The Colt 1911 Pistol (Osprey Weapon 9)

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First used in combat during the Punitive Expedition into Mexico and then extensively during both World War I (1914-1918) and World War II (1939-1945), the Colt Government Model (1911) pistol remained the standard issue handgun in the US armed forces for nearly 80 years and has continued in service with some units to this day. In fact, the M1911 has seen a resurgence among US Special Operations units, as US Marine MARSOC and MEUSOC personnel are issued current generation 1911-type pistols. In addition, the pistol has seen service with famous law enforcement agencies such as the Shanghai Municipal Police, LAPD Swat and Texas Rangers. Nearly a century after its introduction, the M1911 Pistol remains a popular design and is now produced by virtually every major firearms manufacturer doing business in the USA. In this new volume, handgun expert Leroy Thompson sheds new light on the development, history and use of this revolutionary handgun, complete with specially-commissioned artwork depicting the firing process and cutaway profile of the gun, as well as its use in various theaters of war.

The Great War 1914-1918

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The years 1914 to 1918 saw Europe engaged in a conflict involving a greater area and a greater number of men than history had ever before recorded. In this book, Captain Cyril Falls, known in British academic and governmental circles as an expert in military history, discusses the military side of World War I in the light of its battles, tactics and weapons; its problems of supply and transport; its armies and their commanders. The engagements in the many theaters of war in Europe, Asia and Africa are described in vivid detail, but particular attention is focused on the Western Front, where the principal and decisive battles were fought.

A Treatise On The Theory Of Invariants

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This volume is produced from digital images from the Cornell University Library Historical Mathematics Monographs collection.

The Rising: Ireland: Easter 1916

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Based on a recently released trove of over 1,700 eye-witness statements, this gripping volume tells the story of the Easter Rising as seen through the eyes of the rebels themselves, capturing in crisp, unflinching detail what the nascent Irish revolution actually felt like. As it chronicles the activities of members of Sinn Féin, the Irish Republican Brotherhood, Cumann na mBan, and the Irish Volunteers, this compelling volume addresses a range of key questions that continue to divide historians of modern Ireland: What led people from ordinary backgrounds to fight for Irish freedom? What did they think they could achieve given the superior forces arrayed against them? What kind of republic were they willing to kill and die for? Fearghal McGarry deftly interweaves the oral history of the rank-and-file revolutionaries of the Rising into a comprehensive, yet powerfully affecting narrative–one that The Boston Globe called "vivid and compelling" and "a poignant mosaic of idealism, bravery, and humanity."

American Expeditionary Force: France 1917-1918

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When the United States entered the war in April 1917 the belligerents were approaching exhaustion. It had been hoped by the Generals in both Britain and France that untold numbers of fresh troops would be assimilated into their respective commands. However, this idea was firmly resisted, America would field its own army alongside the Allies - it would have its own section on the front line. Those with concerns that the untried divisions under General Pershing would fair badly against the seasoned German military machine were soon reassured as impressive victories were won by the newcomers. The book is split into eight chapters which deal with different pivotal moments during the First World War from the American perspective, from the reasons behind the American involvement in the war and initial training to the major battles at Cantigny, Chateau Thierry and St Mihiel. This story is told in pictures gleaned from the official archives which were first published in 1920 and now presented for re-examination and public awareness in the Images of War series.

Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Since 1920 Volume 2

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This volume includes the complete history of McDonnell and McDonnell Douglas after the two companies merged in 1967. In addition, it details the products of Hughes aviation.

Dk Eyewitness Travel Guide: Cyprus

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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Cyprus will lead you straight to the best attractions this island nation has to offer. Explore ancient sites, monasteries and hill villages, dramatic countryside, and beaches. Play in the water sports and take scenic walks. This fully updated guidebook covers of all the major sights and activities, from Nicosia to the harbor at Kyrenia. DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Cyprus includes 3-D illustrated cutaways and floor plans of the must-see sights, including the monastery of Kykkos and the ancient town of Kourion, as well as maps and reliable information about getting around. Plus, this guidebook is packed with comprehensive listings of the best hotels, restaurants, shops, and nightlife for all budgets. With hundreds of full-color photographs, hand-drawn illustrations, and custom maps that brighten every page, DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Cyprus truly shows you this nation as no one else can.

The Science Of Self-Defense For Girls & Women

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From preface: Women should have some knowledge of how to protect themselves. Nature gave women aids for self protection with finger nails and knuckles. Modern women give little or no attention to these means of protection. Their study of beauty culture and their desire for slender forms have greatly weakened their powers for self protection. A little study and a few exercises will give women some of their lost powers in self defense.

Scientific Self-defence

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W.E. Fairbairn’s Scientific Self-Defence, published in 1931 as a slightly modified reprint of Defendu (1926), outlines the brutally effective close-quarters combat program developed during Fairbairn’s renowned service with the Shanghai Municipal Police. Fairbairn’s straightforward techniques for defending against various holds, dealing with assailants armed with guns or knives, applying truly effective holds and throws, using the club and walking stick for self-defense, and other areas of close-in fighting have had an extraordinary influence on the development of the combat arts.

The Floating Pound And The Sterling Area: 1931-1939

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Britain's abandonment of the Gold Standard in 1931 raised new economic policy problems both for Britain and for the countries of the Empire, who had to decide whether to follow sterling off gold and, if so, whether to peg their currencies to sterling. By exploiting archival material, the author casts fresh light on the debates and financial diplomacy of the period, and provides a fuller understanding of several key issues: the formation of the sterling area, the World Economic Conference of 1933, and American concerns about the price and course of sterling.

Federal Fathers And Mothers

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Established in 1824, the United States Indian Service (USIS), now known as the Bureau of Indian Affairs, was the agency responsible for carrying out U.S. treaty and trust obligations to American Indians, but it also sought to "civilize" and assimilate them.

Fallschirmjager: German Paratrooper 1935-1945 (Osprey Warrior 38)

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Few of the combatants of World War II have captured the imagination as compulsively as the Fallschirmjäger. Boldness and courage were vital characteristics in the rigorous selection process, and their training was highly demanding. Hitler's airborne troops were involved in some of the most daring actions of the whole war; from the 1940 assault on Eben Emael and the invasion of Crete in 1941, to the rescue of Mussolini and the attempt on Tito's life. In addition, they saw service as elite line infantry in the key theatres of North West Europe, North Africa and the Eastern Front. This title looks at the life and experiences of the average Fallschirmjäger, and includes first-hand accounts from different theatres and periods of the war.

Blitzkrieg Unleashed: The German Invasion Of Poland 1939

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At dawn on Friday 1 September 1939 the Germans launched their land, sea and air assault on Poland. The World became aware of the awesome power of Hitler's Third Reich and the limitless and ruthless nature of his ambition. The Blitzkrieg (Lightning War) attack, spearheaded by Panzers, took the German forces to the gates of Warsaw in a week. The vital port of Danzig fell, crushed by naval and air bombardment and land assaults. The Polish Air Force, out-numbered and out-gunned, were driven from the skies. In a month Warsaw fell amid great bloodshed and in six weeks the Poles were defeated. The speed of the German conquest was matched by its brutality. Lives and property meant little to the invaders and civilians and POWs were summarily executed. Jews received particular attention and these atrocities were not just perpetrated by the SS but soldiers of the Wehrmacht. Blitzkrieg Unleashed is told in the words of those who conquered Poland, thanks to the author's research into letters, diaries, unpublished accounts, official documents and histories and newspapers.

Us Marine Rifleman 1939-1945: Pacific Theater (Osprey Warrior 112)

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The Marine Corps began World War II with less than 66,000 officers and men. Yet despite suffering 10 per cent of the overall American casualties, the Marines were able to build on their proud traditions and history to transform a small branch of service into a premier combined arms amphibious assault force. Regardless of its expansion by 750 percent, the Corps was able to maintain its sense of tradition, instill that into thousands of new Marines, and create an elite arm of service. In this book, Gordon Rottman, follows a Marine Corps rifleman through his draft, training and participation in assaults such as: Roi-Namur in the Marshall Islands, Saipan and Tinian in the Mariana Islands, and Iwo Jima.

Them And Us: Fighting The Class War 1910-1939

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The period between 1910 and 1939 was one of thess most explosive in British working class history. As all the main political parties chorus their commitment to continuing cuts and the Tories try to take us back to the Thirties, Them and Us is a timely reminder of how workers responded to at previous ruling class offensive. Using up-to-date research, John Newsinger draws on the words and actions of activists to bring to life key episodes of working class revolt. Them and Us underscores the need for rank and file organization and the importance of solidarity for a new generation.

Us Marine Corps Tank Crewman 1941-1945: Pacific (osprey Warrior 92)

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The ferocity of the Pacific war almost defied the available military technology. In this environment the evolving use of tanks by the US Marine Corps played a significant role; at the end of the Battle of Okinawa, Major General Lemuel Shepherd wrote in his report that 'if any one supporting arm can be singled out as having contributed more than any others during the progress of the campaign, the tank would certainly be selected.' This book traces the history of the US Marine Corps tank crewman, including the significant changes in doctrine, equipment, and organization that the war brought, and his experience fighting in the Pacific theater.

Practical Unarmed Combat

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Practical Unarmed Combat is a unique training program that is based on one core technique. Dr. Feldenkrais developed the program as emergency training for soldiers in World War II. Through ten one-hour lessons, soldiers learned to defend themselves against an armed opponent in the most rapid and effective way possible. The program is based on one Judo technique. Feldenkrais emphasized concepts of the learning process throughout the book. He encouraged the reader to maintain a relaxed attitude, to start with slow and precise movements as he explained the timing, and to master the movements by repetition. The result would be a spontaneous movement which was correct and precise. He claimed that a fighter must first acquire the ability and then put it to practical use. Thus, the first three lessons teach the core technique. The remaining lessons implement the technique in a variety of situations against armed or unarmed attacks from different directions all of which culminate in the use of the core technique. This approach deepens the learning so that the fighter can effectively perform the core technique with many alternatives to survive the situation.

The U. S. Marines On Iwo Jima

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The authors of this book are Marine Corps combat correspondents and two Marine Public Relations Officers who were at Iwo Jima. Combat correspondents are trained like other Marines. They live and fight with the outfits to which they are attached and write articles for newspapers and magazines about the men in their units. In battle they can see only what happens in their own units' limited sectors. In compiling this book, therefore, they drew upon their own experiences on Iwo plus stories written by other combat correspondents and Public Relations Officers who were there.

Death At The Opposite Ends Of The Eurasian Continent: Mortality Trends In Taiwan And The Netherlands 1850-1945

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Historical demographers since Malthus have characterized the West-European and Chinese demographic regimes as systems under low and high pressure, respectively. This volume examines the operation of the positive check at the two ends of the Eurasian continent by taking the Netherlands and Taiwan as representatives of the West-European and Chinese mortality regimes. Are these cases as different as the low and high pressure contrast implies? The volume opens with a cluster of chapters dealing with long term trends in mortality and the accompanying changes in causes of death (Chapters 1 through 4 ). Both Taiwan and the Netherlands witnessed steady improvements in public health, disease prevention, medical care, and living conditions in the periods described; these trends are discussed in Chapters 5 though 8.

Commandos In Exile: The Story Of 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando 1942-1945

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Formed from members of Free Forces who had escaped from German occupation, 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando was one of the most unusual units in WW2. All members had to pass the Green Beret commando course at Achnacarry in Scotland and the book begins by describing this training. With no less than six national troops, plus X Troop drawn from exiled Jews, 10 Commando never fought as an entity but loaned troops for specific operations, such as One Troop (French) taking part in the Dieppe Raid, 2 Troop (Dutch) fighting at Arnhem, 5 Troop (Norwegian) raiding the Lofoten Islands etc. At other times groups played a key intelligence role questioning POWs, translating captured documents, conducting reconnaissance patrols and intelligence gathering on the D-Day beaches. The history of X Commando, made up of escaped Jewish individuals is especially interesting. The book also reviews the growth of post-war national Commando forces.

Us Standard-type Battleships 1941-1945 (2) (osprey New Vanguard 229)

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This book completes an authoritative two-part study on the Standard-type US battleships of World War II - ships that were designed to fight a different type of war than the one that unfolded. It gives precise technical details of the design history and features of the Tennessee, Colorado and the unfinished South Dakota and Lexington classes, whilst providing an operational history of the former two. Written by a leading expert on the US Navy in World War II and augmented by contemporary photographs and specially commissioned illustrations, this is the other half of the story of the US Standard-type battleships - from the terrible damage they sustained at Pearl Harbor to their support of the war-winning landings of the US Marine Corps and US Army.

Paul Gauguin: Letters To His Wife And Friends

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As both art and history and enduring legend have shown, Gauguin's life in the South Seas was anything but ecstatic or peaceful, even as he created some of the most revolutionary and iconic objects of his time. This book, to date the most comprehensive volume of the painter's letters to be published in English, offers an uncensored glimpse into Gauguin's life, from his days as a young newlywed reporting on the birth of his first child, through his early developments as an artist, and finally throughout the extraordinary adventure of his years in Tahiti and the Marquesas. Gauguin's writings, from Noa Noa to his Intimate Journals, show him to be a talented, uninhibited literary stylist, as far ahead of his time in words as he was on canvas. Nowhere is this more evident than in these letters to many of his closest associates and, above all, to his wife Mette, for whom he detailed his plans, described artworks in progress, and gave running accounts of his life and states of mind on distant shores. Now back in print after many years, Letters to His Wife and Friends remains one of the most revealing epistolary autobiographies ever assembled.

The World: Life And Travel 1950-2000

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The first book to distill Jan Morris's entire body of work into one volume, The World is a magnum opus by the most-celebrated travel writer in the world. To read it is to take an epic armchair journey through the last half of twentieth-century history. A breathtakingly vivid guide to our greatest cosmopolitan cities and cultures from Manhattan to Venice and from Baghdad to Barbados, this book assembles fifty years of Morris's finest travel writing. With eyewitness accounts of such seminal moments as the first successful ascent of Everest, the Eichmann trial, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the handover of Hong Kong, The World promises to create an entirely new generation of Jan Morris readers. A San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of 2003.

The Art Of Pastel: Discover Techniques For Creating Beautiful Works Of Art In Pastel

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The velvety strokes of pastel have enchanted fine artists for more than a century. From airy strokes to bold marks and soft hues to vibrant shades, the versatility of pastel makes it suitable for a wide range of subjects and moods. Now anyone can experience this multi-dimensional medium with The Art of Pastel. Inside this comprehensive guide, five artists provide instruction for using soft, hard, and oil pastel—each sharing his or her unique approach. From portraits and landscapes to rich floral scenes, this book contains a wealth of inspiring images that artists can re-create step by step.

This Is Florence

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Bitter Freedom: Ireland In A Revolutionary World

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"Sets Ireland's post-1916 history in its global and human context, to brilliant effect." ―Neil Hegarty, Irish Times Books of the Year 2015 The Irish Revolution has long been mythologized in American culture but seldom understood. Too often, the story of Irish independence and its grinding aftermath in the early part of the twentieth century has been told only within a parochial Anglo-Irish context. Now, in the critically acclaimed Bitter Freedom, Maurice Walsh, with "a novelist's eye for detailing lives in extremis" (Feargal Keane, Prospect), places revolutionary Ireland within the panorama of nationalist movements born out of World War I. Beginning with the Easter Rising of 1916, Bitter Freedom follows through from the War of Independence to the end of the post-partition civil war in 1924. Walsh renders a history of insurrection, treaty, partition, and civil war in a way that is both compelling and original. Breaking out this history from reductionist, uplifting narratives shrouded in misguided sentiment and romantic falsification, the author provides a gritty, blow-by-blow account of the conflict, from ambushes of soldiers and the swaggering brutality of the Black and Tan militias to city streets raked by sniper fire, police assassinations, and their terrible reprisals; Bitter Freedom provides a kaleidoscopic portrait of the human face of the conflict. Walsh also weaves surprising threads into the story of Irish independence such as jazz, American movies, and psychoanalysis, examining the broader cultural environment of emerging modernity in the early twentieth century, and he shows how Irish nationalism was shaped by a world brimming with revolutionary potential defined by the twin poles of Woodrow Wilson in America and Vladimir Lenin in Russia.

Molecular Vibrations: The Theory Of Infrared And Raman Vibrational Spectra

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Because of its connection with laser technology, the theory of infrared and Raman vibrational spectra is even more important now than when this book was first published. As the pioneering text in the field and as the text still preferred today, Molecular Vibrations is the undeniable choice of anyone teaching or studying molecular spectroscopy at the graduate level. It is the only book of its kind in the area written by well-known scientists, and besides its value as a pedagogical classic, it is an essential reference for anyone engaged in research. The genius of the book is its rigorous, elegant treatment of the mathematics involved in detailed vibrational analyses of polyatomic molecules. The reader is led carefully and gradually through the main features of the theory and its methods: starting from a valuable introduction to the theory of molecular vibrations and the application of wave mechanics to this subject; leading into the mathematical methods devised by Professor Wilson and his students for handling the mathematical problems and for making use of symmetry and group theory; proceeding through vibrational selection rules and intensities, potential functions and methods of solving the secular determinant; and concluding with a sample vibrational analysis of the molecule of benzene. Sixteen appendices, comprising nearly one hundred pages, offer much extremely useful information that is more clearly understood outside the body of the text. Well-known for their distinguished contributions to the field, the authors — in addition to Professor Wilson of Harvard University — are J. C. Decius of Oregon State University and Paul C. Cross, late President of Mellon Institute. Younger students interested in the field of molecular spectroscopy will especially welcome this inexpensive reprint edition of an exceptional book. "An authoritative and complete presentation written on a very high level." — G. Herzberg, Science "The easiest and quickest route to acquiring skill in handling the mathematics of molecular vibrations." — Nature

Canon Of Judo: Principle And Technique

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The book gives a brief history of Ju-jutsu in Japan, and gives the lineage of Judo, referencing Ju-jutsu masters prior to Jigoro Kano. To show the early origins and continuous development of the martial arts in Japan, a long list of historical text sources, people, and schools and styles are mentioned. In the book, Kyuzo Mifune explains his metaphysical view of Judo, its role in Japanese society (and the world), and benefits to the individual player. He notes that Judo initially only included throws, and explains the difference between Judo and Ju-jutsu. He goes over the role of competition in Judo, and the purpose of free practice, randori, and explains that it is an indispensable part of Judo. Although the book mentions the five kata Nage (Throwing Forms) Kime (Forms of Decision) Katame (Grappling Forms) Ju (Forms of Gentleness) Koshiki (Ancient Forms) it does not cover them. Furthermore, it does not cover Atemi-waza, but states that Atemi-waza include strikes, kicks, hits, and attacks using the fist, foot, elbow, kneecap, side of the palm, shoulder, or head, to attack the opponents vital points. Lastly before going into each technique in detail, the book covers some basic concepts of techniques, such as Tai-sabaki (Body Control) and Hen-nou (Adaptability). It can be surmised that throwing techniques have at least three phases Kuzushi, Balance Breaking Tsukuri, Positioning Kake, Execution.

Korin By Doanda Randall

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Ogata Korin, the great Japanese master of design and one of the originators of the Rimpa style and techniques of painting, lived from 1658-1718. His life thus spans the Genroku period (1688-1704), a brief but culturally definitive era of Japanese history, and his work retains its special flavor. He lived at a time when an urbanity of style in the arts generally was the reflection of an era of increasing middle-class prosperity. That Korin was fascinated by the world of art is no surprise when his heritage and early environment are examined.

Confederate Edged Weapons

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Describes and pictures the Swords, Pikes and Lances, Bayonets and Bowie Knives used by the Confederate Army.

Twentieth-Century Harmony: Creative Aspects And Practice

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One of the most important books on contemporary music in the twentieth century. Here for the first time is an orderly presentation of the harmonic procedures to be found in music of the first half of the twentieth-century. The author examines the nature of intervals in various contexts, discusses the modes and other scales employed in modern music, describes the formation and uses of chords by thirds, by fourths, and by seconds, of added-note chords and polychords; he deals with different types of harmonic motion, with harmonic rhythm and dynamic sand ornamentation, with harmonic behavior in tonality, polytonality, atonality and serial composition.

How Not To Play Chess (Dover Chess) By Eugene A. Znosko-Borovsky

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One of the outstanding chess expositors of the 20th century presents the basis of analysis in a disarmingly simple way. Sticking to a few well-chosen examples, he shows how to avoid playing a hit-or-miss game from move to move and instead develop a general plan of action based on positional analysis. Includes 20 problems from master games.

Old Ironsides: The Story Of Uss Constitution

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USS Constitution is a wooden-hulled, three-masted heavy frigate of the United States Navy, named by President George Washington after the Constitution of the United States of America. The ship is the world's oldest commissioned naval vessel afloat. Launched in 1797, Constitution was one of six original frigates authorized for construction by the Naval Act of 1794 and the third constructed. Joshua Humphreys designed the frigates to be the young Navy's capital ships, and so Constitution and her sisters were larger and more heavily armed and built than standard frigates of the period. The Constitution was built in the North End of Boston, Massachusetts, at Edmund Hartt's shipyard. Her first duties with the newly formed U.S. Navy were to provide protection for American merchant shipping during the Quasi-War with France and to defeat the Barbary pirates in the First Barbary War.

Us Navy F-4 Phantom Ii Mig Killers 1965-1970 (Osprey Combat Aircraft 26)

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For every American fighter pilot involved in the Vietnam War, the ultimate goal was to 'kill a MiG'. In eight years of conflict 43 Vietnamese Peoples Air Force aircraft were claimed by US Navy and US Marine Corps Phantom II crews, and one single ace crew produced. Navy Phantom IIs scored the first kills of the Vietnam War, in April 1965, as well as scoring the last in January 1973. This volume charts the successes of the navy fighter crews as they encountered 'MiGs, Missiles and AAA' over the jungles of North Vietnam.

The Gloster Gamecock (aircraft Profile Number 33)

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Each booklet in this series includes general history, specifications, technical data, photographs & colour profiles of the featured aircraft.

The Secret Of D-Day: Where And When?

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"June 6, 1944, in Normandy" — the date and the place of the Allied invasion — was the secret zealously guarded by the Allies, who created Operation FORTITUDE for the purpose of flooding the enemy with false information and convincing him that the invasion would take place at any time and any place but when and where it eventually did. And it was a secret which German Intelligence most desperately sought to discover.

The P-38J-M Lockheed Lightning (Profile Publications Number 106)

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Each booklet in this series includes general history, specifications, technical data, photographs & colour profiles of the featured aircraft.

Unofficial Art In The Soviet Union

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During the past twenty years much has been written on Soviet Russia. Yet, a significant aspect of postwar Russia has been ignored: the "unofficial art" movement — the art school which does not adhere to the official tenets of socialist realism and whose followers do not belong to the Artists Union.

Solidarity And The Politics Of Anti-Politics: Opposition And Reform In Poland Since 1968

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Based on extensive use of primary sources, this book provides an analysis of Solidarity, from its ideological origins in the Polish "new left," through the dramatic revolutionary months of 1980-81, and up to the union’s remarkable resurgence in 1988-89, when it sat down with the government to negotiate Poland’s future. David Ost focuses on what Solidarity is trying to accomplish and why it is likely that the movement will succeed. He traces the conflict between the ruling Communist Party and the opposition, Solidarity’s response to it, and the resulting reforms. Noting that Poland is the one country in the world where "radicals of ‘68" came to be in a position to negotiate with a government about the nature of the political system, Ost asks what Poland tells us about the possibility for realizing a "new left" theory of democracy in the modern world.

Pre-Columbian Art And Later Indian Tribal Arts

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With the wealth of illustrations, this book is a fresh experience of the arts of ancient and Pre-Columbian America and of the Indian peoples since the coming of the white man. Almost every aspect of aboriginal art in the Western Hemisphere is present: from the remote Arctic, the vast expanses of the North American continent, the fabled civilizations of Middle America, to the still baffling cultures of the Andes. Rarely has the attempt been made to join the arts of the highly developed civilizations of Central and South America with those of tribal cultures of the North, as a kind of continuum of Indian art, and never has it been accomplished so handsomely. Dr. Ferdinand Anton, noted archaeologist and photographer, discusses the extraordinary sophistication of the vanished Pre-Columbian civilizations. He tells of the men who built great cities and mighty temples, and made objects in an astonishing variety of mediums. Splendid works of stone, clay, gold, silver, jade, alabaster, obsidian are eloquent testimony to creativity and inventiveness that at least equal the more traditional styles and sources of world art. The later Indian tribal arts are discussed by Dr. Frederick J. Dockstader, director of the Museum of the American Indian, New York. He illustrates and comments upon such indigenous art as the delicate ivory carvings of the Eskimo, totemic art of the Kwakiuti, the weird wooden masks of the Iroquois, the intricate basketwork of the Hopi, the textiles and pottery of Central America, and the feather ornaments of Brazil. Wherever relevant, these are linked with their Pre-Columbian origins. Taken together, the two surveys provide an unrivaled summary of some 3,000 years of prehistoric and primitive art in the Western Hemisphere. 277 plates, 148 of which are in full color, 5 maps, and 4 chronological tables are included.

A History Of Western Art

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This deliberately concise history is something of a tour de force, intended to stimulate the expert as well as to guide the layman. Throughout, it is motivated by the author's belief in art as a vital activity and, therefore, as something that - in the words that open and close the book - "has not ceased to be produced." Not a bare factual outline, it concentrates on individual works of art, whether a Minoan statuette, a Gothic reliquary, or a Raphael portrait. What is told is, in effect, the story of Western man's creative energy constantly finding new ways to fill the world with non-natural objects. The author imposes no arbitrary pattern or simple explanation but, rather, emphasizes the novel element of surprise in every work of art that has often disconcerted people at first sight - long before nineteenth- and twentieth-century controversies about "modern" art. The result is a book that does justice to major styles and many artists over the whole course of Western art, and also communicates a sense of the authors own enjoyment in looking at works of art of every kind.

Foreign Volunteers Of Hitler's Germany

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This booklet is published for collectors and other interested persons in an attempt to shed some light on the Freiwilligen Abzeichen (volunteer insignias) used by the foreign units in the German Wehrmacht.

Painting: From Its Origins To The 20Th Century

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This book, one of the Golden Art Guide series, provides a compact yet comprehensive guide to world painting—from its origins to the beginning of the 20th century. The author, assistant curator of drawings at The Louvre, Paris, first reviews painting techniques and the meaning and content of paintings. She then discusses the painting and all the leading painters of the great productive centres: the ancient and Christian worlds, the Middle and Far East, the prolific centres of Europe-Italy, France, Germany, the Low Countries, Spain and England—and, in the New World, the United States. Biographical and interpretative comment on more than 160 artists plus representative illustrations in full colour and black and white reveal the significance of each painter.

Pageant Of The Renaissance

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Many factors contributed to making Italy the source of the new way of thinking that spread over Europe in the fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth centuries-the growth of individualism and awareness of man that we now call the Renaissance. Unlike the other countries of Europe, Italy was not a highly structured feudal state but was made up of many city-states and federations in which personal power was the means of establishing governments. Although this led to political strife, it gave a new emphasis to the value of the individual. Talent and skill, rather than family background,were considered most important. Also, Italy had never completely lost touch with her classical past. Living in the midst of the ruins of ancient glory, the Italians were naturally the first to re-evaluate the ideals of Greece and Rome.

The Air War In Vietnam

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One of the first books by Lou Drendel the famous artist and author of many Squadron Signal aviation publications. The books was written while the war was still raging.

Ten Thousand Birds: Ornithology Since Darwin

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Ten Thousand Birds provides a thoroughly engaging and authoritative history of modern ornithology, tracing how the study of birds has been shaped by a succession of visionary and often-controversial personalities, and by the unique social and scientific contexts in which these extraordinary individuals worked. This beautifully illustrated book opens in the middle of the nineteenth century when ornithology was a museum-based discipline focused almost exclusively on the anatomy, taxonomy, and classification of dead birds. It describes how in the early 1900s pioneering individuals such as Erwin Stresemann, Ernst Mayr, and Julian Huxley recognized the importance of studying live birds in the field, and how this shift thrust ornithology into the mainstream of the biological sciences. The book tells the stories of eccentrics like Colonel Richard Meinertzhagen, a pathological liar who stole specimens from museums and quite likely murdered his wife, and describes the breathtaking insights and discoveries of ambitious and influential figures such as David Lack, Niko Tinbergen, Robert MacArthur, and others who through their studies of birds transformed entire fields of biology. Ten Thousand Birds brings this history vividly to life through the work and achievements of those who advanced the field. Drawing on a wealth of archival material and in-depth interviews, this fascinating book reveals how research on birds has contributed more to our understanding of animal biology than the study of just about any other group of organisms.

The Horizon Book Of The Arts Of Russia

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No region in Eurasia would seem more inhospitable to artistic creation than the sixth of the world's landed surface covered by the U.S.S.R. The southern steppe offers no natural obstacles to invaders. The northern forest is perennially inflammable and unutterably cold. Both regions stretch on with an unrelieved monotony that makes the individual and his creative efforts seem insignificant, if not foredoomed to failure. Nor is there any seeming sense of relief in the eastward reach of the frontier itself.

Aircam Aviation Series 11: Consolidated B-24 D-M Liberator Volume 1

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Fully illustrated throughout with many rare B&W photographs all with well-informed captions, plus 10 pages of colour profile drawings.

From The Many To The One

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As a new student of Homer and of early Greece, I found Adkins's study very interesting and accessible. He remains aware of the differences between modern society and ancient Greece's, which helps to clarify ancient Greek society for us modern readers. His work is also easy to read and accessible. Reading Adkins's study with Homer's Iliad and Odyssey really does bring the epics to life. One can see the Greek mind's evolution from the primitive, powerful warrior ethic depicted in the Iliad, through the Odyssey's intelligence and humanity, toward the high philosophies and ethics of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle that stay with us today.

Great American Paintings From The Boston And Metropolitan Museums

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Catalogue of an exhibition of 100 paintings organized by the Seattle Art Museum in celebration of the centennial (1970) of the Boston and Metropolitan Museums. The exhibition toured the Art Museum, Seattle, the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., and the City Art Museum, St. Louis.