USS Indianapolis (CA-35): From Presidential Cruiser, to Delivery of the Atomic Bombs, to Tragic Sinking? In WWII, Hardback - David Doyle

Publisher: Schiffer Publishing LtdAuthor(s): David DoyleIllustration(s): 240+ colour & b/w photosNumber of pages: 128Publication date: 2021Dimensio...

DescriptionAlthough bombed at Pearl Harbor, USS Tennessee was back to sea before the year was over. The crew of the resilient warship fought from A...

Publisher: Schiffer Publishing LtdAuthor(s): David DoyleIllustration(s): colour photosNumber of pages: 144Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 235 x 2...

Reducere. In April 1861, Lincoln declared a blockade on Southern ports. It was only a matter of time before the Union navy would pay a visit to the bustling ...

DescriptionPreserved today as a museum in her namesake state, the battleship USS New Jersey (BB-62) saw combat during WWII and the Korean War and w...

"We returned to our loved ones, but we were never the same again. Most were markedly changed. Young boys had become mature older men, aged beyond t...

Publisher: Schiffer Publishing LtdAuthor(s): David DoyleIllustration(s): 183 colour & b/w photosNumber of pages: 112Publication date: 2017Dimension...

The incredible, true story of how one soldier survived the numerous perils and hardships of war to return home.

Publisher: West Virginia University PressIllustration(s): 7 tables, 8 graphsNumber of pages: 336Collection: Energy and SocietyPublication date: 202...

Reducere. "Beautifully written and astutely observed. This is a marvelous book."--Washington Post "One of the best beach reads for summer 2021, titanic clari...

Atomic Bomb Island tells the story of an elite, top-secret team of sailors, airmen, scientists, technicians, and engineers who came to Tinian in th...

Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): Robert le PageIllustration(s): noNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 2011Dimensions: 241 x 164 x 20Cov...

A sumptuously illustrated book celebrating the work of preeminent aviation artists Clayton Knight and William Heaslip.

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Jo Ellen BarnettA perfect balance of science, history, and sociology, Time's Pendulum traces the important developments in ...

Written at the end of the Second World War by those involved in the planning and operation of the Royal Observer.

Explores the use of anti-democratic language in US presidential elections, using examples detailing the political, economic, and cultural elements ...

Reducere. IIn 1842 Midshipman Phillip Spencer, USN, son of the Secretary of War, was hung for inciting the crew of USS Somers to mutiny. Since then U.S. Navy...

Reducere. SummaryWe spend most of our lives in buildings and see new ones being created around us all the time. But the number of people and disciplines invo...

From the shadow of that Avondale mountain, Jerry Doyle shares his telling and touching journey through the streets of Dublin, the mines of Labrador...

This highly topical book looks at how assassinations and attempted assassinations since the death of JFK, and even the fear of assassination, has c...

Reducere. A moving World War II memoir that uncovers a forgotten naval catastrophe. Ideal for readers of Evan Mawdsley, Max Hastings and Iain Ballantyne. On ...

Reducere. *Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the sinking written by passengers *Includes a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of conten...

Includes specifications, crew duties and life on board U-47.

Reducere. David Hatcher Childress, popular author and star of the History Channel's show Ancient Aliens, brings us the incredible tale of Nazi submarines and...

A deliberate effort has been made in this book to bring new information to light on the subject. As a result it contains previously unpublished nar...

A detailed examination of the English glass industry with an emphasis on the archaeological evidence.

A fierce, historically informed polemic against the idea that the middle class is the key to US greatness, past and future.Publisher: Haymarket Boo...

Toate amantele presedintelui. Puterea nu e la cel care o are, ci la cel care il are pe cel care o are / Presidencial Vice or: A Sinking Ship of Sta...

Publisher: Oficyna Wydawnicza KAGERO Damian MajsakAuthor(s): Witold KoszelaIllustration(s): 5 colour profiles, 17 modeling plansNumber of pages: 20...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Paul R. DeslandesIllustration(s): 16 color plates, 104 halftonesNumber of pages: 432Publicatio...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Publisher: HalsgroveAuthor(s): David ParkerIllustration(s): Black and white photographsNumber of pages: 160Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 221 x ...

DescriptionThrough historic photos, this volume traces the development, production and deployment of this iconic piece of military equipment from t...