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Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"City girl Torre DeRoche isn't looking for love, but a chance encounter in a San Francisco bar sparks an instant connection with a soulful Argentinean man who unexpectedly sweeps her off her feet. The problem? He's just about to cast the dock lines and voyage around the world on his small sailboat, and Torre is terrified of deep water. However, lovesick Torre determines that to keep the man of her dreams, she must embark on the voyage of her nightmares,...
Author
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
The realities of WWII underwater warfare come to life in this chronicle of a submarine sunk in the Philippines—and the remarkable sailors who survived.
The fate of the USS Flier is one of the most astonishing stories of the Second World War. On August 13, 1944, the submarine struck a mine and sank to the bottom of the Sulu Sea in less than one minute, leaving only fourteen of its crew of eighty-six hands alive. After enduring eighteen...
The fate of the USS Flier is one of the most astonishing stories of the Second World War. On August 13, 1944, the submarine struck a mine and sank to the bottom of the Sulu Sea in less than one minute, leaving only fourteen of its crew of eighty-six hands alive. After enduring eighteen...
124) Trial by fire
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Based on a true story--P.T. Deutermann's Trial by Fire is a dramatic WWII novel of attack, survival, and triumph on board an aircraft carrier in the Pacific. March 19, 1945: The war in the Pacific approaches its apocalyptic climax. The largest wartime armada ever assembled, Task Force 58, is closing in on Okinawa; once taken, it will finally put American B-29 bombers in range of the home islands of Japan-and victory. At the heart of the fleet are...
Series
Pirates of the Caribbean volume 3
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
After Elizabeth, Will, and Captain Barbossa rescue Captain Jack Sparrow, who is trapped in Davy Jones' Locker, they must face their foes. Lord Cutler Beckett, now has control of Jones' heart and forms a dark alliance with him in order to rule the seas and wipe out the last of the Pirates. Jack, Barbossa, Will, Elizabeth, and crew must call the Pirate Lords from the four corners of the globe, including the infamous Sao Feng, together. The Pirate Lords...
126) Pua and Heihei
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Can Pua the pig stop Heihei the rooster from causing trouble for Moana at the island feast?"--Back cover.
129) Ocean odyssey
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"The North Pacific Ocean is vast and dark and deep. It's home to many creatures that swim and float and creep! Join Rabbit, Mouse, and Bird as they dive beneath the waves of the North Pacific Ocean and meet a host of Amazing Animals along the way."--P.[4] of cover.
131) Kon-Tiki
Author
Pub. Date
[1960]
Edition
A special Rand McNally color edition for young people.
Language
English
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
From the first human settlements to the latest marine explorations, The Golden Shore tells the tale of the history, culture, and changing nature of California's coasts and ocean. David Helvarg takes the reader on both a geographic and literary journey along the state's 1,100-mile Pacific coastline, from the Oregon border to the San Diego–Tijuana international border fence and out into its whale-, seal-, and shark-rich offshore seamounts, rock isles,...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The defining events of WWII could have ended very differently. Combining perspectives from both military and civilian leaders, Diplomats & Admirals uncovers new insights into the Pacific naval battles that shaped the world--and the men behind them." -- page 4 of cover.
Pub. Date
[1968]
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the Allied and American naval struggle to reclaim the Philippines, Tarawa, Corregidor, Wake and other islands in the Pacific Theater; and describes the leadership of such officers as Nimitz, Halsey, and O'Hare against the all-or-nothing strategy of the Japanese.
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