The New History of Florida, the first comprehensive history of the state to be written in a quarter of a century, is the culmination of the most recent and significant work from a galaxy of specialists. Each of the 22 chapters, which weave together in one continuous narrative, was written especia...
A naval historian draws on newly revealed primary documents to shed light on the tragic errors that led to the devastating attack, Washington's role, and the man who took the fall for the Japanese tactical victoryMichael Gannon begins his authoritative account of the "impossible to forget" attack...
To locate a specific passage, please use the search feature of your e-book reader. Abel-Smith, E. M. C, 334 Admiral Scheer, II Adventure, H.M.S, 32 Agios Georgios, 116 Aircraft, anti-submarine, 6–7, 161–64, 389–93. See also Royal Air Force (RAF) Coastal Command. Alexander, A. V, 250, 252 Amatol, ...
It called for taking the Confederate capital at Richmond, blockading southern coasts, and controlling the Mis- sissippi River. While Florida played no part in the taking of Richmond, the state became a vital component in the Union’s blockade and inland river 400 · Del a A. Scott-Ireton and Amy M....
But once it arose it never hesitated to dare to do the most difficult thing on this earth. Oh, how powerful is the Imperial Navy! Commander Sanagi SadamuOperations Section, Japanese Naval StaffDiary entry for 8 December 1941 Kimmel was unaware of it, as was Short, as was every other commander o...