The Killing Zone

Author : Paul Craig
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2001-01-02
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780071504157

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The Killing Zone: How & Why Pilots Die by Paul Craig Pdf

This literal survival guide for new pilots identifies "the killing zone," the 40-250 flight hours during which unseasoned aviators are likely to commit lethal mistakes. Presents the statistics of how many pilots will die in the zone within a year; calls attention to the eight top pilot killers (such as "VFR into IFR," "Takeoff and Climb"); and maps strategies for avoiding, diverting, correcting, and managing the dangers. Includes a Pilot Personality Self-Assessment Exercise that identifies pilot "types" and how each type can best react to survive the killing zone.

Author : Frederick Downs Jr.
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2007-02-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9780393076066

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The Killing Zone: My Life in the Vietnam War by Frederick Downs Jr. Pdf

“The best damned book from the point of view of the infantrymen who fought there.”—Army Times Among the best books ever written about men in combat, The Killing Zone tells the story of the platoon of Delta One-six, capturing what it meant to face lethal danger, to follow orders, and to search for the conviction and then the hope that this war was worth the sacrifice. The book includes a new chapter on what happened to the platoon members when they came home.

Author : Orr Kelly
Publisher : Berkley
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UOM:39015022066115

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King of the Killing Zone by Orr Kelly Pdf

By examining the development of this tank the reader gains valuable insight into tanks, armored warfare, and military/procurement. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Stephen G. Rabe
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Cold War
ISBN : 0190216255

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The Killing Zone by Stephen G. Rabe Pdf

The Killing Zone: The United States Wages Cold War in Latin America, Second Edition, is a comprehensive yet concise analysis of U.S. policies in Latin America during the Cold War. Author Stephen G. Rabe, a leading authority in the field, argues that the sense of joy and accomplishment that accompanied the end of the Cold War, the liberation of Eastern Europe, and the collapse of the Soviet Union must be tempered by the realization that Latin Americans paid a ghastly price during the Cold War. Dictatorship, authoritarianism, the methodical abuse of human rights, and campaigns of state terrorism characterized life in Latin America between 1945 and 1989. Countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Chile, El Salvador, and Guatemala endured appalling levels of political violence. The U.S. repeatedly intervened in the internal affairs of Latin American nations in the name of anticommunism, destabilizing constitutional governments and aiding and abetting those who murdered and tortured. Rabe supplements his strong, provocative historical narrative with stories about the fates of ordinary Latin Americans, an extensive chronology, a series of evocative photographs, and an annotated bibliography.

Author : Harry McCallion
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2021-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1839013613

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Killing Zone by Harry McCallion Pdf

Killing Zone is a story of exceptional endurance, told with grim humour and great psychological insight into the minds of those whose lives depend on killing others. This is Harry McCallion's remarkable account of life on the edge.

Author : William Crawford Woods
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Vietnam War, 1961-1975
ISBN : UCAL:B4355402

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The Killing Zone by William Crawford Woods Pdf

Author : Paul A. Craig
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-30
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780071798419

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The Killing Zone, Second Edition by Paul A. Craig Pdf

WARNING! Don't fly solo before you understand all the dangers of the killing zone. It could save your life! This survival guide for new pilots identifies the pitfalls waiting inside the killing zone, the period from 50 to 350 flight hours when they leave their instructors behind and fly as pilot in command for the first time. Although they're privately certified, many of these unseasoned aviators are unaware of the potential accidents that lie ahead while trying to build decision-making skills on their own -- many times falling victim to inexperience. Based on the first in-depth scientific study of pilot behavior and general aviation flying accidents in over 20 years, The Killing Zone, Second Edition offers practical advice to help identify the time frame in which you are most likely to die. Author and aviation specialist Paul Craig offers rare insights into the special risks new pilots face and includes updated preventive strategies for flying through the killing zone . . . alive: NEW to the Second Edition: Dealing with Glass Cockpits; GPS Moving Maps; Collision Avoidance Systems; including a new chapter on Available Safety versus Actual Safety Alerts you to the 12 mistakes likely to kill you Provides guidelines for avoiding, evading, diverting, correcting, and managing dangers Includes a "Pilot Personality Self-Assessment Exercise" for an individualized survival strategy

Author : Richard Dorney
Publisher : Random House
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2012-08-09
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781448118427

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The Killing Zone by Richard Dorney Pdf

On a tour of duty in the Helmand River Valley, the Grenadier Guards faced the toughest challenge of their lives... Carrying out patrols in the most fiercely contested land in Afghanistan the Guards were under fire almost constantly. The summer of 2007 saw some of the most frequent and intense combat yet, beyond what anyone could have predicted. Based in isolated forward operating bases their nearest reinforcements were often miles away, down a track strewn with deadly roadside bombs. The Killing Zone is an action-packed and authentic insight into the real Afghanistan. This is what it’s like to deliberately draw fire on your own position so that your mates can escape an ambush, to experience the adrenaline rush of being the first in to clear a Taliban compound, and to rely on skill, loyalty and quick-thinking to survive in one of the most dangerous places on earth.

Author : William Grawford Woods
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:870552271

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The Killing Zone by William Grawford Woods Pdf

Author : William Crawford Woods
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0722192878

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The Killing Zone by William Crawford Woods Pdf

Author : Rex Burns
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2012-03-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781453247952

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The Killing Zone by Rex Burns Pdf

DIVWager hunts for the killer of a black councilman, as the city threatens to riot/div DIVGabe’s girlfriend Jo is drowning. She stares up at him, eyes wide with terror, as he fights to grab her hand. In a moment, the frothing river swallows her up, and Jo is gone./divDIV /divDIVNine months have passed since Jo’s death, and Detective Wager cannot get the image out of his mind. Rather than fight the urge to blame himself, he embraces the guilt, punishing himself for it every day. Only his work on the homicide squad can distract him, and he has just landed a case fraught with political implications. A crusading black city councilman is found murdered in an abandoned lot, and the city teeters on the edge of a riot. As Wager investigates the politician’s secret past, he must balance his own pain with a burning need to see justice done./div

Author : Frederick Downs
Publisher : Berkley
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : History
ISBN : 0425104362

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The Killing Zone by Frederick Downs Pdf

The best damned book from the point of view of the infantrymen who fought there.--Army Times Among the best books ever written about men in combat, The Killing Zone tells the story of the platoon of Delta One-six, capturing what it meant to face lethal danger, to follow orders, and to search for the conviction and then the hope that this war was worth the sacrifice. The book includes a new chapter on what happened to the platoon members when they came home.

Author : Sean Rayment
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : IND:30000110583733

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Into the Killing Zone by Sean Rayment Pdf

Leading commentator, Sean Rayment, has followed the conflict in Afghanistan from the first moment and tells the story of the rise and fall of the British effort in Afghanistan.The current conflict in Afghanistan is unlike any other war in the world. Since 2006 British soldiers have been living in impossible conditions, under the searing desert sun (on occasions reaching 50°C) and facing continual fire from elusive Taliban forces. With access to many members of the Parachute Regiment, the Royal Marines, and The Royal Anglian Regiment as well as the undercover operations of special forces, Sean Rayment recounts the lives and battles of the British forces at the centre of the most difficult conflict of our times.Included here is the dramatic two-week siege of Sangin in August 2006, in which 120 members of the Parachute regiment stood against an unseen desert force: in the turmoil, under heavy fire, Corporal Bryan Budd of the Paras headed off a Taliban assault and was killed; he won a posthumous VC. During the most dangerous periods solders were forced to sleep standing at their battle positions.Sean Rayment_s dispatches from the campaign, also cover the battles of Musa Quala and Nawzad and form a compelling and gruelling account of what_s really been happening in a war that is often conducted beyond the lenses of the media.He reveals a riveting portrait of courage and endurance amongst the ordinary men and women of the modern British Army.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:223222431

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Author : Paul A. Craig
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780071362696

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The Killing Zone: How & Why Pilots Die by Paul A. Craig Pdf

This literal survival guide for new pilots identifies "the killing zone," the 40-250 flight hours during which unseasoned aviators are likely to commit lethal mistakes. Presents the statistics of how many pilots will die in the zone within a year; calls attention to the eight top pilot killers (such as "VFR into IFR," "Takeoff and Climb"); and maps strategies for avoiding, diverting, correcting, and managing the dangers. Includes a Pilot Personality Self-Assessment Exercise that identifies pilot "types" and how each type can best react to survive the killing zone.