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  Drop Zone Borneo - Life and...

  Roger Annett

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  In 1963 the Indonesian Army that threatened Borneo numbered 330,000 men, plus three thousand Commandos. Of these, six thousand were within 20 miles of the Borneo frontier. This grew to thirteen thousand in early 1965. From mid-way through 1964, British troops and their allies who were defending the border started to make offensive incursions into Indonesian Borneo—these operations were codenamed "Claret".  Taken into account the confrontational nature of the campaign, casualties sustained in Borneo were surprisingly light.    That in the whole of the Borneo campaign there were no fatalities among the RAF supply-dropping transports was extraordinary. The border area between the Indonesian and Malaysian parts of Borneo was one of the most inaccessible areas of mountainous jungle anywhere in the world—an entire army was kept supplied in the field for the complete campaign.   This is the exciting account from a pilot who flew the dangerous flying missions and relates the tenseness and stresses of Jungle life in those dangerous days.

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  Conscious Parenting of Your...

  Mihaela Plugarasu

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  Turn difficult moments into opportunities for connection with conscious disciplineDiscover how you can communicate with your toddler to de-escalate difficult moments and connect through your bond of love. Conscious Parenting of Your Toddler teaches you the skills you need to master the art of self-reflection and self-regulation, as well as how those tools can help you better understand toddler behavior.Start by discovering the principles of conscious discipline: what it means to be a conscious parent, how to find calm and establish a feeling of safety, and which steps to take to connect emotionally with your toddler. Afterward, learn how you can put these principles into practice with step-by-step guides to managing common behaviors and conflicts.This guide to conscious discipline helps you:Master conscious discipline—Learn the five steps behind conscious parenting and how self-reflection will make you a better parent and a more caring adult.Understand toddler behavior—Get ahead of tantrums and disconnected behavior with proven, actionable conscious parenting advice that lets you be present for your toddler and help them feel loved.Take care of yourself—Do right by your child by looking inward, regulating your emotions, and practicing self-care so that you can be your best self.Set yourself and your child up for success with the power of conscious discipline.

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  Nga Kahui Pou - Launching Maori...

  Mason Durie

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  by 2051 the ethnic Maori population will almost double in size to close to a million, or twenty-two percent of the total New Zealand population. Even more dramatically, by 2051 thirty-three percent of all children in the country will be Maori ...' This substantial change in our society will have major implications for Maori and wider society. Professor Durie discusses traditions and customs and addresses contemporary needs in order to build development strategies for the launch of the Maori population into the new millennium.

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  Imperial Germany’s Colonization...

  Editors Charles River

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  Before the mid-19th century, European intervention in much of tropical Africa was extremely difficult because of the disease gradient. The combination of malaria and yellow fever commonly killed off half of European troops stationed in West Africa each year. It was the reverse of the conquest of the Americas, where introduced diseases wiped out 50 million indigenous Americans, opening the land to settlement and greatly reducing the ability to resist. This was much less of a problem in temperate southern Africa, accounting for the Dutch being able to set up a colony there in the 17th century. 
  The political situation was also important. Germany did not exist as a nation until 1871, when the German Empire was declared, following the decisive defeat of France in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870. Germany united into a single nation under the former king of Prussia, who became kaiser (meaning emperor). Previously, Germany had been a linguistic and cultural region fragmented into a welter of kingdoms, dukedoms, margraviates, bishoprics, and free cities. 
  The German Empire would prove to be the most short-lived of all, because, along with the Russian and Ottoman Empires, it did not survive World War I. In 1919, Germany lost all of its African colonies, which then accrued as League of Nations mandated territories either to France or Britain. The mandate over German South West Africa, the future Namibia, was placed under British control by proxy, and its day-to-day administration was handled from South Africa. Ultimately, South Africa absorbed South West Africa as a virtual province and resisted pressure to cede authority to the United Nations for decades. However, the contest between Germany and Britain on the African continent during the late 19th century would also create the conditions that led to the North Africa Campaign in World War II.

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  Everyday Letters for Busy People

  Debra Hart May, Regina McAloney

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  Now revised and updated: Hundreds of tips, techniques, and samples to help you write the perfect letter (or e-mail) no matter what the occasion. 
   
  A text message may be fast—but sometimes only a letter will do. Writing a good letter takes time and thought, but there are ways to make the process faster, easier, and more effective. 
   
  With Everyday Letters for Busy People as your guide, you can write the kind of letters that get action, build relationships, ease tense situations, and get your message across. Everyday Letters for Busy People includes a wide variety of sample letters you can use or adapt at a minute’s notice including: 
   
  Business letters • Complaint letters • Community action letters • Job-search letters • Letters to government officials and agencies • Thank-you letters • Invitations • Condolences • Resignations and many more 
   
  With a new section on how to write concise, polite, and effective e-mails, Everyday Letters for Busy People will not only help you compose the sharpest interview follow-up, the kindest thank you, the most heartfelt condolence, and the most effective complaint letter, it will also direct you in proper letter etiquette and help you become a better writer.

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  Pirate Women - The Princesses...

  Laura Sook Duncombe

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  In the first-ever Seven Seas history of the world's female buccaneers, Pirate Women: The Princesses, Prostitutes, and Privateers Who Ruled the Seven Seas tells the story of women, both real and legendary, who through the ages sailed alongside—and sometimes in command of—their male counterparts. These women came from all walks of life but had one thing in common: a desire for freedom. History has largely ignored these female swashbucklers, until now. Here are their stories, from ancient Norse princess Alfhild and warrior Rusla to Sayyida al-Hurra of the Barbary corsairs; from Grace O'Malley, who terrorized shipping operations around the British Isles during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I; to Cheng I Sao, who commanded a fleet of four hundred ships off China in the early nineteenth century. 
   
   
   
  Author Laura Sook Duncombe also looks beyond the stories to the storytellers and mythmakers. What biases and agendas motivated them? What did they leave out? Pirate Women explores why and how these stories are told and passed down, and how history changes depending on who is recording it. It's the most comprehensive overview of women pirates in one volume and chock-full of swashbuckling adventures that pull these unique women from the shadows into the spotlight that they deserve.

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