Fletcher David Knihy

Kompletní pŕíběh a podrobná anatomie nejobávanějšího obrněnce druhé světové války Vše o ocelové legendě z řad německé Panzerwaffe. Podrobná překladová publikace, plná detailních informací, fotografií, schémat a ilustrací od autorů z britského The Tank Museum, z edice vydavatelství Haynes. Německý těžký tank Tiger I byl se svým slavným 88mm kanonem nejobávanějším obrněncem 2. světové války. Tato kniha poskytuje výjimečný pohled na spletité osudy jednoho z těchto fascinujících válečných strojů. Jde o slavný Tiger 131 Tankového Muzea v Bovingtonu – jediný tank tohoto typu, který byl kdy zrekonstruován do plné provozuschopnosti. Díky množství fotografií, dokumentů i doprovodných textů připravených týmem odborníků z Tankové muzea prožijete příběh Tigeru 131 a jeho sourozenců do posledního detailu. Zjistíte, jak se tank zrodil, jak probíhal jeho vývoj a výroba a jak náročná byla restaurace a zprovoznění všech jeho komponent. Osobní vzpomínky německých tankistů zase přiblíží, jak vypadalo soužití osádek s tímto sedmapadesátitunovým monstrem uprostřed šílenství druhé světové války.

Pravdivý příběh britského horolezce, který se sám vydal na průzkum horského masivu Hayes v opuštěné oblasti aljašské divočiny, se promění v drama ve chvíli, kdy muž nechtěně zabije mládě medvěda. Matka - medvědice ho zběsile pronásleduje, souboj na život a na smrt už nelze nijak odvrátit... Jak v něm obstojí člověk proti šelmě? David Fletcher, nejen autor, ale rovněž skutečný hrdina románu Štvanec, je horolezec. Plných sedm let strávil jako příslušník britského námořnistva. Nyní žije se svou rodinou v Hullu.

This fascinating and well-researched story of the design and production of the first British tanks begins with schemes hatched in the mid-19th century and continues through these military vehicles' baptism by fire on the muddy fields of World War I. Illustrated with archival photographs from the Tank Museum in Bovington, England.

"The first Rolls-Royce armoured car was a privately owned vehicle fitted with a machine-gun and a limited amount of armour plate at a dockyard in France. It was used by a squadron of the Royal Naval Air Service in Flanders in 1914. Backed by First Lord of the Admiralty, Winston Churchill more and better versions followed until, by 1915 there were about 100 of them which were then handed over to the Army. 'They searched the world for War' as Sir Albert Stern said of them and before long there were Rolls-Royce armoured cars operating as far apart as German South West Africa, the Western Desert, Gallipoli, all over the Middle East and the north west frontier of India..."--Publisher's description

This book provides a concise and accessible overview of model averaging, with a focus on applications. Model averaging is a common means of allowing for model uncertainty when analysing data, and has been used in a wide range of application areas, such as ecology, econometrics, meteorology and pharmacology. The book presents an overview of the methods developed in this area, illustrating many of them with examples from the life sciences involving real-world data. It also includes an extensive list of references and suggestions for further research. Further, it clearly demonstrates the links between the methods developed in statistics, econometrics and machine learning, as well as the connection between the Bayesian and frequentist approaches to model averaging. The book appeals to statisticians and scientists interested in what methods are available, how they differ and what is known about their properties. It is assumed that readers are familiar with the basic concepts of statistical theory and modelling, including probability, likelihood and generalized linear models.

The vivid accounts in this book are taken from the early days of tank warfare and give an idea of the crucial role that tanks played in breaking the murderous stalemate on the Western Front. His linking narrative guides us through the war, battle-by-battle, from 15 September 1916 to the Armistice, using first hand accounts of the tank actions.

Although, to the casual eye, various British tanks of World War I look much the same, the Mark V is quite outstanding and has a strong claim to be the tank that won the Great War. This title examines the technological developments that made this tank excel where others had failed.

The first tank ever to be used on the battlefield, the Mark I, profoundly changed the nature of warfare in the 20th century and beyond. This work covers the Little Willie and Mother Mark I prototypes and the aftermath of their introduction.

The world’s first ever battle tank receives the Haynes Manual treatment and its centrepiece is the most prolific British tank of the Great War – the Tank Mk IV. World authority David Fletcher looks at the anatomy, construction and operation of the Mk IV (including rare contemporary eyewitness descriptions), as well as giving fascinating insights into the maintenance and restoration of these historic armoured fighting vehicles. Individual preserved Great War tanks that feature in the manual include Flirt II, the Ashford Tank, Lodestar III, Excellent and Deborah.

Looks at the Medium Mark A Whippet, one of the most successful British tanks of World War I and, when placed alongside existing titles covering the Mark I, Mark IV and Mark V, completes the New Vanguard series' coverage of the major British tanks of the war.