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The destruction of the Bismarck
By David Jay Bercuson, Holger H Herwig. 2001
An account of the destruction of the feared but short-lived German WWII warship. The authors examine recently opened diplomatic files…
from England and America that provide new data concerning the supposedly neutral America's involvement in the hunt for the Bismarck. Also included are concise biographies of the major officers from both sides, brief histories of the major naval vessels involved, and an analysis of the crucial command decisions that sealed the Bismarck's fate. 2001.The tiger: a true story of vengeance and survival
By John Vaillant. 2010
Nature writer follows a government tiger-control team as it pursues an endangered Siberian tiger, which had killed a poacher, through…
Russia's far east in the winter of 1997. Explores the beauty of the setting, the tiger's strength, and the political and geographical forces that shaped this remote region. Canada Reads 2012. 2010.Presents the steps performed in a traditional Passover Seder, plus stories, songs, poetry, and pictures that celebrate the historical significance…
of this holiday to Jews all over the world. Grades 3-6 and older readers. 2004.The perfect storm: a true story of men against the sea
By Sebastian Junger. 1997
Recounts the 1991 loss at sea of the New England fishing boat "Andrea Gail" in the "perfect storm" that resulted…
from the explosive convergence of several high-energy weather fronts. Depicts a fisherman's harsh life and gives a likely account of the vessel's final hour before sinking. Vividly portrays failed rescue efforts and people drowning. 1997.Four and a half years after the disappearance of Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin and his two ships, HMS Investigator…
sets sail in search of them. Instead of rescuing lost comrades, the Investigator's officers and crew soon find themselves trapped in their own ordeal, facing starvation, madness, and death. If only they can save themselves, they will bring back news of a great achievement: their discovery of the elusive Northwest Passage. 2009.Dangerous planet: natural disasters that changed history
By Bryn Barnard. 2003
Describes specific occurrences such as meteorite collisions, landslides, typhoons, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, and earthquakes and explains their impact on human…
history. Discusses the King Blizzard of 1888 that paralyzed the east coast of the United States and brought about weather watching and city transportation improvements. Grades 5-8. 2003.February 1945. The war is almost over and Britain and America rule the waves, but sixty young Nazi soldiers still…
choose to undertake a mission in U-869 - to reach and bomb the coast of America. Several weeks later the boat barely has enough fuel to make it home and radio links with Germany are broken. The commander, Neuerberg, must make a tough decision: to carry on to America and risk death in the pursuit of glory, or to admit defeat and return home. Driven by pride, patriotism and determination, he decides to risk it. In 1991, a group of deep-sea divers hear about the wreck of a U-boat 260 feet beneath the sea. There are virtually no records of the Nazi submarine, and an on-location investigation is extremely dangerous. But twelve divers decide to take the risk. Over the next six years they eventually piece together an incredible story. 2004.The windhorse
By Elaine Brook, Julie Donnelly. 1986
Julie Donnelly has been blind since the age of eight - the result of glaucoma. She is a switchboard operator…
in a London bank and travels to and from work with her yellow Labrador guide dog, Bruno, her first release from the prison of blindness. She met Elaine Brook, an experienced mountaineer, and her horizons took another great leap. After learning to climb in this country they began to plan the impossible: the trek, in winter, to the 18,000 foot summit of Kala Patthar. 1986.In the heart of the sea: the tragedy of the whaleship Essex
By Nathaniel Philbrick. 2000
The epic true-life story of one of the most notorious maritime disasters of the nineteenth century which was the inspiration…
for Herman Melville's classic novel "Moby Dick". The author uses a hitherto unknown diary of one of the survivors discovered in an attic in Connecticut in 1998 to tell the tale. Winner of the 2000 National Book Award for Nonfiction. 2000.Last hours on Everest: the gripping story of Mallory & Irvine's fatal ascent
By Graham Hoyland. 2013
In 1924, George Mallory and Sandy Irvine disappeared into the mists of history: Mallory's body was discovered on Everest in…
1999, and Irvine's body is still believed to be there. Graham Hoyland's compelling description of what actually happened on that day answers that most intriguing of questions - did they actually climb Everest? 2013.Deep waters: courage, character and the Lake Timiskaming canoeing tragedy
By James Raffan. 2002
On June 11, 1978, 27 boys and 4 leaders from St. John's School in Ontario set out on a canoeing…
expedition from the wharf at Timiskaming, Quebec, headed for James Bay. By the end of the day, 12 boys and one leader were dead, and the survivors were huddled together, waiting to be rescued. 2002.Years of dust: the story of the Dust Bowl
By Albert Marrin. 2009
Discusses causes and effects of the environmental and social disaster that swept across the Great Plains in the 1930s during…
the Great Depression. Explains that farmers and ranchers unwittingly caused conditions that led to the dust storms and the loss of the land they had settled. Grades 5-8. c2009.Worlds apart: an explorer's life
By Robin Hanbury-Tenison. 1984
The author traces his evolution from a mere adventurer to a person dedicated to helping others preserve their unique social…
systems. Describes various treks through deserts and jungles, and some of the endangered tribes and their cultures. 1984.Women sailors and sailors' women: an untold maritime history
By David Cordingly. 2001
An inspiring, illuminating, and highly readable book that reveals the vibrant history of women and the sea. Drawing on ship's…
logs, and the diaries of extraordinary women, Cordingly resurrects the incredible stories of these forgotten women sailors and sailors' women. 2001.Wolf Trail Lodge
By Edward M Boyd. 1984
The Boyds went to Alaska 30 years ago and settled on the Kenai River in Wolf Trail Lodge. This is…
the story of the early years and of the family's adventures in the Alaskan wilderness. 1984.Wings and warriors: my life as a naval aviator (Smithsonian History Of Aviation And Spaceflight Ser.)
By Donald Davenport Engen. 1997
Memoir of a naval aviator over "twenty-five years of technological and flying development in the U.S. Navy from the 1940s…
into the 1960s." Traces the integration of jet aircraft into naval operations, describing how jets have transformed aviation warfare. c1997.Wings over the West: Russ Baker & the rise of Pacific Western Airlines
By John Condit. 1984
This history of Pacific Western Airlines reveals many fascinating details about the bush pilots, notably Russ Baker, who founded the…
airline. Baker helped advance the company's fortunes by his daring airplane rescues. 1984.Winter
By Pierre Berton. 1994
Pierre Berton considers what it means to live in the north, what we do to survive the season, ways we…
celebrate it and how, specifically, we hate it. The book is filled with personal reminiscences, popular history, "big storm" statistics, and seasonal sports, including the attempt to deny winter altogether by escaping to malls and Miami. 1994.Wings of the morning: the flights of Orestes Lorenzo
By Orestes Lorenzo. 1994
Orestes Lorenzo, a major in the Cuban air force, defected to the United States in 1992 in a MiG-23. In…
this translation of his memoirs, Lorenzo portrays his life leading up to the decision to defect. He then describes the horror of realizing that his wife and two sons would not be allowed to join him. After exhausting all other methods, Lorenzo flew back to Cuba and rescued his family from a highway in an old Cessna. c1994. Uniform title: Vuelo hacia el amanecer.Winged combat: my story as a Spitfire pilot in World War II
By William Arthur Bishop. 2002
From his logbooks and diaries, Arthur Bishop paints a vivid picture of the day-to-day life of a fighter pilot and…
that of his fellow pilots, officers and ground crew in wartime England. Among his memories is a bird's-eye view of the D-Day landing. Some descriptions of violence. 2002.