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A new study of how the first purpose-built anti-tank helicopter gunship the Bell AH-1 Cobra engaged communist armor and well-armed irregular fighters in the war for control of Vietnam. The Vietnam War was often dubbed the helicopter war because it...

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An in-depth technical study of the USN and export variants of the McDonnellDouglas F-4 Phantom sure to appeal to modelers, veterans, and aviation enthusiasts. Originally designed as a carrier-borne long-range interceptor armed with radar-guided mi...

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Although designed as a carrier-borne interceptor, the F-4 Phantom II was a very successful ground-attack aircraft for the US Marines, paving the way for it use in this capacity by the USAF and many other air forces. It was closely involved in some...

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A compact, richly illustrated field guide to Australia's diverse bird life This book is an easy-to-use and beautifully illustrated quick identification guide to all regularly occurring bird species in Australia. Carefully designed to provide key i...

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This book provides a thorough account of victimisation across the social spectrum of class, race, age and gender. The second edition has been fully revised and expanded, with two parts now spanning the key perspectives and issues in victimology. C...

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Performance analysis has become an essential tool for coaches, athletes, sports organisations and academic researchers. Collecting and interpreting performance data enables coaches to improve their training programmes, athletes to make better tact...

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The Dispossessed has been described by political thinker Andre Gorz as 'The most striking description I know of the seductionsand snaresof self-managed communist or, in other words, anarchist society.' To date, however, the radical socia...

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UPDATED 2018. This wonderfully illustrated book begins with a history of the truck, covering its origins, evolution, and the early pioneers of truck design and engineering. A wide variety of trucks are featured, with more than 700 photographs, fro...

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A detailed study of one of the US's most famous post-war aircraft, the F-4 Phantom, which saw service in three branches of the US military during the Vietnam War. Although the F-4 Phantom II was the most important fighter-bomber to see action...

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The F-4 Phantom II is perhaps the most famous post-war fighter. Primarily used as a land-based fighter-bomber and reconnaissance platform, its naval origins and the immense contribution made to the US war effort in Vietnam by its original carrier-...

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Comprehensive yet portable, this concise field-guide edition of The Australian Bird Guide is an essential companion for every birdwatcher visiting Australia This concise edition of the award-winning Australian Bird Guide brings the authority and c...

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An illustrated account of the early service of the Lockheed U-2, one of the most important and longest-serving intelligence gathering platforms fielded by the US air force. The U-2 is one of the most recognizable aircraft of the Cold War; nickname...

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In 1960, SACs B-52s began a nonstop, eight-year, nuclear-armed patrol. Fully illustrated, this study explains how one of the Cold Wars most challenging operations was conceived and flown. Operation Chrome Dome was Strategic Air Command's unpr...

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Half a century before the 'flying wing' B-2 stealth bomber entered service, John K. Jack Northrop was already developing prototypes of a large 'flying wing' strategic bomber, which would have been the most radical bombers of th...

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Essays dealing with the question of how "sense of place" is constructed, in a variety of locations and media. The term "sense of place" is an important multidisciplinary concept, used to understand the complex processes through...

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This book is the first history of UK economic intelligence and offers a new perspective on the evolution of Britain's national intelligence machinery and how it worked during the Cold War. British economic intelligence has a longer pedigree t...

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Human factors relates to the interaction of humans and technical systems. Human factors engineering analyzes tasks, considering the components in relation to a number of factors focusing particularly on human interactions and the interface between...

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"Learning to Think: Thinking to Learn" has grown out of a conference organized by the OECD Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI) in July 1989. Its purpose is to discuss and advance the state of knowledge about how young p...

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"e;Responsible gambling"e; refers to a range of strategies, initiatives, and activities introduced by gambling regulators, policymakers, and industry operators to reduce gambling-related harms. There is an absence of agreement about the de...

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"e;Responsible gambling"e; refers to a range of strategies, initiatives, and activities introduced by gambling regulators, policymakers, and industry operators to reduce gambling-related harms. There is an absence of agreement about the de...

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For nearly five years the international press has been gripped by and reported at great length on "e;the Greek crisis,"e; with news stories gradually filtering out from the deeper recesses of the economic section to the front pages, as the...

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For nearly five years the international press has been gripped by and reported at great length on "e;the Greek crisis,"e; with news stories gradually filtering out from the deeper recesses of the economic section to the front pages, as the...

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Damages Claims for the Infringement of Competition Law addresses the current state of the law in the EU on damages claims for the infringement of EU competition law by combining a theoretical with a practical perspective. The work first focuses on...

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Damages Claims for the Infringement of Competition Law addresses the current state of the law in the EU on damages claims for the infringement of EU competition law by combining a theoretical with a practical perspective. The work first focuses on...

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Stratified flows are important in determining how various atmospheric and environmental processes occur. The book investigates these processes and focuses on the methods by which pollutants are mixed and dispersed in natural and industrial environ...

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Bri Lancaster and Kyle Benton (SPI ghost detectives) investigate an 1870s rundown, haunted mansion in the middle of nowhere during one of the harshest winters remembered. The SPI team uncovers that the evil entity bound to the mansion has trapped ...

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