ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ADMIRAL
Amyral, from Old French amiral emir, and from Medieval Latin admīrālis (the spelling with d probably influenced by admīrābilis admirable); both from Arabic amīr emir, commander, esp in the phrase amīr-al commander of, as in amīr-al-bahr commander of the sea.
4 QUOTES WITH «ADMIRAL»
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Another nice thing was that I would type out letters home for the admiral's stewards. They would then feed me the same food the admiral ate.
The admiral, or commander in chief of a squadron, being frequently invested with a great charge, on which the fate of a kingdom may depend, ought certainly to be possessed of abilities equal to so important a station and so extensive a command.
The nearest the modern general or admiral comes to a small-arms encounter of any sort is at a duck hunt in the company of corporation executives at the retreat of Continental Motors, Inc.
The main American naval forces were shifted to the Pacific region and an American admiral made a strong declaration to the effect that if war were to break out between Japan and the United States, the Japanese navy could be sunk in a matter of weeks.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ADMIRAL»
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Admiral of the Ocean Sea: A Life of Christopher Columbus
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 edition.
Samuel Eliot Morison, 2008
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Admiral: The Navy Career of Chick Hayward
"Hayward's longtime friend C. W. Borklund developed this autobiography from the admiral's three-hundred-page diary.
John T. Hayward, Carl W. Borklund, 2000
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Admiral Zheng He & Southeast Asia
To reflect Asian views on the subject matter, nine articles written by Asian scholars Chung Chee Kit, Hsu Yun-Ts iao, Leo Suryadinata, Tan Ta Sen, Tan Yeok Seong, Wang Gungwu, and Johannes Widodo have been ...
Leo Suryadinata, International Zheng He Society, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2005
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Admiral Richard Byrd: Alone in the Antarctic
Details the trials of American explorer Richard Byrd over two expeditions to explore Antarctica, including one spent one winter alone in a hut there.
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A Life of
Admiral of the Fleet Andrew Cunningham: A ...
"This biography will be essential reading for all students of Second World War naval history and for practising professionals in the field, as well as being of much interest to general readers of military history."--BOOK JACKET.
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Grace Hopper:
Admiral of the Cyber Sea
Kathleen Broome Williams looks at Hooper's entire naval career, from the time she joined the Waves and was sent in 1943 to work on the Mark 1 computer at Harvard, where she became one of the country's first computer programmers.
Kathleen Broome Williams, 2012
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The Yellow
Admiral (Vol. Book 18) (Aubrey/Maturin Novels)
To you, I say, not a moment to lose."—John Balzar, Los Angeles Times Life ashore may once again be the undoing of Jack Aubrey in The Yellow Admiral, Patrick O'Brian's best-selling novel and eighteenth volume in the Aubrey/Maturin series.
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Military Strategy: A General Theory of Power Control
To supplement the text, John Hattendorg's introduction presents a detailed intellectual biography of Wylie. In addition, several of Wylie's most significant shorter writings are included as appendixes.
Joseph Caldwell Wylie, J. C. Wylie, 1967
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Cockburn and the British Navy in Transition:
Admiral Sir ...
How one British admiral changed the course of naval history.
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Halsey's Typhoon: The True Story of a Fighting
Admiral, an ...
"Halsey's Typhoon" is the story of World War II's most unexpected disaster at sea.
Bob Drury, Tom Clavin, 2007
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ADMIRAL»
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John Switzer commentary: Scarce last year, red-admiral butterfly …
I think I am going to proclaim this summer a “red-admiral summer” because the sightings of the butterfly species are so numerous this year. «Columbus Dispatch, Jul 15»
Admiral selects Redtail as telematics partner
Admiral has selected Redtail as supplier of their 12V plug-in device, Admiral Plug & Drive. The agreement with Redtail, the culmination of a ... «Business Weekly, Jul 15»
Admiral Group plc Receives GBX 1430.75 Consensus Target Price …
Admiral Group plc logo Shares of Admiral Group plc (LON:ADM) have received an average recommendation of “Hold” from the eleven analysts that are covering ... «Dakota Financial News, Jul 15»
Sainsbury's evokes 1970s football fever to push fashion sales above …
Admiral, the British sportswear brand that created the replica football kit market, is to be revived after signing an exclusive deal to be sold in ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
Admiral Summer concert series kicks off July 23
The Admiral Neighborhood Association Summer Concert Series is back for 2015 featuring some well known northwest musicians and a few ... «Westseattleherald.com, Jul 15»
Admiral Fallow frontman Louis Abbott says band changed their …
ADMIRAL Fallow frontman Louis Abbott says the band had to change their approach in recording their new album to stop themselves from ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»
Admiral Mark Mellett to be new chief-of-staff
Admiral Mark Mellett, Rathbawn Road, has been serving as deputy chief-of-staff of the Irish Defence Forces since November 2013 and will up ... «Connaught Telegraph, Jul 15»
TRAFFIC ALERT: Admiral/44th, Fauntleroy/37th crashes
One is at Admiral Way and 44th SW and is blocking at least part of Admiral. The other is on Fauntleroy at 37th and also is causing some backup ... «West Seattle Blog, Jul 15»
Ukrainian Navy admiral to analyze Black Sea Region challenges at …
Vice Admiral Serhiy Haiduk will head a Ukrainian naval delegation at the NATO Maritime Commanders Meeting in London from June 30 until ... «Kyiv Post, Jul 15»
Britain has secret agents working inside ISIS, says former Security …
Britain has secret agents working inside murderous terror group ISIL , a former Security Minister revealed today. Admiral Lord West, who served ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jun 15»
