Emergency Deep: Cold War Missions of a Submarine Commander, Hardcover - Alfred Scott McLaren

Conveys in dramatic detail the high-risk, covert operations of a nuclear attack submarine during the zenith of the Cold War Captain Alfred Scott Mc...

From National Book Award Finalist and Sibert Honor Author Albert Marrin, a timely examination of Red Scares in the United States, including the Ros...

In this military memoir and adventure story, the author recounts his seven years in the U.S. Navy in the 1960s, mostly aboard nuclear submarines. D...

Publisher: Leonaur LtdAuthor(s): Baron Spiegel Von Und Zu PeckelsheimNumber of pages: 240Publication date: 2010Dimensions: 138 x 214 x 19Cover type...

A moving and powerful introduction to the life and art of renowned artist, Judith Scott, as told by her twin sister, Joyce Scott and illustrated by...

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From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Lawrence in Arabia, a gripping history of the early years of the Cold War, the CIA's covert battles aga...

The new thriller from E. G. Scott follows a woman looking for answers after her boyfriend goes missing and a corpse appears that implicates her in ...

Reducere. A moving and powerful introduction to the life and art of renowned artist, Judith Scott, as told by her twin sister, Joyce Scott and illustrated by...

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Reducere. Unrestricted Warfare reveals the dramatic story of the harsh baptism by fire faced by U.S. submarine commanders in World War II. The first skippers...

No other European city can claim to have experienced such division and togetherness as Berlin. This volume of essays attempts to address the questi...

The Newbery Award-winning author of Catherine, Called Birdy and The Midwife's Apprentice tells a heartfelt and humorous story of WWII on the homefr...

Complete with rare photographs, diagrams and glossary, follow author James Stejskal as he covers the establishment of these agencies and their inte...

Berlin, 1979.When the CIA's most valuable spy is compromised, the Agency realizes it does not have the capability to bring him to safety. If he can...

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The Great Cold War is arguably the most fascinating account yet written about the Cold War--and a timely enunciation of the lessons we need to lear...

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"Enthralling. . . . Lying and stealing and invading, it should be said, make for captivating reading, especially in the hands of a storyteller as s...

DescriptionA series of daring missions from World War II, revealed through letters and documents from the main protagonists.Winning World War II wa...

David Herriot served almost 40 years in the Royal Air Force as a navigator, first on the Buccaneer S2 and subsequently on the Tornado GR1. This vol...

DescriptionGrace Kennan Warnecke's memoir is about a life lived on the edge of history. Daughter of one of the most influential diplomats of the tw...

Reducere. "An extraordinary book."---Arthur C. ClarkeSpace was one of the most fiercely fought battlegrounds of the Cold War, the Moon its ultimate beachhead...

One man. Three fire buttons. One Trak-Ball. A world that needs saving - one coin at a time.Missile Commander is the real-life story of one player's...

Reducere. In the early morning hours of October 24, 1944, the legendary U.S. Navy submarine Tang was hit by one of its own faulty torpedoes. The survivors of...

Reducere. In 1959, the Bolshoi Ballet arrived in New York for its first ever performances in the United States. The tour was part of the Soviet-American cult...

This is the story of an ordinary cold war fighter pilot, with campaigns from an air viewpoint, showing detail of how we lost parts of our Empire.Pu...

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Reducere. A personal journey through some of the darkest moments of the cold war and the early days of television newsMarvin Kalb, the award-winning journali...

Reducere. As a newly commisioned Captain of a veteran Army regiment, MacDonald's first combat was war at its most hellish the Battle of the Bulge. In this pl...

Reducere. As secretary of state, James A. Baker III played a critical role on the world stage in the final years of the Cold War as the Soviet Union unravele...

This broad-ranging treatment is the first to synthesise current understanding of all types of cold-water coral worldwide. Covering ecology, biology...

Places the reader in the cockpit with vivid descriptions of flying experiences and techniques.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): Group Capt...

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Reducere. On the morning of July 21, 1918--in the final year of the First World War--a new prototype of German submarine surfaced three miles off the coast o...

Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): Alastair MarsIllustration(s): 1 map 1 DiagramNumber of pages: 224Publication date: 2009Dimensions: 232 x...

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Leader of the Pack recounts the incredible history of USS Batfish, a record-setting American World War II fleet submarine. Batfish entered the pant...

A new perspective on the D-Day landings with the heroic stories of a number of agents sent into Nazi Occupied Europe.

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Publisher: John Wiley & Sons IncAuthor(s): James A. FokNumber of pages: 512Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 161 x 236 x 37Cover type: HardbackRede...

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Reducere. The Cold War did not culminate in World War III as so many in the 1950s and 1960s feared, yet it spawned a host of military engagements that affect...

First definitive account of the worst peacetime submarine disaster in Royal Naval history.