Strange Shorts: Short Thrillers, Forsyth Mr Thomas J.

Автор: Forsyth Frederick
Название: The Day of the jackal
ISBN: 0099557363 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780099557364
Издательство: Random House - Penguin
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Цена: 8790.00 T
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Описание: It is 1963 and an anonymous Englishman has been hired by the Operations Chief of the OAS to murder General de Galle. A failed attempt in the previous year means the target will be nearly impossible to get to. But this latest plot involves a lethal weapon: an assassin of legendary talent.

Автор: Forsyth Mark
Название: Elements of Eloquence
ISBN: 1785781723 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781785781728
Издательство: HarperCollins UK
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Цена: 9670.00 T
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Описание: Mark Forsyth`s `sparkling` (Charles Moore, Daily Telegraph) and idiosyncratically brilliant third book.

Автор: Forsyth Frederick
Название: Icon
ISBN: 0552139912 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780552139915
Издательство: Random House - Penguin
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Цена: 10550.00 T
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Описание: It`s called The Black Manifesto and it appears to show Komarov`s secret agenda - his political blueprint is really Mein Kampf, the rebirth of Russia will be as a New Third Reich with Komarov as Fuhrer.

Автор: Forsyth Robert
Название: Heinkel He 177 Units of World War 2
ISBN: 1472820398 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781472820396
Издательство: Osprey
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In many ways, the Heinkel He 177 "Greif" (Griffon) was Nazi Germany's "lost" strategic bomber. With some fundamental creases ironed out, and built in numbers, the He 177 would have offered the Luftwaffe the means with which to carry out long-range, mass bombing attacks against targets of a strategic nature. Although competing interests and personalities served to prevent this from happening, from mid-1943 the aircraft nevertheless saw service over England, the Atlantic, the Mediterranean, and in Russia. The He 177 flew to the end of the war, with some machines undertaking extremely hazardous low-level missions against Soviet armor in Poland in late 1944--45.

This fascinating book, filled with detailed artwork and contemporary photographs, tells the story of this aircraft, including the political infighting at the top of the Luftwaffe's hierarchy that stymied its development, its radical technical design, and state-of-the-art weaponry.

Автор: Forsyth Frederick
Название: Day of the Jackal
ISBN: 009955271X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780099552710
Издательство: Random House - Penguin
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Цена: 7030.00 T
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Описание: Frederick Forsyth's bestselling thriller tells the story of an anonymous Englishman who, in the spring of 1963, was hired by Colonel Marc Rodin, Operations Chief of the OAS, to assassinate General de Gaulle and to change the course of history.

Автор: Forsyth Robert
Название: Me 262 Bomber and Reconnaissance Units
ISBN: 1849087490 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781849087490
Издательство: Osprey
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Цена: 16820.00 T
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Описание: When the revolutionary Messerschmitt Me 262 jet first appeared as a bomber in the skies over north-west Europe in late 1944, it represented both a new dawn in aeronautical development and a great shock to the Allied air forces and armies. This book covers the complete history of the Me 262 bomber and reconnaissance units during World War 2.

Автор: Forsyth Mark
Название: The Elements of Eloquence: Secrets of the Perfect Turn of Phrase
ISBN: 042527618X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780425276181
Издательство: Random House (USA)
Цена: 10420.00 T
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Описание: From the #1 international bestselling author of The Etymologicon and The Horologicon comes an education in the art of articulation, from the King James Bible to Katy Perry...

From classic poetry to pop lyrics, from Charles Dickens to Dolly Parton, even from Jesus to James Bond, Mark Forsyth explains the secrets that make a phrase--such as "O Captain My Captain " or "To be or not to be"--memorable.

In his inimitably entertaining and wonderfully witty style, he takes apart famous phrases and shows how you too can write like Shakespeare or quip like Oscar Wilde. Whether you're aiming to achieve literary immortality or just hoping to deliver the perfect one-liner, The Elements of Eloquence proves that you don't need to have anything important to say--you simply need to say it well.

In an age unhealthily obsessed with the power of substance, this is a book that highlights the importance of style.

Автор: Forsyth Robert, Beale Nick
Название: Arado AR 234 Bomber and Reconnaissance Units
ISBN: 1472844394 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781472844392
Издательство: Osprey
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Цена: 16820.00 T
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This illustrated title explores the design, evolution, and deployment of the Arado Ar 234, the world's first truly operational jet bomber and first reconnaissance jet.

When the revolutionary twin jet-powered Arado Ar 234 first appeared in the skies over north-west Europe in the summer of 1944, it represented the state-of-the-art in terms of aeronautical and technical development. The Ar 234 was a formidable aircraft--powered by Jumo 004Bs, the same engine used by the Me 262, and with a maximum speed of 735 km/h and range of 1600 km/h, it was very difficult for the Allies to catch. Here was a machine that with its superior speed could operate with impunity as both a bomber and in the reconnaissance role.

As such, the aircraft became the world's first reconnaissance jet, undertaking secret, high-speed, high-altitude observation missions for the German High Command over the Allied beachheads in Normandy and other Allied strongholds. Astonishingly, in September 1944 and as late as 1945, lone Ar 234s conducted reconnaissance flights over British ports and the Mediterranean. The aircraft was equally efficient as a jet bomber--although the Ar 234B-2 bomber variant carried no defensive gun armament, it was able to deliver 1000 kg of bombs at high-speed and at either low- or high-level with considerable and devastating accuracy.

This highly detailed title from renowned aviation historian Robert Forsyth explores the history of this incredible aircraft, from its development in the early 1940s to its deployment in both reconnaissance and bomber roles throughout the rest of the war. The masterful text is supported by stunning, specially commissioned artwork.

Автор: Forsyth Robert
Название: Luftwaffe Mistel Composite Bomber Units
ISBN: 1472808460 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781472808462
Издательство: Osprey
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Цена: 16820.00 T
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Описание: The striking appearance of Luftwaffe`s Mistel Composite attack aircraft might seem ridiculous to modern eyes, but employed correctly, these original `fire and forget` weapons were devastatingly effective, as Allied sources testify. This book presents a comprehensive account of the Mistel units, from their design to development.

Автор: Forsyth, Mark
Название: A Short History of Drunkenness
ISBN: 0241359244 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780241359242
Издательство: Random House - Penguin
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Цена: 9670.00 T
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Описание: A comic history of humankind's love affair with booze, from the Sunday Times No. 1 bestselling author of The Etymologicon'Haha! . .

. Highly suitable for Xmas!' - Margaret AtwoodAlmost every culture on earth has drink, and where there's drink there's drunkenness. But in every age and in every place drunkenness is a little bit different.

It can be religious, it can be sexual, it can be the duty of kings or the relief of peasants. It can be an offering to the ancestors, or a way of marking the end of a day's work. It can send you to sleep, or send you into battle.

A Short History of Drunkenness traces humankind's love affair with booze from our primate ancestors through to Prohibition, answering every possible question along the way: What did people drink? How much? Who did the drinking? Of the many possible reasons, why? On the way, learn about the Neolithic Shamans, who drank to communicate with the spirit world (no pun intended), marvel at how Greeks got giddy and Romans got rat-arsed, and find out how bars in the Wild West were never quite like in the movies. This is a history of the world at its inebriated best.

Автор: Forsyth Frederick
Название: The Fox
ISBN: 0593080580 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780593080580
Издательство: Random House - Penguin
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Цена: 17600.00 T
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Описание: `Forsyth deserves his place among the thriller greats.` The Times `The master of the modern espionage novel returns .

Автор: Forsyth Frederick
Название: The Afghan
ISBN: 0552155047 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780552155045
Издательство: Random House - Penguin
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Описание: The Afghan is Izmat Khan, a five-year prisoner of Guantanamo Bay and a former senior commander of the Taliban. The Afghan is also Colonel Mike Martin, a 25-year veteran of war zones around the world, a dark, lean man born and raised in Iraq. In an attempt to stave off disaster, the intelligence agencies will try to do what no one has done before.