Автор: Dorst, Doug (Author), Abrams, J J (Created by) Название: S.: Includes Loose Page Inserts Contributing to the Story ISBN: 0316201642 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780316201643 Издательство: Hachette Book Group Цена: 8663.00 р. Наличие на складе: Ожидается поступление.
Описание: This one-of-a-kind bestseller from J.J. Abrams and Doug Dorst captures the excitement of solving a mystery like no other book: "Both as literature and as a physical object, S. is a profound and tremendous work of art" (Miami Herald). One book. Two readers. A world of mystery, menace, and desire. The chronicle of two readers finding each other, and their deadly struggle with forces beyond their understanding -- all within the margins of a book conceived by Star Wars director J.J. Abrams and written by award-winning novelist Doug Dorst. The book: Ship of Theseus, the final novel by a prolific but enigmatic writer named V.M. Straka, in which a man with no past is shanghaied onto a strange ship with a monstrous crew and launched onto a disorienting and perilous journey. The writer: Straka, the incendiary and secretive subject of one of the world's greatest mysteries, a revolutionary about whom the world knows nothing apart from the words he wrote and the rumors that swirl around him. The readers: Jennifer and Eric, a college senior and a disgraced grad student, both facing crucial decisions about who they are, who they might become, and how much they're willing to trust another person with their passions, hurts, and fears. S. contains 22 inserts and will be delivered in a sealed slipcase. "The best-looking book I've ever seen." --The New Yorker
Автор: Luise White Название: Fighting and Writing: The Rhodesian Army at War and Postwar ISBN: 1478011726 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781478011729 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 3630.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In Fighting and Writing Luise White brings the force of her historical insight to bear on the many war memoirs published by white soldiers who fought for Rhodesia during the 1964–1979 Zimbabwean liberation struggle. In the memoirs of white soldiers fighting to defend white minority rule in Africa long after other countries were independent, White finds a robust and contentious conversation about race, difference, and the war itself. These are writings by men who were ambivalent conscripts, generally aware of the futility of their fight—not brutal pawns flawlessly executing the orders and parroting the rhetoric of a racist regime. Moreover, most of these men insisted that the most important aspects of fighting a guerrilla war—tracking and hunting, knowledge of the land and of the ways of African society—were learned from black playmates in idealized rural childhoods. In these memoirs, African guerrillas never lost their association with the wild, even as white soldiers boasted of bringing Africans into the intimate spaces of regiment and regime.
As the war began to swing in the favor of the Allies, it became clear that no final defeat of the Third Reich would be possible until the armored monsters of the Panzerwaffe were defeated. But who would, or even could, take on the mighty Tigers and Panthers, just a handful of which could stop entire formations in their tracks? The answer lay with the formation of a new type of unit, the Tank Destroyer Battalion.
This is the story of the men and machines that made up the very first Tank Destroyer Battalion, the 601st, from their unique training and formation, to the final, desperate battles in the heart of Nazi Germany. Packed with rare material, letters, diaries, and photographs, this is an intense and intimate chronicle of the men who fought the Panzers in an astonishing 10 campaigns and 546 days of lethal combat.
Описание: The Bangladesh Liberation War was nearing its bloody end when Colonel Ashok Tara, then a twenty-nine-year-old major, was assigned the task of rescuing Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahmans family which was being held hostage by the Pakistani Army. Ashok Tara, unarmed, entered the lions den, and negotiated with the hostile soldiers for the release of Bangladeshs Father of the Nation and his family that included a young Sheikh Hasina. The Lone Wolf is Ashok Taras story, charting the course of his celebrated yet quiet life as a member of the armed forces. Neha Dwivedis writing expertly captures our heros humble beginnings, his life-altering experiences, and offers a blow-by-blow account of a seminal event in South-east Asian history. As much as it is the story of Colonel Ashok Taras bravery, it is also the story of a bleak-yet-victorious period of Bangladeshs quest for freedom.
Описание: Nigel Ely`s SAS career has pitched him into some of the most deadly, high-octane, violent battles ever fought. With testimonials from his fellow SAS operatives, he paints the first accurate, controversial picture of what really happened in battle.
Автор: Johnson, Jesse L. Col. Название: Warfighter ISBN: 1493065564 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781493065561 Издательство: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Рейтинг: Цена: 4840.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: An illustrated guide to making Native American tools and weapons using time-honored methods.
Автор: Andrade Tonio Название: Lost Colony ISBN: 0691159572 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780691159577 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 3485.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Examining the strengths and weaknesses of European and Chinese military techniques during the period, this title provides a balanced perspective on long-held assumptions about Western power, Chinese might, and the nature of war.
Автор: Klos Felix Название: Churchill on Europe ISBN: 1784537519 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781784537517 Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic Рейтинг: Цена: 2374.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: After the Second World War, with Europe in ruins, the victorious Winston Churchill swore to build a peace that would last.
Автор: Milner Marc Название: Stopping the Panzers: The Untold Story of D-Day ISBN: 0700625240 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780700625246 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 4137.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Brigadier General James L. Collins Jr. Book Prize In the narrative of D-Day the Canadians figure chiefly--if at all--as an ineffective force bungling their part in the early phase of Operation Overlord. The reality is quite another story. As both the Allies and the Germans knew, only Germany's Panzers could crush Overlord in its tracks. The Canadians' job was to stop the Panzers--which, as this book finally makes clear, is precisely what they did. Rescuing from obscurity one of the least understood and most important chapters in the history of D-Day, Stopping the Panzers is the first full account of how the Allies planned for and met the Panzer threat to Operation Overlord. As such, this book marks nothing less than a paradigm shift in our understanding of the Normandy campaign. Beginning with the Allied planning for Operation Overlord in 1943, historian Marc Milner tracks changing and expanding assessments of the Panzer threat, and the preparations of the men and units tasked with handling that threat. Featured in this was the 3rd Canadian Division, which, treated so dismissively by history, was actually the most powerful Allied formation to land on D-Day, with a full armored brigade and nearly 300 artillery and antitank guns under command. Milner describes how, over four days of intense and often brutal battle, the Canadians fought to a literal standstill the 1st SS Panzer Corps--which included the Wehrmacht's 21st Panzer Division; its vaunted elite Panzer Lehr Division; and the rabidly zealous 12th SS Hitler Youth Panzer Division, whose murder of 157 Canadian POWs accounted for nearly a quarter of Canadian fatalities during the fighting. Stopping the Panzers sets this murderous battle within the wider context of the Overlord assault, offering a perspective that challenges the conventional wisdom about Allied and German combat efficiency, and leads to one of the freshest assessments of the D-Day landings and their pre-attack planning in more than a decade.
Автор: Burke, Colin B. Название: America`s information wars ISBN: 1538112450 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781538112458 Издательство: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Рейтинг: Цена: 16896.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book narrates the development of science and intelligence information systems and technologies in the U.S. from World War II through today. The story ranges from a description of the information systems and machines of the 1940s to the rise of a huge international science information industry, and to the 1990`s Open Access-Open Culture.
Автор: Huchthausen Peter A., Sheldon-Duplaix Alexandre Название: Hide and Seek: The Untold Story of Cold War Naval Espionage ISBN: 1684422728 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781684422722 Издательство: Wiley Цена: 2245.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Through dramatic incidents tells for the first time the full story of the development of Cold War naval intelligence from the end of WWII to the breakup the Soviet Union in 1991, from both sides, East and West. Unlike other accounts, which focus on submarine confrontations and accidents, the authors cover all types of naval intelligence, human collection (racing with the Soviets to capture Nazi subs, successful and losing spies and defectors), signal intelligence (surface, air, satellite and navy commando teams in balaclavas launched by speed boats from subs), acoustic (passive underwater arrays and tapping phone lines), and the aerial and space reconnaissance. The authors give details of operations in all these areas, some of which were witnessed first hand.
""A new light is shed on the spy ships incidents of the 1960s and on submarine intrusions in Swedish waters. Excerpts of the Soviet Navy instructions on UFOs and accounts of Soviet naval encounters with unexplained objects are also published for the first time outside of Russia; and much more.""
