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THE SCALE OF CONFLICT: A LEVELS OF WAR AND GIS APPROACH TO THE BATTLE OF ROI-NAMUR
(East Carolina University, 2023-12-05)
The World War II Battle of Roi-Namur represents a culmination of overarching facets of planning, tactics, and application. Though taking place in a small region of the Pacific Ocean, this battle involved components that ...
Black Gold in the Deep Blue Sea: An Exploration of Shipwreck Search Modeling in the Search for SS William Rockefeller
(East Carolina University, 2023-05-04)
The waters off the North Carolina coast are home to a veritable graveyard of shipwrecks. Many were destroyed by the eternal enemies of all ships--storms, fire, and grounding--but many others have fallen victim to the ravages ...
“Stripped Clean by Wind and Water”: Historical and Archaeological Investigation of a Provincetown Plum-Pudding Whaling Company and its Reaction to a Dimming Industry
(East Carolina University, 2023-12-07)
Industry decline after the 1859 discovery of petroleum prompted American whalers to adopt innovative strategies for survival, such as plum-pudding whaling. Characterized by short, Atlantic expeditions, it minimized risk ...