Domp: Deep Ocean Mining Project
ISBN: 9781475912920 / Angielski / Twarda / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In March of 1972, Dr. R. John Rutten was practicing family medicine in Santa Barbara, California, when he was contacted by the United States Central Intelligence Agency. Before taking up a public sector career, Dr. Rutten had obtained specialized training and experience in diving medicine while operating decompression chambers for the US Navy. It was that expertise that won him the attention of the CIA. The plan was to secretly raise the Soviet K-129 nuclear-armed submarine that had sunk in 1968. The Hughes Glomar Explorer, the tremendous deep-sea drilling platform that would carry... In March of 1972, Dr. R. John Rutten was practicing family medicine in Santa Barbara, California, when he was contacted by the United States Centra... |
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101,09 zł |
Naval Warfare with Steam
ISBN: 9781108053990 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Sir Howard Douglas (1776 1861) fought in the Napoleonic wars in Spain, taught at the Royal Military College, served as lieutenant-governor of New Brunswick, lord high commissioner of the Ionian Islands, and as a Conservative M.P. for Liverpool. A military scholar, fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and Royal Society and associate of the Institution of Naval Architects, he wrote widely on bridges, systems of defence and attack, and on Britain's North American provinces. Written in retirement, when Douglas became an unofficial advisor to a succession of prime ministers, this work...
Sir Howard Douglas (1776 1861) fought in the Napoleonic wars in Spain, taught at the Royal Military College, served as lieutenant-governor of New Brun...
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111,21 zł |
British Naval Strategy East of Suez, 1900-2000: Influences and Actions
ISBN: 9780415646260 / Angielski / Miękka Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. British naval strategy east of Suez is shown to have had an enormous impact on overall British naval planning during the 20th century. These essays marshall new evidence, fresh approaches & map out avenues for future research in this field of study.
British naval strategy east of Suez is shown to have had an enormous impact on overall British naval planning during the 20th century. These essays ma...
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Military Intervention in Pre-War Japanese Politics: Admiral Kato Kanji and the 'Washington System'
ISBN: 9780415650151 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a study of the impact of inter-war naval arms control policy-making on the domestic politics of Japan, especially the areas of civil-military, inter-military (Army/Navy) and especially intra-military (Navy) relations and on the professional and political career of one leading naval figure, Admiral Kato Kanji (1873-1939). In this re-appraisal of Kato's career, the author challenges the conventional and negative interpretation of both Kato's role in the naval politics and factions within the Imperial Navy, utilizing Kato's involvement in the domestic political debate as a focal device...
This is a study of the impact of inter-war naval arms control policy-making on the domestic politics of Japan, especially the areas of civil-military,...
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The Baghdad Pact: Anglo-American Defence Policies in the Middle East, 1950-59
ISBN: 9780415654401 / Angielski / Miękka / 306 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This study explores the formation of the Baghdad Pact and Anglo-American defence policies in the Middle East, 1955-59. It is based on a variety of sources, primarily the British and American Archives.
This study explores the formation of the Baghdad Pact and Anglo-American defence policies in the Middle East, 1955-59. It is based on a variety of sou...
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217,41 zł |
Violence, Torture and Memory in Sri Lanka: Life After Terror
ISBN: 9780415532105 / Angielski / Twarda / 194 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Drawing on original ethnographic field-research conducted primarily with former guerrilla insurgents in southern and central Sri Lanka, this book analyses the memories and narratives of people who have perpetrated political violence. It explores how violence is negotiated and lived with in the aftermath, and its implications for the self and social relationships from the perspectives of those who have inflicted it. The book sheds ethnographic light on a largely overlooked and little-understood conflict that took place within the majority Sinhala community in the late 1980s, known... Drawing on original ethnographic field-research conducted primarily with former guerrilla insurgents in southern and central Sri Lanka, this book a... |
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708,03 zł |
Security Challenges in the Euro-Med Area in the 21st Century: Mare Nostrum
ISBN: 9780415643900 / Angielski / Miękka / 186 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book examines and assesses the main security factors influencing Euro-Mediterranean relations at the start of the twenty-first century. Developing a theoretical framework based on the security complex, this book provides an empirical analysis of security challenges in the Euro-Mediterranean area that distinguishes between short, medium and long-term threats and highlights the political, military, economic, societal and environmental issues that are already serving as a source of instability in the region. Including analysis of the 2011 Arab Spring, the author examines the... This book examines and assesses the main security factors influencing Euro-Mediterranean relations at the start of the twenty-first century. <... |
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217,41 zł |
Gallipoli: Making History
ISBN: 9780415647908 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This new book traces the disparities in the memory of Gallipoli that are evident in the countries that participated in the campaign. It explores the way in which history is written at the personal, local, professional, and national levels. This study tackles key questions about just how the history of any given event comes to be written in a certain way and how very different versions of an event can compete for attention. Often one particular version holds the field drowning out its rivals. The Gallipoli campaign of 1915 serves as an excellent case study through which the process... This new book traces the disparities in the memory of Gallipoli that are evident in the countries that participated in the campaign. It explores th... |
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262,93 zł |
The Art of War: The oldest military treatise in the world
ISBN: 9781463631499 / Angielski / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise that is attributed to Sun Tzu, a high ranking military general and strategist of the Kingdom of Wu who was active in the late sixth century BC, during the late Spring and Autumn Period. Some scholars believe that the Art of War was not completed until the subsequent Warring States Period. Composed of 13 chapters, each of which is devoted to one aspect of warfare, it is said to be the definitive work on military strategies and tactics of its time, and is still read for its military insights. The Art of War is one of the oldest and most...
"The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise that is attributed to Sun Tzu, a high ranking military general and strategist of the Kingdom o...
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44,28 zł |
Basic: Surviving Boot Camp and Basic Training
ISBN: 9781250033727 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Every American fighting man and woman share one thing in common: they have all survived basic military training. Basic tells the story of that training. Medal of Honor recipient Col. Jack Jacobs and David Fisher recount the funny, sad, dramatic, poignant, and sometimes crazy history of how America has trained its military, told through the personal accounts of those who remember the experiences as if they happened yesterday. If you've been through basic or boot camp, these memories of drill instructors, marching chants, combat training (and the "gas chamber"), hospital... Every American fighting man and woman share one thing in common: they have all survived basic military training. Basic tells the story of th... |
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84,38 zł |
Raketentechnik in Deutschland: Ein Netzwerk Aus Militaer, Industrie Und Hochschulen 1930 Bis 1945
ISBN: 9783631541722 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 266 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Seit den 1920er Jahren etablierten sich die Themen Rakete und Raumfahrt weltweit als Projektionsflache fur technische und soziale Utopien. Das Waffensystem der ballistischen Fernrakete indes gehorte im Zweiten Weltkrieg zu den militarischen Entwicklungen des -Dritten Reiches-. Die Arbeit untersucht neue Formen der Forschungsorganisation, die im Zuge der Raketenentwicklung bis 1945 in Deutschland entstanden sind. Der interdisziplinare Charakter der Raketentechnologie bietet dabei die Moglichkeit, nach der Vernetzung von Militar, universitaren Forschungseinrichtungen und Wirtschaftsunternehmen...
Seit den 1920er Jahren etablierten sich die Themen Rakete und Raumfahrt weltweit als Projektionsflache fur technische und soziale Utopien. Das Waffens...
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342,04 zł |
European Security: The Roles of Regional Organisations
ISBN: 9781409444084 / Angielski / Twarda / 516 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Europe has undergone quite profound changes since the end of the Cold War. Having been a highly militarised, conflict-ridden and war-ridden region, the core of Europe today constitutes a security community where armed conflicts among the constituent states has become inconceivable. This comprehensive book offers a theoretically founded and thoroughly documented analysis of European security, with a special emphasis on the role played by the United Nations and the various regional and sub-regional organisations, especially the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, the Organisation for Security...
Europe has undergone quite profound changes since the end of the Cold War. Having been a highly militarised, conflict-ridden and war-ridden region, th...
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733,31 zł |
The Maghreb: Algeria, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia
ISBN: 9780313393778 / Angielski / Twarda / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Northwestern Africa, known as the Maghreb, consists of Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia, and Western Sahara. Recent changes in the political climate--including the collapse of the Libyan regime in October 2011 and structural factors, such as the decolonization of the countries within the Maghreb--have escalated violence in the area, exposing global powers, including the United States, to terrorist attacks. This is the first book of its kind to focus on the strategic planning of the United States, as well as other world powers, in the stabilization of the region. "Global... Northwestern Africa, known as the Maghreb, consists of Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia, and Western Sahara. Recent changes in the poli... |
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260,85 zł |
Educating the Royal Navy: 18th and 19th Century Education for Officers
ISBN: 9780415511636 / Angielski / Miękka / 12 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume provides the first comprehensive history of education and training for officers of the Royal Navy in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It covers the development of educational provision, from the first 1702 Order in Council appointing schoolmasters to serve in operational warships, to the laying of the foundation stone of the present Royal Naval College Dartmouth in 1902. Educating the Royal Navy 1702-1902 includes the establishment of the Royal Navy's first naval academy, the commissioning of the officer training ship HMS Britannia, and the conduct of education at sea. It...
This volume provides the first comprehensive history of education and training for officers of the Royal Navy in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuri...
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247,76 zł |
Sword & Shield of Zion: The Israel Air Force in the Arabisraeli Conflict, 1948-2012
ISBN: 9781845195830 / Angielski / Twarda / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Israel Air Force (IAF) has accumulated as much battle experience as any air force in the world during the post-Second World War era, and it has recorded many outstanding accomplishments throughout a seemingly endless string of interstate wars, asymmetrical wars, counterinsurgency campaigns, and special operations. This book examines the IAF s experience in the ArabIsraeli conflict from the establishment of Israel in 1948 to the present day. It analyzes this experience through the prisms of maneuver warfare, attrition warfare, counterinsurgency warfare, special operations, and humanitarian...
The Israel Air Force (IAF) has accumulated as much battle experience as any air force in the world during the post-Second World War era, and it has re...
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532,35 zł |
Pistolet służbowy P.08 Parabellum
ISBN: 9788311101067 / Polski / Miękka / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. W lecie 1908 r. cesarz Wilhelm II zdecydował o przyjęciu do uzbrojenia armii pruskiej nowego typu pistoletu. To byt początek zawrotnej kariery Parabellum. Do 1942 r. wyprodukowano przeszło 3 200 000 egz. różnych odmian tej broni. Pistolet stał się legendą i jest obecnie najczęściej spotykaną marką w różnych kolekcjach. Zeszyt zawiera opis techniczny broni i osprzętu uzupełniającego, historię konstrukcji i wykorzystania przez różne formacje militarne oraz charakterystykę balistyczną.
W lecie 1908 r. cesarz Wilhelm II zdecydował o przyjęciu do uzbrojenia armii pruskiej nowego typu pistoletu. To byt początek zawrotnej kariery Para...
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Przewodnik ilustrowany Zamek Łańcut w.niemiecka
ISBN: 9788392211730 / Niemiecki / Miękka ze skrzydełka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Przewodnik ten poprowadzi cię krok po kroku przez wspaniałą magnacką posiadłość. Krótko opisuje najciekawsze obiekty. Przygotowany został w taki sposób, abyś ich nie ominął.
Dzięki niemu pobyt w Łańcucie stanie się pasjonującą lekcją historii, przenosząc cię w dawne czasy. Przewodnik zilustrowany ponad 350 zdjęciami i opatrzony fachowym komentarzem, zawiera plany rozmieszczenia wnętrz zamkowych i budynków oraz prezentacje parku i ogrodów wokół zamku. Z przyjemnością będziesz wracać tu nie tylko we wspomnieniach. Wydanie w języku niemieckim. Przewodnik ten poprowadzi cię krok po kroku przez wspaniałą magnacką posiadłość. Krótko opisuje najciekawsze obiekty. Przygotowany został w t...
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Napoleon fortyfikator - Waldemar Łysiak
ISBN: 9788360297537 / Polski / Twarda / 286 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. J.Bogdanowski: "Mamy przed sobą oryginalną pracę o niemałych walorach poznawczych (...) Wydobycie - cienia trafnie uchwyconych wątków, rzucenie ich na rozległą panoramę walk o teorie i o same fortyfikacje, stwarza żywy obraz jednego z podstawowych problemów ówczesnych teatrów wojny. Obraz zarysowano z wielką erudycją i rozmachem" (1977)
Obroniona w roku 1977 na Wydziale Architektury Politechniki Warszawskiej rozprawa doktorska Waldemara Łysiaka na temat fortyfikacji napoleońskich - była i jest rewelacją naukową, gdyż Łysiak podjął temat prawie nie tknięty przez... J.Bogdanowski: "Mamy przed sobą oryginalną pracę o niemałych walorach poznawczych (...) Wydobycie - cienia trafnie uchwyconych wątków, rzucenie ...
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Soviet Strategic Thought, 1917–91
ISBN: 9780262611381 / Angielski / Miękka / 239 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. During the Cold War, Westerners were obsessed with the military policies of the Soviet Union. Until the demise of the Soviet Union, however, few details of Moscow's thinking on military matters were available. In this book, Andrei Kokoshin reveals how Soviet military theorists developed and debated the concepts that provided the basis for the Kremlin's defense policies. Drawing on Soviet-era archives and unpublished materials, he sheds light on this important chapter in the history of Russia and the world.The book covers three main themes: the relationship between politics and military... During the Cold War, Westerners were obsessed with the military policies of the Soviet Union. Until the demise of the Soviet Union, however, few de... |
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242,68 zł |
Reusable Booster System: Review and Assessment
ISBN: 9780309266567 / Angielski / Miękka / 114 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. On June 15, 2011, the Air Force Space Command established a new vision, mission, and set of goals to ensure continued U.S. dominance in space and cyberspace mission areas. Subsequently, and in coordination with the Air Force Research Laboratory, the Space and Missile Systems Center, and the 14th and 24th Air Forces, the Air Force Space Command identified four long-term science and technology (S&T) challenges critical to meeting these goals. One of these challenges is to provide full-spectrum launch capability at dramatically lower cost, and a reusable booster system (RBS) has been proposed... On June 15, 2011, the Air Force Space Command established a new vision, mission, and set of goals to ensure continued U.S. dominance in space and c... |
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186,32 zł |