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The Son Tay Raid

American POWs in Vietnam Were Not Forgotten, Revised Edition

By: John Gargus

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The Son Tay Raid

American POWs in Vietnam Were Not Forgotten, Revised Edition

By: John Gargus

In May 1970, aerial photographs revealed what U.S. military intelligence believed was a POW camp near the town of Son Tay, twenty-three miles west of North Vietnam’s capital city. When American officials decided the prisoners were attempting to send signals, they set in motion a daring plan to rescue the more than sixty airmen thought to be held captive. On November 20, a joint group of volunteers from U.S. Army Green Berets and U.S. Air Force Special Operations Forces perfectly executed the raid, only to find the prisoners' quarters empty; the POWs had been moved to a different location. Initially, the Son Tay raid was a devastating disappointment to the men who risked their lives to carry it out. Many vocal critics labeled it as a spectacular failure of our nation’s intelligence network. However, subsequent events proved that the audacity of the rescue attempt stunned the North Vietnamese, who implemented immediate changes in the treatment of their captives. The operation also restored the prisoners’ faith that their nation had not forgotten them. John Gargus not only participated in the planning phase of the Son Tay rescue, but also flew as a lead navigator for the strike force. This revised edition incorporates the most recent information from raid participants and also includes recent translations of North Vietnamese perspectives. No previous account of this top-secret action has given such a full account or such insight into both the execution and the aftermath of Son Tay.

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369

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Texas A&M University Press

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160344212X

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9781603442121

Terre Haute & Vigo County in Vintage Postcards

By: Dorothy W. Jerse,John R. Becker

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Terre Haute & Vigo County in Vintage Postcards

By: Dorothy W. Jerse,John R. Becker

For most of the 20th century, the "Crossroads of America" was literally at the intersection of U.S. 41 and the National Road, right at the corner of Seventh Street and Wabash Avenue in downtown Terre Haute, Indiana. Although the crossroads has shifted, Vigo County is still a major transportation center perched on the high side of the Wabash River, made famous by songwriter Paul Dresser. Captured here in over 200 vintage images is the history of Terre Haute and Vigo County, chronicling the area's earliest days all the way through to World War One. Offering a unique historical account using only postcard images, this new book showcases the people, buildings, neighborhoods, schools and events that shaped the region, including Eugene V. Debs, Chauncey Rose, Collett Park, and the 1913 Tornado and Flood.

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140

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Arcadia Publishing

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0738507474

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9780738507477

Thor's Legions

Weather Support to the U.S. Air Force and Army, 1937-1987

By: John Fuller

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Thor's Legions

Weather Support to the U.S. Air Force and Army, 1937-1987

By: John Fuller

This book provides insight into the air force weather history from 1937 to 1987. Author John F. Fuller recounts the history of the Air Weather Service from World War II to the Vietnam conflict, introducing its courageous family of forecasters who provided vital weather support for the nation's armed forces and made notable contributions to the field of meteorology. It approaches controversial events leading up to the D-Day, Hiroshima and Nagasaki forecasts. “I'd rate the book a"gem" as a reference book, especially for weather historians.” (H. Michael Mogil, NWA, June 6, 1944)

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451

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Springer

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1935704141

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9781935704140

Grimes's Trip to America. Ten Letters from Sammywell to John Jones Smith

By: John Hartley

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Grimes's Trip to America. Ten Letters from Sammywell to John Jones Smith

By: John Hartley

Reprint of the original, first published in 1877.

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126

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3385523257

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9783385523258

Forage Legumes for Temperate Grasslands

By: John Frame

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Forage Legumes for Temperate Grasslands

By: John Frame

With the underpinning role of forage legumes in the nitrogen economy and animal productivity from temperate grasslands certain to expand in the future, particularly in regions where their potential has not yet been realized, it is essential that the wealth of information currently available is widely disseminated. This book serves the purpose with

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CRC Press

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0429530188

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9780429530180

The Opening of the Maritime Fur Trade at Bering Strait

Americans and Russians Meet the Kan̳hiġmiut in Kotzebue Sound

By: John R. Bockstoce

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The Opening of the Maritime Fur Trade at Bering Strait

Americans and Russians Meet the Kan̳hiġmiut in Kotzebue Sound

By: John R. Bockstoce

Makes a significant contribution to our knowledge of the early maritime trade in the northern Pacific in general, & in the Bering Strait area in particular. The maritime fur trade was an important commercial force in the Bering Strait region from the early 19th cent. until the outbreak of WW2; nevertheless, its origins are not well understood. But two important documents shed considerable light on the genesis of this trade. These manuscripts describe the voyages of the Amer. trading brigs "Gen. San Martin" & "Pedler" in 1819-20. They provide info. on the relationships that existed between the Amer. maritime traders & the Russian officials in Kamchatka & Alaska, as well as with the inhab. of the Bering Strait region in the first qtr. of the 19th cent. Illustrations.

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106

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American Philosophical Society

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0871699516

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9780871699510

Commentaries on the Law of Municipal Corporations

Vol. II

By: John Forrest Dillon

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Commentaries on the Law of Municipal Corporations

Vol. II

By: John Forrest Dillon

Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.

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618

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3385446376

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9783385446373

Recrystallization and Related Annealing Phenomena

By: Anthony Rollett,Gregory S. Rohrer,John Humphreys

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Recrystallization and Related Annealing Phenomena

By: Anthony Rollett,Gregory S. Rohrer,John Humphreys

Recrystallization and Related Annealing Phenomena, Third Edition, fulfills the information needs of materials scientists in both industry and academia. The subjects treated in the book are all active research areas, forming a major part of at least four regular international conference series. This new third edition ensures the reader has access to the latest findings, and is essential reading to those working in the forefront of research in universities and laboratories. For those in industry, the book highlights applications of the research and technology, exploring, in particular, the significant progress made recently in key areas such as deformed state, including deformation to very large strains, the characterization of microstructures by electron backscatter diffraction, the modeling and simulation of annealing, and continuous recrystallization. - Includes over 50% of new, revised, and updated material, highlighting the significant recent literature results in grain growth in non-crystallizing systems, 3D characterization techniques, quantitative modeling techniques, and all-new appendices on texture and measurements - Contains synthesized, detailed coverage from leading authors that bridge the gap between theory and practice - Includes a critical level of synthesis and pedagogy with an authored rather than edited volume

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736

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Newnes

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0080982697

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9780080982694

Furs and Frontiers In the Far North

The Contest Among Native and Foreign Nations for the Bering Strait Fur Trade

By: John R. Bockstoce

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Furs and Frontiers In the Far North

The Contest Among Native and Foreign Nations for the Bering Strait Fur Trade

By: John R. Bockstoce

This comprehensive history of the native and maritime fur trade in Alaska during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries is without precedent. The Bering Strait formed the nexus of the circumpolar fur trade in which Russians, British, Americans, and members of fifty native nations competed and cooperated. The desire to dominate the fur trade fed the European expansion into the most remote regions of Asia and America and was an agent of massive change in these regions. Award-winning author John R. Bockstoce fills a major gap in the historiography of the area in covering the scientific, commercial, and foreign-relations implications of the northern fur trade. In addition, the book provides rare insight into the relationship between the Western powers and the Native Americans who provided them with fur, ivory, and whalebone in exchange for manufactured goods, tobacco, tea, alcohol, and hundreds of other things. But this is also the story of the enterprising individuals who energized the Alaskan fur trade and, in doing so, forever altered the region's history

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495

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Yale University Press

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0300154909

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9780300154900

Herding Cats

By: C. John McCabe

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Herding Cats

By: C. John McCabe

More "hi-octane hi-jinx" from the author of Big Spender and Stickleback. In a small town in the south west of England, rivals of a large business are being brutally dealt with one by one. Enter Tim Power, hotshot advertiser, whose girlfriend has placed him on a strict 12-month relationship test. Caught in a commercial war between two low-grade meat producers, Tim discovers that bad advertising can be every bit as effective as good advertising, provided you don't mind upsetting violent psychopaths with dubious family histories. Worse than this, Tim finds to his cost that failing in a relationship can be even more harmful to your health than accidentally offending tyrants with a passion for meat grinding.

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388

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Black Swan

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0552770906

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9780552770903

That Further Shore

A Memoir of Irish Roots and American Promise

By: John D. Feerick

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That Further Shore

A Memoir of Irish Roots and American Promise

By: John D. Feerick

A memoir of a respected constitutional scholar, dedicated public servant, political reformer, and facilitator of peace in the land of his ancestors. John D. Feerick’s life has all the elements of a modern Horatio Alger story: the poor boy who achieves success by dint of his hard work. But Feerick brought other elements to that classic American success story: his deep religious faith, his integrity, and his paramount concern for social justice. In That Further Shore, Feerick shares his inspiring story. Born to immigrant parents in the South Bronx, he went on to practice law, help frame the US Constitution’s Twenty-Fifth Amendment, serve as dean of Fordham Law, and serve as president of the New York City Bar Association and chair of state commissions on government integrity. Beginning with Feerick’s ancestry and early life experiences, including a detailed genealogical description of Feerick’s Irish ancestors in County Mayo and his quest to identify them and their relationships with one another, the book then presents a survey of the now-vanished world of a working-class Irish Catholic neighborhood in the South Bronx. Feerick’s account of how he financed his education from elementary school through law school is a moving tribute to the immigrant work ethic that he inherited from his parents and shared with many young Americans of his generation. The book then traces Feerick’s career as a lawyer and how he gave up a lucrative partnership in a prestigious New York City law firm at an early age to accept the office of Dean of the Fordham School of Law at a fraction of his previous income because he felt it was time to give back something to the world. John Feerick has consistently shown his commitment to the law as a vocation as well as a profession by his efforts to protect the rights of the poor, to enable minorities to achieve their rightful places in American society, and to combat political corruption. That Further Shore is an inspiring memoir of how one man helped to make America a more just and equitable society. Praise for That Further Shore “An exceptionally well written book and a compelling story of one Irish-American lawyer who loves his Irish heritage, his family, his Church and the law. It took Feerick 18 years to write the book and it was certainly worth the effort.” —Steve Fearon, Irish America “That Further Shore proves that a great man can be a good man. While living a life of the highest achievement on the world stage?and even changing history a time or two?Dean John Feerick stays rooted in his family, faith, Irish heritage and his commitment to social justice. Inspiring!” —Mary Pat Kelly, PhD, author of Galway Bay, Of Irish Blood, and Irish Above All

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Fordham University Press

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082328736X

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9780823287369

International Business

Strategy and the Multinational Company

By: John B. Cullen,K. Praveen Parboteeah

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International Business

Strategy and the Multinational Company

By: John B. Cullen,K. Praveen Parboteeah

A new international business text for a new and ever-changing global environment.

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529

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Routledge

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1135967989

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9781135967987

Book's by John Richard Grimes

The Son Tay Raid

The Son Tay Raid

Terre Haute & Vigo County in Vintage Postcards

Terre Haute & Vigo County in Vintage Postcards

Thor's Legions

Thor's Legions

Grimes's Trip to America. Ten Letters from Sammywell to John Jones Smith

Grimes's Trip to America. Ten Letters from Sammywell to John Jones Smith

Forage Legumes for Temperate Grasslands

Forage Legumes for Temperate Grasslands

The Opening of the Maritime Fur Trade at Bering Strait

The Opening of the Maritime Fur Trade at Bering Strait

Commentaries on the Law of Municipal Corporations

Commentaries on the Law of Municipal Corporations

Recrystallization and Related Annealing Phenomena

Recrystallization and Related Annealing Phenomena

Furs and Frontiers In the Far North

Furs and Frontiers In the Far North

Herding Cats

Herding Cats

That Further Shore

That Further Shore

International Business

International Business

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