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Posted in EU Info on 10/06/2010 11:23 pm by admin
Air traffic controllers support aviation chief
A group of air traffic controllers has expressed support for embattled Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) director-general Alfonso Cusi, who has opposed a shake-up in the agency that has seen the appointment of seven career officers to key posts without his approval.
Russia Ready to Consider EU Police Mission for Georgia
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In Deadly Combat: A German Soldier’s Memoir of the Eastern Front (Modern War Studies) $8.21 In the hell that was World War II, the Eastern Front was its heart of fire and ice. Gottlob Bidermann served in that lethal theater from 1941 to 1945, and his memoir of those years vividly recaptures his grueling experiences with an army marching on the road to ruin. A riveting and reflective account by one of the millions of anonymous soldiers who fought and died in that cruel terrain, In… |
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The Cavalry Maiden: Journals of a Russian Officer in the Napoleonic Wars (Indiana-Michigan Series in Russian and East European Studies) $5.00 “… sparkles with wit, intelligence and bold characterization.” âWomen’s Review of Books”… a ripping yarn… admirable translation… sensitive introductory essay.” âTimes Literary Supplement”… a remarkable journal worthy of the attention of a wide audience.” âDoris Grumbach, National Public RadioIn male guise, Nadezhda Durova served ten years in the Russian cavalry. The Cavalr… |
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Caviar and Commissars: The Experiences of a U.S. Naval Officer in Stalin’s Russia (Bluejacket Paperbacks) $6.49 Gifted storyteller Kemp Tolley guides readers through the lively world of a young naval attaché in Moscow from 1942 to1944. His absorbing tale describes the adventures of a thirty-day journey on a trans-Siberian train, the success of a long-sought-after inspection of a Soviet warship viewed through the haze of innumerable Vodka toasts, and the unease of state banquets with Stalin and Churchill. I… |