Joseph Bryan Icenhower (1913–1994)
Autor von The First Book of the Antarctic
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Werke von Joseph Bryan Icenhower
Tecumseh and the Indian Confederation, 1811-1813: The Indian Nations East of the Mississippi Are Defeated (A Focus… (1975) 6 Exemplare
The Panay incident, December 12, 1937;: The sinking of an American gunboat worsens U.S.-Japanese relations, (A Focus… (1971) 3 Exemplare
Perry and the open door to Japan;: An American commander ends centuries of Japanese isolation, (A World focus book) (1973) 2 Exemplare
The First Book of Submarines 2 Exemplare
The First Book of the Antarctic 2 Exemplare
American Sea Heros 1 Exemplar
The First Book of Aircraft Carriers 1 Exemplar
The First Book of the Antarctic 1 Exemplar
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Wissenswertes
- Geburtstag
- 1913-03-13
- Todestag
- 1994-04-07
- Begräbnisort
- United States Naval Academy Cemetery, Annapolis, Maryland, USA
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- USA
- Geburtsort
- Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA
- Ausbildung
- United States Naval Academy
- Berufe
- Rear admiral, USN
- Preise und Auszeichnungen
- Navy Cross
Silver Star
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- Werke
- 19
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- 163
- Beliebtheit
- #129,735
- Bewertung
- 3.2
- Rezensionen
- 3
- ISBNs
- 16
"Take her down!"
This quietly spoken command sets in motion the whole complicated process of diving a submarine, described in this book by an officer of the United States Navy who has seen many years of submarine service.
Readers will live with the author through some tense moments—groping in the dark for sight or sound of enemy destroyers, waiting for depth charges that may destroy the boat, escaping from a sunken submarine.
Included also is the fascinating story of submarine invention, operation, and warfare, from the time a leather-covered rowboat sailed under water down the Thames river, to the launching of the first atomic submarine.
Mildred Waltrip's two-color pictures help to make this an exciting, easily understood book about the "silent service" that protects our seas."… (mehr)