Despite being a work of fiction, the book also addresses themes of perseverance and the power of the human spirit in the face of adversity. Frank V. Webster's storytelling prowess shines through in this fascinating narrative, leaving a lasting impact on the reader. Readers will enjoy this classic adventure tale that showcases the enduring themes of survival and camaraderie.
Download or read book Continent written by and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 988 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book In Good Company written by Bruce Bartling and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-01-22 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story in this book is about catching wild salmon on a commercial troller. I somehow managed to get a job fishing when I just turned sixteen. To a sixteen year old boy, this was the adventure of a lifetime. No parents, no fussy school teachers, and a whole new world to explore. Most people weren’t consumed by television in the nineteen fifties, as most people didn’t have television sets. I fell in love with nature during this time. This story tells of things that actually happened and those made up merely to entertain the reader. Which is which? I’ll let you decide.
Download or read book Minding the Helm written by Kevin P. Gilheany and published by University of North Texas Press. This book was released on 2019-05-15 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a boy growing up in New York City, Kevin P. Gilheany had two dreams: to join the Coast Guard, and to play the bagpipes. But by the time he finished high school he was overweight, had a drinking problem, and couldn’t swim. Undeterred by the doubts of the folks at home, he decided to enlist in the Coast Guard anyway. With great determination, and some divine intervention, he passed the swim test and graduated from boot camp, thus beginning an eventful and diverse twenty-year career in the 1980s and 1990s Coast Guard. He set a goal for himself to get command of his own patrol boat, and along the way he was involved in capturing drug smugglers, rescuing hundreds of Haitian migrants at sea, recovering Space Shuttle Challenger debris, surviving a “hooligan navy” experience on a Coast Guard workboat, coordinating search and rescue during the famed “Perfect Storm,” and leading armed boardings of ships following the terrorist attacks of 9/11. When he was asked by one of his men, who was dying from brain cancer, to play bagpipes at his retirement ceremony, Kevin started down a new path to have bagpipers officially recognized as part of the Coast Guard. This ultimately led a boy who couldn’t swim to fulfill both of his childhood dreams and leave a lasting legacy by founding the U.S. Coast Guard Pipe Band.
Download or read book Where Eagles Go to Die written by Raymond L. Marik and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2022-04-21 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marine operating engineer, 82nd Airborne paratrooper, Special Ops Army Ranger, an entrepreneur who circumnavigated the globe, are a few of many pursuits that insatiable curiosity led the author to explore. He takes the reader on a ninety-year journey from near death as a child, through an unhappy childhood, leading to dropping out of high school. He found success in the military and after honorable discharge, returned to school become an educator earning BA, MEd, and ATA degrees. With wisps of humor throughout, he describes one of his special needs students with a very loud voice. “If she had hooked up with Joshua outside the walls of Jericho he would not have needed any trumpets!” He received a Fulbright appointment to England, and was presented to the Queen Mother at her garden party. He taught every level from elementary to engineering students at the college level, taught at a Job Corps center, and a state institution for incorrigible youths, His greatest success was teaching public school special needs students using materials and methods he developed. Read about their remarkable achievements that were both inspiring, and astonishing. He survived two open heart surgeries, two heart stent implants, cancer, and a stroke, outlived two wives, and happily remarried at age 83.
Download or read book The Eagle Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book We Were Eagles Volume One written by Martin W. Bowman and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2014-04-15 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A must-have for anyone interested in military history and the Second World War in the air.
Download or read book Billy Topsail Company written by Norman Duncan and published by New York ; Toronto : F.H. Revell Company. This book was released on 1910 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains fictitious tales of the adventurous life of Norm Duncan's character, Billy Topsail, a young Newfoundlander who was central to much of Duncan's fiction for young boys.
Download or read book When Eagles Dared written by Howard Hughes and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-01-30 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Eagles Dared is a salute to the men and women who participated in World War II and the filmmakers who have immortalised their stories on screen. It tells both the story of the historical events of this first truly 'world war' and of the films that have depicted these events - comparing the cinematic myth with the historical reality - as a guide to history through cinema. When Eagles Dared portrays the people who participated in the war, from the evacuation of the Allied forces from France at Dunkirk through to the battle for Berlin and beyond. Each chapter discusses a theatre of war, an event, a campaign or battle by explaining the historical events as they unfold and then examines how filmmakers have represented them. Chapters discuss the war in the skies (Battle of Britain and The Dam Busters), the sea (Sink the Bismarck! and The Cruel Sea) and the North African desert (The Battle of El Alamein and Tobruk). There are 'special mission' movies including Where Eagles Dare and The Dirty Dozen, classic tales of ingenuity (The Great Escape), valour (Saving Private Ryan), and human endurance (The Bridge on the River Kwai). Offering a unique view of war through the lenses of over 150 diverse films that have shaped our perceptions of the conflict, When Eagles Dared is illustrated with rare stills and posters from this ever popular genre.
