Tag: Forces

Italian Partisans and British Forces in the Second World War Working with the Enemy (Italian and Italian American Studies)


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English | April 12, 2023 | ISBN: 3031286812 | 257 pages | MOBI | 0.80 Mb
This book proposes a significant new interpretation of the relations between Italian partisans and British forces during the Italian campaign of 1943-1945. The core of the argument challenges many assumptions that are today still present both in Italian and in the Anglophone historiography on the subject. In current historiography, the debate is still ongoing as to whether the British were a hostile force to the Italian Resistance, trying to weaken it to better control it, or a genuine and committed ally. Instead of a clear-cut and artificial dichotomy between the ‘Italians’ and the ‘British’ this book posits the idea that lines were often blurred, and relations existed on a scale that included lots of grey and overlapping areas. Thanks to an original approach that examines the Italo-British interaction from a point of view as close as possible to the ‘action’, it proposes a new interpretation based on the way the British image was cast in Italy. Politics is left in the background in favour of an analysis of the concrete problems and difficulties that Italians and the British had to face when working together and how these processes influenced the image of Great Britain in Italy in the following decades. This produces a final interpretation that enriches current historiography and pushes forward our understanding of the relationship between Italian partisans and British forces.

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Forces in Scanning Probe Methods


Free Download Forces in Scanning Probe Methods By H. Rohrer (auth.), H. J. Güntherodt, D. Anselmetti, E. Meyer (eds.)
1995 | 644 Pages | ISBN: 9401040273 | PDF | 22 MB
The invention of scanning tunneling microscopy, atomic force microscopy and near field optical microscopy has opened up a new field of research: scanning probe methods (SMP). The quality of image acquisition has made great strides in recent times, but many fundamental, unsolved problems remain unanswered about the interaction between probe tip and sample. Forces in Scanning Probe Methods contains 60 contributions dedicated to these problems. Most of the contributions are reviews, presenting condensed, relevant information, suitable for both students and specialists. The contributions cover the instrumental aspects and design of force microscopes in different environments (ambient pressure, low temperature, ultrahigh vacuum, liquids). Theory is also covered, including abinitio calculations and molecular dynamics simulations. Mechanical properties at micro and nanoscales receive intensive treatment, including adhesion, friction and wear: the friction phenomenon is one of the most hotly debated questions. Other highlights include advances in near field optical microscopy and its relation to forces, the application of force microscopy in NMR, and the observance of flux lines in high Tc superconductors. Recent advances in biology and chemistry also attract attention.

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The SAS ‘Deniables’ Special Forces Operations, denied by the Authorities, from Vietnam to the War on Terror


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English | April 13, 2022 | ISBN: 1399096303 | 312 pages | MOBI | 11 Mb
During the 10,000-day Vietnam war Australia had agreed with the United States to have a team of Australian Army Special Air Services (SAS) soldiers conduct covert missions into Cambodia. The SAS soldiers would be bivouacked in Thailand.

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The Darwinian Trap The Hidden Evolutionary Forces That Explain Our World (and Threaten Our Future)


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English | September 24, 2024 | ISBN: 0593594053 | True EPUB | 304 pages | 4 MB
A provocative exploration of how humans are wired to seek short-term success at the expense of long-term survival-an evolutionary "glitch" that explains everything from toxic workplaces to climate change

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London Dispersion Forces in Molecules, Solids and Nano-structures An Introduction to Physical Models and Computational Methods


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English | 2020 | pages: 456 | ISBN: 1782620451 | PDF | 11,6 mb
London dispersion interactions are responsible for numerous phenomena in physics, chemistry and biology. Recent years have seen the development of new, physically well-founded models, and dispersion-corrected density functional theory (DFT) is now a hot topic of research. This book is an overview of current understanding of the physical origin and modelling of London dispersion forces manifested at an atomic level. It covers a wide range of system, from small intermolecular complexes, to organic molecules and crystalline solids, through to biological macromolecules and nanostructures. In presenting a broad overview of the of the physical foundations of dispersion forces, the book provides theoretical, physical and synthetic chemists, as well as solid-state physicists, with a systematic understanding of the origins and consequences of these ubiquitous interactions. The presentation is designed to be accessible to anyone with intermediate undergraduate mathematics, physics and chemistry.

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The 21st Century at Work Forces Shaping the Future Workforce and Workplace in the United States


Free Download Lynn A. Karoly, "The 21st Century at Work: Forces Shaping the Future Workforce and Workplace in the United States"
English | 2004 | pages: 305 | ISBN: 0833034928 | PDF | 0,7 mb
Looks at the likely evolution of the U.S. workforce and workplace over the next 10 to 15 years, focusing on demographics, tenchnology and globalization.

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Mission Iran Special Forces Berlin & Operation Eagle Claw, JTF 1-79 [Audiobook]


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English | ASIN: B0D98HXFKM | 2024 | 4 hours and 38 minutes | M4B@128 kbps | 241 MB
Author: James Stejskal
Narrator: Jim Seybert

On November 4, 1979, "student" supporters of the Ayatollah seized the U.S. Embassy with over sixty hostages. Although the Cold War was in full swing, the Iran hostage crisis was a watershed for the United States. Detachment A had been established in Berlin early in the Cold War to harass and delay any Soviet military advance west. This Special unit trained relentlessly for every aspect of unconventional warfare, and was later assigned a second mission of counterterrorism. The plan for Operation Eagle Claw, as it became known, was extremely complex. The first stage was intelligence gathering-no mean feat as most of the CIA’s capabilities in the country had been eliminated. With operatives trained in intelligence work, fluent in many languages, and adept at blending in, Det A took on the advanced recon of the targets. Then, when Delta Force admitted that it could only manage the assault of the Embassy, Det A volunteered to rescue the three Americans at the Foreign Ministry. Veteran and historian James Stejskal details Det A’s unique and integral role in Operation Eagle Claw, based upon firsthand accounts of the operatives involved.

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Waffen SS Elite Forces 2 Hohenstaufen and Grossdeutschland (Elite Attack Forces)


Free Download Patrick Hook, Michael Sharpe, Brian L. Davis – Waffen SS Elite Forces 2: Hohenstaufen and Grossdeutschland (Elite Attack Forces)
Chartwell Books | 2007 | ISBN: 1840138289 | English | 200 pages | PDF | 159.89 MB
Two famed German panzer units, both of which saw extensive action on the Eastern front during WWII, are examined in fascinating detail. Ninth of a nine-book series.

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