Dragon S Jaw

Author : Stephen Coonts,Barrett Tillman
Publisher : Da Capo Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2019-05-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9780306903465

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Dragon's Jaw by Stephen Coonts,Barrett Tillman Pdf

A riveting Vietnam War story--and one of the most dramatic in aviation history--told by a New York Times bestselling author and a prominent aviation historian Every war has its "bridge"--Old North Bridge at Concord, Burnside's Bridge at Antietam, the railway bridge over Burma's River Kwai, the bridge over Germany's Rhine River at Remagen, and the bridges over Korea's Toko Ri. In Vietnam it was the bridge at Thanh Hoa, called Dragon's Jaw. For seven long years hundreds of young US airmen flew sortie after sortie against North Vietnam's formidable and strategically important bridge, dodging a heavy concentration of anti-aircraft fire and enemy MiG planes. Many American airmen were shot down, killed, or captured and taken to the infamous "Hanoi Hilton" POW camp. But after each air attack, when the smoke cleared and the debris settled, the bridge stubbornly remained standing. For the North Vietnamese it became a symbol of their invincibility; for US war planners an obsession; for US airmen a testament to American mettle and valor. Using after-action reports, official records, and interviews with surviving pilots, as well as untapped Vietnamese sources, Dragon's Jaw chronicles American efforts to destroy the bridge, strike by bloody strike, putting readers into the cockpits, under fire. The story of the Dragon's Jaw is a story rich in bravery, courage, audacity, and sometimes luck, sometimes tragedy. The "bridge" story of Vietnam is an epic tale of war against a determined foe.

Author : Garry Willard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 572 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2021-08-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0228825830

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Into the Dragon's Jaws by Garry Willard Pdf

"Into The Dragon's Jaws" details the exciting adventures and experiences of a young Canadian Red Cross combat casualty surgeon who volunteered to assist Vietnamese-war wounded following the Tet Offensive in South Vietnam in 1968. The intensity and drama of this book are enhanced by many photographs illustrating surgical care in oft-times dangerous and volatile circumstances. Dr. Willard describes his role as a trauma surgeon candidly. Some stories are heartwarming, others heartbreaking. Such is the pathos of war. You will come away with an intimate perspective of the Vietnam War, as seen through his eyes at the height of the conflict.

Author : Eamonn Fingleton
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2008-03-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1429974206

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In the Jaws of the Dragon by Eamonn Fingleton Pdf

In recent years, popular wisdom has held that opening American markets to Chinese goods was the best way to promote democracy in Beijing---that the Communist Party's grip would quickly weaken as increasingly affluent Chinese citizens embraced American values. That popular wisdom was wrong. As Eamonn Fingleton shows in this devastating book, instead of America changing China, China is changing America. Although this process of reverse convergence has been swept largely under the carpet by knee-jerk globalists in the American press, Americans will soon be hearing much more about it. Nowhere is the pattern more obvious than in business. Many top American corporations---Boeing, AT&T, the Detroit automobile companies, among them-openly collaborate with the Chinese Communist Party. In a stunning rejection of Western values, Yahoo! even provided the Chinese secret police with vital evidence that resulted in a ten-year jail sentence for one of its Chinese subscribers, a brave young dissident, under draconian censorship laws. Selling the American national interest short, countless other corporations abjectly do Beijing's lobbying in Congress. This book---the culmination of twenty years of study---also breaks new ground by revealing the secret behind China's phenomenal savings rate. Top leaders literally force the Chinese people to save through a highly counterintuitive---and, to ordinary citizens, virtually invisible---policy called suppressed consumption. This practice, which is to economics roughly what steroids are to sport, is fundamentally incompatible with Western ideas of fair global competition. It is reinforced by an Orwellian system of political control that, as Fingleton reveals, utilizes an ancient bureaucratic tool called selective enforcement---a form of blackmail that instills a silent reign of terror throughout Chinese society. Most worryingly, selective enforcement can readily be unleashed on any American corporation with interests in China---which is to say just about every member of the Fortune 500. While the Chinese people's rising affluence is, of course, an occasion for wholehearted rejoicing, Uncle Sam should give the Chinese power system a wide berth---lest he catch his coattails in the jaws of a dragon.

Author : Shauna Manfredine
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2016-01-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1523753560

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Escaping from the Dragon's Jaws by Shauna Manfredine Pdf

Set in the context of a powerful true story, this spiritual-warfare, self-help book is designed to be a step-by-step journey to spiritual freedom and mental health. Want to recognize and effectively respond to the top two Spirits invading your Christian Home? What do you think of when you hear the word "Witchcraft"? Tarot cards? Chicken bones? Ouija boards? Witchcraft is more than the obvious. Today, witchcraft has a deceptive new face. It has been repackaged and even "Christianized". The new form of witchcraft is more dangerous. Witches and practitioners of "the craft" are trained to infiltrate the Body of Christ. Satan uses these "wolves in sheep's clothing" to destroy spiritual leaders and wreck Christian homes. This book tells the sobering account of a committed, Christian leader who was nearly destroyed by such infiltration. Through telling her powerful story, compelling Scriptures and cutting-edge research, Shauna Manfredine exposes Christianized witchcraft and identifies the two ruling spirits leading the attack against Christians today.

Author : Graeme Carlé
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0958274657

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Dancing in the Dragon's Jaws by Graeme Carlé Pdf

The Book of Revelation conceals profound truths using symbolism, to be understood only by those properly taught. Learn from first century Jewish believers the mysteries of the woman, the Messiah, the dragon, the comings of Elijah, and 'the times of the Gentiles'. From these we can understand God's continuing purpose for Israel.

Author : D K Holmberg
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798467297781

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Within the Dragon's Jaw by D K Holmberg Pdf

A captured thief holds the key to the kingdom. Having learned the truth about the Dragon Thief and saving Zarinth, an impossible decision will bring Ty away from the only home he's known. When a dangerous priest demands his help finding something the Dragon Thief failed to find, Ty must finish the job even the Dragon Thief had failed to complete, but must stay ahead of Roson James and the Dragon Touched. The prize will secure the Dragon Thief's freedom, but there's even more at stake than Ty can imagine. If he succeeds, he might stop a war-and learn a truth long hidden from him about his connection to dragons. Packed full of action and adventure, Within the Dragon's Jaw continues an exciting new epic fantasy adventure.

Author : Evan Winter
Publisher : Orbit
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2019-02-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780316489744

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The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter Pdf

Game of Thrones meets Gladiator in this blockbuster debut epic fantasy about a world caught in an eternal war, and the young man who will become his people's only hope for survival. ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S TOP 100 FANTASY BOOKS OF ALL TIME Winner of the Reddit/Fantasy Award for Best Debut Fantasy Novel The Omehi people have been fighting an unwinnable war for almost two hundred years. The lucky ones are born gifted. One in every two thousand women has the power to call down dragons. One in every hundred men is able to magically transform himself into a bigger, stronger, faster killing machine. Everyone else is fodder, destined to fight and die in the endless war. Young, gift-less Tau knows all this, but he has a plan of escape. He's going to get himself injured, get out early, and settle down to marriage, children, and land. Only, he doesn't get the chance. Those closest to him are brutally murdered, and his grief swiftly turns to anger. Fixated on revenge, Tau dedicates himself to an unthinkable path. He'll become the greatest swordsman to ever live, a man willing to die a hundred thousand times for the chance to kill the three who betrayed him. The Rage of Dragons launches a stunning and powerful debut epic fantasy series that readers are already calling "the best fantasy book in years." The BurningThe Rage of Dragons

Author : Katie MacAlister
Publisher : Forever
Page : 672 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2019-03-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781538761113

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Day of the Dragon by Katie MacAlister Pdf

TWO FULL NOVELS FOR THE PRICE OF ONE! Fans of Lyndsay Sands and Gena Showalter will love this fiery paranormal romance from a New York Times bestselling author about a dragon shifter who finds his soul mate in the most unlikely place. Also includes WOLF'S MATE by Celia Kyle. With dragons like him, who needs enemies? Real scholars know that supernatural beings don't exist. But the moment I meet Archer Andras of the Storm Dragons, all my academic training goes out the window. Thanks to Mr. Tall, Dark, And Infuriating, I'm learning that I really should worry about those things that go bump in the night. . . and that dragons like Archer are 100 percent pure trouble. Now I'm caught in the middle of a war. On one side is Archer. On the other is his twin brother. And I am the key to translating an ancient text that could bring balance-or deadly ruin-to our world. But none of that is as dangerous as the seriously sexy sparks between Archer and me. He's too tempting to be real. Too gorgeous to trust. And when it comes to dragons, there's no smoke without deadly fire. Includes the novel WOLF'S MATE by Celia Kyle: When Abby Carter is threatened by an anti-shifter organization, werewolf shifter Declan Reed will have to convince her that there's no safer place in the world than in the arms of a big bad werewolf.

Author : Jennie Chadwick
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2010-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1609119916

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The Peach Tree Kids by Jennie Chadwick Pdf

Six friends, known as "The Peach Tree Kids," watch as big trucks deliver and unload giant metal grape bins in a vineyard. It's time for picking. The friends take the opportunity to start their adventures - playing and building forts inside the rows of bins they call "Jaws of Dragons." That night, "The Peach Tree Kids" return to play in the dark vineyard with flashlights. The game is scary but a great deal of fun. Suddenly, the kids come upon something mysterious and lumpy in the "Jaws of Dragons." The discovery leads to a dramatic and colorful event that leaves the friends ready for the next adventure in their wonderful and creative surroundings.Jennie Chadwick lives and writes in the Central Valley of California, which is the backdrop for The Peach Tree Kids. She is currently at work on the next book in the series.

Author : Eric Helm
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 180055317X

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Dragon's Jaw by Eric Helm Pdf

Author : Sebastian Strangio
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2020-08-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300234039

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In the Dragon's Shadow by Sebastian Strangio Pdf

A timely look at the impact of China's booming emergence on the countries of Southeast Asia Today, Southeast Asia stands uniquely exposed to the waxing power of the new China. Three of its nations border China and five are directly impacted by its claims over the South China Sea. All dwell in the lengthening shadow of its influence: economic, political, military, and cultural. As China seeks to restore its former status as Asia's preeminent power, the countries of Southeast Asia face an increasingly stark choice: flourish within Beijing's orbit or languish outside of it. Meanwhile, as rival powers including the United States take concerted action to curb Chinese ambitions, the region has emerged as an arena of heated strategic competition. Drawing on more than a decade of on-the-ground experience, Sebastian Strangio explores the impacts of China's rise on Southeast Asia, the varied ways in which the countries of the region are responding, and what it might mean for the future balance of power in the Indo-Pacific.

Author : Brandon Mull
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1629720917

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The Caretaker's Guide to Fablehaven by Brandon Mull Pdf

A guidebook to the creatures, characters, artifacts, items, and places found of the Fablehaven series.

Author : Dugald Steer
Publisher : Templar Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2006-02
Category : Dragons
ISBN : 1840117109

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Bringing Up Baby Dragons by Dugald Steer Pdf

Providing answers to a number of questions posed by young dragonologists, this book features facts and information on the fire-breathing mythical beasts.

Author : Courtney Pippin-Mathur
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2017-05-02
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781481461399

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Dragons Rule, Princesses Drool! by Courtney Pippin-Mathur Pdf

Dragon has just met the two most dangerous creatures to have ever entered his kingdom—princesses!—in this charming picture book about an unexpected friendship. Scales and claws and fire-breathing jaws, that’s what dragons are made of. Pink ribbons and pearls, all the sweetness in the world, that’s what princesses are made of. Until now… When princesses invade the dragon’s land, how will they ever learn to get along? Dragons Rule, Princesses Drool! is a hilariously fire-breathing tale about finding friendship where you least expect it.

Author : Jocko Willink
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0981618863

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Mikey and the Dragons by Jocko Willink Pdf

Little Mikey is scared of everything. He s certain there are creepy crawlies hidden under the rug. He sleeps with his light on to keep the monsters at bay. He s scared of sharks and snakes even ladders and slides and it all makes him incredibly sad. But, when he stumbles upon an old book that tells the tale of a young boy prince that volunteers to protect his king-less kingdom from hordes of dragons, there s a chance Mikey might discover that his fears are not quite as big as they seem