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Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack false By:Yefim Gordon Published on 2003 by Ian Allan Pub 81/2 x 11 128 pgs 200 color & b&w photos line drawings and color side views The book gives the full story of how the Soviet Union's most potent strategic bomber, the Tupolev Tu-160 (known to the Western world as the Blackjack) was designed, built and put into operational service. The author reveals many unknown aspects of the Tu-160 story, including the development tender in which many of the Soviet Union's top-class aircraft design companies participated.The book is richly illustrated with color photos, many of which were taken at the Long-Range Aviation base in Engels, which is home to the Russian Air Force's Tu-160s. The book is all the more interesting since Russia is now resuming production of the Tu-160 to bolster its strategic potential in order to offset the reduction in ballistic missiles. This Book was ranked at 28 by Google Books for keyword Blackjack. Book ID of Tupolev ...

Daily Life in Ancient Mesopotamia true By:Karen Rhea Nemet-Nejat Published on 1998 by Greenwood Publishing Group The ancient world of Mesopotamia (from Sumer to the subsequent division into Babylonia and Assyria) vividly comes alive in this portrayal of the time period from 3100 bce to the fall of Assyria (612 bce) and Babylon (539 bce). Students, teachers, and interested readers will discover fascinating details about the lives of these people taken from the ancients' own quotations and descriptions. These detailed anecdotes from the people themselves easily convey factual material. A wealth of information is provided on such varied topics as: education; literature; mathematics and science; city vs. country life; family life; and religion, as well as many other subjects. This Book was ranked at 13 by Google Books for keyword Board Games. Book ID of Daily Life in Ancient Mesopotamia's Books is lbmXsaTGNKUC, Book which was written byKaren Rhea Nemet-Nejathave ETAG "1ZhsK...

Hue 1968 true By:Mark Bowden Published on 2017-06-06 by Atlantic Monthly Press New York Times Bestseller A Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist in History Winner of the 2018 Marine Corps Heritage Foundation Greene Award for a distinguished work of nonfiction |An extraordinary feat of journalism . . . full of emotion and color.|—Karl Marlantes, Wall Street Journal The first battle book from Mark Bowden since his #1 New York Times bestseller Black Hawk Down, Hue 1968 is the story of the centerpiece of the Tet Offensive and a turning point in the American War in Vietnam. In the early hours of January 31, 1968, the North Vietnamese launched over one hundred attacks across South Vietnam in what would become known as the Tet Offensive. The lynchpin of Tet was the capture of Hue, Vietnam?s intellectual and cultural capital, by 10,000 National Liberation Front troops who descended from hidden camps and surged across the city of 140,000. Within hours the entire city was in their hands save fo...

Imagining the American Jewish Community false By:Jack Wertheimer Published on 2007 by UPNE Since their arrival on these shores over 350 years ago, American Jews who have wished to maintain a Jewish communal life have faced a set of novel challenges. Throughout their history in the U.S., Jews have been free to embrace or eschew communal involvement; to support or ignore Jewish institutions; to associate with other Jews or to distance themselves from coreligionists. The dispersal of Jews across so vast a country has also posed serious challenges to Jewish unity. For these and other reasons examined in this volume, the group existence of Jews in the U.S. has depended on a variety of creative efforts to develop and sustain communities in the face of powerful pressures to disperse and assimilate. This volume explores the multiple conceptions of community in the American Jewish imagination. Essays by leading scholars working in the fields of history, ethnography, material culture, literary ...

The Dogs of Camelot true By:Margaret Reed,Joan Lownds Published on 2018-05-15 by Rowman & Littlefield Before that tragic day on November 22, 1963, the Kennedy years were filled with hope and promise. As the White House gardener put it, they were also filled with children and dogs. The Dogs of Camelotilluminates the inside story of the Kennedys’ lifelong love of dogs and the unparalleled canine corps they brought to the White House. The American public only saw glimpses of the many Kennedy pets because of the zealous way Jackie Kennedy guarded her family’s privacy. Through cooperation with the Kennedy Library, the authors have access to rare and previously unpublished photos and stories that present a fascinating angle about the Kennedys that is deeply revealing about their character and compassion. This Book was ranked at 35 by Google Books for keyword Board Games. Book ID of The Dogs of Camelot's Books is S2xMDwAAQBAJ, Book which was written byMargaret Reed,Joan Lowndshave ...

Blackjack-34 (previously titled No Greater Love) true By:James C. Donahue Published on 2010-11-17 by Ballantine Books “Here we go, I said to myself as my system electrified with the familiar rush of adrenaline.” On July 18, 1967, Staff Sergeant James Donahue and the men of Special Forces Detachment A-304 were on an operation; code-name Blackjack-34. Their mission: to find and engage an enemy battalion that was thought to be operating in an enemy-controlled area north of Quon Loi, Vietnam. Now Donahue bears witness to the horrific events of that day and the exceptional grit and heroism of his teammates. Blackjack-34 is a magnificent tribute to the warriors of the Mobile Guerrilla Force―their courage and willingness to press on, no matter what the odds. From the Paperback edition. This Book was ranked at 35 by Google Books for keyword Blackjack. Book ID of Blackjack-34 (previously titled No Greater Love)'s Books is y-4ojJLNm4wC, Book which was written byJames C. Donahuehave ETAG ...

The Last Honest Place in America false By:Marc Cooper Published on 2004 by The author delves deeply into the latest incarnation of |sin city,| charting the death of the old Vegas under the watchful eye of the detonators who blew up the old casinos and the re-emergence of the new glass pyramid, Disney-like Vegas. This Book was ranked at 13 by Google Books for keyword Blackjack. Book ID of The Last Honest Place in America's Books is sT066iLvkO8C, Book which was written byMarc Cooperhave ETAG "gThIzfa1RYs" Book which was published by since 2004 have ISBNs, ISBN 13 Code is 9781560254904 and ISBN 10 Code is 1560254904 Reading Mode in Text Status is false and Reading Mode in Image Status is false Book which have "248 Pages" is Printed at BOOK under CategoryHistory Book was written in en eBook Version Availability Status at PDF is falseand in ePub is false Book Preview The Last Honest Place in America Free Download The Last Honest Place in America PDF Free The La...

Ancient Egyptians at Play true By:Walter Crist,Anne-Elizabeth Dunn-Vaturi,Alex de Voogt Published on 2016-02-25 by Bloomsbury Publishing The rich history of Egypt has provided famous examples of board games played in antiquity. Each of these games provides evidence of contact between Egypt and its neighbours. From pre-dynastic rule to Arab and Ottoman invasions, Egypt's past is visible on game boards. This volume starts by introducing the reader to board games as well as instruments of chance and goes on to trace the history and distribution of ancient Egyptian games, looking particularly at how they show contact with other cultures and civilizations. Game practices, which were also part of Egyptian rituals and divination, travelled throughout the eastern Mediterranean. This book explores the role of Egypt in accepting and disseminating games during its long history. Over the last few years, the extent and the modes of contact have become better understood through museum and archi...

Wounds and Wound Repair in Medieval Culture false By: Published on 2015-10-08 by BRILL This volume brings together essays that consider wounding and/or wound repair from a wide range of sources and disciplines including arms and armaments, military history, medical history, literature, art history, hagiography, and archaeology across medieval and early modern Europe. This Book was ranked at 21 by Google Books for keyword Repair. Book ID of Wounds and Wound Repair in Medieval Culture's Books is Ha-8CgAAQBAJ, Book which was written by have ETAG "8hRa86sY5bE" Book which was published by BRILL since 2015-10-08 have ISBNs, ISBN 13 Code is 9789004306455 and ISBN 10 Code is 9004306455 Reading Mode in Text Status is false and Reading Mode in Image Status is true Book which have "672 Pages" is Printed at BOOK under CategoryHistory Book was written in en eBook Version Availability Status at PDF is falseand in ePub is false Book Preview Wounds and Wound Repair in Med...

Cuneiform false By:Irving Finkel,Jonathan Taylor Published on 2015-04-01 by J. Paul Getty Museum Cuneiform script on clay tablets is, as far as we know, the oldest form of writing in the world. The resilience of clay has permitted these records to survive for thousands of years, providing a fascinating glimpse into the political, economic, and religious institutions of the ancient Near Eastern societies that used this writing system. A concise and accessible introduction to the topic, this book traces the history of cuneiform from its beginnings in the fourth millennium BC to its eventual demise in the face of the ever expanding use of alphabetic Aramaic in the first millennium BC. The authors explain how this pre-alphabetic system worked and how it was possible to use it to record so many different languages. Drawing on examples from the British Museum, which has the largest and most venerable cuneiform collection in the world, this lively volume includes elementary school exercises,...

Conflict Is Not Abuse true By:Sarah Schulman Published on 2016-10-04 by arsenal pulp press From intimate relationships to global politics, Sarah Schulman observes a continuum: that inflated accusations of harm are used to avoid accountability. Illuminating the difference between Conflict and Abuse, Schulman directly addresses our contemporary culture of scapegoating. This deep, brave, and bold work reveals how punishment replaces personal and collective self-criticism, and shows why difference is so often used to justify cruelty and shunning. Rooting the problem of escalation in negative group relationships, Schulman illuminates the ways cliques, communities, families, and religious, racial, and national groups bond through the refusal to change their self-concept. She illustrates how Supremacy behavior and Traumatized behavior resemble each other, through a shared inability to tolerate difference. This important and sure to be controversial book illuminates such contemporary and hist...