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Battle of the Atlantic : gauntlet to victory / by Barris, Ted,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The Battle of the Atlantic, Canada's longest continuous military engagement of the Second World War, lasted 2,074 days, claiming the lives of more than 4,000 men and women in the Royal Canadian Navy, the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Canadian merchant navy The years 2019 to 2025 mark the eightieth anniversary of the longest battle of the Second World War, the Battle of the Atlantic. It also proved to be the war's most critical and dramatic battle of attrition. For five and a half years, German surface warships and submarines attempted to destroy Allied trans-Atlantic convoys, most of which were escorted by Royal Canadian destroyers and corvettes, as well as aircraft of the Royal Canadian Air Force. Throwing deadly U-boat "wolf packs" in the paths of the convoys, the German Kriegsmarine almost succeeded in cutting off this vital lifeline to a beleaguered Great Britain. In 1939, the Royal Canadian Navy went to war with exactly thirteen warships and about 3,500 regular servicemen and reservists. During the desperate days and nights of the Battle of the Atlantic, the RCN grew to 400 fighting ships and over 100,000 men and women in uniform. By V-E Day in 1945, it had become the fourth largest navy in the world. The story of Canada's naval awakening from the dark, bloody winters of 1939-1942, to be "ready, aye, ready" to challenge the U-boats and drive them to defeat, is a Canadian wartime saga for the ages. While Canadians think of the Great War battle of Vimy Ridge as the country's coming of age, it was the Battle of the Atlantic that proved Canada's gauntlet to victory and a nation-building milestone.
Subjects: Canada. Royal Canadian Navy; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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Endeavour : the ship that changed the world / by Moore, Peter,1983-author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-363) and index.An unprecedented history of the storied ship that Darwin said helped add a hemisphere to the civilized world. The Enlightenment was an age of endeavors, with Britain consumed by the impulse for grand projects undertaken at speed. Endeavour was also the name given to a collier bought by the Royal Navy in 1768. It was a commonplace coal-carrying vessel that no one could have guessed would go on to become the most significant ship in the chronicle of British exploration. The first history of its kind, Peter Moore's Endeavour: The Ship That Changed the World is a revealing and comprehensive account of the storied ship's role in shaping the Western world. Endeavour famously carried James Cook on his first major voyage, charting for the first time New Zealand and the eastern coast of Australia. Yet it was a ship with many lives: During the battles for control of New York in 1776, she witnessed the bloody birth of the republic. As well as carrying botanists, a Polynesian priest, and the remains of the first kangaroo to arrive in Britain, she transported Newcastle coal and Hessian soldiers. NASA ultimately named a space shuttle in her honor. But to others she would be a toxic symbol of imperialism. Through careful research, Moore tells the story of one of history's most important sailing ships, and in turn shines new light on the ambition and consequences of the Age of Enlightenment.
Subjects: Cook, James, 1728-1779.; Great Britain. Royal Navy; Endeavour (Ship); Navigation;
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The oceans and the stars : a sea story, a war story, a love story : the seven battles and mutiny of Athena, Patrol Coastal Ship 15 / by Helprin, Mark,author.;
"A Navy captain near the end of a decorated career, Stephen Rensselaer is disciplined, intelligent, and determined to always do what's right. In defending the development of a new variant of warship, he makes an enemy of the president of the United States, who assigns him to command the doomed line's only prototype--Athena, Patrol Coastal 15--with the intent to humiliate a man who should have been an admiral. Rather than resign, Rensselaer takes the new assignment in stride, and while supervising Athena's fitting out in New Orleans, encounters a brilliant lawyer, Katy Farrar, with whom he falls in last-chance love. Soon thereafter, he is deployed on a mission that subjects his integrity, morality, and skill to the ultimate test, and ensures that Athena will live forever in the annals of the Navy. As in the Odyssey, Katy is the force that keeps him alive and the beacon that lights the way home through seven battles, mutiny, and court martial"--
Subjects: Sea fiction.; War fiction.; Novels.; United States. Navy; Warships; Man-woman relationships; Ship captains; Trials (Military offenses); Trials (Naval offenses);
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The last ship. [videorecording] / by television adaptation of (work):Brinkley, William,1917-1993.Last ship.; Steinberg, Hank,creator.; Kane, Steven L.,creator.; Dane, Eric,1972-actor.; Mitra, Rhona,1976-actor.; Baldwin, Adam,1962-actor.; Van Winkle, Travis,actor.; Turner Network Television,production company,publisher.; Warner Home Video (Firm),distributor.;
Eric Dane, Rhona Mitra, Adam Baldwin, Travis Van Winkle, Charles Parnell, Christina Elmore, Marissa Neitling, John Pyper-ferguson, Jocko Sims.Based on William Brinkley's popular novel, it chronicles a global catastrophe that nearly decimates the world's population. Because of its positioning, the Navy destroyer U.S.S. Nathan James avoided falling victim to the devastating tragedy. But now the crew and its captain must confront the reality of their new existence in a world where they may be among the few remaining survivors.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; dual-layer format ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Fiction television programs.; Television programs.; Action and adventure television programs.; Brinkley, William, 1917-1993.; United States. Navy; Destroyers (Warships); Epidemics; Nuclear warfare;
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A seal never quits / by Castillo, Holly.;
Lieutenant Amador "Stryker" Salas and his tight-knit Navy SEAL team are undercover on a Texas ranch and tasked with covert ops across the border. It's an assignment that requires all their skills, all their secrets, and all their know-how. Anya Gutierrez, the local veterinarian, has been serving the ranch for years. She loves the animals and ranching life, and Stryker finds her a breath of fresh air in his otherwise rigidly disciplined existence. When Anya gets caught in the crosshairs of a mission gone sideways, Stryker must tell her the truth about who he really is, risking everything to keep her out of harm's way, even if it destroys him.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Romance fiction.; United States. Navy. SEALs; Man-woman relationships; Women veterinarians; Undercover operations; Ranch life;
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Warfare [videorecording] / by Bennett, Finn,1999-actor.; Centineo, Noah,1996-actor.; Connor, Kit,2004-actor.; Garland, Alex,1970-film director,screenwriter.; Jarvis, Cosmo,1989-actor.; MacDonald, Andrew,1980-film producer.; Melton, Charles,1991-actor.; Mendoza, Ray,film director,screenwriter.; Poulter, Will,actor.; Quinn, Joseph,actor.; Reich, Allon,film producer.; Rice, Peter,film producer.; Woon-A-Tai, D'Pharaoh McKay,2001-actor.; A24 (Firm),film distributor.;
Charles Melton, Will Poulter, Joseph Quinn, Noah Centineo, D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Cosmo Jarvis, Kit Connor, Finn Bennett.Written and directed by Iraq War veteran Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland (Civil War, 28 Days Later), Warfare embeds audiences with a platoon of American Navy SEALs in the home of an Iraqi family, overwatching the movement of US forces through insurgent territory. A visceral, boots-on-the-ground story of modern warfare, told like never before: in real time and based on the memory of the people who lived it.Canadian Home Video Rating: 18A.MPAA rating: R; for intense war violence and bloody/grisly images, and language throughout.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic wide screen format (2.10:1 aspect ratio) ; Dolby Atmos.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Fiction films.; War films.; Feature films.; United States. Navy. SEALs; Special forces (Military science); Soldiers; Iraq War, 2003-2011; War; Male friendship;
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Top Gun. [videorecording] / by Connelly, Jennifer,actor.; Cruise, Tom,1962-actor.; Ellis, Jay,1981-actor.; Hamm, Jon,1971-actor.; Harris, Ed,1950-actor.; Jacinto, Manny,actor.; Kelly, Jean Louisa,actor.; Kilmer, Val,1959-actor.; Kosinski, Joseph,1974-film director.; Lee, Raymond,1987-actor.; Picking, Jake,actor.; Powell, Glen,1988-actor.; Pullman, Lewis,1993-actor.; Ramirez, Danny,actor.; Salahuddin, Bashir,1976-actor.; Teller, Miles,actor.; Wray, Lyliana,actor.; Paramount Pictures Corporation,publisher.;
Tom Cruise, Jennifer Connelly, Miles Teller, Lewis Pullman, Val Kilmer, Ed Harris, Jon Hamm, Glen Powell, Jean Louisa Kelly, Manny Jacinto, Jay Ellis, Bashir Salahuddin, Danny Ramirez, Raymond Lee, Jake Picking, Lyliana Wray.After more than 30 years of service as one of the navy's top aviators, Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. Training a detachment of graduates for a special assignment, Maverick must confront the ghosts of his past and his deepest fears, culminating in a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those who choose to fly it.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Navy Fighter Weapons School (U.S.); Air pilots, Military; Hornet (Jet fighter plane); Fighter plane combat; Man-woman relationships;
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Cold fear : a thriller / by Webb, Brandon,author.; Mann, John David,author.;
"Finn's search for his memory of one fateful night leads him to Iceland-only to be followed by an unhinged assassin intent on stopping him-in the riveting follow-up to Steel Fear, from the New York Times bestselling writing team Webb & Mann, combat decorated Navy SEAL Brandon Webb and award-winning author John David Mann. Disgraced Navy SEAL Finn is on the run. A wanted man since he jumped ship from the USS Abraham Lincoln, he's sought for questioning in connection to war crimes committed in Yemen by a rogue element in his SEAL team. But his memory of that night-as well as the true fate of his mentor and only friend, Lieutenant Kennedy-is a gaping hole. Finn learns that three members of his team have been quietly redeployed to Iceland, which is a puzzle in itself; the tiny island nation is famous for being one of the most peaceful, crime-free places on the planet. His mission is simple: track down the three corrupt SEALs and find out what really happened that night in Yemen. But two problems stand in his way. On his first night in town a young woman mysteriously drowns-and a local detective suspects his involvement. What's worse, a SEAL-turned-contract-killer with skills equal to his own has been hired to make sure he never gets the answers he's looking for. And he's followed Finn all the way to the icy north"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; United States. Navy. SEALs; Assassins; Atrocities; Murder for hire; Murder; Murderers; Undercover operations;
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Lost destiny : Joe Kennedy Jr. and the doomed WWII mission to save London / by Axelrod, Alan,1952-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Chosen son -- Most dangerous -- The bitter fruit of Peenemünde -- Never so lucky again -- War-weary -- Fogged in -- The drones of August -- A basketful of rattlesnakes -- "I don't want to have to tell him the truth".
Subjects: Kennedy, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick), 1915-1944.; United States. Navy; Air pilots, Military; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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Tom Clancy act of defiance / by Andrews, Brian,1973-author.; Wilson, Jeffrey,1963-author.;
"US intelligence says there's something going on in Russia. While their land forces have been decimated by corruption and incompetence, the Navy seems to be pouring money into some secret project. Analysts are stumped, until the knot is untangled by one particularly bright young woman at the Office of Naval Intelligence -- Katie Ryan, the youngest daughter of President Jack Ryan. Like her father, she sees patterns where other don't, and she's determined that the Russians are about to launch a super missile sibmarine, the Belgorod. Now the race is on to determine where the sub is and whether it poses a threat to the continental US."--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Ryan, Jack, Sr. (Fictitious character); United States. Navy. SEALs; Fathers and daughters; Nuclear submarines; Presidents;
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