From Night Flak To Hijack

Author : Reginald Levy,Alex Schiphorst
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2015-01-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780750963206

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From Night Flak to Hijack by Reginald Levy,Alex Schiphorst Pdf

This is the autobiography of Reginald Levy, a British pilot who reached a total of 25,090 flying hours in over forty years of civil, military and commercial aviation. He recounts his training and military operations as an RAF Bomber Command pilot during the Second World War. Enthralled and immersed within the ever growing world of aviation, he flies sixty-four types of aircraft between 1941 and 1981 and takes part in the Berlin Airlift. He joins the Belgian airline Sabena in 1952. In 1972, he is hijacked by Black September terrorists and plays a heroic part in the liberation of the hostages thanks to his professionalism and training.Not only does the book offer an insight into the hardships and camaraderie of World The Second World War and of the Cold War, it also gives a first-hand account of a Palestinian terrorist attempt. Two of the Israeli commandos who freed the hostages would go on to become prime ministers of Israel – Barak and Netanyahu. The epilogue is provided by his youngest grandson, Alex.

Author : David W. Mills,Kayla L. Westra
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2019-05-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781440859168

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Great Wartime Escapes and Rescues by David W. Mills,Kayla L. Westra Pdf

Students, military historians, and casual readers will all find this compelling collection useful in learning about escape strategies, hostage situations, and rescue operations during times of conflict. Great Wartime Escapes and Rescues tells the captivating stories of dozens of escapes and rescues from conflicts dating from the 16th century to present, with extensive coverage of the world wars of the 20th century and the Vietnam War. In addition, escapes and rescues related to terrorist activities and regional conflicts are featured. Some stories of escapes and rescues included in this work have been written about extensively and portrayed in films, including The Great Escape and Captain Phillips' rescue by Navy SEALs. Other stories are less widely known but just as absorbing. The book opens with a detailed introductory essay that illuminates the government policies and tactics various countries have used to rescue soldiers and civilians during wartime, as well as the diverse methods that prisoners of war have used to escape notorious camps and prisons. The entries, organized alphabetically, are augmented by engaging sidebars related to the escapes and rescues. The book also includes references to such sources as autobiographies, biographies, news accounts, and interviews with veterans.

Author : Martin Murray
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 479 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2022-08-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780472055470

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The Infrastructures of Security by Martin Murray Pdf

The shift from dependence upon human decision-making in security services to Artificial Intelligence

Author : Charles Baxter
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2009-02-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781400034406

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The Soul Thief by Charles Baxter Pdf

In this extraordinary novel of mischief and menace, we see a young man's very self vanishing before his eyes—from the winner of the PEN/Malamud Award and “one of our most gifted writers” (Chicago Tribune) "Entirely original.... So craftily construcyed that to appreciate how liberally Baxter plants creepy hints of what's to come a reader should really savor this book twice." —The Washington Post As a graduate student in upstate New York, Nathaniel Mason is drawn into a tangle of relationships with people who seem to hover just beyond his grasp. There's Theresa, alluring but elusive, and Jamie, who is fickle if not wholly unavailable. But Jerome Coolberg is the most mysterious and compelling. Not only cryptic about himself, he seems also to have appropriated parts of Nathaniel's past that Nathaniel cannot remember having told him about.

Author : Robin Sharma
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2018-12-04
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781443456630

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The 5AM Club by Robin Sharma Pdf

Legendary leadership and elite performance expert Robin Sharma introduced The 5am Club concept over twenty years ago, based on a revolutionary morning routine that has helped his clients maximize their productivity, activate their best health and bulletproof their serenity in this age of overwhelming complexity. Now, in this life-changing book, handcrafted by the author over a rigorous four-year period, you will discover the early-rising habit that has helped so many accomplish epic results while upgrading their happiness, helpfulness and feelings of aliveness. Through an enchanting—and often amusing—story about two struggling strangers who meet an eccentric tycoon who becomes their secret mentor, The 5am Club will walk you through: How great geniuses, business titans and the world’s wisest people start their mornings to produce astonishing achievements A little-known formula you can use instantly to wake up early feeling inspired, focused and flooded with a fiery drive to get the most out of each day A step-by-step method to protect the quietest hours of daybreak so you have time for exercise, self-renewal and personal growth A neuroscience-based practice proven to help make it easy to rise while most people are sleeping, giving you precious time for yourself to think, express your creativity and begin the day peacefully instead of being rushed “Insider-only” tactics to defend your gifts, talents and dreams against digital distraction and trivial diversions so you enjoy fortune, influence and a magnificent impact on the world Part manifesto for mastery, part playbook for genius-grade productivity and part companion for a life lived beautifully, The 5am Club is a work that will transform your life. Forever.

Author : John de St. Jorre
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2012-06-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780571287376

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The Brothers' War by John de St. Jorre Pdf

The Brothers' War: Biafra and Nigeria was first published in 1972. In the UK it had the title The Nigerian Civil War. That is what it is about. In the early 1960s Nigeria looked set to be the major black African country. It seemed to be immune from the internecine struggles that bedevilled so many of the African states. The illusion of stability was shattered at the beginning of 1966. During the next four years the country suffered two bloody coups, a series of appalling massacres, and a protracted and savage civil war which claimed a million lives. This was a civil war on a par with the American and Spanish civil wars and like both those it was a desperate affair, fought to the bitter end by determined people who shared a common past and a common language. John de St. Jorre covered the conflict for the Observer. He was one of the few people to keep in touch with both sides. His account was objective and remains definitive.

Author : V R Raghavan
Publisher : Vij Books India Pvt Ltd
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2013-05-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789382573548

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Consequences of Longterm Conflicts in Northeast India by V R Raghavan Pdf

In the case of Northeast India, a number of researchers were engaged to study different and multi-layered dynamics of the conflict and the consequences. This is the second book that encompasses the studies presented by many researchers on different facets of this conflict.

Author : Alfred Goldberg
Publisher : Office of the Secretary, Historical Offi
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2007-09-05
Category : Architecture
ISBN : MINN:31951D02370380C

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Pentagon 9/11 by Alfred Goldberg Pdf

The most comprehensive account to date of the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon and aftermath, this volume includes unprecedented details on the impact on the Pentagon building and personnel and the scope of the rescue, recovery, and caregiving effort. It features 32 pages of photographs and more than a dozen diagrams and illustrations not previously available.

Author : Ken Ballen
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2012-06-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781451672589

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Terrorists in Love by Ken Ballen Pdf

Drawing on unprecedented access, a leading terrorism expert profiles six terrorists to offer an astonishing new portrait of our enemies as we have never seen them before. Ballen offers an informed, urgent, and clear assessment of the true nature of this threat to America, allowing for a reasoned and effective response.

Author : Thomas G. Tobin,Arthur E. Laehr,John F. Hilgenberg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2003-05-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1410205711

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Last Flight from Saigon by Thomas G. Tobin,Arthur E. Laehr,John F. Hilgenberg Pdf

A moving account of how the largest aerial evacuation in history was performed.

Author : Paul Malmont
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 7 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2007-06-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780743287869

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The Chinatown Death Cloud Peril by Paul Malmont Pdf

Set in the colorful world of the 1930s and peopled with writers H.P. Lovecraft, L. Ron Hubbard, Lester Dent, and Walter Gibson, this swashbuckling literary thriller propels the characters into a genuine pulp adventure in which they try to thwart a madman intent on creating a new global empire.

Author : Shruti Pandalai
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9386618818

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Combating Terrorism by Shruti Pandalai Pdf

Author : Robert Gandt
Publisher : Crown
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2011-11-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9780767932424

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The Twilight Warriors by Robert Gandt Pdf

Winner of the 2011 Samuel Eliot Morison Award for Naval Literature, The Twilight Warriors is the engrossing, page-turning saga of a tightly knit band of naval aviators who are thrust into the final—and most brutal—battle of the Pacific war during World War II: Okinawa. April 1945. The end of World War II finally appears to be nearing. The Third Reich is collapsing in Europe, and the Americans are overpowering the once-mighty Japanese Empire in the Pacific. For a group of young pilots trained in the twilight of the war, their greatest worry is that it will end before they have a chance to face the enemy. They call themselves Tail End Charlies: They fly at the tail end of formations, stand at the tail end of chow lines, and now they are catching the tail end of the war. What they don’t know is that they will be key players in the bloodiest and most difficult of naval battles—not only of World War II but in all of American history. The Twilight Warriors relives the drama of the world’s last great naval campaign. From the cockpit of a Corsair fighter we gaze down at the Japanese task force racing to destroy the American amphibious force at Okinawa. Through the eyes of the men on the destroyers assigned to picket ship duty, we experience the terror as wave after wave of kamikazes crash into their ships. Standing on the deck of the legendary superbattleship Yamato, we watch Japan’s last hope for victory die in a tableau of gunfire and explosions. The fate of the Americans at Okinawa, including a twenty-two-year-old former art student, an intrepid fighter pilot whose life abruptly changes when his Corsair goes down off the enemy shore, and a young Texan lieutenant who volunteers for the most dangerous flying job in the fleet—intercepting kamikazes at night over the blackened Pacific—is intertwined with the lives of the “young gods”: the honor-bound kamikaes forces who swarm like killer bees toward the U.S. ships. The ferocity of the Okinawa fighting stuns the world. Before it ends, the long battle will cost more American lives, ships, and aircraft than any naval engagement in U.S. history. More than simply the account of a historic battle, The Twilight Warriors brings to life the human side of an epic conflict. It is the story of young Americans at war in the air and on the sea—and of their enigmatic, fanatically courageous enemy.

Author : Anthony Holden
Publisher : Viking
Page : 674 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0670836702

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Behind the Oscar : the Secret History of the Academy Awards by Anthony Holden Pdf

Author : Samantha Power
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2013-05-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9780465050895

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"A ""A Problem From Hell"" by Samantha Power Pdf

A character-driven study of some of the darkest moments in our national history, when America failed to prevent or stop 20th-century campaigns to exterminate Armenians, Jews, Cambodians, Iraqi Kurds, Bosnians, and Rwandans.