Seas of Blood - 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 Seas of Blood write by Andrew Chapman. This book was released on 1985. Seas of Blood available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
A Blue Sea of Blood
A Blue Sea of Blood - 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 A Blue Sea of Blood write by Donald M. Kehn. This book was released on 2009-01-15. A Blue Sea of Blood available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. On the morning of March 1, 1942, the WWI-era destroyer USS Edsall—under orders to deliver some forty Army Air Force fighter crews to the beleaguered island of Java—split off from the USS Whipple and the tanker Pecos and was never seen again by Allied forces. Despite the later discovery of bodies identified as Edsall crew members near a remote airfield on the coast of Celebes, what happened to the ship remains a matter of mystery and, perhaps, deliberate obfuscation. This book explores the many puzzling facets of the Edsall’s disappearance in order to finally tell the full story of the fate of the vessel and her crew. Based on exhaustive research of the historical record—including newly deciphered Japanese documents and previously unrevealed material from the crew’s family members—A Blue Sea of Blood offers a painstaking reconstruction of the ship’s history. The book investigates not only the Edsall’s mysterious final action, but also her wide-ranging pre-war career and the curious uses to which her story was put—generally under false pretenses—first by the pre-war US Navy and then by the Japanese wartime propaganda machine. And finally, military historian Donald Kehn considers the circumstances surrounding the curious obscurity of the Edsall’s heroic service and final battle in American histories. Redressing six decades of official indifference, Kehn’s account recovers a significant chapter missing from the history of World War II—and tells a long-overdue story of courage and tragic loss.
Salt in the Blood
Salt in the Blood - 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 Salt in the Blood write by Patrick Dixon. This book was released on 2021-06-24. Salt in the Blood available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. “Everything creaks and bends in heavy seas – what will not bend will simply snap. So many times I wondered how much load we could carry in a powerful storm without breaking apart. If we flooded any faster I would drown in seconds.” Patrick Dixon spent years working as a doctor at University College Hospital, while his wife Sheila was a magistrate – high-pressure careers that demanded long hours away from their home, family and passion for sailing. It is a frustrating story many occasional sailors can relate to, but unlike most, Patrick and Sheila realised early enough that they could only bend so far before something snapped, they could only take on so much before they drowned. This is their story of how they made changes (some more challenging than others) that they knows other sailors could make too, regardless of where they are at the moment – how they changed their priorities but managed to sustain a new career that fitted in around life rather than the other way round. It is also the story of their personal journey, both physically (across the Atlantic and to little-visited corners of the Mediterranean) and metaphorically – how a doctor who treated cancer patients coped with a partner facing the same battle. Neither of them wanted to let that flood things either. Through their personal story, with plenty of mishaps that led to insights (both about sailing and life in general), and encounters that turned into opportunities, Patrick and Sheila explore the importance of prioritising the right things in life, and the simple benefits of travel. The book is packed with inspiring but practical advice for all those who have salt in the blood.
The Pirate's Scourge
The Pirate's Scourge - 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 Pirate's Scourge write by Chris A. Jackson. This book was released on 2018-07-22. The Pirate's Scourge available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Nothing is more dangerous than a warrior enslaved. Upon the lawless Blood Sea, mariners survive by wits, cunning, and skill. Pirate captain Kevril Longbright is a survivor. With his own ship, a faithful crew, and an ambitious partner handing him fat merchant prizes, he is truly the scourge of the sea, free and beholden to none. Or is he? Accepting jobs from Jhavika Keshmir is far easier than scouring the sea for his own targets. But when Kevril captures a mystical truthsayer, Preel, he learns that the truth can be both a blessing and a curse. Preel reveals the foul enchantment behind Jhavika's uncanny ability to convince others to do her bidding. Far from being his own master, Kevril is a slave to Jhavika's every command. Enraged by her lies and manipulations, the pirate captain embarks upon a perilous quest for freedom. But enslavement can take many forms, and Kevril finds himself increasingly drawn to Preel and her mysterious talent. Who knew the truth could be so damning, so freeing, and so seductive...
Seas of Blood
Seas of Blood - 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 Seas of Blood write by Steve Jackson. This book was released on 1986-06-01. Seas of Blood available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The reader's choices determine the course of a pirate's battle with Abdul the Butcher to become King of the Pirates.
