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Catalog of Atomic Bomb Photography for Able Day 1 July 1946 and Baker Day 25 July 1946 Bikini Atoll USAAF Task Unit 1.52

1947réf. 28740Washington DC: United States Army Air Forces. Very Good. ca.1947. First Edition. Hardcover. no dust jacket probably as issued light external soiling a little darkening to the spine. charts maps A massive catalog of all and I do mean all the photo-technical data related to the photography both still and motion picture both black & white and color of "Operation Crossroads" the first two post-World War II nuclear bomb tests conducted at Bikini Atoll in the South Pacific in July 1946. The first test took place on July 1 and was nicknamed "Able Day"; the second on July 25 was "Baker Day." The names were directly taken from the first two letters of the Joint Army/Navy Phonetic Alphabet. The stated purpose of the tests was to assess the level of damage that the massive explosions would inflict on naval vessels of various kinds that were stationed in the vicinity; all humans were evacuated from the ships although a large number of small animals were placed on board thousands of rats; hundreds of goats pigs and mice; and even a few dozen guinea pigs in order to measure the effects on them of the radiation emitting from the blasts. Short version: not good. The two tests were designed to measure the effects of two different kinds of explosions: the Able bomb was an "air burst" detonated 520 above the surface; the Baker bomb was suspended beneath a landing craft and detonated 80 feet underwater. The stated purpose of this catalog was "to provide a systematically-combined record of photography available from the two operations for study measurement and analysis purposes." The bulk of its 756 pages is devoted to reproductions of the three data sheets that documented each roll of film that was shot: 1 the "Film Data Sheet" giving the technical specs of the camera and a summary of its coverage; 2 the "Time and Position Data Sheet" with detailed data on each individual exposure; and 3 the "Aircraft Track and Position Chart" a map of Bikini Atoll with the positions of each camera-carrying aircraft plotted thereon. Those aircraft by the way were essentially drones operated by radio remote control and the cameras were automatic so that no humans needed to be too close to the blasts. There are also at the beginning of both the Able and Baker sections abstracts of the contents of each roll of film. Example: "This roll shows phenomena from fireball through development of mushroom cloud in a series of exposures made in rapid succession 3 per second." Although the volume itself was apparently not classified neither was it a U.S. Government Printing Office issue intended for wide circulation; it's stated in a couple of places that "a limited number of additional copies of this publication are available" and informs the reader where to procure them. Its obvious purpose was to facilitate the users' ability to locate the film footage or still photography needed for purposes of their own analysis and it's likely that a certain level of security clearance was required. There is however this note among the introductory matter: "All data and sheets pertaining to Able Day Sortie H and bomb carrying aircraft have been deleted from this catalog and will be found in a classified addendum." Keeping wraps on info about the plane that actually dropped the Able bomb I can understand but I wonder what the deal was with "Sortie H" A small amount of the film footage documented here was incorporated into the official U.S. Government documentary film of the events called "Operation Crossroads: Able and Baker Day Tests Bikini Atoll Summer 1946" released in 1949. One would hope that all this photography has been preserved in the National Archives -- maybe even the stuff from the mysterious "Sortie H." The present volume is quite rare with OCLC recording just three copies: at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC; the Air University Library at Maxwell AFB in Montgomery Alabama; and at the Phillips Research Site Technical Library which was merged in 1997 into the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson AFB in Ohio the OCLC link however is dead -- the latter two of which I suspect are not readily if at all accessible by the public. NOTE by the way that there is no actual photography reproduced in this book: it's strictly a non-visual catalog. . United States Army Air Forces hardcover

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Catalog of Atomic Bomb Photography for Able Day 1 July 1946 and Baker Day 25 July 1946 Bikini Atoll USAAF Task Unit 1.52

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[HOTHAM, Sir Charles]Livre Rare Book

THE OPERATIONS OF THE ALLIED ARMY, UNDER THE COMMAND OF HIS SERENE HIGHNESS PRINCE FERDINAND, DUKE OF BRUNSWIC AND LUNEBERG, during the greatest Part of SIX CAMPAIGNS - Guerre de sept ans

1764réf. AMO-1480THE OPERATIONS OF THE ALLIED ARMY, UNDER THE COMMAND OF HIS SERENE HIGHNESS PRINCE FERDINAND, DUKE OF BRUNSWIC AND LUNEBERG, during the greatest Part of SIX CAMPAIGNS, beginning in the year 1757, and ending in the Year 1762. By an officer, who served in the British Forces. Illustrated with Maps and Plans. London, Printed for T. Jefferys, Geographer to the King, M. DCC.LXIV. [1764] 1 volume in-4 (25,5 x 21 cm) de 2 feuillets non chiffrés (titre et Advertisement by the Publisher placement des cartes et errata), 288 pages chiffrées (erreur de pagination) et 10 feuillets non chiffrés d'index topographique. 12 cartes et plans dépliants (sur 13 - la carte de la bataille de Minden a été arrachée). Une grande carte est déchirée coupée en deux morceaux. Petites déchirures à quelques cartes (plis, bords). La plupart des cartes sont de grande dimension (notamment les 4 cartes reliés à la fin du volume). Reliure de l'époque plein veau brun, dos orné de fleurons dorés (reliure anglaise) usagée. Le premier plat est presque détaché, le deuxième plat se détache, manque aux coiffes et aux coins, l'intérieur du volume est frais avec quelques rousseurs sans gravité. FIRST PRINTING. ÉDITION ORIGINALE. Provenance : George S. Bailey, 1843 et L. George P. Bailey (ex libris manuscrit répété et calligraphié avec note autographe). A noter également 3 petites notes manuscrites en anglais et signées B. H. (écrites par quelqu'un qui a pris part aux batailles). Cet important ouvrage, des plus rares, contient le récit militaire des six campagnes menées par le Duc Ferdinand, de 1758 à 1762. Batailles de Crevelt, Bergen, Minden, Warburg, Vellinghausen, Wilhelmstall, Hesse, etc.

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US Army Intelligence on Soviet Army U SBiblio.com

Cold War Era Archive of U.S. Army Intelligence Manuals on Soviet Army 1970s-80s

réf. 229591974. Cold War U.S. Defense Official U.S. Army intelligence and doctrinal publications on Soviet equipment and artillery produced at key Cold War moments when Soviet conventional forces missile technology and weapons systems were undergoing rapid modernization. These publications illustrate how American military institutions trained analysts and officers to identify Warsaw Pact weapons systems and to interpret Soviet organizational doctrine at a time when NATO planners were assessing conventional force balances and missile developments across Europe. Archive of 5 manuals from the 1970s-80s. Ranging from the immediate post-Vietnam period through the Reagan-era reintensification of U.S.-Soviet strategic competition these manuals document how American military institutions trained analysts intelligence officers and commanders to identify classify and counter Soviet equipment from tanks and artillery to missiles and aircraft using standardized imagery technical profiles and organizational analysis. Collectively the materials illustrate the evolution of U.S. threat perception as it moved from broad equipment identification toward increasingly specialized assessments of missile systems and advanced weapons platforms. Archive includes: 1 U.S. Army Missile Command. Technical Report RD-SS-86-10. Redstone Arsenal Alabama: U.S. Army Missile Command September 1986. Produced at Redstone Arsenal during the late Cold War missile buildup this technical report represents a shift toward highly specialized analysis of weapons and rocketry. This book demonstrates rigorous mathematical treatment of Rhode's theory of monopulse radar a foundational signal-processing method that enabled precise real-time tracking and guidance of missiles and aircraft during the Cold War. 2 U.S. Army Intelligence Center and School. Communist Weapons and Equipment Handbook. Fort Huachuca Arizona: USAICS January 1976. This handbook SupR 66152 explicitly marked as superseding earlier editions from 1971 and 1972 reflects the institutional updating of intelligence curricula in response to changing Communist bloc arsenals. Intended for classroom and field use it consolidates identification criteria hazards to identification and dichotomous keys revealing how U.S. intelligence sought to systematize recognition of Warsaw Pact weaponry during a period of détente. 3 Department of the Army Combined Arms Combat Developments Activity CACDA. Organization and Equipment of the Soviet Army. Fort Leavenworth Kansas: Headquarters Department of the Army 31 July 1978. Issued as Handbook HB 550-2 and distributed under special controls this striking red-covered manual analyzes Soviet ground force organization and equipment at a moment when NATO planners were reassessing conventional force balances in Europe. The text stresses its role in simulations and training exercises linking Soviet organizational structure directly to anticipated battlefield employment. 4 Department of the Army Soviet Artillery Doctrine. RB 30-3. Fort Leavenworth Kansas May 1976. This handbook corrects and updates specific technical and identification details within Organization and Equipment of the Soviet Army highlighting the dynamic nature of Cold War intelligence production and the continual need to revise assessments as new information about Soviet systems emerged. 5 U.S. Army Intelligence Center and School. Soviet Equipment. Fort Huachuca Arizona: USAICS March 1974. Issued as Supplemental Reading SupR 62810 this manual was designed as a study aid for intelligence students learning to identify Soviet equipment through imagery. The preface emphasizes mastery of visual recognition skills prior to classroom instruction with appendices organized by equipment type; tactical vehicles tanks artillery rocket launchers antiaircraft systems aircraft and electronic equipment; underscoring the centrality of imagery intelligence IMINT during the Cold War. Each manual shows light to moderate handling wear consistent with training and professional use including staple binding punched holes for binders minor edge wear toning and occasional marks; all text remains legible and intact. Overall very good condition. Together this archive offers a revealing primary-source record of how the U.S. Army studied taught and revised its understanding of Soviet equipment and missile capabilities across three decisive Cold War decades making it particularly relevant for collections focused on military intelligence history missile development and U.S.-Soviet strategic rivalry. unknown

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US Army Intelligence on Soviet Army U SABAA

Cold War Era Archive of U.S. Army Intelligence Manuals on Soviet Army 1970s-80s

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[Women]: [United States Army Nurse Corps]: Frazier, Erma JBiblio.com

Pair of Annotated Vernacular Photograph Albums and Scrapbooks Documenting the World War II Homefront Service of Lt. Erma Jean Frazier in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps

1945réf. 12886Various locations mainly Texas Oklahoma and Arkansas 1945. Two albums. Album I: 24 leaves illustrated with twenty-four original photographs over two dozen postcards mostly photographic original letters and military documents and a large quantity of ephemeral items. Folio. Contemporary cream cloth decoratively stamped on front board in gilt and silver string tied. Album II: 11 leaves illustrated with ninety-eight photographs in mounting corners six loose photos and a couple of ephemeral items. Oblong folio. Contemporary brown cloth decoratively stamped on front board in gilt yellow and red string tied. Overall minor wear. Very good condition. A pair of annotated vernacular photograph album / scrapbooks compiled by Lt. Erma J. Frazier and her mother during her wartime service in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps. Frazier served in the Nurse Corps at various hospitals in the Trans-Mississippi West at Camp Swift in Bastrop Texas; Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio Texas; Okmulgee Oklahoma; and Camp Robinson Arkansas. Frazier hailed from East Brady Pennsylvania and worked as a Registered Nurse at the nearby Kittanning Hospital before she entered military service. She enlisted in early 1945 and served throughout the conclusion of the Second World War. The present albums record her service time in unusual detail with a mixture of original photographs picture postcards original military documents a few manuscript letters and various ephemeral items. The first album was compiled by Frazier's mother who inscribes the first page: "I dedicate this book to my daughter Erma Jean Eberhart Frazier who entered the Armed Services on March 17 1945 as a 2nd Lt. in the Nurse Army Corps a Camp Swift Texas." This album focuses mainly on Frazier's time at Camp Swift and Okmulgee Oklahoma. This album contains the lion's share of the ephemera including a patch the floral corsage she wore on the day she left for service military paperwork and forms and various newspaper clippings. The military paperwork includes enlistment documents including her "Application for Appointment" a manuscript postcard from the director of the Red Cross describing Frazier as a "professional qualified for military service" Army documents on qualifications for nurses and more. Other ephemera includes letters and cards received by her at Camp Swift a page of five pressed "Flowers from Texas" each preserved in a small plastic bag shipping tags from packages of clothing sent home by Frazier a couple of church programs a page of ten small postcards from her visit to Austin a menu from Brooke General & Convalescent Hospital at Fort Sam Houston some greeting cards and so forth. The photographs include portraits of Frazier from 1943 and 1944 while a nursing student; eight pictures of Frazier and other soldiers at Camp Swift; and eight shots of Frazier fellow soldiers and their barracks and administration buildings at Okmulgee Oklahoma. The second album was compiled by Frazier herself who provides a manuscript title on the inside front cover: "Memories of the Army Nurse Corps." There are also two photographs inscribed in the first person "Me on arrival at G.G.H." and "side entrance to my barracks G.G.H.". This album is almost entirely comprised of captioned photographs particularly valuable for identifying numerous fellow soldiers serving with Frazier. The images emanate from the last three locations at which Frazier served which she lists on the inside front cover: Brooke General Hospital at Fort Sam Houston Glennon General Hospital in Okmulgee and Regional Hospital at Camp Robinson Arkansas. Perhaps Frazier felt her mother's album largely focused on Camp Swift sufficiently memorialized here time there. The photographs are presented in chronological order and include portraits of dozens of men and women with whom Frazier served or patients served by Frazier often accompanied by informative and sometimes humorous manuscript captions on the album leaves or directly on the images. The photos also picture the hospitals themselves and include a handful of images taken during leisure time on base. A unusually informative pair of World War II-era albums and scrapbooks preserving the service of a highly-qualified Army nurse from Pennsylvania serving in the American West during the last year of the war. unknown