a miner's pick and the remnants of an oil lamp with seal oil (Crooker, 1993). Adding to the intrigue of the site, Mel Chappell also located a triangular formation of stones situated along the south shore of the island. Individually, each of these findings would be significant, but togethe...
Kennedy advanced toward the table with an ax which he had seized from one of our men. A well-directed blow shattered the mechanism of the delicate wheel. “DeLong,” he said, “I’m not going to talk to you like your old professor at the university, nor like your recent friend, the...
an oil company on Alaska’s North Slope, he’s visited by Henry during the winter of 1970 and – boy howdy –do they run into trouble. A blizzard, an abandonedship wandering the frozen sea, and a very angry and very large polar bear. Once again, Walt’ natural leadership kicks ...
The British Prime Minister, in a moment of hubris, had inadvertently tipped his hand to the Japanese. Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, the mastermind behind the attack on Pearl Harbor, seized the opportunity. He dispatched a wave of Mitsubishi G4M bombers to reinforce the already formidable air power ...
oil embargo, Japan sought alternative resources in Southeast Asia, particularly the oil-rich Dutch East Indies. Despite attempts at negotiation, the Dutch, backed by the U.S., refused to meet Japan’s demands. Recognising the intransigence of the Dutch and the urgency of its resource needs, ...
“It is their signal gun, poor creatures! Jamieson and the fishermen are below. Put your oil-skin coat on and the Glengarry hat. Come, come, every second may mean a human life!” We hurried down together and made our way to the beach, accompanied by a dozen or so of the inhabitants...