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Military atlas of air warfare by Dougherty, Martin J.

Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds by Mackay, Charles, 1814-1889

“…The Mississippi scheme -- The south-sea bubble -- The tulipomania -- The alchymists -- Modern prophecies -- Fortune-telling -- The magnetisers -- Influence of politics and religion on the hair and beard -- The crusades -- The witch mania -- The…”
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Top 50 military aircraft by Newdick, Thomas

Falling upwards how we took to the air by Holmes, Richard 1945-

A picture to remember by Scott-Malden, Sarah

Vulcan boys from the Cold War to the Falklands : true tales of the iconic Delta V bomber by Blackman, Tony

Bravo two zero by McNab, Andy

I sank the Bismarck by Moffat, John, Rossiter, Mike

U.S. international exhibitions during the Cold War winning hearts and minds through cultural diplomacy by Wulf, Andrew James 1971-

Parachutes by Yang, Kelly

When the war never ends the voices of military members with PTSD and their families by Wizelman, Leah

Table of Contents: “…Army) -- I Believed I Did Not Have a Problem (Royal Australian Air Force/Army) -- He Thought I Was Telling Him He Was Crazy (U.S. …”

Endgame, 1945 the missing final chapter of World War II by Stafford, David

Putin v. the people the perilous politics of a divided Russia by Greene, Samuel A.

The battle of the Atlantic how the allies won the war by Dimbleby, Jonathan

Essentials of oceanography by Garrison, Tom 1942-

Table of Contents: “…Effect Influences the Movement of Air in Atmospheric Circulation Cells -- Three Atmospheric Circulation Cells Circulate in Each Hemisphere -- 7.5.Atmospheric Circulation Generates Large-Scale Surface Wind Patterns -- Monsoons Are Wind Patterns That Change with the Seasons -- El Nino, La Nina -- 7.6.Storms Are Variations in Large-Scale Atmospheric Circulation -- Storms Form within or between Air Masses -- Extratropical Cyclones Form between Two Air Masses -- Tropical Cyclones Form in One Air Mass -- 7.7.Katrina and Sandy -- Spotlight Figure 7.24 Comparing Hurricane Katrina and Superstorm Sandy -- Questions from Students -- Terms and Concepts to Remember -- Chapter in Perspective -- Study Questions -- Global Environment Watch -- 8.Ocean Circulation -- 8.1.Mass Flow of Ocean Water Is Driven by Wind and Gravity -- 8.2.Surface Currents Are Driven by the Winds -- Surface Currents Flow around the Periphery of Ocean Basins -- Seawater Flows in Six Great Surface Circuits -- Boundary Currents Have Different Characteristics -- A Final Word on Gyres -- 8.3.Surface Currents Affect Weather and Climate -- 8.4.Wind Can Cause Vertical Movement of Ocean Water -- Nutrient-Rich Water Rises Near the Equator -- Wind Can Induce Upwelling Near Coasts -- Wind Can Also Induce Coastal Downwelling -- 8.5.El Nino and La Nina Are Exceptions to Normal Wind and Current Flow -- 8.6.Thermohaline Circulation Affects All the Ocean's Water -- Water Masses Have Distinct, Often Unique Characteristics…”

Organizational reality reports from the firing line

Table of Contents: “…Kilborn -- Ailing Ex-Workers Tell of Long Years amid Asbestos Dust / E. S. Evans -- Crisis in Bhopal / Paul Shrivastava -- Killer Results Without Killing Yourself / Michael B. …”

Falcon brigade combat and command in Somalia and Haiti by Casper, Lawrence E.

Cybernetic revolutionaries technology and politics in Allende's Chile by Medina, Eden 1976-