Who Goes There - Friend Or Foe?
Who Goes There - Friend Or Foe?

Author: Ina V. S. Mullis

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 1993-09

Total Pages: 92

ISBN-13: 9780788101496

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Discusses "friendly fire" casualties in combat. Attention on this problem was focused by the recent Persian Gulf War, in which 24 percent of U.S. combat fatalities were due to "friendly fire". U.S. combat losses as a whole from this cause are estimated to be 10% of the total. Makes recommendations on how this can be avoided in future combat situations. Graphs, drawings, b/w photos.

Who Goes There
Who Goes There

Author: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment

Publisher: U.S. Government Printing Office

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13:

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Friend Or Foe
Friend Or Foe

Author: Michael Morpurgo

Publisher:

Published: 2024-08-29

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780008641160

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Friend or Foe is a gripping World War II story from War Horse author and former Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo. Evacuated from London, David and Tucky feel like the war is a long way away from their new life in the countryside. Then one night the skyline of the moor is lit up with gun flashes, and the distant crump of bombing miles away brings the war back to them and shatters their new-found peace. When a German bomber crashes, the boys feel they should hate the airmen inside. But one of them saves David's life ... In the tradition of Goodnight Mr Tom, Carrie's War, and The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, Friend or Foe is a novel that takes children to the heart of a tumultuous period in history. From the author of War Horse (now a major motion picture directed by Steven Spielberg) comes a stunning children's story - loved by kids, teachers and parents alike. Michael Morpurgo has written more than forty books and won the Whitbread Award, the Smarties Award, the Circle of Gold Award, the Children's Book Award and has been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal four times.

Who Goes There?
Who Goes There?

Author: John Wood Campbell (Jr.)

Publisher: Rocket Ride Books

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13: 0982332203

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"Who Goes There?": The novella that formed the basis of "The Thing" is the John W. Campbell classic about an antarctic research camp that discovers and thaws the ancient, frozen body of a crash-landed alien. The creature revives with terrifying results, shape-shifting to assume the exact form of animal and man, alike. Paranoia ensues as a band of frightened men work to discern friend from foe, and destroy the menace before it challenges all of humanity The story, hailed as "one of the finest science fiction novellas ever written" by the SF Writers of America, is best known to fans as THE THING, as it was the basis of Howard Hawks' The Thing From Another World in 1951, and John Carpenter's The Thing in 1982. With a new Introduction by William F. Nolan, author of Logan's Run, and his never-before-published, suspenseful Screen Treatment written for Universal Studios in 1978, this is a must-have edition for scifi and horror fans

Eliminating Fratricide From Attack Helicopter Fires: An Army Aviator's Perspective
Eliminating Fratricide From Attack Helicopter Fires: An Army Aviator's Perspective

Author: Major James A. Towe

Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing

Published: 2014-08-15

Total Pages: 140

ISBN-13: 1782896821

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In the aftermath of the euphoria brought on by our military victory in the Persian Gulf War, is the realization that we still have much to learn. The Persian Gulf War appears to have validated the quality of U.S. doctrine, leadership and military prowess. It showcased the technical superiority of our equipment, and confirmed under fire the courage and competence of our soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines. Yet, even in an overwhelming victory there are painfully hard lessons to be learned, or in the case of fratricide, relearned. Perhaps no other aspect of our failures strike the military psyche harder than fratricide. This study will suggest that we do not have to accept the fratricide statistics of the past, however factual, as inevitable of future U.S. conflicts. It will propose that the facts of fratricide should be gathered not as a casualty prediction planning tool, but as a focus to design training and operational procedures, which in conjunction with advanced technology will work towards the significant reduction if not the elimination of fratricide from attack helicopter fires.

Who Goes There
Who Goes There

Author: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment

Publisher: U.S. Government Printing Office

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13:

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