All In The Same Boat The Untold Story Of The British Ferry Crew Who Helped Win The Falklands War
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| Author | : Warren Fitzgerald |
| Publisher | : Kings Road Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 234 |
| Release | : 2016-05-12 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 1786061805 |
The crew of the Norland were having a whale of a time in 1982, ferrying passengers between Rotterdam and Hull. Especially the 'girls' in the catering crew: Wendy, Frankie and Candy, all stewards and all gay men. So when their ferry was requisitioned by the government to transfer nine hundred paratroopers to Ascension Island for the war in the Falklands, the 'girls' jumped at the chance to be part of the crew. Shockingly, they were asked to carry on right into the heart of the Falklands, where they were to be the very first ship of the entire Task Force to make a landing. Untrained and unprepared, the crew faced heavy bombardment from the Argentinian air force. Miraculously, the Norland survived intact as many other ships were destroyed around it. And, just as miraculously, the paratroopers eventually looked on their camp catering staff as the heroes of their war. Written with the real-life protagonists, this book relates their incredible experiences in a war they never signed up for, while demonstrating how lasting bonds can be formed between the unlikeliest of people.
| Author | : Gregory Fremont-Barnes |
| Publisher | : The History Press |
| Total Pages | : 315 |
| Release | : 2017-03-02 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0750982802 |
The Falklands War is a story of occupation, fierce air battles, heavy naval losses and bitter encounters between ground forces amidst an inhospitable terrain and unforgiving climate. With complex political machinations and nationalist sentiment at the centre of the conflict, even today the sovereignty of the islands is hotly contested in political circles.For the first time, renowned military historian Gregory Fremont-Barnes has compiled a definitive A–Z guide to the British involvement in the Falklands conflict, including personalities, weapons, battles, ships, places and much more. This accessible yet comprehensive companion to the Falklands War will be a welcome addition to any enthusiast’s shelves.
| Author | : Rachel Woodward |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 292 |
| Release | : 2018-05-04 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1137570105 |
This book explores how military memoirs come to be written and published. Looking at the journeys through which soldiers and other military personnel become writers, the authors draw on over 250 military memoirs published since 1980 about service with the British armed forces, and on interviews with published military memoirists who talk in detail about the writing and production of their books. A range of themes are explored including: the nature of the military memoir; motivations for writing; authors’ reflections on their readerships; inclusions and exclusions within the text; the memories and materials that authors draw on; the collaborations that make the production and publication of military memoirs possible; and the issues around the design of military memoirs' distinctive covers. Written by two leading commentators on the sociology of the military, Bringing War to Book offers a new and original argument about the representations of war and the military experience as a process of social production. The book will be of interest to students and scholars across a range of disciplines including sociology, history, and cultural studies.
| Author | : Birgit Braasch |
| Publisher | : LIT Verlag Münster |
| Total Pages | : 298 |
| Release | : 2020 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 3643912463 |
The book highlights facets of people's experiences since the 19th century with Atlantic space and the design of their stay on board ships. The contributions range from the perspective of pleasure-seeking tourists, who used ships as a temporary, luxurious homes to the perspective of military personnel, who perceived the Atlantic Passage as a transition between homeland security and potentially dangerous professional operations - the risks of sea voyages even on technically sophisticated ocean liners, whose interiors and services often include grand hotels in the metropolises of the late 19th and 20th century, were discreetly ignored by the passengers. The charm of the Atlantic and the ship, unthinkable in earlier times, should not be decimated in any way.
| Author | : Mary-Lane Kamberg |
| Publisher | : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc |
| Total Pages | : 82 |
| Release | : 2018-12-15 |
| Genre | : Young Adult Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 149946732X |
In urban areas all over the world, people are on the move. Buses, trains, ferries, subways, elevated trains, and electric-powered streetcars, trams, and trolleys get people from work to school, from school to work, and back home again. They can also offer a rewarding career opportunity. This fundamental guide to careers in public transportation gives readers an overview of daily job responsibilities, educational and professional requirements to get a foot in the door, and all the tips to landing a rewarding, long-lasting career in a field of people on the move.
| Author | : Redmond O'Hanlon |
| Publisher | : Vintage |
| Total Pages | : 368 |
| Release | : 2010-05-12 |
| Genre | : Travel |
| ISBN | : 0307548252 |
Having survived Borneo, Amazonia, and the Congo, the indefatigable Redmond O’Hanlon sets off on his next adventure: his own perfect storm, in the wild waters off the northern tip of Scotland. Equipped with a fancy Nikon, an excessive supply of socks, and no seamanship whatsoever, O’Hanlon joins the commercial fishing crew of the Norlantean, a deep-sea trawler, to stock a bottomless hull with their catch, even as a hurricane roars around them. Rich in oceanography, marine biology, and uproarious humor, Trawler is Redmond O’Hanlon at his finest.
| Author | : Robert L. Pfaltzgraff |
| Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 387 |
| Release | : 1992 |
| Genre | : Air power |
| ISBN | : 1428992812 |
This collection of essays reflects the proceedings of a 1991 conference on "The United States Air Force: Aerospace Challenges and Missions in the 1990s," sponsored by the USAF and Tufts University. The 20 contributors comment on the pivotal role of airpower in the war with Iraq and address issues and choices facing the USAF, such as the factors that are reshaping strategies and missions, the future role and structure of airpower as an element of US power projection, and the aerospace industry's views on what the Air Force of the future will set as its acquisition priorities and strategies. The authors agree that aerospace forces will be an essential and formidable tool in US security policies into the next century. The contributors include academics, high-level military leaders, government officials, journalists, and top executives from aerospace and defense contractors.
| Author | : Reg Kemp |
| Publisher | : The History Press |
| Total Pages | : 308 |
| Release | : 2021-08-20 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0750998288 |
In 1982, North Sea ferry MV Norland transported passengers and vehicles between Hull and Rotterdam. Requisitioned as a troop ship to take the 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment to the Falklands, the 'volunteer' merchant navy crew were told they would only go as far as the Ascension Island and that they should think of it as an extended North Sea booze-cruise run. However, without notice Norland's role was changed and it became the first vessel to enter San Carlos Water, ending up a sitting duck in 'Bomb Alley' air raids while disembarking troops and carrying out resupply runs. Narrowly escaping sinking, the ship was used as a shelter for survivors and for collecting the Gurkhas from the QE2 in South Georgia, ready for disembarking in San Carlos Bay, before repatriating Argentine POWs. Long after the surrender, MV Norland provided a ferry service between the Falklands and Ascension Island. While many in the war served an average of 100 days, for the crew of the Norland it was ten months; indeed, they were considered the first in and the last out. This is a gripping account of non-combatant volunteers railroaded into serving in a war they hadn't signed up for.
| Author | : Charlotte Mary Yonge |
| Publisher | : ReadHowYouWant.com |
| Total Pages | : 276 |
| Release | : 1927 |
| Genre | : Europe |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : C. A. Bartholomew |
| Publisher | : Government Printing Office |
| Total Pages | : 644 |
| Release | : 2009 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780945274605 |
By the start of the 20th century, the U.S. Navy had developed a fledgling salvage capability. Today, under the aegis of the Supervisor of Salvage, the Navy routinely handles assignments around the world, guarding U.S. naval and maritime interests and responding to requests for assistance from our allies. Mud, Muscle, and Miracles takes its reader on a journey through the evolution of salvage--from the construction of a cofferdam to reveal battleship Maineat the bottom of Havana harbor in 1911 to the use of side-scan sonar and remotely operated vehicles to recover aircraft debris and complete vessels from the depths. The story is one of masterful seamanship, incomparable engineering, and absolute ingenuity and courage. It is also the history of one of our nation's longest-lasting public-private partnerships--that of the commercial salvage industry and the U.S. Navy. The second edition updates U.S. Navy salvage history through the beginning of the 21st century and chronicles 18 additional, precedent-setting marine salvage and deep-ocean recovery operations.
