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Book The Vanishing Fleets  Classic Reprint

Download or read book The Vanishing Fleets Classic Reprint written by Roy Norton and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-28 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Vanishing Fleets This book makes no attempt to convey a lesson. It does, however, try to give a note of warning. National patriotism, national wealth, and national resources would all prove unavailing if the United States were suddenly confronted by a determined enemy with a preponderance of guns manned by veterans. The writer frankly admits he has no sympathy with those watchdogs of the treasury who decry naval expenditures and the persistent increase of the navy. He does not be lieve the navy adequate for the protection of the nation, nor does he think the army sufficient. He believes Governmental economies along other lines would enable the nation to bring its defense up to an invincible point without working any ma terial hardship on the gentlemen of the trusts who loudly claim' to pay nearly all the taxes. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book The Vanishing Fleets

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  • Author : Roy Norton
  • Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
  • Release : 2012-01
  • ISBN : 9781290175630
  • Pages : 386 pages

Download or read book The Vanishing Fleets written by Roy Norton and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2012-01 with total page 386 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 The Cinderellas of the Fleet  Classic Reprint

Download or read book The Cinderellas of the Fleet Classic Reprint written by William Washburn Nutting and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Cinderellas of the Fleet This Little Book does not pretend to be a history of anti-submarine warfare. Neither is it a scientific treatise on the instruments and methods used in this the newest phase of naval fighting. On the other hand, I am afraid there is all too little in it of the romantic personal element, in which a war fought largely by kid reservists in small boats is bound to be rich. It is the story of an idea and how it grew in the face of indifference and ridicule to a success as unexpected by the regular Navy as it was by the average layman. It is the story of the Submarine Chasers. Without wishing to underrate the part played in the war by the high-seas fleets of Great Britain and our own country, we may say that their part was largely a potential one. The actual work of strafing the U-boat, which was the big job of the war, was done by the scrubs - the destroyers, the yachts, the trawlers, the drifters, the motor craft, that Rudyard Kipling so aptly dubbed "The Fringes of the Fleet." When the war cloud burst over Europe the submarine was the big, new, practically untried instrument of naval warfare, to which the Germans, foiled in their attempt to terminate the conflict in a single, rapid thrust, looked to isolate England and to bring down the mighty British Fleet, bit by bit, to the level of their own. No weapon had yet been devised to counter it nor any successful method of fighting it evolved. Its success was appalling and to make matters worse, it seemed to evolve and multiply much more rapidly than the means and methods of combatting it. But gradually, out of the chaos and the experience dearly bought with countless lives and scores of ships, there was evolved a method of defense against the submarine and then a method of aggressive warfare, with specially designed boats and numerous and elaborate instruments for apprehending and destroying the tin shark. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book Whispers from the Fleet  Classic Reprint

Download or read book Whispers from the Fleet Classic Reprint written by Christopher Cradock and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-26 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Whispers From the Fleet Those who may Chance to honour my halting Whispers, will probably say of the good - Why I knew all this before 1 And of the bad they will exclaim - What rubbish, it's not worth printing! Nevertheless kind friends, who knows? Perhaps some Simple Idea' depicted here may one day help you in a long ship in a tight hole. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book The Fringes of the Fleet  Classic Reprint

Download or read book The Fringes of the Fleet Classic Reprint written by Rudyard Kipling and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-11 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Fringes of the Fleet Country brigs, and fat East India men fighting for their own hulls and cargo anything that the watchful French ports sent against them; the sloops and cutters bearing a hand if they happened to be Within reach. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book The Vanishing Fleets

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  • Author : Roy Norton
  • Publisher : Legare Street Press
  • Release : 2022-10-27
  • ISBN : 9781017958010
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book The Vanishing Fleets written by Roy Norton 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 Grand Fleet Days  Classic Reprint

Download or read book Grand Fleet Days Classic Reprint written by and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-24 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Grand Fleet Days No, we don't make them on board. Multifarious and astonishing as are the things produced from the various departments Of a man-of-war, they do not include brooches. Our needs in this respect are supplied by an enterprising firm ashore, which knows exactly What sort Of lure to spread before the simple sailorman and how to cater for his tastes. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book A Fleet in Being

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  • Author : Rudyard Kipling
  • Publisher : Forgotten Books
  • Release : 2018-02-22
  • ISBN : 9780666116970
  • Pages : 94 pages

Download or read book A Fleet in Being written by Rudyard Kipling and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-22 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Fleet in Being: Notes of Two Trips With the Channel Squadron Oh, that's nothing, ' said a gentleman of twenty-two. Wait till we have to keep station to-night. It's my middle watch.' Close water-tight doors, then, ' said a Sub Lieu tenant. 'i say' (this to the passenger) 'if you find a second-class cruiser' 5 ram in the small of your back at midnight don' t be alarmed.' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book Stories of the Ships  Classic Reprint

Download or read book Stories of the Ships Classic Reprint written by Lieut. Lewis R. Freeman and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Stories of the Ships Of the countless stories of naval action which I have listened to in the course of the months I have spent with the Grand Fleet, I cannot recall a single one which was told as the consequence of being asked for with malice aforethought. I have never yet found a man of action who was enamoured of the sound of his own voice raised in the recital of his own exploits, and if there is one thing more than another calculated to throw an otherwise not untalkative British Naval Officer into a state of uncommunicativeness, in comparison with which the traditional silence of the sphinx or the proverbial close-mouthedness of the clam are alike sheer garrulity, it is to ask him, point blank, to tell you (for instance) how he took his submarine into the Baltic, or what his destroyer did at Jutland, or how he fought his cruiser at Dogger Bank, or something similar. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book The Ultimate SF Collection  150 Classics

Download or read book The Ultimate SF Collection 150 Classics written by Jules Verne and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-12-29 with total page 13553 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Good Press presents to you this meticulously edited SF collection, jam-packed with the dystopian worlds, intergalactic action-adventures, and the greatest Sci-Fi classics: E. M. Forster: The Machine Stops Richard Jefferies: After London Richard Stockham: Perchance to Dream Irving E. Cox: The Guardians Philip F. Nowlan: Armageddon–2419 A.D... George Griffith: The Angel of the Revolution... Percy Greg: Across the Zodiac David Lindsay: A Voyage to Arcturus Edward E. Hale: The Brick Moon Stanley G. Weinbaum: A Martian Odyssey... Abraham Merritt The Moon Pool... Edgar Wallace: The Green Rust... H. Beam Piper: Terro-Human Future History... Garrett P. Serviss: The Sky Pirate... Philip K. Dick: Second Variety... Jules Verne: Journey to the Center of the Earth H. G. Wells: The Time Machine Edgar Allan Poe: A Descent into the Maelstrom... Mary Shelley: Frankenstein... Edwin A. Abbott: Flatland Jack London: Iron Heel... R. L. Stevenson: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde George MacDonald: Lilith H. Rider Haggard: King Solomon's Mines She William H. Hodgson: The Night Land... Edward Bellamy: Looking Backward... Mark Twain: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court Arthur Conan Doyle: The Lost World... Edgar Rice Burroughs Pellucidar Series Caspak Series Francis Bacon: New Atlantis C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne: The Lost Continent Margaret Cavendish: The Blazing World Jonathan Swift: Gulliver's Travels William Morris: News from Nowhere Samuel Butler: Erewhon Edward Bulwer-Lytton: The Coming Race James F. Cooper: The Monikins Charlotte P. Gilman: Herland Ayn Rand: Anthem Owen Gregory: Meccania the Super-State Hugh Benson: Lord of the World Fred M. White: The Doom of London Ignatius Donnelly: Caesar's Column Ernest Bramah: The Secret of the League Milo Hastings: City of Endless Night Arthur D. Vinton: Looking Further Backward Robert Cromie: The Crack of Doom Gertrude Bennett: The Heads of Cerberus E. E. Smith: Triplanetary... Murray Leinster: Murder Madness... Fritz Leiber: The Big Time... Andre Norton: The Time Traders... Pursuit A Traveler in Time Gulliver of Mars A Journey in Other Worlds...

Book The Fisheries and Fishery Industries of the United States  Classic Reprint

Download or read book The Fisheries and Fishery Industries of the United States Classic Reprint written by G. Brown Goode and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 844 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Fisheries and Fishery Industries of the United States It is now nearly four hundred years Since these grounds were first fished upon by Europeans, and their resources are still unfailing; but the fishing interests have been mainly transferred to the New World, France alone of European countries having continued to send fishing vessels across the Atlantic down to 1880. Since then, however, the Portuguese have begun to exhibit some activity in connection with the cod fishery of the Grand Bank, and in the Spring and sum mer of 1885 bought several New England fishing schooners and fitted out others from home ports. Their voyages proving generally successful, they have added more vessels to their fishing fleet during the latter part of this year, and it is quite possible that, in the course of a few seasons. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book Yale Classics  Vol  2

Download or read book Yale Classics Vol 2 written by Lucius Annaeus Seneca and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-11-21 with total page 5588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection is based on the required reading list of Yale Department of Classics. Originally designed for students, this anthology is meant for everyone eager to know more about the history and literature of this period, interested in poetry, philosophy and rhetoric of Ancient Rome. Latin literature is a natural successor of Ancient Greek literature. The beginning of Classic Roman literature dates to 240 BC. From that point on, Latin literature would flourish for the next six centuries. Latin was the language of the ancient Romans, but it was also the lingua franca of Western Europe throughout the Middle Ages. Consequently, Latin Literature outlived the Roman Empire and it included European writers who followed the fall of the Empire, from religious writers like Aquinas, to secular writers like Francis Bacon, Baruch Spinoza, and Isaac Newton. This collection presents all the major Classic Roman authors, including Cicero, Virgil, Ovid and Horace whose work intrigues and fascinates readers until this day. Content: Plautus: Aulularia Amphitryon Terence: Adelphoe Ennius: Annales Catullus: Poems and Fragments Lucretius: On the Nature of Things Julius Caesar: The Civil War Sallust: History of Catiline's Conspiracy Cicero: De Oratore Brutus Horace: The Odes The Epodes The Satires The Epistles The Art of Poetry Virgil: The Aeneid The Georgics Tibullus: Elegies Propertius: Elegies Cornelius Nepos: Lives of Eminent Commanders Ovid: The Metamorphoses Augustus: Res Gestae Divi Augusti Lucius Annaeus Seneca: Moral Letters to Lucilius Lucan: On the Civil War Persius: Satires Petronius: Satyricon Martial: Epigrams Pliny the Younger: Letters Tacitus: The Annals Quintilian: Institutio Oratoria Juvenal: Satires Suetonius: The Twelve Caesars Apuleius: The Metamorphoses Ammianus Marcellinus: The Roman History Saint Augustine of Hippo: The Confessions Claudian: Against Eutropius Boethius: The Consolation of Philosophy Plutarch: The Rise and Fall of Roman Supremacy: Romulus Poplicola Camillus Marcus Cato Lucullus Fabius Crassus Coriolanus Cato the Younger Cicero

Book Yale Classics   Roman Classical Literature

Download or read book Yale Classics Roman Classical Literature written by Lucius Annaeus Seneca and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-11-27 with total page 5588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat presents to you the greatest works of Roman classical literature. The selection of books is based on Yale Department of Classics required reading list. Originally designed for students, this exceptional collection will benefit greatly everyone curious about the history, language, everyday life and culture of ancient Rome. This collection is a compound of ancient Roman wisdom, presenting all the major works of the classical era of Latin literature. By studying the art, history, and social dilemmas of the ancient civilizations person obtains the ability to look at the bigger picture of the present day, the social and political power struggle and ruptures, as well as other major problems of our contemporary society with a dapper understanding. Content: Plautus: Aulularia Amphitryon Terence: Adelphoe Ennius: Annales Catullus: Poems Lucretius: On the Nature of Things Julius Caesar: The Civil War Sallust: History of Catiline's Conspiracy Cicero: De Oratore Brutus Horace: The Odes The Epodes The Satires The Epistles The Art of Poetry Virgil: The Aeneid The Georgics Tibullus: Elegies Propertius: Elegies Cornelius Nepos: Lives of Eminent Commanders Ovid: The Metamorphoses Augustus: Res Gestae Divi Augusti Lucius Annaeus Seneca: Moral Letters to Lucilius Lucan: On the Civil War Persius: Satires Petronius: Satyricon Martial: Epigrams Pliny the Younger: Letters Tacitus: The Annals Quintilian: Institutio Oratoria Juvenal: Satires Suetonius: The Twelve Caesars Apuleius: The Metamorphoses Ammianus Marcellinus: The Roman History Saint Augustine of Hippo: The Confessions Claudian: Against Eutropius Boethius: The Consolation of Philosophy Plutarch: The Rise and Fall of Roman Supremacy: Romulus Poplicola Camillus Marcus Cato Lucullus Fabius Crassus Coriolanus Cato the Younger Cicero

Book The Long Ships

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  • Author : Frans Gunnar Bengtsson
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1969
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 511 pages

Download or read book The Long Ships written by Frans Gunnar Bengtsson and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 511 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Annual Report of the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service of the United States

Download or read book Annual Report of the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service of the United States written by U. S. Public Health Service and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 1914 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Annual Report of the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service of the United States: For the Fiscal Year 1913 Sir: In accordance With section 9 of the act of Congress a proved July 1, 1902, _an act to increase the efliciency and change tee name of the marine-hospital Service, I have the honor to transmit here with the report of the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service for the fiscal year 1913. Respectfully, W. G. Mcadoo, Secretary. The speaker OF the house OF representatives. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book THE SLEEPER AWAKES   THE TIME MACHINE  Dystopian Classics

Download or read book THE SLEEPER AWAKES THE TIME MACHINE Dystopian Classics written by H. G. Wells and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2017-03-05 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "When The Sleeper Awakes" is a dystopian science fiction novel about a man who sleeps for two hundred and three years, waking up in a completely transformed London, where, because of compound interest on his bank accounts, he has become the richest man in the world. The main character awakes to see his dreams realized, and the future revealed to him in all its horrors and malformities. "Time Machine" is a dystopian story of time traveller who witnesses the degradation of human race in future where society has been split into two class factions. But will he ever return to tell his tale…. H. G. Wells (1866–1946) was an English writer who was prolific in many genres, including the novel, history, politics, social commentary, and textbooks and rules for war games. Wells is now best remembered for his science fiction novels and is called a "father of science fiction", along with Jules Verne and Hugo Gernsback.

Book Delphi Collected Works of M  P  Shiel  Illustrated

Download or read book Delphi Collected Works of M P Shiel Illustrated written by M. P. Shiel and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2021-02-20 with total page 6000 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The early twentieth century writer M. P. Shiel was a master of supernatural horror and science-fiction romances. ‘The Purple Cloud’ (1901), a dystopian, post-apocalyptic novel, is an important milestone in the development of science fiction literature, regarded by some as the best of all ‘Last Man’ novels. His pioneering works went on to influence important writers like H. G. Wells and Stephen King. This comprehensive eBook presents Shiel’s collected works, with numerous illustrations, many rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Shiel’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * 16 novels, with individual contents tables * Features many rare novels appearing for the first time in digital publishing * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Rare short stories * Includes Shiel’s rare non fiction works, published posthumously – available in no other collection * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Novels The Rajah’s Sapphire (1896) The Yellow Danger (1898) Contraband of War (1899) Cold Steel (1899) The Man-Stealers (1900) The Lord of the Sea (1901) The Purple Cloud (1901) The Evil That Men Do (1904) The Lost Viol (1905) The Yellow Wave (1905) The Last Miracle (1906) The White Wedding (1908) The Isle of Lies (1909) The Dragon (1913) Children of the Wind (1923) The Young Men Are Coming! (1937) The Short Story Collections Prince Zaleski (1895) Shapes in the Fire (1896) Miscellaneous Short Stories The Non-Fiction Science, Life and Literature (1950) Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks