To Die Gallantly
To Die Gallantly

Author: Timothy J Runyan

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-08-22

Total Pages: 301

ISBN-13: 1000612260

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German U-boats, known as "iron coffins", terrorized Allied ships during World War II and were responsible for thousands of deaths. This volume, published to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic, brings together historians from both sides of the ocean to discuss this important campaign. As well as offering new insights into both familiar and more neglected aspects, the book reflects the human dimension of the conflict, paying tribute to the whole spectrum of personnel involved - planners and strategists, spies and code-breakers, naval officers and crews, merchant sailors, and civilians.

To Die Gallantly
To Die Gallantly

Author: Timothy J Runyan

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2022-10-31

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780367274412

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This book makes an important contribution to the history of World War II, examining the much-studied and lesser-known aspects of this critical campaign. It provides a comprehensive account of all those who planned, those who fought, those who waited and those who died in this long and costly effort.

To Die Gallantly
To Die Gallantly

Author: Timothy J. Runyan

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-04-28

Total Pages: 374

ISBN-13: 9780367274030

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The Battle of the Atlantic was the single most important campaign of the war. Allied success in Europe depended on massive movements of ships, men and materiel across the Atlantic from the Americas. In spite of an unprecedented Allied shipbuilding effort, German U-boats were causing severe damage to this vital supply line. In order to defeat Nazi Germany, the Allies had to eliminate the deadly U-boat threat. In this volume commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the campaign, historians from both sides of the ocean offer new insights into Germany's Atlantic offensive and the Allied victory over it.

The Way of the Ship
The Way of the Ship

Author: Alex Roland

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 564

ISBN-13: 0470136006

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"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.

Critical Thinking Unleashed
Critical Thinking Unleashed

Author: Elliot D. Cohen

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Published: 2009-10-16

Total Pages: 417

ISBN-13: 1442200057

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From alcohol and drug addiction to rage on national highways and in airports, many human beings have kept themselves in perpetual turmoil and despair. From encroachment on individual rights and liberties to wars of attrition and mass genocide, human history has continually repeated itself due to a failure to see the light. Containing numerous skill-building exercises, Critical Thinking Unleashed seeks to cultivate the reasoning skills required to overcome such destructive human tendencies and to live meaningful and productive lives in a democratic society. In contrast to other treatments of practical reasoning, Elliot D. Cohen not only teaches students how to identify and refute irrational premises_he also teaches them how to construct rational antidotes to combat the personal, social, and political obstacles they confront in everyday life. Moreover, Cohen encourages students to use the theories and ideas embodied in the history of philosophy in order to construct these rational guides, drawing examples from many contemporary sources. Demonstrating the practical relevance and import of many historically significant philosophers (e.g. Socrates, Aristotle, Epictetus, Hume, Kant, Mill, Sartre, and Nietzsche), the book presents a practical, non-technical, and comprehensive approach to critical thinking.

You Can't Fight Tanks with Bayonets
You Can't Fight Tanks with Bayonets

Author: Allison B. Gilmore

Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

Published: 2000-03-01

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 9780803270893

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A startling omission from the extensive literature on the Pacific events of World War II is an analysis of Allied psychological operations. Allison B. Gilmore makes a strong case for the importance of psychological warfare in this theater, countering the usual view of fanatical resistance by Japanese units. Gilmore marshals evidence that Japanese military indoctrination did not produce soldiers who were invulnerable to demoralization and the survival instinct.