True stories: general

This is the first biography of Captain Thomas Tingey, a seminal figure in the early development of the U.

A teenager on a Maryland farm when World War II began, Betty Lussier went to England to help the British fight off an impending invasion.

This action-packed biography focuses on a 1944 graduate of the U.

A pioneer in the field of deep-sea diving, George F.

This highly regarded war memoir was a best seller in both Japan and the United States during the 1960s and has long been treasured by historians for its insights into the Japanese side of the surface war in the Pacific.

Culled from many never-before-published narratives and oral histories conducted under the auspices of the U.

Originally published in 1972, Christopher McKee's biography of Edward Preble remains the most authoritative source on this influential early shaper of the U.

This biography recounts the extraordinary life of I.

From 1928 to 1943, Erich Raeder led the German navy during the last turbulent years of the Weimar Republic, the rise of Hitler, and through World War II, yet until now there has not been a full-length biography written about him.

The incredible stories of twenty-two lone survivors of maritime disasters are presented in this collection of war and peacetime incidents.

Stealth Boat is a memoir of Gannon McHale's years in the U.

Vice Admiral Allan Rockwell McCann left no reminiscences that might reveal a deeper sense of his extraordinary service, but naval historian Carl LaVO has filled that void by writing this revealing-and often inspiring-biography.

Leadership is a most demanding undertaking.

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This biography completes a trilogy on the three Navy fighter pilots-Jimmie Thach, Butch O'Hare, and Jimmy Flatley-who developed sweeping changes in aerial combat tactics during World War II.

This well-documented and hard-hitting biography of the thirteenth commandant of the U.

When legislation was passed in 1948 giving women permanent status in the regular and reserve Navy, it was largely due to the efforts of Joy Bright Hancock, the author of this revealing memoir.

This remarkable memoir tells the compelling story of the near-mythic British district officer who helped shape the first great Allied counteroffensive.

Written in his own hand, and finished only weeks before his death, Reminiscences by General Douglas MacArthur spans more than half a century of modern history.

In January 1944 sixteen black enlisted men gathered at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station in Illinois to begin a cram course that would turn them into the U.

With all that has already been written about President Abraham Lincoln's assassination, one of the little known stories is the case of the only successful conspirator, John Harrison Surratt, the son of Mary Surratt, who was hanged for her part in the crime.

Two high-achieving African-Americans in the U.

This collection of survival stories recounts the harrowing true experiences of people across the globe who faced certain death-and survived.

This collection of trivia for true crime fanatics covers mind-blowing details you never knew about Jeffrey Dahmer, BTK, Aileen Wuornos, and others.

“Tells the story of a traumatic life spent witnessing hundreds of people being executed in Texas’ most infamous prison.

A true crime author explores what happens when cults cross the line in this anthology of false prophets, true believers, and tragic consequences.

What would cause an otherwise intelligent, well-educated, and, by all accounts, privileged Californian to forgo an easy life in the United States to struggle for survival in a land of strife and mortal danger?

Shortly after being elected president of the United States, James Garfield was shot by Charles Guiteau.

Shortly after being elected president of the United States, James Garfield was shot by Charles Guiteau.

Nathan Bedford Forrest.

The great founding figures of organized crime in the 20th century were born and bred in New York City, and the city was the basis of their operations.

Get into the holiday spirit with these magical stories of family and friends giving and sharing joy and blessings!

As the first chief of the Special Intelligence Unit at the Treasury Department, Elmer L.

There will never be another Billy Hill - Reggie Kray.

This is a self-healing book about behavioral therapy.

In this newly revised and expanded third edition of "e;Corroborating Evidence,"e; William Rasmussen, author of three previous true-crime books, continues his investigation into famous, unsolved criminal cases by focusing on two separate, unrelated stories.

Nathan Bedford Forrest.

Mount Desert Island has attracted scoundrels and scandals for more than 100 years.

For the hundreds of thousands of followers of the Bangor, Maine, Police Department on social media, the Got Warrants?

When Geraldine Gerry Largay (AT trail name, Inchworm) first went missing on the Appalachian Trail in remote western Maine in 2013, the people of Maine were wrought with concern.

Woods Cop: True Stories of the Maine Warden Service is a collection of 21 stories from twoformer colonels, two lieutenants, two sergeants, four district wardens, a warden pilot, and onecurrently active duty corporal.

Al Brady was an armed robber and murderer in the 1930s and became the FBIs Public Enemy #1.

Alice Zwicker was the only service woman from Maine to be a prisoner of the enemy in either of the two World Wars.

On November 12, 1971, Bernard Patterson, a much decorated Vietnam War hero, turned a real-life version of Don Quixote, Butch Cassidy, and Robin Hood all rolled into one package, robbed the Northern National Bank in Mars Hill, Maine.

On an I will if you will dare, John Haley enlisted in the 17th Maine Regiment in August 1862 for three years, unless sooner discharged.

Being a game warden in Maine is not just a job, it's a way of life.

Joshua Chamberlain is arguably the most well known figure in Maine history and this highly accessible biography provides a brief look at his life.

Many nefarious characters have passed through Maine on their way to infamy, including the pirates Dixie Bull and Blackbeard (Edward Teach), and gangster Al Brady, who was gunned down by G-men in the streets of Bangor.

Inspired by the old African proverb: "e;When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground,"e; high-school student Morgan Reilly sought to preserve as many Maine libraries as he could by interviewing men and women from Maine who served in World War II and preserving their stories.

Through intimate portraits of four exonerated prisoners, journalist Alison Flowers explores what happens to innocent people when the state flings open the jailhouse door and tosses them back, empty-handed into the unknown.