Author: Carl C. CutlerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
Greyhounds of the sea
Author: Carl C. CutlerGreyhounds of the sea
Author: Carl C. CutlerGreyhounds of the Sea
Author: Carl C. CutlerPublisher: Annapolis : United States Naval Institute
ISBN:
Category : Clipper ships
Languages : en
Pages : 682
Book Description
With new illustrations and additional information.
Greyhounds of the Sea
Author: Carl C. CutlerPublisher: US Naval Institute Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 788
Book Description
Greyhounds of the Sea. The Story of the American Clipper Ship, Etc. [With Plates.].
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Author: Carl C. CUTLERTin Cans and Greyhounds
Author: Clint JohnsonPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1621577678
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
For men on destroyer-class warships during World War I and World War II, battles were waged “against overwhelming odds from which survival could not be expected.” Those were the words Lieutenant Commander Robert Copeland calmly told his crew as their tiny, unarmored destroyer escort rushed toward giant, armored Japanese battleships at the Battle off Samar on October 25, 1944. This action-packed narrative history of destroyer-class ships brings readers inside the half-inch-thick hulls to meet the men who fired the ships' guns, torpedoes, hedgehogs, and depth charges. Nicknamed "tin cans" or "greyhounds," destroyers were fast escort and attack ships that proved indispensable to America's military victories. Beginning with destroyers' first incarnation as torpedo boats in 1874 and ending with World War II, author Clint Johnson shares the riveting stories of the Destroyer Men who fought from inside a "tin can"—risking death by cannons, bombs, torpedoes, fire, and drowning. The British invented destroyers, the Japanese improved them, and the Germans failed miserably with them. It was the Americans who perfected destroyers as the best fighting ship in two world wars. Tin Cans & Greyhounds compares the designs of these countries with focus on the old, modified World War I destroyers, and the new and numerous World War II destroyers of the United States. Tin Cans & Greyhounds details how destroyers fought submarines, escorted convoys, rescued sailors and airmen, downed aircraft, shelled beaches, and attacked armored battleships and cruisers with nothing more than a half-inch of steel separating their crews from the dark waves.
Greyhounds of the Sea
Author: Carl C. CutlerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Clipper ships
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
The Good Shepherd
Author: The Story of the American Clipper Ship
Author: Carl C. CutlerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Navigation
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A Greyhound of a Girl
Author: Roddy DoylePublisher: Abrams
ISBN: 161312418X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Mary O’Hara is a sharp and cheeky 12-year-old Dublin schoolgirl who is bravely facing the fact that her beloved Granny is dying. But Granny can’t let go of life, and when a mysterious young woman turns up in Mary’s street with a message for her Granny, Mary gets pulled into an unlikely adventure. The woman is the ghost of Granny’s own mother, who has come to help her daughter say good-bye to her loved ones and guide her safely out of this world. She needs the help of Mary and her mother, Scarlett, who embark on a road trip to the past. Four generations of women travel on a midnight car journey. One of them is dead, one of them is dying, one of them is driving, and one of them is just starting out. Praise for A Greyhound of a Girl STARRED REVIEW “A warm, witty, exquisitely nuanced multigenerational story.” –Kirkus Reviews, starred review STARRED REVIEW “This elegantly constructed yet beautifully simple story, set in Ireland and spun with affection by Booker Prize–winner Doyle, will be something different for YA readers. These four lilting voices will linger long after the book is closed.” –Booklist, starred review STARRED REVIEW "Written mostly in dialogue, at which Doyle excels, and populated with a charming foursome of Irish women, this lovely tale is as much about overcoming the fear of death as it is about death itself." –Publishers Weekly, starred review "In this moving and artfully structured ghost tale, four generations of Irish women come together. A big part of the pleasure here is the rhythm of the language and the contrasting voices of the generations. Any opportunity to read it aloud would be a treat." –Horn Book "For children grieving the death of a parent or grandparent, this book provides comfort." –Library Media Connection Award: Capitol Choices 2013 - Noteworthy Titles for Children and Teens Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) Choices 2013 list - Young Adult Fiction USBBY Outstanding International Books List 2013