Iwo Jima: arguably the most violent battle of the Second World War. On February 19th, 1945, U.S. Marines of the 4th and 5th Divisions land on sacred Japanese soil. Thirty-six days later the fighting is over. Almost all of the 20,000 Japanese defenders are dead, and the shattered remains of three Marine Divisions leave Iwo after suffering over 6,000 dead and 15,000 wounded making Iwo Jima the "Gettysburg of the Pacific." Iwo; Assault on Hell shows a worms eye view of the fighting on Iwo Jima. Seen from the eyes of the 5th Division Marines who fought and bled there, these interwoven experiences paint a blood mosaic that pays tribute to the courage and bravery of our Marine forefathers, who sacrificed so much for this famous island stepping stone.

Econometrics, Macroeconomics and Economic Policy presents eighteen papers by Carl Christ focusing on econometric models, their evaluation and history, and the interactions between monetary and fiscal policy.Professor Christ's pioneering contributions to econometrics, monetary and fiscal policies and the government's budget constraint are thoroughly covered in this volume. Other areas addressed include monetary economics, monetary policy, macroeconomic model building, and the role of the economist in economic policy making. The book also features an original new introduction by the author and a detailed bibliography. Econometricians and macroeconomists will welcome this outstanding volume in which Professor Christ argues firmly for the importance of testing econometric equations and models against new data, as well as for exploring the impact of the policies of central government.

This volume comprises the classic articles on methods of identification and estimation of simultaneous equations econometric models. It includes path-breaking contributions by Trygve Haavelmo and Tjalling Koopmans, who founded the subject and received Nobel prizes for their work. It presents original articles that developed and analysed the leading methods for estimating the parameters of simultaneous equations systems: instrumental variables, indirect least squares, generalized least squares, two-stage and three-stage least squares, and maximum likelihood. Many of the articles are not readily accessible to readers in any other form.

Die klassische angiographische Roentgenuntersuchung ist auch heute noch "Goldener Standard", an dem sich alle anderen Verfahren messen mussen. Mit der raschen Entwicklung der Computer-Technologie beginnt die digitale Bildtechnik uber die Nuklearmedizin, Computertomographie, Sonographie und Magnetresonanztomographie hinaus nun auch in traditionellen Bereichen der Radiologie Fuss zu fassen. Ein Schritt in diese Richtung ist die digitale Subtraktionsangiographie (DSA). In enger Zusammenarbeit haben Gefasschirurgen, Neurochirurgen, Kardiochirurgen, Neurologen, Internisten und Padiatern in den vergangenen Jahren neue Moeglichkeiten, aber auch die Grenzen der DSA aufgezeigt. Dieses Manual fasst den aktuellen Stand der Erfahrungen zusammen und bietet dem Radiologen wichtige Hinweise fur die tagliche Arbeit an, indem es die den jeweiligen Fragestellungen angemessenen Untersuchungstechniken beschreibt und auf Fehler- und Irrtumsmoeglichkeiten aufmerksam macht. Insbesondere vermittelt das Buch eine Reihe von in langjahriger Erfahrung gewonnenen Kniffen, die zur Verbesserung der Untersuchungsqualitat beitragen. Daruber hinaus setzt es sich kritisch mit den Indikationen auseinander und ordnet die DSA in das Spektrum der bekannten radiologischen und nichtradiologischen Untersuchungsverfahren ein. Es wendet sich damit an alle AErzte, die mit Gefasserkrankungen im engeren und weiteren Sinne konfrontiert werden.

On October 12, 2003, five US embedded tactical trainers (ETTs) working with the fledgling Afghan National Army, are ambushed at a derelict former Soviet tank park called the Bone Yard by militia of a local warlord. Outnumber 10 to 1, the US soldiers must clover around their vehicles--except for their commander, LTC Tom Brewer, who is cut off from them, and wounded--and fight it out until help arrives over an hour later. The Bone Yard gives an example of combat in the early years of the Afghanistan War.

On August 3, 2006, thirteen US Soldiers were sent to the worst village in the Korangal Valley. Abandoned by the Afghan National Army soldiers supporting them, the small force was ambushed by a numerically superior Taliban force. Almost out of ammunition and water, the survivors were ordered to continue their mission. Landigal is a story of courage and shows how the American soldiers who served in the Korangal Valley live up handsomely to the finest traditions of a superb fighting force - the United States 10th Mountain Division.

On July 24, 2006, while scrambling to save a local man kidmapped by the Taliban, elements of C/1/32 10th Mountain Division are ambushed in Shudergay Valley, a tributary valley along the Pech. Facing annihilation, the ambushed patrol is saved by the courage of SGT David Hierholzer, until help can arrive.

Iwo: Assault on Hell gives a worms eye view of the fighting of perhaps WWII's bloodiest battle. Focusing mainly on Marines from the 27th Regiment (but also the 26th, ) 5th Marine Division, Iwo; Assault on Hell gives a glimpse of the violence and ferocity of what would become known as the "Gettysburg of the Pacific." Written from the interviews of over 100 Marines of the 5th Division, Iwo; Assault on Hell shows what the Marines faced from the moment they landed until they left- some on D-day, others days or weeks later, a rare few after 36 days, when the shattered remains of the 5th Marine Division left Iwo Jima.