Download or read book The Last Voyage of the SS Henry Bacon written by Donald R. Foxvog and published by Paragon House Publishers. This book was released on 2001-10-15 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fierce North Atlantic storm separated the ship from its protective escorts, and alone, the ship fell victim to the Germans."--Jacket.
Download or read book The Last Voyage of the Henry Bacon written by Donald R. Foxvog and published by . This book was released on 2022-09-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The true story of the SS Henry Bacon rescuing 19 Norwegian refugees fleeing from the Nazi Army in World War II. It describes an American freighter on the dreaded Murmansk Run, the military campaigns at the top of Europe, and how local Norwegians fought, evaded, and escaped Nazi domination. The daring vessel was saved by the British Royal Navy and persevered in a sea full of U-boats and Luftwaffe bombers. Eventually, it was separated from its escorts in a fierce North Atlantic storm.
Download or read book The Way of the Ship written by Alex Roland and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Way of the Ship offers a global perspective and considers both oceanic shipping and domestics shipping along America's coasts and inland waterways, with explanations of the forces that influenced the way of the ship. The result is an eye-opening, authoritative look at American maritime history and the ways it helped shape the nation's history."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book Waves Astern written by E. Spurgeon Campbell and published by Author House. This book was released on 2004-11-29 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An interesting story about an interesting man, told in a most entertaining fashion. A real page turner” Dr Bob Allota, coauthor, “The Last Voyage of the SS Henry Bacon” In Waves Astern, E. Spurgeon Campbell recalls eight decades of adventures to exotic and sometimes isolated destinations while serving his country. At 20, Campbell was a radio operator in the Merchant Marine during World War II, later surviving enemy attacks and the sinking of the Henry Bacon whose “cargo” was a group of Norwegian refugees. Campbell recalls the February night in a lifeboat in the Arctic filled with terrified refugees, his efforts to send SOS signals in gale-force winds, and of their miraculous rescue. Decades later, he and the survivors were reunited when he was honored by the Norwegian government. Campbell’s odyssey includes “Cold War” episodes in Eniwetok and Thule, Greenland and a 20-year career with Radio Free Europe.
Download or read book Historical Dictionary of the U S Maritime Industry written by Kenneth J. Blume and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 613 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Maritime Industry, author Kenneth J. Blume provides a convenient survey of this important industry from the colonial period to the present day: from sail to steam to nuclear power. This concise new reference work captures the key features of overseas, coastal, lake, and river shipping and industry. An introduction provides an overview of the industry while the dictionary itself contains more than four hundred cross-referenced entries on ships, shipping companies, famous personalities, and major ports. A number of appendixes, including statistics on foreign trade, maritime disasters, famous ships, and major ports, supplement the dictionary, and a comprehensive bibliography leads the researcher to further sources.
Download or read book World War II in Literature for Youth written by Patricia Hachten Wee and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive volume provides a wealth of information with annotated listings of more than 3,500 titles--a broad sampling of books on the war years 1939-1945. Includes both fiction and nonfiction works about all aspects of the war. Professional resources for educators aligned to the educational standards for social studies; technical references; periodicals and electronic resources; a directory of WWII museums, memorials, and other institutions; and topics for exploration complement this excellent library and classroom resource.
Download or read book The Last Voyage written by Leonard E. Amborski and published by . This book was released on 2001-11 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amborski presents the voyage, personal accounts, bravery, drama, history, rescue, and survival stories of the men who participated in the battle of the SS Stone Street in World War II.
Download or read book United States Naval Institute Proceedings written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 1498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book News of Norway written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Congressional Record written by United States. Congress and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 1438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)
Download or read book The Missing Pages written by Zed Merrill and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2017-03-02 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains fascinating behind-the-scenes stories that were left off the history pages of World War IIpersonal experiences and episodes that were never completely revealed before, sometimes on purpose, covered up or just plain fabricated. You will find this rare collection of war stories quite unusual and, in some cases, hard to believe. Stories that were discovered hiding just beneath the surface of recorded incidents, while others came from ordinary people who experienced the unusual, and often bizarre, that only those war years could provide. Most certainly you will learn something you probably never knew before about these incredible events and the extraordinary people who were there and survived those times that changed the world forever.
Download or read book American Book Publishing Record written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 2244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Voyage of Mercy written by Stephen Puleo and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Puleo has found a new way to tell the story with this well-researched and splendidly written chronicle of the Jamestown, its captain, and an Irish priest who ministered to the starving in Cork city...Puleo’s tale, despite the hardship to come, surely is a tribute to the better angels of America’s nature, and in that sense, it couldn’t be more timely.” —The Wall Street Journal The remarkable story of the mission that inspired a nation to donate massive relief to Ireland during the potato famine and began America's tradition of providing humanitarian aid around the world More than 5,000 ships left Ireland during the great potato famine in the late 1840s, transporting the starving and the destitute away from their stricken homeland. The first vessel to sail in the other direction, to help the millions unable to escape, was the USS Jamestown, a converted warship, which left Boston in March 1847 loaded with precious food for Ireland. In an unprecedented move by Congress, the warship had been placed in civilian hands, stripped of its guns, and committed to the peaceful delivery of food, clothing, and supplies in a mission that would launch America’s first full-blown humanitarian relief effort. Captain Robert Bennet Forbes and the crew of the USS Jamestown embarked on a voyage that began a massive eighteen-month demonstration of soaring goodwill against the backdrop of unfathomable despair—one nation’s struggle to survive, and another’s effort to provide a lifeline. The Jamestown mission captured hearts and minds on both sides of the Atlantic, of the wealthy and the hardscrabble poor, of poets and politicians. Forbes’ undertaking inspired a nationwide outpouring of relief that was unprecedented in size and scope, the first instance of an entire nation extending a hand to a foreign neighbor for purely humanitarian reasons. It showed the world that national generosity and brotherhood were not signs of weakness, but displays of quiet strength and moral certitude. In Voyage of Mercy, Stephen Puleo tells the incredible story of the famine, the Jamestown voyage, and the commitment of thousands of ordinary Americans to offer relief to Ireland, a groundswell that provided the collaborative blueprint for future relief efforts, and established the United States as the leader in international aid. The USS Jamestown’s heroic voyage showed how the ramifications of a single decision can be measured not in days, but in decades.
Download or read book The Courier written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Liberty s War written by Herman E. Melton and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2017-08-15 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the dark days of World War II, merchant mariners made heroic contributions to the eventual Allied victory and suffered tremendous casualties in so doing. Among these were the engineers who toiled deep in the bowels of the ship and suffered appalling casualties. After the war, engineering personnel were unlikely to talk about their experiences, let alone write them down. These modest and self-effacing men were more comfortable in a world of turbines and pistons, so they seldom brought their stories forward. Liberty’s War sets out to explore the experiences of one such engineer, Herman Melton, from his time as a cadet at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy through his experiences at sea as a third assistant engineer. Melton’s story is representative of the thousands of Merchant Marine engineers who served on board Liberty ships during the war. Like many young Americans, he sought to do his part, and in 1942 he obtained an appointment to the newly created U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, New York. After graduating from the academy in 1944, he shipped out to the Pacific Theatre, surviving the sinking of his Liberty ship, the SS Antoine Saugrain, and its top-secret cargo.
Download or read book ORDEAL OF GILBERT PINFOLD written by Evelyn Waugh and published by Alien Ebooks. This book was released on 2023-06-01 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A successful, middle-aged novelist with a case of 'bad nerves,' Gilbert Pinfold embarks on a recuperative trip to Ceylon. Almost as soon as the gangplank lifts, Pinfold hears sounds coming out of the ceiling of his cabin: wild jazz bands, barking dogs, loud revival meetings. He can only infer that somewhere concealed in his room an erratic public-address system is letting him hear everything that goes on aboard ship. And then, instead of just sounds, he hears voices. But they are not just any voices. These voices are talking, in the most frightening intimate way, about him!
