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Aimed at military model makers and wargamers who are interested in
the armoured fighting vehicles of the United States as used
throughout World War II, this book follows on from Modelling
British World War II Armoured Vehicles by the same author.
The book places its emphasis on US Army and US Marine Corps AFVs
modelled mainly in 1/72 and 1/48 scales, in a deliberate departure
from the more popular 1/35 scale, to encourage and inspire model
makers who are new to or less familiar with these scales.
Illustrated with over 270 colour photos this book features every
major US AFV used in World War II, with many models shown in
various stages of construction and paintings. It presents
step-by-step guides demonstrating the painting techniques
appropriate for different scales and includes an additional section
showing how to paint wargames models. There is also a review of how
the USA developed tanks and other armoured vehicles from the
interwar period through to the end of World War II. This
fascinating story will help model makers and wargamers give the
vehicles they build an historical context.
This new book will be an essential reference for modellers and
wargamers who build and paint World War II British armoured
fighting vehicles. It provides extensive information on different
types of vehicles, describing when they were used, by whom and for
what purpose. In addition, the many modifications made to vehicles
during the war are included, with guidance on how to create these
for models. Step-by-step building and painting guides illustrate
vehicles in 1/35, 1/72 and 1/76 scale. This book features models,
often with a comparison of models from different manufacturers, for
the following: M3 Grant Mk1, including a North African version;
Cromwell Mk IV; Royal Marine Centaur; Cavalier Observation Post;
Sherman M4A1 and Crab; Crusader III AA Mk 1; Matilda; Morris and
Guy Quads; Bedford QLs; Scammell Pioneer Heavy Artillery tractor
conversion; Anti-tank guns, e.g. the 'Pheasant', field guns,
anti-aircraft guns, etc and, finally, figures which include uniform
painting guides.
"The Preposition Book" is intended as a thorough guide and workbook
to address students' questions and misconceptions regarding English
prepositions and to improve their ability to use prepositions
fluently. The book comprehensively covers pre-positions and also
provides opportunities to practice many other essential points of
English grammar and usage practice."The Preposition Book" is
organized by level of difficulty but was written for
intermediate-level students. A Comprehensive Test appears at the
end of each chapter."The Preposition Book" is accompanied by a
CD-ROM, Preposition Pinball and Other Games, which is sold
separately or with this book. The CD-ROM reinforces learning from
the text and provides extra practice in using prepositions. Site
licenses are available.
This is the story of San Francisco, a unique and rowdy tale with a
legendary cast of characters. It tells of the Indians and the
Spanish missions, the arrival of thousands of gold seekers and
gamblers, crackbrains and dreamers, the building of the
transcontinental railroad and the cable car, labor strife and
political shenanigans, the 1906 earthquake and fire, two World
Wars, two World's Fairs, two great bridges, the beatniks and
hippies and New Left-a story that is so marvelous and wild that it
must be true. A new afterword from the author brings The City into
the twenty-first century: a time just as hectic, experimental, and
opportunistic as its rambunctious past.
A book about one man's fine madness, The Intersection tells the
story of the author's seventeen years of trips (1,063 trips in all)
to the same street corner in Gilbert, Arizona, where he recorded
13,318 birds. The author programmed two quirky but powerful
databases from the ground up to view the bird data he collected.
Bird watchers of any kind should very much enjoy this painstaking
and elaborate treatment of their special interest, and beginning to
advanced birders will find the book far more than just a database
report or regional bird guide. As the author writes, "I hope that
some of these short observations, database notes, and essays will
be valuable to beginners who want to learn more specifics about
particular birds in the database. Mostly, though, I hope they will
simply be interesting to birders and others who might enjoy reading
about one person's experiences bird watching at Elliot and Cooper
Roads and elsewhere."
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Dung (Paperback)
Tom Cole
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R303
Discovery Miles 3 030
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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A parody of Frank Herbert's science fiction book Dune.
Autobiographical Essays by Tom Cole TABLE OF CONTENTS The Sands of
Pima Arroyo How the Cowboys Lost Their Hats Lucky How to Fly An
Airplane Yucatan Travel Log Lure Lore Bird Watching in Patagonia,
Arizona First and Second Returns to Itasca Third Return to Itasca
First Grade in 1957 The Joy Of Catalogs And My Casino Guitar Black
Bean Casserole, Noodles, and Honey Dash Inn Shearwater Journey
Memorias y Cuentos de Thomas Hascall Cole En el verano del ano
2011, para distraerme y para mejorar mi espanol, escribi 46
historias en mi segunda lengua. Nunca habia escrito tanto a menudo
en espanol, pero me gustaba como salio cada una. Por eso, continue
hasta que tuve suficientes para un libro pequeno. La inmensa
mayoria de estas historias son memorias, pero hay tambien algunos
cuentos graciosos que invente. Al empezar a redactar, aprendi de
inmediato que un escritor de autobiografia tiene el desagradable
sentido de que nada de importancia ha pasado en la vida cuando
intenta escribir algo y nada se le ocurre. Escribir memorias le
ensena lo que le importa en la vida. Una hojeada del indice y de
algunas paginas mostrara al lector los temas que me importan a mi.
Durante ese verano, yo habia estado platicando en espanol por medio
de Skype cinco dias a la semana durante un ano y por eso tenia la
oportunidad de estrenar lo que yo habia escrito con hablantes
nativos de la lengua. Me enviaron muchos cuentos nicaraguenses y
los lei con mucho interes. Sugirieron que escribiera algunos
semejantes y por eso escribi dos historias cortas de ficcion. Para
sorpresa mia a los nicaraguenses les gustaron y las he incluido en
este tomo. Me consta que el lector facilmente puede distinguirlas
de las memorias.
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