Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
U-boats offshore U-boats offshore Edwin Palmer Hoyt We very nealy lost WWII. Not at pearl Harbor nor in the land battles of Europe, but on our own doorstep. This is the story of what happened in the early days of the war when Nazi U-boats were sent ag… OL115850W
Arab science Arab science Edwin Palmer Hoyt Describes the development of scientific knowledge in the Arab world and its influence on the West during the Middle Ages. OL448464W
Deadly craft; fireships to PT boats Deadly craft; fireships to PT boats Edwin Palmer Hoyt A history of small warships from ancient Egyptian ramming boats and Greek fireships to modern PT boats, including many accounts of their use in specific battles. OL448475W
James Monroe James Monroe Edwin Palmer Hoyt A biography of the man whose Presidential years were known as "the era of good feeling," during which the Monroe Doctrine proclaimed opposition to further European control in the Western hemisphere. OL448503W
Stalin's war Stalin's war Edwin Palmer Hoyt "Stalin involved himself in every aspect of the war effort, including its smallest details, and Stalin's War is the first book to examine the Nazi invasion from the perspective of the Soviet premier … OL448545W
The Vanderbilts and their fortunes The Vanderbilts and their fortunes Edwin Palmer Hoyt Picture of an affluent era when the family amassed a fabulous fortune through domination of the shipping world and absolute control of railroads. OL448556W
The zeppelins The zeppelins Edwin Palmer Hoyt Traces the development of the Zeppelin airship, its use in World War I, and its career as a commercial carrier. OL448567W