A Guide Book of United States Coins/The Official Red Book

A Guide Book of United States Coins/The Official Red Book
Yeoman R. S. | 1582381887 | English | 2003 | pages 350 | PDF | 36,6 Mb

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The Illustrated Directory of Warships: From 1860 to the Present

The Illustrated Directory of Warships: From 1860 to the Present
Zenith Press (December 1, 2001) | ISBN: 0760311277 | English | PDF | 480 pages | 64 MB

Covering every major warship type from the American ironclads of the 1860s through today's super-sophisticated aircraft carriers, this fact-filled directory describes more than 200 fighting vessels, providing technical specifications along with development and service histories. Intricately detailed full-color drawings vividly bring the warships to life, while contemporary photographs depict the vessels at sea and in combat.

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Dictators, Democracy, and American Public Culture: Envisioning the Totalitarian Enemy, 1920s-1950s

Dictators, Democracy, and American Public Culture: Envisioning the Totalitarian Enemy, 1920s-1950s
The University of North Carolina Press | ISBN: 0807854166 | 416 pages | December 1, 2002 | PDF | 1 Mb

Focusing on portrayals of Mussolini's Italy, Hitler's Germany, and Stalin's Russia in U.S. films, magazine and newspaper articles, books, plays, speeches, and other texts, Benjamin Alpers traces changing American understandings of dictatorship from the late 1920s through the early years of the Cold War.

During the early 1930s, most Americans' conception of dictatorship focused on the dictator. Whether viewed as heroic or horrific, the dictator was represented as a figure of great, masculine power and effectiveness. As the Great Depression gripped the United States, a few people--including conservative members of the press and some Hollywood filmmakers--even dared to suggest that dictatorship might be the answer to America's social problems.

In the late 1930s, American explanations of dictatorship shifted focus from individual leaders to the movements that empowered them. Totalitarianism became the image against which a view of democracy emphasizing tolerance and pluralism and disparaging mass movements developed. First used to describe dictatorships of both right and left, the term "totalitarianism" fell out of use upon the U.S. entry into World War II. With the war's end and the collapse of the U.S.-Soviet alliance, however, concerns about totalitarianism lay the foundation for the emerging Cold War.

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OSPREY. Essential Histories Series #59

Essential Histories Series #59. Charles M. Robinson III. The Plains Wars 1757–1900
Osprey Publishing | ISBN 1841765211 | 2003 | PDF | 96 pages | 15,6 Mb

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About this book The Great Plains cover the central two-thirds of the United States, and during the nineteenth century were home to some of the largest and most powerful Indian tribes on the continent. The conflict between those tribes and the newcomers from the Old World lasted about one hundred and fifty years, and required the resources of five nations - Spain, Mexico, the Republic of Texas, the Confederate States of America and the United States - before fighting ended in the mid 1890s. This masterly exposition explains the background, causes and long term effects of these bitter wars, whose legacy can still be felt today. Contents • Introduction • Chronology • Background to war: North and South • Warring sides • Outbreak • The fighting: Battle on the Plains • Portrait of a soldier: Survivors • The world around war • Portrait of a civilian: Women and children • Conclusion and consequences • Principal Indian characters • Further reading • Index

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Cumans and Tatars: Oriental Military in the Pre-Ottoman Balkans, 1185-1365

Cumans and Tatars: Oriental Military in the Pre-Ottoman Balkans, 1185-1365
Cambridge University Press | ISBN 0521837561 | 2005 | 247 p. | 2.7 MB

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The Cumans and the Tatars were nomadic warriors of the Eurasian steppe who exerted an enduring impact on the medieval Balkans. With this work, István Vásáry presents the first extensive examination of their history from 1186 to the 1360s. The basic instrument of Cuman and Tatar political success was military force, which none of the warring Balkan factions could resist. As a consequence, groups of the Cumans and the Tatars settled and mingled with the local population in various regions of the Balkans. The Cumans were the founders of three successive Bulgarian dynasties (Asenids, Terterids, and Shishmanids), and the Wallachian dynasty (Basarabids). They also played an active role in Byzantium, Hungary, and Serbia with Cuman immigrants being integrated into each country's elite. This book also explores how the prevailing political anarchy of the Balkans in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries made it ripe for the Ottoman conquest.

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TUPOLEV Tu-22 'BLINDER' and Tu-22M 'BACKFIRE' - Russia's long range supersonic bombers

TUPOLEV Tu-22 'BLINDER' and Tu-22M 'BACKFIRE' - Russia's long range supersonic bombers
Aerofax | ISBN:1857800656 | PDF | 1998 | 96 p. | 28.5 MB

NATO planners had long feared the spectre of the Soviets developing a long-range supersonic nuclear bomber. But the Tu-22 "Blinder" never really gave the Soviet Union the "hammer blow" it was looking for and Tupolev was entrusted to develop a truly long-range and supersonic bomber - the Tu-22M "Backfire". This book reveals Soviet tactics for destroying NATO warships using "Blinders" and the type's combat use by Libya and Iraq. Also detailed is the use of the "Blinder" and the "Backfire" in the Soviet campaign in Afghanistan. The authors, renowned in their field, have laid aside the "myths" and set out the truth about the two aircraft.

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[center]Combat Aircraft Series #66. David Isby. C-47/R4D Skytrain Units of the Pacific and CBI
Osprey Publishing | ISBN 1846030468 | 2007 | PDF | 96 pages | 14,8 Mb

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About this book From Pearl Harbor to VJ-Day, the humble Douglas C-47/R4D carried out missions every bit as strategically important, and as dramatic for the aircrew involved, as those of the fighters and bombers in the vast Pacific/CBI theatres. The C-47's wartime operations paved the way for post-war military and civil air transport, proving that aircraft could safely conduct routine flights from the USA, Australia and India throughout the Pacific and South-east Asia. The flights also demonstrated how the USAAF was able to invest in, and carry out, a mission that it had barely prepared for in terms of doctrine pre-war. In addition to linking theatres, the C-47 found itself in the vanguard of combat operations on virtually a daily basis in New Guinea, Burma, the Philippines, the SWPA and China. The importance of these missions, and the dangers faced by crews tasked with carrying them out, is chronicled in numerous first-hand accounts from the aircrew involved in this unique volume on the Allies' favourite transport aircraft of World War 2. Contents • Chapter 1 - Opening 1941-42 • Chapter 2 - Build-up 1941-43 • Chapter 3 - Pacific 1942-43 • Chapter 4 - CBI 1942-43 • Chapter 5 - Pacific 1943-44 • Chapter 6 - The CBI 1944-45 • Chapter 7 - The Pacific 1944-45 • Chapter 8 - Victory and Conclusion

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Combat Aircraft Series #67. Shlomo Aloni. Israeli F-15 Eagle Units in Combat
Osprey Publishing | ISBN 1846030475 | 2006 | PDF | 96 pages | 15,0 Mb

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About this book Post-Yom Kippur War, Israel purchased the F-15 Eagle, the then world’s best air-to-air fighter, in an effort to prevent another surprise attack from the air. For the first time in its history the IDF/AF operated a fighter that was a full generation ahead of opposing interceptors in the region. The first ‘kill’ F-15 Baz (Buzzard) arrived in Israel in 1976 and soon proved its worth in combat. Israeli Baz pilots were credited with 12.5 kills between 1979 and 1981, with 33 victories following during the June 1982 Lebanon War. Despite substantial combat, no Israeli F-15 has ever been lost to enemy action. In the 1990s the US government supplied the IDF/AF with the F-15I Ra’am (Thunder) to fulfill the long-range surface-to-surface missile mission post-Desert Storm. From A to I, the extremely capable, and combat-tested, Israeli F-15 force will continue to deter potential enemies well into the foreseeable future. This book examines the history and development of these units. Contents • Chapter 1: Baz Origins • Chapter 2: Close and Far • Chapter 3: Lebanon War • Chapter 5: From Lebanon to Iraq • Chapter 6: Reshaping Deterrence • Chapter 7: Baz Upgrade Appendices: Israeli F-15 Aces; Israeli F-15 kills; Colour Profiles

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Combat Aircraft Series #69. Peter Mersky. US Navy and Marine Corps A-4 Skyhawk Units of the Vietnam War 1963–1973
Osprey Publishing | ISBN 1846031816 | 2007 | PDF | 112 pages | 17,6 Mb

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About this book The Skyhawk was involved in Vietnam from the very beginning, including the first offensive operations in 1963 into Laos, and the Pierce Arrow operations immediately following the Tonkin Gulf Incident of August 1964. Navy and Marine Corps A-4s quickly established a presence in south-east Asia participating in thousands of sorties against the entrenched communist forces in the South and the heavily defended targets in North Vietnam. A-4 pilots also struck targets along the infamous Ho Chi Minh Trail, working with ground-based and airborne forward air controllers to interdict the flood of supplies to communist forces in the south. This book will include many first-hand accounts from the pilots who flew one of the greatest attack aircraft ever built and will provide an insightful account of some of the most thrilling aerial combats that took place during Vietnam. Contents • Chapter 1 Heinemann's Scooter: A brief resume of the A-4's design • Chapter 2 Patrolling the Gulf: Increased American presence in Southeast Asia • Chapter 3 PTs Attack and the War Builds • Chapter 4 1966-1968: the sustained bombing campaign of North Vietnam • Chapter 5 Leatherneck Skyhawks: The Marine A-4 units • Chapter 6 Lam Son 719: Into Laos and Cambodia • Chapter 7 The North Invades the South

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Armenian Baghesh/Bitlis and Taron/Mush

Armenian Baghesh/Bitlis and Taron/Mush
(Ucla Armenian History and Culture Series. Historic Armenian Cities and Provinces, 2)
2001 | ed. by Richard G. Hovannisian | Mazda Publishers | ISBN: 1568591365 | Pages: 235 | PDF | ~56 MB
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The UCLA conference series "Historic Armenian Cities and Provinces" has been organized to explore the historical, political, cultural, religious, social, and economic legacy of a people rooted on the Armenian Plateau for three millennia.

Armenian Baghesh/Bitlis and Taron/Mush is the second of the conference proceedings to be published. This beautiful, rugged land in the south-central sector of historic Greater Armenia is known to have been one of the earliest centers of Armenian settlement. It was here that evolved Armenian Baghesh and Taron, which became a part of the medieval principality of Turuberan and later the administrative districts of Bitlis and Mush.

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Colonial America Reference Library

Colonial America Reference Library
U·X·L | 1999-11-05 | ISBN: 0787637599 | 1095 pages | PDF | 96,4 MB

The 5-vol. U·X·L Colonial America Reference Library provides thorough coverage of this critical period in American history.

In two volumes, Colonial America: Almanac allows students to study government and politics; arts and culture; sports and recreation; science and technology; economy and labor; and so much more. Unfamiliar terms are defined within the text of each chapter as well as in the "Words to Know" section. Includes approximately 120 photographs; reproductions of original documents and maps; lists of books, periodicals, Web sites and organizations for further study.

Colonial America: Biographies contains full-length biographical sketches of both well-known figures and lesser-known figures. Many of the entries contain short biographies of people who are in some way connected with the main biographee. Also included are sidebars of related information; a "Further Research" section; a "Words to Know" section; a cumulative subject index; and approximately 60 photographs.

Colonial America: Primary Sources allows students to study 24 excerpted speeches, diary entries, newspaper accounts, novels, poems, memoirs and other materials related to Colonial America. Excerpts are grouped together in broad subject categories so students can compare and contrast various viewpoints. Special features include: "Things to Remember While Reading," "What Happened Next," "Report Topics," "Did You Know," definitions of terms, 60 photographs and much, much more.

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U.S. Immigration and Migration Reference Library

U.S. Immigration and Migration Reference Library
U·X·L | 2005-11-16 | ISBN: 1414401744 | 662 pages | PDF | 14,2 MB

In the second half of the 19th century, America transformed itself into an industrial power, ready to assume a dominant position on the world scene in the 20th century. The development of industrialization and the consumer society brought about opportunities for many Americans as part of an ever-growing middle class, but also resulted in environmental and social degradation that we continue to deal with at the present time.

UXL's Development of the Industrial U.S. Reference Library: Almanac traces the influence of the British Industrial Revolution on America and other nations and discusses such potent forces as advances in transportation and communication, inventions that transformed manufacturing and agriculture, the growth of trade and much more.
Biographies includes entries on various notables, including Andrew Carnegie, J.P. Morgan, Jay Gould, Jane Addams and others.
Primary Sources provides excerpts and explications of seminal sources, including legislative acts, accounts of daily life from regular citizens, political cartoons and more. The set includes a separately published comprehensive index.

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The Metabarons 02 - "The Last Stand"

The Metabarons 02 - "The Last Stand"
by Alejandro Jodorowsky and Juan Gimenez

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The Metabarons or The Saga of The Meta-Barons is a science fantasy comic series relating the history of a

dynasty of perfect warriors known as the Metabarons. The Metabarons series was written by creator Alejandro

Jodorowsky and illustrated by Argentinian artist Juan Gimenez.


Every Metabaron is conceived by his mother in a non-natural way (eg. by cloning or incest). In his youth he is

handicapped by his father so that his endurance to pain is tested, and that he receives a powerful mechanical

body part as a replacement for the destroyed limb - making every Metabaron a cyborg. The rite of succession is

equally as cruel and uncompromising. In each generation, the son and heir must eventually face his father in a

battle to the death. These battles have taken many forms, from hand-to-hand combat to dogfighting space duels.

The rite of succession is only achieved once the cursed son succeeds in killing his father.

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Princess Sultana\'s Daughters

It is October of 1992 and I, Sultana Al Sa'ud, the princess featured in a tell-all book, follow the

days of the calender with a mixture of feverish excitement and morose depression. The book

that exposed the life of women behind the veil was released i the United States in September.

Since its publication, I carry with me a somber presentiment of my doom, feeling as though I

were precariously suspended in space, for I am aware that no deed great or small, bad or good