These tales of men and ships in stress upon the oceans cover almost a century and a half of nautical history, and span the period, immense in its implications, from the days of sail to the age of the atom.
by Hanson W. Baldwin. Pub. by Hanover House, NY in 1955. In good condition. 315 pp. Previous owner;s name stanps on front Fly and rear blank page.
Contents:
Herndon of the Central America-1857, Typhoon-1944, "The Birken'ead Drill"-Women and children First-1852, R.M.S. Titanic-1912, "Sauve Qui Peut"-The Horrible Wreck of the frigate Medusa-1816, Saga of a stout ship-The U.S.S. Houston-1942, Number 6-1910, The Cruise of the Saginaw Gig-1870, "Remember always to dare"=1918, The Sho Plan-The battle for Leyte Gulf-1944, Mutiny on the Brig Somers-1842, Sea Raider-The life and death of the Admiral Graf Spee-1939, The torpedoing of the Lusitania-1915, The strange case of the Mary Celeste-1987, Admiral Death-The battle of Jutland-1916, Death of an admiral-1893, The Greatest Sea-Air battle in history-1945, Square-Rigger-1929
Naval, Marine, Sea Battles, History,
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