A History of Fort Wadsworth, New York Harbor
Author : Frederick R. Black
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Page : 210 pages
File Size : 49,63 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Fort Wadsworth (N.Y.)
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Author : Frederick R. Black
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Page : 210 pages
File Size : 49,63 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Fort Wadsworth (N.Y.)
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Page : 962 pages
File Size : 37,38 MB
Release : 1985
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Author : Angus Kress Gillespie
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 24,37 MB
Release : 2022-10-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1978818726
Container shipping is a vital part of the global economy. Goods from all around the world, from vegetables to automobiles, are placed in large metal containers which are transported across the ocean in ships, then loaded onto tractor-trailers and railroad flatbeds. But when and where did this world-changing invention get started? This fascinating study traces the birth of containerization to Port Newark, New Jersey, in 1956 when trucker Malcom McLean thought of a brilliant new way to transport cargo. It tells the story of how Port Newark grew rapidly as McLean’s idea was backed by both New York banks and the US military, who used containerization to ship supplies to troops in Vietnam. Angus Gillespie takes us behind the scenes of today’s active container shipping operations in Port Newark, talking to the pilots who guide the ships into port, the Coast Guard personnel who help manage the massive shipping traffic, the crews who unload the containers, and even the chaplains who counsel and support the mariners. Port Newark shines a spotlight on the unsung men and women who help this complex global shipping operation run smoothly. Since McLean's innovation, Port Newark has expanded with the addition of the nearby Elizabeth Marine Terminal. This New Jersey complex now makes up the busiest seaport on the East Coast of the United States. Some have even called it “America’s Front Door.” The book tells the story of the rapid growth of worldwide containerization, and how Port Newark has adapted to bigger ships with deeper channels and a raised bridge. In the end, there is speculation of the future of this port with ever-increasing automation, artificial intelligence, and automation.
Author : Jean B. Gleisner
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Page : 258 pages
File Size : 32,2 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Batteries (Ordnance)
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Author : Jean B. Gleisner
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Page : 260 pages
File Size : 48,87 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Batteries (Ordnance)
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Author : Joseph Borelli
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 50,56 MB
Release : 2022-05-16
Category : History
ISBN : 1439674914
Emerging from the Revolutionary War and the formation of a new nation, Staten Island was poised to enter the nineteenth century ripe for growth and prosperity. Fueled by waves of immigration, Richmond County became a boomtown of industry and transportation. Piloting his first ferry with just two small masts and eighteen-cent fares, Cornelius Vanderbilt built a transit empire from his native shores of Staten Island. When the Civil War erupted, Richmond played a key role in housing and training Union troops as 125 naval guns protected New York Harbor at the Narrows. At the close of the century, Staten Island was swept up in the politics of consolidation, with 84 percent of locals voting to join Greater New York, yet the promised benefits of a new mega-city never materialized. Author Joe Borelli charts the trials and triumphs of Staten Island in the nineteenth century.
Author : Lisa Nowak
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Page : 238 pages
File Size : 17,39 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Governors Island (New York County, N.Y.)
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Author : Timothy J Runyan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 19,9 MB
Release : 2019-08-22
Category : History
ISBN : 1000612260
German U-boats, known as "iron coffins", terrorized Allied ships during World War II and were responsible for thousands of deaths. This volume, published to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic, brings together historians from both sides of the ocean to discuss this important campaign. As well as offering new insights into both familiar and more neglected aspects, the book reflects the human dimension of the conflict, paying tribute to the whole spectrum of personnel involved - planners and strategists, spies and code-breakers, naval officers and crews, merchant sailors, and civilians.
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Page : 492 pages
File Size : 16,79 MB
Release : 1990
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Author : E. P. F. Rose
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 12,89 MB
Release : 2019-01-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 1786203944
This book complements the Geological Society’s Special Publication 362: Military Aspects of Hydrogeology. Generated under the auspices of the Society’s History of Geology and Engineering Groups, it contains papers from authors in the UK, USA, Germany and Austria. Substantial papers describe some innovative engineering activities, influenced by geology, undertaken by the armed forces of the opposing nations in World War I. These activities were reactivated and developed in World War II. Examples include trenching from World War I, tunnelling and quarrying from both wars, and the use of geologists to aid German coastal fortification and Allied aerial photographic interpretation in World War II. The extensive introduction and other chapters reveal that ‘military geology’ has a longer history. These chapters relate to pre-twentieth century coastal fortification in the UK and the USA; conflict in the American Civil War; long-term ‘going’ assessments for German forces; tunnel repair after wartime route denial in Hong Kong; and tunnel detection after recent insurgent improvisation in Iraq.