Author: David McGowan
Publisher: Outskirts Press
ISBN: 9781478776864
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
An Army Aviator's personal story of a year in Vietnam flying low and flying slow over the canals and rice paddies of the always dangerous Mekong Delta. They were known as the Shotguns ... dependable, always by the side of America's advisors engaged in battle below, and ready to do whatever was asked of them.
Delta Shotgun
Author: David McGowan
Publisher: Outskirts Press
ISBN: 9781478776864
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
An Army Aviator's personal story of a year in Vietnam flying low and flying slow over the canals and rice paddies of the always dangerous Mekong Delta. They were known as the Shotguns ... dependable, always by the side of America's advisors engaged in battle below, and ready to do whatever was asked of them.
Publisher: Outskirts Press
ISBN: 9781478776864
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
An Army Aviator's personal story of a year in Vietnam flying low and flying slow over the canals and rice paddies of the always dangerous Mekong Delta. They were known as the Shotguns ... dependable, always by the side of America's advisors engaged in battle below, and ready to do whatever was asked of them.
Reading the Architecture of the Underprivileged Classes
Author: Nnamdi Elleh
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317071050
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
The expansion of cities in the late C19th and middle part of the C20th in the developing and the emerging economies of the world has one major urban corollary: it caused the proliferation of unplanned parts of the cities that are identified by a plethora of terminologies such as bidonville, favela, ghetto, informal settlements, and shantytown. Often, the dwellings in such settlements are described as shacks, architecture of necessity, and architecture of everyday experience in the modern and the contemporary metropolis. This volume argues that the types of structures and settlements built by people who do not have access to architectural services in many cities in the developing parts of the world evolved simultaneously with the types of buildings that are celebrated in architecture textbooks as 'modernism.' It not only shows how architects can learn from traditional or vernacular dwellings in order to create habitations for the people of low-income groups in public housing scenarios, but also demonstrates how the architecture of the economically underprivileged classes goes beyond culturally-inspired tectonic interpretations of vernacular traditions by architects for high profile clients. Moreover, the essays explore how the resourceful dwellings of the underprivileged inhabitants of the great cities in developing parts of the world pioneered certain concepts of modernism and contemporary design practices such as sustainable and de-constructivist design. Using projects from Africa, Asia, South and Central America, as well as Austria and the USA, this volume interrogates and brings to the attention of academics, students, and practitioners of architecture, the deliberate disqualification of the modern architecture produced by the urban poor in different parts of the world.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317071050
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
The expansion of cities in the late C19th and middle part of the C20th in the developing and the emerging economies of the world has one major urban corollary: it caused the proliferation of unplanned parts of the cities that are identified by a plethora of terminologies such as bidonville, favela, ghetto, informal settlements, and shantytown. Often, the dwellings in such settlements are described as shacks, architecture of necessity, and architecture of everyday experience in the modern and the contemporary metropolis. This volume argues that the types of structures and settlements built by people who do not have access to architectural services in many cities in the developing parts of the world evolved simultaneously with the types of buildings that are celebrated in architecture textbooks as 'modernism.' It not only shows how architects can learn from traditional or vernacular dwellings in order to create habitations for the people of low-income groups in public housing scenarios, but also demonstrates how the architecture of the economically underprivileged classes goes beyond culturally-inspired tectonic interpretations of vernacular traditions by architects for high profile clients. Moreover, the essays explore how the resourceful dwellings of the underprivileged inhabitants of the great cities in developing parts of the world pioneered certain concepts of modernism and contemporary design practices such as sustainable and de-constructivist design. Using projects from Africa, Asia, South and Central America, as well as Austria and the USA, this volume interrogates and brings to the attention of academics, students, and practitioners of architecture, the deliberate disqualification of the modern architecture produced by the urban poor in different parts of the world.
Delta Jewels
Author: Alysia Burton Steele
Publisher: Center Street
ISBN: 1455562831
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 397
Book Description
Inspired by memories of her beloved grandmother, photographer and author Alysia Burton Steele -- picture editor on a Pulitzer Prize-winning team -- combines heart-wrenching narrative with poignant photographs of more than 50 female church elders in the Mississippi Delta. These ordinary women lived extraordinary lives under the harshest conditions of the Jim Crow era and during the courageous changes of the Civil Rights Movement. With the help of local pastors, Steele recorded these living witnesses to history and folk ways, and shares the significance of being a Black woman -- child, daughter, sister, wife, mother, and grandmother in Mississippi -- a Jewel of the Delta. From the stand Mrs. Tennie Self took for her marriage to be acknowledged in the phone book, to the life-threatening sacrifice required to vote for the first time, these 50 inspiring portraits are the faces of love and triumph that will teach readers faith and courage in difficult times.
Publisher: Center Street
ISBN: 1455562831
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 397
Book Description
Inspired by memories of her beloved grandmother, photographer and author Alysia Burton Steele -- picture editor on a Pulitzer Prize-winning team -- combines heart-wrenching narrative with poignant photographs of more than 50 female church elders in the Mississippi Delta. These ordinary women lived extraordinary lives under the harshest conditions of the Jim Crow era and during the courageous changes of the Civil Rights Movement. With the help of local pastors, Steele recorded these living witnesses to history and folk ways, and shares the significance of being a Black woman -- child, daughter, sister, wife, mother, and grandmother in Mississippi -- a Jewel of the Delta. From the stand Mrs. Tennie Self took for her marriage to be acknowledged in the phone book, to the life-threatening sacrifice required to vote for the first time, these 50 inspiring portraits are the faces of love and triumph that will teach readers faith and courage in difficult times.
Streetsweepers
Author: Duncan Long
Publisher: Paladin Press
ISBN: 9781581604368
Category : Combat arms
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
For home protection or battlefield use, nothing matches the shotgun's ability to lay down massive, deadly fire at close ranges. Read reviews of more than 150 shotguns along with Long's expert advice on choosing a shotgun, combat tactics, ammunition, customizing your gun without running afoul of the Assault Weapons Ban and much more.
Publisher: Paladin Press
ISBN: 9781581604368
Category : Combat arms
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
For home protection or battlefield use, nothing matches the shotgun's ability to lay down massive, deadly fire at close ranges. Read reviews of more than 150 shotguns along with Long's expert advice on choosing a shotgun, combat tactics, ammunition, customizing your gun without running afoul of the Assault Weapons Ban and much more.
ROAM: Twilight Over the Empire
Author: Cole Fox
Publisher: Cole Fox
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
The Crimson Twilight fleet descends on an unsuspecting universe. Major RONALD NOVAK, his new team, and the crew of the Fugitive are the only ones aware of the coming attack. But are already too late to send a warning to the outer systems. The galactic reign of the Empire is on the verge of collapse. A surprise attack at a scale unlike anyone has ever witnessed is about to be unleashed. Caught up in a universe he doesn’t belong in, the fate of his new home thrust unfairly onto his shoulders. Can Ronald find his place in this new dimension, or will he perish in this universal conflict?
Publisher: Cole Fox
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
The Crimson Twilight fleet descends on an unsuspecting universe. Major RONALD NOVAK, his new team, and the crew of the Fugitive are the only ones aware of the coming attack. But are already too late to send a warning to the outer systems. The galactic reign of the Empire is on the verge of collapse. A surprise attack at a scale unlike anyone has ever witnessed is about to be unleashed. Caught up in a universe he doesn’t belong in, the fate of his new home thrust unfairly onto his shoulders. Can Ronald find his place in this new dimension, or will he perish in this universal conflict?
Fine Shotguns
Author: John M. Taylor
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 151070096X
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
In Fine Shotguns, expert John M. Taylor offers a global view of shotguns using photographs and descriptions of guns from the United States, Britain, Germany, Austria, France, Spain, and Italy. Here are all types of shotguns: single barrel, double barrel, combination guns, hammer shotguns, paired shotguns, special-use guns, small-bore shotguns, shotgun stocks or shotguns with metal finishes, and bespoke shotguns. This all encompassing guide includes sections on how to care for and storage your weapon, what accessories are available for your model, and how to choose the perfect traveling case. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 151070096X
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
In Fine Shotguns, expert John M. Taylor offers a global view of shotguns using photographs and descriptions of guns from the United States, Britain, Germany, Austria, France, Spain, and Italy. Here are all types of shotguns: single barrel, double barrel, combination guns, hammer shotguns, paired shotguns, special-use guns, small-bore shotguns, shotgun stocks or shotguns with metal finishes, and bespoke shotguns. This all encompassing guide includes sections on how to care for and storage your weapon, what accessories are available for your model, and how to choose the perfect traveling case. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Pfeiffer Country
Author: Sherry Laymon
Publisher: Butler Center Books
ISBN: 1935106414
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Clay County, Arkansas, was a flatland with little improvements at the outset of the twentieth century. Into this primitive society came a St. Louis entrepreneur with a liking for agriculture. Paul Pfeiffer bought large tracts of land, set up tenant farmers, and reigned for nearly fifty years as a beneficent landlord. Laymon records the gratitude of many a family who remember with appreciation loans made to acquire equipment. When farming was interrupted by the coming of the railroad, both Pfeiffer and his tenants adapted to a lumbering economy—so long as the hardwood forest lasted. Interestingly, Laymon’s account includes the fate of tenants following the break-up of “Pfeiffer Country.”
Publisher: Butler Center Books
ISBN: 1935106414
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Clay County, Arkansas, was a flatland with little improvements at the outset of the twentieth century. Into this primitive society came a St. Louis entrepreneur with a liking for agriculture. Paul Pfeiffer bought large tracts of land, set up tenant farmers, and reigned for nearly fifty years as a beneficent landlord. Laymon records the gratitude of many a family who remember with appreciation loans made to acquire equipment. When farming was interrupted by the coming of the railroad, both Pfeiffer and his tenants adapted to a lumbering economy—so long as the hardwood forest lasted. Interestingly, Laymon’s account includes the fate of tenants following the break-up of “Pfeiffer Country.”
US Combat Shotguns
Author: Leroy Thompson
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1780960158
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
When a soldier must face multiple opponents at close quarters, few weapons can match the effectiveness of the shotgun. From World War I to the War on Terror, the shotgun has been a devastating weapon in the hands of US troops. For urban combat, prisoner control and shipboard operations, it remains as deadly today as it was a century ago. This book examines various types, from the early combat shotguns through to the riot gun and trench gun versions used in World War l. So effective was the trench shotgun, the Germans complained it violated the “Rules of War” as an inhumane weapon, and threatened to execute troops captured carrying one. More recently during the War on Terror, shotguns have been used to clear cave complexes in Afghanistan and buildings in Iraq, but especially to blow doors open during entries and searches. Featuring specially commissioned full-color artwork, this is the story of the origins, development and the use of the combat shotgun in US service, from the trenches of World War l, to the Korean and Vietnamese Wars and lately the cave complexes of Afghanistan.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1780960158
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
When a soldier must face multiple opponents at close quarters, few weapons can match the effectiveness of the shotgun. From World War I to the War on Terror, the shotgun has been a devastating weapon in the hands of US troops. For urban combat, prisoner control and shipboard operations, it remains as deadly today as it was a century ago. This book examines various types, from the early combat shotguns through to the riot gun and trench gun versions used in World War l. So effective was the trench shotgun, the Germans complained it violated the “Rules of War” as an inhumane weapon, and threatened to execute troops captured carrying one. More recently during the War on Terror, shotguns have been used to clear cave complexes in Afghanistan and buildings in Iraq, but especially to blow doors open during entries and searches. Featuring specially commissioned full-color artwork, this is the story of the origins, development and the use of the combat shotgun in US service, from the trenches of World War l, to the Korean and Vietnamese Wars and lately the cave complexes of Afghanistan.
American Badass
Author: Dale Comstock
Publisher: Zulu 7 Media, LLC
ISBN: 9780989483513
Category : Soldiers
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
American Badass is the true story of a modern day Spartan. Dale Comstock is a Delta Force Operator - a member of America's secret army; the most enigmatic and combat tested elite counter-terrorism unit in the world. In his action packed story we journey with him from boyhood to manhood into a world of extreme violence where he learns the values of hard work, sacrifice, and love of family. As he succeeds and fails as a Delta Force Operator, Green Beret, husband and father, he elevates the meaning of being an American to being an American Badass.
Publisher: Zulu 7 Media, LLC
ISBN: 9780989483513
Category : Soldiers
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
American Badass is the true story of a modern day Spartan. Dale Comstock is a Delta Force Operator - a member of America's secret army; the most enigmatic and combat tested elite counter-terrorism unit in the world. In his action packed story we journey with him from boyhood to manhood into a world of extreme violence where he learns the values of hard work, sacrifice, and love of family. As he succeeds and fails as a Delta Force Operator, Green Beret, husband and father, he elevates the meaning of being an American to being an American Badass.
Army Delta Force
Author: Carlos Alvarez
Publisher: Bellwether Media
ISBN: 1612110959
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
A special operations force of the Army, Delta Force performs many important missions during wartime and peacetime. Young readers will learn why this special force remains top secret, what kinds of missions Deltas go on, and what it is like to be a Delta.
Publisher: Bellwether Media
ISBN: 1612110959
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
A special operations force of the Army, Delta Force performs many important missions during wartime and peacetime. Young readers will learn why this special force remains top secret, what kinds of missions Deltas go on, and what it is like to be a Delta.