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13th Balloon

Mark Bibbins
13th Balloon Book PDF

Author : Mark Bibbins
Publisher : Copper Canyon Press
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2020-02-22
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781619322141

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13th Balloon by Mark Bibbins Pdf

O, The Oprah Magazine, "42 Best LGBTQ Books of 2020" NPR's Favorite Books of 2020 In his fourth collection, 13th Balloon, Mark Bibbins turns his candid eye to the American AIDS crisis. With quiet consideration and dark wit, Bibbins addresses the majority of his poems to Mark Crast, his friend and lover who died from AIDS at the early age of 25. Every broken line and startling linguistic turn grapples with the genre of elegy: what does it mean to experience personal loss, Bibbins seems to ask, amidst a greater societal tragedy? The answer is blurred— amongst unforeseen disease, intolerance, and the intimate consequences of mismanaged power. Perhaps the most unanswerable question arrives when Bibbins writes, “For me elegy/ is like a Ouija planchette/ something I can barely touch/ as I try to make it/ say what I want it to say.” And while we are still searching for the words that might begin an answer, Bibbins helps us understand that there is endless value in continuing—through both joy and grief—to wonder.

Balloon-Busting Aces of World War 1

Jon Guttman
Balloon Busting Aces of World War 1 Book PDF

Author : Jon Guttman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2013-05-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472803696

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Balloon-Busting Aces of World War 1 by Jon Guttman Pdf

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.

Strike from the Air

Terry C. Treadwell
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Author : Terry C. Treadwell
Publisher : Air World
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526776464

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Strike from the Air by Terry C. Treadwell Pdf

“Follows the development of US aviation from the captive balloons of the Civil War, through WWI and into the post war years . . . Highly Recommended.” —Firetrench Strike from the Air looks at the early development of the U.S. military aviation branches, starting with the Civil War and moving to the first use of military aircraft during General Pershing’s pursuit of the revolutionary Pancho Villa. Before the country was drawn into the First World War, a number of Americans traveled to Europe to volunteer for the Lafayette Escadrille in France, as well as the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service. Many of these men eventually joined the newly created United States Air Service, taking their valuable experience and knowledge with them. Among the notable early US aviators were individuals such as Eugene Bullard, the first African-American military pilot, and eccentric loners like Frank Luke. The part played by the US Navy and USMC is not neglected. At the end of the First World War, a group of American pilots joined together to form the Kosciuszko Squadron that fought against the Russians in the Polish/Russian War. The final part of the book contains escape reports by USAS pilots and observers, which gives a real insight into the conditions they were subjected to in German prison camps during the First World War. To complete this fascinating look at those exciting and challenging early days, Strike from the Air includes approximately 250 photographs, many of which have ever been seen before. “A remarkable book that shows just how difficult a start American military aviation endured.” —New York Journal of Books

Wonderful Balloon Ascents

Camille Flammarion
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Author : Camille Flammarion
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2022-09-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : EAN:8596547318675

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Wonderful Balloon Ascents by Camille Flammarion Pdf

"Wonderful Balloon Ascents" is a historical novel looking back at the historical voyages made possible by balloon travel. Author Camille Flammarion states that, "The discovery or the invention of the balloon was one of those efforts of genius and enterprise which have no infancy. It had reached its full growth when it burst upon the world, and the ninety (at the time of the book's writing) years which have since elapsed have witnessed no development of the original idea. The balloon of to-day—the balloon in which Coxwell and Glaisher have made their perilous trips into the remote regions of the air—is in almost every respect the same as the balloon with which "the physician Charles," following in the footsteps of the Montgolfiers, astonished Paris in 1783. There are few more tantalising stories in the annals of invention than this."

Wonderful Balloon Ascents; Or, The Conquest of the Skies

Fulgence Marion
Wonderful Balloon Ascents Or The Conquest of the Skies Book PDF

Author : Fulgence Marion
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2019-12-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4064066245498

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Wonderful Balloon Ascents; Or, The Conquest of the Skies by Fulgence Marion Pdf

Fulgence Marion's 'Wonderful Balloon Ascents; Or, The Conquest of the Skies' is a historical account of the development of hot air balloons and their voyages, particularly focusing on the Montgolfier brothers and Vincent Lunardi. Marion reveals how the discovery of the balloon had an extraordinary impact on the people of Europe, arousing enthusiasm, excitement, and hope for new vistas of enterprise and research. However, the practical uses of balloons for travel did not come to fruition. Instead, the balloon served as a vehicle for daring aeronauts who fearlessly pushed the boundaries of human enterprise, sometimes with tragic consequences. Despite the balloon's limited usefulness, Marion shows how its invention had a profound impact on the history of human enterprise and scientific achievement.

The U.S. Air Service in World War I

Maurer Maurer
The U S Air Service in World War I Book PDF

Author : Maurer Maurer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Aeronautics, Military
ISBN : MSU:31293017395595

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World War I Manuscripts

Hermine Scholz
World War I Manuscripts Book PDF

Author : Hermine Scholz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 582 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Manuscripts
ISBN : UIUC:30112069261920

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World War I Manuscripts by Hermine Scholz Pdf

Beginning in 1975, a survey was launched for primary sources on the Great War and on such related or consecutive events as the postwar occupation, the Allied intervention in Russia, and the security of the American border with Mexico. This effort was called the World War I Survey.

Come Shining

Michael Wiegers,Kaci X. Tavares
Come Shining Book PDF

Author : Michael Wiegers,Kaci X. Tavares
Publisher : Copper Canyon Press
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2023-10-03
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781619322875

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Come Shining by Michael Wiegers,Kaci X. Tavares Pdf

A compendium of stories about the importance of poems in people’s lives, accumulating a remarkable history of Copper Canyon Press. For its fiftieth anniversary, Copper Canyon Press invited a broad community of staffers, board members, and poets to help curate a celebratory anthology that it named A House Called Tomorrow. The response to that invitation, however, exceeded the book. The Press received so many stories about the poems, from people far and wide, that it knew it had to publish a second volume—this one. Come Shining is both an oral (and visual) history of Copper Canyon Press and a lasting testament to the power of poetry within people’s lives. If A House Called Tomorrow is the birthday cake, this is the birthday party: a joyous din of reminiscences, laughter, support, and yet more poems, all bound between two covers. Contributor stories are organized across thematic sections—such as “Personal Voltas” and “Stories for Our Tomorrow”—and are accompanied by a timeline of the Press, historic photos, and facsimiles of touching notes that Copper Canyon has received from readers and poets. The result is a remarkable account of a half-century of publishing, proof positive that poetry is, indeed, vital to language and living.

American Voices of World War I

Martin Marix Evans
American Voices of World War I Book PDF

Author : Martin Marix Evans
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2014-01-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135969851

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American Voices of World War I by Martin Marix Evans Pdf

Using original documents from the U.S. Army Military History Institute (including extracts from letters and diaries of serving soldiers, as well as from official reports and papers), this book recalls the experiences of Americans who fought in the First World War. Individual chapters cover different periods, from Enlistment to Victory, in a chronological fashion. The book also features topics such as weaponry, medical services and entertainment.