Автор: Gibson Chris Название: Nimrod`s Genesis: RAF Maritime Patrol Projects and Weapons Since 1945 ISBN: 1902109473 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781902109473 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 31630.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть Описание: To counter the threat from a Soviet blue water navy, a large investment was made in the years from 1945 until the 1960s to develop maritime patrol aircraft. For years the Air Staff and the ministries argued over what type should replace the Shackleton, including variants of the Vulcan, the Britannia, VC10 and Trident, before one man strode into the MoD building in 1964, settling the argument with what became Nimrod.
To seek and destroy Soviet submarines, Shackletons and Nimrods carried many advanced weapons and sensors, but also played a role in saving lives at sea. Then, after forty years' service, the Nimrods were withdrawn without replacement after one of the most expensive procurement disasters.
Chris Gibson examines the post-war genesis of the RAF's maritime patrol aircraft, a process that led to Nimrod. From the last flying boats, attempts to improve then replace the Shackleton and ultimately the Nimrod itself, Gibson provides a fascinating insight into the aircraft, weapons and sensors developed to counter the Soviet submarine threat.
Автор: Gibson, Chris Название: Britains military helicopters ISBN: 1802820264 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781802820263 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 16890.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Lavishly illustrated throughout, this book includes original photographs and images from archives, many of which are previously unpublished.
Автор: Gibson, Chris Connell, John Название: Music and tourism ISBN: 187315092X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781873150924 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 62530.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This book comprehensively examines the links between travel and music. It combines contemporary and historical analysis of the economic and social impact of music tourism, with discussions of the cultural politics of authenticity and identity.
Автор: Chris McAuliffe, Mark Gibson, Maura Edmond, Tony Moore Название: Fringe to Famous: Indie and Mainstream Cultural Production in Australia ISBN: 1501334883 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781501334887 Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic Рейтинг: Цена: 101370.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Fringe to Famous examines exchange between small scenes of cultural production and mainstream institutions and markets. Drawing on Australian examples in music, streetwear, comedy, screen and digital games, it argues that there has been much greater crossover between the two than is generally recognized. The book resists a tendency to represent fringe and mainstream as abstract opposites, bringing a focus instead to concrete historical formations. It offers an alternative both to romantic celebrations of a ‘pure’ fringe – discredited now by half a century of critical responses to the counterculture – and to an increasingly hardened anti-romantic reaction. Drawing on extensive original interviews, Fringe to Famous offers an overview of transformations in Australian culture since the 1980s, concluding with suggestions for cultural policy ‘after the creative industries’. It proposes an idea of ‘generative hybridity’ between fringe and mainstream that allows us to imagine new possibilities for arts and culture in the 2020s and beyond.
This book examines the RAF's ground attack capabilities, the threats it faced, and the weapons, technologies and aircraft developed to counter those threats from the end of World War II to the present day, moving from the era of the Hawker Typhoon to that of the Eurofighter Typhoon.
Throughout the Cold War a major RAF role was to conduct low-level attacks in support of NATO ground forces. Weapons and aircraft developed to carry out this task included the Hawker Typhoon and Hunter. Harriers and Phantoms were later used.
With the increase in Warsaw Pact armored forces and their air defense capability, new weapons and aircraft were required resulting in two roles becoming RAF specialities: counter-air and anti-armor operations. The former saw Buccaneers and Jaguars armed with nuclear weapons and Tornadoes with JP.233 to be used against airfields while the latter saw Harriers, Jaguars and Phantoms with BL.755 cluster bombs and latterly Typhoons with Brimstone, against armor.
Another role assigned to the RAF in support of its own, and the Army's, operations was tactical reconnaissance. This equipment evolved from the wet-film cameras of the 1940s and the IR linescan systems of the 1970s to the real-time battle management systems on the Sentinel R.1 in the new century.
Thankfully the RAF never went to war in Europe but saw plenty of action around the world, where the aircraft and weapons developed to counter the Soviets were used against enemies old and new.
Автор: Gibson Chris Название: Journeys Become Stories: Poetic Experiments ISBN: 0995772886 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780995772885 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 11090.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Gibson Chris Название: Rally Point: Five Tasks to Unite the Country and Revitalize the American Dream ISBN: 1538760584 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781538760581 Издательство: Little Brown Рейтинг: Цена: 30360.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: A smart and surprising political inventory for how America can reunite and revitalize in a time of crisis.
Автор: Gibson Chris Название: Vulcan`s Hammer ISBN: 1902109171 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781902109176 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 31630.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Following the end of WWII the United Kingdom embarked on an audacious program of aircraft and weapons development to maintain its position as a world power. This led ultimately to the V-bombers; Valiant, Victor, and Vulcan, that carried the British nuclear deterrent from the mid 1950s until replaced by Polaris in the late 1960s. Prior to the V-bombers, the British aviation industry examined a number of schemes to deliver that deterrent, such as Blue Moon, while their intended replacements, the supersonic Avro 730 and English Electric P.10, could have been the most advanced aircraft in the world in 1960. As political and military circumstances changed, the V-force adopted new concepts, specifically the American Skybolt and the patrol missile carriers: the Pofflers.
Running in parallel with aircraft development were a number of programs to advance V-bomber weaponry. In addition to free-fall bombs, the UK aviation industry undertook development of missiles and the associated propulsion and guidance systems, and in Blue Steel, created the most complex vehicle ever produced in the UK. As well as arming the Victor and Vulcan, Blue Steel was to form the basis of a range of weapons for TSR.2 and Mirage IV, test vehicles and satellite launchers.
Illustrated with more than 200 photographs and drawings plus new color artwork, Vulcan's Hammer presents the story of an alternative V-force and its armament providing a wealth of fascinating information for historians and modelers alike.
Автор: Chris Gibson, Rachel Hamilton, Robert Still Название: British and Irish Wild Flowers and Plants: A Pocket Guide ISBN: 069124541X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780691245416 Издательство: Walter de Gruyter Рейтинг: Цена: 84240.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Автор: Gibson, Chris Название: Britain`s guided weapons ISBN: 1802823239 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781802823233 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 16890.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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