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Lentolaivue 24

By: Kari Stenman,Kalevi Keskinnen

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Illustrated throughout with photographs and detailed aircraft profiles, this book tells the story of the Finnish air force's most successful fighter unit. Finland's premier fighter squadron during World War 2, Lentolaivue 24 (Flying Squadron 24) first saw action during the bloody Winter War of 1939-40, when the Soviet Red Army launched a surprise attack on the small Scandinavian country - the squadron enjoyed great success against numerically superior opposition. LLv 24 was once again in the thick of the action following the outbreak of the Continuation War in June 1941. As this detailed volume shows, LLv 24 claimed 877 kills, and its pilots won five direct and two indirect Mannerheim Crosses (Finland's highest military award) out of a total of 19 presented to all Finnish soldiers. Most top aces also scored the bulk of their kills flying with this unit.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1782006680

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9781782006688

Finnish Aces of World War 2

By: Kari Stenman,Kalevi Keskinnen

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Finnish Aces of World War 2

By: Kari Stenman,Kalevi Keskinnen

Always outnumbered by their Soviet counterparts, the small band of Finnish fighter pilots who defended their Scandinavian homeland from the 'communist hordes' in three separate wars between 1939 and 1945 amassed scores only bettered by the Luftwaffe's Jagdflieger. Initially equipped with a motley collection of biplane and monoplane fighters garnered from sources across the globe, the Finnish Air Force was thrust into combat in November 1939. Given little chance against the massive Soviet force, the Finnish fighter pilots confounded the sceptics and decimated the attacking fighter and bomber formations, prompting the Russians to call a halt in March 1940. This scenario was repeated in 1941, and by 1943 the Finns had become uneasy allies with the Germans. Complete with first-hand accounts and detailed colour illustrations, this book profiles aces like Juutilainen and Wind, who proved unbeatable in the final months of conflict.

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1782005404

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9781782005407

Brewster F2A Buffalo Aces of World War 2

By: Kari Stenman,Andrew Thomas

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Brewster F2A Buffalo Aces of World War 2

By: Kari Stenman,Andrew Thomas

A complete survey of all of the pilots who achieved Aces status using the Brewster F2A Buffalo. Although designed and built for the US Navy, the F2A fought in only one major US engagement, the battle of Midway, in which F2A pilots managed to shoot down a number of Japanese fighters. Soon replaced by the navy, the F2A was exported to Britain, where it was nicknamed the 'Buffalo' thanks to its stubby appearance. The British sent most of these fighters to the Far East where they were used in the defence of Singapore and Malaya. It was in the Winter War, however, that the F2A truly found a home. Calling the plane simply the Brewster, the Finnish flew it against the invading Russians. As this volume shows, overall 37 Finns achieved ace status flying the Brewster, and it was the Finnish fighter of choice until succeeded by the Bf 109 in 1943.

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1849082499

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9781849082495

God, Anger and Ideology

The Anger of God in Joshua and Judges in Relation to Deuteronomy and the Priestly Writings

By: Kari Latvus

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God, Anger and Ideology

The Anger of God in Joshua and Judges in Relation to Deuteronomy and the Priestly Writings

By: Kari Latvus

A study of the growth of Joshua and Judges illustrates how the theme of divine anger has been used differently, according to different historical and social settings. In the deuteronomistic texts the main reason for God's anger is idolatry, which symbolizes a totally negative attitude to everything that God has done or given to the Israelites. This theology of anger is deeply bound to experiences of national catastrophes or threats of crises, and reflects the theological enigma of the exile. A century later, post-deuteronomistic theology gives a wholly different view: the anger of God becomes an instrument of the power struggles between the Israelite parties, or is used for protecting existing leadership.

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A&C Black

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1850759227

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9781850759225

Morane-Saulnier MS.406 Aces

By: Kari Stenman,Christian-Jacques Ehrengardt

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Morane-Saulnier MS.406 Aces

By: Kari Stenman,Christian-Jacques Ehrengardt

The story of the aces who flew the MS.406, an important aircraft not only because it was built in larger numbers than any other French fighter of the period, but also because it was the first modern fighter in the Armée de l'Air inventory. Although comparable to the British Hurricane and early models of the German Bf 109, it was outclassed when flown against the more powerful, and faster, Bf 109E. With little or no protection (no armour or self-sealing tanks), the MS.406 sustained heavy losses during the Battle of France. Too lightly armed, and fitted with unreliable weaponry, the French fighter struggled to down German bombers. It therefore comes as no surprise that only a dozen French pilots became fully fledged aces on the type during this period, despite the aircraft being present in significant numbers. However a score of pilots, who bagged their very first kills at the controls of the MS.406, fought on after the fall of France, flying Dewoitine D.520s, Spitfires and even Soviet Yak-3s to attain ace status against both Allied and Axis opponents.

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1782003428

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Fokker D.XXI Aces of World War 2

By: Kari Stenman,Peter de Jong

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Fokker D.XXI Aces of World War 2

By: Kari Stenman,Peter de Jong

The Dutch D.XXIs saw less than a week of action following the German invasion of the west on 10 May 1940, with many of the country's 28 fighters being destroyed on the ground. However, those that survived the initial onslaught inflicted losses on the Luftwaffe. By then, however, the D.XXI had found everlasting fame in Finland during the Winter War of 1939-40. Proving itself a real thorn in the side of the Soviets, the fighter, operating in primitive conditions and against vastly superior numbers, Finnish D.XXIs racked up an incredible score against the Red Air Force. The D.XXI also has the distinction of producing the first 'ace in a single mission' in World War 2, when then 1Lt Jorma Sarvanto shot down six Ilyushin DB-3 bombers on 6 January 1940. After spending a year providing home defence and flying coastal patrols during the early stages of the Continuation War in 1941, all surviving Finnish Fokker D.XXIs were relegated to the reconnaissance role, which they performed through to the end of hostilities in September 1944.

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1780960638

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Fair Play: Diversity and Conflicts in Early Christianity

Essays in Honour of Heikki Räisänen

By: Ismo Dunderberg,Christopher Tuckett,Kari Syreeni

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Fair Play: Diversity and Conflicts in Early Christianity

Essays in Honour of Heikki Räisänen

By: Ismo Dunderberg,Christopher Tuckett,Kari Syreeni

This collection of essays in honour of Heikki Räisänen, New Testament professor at the University of Helsinki, consists of 22 essays written by his colleagues and students on Jesus, the gospels, Paul, early Christianity, and biblical interpretation. Räisänen's own research has been characterized by methodological awareness combined with a keen interest in ethical issues. Both these aspects come to expression in his insistence on "fair play" as a correct scholarly attitude involving an honest dialogue, a real encounter, and a recognition of diverging opinions. In this spirit, most of the essays in this book lay emphasis on issues related to early Christian diversity and conflicts, and to their challenge in modern society. The book is useful for scholars, academic teachers and students interested in various aspects of the New Testament, early Christianity, and hermeneutics.

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BRILL

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9004268219

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9789004268210

Becoming John

The Making of a Passion Gospel

By: Kari Syreeni

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Becoming John

The Making of a Passion Gospel

By: Kari Syreeni

In this new analysis of the Gospel of John, Kari Syreeni argues that the gospel is a heavily reworked edition of an earlier Johannine work, and that the original did not include Jesus' passion. Syreeni theorizes that the original gospel ended at Chapter 12, with the notion of Jesus' disappearance from the world, and that the passion narrative was incorporated by a later editor freely using the existing gospels of Mark and Matthew. Syreeni suggests that the letters of John - written after the predecessor gospels but before the final edition - reveal a schism in the Johannine community that was caused by the majority faction's acceptance of Jesus' death and resurrection, as it was then recorded in the new gospel. By exploring the gospel's different means of legitimizing the passion story, such as the creation of the 'Beloved Disciple' to witness Jesus' passion, and the foreshadowing of the resurrection of Jesus in the miracle of Lazarus, Syreeni provides a bold and provocative case for a new understanding of John.

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0567681041

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9780567681041

Northern Lights on TIMSS and PISA 2018

By: David Reimer,Bent Sortkear,Magnus Oskarsson,Trude Nilsen,Maria Rasmusson,Kari Nissinen

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Northern Lights on TIMSS and PISA 2018

By: David Reimer,Bent Sortkear,Magnus Oskarsson,Trude Nilsen,Maria Rasmusson,Kari Nissinen

The results from PISA 2015 and TIMSS 2015 were published in November and December 2016. All the Nordic countries participated in PISA. Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden participated in TIMSS grade 4 and Norway and Sweden participated in TIMSS grade 8. The Nordic countries have similarities but also differences, which makes it interesting and valuable to carry out analyses in a Nordic perspective. In this report researchers from all the Nordic countries have done in-depth analyses on different policy relevant themes based on the results presented in 2016. The purpose of this report has been to present policy relevant analyses of TIMSS and PISA in a way that is accessible for policy makers on different levels in the Nordic countries, with the aim to contribute to further development in the education area.

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Nordic Council of Ministers

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9289355662

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9789289355667

Nordic Swan Ecolabel and Product Environmental Footprint: Focus on Product Environmental Information

By: Suikkanen, Johanna,Nissinen, Ari,Wesnæs, Marianne

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Nordic Swan Ecolabel and Product Environmental Footprint: Focus on Product Environmental Information

By: Suikkanen, Johanna,Nissinen, Ari,Wesnæs, Marianne

The purpose of this report is to compare the Nordic Swan Ecolabel and the Product Environmental Footprint with a focus on environmental information. The report compares the methods used by the Nordic Swan Ecolabel and the PEF to identify the product-group-specific relevant environmental aspects. The analysis is based on the currently valid Swan Criteria and pilot phase final PEF Category Rules (PEFCRs). The report concludes that there are methodological differences in the way product comparisons are made. The report proposes recommendations for both schemes in terms of co-operation and required further work, related to the differences in methodological approaches, to avoid very different results in what will be considered as an environmentally sound product.

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928936260X

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Nordic Swan Ecolabel and Organisation Environmental Footprint: Focus on the organisation environmental information used in the retail sector

By: Salo, Hanna,Suikkanen, Johanna,Nissinen, Ari

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Nordic Swan Ecolabel and Organisation Environmental Footprint: Focus on the organisation environmental information used in the retail sector

By: Salo, Hanna,Suikkanen, Johanna,Nissinen, Ari

The Organisation Environmental Footprint (OEF) initiative of the European Commission and the Nordic Swan Ecolabel both aim at more sustainable consumption and production. We compared the two schemes in relation to their environmental information concerning the retail sector. The Swan aims to push stores to perform better and to help customers make environmental choices, whereas the OEF aims to create a common Life Cycle Assessment based methodology to assess impacts related to a retailer’s product portfolio. Overall, the OEF is considered a broader approach still under development, while the Swan is well-known in the Nordics. Their scopes, relevant impact categories and life cycle stages differed. However, climate change, resource use and biodiversity impacts were significant in both schemes. Possible synergies concern criteria setting, measurement and communication.

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Northern Lights on TIMSS and PISA 2018

By: David Reimer,Bent Sortkear,Magnus Oskarsson,Trude Nilsen,Maria Rasmusson,Kari Nissinen

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By: David Reimer,Bent Sortkear,Magnus Oskarsson,Trude Nilsen,Maria Rasmusson,Kari Nissinen

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Use of ecodesign tools and expectations for Product Environmental Footprint: Case study of Nordic textile and IT companies

By: Salo, Hanna,Suikkanen, Johanna,Nissinen, Ari

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Use of ecodesign tools and expectations for Product Environmental Footprint: Case study of Nordic textile and IT companies

By: Salo, Hanna,Suikkanen, Johanna,Nissinen, Ari

Use of ecodesign tools and expectations for Product Environmental FootprintThe report examines the implementation of ecodesign and green innovations inNordic textile and IT companies. The findings of this report are: 1) The respondents are fairly mature in terms of how they integratedenvironmental sustainability into their operations. Companies are mainlydriven by general willingness but deterred by cost increases. 2) Companies remain focused on technical innovations, whereas functionalinnovations are lagging behind. 3) Ecodesign tools and research and development activities are highly relevantfor promoting innovations. 4) The main tools used are Type I Ecolabels, Life Cycle Assessment and CarbonFootprint. 5) Few respondents are familiar with PEF, but many are interested in it. PEF is predominantly seen as a way to evaluate the accuracy of environmentalproduct claims.

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Product Environmental Information and Product Policies: How Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) changes the situation?

By: Nissinen, Ari,Suikkanen, Johanna,Salo, Hanna

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Product Environmental Information and Product Policies: How Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) changes the situation?

By: Nissinen, Ari,Suikkanen, Johanna,Salo, Hanna

Reliable information is needed to drive the market towards ecologically sound products. Product Environmental Footprint has many properties that are new to the Life Cycle Assessment tradition, increasing the consistency, accuracy and comparability of the results. It is important to start the organization of the PEF scheme, and invest in efforts to rapidly increase the number of product and service groups and actual product-specific PEF reports involved in the PEF scheme. Possibilities for common information basis and coordination between environmental information sources for the various product policy instruments and the PEF should be explored. Cooperation between type 1 eco-labels like the Nordic Swan and the forthcoming PEF scheme(s) is important.

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Lentolaivue 24

Lentolaivue 24

Finnish Aces of World War 2

Finnish Aces of World War 2

Brewster F2A Buffalo Aces of World War 2

Brewster F2A Buffalo Aces of World War 2

God, Anger and Ideology

God, Anger and Ideology

Morane-Saulnier MS.406 Aces

Morane-Saulnier MS.406 Aces

Fokker D.XXI Aces of World War 2

Fokker D.XXI Aces of World War 2

Fair Play: Diversity and Conflicts in Early Christianity

Fair Play: Diversity and Conflicts in Early Christianity

Becoming John

Becoming John

Northern Lights on TIMSS and PISA 2018

Northern Lights on TIMSS and PISA 2018

Nordic Swan Ecolabel and Product Environmental Footprint: Focus on Product Environmental Information

Nordic Swan Ecolabel and Product Environmental Footprint: Focus on Product Environmental Information

Nordic Swan Ecolabel and Organisation Environmental Footprint: Focus on the organisation environmental information used in the retail sector

Nordic Swan Ecolabel and Organisation Environmental Footprint: Focus on the organisation environmental information used in the retail sector

Northern Lights on TIMSS and PISA 2018

Northern Lights on TIMSS and PISA 2018

Use of ecodesign tools and expectations for Product Environmental Footprint: Case study of Nordic textile and IT companies

Use of ecodesign tools and expectations for Product Environmental Footprint: Case study of Nordic textile and IT companies

Product Environmental Information and Product Policies: How Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) changes the situation?

Product Environmental Information and Product Policies: How Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) changes the situation?

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