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Mucho se sabe ya de quienes han animado el terrorismo, han protagonizado las acciones más salvajes y han provocado dolor y miedo durante décadas. Paradójicamente, poco sabemos de quienes, en las fuerzas policiales, se han sacrificado y han conseguido poner a ETA contra las cuerdas. Este libro, escrito desde experiencias de primera mano, intenta subsanar esa omision poniendo el foco en quienes han dado su vida en la lucha antiterrorista o han sacrificado familia y bienestar. Junto al relato objetivo de los hechos de los denominados "años de plomo", Lilian Aguirre describe minuciosamente el durisimo dia a dia de los agentes, la preparacion de las operaciones, la tension generada por las tareas de seguimiento y escucha de objetivos, las estrategias policiales, y transmite admirablemente la incertidumbre y la angustia de los familiares ante la amenaza constante de un desenlace dramatico. A lo largo de estas paginas se denuncia el olvido con que la sociedad y las instituciones pagaron el esfuerzo de los policias y guardias civiles que, durante la fase mas aguda de la lucha contra ETA en España, dieron su vida por mantener el derecho a pensar y expresarse en libertad. Un trabajo heroico y callado que no siempre ha obtenido el reconocimiento que se merecia.

El delito y la delincuencia ha sido un tema que siempre ha despertado fascinación en la sociedad en general y entre los estudiosos en particular, sin embargo es palpable el olvido generalizado de la criminalidad femenina en las investigaciones cientificas, la piedra angular en el estudio siempre ha sido el hombre y en la mayoria de los casos solo servian para reafirmar el status imperante en la sociedad, igualando a la mujer delincuente con un ser inmoral y deshonesto que necesitaba de un ferreo control social para que no abandonaran su rol establecido de esposa y madre.

Veinte años de Policía viene a resumir las anécdotas cotidianas, historias rocambolescas y situaciones insólitas, que acostumbran a sucederse en grandes ciudades como la de Palma.Lo excéntrico de muchos acontecimientos, algunos de los cuales requieren de la intervencion policial, llama poderosamente la atencion, no solo de las personas que se ven directamente implicadas en los mismos o cercanas a ellos como meros espectadores, sino tambien de los propios agentes que acuden en su auxilio.

Originally published by The Kerryman in 1947, this is one of the four titles in the Fighting Stories Series. It records the events of the War of Independence in the words of the people who fought it and those who wrote about it at the time. The book features reports on the Cork City Volunteers, the ambushes at Tureengarriffe, Clonbanin, Rathcoole, Tureen and many others, the murder of Tomas MacCurtain, the disastrous battle of Clonmult and the campaigns of the flying columns around the county from Mitchelstown to Blarney.With a selection of original pictures from the conflict and reports from both Kilmichael and Crossbarry, Rebel Corks Fighting Story is a treasure trove of information and intriguing detail.

A ground-breaking new book that looks back on Irelands struggle for freedom with a refreshingly new perspective and attitude. This is a journey into a turbulent period in Irelands past and covers the exploits of charismatic guerrilla leader Sean Treacy, Tipperarys flying columns and the horrors of Croke Parks Bloody Sunday. Tipperarys role in the War of Independence has been greatly under-played and this book analyses the main events and personalities of the time.

Tadhg Barry was the last high-profile victim of the crown forces during the Irish War of Independence. A veteran republican, trade unionist, journalist, poet, GAA official and alderman on Cork Corporation, he was shot dead in Ballykinlar internment camp on 15 November 1921.Barrys tragic death was a huge, but subsequently largely forgotten, event in Ireland. Dublin came to a standstill as a quarter of a million people lined the streets and the IRA had its last full mobilisation before the Treaty split. The funeral in Cork echoed those of Barrys comrades, the martyred lord mayors Tomas MacCurtain and Terence MacSwiney.The Anglo-Irish Treaty was signed three weeks later, all internees were released and the movement that elevated him to hero/martyr status was ripped asunder in the ensuing civil war. The name of Tadhg Barry became lost in the smoke.This is the first biography of a fascinating activist described by his British enemies as an Utter disloyalist and by a comrade as a characteristic product of Rebel Cork courageous, kindly, generous to a fault, bold and daring, and independent in speech and action. It offers fascinating new perspectives on the dynamics of Irelands long revolution, including glimpses of the roads not taken.

As World War II came to an end and Americas nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki shocked the world, it became clear that the nascent Cold War would be as different a conflagration from WWII as that war was from WWI. Believing that the UK was extremely vulnerable to nuclear attack, it was quickly determined that only the threat of large-scale damage from similar weapons could prevent a Soviet attack. And, thus, V-Force was born.Entered into service between 1955 and 1957, the three models of V class bombers that made up Britains strategic nuclear strike force - the Vickers Valiant, Avro Vulcan and Handley Page Victor - were modern marvels of machinery. Capable of both high- and low-level attack with their slick delta wing designs, and supremely quick despite the massive bomb loads they carried, these aircraft were central tenets of Britains nuclear weapons development.Despite a fall as precipitous as their rise when the Royal Navy took over Britains nuclear deterrent role in 1968, like a phoenix from the ashes, the V bombers enjoyed a second life as conventional bombers: the Valiant gaining fame in the Suez Crisis; the Victors in the Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation, and the Vulcans undertook the longest bombing raid in history for Operation Black Buck in the Falklands Campaign of 1982.V-Force is both an ode to these most resilient and beautiful of British aircraft, and a lens through which to view Britains Cold War experience.

No contexto brasileiro, a gestão da segurança pública enfrenta desafios constantes, especialmente nos municípios, que estão na linha de frente das demandas sociais e políticas públicas. O estudo de B

LAvro Lancaster era un bombardiere pesante quadrimotore ad ala media progettato e costruito principalmente dallazienda britannica Avro (A.V. Roe and Company).Utilizzato dalla RAF a partire dal 1942, assieme allHandley Page Halifax, fu il principale bombardiere strategico della RAF e delle altre forze aeree dei paesi del Commonwealth. Venne utilizzato principalmente come bombardiere notturno. Il Lancaster, evoluzione del fastidioso Avro Manchester, fu progettato da Roy Chadwick ed era alimentato da quattro motori Rolls-Royce Merlin, o, in una versione, dai motori Bristol Hercules.Entro in servizio nel 1942 e divenne il principale bombardiere pesante utilizzato dalla RAF, dalla RCAF, e da squadroni di altri paesi del Commonwealth.Il "Lanc", come era affettuosamente chiamato, e diventato cosi uno degli aerei piu famosi e di maggior successo della Seconda Guerra Mondiale, lanciando 608.612 tonnellate di bombe nelle 156.000 sortite effettuate e collocando oltre 12.000 mine in acque nemiche. In tutto sono stati realizzati 7.378 Lancaster (prototipi esclusi), 430 dei quali in Canada e ne sono stati persi 3.932 in azione. Oltre a questi si possono ricordare i velivoli derivati dal Lancaster: i 202 Manchester, i Lancastrian da trasporto, i 253 York di linea, i 604 Lincoln, che furono il derivato finale da bombardamento e i 185 Shackleton da pattugliamento marittimo.Gia nel 1943, un Lancaster fu convertito per diventare un banco di prova motore per il turbojet Metropolitan-Vickers F.2.

Il Consolidated B-24 Liberator era un bombardiere pesante quadrimotore ad ala medio-alta: adotto un tipo di ala conosciuto come ala Davis, stretta e allungata, che divenne una sua caratteristica distintiva insieme alla doppia deriva di forma ovale.Il Liberator e stato uno dei bombardieri americani piu importanti: termino la guerra come laereo da guerra statunitense costruito nel maggior numero di esemplari nella storia. Ne vennero, infatti, costruiti piu di 18.000 esemplari. Era, assieme al B-17 Flying Fortress, il bombardiere di punta dellUnited States Army Air Force.La missione piu nota dei Liberator fu quella contro i pozzi petroliferi di Ploesti, in Romania, il 1º agosto 1943, che si risolse in un disastro a causa della sequenza sbagliata delle ondate di attacco. Il B-24 fu ampiamente utilizzato nella seconda guerra mondiale, dove presto servizio in ogni ramo delle forze armate americane, cosi come in diverse forze aeree e marine alleate. Fu impiegato in ogni teatro operativo e, nel corso delle sue missioni, abbatte circa 2.600 caccia nemici. Insieme al B-17, il B-24 fu il pilastro della campagna di bombardamenti strategici degli Stati Uniti nel teatro dellEuropa occidentale: grazie alla sua gittata, si dimostro utile nelle operazioni di bombardamento nel Pacifico, incluso il bombardamento del Giappone.

We have the finest bomber in the world.So published the New York Times on the morning of July 29, 1935, after the Model 299, the progenitor of one of the most famous aircraft of all time, the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, had made its maiden flight over Seattle the day before with Boeings chief test pilot, Leslie R. Tower, at the controls.The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress was a four-engine aircraft of the heavy bomber class.It was used primarily by the Army Air Forces in strategic bombing campaigns against German industrial, civilian, and military targets.The 8th Air Force based in England and the 15th Air Force based in Italy joined the RAF Bomber Command in Operation Pointblank, to ensure air superiority over cities, factories, and battlefields in Western Europe.This operation was a preparation for the Normandy landings.

The Junker Ju 87, known as the Stuka, was a German bomber of which approximately 5,700 were produced during World War II.Few aircraft that fought in World War II were as controversial and famous as the Junkers Ju 87 Stuka dive bomber.A symbol and instrument of the military power of the Third Reich, these aircraft were the impressive protagonists of the beginning of World War II.From the second half of the 1930s, the Ju-87 represented a new class of fighter aircraft, arousing heated debates, especially within the Luftwaffe high command. After the Polish and French campaigns, the Ju-87 became almost a legend, actively fueled by its supporters, who created an aura of superior and unparalleled armament around the aircraft. Slow and angular, with poor survivability and rather weak fire protection, the Ju 87 was relatively easy prey for enemy fighters.However, the high accuracy of its bombing and its effectiveness in combat more than made up for many of its shortcomings. Once it had achieved air supremacy, the aircraft became an effective means of aerial terror, dropping bombs with terrifying accuracy and producing a devastating psychological effect on its victims. The most widely produced version was the D series. The aircrafts armor had been reinforced and the defensive armament of the aircraft had been increased: 4 machine guns and 1,800 kg of bombs.

Explore o processo de redemocratização, o Plano Real e os governos recentes no Brasil. Este livro oferece uma análise detalhada das transformações políticas e econômicas do país.

The powerful German battlecruiser Scharnhorst was stalked and engaged on 26 December 1943 by a superior Allied naval task force off the North Cape of Norway. In pitch darkness and mountainous seas, British warships, led by HMS Duke of York and HMS Belfast, engaged the Scharnhorst in a clash of the titans that saw the pride of the German Navy sent to the bottom of the Barents Sea. Of the 1,972 men on board, only 36 were saved. It was the last battle to be fought in the Atlantic between capital ships.In 2000, the Norwegian writer and investigative journalist Alf R. Jacobsen led the expedition that found and filmed the wreck of the Scharnhorst, 300 metres down in the freezing ocean inside the Arctic Circle. In Scharnhorst, he brings together the compelling story of this important naval engagement and his personal account of how he finally succeeded in locating and filming the wreck of the ill-fated battlecruiser.

A alimentação sempre desempenhou um papel crucial na capacidade combativa dos militares na história dos conflitos armados. No exercício da arte da guerra, em meio às condições desafiadoras dos campos

"A obsolescência tecnológica no ciclo de vida dos sistemas e materiais de emprego militar" explora um tema crucial e pouco abordado no contexto militar: a necessidade de gerenciamento eficiente da ob

Dive into the heroic life of Admiral Horatio Nelson in this compelling two-volume biography penned by the esteemed naval officer and historian Alfred Thayer Mahan. With a keen focus on Nelsons pivotal role as the embodiment of British sea power, Mahan masterfully navigates through the legendary naval commanders life, emphasizing the strategic brilliance and unconventional tactics that led to decisive victories during the Napoleonic Wars. This biography not only resurrects Nelson as a national hero but also serves as a profound exploration of naval strategy, tactics, and the enduring values of loyalty, courage, and service to the state. Mahans narrative unveils the indomitable spirit that shaped both the man and the destiny of Great Britains sea power.

In 1943, and with Allied victory in North Africa imminent, 1st Special Air Service Regiment was in danger of being disbanded. However, with the timely and vital intervention of Major Robert Blair Mayne, the unit was saved and replaced by an organisation known as HQ Raiding Forces, and Mayne was appointed to command the Special Raiding Squadron.The heroic spirit of 1st SAS Regiment continued to thrive in the squadron, and Paddy Mayne as he was known to his soldiers was an inspiration to those he commanded. Through action in Sicily in July 1943, undertaking distraction missions in Bagnara and finally aiding the Eighth Army in Termoli before being recalled to the UK to aid the SAS with the invasion of France, Paddys Men worked as a well-oiled, dangerous and fiercely loyal unit, performing skilfully under the immense pressure of war.In this book Stewart McClean provides an illustrated history of the Special Raiding Squadron, detailing the formation of the unit, the lives of the men and their operations during the Sicilian and Italian campaigns, and the extraordinary man who commanded the squadron: Robert Blair Mayne DSO, or Colonel Paddy Mayne as he became famously known throughout the world.

Weapon of Choice: The Operations of U.S. Army Special Forces in Afghanistan offers a penetrating exploration of the tactical and strategic maneuvers employed by U.S. Army Special Forces. This anthology demonstrates an extraordinary range of literary styles that capture the exhaustive, multifaceted nature of military operations in Afghanistan. From high-intensity combat narratives to strategic assessments, this collection encapsulates the ethos and challenges of modern warfare, capturing significant moments that have defined the U.S. militarys efforts in the region. It highlights diverse vignettes of conflict, offering insights into critical operations without singular emphasis on personal authorship but rather on the collective voice and expertise of contributing institutions. The contributors, spearheaded by the United States Department of Defense and the Combat Studies Institute, bring a wealth of expertise and historical depth. Their collective insights contribute to a comprehensive understanding of the operational landscape in Afghanistan. Rooted in a broader historical and cultural context, this compendium aligns with contemporary military discourse and strategic thought. The anthology serves as a crucial blend of firsthand military experiences and analytical rigor, providing an enriched narrative that showcases the kaleidoscope of experiences and strategies employed by U.S. Special Forces. For readers seeking a nuanced exploration of modern military operations, Weapon of Choice offers a compelling opportunity to engage with diverse perspectives and strategic insights. The volume is invaluable for its educational depth, presenting a multiplicity of viewpoints that broaden the understanding of military operations beyond singular accounts. This collection invites both scholars and enthusiasts to delve into the intricacies of warfare, fostering dialogue between the works and offering a rich tapestry of military history and strategy within a singular, compelling volume.