229 research outputs found
Air Force Institute of Technology Research Report 2005
This report summarizes the research activities of the Air Force Institute of Technology’s Graduate School of Engineering and Management. It describes research interests and faculty expertise; lists student theses/dissertations; identifies research sponsors and contributions; and outlines the procedures for contacting the school. Included in the report are: faculty publications, conference presentations, consultations, and funded research projects. Research was conducted in the areas of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Electro-Optics, Computer Engineering and Computer Science, Systems and Engineering Management, Operational Sciences, and Engineering Physics
New perspectives on indigenous navigation tradition
Stick charts are a significant part of the Micronesian Marshallese navigation tradition
in the Pacific Ocean. The islanders navigated without instruments just by observing,
among others, oceanic phenomena such as swells, currents, and roughness characteristics
of the sea surface. For a long time, the explanation of the various sticks of such
latticework remained secret and something of a mystery and was only obtained by
oral transmission under great difficulties. Old and new interpretations of stick charts
are compared and presented. Signatures of different swells manifested on stick charts
were identified and proved by satellite remote sensing data. Current research on indigenous
navigation is growing to conserve such unique tradition in the Pacific and especially
in the sea area of the Marshall Islands. For
scientific research on indigenous navigation
knowledge collaboration between natural
scientists and ethnologists is necessary
Fachzeitschrift fĂĽr Hydrographie und Geoinformation
Hydrography made in German
Hitler And Spain: The Nazi Role in the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939
The Spanish Civil War, begun in July 1936, was a preliminary round of World War II. Hitler’s and Mussolini’s cooperation with General Franco resulted in the Axis agreement of October 1936 and the subsequent Pact of Steel of May 1939, immediately following the end of the Civil War.
This study presents comprehensive documentation of Hitler’s use of the upheaval in Spain to strengthen the Third Reich diplomatically, ideologically, economically, and militarily. While the last great cause drew all eyes to Western Europe and divided the British and especially the French internally, Hitler could pursue territorial gains in Eastern Europe.
This book, based on little-known German records and recently opened Spanish archives, fills a major gap in our understanding of one of the 20th century’s most significant conflicts. Its comprehensive treatment of German-Spanish relations from 1936 through 1939, bringing together diplomatic, economic, military, and naval aspects, will be of great value to specialists in European diplomacy and the political economy of Nazi imperialism, as well as to all students of the Spanish Civil War.
Robert H. Whealey is associate professor of history at Ohio University.
An imperative starting point of any future inquiry concerning Nazi Germany’s incursion into and manipulation of Spain’s civil strife. -- International History Reviewhttps://uknowledge.uky.edu/upk_european_history/1004/thumbnail.jp
European Coasts of Bohemia
The Danube-Oder-Elbe Canal attracted a great deal of attention throughout the twentieth century. Its promoters, The Danube-Oder-Elbe Canal, attracted a great deal of attention throughout the twentieth century and defined it as a tool for integrating a divided Europe. Although the canal was situated almost exclusively on Czech territory, it promised to create an integrated waterway system across the Continent that would link Black Sea ports to Atlantic markets. In return, the landlocked Czechoslovakian state would have its own connections to the sea. Today, the canal is an important building block of the European Agreement on Main Inland Waterways. This book explains the crucial role that experts played in aligning national and transnational interests and infrastructure developments. It builds on recent investigations into the hidden integration of Europe as an outcome of transnational networking, system-building, and infrastructure development. The book analyzes the emergence of a transnational waterway expert network that continued to push for the development of the canal despite unfavorable political circumstances. The book shows how the experts adapted themselves to various political developments, such as the break-up of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire, the rise of the Third Reich, and integration into the Soviet Bloc, while still managing to keep the Canal project on the map. This book provides a fascinating story of the experts who confronted and contributed to different and often conflicting geopolitical visions of Europe. The canal was never completed, yet what is more remarkable is the fact that the canal remained on various agendas and attracted vast resources throughout the twentieth century
Management: A continuing bibliography with indexes
This biliography lists 919 reports, articles, and other documents introduced into the NASA scientific and technical information system in 1981
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