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Children of the Eighties: Stories to make you laugh, reminisce, and reflect by Deepti KC
Books, HistoryChildren of the Eighties: Stories to make you laugh, reminisce, and reflect by Deepti KC
An evocative and convincing portrait of life in the eighties in Kathmandu from a child’s perspective.
- Publisher: Independently published
- Publication Date: 2020
- Genre: History
- Reading Age: 10-18 years
- Language: English
- Dimensions: 5.25 x 0.49 x 8 inches
- Pages: 194 pages
- ISBN13: 979-8623847669
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Books, History, Military
Mission Overseas: Daring Operations by the Indian Military (Paperback)
As India becomes a regional and global superpower, its armed forces will be expected to conduct more missions inside foreign countries, like they have in the past. Using never-before-seen secret military reports and eyewitness testimonies of the men on the ground, former army man and journalist Sushant Singh reconstructs three forgotten Indian operations overseas: In the Maldives, Sri Lanka and Sierra Leone. These action-packed true stories shed light not just on a previously untold slice of Indian history but also the exceptional bravery of Indian soldiers fighting against all odds.
- ASIN: 9386228173
- Publisher: Juggernaut (1 March 2017)
- Language: English
- Paperback: 216 pages
- ISBN-10: 9789386228178
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Books, History, Military
No Easy Day: The Only First-hand Account of the Navy Seal Mission that Killed Osama bin Laden (Paperback)
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Books, History, MilitaryNo Easy Day: The Only First-hand Account of the Navy Seal Mission that Killed Osama bin Laden (Paperback)
THE GRIPPING FIRST-PERSON ACCOUNT OF BIN LADEN’S EXECUTION For the first time, read the first-hand account of the planning and execution of the extraordinary mission to kill the terrorist mastermind. No Easy Day puts readers inside the elite, handpicked twenty-four-man team known as SEAL Team Six as they train for the most important mission of their lives. From the crash of the Black Hawk helicopter that threatened the mission with disaster, to the radio call confirming their target was dead, the SEAL team raid on bin Laden’s secret HQ is recounted in nail-biting second-by-second detail. Team leader Mark Owen takes readers behind enemy lines with one of the world’s most astonishing fighting forces, in the only insider’s account of their most spectacular mission. ‘No Easy Day amounts to a cinematic account of the raid to kill Bin Laden: you feel as if you’re sitting in the Black Hawk as it swoops in’ NY Times ‘A blistering first-hand account’ The Sun
- Publisher: Penguin; Latest edition (6 June 2013)
- Language: English
- Paperback: 384 pages
- ISBN-10: 1405911891
- ISBN-13: 978-1405911894
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Books, History, Military
World Encyclopedia of Fighters and Bombers: An Illustrated History of the World’s Greatest Military Aircraft, from the Pioneering Days of Air Fighting, and Stealth Bombers of the Present Day (Paperback)
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Books, History, MilitaryWorld Encyclopedia of Fighters and Bombers: An Illustrated History of the World’s Greatest Military Aircraft, from the Pioneering Days of Air Fighting, and Stealth Bombers of the Present Day (Paperback)
This authoritative volume is divided into two main sections covering fighters and bombers. Each traces the development of the aircraft from their first appearance, details their role in major conflicts, and analyses how technological improvements have affected their performance. Special feature topics include night fighters, bombers of the Spanish Civil War, inflight refuelling, the Gulf Wars and fighter pilot equipment in the 21st century. Within each section are comprehensive A-Z directories, together covering a total of 300 aircraft, each accompanied by identification photographs. Detailed specification boxes are featured for every aircraft listed, and a glossary of key aviation terms is included at the back of the book.
- Publisher: South water; Illustrated edition (15 March 2010)
- Language: English
- Paperback: 512 pages
- ISBN-10: 1844769178
- ISBN-13: 978-1844769179
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Gurkha: 25 Years of The Royal Gurkha Rifles (Hardcover)
- Publisher : Unicorn Publishing Group; Illustrated edition (24 September 2019)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 288 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1912690233
- ISBN-13 : 978-1912690237
- A pictorial history of The Royal Gurkha Rifles. An introduction to this remarkable regiment, its operational deployments abroad and at home supported by a wealth of photographs chronicling its quarter century of service to the Crown. This unique insight into one of the world’s elite fighting units includes descriptions of operational deployments in Afghanistan, the Balkans, Sierra Leone and East Timor, as well as special interest sections covering recruiting, sport, adventure training, snipers, tracking and, of course, the kukri fighting knife. The Roll of Honors, its Battle Honors (including those of its antecedent regiments), honors and awards received by members of the Regiment and a brief history of Britain’s Gurkhas are amongst the detail amassed in this special edition.
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