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Verlag: New York : Arno Press, 1979
ISBN 10: 0405123841ISBN 13: 9780405123849
Anbieter: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, Vereinigtes Königreich
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Zustand: Acceptable. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. Dust jacket and boards are displaying significant wear around the edges. Pages are well bound and clean throughout with extensive black/white photographs.
Verlag: Forgotten Books, 2019
ISBN 10: 1397313633ISBN 13: 9781397313638
Anbieter: Buchpark, Trebbin, Deutschland
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Zustand: Wie neu. Zustand: Wie neu | Seiten: 48.
Verlag: Forgotten Books, 2019
ISBN 10: 1397315938ISBN 13: 9781397315939
Anbieter: Buchpark, Trebbin, Deutschland
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Zustand: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut - Gepflegter, sauberer Zustand. | Seiten: 38.
Verlag: United States Army Air Forces [ca.1947], [Washington DC], 1947
Anbieter: ReadInk, ABAA/IOBA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good+. First Edition. (no dust jacket, probably as issued) [light external soiling, a little darkening to the spine]. (charts, maps) A massive catalog of all (and I do mean all) the photo-technical data related to the photography (both still and motion picture, both black & white and color) of "Operation Crossroads," the first two post-World War II nuclear bomb tests, conducted at Bikini Atoll in the South Pacific in July 1946. The first test took place on July 1, and was nicknamed "Able Day"; the second, on July 25, was "Baker Day." (The names were directly taken from the first two letters of the Joint Army/Navy Phonetic Alphabet.) The stated purpose of the tests was to assess the level of damage that the massive explosions would inflict on naval vessels of various kinds that were stationed in the vicinity; all humans were evacuated from the ships, although a large number of small animals were placed on board (thousands of rats; hundreds of goats, pigs, and mice; and even a few dozen guinea pigs) in order to measure the effects on them of the radiation emitting from the blasts. (Short version: not good.) The two tests were designed to measure the effects of two different kinds of explosions: the Able bomb was an "air burst," detonated 520 above the surface; the Baker bomb was suspended beneath a landing craft and detonated 80 feet underwater. The stated purpose of this catalog was "to provide a systematically-combined record of photography available from [the two operations] for study, measurement, and analysis purposes." The bulk of its 756 pages is devoted to reproductions of the three data sheets that documented each roll of film that was shot: (1) the "Film Data Sheet," giving the technical specs of the camera and a summary of its coverage; (2) the "Time and Position Data Sheet," with detailed data on each individual exposure; and (3) the "Aircraft Track and Position Chart," a map of Bikini Atoll with the positions of each camera-carrying aircraft plotted thereon. (Those aircraft, by the way, were essentially drones, operated by radio remote control, and the cameras were automatic, so that no humans needed to be too close to the blasts.) There are also, at the beginning of both the Able and Baker sections, abstracts of the contents of each roll of film. (Example: "This roll shows phenomena from fireball through development of mushroom cloud in a series of exposures made in rapid succession (3 per second).") Although the volume itself was apparently not classified, neither was it a U.S. Government Printing Office issue intended for wide circulation; it's stated in a couple of places that "a limited number of additional copies of this publication are available," and informs the reader where to procure them. Its obvious purpose was to facilitate the users' ability to locate the film footage or still photography needed for purposes of their own analysis, and it's likely that a certain level of security clearance was required. (There is, however, this note among the introductory matter: "All data and sheets pertaining to Able Day Sortie H and bomb carrying aircraft have been deleted from this catalog and will be found in a classified addendum." Keeping wraps on info about the plane that actually dropped the Able bomb I can understand, but I wonder what the deal was with "Sortie H"?) A small amount of the film footage documented here was incorporated into the official U.S. Government documentary film of the events, called "Operation Crossroads: Able and Baker Day Tests, Bikini Atoll, Summer 1946," released in 1949. One would hope that all this photography has been preserved in the National Archives -- maybe even the stuff from the mysterious "Sortie H." The present volume is quite rare, with OCLC recording just three copies: at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC; the Air University Library at Maxwell AFB in Montgomery, Alabama; and at the Phillips Research Site Technical Library, which was merged in 1997 into the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson AFB in Ohio (the OCLC link, however, is dead) -- the latter two of which, I suspect, are not readily (if at all) accessible by the public. NOTE, by the way, that there is no actual photography reproduced in this book: it's strictly a non-visual catalog.
[Washington D. C. ca. 1942], Office of Flying Safety. Red stiff wrappers., profuse b. w. drawings and illustrations, 174p., life vest pocket & flight suit handy size:11 x 14 cm. * * FIRST & ONLY EDITION * * . *** **** *** . . WORLD WAR II AMERICAN FLYER'S CONCISE SURVIVAL BOOK . . . HOW TO SURVIVE AFTER AN EMERGENCY LANDING . . . IN THE JUNGLE, DESERT, ARCTIC OR OCEAN . * This is a pilot and air crew survival book. It was commonly found in fighter pilot's survival vests, lifeboats, and in survival pouches or canvas bags carried in bomber aircraft, in flight suits and anywhere aircrew could store it along with other survival items. . The book outlines survival techniques in four different environments. How to signal searching friendly air forces, how to identify edible plants & fruit, how to trap animals, monkeys for food, which plants to eat, how to insulate and protect your body from the elements and how to avoid the enemy. How to make fire, how to keep warm, cool, dry and protect your body from bugs, snakes and other dangers. . This book and the cloth 'survival' maps along with other survival gear were contained in a 4 x 11 inch waterproof pouch in aircraft, or the essential items removed and stuffed into the flight suit or survival vest with pistol holster. . *** RARITY: This ephemeral small book was commonly lost in the shuffle and few if any decent, clean & complete copies 'survived' the war, no pun intended !! . The majority of these books were exhausted during the war, damaged by weather, the "attrition rate," or lost in air crashes & other common calamaties. We have only seen three copies in 55 years tenure. . *** Color photos are posted to our website. . *** A FAMOUS BOOK: Per Baldiwn below, the book we offer is illustrated on p.165, as figure 8.2. . Per the caption, this item was issued to " "Air crews of the 5th & 13th Air Forces operating in the Pacific." . This book was also issued to the 14th Air Force, based in Kunming, S.W. China where the "A.V.G." ["AMERICAN VOLUNTEER GROUP"] and later in 1942 the by the famed "FLYING TIGERS" who flew combat fighter aircraft against the Japanese air force over Burma and China. . We provide a photo from Baldwin as an educational example to our clients. The photo is posted to our website as illus08.jpg, along with several other photos of the book. . This book and other cloth "survival" maps were commonly carried by fighter pilots and bomber crews on combat missions. . Please inquire on our website for other "survival" maps & assorted items for survival. . *** CONDITION: The book is bound in the orignal "Office of Flying Safety, Safety Education Division" red stiff covers. . Being over 80 years old, naturally the covers will show the usual signs of beng opened, bending to the covers, typical minor rubbing to the the corners & a touch of minor scuffing to the covers. . By and large this is an excellent example. The contents are brilliantly clean, bright & the book is solidly bound. . Far and above the average example, seldom found intact and complete. . *** REFERENCES: . BALDWIN, R.E. et al.: LAST HOPE THE BLOOD CHIT STORY, see page 165, figure 8.21. In that color photo is the exact book we offer here, it is at the center right margin. A photo from this book is posted to our website to assist customers. . *.
Verlag: BiblioGov, 2013
ISBN 10: 1288575041ISBN 13: 9781288575046
Anbieter: moluna, Greven, Deutschland
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Zustand: New. KlappentextDuring WW II the Command and General Staff Colleges primary mission was to train large numbers of captains and majors to be staff officers in battalions, brigades, divisions, and corps. To that end, the Army provided copies of.
Verlag: BiblioGov, 2013
ISBN 10: 1288575165ISBN 13: 9781288575169
Anbieter: moluna, Greven, Deutschland
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Zustand: New. KlappentextDuring WW II the Command and General Staff Colleges primary mission was to train large numbers of captains and majors to be staff officers in battalions, brigades, divisions, and corps. To that end, the Army provided copies of.
Verlag: No place, probably 1970s., 1970
Anbieter: Antiquariat INLIBRIS Gilhofer Nfg. GmbH, Vienna, A, Österreich
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609 x 456 mm. Morris Jeppson's hand-annotated blueprint of the "Little Boy" atomic bomb. Jeppson designates parts of the bomb and writes, in part: "During the flight I removed 3 green electrical plugs and replaced them with red coded plugs. This allowed a detonation voltage to go from fusing to the explosive that fired the projectile of U235 into the target of U235 when the bomb reached about 1500 feet above Hiroshima". - Signed "Morris Jeppson / Weapon Test Officer / Enola Gay Mission / HIROSHIMA 6 Aug. 1945". - Jeppson served as assistant weaponeer on the Enola Gay, which dropped the first atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima, Japan on 6 August 1945.
Anbieter: Herbst-Auktionen, Detmold, Deutschland
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FOTO, EIGENHÄNDIG SIGNIERT (Porträt, Postkartenformat) (dito : Repro-Foto mit seiner verstorbenen Frau GLORIA STEWART (1910-2010, American actress, visual artist, and activist. She was initially known for her roles in Pre-Code films, though she would garner renewed fame later in life for her critically acclaimed role in James Cameron's TITANIC , beide Unterschriften signiert für Euro 60,-).
Anbieter: Herbst-Auktionen, Detmold, Deutschland
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Filmprospekt (Nachdruck, farbig) zum Film Made for each other (m. Carole Lombart) mit Unterschrift signiert.
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FOTO mit eigenhändiger Widmung, Unterschrift signiert ; schönes 60'er !.
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FOTO, EIGENHÄNDIG SIGNIERT (gr.F.,8°).
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Original-Filmprogramm zu dem legendären Hitchcock-Klassiker DAS FENSTER ZUM HOF (Ill. Film-Bühne) mit Unterschrift signiert, leichte Gebrauchsspuren.
Anbieter: Herbst-Auktionen, Detmold, Deutschland
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GROSSFOTO, EIGENHÄNDIG SIGNIERT -SCHÖN, DIN A 4 !.
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GROSSFOTO mit eigenhändiger Widmung, Unterschrift - frühe Privataufnahme, vor s. Flugzeug ! (Colonel Stewart flog als Bomberpilot im 2.WK) Widmung sehr blass,kl. Randeinriß.