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Survival (Paperback)
Ret), Russel Honore (U.s. Army
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PREPAREDNESS TIPS
- Store survival kits in a convenient place known to all family
members.
- Keep a smaller version of your supplies kit in the trunk of
your car, at work, and at school.
- Keep them in airtight plastic bags, if possible.
- Change your stored water supply every six months so it stays
fresh.
- Replace your stored food every six months.
- Ask your physician or pharmacist about storing prescription
medications.
- Rethink your kit and family needs at least once a year.
Shortly after the United States joined the Allied war effort
following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, a contingent of US
Army soldiers unexpectedly found themselves being sent not to the
Pacific or to Europe but to the Middle Eastern nation of Iran.
There, amid the broiling heat of the desert sun and the bitter cold
of mile-high mountain ranges, former American longshoremen, truck
drivers, assembly line workers, and others toiled diligently to
complete a critical wartime logistics mission in a strange and
often perplexing land. Instructions for American Servicemen in Iran
During World War II provides a thought-provoking glimpse into the
Army's efforts to prepare its soldiers to deal with the Iranians
and their values and customs. In a new introduction to a facsimile
of the Pocket Guide to Iran prepared by the US Army in 1943, Steven
R. Ward, author of Immortal: A Military History of Iran and Its
Armed Forces, presents a brief overview of US Army operations in
the Persian Gulf region that offers important historical context.
The introduction focuses on the US Army's Persian Gulf Command,
which triumphed over great adversity to complete the critical
missions of supplying the Soviet Union's Red Army against Hitler's
war machine and buying precious time for American forces preparing
to invade Europe. The pocket guide serves as a reminder of US
efforts to prepare and indoctrinate American troops for
confrontation with the Germans, cooperation with the Soviets, and
interaction with the Iranians. It shows how the Greatest Generation
took care to try to understand and avoid alienating the Iranians,
upon whose good will and cooperation mission success ultimately
rested. Ward's new introduction, meanwhile, also applies some of
the pocket guide's cultural advice to contemporary issues
surrounding US-Iranian relations to help readers more easily
understand the complexities that often characterize interactions
between the two countries.
Designated as a light truck, the Jeep was the primary four-wheel
drive vehicle for the U.S. Army during WWII. The Jeep's design owed
a great deal to Karl Probst, a freelance designer employed by the
American Bantam Car Co. Probst's prototype "Blitz Buggy" was built
in a mere 49 days. It clearly impressed the Army in head-to-head
competition against a design submitted by Willys-Overland. However
the Buggy's engine failed to meet requirements, and the Army
determined that Bantam could not produce the vehicle in quantity.
As a result, the Army bought the Bantam design and asked both
Willys and Ford to improve it. The Willys model MB, equipped with a
L134 straight-4 "Go Devil" engine, was eventually accepted as the
standard. Ford models built to Willys specifications were
designated GPW ("G" for government vehicle, "P" designating the 80"
wheelbase, and "W" indicating the Willys engine design). (Notably,
the "GP" part of the designation is often misinterpreted to mean
"General Purpose," and some have suggested this is the reason the
vehicle was nick-named the "Jeep." In reality it was probably named
after a character in the Popeye cartoons). Roughly 640,000 Jeeps
were built during WWII by Ford and Willys, and used on every front.
Utilitarian, rugged, and easy to maintain, Jeeps saw service as
scout cars, ambulances, firefighting vehicles, as tractors for
artillery, and more. The vehicle so impressed war correspondent
Ernie Pyle that he called it one of the "two most important pieces
of non-combat equipment ever developed" - the other being the
pocket stove. Jeeps remained in service for the U.S. military in
Korea and in the Vietnam War. Created in 1944, this technical
manual reveals a great deal about the Jeep's design and
capabilities. Intended as a manual for those charged with operation
and maintenance, this manual shows many aspects of its engine,
cooling, power, drive train and other systems. Originally labeled
restricted, this manual was declassified long ago and is here
reprinted in book form. Care has been taken to preserve the
integrity of the text.
This is a larger format reference, desk copy edition of the
bestselling pocket edition. New, fully revised 2010 edition of the
official issue United States Army Ranger Handbook. The chapters are
structured as follows (subjects in brackets are just examples of
some of the many issues and lessons covered in the chapters):
Leadership; Operations; Fire Support (including risk estimate
distances, close air support, close combat attack aviation etc.);
Communications (military radios, antennas etc.); Demolitions
(explosives, detonations, safe distances etc.); Movement
(formations, fundamentals, tactical marches, movement during
limited visibility, danger areas etc.); Patrols (reconnaissance,
security, ambushes, debriefs etc.); Battle Drills (react to visual,
IED, or direct contact; how to enter and clear a room, entering
trenches, reacting to indirect fire etc.); Mountain Engineering
(training, organization, rescue equipment, anchors, knots, belays,
climbing commands etc.); Machine Gun Employment (specifications,
classes, offensive and defensive use, control, ammunition planning
etc.); Convoy Operations (planning, truck movements); Urban
Operations (perspectives, organization, principles, rehearsals,
close quarters combat etc.); Waterborne Operations (rope bridge,
poncho watercraft etc.); Evasion / Survival (escape, camouflage,
survival kits, navigation, traps and snares, shelters, fires etc.);
Aviation (pickup and landing zones, air assault formations, attack
helicopters, utility helicopters etc.); First Aid (lifesaving
measures, care under fire, breathing, bleeding, shock, abdominal
injuries, burns, poisonous plant identification, foot care, litter,
hydration, medevac etc.). Appendices detail resources and quick
reference cards. Extensive glossary and index included. Illustrated
throughout.
Written as a Top Secret US Army procedural manual and released
under the Freedom of Information act this manual describes the
step-by-step process recommended to control and contain the minds
of the enemy and the general public alike. Within these 180+ pages
you will read in complete detailed the Mission of PSYOP as well as
PSYOP Roles, Policies and Strategies and Core Tasks. Also included
are the logistics and communication procedures used to insure the
"right" people get the "right" information.
The Army version "Map Reading and Land Navigation" is the simplest
and most straightforward explanation of how to get around with just
a compass and a map. This guide is perfect for any outdoorsman or
for teaching Boy Scouts how to use a compass.
The purpose of this manual is to present basic principles used in
the design and construction of earth levees. The term levee as used
herein is defined as an embankment whose primary purpose is to
furnish flood protection from seasonal high water and which is
therefore subject to water loading for periods of only a few days
or weeks a year. Embankments that are subject to water loading for
prolonged periods (longer than normal flood protection
requirements) or permanently should be designed in accordance with
earth dam criteria rather than the levee criteria given herein.
Even though levees are similar to small earth dams they differ from
earth dams in the following important respects: (a) a levee
embankment may become saturated for only a short period of time
beyond the limit of capillary saturation, (b) levee alignment is
dictated primarily by flood protection requirements, which often
results in construction on poor foundations, and (c) borrow is
generally obtained from shallow pits or from channels excavated
adjacent to the levee, which produce fill material that is often
heterogeneous and far from ideal. Selection of the levee section is
often based on the properties of the poorest material that must be
used.
The purpose of this Guide is to assist trainers involved with the
teaching of basic rifle marksmanship in acquiring the knowledge and
skills necessary to be a more effective instructor of basic
shooting skills.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has long been one of the federal
government's key agencies in planning the uses of the nation's
waterways and water resources. Though responsible for a range of
water-related programs, the Corps's two traditional programs have
been flood damage reduction and navigation enhancement. The water
resource needs of the nation, however, have for decades been
shifting away from engineered control of watersheds toward
restoration of ecosystem services and natural hydrologic
variability. In response to these shifting needs, legislation was
enacted in 1990 which initiated the Corps's involvement in
ecological restoration, which is now on par with the Corps's
traditional flood damage reduction and navigation roles. This book
provides an analysis of the Corps's efforts in ecological
restoration, and provides broader recommendations on how the corps
might streamline their planning process. It also assesses the
impacts of federal legislation on the Corps planning and projects,
and provides recommendations on how relevant federal policies might
be altered in order to improve Corps planning. Another important
shift affecting the Corps has been federal cost-sharing
arrangements (enacted in 1986), mandating greater financial
participation in Corps water projects by local co-sponsors. The
book describes how this has affected the Corps-sponsor
relationship, and comments upon how each group must adjust to new
planning and political realities.
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Reducing Coastal Risk on the East and Gulf Coasts (Paperback)
National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Ocean Studies Board, Water Science and Technology Board, Committee on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Water Resources Science, Engineering, and Planning: Coastal Risk Reduction
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R1,434
Discovery Miles 14 340
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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Hurricane- and coastal-storm-related losses have increased
substantially during the past century, largely due to increases in
population and development in the most susceptible coastal areas.
Climate change poses additional threats to coastal communities from
sea level rise and possible increases in strength of the largest
hurricanes. Several large cities in the United States have
extensive assets at risk to coastal storms, along with countless
smaller cities and developed areas. The devastation from Superstorm
Sandy has heightened the nation's awareness of these
vulnerabilities. What can we do to better prepare for and respond
to the increasing risks of loss? Reducing Coastal Risk on the East
and Gulf Coasts reviews the coastal risk-reduction strategies and
levels of protection that have been used along the United States
East and Gulf Coasts to reduce the impacts of coastal flooding
associated with storm surges. This report evaluates their
effectiveness in terms of economic return, protection of life
safety, and minimization of environmental effects. According to
this report, the vast majority of the funding for coastal
risk-related issues is provided only after a disaster occurs. This
report calls for the development of a national vision for coastal
risk management that includes a long-term view, regional solutions,
and recognition of the full array of economic, social,
environmental, and life-safety benefits that come from risk
reduction efforts. To support this vision, Reducing Coastal Risk
states that a national coastal risk assessment is needed to
identify those areas with the greatest risks that are high
priorities for risk reduction efforts. The report discusses the
implications of expanding the extent and levels of coastal storm
surge protection in terms of operation and maintenance costs and
the availability of resources. Reducing Coastal Risk recommends
that benefit-cost analysis, constrained by acceptable risk criteria
and other important environmental and social factors, be used as a
framework for evaluating national investments in coastal risk
reduction. The recommendations of this report will assist
engineers, planners and policy makers at national, regional, state,
and local levels to move from a nation that is primarily reactive
to coastal disasters to one that invests wisely in coastal risk
reduction and builds resilience among coastal communities. Table of
Contents Front Matter Summary 1 Introduction 2 Institutional
Landscape for Coastal Risk Management 3 Performance of Coastal Risk
Reduction Strategies 4 Principles for Guiding the Nation's Future
Investments in Coastal Risk Reduction 5 A Vision for Coastal Risk
Reduction References Appendix A: Major U.S. Coastal Storms Since
1900 Appendix B: USACE Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Projects
Appendix C: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members
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