5 QUOTES WITH «BATTLESHIP»
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battleship.
The big fun in 'Battleship' is that there are no current battleships in the Navy today. The battleships are about 1,000 feet long and they have huge guns. They were what you saw in WWII. The last battleship that was used was the Missouri, which is what the Japanese surrendered to.
I was only a gun captain on the battleship Alabama for 34 months. People have called me a hero for that, but I'll tell you this - heroes don't come home. Survivors come home.
I spent 34 months on the battleship Alabama, South Dakota-class. I was a gun captain. First we went to Russia for about 11 months with the British convoys. Then we were up in Norway and Scandinavia.
The German Emperor is ageing me; he is like a battleship with steam up and screws going, but with no rudder, and he will run into something some day and cause a catastrophe.
Yahoo is a battleship. If you've ever seen a battleship, they're gigantic, and Yahoo is gigantic in the terms of consumer Internet companies. To turn a battleship takes a long time, but once you turn that battle ship the right way, it's a battleship, and it can really inflict some damage on an enemy or competition.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BATTLESHIP»
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battleship in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
battleship and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Isolated by downed radar, a small U.S. Navy fleet makes a stand against an unseen armada of hostile alien ships, as they try to determine their intentions for Earth.
;In thisllustrated book Philip Kaplan tells the story of the tank's development andf the men who rode into battle on board their tanks, from the Somme in 1916o the Gulf War of 1991.
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Battleship: A Daring Heiress, A Teenage Jockey, and ...
The moving story of a tough little horse, a gifted boy, and a woman ahead of her time.
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Battleship Arizona: An Illustrated History
This book is a useful and entertaining source of information for those who want to know more about Pearl Harbor, the Arizona, the battleship way of life, and the U.S. Navy in the decades preceding World War II.
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Battleship Potemkin: The Film Companion
Thought by many to be the greatest film ever made, 'The Battleship Potemkin' directed by Sergei Eisenstein is a key film in the history of Russian and of world cinema.
All the boats now have numbers, and the goal is to place the ships and complete the sudoku at the same time. This is the one for logic fans who want a unique solving experience…and like their challenges really tough.
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Bismarck: The Final Days of Germany's Greatest
Battleship
Bismarck covers survivor accounts and the latest historical discoveries.
Vigorous and highly readable, this portrait of the enlisted man's life aboard the U.S. battleship California depicts the devastation at Pearl Harbor from the hazardous vantage point of the open "birdbath" atop the mainmast.
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Requiem for
Battleship Yamato
" "The book has long been considered a classic in both Japan and the United States. As with most great battle stories, its ultimate concern is less bombs and bullets than human nature, less death than life.
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Boys of the
Battleship North Carolina
" In this book, Ramsey tells the story of the battleship through the eyes of the men who served her.
Cindy Horrell Ramsey, 2007
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BATTLESHIP»
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battleship is used in the context of the following news items.
Battleship receives donation from regional McDonald's restaurants
During halftime of the Wilmington Hammerheads soccer game on July 1, McDonald's – through its “Big Macs for the Battleship” initiative- ... «Port City Daily, Jul 15»
Battleship Island gets UNESCO world heritage status
Japan had applied to list Gunkanjima, or Battleship Island, as a world heritage location along with almost two dozen other sites to illustrate the ... «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
The Alamo and Japan's 'Battleship Island' granted world heritage …
BONN, Germany -- The United States has succeeded in its bid to "Remember the Alamo," after the U.N. cultural body approved its status as a ... «CTV News, Jul 15»
A fabulous Fourth of July at Battleship Memorial Park
Fireworks explode over the USS Alabama as the city of Mobile holds its annual Independence Day celebration at Battleship Memorial Park on ... «AL.com, Jul 15»
Battleship island – a symbol of Japan's progress or reminder of its …
Tourists visit a part of Hashima island, commonly known as Gunkanjima, which means battleship island, off Nagasaki prefecture, southern ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
WWI ARGUS ARCHIVE: Germans lose first battleship of the war
For the first time in the war the Germans have lost a battleship. It is not on account of any lack of enterprise on the part of the Allied Fleets that ... «South Wales Argus, Jul 15»
Battleship NJ to Welcome 46 New Citizens on Independence Day
This July 4 aboard the Battleship New Jersey, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will administer the Oath of Allegiance to ... «NBC 10 Philadelphia, Jul 15»
WWI ARGUS ARCHIVE: Germans lose battleship and cruiser
FROM Nieuport in the west, the fighting in various sectors along the opposing lines as far as the Vosges, has been of an extremely violent ... «South Wales Argus, Jul 15»
Battleship Texas program gets a visit from Pack 61
St. Francisville Cub Scout Pack 61 continued an annual tradition June 13, when members spent the night aboard the USS Texas, a battleship ... «The Advocate, Jul 15»
Veterans affairs bills to be heard on the deck of the Battleship …
The decision to hold the hearing on the battleship coincides with celebrations for Battleship Cove's 50th anniversary, with events scheduled ... «Wicked Local Fall River, Jul 15»
