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Book Find Momo

    Book Details:
  • Author : Andrew Knapp
  • Publisher : Quirk Books
  • Release : 2014-03-04
  • ISBN : 1594746834
  • Pages : 144 pages

Download or read book Find Momo written by Andrew Knapp and published by Quirk Books. This book was released on 2014-03-04 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Play hide-and-seek with Instagram’s favorite border collie, hiding in every page of this New York Times best-selling book of beautiful landscape photography. Momo and his best buddy Andrew Knapp travel all over—through fields, down country roads, across cities, and into yards, neighborhoods, and spaces of all sorts. The result is a book of spectacular photography that’s also a game for kids or adults of all ages. Perfect for fans of coffee table books, a must-have for kids on a long car trip, and a great dog lover gift.

Book Loco Profile

Download or read book Loco Profile written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Tango War

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  • Author : Mary Jo McConahay
  • Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
  • Release : 2018-09-18
  • ISBN : 1250091241
  • Pages : 331 pages

Download or read book The Tango War written by Mary Jo McConahay and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2018-09-18 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of WW2 Reads "Top 20 Must-Read WWII Books of 2018" • A Christian Science Monitor Best Book of September •One of The Progressive's "Favorite Books of 2018" The gripping and little known story of the fight for the allegiance of Latin America during World War II The Tango War by Mary Jo McConahay fills an important gap in WWII history. Beginning in the thirties, both sides were well aware of the need to control not just the hearts and minds but also the resources of Latin America. The fight was often dirty: residents were captured to exchange for U.S. prisoners of war and rival spy networks shadowed each other across the continent. At all times it was a Tango War, in which each side closely shadowed the other’s steps. Though the Allies triumphed, at the war’s inception it looked like the Axis would win. A flow of raw materials in the Southern Hemisphere, at a high cost in lives, was key to ensuring Allied victory, as were military bases supporting the North African campaign, the Battle of the Atlantic and the invasion of Sicily, and fending off attacks on the Panama Canal. Allies secured loyalty through espionage and diplomacy—including help from Hollywood and Mickey Mouse—while Jews and innocents among ethnic groups —Japanese, Germans—paid an unconscionable price. Mexican pilots flew in the Philippines and twenty-five thousand Brazilians breached the Gothic Line in Italy. The Tango War also describes the machinations behind the greatest mass flight of criminals of the century, fascists with blood on their hands who escaped to the Americas. A true, shocking account that reads like a thriller, The Tango War shows in a new way how WWII was truly a global war.

Book Technology and Science for the Ships of the Future

Download or read book Technology and Science for the Ships of the Future written by E. Rizzuto and published by IOS Press. This book was released on 2022-09-29 with total page 788 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The oceans are a key resource for transportation, energy and material extraction, and food production, representing one of the most important environments on the planet. Technological developments enabling us to exploit marine resources in a sustainable way are therefore of the greatest importance. This book presents the proceedings of the NAV 2022 conference, held in Genoa and La Spezia, Italy, from 15 to 17 June 2022. The conference is held every 3 years, attracting specialists in marine technology from all over the world. NAV 2022 was the 20th edition of the conference, and covered a full spectrum of maritime technology themes, all related to the exploitation of sea resources. The book contains 87 scientific papers, covering subjects ranging from comfort on board; to conceptual and practical ship design; deep sea mining and marine robotics; protection of the environment; renewable marine energy; design and engineering of offshore vessels; digitalization and cyber security; unmanned vehicles; yacht and pleasure craft design, and inland-waterway vessels. Providing a comprehensive coverage of the latest scientific and technical maritime issues, the book will be of interest to all those involved in this vital global industry.

Book How Wooden Ships are Built

Download or read book How Wooden Ships are Built written by Harvey Cole Estep and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Developments in the Collision and Grounding of Ships and Offshore Structures

Download or read book Developments in the Collision and Grounding of Ships and Offshore Structures written by Carlos Guedes Soares and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-10-11 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Developments in the Collision and Grounding of Ships and Offshore includes the contributions to the 8th International Conference on Collision and Grounding of Ships and Offshore Structures (ICCGS 2019, Lisbon, Portugal, 21-23 October 2019). The series of ICCGS-conferences started in 1996 in San Francisco, USA, and are organised every three years in Europe, Asia and the Americas. Developments in the Collision and Grounding of Ships and Offshore covers a wide range of topics, from the behavior of large passenger vessels in collision and grounding, collision and grounding in arctic conditions including accidental ice impact, stability residual strength and oil outflow of ships after collision or grounding, collision and grounding statistics and predictions and measures of the probability of incidents, risk assessment of collision and grounding, prediction and measures for reduction of collision and grounding, new designs for improvement of structural resistance to collisions, analysis of ultimate strength of ship structures (bulkheads, tank tops, shell etc.), design of buffer bows to reduce collision consequences, design of foreship structures of ferries with doors to avoid water ingress in case of a collision, development of rational rules for the structural design against collision and grounding, innovative navigation systems for safer sea transportation, the role of IMO, classification societies, and other regulatory bodies in developing safer ships, collision between ships and offshore structures, collision between ships and fixed or floating bridges and submerged tunnels, collision with quays and waterfront structures, collision and grounding experiments, properties of marine-use materials under impact loadings, residual strength of damaged ships and offshore structures, analysis of ultimate strength of ship structures, to human factors in collision and grounding accidents. Developments in the Collision and Grounding of Ships and Offshore is a valuable resource for academics, engineers and professionals involved in these areas.

Book The Battlecruiser HMS HOOD

Download or read book The Battlecruiser HMS HOOD written by Bruce Taylor and published by Seaforth Publishing. This book was released on 2008-04-30 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The battlecruiser HMS Hood is one of the great warships of history. Unmatched for beauty, unequalled for size, for twenty years the Hood was the glory ship of the Royal Navy, flying the flag across the world in the twilight years of the British Empire. Here, in words, photos and colour illustrations, is the story of her life, her work and her people from keel-laying on the Clyde in 1916 to destruction at the hands of the Bismarck in 1941. Among the eyecatching strengths of the book is a unique gallery of photos, including stills from a recently discovered piece of colour footage of the ship, plus a spectacular set of computer-generated images of both the exterior and interior by the world's leading exponent of the art - a man who worked with the film director James Cameron (of Titanic fame). A wealth of new information on Hood's structure and operation make it essential reading for the enthusiast, modeller and historian alike. Hugely successful from its first publication, this is the third printing of the ultimate book on the ultimate ship of the pre-war era.

Book Mathematical Modeling of Inland Vessel Maneuverability Considering Rudder Hydrodynamics

Download or read book Mathematical Modeling of Inland Vessel Maneuverability Considering Rudder Hydrodynamics written by Jialun Liu and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-05-11 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book demonstrates that different rudder configurations have different hydrodynamic characteristics, which are influenced by the profile, the parameters, and the specific configuration. The author proposes new regression formulas to help naval architects quickly estimate the rudder-induced forces and moments in maneuvering. Furthermore, the author proposes and validates an integrated maneuvering model for both seagoing ships and inland vessels. Using the proposed regression formulas and maneuvering model, the specific impacts of rudder configurations on inland vessel maneuverability are studied. In turn, the book demonstrates the application of Reynolds-Averaged Navier–Stokes (RANS) simulations to obtain rudder hydrodynamic characteristics, and the integration of the RANS results into maneuvering models as an accurate estimation of rudder forces and moments needed to quantify the impacts of rudder configurations on ships’ maneuvering performance. In addition, the author proposes new criteria for the prediction and evaluation of inland vessel maneuverability. Simulations of ships with various rudder configurations are presented, in order to analyze the impacts of rudder configurations on ship maneuverability in different classic and proposed test maneuvers. Offering essential guidance on the effects of rudders for inland vessel maneuverability, and helping practical engineers make informed design choices, the book is of interest to researchers and academics in the field of naval engineering, as well as students of naval architecture. Industrial practitioners working on ship design may also find it beneficial.

Book Practical Ship Hydrodynamics

Download or read book Practical Ship Hydrodynamics written by Volker Bertram and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2000-08-14 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author has provided the reader with comprehensive coverage of ship hydrodynamics with a focus on numerical methods now in use. The book provides a global overview of experimental and numerical methods for ship resistance and propulsion, manoeuvring and seakeeping. As boundary element techniques are now in standard use, these are covered in sufficient detail for independent code development. The book is divided into seven chapters. Chapter one contains an overview of problems and approaches, including the basics of model and full scale testing. An introduction to computational fluid dynamics is given, including a discussion of applications. The next four chapters cover the subjects: propellers, resistance and propulsion, seakeeping and manoeuvring. These chapters present basic methods, such as model testing, extrapolation to full scale, and procedures for design. Substantial parts of each chapter include numerical methods and their applications. The last two chapters are devoted to boundary element methods for resistance and seakeeping.· Web-supported text. Questions provided in chapters with answers on the web· Covers well-established methods as well as the newest numerical procedures in the area of ship hydrodynamics

Book High performance Ships

Download or read book High performance Ships written by Stanley W. Doroff and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Shipping Board Operations

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  • Author : United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on U. S. Shipping Board Operations
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1920
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 566 pages

Download or read book Shipping Board Operations written by United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on U. S. Shipping Board Operations and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Syren and Shipping Illustrated

Download or read book Syren and Shipping Illustrated written by and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 968 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Guidelines for Recording Historic Ships

Download or read book Guidelines for Recording Historic Ships written by Richard Kerfoot Anderson and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Shipping Board Operations

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  • Author : United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on United States Shipping Board Operations
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1920
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 1298 pages

Download or read book Shipping Board Operations written by United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on United States Shipping Board Operations and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 1298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Bismarck and Hood  The Battle of the Denmark Strait

Download or read book Bismarck and Hood The Battle of the Denmark Strait written by Marco Santarini and published by Fonthill Media. This book was released on 2017-01-21 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The legendary Battle of the Denmark Strait, which saw the mighty German battleship Bismarck sink Britain's HMS Hood in an epic duel of the titans, has been dogged by controversy to this day. Was the doomed HMS Hood really sunk by a shell that penetrated her wooden decks to explode in one of her magazine compartments? Others believe that Bismarck's fortunate shell detonated in Hood's cordite supply - the powder that propelled 82-lbs shells some staggering 17,700 yards - suggesting that damage examined on the wreck indicates a more distinct explosion. Or was the Hood's destructive and violent demise a new, and until now, unexplained act of war? The sinking of HMS Hood on Empire Day, 24 May 1941, resulted in the single largest loss of life for the Royal Navy during the Second World War: 1,415 lives were lost. There were absolutely no traces of any crewmen save three survivors. Bismarck and Hood: The Battle of the Denmark Strait - A Technical Analysis is a controversial and electric study of this infamous battle. The author, a rear admiral in the Italian Navy, is a leading expert in gunnery and his book, a work of over two decades of study, further investigates this battle in an attempt to attain a more credible explanation. The events and tactics leading up to the battle are explained within their various contexts and a cinematic and ballistic model of the battle was developed, essential for a statistical analysis of Hood's sinking. Certainly, no one will ever be able to confirm what exactly happened in the Denmark Strait on that fateful day, but this fascinating book disposes of myths and falsehoods to give a more definitive and realistic interpretation of this iconic battle between HMS Hood and Bismarck.

Book The American Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Useful Knowledge Arts  Sciences  History  Biography  Geography  Statistics  and General Knowledge

Download or read book The American Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Useful Knowledge Arts Sciences History Biography Geography Statistics and General Knowledge written by William Harrison De Puy and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Hero of the Upholder

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  • Author : Jim Allaway
  • Publisher : Periscope Publishing Ltd.
  • Release : 2004-04
  • ISBN : 9781904381235
  • Pages : 210 pages

Download or read book Hero of the Upholder written by Jim Allaway and published by Periscope Publishing Ltd.. This book was released on 2004-04 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is Allaway's international biography of Britain's greatest ever submarine captain.