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Southern Arabia by J. Theodore Bent is about Mrs. Theodore Bent and their husband and what they see and do on their travels through the wilds of Arabia. Excerpt: "I Manamah and Moharek 1 II The Mounds of Ali 16 III Our Visit to Rufa'a 30 MASKAT IV Some Historical Facts about Oman 45 V Maskat and the Outskirts 63 THE HADHRAMOUT VI Makalla 71 VII Our Departure into the Interior 81 VIII The Akaba 88 IX Through Wadi Kasr 98 X Our Sojourn at Koton 111 XI The Wadi Ser and Kabr Saleh 126 XII The City of Shibahm 142 XIII Farewell to the Sultan of Shibahm 162 XIV Harassed by our Guides 177 XV Retribution for our Foes 199 XVI Coasting Eastward by Land 210 XVII Coasting Westward by Sea."
Infantrymen have been the sledgehammer of land warfare throughout the twentieth century, but precisely how they fought at the tactical level has been difficult to determine. American historian S.L.A. Marshall, for instance, famously claimed that most Allied soldiers would not fight at all, even when their lives were at stake.
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ON Friday 27th June 1975 a young Venezuelan burst from a Paris apartment straight into the world's headlines. He left for dead four men. He had previously blithely lobbed a grenade into a crowded cafe, attempted to assassinate the president of the Zionist Federation of Great Britain, seized the French Embassy in Holland and launched two rocket attacks on planes at Orly airport. His crimes were apparently endless. He went on the kidnap the OPEC ministers in Vienna. He is known to the world as Carlos. The press dubbed him the Jackal. Security forces consider him The World's Most Wanted Man. Favid Yallop tracked Carlos down to a small village in the Bekaa Valley outside war-torn Beirut. Through...
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Am Vorabend der Weltwirtschaftskrise 1929 versuchen der Potsdamer Textilunternehmer Theodor Simon und die Zeppelin-Werke einen Befreiungsschlag gegen die wirtschaftliche und außenpolitische Isolation Deutschlands: Unter Vermittlung des Auswärtigen Amtes soll in Persien ein Lufthandelsstützpunkt für den neuen Zeppelin LZ 128 ›Schahnameh‹ entstehen und den Handel mit indischer Seide erleichtern. Konkurrenz droht aus Großbritannien durch die Luftschiffe R100 und R101, doch der Schah von Persien hält zu Deutschland. In geheimer Mission wird der Ingenieur Wilhelm Darburg nach Teheran geschickt, um LZ 127 ›Graf Zeppelin‹ auf dessen historischer Weltumrundung eine werbewirksame Stippv...
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Savour the natural goodness of tasty meals that are fuss-free, wholesome and good for the heart. Satisfying favourites such as roasted herb chicken with potatoes, salmon paella and oriental noodles with dumplings require minimal preparation and use fresh ingredients rich in antioxidants. With easy recipes and dietary advice, Jehanna Ali shows how you can enjoy your food and maintain your health at the same time.
This volume concludes the taxonomy and classification of the family Cerambycidae of America north of Mexico. This part includes the remainder of the subfamily Lamiinae, tribes Acanthocinini, Cyrtinini, Saperdini, Phytoeciini, Tetraspini, and Hemilophini. The 32 genera and 138 species are all fully described with keys included to separate all taxa. Complete synonymical bibliographies are presented along with 54 illustrations.