Buckner Melton Jr : 3 books
A Hanging Offense
The Strange Affair of the Warship Somers
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2007
Mutiny on the Bounty is one of history's greatest naval stories -- yet few know the similar tale from America's own fledgling navy in the dying days of the Age of Sail, a tale of mutiny and death at sea on an American warship.
In 1842, the brig-of-war Somers set out on a training cruise for...
Sea Cobra
Admiral Halsey's Task Force And The Great Pacific Typhoon
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2007
One of the costliest battles of World War II happens to be one of the least known. After failing to stop the attack of Admiral Takeo Kurita at Leyte Gulf, Admiral “Bull” Halsey made a desperate attempt to engage the Japanese Imperial Navy in a full-scale battle. Acting against better judgment...
by Buckner F. Melton, Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2005
No group is quotedand misquotedmore often than Americas founders. When a political controversy heats up, the nations speechwriters, politicians, reporters, editorial writers, and talking heads try to influence the debate by quoting their words. Year in and year out, teachers and political buffs look...