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Author: Chris Bowman Publisher: Bellwether Media ISBN: 1612118658 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 24
Book Description
Measuring 1,300 feet long, the worldÕs biggest ships are more than 300 feet longer than the famed Titanic! These shipping vessels are so big their loads of containers, stacked on end, would reach 29 miles into the skyÑnear the edge of space! Learn more about these monster boats in this title for young learners.
Author: Chris Bowman Publisher: Bellwether Media ISBN: 1612118658 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 24
Book Description
Measuring 1,300 feet long, the worldÕs biggest ships are more than 300 feet longer than the famed Titanic! These shipping vessels are so big their loads of containers, stacked on end, would reach 29 miles into the skyÑnear the edge of space! Learn more about these monster boats in this title for young learners.
Author: William Lowell Putnam Publisher: Light Technology Publishing ISBN: 1622336992 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 211
Book Description
Germany's merchant marine fleet -- the second largest in the world prior to 1914 -- played an unintended but decisive role in that nation's defeat in World War I. There were those ships that went to war for the Kaiser on the high seas, those that stayed at home or otherwise played no significant part, and those that were commandeered (mostly in 1917 and by the United States) and used against Germany. This is a well illustrated history, both practical and romantic, of the association each ship may have had with famous people and events of the war, and of the fates of the ships that comprised that fleet.
Author: Michael McCollum Publisher: Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc. ISBN: 1625674333 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 447
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After a century of warfare, humanity finally discovered the Achilles heel of the Ryall, their xenophobic reptilian foe. Spica – Alpha Virginis – is the key star system in enemy space. It is the hub through which all Ryall starships must pass, and if Alta and their allies can just capture and hold it, they will strangle the Ryall war machine and end its threat to humankind forever. It all seemed so simple in the computer simulations: Advance by stealth, attack without warning, strike swiftly with overwhelming power. Unfortunately, the logistics prove to be the easy part. With the key to victory in hand, Richard and Bethany Drake must temper the volatile role of human nature if they are to bring down the alien foe...
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries Publisher: ISBN: Category : Merchant marine Languages : en Pages : 1266
Author: Mike Shepherd Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 0425253414 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 386
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Kris Longknife is back in the good graces of the brass—and to demonstrate that, they've promoted her to Admiral. Now her mission is to find the home base of the space pirates who are plaguing the fringes of the galaxy. But no mission is ever simple when your name is Longknife. And this time the complications range from the military to the personal, as Kris finds herself—reluctantly—having to make some command decisions about her future...
Author: Murray Leinster Publisher: Gateway ISBN: 1473227291 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 320
Book Description
Put yourself in the place of Kim Rendall, a handsome, idealistic young man living on a distant planet ruled by a super-efficient government. Here is industrialization carried to its illogical conclusion. Kim Rendall lives in the shadow of mechanized terror, for machines have taken over, and the disciplinary circuit keeps the inhabitants in check . . .
Author: Philip Wolny Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC ISBN: 0766097021 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 48
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Cruise liners, destroyers, aircraft carriers, and oil tankers are some of the massive watercraft breaking records and keeping the world economy moving and safe. This fascinating resource provides snapshots of innovative and impressive ships of the future, using these awe-inspiring vessels as an introduction to basic engineering principles. A dynamic overview of present and future seagoing giants also tackles the green and energy-efficient innovations that will make the coming century particularly important. Students will marvel at these cutting-edge craft while absorbing valuable STEM lessons.
Author: Chris Bowman
Author: Chris Bowman
Author: William Lowell Putnam
Author: Michael McCollum
Author: United States. Congress. House
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Author: 
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Author: Mike Shepherd
Author: Murray Leinster
Author: Philip Wolny