Located on the waterfront in historic Fall River; Massachusetts; Battleship Cove; a nonprofit maritime museum and war memorial; is home to the largest and most diverse collection of preserved US Navy ships in the world. It is the commonwealths official memorial for the events of September 11; 2001; and the official veterans memorial for World War II and the Korean; Vietnam; and Persian Gulf Wars. Beginning with the opening of the battleship USS Massachusetts in 1965; the "Fall River Navy" has continued to grow. The vessels include the submarine Lionfish; destroyer Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.; and PT boats 617 and 796. Having hosted nearly six million visitors from all over the world; Battleship Cove is one of the most popular attractions in southeastern Massachusetts. It now stands at the threshold of a new era in its ambitions to modernize for the 21st century.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Classic ScottBy Katie PrestwichThis story is fun; romantic; and adventurous; just as you would expect from Walter Scott. I liked the characters as well. The situations were a little frivolous; so I didnt like it as well as Ivanhoe or Quentin Durward; but it was enjoyable and entertaining.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. One of Sir Walters BestBy Karen Amrhein"The Talisman" is among my favorite of Sir Walter Scotts novels; after "Quentin Durward" and "Ivanhoe". Its protagonist; the Scottish knight Sir Kenneth; is keen to clear his name; unjustly tarnished; as he fights alongside his liege; Richard the Lionheart; and encounters the famed Saladin. Its noteworthy that Scott presents a positive portrait of the latter; and the "Saracen" in general; writing as he did in the early 19th Century. "The Talisman" is an engaging mix of chivalry; romance; and intrigue. I recommend it to those who enjoy the "Swashbuckling" literature of Sabatini; Dumas; Anthony Hope; and Baroness Orczy.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A ClassicBy Brett BernerThe Talisman takes place at the end of the Third Crusade; mostly in the camp of the Crusaders in Palestine. Scheming and partisan politics; as well as the illness of King Richard the Lionheart; are placing the Crusade in danger. The main characters are the Scottish knight Kenneth; who is a fictional character version of David of Scotland; Earl of Huntingdon; who did in fact return from the third Crusade in 1190; Richard the Lionheart; Saladin; and Edith Plantagenet; a relative of Richard.
