Grandma’s sweaters never looked this alluring! Forget about traditional knitting patterns, because this collection showcases completely up-to-date, with-it, and sexy garments meant for today’s fashion-forward young divas. Every project is a fabulous surprise that will have you grabbing those needles and stitching as fast as you can. Make a glamorous ?fur” coat along with a pair of boot toppers. Create an array of halters, tanks, and tube tops that would look hot paired with extra-short shorts. Select from a slew of slinky black dresses?a must for any wardrobe?adorned with jewels and fringe.
The Soviet War Machine: An Encyclopedia of Russian Military Equipment and Strategy
A very informative large 247 page illustrated hard cover book of the Soviet Unions' armed might. Clearly states a second impression, 1977. Detailed info. on the weapons, the tactics, the strategies, the leaders and the personnel. Their major bases, building yards, ground force emplacements. 200 full color and line detailed drawings of aircraft, ships, tanks. Comparative tables and charts, 8 maps and diagrams.
Many gruesome images of casualties become less sobering when one notices that they're photographs of re-creations from London's Imperial War Museum, stills from fictional movies or posed scenarios for training purposes. Still, Simon Adams's Eyewitness: World War I, part of an extensive Eyewitness series, provides an informative, picture-and-caption history lesson. Countless actual photos of trench life, tanks, rifles, uniforms, airplanes, artificial trees (for artillery observation posts) and other battle equipment and behavior are featured along with the re-creations.
