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Siege of Khe Sanh by Robert Pisor
epub |eng | 0101-01-01 | Author:Robert Pisor [Pisor, Robert]

7. THE TET OFFENSIVE General Westmoreland was jolted awake at 3 A.M. by the rocket artillery of three enemy divisions in the suburbs of Saigon. Three thousand Viet Cong soldiers ...
( Category: Military February 13,2018 )
THE SELFISH GENE by Richard Dawkins
mobi |eng | 2012-02-07 | Author:Richard Dawkins

Many baby birds are fed in the nest by their parents. They all gape and scream, and the parent drops a worm or other morsel in the open mouth of ...
( Category: Evolution February 7,2018 )
Hell to Pay by D. M. Giangreco
epub |eng | 2011-05-24 | Author:D. M. Giangreco

The Second General Army’s decision to allow its formations considerable flexibility in the conduct of the defense may not have been seen as much of a compromise by those advocating ...
( Category: Military February 7,2018 )
Japanese Dolls by Alan Scott Pate
epub |eng | | Author:Alan Scott Pate

Fig. 244 Narugo kokeshi group, Showa era, early 20th century, height 2–20 inches. Moffit Collection. Photo Lynton Gardiner. Fig. 245 Tsuchiyu kokeshi, signed "Sato Sashima," Showa era, 20th century, height ...
( Category: Asia February 5,2018 )
THE MAKING OF EXILE by NANDITA BHAVNANI
epub |eng | 2014-07-28 | Author:NANDITA BHAVNANI [BHAVNANI, NANDITA]

CHAPTER 10 A New Geography Bombay Bombay, the city as well as the province (which then also included portions of present-day Gujarat and Karnataka) was the preferred destination for many ...
( Category: Asia February 5,2018 )
Where the Rain is Born by Anita Nair
epub |eng | 2002-12-05 | Author:Anita Nair [Nair, Anita]

When the boys came at her she attacked them with a ferocity that easily overcame their theoretical advantages of strength and size. Her gifts of war came down to her ...
( Category: Philosophy February 4,2018 )
Japan's Master Gardens by Stephen Mansfield
epub |eng | | Author:Stephen Mansfield

This low boat shelter near Naka-no-shima Island is made in the traditional manner from thatch and bamboo, materials that perfectly complement the garden environment. The Yatsuhashi Bridge, with irises growing ...
( Category: Photography & Video February 3,2018 )
1914 by Paul Ham
epub |eng | 2014-02-02 | Author:Paul Ham

We passed by smoking ruins of villages completely shot to pieces. No stone was left on top of the other. Corpses both human and horse were still lying around in ...
( Category: Military February 2,2018 )
Japanese Swords by Colin M. Roach
epub, pdf |eng | | Author:Colin M. Roach

Bows and spears formed the samurai’s first lines of offense, with the sword usually being reserved for when the supply of the former had been exhausted. The Sword of Esoteric ...
( Category: Military February 1,2018 )
The Art of the Japanese Sword by Yoshindo Yoshihara & Hiroko Kapp & Yoshindo Yoshihara
epub |eng | | Author:Yoshindo Yoshihara & Hiroko Kapp & Yoshindo Yoshihara

Scanning electron microscope (SEM) photos of red pine charcoal (left) and oak charcoal (right) in cross-section. Different techniques are used for tatara charcoal production in different places. However, the primary ...
( Category: Asia January 31,2018 )
The Lost Samurai School by Antony Cummins
epub |eng | 2016-09-12 | Author:Antony Cummins [Cummins, Antony]

To discover the whereabouts of an ambush on a moonless night and when you can clearly see the stars, know that no stars will shine above an ambush if one ...
( Category: Asia January 31,2018 )
The Samurai Swordsman by Turnbull Stephen;
epub |eng | | Author:Turnbull, Stephen;

The swordsman fugitive Kunisada Chuji, who was crucified in 1850, was one of the most notorious criminal swordsmen of the later Edo Period. Here he examines the head of one ...
( Category: Military January 31,2018 )
Crisis in the Pacific by Gerald Astor
epub |eng | 1996-01-30 | Author:Gerald Astor [Astor, Gerald]

THROUGHOUT THE CAMPAIGNS that involved the Solomons, Marshalls, Marianas and the New Guinea locale, MacArthur and Nimitz cooperated without serious disagreement about objectives while occasionally squabbling over allocation of resources. ...
( Category: Military January 30,2018 )
My Journey: Transforming Dreams into Actions by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
epub |eng | 2013-09-01 | Author:A.P.J. Abdul Kalam [Kalam, A.P.J. Abdul]

henever I talk to the youth anywhere in India, I am invariably asked one question: which are your favourite books? Even though modern life has changed many of our habits, ...
( Category: Historical January 30,2018 )
The Last Parallel by Martin Russ
epub |eng | 2016-11-23 | Author:Martin Russ [Russ, Martin]

Group Eight - Hill 229 March 27th, 1953. On the MLR. We were pulled back to the MLR without warning, a happy trip. Before leaving, we oriented the men who ...
( Category: Military January 30,2018 )

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