1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910778483003321

Autore

Gillespie Paul G. <1962->

Titolo

Weapons of choice : the development of precision guided munitions / / Paul G. Gillespie

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tuscaloosa : , : University of Alabama Press, , 2006

©2006

ISBN

0-8173-8189-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 218 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

358.1/718

Soggetti

Precision guided munitions

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. [205]-212) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. The Roots of Precision Guidance; 3. Air Power in the Aftermath of World War II; 4. Making Pinpoint Accuracy a Reality; 5. Vietnam: Precision Guided Munitions Come of Age; 6. The Aftermath of Vietnam: Gulf War and Peacekeeping; 7. Policy Implications; 8. Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

History and deployment of smart weapons. In the United States, efforts to develop precision guided  munitions-PGMs-began during the First World War and resulted in an  'aerial torpedo' by the 1920's. While World War II was dominated by  large-scale strategic bombing-essentially throwing out tons of  free-falling munitions in the hope they hit something important-both  sides in the war worked to develop airborne munitions that could be  steered toward a target.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910973464103321

Autore

Gillespie Paul G. <1962->

Titolo

Weapons of choice : the development of precision guided munitions / / Paul G. Gillespie

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, c2006

ISBN

0-8173-8189-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 218 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

358.1/718

Soggetti

Precision guided munitions

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. [205]-212) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. The Roots of Precision Guidance; 3. Air Power in the Aftermath of World War II; 4. Making Pinpoint Accuracy a Reality; 5. Vietnam: Precision Guided Munitions Come of Age; 6. The Aftermath of Vietnam: Gulf War and Peacekeeping; 7. Policy Implications; 8. Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

History and deployment of smart weapons. In the United States, efforts to develop precision guided  munitions-PGMs-began during the First World War and resulted in an  'aerial torpedo' by the 1920's. While World War II was dominated by  large-scale strategic bombing-essentially throwing out tons of  free-falling munitions in the hope they hit something important-both  sides in the war worked to develop airborne munitions that could be  steered toward a target.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910973216103321

Titolo

Autonomy in subnational income taxes : evolving powers, existing practices in seven countries / / edited by Violeta Ruiz Almendral and Francois Vaillancourt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Montreal ; ; Ithaca, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2013

ISBN

1-299-39485-X

0-7735-8809-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (149 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

Ruiz AlmendralVioleta

VaillancourtFrancois

Disciplina

336.24

Soggetti

Intergovernmental fiscal relations

Intergovernmental tax relations

Taxation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Published for Forum of Federations.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Subnational Tax Autonomy: Introduction and Summary of Evidence""; ""1 Asymmetrical Federalism in Spain: The Challenges of Financing the Autonomous Communities""; ""2 Fiscal Autonomy in Scotland""; ""3 Asymmetrical Federalism: The Case of Belgium""; ""4 The Deadlock of Federalism in Germany: Assessing Recent Reforms""; ""5 Setting Personal Income Tax Rates: Evidence from Canada and Comparison with the United States of America, 2000�2010""; ""6 Cantonal Tax Autonomy in Switzerland: History, Trends, and Challenges""; ""Contributors""

Sommario/riassunto

An examination of the use of own tax rates by subnational governments in a federal setting.