Eagles of the RAF

Eagles of the RAF
Author: Philip D. Caine
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 428
Release: 1994-07
Genre:
ISBN: 0788111140

U.S. citizens fought and died in WW II long before the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Among them were the pilots of the Eagle Squadrons, three fighter squadrons of Britain's Royal Air Force manned by young U.S. flyers. This book tells how the Eagle squadrons were formed and summarizes the history of the units and evaluates their deeds, motivations, and contributions. Draws on interviews from more than 35 surviving Eagles, their letters and memoirs, and official records. Depicts their daily lives along with special heroes and amazing sacrifices. "An important contribution to the study of American involvement in WWII. Highly recommended."

Camp Travis and Its Part in the World War ...

Camp Travis and Its Part in the World War ...
Author: Edward Bradford Johns
Publisher:
Total Pages: 348
Release: 1919
Genre: Camp Travis (Tex.)
ISBN:

A history of Camp Travis and its part in the action of World War 1. Contains photographs of the various Companies that passed through the Camp.

Gilded Metals

Gilded Metals
Author: Terry Drayman-Weisser
Publisher:
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2000
Genre: Art
ISBN:

Through this lavishly illustrated volume, readers will discover how various cultures, ranging from ancient societies to more recent Western cultures, created gilded surfaces and how the allure of gold inspired new and ingenious technologies. Among others, practical techniques covered include foil and leaf gilding, depletion and diffusion techniques, fire gilding and electroplating. Conservation issues are also addressed.

Great War, Total War

Great War, Total War
Author: Roger Chickering
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 544
Release: 2000-09-11
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521773522

World War I was the first large-scale industrialized military conflict, and it led to the concept of total war. The essays in this volume analyze the experience of the war in light of this concept's implications, in particular the erosion of distinctions between the military and civilian spheres.

Dictionary of Explosives

Dictionary of Explosives
Author: Arthur Marshall
Publisher: Good Press
Total Pages: 143
Release: 2021-05-19
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

'Dictionary of Explosives' by Arthur Marshall is a science book. It is packed with concise information about the special explosive materials. This edition also includes information on the numerous chemicals that could be used in explosives.

Explorations in the History of Machines and Mechanisms

Explorations in the History of Machines and Mechanisms
Author: Teun Koetsier
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 590
Release: 2012-04-05
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9400741324

This book contains the proceedings of HMM2012, the 4th International Symposium on Historical Developments in the field of Mechanism and Machine Science (MMS). These proceedings cover recent research concerning all aspects of the development of MMS from antiquity until the present and its historiography: machines, mechanisms, kinematics, dynamics, concepts and theories, design methods, collections of methods, collections of models, institutions and biographies.