Emerging like a butterfly from its chrysalis, a remarkable little ship, the Sheemaun, springs from her designer's drawing-board to sail through eight decades of history, gathering in her wake a unique collection of admirers, including former owners, former crews, and those who served courageously on her during WW2. Their stories are revealed here; tales of bravery and daring, accounts of bombs, mines, depth-charging and death; stories of espionage...

Real Stories from a Nuclear Submariner describes Alan S. Votta's many experiences and memories during his twenty-four years in the United States Navy Nuclear Submarine Service; including his early days as a raw Navy recruit, attending training schools, building several subs, going on patrols, and becoming a Naval instructor. He has included many stories that depict the diffi culty of the training and the intensity and responsibility of the job....

Much has been written about aviation, nearly all of it focussed on the glamorous work of pilots. Even cabin crew have checked in their stories. However, though a hundred of us stand behind every pilot, virtually nothing has been written about groundlings, without whom there would be no flying. Mayfly is one man's account of his two-and-a-half-decade adventure in aviation; the fun, the excitement, the tragedy, as witnessed (mostly) from the ground....

This beautifully funny and highly entertaining book gives the reader a unique insight into what it's like to be a military and commercial helicopter pilot. We make brief and joyous visits to Jamaica, Syria, Iran, Germany, Oman, Yemen, the North Sea, Sweden and Saudi Arabia. We live through two wars and we meet VIPs and Heads of State. Highly experience helicopter pilot Nick Mylne constantly dazzles and entertains with his recollections of his professional...

Lighthouses remain a fascination to most people. The light beam still flashes a warning to all shipping and acts as a guide to safe harbour in rough weather, but unfortunately the lighthouse keepers are now a thing of the past. Modern technology has meant that satellite navigation where signals can be bounced off satellites to turn engines on and off and fog signals can be operated from ashore without the trusty keepers. The lights still twinkle and...

This book also tells the stories of the unusual, non-typical sailors on the Great Lakes, such as those in marine construction and passenger excursion captains. These types of sailors are away from home just as much as the cargo ship and carferry sailors are, but they are never seen by the general public. “Sweetwater Sailors - The Rest of the Story” starts by spotlighting two engineers who are women. These engineers have earned the respect of their...

West with the Night is the story of Beryl Markham--aviator, racehorse trainer, beauty--and her life in the Kenya of the 1920s and '30s.

Challengers of the Sea brings you face to face with men and women who take on the best and the worst of what the Northwest Atlantic Ocean offers. Read gripping accounts of losing sons, husbands, fathers, brothers, and best friends to the ravages of unforgiving seas. Meet others whose lives have been touched by the sea in a variety of ways. Learn about a woman who pilots a Beechcraft airplane, looking for everything from icebergs and whales to those...

Kidnapped and held for ransom for 18 days by Nigerian pirates, Captain Wren Thomas suffered horrors, bringing to life the reality of modern-day pirating. Faith carried him during and after captivity, a beloved PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) service dog named Beaux, eventually saving his life once again. In this first-person survivor account, Captain Thomas brings readers into the ocean, onto his ship as he and his team fight off the pirates,...

Countless years and days have come and gone for the little girl that used to hide in the neighbor's boat, knowing full well that her mother was calling for her at the top of her lungs. There have been many sunrises and sunsets for the child that used to make and eat mud pies while catching lightning bugs in the dark with the kids next door. She develops into a teenager walking the neighborhood with her best friend; However, the little girl and the...