Author: Simon J. HallPublisher:
ISBN: 9781849953887
Category : SCIENCE
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
Last Voyage to Wewak
Author: Simon J. HallPublisher: Whittles
ISBN: 9781849952538
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This is an important historical record of life at sea during the last quarter of the 20th century, a way of life now vanished. It's a tale of a highly charged and turbulent life written in a captivating and arresting style and is the third in Simon Hall's eloquent maritime trilogy. His unique travel story paints the world in a way where even the mundane becomes compelling.
Snapshots on a Journey
Author: Ian F.M. Saint-YvesPublisher: Author House
ISBN: 1456778862
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 333
Book Description
THIS BOOK IS A PERSONAL JOURNEY FROM INDIA, VIA SCOTLAND, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, AUSTRALIA, SOLIMON ISLANDS, SAUDI ARABIA AND BACK TO SCOTLAND. IT HIGHLIGHTS MY WORKING AND PERSONAL LIFE AS AN OBSTETRICIAN IN A PRIMITIVE SOCIETY TO THE RELATIVELY SOPHISTICATED IN SAUDI ARABIA BEFORE RETURNING TO SCOTLAND.
The Coastwatchers: Operation Ferdinand and the Fight for the South Pacific
Author: Eric A. FeldtPublisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0359860745
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 201
Book Description
The Coastwatchers is the fascinating story of the unsung heroic civilian spotters of World War 2 who roamed the coastlines of their home islands and reported back enemy sightings to Allied Intelligence. Author Eric Feldt led Operation Ferdinand, part of the build-up to the Normandy landings, in which the Coastwatchers, by this time on the US Navy's payroll, played a critical role. His intimate knowledge of Ferdinand, and his familiarity with the Coastwatchers of the Pacific islands, provides a unique perspective on this little known but important chapter of military history.
Author: Francis Peter SwiftUndersea Warrior
Author: Don KeithPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0451238109
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
The remarkable true story of Dudley “Mush” Morton, the most admired—and feared—submarine commander of World War II Mush Morton was a warrior without peer. At the helm of the USS Wahoo he completely changed the way the submarines fought in the Pacific War. He would relentlessly attack the Japanese at every opportunity, burning through his supply of torpedoes in record time on every patrol. Over the course of only nine months and five patrols, Morton racked up an astounding list of achievements, including being the first American skipper to wipe out an entire enemy convoy single-handedly. Here, for the first time, is the life and legend of a heroic submarine commander who fought the war on his own terms, and changed the course of the undersea war in the Pacific.
MacArthur's Victory
Author: Harry GaileyPublisher: Presidio Press
ISBN: 0307415937
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
A GREAT WARRIOR AT THE PEAK OF HIS POWERS In March 1942, General Douglas MacArthur faced an enemy who, in the space of a few months, captured Malaya, Burma, the Philippines, the Dutch East Indies, and, from their base at Raubaul in New Britain, threaten Australia. Upon his retreat to Australia, MacArthur hoped to find enough men and matériel for a quick offensive against the Japanese. Instead, he had available to him only a small and shattered air force, inadequate naval support, and an army made up almost entirely of untried reservists. Here is one of history’s most controversial commanders battling his own superiors for enough supplies, since President Roosevelt favored the European Theater; butting heads with the Navy, which opposed his initiatives; and on his way to making good his promise of liberating the Philippines. In the battles for Buna, Lae, and Port Moresby, the capture of Finschhafen, and other major actions, he would prove his critics wrong and burnish an image of greatness that would last through the Korean War. This was the “other” Pacific War: the one MacArthur fought in New Guinea and, against all odds and most predictions, decisively won.
Author: Melanesian Stories
Author: Lawrence McCanePublisher: Lawrence McCane
ISBN: 9980854219
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
Marist Brothers are a group of committed men whose mission is education, especially of the most needy students. Inspired by their founder's vision which encompassed the entire world, Brothers today reach out to all, wherever they are, with hearts that know no bounds. This book brings to life the stories of Marist Brothers' educational work in Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea. From uncertain nineteenth century beginnings, through the turmoil of the Second World War, the Bougainville Crisis and the Solomon Island Ethnic Tensions, the story of the coming of age of an authentic Marist Melanesian Brotherhood unfolds in these pages.
Author: V. S. Parani