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 The Submarine Pioneers 
 Author: Compton-Hall R. The Submarine Pioneers Sutton Publishing 1999 Format: pdf Size: 63 mb Language: English Richard Compton-Hall has combined meticulous research with his own experience as a submariner to provide an illuminating insight into the inventions and motivations of the early submarine pioneers.
The Flags of the Confederacy - An Illustrated History
 Author: Devereaux D. Cannon Jr. The Flags of the Confederacy - An Illustrated History St. Lukes Press / Broadfoot Publishing 1988 Format: PDF Pages: 98 Language: English Size: 33.6 MB Flags that represented the Southern nation between 1861 and 1865 and the history of national, state, and military flags.
1915: The Death of Innocence
 Author: Lyn MacDonald 1915: The Death of Innocence Penguin 1997 ISBN: 0140259007 Format: EPUB Size: 12,6 МБ Language: English Pages: 640 By Christmas 1914, the wild wave of enthusiasm that had sent men flocking to join up a few months earlier began to tail off, and though the original British Expeditionary Force had suffered 90 percent casualties, most people, particularly the soldiers themselves, still believed that 1915 would see the breaking of the deadlock. But their hopes were shattered on the bloody battlefields of Neuve Chapelle, Ypres, Loos, and far away on the shores of Gallipoli. Lyn Macdonald's story of 1915 is stark, brutal, frank, sometimes painfully funny, always human. Never before has any writer collected so many firsthand accounts of the experiences of ordinary soldiers, through diaries, letters, and interviews with survivors—and it is the dogged heroism and sardonic humor of the soldiers that shine through the pages of this epic narrative. 1915 is a uniquely compelling blend of military history and poignant memories of the fighters who survived the ordeal.
Freedom 7: The Historic Flight of Alan B. Shepard, Jr
 Author: Burgess Colin Freedom 7: The Historic Flight of Alan B. Shepard, Jr Springer 2014 Language: English Format: pdf Size: 18 Mb Inevitably, there are times in a nation’s history when its hopes, fears and confidence in its own destiny appear to hinge on the fate of a single person. One of these pivotal moments occurred on the early morning of May 5, 1961, when a 37-year-old test pilot squeezed himself into the confines of the tiny Mercury spacecraft that he had named Freedom 7. On that historic day, U.S. Navy Commander Alan Shepard carried with him the hopes, prayers, and anxieties of a nation as his Redstone rocket blasted free of the launch pad at Cape Canaveral, hurling him upwards on a 15-minute suborbital flight that also propelled the United States into the bold new frontier of human space exploration.This book tells the enthralling story of that pioeering flight as recalled by many of the participants in the Freedom 7 story, including Shepard himself, with anecdotal details and tales never before revealed in print. Although beaten into space just three weeks earlier by the Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, Alan Shepard’s history-making mission aboard Freedom 7 nevertheless provided America’s first tentative step into space that would one day see its Apollo astronauts – including Alan Shepard – walk on the Moon.
Colored Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Western Han
 Author: Collective Colored Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Western Han Xianyang Museum Wang Xiaomo 2001 Format: PDF Pages: 16 Language: English/Chinese Size: 11.6 MB Since 1962 , Xianyang Museum was set up , it has experienced 40 years. After many years excavation and collection, now Xianyang Museum has possessed more than 10.000 pieces of cultural relics. and become one famous museum in China. Going over its collections , you will find crystal jade wares of Han Dynasty, characteristic bronze wares of Qin Dynasty, colored pottery figurines in beautiful shape of Han Dynasty, and splendid gold and silver wares of Tang Dynasty. Those magnificent works are representation of social culture of each historic period. For visitor can understand implication of every work , then can appreciate them completely, we compile a series of books, including lade Ware, Terracotta Army of Western Hall, Bronze Ware & Gold and Silver Ware.
Military and Naval Insignia and Novelties
 Author: Collective Military and Naval Insignia and Novelties Bailey, Banks & Biddle Company 1928 Format: PDF Pages: 30 Language: English Size: 15.8 MB This is an illustrated catalog of Military and Naval Insignia and Novelties from Bailey, Banks & Biddle Company, from 1928.
A memorandum on trade with Soviet Russia
 A memorandum on trade with Soviet Russia Author: John Spargo Russian Information Bureau in the US, New-York 1921 Pages: 40 Format: PDF Size: 2.04МБ Quality: Good Language: English
The Seafarers - The Great Liners
 Author: Melvin Maddocks The Seafarers - The Great Liners Time-Life Books 1979 Format: PDF Pages: 182 Language: English Size: 29 MB It is a curious fact that the greatest liners of all time were those which plied their trade across the North Atlantic and it is to those great ships that this book is dedicated. It is, after all, one in a lengthy series of Time-Life books known for their excellence. The only fault with my particular copy is the leather bound cover. As far as the content is concerned, quite excellent. The appetite is whetted by the immediate inclusion of ten full page reproductions of posters from a bygone age. Unlike other books of the genre, this one does not zero in on and then concentrate on the Titanic - as though that were the only ship ever to have sailed. Instead we get a complete history of transatlantic passenger liners of which the Titanic was a part. The photographs are worthy of the research which has undoubtedly gone into the text with plenty of pictures which are exciting. The overall subject is so thoroughly covered that short biographies of such diverse characters as Cunard and Brunel are also included.
The American Nation: A History of the United States, Combined Volume (14th ed.)
 The American Nation: A History of the United States, Combined Volume (14th Edition) Pearson Author: Mark C. Carnes, John A. Garraty 2011 Pages: 992 Format: pdf Language: English ISBN: 978-0205790449 Size: 107 mb The American Nation’s pedagogical mission is to show readers how history connects to the experiences and expectations that mark their lives. The authors pursue that mission through a variety of distinctive features, including an innovative art program and provocative chapter-opening questions and essays to engage readers.
Bombs over Bikini: The World's First Nuclear Disaster
 Author: Connie Goldsmith Bombs over Bikini: The World's First Nuclear Disaster (Nonfiction - Young Adult) 21st Century 2014 Format: PDF Size: 10.6 Mb Language: English In 1946, as part of the Cold War arms race, the US military launched a program to test nuclear bombs in the Marshall Islands of the Pacific Ocean. From 1946 until 1958, the military detonated sixty-seven nuclear bombs over the region's Bikini and Enewetak Atolls. The twelfth bomb, called Bravo, became the world's first nuclear disaster. It sent a toxic cloud of radiation over Rongelap Atoll and other nearby inhabited islands. The testing was intended to advance scientific knowledge about nuclear bombs and radiation, but it had much more far-reaching effects. Some of the islanders suffered burns, cancers, birth defects, and other medical tragedies as a result of radiation poisoning. Many of the Marshallese were resettled on other Pacific islands or in the United States. They and their descendants cannot yet return to Bikini, which remains contaminated by radiation. And while the United States claims it is now safe to resettle Rongelap, only a few construction workers live there on a temporary basis. For Bombs over Bikini, author Connie Goldsmith researched government documents, military film footage, and other primary source documents to tell the story of the world's first nuclear disaster. You'll meet the people who planned the test operations, the Marshall Islanders who lost their homes and suffered from radiation illnesses, and those who have worked to hold the US government accountable for catastrophically poor planning. Was the new knowledge about nuclear bombs and radiation worth the cost in human suffering? You decide.
The United States Air Force (Serving Your Country)
 Author: Michael Green The United States Air Force (Serving Your Country) Capstone Press 1998 Format: PDF Pages: 56 Language: English Size: 16.5 MB Provides an introduction to the history, function, aircraft, and future of the United States Air Force.
Lenin's Brain and Other Tales from the Secret Soviet Archives
 Author: Paul R. Gregory Lenin's Brain and Other Tales from the Secret Soviet Archives Hoover Institutw Press 2009 Format: PDF Size: 3 MB стр.: 180 Language: English Quality: excellent ISBN: 0817948120 The opening of the once-secret Soviet state and party archives in the early 1990s proved to be an event of exceptional significance. When Western scholars broke down the official wall of secrecy that had stood for decades, they gained access to intriguing new knowledge they had previously only had been able to speculate about. In this fascinating volume, Paul Gregory takes us behind scenes and into the archives to illuminate the dark inner workings of the Soviet Union. He reveals, for example, the bizarre story of the state-sponsored scientific study of Lenin's brain. Originally conceived to "prove" Lenin's genius, the plan was never revealed to the public--for to do so was more than the security-conscious Soviet leadership could have borne. Gregory also exposes the harsh features of Stalin's criminal justice system--in which the theft of state and collective property was punished far more severely than the theft of private property. Indeed, the theft of small amounts of grain was punishable by ten years in the Gulag or a death sentence. The author also illuminates the true story behind the December 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, telling how the ill-conceived incursion was ordered by a Politburo of aging and ill leaders who would not be around to deal with the long-term consequences of their decision. In addition, the book examines such topics as Stalin's Great Terror, the day-to-day life of Gulag guards, Lenin's repression of "noncommunist" physicians and his purge of intellectuals, the 1940 Soviet execution of 20,000 Poles, and other previously well-concealed tales.
Battle-Cruiser HMS Renown 1916-1948
 Author: Peter Smith Battle-Cruiser HMS Renown 1916-1948 Pen and Sword Maritime ISBN: 1844157458 2008 Format: EPUB Pages: 368 Size: 2 Mb Language: English This is the story of the Royal Navy battle-cruiser H.M.S. Renown, a famous ship with a long and distinguished operational career. Originally built for the First World War she subsequently served in the post-war fleet and took royalty around the world. Modernized just in time for World War Two, she re-joined the fleet in September, 1939 and for the first two years of the war her speed and heavy gun armament made her one of the most important ships of the fleet. She escorted the famous carrier Ark Royal for most of her illustrious career as flagship of Force 'H' in the Mediterranean and took part in many stirring battles and convoy actions.
American Gun: A History of the U.S. in Ten Firearms
 Author : Chris Kyle, William Doyle : American Gun: A History of the U.S. in Ten Firearms HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty. Ltd : 2013 ISBN: 0062242717 Pages: 320 Format : EPUB Size : 6 MB Language : English Chris Kyle—fallen hero and #1 bestselling author of American Sniper—reveals how ten legendary guns forever changed U.S. history. At the time of his tragic death in February 2013, former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, the top sniper in U.S. military history, was finishing one of the most exciting missions of his life: a remarkable book that retold American history through the lens of a hand-selected list of firearms. Kyle masterfully shows how guns have played a fascinating, indispensable, and often underappreciated role in our national story. "Perhaps more than any other nation in the world," Kyle writes, "the history of the United States has been shaped by the gun. Firearms secured the first Europeans' hold on the continent, opened the frontier, helped win our independence, settled the West, kept law and order, and defeated tyranny across the world." Drawing on his unmatched firearms knowledge and combat experience, Kyle carefully chose ten guns to help tell his story: the American long rifle, Spencer repeater, Colt .45 revolver, Winchester rifle, Springfield 1903 rifle, Thompson sub-machine gun, 1911 pistol, M1 Garand, .38 Special police revolver, and the M-16 rifle platform Kyle himself used as a SEAL. Through them, he revisits thrilling turning points in American history, including the single sniper shot that turned the tide of the Revolutionary War, the firearms designs that proved decisive at Gettysburg, the "gun that won the West," and the weapons that gave U.S. soldiers an edge in the world wars and beyond. This is also the story of how firearms innovation, creativity, and industrial genius has constantly pushed American history—and power—forward.
Steam and Steam Engine: Land, Marine and Locomotive
 Steam and Steam Engine: Land, Marine and Locomotive Author: Henry Evers William Collins, Sons & Co. Pages: 400 Format: PDF Size: 29 mb Quality: Good Language: English 1873 Steam and Steam Engine: Land, Marine and Locomotive.
The Russian Revolution: From Lenin to Stalin
 The Russian Revolution: From Lenin to Stalin Author: Edward Hallett Carr The Free Press 1979 Pages: 191 Format: PDF Size: 11 Mb Language: English E.H. Carr is the acknowledged authority on Soviet Russia. In The Russian Revolution from Lenin to Stalin 1917 - 1929, he provides the student and general reader alike with insights and knowledge of a lifetime's work. This book, now available in a brand new edition, is, without doubt, the standard short history of the Russian Revolution and now contains a new introduction by R.W. Davies.
SAAFs Border War. The South African Air Force in Combat 1966-89
 Author: Peter Baxter SAAFs Border War. The South African Air Force in Combat 1966-89 Helion and Company 2013 ISBN: 1908916230 Format: EPUB Size: 39,3 МБ Language: English Pages: 72 South African Mirages and Cuban MiG-21s dogfighting over Cuito Cuanavale, the largest tank battle on African soil since El Alamein; Puma troopships shot out of the skies by Strela missiles and RPG-7 rockets; Alouette III gunships hovering menacingly above Koevoet tracker-combat teams as they close in for the kill; Hercules and Transall transports disgorging their loads of Parabats over Cassinga; suicidal helicopter hot-extractions of Recce operators deep in enemy territory; and a lone Alouette pilot who disobeyed orders and under intense ground fire evacuated a critically wounded soldier such is the story of the South African Air Force, the SAAF, over the 23-year period 1966-1989, the period of conflict that became known as the 'Border War'. Set against the backdrop of the Cold War, the SAAF was effectively South Africa's first line of defence against Soviet expansionism in southern Africa. That the Soviets, through their surrogates-the Cuban military, Angola's FAPLA and Namibia's SWAPO-sought a communist regime in South Africa is indisputable, as too was the SAAF's skill, quality, determination and capability to defeat the best Soviet air defences of the time. This account covers all the major operations that the SAAF was involved in, from Operation Blouwildebees, the opening salvo of the conflict at Omgulumbashe, South West Africa in 1966 to the final curtain, Operation Merlyn, the so-called April Fool's Day 'war' of 1989.
Cessna - A Master's Expression
 Author: Edward H. Phillips Cessna - A Master's Expression Flying Books 1985 Format: PDF Pages: 160 Language: English Size: 32.2 MB This book is not just a story about airplanes, but about Clyde Cessna and how he conquered the air.
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