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War in the Pacific (World War II, #9) (eBook, ePUB)

A convoy consisting of ten transports, five destroyers, a battleship and two aircraft carriers, entered Melbourne Bay that morning in March 1942. Above the forward masts flew the starry, red-striped flag of the United States.New forces were arriving in Australia from Los Angeles and San Francisco from California. New contingent of troops destined to counteract the furious onslaught of the Japanese towards the South Pacific Ocean.It was made up of the Tenth and Ninth Marine Corps Divisions and the Seventh Air Divisions. The landing of the troops was done quickly. There was no danger from the enemy, but it could be possible that some Japanese reconnaissance aircraft discovered the maneuvers that were being prepared against them ... War in the Pacific is a story belonging to the World War II collection, a series of war novels developed in World War II.

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Adrift [Movie Tie-in]: A True Story of Love, Loss, and Survival at Sea , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 358min

The heart-stopping memoir, soon to be a major motion picture starring Shailene Woodley and Sam Claflin, and directed by Baltasar Kormákur (Everest). Young and in love, their lives ahead of them, Tami Oldham and her fiancé, Richard Sharp, set sail from Tahiti under brilliant blue skies, with Tami’s hometown of San Diego as their ultimate destination. But the two free spirits and avid sailors couldn’t anticipate that less than two weeks into their voyage, they would sail directly into one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded history. They found themselves battling pounding rain, waves the size of skyscrapers, and 140 knot winds. Richard tethered himself to the boat and sent Tami below to safety, and then all went eerily quiet. Hours later, Tami awakened to find the boat in ruins and Richard nowhere in sight. Adrift is the story of Tami’s miraculous 41 day journey to safety on a ravaged boat with no motor and no masts, and with little hope for rescue. It’s a tale of love and survival on the high seas - an unforgettable story about resilience of the human spirit and the transcendent power of love. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Laurence Bouvard. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/007285/bk_harp_007285_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Escape to the High Seas, Hörbuch, Digital, 579min

Anchors aweigh! Howling winds and crashing surf! Splintered masts and shattered hulls! Mutinous seadogs and steel-eyed captains! There's nothing like high adventure on the high seas! Hear hair-raising, heart-stirring deep-sea dramas produced and directed by William N. Robson, Norman Macdonnell, Antony Ellis, Morton Fine, and David Friedkin. With performances by John Dehner, Frank Lovejoy, William Conrad, Larry Thor, Van Heflin, and more, wherever Escape might sail, the voyage is bound to be breathtaking. Batten down the hatches for 20 tempestuous tales from radio's outstanding series of action and excitement. Episodes include: Typhoon 07-28-47; Misfortune's Isle 03-21-48; Wild Oranges 09-28-49; Seeds of Greed 12-27-49; Treasure, Inc. 01-24-50; Port Royal 03-10-50; A Sleeping Draught 10-01-50; Seven Hours to Freedom 10-29-50; A Passenger to Bali 12-10-50; Up Periscope 08-08-51; The Tramp 03-01-53; Pressure 03-22-53; The Voyages of Sinbad 06-07-53; Clear For Action 06-14-53; Open Boat 07-19-53; The Log 09-20-53; The Bird of Paradise 03-11-54; The Adversary 05-06-54; An Ordinary Man 06-03-54; The Price of the Head 08-07-54. Language: English. Narrator: William Conrad, Frank Lovejoy, Van Heflin. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/rt/radi/001199/rt_radi_001199_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Adrift: A True Story of Love, Loss, and Survival at Sea , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 358min

The heart-stopping memoir, now a major motion picture starring Shailene Woodley and Sam Claflin, and directed by Baltasar Kormakur (Everest). A compelling, at times devastating, ultimately inspiring account of how much can go wrong on the ocean and how, miraculously, one woman conquered her own fears. Young and in love, their lives ahead of them, Tami Oldham and her fiancé, Richard Sharp, set sail from Tahiti under brilliant blue skies, with Tami’s hometown of San Diego as their ultimate destination. But the two free spirits and avid sailors couldn’t anticipate that less than two weeks into their voyage, they would sail directly into one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded history. They found themselves battling pounding rain, waves the size of skyscrapers and 140 knot winds. Richard tethered himself to the boat and sent Tami below to safety, and then all went eerily quiet. Hours later, Tami awakened to find the boat in ruins and Richard nowhere in sight. Adrift is the story of Tami’s miraculous 41 day journey to safety on a ravaged boat with no motor and no masts, and with little hope for rescue. It’s a tale of love and survival on the high seas - an unforgettable story about resilience of the human spirit and the transcendent power of love. Previously published as Red Sky in Mourning. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Laurence Bouvard. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hcuk/003964/bk_hcuk_003964_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Falling , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 96min

Falling is a sobering, amusing, and often poetic meditation on the wonders and risks of working aloft. Rigger Brion Toss takes you into a world of masts, towers, stadiums, pure air, and adrenaline as he recounts more than 40 years worth of stories of things gone awry at altitude. From dropped tools to collapsed towers to near-fatal falls, the litany of accidents and near-accidents is long…and the sometimes miraculous outcomes are both instructive and thought-provoking. Not a technical manual, Falling is nonetheless a must-have companion in the library of anyone working at heights. "Brion Toss is a rigging master, a fine writer, and a perfectionist. In this book he is also a courageous man, who dares to focus on failures! Now, as the man who walked a tightrope between the Twin Towers, falling is not in my vocabulary - and yet I must confess: mistakes have been my greatest teachers. We learn from disasters much more than from victorious achievements. So read and learn (and be frightened), so that you do not fall prey to inattention and amateurism - so that you do not fall, period. Thus join me at shouting to the guy aloft: 'Bravo Brion!'" (Philippe Petit, Man on Wire)"All who have met Brion know he has a way with words. This is fully on display in this delightful little book, rich with experience and loaded with fascinating stories. It will entertain, and perhaps educate, anyone who has ever gone aloft." (Nigel Calder, Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual) ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Brion Toss. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/140963/bk_acx0_140963_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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A Natural History of North American Trees , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1106min

Donald Culross Peattie's two books about American trees were first published in the 1950s. In this edition, modern listeners are introduced to one of the best nature writers of the last century. As we listen to Peattie's descriptions, we catch glimpses of our country's history and past daily life that no textbook could ever illuminate so vividly. Here you'll learn about everything from how a species was discovered to the part it played in our country's history.Pioneers often stabled an animal in the hollow heart of an old sycamore, and the whole family might live there until they could build a log cabin. The tuliptree, the tallest native hardwood, is easier to work than most softwood trees; Daniel Boone carved a sixty-foot canoe from one tree to carry his family from Kentucky into Spanish territory. In the days before the Revolution, the British and the colonists waged an undeclared war over New England's white pines, which made the best tall masts for fighting ships. It's fascinating to learn about the commercial uses of various woods - for paper, fine furniture, fence posts, matchsticks, house framing, airplane wings, and dozens of other preplastic uses. But we cannot listen to this book without the occasional lump in our throats. The American elm was still alive when Peattie wrote, but as we listen to his account today we can see what caused its demise. Audubon's portrait of a pair of loving passenger pigeons in an American beech is considered by many to be his greatest painting. It certainly touched the poet in Donald Culross Peattie as he depicted the extinction of the passenger pigeon when the beech forest was destroyed. A Natural History of North American Trees gives us a picture of life in America from its earliest days to the middle of the last century. The information is always interesting, though often heartbreaking. While Peattie looks for the better side of man's nature, he reports sorrowfully on the greed and waste that have doo ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kevin Stillwell. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/015057/bk_adbl_015057_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The Aero- and Hydromechanics of Keel Yachts (eBook, PDF)

How and why does sail boat performance depend on the configuration and trim of boat and sails? This book provides the yachtsman with answers in a relatively straightforward account of the physical mechanisms of sailing. It presents an accessible overview of the fluid dynamic aspects of sailing and sailing technology, addressing both aeromechanics and hydromechanics. Readers are provided with the basic principles of physics and general mechanics that will assist their understanding of the fluid mechanics of sailing yachts. Rich appendices cover not only in-depth,mathematical-physical treatments and derivations for those wishing to explore further, but also helpful summaries of basic mathematical notions for those wishing to refresh their knowledge. This work explores keel yachts, specifically single-masted mono-hulls with 'fore-and-aft', Bermuda-rigged sails. However, much of it is applicable to other types of sailing vessels such as multi-hulls, yachts with multiple masts, windsurf boards and the like. Yachtsmen, yacht designers and professionals of sailing technology will all find something of interest in this work which provides explanations of the mechanics of sailing in a way that is scientifically justified, whilst remaining appealing to those wishing to use their knowledge on-board a sailing vessel. For some years I'm teaching a course on "Sailing Yacht Design" in the master class of yacht design. Actually, I've found your book the best one about physics of a sailing yacht I've ever read.Edward Canepa, assistant professor in Fluid Machinery at the University of Genova (Italy) ...very impressed, no wonder it took so long. It is "everything I ever wanted to know about sailing but was afraid to ask" ! Frank Woodward, former computational fluid dynamicist at the Boeing Company and Analytical Methods Inc., and a cruising yachtsman

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