Книга об истории создания самолета МиГ-29, его эксплуатации в ВВС, модификациях и вариантах развития.

Серия Red Star vol.34

Aircraft photo file.

Что такое рукопашный бой? В каких условиях обстановки он необходим, а при каких обстоятельствах он неизбежен? На каких дистанциях ведется? Каково психическое состояние человека в таком бою?
Какие требования следует предъявлять к психологической подготовке воина? Наконец, кто же он - настоящий рукопашник? Ответы на поставленные вопросы читатель найдет в этой книге.

В сборник включены следующие произведения:
1. Choke
2. Diary
3. Fight Club
4. Fugatives Refugees
5. Invisible Monsters
6. Lullaby
7. Snuff
8. Survivor
9. The Ghost Who Came to Say He Was Sorry
10. Fight Club (на итальянском)

Скорее всего, большинство уже посмотрело потрясающий фильм «Бойцовский клуб», но немногие знают, что фильм был снят по книге Чака Паланика, которая стала его дебютной работой на литературном поприще…Эта рецензия для тех, кто не читал и не смотрел, а если смотрел, то хочет ознакомиться с первоисточником – самой скандальной книгой 90-х…

Книга познакомит читателей с эффективными техниками скоростного боя в пластичной манере исполнения. После небольшой координационной подготовки эта техника может быть быстро освоена любым человеком среднего физического развития.
Приведенные в учебном пособии связки (комбинации) построены с учетом безусловных реакций противника и с использованием жестких технических элементов, позволяющих одержать победу над гораздо более сильным физически противником. Предлагаемая
манера боя может быть эффективно использована бойцами разных стилей единоборств, включая бокс и борьбу, в качестве дополнения к изученным ранее техникам, так как не требует переучивания.

This twenty first installment in the popular LOCK ON series focuses on the Soviet-built Mikoyan MiG-21 MF Fishbed. In service with about 40 different air forces around the world, the MiG-21 Fishbed reached an astonishing production level of some 7500, supplying the Warsaw Pact and its allies with what became the standard military fighter aircraft of its time. Stunning full color photography captures such details as cockpit, landing gear, avionics, radar, internal cannon, external weapons and pylons, speed brakes, ejection seat, engine, parabrake housing, ground service equipment, pilots, mechanics, and much more of this enigmatic aircraft. This book provides a very rare and in-depth view of this cold war veteran, and belongs in the collections of scale modelers, aviation enthusiasts, and cold war veterans.

Книга от Squadron/Signal Publications. Серия in action. Aircraft number 112

Руководство по Mix Fight

Руководство по смешанному стилю боя (Mix Fight).

Mikoyan built his first aircraft in 1936. The company has since gone on to produce some of the most fearsome high-performance military aircraft of the post-World War II period, such as the MiG-15, MiG-21 and MiG 29. This book describes all these aircraft and more, in detail.

Red Star vol.4
This charts the development and service history of the first-generation Soviet jet fighters designed by such renowned fighter makers as Mikoyan, Yakovlev and Sukhoi, as well as design bureau no longer in existence--the Lavochkin and Alekseyev OKBs, during the 1940s and early 1950s. Each type is detailed and compared to other contemporary jet fighters. As ever the extensive photo coverage includes much which is previously unseen.

Red Star vol.1
Conceived in the early 1980s to ease the threat posed by the American ATF program, these fighters were developed as the Soviet Union's fifth-generation fighters. This book gives a detailed account of how Russia's two leading fighter aircraft designers competed for the order and how a third contender never made it to the hardware stage. It deals with the way these aircraft were conceived, designed, built, and flown.

World-renowned expert in the fields of counter-terrorism, hostage rescue, and VIP protection, Leroy Thompson has now produced the most up-to-date guide to counter-insurgency. His experience both in the field and in training showcase the latest methods and technologies available, and this fully illustrated book reveals many of the secrets of his trade. Counter-insurgency is fast becoming one of the most important aspects of police and military work around the world, with forces often deployed at short notice to fight against an ill-defined enemy. With this in mind, Leroy Thompson describes the techniques best employed in a variety of situations, all illustrated with pictures and explained with examples of their use.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Captain's Fury and the Dresden Files novels.
Tavi of Calderon, now recognized as Princeps Gaius Octavian and heir to the crown, has achieved a fragile alliance with Alera's oldest foes, the savage Canim. But when Tavi and his legions guide the Canim safely to their lands, his worst fears are realized.
The dreaded Vord-the enemy of Aleran and Cane alike-have spent the last three years laying waste to the Canim homeland. And when the Alerans are cut off from their ships, they find themselves with no choice but to fight shoulder to shoulder if they are to survive.

Learn how to fight to the death utilizing the 100 most lethal kicks, shutos and blows known to the worlds greatest karate masters. More than 100 dramatic photos cover snap kicks, heel kicks, vital points of the head and chest, shutos, palm heels, ridge hands and streetfighting with karate.

Weapons design is as crucial an aspect of a combat aircraft's development as the work of the airframers or propulsion specialists. Soviet and Russian combat aircraft generally have a well-earned reputation as capable fighting machines -- a reputation due in no small part to the punch they pack.
This new book examines the development of different classes of weapons carried by Soviet/Russian aircraft. One chapter is devoted to cannons, while others cover missiles developed by various design bureaus, including the now-famous Vympel, Raduga and Zvezda companies -- air-to-air missiles, from the Mikoyan KS-1 anti-shipping missile of the mid-1950s to 'smart weapons' of today, such as the laser-guided Raduga Kh-29L and TV-guided Kh-29T.