Two Ships, Two Oceans, Two Wars
Two Ships, Two Oceans, Two Wars

Author: Colin B. Nichols

Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd

Published: 2018-01-04

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 178803757X

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Convinced that Napoleon was about to declare war once more, the British Government ordered a secret press of seamen in 1803. This book records how the ensuring events affected one man in particular, Joesph Bates, a 21-year old merchant seaman who proved to be of exceptional ability rising to the rank of lieutenant. The book is based largely on the logs of the two ships in which he sailed, the frigate, HMS Cerberus, and the sloop of war, HMS Racoon, supplemented by eye-witness accounts, official letters, medical notes and the secret diary of one of Joseph's shipmates. Pressed in Chatham on 6th May, a few days before Britain declared war on France, he spent the next 12 years before his release from the Royal Navy. The author brings to life the detail of everyday events on board as Joseph is promoted from able seaman servicing in the foretop to coxswain, quartermaster, midshipman, master's mate and lieutenant. Joseph's service, however, was full of more dramatic events: deaths by drowning, falls from the rigging, cholera or tuberculosis. He was engaged in battles, attacks on the French coast, the capture of a town in the Caribbean, an explosion in the Racoon that killed many of the crew and the near-sinking of the ship. But there were lighter moments: the celebrations on crossing the Equator and riding horses borrowed from the Mexican army. One highlight found in the secret diary of a shipmate is his single-handed attempt to transport a very large hog back to the ship. After 'capturing' the last American fort on the Pacific coast, Joseph's ship sailed to Hawaii and Tahiti, hunting American shipping. Her mission completed, Racoon once more rounded to the Horn and as a final duty escorted a convoy back to England. Joseph's service was ended.

The Two-Ocean War
The Two-Ocean War

Author: Samuel Eliot Morison

Publisher: US Naval Institute Press

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781591145240

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Originally published in 1963, this classic, single-volume history draws on Morison's definitive 15-volume History of United States Naval Operations in World War II. More than a condensation, The Two-Ocean War highlights the major components of the larger work: the preparation for war, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the long war of attrition between submarines and convoys in the Atlantic, the battles of the Coral Sea and Midway, the long grind of Guadalcanal, the leapfrogging campaigns among the Pacific islands, the invasion of continental Europe, the blazes of glory at Leyte and Okinawa, and the final, grudging surrender of the Japanese.

The Armed Forces
The Armed Forces

Author: Geoffrey M. Horn

Publisher: Gareth Stevens Secondary Library

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 54

ISBN-13: 9780836854565

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The U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines. Together, they make up the most powerful military force in the world. In this volume, young historians will read about the organization of each branch, the extent and limits of their powers, and the job each performs in the defense of the nation. Readers will also learn about the history of each branch and its role in various military campaigns from the Revolutionary War to the battle against terrorism. Special sections feature information about the Coast Guard, the National Guard, ROTC, the reserves, and the service academies. Detailed tables and graphs illustrate the chain of command in each branch, the number of troops on active duty throughout the world, national defense spending, and military casualties suffered by the United States. Of particular interest is a series of compelling "Eyewitness" accounts of experiences of actual U.S. military personnel. Book jacket.

The United States Navy in World War II
The United States Navy in World War II

Author: Mark Stille

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2021-11-11

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 1472848063

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A comprehensive overview of the strategy, operations and vessels of the United States Navy from 1941 to 1945. Although slowly building its navy while neutral during the early years of World War II, the US was struck a serious blow when its battleships, the lynchpin of US naval doctrine, were the target of the dramatic attack at Pearl Harbor. In the Pacific Theatre, the US was thereafter locked into a head to head struggle with the impressive Imperial Japanese Navy, fighting a series of major battles in the Coral Sea, at Midway, the Philippine Sea, Leyte Gulf and Okinawa in the struggle for supremacy over Japan. Having avoided the decisive defeat sought by the IJN, the US increased industrial production and by the end of the war, the US Navy was larger than any other in the world. Meanwhile in the west, the US Navy operated on a second front, supporting landings in North Africa, Sicily, and Italy, and in 1944 played a significant part in the D-Day landings, the largest and most complex amphibious operation of all time. Written by an acknowledged expert and incorporating extensive illustrations including photographs, maps and colour artwork, this book offers a detailed look at the strategy, operations and vessels of the US Navy in World War II.

The Second World War: Asia and the Pacific
The Second World War: Asia and the Pacific

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Publisher: Square One Publishers, Inc.

Published: 2014-03-28

Total Pages: 358

ISBN-13: 0757051626

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​*** OVER 210,000 WEST POINT MILITARY HISTORY SERIES SETS IN PRINT ​*** Beginning with a look at the readiness of the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy and the United States armed forces, this book gives a detailed account of the Allies’ brutal five-year struggle with Japan. It examines the interrelationship of land, sea, and air forces as they battled over the vast reaches of the Pacific Theater of War.