Download or read book The Swiss Army Knife Book written by Felix Immler and published by Frances Lincoln. This book was released on 2017-03-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Woodsman Felix Immler reveals how to build a comfortable camp in the wilderness using nothing more than a pocket knife. Simple natural materials are used for making a waterproof roof, a chair, a bed, a table, a fridge, and an oven, as well as for carving spoons, knifes, and bowls. You can even grill a chicken on a self-made, water-driven skewer. The Swiss Army Knife Book is full of ideas for exciting activities, suitable for families and teens as well as adult explorers.
Download or read book Knife Soldiers written by Edward (Ned) Black and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2020-09-04 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if Earth was invaded by Aliens and humankind had forgotten how to fight? Frank Farrell a former marine veteran, is a police chief looking forward to retirement after thirty eight years on the job. That is until the morning he was transported six hundred years into his future by a programing accident up time. Not only that; due to future nanotechnology he arrives in the future forty years younger! He discovers that humanity had survived a terrible war that killed over two thirds of the Earth's population. But since then humanity has made tremendous strides in physics, and star travel spreading across the galaxy. The United Worlds of Earth now occupy one hundred planets and are pacifists that have forgotten how to fight; except for those who have a newly discovered gene termed Military gene. An incursion at the outer edge of the galaxy by a warrior alien race that landed on the human world of Planet Sunset must be repelled by a human military that has forgotten how to be ruthless enough to win in war. Can Frank Farrell show them the way?
Download or read book The Way of the Knife written by Mark Mazzetti and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-04-09 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The new American way of war is here, but the debate about it has only just begun. In The Way of the Knife, Mr Mazzetti has made a valuable contribution to it.” —The Economist A Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter’s riveting account of the transformation of the CIA and America’s special operations forces into man-hunting and killing machines in the world’s dark spaces: the new American way of war The most momentous change in American warfare over the past decade has taken place away from the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq, in the corners of the world where large armies can’t go. The Way of the Knife is the untold story of that shadow war: a campaign that has blurred the lines between soldiers and spies and lowered the bar for waging war across the globe. America has pursued its enemies with killer drones and special operations troops; trained privateers for assassination missions and used them to set up clandestine spying networks; and relied on mercurial dictators, untrustworthy foreign intelligence services, and proxy armies. This new approach to war has been embraced by Washington as a lower risk, lower cost alternative to the messy wars of occupation and has been championed as a clean and surgical way of conflict. But the knife has created enemies just as it has killed them. It has fomented resentments among allies, fueled instability, and created new weapons unbound by the normal rules of accountability during wartime. Mark Mazzetti tracks an astonishing cast of characters on the ground in the shadow war, from a CIA officer dropped into the tribal areas to learn the hard way how the spy games in Pakistan are played to the chain-smoking Pentagon official running an off-the-books spy operation, from a Virginia socialite whom the Pentagon hired to gather intelligence about militants in Somalia to a CIA contractor imprisoned in Lahore after going off the leash. At the heart of the book is the story of two proud and rival entities, the CIA and the American military, elbowing each other for supremacy. Sometimes, as with the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, their efforts have been perfectly coordinated. Other times, including the failed operations disclosed here for the first time, they have not. For better or worse, their struggles will define American national security in the years to come.
Download or read book Knife Fights written by John A. Nagl and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-10-16 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From one of the most important army officers of his generation, a memoir of the revolution in warfare he helped lead, in combat and in Washington When John Nagl was an army tank commander in the first Gulf War of 1991, fresh out of West Point and Oxford, he could already see that America’s military superiority meant that the age of conventional combat was nearing an end. Nagl was an early convert to the view that America’s greatest future threats would come from asymmetric warfare—guerrillas, terrorists, and insurgents. But that made him an outsider within the army; and as if to double down on his dissidence, he scorned the conventional path to a general’s stars and got the military to send him back to Oxford to study the history of counterinsurgency in earnest, searching for guideposts for America. The result would become the bible of the counterinsurgency movement, a book called Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife. But it would take the events of 9/11 and the botched aftermath of the Iraq invasion to give counterinsurgency urgent contemporary relevance. John Nagl’s ideas finally met their war. But even as his book began ricocheting around the Pentagon, Nagl, now operations officer of a tank battalion of the 1st Infantry Division, deployed to a particularly unsettled quadrant of Iraq. Here theory met practice, violently. No one knew how messy even the most successful counterinsurgency campaign is better than Nagl, and his experience in Anbar Province cemented his view. After a year’s hard fighting, Nagl was sent to the Pentagon to work for Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz, where he was tapped by General David Petraeus to coauthor the new army and marine counterinsurgency field manual, rewriting core army doctrine in the middle of two bloody land wars and helping the new ideas win acceptance in one of the planet’s most conservative bureaucracies. That doctrine changed the course of two wars and the thinking of an army. Nagl is not blind to the costs or consequences of counterinsurgency, a policy he compared to “eating soup with a knife.” The men who died under his command in Iraq will haunt him to his grave. When it comes to war, there are only bad choices; the question is only which ones are better and which worse. Nagl’s memoir is a profound education in modern war—in theory, in practice, and in the often tortured relationship between the two. It is essential reading for anyone who cares about the fate of America’s soldiers and the purposes for which their lives are put at risk.
Download or read book Theater Made Military Knives of WWII written by Bill Wright and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The collecting of military theater made knives of World War II is one of the fastest growing fields of collecting in America today. These knives are very historical. They were individually handmade by people who wanted to contribute to the war effort, as well as the service men who used them. Most of these knives differ in style and have very colorful handles. This is the only book available that donates its entire contents to the collecting of theater made knives and their values.
Download or read book Knives written by James Marchington and published by Potomac Books. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the outdoorsman or soldier, a knife is not a luxury, it is a necessity. One of man's most basic tools, a knife can gather and prepare food, build and tend a fire, create a shelter and signal for rescue; and when the chips are down, it will do duty as a lethal close combat weapon. Knives: Military Edged Tools & Weapons covers the whole range of blades available to the modern soldier, from fighting knives and bayonets, through combat and survival knives, to the versatile multi-tools and folders, not forgetting special purpose blades such as the machete, special forces shovel, combat tomahawk and even the assegai. It is often erroneously thought that these knives are designed solely for killing; this book seeks to show that they are in fact truly multi-purpose tools.
Download or read book The Knife written by Ross Ritchell and published by Blue Rider Press. This book was released on 2016-02-02 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "After two helicopters in a sister squadron are shot down, a U.S. Special Forces unit operating in Afghanistan is sent deep into insurgent territory to find and destroy a mysterious new organization called Al Ayeelaa."--
Download or read book Victorinox Swiss Army Knife Whittling Book Gift Edition written by Chris Lubkemann and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gift edition of Fox Chapel Publishing's 2015 publication.
Download or read book Swiss Army Knives written by Derek Jackson and published by Chartwell Books. This book was released on 2018-10-23 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Swiss Army Knives is the comprehensive guide for Swiss Army Knives no collector should live without. This fascinating, colorfully illustrated book is a celebration of one of the great icons of Swiss culture. Swiss Army Knives catalogs each gadget, beginning with the simple Soldier’s knife, later developed into the Student Knife, the Cadet Knife, and Farmer’s Knife. Each model is accompanied with a narrative. For example, the Soldier’s knife was heavy, which led developers to create the lighter Officer’s knife, with an added second blade and a corkscrew. The book includes hundreds of illustrated examples of Swiss Army Knives and anecdotes from military personnel and other owners and a comprehensive model identification system, for the dedicated collectors. This fascinating, colorfully illustrated celebration of one of the great icons of Swiss culture—in France it’s the Couteau Swiss, in Germany the Schweizer Messer, and to the English-speaking world it’s the Victorinox Swiss Army Knife—used by military programs the world over and given away as gifts to guests by the White House (Lyndon Johnson did it first). Switzerland is not a country we associate with war. Nor is it a major steel-producing country. Yet the Swiss Army Knife, originally produced by a Swiss master cutler for the Swiss armed forces, is now recognized throughout the world. Like the Rolls-Royce or the Zippo lighter, it has become part of mythology, an icon that represents a standard of quality and versatility which has carried through from the nineteenth into the twenty-first century. The basic design of the knife has changed little since Karl Elsener patented the first Swiss Officer’s Knife in 1897, but the context within which the knives are now used would have astonished him. Elsener’s knives have been used at the top of Mount Everest and on coral reefs; astronauts carry them in the Space Shuttle; and they have saved lives on the ocean, in the air and in the desert. Charles Elsener, the fourth son of a hat-maker, decided not to enter the family business but to become a cutler. After serving his apprenticeship in south Germany, he opened his own business near Schwyz in Switzerland. Soon after, in 1891, he formed the Swiss Cutlery Guild with the main aim of producing soldiers’ knives for the Swiss Army, which had to date been bought from German sources. By the end of the year, the first batch had been delivered and Elsener’s plan proved a success—the first knife, known by name rather than type number—the Soldier’s knife—had a blade, awl, can opener, and screwdriver. Then the development started: as well as the simple Soldier’s knife he quickly developed the Student Knife, the Cadet Knife and Farmer’s Knife. Because the Soldier’s knife was heavy, Elsener developed the lighter Officer’s knife, with an added second blade and a corkscrew. On 26 April 2005 Victorinox acquired Wenger, its historic rival and the other official supplier of the Swiss Army knife. It also started expanding its product range to include fragrances, travel gear, and watches. Victorinox has since licensed the Swiss Army brand and shield logo to companies producing watches, writing tools, luggage and clothing. Victorinox produces some 34,000 Swiss Army knives, 38,000 multi-tools, and 30,000 household, kitchen, and knives per workday. Approximately 90 percent of its production is exported to more than 100 countries. With a wide reach and diverse product development, it's no wonder their knives are so popular.
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Download or read book Knives of the United States Military written by Michael W. Silvey and published by . This book was released on 1999-09 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Revolutionary Soldier 1775 1783 written by C. Keith Wilbur and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Has 85 full-page plates of hand-lettered text and meticulously detailed drawings that bring to life the day-to-day pleasures and privations of the Revolutionary soldier.
Download or read book Victorinox Swiss Army Knife Camping Outdoor Survival Guide written by Bryan Lynch and published by Fox Chapel Publishing. This book was released on 2021-01-25 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Victorinox Swiss Army® Knife is the world’s #1 pocket knife brand—consumers all over the world recognize the iconic cross-and-shield logo. Anyone who carries a Swiss Army knife in his pocket is a potential buyer of this book. U.S. consumers purchase more than 7 million Swiss Army Knives every year. Victorinox social media: 85.9K Facebook followers, 146K Instagram followers, 25.1K Twitter followers. Must-have manual for fishing, camping, hunting, hiking, scouting, and outdoor adventures.
Download or read book Caravan Cessna s Swiss Army Knife with Wings written by J. D. Lewis and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From its colorful history to its innovative yet conventional aircraft systems, this chronicle details the entire story of the Cessna Caravan, a single-engine propjet. Introduced in 1985, this utility aircraft with a gargantuan engine is a rugged, reliable, and versatile plane that is fully explored in this record. Entertaining and enlightening, this examination of the plane that operates in more than 70 countries and is often referred to as “the flying SUV” contains interesting pilot stories, historical anecdotes, and dozens of expert flying tips that cover everything from preflight troubleshooting to executing smooth landings.
Download or read book Victorinox Swiss Army Knife Whittling in the Wild written by Felix Immler and published by Fox Chapel Publishing. This book was released on 2020-11-01 with total page 670 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complete 30 new wood carving projects with just a simple pocket knife, natural wood, and a handful of household items · Learn all the basic techniques and mandatory safety rules · Contains detailed step-by-step instructions and coordinating high-quality photography · Carve and craft a boat, parachute, and dozens more cool projects · Author and pocket knife expert Felix Immler is a full-time Victorinox instructor and ambassador
Download or read book The Fifth Interval written by Rafael de Cameron and published by EpicaVis. This book was released on 2012-09-25 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: High in the serene mountains of Catalonia, in an abbey where music is both the practice of art and prayer, a young brother produces a miracle that ignites the fiery wrath of assassins hidden under the guise of the Holy Inquisition. In the labyrinths of his memory palace, fractured by amnesia, young Samuel reconnects with his mysterious past that is manifested through music. The accusations of creating a miracle arouses assassins forcing him to flee the quiet mountains of Catalonia. He sets off on a journey through time and space with Adrie, the girl who understands the power of music, and they travel across the globe to fulfill a promise to his murdered parents that could ultimately change the balance of power.
