Hard Charger

Download or read book Hard Charger! written by James A Treadway and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2005-07 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hard Charger is the story of a Cold War cruiser, the USS Biddle (DLG-34), the last Navy cruiser powered by conventional steam, the last of the single-ended guided missile frigates, the last ship of her class, but the first on the front lines. Biddle's story is traced from when her combat systems were conceived soon after the end of World War II and then designed and built during the 50's and 60's, to her construction, commission, shakedown, combat assignments in Vietnam, her battle at PIRAZ, overhauls, upgrades, training exercises and cruises to the North Atlantic and Mediterranean, and finally her decommissioning. The story is told by the officers and men who served aboard her - captains and deckhands, technicians and engineering officers, chiefs petty officers, plankowners and her decommissioning crew. Though Biddle is gone, her remarkable story remains, as does the freedom she helped protect. Historians, those currently involved with Navy combat systems, and those who served aboard a similar ship or during the Cold War will find Biddle's story interesting and thought provoking. Hard Charger is the only book written about Biddle or any Belknap class cruiser.

Download or read book Hard Charger written by Tracy Fobes and published by Tracy Fobes. This book was released on 2014-11-09 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A town on the brink of desperation… Hunky soldier Jake Gallant is back from the war, and he’s trying to reclaim his life in the New Jersey town he calls home. But Rockport Grove isn’t the same as when he left. Organized crime has taken over the close-knit beach community and, while many law-abiding residents still call this community home, corruption, extortion, and a sense of hopelessness make it difficult for some to decide which side of the law they are on. A man who drinks his whiskey straight… A need for tranquility after the harshness of the battlefield beckons Jake to ride off into the sunset and not look back. Still, war has changed this tattooed bad boy in ways even he can’t begin to understand. A promise to protect those he loves and his uncontrollable yearning for a gorgeous, yet mysterious woman places him at a crossroads of emotions and indecision. Each book in this series will feature a different member of the Rebel Guardians Motorcycle Club. The first book, Hard Charger, promises an adventure of desire, suspense, and passion that eclipses it all. Come join me on the ride! Book 1: Hard Charger Book 2: Defiance Book 3: Hot Ride Book 4: Detonation

Download or read book Supergirl: Age of Atlantis written by Jo Whittemore and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2017-11-07 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soar into action in this all-new original adventure based on the hit CW TV series, Supergirl! Supergirl (aka Kara Danvers) has been running across average citizens performing amazing feats all over National City. But that’s not even the weirdest thing going on. The Department of Extranormal Operations has captured a mysterious humanoid sea creature. Supergirl must find out what has drawn him to National City, and his connection to this surge of super-citizens. Written by celebrated author Jo Whittemore, this is one adventure fans of the TV series won’t want to miss! SUPERGIRL and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © DC Comics. (s17)

Download or read book Working the Edge written by Melvin R. Gudknecht and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2017-09-26 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From 1978 to 1998, the United States Justice Department took on the mafia and corrupt unions using all available tools and even enhanced some old lawsa new agency and new laws. It was open season on organized crime and labor racketeers. A letter to the president of the United States effectively launched the Office of Labor Racketeering and Organized Crime with a bag of tools, which included the RICO statute, the Inspector General Act, organized crime bill, Presidential Commission on Organized Crime . . . and a hundred agents. After James Rydal Hoffa, president of Teamsters International, disappeared in 1975, there were no definitive answers as to what happened for years. Still today, there are unanswered questions to the mystery, like, where is the body? I was put into an unrelenting position to find out. Everybody has a story. This is my storya true story.

Download or read book Sealift written by and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Wake-Up written by Robert Ferrigno and published by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Frank Thorpe, a deeply moral former undercover operative, sees a hard-charging art dealer knock down a Latino child in LAX airport, he decides to teach him a lesson. But Thorpe's plans get a little out of hand, and Thorpe becomes immersed in a criminal underworld peopled by a drug dealing surfer with a socially-climbing wife, two mentally challenged goons with a penchant for violence, and a vicious Romanian named Vlad. The Wake-Up is an absolutely irresistible, outrageously comic thriller that starts off with a bang and never lets up until the end.

Download or read book Sealift Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: