Oswald Boelcke was Germany's first ace in World War One with a total of forty victories. His character, inspirational leadership, organisational genius, development of air-to-air tactics and impact on aerial doctrine are all reasons why Boelcke remains an important figure in the history of air warfa[...]
One of the 1960s counterculture's most fascinating characters was Kerry Wendell Thornley -- a writer, philosopher, Zen dishwasher, enlightened prankster, and, possibly, an Oswald double with disturbing ties to the Kennedy assassination A lifelong provocateur, Thornley was linked to many of the fring[...]
This book covers the features of HTML5 Canvas, CSS3 graphics, and shows how you can extend the power of CSS3 with SVG. The material in this book is accessible to people who have limited knowledge of HTML and JavaScript. There is companion DVD with source code and graphics. While the material is acce[...]
As part of the new "Pocket Primer" series, this book provides an overview of the major aspects, the source code, and tutorial videos to use HTML5. It includes material on HTML5 Semantic Markup, CSS3, Canvas, SVG, GeoLocation, WebSockets, and HTML5 hybrid apps with jQuery Mobile. This "Pocket Primer"[...]
As part of the new "Pocket Primer" series, this book provides an overview of the major aspects, the source code, and tutorial videos to use jQuery. It includes material on jQuery UI Controls, jQueryMobile, HTML5 Technologies with jQuery, and more. This "Pocket Primer" is primarily for self-directed [...]
As part of the new Pocket Primer series, this book provides an overview of the major aspects, the source code, and tutorial videos to use Python. This Pocket Primer is primarily for self-directed learners who want to learn Python and serves as a starting point for deeper exploration of Python progra[...]
The cultural philosopher Oswald Spengler was the first universal historian of the 20th century. His work The Decline of the West was devoted to analyzing eight high cultures the Classical and Western, the Indian, Babylonian, Chinese, Egyptian, Arab and Mexican cultures (although Mexican culture was [...]
Oswald Spengler gilt als herausragende Personlichkeit der Weimarer Zeit. Sein Untergang des Abendlandes war das meistdiskutierte Buch jener Epoche und es hatte einen ungeheuren - und mittlerweile gut erforschten - Einfluss auf die Denker der Zwischenkriegszeit.Lutz Martin Keppeler widmet sich in sei[...]
This book is the English translation of Baumgart's thesis on the early proofs of the quadratic reciprocity law ("Uber das quadratische Reciprocitatsgesetz. Eine vergleichende Darstellung der Beweise"), first published in 1885. It is divided into two parts. The first part presents a very brief histor[...]
Oswald Spenglers "Untergang des Abendlandes" gehört zu den meistgelesenen geschichtsphilosophischen Werken des 20. Jahrhunderts. Trotz der Kritik, die an seinen historischen, philosophischen und politischen Aussagen geübt worden ist, hat das Buch bis heute seinen Platz als Klassiker der Zivilisati[...]