Great NEW reads from Sea History Press ... The Skipper
& .the Eagle
The Skipper & the Eagle by Captain Gordon McGowan, USCG (Ret.) with an Introduction by Admiral Robert]. Papp, Jr., Commandant, US Coast Guard The year was 1946, the place was bomb-shattered Bremerhaven. Amid the confusion of bombed cities, displaced persons, and food and housing shortages, Commander Gordon McGowan, US Coast Guard, found himself the master of a three-masted barque, a battered prize of war which he had to transform into a well-found Coast Guard training ship able to make a trans-Atlantic voyage under sail. With her carryover crew of German seamen and neophyte Coast Guard personnel, the barque found new life and a great adventure under the calm and gentle leadership of a Coast Guard officer.
In Admiral Papp's words," ... in his simple effort to document a small portion of Eagle's history, [McGowan] related a story of courage, initiative, humility and devotion to duty which stands the test of time, and should serve as both a lesson and example for the young public servants that the Coast Guard Academy strives to develop."
The Skipper & the Eagle is hearty fare and ranks near the top of seagoing literature. There isn't a dull page in it. To order your copy, visit our Ship's Store at www.seahistory.org, or call 914 737-7878, ext. 0.
Hardcover, 255 pages, 36 illustrations• $25.00 + $6.95 s/h in US; call for international rates
Our Flag Was Still There: The Sea History Press Guide to the Warof1812Its History and Bicentennial Commemorations Maritime historian and award-winning author William H. White will guide readers through the highlights of both the land campaigns and the sea battles and answer the questions: "What really happened?" and "Why does it matter?"
Our Flag Uiis Still There will serve as a guidebook to the upcoming bicentennial celebrations across the country beginning in 2012: the OpSail tall ship and naval ship parade up the east coast and in the Great Lakes, exhibits, reenactments, concerts, air shows, fireworks and more. To order your copy, visit the National Maritime Historical Society's Ship's Store atwww.seahistory.org, or call 914 7377878, ext. 0.
Softcover, illustrated • $24.50 + $6.95 s/h in US; call for international rates
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