Download or read book The Wreck of the Memphis written by Edward Latimer Beach and published by Classics of Naval Literature. This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a vivid, minute-by-minute account of one of the worst shipwrecks in naval history. Edward Beach's father commanded the Memphis, one of the largest battle cruisers built by the U.S. Navy up to that time--bigger and faster than a battleship. The Memphis (originally Tennessee) was demolished by monstrous tsunami waves in Santo Domingo Harbor in August 1916, killing forty-three sailors, and Beach Jr. literally grew up with the tragedy and its effects, which are as profound today as they were eighty years ago. Based on his father's reminiscences and private papers, official documents, and interviews with survivors, Beach's reexamination of the disaster and his father's court-martial ranks among the finest analyses of the responsibilities and demands placed on the commanding officer of a U.S. Navy ship. A record-setting submarine skipper himself and the acclaimed author of Run Silent, Run Deep, Beach brought personal knowledge to a story that has become a classic in the years since its original publication in 1966. His prose was never more incisive and vigorous. In an introductory essay written for this new edition, Beach discusses the design of the Memphis, her role in the fleet that fought in World War I, and object lessons that have influenced U.S. naval history since the disaster.

Download or read book Reading and Literature written by Dora Valentine Smith and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Report written by Mississippi. Railroad Commission and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Recruit written by and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Report written by Mississippi. Public Service Commission and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Report of the Chief of Engineers written by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 1150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Report written by United States. Army. Office of the Chief of Engineers and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page 1144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Biennial Report of the Public Service Commission of the State of Mississippi written by Mississippi. Public Service Commission and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Report of the Ninth Fiscal Period Dominican Customs Receivership Under American Dominican Convention Together with Summary of Commerce for 1915 19 written by Dominican Republic. Oficina del Controller y Receptor General de las Aduanas and published by . This book was released on 1931 with total page 1334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Underwater Archaeology on the Ouachita River Arkansas written by Charles E. Pearson and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Report of the Chief of Engineers U S Army written by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes the Report of the Mississippi River Commission, 1881-19 .

Download or read book Annual Report of the Chief of Engineers to the Secretary of War for the Year written by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers and published by . This book was released on 1933 with total page 1588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Annual Reports of the Railroad Commission of the State of Mississippi written by Mississippi. Railroad Commission and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Compilation of Court martial Orders 1916 1937 1940 41 written by United States. Navy Department and published by . This book was released on 1941 with total page 1092 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Compilation of Court martial Orders written by United States. Navy. Office of the Judge Advocate General and published by . This book was released on 1941 with total page 1096 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Reports of Cases at Common Law and in Chancery Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of the State of Illinois written by Illinois. Supreme Court and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 732 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Reports of Cases at Law and in Chancery Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Illinois written by Illinois. Supreme Court and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: