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A Goldstar Century

Author : Ian Hall
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 147387386X
Total Pages : 409 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)

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Download or read book A Goldstar Century written by Ian Hall and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2015-10-30 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Number 31 Squadron RAF will celebrate its centenary in 2015; a pivotal milestone for a Squadron engaged at the forefront of military activity for the past 100 years. With a number of events lined up to celebrate this important anniversary, former Commanding Officer of the Squadron, Ian Hall, has set himself the ambitious task of penning the Squadron's entire history, from formation right up to current-day activities. This lively and informative narrative is interspersed with first-hand accounts taken from interviews conducted with the men who made/make up the Squadron. The first twenty-five years of the Squadron's history were spent on India's North-West Frontier, hence the Squadron motto 'First in the Indian Skies'. During the Second World War, it was occupied mainly in the Middle East and North Africa, before moving to the Burma theatre for the remainder of the war. Upon returning to the UK in 1948, the Squadron performed communications duties until, in 1955, it joined the Cold War in West Germany, operating successively in reconnaissance and strike/attack roles. Operational deployment in recent years has seen the Squadron deployed during the Gulf War, the Iraq War, in Kosovo, and Afghanistan. With troops pulling out of Afghanistan in 2014, 31 Squadron have now completed a circular history, and there seems no better time than now to commit it to print.Each and every facet of this long and varied history is relayed in a style that serves to provide an account that is at once celebratory and objective when it comes to recording not only the facts of the various deployments but also the personal stories of the men behind the headlines.

Catalogues of Collections, Particularly Antiquities which Will be Sold by Auction by S. Leigh Sotheby & John Wilkinson Or Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge Between 1856 and 1866

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Author : Sotheby's (Firm)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (181 download)

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Download or read book Catalogues of Collections, Particularly Antiquities which Will be Sold by Auction by S. Leigh Sotheby & John Wilkinson Or Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge Between 1856 and 1866 written by Sotheby's (Firm) and published by . This book was released on 1856 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Flowers, Dragons & Pine Trees

Author : Mary M. Dusenbury
Publisher : Hudson Hills
ISBN 13 : 9781555952389
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (523 download)

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Download or read book Flowers, Dragons & Pine Trees written by Mary M. Dusenbury and published by Hudson Hills. This book was released on 2004 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This beautifully illustrated volume introduces a little-known but outstanding collection of Asian textiles in the Spencer Museum of Art at teh University of Kansas.

American Gold Star Mothers

Author : Holly S. Fenelon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780982411766
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (117 download)

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Download or read book American Gold Star Mothers written by Holly S. Fenelon and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Gold Warriors

Author : Peggy Seagrave
Publisher : Verso Books
ISBN 13 : 1789605237
Total Pages : 668 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (896 download)

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Download or read book Gold Warriors written by Peggy Seagrave and published by Verso Books. This book was released on 2020-05-05 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1945, US intelligence officers in Manila discovered that the Japanese had hidden large quantities of gold bullion and other looted treasure in the Philippines. President Truman decided to recover the gold but to keep its riches secret. These, combined with Japanese treasure recovered during the US occupation, and with recovered Nazi loot, would create a worldwide American political action fund to fight communism. This 'Black Gold' gave Washington virtually limitless, unaccountable funds, providing an asset base to reinforce the treasuries of America's allies, to bribe political and military leaders, and to manipulate elections in foreign countries for more than fifty years.

Annual Report of the Trustees of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Author : Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). Board of Trustees
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book Annual Report of the Trustees of the Metropolitan Museum of Art written by Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). Board of Trustees and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Ancient Faces

Author : Susan Walker
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 9780415927451
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (274 download)

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Download or read book Ancient Faces written by Susan Walker and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2000 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published in conjunction with an exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY, February-May 2000, the first major showing in North America of stunning painted mummy portraits that represent a confluence of ancient Egyptian and Roman cultures and the Graeco-Roman painting tradition. The catalog concentrates closely on the paintings, their artistry, and their social context and meaning. Seven contributed essays set the context. The 122 color and 23 bandw illustrations are fully discussed and described by editor Walker, who is affiliated with the British Museum. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Century's of War's

Author : Irene J. Dumas
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1698700628
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (987 download)

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Download or read book Century's of War's written by Irene J. Dumas and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2020-05-06 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book you will read a comprehensive history of wars as far back as the 1500's to present day Iraq. This book not only talks about all wars the United States of America was active in, it includes wars two century's before the US became a nation. Also, besides reading about the twelve wars that the United States troops took part in, the author comprised and has written about other events that are of signicent nature such as the Andersonville Confederate Prison during the Civil War. Throughout the book included in each war, is placed a warrior. The author has chosen a warrior for each of the earlier wars that she felt worthy. The later wars like WW II, Korea, Vietnam and so on, she has included a warrior that she was fortunate enough to interview and tell about their military history.

The Bulletin of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Author : Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 576 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book The Bulletin of the Metropolitan Museum of Art written by Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New ser. v. 6-29 include 77th-100th Annual report of the Trustees of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1946-1969-70 (previously and subsequently published separately).

The Connoisseur

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 794 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book The Connoisseur written by and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 794 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Lady in Gold

Author : Anne-Marie O'Connor
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 1101873124
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book The Lady in Gold written by Anne-Marie O'Connor and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2015-03-31 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National Bestseller The true story that inspired the movie Woman in Gold starring Helen Mirren and Ryan Reynolds. Contributor to the Washington Post Anne-Marie O’Connor brilliantly regales us with the galvanizing story of Gustav Klimt’s 1907 masterpiece—the breathtaking portrait of a Viennese Jewish socialite, Adele Bloch-Bauer. The celebrated painting, stolen by Nazis during World War II, subsequently became the subject of a decade-long dispute between her heirs and the Austrian government. When the U.S. Supreme Court became involved in the case, its decision had profound ramifications in the art world. Expertly researched, masterfully told, The Lady in Gold is at once a stunning depiction of fin-de siècle Vienna, a riveting tale of Nazi war crimes, and a fascinating glimpse into the high-stakes workings of the contemporary art world. One of the Best Books of the Year: The Huffington Post, The Christian Science Monitor. Winner of the Marfield National Award for Arts Writing. Winner of a California Book Award.

Medieval European Armies

Author : Terence Wise
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782008853
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (82 download)

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Download or read book Medieval European Armies written by Terence Wise and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-12-20 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Almost continual warfare raged in Europe during the period 1300-1500. These wars were the furnaces in which many of the modern European nations were forged. Parallel with this emergence of the nations came the development of national armies to protect the newly-won borders and independence, yet throughout this period the old feudal method of raising an army persisted. This fascinating study by Terence Wise explores the organisation, weapons and equipment of the armies who fought across medieval Europe, from the Hundred Years War to the fight against the Moors in Spain and the French invasion of Italy.

The Publishers' Trade List Annual

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1126 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Publishers' Trade List Annual written by and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 1126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Skies of Thunder

Author : Caroline Alexander
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1984879235
Total Pages : 497 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (848 download)

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Download or read book Skies of Thunder written by Caroline Alexander and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2024-05-14 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Riveting.” —The New York Times From the New York Times bestselling author, a breathtaking account of combat and survival in one of the most brutally challenging and rarely examined campaigns of World War II In April 1942, the Imperial Japanese Army steamrolled through Burma, capturing the only ground route from India to China. Supplies to this critical zone would now have to come from India by air—meaning across the Himalayas, on the most hazardous air route in the world. SKIES OF THUNDER is a story of an epic human endeavor, in which Allied troops faced the monumental challenge of operating from airfields hacked from the jungle, and took on “the Hump,” the fearsome mountain barrier that defined the air route.They flew fickle, untested aircraft through monsoons and enemy fire, with inaccurate maps and only primitive navigation technology. The result was a litany of both deadly crashes and astonishing feats of survival. The most chaotic of all the war’s arenas, the China-Burma-India theater was further confused by the conflicting political interests of Roosevelt, Churchill and their demanding, nominal ally, Chiang Kai-shek. Caroline Alexander, who wrote the defining books on Shackleton’s Endurance and Bligh's Bounty, is brilliant at probing what it takes to survive extreme circumstances. She has unearthed obscure memoirs and long-ignored records to give us the pilots’ and soldiers’ eye views of flying and combat, as well as honest portraits of commanders like the celebrated “Vinegar Joe” Stillwell and Claire Lee Chennault. She assesses the real contributions of units like the Flying Tigers, Merrill’s Marauders, and the British Chindits, who pioneered new and unconventional forms of warfare. Decisions in this theater exposed the fault-lines between the Allies—America and Britain, Britain and India, and ultimately and most fatefully between America and China, as FDR pressed to help the Chinese nationalists in order to forge a bond with China after the war. A masterpiece of modern war history.

Northwest Mining Journal

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book Northwest Mining Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Chaucer and Clothing

Author : Laura Fulkerson Hodges
Publisher : DS Brewer
ISBN 13 : 9781843840336
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book Chaucer and Clothing written by Laura Fulkerson Hodges and published by DS Brewer. This book was released on 2005 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A detailed discussion of the meaning and significance of the terms used to describe the clothing of Chaucer's religious and academic pilgrims. Religious and academic dress in the middle ages functioned as a metaphorical signifier of spiritual and intellectual standards, implied a given social status, signalled the rejection or possession of garment wealth, and, in the details, suggested the wearer's spiritual state. This book presents the first sustained analysis of the characterizing dress worn by Chaucer's pilgrims who are in holy orders and/or affiliated with universities; the author uses approaches from a variety of disciplines [received criticism of late medieval literature, developments in political, economic and social history, the visual arts, and material culture] in order to present the complex ideas and rhetoric the pilgrims' dress expresses. She also makes the religious, intellectual, and material culture of Chaucer's day accessible to modern audiences through the reconstruction of the significance of fabrics, dyes, accessories, garments, and assembled costumes, and an explanation of technical details and specialist vocabularies for cloth-making, clothing, accessories, and their images in the visual arts.

Techno-Security in an Age of Globalization

Author : Denis Fred Simon
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1315481316
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (154 download)

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Download or read book Techno-Security in an Age of Globalization written by Denis Fred Simon and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-09-16 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text assesses the changing dimensions of national security in a world where business and technology issues have moved to centre stage, and traditional military security issues seem to have receded due to the end of the Cold War.