Author: Milo D. Nordyke
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Category : Cratering
Languages : en
Pages : 114
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The Sedan Event
Author: Milo D. Nordyke
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Category : Cratering
Languages : en
Pages : 114
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Category : Cratering
Languages : en
Pages : 114
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Sedan 1870
Author: Douglas Fermer
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1844685683
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 397
Book Description
A historian analyzes the Franco-Prussian War’s Battle of Sedan, from its causes and effects, to the characters involved. The Franco-Prussian War was a turning point in the history of nineteenth-century Europe, and the Battle of Sedan was the pivotal event in that war. For the Germans, their overwhelming victory symbolized the birth of their nation, forged in steel and tempered in the blood of the common enemy. For the French, it was a defeat more complete and humiliating than Waterloo. Author Douglas Fermer’s fresh study of this traumatic moment in European history reconsiders how the mutual fear and insecurity of two rival nations tempted their governments to seek a solution to domestic tensions by waging war against each other. His compelling narrative shows how war came about, and how the dramatic campaign of summer 1870 culminated in a momentous clash of arms at Sedan. He gives fascinating insights into the personalities and aims of the politicians and generals involved but also spotlights the experiences of ordinary soldiers and civilians. Praise for Sedan 1870 “Fermer is an eminently readable author and his books well worth the investment. Sedan 1870, is an excellent study in hubris and hunger, doctrine and professionalism and the underlying motivation that drives troops, regardless of the quality of their leadership, to astonishing levels of self-sacrifice.” —Chris Buckham, The Military Reviewer
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1844685683
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 397
Book Description
A historian analyzes the Franco-Prussian War’s Battle of Sedan, from its causes and effects, to the characters involved. The Franco-Prussian War was a turning point in the history of nineteenth-century Europe, and the Battle of Sedan was the pivotal event in that war. For the Germans, their overwhelming victory symbolized the birth of their nation, forged in steel and tempered in the blood of the common enemy. For the French, it was a defeat more complete and humiliating than Waterloo. Author Douglas Fermer’s fresh study of this traumatic moment in European history reconsiders how the mutual fear and insecurity of two rival nations tempted their governments to seek a solution to domestic tensions by waging war against each other. His compelling narrative shows how war came about, and how the dramatic campaign of summer 1870 culminated in a momentous clash of arms at Sedan. He gives fascinating insights into the personalities and aims of the politicians and generals involved but also spotlights the experiences of ordinary soldiers and civilians. Praise for Sedan 1870 “Fermer is an eminently readable author and his books well worth the investment. Sedan 1870, is an excellent study in hubris and hunger, doctrine and professionalism and the underlying motivation that drives troops, regardless of the quality of their leadership, to astonishing levels of self-sacrifice.” —Chris Buckham, The Military Reviewer
Miles from Nowhere
Author: Dayton Duncan
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803266278
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
"In this splendid book a gifted observer and a terrific idea have come together in a real love match. In 1990, a century after the census bureau's famous observation of the frontier's imminent end, Dayton Duncan set out in an aging GMC Suburban to visit a large sampling of counties outside Alaska that have fewer than two persons per square milethe bureau's old standard for places still in a frontier condition. There are 132 such counties. All are in the West. . . . The result of his tour is an insightful and entertaining book, troubling and funny and consistently illuminating. . . . Much of the book's charm comes from Duncan's sketches of people who choose to live 'miles from nowhere'ranchers in the Nebraska sandhills, a New Mexican bar owner, a priest and United Parcel Service driver along the Texas-Mexico border, and the descendant of a Seminole Negro army scout in west Texas. In them he finds characteristics associated with the mythic frontier. . . . Great fun to read."Montana Born and raised in a small town in Iowa, Dayton Duncan has been a reporter, humor columnist, editorial writer, chief of staff to a governor, and deputy press secretary for presidential campaigns. He lives in Walpole, New Hampshire. His books include Out West: An American Journey, also available in a Bison Books edition.
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803266278
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
"In this splendid book a gifted observer and a terrific idea have come together in a real love match. In 1990, a century after the census bureau's famous observation of the frontier's imminent end, Dayton Duncan set out in an aging GMC Suburban to visit a large sampling of counties outside Alaska that have fewer than two persons per square milethe bureau's old standard for places still in a frontier condition. There are 132 such counties. All are in the West. . . . The result of his tour is an insightful and entertaining book, troubling and funny and consistently illuminating. . . . Much of the book's charm comes from Duncan's sketches of people who choose to live 'miles from nowhere'ranchers in the Nebraska sandhills, a New Mexican bar owner, a priest and United Parcel Service driver along the Texas-Mexico border, and the descendant of a Seminole Negro army scout in west Texas. In them he finds characteristics associated with the mythic frontier. . . . Great fun to read."Montana Born and raised in a small town in Iowa, Dayton Duncan has been a reporter, humor columnist, editorial writer, chief of staff to a governor, and deputy press secretary for presidential campaigns. He lives in Walpole, New Hampshire. His books include Out West: An American Journey, also available in a Bison Books edition.
Plowshare
Author: Carl R. Gerber
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Category : Nuclear energy
Languages : en
Pages : 118
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Category : Nuclear energy
Languages : en
Pages : 118
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TID.
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Category : Energy development
Languages : en
Pages : 410
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Category : Energy development
Languages : en
Pages : 410
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Timing and Firing
Author: Ellery M. Matthews
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Category : Nuclear excavation
Languages : en
Pages : 16
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Category : Nuclear excavation
Languages : en
Pages : 16
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Proving Grounds
Author: Scott Kirsch
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 9780813536668
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
In Proving Grounds, Scott Kirsch traces the rise and fall of this astonishing cold war initiative. He examines the work that went into making "geographical engineering" or "earthmoving" an imminent possibility as well as the public controversy, scientific uncertainty, and political opposition that kept it--with the exception of several massive craters in the Nevada desert--out of the landscape.
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 9780813536668
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
In Proving Grounds, Scott Kirsch traces the rise and fall of this astonishing cold war initiative. He examines the work that went into making "geographical engineering" or "earthmoving" an imminent possibility as well as the public controversy, scientific uncertainty, and political opposition that kept it--with the exception of several massive craters in the Nevada desert--out of the landscape.
Prologue
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Category : Archives
Languages : en
Pages : 332
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Category : Archives
Languages : en
Pages : 332
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Hearings
Author: United States. Congress. Joint Committee ...
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Languages : en
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Languages : en
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A Selected, Annotated Bibliography of the Civil, Industrial, and Scientific Uses for Nuclear Explosives
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Category : Nuclear reactors
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
This supplement to TID-3522 (8th Rev.) contains 265 annotated references to reports and published literature on the USAEC's Plowshare Program. The references are arranged by subject category. Report Number and Availability, Film and Tape, Author, and Experiment Indexes are included.
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Category : Nuclear reactors
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
This supplement to TID-3522 (8th Rev.) contains 265 annotated references to reports and published literature on the USAEC's Plowshare Program. The references are arranged by subject category. Report Number and Availability, Film and Tape, Author, and Experiment Indexes are included.