Beastly Firepower - Military Weapons and Tactics Inspired by Animals (Simons Lisa M. Bolt)(Pevná vazba)

Beastly Firepower - Military Weapons and Tactics Inspired by Animals (Simons Lisa M. Bolt)(Pevná vazba)

Beastly Armour - Military Defences Inspired by Animals (Hofer Charles C.)(Pevná vazba)

Roald Dahl's Beastly and Bewildering Words (Woodward Kay)(Pevná vazba)

A little book full of words and phrases inspired by Roald Dahl's stories of fantabulous animals, frightswiping creatures and beastliness! Packed with bewildering words and fun ideas, it is the perfect inspiration gift to help children get writing creatively and build their confidence with

The British Overseas Airways Corporation: A History (Simons Graham M.)(Pevná vazba)

In a similar style to _Comet : The World's First Jet Airliner_ and _Boeing Group: A History, _ Graham Simons presents us with a colorful, thoroughly engrossing, well-researched and highly illustrated history of The British Overseas Airways Company, from its origin in 1940 to its closure in 1974

The Sword: Form and Thought (Deutscher Lisa)(Pevná vazba)

The sword is the most iconic of all weapons. Throughout history, it has connected various, sometimes conflicting, dimensions of human culture: physical combat and representation of political power, definition of gender roles and refinement of body techniques, evolution of craftsmanship and

Boeing 707 Group: A History (Simons Graham M.)(Pevná vazba)

The Boeing 707 family - that includes the forerunner Model 367-80, the KC-135 series of military transports and the slightly smaller Model 720 - was the pioneer of the sweptback wing, incorporating podded engines borrowed from the B-47 military bomber. It was the aircraft that many regard as the

Safety Inventions Inspired by Nature (Amstutz Lisa J.)(Pevná vazba)

How have turtle shells and dandelion seeds helped to make us safer? There's no limit to the inspiration of the great outdoors. Learn about some of the best safety innovations that have been inspired by the natural

U.S. Military Service: A Reference Handbook (Watson Cynthia)(Pevná vazba)

The end of the Cold War ushered in a new kind of war that has already made conventional tactics and strategy obsolete. How has the U.S. military responded?In U.S. Military Service: A Reference Handbook, Cynthia Watson, professor of strategy at the National War College, analyzes the major issues

The Tinaja Tonight (Bissonette Aime M.)(Pevná vazba)

Dry. Dusty. Hot. Suddenly, the water comes; then so do the animals--javelina and jackrabbits, coyotes and mountain lions. They warily share the watering hole. Strong graphic art and rhythmic text packed with interesting facts to capture

Wehrmacht Retreats - Fighting a Lost War, 1943 (Citino Robert M.)(Pevná vazba)

Throughout 1943, the German army, heirs to a military tradition that demanded and perfected relentless offensive operations, succumbed to the realities of its own overreach and the demands of twentieth-century industrialized warfare. In his new study, prizewinning author Robert Citino chronicles

Argentina Betrayed: Memory, Mourning, and Accountability (Robben Antonius C. G. M.)(Pevná vazba)

The ruthless military dictatorship that ruled Argentina between 1976 and 1983 betrayed the country's people, presiding over massive disappearances of its citizenry and, in the process, destroying the state's trustworthiness as the guardian of safety and well-being. Desperate relatives risked their

Black Ops, Vietnam: The Operational History of Macvsog (Gillespie Robert M.)(Pevná vazba)

During the Vietnam War, the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam Studies and Observations Group (MACVSOG) was a highly-classified, U.S. joint-service organization that consisted of personnel from Army Special Forces, the Air Force, Navy SEALs, Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance units, and the CIA