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Naked Warriors
The Naked Warrior
Author: Pavel Tsatsouline
Publisher:
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780938045557
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Teaches techniques for achieving a strong and toned physique through bodyweight training, explaining how to master the one-arm pushup and the one-leg squat and apply them to a variety of traditional exercises.
The Naked Warriors
Author: Francis Douglas Fane
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 352
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →From the tragic Marine Corps landing at Tarawa in 1943 that spawned the UDT "frogmen", to the beaches of Normandy, Kwajalein, Okinawa, and Korea, to the formation in the 1960s of the U.S. Navy SEALs, Fane takes the reader along as the men swim alone through mines and anti-invasion obstacles, treacherous reefs, and enemy machine-gun fire, scouting beaches and clearing invasion approaches before an assault. Also included are Fane's heart-stopping Arctic diving experiments in the 1950s and his pioneering development of submersible vehicles, mixed-gas scuba gear, and lock-in/lock-out operations with Navy submarines.
The Naked Warriors
Author: Francis D. Fane
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 1996-10-15
Total Pages: 348
ISBN-13: 9780312959852
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Facing a fanatical enemy in Europe and in the Pacific, U.S. planners turned to a new kind of warrior--daring swimmers who could knock out mine, map out enemy beaches, and pave the way for Allied naval assaults. With a few extraordinary men, the U.S. Navy's Underwater Demolition Teams went to war. Now, the commander of this unit takes readers into their world in this first book in the Special Warfare series. Photo insert.
Naked Warriors
Author: Sir Herbert Edward Read
Publisher:
Published: 1919
Total Pages: 59
ISBN-13: 9781901623628
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Warriors: The Greatest Fighters in History
Author: Sean Callery
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2015-08-25
Total Pages: 84
ISBN-13: 0545860415
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This stunning book about the greatest warriors of all time is packed with facts, infographics, expert text, and photography from museums and private collections. WARRIORS is a feast of cool visuals--you'll see a wealth of objects and artifacts that will leave you wide-eyed. Explore collections of weapons, armor, uniforms, medals, everyday equipment, and much more. Find out what these objects can show us about battle tactics, key moments in history, and life as a soldier. Meet the most famous warriors of all time. What weapons did ancient Spartan warriors use? How heavy was a knight's armor? What equipment did Civil Warsoldiers rely on? Who were the first warriors to take to the skies? What hi-tech kit gives today's pilots the edge?WARRIORS uses hundreds of images along with fact-packed infographics and expert text topresent important and unique information that holds kids' attention and appeals to their desire to collect amazing facts. Now in ebook!
Naked Statues, Fat Gladiators, and War Elephants
Author: Garrett Ryan
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2021-09-01
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 1633887030
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Why didn't the ancient Greeks or Romans wear pants? How did they shave? How likely were they to drink fine wine, use birth control, or survive surgery? In a series of short and humorous essays, Naked Statues, Fat Gladiators, and War Elephants explores some of the questions about the Greeks and Romans that ancient historian Garrett Ryan has answered in the classroom and online. Unlike most books on the classical world, the focus is not on famous figures or events, but on the fascinating details of daily life. Learn the answers to: How tall were the ancient Greeks and Romans? How long did they live? What kind of pets did they have? How dangerous were their cities? Did they believe their myths? Did they believe in ghosts, monsters, and/or aliens? Did they jog or lift weights? How did they capture animals for the Colosseum? Were there secret police, spies, or assassins? What happened to the city of Rome after the Empire collapsed? Can any families trace their ancestry back to the Greeks or Romans?
Goddess and the Warrior
Author: Nanno Marinatos
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2002-11
Total Pages: 182
ISBN-13: 1134601484
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Faithful Warriors
Author: James Dean Ladd
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Published: 2013-09-15
Total Pages: 302
ISBN-13: 1612510175
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Faithful Warriors is a memoir of World War II in the Pacific by a combat veteran of the 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division. Written with award-winning author Steven Weingartner, Col. Ladd’s book recounts his experiences as a junior officer in some of the fiercest fighting of the war, during the amphibious invasions of Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan, and Tinian. Ladd's recollections and descriptions of life--and death--on the far-flung battlefronts of the Pacific War are vividly rendered, and augmented by the personal recollections of many of the men who served with him in his wartime journey across the Pacific. This vividly written memoir will stir the memories of those who lived during these trying times and will help future generations of readers to understand the realities of the Pacific War.
