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 The Jet Age - Forty Years of Jet Aviation
The Jet Age - Forty Years of Jet Aviation
Author: Walter J. Boyne, Donald S. Lopez
The Jet Age - Forty Years of Jet Aviation
Smithsonian Books
1981
Format: PDF
Pages: 204
Language: English
Size: 26 MB

This compilation of the proceedings of the forty years of jet aviation is unique in that the primary contributors to the book were also seminal contributors to the fascinating forty years of progress. The brief biographical sketches which precede each chapter give but an inkling of the fundamental importance of the contribution of the authors. The articles themselves, however, convey the essence of the often revolutionary changes they imposed upon our life and times.

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 The Complete Book of U.S. Naval Power
The Complete Book of U.S. Naval Power
Author: Collective
The Complete Book of U.S. Naval Power
Publications International, Ltd.
1991
Format: PDF
Pages: 326
Language: English
Size: 33.3 MB

A detailed history of U.S. Naval Power, including Surface Fleet, Submarines, Aircraft and Helicopters...

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 Titanic - 9 Hours to Hell, The Survivors Story
Titanic - 9 Hours to Hell, The Survivors Story
Author: W. B. Bartlett
Titanic - 9 Hours to Hell, The Survivors Story
Amberley Publishing
2011
Format: PDF
Pages: 74
Language: English
Size: 11 MB

A major new history of the disaster that weaves into the narrative the first-hand accounts of those who survived. It was twenty minutes to midnight on Sunday 14 April, when Jack Thayer felt the Titanic lurch to port, a motion followed by the slightest of shocks. Seven-year old Eva Hart barely noticed anything was wrong. For Stoker Fred Barrett, shovelling coal down below, it was somewhat different; the side of the ship where he was working caved in. For the next nine hours, Jack, Eva and Fred faced death and survived. They lived, along with just over 700 others picked up by 08.30 the next morning. Over 1600 people did not. This is the story told through the eyes of Jack, Eva, Fred and over a hundred others of those who survived and either wrote their experiences down or appeared before the major inquiries held subsequently. Drawing extensively on their collective evidence, this book weaves the narrative of the events that occurred in those nine fateful hours. The stories of some are discussed in detail, such as Colonel Gracie, a first-class survivor, and Lawrence Beesley, a schoolteacher, who both wrote lengthy accounts of their experiences. No less fascinating are the accounts of those who gave gripping evidence to the inquiries, people like the controversial Lady Lucille Duff-Gordon, steward John Hart who was responsible for saving the lives of the majority of the third-class passengers who lived, or Charles Joughin, the baker, who owed his survival to whisky. This is their story, and those of a fateful night, when the largest ship ever built sank without completing one successful voyage.

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 Mr. President: A Book of U.S. Presidents
Mr. President: A Book of U.S. Presidents
Author: George Sullivan
Mr. President: A Book of U.S. Presidents
Scholastic Inc.
1989
Format: PDF
Pages: 164
Language: English
Size: 64.2 MB

Mr. President is a short book perfect for anyone who wants to know the basics of how one becomes president, as well as some good information on all of the presidents up to George Bush. For this type of book, Mr. Sullivan did a very good job, giving information in an easy-to-understand way. It's a fast read that gives more insight into major events through certain President's careers, fun facts about different Heads of State, and even sheds some light on certain "unknown" presidents that might not come up much.

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 The Vietnam War
The Vietnam War
Author: Jeff T. Hay
The Vietnam War
Greenhaven Press
2004
ISBN: 0737711493
Format: PDF
Size: 6,5 МБ
Language: English
Pages: 336
Alphabetical entries provide easy access to information on numerous topics including major battles and missions; significant persons such as generals, antiwar activists, leaders, and ambassadors; policies and initiatives; weapons; incidents; and more. Most articles range from a paragraph to a page but a number of topics are examined in longer entries (e.g., "Ho Chi Minh," "Battle of Hue," "Richard Nixon," etc.). Cross-references guide readers to related topics, helping to place the war within its larger historical and global context. Headings for articles are in bold type and there are guide words at the top of each page. Type size is generous. Average-quality, captioned black-and-white photos and maps throughout the book add interest and enhance understanding. An appended chronology begins with the year 1887 when France formed the Indochinese Union and ends with 1993 when the U.S. resumed formal diplomatic relations with Vietnam. A four-page annotated list for further reading includes both print and Web resources. Finally, there is a comprehensive index to further ease access to information.

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 Inside the US Navy SEALs
Inside the US Navy SEALs
Author: Gary Stubblefield, Hans Halberstadt
Inside the US Navy SEALs
Motorbooks International
1995
Format: PDF
Pages: 196
Language: English
Size: 24.4 MB

Inside the US Navy SEALs tells the story of a SEALs evolution from a "pup" all the way to a SEAL commander. Discover who the SEALs are and what they're supposed to be, their strengths and weaknesses, and photos taken on actual missions. Inside the US Navy SEALs gives you an unprecedented look at the inner workings of the SEAL community.

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 The Road to Kitty Hawk
The Road to Kitty Hawk
Author: Valerie Moolman
The Road to Kitty Hawk (The Epic of Flight)
Time-Life Books
1980
Format: PDF
Pages: 184
Language: English
Size: 26.3 MB

This particular volume covers the span of history and myth from around 11 BC up to and through the Wright brothers successful achievement of powered flight in the early 1900s. In the process, it discusses such diverse flying objects, and hoped-for flying objects, as kites; balloons; manned and unmanned gliders; tower jumpers paraphernalia; parachutes; and finally powered craft, both successful and unsuccessful.

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 Battleship at War: The Epic Story of the USS Washington
Battleship at War: The Epic Story of the USS Washington
Author: Ivan Musicant
Battleship at War: The Epic Story of the USS Washington
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers
1986
Format: PDF
Pages: 404
Language: English
Size: 50.4 MB

Washington was the second of a new class of extremely fast and powerful battleships built after the collapse of the naval limitation treaty. The ship was laid in 1937, commissioned just seven months before Pearl Harbor, and decommissioned after seven very active years. Washington saw service in the North Atlantic, then in all the major campaigns of the Pacific. Musicant, using primarily the ship's log and interviews with dozens of crewmen, has put together an absorbing chronicle of naval war. This is shipboard history; anything that didn't happen on or to the Washington gets short shrift. Musicant is also the author of a history of armored cruisers. Highly recommended for naval buffs and subject collections.

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 Diving Stations - The Story of George Hunt & The ULTOR
Diving Stations - The Story of George Hunt & The ULTOR
Author: Peter Dornan
Diving Stations - The Story of George Hunt & The ULTOR
Pen and Sword
2011
Format: PDF
Pages: 207
Language: English
Size: 14.6 MB

Diving Stations is the inspiring story of Captain George Hunt's career. Born in Uganda and then educated in Glasgow, he was determined to join the Navy and at 13 years old he entered HMS Conway.
His prewar years saw him serving worldwide. In 1939, on the outbreak of war he was already serving in submarines. Over the next six years he was rammed twice, sunk once and had hundred of depth charges dropped around him. He gave more than he got! While in command of the Unity Class Submarine Ultor - mainly in the Mediterranean - he and his crew accounted for an astonishing 20 enemy vessels sunk by torpedo and 8 by gunfire as well as damaging another 4 ships. His fifteenth mission was described by the Admiralty as 'unsurpassed in the Annals of the Mediterranean Submarine Flotilla'.
After the War George continued his distinguished naval career becoming Senior Naval Officer West Indies (SNOWI). He emigrated to Australia where he lives today.Dornan, Peter - Diving Stations - The Story of George Hunt ... .pdf

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 US Marines in Battle Al-Khafji: 28 January - 1 February 1991
US Marines in Battle Al-Khafji: 28 January - 1 February 1991
Author: Paul W Westermeyer
US Marines in Battle Al-Khafji: 28 January - 1 February 1991
Marine Corps History Division
2008
Format: PDF
Pages: 40
Language: English
Size: 5 MB

The Battle of Khafji was the first major ground engagement of the Gulf War. It took place in and around the Saudi Arabian city of Khafji, from 29 January to 1 February 1991 and marked the culmination of the Coalition's air campaign over Kuwait and Iraq, which had begun on 17 January 1991.

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 Aviation Archive – British Jet Airliners
Aviation Archive – British Jet Airliners
Author: Martyn Chorlton
Aviation Archive – British Jet Airliners
Kelsey Publishing Group
ISBN: 1909786071, 978-1909786073
2014
Format: PDF
Pages: 100
Size: 79 MB
Language: English

Aeroplane Collectors’ Archive is a series of bookazines produced by a dedicated team of enthusiasts focusing on groups of aircraft from the history of aviation in a particularly close-up fashion. Featuring archive images alongside period cutaway diagrams, the intention is to take reader ‘inside’ the aircraft in the most literal sense.

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 Ragged War - The Story of Unconventional and Counter-Revolutionary Warfare
Ragged War - The Story of Unconventional and Counter-Revolutionary Warfare
Author: Leroy Thompson
Ragged War - The Story of Unconventional and Counter-Revolutionary Warfare
Arms and Armour
1996
Format: PDF
Pages: 232
Language: English
Size: 32.3 MB

Guerrilla warfare may well be seen as a 20th century development, although its origins go back to the dawn of warfare. It is probable that insurgency & counter-terrorist actions by superpowers & lesser nations will become the most likely use of military power in the coming decades. This study is an historical examination of the development of counter-insurgency & counter-terrorist warfare. As well as an assessment of the tactics that have been effective, the author emphasizes the importance of intelligence in these operations, reviews the weaponry used, & analyzes the training of 3 elite special warfare units. Unusual & interesting action photos.

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 Iraq Full Circle (Osprey General Military)
Iraq Full Circle (Osprey General Military)
Author: Darron L. Wright
Iraq Full Circle: From Shock and Awe to the Last Combat Patrol in Baghdad and Beyond
Osprey Publishing
Osprey General Military
2013
Format: PDF (e-book)
Pages: 389
Size: 3 Mb
Language: English

From 2003 through 2010, more than 200,000 men and women were deployed in Iraq. For seven years, they fought ferociously in the blistering sands in the Land Between the Two Rivers. Some fought for pride or survival, some to bring democracy to a forsaken land that has known only tyranny and strife. Scores of books have been published about the war, most criticizing the strategies and execution. Some have been personal memoirs capturing the heroism and sacrifice.

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 The Australian Army: An Aide-Memoire 2014
The Australian Army: An Aide-Memoire 2014
Author:
The Australian Army: An Aide-Memoire
Directorate of Plans – Army
2014
Pages: 64
Language: English
Format: PDF
Size: 3.5 MB

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 Battle Class Destroyers
Battle Class Destroyers
Author: Peter Hodges
Battle Class Destroyers
Almark Publishing
1971
ISBN: 085524013X
Format: PDF
Size:7,2 МБ
Language: English
Pages: 64
THIS book deals with a class of British warship which many regard as among the most handsome ever to serve in the Royal Navy. The speed, versatility and offensive power of the torpedo-armed destroyer has always captured the imagination; and the 'Battle' class ships combined all these with a powerful gun armament.
Herein will be found photographs of every Royal Navy 'Battle' class ship. Scale profile drawings of the four major variants are included as well as sketches of some of the weapons; and for general interest, the ship's badges and some colour schemes are shown in full colour.
For the supply of pictures thanks are due to the following organisations or individuals:
The Ministry of Defence; The High Commissioner for Australia; The High Commissioner for Pakistan; Anthony Pavia, of Birkirkara, Malta; P. A. Vicary, of Cromer, Norfolk; Messrs Wright and Logan, of Southsea. Portsmouth, Hants; Ian Gleed-Owen of the Naval Photographic Club; The Editor of Navy News; The Editor of The News, Portsmouth; Messrs John I. Thornycroft & Co. Ltd.; and the very many private individuals who kindly donated photographs. It was not possible to include them all, but each was most valuable as an aid to research.
At the time of writing, the 'Battle' class has almost disappeared from active service, and it is hoped that these pages will keep alive the memory of a splendid group of warships.

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 Russian-German Special Relations in the Twentieth Century: A Closed Chapter?
Russian-German Special Relations in the Twentieth Century: A Closed Chapter?
Russian-German Special Relations in the Twentieth Century: A Closed Chapter?
Author: Karl Schlogel
Berg
2006
Pages: 235
Format: PDF
Size: 10 Mb
Language: English

Twentieth-century Europe, especially Central Eastern Europe, has been largely defined by Russia and Germany. In this century, cultural and economic exchanges between the two countries were as active as the fires of hatred intense. The smaller states in between, with their unstable borders and internal minorities, suffered from the powers' alliances and their antagonisms.

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 The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis
Author:Laurie Collier Hillstrom
The Cuban Missile Crisis (Defining Moments)
2015
Omnigraphics
Format:pdf
Size: 3 MB
Pages:240
Language:English
Provides users with a detailed and authoritative overview of events surrounding the harrowing 1962 confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union, telling the story of the tense thirteen-day standoff that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war. Includes biographies, primary sources, and more.

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 The Fighting Israeli Air Force
The Fighting Israeli Air Force
Author: Stanley Ulanoff, David Eshel
The Fighting Israeli Air Force
Arco Publishing
1985
Format: PDF
Pages: 230
Language: English
Size: 25.7 MB

Fighting Israeli Air Force by Brig. Gen. Stanley M. Ulanoff, USAR. Illustrated throughout with photos, illustrations. Full number line. Sections include an overview, The 1948 War of Independence, The Sinai Campaign, The 1967 Six Day War, The 1973 Yom Kippur War, The 1976 Entebbe rescue, The Osirak Reactor, Lebanon 1982, Missions of the IAF, Zahal, Uniforms and Insignia, Commanders, Air Bases, Aircraft, Facts and Figures, and more.

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 The Global Cold War: Third World Interventions and the Making of Our Times
The Global Cold War: Third World Interventions and the Making of Our Times
Author: Odd Arne Westad
The Global Cold War: Third World Interventions and the Making of Our Times
Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521853648
2005
Format: PDF
Size: 44,5 МБ
Language: English
Pages: 405
The Cold War shaped the world we live in today - its politics, economics, and military affairs. This book shows how the globalization of the Cold War during the last century created the foundations for most of the key conflicts we see today, including the War on Terror. It focuses on how the Third World policies of the two twentieth-century superpowers - the United States and the Soviet Union - gave rise to resentments and resistance that in the end helped topple one superpower and still seriously challenge the other. Ranging from China to Indonesia, Iran, Ethiopia, Angola, Cuba, and Nicaragua, it provides a truly global perspective on the Cold War. And by exploring both the development of interventionist ideologies and the revolutionary movements that confronted interventions, the book links the past with the present in ways that no other major work on the Cold War era has succeeded in doing.

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