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British Air Power - Professor Viktoriya Fedorchak - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

British Air Power - Professor Viktoriya Fedorchak - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

British Air Power demonstrates how the Royal Air Force sought to adapt in regard to the roles it could play and the conflicts in which it could be used, as well as the evolution of air power doctrine at a time of rapid changes in national politics and in the international arena. The development of new concepts and theories, the evaluation of operational experience, the political environment and budgetary cuts, and the role of academics and personalities in development of doctrine are thus all explored to show changes in strategic thinking regarding air power.Fedorchak further examines the influence of jointery – the process of co-operation between the army, navy and air force – on thinking, conceptualising, teaching and using air power in recent operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and Syria. A contemporary complement to more historical studies, British Air Power provides a very detailed look at the development of air-land doctrine in the RAF since the turn of the century.

DKK 385.00
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Clearing the Air - Tim Smedley - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Clearing the Air - Tim Smedley - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

**SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY INSIGHT INVESTMENT SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2019** ''Read this book and join the effort to terminate air pollution.'' - Arnold Schwarzenegger Air pollution has become the world’s greatest environmental health risk, and science is only beginning to reveal its wide-ranging effects. Globally, 19,000 people die each day from air pollution, killing more than HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and car accidents combined. What happened to the air we breathe? Sustainability journalist Tim Smedley has travelled the world to try and find the answer, visiting cities at the forefront of the fight against air pollution, including Delhi, Beijing, London and Paris. With insights from the scientists and politicians leading the battle against it, and people whose lives have been affected by it, Clearing the Air tells the full story of air pollution for the first time: what it is, which pollutants are harmful, where they come from and – most importantly – what we can do about them.Air pollution is a problem that can be solved. The stories uncovered on this journey show us how. ''Compulsory reading'' - Chris Boardman

DKK 132.00
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Korean Air War - Michael Napier - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Korean Air War - Michael Napier - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

From acclaimed aviation historian Michael Napier, this is a highly illustrated survey of the air war over Korea. The Korean War holds a unique place in aviation history. It saw the first large-scale jet-versus-jet combat and it was the first military action of the Cold War, fought by both the newly independent United States Air Force and the recently formed Chinese People''s Liberation Army Air Force.In a meticulously researched volume, former RAF Tornado pilot Michael Napier unravels the complex narrative of events, describing the course of operations in the air and the major campaigns of the land war. He examines in detail the air power of the major combatants, which included North and South Korea, the UK, Australia, Canada and South Africa as well as China, the USA and the USSR.Packed with stunning contemporary images and including first-hand combat reports, Korean Air War is a groundbreaking exploration of a much forgotten conflict, which nevertheless provided lessons about the organization and prosecution of modern aerial warfare that remain relevant through to the present day.

DKK 257.00
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The Cactus Air Force - Eric Hammel - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

The Cactus Air Force - Eric Hammel - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Using diary entries, interviews and first-hand accounts, this vivid narrative brings to life the struggle in the air over the island of Guadalcanal between August 20 and November 15, 1942. The battle of Guadalcanal was the first offensive operation undertaken by the US and its allies in the Pacific War. The three months of air battles between August 20, 1942, when the first Marine air unit arrived on the island, and November 15, when the last enemy attempt to retake the island was defeated, were perhaps the most important of the Pacific War. “Cactus,” the code name for the island, became a sinkhole for Japanese air and naval power, as they experienced losses that could never be made good. For 40 years, the late Eric Hammel interviewed more than 150 American participants in the air campaign at Guadalcanal, none of whom are still alive. These interviews are the most comprehensive first-person accounts of the battle assembled by any historian. More importantly, they involved the junior officers and enlisted men whose stories and memories were not part of the official history, and thus provide a unique insight. In The Cactus Air Force , Pacific War expert Thomas McKelvey Cleaver worked closely with Eric to build on his collection of diary entries, interviews and first-hand accounts to create a vivid narrative of the struggle in the air over the island of Guadalcanal between August 20 and November 15, 1942.

DKK 158.00
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Afghan Air Wars - Michael Napier - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Afghan Air Wars - Michael Napier - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Michael Napier details the critical role of air power in the skies over Afghanistan, from the ten-year occupation by the USSR in the 1980s through to the US and NATO campaign from 2001 to 2021. US and British forces, strongly supported by air power, invaded Afghanistan in late 2001 in response to the Al Qaida attacks on 9/11. What began as a small-scale operation of 2,500 troops with the limited objective of destroying Al Qaida became ever larger, growing to over 100,000 troops ten years later. This experience matched that of the Soviets after their invasion in late 1979, when they saw a massive increase in resistance by Mujahidin. Afghan Air Wars details how Soviet aircraft including the MiG-21, MiG-23, Su-17 and Su-25, as well as Mi-8 and Mi-24 helicopters supported Soviet offensives in the Panjshir Valley and other regions. Despite these high-octane operations and overwhelming air superiority, Soviet forces eventually withdrew.Some 20 years later, US and NATO air forces were deployed in similar roles. F-15E, F-16, F/A-18, A-10, Mirage, Harrier and Tornado aircraft all saw action in the skies over Afghanistan as did the CH-47 Chinook and AH-64 Apache helicopters. Mike Napier fully details their series of operations in a hostile environment as well as the advent of high-resolution targeting pods and Precision Guided Munitions (PGM) which enabled aircraft to stand off from threat areas and also to deploy their weapons with deadly accuracy. The conflict also saw the groundbreaking introduction of Remotely Piloted Vehicles (RPV) into routine air operations. Afghan Air Wars is richly illustrated with over 240 images – both official photos and privately taken, in-theatre images which have not been previously published. It also includes first-hand accounts by aircrews involved to create a unique and comprehensive picture of the part played by air power over Afghanistan in the last 40 years.

DKK 317.00
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MacArthur’s Air Force - Bill Yenne - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

MacArthur’s Air Force - Bill Yenne - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

General Douglas MacArthur ended World War II controlling one of the most powerful air forces in the world. This fascinating history, now available in paperback, traces its development from its origins in the Philippines through to its eventual victory in the skies over Japan and its key role in the Korean War. General Douglas MacArthur is one of the towering figures of World War II, and indeed of the twentieth century, but his leadership of the second largest air force in the USAAF is often overlooked. When World War II ended, the three numbered air forces (the Fifth, Thirteenth, and Seventh) under his command possessed 4,004 combat aircraft, 433 reconnaissance aircraft, and 922 transports. After being humbled by the Japanese in the Philippines in 1942, MacArthur and his air chief General George Kenney rebuilt the US aerial presence in the Pacific, helping Allied naval and ground forces to push back the Japanese Air Force, retake the Philippines, and carry the war north towards the Home Islands. Following the end of World War II, MacArthur was the highest military and political authority in Japan and at the outbreak of the Korean War in June 1950 he was named as Commander-in-Chief, United Nations Command. In the ten months of his command, his Far East Air Forces increased dramatically and saw the first aerial combat between jet fighters.Written by award-winning aviation historian Bill Yenne, this engrossing and widely-acclaimed title, now available in paperback, traces the journey of American air forces in the Pacific under General MacArthur''s command, from their lowly beginnings to their eventual triumph over Imperial Japan, followed by their entry into the jet age in the skies over Korea.

DKK 149.00
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US Army Air Force (1) - Gordon L. Rottman - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

US Army Air Force (1) - Gordon L. Rottman - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

In June 1941 the US Army''s air organisations were consolidated under a single command, the Army Air Forces or AAF. Its expansion was rapid and massive, and its contribution to the war effort was substantial. Books abound describing the AAF''s impressive combat record, but little has been published to record what the men inside the machines wore to stay alive and effective in the air and on the ground, or, as often as not, in the water. Gordon L. Rottman''s detailed treatment discusses the flying clothes, accessories and equipment worn and used by individual airmen fighting their often desperate battles in the sky.

DKK 165.00
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Air Combat - Tony (editor) Holmes - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Air Combat - Tony (editor) Holmes - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

This book brings together the best and most iconic fighters of World War II, pitted against one another in desperate aerial combat. The battle for the skies in World War II fuelled a race between rival air forces to develop ever faster and more capable fighter aircraft – and the struggle for air superiority was never over until the war itself ended. This volume explores four clashes of some of the finest planes and pilots, in key theatres of the war: Spitfires duelling the formidable Bf 109 over the Channel, the Fw 190 battling the Soviet La 5 and 7 on the Eastern Front, the F4F Wildcat in a desperate clash with the legendary A6M Zero-sen, and the F4U Corsair in combat with the second-generation Japanese Ki-84 in the closing days of the war.Fully illustrated with contemporary photographs, maps and colour artwork, Air Combat conveys the full story behind these dramatic aviation duels.

DKK 211.00
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B-24 Liberator Units of the Fifteenth Air Force - Robert F. Dorr - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

B-24 Liberator Units of the Fifteenth Air Force - Robert F. Dorr - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

The B-24 was heavily utilised in the North African and Mediterranean theatres by the USAAF''s Fifteenth Air Force, with operations over the Ploesti oilfields in Rumania being some of the most famous missions undertaken by the big American ''heavy'' in World War II (1939-1945). The stirling work of the Fifteenth Air Force is often overshadowed by the glamorous ''Mighty Eighth'', yet the men flying the B-24 fought ceaselessly right through to VE Day. This is the third of five titles planned to chart the operational history of the Consolidated heavy bomber, and is the first single volume to exclusively cover the Fifteenth Air Force''s B-24 units.

DKK 176.00
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Poppy Cooks: The Actually Delicious Air Fryer Cookbook - Poppy O'toole - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Poppy Cooks: The Actually Delicious Air Fryer Cookbook - Poppy O'toole - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Love this? Check out Poppy’s next book – The Potato Book – now available for pre-order! THE INSTANT NO.1 BESTSELLER TikTok superstar Poppy O''Toole shares her easy, fool-proof and actually delicious recipes for the air fryer.Professional chef turned TikTok star, Poppy O''Toole shows you how to get the most out of your air fryer . With 100 recipes for cooking the perfect chips, roast chicken, baked potatoes, mac and cheese, brownies and more, as well as some surprising air-fryer delights like honey soy salmon and asparagus and mouthwatering fakeaways that won''t break the bank, Poppy elevates each recipe with hacks, tips and flavour ideas so it becomes something actually delicious.From fried treats to baked goods, and tasty snacks to veggie feasts, you can cook almost anything in your air fryer, so why not try:· The perfect roast potatoes with extra crunch· Succulent chicken wings with a choice of addictive sauces – buffalo hot sauce, sweet and sticky soy sauce, or lemon and black pepper butter· Mouthwatering and healthy miso-glazed cod with added umami· Veggie corn ribs - the ultimate TikTok trend· Dippy eggs and soldiers for the breakfast of champions· Blondies with fully customisable flavours – pecan and pretzel, ginger and dark chocolate, cherries and almonds, or whatever you fancy!· Individual sticky toffee puddings for some Sunday-lunch decadence With more of us relying on quick, affordable, low-energy cooking than ever before, Poppy Cooks is the only companion you need for mastering your air fryer.

DKK 190.00
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P-47 Thunderbolt Aces of the Ninth and Fifteenth Air Forces - Jerry Scutts - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

P-47 Thunderbolt Aces of the Ninth and Fifteenth Air Forces - Jerry Scutts - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

This book charts the story of the lesser known aces who flew the mighty Republic aircraft as a tactical fighter-bomber with the Ninth Air Force, rather than as a long-range escort. It also details the exploits of the Mediterranean-based 325th FG, which was the only P-47 group within the strategic Fifteenth Air Force. Thunderbolt aces within the Ninth Air Force, particularly, were rare, despite some 15 groups flying the fighter. Supporting troops on the ground rather than searching out aerial foes, was the name of the game for the men of the Ninth. However, with the Luftwaffe often opposing such sorties through to April 1945, more than 20 pilots had the opportunity to score five or more kills and ''make ace''.

DKK 176.00
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Aces of the Republic of China Air Force - Raymond Cheung - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Aces of the Republic of China Air Force - Raymond Cheung - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

A unique, detailed account of the aces that flew in the bitter air fighting during the protracted eight-year war against Japan and the subsequent civil war against the Chinese Communists The ace pilots of the Republic of China Air Force have long been shrouded in mystery and obscurity, as their retreat to Taiwan in 1949 and blanket martial law made records of the RoCAF all but impossible to access. Now, for the first time, the colourful story of these aces can finally be told. Using the latest research based on released archival information and full-colour illustrations, this book charts the history of the top scoring pilots of the RoCAF from the beginning of the gruelling, eight-year Sino-Japanese War to the conclusion of the Civil War against the Chinese Communists.Beginning as a ragged and very disparate group of planes and pilots drawn from various provincial air forces, the RoCAF gradually became standardised and was brought under American tutelage. Altogether it produced 17 aces who scored kills whilst flying a startling variety of aircraft, from biplanes to F-86 Sabres.

DKK 180.00
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P-47 Thunderbolt Units of the Twelfth Air Force - Jonathan Bernstein - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

P-47 Thunderbolt Units of the Twelfth Air Force - Jonathan Bernstein - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

The P-47 Thunderbolt, originally designed as a high-altitude interceptor, became the principle US fighter-bomber of World War 2. First adapted to the ground attack role by units of the Twelfth Air Force in early 1944, the strength and durability of the P-47 airframe, along with its massive size, earned it the nickname ''Juggernaut'', which was quickly shortened to ''Jug'' throughout the MTO and ETO. Twelfth Air Force fighter groups had done a superb job flying both tactical strike missions and bomber escort in the P-40F since late 1942. The sturdy and capable Curtiss fighter served well as a fighter-bomber, but still remained susceptible to ground fire due to its liquid-cooled inline engine. Alongside the Twelfth''s P-40 units, an additional two fighter groups flew the A-36 dive-bomber version of the P-51 Mustang and several others employed the twin-engined P-38 and mid-engined P-39. By October 1943, with the creation of the Fifteenth Air Force, nearly half of the Twelfth''s fighter groups would be re-tasked with strategic escort missions, leaving six groups to perform close air support and interdiction missions throughout the entire Mediterranean theatre. The remaining P-40 and A-36 groups began refitting with the P-47 in the early spring of 1944 and were the first to use the ''Jug'' in the ground support role, creating many of the tactics, techniques and procedures that would become standardised throughout the USAAF''s tactical air forces. The group''s inflicted incredible damage on the enemy''s transport routes in particular, using rockets, bombs, napalm and machine gun rounds to down bridges, blow up tunnels and strafe trains. Myriad firsthand accounts and period photography reveal the spectacular success enjoyed by the Thunderbolt in the MTO in the final year of the war.

DKK 176.00
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The Golden Age of Air Travel - Nina Hadaway - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

The Golden Age of Air Travel - Nina Hadaway - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

For much of the twentieth century travel by air was a luxury available only to the wealthy, and accordingly the airlines – Pan Am, BOAC, TWA, BEA and many others – offered premium services that connected far-flung parts of the world with con trails of glamour. This book looks back at the golden age, from the 1920s to the 1970s, when well-appointed airliners whisked the rich and famous around the world on holiday and on business. It evokes the chink of champagne glasses, the aroma of expensive cigars and the roar of early jet engines: the experience of air travel before package holidays and budget airlines changed flying forever. The various types of aircraft, the routes and the airports, as well as the changes undergone by the industry, are all explored here and illustrated by fascinating historical material.

DKK 110.00
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Palestine in the Air - Chin Chin Yap - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Palestine in the Air - Chin Chin Yap - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

As the first cultural history of Palestinian aviation, Palestine in the Air reveals civil aviation’s role in the ‘question of Palestine’ over the past century. How do Palestinians—as individuals, communities, and as a nascent state—engage with the air? How does their systemic exclusion from aerial agency inform dominant and counter-narratives of culture and modernity?International civil aviation is a powerful tool for the disenfranchisement of Palestinian statehood, connectivity, and mobility. Yet, Palestinians have constantly sought to harness aviation as a legitimate component of modern state-building. They have also creatively appropriated aviation technologies including balloons, kites, and drones as instruments of resistance, exploiting flight’s symbolic qualities of escape and liberation to highlight the injustices of occupation.Using an interdisciplinary approach that draws on media studies, cultural studies, critical theory, diplomacy, and history, Palestine in the A ir examines civil aviation’s political, social, and cultural impact upon the Palestinian quest for sovereignty. The book makes use of an unprecedented range of aviation-related sources spanning unpublished memoirs, print and image archives, interviews, art, film, literature, poetry, and stand-up comedy.

DKK 909.00
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P-47 Thunderbolt Aces of the Eighth Air Force - Jerry Scutts - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

P-47 Thunderbolt Aces of the Eighth Air Force - Jerry Scutts - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

The US aviation industry produced three great fighter designs to equip its burgeoning army air force during World War 2, and of this trio, Republic''s P-47 Thunderbolt was easily the heaviest. Powered, crucially, by a turbocharged Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp radial engine that produced 2000 hp, the first production fighters reached the 56th FG in June 1942, and six months later the group joined the Eight Air Force in Britain. The arrival of the first P-47Cs in mid-1943 addressed the problem of the aircraft''s short combat radius, as this model could be fitted with an external tank. Slowly, as combat tactics evolved in units like the 56th and 78th FGs, pilots learnt how best to fly the Thunderbolt in order to effectively counter the more nimble Luftwaffe fighters.

DKK 176.00
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The HAWK Air Defense Missile System - Jacqueline Scott - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

The HAWK Air Defense Missile System - Jacqueline Scott - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

This is the first history of the legendary US Army''s HAWK missile system, the world''s first mobile air-defense missile system, which saw service and combat around the world. Designed to counteract the threat posed by advanced 1950s Soviet-built aircraft, the first HAWK unit became operational in 1959. At its peak, it saw frontline service in the Far East, Panama, Europe, and in the Middle East. Units were also used during the Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam War, and Persian Gulf War. In the hands of other nations, HAWK proved its efficacy in combat during the Arab-Israeli Wars, Iran-Iraq War, Chadian-Libyan War, and the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Credited with shooting down more than 100 aircraft during its combat career, the HAWK system was respected for its lethality. Such was Soviet concern, that the USSR developed electronic jammers, anti-radiation missiles, and other countermeasures specifically to degrade its effectiveness. The US retired its HAWK systems soon after the Cold War ended in 1991 when air defense priorities shifted from aircraft to ballistic missile defense, yet a modernized version of the system remains in service to this day in many nations. Packed with archive photos and original artwork, this is the first book about the HAWK system. Featuring research from HAWK technical and field manuals, interviews with HAWK veterans, and detailing the authors’ personal experiences with HAWK missile units, it provides a comprehensive study of one of the most lethal and effective air missile systems of all time.

DKK 132.00
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B-26 Marauder Units of the Eighth and Ninth Air Forces - Jerry Scutts - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

B-26 Marauder Units of the Eighth and Ninth Air Forces - Jerry Scutts - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

The medium bomber ''workhorse'' of the Ninth Air Force, Martin''s much-maligned B-26 Marauder recovered from its poor start with the Eighth Air Force to go on and equip no less than eight bomber groups in the ETO. Although initially dubbed ''the widow maker'', a change of tactics from low- to medium-level bombing for the Marauder soon improved the crews'' chances of survival – indeed, by war''s end it boasted a lower loss-per-sortie ratio than any other twin-engined bomber in the USAAF. This volume covers all aspects of Marauder operations in Western Europe during World War II (1939-1945), featuring first hand accounts from surviving B-26 crews, plus an analysis of the tactics employed.

DKK 176.00
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The Special Air Service - James Shortt - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

The Special Air Service - James Shortt - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Since its birth at Kabrti in 1941, the Special Air Service has consistently captured the imagination of the military and public alike by the daring and unconventional nature of its operations. The nature of the tasks and the methods peculiar to the SAS have made it difficult to standardise items of equipment. Apart from issues common to the British Army as a whole, SAS personnel have need of, and access to, various specialised ''pieces of kit'': often SAS innovations created to meet specific needs. James Shortt investigates the organisation, tactics, equipment and remarkable history of Britain''s elite fighting force.

DKK 150.00
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Drugs without the hot air - David Nutt - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Drugs without the hot air - David Nutt - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

The dangers of illegal drugs are well known and rarely disputed, but how harmful are alcohol and tobacco by comparison? The issue of what a drug is and how we should live with them affects us all: parents, teachers, users – anyone who has taken a painkiller or drunk a glass of wine. Written by renowned psychiatrist, Professor David Nutt, Drugs without the hot air casts a refreshingly honest light on drugs and answers crucial questions that are rarely ever disputed. What are we missing by banning medical research into magic mushrooms, LSD and cannabis? Can they be sources of valuable treatments? How can psychedelics treat depression? Drugs without the hot air covers a wide range of topics, from addiction and whether addictive personalities exist to the role of cannabis in treating epilepsy, an overview on the opioid crisis, and an assessment of how harmful vaping is. This new expanded and revised second edition includes even more details on international policies, particularly in the US. David''s research has won international support, reducing drug-related harm by introducing policies that are founded on scientific evidence. But there is still a lot to be done. Accessibly written, this much-awaited second edition is an important book for everyone that brings us all up to date with the ''war of drugs''.

DKK 182.00
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Mustang Aces of the Eighth Air Force - Jerry Scutts - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Mustang Aces of the Eighth Air Force - Jerry Scutts - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Unquestionably the best American fighter of World War 2, the North American P-51 Mustang served in large numbers with the USAAF''s Eighth Air Force from late 1943 until VE Day, and was the mount of most aces in-theatre. Charged with the responsibility of escorting huge formations of B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator bombers on daylight raids deep into Germany, the P-51 pilots of the various fighter groups within the ''Mighty Eighth'' went head to head with the cream of the Luftwaffe''s fighter squadrons for control of the skies over the Third Reich.

DKK 176.00
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US Air Cavalry Trooper vs North Vietnamese Soldier - Chris Mcnab - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

US Air Cavalry Trooper vs North Vietnamese Soldier - Chris Mcnab - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

The tactics and technologies of modern air assault – vertical deployment of troops by helicopter or similar means – emerged properly during the 1950s in Korea and Algeria. Yet it was during the Vietnam War that helicopter air assault truly came of age and by 1965 the United States had established fully airmobile battalions, brigades, and divisions, including the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile).This division brought to Vietnam a revolutionary new speed and dexterity in battlefield tactics, using massed helicopters to liberate its soldiers from traditional overland methods of combat manoeuvre. However, the communist troops adjusted their own thinking to handle airmobile assaults. Specializing in ambush, harassment, infiltration attacks, and small-scale attrition, the North Vietnamese operated with light logistics and a deep familiarity with the terrain. They optimized their defensive tactics to make landing zones as hostile as possible for assaulting US troops, and from 1966 worked to draw them into ‘Hill Traps’, extensive kill zones specially prepared for defence­-in­-depth. By the time the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) withdrew from Vietnam in 1972, it had suffered more casualties than any other US Army division.Featuring specially commissioned artwork, archive photographs, and full-colour battle maps, this study charts the evolution of US airmobile tactics pitted against North Vietnamese countermeasures. The two sides are analysed in detail, including training, logistics, weaponry, and organization.

DKK 146.00
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