Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
4/5
Ebook223 pages7 hours
Hooligans
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
()
About this ebook
At the outset of World War II, German U-Boats sank 259 ships—most within sight of U.S. shore—and the only thing between them and the worst maritime defeat in U.S. history was the Coast Guard’s Corsair Fleet. Civilian sailors offered up their yachts and volunteered to stop the Nazi onslaught in this hastily formed reserve force. This is the thrilling story of four men and their heroic efforts to confront the enemy. Two aging world-class sailors, a businessman with ties to the underworld, and a young Coast Guard petty officer overcome adversity and the clash of personalities to take on the most advanced weapon put to sea. This is a story of human emotion at its extreme, a makeshift force put to sea out of desperation, that brings to life a chapter in United States history that is often over looked and under-appreciated. The fate of these four courageous men, the women they left behind, and an unprepared nation hang in the balance.
Author
Matthew Walker
Matthew Walker is a professor of neuroscience and psychology at UC Berkeley, the Director of its Sleep and Neuroimaging Lab, and a former professor of psychiatry at Harvard University. He has published over 100 scientific studies and has appeared on 60 Minutes, Nova, BBC News, and NPR’s Science Friday. Why We Sleep is his first book.
Read more from Matthew Walker
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams Migration Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Related to Hooligans
Related ebooks
Seeking Grace in Beulah Land Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5South Pole Peaches & Cream: An Antarctic Ice Fliers Romance Story: Antarctic Ice Fliers, #3 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFighting in the Shade Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Summary of Heinrich Harrer's The White Spider Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBob, Son of Battle Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWicked Game Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Foxcatcher Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDestiny's Tide: An unputdownable novel of naval adventure Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Missing Factor Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Bullet for Cinderella Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsKinghood Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Redeemed: The West Country Trilogy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Blooding Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsQuarterdeck and Bridge: Two Centuries of American Naval Leaders Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Power Game: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Quiet Cadence: A Novel Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Under the Radar Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWeird Tales from Northern Seas Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Last Tribe Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFull Dress Gray Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Four Feathers Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Tobacco-Stained Mountain Goat Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Mykonos Mob Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Silver Goblet: Two kings, #0 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWar Animals: The Unsung Heroes of World War II Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Fear's Union (the Age of Ku, #1) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Junglas Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Wilderness Way Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
War & Military Fiction For You
Mash: A Novel About Three Army Doctors Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5All Quiet on the Western Front Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Lords of the North: A Novel Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The End of the Affair Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Diamond Eye: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Good Shepherd Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Huntress: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Rose Code: A Novel Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5All Quiet on the Western Front Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Johnny Got His Gun Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Things They Carried Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Book of Lost Names Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Visitors Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Last Kingdom Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Paris Daughter Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Farewell to Arms Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Grapes of Wrath Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Titans Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Cold Mountain: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5For Whom the Bell Tolls: The Hemingway Library Edition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The War of the Worlds Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Winemaker's Wife Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Room on Rue Amelie Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Naked and the Dead: 50th Anniversary Edition, With a New Introduction by the Author Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5From Here to Eternity Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5When I Come Home Again: 'A page-turning literary gem' THE TIMES, BEST BOOKS OF 2020 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Like the Appearance of Horses Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Forest of Vanishing Stars: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5In the First Circle: The First Uncensored Edition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related podcast episodes
EPISODE 104: The Saint and the Death Squads 0% found this document usefulTHE OPEN BOAT (PT 1) by STEPHEN CRANE: 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Stories by Stephen Crane 0% found this document usefulGrassroots Politics and Reconstruction 0% found this document useful205-The White Mouse: Journalist Nancy Wake became an intrepid secret agent in wartime France. 0% found this document usefulSherlock's Twilight Years - The Gingerbread Mystery 0% found this document usefulHampton Sides - Live at the Aspen Institute: Hampton Sides is a narrative historian, best-sell… 0% found this document useful#117: The Monster of Italy And His Sick “Trophies” (Serial Killer) 0% found this document useful490 Writing Hit Songs, Rewriting Charles Dickens, and Murdering Your Employer (with Rupert Holmes) 0% found this document usefulGreat Expectations by Charles Dickens: Charles Dickens's late masterpiece Great Expectat… 0% found this document usefulGrandpa's Stories Around The Fire | Sleepy Tale 0% found this document useful
Related articles
Unholy Passions Fortean TimesArticle
Unholy Passions
Dec 3, 2020
A Louisiana priest has been arrested after reportedly filming himself having sex with two dominatrices on a church altar. Reverend Travis Clark, 37, and the two women involved – Mindy Dixon, 41, an adult film performer, and Melissa Cheng, 23 – have a
4 min readTrump’s Favorite TV Network Is Post-parody The AtlanticArticle
Trump’s Favorite TV Network Is Post-parody
May 19, 2020
12 min readThe Spy Princess All About HistoryArticle
The Spy Princess
Aug 15, 2019
7 min readJennifer Lawrence Takes Risque Step In The Film 'Red Sparrow' Los Angeles TimesArticle
Jennifer Lawrence Takes Risque Step In The Film 'Red Sparrow'
Feb 26, 2018
7 min readBrewing Controversy VietnamArticle
Brewing Controversy
Aug 9, 2022
2 min readSix Books for Armchair Travelers Literary HubArticle
Six Books for Armchair Travelers
May 10, 2018
4 min readDirty Rotten Scoundrel Wild WestArticle
Dirty Rotten Scoundrel
May 11, 2021
11 min readThe Unheeded Warning The AtlanticArticle
The Unheeded Warning
Oct 16, 2022
7 min readAll Together Now World War IIArticle
All Together Now
Dec 21, 2021
12 min readThe Philosopher King of the Hoverflies: A roving meditation on nature, literature, and the joy of collecting flies. NautilusArticle
The Philosopher King of the Hoverflies: A roving meditation on nature, literature, and the joy of collecting flies.
Mar 12, 2015
As I now live on an island in the sea and am not an expert on anything but hoverflies, we will simply have to start there. In short, my artistic sense remained relatively undeveloped, and my past, as always, caught up with me. When anyone asked, ther
26 min readThe Truth About Lie Detectors The Big IssueArticle
The Truth About Lie Detectors
Apr 25, 2022
You’ve seen polygraph tests a thousand times on crime dramas and daytime TV: a stubborn suspect gets hooked to the machine and their darkest secrets come spilling out, etched forever onto a roll of paper. Its results are often presented as fact, as b
3 min readMust See, Must Read Wild WestArticle
Must See, Must Read
Mar 26, 2019
12 min readWhen Soldiers Came For The Comanches Wild WestArticle
When Soldiers Came For The Comanches
Sep 24, 2019
13 min read10 Reasons The Little Bighorn Dominates Indian Wars History Wild WestArticle
10 Reasons The Little Bighorn Dominates Indian Wars History
Mar 24, 2020
8 min readBreakthrough In Long Island Serial Killings Shines Light On The Many Unsolved Murders Of Sex Workers The IndependentArticle
Breakthrough In Long Island Serial Killings Shines Light On The Many Unsolved Murders Of Sex Workers
Jul 30, 2023
4 min readCharacter Study Writer's DigestArticle
Character Study
Nov 8, 2018
Walter Mosley is known for iconic characters. From Easy Rawlins to Leonid McGill and Fearless Jones, his heroes quickly come to life on the page in a way that draws interest and empathy from readers. Their personalities are so distinct that legions o
4 min readThe Invasion All About HistoryArticle
The Invasion
May 20, 2021
7 min readThe Modest Man Shooting GazetteArticle
The Modest Man
Oct 17, 2019
5 min readYour Essental Guide To The Vikings History RevealedArticle
Your Essental Guide To The Vikings
Oct 1, 2020
1 min readDamn The Torpedoes World War IIArticle
Damn The Torpedoes
Nov 21, 2023
11 min readEva Braun: The Woman Who Stood By Hitler History RevealedArticle
Eva Braun: The Woman Who Stood By Hitler
Apr 15, 2021
3 min read'Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold' Plays It As It Lays NPRArticle
'Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold' Plays It As It Lays
Oct 26, 2017
2 min readThe Regiments That Schussed Into Battle The FieldArticle
The Regiments That Schussed Into Battle
Oct 17, 2019
7 min readLetters BBC History MagazineArticle
Letters
May 14, 2020
4 min readBrush With Death World War IIArticle
Brush With Death
Jul 30, 2019
1 min read‘Starling Days’: Featured Fiction from Rowan Hisayo Buchanan The MillionsArticle
‘Starling Days’: Featured Fiction from Rowan Hisayo Buchanan
Apr 7, 2020
In today's edition of featured fiction, we present an excerpt from Rowan Hisayo Buchanan's latest novel, Starling Days. The post ‘Starling Days’: Featured Fiction from Rowan Hisayo Buchanan appeared first on The Millions.
5 min readHold the Dark Is a Revenge Epic That’s Not Quite What It Seems The AtlanticArticle
Hold the Dark Is a Revenge Epic That’s Not Quite What It Seems
Sep 28, 2018
3 min readWe Went On Holiday Finn Never Came Back Woman's OwnArticle
We Went On Holiday Finn Never Came Back
Jun 15, 2021
4 min readSee The Light International TravellerArticle
See The Light
Dec 4, 2019
My Geiger counter leaps from zero to .003 in a heartbeat. “It’s OK!” our guide, Helen, assures me. “This is a very low level of radiation!”The Geiger counters are handed out to the members of my tour and activated one by one. Helen assures us of the
6 min readLord Of War Empire AustralasiaArticle
Lord Of War
Sep 1, 2019
9 min read
Related categories
Reviews for Hooligans
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings
0 ratings0 reviews
Book preview
Hooligans - Matthew Walker
Enjoying the preview?
Page 1 of 1