When I first saw this at the library I was shell shcoked. First: I couldn't believe this was a history book, it made me feel REALLY old. I was a little nervous about how it would be told because I remember that day so very well. The story was easy to read, well-written and simple to follow. I was...
All Stations Distress is the true account of the sinking of the Titanic on April 15, 2012. The “ship that couldn’t sink” set sail from England, bound for New York City on April 9, 2012. This book is filled with many interesting facts not found in all accounts of the Titanic. For example, did you ...
The telescope swept the waterway. The bow of the long, low-lying freighter sailed into view. The ship was churning from right to left. Tomlinson flicked the telescope just to the right to keep the ship in view. The stern came into full view. From it fluttered a horizontally divided red-white-blac...
Beautifully landscaped, isn’t it?” The silver-haired man in the navy pinstripe sitting in the backseat beside her was engaging in peripheral chitchat.“Yes, sir, it is,” she said, barely paying attention. The uncertainty was killing her.“This was the old British army hospital in Singapore,” the ma...
Did the doorknob move? The assassin held the rifle still, refocused his eye, and took another look through the high-powered scope. The front door cracked, but just barely. Maybe an inch or two. His heart pounded with the excitement of a hunter closing in on his prey. The target—he thought of her ...
The Chopper in the Spotlight? Although not directly addressed in the Executive Summary of the Colt Report, the danger of using a burn instead of a sparkle was that Taliban with night vision goggles could potentially see exactly where the chopper was flying, simply by follo...
Trumanthe Yellow Sea General quarters! General quarters! General quarters! Man your battle stations! Prepare to launch jets!” The booming voice of the Truman’s executive officer thundered over 1MC, the ship’s public-address system. His words blared into every compartment of the giant supercarrier...