On December 2, 1943 about fifty ships lay waiting at Bari, Italy for their cargoes to be unloaded. The harbor was so crowded that moored ships almost touched each other. Suddenly, the German Luftwaffe thundered down out of a clear evening sky and laid waste to the busy port. In the span of twenty minutes, the raid became the worst bombing of Allied shipping since Pearl Harbor two years earlier. In fact, this attack became known as Little Pearl Harbor. Seventeen Allied ship were destroyed. But the attack and destruction were only preludes of the horror to come. A U.S. Liberty ship laden with a topsecret cargo of mustard gas bombs received a direct hit and exploded, killing the entired crew and spreading its deadly toxic cargo across the water and through the air of Bari. The loss of life was appalling. More than one thousand Allied servicemen and more than one thousand civilians were killed. Yet, to this day, few know of the disaster at Bari. This book describes what happened, how it happened and examines the Allied coverup afterward and the fact that World War II mustard gas is seeping up through the world's oceans today.

Nightmare in Bari: The World War II Liberty Ship Poison Gas Disaster and Coverup

History

Reminick, Gerald

Military

Glencannon Pr

This is the true story of Stanley Willner, merchant mariner, prisoner of war, family man and standard bearer in the decades long struggle to get veterans' benefits for the merchant marine. Stanley's odyssey began at the outbreak of World War II. As a new third mate, his ship was sunk by a German merchant raider and, after several months of captivity, transferred to the dreaded Changi Prison Camp at Singapore. There he met James Clavell, who captured some of their experiences in the epic King Rat, and was forced to work on the infamous Burma-Siam Railroad on the River Kwai. This is a remarkable story of courage, perseverance and heroism.

Death's Railway: A Merchant Mariner POW on the River Kwai

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

In response to many requests, the author has brought us Volume 2, more true stories (all new) of the perils and triumphs faced by the merchant marine as they crossed the world's oceans to "deliver the goods" during World War II. Volume one of this title is in its third printing.

Patriots and Heroes: True Stories of the U.S. Merchant Marine in World War II, Vol. 2

Leaders & Notable People

The Glencannon Press

This is an exciting and realistic anthology of experiences of members of the U.S. Navy Armed Guard during World War II as told by the men that lived through them. With more than 80 photos and 400 pages, the reader is taken through the life stories of U.S. Navy sailors who served in "the forgotten service."

No Surrender: True Stories of the U. S. Navy Armed Guard In World War II

Our Pond is a wonderful journal of quiet observation, thought, and poetry that calms the spirit and nourishes the soul. In the thoughtful musings of the author as he observes the pond and its creatures through the changing seasons, we see and remmber many things lost in the clangor of modern life -- the peace of early morning, flowers opeing to the sun, birds and wild creatures in the cycle of life.

Our Pond: A Year in the Life of St. John's Pond

Religion & Spirituality