Midshipman's Hope
Midshipman's Hope

Author: David Feintuch

Publisher: Open Road Media

Published: 2013-01-08

Total Pages: 571

ISBN-13: 1453295607

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First in the military science fiction series that does “an excellent job of transferring Hornblower to interstellar space. A thoroughly enjoyable read” (David Drake). In the year 2194, seventeen-year-old Nicholas Seafort is assigned to the Hibernia as a lowly midshipman. Destination: the thriving colony of Hope Nation. But when a rescue attempt goes devastatingly wrong, Seafort is thrust into a leadership role he never anticipated. The other officers resent him, but Seafort must handle more dangerous problems, from a corrupted navigation computer to a deadly epidemic. Even Hope Nation has a nasty surprise in store. Seafort might be the crew’s only hope . . . This page-turning science fiction in the vein of Robert Heinlein and Orson Scott Card—with a dash of Horatio Hornblower—marks the captivating debut adventure in Feintuch’s hugely popular Seafort Saga.

Breaking the Color Barrier
Breaking the Color Barrier

Author: Robert J. Schneller, Jr.

Publisher: NYU Press

Published: 2007-12

Total Pages: 343

ISBN-13: 0814740553

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The African-American Community's Battle to Combat the U.S. Naval Academy's Legacy of Racism

The Herndon Climb
The Herndon Climb

Author: James McNeal

Publisher: Naval Institute Press

Published: 2020-09-01

Total Pages: 197

ISBN-13: 1682475522

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The Herndon Climb is an important and meaningful ritual in Naval Academy culture. Scaling the heavily greased, 21-foot tall Herndon Monument as a group at the very end of the year for "plebes," or freshmen, the Climb marks a major turning point in the lives of all Midshipmen, who are relieved of their low status at the moment they complete the task. The book is culled from interviews with more than fifty subjects, including participants in Climbs over the past six decades, with personal observations from the 2019 and 2018 events. Co-author James McNeal recalls the joyful pride of participating in the Climb as a plebe in 1983, and his experience helps bring vivid detail to the memories and reflections of his fellow Midshipmen. The book also includes a discussion of the career of William Lewis Herndon, whose heroic sacrifice at sea inspired the monument, and also traces the history and development of the modern Climb to its roots in the earliest plebe celebrations.

Midshipman Quinn
Midshipman Quinn

Author: Showell Styles

Publisher:

Published: 1957

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13:

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A historical novel that tells the story of Septimus Quinn as he becomes a midshipman in the British Navy at age 15, and describes his involvement in the Napoleonic War.

Navy Football: Return to Glory
Navy Football: Return to Glory

Author: T.C. Cameron

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 1625859996

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This book charts the story of Navy football and steers readers through the reemergence of an iconic program representing our nation's finest. Navy football holds a unique place in college athletics as one of the oldest and most prestigious programs the game has ever known. During the 1950s and 1960s, the Midshipmen were nationally recognized by the major bowl games they played and Heisman Trophy-winning players Joe Bellino and Roger Staubach. Although the program struggled mightily to maintain relevance in subsequent years, Athletic Director Chet Gladchuk kick-started the renaissance of Navy football by hiring Coach Paul Johnson in 2001. The team's current coach, Ken Niumatalolo, once fired by the academy in the dining room of a McDonald's in 1998, returned to become the winningest coach in school history. Cameron charts the story of Navy football and steers readers through the reemergence of an iconic program representing our nation's finest.

Midshipman Henry Gallant in Space
Midshipman Henry Gallant in Space

Author: H. Peter Alesso

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2013-05-10

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 9781482640328

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As the last star fighter in squadron 111, Midshipman Henry Gallant is on his way from Jupiter to Mars. With the United Planets' fleet on the verge of annihilation, he can expect no help as he passes through the asteroid belt and threatening aliens. With so much uncertainty about the aliens' capabilities and intentions, analyzing the captured computer equipment in Gallant's possession could prove crucial. The fate of Earth could rest on the abilities of Midshipman Henry Gallant. Unfortunately, it is his abilities that have been much in doubt during his tour of duty. In an era of genetic engineering, he is the only Natural (non-genetically enhanced) officer left in the fleet. His classmates and superior officers have all expressed their concern that he will not be up to the demands of the space service. Only bright and attractive junior officer Kelsey Mitchel has shown any sympathy for him. Now as his navigator on the last fighter in squadron 111, her life as well as a good many others, depends of Henry Gallant.