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The Story of the Roman Amphitheatre |
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Категория: Технические науки » Архитектура и строительство |
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Автор: David L. Bomgardner
Издательство: Routledge
Год издания: 2001
isbn: 0415165938, 0203187989, 0203189213
Количество страниц: 305
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
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The Roman amphitheatre was a site both of bloody combat and marvellous spectacle, symbolic of the might of Empire; to understand the importance of the amphitheatre is to understand a key element in the social and political life of the Roman ruling classes. Generously illustrated with 141 plans and photographs, The Story of the Roman Amphitheatre offers a comprehensive picture of the origins, development, and eventual decline of the most typical and evocative of Roman monuments. With a detailed examination of the Colosseum, as well as case studies of significant sites from Italy, Gaul, Spain and Roman North Africa, the book is a fascinating gazetteer for the general reader as well as a valuable tool for students and academics. |
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M113 (Part 2) - M163 A1/A2 Vulcan, M901 A2 Tow, M48 A2 Chaparral (Warmachines 9) |
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Категория: Военное дело » Военная техника » Танки, БТР |
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Автор: Francois Verlinden
Издательство: Verlinden Publications
Год издания: 1991
isbn: 1930607016
Количество страниц: 38
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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81 full color photographs, 21 U.S. Army technical drawings This ninth installment in the very insightful WARMACHINES series is the second volume dedicated to variants of the prolific M113 family of armored vehicles. Carrying on the Verlinden tradition of presenting high quality color detail photographs, this book takes a close look at the details of the M163 Vulcan Air defense Artillery Gun, the M901 Hammerhead Improved TOW Vehicle, and the M48 Chaparral Improved Air Defense Guided Missile System. This is a very useful book for anyone who wishes to research these vehicles, and certainly belongs in the collection of any military scale modeler or military enthusiast. |
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Phantom: A Legend in Its Own Time |
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Категория: Военное дело » Военная техника » Самолеты |
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Автор: Francis K. Mason
Издательство: Patrick Stephens Ltd.
Год издания: 1984
isbn: 0850595808, 0850595800
Количество страниц: 190
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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In service with America's armed forces, accustomed to enjoying the fruits of world technological leadership, the McDonnell Phantom II fighter represented—for all its extraordinary angularity—an astonishing masterpiece of design ingenuity and commercial persistence. It moreover reversed the time-honoured, but hitherto apparently irreversible convention whereby naval air forces had had to rest content with deck-landing adaptations of aircraft primarily evolved for shore-based operation. Designing the aircraft from the outset for shipboard use by the United States Navy, and beaten in early competitive evaluation by design tenders from elsewhere, the manufacturers persevered in the belief that they in fact possessed a potential world-beater, and succeeded in producing not only by far the most potent naval fighter in the world but one whose performance and punch came near to eclipsing the most sanguine future tactical requirements of the land-based United States Air Force. That this phenomenon should occur during a period of relative peace in international affairs was also to some extent fortuitous, as previous experience had tended to support the theory that the greatest technological strides (and therefore those with least rrstraint placed upon them) came only to fruition during a state of war, or with the threat of such, and it enabled the United States Air Force to acquire a superlative and operationally flexible combat aeroplane in large numbers, at minimum realistic cost, in time to contribute a vital role in America's traumatic involvement in the Vietnam conflict. |
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Air Guns |
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Категория: Военное дело » Оружие » Огнестрельное оружие |
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Автор: Eldon G. Wolff
Издательство: Milwaukee Public Museum
Год издания: 1958
Количество страниц: 205
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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The development of the air gun, its history, forms, relationships, and makers. Bibliographical listings furnish sources for students who desire to go additionally into the subject. |
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German Divisional Emblems |
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Категория: Военное дело » Униформа, обмундирование |
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Автор: War Department
Издательство: War Department
Год издания: 1945
Количество страниц: 87
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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This publication presents, in Section I, the principles governing the use and application of German divisional emblems, Section II brings all identified emblem designes of German divisions. An alphabetical index of designs contained in this book is furnished in Section III, and examples of application are appended. |
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Fishing Boats of the World 3 |
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Категория: Технические науки » Транспорт » Водный транспорт, судостроение |
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Автор: Jan Olof Traung
Издательство: Fishing News (Books) Ltd.
Год издания: 1967
isbn: 0852380437
Количество страниц: 688
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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This volume, number 3, like the others, concentrates on specific aspects of the problem of improving world fishing activity. This related to the smaller types of craft used in in-shore and near-water fishing and in the case of developing countries, to indigenous craft such as canoes powered with outboard or inboard engines. That objective was covered in six major sections. The first dealt with the factors which influences the design of boats in various communities; the second with the performance of craft in practical operation. Materials used such as wood, aluminum, plastics, fiberglass, etc., were considered in the third section with useful comparisons made with conventional usage. The fourth section dealt with engineering problems-engine location, different types, deck machinery and refrigeration equipment. The fifth section is aimed at helping small boat users in inshore fishing; lakes and rivers and gives outstanding help to the need of developing countries. The sixth section deals with craft for stern trawling, tuna fishing, combination vessels and even catamarans for certain types of fishing. |
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High Stakes: Britain's Air Arms in Action 1945-1990 |
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Категория: Военное дело » Военная техника » Самолеты |
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Автор: Vic Flintham
Издательство: Pen and Sword
Год издания: 2009
isbn: 1844158152, 9781844158157
Количество страниц: 418
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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After the dust of World War II had settled, the military position of the UK was far from straightforward. It was of course allied to the USA and part of NATO, but it was at odds with the former in maintaining an Empire and the two nations also had competing oil interests in the Middle East. The UK's engagement in war after 1945 was thus a strange mixture ranging from homeland security through insular actions within the colonies or protectorates to preserve empire - to playing a major role in confronting the USSR. The types of active involvement of the RAF, Fleet Air Arm and Army Air Corps between 1945 and 1995 include the following, with examples. Maintaining Local Stability - Greece, Netherlands East Indies. Maintaining Empire - Malaya, Kenya. Defending Empire - Borneo. Defending Interests - Suez, Kuwait. Homeland Security - Northern Ireland, air defense. Confrontation - Berlin Airlift, Korea. Covert Action - Albania, strategic reconnaissance. Humanitarian and Peacekeeping- Jordan, Cyprus. Development of Deterrent - Bombs, bombers and missiles. |
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Field Service Pocket Book, United States Army, 1917 |
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Категория: Военное дело » Прочее |
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Автор: Washington, DC: War Department, GPO
Издательство: Washington, DC: War Department, GPO
Год издания: 1917
Количество страниц: 402
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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Foreword (Tasker H. Bliss, Major General, Acting Chief of Staff). War Department. Washington, May 28, 1917. The following Field Service Pocket Book is published as a supplement to the Field Service Regulations, for use in campaign, at maneuvers, and at tactical exercises. It is subject to frequent revision. It is not a textbook for the study of military subjects. It is merely a reference book, not to be quoted as authoritative. It should be amended by the possessor in accordance with changes in orders, regulations, and official publications and added to on the basis of experience. |
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Fishing Boats of the World 2 |
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Категория: Технические науки » Транспорт » Водный транспорт, судостроение |
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Автор: Jan Olof Traung
Издательство: Fishing News (Books) Ltd.
Год издания: 1967
Количество страниц: 841
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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Photos and plans of fishing boats and fishing methods, construction, sea behavior, productivity, scantlings, installation of machinery, resistance and propulsion, sea kindliness and much more, from 150 authors. Papers presented at the Second FAO World Fishing Boat Congress. |
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Rocket And Space Corporation Energia |
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Категория: Технические науки » Транспорт » Воздушный транспорт, космонавтика |
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Автор: Robert Godwin
Издательство: Collector\'s Guide Publishing
Год издания: 2001
isbn: 1896522815
Количество страниц: 128
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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Apogee Books Space Series 17. A small metal sphere weighing slightly more than 83 kilograms was placed into an elliptical orbit by the mighty R-7 rocket. It was perhaps one of the most significant moments in human history. The date was October 4th 1957 and the sphere was called Sputnik. When the world's first artificial satellite sped across the night skies the impact was far-reaching and profound. Not only was this clearly one of the great scientific achievements of the modern age but it was also a catalyst which would propel the United States out of its post-War lethargy. The Political significance of the lift-capability of the R-7 rocket aroused the attentions of the West while irrevocably altering the face of human history. The Space Age had begun. The story of the R-7 rocket and its many offspring is one which still remains a mystery in the West. Now in the post-Cold war era the remarkable accomplishments of the engineers of Rocket & Space Corporation Energia are finally reaching eager readers in the West. The pages within contain a pictorial record encompassing the entire history of the Russian space programme, from its inception at the end of World War II to the present day. The sheer wealth of original and durable technology is a testament to the ingenuity of a remarkable people and gives a unique glimpse a the future of the historic partnership between East and West. Published for the first time completely in English, Rocket & Space Corporation Energia features rare pictures and diagrams including: Sputnik - Yuri Gagarin's Vostok capsule - the world's first Space Stations - the enormous lunar rocket N1 - Russia's interplanetary probes and the Buran shuttle. |
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