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Free Download Jim Laurier, "US Marine Corps F-4 Phantom II Units of the Vietnam War"
English | 2012 | pages: 96 | ISBN: 1849087512 | PDF | 3,8 mb
Twenty-five US Marine Corps squadrons flew versions of the Phantom II and 11 of them used the aircraft in Southeast Asia from May 1965 through to early 1973. Although one deployment was from an aircraft carrier, and included a successful MiG engagement, most missions were flown from land bases at Da Nang and Chu Lai in South Vietnam, and Nam Phong in Thailand. Rather than the air-to-air missiles that were the main component in the original F-4 armament, these aircraft carried an ever-expanding range of weaponry. Some toted 24 500-lb bombs and others strafed with up to three 20 mm gun pods, while most flew daily sorties delivering napalm, Snakeye bombs and big Zuni rockets. Many US Marines holding small outpost positions in Laos and South Vietnam against heavy Viet Cong attack owed their lives to the Phantom II pilots who repeatedly drove off the enemy. Very often their bombing passes had to be made at very low altitude beneath low cloud or at night, dropping their ordnance only 50 metres from 'troops in contact'. Like US Navy Phantom IIs, they flew Skyspot blind-bombing sorties, offshore barrier CAP missions to fend off MiGs and air defence 'hot pad' missions for their home bases. The US Marine Corps prided itself on being a self-contained fighting force. The RF-4B reconnaissance version of the Phantom II was produced exclusively for the USMC to provide its own airborne photo intelligence, and one unit equipped with these jets flew more than 200 missions per month with only five aircraft serviceable on most days. The book will examine these missions in the context of US Marine Corps close-support doctrine, using the direct experience of a selection of the aircrew who flew and organised those missions.

Free Download Ron Field, "US Infantry in the Indian Wars 1865-91"
English | 2007 | pages: 51 | ISBN: 1841769053 | PDF | 13,2 mb
Thanks to Hollywood's many portrayals of the US Cavalry, it is little understood that the infantry played as great a part in the Indian Wars of the 1860s-80s, and were more consistently successful.

Free Download James Arnold, Robert Hargis, Darko Pavlovic, "US Commanders of World War II (1) Army and USAF"
English | 2002 | pages: 66 | ISBN: 1841764744 | PDF | 3,1 mb
To be a successful commander requires experience, character, tenacity and boldness: the ability to establish a good rapport with both your staff and your men is also vital. The real test comes in combat though, where a large proportion of luck is involved - the luck to be in the right place at the right time - and lasting reputations can be formed in a very brief and frenetic period. The key US commanders of World War II were subject to (and often gratuitously fostered) the projection of their 'characters', exploiting the growing power of the media. This title examines the careers, personalities and fortunes of the key US Army and Air Force commanders of World War II (1939-1945).

Free Download Steven J. Zaloga, "US Armored Units in the North Africa and Italian Campaigns 1942-45"
English | 2006 | pages: 100 | ISBN: 1841769665 | PDF | 35,8 mb
The Mediterranean Theater of Operations (MTO) saw the first operational deployment of US armoured divisions in World War II, and the experience proved chastening for the 1st Armored Division when it suffered defeat at the hands of Rommel's Afrika Korps at the battle of Kasserine Pass. This title covers the organization of these early US armored divisions, as well as the independent tank and tank destroyer battalions that accompanied them. It details the evolution if US armoured warfare tactics and doctrine, learned from the difficult experiences of North Africa, and illustrates how they were used elsewhere in the MTO, particularly in the Italian Peninsula.

Free Download Steven J. Zaloga, Henry Morshead, "US Amphibious Tanks of World War II"
English | 2012 | pages: 50 | ISBN: 1849086362 | PDF | 3,4 mb
The advent of combined arms operations in World War II created the need for specialized armored vehicles. In the case of amphibious attacks, the issue arose of how best to land tanks on a beach. Although a variety of specialized landing craft were developed, the Dieppe raid in 1942 encouraged the development of tanks that could be deployed from further off-shore to limit the vulnerability of the LCT craft. The deep-wading equipment that they developed was first used during Operation Husky on Sicily in July 1943, and subsequently for Operations Avalanche (Salerno, September 1943), Shingle (Anzio, January 1944) and Overlord (Normandy, June 1944). The US-manufactured DD tanks were used during Overlord by both US and British forces, and again in 1945 during the Rhine crossings. Initially, developments in the Pacific Theater were separate from those in Europe. The Marines learned from the Tarawa landings in 1943 that unprepared tanks could not be safely landed even in shallow water. DD tanks were never seriously considered for the Pacific, so other solutions were sought. A detailed study of specialized US amphibious tanks, this is a title that will appeal to those interested in both Pacific and European Theaters, modellers and collectors.

Free Download Urban Dynamics in the Post-pandemic Period: Tourist Spaces and Urban Centres by Enrique Navarro-Jurado, Remedios Larrubia Vargas, Fernando Almeida-García, Juan José Natera Rivas
English | PDF EPUB (True) | 2023 | 368 Pages | ISBN : 3031360168 | 68.9 MB
This book offers a unique perspective on urban processes affecting tourist spaces and city centres. Economic, social and environmental uncertainty has been commonplace since March 2019, when mobility slowed down across the globe. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated trends that have been investigated in urban space for years. The incorporation of technologies, the expansion of tourism and the introduction of policies that in part want to advance sustainability are generating processes of reorganisation of territories that are driving changes. These changes will affect models of city, urbanism and society.

Free Download Upper Airway Disorders and Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation: Rationale and Approaches by Antonio M. Esquinas, Andrea De Vito, Nikolaos Barbetakis
English | PDF EPUB (True) | 2023 | 379 Pages | ISBN : 3031324862 | 32.9 MB
This book analyses the basic rationale of noninvasive respiratory management in upper airways medical and perioperative disorders and key interactions and clinical implications. It offers key diagnostic tools to detect early and late failure of upper airway disorders whit a noninvasive approach. Furthermore, all medical and post-operative clinical indications of acute and chronic diseases in upper airway respiratory disorders and outcomes are summarized.

Free Download Gervase Phinn, "Up and Down in the Dales"
English | 2005 | pages: 352 | ISBN: 0141011319, 0718145844 | EPUB | 0,4 mb
Up and Down in the Dalesis the fourth volume in Gervase Phinn's bestselling Dales Series

Free Download Pasternak, Anna, "Untitled: Real Wallis Simpson"
English | 2019 | pages: 313 | ISBN: 0008297290 | EPUB | 29,9 mb
Who was the real Wallis: an opportunistic American social climber, a master manipulator or the true love of Edwards life Amid the cacophony of condemnation her story has become obfuscated. Untitled is an intimate biography of one of the most misunderstood women in British royal history. His charisma and glamour ensured him the status of a rock star prince. Yet Edward gave up the British throne, the British Empire and his position as Emperor of India, to marry his true love, American divorcee Wallis Simpson.So much gossip and innuendo has been levelled at Wallis Simpson that it has become nearly impossible to discern the real woman. Many have wondered why, when Edward could have had anyone he desired, he was smitten with this unusual American woman. As her friend Herman Rogers said to her in 1936 when news of her affair with Edward broke: Much of what is being said concerns a woman who does not exist and never did exist.History is mostly perceived from the perspective of his-story. But what about her story Anna Pasternaks new book is the first ever to give Wallis a chance and a voice to show that she was a warm, loyal, intelligent woman adored by her friends, who was written off by cunning, influential Establishment men seeking to diminish her and destroy her reputation. As the author argues, far from being the villain of the abdication, she was the victim.Anna Pasternak seeks to understand an unusual, deeply misunderstood woman, and the untenable situation she became embroiled in. Using testimony from their inner circle of friends, she presents a very different Wallis Simpson. With empathy, intimacy and thorough research, this book will make readers view her story as it has never been told before.

Free Download Dana Canedy, Darcy Eveleigh, Damien Cave, "Unseen: Unpublished Black History from the New York Times Photo Archives"
English | 2017 | pages: 304 | ISBN: 0316552968 | EPUB | 292,1 mb
Hundreds of stunning images from Black history have been buried in the New York Times photo archives for decades. Four Times staff members unearth these overlooked photographs and investigate the stories behind them in this remarkable collection.