Bøger om Arabiske halvø

"Iraq, January, 1991. Three patrols--Bravo One Zero, Bravo Two Zero, and Bravo Three Zero--were flown deep behind enemy lines to hunt down Saddam's Scud missiles, the use of which threatened a third World War. The men of Bravo One Zero saw the flat desert devoid of cover and decided not to deploy. When Andy McNab's famed Bravo Two Zero patrol did deploy, the results were tragic--all but one was captured or killed. Then there was Bravo Three Zero. Deploying despite the lack of cover, they could make a dash for the border if desperate. Even as warnings came in that McNab's patrol was on the run, Bravo Three Zero continued undetected--becoming the Coalition forces furthest behind Iraqi lines and taking out a string of targets along the way. But with the desert turning bitter and snow starting to fall, they were forced to fight a running battle against the elements as much as the adversary."--Provided by publisher.

Since 2007 Khalid Al Thani has dedicated his vision to the Qatari desert, taking tens of thousands of photographs (and counting). Photography is his medium and yet the effects he teases from his subjects are decidedly painterly-tone, texture and suggestion prevail over any documentary perfection of line or form. By faithfully returning to the same motifs (among them the Sidra tree, the oryx, the horse), his approach furthermore likens that of certain great painters (Cézanne with Mont Sainte-Victoire, Monet with his water lilies, Morandi with his bottles and jars spring to mind), who revisited the same beloved subjects to transcend their physicality and access a greater emotional truth. Malamh, meaning "details" or "features," comprises a volume of Al Thani's color work, and one black and white. The image sequence in each book begins with a sunrise, takes us through the changing moods of day, and ends with a starry night-a lyrical cycle which Al Thani reinvents each time he visits the desert.Sprachen: Englisch, Arabisch

Former RAF Tornado pilot Michael Napier chronicles the action-packed history of the Harrier GR 7/9, and its missions in West Africa, the Balkans, the Middle East and Afghanistan over a 14-year period of ceaseless operations. The Harrier GR 7/9 was at the 'tip of the spear' for the RAF when it came to employing weapons against well-equipped standing armies and irregular forces in the 1990s and during the first decade of the new millennium. Assigned to the Harrier GR 7/9 Force, the aircraft undertook No Fly Zone patrols over northern Iraq, supported UN forces in the Balkans and embarked in Royal Navy carriers to bolster the RAF presence ashore in the Arabian Gulf. Harrier GR 7s also flew from HMS Illustrious over Sierra Leone in 2000 and were involved in the second Gulf War during early 2003 acting as Close Air Support for Coalition forces. Using first-hand accounts from his extensive Service contacts, supported by both official and personal photographs and 30 artwork profiles illustrating the wide range of colours worn and ordnance employed by the 'jump jet', Michael Napier provides a rare insider's look at the deployment of Harrier GR 7/9 up to its withdrawal from RAF service in 2010. Moreover, Napier also covers the numerous upgrades received by the aircraft over the years, from more powerful engines to the creation of the GR 9/9A variants in 2005.