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Book Dragon Magazine No  187 November 1992

Download or read book Dragon Magazine No 187 November 1992 written by Roger E. Moore and published by TSR. This book was released on 1992-10-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Dragon Magazine  No 248

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  • Publisher : TSR
  • Release : 1998-05
  • ISBN : 9780786911523
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Dragon Magazine No 248 written by and published by TSR. This book was released on 1998-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book China s Gambit

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  • Author : Ketian Zhang
  • Publisher : Cambridge University Press
  • Release : 2023-10-31
  • ISBN : 1009423827
  • Pages : 247 pages

Download or read book China s Gambit written by Ketian Zhang and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2023-10-31 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book theorizes China's coercion decisions in response to perceived threats to its national security. It leverages empirical evidence, including primary documents and interviews with Chinese and foreign officials and offers policy implications for understanding China's grand strategy, managing China's rise, and avoiding great power conflicts.

Book Dragon Magazine

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  • Author : Kim Mohan
  • Publisher : TSR
  • Release : 1995-10-01
  • ISBN : 9780786902743
  • Pages : pages

Download or read book Dragon Magazine written by Kim Mohan and published by TSR. This book was released on 1995-10-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The First Helicopter War

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  • Author : Charles R. Shrader
  • Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
  • Release : 1999-06-30
  • ISBN : 1567509320
  • Pages : 298 pages

Download or read book The First Helicopter War written by Charles R. Shrader and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1999-06-30 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using recently released French official documents and a variety of other sources, this study explains how the French Army, so recently defeated by the Viet Minh insurgents in Indochina, was able to successfully defeat the Algerian nationalist rebels on the battlefield, while nevertheless losing the war at the conference table. This French success, between 1954 and 1962, was due in large part to the superior logistical system of the French Army and the use of the helicopter to enhance French operational mobility. French counter-mobility measures, particularly the construction of heavily defended interdiction zones on the eastern and western borders of Algeria, proved highly effective against the rebels. Such methods essentially cut off the rebel forces from their bases and from sources of supply located outside Algeria, and consequently strangled and destroyed the rebel forces within Algeria. No other work on the Algerian War focuses upon the role of logistics in the outcome of the conflict. The detailed statistical data and comprehensive description and analysis of the logistical organizations and methods of both the French and the nationalist rebels are supplemented by excellent maps. This study also provides useful insights into the nature of the wars of national liberation and counter-insurgency doctrines that dominated military affairs in the mid-20th century.

Book Index to the Amateur Periodicals Collection in  DY N  C  1 187

Download or read book Index to the Amateur Periodicals Collection in DY N C 1 187 written by New York Public Library and published by . This book was released on 1941 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Dan Flavin

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  • Author : Michael Govan
  • Publisher : Yale University Press
  • Release : 2004-09-10
  • ISBN : 0300106327
  • Pages : 218 pages

Download or read book Dan Flavin written by Michael Govan and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2004-09-10 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Light, considered the purest embodiment of the divine, is the basis of all art to one degree or another, so why not make art out of light? Dan Flavin (1933-96), an innovative and prolific American sculptor who can be considered an abstract, minimalist, and installation artist, chose as his medium commercial fluorescent tubes, and with these everyday lights created works of radiant and evocative beauty. Flavin had many major shows and created a number of permanent public installations; now his work is being celebrated in a magnificent retrospective exhibition that will travel across the country. This handsomely produced volume by Govan, director of the Dia Art Foundation, and Bell, who worked with Flavin, presents exquisite photographs of Flavin's seminal light compositions and expert biographical and critical assessments. Citing Byzantine icons, William Ockham, and Barnett Newman as influences, Flavin created ravishingly beautiful colors and profoundly nuanced constructions with seemingly banal industrial materials, transforming ordinary spaces into places of wonder. For a definitive catalog see Dan Flavin: The Complete Lights, 1961-1996

Book Chinese Grand Strategy and Maritime Power

Download or read book Chinese Grand Strategy and Maritime Power written by Thomas M. Kane and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-05-06 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This challenging new book argues that the People's Republic of China is pursuing a long-term strategy to extend its national power by sea.

Book APAIS  Australian Public Affairs Information Service

Download or read book APAIS Australian Public Affairs Information Service written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 1168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Maritime Studies Current Awareness Bulletin

Download or read book Maritime Studies Current Awareness Bulletin written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Artbibliographies Modern

Download or read book Artbibliographies Modern written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstracts of journal articles, books, essays, exhibition catalogs, dissertations, and exhibition reviews. The scope of ARTbibliographies Modern extends from artists and movements beginning with Impressionism in the late 19th century, up to the most recent works and trends in the late 20th century. Photography is covered from its invention in 1839 to the present. A particular emphasis is placed upon adding new and lesser-known artists and on the coverage of foreign-language literature. Approximately 13,000 new entries are added each year. Published with title LOMA from 1969-1971.

Book Transcultural Marketing

Download or read book Transcultural Marketing written by Marye Tharp and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-12-17 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Because American consumers transmigrate between social identities in expressing their values and affiliations, marketers must apply transcultural marketing methods and offer a cultural values proposition to build long-term customer relationships. This unique book weaves these topics into profiles of 9 influential American subcultures currently shaping their members marketplace choices.

Book Fifty Years the Queen

Download or read book Fifty Years the Queen written by Arthur Bousfield and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2002-09-01 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The half-century since Elizabeth II’s coronation in 1952 has witnessed many changes, some for good and some for ill. Among these, she has been one of the few constants. Fifty Years the Queen recounts her amazing life as Canada and the Commonwealth celebrate the Golden Jubilee of her accession to the throne. Elizabeth II is a figure whose faultless devotion to duty flourishes in an age of individual self-gratification. endowed with high spirits and a great sense of humour, she at the same time carries out her duties with unfailing dignity and decorum. The special Golden Jubilee tribute is filled with many beautiful illustrations, including some rarely seen.

Book The Eagle Dragon Alliance

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  • Author : Wesley Marvin Bagby
  • Publisher : University of Delaware Press
  • Release : 1992
  • ISBN : 9780874134186
  • Pages : 326 pages

Download or read book The Eagle Dragon Alliance written by Wesley Marvin Bagby and published by University of Delaware Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This general history, based on archival and monographic sources, some of which were not available to earlier writers, is designed to be a balanced and comprehensive synthesis. Seldom does a historian come upon a richer mix of colorful personalities, dramatic action, Byzantine intrigue, and momentous historical issues." "The impact of Americans on China during the war was enormous. Much of U.S. activity in China, because of inadequate knowledge of China's culture, government, and military capabilities, was harmful to China and Chiang's regime. Moreover, U.S. efforts to induce Chiang to make reforms designed to improve his regime's war effort and chances for post-war survival were ineffective." "The sulfurous American General Joseph Stilwell, assigned to serve as Chiang's chief of staff, underestimating the fighting ability of the Japanese and disregarding Chiang's advice, followed a strategy in the first Burma campaign that contributed to the loss of Chiang's best divisions and the chance of holding north Burma. Stilwell's obsessive demand for a new Burma campaign involved him in bitter controversies with Chiang, the British, and U.S. Air Commander Claire Chennault." "When the British demanded that Stilwell be removed from Burma, he, with Roosevelt's support, demanded that Chiang turn over to him the command of China's armed forces, which was equivalent to control of China. But Americans could not enforce this demand on Chiang, who expelled Stilwell from China. Ambassador Patrick Hurley then attempted to arrange a coalition government between Chiang and the Communists, a proposal Chiang rejected." "At Roosevelt's insistence, Chiang allowed America to send U.S. personnel, the "Dixie Mission," to the Communist headquarters at Yennan. Mao Tse-Tung convinced Foreign Service Officer John Service and others that he sought a cooperative relationship with America (in order, among other reasons, to reduce his dependence on Russia). Before Stilwell's dismissal Americans had decided to arm the Communists, but the removal of Stilwell defeated that purpose, and U.S. aid continued to go exclusively to Chiang. It appeared that the ideological preferences of Americans brought about a postponement of cooperation with the ultimately victorious Chinese Communists, despite an eventual common interest in keeping Soviet influence in East Asia in check." "This comprehensive study is illustrated and includes a chronology, glossary, bibliography and index."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Book The Law Times

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  • Release : 1848
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 684 pages

Download or read book The Law Times written by and published by . This book was released on 1848 with total page 684 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Women Willing to Fight

Download or read book Women Willing to Fight written by Silke Andris and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2009-01-23 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women Willing to Fight is a collection of essays that explores the presence of the fighting woman in contemporary Hollywood cinema. Drawn from a variety of genres, the authors examine the changing role, image and position of this figure in film over recent decades. The increasing dominance of this character and her repositioning as a protagonist reinvigorates discussion concerning the dynamics of film narrative and spectacle. Each contribution takes as its focus a central character from the Hollywood blockbuster era, examining in detail the motivations and implications of the fighting female. In doing so the collection raises significant questions about the place of the fighting woman in contemporary media and the relationships she forges on and off-screen. With a strong appreciation of the mixed messages inherent in images of fighting women, Women Willing to Fight seeks to draw attention to the embodied forms - physical, intellectual and emotional - through which female fighters are represented. The anthology places particular emphasis on the emergence of the physically empowered woman, a character for whom the body has become a weapon and a target. While early cinematic representations allowed women to voice their fury and frustration, today’s female fighters not only ‘speak up’ but ‘muscle up’. Putting aside the supernatural powers of many action heroines, this volume focuses on the kinds of fighting skills, abilities and desires that are engendered in characterisations of mortal women. To this end the volume implicitly addresses complex and cross-cultural notions of ‘extra-ordinary’ power. By examining the embodied arsenal that these characters possess and develop - through training, conditioning, and life experience - it considers the representation of motivation and metamorphoses into ‘the fighting woman’: how a woman fights holds implicit meaning and inevitably urges us to consider why and what she is fighting for.