Author: Deborah Lake
Publisher: Birlinn
ISBN: 0857906860
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 389
Book Description
Britain's first flying machine was trailed in Perthshire in 1907 and ever since - whether at war or in peacetime - Scotland has been in the frontline of British military aviation. In Tartan Air Force Deborah Lake investigates Scotland's contribution to military flying over the last hundred years. With a wealth of previously unpublished or little-known accounts from air and ground crew, fliers and non-fliers, this is a comprehensive and entertaining tribute which emphasises the human aspect of Scotland's part in the history. From the Second World War, when many famous missions, including those against the great German battleship Tirpitz, were undertaken from Scottish airfields, to the importance of its RAF air bases and radar stations in asserting the Soviet threat during the Cold War and beyond, Scotland has played its part in protecting the skies.
Tartan Airforce
Author: Deborah Lake
Publisher: Birlinn
ISBN: 0857906860
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 389
Book Description
Britain's first flying machine was trailed in Perthshire in 1907 and ever since - whether at war or in peacetime - Scotland has been in the frontline of British military aviation. In Tartan Air Force Deborah Lake investigates Scotland's contribution to military flying over the last hundred years. With a wealth of previously unpublished or little-known accounts from air and ground crew, fliers and non-fliers, this is a comprehensive and entertaining tribute which emphasises the human aspect of Scotland's part in the history. From the Second World War, when many famous missions, including those against the great German battleship Tirpitz, were undertaken from Scottish airfields, to the importance of its RAF air bases and radar stations in asserting the Soviet threat during the Cold War and beyond, Scotland has played its part in protecting the skies.
Publisher: Birlinn
ISBN: 0857906860
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 389
Book Description
Britain's first flying machine was trailed in Perthshire in 1907 and ever since - whether at war or in peacetime - Scotland has been in the frontline of British military aviation. In Tartan Air Force Deborah Lake investigates Scotland's contribution to military flying over the last hundred years. With a wealth of previously unpublished or little-known accounts from air and ground crew, fliers and non-fliers, this is a comprehensive and entertaining tribute which emphasises the human aspect of Scotland's part in the history. From the Second World War, when many famous missions, including those against the great German battleship Tirpitz, were undertaken from Scottish airfields, to the importance of its RAF air bases and radar stations in asserting the Soviet threat during the Cold War and beyond, Scotland has played its part in protecting the skies.
Military Tartan Throws
Author: Anita Wilburn Darras
Publisher: Annie's Wholesale
ISBN: 1590126165
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
All 6 of the throws in this book use the same technique of Woven Crochet. There are only two stitches required: chain and double crochet. The result is a beautiful fabric that looks quite complex but in fact is astonishingly simple to do. Simply create a mesh and then weave srips into the mesh. Step-by-step written instructions are included in the pattern. Each designs colors represent a branch of our military including the Army, Air Force, Marine Crops, Navy, Coast Gaurd and West Point. All are made using worsted-weight yarn.
Publisher: Annie's Wholesale
ISBN: 1590126165
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
All 6 of the throws in this book use the same technique of Woven Crochet. There are only two stitches required: chain and double crochet. The result is a beautiful fabric that looks quite complex but in fact is astonishingly simple to do. Simply create a mesh and then weave srips into the mesh. Step-by-step written instructions are included in the pattern. Each designs colors represent a branch of our military including the Army, Air Force, Marine Crops, Navy, Coast Gaurd and West Point. All are made using worsted-weight yarn.
Contractions
Author: United States. Federal Aviation Administration
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
ADA Yearbook 1995
Author: Mark Ratcliffe
Publisher: IOS Press
ISBN: 9789051992182
Category : Ada (Computer program language)
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
This the fifth issue of the annual publication organized by ADA UK. The intended audience includes managers (needing contact addresses and access to information about ADA products), software and systems engineers using ADA or those intending to use it, requiring detailed technical information about the language. Moreover, those readers new to ADA will be able to gain useful insights about the language and its evolution.
Publisher: IOS Press
ISBN: 9789051992182
Category : Ada (Computer program language)
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
This the fifth issue of the annual publication organized by ADA UK. The intended audience includes managers (needing contact addresses and access to information about ADA products), software and systems engineers using ADA or those intending to use it, requiring detailed technical information about the language. Moreover, those readers new to ADA will be able to gain useful insights about the language and its evolution.
Hinterland Warriors and Military Dress
Author: Thomas Abler
Publisher: Oxford : Berg
ISBN:
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Much of the exotic dress of the armies of Europe has its origins in the conditions of frontier wars fought by imperial armies and in the employment of "Hinterland warriors" by imperial governments. This study charts how perceptions of these marginalized peoples influenced and ultimately transformed the history of military dress. Discussion encompasses Hussars of the eastern frontier, North African Mameluks and Zouaves, and the North American frontier experience. Includes bandw historical illustrations and a few photos. Abler is affiliated with the University of Waterloo, Canada. c. Book News Inc.
Publisher: Oxford : Berg
ISBN:
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Much of the exotic dress of the armies of Europe has its origins in the conditions of frontier wars fought by imperial armies and in the employment of "Hinterland warriors" by imperial governments. This study charts how perceptions of these marginalized peoples influenced and ultimately transformed the history of military dress. Discussion encompasses Hussars of the eastern frontier, North African Mameluks and Zouaves, and the North American frontier experience. Includes bandw historical illustrations and a few photos. Abler is affiliated with the University of Waterloo, Canada. c. Book News Inc.
Scots in the USA
Author: Jenni Calder
Publisher: Luath Press Ltd
ISBN: 1909912859
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
The map of the United States is peppered with Scottish place-names and America's telephone directories are filled with surnames illustrating Scottish ancestry. Increasingly, Americans of Scottish extraction are visiting Scotland in search of their family history. All over Scotland and the United States there are clues to the Scottish-American relationship, the legacy of centuries of trade and communication as well as that of departure and heritage. The experiences of Scottish settlers in the United States varied enormously, as did their attitudes to the lifestyles that they left behind and those that they began anew once they arrived in North America. Scots in the USA discusses why they left Scotland, where they went once they reached the United States, and what they did when they got there.... a valuable readable and illuminating addition to a burgeoning literature... should be required reading on the flight to New York by all those on the Tartan Week trail. - Alan Taylor, Sunday Herald
Publisher: Luath Press Ltd
ISBN: 1909912859
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
The map of the United States is peppered with Scottish place-names and America's telephone directories are filled with surnames illustrating Scottish ancestry. Increasingly, Americans of Scottish extraction are visiting Scotland in search of their family history. All over Scotland and the United States there are clues to the Scottish-American relationship, the legacy of centuries of trade and communication as well as that of departure and heritage. The experiences of Scottish settlers in the United States varied enormously, as did their attitudes to the lifestyles that they left behind and those that they began anew once they arrived in North America. Scots in the USA discusses why they left Scotland, where they went once they reached the United States, and what they did when they got there.... a valuable readable and illuminating addition to a burgeoning literature... should be required reading on the flight to New York by all those on the Tartan Week trail. - Alan Taylor, Sunday Herald
Citizen Airman
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 662
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 662
Book Description
Cajun Courier
Scottish Tartans in Full Color
Author: James Grant
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486155579
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
DIVThe tartans of 72 Highland clans, each presented in a full-page, full-color, large-format illustration. With a new introduction to tartans by noted authority J. Charles Thompson. /div
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486155579
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
DIVThe tartans of 72 Highland clans, each presented in a full-page, full-color, large-format illustration. With a new introduction to tartans by noted authority J. Charles Thompson. /div
Kingdom of the Mind
Author: Peter E. Rider
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 077357641X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
Many Canadians with a Scottish background still feel the pull of their Gaelic origins. During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries Scots dominated Montreal and, by extension, the rest of the country. Their habits and attitudes influenced business, education, science and medicine, the military, and even the way Canadians imagined themselves.
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 077357641X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
Many Canadians with a Scottish background still feel the pull of their Gaelic origins. During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries Scots dominated Montreal and, by extension, the rest of the country. Their habits and attitudes influenced business, education, science and medicine, the military, and even the way Canadians imagined themselves.