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Download or read book The Clydeside Cats written by Sandra Lane and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2016-12-12 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Clydeside cats are an adventurous bunch. Rhuari Red Cat, Olivia Orange Cat, Ya Yellow Cat, Gertie Green Cat, Bobby Blue Cat and Peter Purple Cat will share their stories with you and take you on a fun-filled journey on the River Clyde in Scotland.
Book Synopsis The History of Air Intercept Radar & the British Nightfighter 1935–1959 by : Ian White
Download or read book The History of Air Intercept Radar & the British Nightfighter 1935–1959 written by Ian White and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2007-05-30 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This detailed history of Air Intercept radar traces the development of this vital military technology with the Royal Air Force during WWII. In the years after World War I, the United Kingdom was desperate to develop some form of protection from an enemy air strike. As early as 1923, the British Army had devised “sound mirrors” that could detect aircraft up to twelve miles away. This technical history traces the development of military radar technology from this early, experimental phase to the creation of the first air-to-air radar systems and their uses in battle. Historian Ian White sets this fascinating narrative within the larger political, military, economic and technological context of the era. Through World War II, Air Intercept radar was a vital asset in protecting RAF bomber forces as well as the country itself. But developing the technology required the tireless work of physicists and engineers in the Air Ministry Research Establishment, particularly members of the Establishment’s Airborne Group working under Dr. Edward Bowen. Their Airborne Interception radars, such as the AI Mk. IV, were used in Blenheim night-fighters during the winter Blitz and by Mosquito during the Baedeker Raids. This in-depth history covers the introduction of centimetric technology at the Telecommunications Research Establishment, the creation of centimetric AI, and their installation in the Beaufighter and later marks of the Mosquito. It describes the creation of the Radiation Laboratory at MIT and concludes with a section on further developments during the Cold War.
Download or read book New Society written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 1026 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Acid Attack written by Russell Findlay and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2018-02-22 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A good gritty read . . . expect your heart to race” from a journalist who took on Scotland’s most dangerous mob bosses—and paid the price (Gina McKie, DJ and radio legend). Two days before Christmas 2015, veteran crime journalist Russell Findlay was the target of a vicious attack on his own doorstep. An unknown assailant, disguised as a postman, hurled sulphuric acid in his face before attempting to stab him with a steak knife. Despite suffering horrific burns, Findlay managed to overcome his assailant before the police arrived. In this book he unravels the identity of the man who ordered the hit and reflects on a two-decade career during which he has exposed some of Scotland’s most violent and dangerous men. The result is an unflinchingly realistic portrait of the country’s criminal underworld, involving not just organized crime’s most notorious bosses but also murky behavior by lawyers, politicians, policemen and even fellow journalists which has enabled the criminals to flourish. “Cast[s] light on the reality of Glasgow’s vicious gang culture and the dangers for those brave enough to report on it.” —The Guardian “Puts his head where most reporters wouldn’t put their feet.” —Mark Daly, BBC Scotland investigations correspondent “I’ve read it twice, it’s an utterly fascinating book.” —Tam Cowan, BBC Radio Scotland “Real journalism is still practiced by brave individuals. I use that word deliberately, because it takes courage to expose the dangerous, violent and depraved. Russell Findlay displays that courage.” —Joan McAlpine, MSP, Daily Record
Book Synopsis Sculpture in the Rijksmuseum Kröller-Müller by : Rijksmuseum Kröller-Müller
Download or read book Sculpture in the Rijksmuseum Kröller-Müller written by Rijksmuseum Kröller-Müller and published by J. Enschede. This book was released on 1992 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Betr. u. a. Werke von Hans Aeschbacher und Hermann Haller. - Ergänzt und ersetzt Nr. 714 der BBG 1995.
Book Synopsis Glasgow at War, 1939–45 by : Craig Armstrong
Download or read book Glasgow at War, 1939–45 written by Craig Armstrong and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2019-05-30 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth look at how Scotland’s largest city and its residents were affected by the Second World War, with photos included. Scotland was of grave strategic importance during World War II because of its geographical position, and Glasgow was the location of a significant number of important military and civil organizations as well as housing industry vital to the national war effort. As a result, Glasgow attracted enemy attention on many occasions—with the city and its hinterland being heavily raided by the Luftwaffe. These included the infamous raid on Clydebank in March 1941, which killed over five hundred civilians and left only seven houses undamaged in the town. Although Glasgow’s shipyards, munitions factories, and other industries were all vital, so too was the location of the city itself. The River Clyde was the end point for many Atlantic convoys bringing precious food, material, and men to the war-struck British Isles, and the city was thus a vital link in the nation’s war effort. No member of the population of Glasgow escaped the war. Huge numbers of men and women from the area came forward for service in the military or in roles involving the Home Guard, ARP services, nursing, and vital war industries. Residents struggled to maintain a household under strict rationing and the stresses of wartime life, and children were evacuated from the city to rural areas to escape the bombing campaigns. Glasgow was also home to a sizable Italian community, which was badly affected by internment and tight restrictions on movement and civil rights. The Italian community was also subjected to violent attacks when rioting mobs attacked Italian-owned business throughout the city. Glasgow at War 1939-1945 paints a portrait of a city fighting to survive, and poignantly commemorates the efforts and achievements of workers, fighters, and families divided.
Book Synopsis Of Dogs and Men by : John Barrington
Download or read book Of Dogs and Men written by John Barrington and published by Luath Press Ltd. This book was released on 2013-07-22 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Early man would have been alert to wild, camp-following dogs warning of approaching danger. Present day people can be thankful for a much wider range of canine services. Part autobiography and part history, Of Dogs and Men is a celebration of our passion for the trusty sheepdog. Filled with lively anecdotes, poems and mythological stories, Barrington sets out to map the evolution and bond between man and dog; how dogs developed from the wild into the beloved companions as we know them today. Barrington includes heart warming stories of collies used in life saving operations as search and rescue dogs, in epilepsy and cancer alert situations and as guide dogs.
Book Synopsis More Navy in the News, 1954-1994 by : Jim Allaway
Download or read book More Navy in the News, 1954-1994 written by Jim Allaway and published by Stationery Office Books (TSO). This book was released on 1994 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Navy News, the newspaper for Royal Navy and Royal Naval Association, has a unique file of the Navy at work over the past four decades. This fascinating edition covers the years 1954 - 1994 and is packed with photographs, cartoons, stories and images published in the Navy News over the last forty years.
Download or read book Sir Thomas Lipton written by James Mackay and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012-12-21 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thomas Lipton burst onto the national scene in 1897, the year of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. The Princess of Wales had launched a £30,000 fund to provide a Jublilee dinner for the poor, but, with only weeks to go, no more than £5,000 had been subscribed. Lipton saved the day by writing a cheque for £25,000. The annonymous gift created massive press speculation and even greater publicity when the identity of the donor leaked out two days later. Lipton's generosity earned him a knighthood and propelled him into society at the highest level, a personal friend of the future King and Queen. Many of the myths that surrounded Lipton in the latter part of his life were created at this time and would be fixed for ever in his autobiography, published shortly after his death in 1931. Until now, what we know of Sir Thomas Lipton, grocery millionaire and yachtsman, is what he chose to tell the world about himself. Now literally detective James Mackay has uncovered the true story of one of the turn of the century's most extrordinary, larger-than-life characters, a story which is indefinitely more dramatic than the accepted version. Virtually everything Lipton tells us about himself is now shown to be untrue - even the origins of his family, his name, his date of birth and the place where he was born. The man who was hailed as the world's most eligible bachelor (his name was linked romantically with Rose Fitzgerald, the future mother of John F. Kennedy) had at least two skeletons in the closet - a youthful indescretion which led to a forced marriage, and a homosexual affair which lasted for thirty years. As a self-publicist he was a genius, and this was the key to his remarkable success. Beginning with a small shop in Glasgoe in 1871 he created a nationwide grocery chain second to none. In the process, he revolutionised the grocery retail trade, dealing direct with producers and eventually controlling production himself, with tea estates in Ceylon and meat-packing plants in Chicago. He combined a flair for organisation with superb showmanship, with stunts such as five-ton cheeses stuffed with gold sovereigns. In 1898 his company went public in one of the most successful share issues in stockmarket history. Lipton developed an interest in yachting which he pursued with the same single-mindedness as his business ventures. Between 1898 and 1930 he challenged for the America's Cup with a succession of yachts called Shamrock, but the rules of the race were heavily weighted in favour of the American defenders. The saga of his challenges, his near triumphs and the disappointments that would have destroyed a less heroic figure has become the most stirring in the annals of sport, and provides a fitting conclusion to the life of a maverick and outsider who was also one of the most colourful and flamboyant tycoons of all time.
Book Synopsis Growing Up the Hard Way by : Grace W. Thomson
Download or read book Growing Up the Hard Way written by Grace W. Thomson and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2011-11 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some memories of childhood are impossible to forget. For author Grace Thomson, the memories of her experiences of growing up during World War II in Scotland have lasted a lifetime. When the Luftwaffe bombed her small town, she and her family were forced to endure hardships daily. Grace writes of her parents' struggles to feed and clothe their children when they were faced with rationing the most basic necessities of life. There were years of hunger when she ate tree leaves to fill her empty belly. We follow Grace and her brothers through their school days when a pencil was a luxury and a slate to write on a necessity. Life equaled loss, and the family suffered the loss of a family member in the war with stoic strength. She watched her mother become so depressed that she contemplated suicide as the only way to escape her misery. Grace endured sexual harassment in dead-end jobs; eventually, she met her future husband and escaped to Canada to an unknown future.
Book Synopsis Forrester on Christian Ethics and Practical Theology by : Duncan B. Forrester
Download or read book Forrester on Christian Ethics and Practical Theology written by Duncan B. Forrester and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-05-15 with total page 585 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing together articles and chapters from his considerable work in theological ethics, India, and the social order, Duncan Forrester incorporates new writing and introductions to each thematic section to guide readers through this invaluable resource. This book offers stimulating studies in three related areas - Indian Christianity with particular attention to the caste system, contemporary Christian theological ethics, and the distinctive and challenging theological approach that Duncan Forrester has developed in relation to public issues such as prisons and punishment, welfare provision, social justice, and poverty.
Download or read book Bucking the Sun written by Ivan Doig and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-07-09 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bucking the Sun is the story of the Duff family, homesteaders driven from the Montana bottomland to work on one of the New Deal’s most audacious projects—the damming of the Missouri River. Through the story of each family member—a wrathful father, a mettlesome mother, and three very different sons, and the memorable women they marry—Doig conveys a sense of time and place that is at once epic in scope and rich in detail.
Book Synopsis In Times Like These by : Robert Meyjes
Download or read book In Times Like These written by Robert Meyjes and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2009-10-01 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author :Automobile Association (Great Britain) Publisher :W. W. Norton & Company ISBN 13 :9780393058819 Total Pages :438 pages Book Rating :4.0/5 (588 download)
Book Synopsis 1001 Walks in Britain by : Automobile Association (Great Britain)
Download or read book 1001 Walks in Britain written by Automobile Association (Great Britain) and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2003 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Walks of 2 to 10 miles in every corner of Britain.
Book Synopsis Scotland's Populations from the 1850s to Today by : Michael Anderson
Download or read book Scotland's Populations from the 1850s to Today written by Michael Anderson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scotland's Populations is a coherent and comprehensive description and analysis of the most recent 170 years of Scottish population history. With its coverage of both national and local themes, set in the context of changes in Scottish economy and society, this study is an essential and definitive source for anyone teaching or writing on modern Scottish history, sociology, or geography. Michael Anderson explores subjects such as population growth and decline, rural settlement and depopulation, and migration and emigration. It sets current and recent population changes in their long-term context, exploring how the legacies of past demographic change have combined with a history of weak industrial investment, employment insecurity, deprivation, and poor living conditions to produce the population profiles and changes of Scotland today. While focussing on Scottish data, Anderson engages in a rigorous treatment of comparisons of Scotland with its neighbours in the British Isles and elsewhere in Europe, which ensures that this is more than a one-country study.
Book Synopsis A Man Called Peter by : Catherine Marshall
Download or read book A Man Called Peter written by Catherine Marshall and published by Chosen Books. This book was released on 1951 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An instant bestseller in 1951, this is the compelling story of Peter Marshall, the Scottish immigrant who became chaplain of the U.S. Senate.
Book Synopsis Parliamentary Papers by : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
Download or read book Parliamentary Papers written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 928 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
