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 The Seafarers - The Luxury Yachts 
 Author: John Rousmaniere The Seafarers - The Luxury Yachts Time-Life Books 1981 Format: PDF Pages: 182 Language: English Size: 21.7 MB Content: Essay: Splendor at Sea Chapter 1 A Royal Instrument of Statecraft Chapter 2 Bastions of privilege ashore and afloat Essay: Grand opening at Suez Chapter 3 A Yankee flair for opulence Essay "The finest pleasure craft" Chapter 4 Idylls of millionaires and kings Essay: A revolutionary vessel for the Czar Chapter 5 A final burst of excess Essay: "Sea Cloud" versus "Nabila"-a contrast in grandeur
Aircraft: An All Color Story of Modern Flight
 Author: David Mondey Aircraft: An All Color Story of Modern Flight Octopus Books 1973 Format: PDF Pages: 112 Language: English Size: 12 MB thanks to adeda Over 150 full color illustrations of the world's great aircraft trace the staggering developments in the modern history of flight.
The Iron Lady
 Author: John Campbell The Iron Lady Penguin Books 2011 Pages: 865 Format: fb2 Language : English Size: 1.5 mb The Iron Lady, the definitive Margaret Thatcher biography, is available just in time for the movie starring Meryl Streep as one of the most infamous figures in postwar politics. Whether you love her or hate her, Margaret Thatcher’s impact on twentieth-century history is undeniable. From her humble, small-town upbringing to her rise to power as the United Kingdom’s first female prime minister, to her dramatic fall from grace after more than three decades of service, celebrated biographer John Campbell delves into the story of this fascinating woman’s life as no one has before. The result of more than nine years of meticulous research, The Iron Lady is the only balanced, unvarnished portrait of Margaret Thatcher, one of the most vital and controversial political figures of our time.
The United States Army (Serving Your Country)
 Author: Michael Green The United States Army (Serving Your Country) Capstone Press 1998 Format: PDF Pages: 56 Language: English Size: 70 MB Provides an introduction to the history, function, tactics, and future of the United States Army.
F-35 Lightning II: Joint Strike Fighter
 Author: Collective F-35 Lightning II: Joint Strike Fighter Faircount Media Group 2011 Format: PDF Pages: 149 Size: 64 Mb Language: English The Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program is the Department of Defense’s focal point for defining an affordable next-generation strike aircraft weapon system for the U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps, and our allies. The focus of the program is affordability – reducing the development cost, production cost, and cost of ownership of the JSF family of aircraft. To coincide with key milestones in the program, the Joint Strike Fighter Program Office has authorized a series of publications to be produced by Faircount Media Group.
I Could Tell You But Then You Would Have To Be Destroyed By Me
 Author:Trevor Paglen I Could Tell You But Then You Would Have To Be Destroyed By Me Melville House Publishing 2007 Language: English Format: PDF Size: 76.5 MB They are on the shoulders of all military personnel: patches showing what a soldiers unit does. But what if that is Top Secret? In a work that combines ingenious journalism and bizarrely encoded art, author/photographer/investigator Trevor Paglen uncovers 75 never-before-seen-in-public military patches that reveal a bizarre secret world of the American military. Paglen investigates classified weapons projects and intelligence operations by examining their own imagery and jargon, disclosing new facts about important classified military units—here known by peculiar names (“Goat Suckers,” “None of Your Fucking Business,” “Tastes Like Chicken”) and illustrated with occult symbols and ridiculous cartoons. The precisely photographed patches—worn by military personnel working on classified missions, such as those at the legendary Area 51—reveal much about a strange and eerie world about which little was previously known. The author has also assembled an extensive and readable guide, based on extensive interviews with military sources and government records, to the patches included here, making this volume perhaps the best available survey of the militarys black world—a $27 billion industry that has quietly grown by almost 50 percent since 9/11.
Hiroshima Nagasaki
 Author: Paul Ham Hiroshima Nagasaki Doubleday UK 2012 Format: PDF Pages: 644 Language: English Size: 31.3 MB The first narrative history of the nuclear attack told from both the Japanese and American viewpoints. "Nobody is more disturbed," said President Truman, three days after the destruction of Nagasaki in 1945, "over the use of the atomic bombs than I am, but I was greatly disturbed over the unwarranted attack by the Japanese on Pearl Harbor and their murder of our prisoners of war. The only language [the Japanese] seem to understand is the one we have been using to bombard them. When you have to deal with a beast you have to treat him as a beast. It is most regrettable but nevertheless true." The atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki killed more than 100,000 instantly, mostly women, children and the elderly. Many hundreds of thousands more succumbed to their horrific injuries later, or slowly perished of radiation-related sickness. Yet the bombs were 'our least abhorrent choice', American leaders claimed at the time -- and still today most people believe they ended the Pacific War and saved millions of American and Japanese lives. Ham challenges this view, arguing that the bombings, when Japan was on its knees, were the culmination of a strategic Allied air war on enemy civilians that began in Germany and had till then exacted its most horrific death tolls in Dresden and Tokyo.
Where the Domino Fell America and Vietnam 1945-2010, 6th Edition
 Author: James Stuart Olson, Randy W. Roberts Where the Domino Fell America and Vietnam 1945-2010, 6th Edition Wiley-Blackwell 2013 ISBN: 1444350501 Format: PDF Size: 7,7 МБ Language: English Pages: 320 This updated, expanded edition of Where the Domino Fell recounts the history of American involvement in Vietnam from the end of World War II, clarifying the political aims, military strategy, and social and economic factors that contributed to the participants' actions. Revised and updated to include an examination of Vietnam through the point of view of the soldiers themselves, and brings the story up to the present day through a look at how the war has been memorialized A final chapter examines Vietnam through the lens of Oliver Stone's films and opens up a discussion of the War in popular culture Written with brevity and clarity, this concise narrative history of the Vietnam conflict is an ideal student text A chronology, glossary, and a bibliography all serve as helpful reference points for students An important contribution not only to the study of the Vietnam War but to an understanding of the larger workings of American foreign policy
Aircraft Down: Forced Landings, Crash Landings & Rescues
 Author: Andrew Dow Aircraft Down: Forced Landings, Crash Landings & Rescues Pen and Sword Aviation Images of War ISBN: 1844152405 2005 Format: EPUB Pages: 240 Size: 3 Mb Language: English When a pilot experiences a sudden loud bang or sudden total silence, he is often faced with the stark choice of the parachute or attempting to get the aircraft down to earth in as few pieces as possible. This book describes twenty-three remarkable and true instances when, for a variety of reasons, all seems lost - but life was not. These life-threatening incidents range through the history of powered flight and all over the globe from Arctic waste to desert sand and from English hillside to coral reef. Within the narrative are moments of humor, despair and utter joy. The author has gleaned his information from a myriad of sources and many personal accounts. For those who love to read of the human spirit and its determination to survive against all odds - this book makes splendid reading.
Suvla: August Offensive
 Author: Stephen Chambers Suvla: August Offensive Pen and Sword Military Battleground Europe 2011 Format: EPUB Pages: 250 Size: 62 Mb Language: English The landing at Suvla Bay, part of the August Offensive, commenced on the night of 6 August 1915. It was intended to support a breakout from Anzac Beach. Despite early hopes from a largely unopposed landing, Suvla was a mismanaged affair that quickly became a stalemate. The newly formed IX Corps, commanded by Lieutenant General Sir Frederick Stopford, failed, not for lack of sacrifice by its New Army and Territorials, but because of a failure of generalship.
Forged in Steel: U.S. Marine Corps Aviation
 Author: C.J. Heatley Forged in Steel: U.S. Marine Corps Aviation Howell Press 1987 Format: PDF Pages: 214 Language: English Size: 22.3 MB Celebrating 75 years of US. Marine Corps aviation, pilot, photographer, and author C.J. Heatley III has photographed the Corps' modern inventory of aircraft for FORGED IN STEEL; US MARINE CORPS AVIATION His photographs take you into the cockpit of the aggressive F-1B fighter, the lethal "Whiskey" Cobra helicopter, and the workhorse A-4 Skyhawk. Look through the eyepieces of a helicopter pilot's night-vision goggles. Sit with a pilot in a three-dimensional combat-training simulator Ride with an OV-1O aerial observer as the terrain rushes by From the dust and heat of low-altitude desert missions to the steam and blast of carrier operations, the images in this book demonstrate the precision flying and split-second decision-making necessary for men and machines to perform critical, close-air-support combat missions.
Treasures of the National Air and Space Museum
 Author: Martin O Harwit Treasures of the National Air and Space Museum Abbeville Press 1999 Format: PDF Pages: 324 Language: English Size: 20.8 MB The Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., is the world's most popular museum, with more than eight million visitors each year. The museum houses a celebrated collection of airplanes, spacecraft, and other artifacts that document the history of aviation and spaceflight. This book presents 280 artifacts from the museum's collection and archives, chronicling some of the greatest technological and human achievements of the century. Milestones of flight such as the Wright 1903 Flyer, Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis, Earhart's Lockheed Vega, Yeager's Bell X-1 Glamorous Glennis, and the historic craft that took American astronauts into space and brought them back from the Moon are all here. So, too, are lesser known but nonetheless important workhorses of commercial and military aviation history such as the Douglas DC-3, the North American P-51 Mustang, and the Piper J-3 Cub. The unusual, the fanciful, the prototypes, and even a few unsuccessful experiments are included in this remarkable journey through the skies and into space. Finally, this book features a special "behind the scenes" look at vintage and modern photographs, posters, paintings, and sculpture from the museum's archives and collection of art and popular culture. This fascinating Tiny FolioTM serves as an illustrated survey of the history of aviation and spaceflight, as well as an introduction to the museum's renowned collection.
The Illustrated Directory of the U.S. Marine Corps
 Author: Chester G. Hearn The Illustrated Directory of the U.S. Marine Corps Salamander Books 2003 Format: PDF Pages: 364 Language: English Size: 49.7 MB Spectacularly illustrated details of the weapons and equipment, the battles, and the personalities. More than 300 photographs, plus detailed maps.
AMX 30B (Czolgi Swiata №7)
 Author: Collective AMX 30B (Czolgi Swiata №7) Amercom S.A. 2007 Format: PDF Pages: 16 Size: 42 Mb Language: Polish
A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, Vol.1-4
 Author: Winston S. Churchill A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, Vol.1-4 Barnes & Noble, Inc. 2005 Format: PDF/ePub Size: 18.6 Mb Language: English During the 1930's Winston Churchill was enduring his "wilderness years" and was quite prolific in his journalistic efforts. Mr. Churchill began this rather ambitious effort of the history of the English Speaking Peoples in 1937. This four volume effort wasn't published until the years of 1956-1958. You see Winston had to serve England as Prime Minister from 1939 to 1945. After that he had to write his Nobel Prize winning 6 volume compilation of World War II. During this time Sir Winston was the leader of the Conservative opposition party from 1945 to 1951. After that he again served as Prime Minister until 1955. Mr. Churchill didn't finish this history of the English Speaking Peoples until he was in his early 80's. One thing about Mr. Churchill, he didn't let any grass grow under his feet. As a great writer and historian, Mr. Churchill has always had a bias of the English language, laws and its history. Being the master of the English written word, it seems quite right that it was he to write this historical sketch of the English people. Winston goes into great depth of the birth of England and its subsequent development including all the detailed trials and tribulations. He details the narrative of the monarchy into the development of a Democratic form of government. The rather long history is divided into four books as follows: 1.) The Birth of Britain 2.) The New World 3.) The Age of Revolution 4.) The Great Democracies Churchill expounds of the development and governance of the British Empire. He also details much of American history, especially the minutiae of the Civil War.
The Year in Defence: Naval Edition
 Author: Collective The Year in Defence: Naval Edition Faircount LLC 2010 Spring Format: PDF (e-book) Pages: 84 Size: 34 Mb Language: English The Year in Defense is one of today’s leading military and defense information sources for leaders and managers within the American defense community and industrial base. The publication reviews significant activities in the U.S. Department of Defense and military departments over the recent 12-month period while previewing the year ahead.
B-29 Superfortress: In Detail & Scale (D & S ; Vol. 10) Part 1
 Author: Alwyn T. Lloyd B-29 Superfortress: In Detail & Scale (D & S ; Vol. 10) Part 1 Aero Pubisher Inc., Arms and Armour Press 1983 ISBN: 0816850194 Format: PDF Size: 41,8 МБ Language: English Pages: 76 The D&S publications focus not on the history or markings of military aircraft, but on the many physical details of the aircraft such as cockpit interiors, radar and avionics installations, armament, landing gear, wheel wells and ejection seats. These details are covered more thoroughly than in any other series, and are presented in the form of close-up photography and line drawings. Special consideration is given to the detail differences between the variants and sub variants of the aircraft. This detailed coverage is supplemented with scale drawings that show five full views. Charts and tables provide extensive amounts of technical data, making this book of the most complete technical references on this aircraft. -- A brief historical summary is present, providing the most important dates and events in the development and operational life of each aircraft. -- Very useful for scale modelers as well as for lovers of historically important military aircraft.
Morane-Saulnier MS.406 Aces
 Author: Kari Stenman Christian-Jacques Ehrengardt Morane-Saulnier MS.406 Aces Osprey Publishing Osprey Aircraft of the Aces 121 ISBN: 178200341X 2014 Format: PDF (e-book) Pages: 96 Size: 3 Mb Language: English The MS.406 was an important aircraft not only because it was built in larger numbers than any other French fighter of the period, but also because it was the first modern fighter in the Armée de l’Air inventory. Although comparable to the British Hurricane and early models of the German Bf 109, it was outclassed when flown against the more powerful, and faster, Bf 109E. With little or no protection (no armour or self-sealing tanks), the MS.406 sustained heavy losses during the Battle of France.
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