Cork Wars - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Cork Wars write by David A. Taylor. This book was released on 2018-12-14. Cork Wars available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. “This well-researched, well-told story takes readers into a world of espionage, industrial ingenuity, and American resilience . . . a compelling history.” —Robert Whitaker, author of Anatomy of an Epidemic Silver Medal Winner of the Independent Publisher Book Award for History (World) In 1940, with German U-boats blockading all commerce across the Atlantic Ocean, a fireball at the Crown Cork and Seal factory lit the sky over Baltimore. Rumors of Nazi sabotage led to an FBI investigation and pulled an entire industry into the machinery of national security as America stood on the brink of war. In Cork Wars, David A. Taylor traces this fascinating story through the lives of three men and their families: Charles McManus, who ran Crown Cork and Seal, a company that manufactured everything from bottle caps to oil-tight gaskets for fighter planes; Frank DiCara, who watched the fire blazed at the factory and got a job at Crown just a few years later; and Melchor Marsa, who managed Crown Cork and Seal’s plants in Spain and Portugal—and was perfectly placed to be recruited as a spy. Drawing on in-depth interviews with surviving family members, personal collections, and recently declassified government records, Taylor weaves this by turns beautiful, dark, and outrageous narrative with the drama of a thriller. From the factory floor to the corner office, Cork Wars reflects shifts in our ideas of modernity, the environment, and the materials and norms of American life. World War II buffs—and anyone interested in a good yarn—will be gripped by this bold and frightening tale of a forgotten episode of American history. “An absorbing and illuminating read.” —Maury Klein, author of A Call to Arms
Cork Wars
Cork Wars - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Cork Wars write by David A. Taylor. This book was released on 2018-12-14. Cork Wars available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. World War II buffs—and anyone interested in a good yarn—will be gripped by this bold and frightening tale of a forgotten episode of American history.
Cork Boat
Cork Boat - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Cork Boat write by John Pollack. This book was released on 2005-04-12. Cork Boat available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 165,321 corks 1 boat Most people have childhood dreams; few ever pursue them. At the age of 34, John Pollack quit a prestigious speechwriting job on Capitol Hill to pursue an idea he had harbored since the age of six: to build a boat out of wine corks and take it on an epic journey. In Cork Boat, Pollack tells the charming and uplifting story of this unlikely adventure. Overcoming one obstacle after another, he convinces skeptical bartenders to save corks, corrals a brilliant but disorganized partner, and cajoles more than a hundred volunteers to help build the boat, many until their fingers bleed. Hired as a speechwriter for President Clinton midway through construction, Pollack soon has the White House saving corks, too. Ultimately, he and his crew set sail down the Douro River in Portugal, where the boat becomes a national sensation. Written with unusual grace and disarming humor, Cork Boat is a buoyant tale of camaraderie, determination, and the power of imagination.
The Battle for Cork
The Battle for Cork - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Battle for Cork write by John Borgonovo. This book was released on 2011-09-01. The Battle for Cork available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. By the sixth week of the Irish Civil War in 1922, all eyes turned to Cork, as the National Army readied its climactic attack on the 'rebel capital'. At 2 a.m. on a Bank Holiday Monday, Emmet Dalton and 450 soldiers of the National Army landed at Passage West, in one of the most famous surprise attacks in Irish military history. Their daring amphibious assault knocked the famed Cork IRA onto the back foot, though three more days of stubborn fighting was required for the National Army to secure the city. The retreating IRA left destruction in their wake, setting the stage for Michael Collins' fatal final visit to his home county. For the first time, 'The Battle for Cork' tells the full story of the battle for Cork, showing all the chaos, bravery and misery of the largest engagement of the Irish Civil War and the final defeat of Republican Cork.
Where Mountainy Men Have Sown
Where Mountainy Men Have Sown - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Where Mountainy Men Have Sown write by Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin. This book was released on 1965. Where Mountainy Men Have Sown available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
