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  • The Far Shore

    by Edward Ellsberg ...
    June 6, 1944, D-Day: Allied forces took the beaches at Normandy—and the naval engineering genius of Edward Ellsberg would play a crucial part.Before World War II, Edward Ellsberg had already established himself as a true innovator and master naval engineer, revolutionizing the salvage and rescue of sunken vessels like no one before. Then, having served his country for over a decade, he retired to ... Read more

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  • No Banners, No Bugles

    by Edward Ellsberg ...
    The little-known WWII story of the salvage engineers whose daring and heroism helped the Allies win back North Africa, by the author of The Far Shore.By the time America joined World War II, Edward Ellsberg had already earned his place as one of the world's great marine salvage engineers, and his bestselling accounts of raising doomed submarines and histories of classic diving operations had made ... Read more

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  • The Far Shore

    by Rear-Admiral Edward Ellsberg ...
    The Far Shore, first published in 1960, is a classic account of the Allied D-Day landings in France in June 1944 by U.S. Navy Admiral and popular author Edward Ellsberg (1891-1983). Described in detail are the massive preparations for the invasion, the Nazi defenses along the Normandy beaches, and the ingenious creation of the Mulberry artificial floating harbor which would prove vital in securing ... Read more

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  • The World War II Chronicles

    Under the Red Sea Sun, The Far Shore, and No Banners, No Bugles

    by Edward Ellsberg ...
    A navy admiral's firsthand accounts of three triumphant operations in Europe and North Africa during World War II.After the attack on Pearl Harbor, naval engineering genius Edward Ellsberg came out of retirement to serve his country once again. In these three riveting histories, he recounts the incredible salvage missions and audacious battle plans he took part in during the Second World War.Under ... Read more

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  • Under the Red Sea Sun

    by Edward Ellsberg ...
    A Navy admiral's firsthand account of the Allied salvage operation that played a key role in recovering North Africa from the Nazis during World War II.By 1942, Mussolini's forces were on the run in East Africa. In order to slow the Allied advance, the Italians used audacious tactics—including making ports inoperable, leaving the Allies without the infrastructure necessary to continue the war ... Read more

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  • On the Bottom

    The Raising of the Submarine S-51

    by Edward Ellsberg ...
    The man who led the salvage efforts to raise a sunken US Navy submarine recounts the mission in a tale "that will surely rank among the epics of the sea" ( The Philadelphia Inquirer).The sinking of the submarine S-51 was one of the greatest tragedies in American naval history. Due to a miscommunication and subsequent collision between the sub and a passing steamship on a September night, the S-51, ... Read more

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  • Hell on Ice

    The Saga of the Jeannette

    by Edward Ellsberg ...
    Based on a true story: the thrilling tale of a ship's 1879 journey to explore the North Pole—and the crew's desperate attempt to escape an Arctic ice pack.In the 1870s, newspaperman James Gordon Bennett of the New York Herald drummed up excitement and publicity for his paper through highly publicized missions of exploration. In 1879, Bennett's idea for a voyage was his most audacious to date: the ... Read more

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  • Men Under the Sea

    by Edward Ellsberg ...
    "Ellsberg's writings chronicled his experiences and attitudes on the topic of marine salvage in a manner which has no equal in naval literature." —War History OnlineCommander Edward Ellsberg rose to fame after leading the harrowing effort to raise the sunken submarine S-51 just off Long Island. That is where he begins Men Under the Sea, his tribute to and history of the men who risk everything to ... Read more

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  • The Far Shore

    by Edward Ellsberg ...
    Edward Ellsberg's The Far Shore is the riveting first-hand account of the Allied D-Day landings in France in June 1944. A principal actor in the invasion, Ellsberg describes in detail the massive preparations for the launch of the greatest armada in history. He devotes the second half of his book to an unforgettable real-time account of the bloody D-Day landings. ... Read more

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  • Hell on Ice: The Saga of the Jeannette

    by Edward Ellsberg ...
    This year, 1909, deserves remembrance for one thing at least aside from the retirement into private life of President Roosevelt. A few weeks ago through the Virginia Capes steamed into Hampton Roads our battlefleet, sixteen salt-crusted veterans of an unprecedented adventure—the circumnavigation of the globe by an entire fleet. There they were, back from the distant seas, guns roaring in salute to ... Read more

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  • Hell on ice : The saga of the "Jeannette"

    by Edward Ellsberg ...
    In "Hell on Ice: The Saga of the 'Jeannette,'" Edward Ellsberg crafts a gripping narrative that chronicles the ill-fated Arctic expedition of the USS Jeannette. The book seamlessly intertwines personal accounts, meticulous research, and vivid descriptions of the treacherous polar landscape, revealing the harrowing struggle for survival amidst the unforgiving elements. Ellsberg employs a cinematic ... Read more

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  • Hell on ice

    by Ellsberg, Edward ...
    "Hell on Ice" by Edward Ellsberg is a gripping firsthand account of one of the greatest survival stories in maritime history. Set against the backdrop of the treacherous Arctic seas, the book chronicles the harrowing journey of the USS Jeannette and its crew as they embark on a perilous expedition to explore the uncharted waters of the North Pole.Led by the ambitious Captain George W. De Long, the ... Read more

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