A Private in the Texas Army : At War in Italy, France, and Germany with the 111th Engineers, 36th Division, in World War II / / John A. Pearce |
Autore | Pearce John A. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Kerrville Texas : , : State House Press, The Texas Center ; [S.l.] : , : Texas A & M University Press, , 2021 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (325 pages) |
Disciplina | 940.54/1273 |
Soggetto topico |
World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Italy
World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - France World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Germany Military engineers - Texas Soldiers - Texas Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 - Campagnes et batailles - Italie Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 - Campagnes et batailles - France Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 - Campagnes et batailles - Allemagne Ingénieurs militaires - Texas Military campaigns Military engineers Soldiers |
ISBN | 1-64967-006-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Road to War -- Chapter 2. A Dose of Reality-Africa -- Chapter 3. Baptism Under Fire -- Chapter 4. Napoli -- Chapter 5. Inch by Agonizing Inch -- Chapter 6. Necessary Losses? -- Chapter 7. A Refreshing Break -- Chapter 8. Walker's Masterpiece -- Chapter 9. Goodbye to an Ego and an Echo -- Chapter 10. Le Tour de France -- Chapter 11. Uncaring Metal -- Chapter 12. Broken Hearts -- Chapter 13. England -- Chapter 14. Footprints on the Third Reich -- Chapter 15. 104 Points Equals Home -- Chapter 16. The Ruptured Duck -- Appendix: CASUALTIES -- EndNotes -- Bibliogophry -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795797303321 |
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A Private in the Texas Army : At War in Italy, France, and Germany with the 111th Engineers, 36th Division, in World War II / / John A. Pearce |
Autore | Pearce John A. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Kerrville Texas : , : State House Press, The Texas Center ; [S.l.] : , : Texas A & M University Press, , 2021 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (325 pages) |
Disciplina | 940.54/1273 |
Soggetto topico |
World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Italy
World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - France World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Germany Military engineers - Texas Soldiers - Texas Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 - Campagnes et batailles - Italie Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 - Campagnes et batailles - France Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 - Campagnes et batailles - Allemagne Ingénieurs militaires - Texas Military campaigns Military engineers Soldiers |
ISBN | 1-64967-006-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Road to War -- Chapter 2. A Dose of Reality-Africa -- Chapter 3. Baptism Under Fire -- Chapter 4. Napoli -- Chapter 5. Inch by Agonizing Inch -- Chapter 6. Necessary Losses? -- Chapter 7. A Refreshing Break -- Chapter 8. Walker's Masterpiece -- Chapter 9. Goodbye to an Ego and an Echo -- Chapter 10. Le Tour de France -- Chapter 11. Uncaring Metal -- Chapter 12. Broken Hearts -- Chapter 13. England -- Chapter 14. Footprints on the Third Reich -- Chapter 15. 104 Points Equals Home -- Chapter 16. The Ruptured Duck -- Appendix: CASUALTIES -- EndNotes -- Bibliogophry -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910811111403321 |
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Red cosmos [[electronic resource] ] : K.E. Tsiolkovskii, grandfather of Soviet rocketry / / James T. Andrews |
Autore | Andrews James T. <1961-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | College Station, : Texas A & M University Press, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (168 p.) |
Disciplina |
629.4092
B |
Collana | Centennial of flight series |
Soggetto topico |
Aerospace engineers - Soviet Union
Authors, Russian Authors, Soviet Science fiction, Soviet - History and criticism Astronautics - Russia - History Astronautics - Social aspects - Soviet Union |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-60344-360-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Prelude before Tsiolkovskii: Russian rocketry from Peter the Great to the nineteenth century -- Introduction envisioning the cosmos: K. E. Tsiolkovskii, Russian public culture, and the mythology of Soviet cosmonautics, 1857-1964 -- Beginnings, teaching science in a provincial context: Tsiolkovskii's years in the Russian locale, 1857-1917 -- Dreaming of the cosmos: early scientific and technical experimentation in pre-1917 Kaluga, Russia -- Getting serious about rocket flight in revolutionary Russia, 1917-1928 -- Cross-fertilizing futuristic literary genres: utopian science fiction or didactic popular technology in revolutionary Russia, 1890-1928 -- Stalin, Khrushchev, and the spaceman: technology, Soviet national identity, and the memorialization of a local hero in the dawn of Sputnik, 1928-1957 -- Epilogue and conclusion: chudo (wonder) or chudak (crank), the legacy of Tsiolkovskii in the Khrushchev era and beyond 1964. |
Altri titoli varianti | K.E. Tsiolkovskii, grandfather of Soviet rocketry |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458587003321 |
Andrews James T. <1961->
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Red cosmos [[electronic resource] ] : K.E. Tsiolkovskii, grandfather of Soviet rocketry / / James T. Andrews |
Autore | Andrews James T. <1961-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | College Station, : Texas A & M University Press, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (168 p.) |
Disciplina |
629.4092
B |
Collana | Centennial of flight series |
Soggetto topico |
Aerospace engineers - Soviet Union
Authors, Russian Authors, Soviet Science fiction, Soviet - History and criticism Astronautics - Russia - History Astronautics - Social aspects - Soviet Union |
ISBN | 1-60344-360-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Prelude before Tsiolkovskii: Russian rocketry from Peter the Great to the nineteenth century -- Introduction envisioning the cosmos: K. E. Tsiolkovskii, Russian public culture, and the mythology of Soviet cosmonautics, 1857-1964 -- Beginnings, teaching science in a provincial context: Tsiolkovskii's years in the Russian locale, 1857-1917 -- Dreaming of the cosmos: early scientific and technical experimentation in pre-1917 Kaluga, Russia -- Getting serious about rocket flight in revolutionary Russia, 1917-1928 -- Cross-fertilizing futuristic literary genres: utopian science fiction or didactic popular technology in revolutionary Russia, 1890-1928 -- Stalin, Khrushchev, and the spaceman: technology, Soviet national identity, and the memorialization of a local hero in the dawn of Sputnik, 1928-1957 -- Epilogue and conclusion: chudo (wonder) or chudak (crank), the legacy of Tsiolkovskii in the Khrushchev era and beyond 1964. |
Altri titoli varianti | K.E. Tsiolkovskii, grandfather of Soviet rocketry |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791416303321 |
Andrews James T. <1961->
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Red cosmos : K.E. Tsiolkovskii, grandfather of Soviet rocketry / / James T. Andrews |
Autore | Andrews James T. <1961-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | College Station, : Texas A & M University Press, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (168 p.) |
Disciplina |
629.4092
B |
Collana | Centennial of flight series |
Soggetto topico |
Aerospace engineers - Soviet Union
Authors, Russian Authors, Soviet Science fiction, Soviet - History and criticism Astronautics - Russia - History Astronautics - Social aspects - Soviet Union |
ISBN | 1-60344-360-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Prelude before Tsiolkovskii: Russian rocketry from Peter the Great to the nineteenth century -- Introduction envisioning the cosmos: K. E. Tsiolkovskii, Russian public culture, and the mythology of Soviet cosmonautics, 1857-1964 -- Beginnings, teaching science in a provincial context: Tsiolkovskii's years in the Russian locale, 1857-1917 -- Dreaming of the cosmos: early scientific and technical experimentation in pre-1917 Kaluga, Russia -- Getting serious about rocket flight in revolutionary Russia, 1917-1928 -- Cross-fertilizing futuristic literary genres: utopian science fiction or didactic popular technology in revolutionary Russia, 1890-1928 -- Stalin, Khrushchev, and the spaceman: technology, Soviet national identity, and the memorialization of a local hero in the dawn of Sputnik, 1928-1957 -- Epilogue and conclusion: chudo (wonder) or chudak (crank), the legacy of Tsiolkovskii in the Khrushchev era and beyond 1964. |
Altri titoli varianti | K.E. Tsiolkovskii, grandfather of Soviet rocketry |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910816199503321 |
Andrews James T. <1961->
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Saving the Reagan presidency [[electronic resource] ] : trust is the coin of the realm / / David M. Abshire ; foreword by Richard E. Neustadt |
Autore | Abshire David M |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | College Station, : Texas A & M University Press, c2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (278 p.) |
Disciplina | 973.927/092 |
Altri autori (Persone) | NeustadtRichard E |
Collana | The presidency and leadership |
Soggetto topico |
Iran-Contra Affair, 1985-1990
Political corruption - United States Political ethics - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-299-13797-0
1-60344-620-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | A philosophy of government -- Summons from the president -- The leader of the alliance -- The prime minister -- Covert master strategist -- The nightingales sing -- The darkest hour -- The president himself -- Winter snowstorms -- The first lady -- The prosecutor: Judge Walsh -- A new initiative attempted -- Conflicting memories -- Tower Board report -- The departure of Don Regan -- Howard Baker arrives -- The Gipper on top -- My departure -- The continuing curse of Iran-contra -- Watergate, the Clinton affair, and Iran-contra -- The Reagan presidency in history -- Comparative charges: Watergate, Iran-contra, Clinton impeachment -- Memorandum to author from Fred Goodwin -- "The Tower report and due process" -- Notes. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456686503321 |
Abshire David M
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Saving the Reagan presidency [[electronic resource] ] : trust is the coin of the realm / / David M. Abshire ; foreword by Richard E. Neustadt |
Autore | Abshire David M |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | College Station, : Texas A & M University Press, c2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (278 p.) |
Disciplina | 973.927/092 |
Altri autori (Persone) | NeustadtRichard E |
Collana | The presidency and leadership |
Soggetto topico |
Iran-Contra Affair, 1985-1990
Political corruption - United States Political ethics - United States |
ISBN |
1-299-13797-0
1-60344-620-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | A philosophy of government -- Summons from the president -- The leader of the alliance -- The prime minister -- Covert master strategist -- The nightingales sing -- The darkest hour -- The president himself -- Winter snowstorms -- The first lady -- The prosecutor: Judge Walsh -- A new initiative attempted -- Conflicting memories -- Tower Board report -- The departure of Don Regan -- Howard Baker arrives -- The Gipper on top -- My departure -- The continuing curse of Iran-contra -- Watergate, the Clinton affair, and Iran-contra -- The Reagan presidency in history -- Comparative charges: Watergate, Iran-contra, Clinton impeachment -- Memorandum to author from Fred Goodwin -- "The Tower report and due process" -- Notes. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781288103321 |
Abshire David M
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Saving the Reagan presidency : trust is the coin of the realm / / David M. Abshire ; foreword by Richard E. Neustadt |
Autore | Abshire David M |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | College Station, : Texas A & M University Press, c2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (278 p.) |
Disciplina | 973.927/092 |
Altri autori (Persone) | NeustadtRichard E |
Collana | The presidency and leadership |
Soggetto topico |
Iran-Contra Affair, 1985-1990
Political corruption - United States Political ethics - United States |
ISBN |
1-299-13797-0
1-60344-620-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | A philosophy of government -- Summons from the president -- The leader of the alliance -- The prime minister -- Covert master strategist -- The nightingales sing -- The darkest hour -- The president himself -- Winter snowstorms -- The first lady -- The prosecutor: Judge Walsh -- A new initiative attempted -- Conflicting memories -- Tower Board report -- The departure of Don Regan -- Howard Baker arrives -- The Gipper on top -- My departure -- The continuing curse of Iran-contra -- Watergate, the Clinton affair, and Iran-contra -- The Reagan presidency in history -- Comparative charges: Watergate, Iran-contra, Clinton impeachment -- Memorandum to author from Fred Goodwin -- "The Tower report and due process" -- Notes. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910806938703321 |
Abshire David M
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Ships' fastenings [[electronic resource] ] : from sewn boat to steamship / / Michael McCarthy |
Autore | McCarthy Mike <1947-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | College Station, : Texas A & M University Press, c2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (242 p.) |
Disciplina | 623.8/62 |
Collana | Ed Rachal Foundation nautical archaeology series |
Soggetto topico |
Fasteners - History
Shipbuilding - History Hulls (Naval architecture) - History Underwater archaeology |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-299-05372-6
1-60344-621-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457032203321 |
McCarthy Mike <1947->
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Ships' fastenings : from sewn boat to steamship / / Michael McCarthy |
Autore | McCarthy Mike <1947-> |
Edizione | [First edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | College Station : , : Texas A & M University Press, , 2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xi, 229 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 623.8/62 |
Collana | Ed Rachal Foundation nautical archaeology series |
Soggetto topico |
Fasteners - History
Shipbuilding - History Hulls (Naval architecture) - History Underwater archaeology |
ISBN |
1-299-05372-6
1-60344-621-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preface Introduction 1. Fastened without nails : the sewn boat 2. The advent of metals 3. Metal fastenings on the sewn-plank boat 4. Fastened with metal and wood 5. Clinker shipbuilding 6. Carvel building in northern Europe 7. The manufacture of fastenings 8. Sheathing : the key to copper and copper-alloy fastenings 9. The advent of Muntz Metal through to the composite ship 10. Registers, treatises, and contemporary accounts 11. The archaeological evidence 12. Iron and steel ships 13. Modern terminology Conclusion Appendix : explanatory notes on metallic fastenings NotesReferences Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781395203321 |
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