Jake Grafton and his wife Callie travel to Hong Kong to determine how deeply the U.S. consul-general is embedded in a political money-raising scandal, but when Callie is kidnapped, Jake's mission takes a more sinister turn.
Presents career profiles of one hundred military leaders chosen by the author as the greatest in history, arranged chronologically from Leonidas of Sparta to Colin Powell, and includes quotations, anecdotes, fact boxes, and illustrations.
This book describes the life and career of Grace Hopper, who earned a Ph.D. in math, joined the Navy, helped develop COBOL, and became a navy rear admiral.
Presents information on the life of David Glasgow Farragut, the Civil War admiral who captured New Orleans andwon the Battle of Mobile Bay for the Union, and includes information on the use of the navy in the war, and Farragut's place in history. Includes time line and glossary.
Draws from primary source documents to examine the life and accomplishments of Sir Francis Drake, the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe, discussing his childhood, early voyages, raids on the Spanish, and other topics.
Presents a brief biography of Sir Francis Drake, the British explorer who traveled around the globe from 1577 to 1580, and includes information on his career as the greatest seaman of the Elizabethan Age.
Surveys the life of Matthew Perry, a naval officer from a seafaring family, whose accomplishments are many but who is best remembered for opening Japan to trade with other nations.
Examines the lives and accomplishments of fifty military leaders who made a significant impact on world history, including Hannibal, Julius Caesar, Genghis Khan, Joan of Arc, Sim?n Bol?var, and Mao Zedong.
