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Cambridge University Press Drones Force and Law
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Cambridge University Press Drones Force and Law
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Cambridge University Press The Modern Warship
Book SynopsisPart of the Cambridge Manuals of Science and Literature series, and printed in 1913, The Modern Warship by Edward L. Attwood offers a pre-First World War account of the design and construction of British warships, from a naval architect's perspective.Table of ContentsFrontispiece: model of the H. M. S. Queen Mary; Preface; 1. Design; 2. Hull construction; 3. Armour; 4. Armament; 5. Equipment; 6. Stability and rolling; 7. Engines, boilers, etc.; 8. Ventilation and pumping; 9. Watertight subdivision; 10. Steering and turning; 11. Power and speed; 12. The cost of warships; Bibliography; Index.
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Avonmore Books Pacific Adversaries Volume One Japanese Army Air
Book SynopsisThis volume conveys detailed stories of aerial warfare in the South Pacific, chosen because both Japanese and Allied records can be matched for an accurate accounting. This first volume describes confrontations between the Japanese Army Air Force (JAAF) and the Allies in New Guinea and the Solomons.Table of ContentsIntroduction Glossary Japanese Aircraft Types Chapter 1 The Lucky Shot Chapter 2 Collision Over Lae Chapter 3 The Battle Which Never Was Chapter 4 Takehashi Meets Deblanc Chapter 5 Kamikaze or Miscalculation? Chapter 6 A Long Legacy Chapter 7 The Nama-Namba Man Chapter 8 Sole Survivor – Bombura’s Tale Chapter 9 Medal of Honor Chapter 10 Fire-Breathing Dragon-Slayer Chapter 11 Sally in the Mountains Chapter 12 The Rare Sonia Chapter 13 Mitchell Destroyed Chapter 14 Two Boomers Down Chapter 15 Ten Knights in a Bar Room Chapter 16 The Last Dragon Sources
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The History Press Ltd The Hercules Story
Book SynopsisThe C-130 Hercules first flew in 1954, an easily maintained aircraft which entered service with the USAF Tactical Air Command. Ten years later the ''Charlie 130'' was providing the essential logistical support in Vietnam where a new landing technique, the Khe Sanh approach, added to the Hercules folklore. Paradrops, airlift and evacuation operations were completed around the clock, often at low level, usually under fire and nearly always in bad weather. AC-130 gunships blasted the Ho Chi Minh Trail at night, Lamplighters and Blind Bats dropped flares, and others scattered defoliant, ''pancake bombs'' and 15,000 ''Big Blue'' block-busters. But more than anything else it was in the role of ''Trash and Ass hauler'' that the C-130 earned unstinting admiration from ground troops and aircrews alike. The ''Herky Bird'' or ''Fat Albert'', as the C-130 is fondly known, went on to serve with similar panache in the Gulf War and in humanitarian relief operations around the worl
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The History Press Ltd The Tornado Story
Book SynopsisThe story of the first European fighter jet.
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Panzertruppen
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd German RemoteControl Tank Units 19431945 Schiffer
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Armored Vehicles and Units of the German Order
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd An Illustrated Guide to German Panzers 19351945
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Arado AR 232
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd The Horten Ho 9Ho 229
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Jagdgeschwader 3 âœUdetâ in World War II
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd The Tiger Project A Series Devoted to Germanyâs
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Kampfpanzer Maus
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Knights of the Skull Vol. 1
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd M40 Gun Motor Carriage and M43 Howitzer Motor
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd M1 Abrams
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd SturmgeschÃtz
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd German Eagles in Spanish Skies
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The University Press of Kentucky Uniting against the Reich
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction The Road to Casablanca The Casablanca Directive and Breaking Command Unity Testing the Casablanca Directive The Breaking Points Reorganization Taking the Fight to the Luftwaffe The Spring Campaign Against European Transportation The Summer Oil Offensive Breaking the German Way of War Punishing the Reich Conclusions Appendix Bibliography Preface Foreword
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd The King Tiger VolI v 1 H Scheibert King Tiger
Book SynopsisCovers the development and use of the King Tiger armored fighting vehicle.
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Panther Its Variants
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Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. Sturmgeschutz Its Variants
Book SynopsisKnown for its emphasis on detail, the Spielberger series shows in factory, test and combat photographs, and line drawings, all production models, prototypes and modifications of specific armor and military vehicles. Volume II is focused on Stürmgeschutz assault guns. All short and long gun versions, as well as the various support vehicles of the Sturmartillerie are described. The author has also included a concise history of the units that operated the type during the Second World War.
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Panzertruppen
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Rinaldi Studio Press Sm.03 Sazabi Custom
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AFV Modeller Ltd Scrapyard Armour
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Harpia Publishing, LLC Emb312 Tucano
Book SynopsisHarpia Publishing is proud to announce the launch of a new title for 2017, EMB-312 Tucano: Brazil's turboprop success story, set to become the definitive English-language reference work on this revolutionary Latin American aerospace product. Written by an expert in the field, this book recounts the story of Embraer's EMB-312 turboprop trainer, the first aircraft in its class to offer a cockpit and controls equivalent to its fighter contemporaries, as well enough power to match the high-speed manoeuvres of comparable jet trainers. Cheap to fly, capable of operating from unprepared runways and with limited maintenance requirements, the Tucano was Embraer's first design to be built under license outside Brazil, and more than 660 units were produced for service in 16 countries, seven of which have taken it into combat. Although it is best known as a trainer, this remarkable aircraft has also provided front-line air defence in countries including Paraguay and Honduras. After almost 30 yeTrade ReviewThis book describes the success story of the EMB Tucano and is a joy to read as well as a marvelous photo book showing the Tucano in all its executions and paintings that were used by the different air forces it served." - 5 stars * Aviationbookreviews.com *Modellers will find this publication valuable in the extreme for any Tucano build project, and personal accounts breathe extra life into what is an already fascinating, but previously ignored subject. Highly recommended. * Airfix Model World *
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Pen & Sword Books Ltd Disasters of the Deep
Book SynopsisAn authoritative yet dramatic account of the world's great submarine disasters.
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Pen & Sword Books Ltd Ten Squadrons of Hurricanes
Book SynopsisAs this superbly researched book reveals by examining the roles, actions and personalities of ten Hurricane squadrons, this iconic aircraft was not only exceptionally robust but astonishingly versatile.
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Johns Hopkins University Press Information at Sea
Book SynopsisHe argues that the human-machine systems used to coordinate forces were as critical to naval successes in World War II as the ships and commanders more familiar to historians.Trade ReviewThis is an excellent and important book. The author, a U.S. Navy Reserve officer, is well qualified to point to the distinction between the visible side of sea power, as reflected in ships and in naval weapons, and the much less visible but absolutely essential side involving the use of information. -- Norman Friedman Proceedings Wolter's familiarity with naval minutiae and procedures leads to a lively and procedures leads to a lively, highly readable narrative that also maintains scholarly depth and thoroughness. Choice Information at Sea is a wonderful book, contributing to our understanding of the evolution of human-machine integration... a 'must read'! -- Mark Hagerott International Journal of Maritime History Both author and publisher have made this an appealing book. Illustrations of key personalities and equipment not only bring the subject to life, but are all the more helpful in understanding the core issues... This book is a must for any serious student of naval operations, platform design and in particular of the USN. Despite its specialised subject matter it will be valuable to military historians in general, especially those looking at the development and problems associated with command in the twentieth century. -- Dr. Marcus Faulkner British Journal of Military History This book will appeal to a broad cross-section of readers with an interest in naval matters and in particular those officers and sailors of the war-fighting community... Wolters has done a fine job in researching and writing this book and the astute reader will recognise that there are important lessons to be learned in it. -- John Perryman Great Circle The reader interested in a broad history of command and control design and innovation aboard US warships from the Civil War to World War II will be well rewarded. Wolters has mastered the sources surrounding this topic and writes in an easy style... This book is most highly recommended. -- John T. Kuehn International Journal of Naval History An outstanding history of the US Navy from the Civil War through the Second World War... Information at Sea has four particular strengths. First, it reveals the connective tissues and nervous system of shipboard command and control across an eighty-year period through extensive pioneering archival research. Second, its well written chronicle of technological investigation, adaptation, innovation, and combat applications will appeal to experts and general readers alike. Third, it seamlessly interweaves bureaucratic decision-making with matters of laboratory research and development, field experimentation, adjustments in training and education, and the new command and control systems; Wolters explains how, why, and to what effect the Navy made changes to improve its combat efficiency. Fourth, the book challenges the longstanding notion that entrenched naval conservatism time and again retarded innovation. Wolters makes abundantly clear that, on the contrary, the Navy regularly listened, learned, and made intelligent decisions about integrating new communications and detection systems... For all these reasons, Information at Sea should stand as a landmark work of military history. -- Branden Little Michigan War Studies ReviewTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Flags, Flares, and Lights: A World before Wireless2. Sparks and Arcs: The Navy Adopts Radio3. War and Peace: Coordinating Naval Forces4. A Most Complex Problem: Demanding Information5. Creating the Brain of a Warship: Radar and the CICConclusionAbbreviationsNotesEssay on SourcesArchives and Manuscript CollectionsIndex
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Amberley Publishing The Harrier
Book SynopsisAuthor David Oliver describes the development and production of the Harrier from the original Kestrel project.
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Pen & Sword Books Ltd Panzers of the Wehrmacht 19331945 Fact File
Book SynopsisA highly accessible overview of German Panzers and variations of tanks with technical data, facts and pictures as used by German Wehrmacht in WW2.
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Pen & Sword Books Ltd American Wheeled Armoured Fighting Vehicles
Book SynopsisComprehensive account in words and images of all US Wheeled AFVs of the last 80 years.
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Pen & Sword Books Ltd Armoured Warfare and the WaffenSS 19441945 Rare
Book SynopsisPhotographic history of the campaigns fought by the Waffen-SS during the final stages of the Second World War
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Pen & Sword Books Ltd Axis Armoured Fighting Vehicles of the Second
Book SynopsisSuperb collection of colour and B&W images of all Axis AFV variants of WW2 across all theatres
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Pen & Sword Books Ltd Tanks of the USSR 19171945
Book SynopsisA short, but well-researched overview of the main developments of tanks used by the USSR from 1917-1945
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Pen & Sword Books Ltd Flight Craft 14: Messerschmitt Bf109
Book SynopsisThe famous Messerschmitt Bf 109 single-seat fighter was one of the most important warplanes of the Second World War. Originally designed during the 1930s, and a contemporary of the equally-legendary Supermarine Spitfire, it was vitally important to Germany's Luftwaffe and was flown in combat by the highest-scoring fighter pilots in history. It was in service throughout the Second World War and was built in a number of significant versions that proved to be worthy adversaries of the very best of the Allied warplanes that it flew against. Bf 109s operated in all the major areas of conflict where German forces were engaged in combat and, in modified form, the type even had a post-war career in several countries that extended well into the 1950s.
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Pen & Sword Books Ltd United States Army Armored Division of the Second
Book SynopsisThe routing of the British and French Armies in May and June 1940 by the Wehrmacht's armoured divisions caused a major rethink by the US Army's senior leadership. The result was the formation of the two armoured divisions in July 1940; the first named 'Old Ironside' and second designated 'Hell on Wheels'. In 1941, a further three armoured divisions were created; the third (Spearhead), the fourth (remained unnamed) and the fifth called 'Victory'. The following year seven more were created, the sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth. The final two armoured divisions formed in 1943 numbered the sixteenth and twentieth. All but one of these powerful formations went on to see service in the European Theatre of Operation (ETO); the exception being the 1st Armoured Division that served in North Africa, Sicily and Italy. These fourteen divisions proved their effectiveness against the Axis forces. In this carefully researched book military historian and much published author Michael Green explains their operational and fighting doctrine. Equipment enthusiasts will appreciate the lavish images and informed captions of the armoured fighting vehicles and other equipment employed.
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Pen & Sword Books Ltd M2/M3 Bradley: Rare Photographs from Wartime
Book SynopsisThrough hundreds of color photos, the bulk previously unpublished, Images of War: M2 Bradley explores America's premier Infantry Fighting Vehicle in an unprecedented level of detail. Go inside and out the modern-day icon, then ride it into battle through they myriad of photos presented in this book. See why Bradley remains one of the most formidable armored combat vehicles of its class, even as it logs over 35 years of service.
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Pen & Sword Books Ltd M7 Priest: Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives
Book SynopsisThe M7 Howitzer Motor Carriage, dubbed the Priest, was the most successful and widely used example of American self-propelled artillery during WWII. Examples continued to be used by the U.S. Army during the Korean war, and beyond, even serving Allied countries into the 1970s.
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Pen & Sword Books Ltd Hitler's Panzers: The Complete History 1933-1945
Book SynopsisOften it is assumed that Hitler's panzers stormed into action perfectly formed, driving through the armies of the Poles in 1939 and the French in 1940 and defeating them. The dramatic blitzkrieg victories won by the Wehrmacht early in the Second World War - in which the panzers played a leading role - tend to confirm this impression. But, as Anthony Tucker-Jones demonstrates in this illustrated, comprehensive and revealing history of the panzers, this is far from the truth. As armoured fighting vehicles the early panzers were no better than - sometimes inferior to - those of their opponents, but their tactics rather than their technology gave them an advantage. Later on German tank designers developed technically superior tanks but these could not be built fast enough or in sufficient numbers. For all their excellence, they were overwhelmed by the American Shermans and Soviet T-34s that were produced in their tens of thousands. This is the story Anthony Tucker-Jones relates as he traces the evolution of the panzers from the modest beginnings in the 1930s to the Panzer IVs, Panthers and Tigers which were the most formidable German tanks of the war. Not only does he cover their design and production history, he also assesses their combat performance and gives a fascinating insight into the decision-making at the highest level which directed German tank design.
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Pen & Sword Books Ltd Hitler's Light Tanks: Rare Photographs from
Book SynopsisHitler's Wehrmacht led the way in armoured warfare as the successful blitzkriegs in Poland and North West Europe in 1940 so convincingly proved. The contribution of light tanks such as Panzers I, II and 35(t) was critical. As the war spread to the Balkans, north Africa and the invasion of Russia, German engineers worked tirelessly modifying existing light tanks and developing new models. The growing Soviet armoured threat, in particular, spawned tank destroyers such as the Marder III Panzerjager, SdKfz 138/1 and 139. Anti-aircraft variants included the Flakpanzer 38(t) and the SdKfz 140/1 was a reconnaissance tank armed with a 20mm turret-mounted gun, developed from the SdKfz 22 armoured car, whereas the Aufklarungerspanzer 38(t) carried a 7.5cm gun in the support reconnaissance role. In the final stages of the war light tanks were phased out and the Marder and 38 (t) were up-gunned; the Wespe was adapted from the Panzer II chassis. This superbly illustrated book gives a comprehensive overview of the multitude of vehicles and variants that came into service. With the text and captions providing technical data, the images show this formidable array of fighting vehicles in action across the theatres of war.
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Pen & Sword Books Ltd Tiger I and Tiger II Tanks, German Army and
Book SynopsisTiger tanks were among the most-feared fighting vehicles of the Second World War and they gained almost legendary status, yet they never fulfilled their potential because they were not produced in sufficient numbers and the tide the war had turned against the German army by the time they were introduced. Often they were deployed in difficult circumstances and in defensive battles, struggling against the odds. Nowhere was this more true than in western Europe during the Allied advance across France and into Germany, and it is the Tigers of this phase of the war that Dennis Oliver portrays in his third volume on the Tiger in the TankCraft series. He uses archive photos and extensively researched colour illustrations to examine the Tiger tanks and units of the German Army and Waffen-SS heavy panzer battalions that struggled to resist the onslaught of Allied armour and air attacks during the last days of the conflict. A key section of his book displays available model kits and aftermarket products, complemented by a gallery of beautifully constructed and painted models in various scales. Technical details as well as modifications introduced during production and in the field are also examined providing everything the modeller needs to recreate an accurate representation of these historic tanks.
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Pen & Sword Books Ltd The Dark Age of Tanks: Britain's Lost Armour,
Book SynopsisIn the thirty years after the Second World War, the British army entered a period of intense technological development. Due to the lack of surviving documentation, this period is almost a second Dark Age. What survives shows the British Army's struggle to use cutting edge technology to create weapons that could crush the Soviet Union's armed forces, all the while fighting against the demands of Her Majesty's Treasury. On this journey, the Army entertained ideas such as micro-tanks of about 20 tons in weight with two-man crews, massive 183mm anti-tank guns, devastating rocket artillery, colossal anti-tank guided missiles and ended up on the cusp of building hover tanks. This book takes a look at the records from a time period of increasing importance to the tank historian and starts the process of illuminating the dark age of British tanks.
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Pen & Sword Books Ltd Tiger I: German Army Heavy Tank: Eastern Front,
Book SynopsisThe Tiger I tank, probably the most famous German armoured vehicle of the Second World War, might have been a war-winning, break-through weapon if it had been produced in sufficient numbers and if it had been introduced earlier on the Eastern Front, before the balance of strength had tipped towards the Soviet Union. At the Battle of Kursk there were not enough Tigers to make a decisive difference and thereafter the Tiger was forced to play a mainly defensive role as the Wehrmacht struggled to withstand the advances of the Red Army. And it is this period in the Tiger tank's short history that Dennis Oliver concentrates on in this, his third book on the Tiger in the TankCraft series. He uses archive photos and extensively researched colour illustrations to examine the tanks and units of the German army's heavy panzer battalions. A large part of the book showcases available model kits and aftermarket products, complemented by a gallery of beautifully constructed and painted models in various scales. Technical details as well as modifications introduced during production and in the field are also examined providing everything the modeller needs to recreate an accurate representation of the Tigers of 1943.
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Pen & Sword Books Ltd From Hunter to Hunted: The U-Boat in the
Book SynopsisIn the early stages of the Second World War, Donitz's U-boats generally adhered to Prize Rules, surfacing before attacking and making every effort to preserve the lives of their victims' crews. But, with the arming of merchantmen and greater risk of damage or worse, they increasingly attacked without warning. So successful was the U-boat campaign that Churchill saw it as the gravest threat the Nation faced. The low point was the March 1943 attack on convoys SC122 and HX229 when 44 U-boats sank 22 loaded ships. The pendulum miraculously swung with improved tactics and technology. In May 1943 out of a force of over 50 U-boats that challenged ONS5, eight were sunk and 18 were damaged, some seriously. Such losses were unsustainable and, with allied yards turning out ships at ever increasing rates, Donitz withdrew his wolf packs from the North Atlantic. Expert naval author and historian Bernard Edwards traces the course of the battle of the Atlantic through a series of thrilling engagement case studies.
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Pen & Sword Books Ltd Stalin's Armour, 1941-1945: Soviet Tanks at War
Book SynopsisStalin's purge of army officers in the late 1930s and disputes about tank tactics meant that Soviet armoured forces were in disarray when Hitler invaded in 1941\. As a result, during Operation Barbarossa, the Wehrmacht's 3,200 panzers ran circles round the Red Army's tank force of almost 20,000 - thousands of Soviet tanks were disabled or destroyed. Yet within two years of this disaster the Red Army's tank arm had regained its confidence and numbers and was in a position to help turn the tide and liberate the Soviet Union. This is the remarkable story Anthony Tucker-Jones relates in this concise, highly illustrated history of the part played by Soviet armour in the war on the Eastern Front. Chapters cover each phase of the conflict, from Barbarossa, through the battles at Moscow, Stalingrad and Kursk to the massive, tank-led offensives that drove the Wehrmacht back to Berlin. Technical and design developments are covered, but so are changes in tactics and the role of the tanks in the integrated all-arms force that crushed German opposition.
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