The history of the SS Jeremiah O'Brien, the last still-active survivor of the 1944 D-Day invasion of Europe. Life aboard a Liberty ship during World War II: Atlantic convoys, preparing for D-Day, 11 Normandy landings; an ammo ship in the Pacific, lay-up and restoration.

The Last Liberty: The Biography of the Ss Jeremiah O'Brien

History

Jaffee, Walter W.

Americas

Glencannon Pr

A young man finds adventure in the South Seas -- heart-stopping encounters with crocodiles and giant lizards, sea gypsies, smugglers and a shipwreck -- it's a feast of adventure, and all true!

The Islands of the Sulu Sea

Travel

Rose, Kurt

Asia

Opens a window into the 19th century when sailing ships traversed the globe in search of cargo. Revere's 123 voyages provide a unique look at merchant shipping in the Age of Sail.

The Voyages of the Ship Revere 1849-1883 (Pacific Maritime History Series No. 2)

Gleason, Madeleine Rowse

Floyd Beaver's critically-acclaimed book of short stories. Fifteen tales of the sea from an expert sailor and master storyteller depicting the range of maritime experience and adventure. This book is in its fourth printing.

Homeward Bounder: And Other Sea Stories

Literature & Fiction

Beaver, Floyd

United States

SS Jeremiah O'Brien. The "trip of a lifetime" story of her 5 1/2 month 18,000-mile voyage back to Normandy for the 50th Anniversary of D-Day. The only ship from the great D-Day Armada to return in 1994, she was the "centerpiece" at the historic ceremonies in England and France.

Appointment in Normandy

In the early 1900s, a teenaged boy dreamed of adventure on the high seas -- not of swashbucklers and pirates but of radio operators saving lives with the wonderful new invention, the wireless telegraph. The true story of a "Marconi Man" and his adventures at sea and in the Med during World War I. This book is in its second printing.

Wake of the Wirelessman

Clemons, B. J.

History & Criticism

Mr. Glencannon Ignores the War

Military

Profusely illustrated history of the California Maritime Academy Schoolships.

The Track of the Golden Bear: The California Maritime Academy Schoolships

Engineering & Transportation

Transportation

The SS Lane Victory served in three wars -- World War II, Korea and Vietnam. Share the sorrow, fear, excitement and boredom that are the life of a ship and its crews in wartime. Then, read how a small group battled bureaucracy and red tape to get the Lane and bring her back to life.

The Lane Victory: The Last Victory Ship in War and Peace

No dj. Cover is very clean with sharp corners. Number 142 of 950 copies printed. Pages are immaculate. Ships fast from Northern California.

The Glencannon Menagerie

Science & Math

Gilpatric, Guy

Biological Sciences

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