Phantom Reflections

Author : Mike McCarthy
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2008-12-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781461751472

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Phantom Reflections by Mike McCarthy Pdf

Hair-raising descriptions of aerial combat as seen from the cockpit of a fighter jet Thoughtful reflections on what it meant to fight in Vietnam As the Vietnam War raged thousands of miles away, Mike McCarthy completed his flight training in the United States, eager to get into the war and afraid it would end before he could participate. He needn't have worried. By 1967, he was flying his F-4 Phantom II fighter with the U.S. Air Force's 433rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, also known as Satan's Angels. Before his tour ended, McCarthy completed 124 missions during the intense air war over North Vietnam and Laos and earned the Distinguished Flying Cross. His memoir recreates the horror and exhilaration of air combat.

Author : Frederick Burwick
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2010-11-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780271038803

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Mimesis and Its Romantic Reflections by Frederick Burwick Pdf

In Romantic theories of art and literature, the notion of mimesis&—defined as art&’s reflection of the external world&—became introspective and self-reflexive as poets and artists sought to represent the act of creativity itself. Frederick Burwick seeks to elucidate this Romantic aesthetic, first by offering an understanding of key Romantic mimetic concepts and then by analyzing manifestations of the mimetic process in literary works of the period. Burwick explores the mimetic concepts of &"art for art's sake,&" &"Idem et Alter,&" and &"palingenesis of mind as art&" by drawing on the theories of Philo of Alexandria, Aristotle, Immanuel Kant, Friedrich Schiller, Friederich Wilhelm Joseph von Schelling, Thomas De Quincey, and Germaine de Sta&ël. Having established the philosophical bases of these key mimetic concepts, Burwick analyzes manifestations of mimesis in the literature of the period, including ekphrasis in the work of Thomas De Quincey, mirrored images in the poems of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth, and the twice-told tale in the novels of Charles Brockden Brown, E. T. A. Hoffmann, and James Hogg. Although artists of this period have traditionally been dismissed in discussions of mimesis, Burwick demonstrates that mimetic concepts comprised a major component of the Romantic aesthetic.

Author : Dean Goodman,Salvatore Piro
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2013-03-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642318573

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GPR Remote Sensing in Archaeology by Dean Goodman,Salvatore Piro Pdf

GPR Remote Sensing in Archaeology provides a complete description of the processes needed to take raw GPR data all the way to the construction of subsurface images. The book provides an introduction to the “theory” of GPR by using a simulator that shows how radar profiles across simple model structures look and provides many examples so that the complexity of radar signatures can be understood. It continues with a review of the necessary radargram signal processes needed along with examples. The most comprehensive methodology to construct subsurface images from either coarsely spaced data using interpolation or from dense data from multi-channel equipment and 3D volume generation is presented, advanced imaging solutions such as overlay analysis are introduced, and numerous worldwide site case histories are shown. The authors present their studies in a way that most technical and non-technical users of the equipment will find essentials for implementing in their own subsurface investigations.

Author : Gareth Loy
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 501 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2011-08-19
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780262292757

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Musimathics, Volume 1 by Gareth Loy Pdf

A commonsense, self-contained introduction to the mathematics and physics of music; essential reading for musicians, music engineers, and anyone interested in the intersection of art and science. “Mathematics can be as effortless as humming a tune, if you know the tune,” writes Gareth Loy. In Musimathics, Loy teaches us the tune, providing a friendly and spirited tour of the mathematics of music—a commonsense, self-contained introduction for the nonspecialist reader. It is designed for musicians who find their art increasingly mediated by technology, and for anyone who is interested in the intersection of art and science. In Volume 1, Loy presents the materials of music (notes, intervals, and scales); the physical properties of music (frequency, amplitude, duration, and timbre); the perception of music and sound (how we hear); and music composition. Calling himself “a composer seduced into mathematics,” Loy provides answers to foundational questions about the mathematics of music accessibly yet rigorously. The examples given are all practical problems in music and audio. Additional material can be found at http://www.musimathics.com.

Author : Mike McCarthy
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 9780275993276

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Phantom Reflections by Mike McCarthy Pdf

Although it took place over three decades ago, the Vietnam War seems to be a scar that will not fade. This memoir/essay details the journey of an eager young pilot fearful that the war might end before he could take to the skies. Starting in the early sixties,this account captures the thoughts and feelings of an idealistic young pilot as he seeks adventure, glory and excitement in what he believes to be a worthy cause.

Author : Monika Loewy
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-21
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781000753547

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Phantom Limbs and Body Integrity Identity Disorder by Monika Loewy Pdf

Phantom Limbs and Body Integrity Identity Disorder discusses the conditions of Phantom Limb Syndrome and Body Integrity Identity Disorder together for the first time, exploring examples from literature, film, and psychoanalysis to re-ground theories of the body in material experience. The book outlines the ways in which PLS and BIID involve a feeling of rupture underlined by a desire for wholeness, using the metaphor of the mirror-box (a therapeutic device that alleviates phantom limb pain) to examine how fiction is fundamentally linked to our physical and psychical realities. Using diverse examples from theoretical and fictional works, including thinkers such as Sigmund Freud, Jacques Lacan, Maurice Blanchot, D.W. Winnicott, and Georges Perec, and films by Powell and Pressburger and Quentin Tarantino, each chapter offers a detailed exploration of the mind/body relationship and experiences of fragmentation, bodily ownership, and symbolic reconstitution. By tracing these concepts, the monograph demonstrates ways in which fiction can enable us to understand the psychosomatic conditions of PLS and BIID more thoroughly, while providing new ways of reading psychoanalysis, literary theory, and fictional works. The first book to analyse BIID in relation to PLS, Phantom Limbs and Body Integrity Identity Disorder will be essential reading for academics and literary readers interested in the body, psychoanalysis, English literature, literary theory, film, and disability.

Author : Mario Arndt
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2023-01-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783756821280

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History Hacking by Mario Arndt Pdf

History analyst and author Mario Arndt writes about topics you won't find in traditional history books. His analyses of official history reveal how the Middle Ages, the ancient world, and the associated chronologies were fabricated and forged. This is a book like no other! Hack #0: History Hacking - Anything goes Hack #1: The made-up lists of kings in the Middle Ages Hack #2: The made-up chronology of antiquity Hack #3: The numerical code of the Bible in history Hack #4: The 800-year cycle in history Hack #5: Charlemagne - the made-up Emperor Hack #6: Augustus - the made-up first Roman Emperor Hack #7: The new dating of the astronomical reports of antiquity Hack #8: Jesus Christ on the imperial throne Hack #9: The made-up list of popes Hack #10: An new chronology of the history of mankind This book is so intelligent and entertaining at the same time that it is a must read.

Author : Steven A. Fino
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2017-11-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781421423289

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Tiger Check by Steven A. Fino Pdf

How did American fighter pilots respond to the challenges posed by increasing automation? Spurred by their commanders during the Korean War to be “tigers,” aggressive and tenacious American fighter pilots charged headlong into packs of fireball-spewing enemy MiGs, relying on their keen eyesight, piloting finesse, and steady trigger fingers to achieve victory. But by the 1980s, American fighter pilots vanquished their foes by focusing on a four-inch-square cockpit display, manipulating electromagnetic waves, and launching rocket-propelled guided missiles from miles away. In this new era of automated, long-range air combat, can fighter pilots still be considered tigers? Aimed at scholars of technology and airpower aficionados alike, Steven A. Fino’s Tiger Check offers a detailed study of air-to-air combat focusing on three of the US Air Force’s most famed aircraft: the F-86E Sabre, the F-4C Phantom II, and the F-15A Eagle. Fino argues that increasing fire control automation altered what fighter pilots actually did during air-to-air combat. Drawing on an array of sources, as well as his own decade of experience as an F-15C fighter pilot, Fino unpacks not just the technological black box of fighter fire control equipment, but also fighter pilots’ attitudes toward their profession and their evolving aircraft. He describes how pilots grappled with the new technologies, acutely aware that the very systems that promised to simplify their jobs while increasing their lethality in the air also threatened to rob them of the quintessential—albeit mythic—fighter pilot experience. Finally, Fino explains that these new systems often required new, unique skills that took time for the pilots to identify and then develop. Eschewing the typical “great machine” or “great pilot” perspectives that dominate aviation historiography, Tiger Check provides a richer perspective on humans and machines working and evolving together in the air. The book illuminates the complex interactions between human and machine that accompany advancing automation in the workplace.

Author : Kelly Denson
Publisher : Publishamerica Incorporated
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2007-06
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1424185211

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Phantom Reflections by Kelly Denson Pdf

This compilation of poetry reflects so many events in the flow of life. It will take you from the depths of despair and desolation, innocence and loss, to the heights of passion and zeal for life. It is an eclectic mix of all forms of poetic verse that will hopefully grab your soul, steal your breath, and leave you with an understanding of the joys and heartbreaks of lifea]the simple pleasures forgotten and the hauntings of memories past.

Author : Ann Ashton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1979-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0440168732

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The Phantom Reflection by Ann Ashton Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 842 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1880
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
ISBN : UVA:X030737026

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Library of Universal Knowledge by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1056 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1885
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
ISBN : UVA:X030760254

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Chambers's New Handy Volume American Encyclopædia by Anonim Pdf

Author : Roger Boniface
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 9780811706964

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MIGs Over North Vietnam by Roger Boniface Pdf

"Until now, the day-to-day operations of the Vietnam People's Air Force have remained relatively unknown. In MiGs over North Vietnam, Roger Boniface relies largely on interviews with the participants to describe fighter combat above Vietnam from 1965 to 1975, giving voice to North Vietnamese pilots whose stories have never been told, from deadly dogfights between MiGs and American F-4s to persistent efforts to shoot down B-52 bombers.This is the air war in Vietnam as seen by the other side."--Back cover.

Author : James Westheider
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 9780811708319

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Fighting in Vietnam by James Westheider Pdf

"The Vietnam War differed from previous American wars of the twentieth century. It was an undeclared and limited war that divided the country and was fought disproportionately by minorities and working-class whites, many of whom did not want to serve. This is the story of the men and women who participated in this generation-defining conflict overseas and stateside -- a war of search-and-destroy missions and combat with an ill-defined enemy, but also a war of drug use, fragging, and antiwar protests ... James Westheider captures the many dimensions of what it was like to fight in the Vietnam War"--Page 4 of cover.

Author : L. Morello,Lorenzo Rosti Rossini,Giuseppe Pia,Andrea Tonoli
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 668 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2011-03-04
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789400705135

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The Automotive Body by L. Morello,Lorenzo Rosti Rossini,Giuseppe Pia,Andrea Tonoli Pdf

“The Automotive Body” consists of two volumes. The first volume produces the needful cultural background on the body; it describes the body and its components in use on most kinds of cars and industrial vehicles: the quantity of drawings that are presented allows the reader to familiarize with the design features and to understand functions, design motivations and fabrication feasibility, in view of the existing production processes. The second volume addresses the body system engineer and has the objective to lead him to the specification definition used to finalize detail design and production by the car manufacturer or the supply chain. The processing of these specifications, made by mathematical models of different complexity, starts always from the presentations of the needs of the customer using the vehicle and from the large number of rules imposed by laws and customs. The two volumes are completed by references, list of symbols adopted and subjects index. These two books about the vehicle body may be added to those about the chassis and are part of a series sponsored by ATA (the Italian automotive engineers association) on the subject of automotive engineering; they follow the first book, published in 2005 in Italian only, about automotive transmission. They cover automotive engineering from every aspect and are the result of a five-year collaboration between the Polytechnical University of Turin and the University of Naples on automotive engineering.