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 Red Star Series 35 - Tupolev Tu-104 Aeroflot's First Jetliner 
 Author: Y. Gordon Red Star Series 35 - Tupolev Tu-104 Aeroflot's First Jetliner Midland 2007 ISBN: 1857802658 Format: PDF Size: 29,2 МБ Language: English Pages: 129 The Tupolev Tu-104 Camel was a twin-engined, medium-range, turbojet-powered airliner. Following the British-built Comet and Canadian Avro Jetliner, the Tu-104 became the world s third jet airliner to take to the skies when it made its maiden flight in June 1956. Produced by the Tupolev design bureau, the Tu-104 was a civilian version of their jet bomber, the Tu-16 Badger . The first aircraft could carry 50 passengers, but subsequent variants saw this capacity increased to 100. Some 200 aircraft were manufactured by the time production ceased in 1960. It was also flown by the Czech airline, CSA. Aeroflot s final examples were withdrawn in the early 1980s, although a number were still used by the Soviet military authorities for training cosmonauts. This volume examines the development and operational record of the Tu-104 from the early 1950s to the end of its career with the Soviet forces. The book focuses on the type s civilian career and examines all variants of the Tu-104 produced, including the prototype Tu-110 four-engined transport aircraft derived from the type.
The Foundations of Modern Terrorism: State, Society and the Dynamics of Political Violence
 : The Foundations of Modern Terrorism: State, Society and the Dynamics of Political Violence Author : Martin A. Miller Cambridge University Press : 2013 ISBN: 978110702530 Pages: 306 Format : PDF Size : 4,5 MB Language : English Why is it that terrorism has become such a central factor in our lives despite all the efforts to eradicate it? Ranging from early modern Europe to the contemporary Middle East, Martin Miller reveals the foundations of modern terrorism. He argues that the French Revolution was a watershed moment as it was then that ordinary citizens first claimed the right to govern. The traditional notion of state legitimacy was forever altered and terrorism became part of a violent contest over control of state power between officials in government and insurgents in society. In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries terrorism evolved into a way of seeing the world and a way of life for both insurgents and state security forces with the two sides drawn ever closer in their behaviour and tactics. This is a groundbreaking history of terrorism which, for the first time, integrates the violence of governments and insurgencies.
Smart Weapons: Top Secret History of Remote Controlled Airborne Weapons
 Author: Hugh McDaid & David Oliver Smart Weapons: Top Secret History of Remote Controlled Airborne Weapons Barnes & Noble 1997 Pages: 208 Language: English Size: 57.3 MB Top secret history of remote controlled airborne weapon system. Drone aircraft history. Precision guided munitions on unmanned aircraft. Examines the new robot warriors with smart weapons, including the unmanned HiMAT miniature jet fighter, the Dark Star and Global Hawk projects, the Predator currently patrolling Bosnia, and her amazing technological advances. Many color and black-and-white photos.
Why We Lost: A General's Inside Account of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars
 Author: Daniel Bolger Why We Lost: A General's Inside Account of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN: 0544370481 2014 Format: EPUB Size: 17,5 МБ Language: English Pages: 544 I have read about 6 war memoirs in the last two years, The Fobbit, sergent rex, redemption, and they all have given me a different view of the long conflict. This was wonderful, written from the command view, of all the things that went wrong and why. It is long, stunningly detailed and makes for obsessive reading. The prologue starts with the bombing of the Cole, explaining in depth why this was so important. This will be a definitive book on the subject of the long war. I cannot endorse it enough.
Modeling Human and Organizational Behavior: Application to Military Simulations
 Author: Richard W. Pew, Anne S. Mavor Modeling Human and Organizational Behavior: Application to Military Simulations National Academies Press ISBN: 0309060966 1998 Format: PDF Size: 7,6 МБ Language: English Pages: 432 Simulations are widely used in the military for training personnel, analyzing proposed equipment, and rehearsing missions, and these simulations need realistic models of human behavior. This book draws together a wide variety of theoretical and applied research in human behavior modeling that can be considered for use in those simulations. It covers behavior at the individual, unit, and command level.
Twentieth-Century War and Conflict: A Concise Encyclopedia
 Twentieth-Century War and Conflict: A Concise Encyclopedia Author: Gordon Martel Wiley-Blackwell Graduation Year: 2014 Language: English Format: pdf Quality: excellent Pages: 436 Size: 5,2 Mb
The Airline Encyclopedia 1909-2000 (3 vol. set)
The Airline Encyclopedia 1909-2000
Scarecrow Press
Author: Myron J. Smith Jr.
2002
Pages: 3376
Format: PDF
Size: 24 mb
Language: English
Finally, there is a reference that specifically provides detailed historical and in-depth, year-by-year operational and statistical profiles of all the commercial air transport concerns extant worldwide during the past 90 years. The 6,556 entries are arranged alphabetically to facilitate ease of use.
This encyclopedia profiles all airlines including charter passenger planes, cargo airlines (major, commuter, and taxi), as well as specialized operators such as forest fire-fighting concerns, offshore helicopter services, and even pioneering airship operators like DELAG. Each profile receives individual chronological coverage, and every effort has been made to provide currency and postscripts listing name changes, mergers, and failures from late 2000 into December 2001.
If the airline is still flying, full data is provided including addresses, telephone numbers, web URLs, two-letter IATA or three-letter ICAO codes, and year founded. For the most part, company portraits are provided under the most recent airline name, as well as predecessor identity. Name, nationality and dates of operation note companies that have dissolved.
In addition to the company reviews supplied by aviation press, commercial monographs, government sources, and the general news media, data is also provided on:
· Accidents and incidents
· Terrorism and in-flight crime (reports of hijackings entire story from start to finish)
· Government service in war and peace (including covert operation)
· Detailed company histories of all airlines
· Lists "code-sharing" partnerships and pacts with other carriers
· Includes financial information on major carriers (i.e. number of employees, numbers of annual passengers flown, profit, earnings, etc.)
· Literary or film production involvement
· Links to major sporting events like the Olympic Games
· Natural disasters
· Routes
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Khrushchev : The Man and His Era
 Author: William Taubman Khrushchev : The Man and His Era W. W. Norton & Co 2004 Format: PDF Pages: 873 Language: English Size: 36.8 MB Amherst College political science professor Taubman's thorough and nuanced account is the first full-length American biography of Khrushchev-and will likely be the definitive one for a long time. Russians, Taubman explains, are still divided by Khrushchev's legacy, largely because of the great contradiction at the heart of his career: he worked closely with Stalin for nearly 20 years, approved thousands of arrests and executions, and continued to idolize the dictator until the latter's death. Yet it was Khrushchev who publicly revealed the enormity of Stalin's crimes, denounced him, and introduced reforms that, Taubman argues, "allowed a nascent civil society to take shape"-eventually making way for perestroika. Taubman untangles the fascinating layers of deception and self-deception in Khrushchev's own memoir, weighing just how much the leader was likely to have known about the purges and his own culpability in them. He also shows that shadows of Stalinism lingered through Khrushchev's 11 years in power: his fourth-grade education left him both awed and threatened by the Russian intelligentsia, which he persecuted; intending to de-escalate the Cold War, the mercurial, blustering first secretary ended up provoking dangerous standoffs with the U.S. The bumbling, equivocal speeches quoted here make Khrushchev seem a rank amateur in international affairs-or, as Taubman politely puts it, he had trouble "thinking things through." Working closely with Khrushchev's children, and interviewing his surviving top-level Central Committee colleagues and aides, Taubman has pieced together a remarkably detailed chronicle, complete with riveting scenes of Kremlin intrigue and acute psychological analysis that further illuminates some of the nightmarish episodes of Soviet history.
Cockleshell Raid
 Author: Paul Oldfield Cockleshell Raid Pen and Sword Military Battleground Europe ISBN: 1781592551 2012 Format: EPUB Pages: 232 Size: 9 Mb Language: English Operation 'Frankton' is a story of how a handful of determined and resourceful men, using flimsy canoes, achieved what thousands could not by conventional means. The volunteers had enlisted for 'Hostilities Only' and, except for their leader, none had been in a canoe before. However, with a few months training they carried out what one German officer described as, "the outstanding commando raid of the war". They became known as the 'Cockleshell Heroes', having been immortalized in a film and a book of that name in the 1950s.
The Seafarers - Fighting Sail
 Author: A. B. C Whipple The Seafarers - Fighting Sail Time-Life Books 1978 Format: PDF Pages: 190 Language: English Size: 30 MB For anyone interested in naval history from the early 1700's until the early 1800's, including Trafalgar, this is the book to read !!! Mostly on the Royal Navy and the French Navy, it covers developments in tactics and shipbuilding, ordnance, and training, as well as the key naval personalities and battles of the era, especially Horatio Nelson. A must have for any naval historian. Content: The Mighty Shjp of the line Essay: Battle at Sea: from "all hands" to broadside A New day for His Majesty's admirals A bloody nose for Napoleon at the Nile Essay: The bittersweet life of a midshipman Battle, Blockade and chase Essay: Friends and foes: the Captains at Trafalgar Trafalgar: the final kill Essay: The Splendid spectacle
The U.S. Marine Corps
 Author: J. F. Warner The U.S. Marine Corps Lerner Publications Company 1991 Format: PDF Pages: 96 Language: English Size: 11.3 MB Reviews the history, modern day life, and equipment of the Marine Corps, and details the enlistment and promotion procedures.
Submarines: The Story of Underwater Craft From the Diving Bell of 300 B.C. to Nuclear-Powered Ships
 Author: Edward C. Stephens Submarines: The Story of Underwater Craft From the Diving Bell of 300 B.C. to Nuclear-Powered Ships Golden Press. Inc. 1962 Format: PDF Pages: 56 Language: English Size: 10.4 MB Informative, lively, easily read texts • Completely authoritative, each book checked for accuracy by an expert in the field • Handsomely illustrated with full-color photographs, paintings, diagrams and charts • Wide range of fascinating subjects • Prepared under the supervision of Dr. Herbert S. Zim, noted authority on science education and editor of the Golden Nature Guides.
The Modern Middle East: A Political History since the First World War
 The Modern Middle East: A Political History since the First World War Author: Mehran Kamrava University of California Press 2005 Pages: 514 Language: English Format: pdf Size: 3.3 Mb The first succinct and authoritative overview of the making of the modern Middle East, this lucid book brings a valuable mix of historical perspectives and contemporary analysis to a wide audience of readers seeking expert knowledge about this troubled and fascinating region. Giving a rich perspective on the region's historical and political evolution, the book traces the influence of factors such as religion, culture, and economics and illuminates events and topics currently in the news. With its broad thematic sweep and its balanced presentation of contentious issues, it is essential reading for general readers and students who want to better understand the world today. Mehran Kamrava sets the stage with a concise discussion of the evolution of Islam and the religion's profound role in the region. He then looks at, in turn, the rise and fall of the Ottomans, the trials of independence and state-building, the emergence and fiery spread of nationalism, the two Arab-Israeli wars of 1967 and 1973, the Iranian Revolution, and the two Gulf Wars and beyond, including discussion of the invasion of Iraq by the United States. After tracing the consequences of these historical events for a host of political phenomena, Kamrava gives detailed attention to three pivotal issues: the challenges of economic development, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and the question of democracy. He also examines issues that will shape the future: population growth, environmental pollution, and water scarcity.
The Sword And The Shield: The Mitrokhin Archive And The Secret History Of The KGB
 The Sword And The Shield: The Mitrokhin Archive And The Secret History Of The KGB Author: Christopher Andrew, Vasili Mitrokhin Mitrokhin 1999 Pages: 753 Format: PDF Size: 16 Mb Language: English The Sword and the Shield is based on one of the most extraordinary intelligence coups of recent times: a secret archive of top-level KGB documents smuggled out of the Soviet Union which the FBI has described, after close examination, as the "most complete and extensive intelligence ever received from any source." Its presence in the West represents a catastrophic hemorrhage of the KGB’s secrets and reveals for the first time the full extent of its worldwide network.Vasili Mitrokhin, a secret dissident who worked in the KGB archive, smuggled out copies of its most highly classified files every day for twelve years. In 1992, a U.S. ally succeeded in exfiltrating the KGB officer and his entire archive out of Moscow.
Armored Cav - A Guided Tour of an Armored Cavalry Regiment
 Author: Tom Clancy Armored Cav - A Guided Tour of an Armored Cavalry Regiment Berkley Books 1994 Format: PDF Pages: 356 Language: English Size: 40.6 MB A penetrating look inside an armored cavalry regiment -- the technology, the strategies, and the people . . . profiled by Tom Clancy.
Airplanes and Helicopters of the U.S. Navy
 Author: Frank J. Delear Airplanes and Helicopters of the U.S. Navy Dodd, Mead & Company 1982 Format: PDF Pages: 152 Language: English Size: 65 MB Traces the history of U.S. Naval aviation from its beginnings to current aircraft, including supersonic jets, and examines new technology and future aircraft.
Royal Navy Uniforms 1930-1945
 Author: Martin J. Brayley Royal Navy Uniforms 1930-1945 The Crowood Press ISBN: 1847978444 2014 Format: EPUB Pages: 160 Size: 16 Mb Language: English Royal Navy Uniforms 1930-1945 uses over 400 illustrations - both period images and new colour photographs of original items - to show the clothing of both Officers and Ratings in World War II and during the years leading up to it, when Naval uniforms underwent significant modernization. The illustrations are supported by detailed text describing the development and use of Naval clothing of the time. Its contents include Officers' clothing and effects; Class 1 and III Ratings' clothing and effects; seamens' clothing and effects; battledress and tropical clothing; miscellaneous clothing, personal effects and substantive and non-substantive insignia. This is the first book to offer a detailed study of Royal Navy clothing in the 1930s and World War II and will be a vital resource for collectors, historians and enthusiasts. All of the major uniform types are superbly illustrated with 470 colour and black & white studio images and period photographs.
The Oxford History of Modern Europe
 The Oxford History of Modern Europe Author: T. C. W. Blanning Oxford University Press 2000 Pages: 400 Language: English Format: pdf Size: 2.5 Mb This excellent book reveals much about the things that have changed in Europe since 1789--and, just as importantly, the things that have remained constant. The eleven essays in this collection (written by some of the biggest names in the field of European history, such as Princeton's Harold James, U.C. Berkeley's Martin Jay, and Richard Overy of King's College, London) focus on various aspects of European society, from politics and economics to high culture and social structures, and analyze both the changes and the engines of those changes.
Famous Firsts in Aviation
 Author: Jesse Davidson Famous Firsts in Aviation G.P.Putnam's Sons 1974 Format: PDF Pages: 80 Language: English Size: 33.1 MB Man's desire to fly has resulted in today's exploration of the outer atmosphere and space. From the first balloon, which rose majestically for the span of only five minutes, to the intricate supersonic aircraft, the history of aviation is filled with many astonishing "firsts." In his fascinating and well-illustrated account, Jesse Davidson tells of man's lifelong inventiveness , his failures, and his great successes.
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