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Performance of Light Aircraft

By: John T. Lowry

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Pilots, aviation students, kitplane builders, aircraft fleet operators and aeronautical engineers can all determine how their propeller-driven airplanes will perform, under any conditions, by using the step-by-step bootstrap approach introduced in this book. A few routine flying manoeuvres (climbs, glides, a level speed run) will give the necessary nine numbers. High-school level calculations then give performance numbers with much greater detail and accuracy than many other methods - for the reader's individual aircraft.

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AIAA

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1563473305

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9781563473302

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

Terrorism and the Bush Doctrine

By: John Maszka

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Terrorism and the Bush Doctrine

By: John Maszka

Terrorism is perhaps the greatest challenge facing mankind in the twenty-first century. It has been researched, debated, analyzed and contemplated by some of the greatest minds on the planet. And yet no known solution exists. When putting out a fire, while it is important to know what type of fire it is before attempting to put it out, firefighters understand that the key to putting out any fire is to remove its source of oxygen. Likewise, terrorism depends on popular support to sustain itself. Without popular support, the majority of funding, recruits and overall acceptance will disappear. Therefore, the primary goal for eliminating terrorism is to eliminate the sources of popular support. This book argues that this has to be the standard approach and strategy. These pages examine three primary components of contemporary American foreign policy: unilateralism, preemption and military hegemony, as well as how they impact terrorism.

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1606100106

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9781606100103

Bad Habits

Drinking, Smoking, Taking Drugs, Gambling, Sexual Misbehavior, and Swearing in American History

By: John C. Burnham

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Bad Habits

Drinking, Smoking, Taking Drugs, Gambling, Sexual Misbehavior, and Swearing in American History

By: John C. Burnham

Seeks to discover why so many "good" people engage in activities that many, including themselves, consider "bad", finding a coalition of economic and social interest in which the singleminded quest for profit is allied to the values of the Victorian saloon underworld and bohemian rebelliousness.

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NYU Press

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081471224X

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9780814712245

Genealogical Memoir of the Newcomb Family

By: John Newcomb

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Genealogical Memoir of the Newcomb Family

By: John Newcomb

Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3368826298

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9783368826291

Book's by John T. Lowry

Performance of Light Aircraft

Performance of Light Aircraft

The Son Tay Raid

The Son Tay Raid

Terrorism and the Bush Doctrine

Terrorism and the Bush Doctrine

Bad Habits

Bad Habits

Genealogical Memoir of the Newcomb Family

Genealogical Memoir of the Newcomb Family

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