Iron Coffins
Title | Iron Coffins PDF eBook |
Author | Herbert A. Werner |
Publisher | Da Capo Press |
Pages | 388 |
Release | 2002-06-06 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780306811609 |
The former German U-boat commander Herbert Werner navigates readers through the waters of World War II, recounting four years of the most significant and savage battles. By war's end, 28,000 out of 39,000 German sailors had disappeared beneath the waves.
Iron Coffins, dead wives and disasters after death; or, the very hard case of deceased Mrs. Gubbins. Faithfully detailed by Oliver Oddfish, Esq. [In verse.]
Title | Iron Coffins, dead wives and disasters after death; or, the very hard case of deceased Mrs. Gubbins. Faithfully detailed by Oliver Oddfish, Esq. [In verse.] PDF eBook |
Author | Esq. Oliver ODDFISH (pseud.) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 60 |
Release | 1820 |
Genre | |
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Iron Coffin
Title | Iron Coffin PDF eBook |
Author | David A. Mindell |
Publisher | JHU Press |
Pages | 209 |
Release | 2012-03-01 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 1421406055 |
The USS Monitor famously battled the CSS Virginia (the armored and refitted USS Merrimack) at Hampton Roads in March 1862. This updated edition of David A. Mindell's classic account of the ironclad warships and the human dimension of modern warfare commemorates the 150th anniversary of this historic encounter. Mindell explores how mariners—fighting "blindly," below the waterline—lived in and coped with the metal monster they called the "iron coffin." He investigates how the ironclad technology, new to war in the nineteenth century, changed not only the tools but also the experience of combat and anticipated today’s world of mechanized, pushbutton warfare. The writings of William Frederick Keeler, the ship’s paymaster, inform much of this book, as do the experiences of everyman sailor George Geer, who held Keeler in some contempt. Mindell uses their compelling stories, and those of other shipmates, to recreate the thrills and dangers of living and fighting aboard this superweapon. Recently, pieces of the Monitor wreck have been raised from their watery grave, and with them, information about the ship continues to be discovered. A new epilogue describes the recovery of the Monitor turret and its display at the USS Monitor Museum in Newport News, Virginia. This sensitive and enthralling history of the USS Monitor ensures that this fateful ship, and the men who served on it, will be remembered for generations to come.
Iron Coffins
Title | Iron Coffins PDF eBook |
Author | Herbert Werner |
Publisher | Bantam Books |
Pages | 464 |
Release | 1991-05-01 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780553233476 |
The Victorian Book of the Dead
Title | The Victorian Book of the Dead PDF eBook |
Author | Chris Woodyard |
Publisher | Kestrel Publications (OH) |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | 9780988192522 |
Macabre tales of death and mourning in Victorian America.
The God Con
Title | The God Con PDF eBook |
Author | Lee Moller |
Publisher | FriesenPress |
Pages | 248 |
Release | 2017-06-24 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1525506803 |
The crucifix is in! You can fool most of the people most of the time. In The God Con, Lee Moller, a life-long atheist and skeptic, looks at organized religion through the lens of the con. Organized religion has been selling an invisible product, that it never has to deliver, for thousands of years. It has given us bigotry, rampant pedophilia, terrorism, and bloodshed beyond imagining. And its acolytes have, in turn, given organized religion power over their bank accounts, their reproduction, and their very “souls”.
Do-It-Yourself Coffins for Pets and People
Title | Do-It-Yourself Coffins for Pets and People PDF eBook |
Author | Dale Power |
Publisher | Schiffer Craft |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | 9780764303371 |
Examines the tools and techniques of coffin-making, and features illustrated, step-by-step instructions for constructing three pet and three human-sized coffins. Includes patterns.