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 The End of World War II: The History of the Battles that Ended the Fighting in Europe and the Pacific by Charles River Editors English | June 25, 2015 | ISBN: 1514693887 | 334 pages | EPUB | 11 Mb *Includes pictures *Includes accounts of fighting at major battles like D-Day, Okinawa, Iwo Jima, the Bulge, and more *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents During World War II, the free world literally hung in the balance, with the Axis and Allies engaging in warfare on an unprecedented scale. Although Hitler's Nazi Germany had overrun much of the European continent by 1940, the Allies began to reverse the momentum in 1942. By the end of 1943, with Allied forces firmly established in Italy and the Soviets on the verge of turning the tide in Russia, the British and Americans began to Description the invasion that would liberate Europe from the Nazis. After the successful amphibious invasion on D-Day in June 1944, the Allies began racing east toward Germany and liberating France along the way. The Allies had landed along a 50 mile stretch of French coast, and despite suffering 8,000 casualties on D-Day, over 100,000 still began the march across the western portion of the continent. By the end of August 1944, the German Army in France was shattered, with 200,000 killed or wounded and a further 200,000 captured. However, Adolf Hitler reacted to the news of invasion with glee, figuring it would give the Germans a chance to destroy the Allied armies that had water to their backs. As he put it, "The news couldn't be better. We have them where we can destroy them." After resisting the German attack at the Battle of the Bulge, the Allied armies began advancing, and with that, the race to Berlin was truly on. In the weeks it took for the Battle of Berlin to be fought, an American president passed away, a British Prime Minister had to make concessions he did not desire, a Russian leader fought his way into Western Europe to stay, and a German one took his own life. The battle's implications would be felt for the next 50 years. When Admiral Chester Nimitz was directed to capture an island in the Bonin group, Iwo Jima stood out for its importance in making progress against the mainland, with three airfields that would allow American air forces to attack the Japanese mainland. But the Japanese were also well aware of how important Iwo Jima was, and they fought desperately in bunkers and tunnels that required the Americans to carefully clear them out gradually. Near the end of 1944, as Allied forces were pushing across the Pacific and edging ever closer to Japan, plans were drawn up to invade the Ryuku islands, the most prominent of them being Okinawa. Military planners anticipated that an amphibious campaign would last a week, but instead of facing 60,000 Japanese defenders as estimated, there were closer to 120,000 on the island at the beginning of the campaign in April 1945. The Battle of Okinawa was the largest amphibious operation in the Pacific theater, and it would last nearly 3 months and wind up being the fiercest in the Pacific theater during the war, with nearly 60,000 American casualties and over 100,000 Japanese soldiers killed. In addition, the battle resulted in an estimated 40,000-150,000 Japanese civilian casualties. Given the horrific nature of the combat, and the fact that it was incessant for several weeks, it's no surprise that Okinawa had a profound psychological effect on the men who fought, but it also greatly influenced the thinking of military leaders who were planning subsequent campaigns, including a potential invasion of the Japanese mainland. The casualty tolls at Okinawa ultimately helped compel President Truman to use the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in an effort to end the war before having to attempt such an invasion. The End of World War II: The History of the Battles that Ended the Fighting in Europe and the Pacific chronicles the background leading up to the end of the war in 1945. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about the end of World War II like never before.
 The Crystal Lattice: Phonons, Solitons, Dislocations, Superlattices, Second Edition By Arnold M. Kosevich(auth.) 2006 | 343 Pages | ISBN: 3527405089 | PDF | 4 MB The aim of this successful book is to describe and analyse peculiarities of classical and quantum dynamics of a crystal as a spatially periodic structure. In the second revised and updated edition, the author focuses on low-dimensional models of crystals and on superlattices. Both traditional questions like the spectrum of vibrations, the idea of phonon gas, dislocations etc. and new aspects like the theory of quantum crystals, solitons in 1D crystals, dislocation theory of melting of 2D crystals etc. are discussed. The author gives an explanation of a set of phenomena which entered into solid state physics during the last decades. It is shown that the crystal properties are sensitive to the dimension of the crystal and its defect structure, and depend slightly on whether the periodic structure consists of atoms, or electrical dipoles, or magnetic moments (spins). Considerable attention is devoted to the dislocation mechanisms as a basis of the theory of plasticity and numerous technological applications of crystalline materials.Content: Chapter 1 Mechanics of a One?Dimensional Crystal (pages 15-57): Chapter 2 General Analysis of Vibrations of Monatomic Lattices (pages 59-88): Chapter 3 Vibrations of Polyatomic Lattices (pages 89-123): Chapter 4 Frequency Spectrum and Its Connection with the Green Function (pages 125-151): Chapter 5 Acoustics of Elastic Superlattices: Phonon Crystals (pages 153-162): Chapter 6 Quantization of Crystal Vibrations (pages 163-181): Chapter 7 Interaction of Excitations in a Crystal (pages 183-201): Chapter 8 Quantum Crystals (pages 203-212): Chapter 9 Point Defects (pages 213-232): Chapter 10 Linear Crystal Defects (pages 233-246): Chapter 11 Localization of Vibrations (pages 247-277): Chapter 12 Localization of Vibrations Near Extended Defects (pages 279-296): Chapter 13 Elastic Field of Dislocations in a Crystal (pages 297-319): Chapter 14 Dislocation Dynamics (pages 321-340):  Kenneth S. Greenberg, "The Confessions of Nat Turner: with Related Documents " English | ISBN: 1319064868 | 2016 | 160 pages | AZW3 | 636 KB Delve into Nat Turner'e role in American history as Confessions of Nat Turner walks you through not only his impact on slavery in this country, but what contributed to the slaves themselves successfully rebelling.  Jytte Klausen, "The Cartoons That Shook the World" English | 2009 | ISBN: 0300124724 | 230 pages | True PDF | 0.59 MB On September 30, 2005, the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten published twelve cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. Five months later, thousands of Muslims inundated the newspaper with outpourings of anger and grief by phone, email, and fax; from Asia to Europe Muslims took to the streets in protest. This book is the first comprehensive investigation of the conflict that aroused impassioned debates around the world on freedom of expression, blasphemy, and the nature of modern Islam.  Victor J. Banis, "The C.A.M.P. Guide to Sex and the Single Gay" English | ISBN: 1434445690 | 2012 | 200 pages | AZW3 | 331 KB Jackie Holmes, That Man from C.A.M.P., lays it on the line (with the help of chronicler Victor J. Banis)...to provide those seeking male gay partners and relationships with some basic advice on human psychology, sexuality, and social interaction. Jackie teaches the art of cruising while his dear friends swish through the nearby pages. Under the C.A.M.P. agent's ever-scrutinizing eyes, the belles and the aunties become instantly recognizable, and the Love Nest is seen for what it really is. We experience the still-recognizable world of Witches and Bitches, "private" seductions, large cocktail parties, and balls. This is the definitive tongue-in-cheek guide to making (and sustaining) gay connections, now available for the first time in over four decades!  Russell Jacoby, Naomi Glauberman, "The Bell Curve Debate" English | 1995 | ISBN: 0812925874 | 720 pages | PDF | 22.7 MB Russell Jacoby and Naomi Glauberman have edited a book on race, class, and intelligence that will stand for the foreseeable future as the authoritative guide to the extraordinary controversy ignited by Richard J. Herrnstein and Charles Murray's incendiary bestseller, The Bell Curve. The editors have gathered together both the best of recent reviews and essays, and salient documents drawn from the curious history of this heated debate. The Bell Curve Debate captures the fervor, anger, and scope of an almost unprecedented national argument over the very idea of democracy and the possibility of a tolerant, multiracial America. It is an essential companion and answer to The Bell Curve, and provides scholarship and polemic from every point of view. It is a must-read for the informed citizen in search of all the views fit to print.  The Beauty of Geology: Art of Geology Mapping in China Over a Century by Chenyang Li English | EPUB | 2019 | 125 Pages | ISBN : 9811337853 | 407.9 MB This book contains a collection of rare geologic maps and figures made by Chinese geologists in the last century. Preserved in National Geological Archives of China, these artworks demonstrate the development and innovation of geological mapping technology in China in the past 100 years. The collections are highly scientific and artistic, with most of the hand-drawn maps featured with traditional Chinese painting techniques, while the newer ones being more accurate and embedded with more scientific information with the aid of computer techniques.
 The Atlas of Disease : Mapping deadly epidemics and contagion from the plague to the zika virus by Sandra Hempel English | 2018 | ISBN: 1781317909 | 224 Pages | True PDF | 31 MB
 Klaus Bohn, "The Art Within Portrait Photography: A Master Photographer's Revealing and Enlightening Look at Portraiture" English | ISBN: 0978116232 | 2007 | 136 pages | AZW3 | 1226 KB Exploring the art and creativity that exists in portraiture allows us to create a greater awareness of ourselves and our surroundings. From Glamour to Children, Couples, Families, Pets, Executives and more, Klaus Bohn's work lets us really see the emotions, feelings and art contained within these images.  Steve Olson, "The Apocalypse Factory: Plutonium and the Making of the Atomic Age" English | ISBN: 0393634973 | 2020 | 352 pages | AZW3 | 3 MB A thrilling narrative of scientific triumph, decades of secrecy, and the unimaginable destruction wrought by the creation of the atomic bomb. |
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