Tag: Standards

Free Download Ian Sumner, Richard Hook, "British Colours & Standards 1747-1881 (2): Infantry"
English | 2001 | pages: 67 | ISBN: 1841762016 | PDF | 11,5 mb
In this second of a two-part sequence a respected vexillologist describes, explains and illustrates a wide variety of the King’s and Regimental colours carried during the 18th and 19th centuries by British Household, Regular, Militia and Volunteer infantry regiments. The successive regulations between 1747 and 1881 – when the carrying of colours in the field ceased – are supported by comprehensive tables of ‘ancient badges’ and battle honours; many careful drawings; and by ten dazzling plates by Richard Hook, detailing some 35 flags in full colour, as well as a number of famous colour-bearers.

Free Download AC/DC: The Savage Tale of the First Standards War by Tom McNichol, Malcolm Hillgartner, Blackstone Audio, Inc.
English | 2008 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B00196OF78 | MP3@64 Kbps | Duration: 6:28 h | 179 Mb
Long before there was VHS versus Betamax, Windows versus Macintosh, or Blu-Ray versus HD-DVD, the first and nastiest standards war was fought over how electricity would be transmitted around the world: alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC). The savage showdown between AC and DC changed the lives of billions of people, shaped the modern technological age, and set the stage for all standards wars to follow.
AC/DC tells the little-known story of how Thomas Edison bet wrong in that war, eventually losing control over the "operating system" for his future inventions – not to mention the company he founded, which would later become General Electric. Today’s Digital Age wizards can take lessons from Edison’s fierce battle: control an invention’s technical standard and you control the market