Download or read book Rescue at Los Ba os written by Bruce Henderson and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2015-03-31 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times bestselling author of Sons and Soldiers comes the incredible true story of one of the greatest military rescues of all time, the 1945 World War II prison camp raid at Los Baños in the Philippines—a tale of daring, courage, and heroism that joins the ranks of Ghost Soldiers, Unbroken, and The Boys of Pointe du Hoc. In February 1945, as the U.S. victory in the Pacific drew nearer, the Japanese army grew desperate, and its soldiers guarding U.S. and Allied POWs more sadistic. Starved, shot and beaten, many of the 2,146 prisoners of the Los Baños prison camp in the Philippines—most of them American men, women and children—would not survive much longer unless rescued soon. Deeply concerned about the half-starved and ill-treated prisoners, General Douglas MacArthur assigned to the 11th Airborne Division a dangerous rescue mission deep behind enemy lines that became a deadly race against the clock. The Los Baños raid would become one of the greatest triumphs of that war or any war; hailed years later by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Colin Powell: “I doubt that any airborne unit in the world will ever be able to rival the Los Baños prison raid. It is the textbook operation for all ages and all armies.” Combining personal interviews, diaries, correspondence, memoirs, and archival research, Rescue at Los Baños tells the story of a remarkable group of prisoners—whose courage and fortitude helped them overcome hardship, deprivation, and cruelty—and of the young American soldiers and Filipino guerrillas who risked their lives to save them.

Download or read book Rice written by Bor S. Luh and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-11 with total page 853 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rice is one of the principal cereals used by the world's inhabitants. The hope for improved nourishment of the world's population depends on the development of better rice varieties and improved methods for rice production and utilization. During the past four decades, interest in rice research and production has increased in many countries. The development of new and better varieties by the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines and other rice research institutes has stimulated numerous research stations to test the performance of these varieties in many countries under different climates, soil properties, cultural practices, and environmental conditions. The methods of harvesting, handling, drying, and milling rough rice have improved as a result of research efforts by the engineers and the rice milling industries. The first edition of Rice: Production and Utilization was published in 1980. This second edition presents the recent developments and progress made by the researchers, the industries, and various experiment stations. Because of the large amounts of literature available in recent years on rice production and utilization, this edition is divided into two volumes, Volume 1: Production and Volume II: Utilization. It is hoped that the books will be useful to rice researchers, processors, and people interested in rice production and utilization. Those studying v vi PREFACE the agronomy of rice plants, especially the genetics, breeding, cultivation, diseases, and insects that attack both the rice plant and the stored grain, will find this edition helpful in their search for new knowledge.

Download or read book The Los Ba os Raid written by E. M. Flanagan and published by Presidio Press. This book was released on 1986 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Upland Rice written by Phool Chand Gupta and published by Int. Rice Res. Inst.. This book was released on 1986 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Upland rice distribution; Climate; Landscape and soils; Cropping systems; Varietal improvement; Soil management; Land preparation and crop establishment; Farm equipment; Weed management; Disease management; Insect pest management; Economics of upland rice production.

Download or read book The Rice Economy of Asia written by Randolph Barker and published by Int. Rice Res. Inst.. This book was released on 1985 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this book is to present a comprehensive picture of the role of rice in the food and agricultural sectors of Asian nations.

Download or read book Los Ba os A Practical Guide For Newcomers written by and published by Int. Rice Res. Inst.. This book was released on with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Guide to Los Ba os for IRRI International Staff Families written by Kate Kirk and published by Int. Rice Res. Inst.. This book was released on 2001 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Ecology of Tropical Food Crops written by M. J. T. Norman and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1995-05-18 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Retaining the successful formula of the first edition while placing additional emphasis on tropical environmental conservation, this new updated edition considers the response of tropical food crops to environmental factors such as climate, soil and farming system.

Download or read book Brown Planthopper written by International Rice Research Institute and published by Int. Rice Res. Inst.. This book was released on 1979 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Rice Research Strategies for the Future written by and published by Int. Rice Res. Inst.. This book was released on 1982 with total page 561 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Growth and Mineral Nutrition of Field Crops Third Edition written by Nand Kumar Fageria and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1997-06-20 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Examines climate-soil-plant interrelationships governing the nutritional and growth aspects of cereal, legume, and pasture crops--providing basic and applied information to improve the management and potential yield of major temperate and tropical field crop. Second Edition furnishes a new chapter on the management of degraded soils, and improved organization of chapter sequence, and more than 325 tables and drawings--over 90 new to this edition."

Download or read book Economic Consequences of the New Rice Technology written by International Rice Research Institute and published by Int. Rice Res. Inst.. This book was released on 1978 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Organic Matter and Rice written by and published by Int. Rice Res. Inst.. This book was released on 1984 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Rice written by Y. P. S. Bajaj and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 655 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rice is the most important cereal crop which feeds more than half the population of the world. It is being grown in more than 144. 641 million ha with a production of over 468. 275 million tons (in 1988). Rice is attacked by a large number of pests and diseases which cause an enormous loss in its yield. Therefore, the major objectives in rice breeding are the development of disease resistance, tolerance to insects, adverse soil water, and drought; and improvement of quality including increased protein content. Tremendous efforts being made at the International Rice Research Institute have resulted in the release of improved varieties. It is estimated that the world's annual rice production must increase from 460 million tons (in 1987) to 560 million tons by the year 2000, and to 760 million tons by 2020 (a 65% increase) in order to keep up with the population growth (IRRI Rice Facts 1988). To achieve this gigantic goal, new strategies have to be evolved. Since the success of any crop improvement program de pends on the extent of genetic variability in the base population, new techniques need to be developed not only to generate the much needed variability but also for its conservation. In this regard the progress made in the biotechnology of rice during the last 5 years has amply demonstrated the immense value of innovative approaches for further improvement of this crop.

Download or read book Symposium on Potential Productivity of Field Crops Under Different Environments written by W. H. Smith and published by Int. Rice Res. Inst.. This book was released on 1983 with total page 533 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biological basis, physical environment, and crop productivity; Growth and yield of field crops; Crop productivity under different environments; Increasing productivity through cropping systems.

Download or read book Principles and Practices of Rice Production written by Surajit K. De Datta and published by Int. Rice Res. Inst.. This book was released on 1981 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Synthesis of Methodology Development and Case Studies written by Reimund P. Roetter and published by Int. Rice Res. Inst.. This book was released on 2000 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The volume concludes with a brief outline of the most important challenges ahead.