Download or read book Tartan Airforce written by Deborah Lake and published by Birlinn. This book was released on 2013-06-15 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Britain's first flying machine was trailed in Perthshire in 1907 and ever since - whether at war or in peacetime - Scotland has been in the frontline of British military aviation. In Tartan Air Force Deborah Lake investigates Scotland's contribution to military flying over the last hundred years. With a wealth of previously unpublished or little-known accounts from air and ground crew, fliers and non-fliers, this is a comprehensive and entertaining tribute which emphasises the human aspect of Scotland's part in the history. From the Second World War, when many famous missions, including those against the great German battleship Tirpitz, were undertaken from Scottish airfields, to the importance of its RAF air bases and radar stations in asserting the Soviet threat during the Cold War and beyond, Scotland has played its part in protecting the skies.
Download or read book Military Tartan Throws written by Anita Wilburn Darras and published by Annie's Wholesale. This book was released on 2016-07-01 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All 6 of the throws in this book use the same technique of Woven Crochet. There are only two stitches required: chain and double crochet. The result is a beautiful fabric that looks quite complex but in fact is astonishingly simple to do. Simply create a mesh and then weave srips into the mesh. Step-by-step written instructions are included in the pattern. Each designs colors represent a branch of our military including the Army, Air Force, Marine Crops, Navy, Coast Gaurd and West Point. All are made using worsted-weight yarn.
Download or read book Military History of Scotland written by Spiers Edward M. Spiers and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2014-07-11 with total page 857 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Scottish soldier has been at war for over 2000 years. Until now, no reference work has attempted to examine this vast heritage of warfare.A Military History of Scotland offers readers an unparalleled insight into the evolution of the Scottish military tradition. This wide-ranging and extensively illustrated volume traces the military history of Scotland from pre-history to the recent conflict in Afghanistan. Edited by three leading military historians, and featuring contributions from thirty scholars, it explores the role of warfare in the emergence of a Scottish kingdom, the forging of a Scottish-British military identity, and the participation of Scots in Britain's imperial and world wars. Eschewing a narrow definition of military history, it investigates the cultural and physical dimensions of Scotland's military past such as Scottish military dress and music, the role of the Scottish soldier in art and literature, Scotland's fortifications and battlefield archaeology, and Scotland's military memorials and museum collections.
Download or read book Flight of the Titan written by George Rosie and published by Birlinn. This book was released on 2012-12-10 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the early hours of Thursday, July 10, 1919 hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers rushed out onto the streets and rooftops and gaped up into the sky as a great silver ship, hundreds of feet long, rolled slowly across the city. Restaurants, hotels, theatres and bars emptied as people took to the street to gaze upwards. The ship seemed to hover over the New York Times building in 42nd street before turning its bow to the east and heading off towards the Atlantic. New Yorkers had never seen anything like it. They were left to wonder as the thrum of the engines died away. But it was no alien visitation. The huge silver craft, bearing a lion rampant across its bow, was the Scottish-built airship R34 manned by a 30-strong crew of World War I veterans (and a stowaway cat). A few days earlier the R34 had made the first-ever east-west flight across the Atlantic against powerful head winds and electrical storms. The flight of the R34 was one of the great feats of British aviation and it has been shamefully forgotten - but there is a wealth of information out there. Some of it is in the diary kept by General Edward Maitland, which was later published, other material comes from the flight reports of the airship's officers, crew diaries, press interviews, and technical information buried in the National Archives in Kew and in the records of the royal Aeronautical Society and the New York Times. Weaving all of this together, George Rosie paints a vivid picture of the great feats of early 19th Century aviation and one of which Scotland should be immensely proud.
Download or read book Assembly written by West Point Association of Graduates (Organization). and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Gabby s Journey The Making of a Canadian Air Cadet Pilot written by Gaynor Jones and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Military Construction Authorization Fiscal Year 1981 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Military Construction and Stockpiles and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 1656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Military Construction Authorization Fiscal Year 1980 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Military Construction and Stockpiles and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Air Force Manual written by United States. Department of the Air Force and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 674 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tartans written by Brian Wilton and published by White Lion Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Ranging from Mary Queen of Scots to Alexander McQueen, this is a lively and comprehensive guide to 400 tartans, fully illustrated in color and rich in Scottish history and lore. Internationally popular, and worn by everyone from Madonna to the Royal Family, tartan is the very symbol of Scottishness. In this fascinating book, world expert Brian Wilton traces tartan back to its roots, looking at how and where the various clan tartans began and showing how it has spread across the world. Arranged in geographical sections, the book showcases more than 400 tartans, explaining how they were created, what they signify, and when and by whom they are worn. Alongside the classic Scottish tartans--each depicted in full color--are other examples of tartans from around the world. Accompanying sidebars discuss the wider history and role of tartans, with illustrations that include paintings, engravings, and modern celebrity photos"--Publisher's description.
Download or read book Pathway to the Stars written by Michael Hood and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2023-11-13 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pathway to the Stars takes readers on a remarkable journey spanning one hundred years of the Royal Canadian Air Force. This beautifully illustrated book shares the rich history of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) on its 100th anniversary. Produced in partnership with the RCAF Foundation, Pathway to the Stars tells the story of the people, the technologies, and the events that shaped the RCAF from 1924 to 2024. Presenting 100 stories to align with 100 years of the RCAF, the book explores the many ways in which the RCAF contributed to advances in aviation over the past century, from the invention of the G-suit to the development of the first helicopter landing system on a naval ship to the design of the first flight-safety organization for investigating crashes. As we look forward to the next generation of the RCAF, Pathway to the Stars brings to light an inspirational story about Canada and its place in the world over the past century. Proceeds from this book support the ongoing programs of the RCAF Foundation, a Canadian charity that works to celebrate Canada's rich aviation history and future.
Download or read book ADA Yearbook 1994 written by Chris Loftus and published by IOS Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Contractions written by United States. Federal Aviation Administration and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book ADA Yearbook 1995 written by Mark Ratcliffe and published by IOS Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This the fifth issue of the annual publication organized by ADA UK. The intended audience includes managers (needing contact addresses and access to information about ADA products), software and systems engineers using ADA or those intending to use it, requiring detailed technical information about the language. Moreover, those readers new to ADA will be able to gain useful insights about the language and its evolution.
Download or read book Kingdom of the Mind written by Peter E. Rider and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2014-05-14 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In A Kingdom of the Mind ethnographers, material culture specialists, and contributors from a wide variety of disciplines explore the impact of the Scots on Canadian life, showing how the Scots' image of their homeland and themselves played an important role in the emerging definition of what it meant to be Canadian.
Download or read book Scots in the USA written by Jenni Calder and published by Luath Press Ltd. This book was released on 2014-02-15 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The map of the United States is peppered with Scottish place-names and America's telephone directories are filled with surnames illustrating Scottish ancestry. Increasingly, Americans of Scottish extraction are visiting Scotland in search of their family history. All over Scotland and the United States there are clues to the Scottish-American relationship, the legacy of centuries of trade and communication as well as that of departure and heritage. The experiences of Scottish settlers in the United States varied enormously, as did their attitudes to the lifestyles that they left behind and those that they began anew once they arrived in North America. Scots in the USA discusses why they left Scotland, where they went once they reached the United States, and what they did when they got there.... a valuable readable and illuminating addition to a burgeoning literature... should be required reading on the flight to New York by all those on the Tartan Week trail. - Alan Taylor, Sunday Herald
Download or read book Hinterland Warriors and Military Dress written by Thomas Abler and published by Oxford : Berg. This book was released on 1999-09 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much of the exotic dress of the armies of Europe has its origins in the conditions of frontier wars fought by imperial armies and in the employment of "Hinterland warriors" by imperial governments. This study charts how perceptions of these marginalized peoples influenced and ultimately transformed the history of military dress. Discussion encompasses Hussars of the eastern frontier, North African Mameluks and Zouaves, and the North American frontier experience. Includes bandw historical illustrations and a few photos. Abler is affiliated with the University of Waterloo, Canada. c. Book News Inc.
