Dodgebomb

Author : Darin Pepple
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ISBN 13 : 9780578865799
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dodgebomb written by Darin Pepple and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the height of the Global War on Terrorism, Lieutenant Eddie Fitzgerald is sent straight from school to Iraq as a casualty replacement. Immediately thrown into combat, he must quickly overcome his naivety and earn the trust of his unit in order to survive. However, if hunting Al Qaeda wasn't enough, he's quickly pulled into Arab tribal politics and Army officer rivalries that threaten to spoil any work that he accomplishes.

Author : Bryan Stratton
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ISBN 13 : 9780761544807
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mario Party 5 written by Bryan Stratton and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's Party Time . . . Mario Style! - Tips, tricks, strategies, and cheats for all 75 Mini-Games, including 4P, 1 vs. 3, 2 vs. 2, Battle, Duel, Bowser, and DK Mini-Games! - All hidden game secrets revealed, from Board Maps to Mini-Game modes! - Crucial details on all 28 capsules, including the super-rare Miracle, Chance, and Bowser capsules! - Every game mode covered in detail - Full biographies of all playable and nonplayable characters - Full-color, 3D maps of all seven Board Maps, with every Happening Space explained! - Every Super Duel machine part revealed, including the super-rare Bowser Punch and Bob-omb Wall!

Author : Sam Moses
Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 0345476743
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book At All Costs written by Sam Moses and published by Random House Trade Paperbacks. This book was released on 2007-09-04 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this gripping, page-turning account, Sam Moses has told a story in the tradition of Sebastian Junger’s A Perfect Storm, Robert Kurson’s Shadow Divers, and Hampton Sides’s Ghost Soldiers. It’s a story about the heroism of two men in battle at sea during World War II, and one woman fleeing Nazi Norway with her child. It’s about how courage can change the course of history. AT ALL COSTS: How a Crippled Ship and Two American Merchant Marines Turned the Tide of World War II is the astonishing untold account, with original historical reporting, of how two men faced unfathomable danger to help save the island of Malta, Churchill’s crux of the war. In 1942, the tiny island of Malta was the most heavily bombed place on earth. Hitler needed Malta as a stepping-stone to get to the oil in Iraq and Iran (Persia at the time). Blockaded by sea, Malta was running on empty, in food, fuel and ammunition. Axis U-boats and dive-bombers made supply convoys to Malta more like suicide missions. In this last-hope convoy, 50 warships escorted 13 freighters carrying aviation fuel, and a single critical tanker, the SS Ohio, with 107,000 barrels of oil from Texas. Winston Churchill had traveled to Washington and asked FDR for the tanker–his prime ministership was at stake over this mission to Malta. Relentlessly dive-bombed and repeatedly torpedoed, the Ohio suffered huge hits and was abandoned. Two young American merchant mariners–pulled from the sea after their own ship went down in flames–boarded the ravaged tanker, repaired her guns and fought off German and Italian dive-bombers, as the sinking Ohio was towed at 4 knots toward Malta with a tiny crew of volunteers. Sam Moses’ AT ALL COSTS is a triumphant story of human bravery: fearless, selfless acts by men determined to save a ship and win a war; profound communal courage from an island under brutal siege; and leaders who understood the cause of freedom. Kirkus (starred review) A historical footnote provides a riveting tale of true American grit during World War II. In 1942, the island of Malta was the primary launching point in the Mediterranean for Allied aircraft and submarine attacks against Axis supply convoys. At the height of the North African campaign, Rommel’s tanks prepared to sweep into Egypt, Iran and Iraq. The only thing they lacked was the fuel to get there, and the shortage was equally desperate on Malta. The Allies launched Operation Pedestal, a last-ditch effort to re-supply the base by sending a convoy from Britain through the Gibraltar Strait to the beleaguered island. The convoy, which included the American tanker Ohio and the U.S. freighter Santa Elisa, was anything but a milk run. Vietnam vet Moses (Fast Guys, Rich Guys and Idiots, not reviewed) crafts a thrilling adventure on the high seas, though it takes a while to get started. The book’s first third juxtaposes Malta’s plight against the stories of two American merchant seamen on the Santa Elisa: Lonnie Dales and Fred Larsen, through whose eyes the battle will be viewed in bluecollar detail. Once Operation Pedestal begins, the narrative is all action. The convoy comes under repeated attack, lives are lost, the Santa Elisa is sunk. Dales and Larsen find themselves aboard the wounded Ohio, full to the brim with Texas crude. If they can hold off Nazi attacks and keep their new ship afloat long enough to reach Malta, the operation will be a success. Moses takes readers directly into the heat of battle, demonstrating a strong command of historical detail. Highly recommended for fans of naval adventure. (Agent: Peter Riva/International Transactions, Inc.) "At All Costs is an extraordinary work of research and an exciting read that pays tribute to a crucial enterprise taken against incredible odds. Sam Moses has brought the ghastliness of war and the beauty of heroism together, in jarring union." –Frank Deford “This book tells a great story. But Sam Moses is not just sharing a gripping tale. He is sharing an important and oft neglected story about a battle that played a decisive role in shaping the outcome of WW II. You will meet people who will linger in memory for their bravery, foolishness, or wisdom.” –Ken Auletta, author of Backstory “Thrillingly told and beautifully researched, At All Costs is not just the against-all-odds story of the saving of Malta, but also of how the fate of nations can turn on the personal bravery of two ordinary men.” –Robert Kurson, author of Shadow Divers “Sam Moses has skillfully blended the vivid recollections of many eyewitnesses with a wealth of original documentary research to produce an immensely readable and authoritative account of this crucial operation.” –Mark Whitmore, Director of Collections, Imperial War Museum, London, England

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Total Pages : 712 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Road & Track written by and published by . This book was released on 2001-09 with total page 712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Total Pages : 994 pages
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Download or read book Car and Driver written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 994 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Stephen L. Moore
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0451465539
Total Pages : 465 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pacific Payback written by Stephen L. Moore and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-06-02 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Deeply researched and well written....By far the most detailed account of USS Enterprise’s dive-bombers and their decisive role at the Battle of Midway.”* Sunday, December 7, 1941, dawned clear and bright over the Pacific.... But for the Dauntless dive-bomber crews of the USS Enterprise returning to their home base on Oahu, it was a morning from hell. Flying directly into the Japanese ambush at Pearl Harbor, they lost a third of their squadron and witnessed the heart of America’s Navy broken and smoldering on the oil-slicked waters below. The next six months, from Pearl Harbor to the Battle of Midway—a dark time during which the Japanese scored victory after victory—this small band of aviators saw almost constant deployment, intense carrier combat, and fearsome casualties. Many were killed by enemy Zero fighters, antiaircraft fire, or deadly crash landings in the Pacific, while others were captured and spent years in POW camps. Yet the Enterprise’s Dauntless crews would be the first to strike an offensive blow against Japanese installations in the Marshall Islands, would be the first to sink a Japanese warship, and would shepherd the Doolittle Raiders’ bombing of Tokyo. Not until Midway, though, would Dauntless crews get the chance to settle the score...and change the course of World War II. Drawing on dozens of new interviews and oral histories, author Stephen L. Moore brings to life inspiring stories of individual sacrifice and bravery—and the sweeping saga of one of America’s greatest triumphs. INCLUDES PHOTOS

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Total Pages : 622 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Scientific American written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Total Pages : 678 pages
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Download or read book Forbes written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 678 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Bill Myers
Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1414380240
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Yikes!!! written by Bill Myers and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2013-04-02 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an effort to find the last of the fuel ingredients for their time pod, 23rd-century goofballs Tuna and Herby transport themselves to Africa. Unfortunately, they also transport TJ Finkelstein and half of her 7th-grade science class, including TV star Hesper Breakahart and dreamy Chad Steel. In the jungle, the Time Stumblers’ usual mayhem jumps to a new level as Herby is adopted by a mother gorilla, Tuna is transformed into an ostrich chick, and the students are taken in by an African tribe. When Hesper tries to escape by leaping into a raging river, TJ finds that it’s time to begin showing the leadership qualities that Tuna and Herby claim she’ll have someday as a world leader. Thanks to her, everyone makes it home safely, and the Time Stumblers fuel up their time pod, leaving with laughter, tears . . . and one last zany surprise for TJ.

Author : Thomas I. Whelan
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1412023416
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Knight's Journey Into Shangri La written by Thomas I. Whelan and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fighting an unseen enemy at times and fighting them on their terms most of the time. They were like a fighting "ghost". The mines and booby traps took their toll on all of us Americans and Vietmanese themselves. Then there was the jungles: a unforgiving place to be at, for a tour of duty.