The Butterfly And The Tank

Author : Ernest Hemingway
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781476770192

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Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway by Ernest Hemingway Pdf

Before he gained wide fame as a novelist, Ernest Hemingway established his literary reputation with his short stories. This collection, The Short Stories, originally published in 1938, is definitive. Among these forty-nine short stories are Hemingway's earliest efforts, written when he was a young foreign correspondent in Paris, and such masterpieces as “Hills Like White Elephants,” “The Killers,” “The Short, Happy Life of Francis Macomber,” and “The Snows of Kilimanjaro.” Set in the varied landscapes of Spain, Africa, and the American Midwest, this collection traces the development and maturation of Hemingway's distinct and revolutionary storytelling style—from the plain, bald language of his first story, “Up in Michigan,” to the seamless prose and spare, eloquent pathos of “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place” to the expansive solitude of the Big Two-Hearted River stories. These stories showcase the singular talent of a master, the most important American writer of the twentieth century.

Author : Ernest Hemingway
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781476787626

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The Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway by Ernest Hemingway Pdf

Offers a selection of twenty-six short stories that includes famous classics as well as rare and previously unpublished works and an essay on the art of the short story.

Author : Brian Caswell
Publisher : Univ. of Queensland Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2015-09-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780702256677

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A Cage of Butterflies by Brian Caswell Pdf

"We're like a new toy ... or a new energy source, and they're just playing with us, experimenting. Working out what we can do. What they can do with us." Mikki and the others live at "the farm", an advanced learning facility, a think-tank for a bunch of young people with very high IQs. But what is really going on at the farm? And what about the five much younger children known as the Babies, frail as butterflies? Brian Caswell's new novel explores the power of love . and presents readers with an intriguing jigsaw puzzle of suspense. SHORTLISTED CBC Children's Book of the Year Awards (1993)

Author : Joe Wilson
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0786406674

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The 761st "Black Panther" Tank Battalion in World War II by Joe Wilson Pdf

Their motto was "Come Out Fighting," and that they did without fail. The 761st Tank Battalion - the famed "Black Panthers" - was the first African American armored unit to enter combat, and in World War II they fought in four major Allied campaigns and inflicted 130,000 casualties on the German army. And the fighting was intense - only one out of every two Black Panthers made it home alive. This is the complete history of the 761st, told in large part through the words of the surviving members of the unit. Richly illustrated, this work recounts how the unit was given long overdue recognition - the Presidential Unit Citation and the Medal of Honor - in recent years.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 634 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Electronic journals
ISBN : UCAL:B4911775

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Studies in Short Fiction by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 692 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Geology
ISBN : UOM:39015055356763

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U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper by Anonim Pdf

Author : Geological Survey (U.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105016811338

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Geological Survey Professional Paper by Geological Survey (U.S.) Pdf

Author : Ellis Koch,Anthony A. Giaimo,Dennis J. Sulam
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Artificial groundwater recharge
ISBN : UCR:31210018917516

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Design and Operation of the Artificial-recharge Plant at Bay Park, New York by Ellis Koch,Anthony A. Giaimo,Dennis J. Sulam Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Geology
ISBN : MINN:31951D00331434E

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Geological Survey Professional Paper by Anonim Pdf

Author : David Fletcher
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472817563

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British Battle Tanks by David Fletcher Pdf

A highly illustrated history of the development and operation of the first British tanks, published to coincide with the 100th anniversary of their introduction in World War I. When British soldiers charged across the Somme in September 1916 they were accompanied by a new and astonishing weapon – the tank. After a stuttering start armoured behemoths such as the Mark IV, Mark V and Whippet played a crucial role in bringing World War I to an end. Marking the centenary of their battlefield debut, this comprehensive volume traces the design and development of the famous British invention during World War I and the increasingly tense years of the 1920s and 30s, from the first crude but revolutionary prototype to the ever-more sophisticated designs of later years. Bolstered by historic photographs and stunning illustrations, author David Fletcher brings us the thrilling history behind the early British battle tanks.

Author : Oscar E. Gilbert
Publisher : Casemate
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2015-02-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781612002675

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Marine Corps Tank Battles in the Middle East by Oscar E. Gilbert Pdf

In the aftermath of Vietnam a new generation of Marines was determined to wage a smarter kind of war. The tank, the very symbol of power and violence, would play a key role in a new concept of mobile warfare, not seen since the dashes of World War II. The emphasis would be not on brutal battles of attrition, but on paralyzing the enemy by rapid maneuver and overwhelming but judicious use of firepower. Yet in two wars with Iraq, the tankers, as well as the crews of the new Light Armored Vehicles, quickly found themselves in a familiar roleÑbattering through some of the strongest defenses in the world by frontal assault, fighting their way through towns and cities. In AmericaÕs longest continual conflict, armored Marines became entangled in further guerilla war, this time amid the broiling deserts, ancient cities, and rich farmlands of Iraq, and in the high, bleak wastes of Afghanistan. It was a familiar kind of war against a fanatical foe who brutalized civilians, planted sophisticated roadside bombs, and seized control of entire cities. It has been a maddening war of clearing roads, escorting convoys, endless sweep operations to locate and destroy insurgent strongholds, protecting voting sites for free elections, and recapturing and rebuilding urban centers. ItÕs been a war in which the tanks repeatedly provided the outnumbered infantry with precise and decisive firepower. The tankers even added a new trick to their repertoireÑlong-range surveillance. Our fights against Iraq in 1991 and in the post-9/11 years have seen further wars that demanded that unique combination of courage, tenacity, professionalism, and versatility that makes a Marine no better friend, and no worse enemy. This book fully describes how our Marine Corps tankers have risen to the occasion.

Author : United States. National Transportation Safety Board
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 732 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2024-07-03
Category : Marine accidents
ISBN : UOM:39015028259706

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Marine Accident Report by United States. National Transportation Safety Board Pdf

Author : Oscar E. Gilbert
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 863 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781504055956

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The Marine Corps Tanks Collection by Oscar E. Gilbert Pdf

“Together these books provide the definitive history of the USMC’s tank forces . . . Very highly recommended” (Military Modelcraft International). Marine Corps Tank Battles in Korea: A detailed and gripping account of the little-known Marine tank engagements during the Korean War, from the valiant defense at Pusan and the bitter battles of the Chosin Reservoir to the bloody stalemate along the Jamestown Line. Oscar E. Gilbert unfolds the unique role played by tanks in the destruction of the ill-fated Task Force Drysdale, how Marine armor was a key factor in the defense of Hagaru, and how a lone tank made it to Yudamni and then led the breakout across the high Toktong Pass. Marine Corps Tank Battles in Vietnam: In 1965 the large, loud, and highly visible tanks of 3rd Platoon, B Company, 3rd Tank Battalion landed across a beach near Da Nang, drawing unwelcome attention to America’s first, almost covert, commitment of ground troops in South Vietnam. Marine Corps tankers sought out the enemy in the sand dunes, jungles, mountains, paddy fields, tiny villages, and ancient cities of Vietnam, dealing with guerrilla ambushes from the Viet Cong and the long-range artillery capability of the North Vietnamese Army. Marine Corps Tank Battles in the Middle East: In America’s longest continual conflict, armored Marines became entangled in guerrilla war amid the broiling deserts, ancient cities, and rich farmlands of Iraq, and in the high, bleak wastes of Afghanistan. Fighting a fanatical foe who brutalized civilians, planted sophisticated roadside bombs, and seized control of entire cities, the Marine Corps tankers cleared roads, escorted convoys, conducted endless sweep operations to locate and destroy insurgent strongholds, protected voting sites for free elections, and recaptured and rebuilt urban centers, even adding a new trick to their repertoire: long-range surveillance. Tanks in Hell: On November 20, 1943, the 2nd Marine Division launched the first amphibious assault of the Pacific War, directly into the teeth of powerful Japanese defenses on Tarawa. In that blood-soaked invasion, a single company of Sherman tanks, of which only two survived, played a pivotal role in turning the tide from looming disaster to legendary victory.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1414 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1922
Category : Public health
ISBN : MINN:31951002782696Z

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Public Health Bulletin by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Navy Department. Bureau of Ships
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1953
Category : Naval architecture
ISBN : MINN:31951D03744826W

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Bureau of Ships Manual by United States. Navy Department. Bureau of Ships Pdf