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Operation Firefly

Author : Lian Young
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780996094900
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (949 download)

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Download or read book Operation Firefly written by Lian Young and published by . This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compelling work of historical fiction written by former director of corporate communications for the Office of Naval Research Liane Young, "Operation Firefly" reveals the amazing true story of the smokejumpers of the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion, the US Army's first all-black test platoon. Toward the end of WWII, the Japanese begin attaching incendiary and antipersonnel bombs to hydrogen-filled paper balloons and sending them across the Pacific Ocean. Over the course of the Fu-Go program, almost ten thousand balloon bombs are launched, setting off hundreds of forest fires along the West Coast of the United States. But in a ploy to trick the Japanese into thinking their bombing campaign is ineffective, the US government keeps it all under wraps. After six innocent civilians are killed, the "Triple Nickles" are quietly dispatched to Pendleton Field, Oregon, on Operation Firefly. Young draws you into this riveting, little-known chapter of American history by masterfully weaving the story of Captain Tucker Freeman and several other fictionalized characters into factual accounts. This remarkable eighteen-man team's missions have them parachuting into dangerous situations to fight forest fires and defuse live Fu-Go bombs. Facing external racism and internal personality clashes, the tension builds, culminating in a dramatic race against the clock at a top-secret Manhattan Project site.

"Operation Firefly"

Author : Earl E. Bailard
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book "Operation Firefly" written by Earl E. Bailard and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Combat Operations of the Korean War

Author : Paul M. Edwards
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 9780786458127
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (581 download)

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Book Synopsis Combat Operations of the Korean War by : Paul M. Edwards

Download or read book Combat Operations of the Korean War written by Paul M. Edwards and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-01-28 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This reference work provides information on all known military operations carried out under United Nations command as part of the Korean War, from June 1950 through 22 July 1954. Following an introductory history of the Korean War and a precise chronology of all Korean War operations, entries are arranged by operation name in five sections: primarily ground operations, primarily air operations, primarily sea operations, specialized operations, and covert and clandestine operations. For each operation, information includes dates, objectives, units involved, place within the greater strategy of the war, and outcome.

Smokejumpers

Author :
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 1563118548
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (631 download)

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Download or read book Smokejumpers written by and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2002-05-24 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Ethnic and Racial Minorities in the U.S. Military [2 volumes]

Author : Alexander M. Bielakowski
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1598844288
Total Pages : 905 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (988 download)

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Book Synopsis Ethnic and Racial Minorities in the U.S. Military [2 volumes] by : Alexander M. Bielakowski

Download or read book Ethnic and Racial Minorities in the U.S. Military [2 volumes] written by Alexander M. Bielakowski and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2013-01-11 with total page 905 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This encyclopedia details the participation of individual ethnic and racial minority groups throughout U.S. military history. Ethnic and Racial Minorities in the U.S. Military: An Encyclopedia is unique in its coverage of nearly all major ethnic and racial minority groups, as opposed to reference works that have focused only on individual ethnic or racial minority groups. It acknowledges the military contributions of African Americans, Asian Americans, French Americans, German Americans, Hispanic Americans, Irish Americans, Jewish Americans, and Native Americans. This timely work highlights the individuals and events that have shaped the experience of minorities in U.S. conflicts. The work provides a comprehensive encyclopedia covering the role of all major ethnic and racial minorities in the United States during wartime. Additionally, it considers how the integration of servicemen in the U.S. military set the precedent for the eventual desegregation of America's civilian population.

Autonomous Weapons Systems and International Norms

Author : Ingvild Bode
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 0228009243
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (28 download)

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Download or read book Autonomous Weapons Systems and International Norms written by Ingvild Bode and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2022-01-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Autonomous weapons systems seem to be on the path to becoming accepted technologies of warfare. The weaponization of artificial intelligence raises questions about whether human beings will maintain control of the use of force. The notion of meaningful human control has become a focus of international debate on lethal autonomous weapons systems among members of the United Nations: many states have diverging ideas about various complex forms of human-machine interaction and the point at which human control stops being meaningful. In Autonomous Weapons Systems and International Norms Ingvild Bode and Hendrik Huelss present an innovative study of how testing, developing, and using weapons systems with autonomous features shapes ethical and legal norms, and how standards manifest and change in practice. Autonomous weapons systems are not a matter for the distant future – some autonomous features, such as in air defence systems, have been in use for decades. They have already incrementally changed use-of-force norms by setting emerging standards for what counts as meaningful human control. As UN discussions drag on with minimal progress, the trend towards autonomizing weapons systems continues. A thought-provoking and urgent book, Autonomous Weapons Systems and International Norms provides an in-depth analysis of the normative repercussions of weaponizing artificial intelligence.

Control, operation and trading strategies of intermittent renewable energy in smart grids

Author : Dongliang Xiao
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2832520936
Total Pages : 552 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (325 download)

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Download or read book Control, operation and trading strategies of intermittent renewable energy in smart grids written by Dongliang Xiao and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2023-04-17 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Dramatic Shorts

Author : James Quince
Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
ISBN 13 : 1785380346
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (853 download)

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Download or read book Dramatic Shorts written by James Quince and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2014-12-03 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dramatic Shorts is a collection of new theatrical writing allowing new playwrights to showcase their creative talents. It includes various monologues, duologues and short plays from around the world.

Multi-disciplinary Trends in Artificial Intelligence

Author : Somnuk Phon-Amnuaisuk
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319694561
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (196 download)

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Book Synopsis Multi-disciplinary Trends in Artificial Intelligence by : Somnuk Phon-Amnuaisuk

Download or read book Multi-disciplinary Trends in Artificial Intelligence written by Somnuk Phon-Amnuaisuk and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-10-25 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book constitutes the refereed conference proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Multi-disciplinary Trends in Artificial Intelligence, MIWAI 2017, held in Gadong, Brunei, in November 2017. The 40 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 82 submissions. They are organized in the following topical sections: knowledge representation and reasoning; data mining and machine learning; deep learning and its applications; document analysis; intelligent information systems; swarm intelligence.

Optimization in Renewable Energy Systems

Author : Ozan Erdinc
Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
ISBN 13 : 0081012098
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (81 download)

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Book Synopsis Optimization in Renewable Energy Systems by : Ozan Erdinc

Download or read book Optimization in Renewable Energy Systems written by Ozan Erdinc and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 2017-02-25 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Optimization in Renewable Energy Systems: Recent Perspectives covers all major areas where optimization techniques have been applied to reduce uncertainty or improve results in renewable energy systems (RES). Production of power with RES is highly variable and unpredictable, leading to the need for optimization-based planning and operation in order to maximize economies while sustaining performance. This self-contained book begins with an introduction to optimization, then covers a wide range of applications in both large and small scale operations, including optimum operation of electric power systems with large penetration of RES, power forecasting, transmission system planning, and DG sizing and siting for distribution and end-user premises. This book is an excellent choice for energy engineers, researchers, system operators, system regulators, and graduate students. Provides chapters written by experts in the field Goes beyond forecasting to apply optimization techniques to a wide variety of renewable energy system issues, from large scale to relatively small scale systems Provides accompanying computer code for related chapters

Electrochemical Technologies for Energy Storage and Conversion

Author : Jiujun Zhang
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 352764007X
Total Pages : 842 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (276 download)

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Book Synopsis Electrochemical Technologies for Energy Storage and Conversion by : Jiujun Zhang

Download or read book Electrochemical Technologies for Energy Storage and Conversion written by Jiujun Zhang and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-03-27 with total page 842 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this handbook and ready reference, editors and authors from academia and industry share their in-depth knowledge of known and novel materials, devices and technologies with the reader. The result is a comprehensive overview of electrochemical energy and conversion methods, including batteries, fuel cells, supercapacitors, hydrogen generation and storage as well as solar energy conversion. Each chapter addresses electrochemical processes, materials, components, degradation mechanisms, device assembly and manufacturing, while also discussing the challenges and perspectives for each energy storage device in question. In addition, two introductory chapters acquaint readers with the fundamentals of energy storage and conversion, and with the general engineering aspects of electrochemical devices. With its uniformly structured, self-contained chapters, this is ideal reading for entrants to the field as well as experienced researchers.

Behind the Lines

Author : Michael F. Dilley
Publisher : Casemate
ISBN 13 : 1612001831
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Behind the Lines written by Michael F. Dilley and published by Casemate. This book was released on 2013-09-30 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The array of new technologies that came on the scene in the early 20th century resulted in widely varied new forms of military special operations once civilization embarked on its greatest war. Suddenly, fighting men could be delivered by parachute, submarine, glider, jeeps, and fast amphibious craft deep into enemy territory to perform special tasks; yet others would continue to perform missions the same as their ancestors in previous wars—on foot using stealth, endurance and patience. This work contains discussions of the employment of various special purpose, special mission organizations during World War II. These units operated in Allied and Axis countries and in various theaters of war including Europe, North Africa, the Pacific, Asia, and the continental United States. Representing every major combatant, the operations include various kinds of raids, intelligence gathering missions, support to partisan/guerrilla groups, prisoner rescues, direct-action missions, and at least two where the object was simply to steal something. Some missions would have been officially denied if the operations had been caught in the act. The book is divided into two sections: Behind Enemy Lines and Behind Friendly Lines, to demonstrate that special-purpose organizations can be employed wherever needed, even in areas controlled by military units of their own or allied countries. Many of the units described run the gamut of special mission types, from commando to parachute units, reconnaissance to sabotage units, and partisan training units as well as those with combined missions. Many of the operations described in this book continue to serve as templates for modern Special Operations missions, while still others—the first attempts of their kind—continue to serve as examples of what not to try under the circumstances. Michael F. Dilley served for 20 years in the U.S. Army’s Military Intelligence branch. After retiring from the Army, the author served for about ten years as an employee of the Department of Defense, then as a contractor for various U.S. Government agencies in several fields for 15 years. Author of several books and many articles, a number of these chapters are based on his previous writings for the legendary Behind the Lines magazine.

Machine Vision Inspection Systems, Machine Learning-Based Approaches

Author : Muthukumaran Malarvel
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119786118
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (197 download)

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Download or read book Machine Vision Inspection Systems, Machine Learning-Based Approaches written by Muthukumaran Malarvel and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2021-01-15 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Machine Vision Inspection Systems (MVIS) is a multidisciplinary research field that emphasizes image processing, machine vision and, pattern recognition for industrial applications. Inspection techniques are generally used in destructive and non-destructive evaluation industry. Now a day's the current research on machine inspection gained more popularity among various researchers, because the manual assessment of the inspection may fail and turn into false assessment due to a large number of examining while inspection process. This volume 2 covers machine learning-based approaches in MVIS applications and it can be employed to a wide diversity of problems particularly in Non-Destructive testing (NDT), presence/absence detection, defect/fault detection (weld, textile, tiles, wood, etc.), automated vision test & measurement, pattern matching, optical character recognition & verification (OCR/OCV), natural language processing, medical diagnosis, etc. This edited book is designed to address various aspects of recent methodologies, concepts, and research plan out to the readers for giving more depth insights for perusing research on machine vision using machine learning-based approaches.

Mexico at War

Author : David F. Marley
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1610694287
Total Pages : 644 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Mexico at War written by David F. Marley and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2014-08-11 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive overview of Mexico's military history from 1810 to the present day, including rare facts and information not found online. Mexico's past is riddled with stories of struggle—military battles, internal rebellions, revolutions, and drug wars. This in-depth reference provides a complete military history of that country since its War of Independence in 1810 through the present day. From the evolution of combat in the region, to the motivations and tensions behind recurrent conflicts, to the dubious beginnings of drug gangs and warlords, this is the only book of its kind to explore Mexican warfare in such great depth. This detailed study consists of an alphabetical compilation of roughly 300 entries dealing with different facets of hostile encounters throughout the country's history. In addition to covering key places and people, regional expert and author David F. Marley offers unique insights into more obscure topics such as the 1913 aerial bombardments at the port of Guaymas, visits from American luminaries, colorful Mexican military slang, and the songs that identify various political factions. The work includes a host of important historical documents, a glossary, and an extensive bibliography to encourage further research on the subject.

Youth Employment Act-Youth Conservation Corps

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Labor and Public Welfare
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 762 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Youth Employment Act-Youth Conservation Corps written by United States. Congress. Senate. Labor and Public Welfare and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 762 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Hearings

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 2046 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Hearings written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 2046 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Youth Employment Act

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. Subcommittee on Employment, Manpower, and Poverty
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 756 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Youth Employment Act written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. Subcommittee on Employment, Manpower, and Poverty and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 756 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considers (88) S. 1.