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Victory (other)
Victory is successful conclusion of a fight or competition. Victory may also refer to: * Victoria (mythology) Places United States * Victory, Cayuga County, New York, a town *Victory, Saratoga County, New York, a village * Victory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, neighborhood * Victory, Oklahoma, an unincorporated community * Victory, Vermont, a town * Victory, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community * Victory Boulevard (Staten Island) *Victory Boulevard (Los Angeles) * Mount Victory, Ohio, a village Elsewhere * Rural Municipality of Victory No. 226, Saskatchewan, Canada *Victory Beach, New Zealand * Victory (volcano), a volcano on New Guinea island, Papua New Guinea ** Mount Victory (Papua New Guinea), the same volcano * Victory (crater), a crater in Taurus–Littrow valley on the Moon Companies * Victory Brewing Company in Downingtown, Pennsylvania * Victory Liner, the bus company in the Philippines * Victory Motorcycles, an American motorcycle manufacturer *Victory Records, an Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victory
The term victory (from ) originally applied to warfare, and denotes success achieved in personal duel, combat, after military operations in general or, by extension, in any competition. Success in a military campaign constitutes a strategic victory, while the success in a Engagement (military), military engagement is a tactical victory. In terms of human emotion, victory accompanies strong feelings of elation, and in human behaviour often exhibits movements and poses paralleling threat display preceding the combat, which are associated with the excess endorphin built up preceding and during combat. Victory dances and victory cries similarly parallel war dances and battle cry, war cries performed before the outbreak of physical violence. Examples of victory behaviour reported in Roman antiquity, where the term originated, include: the victory songs of the Batavi (Germanic tribe), Batavi mercenaries serving under Gaius Julius Civilis after the victory over Quintus Petillius Ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victory Liner
Victory Liner, Inc. (VLI) is a bus company in the Philippines that was established in 1945 by José Hernandez, is recognized as one of the primary providers of bus transportation in the Philippines, servicing key locations across Luzon. Initially using a fleet of repurposed military vehicles, the company was instrumental in meeting the Aftermath of World War II, post-WWII demand for public transport. Over the years, Victory Liner has strategically grown its operations, upgrading its fleet and expanding service routes to meet the evolving needs of travelers. Today, it operates a comprehensive network that connects Central and Northern Luzon provinces, such as Zambales, Pampanga, Bulacan, Benguet Baguio, Pangasinan, Bataan, Nueva Vizcaya, Kalinga (province), Kalinga, Isabela (province), Isabela, Nueva Ecija, and Cagayan. Victory Liner deploys more than 1,000 buses in its daily operations. Etymology The name "Victory Liner" draws its inspiration from the post-World War II era sen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victory (1996 Film)
''Victory'' is a 1996 French-German drama suspense film written and directed by Mark Peploe and starring Willem Dafoe, Irène Jacob, Sam Neill and Rufus Sewell. It is based on the 1915 novel of the same name by Joseph Conrad. The novel had been adapted into film on multiple previous occasions, including a 1919 silent version directed by Maurice Tourneur and featuring Jack Holt, Seena Owen, Lon Chaney Sr., and Wallace Beery; the 1930 William Wellman directed '' Dangerous Paradise'' starring Nancy Carroll, Richard Arlen and Warner Oland; and the 1940 version featuring Fredric March, Betty Field, and Sir Cedric Hardwicke. Plot summary Through a business misadventure, the European Axel Heyst ends up living on an island in what is now Indonesia with a Chinese assistant Wang. Heyst visits a nearby island where a female band is playing at a hotel owned by Mr. Schomberg. Schomberg attempts to force himself sexually on one of the band members, Alma. Alma is about to be sold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victory (1940 Film)
''Victory'' is a 1940 American adventure film directed by John Cromwell and starring Fredric March, Cedric Hardwicke and Betty Field. It was based on the popular 1915 novel by Joseph Conrad. On the eve of the American entry into World War II, Conrad's story of a hermit on an island invaded by thugs was refashioned into a call for intervention in the war in Europe at the height of American isolationism. Plot Hendrik Heyst is an intellectual British recluse who has vowed to close himself off from the world and now lives alone on an island in the Dutch East Indies. However, he is forced to break this promise to himself when traveling showgirl Alma, also fleeing from the world, is threatened by three murderous scavengers. The villains are led by Mr. Jones, who has a Cockney sidekick named Martin Ricardo whom Jones treats with sexual sadism. The villains switch their attention from Alma to Heyst when they find that Heyst has untold wealth to plunder. Cast * Fredric March as Hen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victory (1938 Film)
''Victory'' () is a 1938 cinema of the Soviet Union, Soviet drama film directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin and Mikhail Doller. Premise The plot revolves around the round-the-world flight of three Soviet pilots. Cast * Yekaterina Korchagina-Aleksandrovskaya - Mother Samoylova * Vladimir Solovyov (actor), Vladimir Solovyov - Klim Samoylov, stratoplane pilot * S. Ostroumov - Lomov * N. Sanov - Gudiashvili * Aleksandr Grechanyy - Gorelov * L. Kalyuzhnaya - Liza, Klim's wife * Z. Karpova - Anya * Luka Lyashenko - Fomin References External links * 1938 films Mosfilm films Soviet black-and-white films Films directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin Films directed by Mikhail Doller Soviet drama films Russian-language drama films 1938 drama films 1930s Russian-language films 1930s Soviet films {{1930s-USSR-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victory (1928 Film)
''Victory'' is a 1928 British silent war film directed by M.A. Wetherell and starring Moore Marriott, Walter Byron and Julie Suedo. It began filming in October 1927Wood p.63 and was released in March the following year. It was made at Isleworth Studios. Main cast * Moore Marriott as Seth Lee * Walter Byron as Major King * Julie Suedo as Marie Dulac * Marie Ault as Mother * Griffith Humphreys as General Van Doorn * Douglas Herald as Captain Wein * Marjorie Gaffney Marjorie Gaffney (1897–1963) was a British actress and screenwriter.Harper p.170 She also worked as an assistant director on a number of films. Selected filmography Actress * '' Garryowen'' (1920) * ''Victory'' (1928) Assistant director * ''A ... as Julie * Victor Maxim Moorkins as Pierre References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links * 1928 fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victory (1919 Film)
''Victory'' is a surviving 1919 American action film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Jack Holt, Seena Owen, Lon Chaney, Wallace Beery and Bull Montana. The film is an adaptation of the 1915 homonymous novel by Joseph Conrad (the only film adaptation of one of his works that he ever lived to see). The screenplay was written by Jules Furthman and Ben Carré was the art director. The film was chosen by the New York Times as one of the top ten films of 1919. It was later remade in 1930 as ''Dangerous Paradise'', and again in 1940 as ''Victory''. The film still exists in its complete form in the Library of Congress and is available on DVD. A lobby card exists showing Lon Chaney in the role of Ricardo. Plot Axel Heyst (Holt), a solitary individual, lives by himself on an otherwise deserted island in the South Seas. When he travels to a neighboring island on business, he encounters a pretty young girl named Alma, who is being abused by her boss, Mr. Schomberg, at the hot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ross (Arctic Explorer)
Sir John Ross (24 June 1777 – 30 August 1856) was a Scottish Royal Navy officer and polar explorer. He was the uncle of Sir James Clark Ross, who explored the Arctic with him, and later led expeditions to Antarctica. Biography Early life John Ross was born in Balsarroch, West Galloway, Scotland, on , the son of the Reverend Andrew Ross of Balsarroch, Minister of Inch in Wigtownshire, and Elizabeth Corsane, daughter of Robert Corsane, the Provost of Dumfries. His family home was on the shore of Loch Ryan, at Stranraer. Naval career In 1786, aged nine, Ross joined the Royal Navy as a first-class volunteer and was assigned to . It soon sailed to the Mediterranean Sea, where it remained until 1789. He then served aboard for several months before a transfer to the merchant marine for eight years. In September 1799 he was recalled to the Navy and appointed midshipman on HMS ''Weazel'', which shortly joined in the Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland. Short peri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carnival Victory
''Carnival Radiance'' (formerly ''Carnival Victory'') is a operated by Carnival Cruise Line. Ordered by Carnival in 1997, the vessel was the third ''Destiny''-class cruise ship to join the fleet after her debut in 2000 and became one of the largest cruise ships of her era. In 2021, she was renamed ''Carnival Radiance'' after a US$200 million refit was completed in October and she commenced service under her new name in December. Construction ''Carnival Victory '' was built by Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri at its Monfalcone shipyard in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. She was launched on 31 December 1998 and later christened by Mary Frank, wife of Howard Frank, the then vice-chairman of Carnival. At the time of her launch, she was one of the largest cruise ships of her era. In October 2018, Carnival announced that ''Carnival Victory'' would undergo a large-scale renovation in 2020 to complete the final phase of Carnival's fleet renovation program, after which the vessel would be rena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victory Ship
The Victory ship was a class of cargo ship produced in large numbers by American shipyards during World War II. They were a more modern design compared to the earlier Liberty ship, were slightly larger and had more powerful steam turbine engines, giving higher speed to allow participation in high-speed convoys and make them more difficult targets for German U-boats. A total of 531 Victory ships were built in between 1944 and 1946. VC2 design One of the first acts of the United States War Shipping Administration upon its formation in February 1942 was to commission the design of what came to be known as the Victory class. Initially designated EC2-S-AP1, where EC2 = Emergency Cargo, type 2 (Load Waterline Length between ), S = steam propulsion with AP1 = one aft propeller (EC2-S-C1 had been the designation of the Liberty ship design), it was changed to VC2-S-AP1 before the name "Victory Ship" was officially adopted on 28 April 1943. The ships were built under the Emergency ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victory (1847 Ship)
''Victory'' was built by Fenwick & Co, Sunderland in 1847, and owned by Willis, Gunn and Co (the company advertised as H H Willis and Co) and later owned by Wilson and Cook. She was a 578- or 579-ton barque that brought some of the first immigrants from England to Dunedin in July 1848. She also called at Wellington, New Zealand, in August 1848. There was an advertisement that gave her weight as 700 tons, but, given that her captain in 1851 was Mullens, it was unlikely to be another ship. Revolt Among the Wellington-bound passengers was Charles Borlase, one of Wellington's early mayors. The ship's captain was William Lennox Mullens and had sailed from Deal on 6 March 1848. She first arrived in Port Chalmers on 8 July 1848 and then sailed to Wellington, arriving on 16 August 1848. A journey of 163 days. The ship then sailed to Sydney in September/October. This journey to New Zealand was eventful. Mr L Langland, a passenger, had kept a diary of the journey. The ship left Gravesen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Victory (1863)
USS ''Victory'' was a steamer purchased by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. ''Victory'' was used primarily by the Union Navy as a gunboat assigned to patrol Confederate waterways. She also performed duties as a reconnaissance boat, a convoy escort, and as a dispatch boat. Service history ''Victory''—a wooden merchant steamer built at Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1863 and originally named ''Banker''—was acquired by the Navy at Cincinnati in May 1863; was commissioned at Cincinnati on 8 July; but was not formally purchased by the navy until 15 July. ''Victory'' was one of the lightly armor-plated gunboats of the Mississippi Squadron called "tinclads" which were used during the Civil War for shallow water patrol and reconnaissance duty on the Tennessee, Ohio, and Cumberland rivers. On the day of ''Victory's'' commissioning, 8 July, Confederate General John Hunt Morgan crossed the Ohio River into Indiana at the head of a 2,460-man raiding party. From the 10th to the 19t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
