Author: Xiaobing Li
Publisher:
ISBN: 0190681616
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 345
Book Description
This book covers the chronological development and operational experience of the Chinese Army's intervention in the Vietnam War against the U.S. in 1968-1973. Based on communist sources and interviews, it examines China's intentions, decision-making, war preparation, training, battle plan and execution, tactical problem solving, political indoctrination, and combat assessment.
The Dragon in the Jungle
Author: Xiaobing Li
Publisher:
ISBN: 0190681616
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 345
Book Description
This book covers the chronological development and operational experience of the Chinese Army's intervention in the Vietnam War against the U.S. in 1968-1973. Based on communist sources and interviews, it examines China's intentions, decision-making, war preparation, training, battle plan and execution, tactical problem solving, political indoctrination, and combat assessment.
Publisher:
ISBN: 0190681616
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 345
Book Description
This book covers the chronological development and operational experience of the Chinese Army's intervention in the Vietnam War against the U.S. in 1968-1973. Based on communist sources and interviews, it examines China's intentions, decision-making, war preparation, training, battle plan and execution, tactical problem solving, political indoctrination, and combat assessment.
The Poison Jungle (Wings of Fire #13)
Author: Tui T. Sutherland
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 1338214535
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
The New York Times bestselling series continues with a thrilling revelation -- brand-new tribes of dragons! Some secrets are deadly.It's no secret that Sundew wants to destroy the HiveWings. It's her life's mission to exact revenge on the tribe that tried to wipe out the LeafWings and ripped every tree from the surface of Pantala.Every tree, that is, except the wild and dangerous Poison Jungle, where the surviving LeafWings have been hiding since the war. Hiding, plotting, and waiting for a dragon like Sundew, who is uniquely qualified to bring down the Hives.There are dark secrets in the jungle, though-some that Sundew is keeping, and some that she's only just beginning to discover. And now that a new war is upon them, Sundew and her friends must unearth the oldest secret in the jungle-even if what they find has the power to destroy them all.
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 1338214535
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
The New York Times bestselling series continues with a thrilling revelation -- brand-new tribes of dragons! Some secrets are deadly.It's no secret that Sundew wants to destroy the HiveWings. It's her life's mission to exact revenge on the tribe that tried to wipe out the LeafWings and ripped every tree from the surface of Pantala.Every tree, that is, except the wild and dangerous Poison Jungle, where the surviving LeafWings have been hiding since the war. Hiding, plotting, and waiting for a dragon like Sundew, who is uniquely qualified to bring down the Hives.There are dark secrets in the jungle, though-some that Sundew is keeping, and some that she's only just beginning to discover. And now that a new war is upon them, Sundew and her friends must unearth the oldest secret in the jungle-even if what they find has the power to destroy them all.
My Father's Dragon
Author: Ruth Stiles Gannett
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486492834
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
A young boy runs away from home to rescue an abused baby dragon held captive to serve as a free twenty-four hour, seven-days-a-week ferry for the lazy wild animals living on Wild Island.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486492834
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
A young boy runs away from home to rescue an abused baby dragon held captive to serve as a free twenty-four hour, seven-days-a-week ferry for the lazy wild animals living on Wild Island.
P. Craig Russell's Jungle Book and Other Stories Fine Art Edition
Author: Wayne Alan Harold
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780999810644
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
This beautiful 12"X17" oversized hardcover features complete stories scanned from P. Craig Russell's stunning original art. While appearing to be in black & white, each page has been scanned in color to recreate as closely as possible the experience of viewing the actual originalsÂżincluding blue pencils, notes, art corrections and more. Pages are reproduced at original size on heavy paper stock to provide fans, aficionados and collectors with the best possible reproductions.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780999810644
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
This beautiful 12"X17" oversized hardcover features complete stories scanned from P. Craig Russell's stunning original art. While appearing to be in black & white, each page has been scanned in color to recreate as closely as possible the experience of viewing the actual originalsÂżincluding blue pencils, notes, art corrections and more. Pages are reproduced at original size on heavy paper stock to provide fans, aficionados and collectors with the best possible reproductions.
The Eagle and the Dragon
Author: Chris Duffin
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781544501949
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
"The world may know Chris Duffin as 'The Mad Scientist of Strength,' but you wouldn't have ever guessed that if you saw the scrawny kid skinning rattlesnakes and chasing dragonflies in the early '80s. The story of his unconventional life will take you from ... tales of murder, trauma, heartbreak, and survival deep in the Pacific Northwest wilderness all the way to an idealization of the self-made man--still flawed, but never broken"--Dust jacket fla
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781544501949
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
"The world may know Chris Duffin as 'The Mad Scientist of Strength,' but you wouldn't have ever guessed that if you saw the scrawny kid skinning rattlesnakes and chasing dragonflies in the early '80s. The story of his unconventional life will take you from ... tales of murder, trauma, heartbreak, and survival deep in the Pacific Northwest wilderness all the way to an idealization of the self-made man--still flawed, but never broken"--Dust jacket fla
The Dragons of Blueland
Author: Ruth Stiles Gannett
Publisher: Yearling
ISBN: 0440421373
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
In this third and final installment of the classic My Father's Dragon trilogy, Boris, the baby dragon, is excited to be heading home to Blueland and looks forward to reuniting with his family.
Publisher: Yearling
ISBN: 0440421373
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
In this third and final installment of the classic My Father's Dragon trilogy, Boris, the baby dragon, is excited to be heading home to Blueland and looks forward to reuniting with his family.
A Dark Place in the Jungle
Author: Linda Spalding
Publisher: Algonquin Books
ISBN: 9781565122260
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Recounts Spalding's journey to locate Birute Galdikas in Borneo's threatened jungles, where Galdikas has been working to study and protect the endangered orangutans
Publisher: Algonquin Books
ISBN: 9781565122260
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Recounts Spalding's journey to locate Birute Galdikas in Borneo's threatened jungles, where Galdikas has been working to study and protect the endangered orangutans
The Earth Dragon Awakes
Author: Laurence Yep
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060008466
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Over the years the earth has moved many times under San Francisco. But it has been thirty-eight years since the last strong earthquake. People have forgotten how bad it can be. But soon they will remember. Based on actual events of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and told from the alternating perspectives of two young friends, the earth dragon awakes chronicles the thrilling story of the destruction of a city, and the heroes that emerge in its wake.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060008466
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Over the years the earth has moved many times under San Francisco. But it has been thirty-eight years since the last strong earthquake. People have forgotten how bad it can be. But soon they will remember. Based on actual events of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and told from the alternating perspectives of two young friends, the earth dragon awakes chronicles the thrilling story of the destruction of a city, and the heroes that emerge in its wake.
A Dragon on the Doorstep
Author: Stella Blackstone
Publisher: Barefoot Books
ISBN: 9781905236664
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
There s a crocodile in the closet. Don t go inside! Let s put him in the attic, then run downstairs and hide!
Publisher: Barefoot Books
ISBN: 9781905236664
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
There s a crocodile in the closet. Don t go inside! Let s put him in the attic, then run downstairs and hide!
The Dragon Book
Author: Gardner Dozois
Publisher: Random House Australia
ISBN: 1742754406
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 692
Book Description
Nineteen fiery dragon stories from the world’s best fantasy writers Whether portrayed as fire-breathing reptilian beasts at war with humanity or as noble creatures capable of speech and mystically bonded to the warriors who ride them, dragons have been found in nearly every culture's mythology. In modern times, they can be found far from their medieval settings in locales as mundane as suburbia or as barren as post-apocalyptic landscapes - and in THE DRAGON BOOK, today's greatest fantasists reignite the fire with legendary tales that will consume readers' imaginations.With stories by NEW YORK TIMES bestselling authors Jonathan Stroud, Gregory Maguire, Garth Nix, Diana Gabaldon, Tamora Pierce, Harry Turtledove, Sean Williams and Tad Williams as well as tales by Naomi Novik, Peter Beagle, Jane Yolen, Adam Stemple, Cecelia Holland, Kage Baker, Samuel Sykes, Diana Wynne Jones, Mary Rosenblum, Tanith Lee, Andy Duncan and Bruce Coville.
Publisher: Random House Australia
ISBN: 1742754406
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 692
Book Description
Nineteen fiery dragon stories from the world’s best fantasy writers Whether portrayed as fire-breathing reptilian beasts at war with humanity or as noble creatures capable of speech and mystically bonded to the warriors who ride them, dragons have been found in nearly every culture's mythology. In modern times, they can be found far from their medieval settings in locales as mundane as suburbia or as barren as post-apocalyptic landscapes - and in THE DRAGON BOOK, today's greatest fantasists reignite the fire with legendary tales that will consume readers' imaginations.With stories by NEW YORK TIMES bestselling authors Jonathan Stroud, Gregory Maguire, Garth Nix, Diana Gabaldon, Tamora Pierce, Harry Turtledove, Sean Williams and Tad Williams as well as tales by Naomi Novik, Peter Beagle, Jane Yolen, Adam Stemple, Cecelia Holland, Kage Baker, Samuel Sykes, Diana Wynne Jones, Mary Rosenblum, Tanith Lee, Andy Duncan and Bruce Coville.