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 The Cuban Missile Crisis October 1962 The U.S. and Russia Face a Nuclear Showdown 
 Author: Fred J Cook The Cuban Missile Crisis October 1962 The U.S. and Russia Face a Nuclear Showdown Franklin Watts Inc. 1972 Format: PDF Pages: 104 Language: English Size: 10.5 MB Describes the events that precipitated the 1962 Cuban missile crisis and analyzes the steps taken by President Kennedy to avert the threat to the security of the western hemisphere.
Bad Days in History: A Gleefully Grim Chronicle of Misfortune, Mayhem, and Misery for Every Day of the Year
 Author: Michael Farquhar Bad Days in History: A Gleefully Grim Chronicle of Misfortune, Mayhem, and Misery for Every Day of the Year National Geographic 2015 Format: epub Size: 12.2 Mb Language: English National Geographic and author Michael Farquhar uncover an instance of bad luck, epic misfortune, and unadulterated mayhem tied to every day of the year. From Caligula's blood-soaked end to hotelier Steve Wynn's unfortunate run-in with a priceless Picasso, these 365 tales of misery include lost fortunes (like the would-be Apple investor who pulled out in 1977 and missed out on a $30 billion-dollar windfall), romance gone wrong (like the 16th-century Shah who experimented with an early form of Viagra with empire-changing results), and truly bizarre moments (like the Great Molasses Flood of 1919). Think you’re having a bad day? Trust us, it gets worse.
Russian Imperialism and Naval Power: Military Strategy and the Build-Up to the Russo-Japanese War
 Russian Imperialism and Naval Power: Military Strategy and the Build-Up to the Russo-Japanese War Author: Nicholas Papastratigakis I.B.Tauris @ Co Ltd. 2011 Pages: 291 Format: PDF Size: 40 Mb Language: English From 1904-1905, Russia and Japan were locked in conflict arising from rival imperial ambitions in the Far East. Nicholas Papastratigakis offers an integrated analysis of Russian naval strategy in the decade before this Russo-Japanese War, in which the Russians suffered catastrophic defeat. He seeks to determine the extent to which their defeat can be attributed to flawed Tsarist naval strategy in the region. Rooted in rich primary resources from Russian, French, and British archives, the book sheds new light on Russia's conduct in international affairs in the pre-World War I era. Papastratigakis places Russian naval strategy in the broader context of Russian military strategy at the turn of the century, and of imperialism and "navalism" in general. This book will be of enormous interest to scholars and students of naval, military, imperial, and Russian history.
The Seafarers - The Whalers
 Author: A. C. Whipple The Seafarers - The Whalers Time-Life Books 1979 Format: PDF Pages: 184 Language: English Size: 26.5 MB "The Whalers" is one of 22 volumes in The Seafarers book series published by Time-Life books in the late 1970s/early 1980s. This book focuses on the New England whaling industry in the mid-1800s. The descriptions of life at sea and the dangers associated with hunting whales in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans make one appreciate modern life. The Civil War and the discovery of oil in Pennsylvania in 1859 led to the end of the great era of whaling. This is the first book I have read in this series and I am looking forward to reading other volumes. This is a great book with numerous illustrations.
Cartridges of the World: A Complete and Illustrated Reference for Over 1500 Cartridges
 Cartridges of the World: A Complete and Illustrated Reference for Over 1500 Cartridges Author: W. Todd Woodard (Editor) Gun Digest; 14 edition 2015 ISBN-13: 978-1440242656 Pages: 688 Language: English Format: EPUB Size: 60 MB
The New York Times The Times of the Sixties: The Culture, Politics, and Personalities that Shaped the Decade (The New York Times Decades)
 Author: John Rockwell (Editor) The New York Times The Times of the Sixties: The Culture, Politics, and Personalities that Shaped the Decade (The New York Times Decades) Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers 2014 Format: epub, pdf Size: 21.4 Mb + 21 Mb Language: English There is no better record of events than The New York Times, and now The Times of the Sixties captures the history, culture, and personalities of the decade through hundreds of articles and original commentary in this unique and fascinating book. Whether we lived through them or learned of them after the fact, the events of the 1960s— the beginning of the Vietnam War, the moon landing, the hippie movement, to name just a few—resonate strongly in our culture today. The Times of the Sixties represents one of the most fascinating, extensive, and well-rounded portraits of one of modern history's most tumultuous decades. More than 400 articles have been culled from the archives of The New York Times and brilliantly curated by staff writer John Rockwell. Articles feature coverage of historic events like the Cuban missile crisis, Martin Luther King's I Have A Dream speech, the assassination of President Kennedy; cultural highlights such as the British Invasion, movie reviews of Psycho, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and The Graduate, and features on music groups like the Supremes; plus pieces on pivotal political figures like John F. Kennedy, Mao Zedong, and Che Guevara, as well as influential personalities such as Muhammad Ali, Marilyn Monroe, and Betty Friedan. Rockwell guides readers through the articles he's selected, putting the events into historical context and exploring the far-reaching impact of these events and individuals. The book also includes hundreds of black-and-white and color photographs from the Times and other sources.
Origins and Development of Authoritarian and Single-Party States
 Author: Michael Lynch Origins and Development of Authoritarian and Single-Party States (Access to History for the Ib Diploma) Hodder Education 2013 Format: PDF Size: 13.3 Mb Language: English Ensure your students have access to the authoritative, in-depth and accessible content of this series for the IB History Diploma. This series for the IB History Diploma has taken the clarity, accessibility, reliability and in-depth analysis of our best-selling Access to History series and tailor-made it to better fit the IB learner's needs. Each title in the series provides depth of content, focussed on specific topics in the IB History guide, and examination guidance on different exam-style questions - helping students develop a good knowledge and understanding of the topic alongside the skills they need to do well. - Ensures students gain a good understanding of the IB History topic through an engaging, in-depth, reliable and up-to-date narrative - presented in an accessible way. - Helps students to understand historical issues and examine the evidence, through providing a wealth of relevant sources and analysis of the historiography surrounding key debates. - Gives students guidance on answering exam-style questions with model answers and practice questions
The Naval War in the Pacific: On to Tokyo (The Military History of World War II vol.12)
 Author: Trevor Nevitt Dupuy The Naval War in the Pacific: On to Tokyo (The Military History of World War II vol.12) Franklin Watts, Inc. 1963 Format: PDF Pages: 102 Language: English Size: 35.1 MB A retrospective of The Naval War in the Pacific.
The Russian Revolution 1917-1932
 The Russian Revolution 1917-1932 Author: Sheila Fitzpatrick Oxford University Press ISBN: 0192891480 1984 Pages: 181 Format: PDF Size: 49.56МБ Language: English The Russian Revolution had a decisive impact on the history of the twentieth century. Now, following the collapse of the Soviet regime and the opening of its archives, it is possible to step back and see the full picture of this event for the first time. Impeccable in its scholarship and objectivity, this superb volume tells the gripping story of a Marxist revolution that was intended to transform the world, but instead visited enormous suffering on the Russian people, and, like the French Revolution before it, ended up devouring its own children. The author offers insightful descriptions of the February and October Revolutions of 1917, the Civil War, the interlude of NEP, Stalin's "revolution from above," the various Five-Year Plans, and the Great Purges-all treated as discrete episodes in a twenty-year process of revolution. The book incorporates data from archives that were previously inaccessible not only to Western but also to Soviet historians, as well as drawing on important recent Russian publications such as the memoirs of one of the great survivors of Soviet politics, Vyacheslav Molotov. In the Select Bibliography, the author highlights the most important of the recent scholarly works, directing readers to the burgeoning Western scholarship on the Russian Revolution in the last ten to fifteen years. Shelia Fitzpatrick is an internationally known expert on Soviet history. This lively and readable Third Edition uses newly available Soviet archival material and the latest Russian and Western research to provide an authoritative, compact account of one of the key events of modern history.
The Shadow World - Inside the Global Arms Trade
 Author: Andrew Feinstein The Shadow World - Inside the Global Arms Trade Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2011 Format: PDF Pages: 662 Language: English Size: 26.8 MB The Shadow World is the harrowing behind-the-scenes tale of the global arms trade, revealing the deadly collusion that all too often exists among senior politicians, weapons manufacturers, felonious arms dealers, and the military—a situation that compromises our security and undermines our democracy. Pulling back the curtain on this secretive world, Andrew Feinstein reveals the corruption and the cover-ups behind a range of weapons deals, from the largest in history—between the British and Saudi governments—to the guns-for-diamonds deals in Africa and the imminent $60 billion U.S. weapons contract with Saudi Arabia. He exposes in forensic detail both the formal government-to-government trade in arms and the shadow world of illicit weapons dealing, and lays bare the shockingly frequent links between the two. Drawing on his experience as a member of the African National Congress who resigned when the ANC refused to launch a corruption investigation into a major South African arms deal, Feinstein illuminates the impact this network has not only on conflicts around the world but also on the democratic institutions of the United States and the United Kingdom. Based on pathbreaking reporting and unprecedented access to top-secret information and major players in this clandestine realm, The Shadow World places us in the midst of the arms trade’s dramatic wheeling and dealing—from corporate boardrooms to seedy out-of-the-way hotels—and reveals the profound danger and enormous financial cost this network represents to all of us.
DET One: U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Special Operations Command Detachment, 2003-2006
 Author: John P. Piedmont, Charles P. Neimeyer DET One: U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Special Operations Command Detachment, 2003-2006 Military Bookshop ISBN: 1780397321 2010 Format: PDF Size: 6,3 МБ Language: English Pages: 140 The story of the Marine Corps U.S. Special Operations Command Detachment, which became known as Det One, is an extraordinary tale. On its face, the story would not rate a minute’s glance. One small group of Marines, about a hundred in number, formed, trained, and went to war. This all happened as the nation was 18 months into the Global War on Terrorism and as the Marine Corps was deploying I Marine Expeditionary Force in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Yet the story behind the basic facts is not only far more intricate and fascinating, with dramatic episodes and intrepid characters from the Pentagon to Camp Pendleton, it portended great significance for the Marine Corps. What makes the Det One story extraordinary is the shift in Marine Corps policy that brought it about, the maturation of the special operations capabilities of forward-deployed Marine expeditionary units that made it possible, and the patriotism, valor, fidelity, and abilities of the Marines and Navy Corpsmen who manned it. Although Det One has passed now into the history books, its legacy survives in the formation of Marine Corps Special Operations Command and in the lessons learned and experiences of its members, who now continue to serve in dozens of units. Lieutenant Colonel John P. Piedmont Marine Field Historian in Iraq in April 2004, saw the historical significance of Det One and decided to pursue its history as a project. Under the director of the History and Museums Division at the time, Colonel John W. Ripley, he was given permission to proceed with his collections with a view toward turning them into a monograph. What follows here is the culmination of his efforts, the product of two years’ work, more than 60 interviews done in Iraq, Washington, D.C., Virginia, and California, and the collection of hundreds of documents.
La Legion Espanola: 75 Anos de Historia (1920-1995): Tomo II (1936-1971)
 Author: Antonio Martínez de la Casa La Legion Espanola: 75 Anos de Historia (1920-1995): Tomo II (1936-1971) Viator Brigada de Infanteria Rey Alfonso XIII de la Legion 2001 Format: PDF Pages: 495 Size: 42 Mb Language: Spanish La Legion Espanola: 75 Anos de Historia (1920-1995): Tomo II (1936-1971)
The Royal Air Force 1930 to 1939: An Encyclopedia of the Inter-War Years Vol.II: Rearmament 1930-1939
 Author: Ian Philpott The Royal Air Force 1930 to 1939: An Encyclopedia of the Inter-War Years Vol.II: Rearmament 1930-1939 Pen and Sword Aviation ISBN: 1844152405 2008 Format: EPUB Pages: 544 Size: 13 Mb Language: English Volume II of this mammoth reference work covers the years in which the League of Nations failed because of the emerging dictatorships in Germany and Italy and the expansionist policies adopted by Japan. Britain was still reeling from the consequences of World War I and the RAF was sadly far behind the other major world powers in aircraft design, still relying on bi-planes that were direct descendants of World War I thinking. It gradually became apparent that, despite UK government dithering, the RAF needed to develop new aircraft, engines and increase production to confront the bully-boy tactics of the Axis powers. As the turn of the decade approached extraordinary measures were taken to enable RAF to defend Britain's skies and this her freedom.
The Czecho-Slovak Struggle for Independence, 1914-1920
 Author: Brent Mueggenberg The Czecho-Slovak Struggle for Independence, 1914-1920 McFarland ISBN: 0786496258 2014 Format: PDF Size: 10,2 МБ Language: English Pages: 277 Pen and Sword uncovers how a group of revolutionaries from Bohemia transformed the idea of national independence for the Czech and Slovak peoples from a fantasy into a formidable movement that fielded armies, grabbed the attention of governments and contributed decisively to the fall of an ancient monarchy. Prior to 1914, few Czechs and even fewer Slovaks seriously consider a future for themselves outside the Austro-Hungarian Empire, but the outbreak of World War I forces some Czech leaders to reanalyze the political and military shortcomings of the Habsburg realm. A handful, led by Toma' Masaryk, decide to go abroad to raise the banner of resistance to the empire while generating propaganda in support of its enemies' war efforts. The liberation movement inaugurated by their activities, however, soon becomes divided between Masaryk, an admirer of the democracies of Western Europe, and Josef Durich, Pan-Slav who believes his people's salvation rests with tsarist Russia. At the very moment the Czecho-Slovak liberation movement is on the verge of an irreconcilable division between the two emigres, the onset of the Russian Revolution and the entry of the United States in the war swing the ideological contest in Masaryk's favor. The liberal government in Russia presents new opportunities for the Bohemian revolutionaries by permitting a unit of armed Czecho-Slovak volunteers to expand their ranks, but soon the Eastern Front lapses into inactivity as Lenin's Bolsheviks seize power and promote a pacifist policy. Meanwhile, back in Bohemia, the once meek Czech politicians become more outspoken in their opposition to Austria-Hungary as the wartime privations become more severe no relief in sight. The Czecho-Slovak national movement reaches its zenith in 1918.
The Scottish Civil War:The Bruces and Balliols and the War for Control of Scotland 1286-1356
 Author: Micheal Penman The Scottish Civil War:The Bruces and Balliols and the War for Control of Scotland 1286-1356 Tempus Publishing 2002 Format: PDF Pages: 152 Language: English Size: 47.3 MB A controversial re-evaluation of the Scottish Wars of Independence which argues that the sixty years of civil war between two generations of rival claimants for the Scottish throne - each with their armed camps of ambitious nobles - had a far more devestating and revolutionary impact upon the kingdom of Scotland than the scrappy wars against England's Edwards I, II and III.
Squadron/Signal Publications 1207: B-52 G/H Stratofortress in Action - Aircraft No. 207
 Squadron/Signal Publications 1207: B-52 G/H Stratofortress in Action - Aircraft No. 207 Author: Kenneth P. Katz Squadron/Signal Publications ISBN: 0897475410 2007 Pages: 62 Format: PDF Size: 13.7МБ Language: English More than any other weapon system, the legendary Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is the embodiment of American military power in the popular imagination. The B-52 was workhorse of the Strategic Air Command in its nuclear deterrent role, the most important mission during the Cold War. Perhaps the most impressive aspect of the B-52 has been its longevity. First flown in 1952 and entering operational service with the US Air Force in 1955; Boeing delivered the last new B-52 in 1962. More than 4 decades later, the B-52 remains in front line service, most recently serving in combat over Afghanistan and Iraq. Even more amazingly, current plans are for the B-52 to remain in service until 2040! 119 photographs, 113 of which are in color, plus line drawings and five color profiles.
From Lambs to Lions: Future Security Relationships in a World of Biological and Nuclear Weapons
 Author: Thomas Preston From Lambs to Lions: Future Security Relationships in a World of Biological and Nuclear Weapons Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2007 Format: pdf Size: 1,3Mb Language:English While many books discuss how nations can prevent the proliferation of biological and nuclear weapons, this unique and controversial volume begins with the premise that these weapons will certainly multiply despite our desperate desire to slow this process. How worried should we be and what should we do? In From Lambs to Lions, Thomas Preston examines current trends in the proliferation of nuclear and biological weapons capabilities, know-how, and technologies for both state and non-state actors-and then projects these trends over the coming ten to fifteen years to assess how they might impact existing security relationships between states.
From Marx to Lenin: An evaluation of Marx's responsibility for Soviet authoritarianism
 Author: David W. Lovell From Marx to Lenin: An evaluation of Marx's responsibility for Soviet authoritarianism Cambrigde University Press 2009 ISBN: 0521125537 Format: PDF Size: 10,7 МБ Language: English Pages: 252 This study is a contribution to the debate, begun just after the October Revolution, concerning the relationship between Marx's project and Soviet society. It focuses, however, only on the political aspects of the matter: to what extent was early Soviet authoritarianism the necessary outcome of Marx's works? Since Lenin's practice and theory largely determined and justified the early political character of the Soviet state, we may ask whether Lenin was implementing Marx's project or a project of his own design. Lenin, influenced by debates within Social Democracy and by the experience of the Russian revolutionary tradition, used a one-sided interpretation of Marx's work to build and defend a 'transition' which was fundamentally authoritarian. Marx was not causally responsible for the theoretical foundation of Soviet authoritarianism.
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