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Del 46 - New Vanguard

88 mm FlaK 18/36/37/41 and PaK 43 1936–45

AvJohn Norris

Häftad, Engelska, 2002

172 kr

Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar

The German 88 mm was by far the most famous and versatile artillery weapon of World War II. It was first used as an anti-aircraft weapon by the Condor Legion during the Spanish Civil War. It saw further service in the German invasions of Poland and France, and during this period it was first used in the anti-tank role. This new role was particularly successful and the 88 became feared by tank crews from North Africa to Russia. Apart from these two main roles the 88 mm was used as the main weapon on late-war German tanks, as a self-propelled gun, mounted on battleships such as the Bismarck and the Schamhorst and even as an aerial weapon. John Norriss covers all these variants, explaining their design, development and operational use.

Mary McGrory

The Trailblazing Columnist Who Stood Washington on Its Head

AvJohn Norris

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

182 kr

Skickas inom 7-10 vardagar

Collision Course

NATO, Russia, and Kosovo

AvJohn Norris

Inbunden, Engelska, 2005

695 kr

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If Europe, Russia, and international bodies such as the U.N. and NATO end up playing a more prominent role in Iraq's immediate future, all parties, including the United States, would do well to revisit the lessons learned during the U.S.-led war in Kosovo in 1999. As a confrontation over Kosovo's final push for independence looms, this book offers seminal insight into the negotiations that took place between the United States and Russia in an effort to set the terms for ending the conflict. This study in brinksmanship and deception is an essential background for anyone trying to understand Russia's uneasy relations with the West.America's relationship with Russia has become increasingly important as Washington has engaged Moscow as a critical, but often prickly, ally in the war on terror. From smoky late-night sessions at dachas outside of Moscow to meetings in the White House Situation Room, Norris captures the feel of a war that repeatedly threatened to spin out of control. He offers a vivid portrait of some of the larger-than-life characters involved in the conflict, including U.S. president Bill Clinton, General Wesley Clark, Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic, and Russian president Boris Yeltsin. New information includes backstage efforts to open a direct negotiating channel between Milosevic and Washington at the height of the conflict. The book reaches a dramatic crescendo against the backdrop of the war's final days, when Russia unleashed a secret plan to push its forces into Kosovo, ahead of NATO peacekeepers.

Disaster Gypsies

Humanitarian Workers in the World's Deadliest Conflicts

AvJohn Norris

Inbunden, Engelska, 2007

893 kr

Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar

Chatting with notorious war criminal Charles Taylor on the lawn of his presidential mansion as ostriches and armed teenagers strut in the background. Landing in snow-covered Afghanistan weeks after the fall of the Taliban and trying to make sense of a country shattered by years of war. Being held at gunpoint by young soldiers amid the tragedy of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. Standing in the middle of a violent riot in the streets of Kathmandu. Having hushed conversations with the widows of Europe's largest massacre since World War II. These are all scenes from The Disaster Gypsies, a compelling personal memoir by a relief worker and conflict specialist who has worked on the ground in a host of war-torn countries.Initially deployed as part of a humanitarian relief team in Rwanda almost by accident, Norris has experienced the tragedies of Rwanda, Bosnia, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, and Liberia over a span of ten years. Rich with poignant human stories, The Disaster Gypsies captures the reality of modern war with an immediacy and compassion that puts the reader in the front seat for some of the most wrenching events of our times.Norris approaches his story with a unique and dynamic perspective, having worked both in the upper echelons of the U.S. government and in some of the world's most dangerous places. Moving from face-to-face encounters with powerful warlords to quiet moments with the victims of horrific violence, Norris gives readers a behind-the-scenes tour of a world most of them can barely imagine. He makes a compelling argument that these nasty civil wars were often dismissed as tribal, ethnic, or regional disputes by most Americans, when in reality such violence is fundamentally part of the human condition. That may sound simple or even self-evident, but Norris contends that most people in the United States and Europe continue to view war as something that is outside of themselves and profoundly foreign in its nature, even as their own troops continue to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Pistols at Dawn

A History of Duelling

AvJohn Norris

Inbunden, Engelska, 2009

221 kr

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When fighting for honour has tragic consequences...In modern society the thought that someone would organise a deadly competition with a rival, risking his life over a point of honour, is incomprehensible. That this form of resolution would become an accepted 'sport', with noble gentlemen even possessing sets of special duelling pistols, is insane. This fascinating history of the practice of duelling takes the reader into the intriguing world of pistols, 'fields of honour' and mortal combat, a world where complex rules governed a system of dispute which often ended in death. With tales of tragic loss, ridiculous quarrels and often hilarious combat, John Norris takes the reader on a journey of discovery through some of the most dramatic disputes of history.

Marching to the Drums

A History of Military Drums and Drummers

AvJohn Norris

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

165 kr

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Military drummers have played a crucial role in warfare throughout history. Soldiers marched to battle to the sound of the drums and used the beat to regulate the loading and re-loading of their weapons during the battle. Drummers were also used to raise morale during the fight. This is the first work to chart the rise of drums in military use and how they came to be used on the battlefield as a means of signalling. This use was to last for almost 4,000 years when modern warfare with communications rendered them obsolete. Even so, drummers continued to serve in the armies of the world and performed many acts of heroism as the served as stretcher bearers to rescue the wounded from the battlefield. From ancient China, Egypt and the Mongol hordes of Genghis Khan the drum was used on the battlefield. The 12th century Crusaders helped re-introduce the drum to Europe and during the Napoleonic Wars of the 18th and 19th centuries the drum was to be heard resonating across Europe. Drummers had to flog their comrades and beat their drums on drill parade. Today they are ceremonial but this work tells how they had to face enemies across the battlefield with only their drum.

Essay Towards the Theory of the Ideal Or Intelligible World

Design'd for Two Parts: The First Considering It Absolutely in It Self, and the Second in Relation to Human Understanding

AvJohn Norris

Inbunden, Engelska, 2022

434 kr

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Essay Towards the Theory of the Ideal Or Intelligible World

Design'd for Two Parts: The First Considering It Absolutely in It Self, and the Second in Relation to Human Understanding

AvJohn Norris

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

326 kr

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Letters Concerning the Love of God, Between the Author of the Proposal to the Ladies, and Mr. John Norris

Wherein His Late Discourse, Showing That It Ought to Be Intire and Exclusive of All Other Loves, Is Further Cleared and Justified

AvJohn Norris

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

421 kr

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Practical Treatise Concerning Humility

Design'd for the Furtherance and Improvement of That Great Christian Vertue, Both in the Minds and Lives of Men

AvJohn Norris

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

421 kr

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Letters Concerning the Love of God, Between the Author of the Proposal to the Ladies, and Mr. John Norris

Wherein His Late Discourse, Showing That It Ought to Be Intire and Exclusive of All Other Loves, Is Further Cleared and Justified

AvJohn Norris

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

266 kr

Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar

Practical Treatise Concerning Humility

Design'd for the Furtherance and Improvement of That Great Christian Vertue, Both in the Minds and Lives of Men

AvJohn Norris

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

299 kr

Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar

Effectual Remedy Against The Fear Of Death. [followed By] The Successive Vanity Of Human Life

AvJohn Norris

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

339 kr

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Effectual Remedy Against The Fear Of Death. [followed By] The Successive Vanity Of Human Life

AvJohn Norris

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

190 kr

Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar

Profitable Advice for Rich and Poor. in a Dialogue, or Discourse Between James Freeman, a Carolina Planter, and Simon Question, a West Country Farmer. Containing a Description, ... of South Carolina, ...

AvJohn Norris,John. Norris

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

225 kr

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Collection of Miscellanies

Consisting of Poems, Essays, Discourses & Letters, Occasionally Written. by John Norris, ... the Fifth Edition, Carefully Revised, Corrected, and Improved by the Authour [Sic].

AvJohn Norris

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

280 kr

Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar