1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910656009603321

Autore

Friedman Hal M. <1965->

Titolo

Digesting history : the U.S. Naval War College, the lessons of World War Two, and future naval warfare / / by Hal M. Friedman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newport, Rhode Island : , : Naval War College Press, , 2010

Washington, District of Columbia : , : For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, United States Government Printing Office, , [date of distribution not identified]

ISBN

1-935352-24-5

1-884733-86-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (409 p.)

Collana

Naval war college historical monograph series ; ; number 17

Disciplina

940.54/5071173

Soggetti

World War, 1939-1945 - Study and teaching - United States - History - 20th century

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- The beginning lessons, November 1945 -- The lessons continue, November 1945-March 1946 -- Logistics, amphibious warfare, and the postwar U.S. Naval establishment, March 1946-May 1946 -- Future U.S. Naval organization and amphibious warfare, continued, May 1946 -- Blockades, the Navy as a foreign policy instrument, and future Naval operations, May 1946 -- Kinkaid, Spruance, cruisers, and carriers, June 1946-July 1946 -- Airpower, the United Nations, and the lessons of the Pacific War, July 1946-October 1946 -- More lessons and defense reorganization, November 1946-January 1947 -- More battle history and the influence of the atomic bomb on future naval warfare, February 1947-April 1947 -- Additional lessons, May 1947 -- Atomic naval warfare, the impact of Bikini, and new shipboard weaponry, May 1947-July 1947 -- Battle lessons and seabees, July 1947-November 1947.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910709584103321

Autore

Forney Glenn P

Titolo

Smokeview (version 6) a tool for visualizing fire dynamics simulation data volume I : user's guide / / Glenn P. Forney

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Gaithersburg, MD : , : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, , 2013

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (179 pages) : illustrations (color)

Collana

NIST special publication ; ; 1017-1

Altri autori (Persone)

ForneyGlenn P

Soggetti

Simulation methods

Smokeview

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"August 2013."

Contributed record: Metadata reviewed, not verified. Some fields updated by batch processes.

Title from PDF title page (viewed August 27, 2013).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910704685603321

Autore

Van Dyke M. K.

Titolo

Liquid acquisition device design sensitivity study / / M.K. Van Dyke, L.J. Hastings

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Huntsville, Alabama : , : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Marshall Space Flight Center, , 2012

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 29 pages) : illustrations

Collana

NASA/TM ; ; 2012-217473

Soggetti

Liquid rocket propellants

Sensitivity analysis

Propulsion system configurations

Mathematical models

Mechanical devices

Vanes

Grid generation (mathematics)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed on June 24, 2013).

"November 2012."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (page 29).



4.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910808918503321

Autore

Jamieson Kathleen Hall

Titolo

Presidential debates : the challenge of creating an informed electorate / / Kathleen Hall Jamieson, David S. Birdsell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 1988

ISBN

0-19-773389-1

0-19-972919-0

1-280-52540-1

1-4237-3472-6

1-60256-610-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (273 pages) : illustrations

Altri autori (Persone)

BirdsellDavid S

Disciplina

324.7

Soggetti

Presidents - United States - Election

Campaign debates - United States

Television in politics - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliography: p. [241]-257 and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""1 Characteristics of Prebroadcast Debates in America""; ""2 The Contributions of American Debate, 1770-1920""; ""3 The Limitations of American Debate, 1770-1920""; ""4 The Impact of Broadcasting on Debates""; ""5 The Power of Broadcast Debates""; ""6 The Problems of Broadcast Debates""; ""7 The Promise of Debates""; ""Appendix 1: Presidential Debates, 1948-1984""; ""Appendix 2: The Law and Presidential Debates""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Index""

Sommario/riassunto

How important are presidential debates today? To answer this question, the authors place modern debates in their cultural and historical context, tracing their origins and development in the American political tradition, from the eighteenth century to the present, and concluding with some thoughtful suggestions for improving their current effectiveness.