1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910461781903321

Autore

Nutter Ralph H

Titolo

With the possum and the eagle [[electronic resource] ] : the memoir of a navigator's war over Germany and Japan / / Ralph H. Nutter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Denton, Tex., : University of North Texas Press, c2005

ISBN

1-283-92451-X

1-57441-463-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (354 p.)

Collana

North Texas military biography and memoir series ; ; no. 2

Disciplina

940.54/4973/092

B

Soggetti

World War, 1939-1945 - Aerial operations, American

World War, 1939-1945

Flight navigators, Military - United States

Bombing, Aerial - Germany

Bombing, Aerial - Japan

B-17 bomber

B-29 (Bomber)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published: Novato, CA : Presidio, 2002.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-322) and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. The air war against Germany -- pt. II. The air war against Japan.

Sommario/riassunto

Affords an insider's perspective on aviation leadership and strategic issues, melded with accounts of courage under fire. Hansell and LeMay were two of the country's leading combat commanders in Europe and the Pacific. They pioneered the concepts of strategic airpower and high-altitude daylight precision bombing.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910450358403321

Titolo

Tourism, mobility, and second homes [[electronic resource] ] : between elite landscape and common ground / / edited by C. Michael Hall and Dieter K. M?uller

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Clevedon, UK ; ; Buffalo, : Channel View Publications, c2004

ISBN

1-280-62801-4

9786610628018

1-873150-82-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (314 p.)

Collana

Aspects of tourism ; ; 15

Altri autori (Persone)

HallColin Michael <1961->

M?ullerDieter K

Disciplina

333.33/8

Soggetti

Residential mobility

Second homes

Tourism

Vacation homes

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-302) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgements; Contributors; Part 1 Context; Part 2 Mobilities, Encounters and Meanings; Part 3 Patterns and Issues; Part 4 Future Issues; References; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

Second Homes are an integral component of tourism in rural and peripheral areas. This volume represents the first major international review of second homes for over 25 ears, describing the economic, social and environmental impacts of second homes as well as their planning implications.