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Although designed in the mid-1930s and in squadron service several years prior to the Pearl Harbor attack, the PBY Catalina proved its soundness in combat throughout the four years that the World War 2 raged across the Pacific. Deadly in its primary role as a submarine hunter, the PBY was the scourge of the Imperial Japanese Navy's submarine force. Its amphibious traits also made the aircraft well suited to air-sea rescue, and thousands of All...

From 1800-1959, the leading Tory hostesses, the Marchionesses of Londonderry were patrons and confidantes to key political figures such as Disraeli, Bonar Law, and others. This book offers an examination of these powerful political hostesses of the Anglo-Irish establishment and sheds light on the workings of 19th and 20th-century politics.

Covina began as a coffee plantation carved out of Rancho La Puente, which John Rowland had purchased from California's Mexican government. Rowland later shared the land with his friend and partner William Workman, and after Rowland's death, his widow, Charlotte, sold 5, 500 acres to Julian and Antonio Badillo, on which they attempted unsuccessfully to grow coffee. Joseph Swift Phillips purchased 2, 000 acres of the Badillo land, subdivided the...

Once part of Farmington, Southington began as an agricultural community dotted with family farms. Like other towns along the Quinnipiac River, it developed a healthy industrial economy once entrepreneurs discovered that the river and other waterways could be harnessed for manufacturing purposes. Throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, the factories multiplied in size and number. This growth sparked a need for a labor force that was readi...

Its proximity to the ocean will always be the most significant part of Groton's history. The 19th-century shipyards along the Mystic River produced some of the country's finest clipper ships. Land along the Thames River today remains home to the country's oldest submarine base and to the General Dynamics Electric Boat corporation, where the world's first nuclear-powered submarine, USS Nautilus, was built and first set sail. Today Nautilus is p...

Waukesha's Latino community continues to keep pace with the growth that has characterized Latino demographics in the last 20 years. About 15, 000 Latinos are now Waukesha County residents, and there are very unique qualities ascribed to this community. A significant number of Latinos can trace their Waukesha roots to the early 1920s and 1930s. The vast majority of Latinos who came to Waukesha ended up working in foundries, and a significant nu...

Several lighthouses have called Racine home, but none is more synonymous with the nautical heritage of the "Belle City" than Wind Point. Always a beehive of activity, the Wind Point Lighthouse is one of the larger lighthouse complexes on the Great Lakes, and a hardworking keeper, two assistants, and their families made their livelihood here. For over 125 years, the tall stately tower has faithfully stood guard, shining its bright beam out over...

Situated in the Cascades about 50 miles east of Seattle, Snoqualmie Pass is intersected by the most heavily used route connecting eastern and western Washington. In the 1800s, use of the old Native American trail by explorers, cattlemen, and miners created a need for a wagon road. A railway and highway followed, and Snoqualmie Pass quickly developed into an all-season recreational paradise with over a half million visitors annually. Known for ...

Nestled snuggly against Lakewood on the southern side of Tacoma, South Tacoma is a vibrant neighborhood comprised of old and new. What was once a prairie where elk and deer roamed was first called Excelsior, later renamed Edison, and finally became known as South Tacoma in 1895. Beginning in the mid-1800s, the area was comprised of cemeteries used to bury Tacoma's deceased, but in 1890, Northern Pacific Railway made the monumental decision to ...

Inhaltsangabe:Einleitung: Mit der seit ca. 100 Jahren stark zunehmenden Verbrennung fossiler Brennstoffe und der damit verbundenen Kohlendioxid (CO2)¿Freisetzung in die Atmosphäre ging bislang nach gängiger Expertenmeinung ein weltweiter Temperaturanstieg von 1 Grad Celsius einher. Diese Temperaturerhöhung steigert die Wahrscheinlichkeit, dass Wetterextreme wie z. B. Sturmfluten, Dürre oder Starkregenereignisse häufiger und intensiver als bis...

In the first four months of the war the The Red Army did not refer to its ground combat troops as "infantry" but as "rifle troops" ("streltsi"), dating back to the Czarist era when rifle units were considered more elite than rank-and-file infantry ("pyekhoty"). The Soviet rifleman initially suffered defeats and retreat during the early desperate days of the Great Patriotic War, then rallied to conduct a stubborn defense in the brutal winter of...

One of the most striking features of life in the Catholic Church today is the ever-widening gap between its official teaching on marriage and sexual morality and the practice of most of its lay members. The book seeks to bridge this gap in two ways: It considers some of the tacit assumptions about marriage and sexual morality in today's society, since these affect Catholics as much as everybody else. It also considers the Church's teaching ...

The Wise Woman's Guide To Seduction, Sex And True Love takes a fresh look at the ways that women can empower themselves and pull men!

In 1942 the Eagle Squadrons were transferred to the Eighth Air Force and further fighter squadrons were formed which all flew Spitfires. In just two years of service with the USAAF, 22 pilots claimed five or more victories flying the Spitfire. This title helps you to discover the experiences of a variety of American aces in their own words.

Two collections extracts looking at countries through the eyes of prominent writers.

The international right to self-defense was subject to legal and political controversies long before September 11, 2001. On several occasions, states resorted to defensive military force against different internationally operative armed groups. This work seeks to show the precise conditions for self-defense against non-state actors as indicated by state practice since 1945. Based upon a detailed evaluation of almost 20 relevant conflicts, it i...

Begriffe, die alles bedeuten, bedeuten nichts. So auch Postmoderne. In Philosophie, Architektur- und Literaturtheorie erfährt dieser Begriff unzählige Deutungen. Sie sind gänzlich verschieden, teilweise unvereinbar. Oft genug sind sie immanent widersprüchlich. Es gilt zu zeigen, an welchen Widersprüchen und Unvereinbarkeiten der Postmoderne-Diskurs scheitert. Die Analytische Philosophie firmiert als methodisches Leitbild. Aber schon Goethe for...

Diese Gesamtdarstellung ist als eine wechselseitige Erhellung wichtiger Funktionen und Implikationen der Gattung Märchen konzipiert. Sie stellt nämlich die Verwendung von Märchen bzw. Märchenförmigkeit als Narrativ im literarischen Werk zweier sehr unterschiedlicher Autoren nebeneinander, um sie im Lichte eines vergleichenden interkulturellen Bezuges auf die Intention politischer Wirkung hin zu profilieren. Dabei wird mit dem Konzept der Satir...

Sonic battles his nemesis, Robotnik, as the villain traps him with plants, attacks him with a mechanical bomb-throwing monkey, and kidnaps Sally.

The book concludes that virtue ethics can best guide parental decision making and that a new policymaking approach sketched here, a "navigational approach, " can best guide policymaking. These approaches enable us to gain a rich understanding of the problems posed and to craft resolutions adequate to their challenges.