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Author: Robert F Dunn Publisher: Naval Institute Press ISBN: 1682470229 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 217
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Less than five years after naval aviation led the forces that defeated Imperial Japan that very organization was in serious trouble. The force had been drastically reduced and, despite the Korean War, growing sentiment supported by no less than the chairman of the Joint Chiefs argued that the new Air Force could do anything naval aviation might be required to do. Meanwhile, the naval aviation mishap rate soared. The very survival of naval aviation was at stake. It took fifty years to turn this around. Today, in spite of hot wars, cold wars, contingencies, and peacetime operations in support of friends and allies, the Navy and Marine Corps accident rate is at least as good as that of the Air Force, and it approaches that of commercial aviation. Gear Up, Mishaps Down explains that this accomplishment was achieved through dedicated and professional leadership, a focus on lessons learned from mishaps and near-mishaps, a willingness to learn from other enterprises, and by better leadership, training, maintenance, supply and more.
Author: Robert F Dunn Publisher: Naval Institute Press ISBN: 1682470229 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 217
Book Description
Less than five years after naval aviation led the forces that defeated Imperial Japan that very organization was in serious trouble. The force had been drastically reduced and, despite the Korean War, growing sentiment supported by no less than the chairman of the Joint Chiefs argued that the new Air Force could do anything naval aviation might be required to do. Meanwhile, the naval aviation mishap rate soared. The very survival of naval aviation was at stake. It took fifty years to turn this around. Today, in spite of hot wars, cold wars, contingencies, and peacetime operations in support of friends and allies, the Navy and Marine Corps accident rate is at least as good as that of the Air Force, and it approaches that of commercial aviation. Gear Up, Mishaps Down explains that this accomplishment was achieved through dedicated and professional leadership, a focus on lessons learned from mishaps and near-mishaps, a willingness to learn from other enterprises, and by better leadership, training, maintenance, supply and more.
Author: Paul Kennedy Publisher: Random House ISBN: 158836898X Category : History Languages : en Pages : 531
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Paul Kennedy, award-winning author of The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers and one of today’s most renowned historians, now provides a new and unique look at how World War II was won. Engineers of Victory is a fascinating nuts-and-bolts account of the strategic factors that led to Allied victory. Kennedy reveals how the leaders’ grand strategy was carried out by the ordinary soldiers, scientists, engineers, and businessmen responsible for realizing their commanders’ visions of success. In January 1943, FDR and Churchill convened in Casablanca and established the Allied objectives for the war: to defeat the Nazi blitzkrieg; to control the Atlantic sea lanes and the air over western and central Europe; to take the fight to the European mainland; and to end Japan’s imperialism. Astonishingly, a little over a year later, these ambitious goals had nearly all been accomplished. With riveting, tactical detail, Engineers of Victory reveals how. Kennedy recounts the inside stories of the invention of the cavity magnetron, a miniature radar “as small as a soup plate,” and the Hedgehog, a multi-headed grenade launcher that allowed the Allies to overcome the threat to their convoys crossing the Atlantic; the critical decision by engineers to install a super-charged Rolls-Royce engine in the P-51 Mustang, creating a fighter plane more powerful than the Luftwaffe’s; and the innovative use of pontoon bridges (made from rafts strung together) to help Russian troops cross rivers and elude the Nazi blitzkrieg. He takes readers behind the scenes, unveiling exactly how thousands of individual Allied planes and fighting ships were choreographed to collectively pull off the invasion of Normandy, and illuminating how crew chiefs perfected the high-flying and inaccessible B-29 Superfortress that would drop the atomic bombs on Japan. The story of World War II is often told as a grand narrative, as if it were fought by supermen or decided by fate. Here Kennedy uncovers the real heroes of the war, highlighting for the first time the creative strategies, tactics, and organizational decisions that made the lofty Allied objectives into a successful reality. In an even more significant way, Engineers of Victory has another claim to our attention, for it restores “the middle level of war” to its rightful place in history. Praise for Engineers of Victory “Superbly written and carefully documented . . . indispensable reading for anyone who seeks to understand how and why the Allies won.”—The Christian Science Monitor “An important contribution to our understanding of World War II . . . Like an engineer who pries open a pocket watch to reveal its inner mechanics, [Paul] Kennedy tells how little-known men and women at lower levels helped win the war.”—Michael Beschloss, The New York Times Book Review “Histories of World War II tend to concentrate on the leaders and generals at the top who make the big strategic decisions and on the lowly grunts at the bottom. . . . [Engineers of Victory] seeks to fill this gap in the historiography of World War II and does so triumphantly. . . . This book is a fine tribute.”—The Wall Street Journal “[Kennedy] colorfully and convincingly illustrates the ingenuity and persistence of a few men who made all the difference.”—The Washington Post “This superb book is Kennedy’s best.”—Foreign Affairs
Author: Dave Friedman Publisher: ISBN: 9781610591782 Category : Automobile racing Languages : en Pages : 172
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Official Shelby American team photographer, Dave Friedman, presents rare color photos that chronicle the entire unknown story of the development, production, and racing of Carroll Shelby's famous Ford GT40. From Shelby's California shop and early test sessions to the victory stand at Le Mans, it's all here in historical photographs and the words of race legends such as Carroll Shelby, Dan Gurney, Bruce McLa ren, A.J. Foyt, Bob Bondurant, Mario Andretti, Chris Amon, Carroll Smith and more. You did a hell of a job with this book, Carroll Shelby. I loved it, - Carroll Smith.
Author: Cyrus Williams Publisher: 1732 Creatives ISBN: 0990311600 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 201
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A quirky comedy about a young man who could look up to Al Bundy. Richard "Dinky" Deankey invites you to witness the offbeat, coming-of-age nightmare that is his life. Imagine: his mother is a bad cook who charges him handsomely for the service. His father played semi-pro football, though he seems to forget his son is on the same team now. Dinky's little sister hates him, and has the mad-scientist skill set to make that hatred hurt. His best friend is an enigma, that friend's mutant dog thinks Dinky's buttocks are chewable, and his friend's mother is... odd. Yet, despite it all, Dinky strives to be your Average Joe. He just tends to forget that to everybody else, he is The Other Guy.
Author: Rochelle French Publisher: Bloomfield Publishing ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 370
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#MisterIncompetent #WhatNOTtoDoinBed #ListenToVixen #DontPullaCoop Blogger Victory Lennox is on the hunt for professional success, not a man. But when she comes across the deliciously sexy movie star Cooper Fairclough running naked down a country lane—trying to catch up with his ride and his dignity—she wonders if maybe it’s time for a fling. Cooper used to have a thing for his little sister’s best friend, but back then Victory had been too sweet and innocent for a playboy like him. Now, however, he’s done with the limelight and his former wild ways, and it doesn’t take him long to realize Victory’s grown up to become rather…saucy. Couldn’t hurt to date her now, right? When Victory’s self-help blog for men called “What NOT to Do in Bed” gains instant success, she’s thrilled. But when the public discovers she’s dating the infamous Cooper Fairclough, they mistakenly think he’s the column’s featured Mr. Incompetent. Suddenly, #WhatNOTtoDoinBed, #MisterIncompetent, and #DontPullACoop go viral, and Cooper’s definitely not happy to be thrust back into the spotlight he’s fought to avoid. And as the publicity heats up, Victory finds she must choose between the fame she sought and a chance at love.
Author: Christopher Hinz Publisher: Open Road Media ISBN: 1497619777 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 496
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Human colonists defend their planet from terrifyingly advanced assassins in this tale of “fast-paced action and political intrigue” (Library Journal). This is the third novel from award-winning novelist Christopher Hinz. Beginning where the critically acclaimed Liege-Killer and Ash Ock end, The Paratwa chronicles the lives of the Irryan colonists as they prepare for the imminent attack of the fierce and vicious Paratwa assassins. Facing the threat of their dark enemies, an Irryan named Gillian must also cope with her inner turmoil, as the madness of her nature threatens to consume her life. She discovers that she is a genetically modified creature whose purpose is to serve the needs of others, and the course of her destiny is not in her own hands.
Author: George Monbiot Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 0735248605 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 225
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We live under an ideology that preys on every aspect of our lives: our education and our jobs; our healthcare and our leisure; our relationships and our mental well-being; the planet we inhabit—the very air we breathe. It is everywhere. Yet for most people, it has no name. It seems inescapable, like a natural law. But trace it back to its roots, and you see that this ideology is neither inevitable nor immutable. It was conceived and propagated—and then concealed—by the powerful few. Our task is to bring it into the light—and to buld a new system that is worth fighting for. Neoliberalism. Do you know what it is?
Author: Dr. David "Dell" Castro Publisher: Alpha Book Publisher ISBN: Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 248
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The challenge that Victory Outreach International (VOI) is facing at this present time is the transitioning of new leadership. VOI started in the turmoil of the sixties, when young people of the United States were confused and searching for identity and purpose in life. They were protesting and demonstrating their ideologies on campuses and in communities throughout the nation.1 In 1967, in the black ghettos of the country, came the greatest urban riots of American history.
Author: Robert F Dunn
Author: Robert F Dunn
Author: Paul Kennedy
Author: Dave Friedman
Author: Cyrus Williams
Author: Rochelle French
Author: Rochelle French
Author: Christopher Hinz
Author: George Monbiot
Author: Henry I. Shaw (Jr.)
Author: Dr. David "Dell" Castro