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Book Synopsis Balloon-Busting Aces of World War 1 by : Jon Guttman
Download or read book Balloon-Busting Aces of World War 1 written by Jon Guttman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-05-20 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tethered balloons reached their zenith as a means of providing a stationary observation platform above the battlefield during World War I. It took a special breed of daredevil to take on such odds deep in enemy lines in order to destroy a balloon, with Balloon specialists such as Willy Coppens, Pierre Bourjade and Michel Coiffard rising to the challenge. This book covers the story of these 'balloon busters' from both sides in World War 1 through a mix of first-hand accounts and expert analysis, which compares tactics, theatres of operation, aircraft types and the overall odds for success.
Book Synopsis Balloons, Balloons, Balloons by : Dee Lillegard
Download or read book Balloons, Balloons, Balloons written by Dee Lillegard and published by Dutton Juvenile. This book was released on 2007 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rhyming text follows balloons of many colors as they float and bounce throughout an entire town.
Download or read book Flight written by and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 864 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hot Air written by Denise Kirby and published by Hueber Verlag. This book was released on 2008 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In BA 6/08 wurden die ersten 6 Titel der neuen Reihe "Hueber Lektüren", eine Kooperation mit ILTS International Language Teaching Services, für die Klassen 5-10 vorgestellt, z.B. "Planespotting". Nun sind weitere Titel erschienen, die in Anlage und Intention den vorhergehenden entsprechen (Besprechungen in dieser Nr.). "Hot Air" ist ab Klasse 6 und deckt ca. 500 Vokabeln und eine Länge von ca. 6.000 Wörtern ab. Jedes der 6 kurzen Kapitel enthält eine ganzseitige bunte Zeichnung, zu jedem Kapitel gibt es am Ende einige Aufgaben (plus Lösungen) und ein englisch-deutsches Wörterverzeichnis (mit Lautschrift). Auf der beiliegenden Audio-CD (Gesamtlaufzeit 58 Minuten) wird die Geschichte von einer Muttersprachlerin deutlich gelesen, außerdem sind Tracks für die Aufgaben enthalten. In dieser Geschichte fahren Donna und ihre Familie zu einem Wochenende aufs Land zum Ballonfahren. Bei der zweiten Fahrt passiert ein Unglück, aber Donna erweist sich als mutige Retterin. Als Lektüre und zum Training des Hörverständnisses für den Einsatz zu Hause und/oder in der Schule einsetzbar. . - Englischsprachiger Lektüreband für Schüler der 6. Klasse mit einigen Aufgaben, Wörterverzeichnis und Audio-CD.
Book Synopsis Five Weeks in a Balloon by : Jules Verne
Download or read book Five Weeks in a Balloon written by Jules Verne and published by Wesleyan University Press. This book was released on 2015-06-30 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the great “first novels” in world literature is now available in a complete, accurate English translation. Prepared by two of America’s leading Verne scholars, Frederick Paul Walter and Arthur B. Evans, this edition honors not only Verne’s farseeing science, but also his zest, style, and storytelling brilliance. Initially published in 1863, Five Weeks in a Balloon was the first novel in what would become the author’s "Extraordinary Voyages" series. It tells the tale of a 4,000-mile balloon trip over the mysterious continent of Africa, a trip that wouldn’t actually take place until well into the next century. Fusing adventure, comedy, and science fiction, Five Weeks has all the key ingredients of classic Verne: sly humor and cheeky characters, an innovative scientific invention, a tangled plot that’s full of suspense and surprise, and visions of an unknown realm. As part of the Early Classics of Science Fiction series, this critical edition features extensive notes, all the illustrations from the original French edition, and a complete Verne biography and bibliography. Five Weeks in a Balloon will be a prized addition to libraries and science fiction reading lists, and a must-read for Verne fans and steampunk connoisseurs.
Download or read book The Ice Balloon written by Alec Wilkinson and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2012-01-24 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this grand and astonishing tale, Alec Wilkinson brings us the story of S. A. Andrée, the visionary Swedish aeronaut who, in 1897, during the great age of Arctic endeavor, left to discover the North Pole by flying to it in a hydrogen balloon. Called by a British military officer “the most original and remarkable attempt ever made in Arctic exploration,” Andrée’s expedition was followed by nearly the entire world, and it made him an international legend. The Ice Balloon begins in the late nineteenth century, when nations, compelled by vanity, commerce, and science, competed with one another for the greatest discoveries, and newspapers covered every journey. Wilkinson describes how in Andrée several contemporary themes intersected. He was the first modern explorer—the first to depart for the Arctic unencumbered by notions of the Romantic age, and the first to be equipped with the newest technologies. No explorer had ever left with more uncertainty regarding his fate, since none had ever flown over the horizon and into the forbidding region of ice. In addition to portraying the period, The Ice Balloon gives us a brief history of the exploration of the northern polar regions, both myth and fact, including detailed versions of the two record-setting expeditions just prior to Andrée’s—one led by U.S. Army lieutenant Adolphus Greely from Ellesmere Island; the other by Fridtjof Nansen, the Norwegian explorer who initially sought to reach the pole by embedding his ship in the pack ice and drifting toward it with the current. Woven throughout is Andrée’s own history, and how he came by his brave and singular idea. We also get to know Andrée’s family, the woman who loves him, and the two men who accompany him—Nils Strindberg, a cousin of the famous playwright, with a tender love affair of his own, and Knut Fraenkel, a willing and hearty young man. Andrée’s flight and the journey, based on the expedition’s diaries and photographs, dramatically recovered thirty-three years after the balloon came down, along with Wilkinson’s research, provide a book filled with suspense and adventure, a haunting story of high ambition and courage, made tangible with the detail, beauty, and devastating conditions of traveling and dwelling in “the realm of Death,” as one Arctic explorer put it.
Book Synopsis Five Weeks in a Balloon by : Jules Verne
Download or read book Five Weeks in a Balloon written by Jules Verne and published by BoD - Books on Demand. This book was released on 2022-09-20 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A scholar, Dr. Samuel Ferguson, accompanied by his manservant Joe and his friend Richard "Dick" Kennedy, sets out to travel across the African continent, still not fully explored, with the help of a hot-air balloon filled with hydrogen.
Download or read book Aeronautics written by and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 746 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Woman Who Dared by : William M. Drew
Download or read book The Woman Who Dared written by William M. Drew and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2023-03-07 with total page 673 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the early days of motion pictures—before superstars, before studio conglomerates, before even the advent of sound—there was a woman named Pearl White (1889–1938). A quintessential beauty of the time, with her perfectly tousled bob and come-hither stare, White's rise to stardom was swift; her assumption of the title of queen of American motion picture serials equally deserved. Born the youngest of five children in a small, rural Missouri farm town, White first began performing in high school. She would eventually make the decision to cut her education short, dropping out to go on the Trousdale Stock Company. A bit player in the early years of her career, she was eventually spotted by the Powers Film Company in New York. She made her film debut in 1910 and soon set herself apart from her female colleagues with her reputation for fearless performances that often involved her own stunt work. It was that same daring attitude that would put her on the map internationally as an actress. From flying airplanes to swimming across rapid rivers, to racing cars in serials like The Perils of Pauline (1914), White was undaunted by the demands of her onscreen career. She went on to star in popular serial classics such as The New Exploits of Elaine (1915), The Iron Claw (1916), The Fatal Ring (1917), and The Lightning Raider (1919). As active socially as she was professionally, White would also lend her audacious spirit to activism as she took part in the early feminist movement. Her bravery and mastery of her craft made her a positive role model for suffragettes who battled for women's rights in the United States. The Woman Who Dared: The Life and Times of Pearl White, Queen of the Serials, is the first full-length biography of this pioneering star. In this study of film history and female agency, Drew delves into the cultural impact of White's work and how it evolved along a concurrent trajectory with the social upheavals of the Progressive Era.
Book Synopsis Arms and Equipment of the Civil War by : Jack Coggins
Download or read book Arms and Equipment of the Civil War written by Jack Coggins and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2004-04-02 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From iron-clads, submarine torpedoes, and military balloons to pontoon bridges, grenades, and siege artillery, this excellent work describes what materiel was available to the armies and navies of both sides. Over 500 black-and-white illustrations.
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Download or read book Flight and the Aircraft Engineer written by and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 1180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Flying written by and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 760 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ahound the World written by Joanne Lefson and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2010-12-08 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every dog has a tale ... and Oscar’s is more unique than most! When Oscar found himself on ‘death row’ in an animal shelter after being abandoned, he had little hope of survival. But when Joanne Lefson laid eyes on him, it was love at first sight: he was just what she needed to make her new house a home. Soon, Joanne noticed that Oscar’s goofy looks and delightful nature drew attention everywhere they went. Inspired by her canine companion’s laid-back attitude, his undying devotion and her own love of dogs, Joanne decided to expose the plight of the approximately 475 million homeless dogs in the world looking for a home. The result: the ‘World Woof Tour’, an apparently hare-brained scheme that involved Joanne and Oscar embarking on an eight-month journey across five continents to visit over 60 welfare organisations. Everyone told Joanne it could not be done, which only made her more determined to make the tour happen. After plotting and planning and selling up almost all her worldly possessions to fund the journey, she and Oscar set off on the adventure of a lifetime. No obstacle was too big for this intrepid couple to overcome: whether squatting penniless on an idyllic Thai island, avoiding arrest in Rome after Oscar’s dip in the Trevi Fountain, facing difficult customs officials at countless airports or smuggling Oscar across international borders, Joanne’s quirky sense of humour and Oscar’s jolly disposition enabled them to rise to every occasion. Ahound the World tells the hilarious and sometimes heartbreaking tale of a dog who uses his new ‘leash on life’ to highlight the plight of homeless hounds across the globe. No read is more surprising, uplifting or tail-waggingly good than this!
Book Synopsis The Balloon and Its Application by : James Glaisher
Download or read book The Balloon and Its Application written by James Glaisher and published by . This book was released on 1864 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A System of Aeronautics, Comprehending Its Earliest Investigations, and Modern Practice and Art by : John Wise
Download or read book A System of Aeronautics, Comprehending Its Earliest Investigations, and Modern Practice and Art written by John Wise and published by . This book was released on 1850 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book New Lands written by Charles Fort and published by Cosimo, Inc.. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are many books that tell of sightings of ghosts, aliens, and strange animals. But Charles Fort's "New Lands" is perhaps the only book in which whole continents, geographies, and, indeed, planetary systems themselves are seen in the same uncertain twilight of perception.
Download or read book Cas Walker written by Joshua S. Hodge and published by Univ. of Tennessee Press. This book was released on 2019-11-18 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Businessman, politician, broadcasting personality, and newspaper publisher, Cas Walker (1902–1998) was, by his own estimation, a “living legend” in Knoxville for much of the twentieth century. Renowned for his gravelly voice and country-boy persona, he rose from blue-collar beginnings to make a fortune as a grocer whose chain of supermarkets extended from East Tennessee into Virginia and Kentucky. To promote his stores, he hosted a local variety show, first on radio and then TV, that advanced the careers of many famed country music artists from a young Dolly Parton to Roy Acuff, Chet Atkins, and Bill Monroe. As a member of the Knoxville city council, he championed the “little man” while ceaselessly irritating the people he called the “silk-stocking crowd.” This wonderfully entertaining book brings together selections from interviews with a score of Knoxvillians, various newspaper accounts, Walker’s own autobiography, and other sources to present a colorful mosaic of Walker’s life. The stories range from his flamboyant advertising schemes—as when he buried a man alive outside one of his stores—to memories of his inimitable managerial style—as when he infamously canned the Everly Brothers because he didn’t like it when they began performing rock ’n’ roll. Further recollections call to mind Walker’s peculiar brand of bare-knuckle politics, his generosity to people in need, his stance on civil rights, and his lifelong love of coon hunting (and coon dogs). The book also traces his decline, hastened in part by a successful libel suit brought against his muckraking weekly newspaper, the Watchdog. It’s said that any Knoxvillian born before 1980 has a Cas Walker story. In relating many of those stories in the voices of those who still remember him, this book not only offers an engaging portrait of the man himself and his checkered legacy, but also opens a new window into the history and culture of the city in which he lived and thrived.
