Since the beginning of time man has told stories and legends of strange creatures and monsters. These stories and legends are not unique to any one country or continent, they are universal throughout the world. But sometimes animals that were thought to be either folklore legends or extinct are discovered. The Mountain Gorilla was thought to be a myth until 1847, and the Okapi, a half zebra half antilope -like mammal was discovered within the last hundred years. Also the Coelacanth, a prehistoric fish, was thought to be extinct until 1938 when a woman caught one off the coast of Africa. In...

There are so many colorful characters among my ancestors that have compelling stories to tell that it is difficult to choose which of them to write about. I chose John Adam Deffebach because of the adventurous active life he lived and the dramatic yet tragic way he died at the hands of renegade Sioux Indians in Wyoming.

This is the story of a humble bookseller on Al-Mutanabi street in Baghdad, and how the Iraqi War ruins his life. His son runs off to join Al Queda to fight the American invaders, his wife is killed in a terrorist bombing of the local market, and his bookstore and apartment are blown up by a car bomb. Nevertheless, he gets up, dusts himself off, and prepares for his future of selling books.

A young sailor's memories of his first ship, the heavy cruiser, U.S.S. Helena (CA-75), and his three cruises to the Western Pacific. He recounts life on a Navy ship over fifty years ago, the living conditions, the work, the pranks, and the ports of call.

This book is a monograph about the submachine guns used during WWII. Includes brief description and photos. A handy guide for the gun collector and WWII buffs.