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Synopsis
We live in dangerous times. Wars and terrorism threaten us daily. Men and women are killed indiscriminately; small children are kidnapped from their beds and forced into a life of slavery deep in the forest. Even the strongest military force and the wisest diplomatic initiatives seem, at times, to be powerless and unable to protect us. But, even so, some threats can never be controlled. When the Sun, acting through its immutable physical force, erupts again, as it has in 1859, 1988, and 2012, our planet's vital infrastructure – satellite communications, GPS, power distribution and hundreds of other artifacts of modern life risk disruption or destruction. Doctor Tom Kane, director of the Navy' Heliospheric Observatory in Hawaii understood the challenge. And when belligerent nuclear threats by a regional power took advantage of the largest Coronal Mass Ejection in human history, the entire region found itself in mortal danger. The Navy had lost contact with the Entire Seventh Fleet. Dr. Kane and six elderly retired Navy radiomen conceived a plan and convinced the military to resurrect a long-forgotten, century-old technology. Admiral William Halsey, of WW-II fame, once said: “There are no great men. There are only ordinary men – like you and me – who are forced by circumstances to overcome extraordinary challenges. There are no great men.” This is the story of such men and women, who, through bravery and skill, overcame adversity, and saved the world from imminent catastrophe.
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We live in dangerous times. Wars and terrorism threaten us daily. Men and women are killed indiscriminately; small children are kidnapped from their beds and forced into a life of slavery deep in the forest. Even the strongest military force and the wisest diplomatic initiatives seem, at times, to be powerless and unable to protect us. But, even so, some threats can never be controlled. When the Sun, acting through its immutable physical force, erupts again, as it has in 1859, 1988, and 2012, our planet's vital infrastructure – satellite communications, GPS, power distribution and hundreds of other artifacts of modern life risk disruption or destruction. Doctor Tom Kane, director of the Navy' Heliospheric Observatory in Hawaii understood the challenge. And when belligerent nuclear threats by a regional power took advantage of the largest Coronal Mass Ejection in human history, the entire region found itself in mortal danger. The Navy had lost contact with the Entire Seventh Fleet. Dr. Kane and six elderly retired Navy radiomen conceived a plan and convinced the military to resurrect a long-forgotten, century-old technology. Admiral William Halsey, of WW-II fame, once said: “There are no great men. There are only ordinary men – like you and me – who are forced by circumstances to overcome extraordinary challenges. There are no great men.” This is the story of such men and women, who, through bravery and skill, overcame adversity, and saved the world from imminent catastrophe.
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Graybeards: A Cautionary Tale
Vendeur : Revaluation Books, Exeter, Royaume-Uni
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Paperback. Etat : Brand New. 1st edition. 206 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.47 inches. In Stock. N° de réf. du vendeur zk0692708936
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