A Marine survivor describes swimming for five days in shark infested and carnage filled waters in the greatest catastrophe at sea in the history of the U.S. Navy.
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Did you know that when the call for volunteers went out at the start of the American Civil War, future general Ulysses S. Grant was rejected for service? Do you know where the first shot fired against Fort Sumter issued from? How many states were in the Union in 1860 and how many seceded to form the Confederacy?
If the answers to thes...more
Imperial and political power; military campaigns and tactics; Roman art and architecture; life and work, society, sport and games - every major theme of Roman history is explored in this comprehensive volume
Most people know a nerd when they see one but can't define just what a nerd is. American Nerd: The Story of My People gives us the history of the concept of nerdiness and of the subcultures we consider nerdy. What makes Dr. Frankenstein the archetypal nerd? Where did the modern jock come from? When and how did being a self-described nerd become tre...more
Originally published in 1996, a thriller in which Jack Ryan is faced with crushing responsibilities when he becomes the new President of the US after a jumbo jet crashes into the Capitol Building in Washington, leaving the President dead, along with most of the Cabinet and Congress. From the author SSN.
Before the Internet became widely known as a global tool for terrorists, one perceptive U.S. citizen recognized its ominous potential. Armed with clear evidence of computer espionage, he began a highly personal quest to expose a hidden network of spies that threatened national security. But would the authorities back him up? Cliff Stoll's dramatic ...more