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  • The Cyprus Emergency

    The Divided Island, 1955–1974

    by Nicholas van der Bijl ...
    An in-depth look at the conflicts in Cyprus during the mid-twentieth century.The UK has been involved in Cyprus for over 125 years. Strategically placed in the Eastern Mediterranean, it was initially ideal for protection of the Suez Canal and more recently as a 'listening post' for the troubled Middle East and southern flank of NATO.The British faced two serious problems—the first, the Greek ... Read more

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  • British Military Operations in Aden and Radfan

    100 Years of British Colonial Rule

    by Nicholas van der Bijl ...
    The book examines the military history of Aden Colony from 1839 including the fractious turn of the century Border Commissions with Turkey and the defeat of British forces near Aden by the Turks in 1915. Great Britain successfully defended the base for the rest of The Great War and throughout the Second World War.rnrnThe period after 1945 was one of rising tension as Great Britain drew down its ... Read more

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  • Nine Battles to Stanley

    by Nicholas van der Bijl ...
    Nicholas van der Bijl's Nine Battles to Stanley is a soldier's account of the 1982 Falkland Islands campaign.Foreword by Major General Julian Thompson CB, OBECovering the ground fighting on South Georgia and the Falklands, the author's fascinating and objective approach to the conflict describes the experiences, view points and comparative qualities of both British and Argentine combatants ... Read more

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  • Sharing the Secret

    The History of the Intelligence Corps 1940–2010

    by Nicholas van der Bijl ...
    While written under the auspices of the Trustees of the Military Intelligence Museum, Sharing the Secret is not an academic regimental history. Rather it gives a privileged glimpse into a necessarily publicity-shy organization that has been deeply involved in military intelligence operations since its inception in 1940 through to 2010. Understandably, little has been written about the Corps' work ... Read more

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  • Victory in the Falklands

    by Nicholas van der Bijl ...
    The Hundred Days that saw the British response to General Galtiere of Argentinas invasion of the Falklands are for many British people the most remarkable of their lives. It describes the dark days of early April, the feverish response and forming of the Task Force, the anxieties and uncertainties, the naval and air battles that preceded the landings by 3 Commando Brigade and 5th Infantry Brigade. ... Read more

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  • Confrontation

    The War with Indonesia, 1962–1966

    by Nicholas van der Bijl ...
    For over four years in the Swinging Sixties the armed forces of the UK were engaged in a little publicized but crucial jungle war against communist aggressive on the vast island of Borneo.At any one time up to 50,000 troops (half of the Armys strength today) were deployed along a 1,000 mile front. Their enemy were the communist led Indonesians whose leaders were determined to seize the states of ... Read more

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  • The Brunei Revolt, 1962–1963

    by Nicholas van der Bijl ...
    In December 1962, nationalists in Brunei, the hugely wealthy small kingdom on the North Coast of Borneo, formed the Army of North Kalimantan (TNKU) and, demanding greater democracy, engineered a rebellion against the Sultan and seized a large number of hostages. Perceived to be an attempt by communists to destabilize the Sultanate and seize power, within twelve hours of its outbreak, British ... Read more

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  • CAD and Robotics in Architecture and Construction

    Proceedings of the Joint International Conference at Marseilles, 25–27 June 1986

    by L. M. Swerdloff, C. F. Earl, O. Akin, Y. Hasegawa, S. Kikuchi, J. Weeks, A. H. Bridges, N. Kano, M.-C. Wanner, A. Bijl, U. Flemming, M. Skibniewski, J. L. Crowley, S. Suzuki, W. L. Whittaker, I. J. Oppenheim, T. Yoshida, R. Kangari, M. Rychener, M. Saito, L. Koskela, J.-C. Robert, P. Derrington, H.-R. Oeser, N. Tanaka, T. Ueno, A. C. Harfmann, D. R. Rehak, S. Pithavadian, B. Dave, K. Kahkönen, T. Ochi, C.-C. Chen, W. T. Keirouz, C. Abel, A. Polistina, E. Bandari, C. Hendrickson, R. F. Woodbury, J. Salokivi, K. Banno, P. J. Drazan, G. Schmitt, A. H. Slocum, R. Coyne, B. Motazed, K. Arai, R. Hynynen, Y. E. Kalay, J. Maeda, R. Krishnamurti, M. Kallavuo, T. Glavin ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    After two decades, data processing has finally, and probably forever, found its niche among civil engineering and construction (CEC) professionnals, through word processors, digitizing tables, management software, and increasingly via drawing software and computer-aided design (CAD), recently, robots have even started invading work sites. What are the main trends of CAD and robotics in the field ... Read more

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  • Commandos in Exile

    The Story of 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando, 1942–1945

    by Nicholas van der Bijl ...
    Formed from members of Free Forces who had escaped from German occupation, 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando was one of the most unusual units in WW2. All members had to pass the Green Beret commando course at Achnacarry in Scotland and the book begins by describing this training. With no less than six national troops, plus X Troop drawn from exiled Jews, 10 Commando never fought as an entity but loaned ... Read more

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  • Uncertainty Quantification in Computational Fluid Dynamics

    Edited by Siddhartha Mishra, Hester Bijl, Christoph Schwab, Didier Lucor ...
    Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
    Fluid flows are characterized by uncertain inputs such as random initial data, material and flux coefficients, and boundary conditions. The current volume addresses the pertinent issue of efficiently computing the flow uncertainty, given this initial randomness. It collects seven original review articles that cover improved versions of the Monte Carlo method (the so-called multi-level Monte Carlo ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Mau Mau Rebellion

    The Emergency in Kenya, 1952–1956

    by Nicholas van der Bijl ...
    In The Mau Mau Rebellion, the author describes the background to and the course of a short but brutal late colonial campaign in Kenya. The Mau Mau, a violent and secretive Kikuyu society, aimed to restore the proud tribes pre-colonial superiority and rule. The 1940s saw initial targeting of Africans working for the colonial government and by 1952 the situation had deteriorated so badly that a ... Read more

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  • 5th Infantry Brigade in the Falklands

    by David Aldea, Nicholas van der Bijl ...
    For many people it was 3 Commando Brigade, commanded by Major General Julian Thompson, and made up of Royal Marines and Para's that recaptured the Falklands. Yet 5th Infantry Brigade played a key and until now little acknowledged role in this extraordinary saga. Cobbled together in haste (having been stripped of its assets to bring 3 Commando Brigade up to strength), it comprised principally of ... Read more

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