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Into the Danger Zone by Tad Fitch
epub |eng | 2014-09-28 | Author:Tad Fitch

The view from a U-boat on patrol. (Authors’ Collection) As the ship sailed along, it steamed directly into the minefield laid by U-75, and was torn open by a tremendous ...
( Category: Military December 9,2018 )
The Dayton Flight Factory by Timothy R. Gaffney
epub |eng | 2014-12-08 | Author:Timothy R. Gaffney

A postcard shows a view of a parade honoring the Wright brothers in Dayton’s Welcome Home celebration. Author’s collection. The celebration resumed the next day at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds, ...
( Category: Transportation December 9,2018 )
Making Tracks by Saxton Peter
epub |eng | | Author:Saxton, Peter [Saxton, Peter]

CHINA The story of recent railway development in China is an astonishing one. Early development was slow and stuttering. As elsewhere in the world it was Western powers (notably Britain) ...
( Category: Transportation December 9,2018 )
The RAF by Julian Hale
epub |eng | 2017-11-08 | Author:Julian Hale

A De Havilland Mosquito being armed for an anti-shipping strike mission. Although designed as a reconnaissance aircraft using high speed to evade interception, the Mosquito proved successful in a variety ...
( Category: Transportation December 9,2018 )
The Honeymoon Handbook (Lonely Planet) by Lonely Planet
azw3 |eng | 2016-12-31 | Author:Lonely Planet [Planet, Lonely]

( Category: Specialty Travel December 9,2018 )
The Princess Alice Disaster by Joan Lock
epub |eng | 2014-12-08 | Author:Joan Lock [Joan Lock]

Oddly, Mr Hughes inquired after Haines’s musical instrument. He replied, ‘The bass viol floated away, but I have heard of it down the river. My bow was picked up at ...
( Category: Europe December 9,2018 )
Warship 2017 by John Jordan and Stephen Dent
azw3 |eng | 2017-05-17 | Author:John Jordan and Stephen Dent

Fig 5: Perspective views of HACS (left) and FKC (right) installations. Fig 6: HACS 4 Director. HACS 1-4 had a rangefinder fitted at the forward edge of the director, while ...
( Category: Military December 9,2018 )
Nigel Calder's Cruising Handbook by Nigel Calder
epub |eng | 2001-12-08 | Author:Nigel Calder

Going to Windward Assuming a boat is lying head to wind, when a sail is first hoisted with the sheets loose, the sail will simply flap like a flag in ...
( Category: Water Sports December 9,2018 )
Empire of the Deep: The Rise and Fall of the British Navy by Ben Wilson
epub |eng | 2013-07-24 | Author:Ben Wilson [Wilson, Ben]

* Before the Battle of Toulon there had been twenty-six years of peace, before Minorca nine, and before Ushant nineteen. CHAPTER 32 TACTICS 1779–1782 My eye on them had more ...
( Category: Europe December 8,2018 )
FAR-AMT 2019 by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)/Aviation Supplies & Academics (ASA)
epub |eng | 2018-08-01 | Author:Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)/Aviation Supplies & Academics (ASA)

B-307 61 4 B-377 96 9 C-46 67 4 CV-240 53 6 CV-340 and CV-440 53 6 DC-3 35 4
( Category: Transportation December 6,2018 )
In the Wake of Madness by Joan Druett
epub |eng | 2004-11-27 | Author:Joan Druett

ELEVEN GEORGE BLACK “AT DAYLIGHT THE next morning all hands were called and commenced fitting the rigging it being calm,” Clough recorded. Then, as soon as breakfast was over, the ...
( Category: Transportation November 28,2018 )
The Splicing Handbook, Third Edition by Barbara Merry
epub |eng | 2018-11-27 | Author:Barbara Merry

( Category: Water Sports November 28,2018 )
High-Performance Ignition Systems by Todd Ryden
epub | | | Author:Todd Ryden [Ryden, Todd]

Taking extra precaution to protect and secure the wires ensures their long life and durability. Performance Distributors offers complete race-prepped wire sets that feature a durable heat sleeve and cylinder ...
( Category: Automotive November 21,2018 )
David Vizard's How to Port & Flow Test Cylinder Heads by David Vizard
epub | | | Author:David Vizard [Vizard, David]

Valve Seat Forms The more rounded and streamlined a seat and the approach and departure areas are, the more efficiently it’s likely to flow. Figure 8.5 shows about how much ...
( Category: Automotive November 21,2018 )
Designing and Tuning High-Performance Fuel Injection Systems by Banish Greg
epub |eng | 2009-11-20 | Author:Banish, Greg [Banish, Greg]

A digital volt-ohm meter (DVOM) can be a very useful tool for diagnosing simple signal error and possible short or open circuits. It’s a good idea to always check against ...
( Category: Automotive November 21,2018 )

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