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Shippey, Tom (Ed.): The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories, Oxford U. Press September 17, 1992 ISBN: 0192142046
,,These 30 SF tales, arranged chronologically from 1903 to 1990, cover a typically wide and uneven range in the genre. The omission of some authors might raise eyebrows--notably Isaac Asimov, Harlan Ellison, and Robert A. Heinlein, all known for their short fiction. Only three women are represented: C. L. Moore (whose The Piper's Son is written under the collaborative pseudonym Lewis Padgett), Ursula K. Le Guin and Racoona Sheldon (Alice Sheldon, better known under the James Tiptree Jr. pseudonym). Only Sheldon's The Screwfly Solution, a devastatingly scary story about misogyny gone mad, dates from the past 20 years, during which women have made serious progress in the genre; thus, the final third of the book is less representative than it might be. Standouts include Le Guin's 0. Henry-esque The Dowry of the Angyar, Gene Wolfe's frightening How the Whip Came Back, H. G. Wells's anticipation of modern weapons in The Land Ironclads, Thomas M. Disch's insightful Problems of Creativeness, George R.R. Martin's fascinating religious study The Way of Cross and Dragon and Frederik Pohl's The Tunnel Under the World, which opens with the now-classic line, On the morning of June 15th, Guy Burckhardt woke up screaming out of a dream.

Condition;Very Good / Good ,Hardcover ,These 30 SF tales, arranged chronologically from 1903 to 1990, cover a typically wide and uneven range in the genre. The omission of some authors might raise eyebrows--notably Isaac Asimov, Harlan Ellison, and Robert A. Heinlein, all known for their short fiction. Only three women are represented: C. L. Moore (whose The Piper's Son is written under the collaborative pseudonym Lewis Padgett), Ursula K. Le Guin and Racoona Sheldon (Alice Sheldon, better known under the James Tiptree Jr. pseudonym). Only Sheldon's The Screwfly Solution, a devastatingly scary story about misogyny gone mad, dates from the past 20 years, during which women have made serious progress in the genre; thus, the final third of the book is less representative than it might be. Standouts include Le Guin's 0. Henry-esque The Dowry of the Angyar, Gene Wolfe's frightening How the Whip Came Back, H. G. Wells's anticipation of modern weapons in The Land Ironclads, Thomas M. Disch's insightful Problems of Creativeness, George R.R. Martin's fascinating religious study The Way of Cross and Dragon and Frederik Pohl's The Tunnel Under the World, which opens with the now-classic line, On the morning of June 15th, Guy Burckhardt woke up screaming out of a dream.

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Easton Press. The Video History of Our Times: 1944. Norwalk Conn: Easton Press Video, 1988.

VIDEO VHS FINE condition with plastic case. JMVintage specializes in books, magazines and treasures related to the Duke and Duchess of Windsor...and other curious people. In your Video History of 1944, you will see the following events that shaped that historic year: HEADLINES FROM THE EAST American Army Air Force nurses arrive in China to join air squad- rons fighting the Japanese. DEDICATION OF S.S. CAROLE LOMBARD The beautiful movie actress, Carole Lombard, who was killed in a plane crash while touring the country selling War Bonds, is honored by the U.S. A giant new Liberty ship is named for her in a ceremony attended by her husband, Captain Clark Gable. NEW YORK CITY'S CHINESE STAGE WAR BOND DRIVE "Gung Ho" in Chinese means all together and that's the way Americans of Chinese ancestry are backing the drive to sell War Bonds. WAR IN BURMA Exemplifying the highest type of American military leadership, Lt. General Stilwell sends his Chinese army on the march. Lt. Colonel Gordon Seagrave displays fortitude and ability of the highest order in attending the wounded. WAR ON THE ANZIO BEACHHEAD Every single minute of the days and nights spent on the Anzio beachhead is lived within range of Nazi artillery. Despite this, the Fifth Army carries on valiantly. SPRING TRAINING GETS UNDERWAY Major league baseball teams, including last year's National League champions, the St. Louis Cardinals, start conditioning for the coming season. RATION-FREE SHOES Delman, designer of deluxe shoes, turns out wooden-soled "fun- shoes" that require no ration coupons for purchase. WAR OVER EUROPE A pictoral explanation of the recurring phase in war bulletins "American medium range bombers were out in strength today, bombing objectives on the invasion coast." Marauders of the U.S. 9th Air Force, based in England, are shown taking off to raid Nazi-held airports in Holland. The raid cuts down Nazi bombing power and life in London becomes more tenable. THE CRISIS IN IRELAND Neutral Ireland is feeling the pressure of global war. She refuses America's request to deport Axis diplomats, fearing war would result. The blockades which follow are beginning to cause extreme hardship. TORNADO HITS SOUTHERN STATES Georgia and South Carolina are visited by a tornado which kills 40 people, injures many more and razes property worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. MAC ARTHUR REPEATS "I SHALL RETURN" Banqueted in Australia, the continent which he saved from the Japanese, the General speaks with conviction and honesty, reiterating his promise that he will return to the Philippines. CONSTELLATION - RECORD MAKER In Washington D.C., the new Lockheed C-69 crosses the U.S.A. in 6 hours and 58 minutes, non-stop, breaking all transcontinental records. This huge "Flying Shark" now embarks upon U.S. Army transport duties. WOMEN IN THE WAR EFFORT A tribute to American woman power, "WOMEN AND VICTORY," is presented by the War Activities Committee of the Motion Picture Industry. It shows the important role women are already playing by enlisting in branches of the armed services, as well as by working in war plants and in key industry jobs formerly handled by men now on the fighting front. ARSENAL FOR D-DAY The masses of material being stockpiled for invasion of Nazi-held Europe are shown as they move from New York Harbor to British docksides, reminding the American public that shortages of goods they are experiencing on the home front are making it possible to accumulate the supplies Needed to win the war. FLEA-WEIGHT FISTICUFFS In Annapolis, youngsters from Naval families train their sights on each other in the padded ring, all aspiring to someday graduate from the Academy. KENTUCKY DERBY Thousands watch the 70th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, as Pensive surprises even his owner by winning the richest purse in Derby history. D-DAY - THE INVASION OF EUROPE The greatest coordination of arms and men ever assembled begins its thrust as Allied planes plant their tons of pulverizing bombs onshore installations, strategic roads and bridges in France then swoop down to strafe enemy trains, ships and planes. In England, daredevil paratroopers sail away to their destinations, air-borne troops follow in gliders, and 4,000 ships set sail for the Cherbourg peninsula. The guns of the invading Navy roar into action. The invasion is successful. WORLD SERIES FIRST GAME In St. Louis, the Browns, winners of the American League flag, beat the Cardinals. However, the Cardinals will go on to win the Series. KOCHMAN'S HELL DRIVERS The New Jersey State Fair gets off to a flying start as the Hell Drivers go through their paces, using ration-free homemade propane gas to fuel their jalopies. BEAUTIES IN TIN In Texas, the Lone Star Beauty Show, in which the entrants are garbed in tin, is emblematic of the tremendous oil refineries located here. VICTORY IN ANTWERP HARBOR Royal British Marine Commandos and the Canadian First Army launch an all-out amphibious attack on Nazi positions in the approaches to Antwerp's gigantic harbor. They capture Walcheren Island, Flushing and Westkapelle. DEFEAT OF JAPANESE FLEET Large sections of the Japanese Imperial Fleet enter the Philippine Sea from three directions to engage U.S. Naval power in a show- down battle. U.S. flattops send swarms of Helldivers, Avengers and Hellcats airborne into battle. In the end, 62 Japanese vessels are sunk or seriously damaged. FDR RETURNS Following an established custom, Washington residents turn out to hail President Roosevelt as he successfully returns from the political wars. On Armistice Day, he lays a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier of World War I. ARMY 59, NOTRE DAME 0 At Yankee Stadium" a battered Irish team tried everything in the book - but West Point manpower, speed and deception give the Kaydets their first win over the Irish in 13 years. GEORGIA TECH 34, TULANE 7 In Atlanta, two football giants of the South battle it out. LUXEMBURG FREED AND SIEGFRIED LINE SHATTERED The Allies are greeted with a sign "Welcome in Luxemburg" as they enter the liberated Duchy. Just beyond the border, near Roetgen, Germany, Yank artillery goes to work on the hidden pillboxes, tank traps and concrete "dragon teeth" of the vaunted Siegfried Line, and a road is hewn right through the debris. Video condition: Fine

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Army Command and General Staff College: Medium Anti-Tank Defense; The Case for the Return of the Tank Destroyer, US Army 1989
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006560-Medium Anti-Tank Defense; The Case for the Return of the Tank Destroyer 51 Pages1989 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT This monograph discusses the nature of the medium range anti-tank battle and the inappropriateness of the Dragon missile for that battle. An examination of the Bradley Infantry Battalion concludes that the Echo Company is unnecessary. The Light Infantry Division requirement for an anti-tank gun system is also considered. The need for a cannon for medium range anti-tank defense is explored. Medium range anti-tank defense is the anti-tank battle fought from 2, 000 meters to close range. The nature of the Soviet tank threat and the speed of Soviet attacks are studied for their impact on missile-only defense. The historical use of the tank destroyer as a tank killer on the Eastern Front and the American misuse of the tank destroyer in the West are reviewed. Potential benefits from re-introducing tank destroyers are considered by examining the German experience in World War II. The substitution of the tank destroyer for the M-1 tank in an anti-tank role is a suggested cost effective change. The tank destroyer is proposed as a potential launch medium for the hypervelocity missile. Additionally, cannons mounted on armored cars is proposed as the option which could provide the Light Infantry Division with a better medium range anti-tank defense. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT CD ROM CD ROM Version

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Maw, W.H. & Raworth, B. Alfred (ed.). Engineering: an illustrated weekly journal. Vol. CVIII- from July to December, 1919.

London; 1919; Office for Publication and Advertisements; halfcloth with marbled boards; 4o; with a wide range of articles and reviews; relating industrial developments and overlooking innovative projects, machinery, engines, tools, etc.; numerous ills., fig., plates, plans, diagrams, wood engravings; articles/ reviews in this volume, i.a.: Hell Gate Bridge, New York, with ills.; portable military bridges, the Inglis system; locomotives for railways in China; the development of turbine machinery for H.M. torpedo-boat destroyers, with double page enclosure with ills.; H.M. aeroplane carrying cruiser "Furious", with geared turbines (constructed by W.G. Armstrong, Whitworth and Co., Newcastle-on-Tyne, engined by the Wallsend Slipway and Engineering Company, Wallsend-on-Tyne), with double page enclosure with ills.; the works of Messrs. Barr and Stroud, Anniesland, Glasgow, with double page enclosure with ills.; construction of the torpedo-boat destroyer "Ward", with ills.; conveyor installation at the Maypole margarine factory, Southall (constructed by Messrs. W. and C. Pantin, engineers, London), with double page enclosure with plans and fig.; 15.9- horse-power four-cylinder motor car (constructed by Messrs. Arrol-Johnston, engineers, Dumfries), with double pag enclosure with plans and fig.; the St. Cyr aerodynamic balance for testing model propellers; height- and range-finder for the observation of air-craft (constructed by Messrs. Barr and Stroud, engineers, Anniesland), with fig.; United States navy patrol boats of the "Eagle"class, with double page enclosure with plans and fig.; twin 12-in. gun mountings for his Majesty's battleship "Agincourt" (constructed by W.G. Armstrong, Whitworth and Co., Elswick, Newcastle-on-Tyne), with double page enclosure with plans and fig.; 20-H.P. six-cylinder motor car at the Olympia show (constructed by Messrs. Wolseley motors, engineers, Birmingham), with ills.; H.M. light cruiser "Dragon" (constructed by Messrs. Scott's shipbuilding and engineering company, Greenock), with ills.; Enfield-Allday 10-H.P. motor car with air-cooled engine (constructed by Messrs. Enfield-Allday motor company, Birmingham), with ills.; motor tractors at the Lincoln trials, with ills.; the British tanks used in the war, Mark VIII, with double page enclosure with plans and fig.; launch of the H.M.S. Hermes, with a view of the ship; some developments in aeroplane design, with ills.; His Majesty's naval airship "R.34", with double page enclosure with ills.; extensive index; complete with one page and two page enclosures; XXIV, 876 pp.* Former library copy.

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