Download or read book Yankee Admiral written by Paul Lewis and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-06 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An engrossing biography of a Civil War naval hero. Ideal reading for those who have enjoyed the books of William C. Davis, Bruce Catton and Craig L. Symonds. David Dixon Porter was the father of the modern United States Navy. He was son of the distinguished naval leader, Commodore Porter, and his adoptive brother was the famous Union Admiral, David G. Farragut. Yet, it was not through nepotism that David Dixon Porter was able to rise to the top of the US Navy. His seamanship abilities first became apparent during the Mexican-American War when he planned and participated in the assault on Vera Cruz. The outbreak of the American Civil War allowed Porter to further demonstrate his brilliance as a naval strategist. Utilising massed firepower he neutralized Confederate forts in the Mississippi River delta and his strategies proved particularly effective during the battle of New Orleans and the siege of Vicksburg. During the course of over sixty years in naval service Porter never stopped looking for ways to innovate. Some of his most influential inventions include a new form of mobile torpedo, a floating battery with armor plating and underwater explosives, and a steel bowsprit that could be attached to a wooden steamer to convert it into a ram. Even after the war ended Porter continued to reform the navy, becoming Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy and implementing changes that are still influential to this day. Noel B. Gerson's book, Yankee Admiral, uncovers the remarkable life of this naval innovator who is often overshadowed by Admirals Farragut and Dewey, but who undoubtedly deserves admiration as one of America's most influential and courageous sailors. "Porter is as great an admiral as Horatio Nelson." Ulysses S. Grant
Download or read book Yankee Admiral written by Noel Bertram Gerson and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The U S S Yankee on the Cuban Blockade written by and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Our Navy at Work written by Reginald Wright Kauffman and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Yankee R N Being the Story of a Wall Street Banker who Volunteered for Active Duty in the Royal Navy Before America Came Into the War written by Alex H Commander Cherry and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Yankee Mining Squadron Or Laying the North Sea Mine Barrage written by Reginald Rowan Belknap and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book On many seas the life and exploits of a Yankee sailor by Frederick Benton Williams ed by W S Booth written by Herbert Elliott Hamblen and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors Tales of 1812 written by James Barnes and published by New York : Macmillan. This book was released on 1897 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Big Yankee The Life Of Carlson Of The Raiders written by Michael Blankfort and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-06 with total page 621 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes 12 Illustrations This biography is the story of one of the most impressive figures to emerge from World War II. Evans F. Carlson is a living war hero who has won a place in the hearts of thousands of Americans through his courage, his humanity, and his grasp of the issues of war and peace. It is the story of Carlson the soldier and of Carlson the great American who has struggled against prejudice, complacency and ignorance to realize his vision of democracy in our military organizations and in the world at large. Here is the picture of the magnetic military leader who built up the revolutionary Raider Battalion on the principles of “Gung-Ho” and led it into the first land encounter with Jap forces. But underneath the superefficient soldier and planner of battles is the American looking for a way to fulfill the promise of our tradition. Carlson was raised in New England; he ran away from home, entered the Army, was sent to Europe, learned about guerilla warfare in Nicaragua and Asia. His first visit to China opened his eyes to the struggle men were still making to achieve democracy. He lived and fought with the Eighth Route Army. He tried to tell the world what he had learned about military democracy and the threat of Japanese fascism. Officialdom, however, was not ready for his message and he had to resign from the Marine Corps to bring his warning to the American people. Time proved his predictions true, and after 1941 he rejoined the Marines and organized the famous Raider Battalion, which put in practice what he had learned in China and all that he believed about American democracy. Michael Blankfort was in the Marine Corps himself and got to know Colonel (now Brigadier General) Carlson there. He has written this biography through this personal knowledge of Carlson and through conferences with his family and close friends and enthusiastic veterans who served with him.
Download or read book Nomination of John D Lavelle General Creighton W Abrams and Admiral John S McCain Hearings Before 92 2 September 11 12 13 14 15 18 19 28 and 29 1972 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Armed Senates and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The New York Yankees in the Twentieth Century written by William Klink and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2023-09-07 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not for baseball fans only, this enlightening, entertaining exploration of Yankee history examines how design theory and corporatism combined to create the world’s most famous baseball franchise, how the managers and star players were outliers who reflected philosophical movements—including existentialism, Gnosticism, and Machiavellianism—and how baseball, among other leisure pursuits, creates a stronger, more civil society. Throughout the book, Dr Klink points out the distinction between looking and seeing by exploring things spectators look at without really seeing or understanding their meaning and impact—the pinstripe uniforms, the stadium’s façade, even the Yankee baseball cap on a guy drinking a beer at a bar. The book explores all aspects of the culture surrounding the New York Yankees, from the stadium to the players and the larger community. It will be of interest to Yankees fans and non-fans alike.
Download or read book The Yankee Marlborough written by Reginald William Thompson and published by London : Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 1963 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Yankees in the Early 1960s written by William J. Ryczek and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2007-09-20 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a history of the New York Yankees over a decade which saw them at the top of the American League and at the bottom. Based upon thorough background research and interviews with over 100 former players, the book covers the major stories of the period as well as some not seen elsewhere. The seventh games of the 1960 and 1962 World Series are described in detail, replete with the remembrances of many of the participants. The infamous Phil Linz harmonica incident, the fruitless search for another Mickey Mantle and the surprising emergence of Mel Stottlemyre are some of the stories that make the early '60s such a fascinating era in Yankee lore.
Download or read book Nomination of John D Lavelle General Creighton W Abrams and Admiral John S McCain written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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