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Mar Verde

Author : José Augusto Matos
Publisher : Helion and Company
ISBN 13 : 1804510971
Total Pages : 62 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (45 download)

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Download or read book Mar Verde written by José Augusto Matos and published by Helion and Company. This book was released on 2021-09-30 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the early hours of 22 November 1970, six Portuguese warships surrounded Conakry, the capital of the Republic of Guinea, on the West African coast. Taking advantage of the darkness of the night, a military force landed on the northern and southern coasts of the sleeping city. At the head of these men was a young Portuguese marine officer, Commander Alpoim Calvão, who had been appointed to command this secret operation, codenamed Green Sea - Mar Verde in Portuguese. The main objective of the invasion was to promote a coup d'état in the former French colony and overthrow the regime of President Sékou Touré, who supported the guerrillas of the PAIGC (African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde), who were fighting for the independence of Portuguese Guinea. The invaders also sought to destroy the naval resources that the guerrillas and the Guinean navy had in the port of Conakry, capture the leader of the party, Amilcar Cabral, and rescue a group of Portuguese soldiers held in a PAIGC prison. The incursion would not have the expected success concerning the coup d'état, and Portugal would be condemned by international organizations for the invasion of a sovereign state, but this operation would remain in the memory of many as the most daring carried out during the colonial war in Africa, although the Portuguese regime never recognized its involvement.

The Hawks and Owls of the United States in Their Relation to Agriculture ...

Author : Albert Kenrick Fisher
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book The Hawks and Owls of the United States in Their Relation to Agriculture ... written by Albert Kenrick Fisher and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Fuzileiros

Author : John P. Cann
Publisher : Helion and Company
ISBN 13 : 1911096826
Total Pages : 73 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book The Fuzileiros written by John P. Cann and published by Helion and Company. This book was released on 2016-07-19 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1961, Portugal found itself fighting a war to retain its colonial possessions and preserve the remnants of its Empire. It was almost completely unprepared to do so, and this was particularly evident in its ability to project power and to control the vast colonial spaces of Africa. Following the uprisings of March 1961 in the north of Angola, Portugal poured troops into the colony as fast as its creaking logistic system would allow; however, these new arrivals were not competent and did not possess the skills needed to fight a counterinsurgency. While counterinsurgency by its nature requires substantial numbers of light infantry, the force must be trained in the craft of fighting a ‘small war’ to be effective. The majority of the arriving troops had no such indoctrination and had been readied at an accelerated pace. Even their uniforms were hastily crafted and not ideally suited to fighting in the bush. In reoccupying the north and addressing the enemy threat, Portugal quickly realized that its most effective forces were those with special qualifications and advanced training. Unfortunately there were only very small numbers of such elite forces. The maturing experiences of the Portuguese and their consequent adjustments to fight a counterinsurgency led to the development of specialized, tailored units to close the gaps in skills and knowledge between the insurgents and their forces. This book is about the Fuzileiros or Portuguese marines, a naval force that operated in the riverine littorals of Africa and that was both feared by the enemy and loved by those loyal to Portugal. The Fuzileiros underwent one of the longest and most physically demanding specialist infantry training regimes in the world, lasting some forty-two weeks. Perhaps only 15 to 35 percent of the inductees eventually passed the course and were awarded the traditional and highly coveted navy blue beret. When deployed to Africa, they underwent further acclimation for weeks until they were able to move through the slime and mud of a riverbank with ease, as their lives depended on it. They became experts at riverine warfare and regularly ranged inland on extended patrols, many of which are recounted here. They were comfort able with the uncomfortable fighting environment, and this ability translated into an unpredictability that the enemy feared. This book is the story of how they came to be formed and organized, the initial teething difficulties, and their unqualified successes.

Colour and colour naming: crosslinguistic approaches

Author : João Paulo Silvestre
Publisher : Centro de Linguística da Universidade de Lisboa / Universidade de Aveiro
ISBN 13 : 9899866628
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (998 download)

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Download or read book Colour and colour naming: crosslinguistic approaches written by João Paulo Silvestre and published by Centro de Linguística da Universidade de Lisboa / Universidade de Aveiro. This book was released on 2016-09-01 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Colour and Colour Naming conference, held in 2015 at the University of Lisbon, offered a chance to explore colour naming processes from a cross-linguistic approach. The conference was an initiative of the working group Lexicography And Lexicology from a Pan-European Perspective, itself part of the COST action European Network of Lexicography. The working group investigates the various ways by which vocabularies of European languages can be represented in dictionaries and how existing information from single language dictionaries can be displayed and interlinked to better communicate their common European heritage. The proceedings gather together a selection of studies originally presented at the conference. The first section of the volume outlines a Pan-European perspective of colour names; the second section is devoted to the categorisation and lexicographic description of colour terms.

Cuban Studies 40

Author : Louis A. Perez, Jr.
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Press
ISBN 13 : 0822978482
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (229 download)

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Download or read book Cuban Studies 40 written by Louis A. Perez, Jr. and published by University of Pittsburgh Press. This book was released on 2010-01-31 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes essays on: the role of race in the revolution of 1933; the subject of disaster in eighteenth-century Cuban poetry; developments in Cuban historiography over the past fifty years; a profile of the work of historian Jos Vega Suol; and a remembrance of essayist and literary critic Nara Arajo, who also contributed an article on travel in Cuba for this volume.

Besieged Beachhead

Author : J. J. Valdés
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0811776808
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (117 download)

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Download or read book Besieged Beachhead written by J. J. Valdés and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2024-11-05 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On New Year’s Day 1959, Fidel Castro’s revolutionary movement overthrew the ruling regime in Cuba, bringing the Cold War to the United States’ doorstep and setting the island nation and its superpower neighbor on a collision course. The clash came in April 1961 on the southern coast of Cuba at the Bahía de Cochinos—the Bay of Pigs. In an hour-by-hour chronicle that is as even-handed as it is dramatic, J. J. Valdés gets to the heart of this Cold War battle, from the beaches and skies of Cuba to the corridors of power in Washington and Havana. Long entangled in Cuba’s economy and politics, the United States watched Castro’s revolution carefully and grew wary as Castro drew closer to the Soviet Union. Within a few months, the CIA, with President Dwight Eisenhower’s approval, was recruiting and training Cuban exiles for a paramilitary force to topple Castro. By early 1960, when John F. Kennedy became president after campaigning on a hard line on Cuba, policymakers believed the window for action was closing. Kennedy gave the go-ahead for the island’s invasion, but not before ordering changes, aimed at concealing American involvement, that weakened the operation. Early on April 17, 1961, 1,400 men of Brigade 2506—Cuban exiles trained by the CIA in Guatemala—began landing at the Bay of Pigs, just over 100 miles southeast of Havana. Nearly everything went wrong. Boat engines failed. Coral reefs snarled landing craft. Castro’s planes destroyed ships carrying vital ammunition and medical supplies. Expected popular support within Cuba did not materialize. Khrushchev rattled the nuclear saber, spooking Kennedy from ordering assistance he was reluctant to provide anyway. Over the course of three days, the Brigade obstinately defended a rapidly shrinking beachhead, but the exiles—outnumbered and under supported —were no match for the air and ground forces Castro threw against them. By April 19, the invasion had failed and 1,200 scattered survivors were captured over the ensuing days. What had been intended as a Cold War masterstroke ended in embarrassment for the U.S. The Bay of Pigs disaster would set the stage for the Cuban Missile Crisis eighteen months later and shape U.S.-Cuba relations up until the present. Decades in the making, Besieged Beachhead draws from English and Spanish sources in the United States and Cuba to tell the story of this conflict as it has never been told before. Along the way, the work sheds light on events that have been shrouded in secrecy, myth, and propaganda for six decades.

Brown Waters of Africa

Author : John P. Cann
Publisher : Helion and Company
ISBN 13 : 1909982474
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (99 download)

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Download or read book Brown Waters of Africa written by John P. Cann and published by Helion and Company. This book was released on 2013-12-19 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During World War II, Portugal played its cards uncommonly well as a neutral and subsequently became a member of NATO. This membership resulted in a modernizing of its navy and its integration into the Atlantic Alliance. By 1960, when other colonial powers were abandoning their empires, Portugal made the decision to cling to its possessions, as they had been Portuguese for over 400 years. Without them Portugal saw itself as only a small European country, whereas with them, it would be a great nation. Portugal ultimately would fight a 13-year debilitating war against various nationalist movements in Africa to retain its possessions. By the mid-1950s, it became apparent to the Portuguese Navy that it would fight in Africa, and it began to make preparations. Ultimately, it would perform a near wholesale conversion from the blue water or oceanic navy that supported NATO to a brown water or riverine one to fight in Africa. This is the story of that conversion and the great "battle of the rivers" in Africa. This naval reorientation was a remarkable achievement, in that Portugal not only learned to fight a new kind of war, it built a navy to accomplish this and did so while shouldering its NATO commitments. The Portuguese Navy in developing a specialized naval force clearly foresaw the paramount economic, military, and psychological importance of controlling the interior waterways of Africa, for the infrastructure there was universally primitive. While there was generally a road network radiating from the colonial capital, the primary routes used clandestinely by insurgents were chiefly the waterways. The job of the navy was to foreclose enemy use of these lines of communication, and this it did with great success. The lessons from this experience tend to be forgotten, as this war was overshadowed by the U.S. conflict in Vietnam. Today, however, riverine operations are experiencing a renaissance in reaction to the "war of the weak." While modern boats are more technologically advanced, and their crews use newer and better equipment and weapons, the problems and their solutions remain largely the same. The operating environment remains the rivers, bayous, salt pans, canals, lakes, and deltas extending inland from the coast. The population remains a vulnerable target, and the need to establish a permissive environment continues as the primary goal. Clearly, the legacy of the Portuguese brown water navy remains relevant today.

Che Guevara

Author : Jon Lee Anderson
Publisher : Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0802197256
Total Pages : 842 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book Che Guevara written by Jon Lee Anderson and published by Grove/Atlantic, Inc.. This book was released on 2010-04-20 with total page 842 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Acclaimed around the world and a national best-seller, this is the definitive work on Che Guevara, the dashing rebel whose epic dream was to end poverty and injustice in Latin America and the developing world through armed revolution. Jon Lee Anderson’s biography traces Che’s extraordinary life, from his comfortable Argentine upbringing to the battlefields of the Cuban revolution, from the halls of power in Castro’s government to his failed campaign in the Congo and assassination in the Bolivian jungle. Anderson has had unprecedented access to the personal archives maintained by Guevara’s widow and carefully guarded Cuban government documents. He has conducted extensive interviews with Che’s comrades—some of whom speak here for the first time—and with the CIA men and Bolivian officers who hunted him down. Anderson broke the story of where Guevara’s body was buried, which led to the exhumation and state burial of the bones. Many of the details of Che’s life have long been cloaked in secrecy and intrigue. Meticulously researched and full of exclusive information, Che Guevara illuminates as never before this mythic figure who embodied the high-water mark of revolutionary communism as a force in history.

A Grammar of the Portuguese Language

Author : John Laycock
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (311 download)

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A Grammar of the Portuguese Language ... To which is added a copious mercantile vocabulary, etc

Author : John LAYCOCK
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 476 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book A Grammar of the Portuguese Language ... To which is added a copious mercantile vocabulary, etc written by John LAYCOCK and published by . This book was released on 1825 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Alphabetical Index of the Births, Marriages and Deaths Recorded in Providence

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 728 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (891 download)

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Download or read book Alphabetical Index of the Births, Marriages and Deaths Recorded in Providence written by and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 728 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Bulletin

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Bulletin written by and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Sanctuary Lost: Portugal's Air War for Guinea 1961-1974

Author : Matthew M Hurley
Publisher : Helion and Company
ISBN 13 : 1804515167
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (45 download)

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Download or read book Sanctuary Lost: Portugal's Air War for Guinea 1961-1974 written by Matthew M Hurley and published by Helion and Company. This book was released on 2023-11-14 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on diverse interpretations of the Real Ceduls (Royal Proclamations) by the Spanish monarchs of earlier centuries, the almost 200-year-old border dispute between Ecuador and Peru became one of the longest-running international armed conflicts in the Western hemisphere. Numerous attempts at a negotiated definition of the borders failed, and the two countries fought at least three wars in the 20th Century. Drawing upon extensive research in the official archives of the Fuerza Aérea del Peru (FAP), and documentation from multiple private sources in Ecuador and Peru, The Air Wars between Ecuador and Peru, Volume 2 reconstructs the history of the air forces of both nations, and the little-known story of their brief, yet bitter clashes of early 1981. Thanks to the availability of precise details from both parties to the conflict, the volume avoids the usual, biased and one-sided coverage of the conflict, while providing intricate details of the military build-up, capabilities and intentions of both air forces involved, their training, planning, and the conduct of combat operations. Illustrated by more than 100 exclusive photographs, half a dozen maps and 15 authentic colour profiles, Air Wars between Ecuador and Peru, Volume 2 provides the first authoritative account of the air warfare between Ecuador and Peru in early 1981.

Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau

Author : Peter Karibe Mendy
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 081088027X
Total Pages : 643 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau written by Peter Karibe Mendy and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2013-10-17 with total page 643 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guinea-Bissau is a small country in West Africa, and yet it managed to wrest its independence from Portugal back in 1973, at the cost of a long and bitter struggle against seemingly implacable odds. This was a time to be proud of, and there was also a moment about two decades ago, when it looked like a trendsetter for democracy. Since then things have gone seriously wrong, with a collapsing infrastructure, a dilapidated economy and a political stage prone to military coups d’etats. This fourth edition of Historical Dictionary of Guinea-Bissau tells the long and sometimes unpleasant story. However, like all the country historical dictionaries, it tells it several times and in several ways. First, the chronology traces the history of what became Guinea-Bissau, and this over a period of centuries and not just decades. Then the introduction recounts that history again, providing more insight and understanding, and conveys a good idea of how things are going now. The details follow in the dictionary section with entries on important persons, places, institutions, and events among other things. And the bibliography points to further reading.

Neruda

Author : Volodia Teitelboim
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 029275650X
Total Pages : 523 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (927 download)

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Download or read book Neruda written by Volodia Teitelboim and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2013-05-01 with total page 523 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of the noted Chilean poet.

Cuba

Author : Christopher P. Baker
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1426209541
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (262 download)

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Download or read book Cuba written by Christopher P. Baker and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2012 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The land, flora, fauna, conservation, history, government, economy, people and art of Cuba.

Lonely Planet Cuba

Author : Brendan Sainsbury
Publisher : Lonely Planet
ISBN 13 : 1788689747
Total Pages : 892 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (886 download)

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Download or read book Lonely Planet Cuba written by Brendan Sainsbury and published by Lonely Planet. This book was released on 2022-04-22 with total page 892 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lonely Planets Cuba is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Enjoy the live music scene in Havana, explore historic Habana Vieja, and trek up Pico Turquino; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Cuba and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planets Cuba Travel Guide: Up-to-date information - all businesses were rechecked before publication to ensure they are still open after 2020s COVID-19 outbreak NEW top experiences feature - a visually inspiring collection of Cubas best experiences and where to have them What's NEW feature taps into cultural trends and helps you find fresh ideas and cool new areas NEW pull-out, passport-size 'Just Landed' card with wi-fi, ATM and transport info - all you need for a smooth journey from airport to hotel Color maps and images throughout Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, websites, transit tips, prices Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sightseeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Cultural insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - history, people, music, landscapes, wildlife, cuisine, politics Over 80 maps Covers Havana, Artemisa, Mayabeque, Isla de la Juventud, Valle de Vinales & Pinar del Rio Province, Varadero & Matanzas Province, Cienfuegos, Villa Clara, Trinidad & Sancti Spiritus, Ciego de Avila, Cameguey, Las Tunas, Holguin, Granma, Santiago de Cuba, Guantanamo The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planets Cuba, our most comprehensive guide to Cuba, is perfect for both exploring top sights and taking roads less traveled. Looking for just the highlights? Check out Pocket Havana, a handy-sized guide focused on the can't-miss sights for a quick trip. About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveler since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and phrasebooks for 120 languages, and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travelers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, videos, 14 languages, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more, enabling you to explore every day. 'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' New York Times 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveler's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' Fairfax Media (Australia)