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It was meant to be a simple task of repossessing an executive jet from Nigeria... Mike became embroiled in a mess created by an English aristocrat involved in illegal currency dealing. At the same time, Mossad agents were plotting the kidnapping of a Nigerian diplomat in Kensington. To escape certain death from two groups of very angry Nigerians, Mike took off from Lagos International Airport, without permission, only to have the Nigerian Air Force waiting to shoot him down. They didn't succeed but Mike was arrested in The Ivory Coast where he finally landed. In a horrible twist, Mike's friends, two engineers who helped him escape, were jailed in Nigeria for two years. This incredible true story will make you hold your breath, laugh and cry.

Plan, build, and maintain highly secure Azure applications and workloads as they transition to the Microsoft Azure cloud, facing new threats. It is essential to integrate robust security into designs, apply proven best practices throughout the development lifecycle, and utilize multiple Azure services to enhance security. A team of Azure security experts provides a practical tutorial for tackling immediate security challenges and serves as a definitive reference for the future. Learn to maximize the platform by combining various Azure security technologies at both application and network layers, guiding you from design and development through testing, deployment, governance, and compliance. This resource is intended for Azure application designers, architects, developers, development managers, testers, and anyone aiming to ensure their cloud designs and code are secure. Discover effective strategies to improve app and workload security, minimize attack surfaces, and implement zero trust in cloud code. Learn to apply security patterns for common issues, model threats for effective mitigations, and implement modern identity solutions like OpenID Connect and OAuth2. Utilize Azure monitoring, logging, and Kusto queries, safeguard workloads with Azure Security Benchmark best practices, and review secure coding principles. Additionally, strengthen CI/CD automated workflows, container, and network security while understanding compli

Produced in association with the Musee Marmottan Monet, this beautifully illustrated book looks at the life and work of the leading light in the Impressionist movement.

The twentieth century stands out in history for its unprecedented change and transformation. Beginning in 1900, it was a time when Queen Victoria ruled England, the Imperial Manchu dynasty governed China, and the Romanov Tsars held sway in Russia. The era witnessed the nascent stages of cinema, with radio and television yet to be invented, and early automobiles on the roads while air travel remained a dream. This ambitious work features essays by twenty-four distinguished scholars who explore the significant events and themes of the century. They address political issues regionally and delve into non-political topics like physics, modern art, international economics, and the cultural impact of new technologies. The contributors examine enduring continuities and the transformative changes that defined the century. Initial chapters provide a global overview from various perspectives—demographic, scientific, economic, and cultural—while subsequent sections analyze the century's evolution continent by continent and region by region, all authored by recognized experts. Enhanced with color and black-and-white illustrations, a detailed chronology, further reading suggestions, and a comprehensive index, this work serves as an invaluable resource for understanding the complexities of the twentieth century.

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Through a selection of paintings, drawings and sketches by more than 20 painters, and extracts from their writings, this book provides an insight into the lives of the men and women who forged the Impressionist movement. Personalities featured include Renoir, Monet, Degas and Pissarro.

“I’m pursuing the impossible . . . I want to paint the air in which the bridge, the house, and boat are to be found—the beauty of the air around them . . .” Claude Monet wanted to capture more than just air and light in impasto paint on canvas, as he explained in a conversation with the Danish author Herman Bang in 1895. The master of light was also a master of shadows and reflections. This is evident in his most famous paintings, such as that of the façade of the Rouen cathedral, or the haystacks painted against light, or in the reflections of the water lilies in the pond at Giverny. In particular, his sun-drenched groves, coastlines, and depictions of the Seine in both summer and winter, demonstrate how Monet revolutionized painting by questioning the conventional notions of what a painting could be. This exquisite volume is devoted to the works from the period between 1880 and 1905 and truly paints Monet in a new light. Exhibition: Fondation Beyeler Riehen/Basel, January 22–May 28, 2017

A tour de force of both European and military history, The Franco-Prussian War is a superb account of this hugely important conflict, ideal for the student, historian and general reader alike. This Routledge Classics edition includes a new Foreword by Bertrand Taithe.

In both a philosophical and a practical work, Clausewitz defines the essential nature of war, debates the qualities of a great commander, assesses the relative strengths of defensive and offensive war, and - in highly controversial passages - considers the relationship between war and politics.

Focusing on the historical significance, this book showcases the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, highlighting its original construction as the longest suspension bridge in the world in 1926. It features rare images documenting the planning, construction, and the people behind the bridge's creation. Additionally, the vintage photographs capture the bridge's evolution over the decades, emphasizing its enduring role as a symbol of the Philadelphia-Camden metropolitan area.

Describes how to put software security into practice, covering such topics as risk analysis, coding policies, Agile Methods, cryptographic standards, and threat tree patterns.

By the time the First World War ended in 1918, eight million people had died in what had been perhaps the most apocalyptic episode the world had known. This Very Short Introduction provides a concise and insightful history of 'the Great War', focusing on why it happened, how it was fought, and why it had the consequences it did.

Writing Secure Code" covers the major aspects of creating secure applications through the entire development process. Its short, easily-digested chapters can provide software designers, architects, developers, and testers with the training, theory, and techniques they need to take the right actions to ensure security.

In tribute to Sir Michael Howard (1922-2019) and in celebration of his life and work, this Adelphi book collects a selection of his remarks and writings for IISS publications over six decades.

Kniha o Claudu Monetovi, primárně cílená na laické zájemce o výtvarné umění. Živým, populárně naučným jazykem popisuje malířův život, dílo a dobový umělecký kontext. Obsahuje desítky velkoformátových reprodukcí Monetových obrazů a faksimile monetovských dokumentů (črty, dopisy atd.). Vznikla v britském vydavatelství Carlton ve spolupráci s pařížským Musée Marmottan Monet.

Táto kniha je o "vojne v európskych dejinách" nie o "histórii vojen", a preto by čitateľ nemal očakávať prehľad konfliktov v druhej polovici 20. storočia v takom rozsahu, ako v predchádzajúcich kapitolách. V uplynulom polstoročí európske štáty spolu nebojovali a je veľmi nepravdepodobné, že sa tak ešte niekedy stane. Ale ak by k tomu predsa len došlo, existujú aj iné dobré dôvody, prečo sa pozerať na rok 1945 ako na koniec jednej éry. Tí, ktorí veria vo "vojnu proti teroru", môžu tvrdiť, že Európa je v súčasnosti opäť vo vojne. Dokonca aj tí, ktorí nesúhlasia, sotva môžu konštatovať, že mier je stabilný, alebo že stabilným pravdepodobne ostane. Lev Trockij raz povedal: "Nemusíš sa zaujímať o vojnu, ale vojna sa veľmi zaujíma o teba". Nad touto myšlienkou by sa mali Európania, ktorí sú presvedčení, že vojna sa ich už netýka, zamyslieť. Európania už síce nemusia podnecovať vlastné vojny a vyvážať ich do zvyšku sveta, ale nevedia zapečatiť svoje hranice pred širšími konfliktami v globálnom systéme, ktorého sú neoddeliteľnou súčasťou.

Kriegsgeschichte ist heute eine moderne historische Disziplin und längst nicht mehr nur eine Geschichte der Waffentechnik oder eine Chronik von Schlachten. Sie beschäftigt sich mit dem Wandel der Kriegführung, zeigt, wie Kriege in der Geschichte Gesellschaften beeinflusst und verändert haben – und ihrerseits von politischen, gesellschaftlichen, wirtschaftlichen und mentalitätsgeschichtlichen Entwicklungen beeinflusst worden sind. Michael Howard hat mit seinem Überblick, der vom Mittelalter bis ins 21. Jahrhundert reicht, ein vorbildliches Werk der Geschichtsschreibung zu einem sensiblen Thema vorgelegt. Gerade in einer Zeit, in der alles darauf ankommt, neue Kriege zu verhüten und vorhandene Konflikte zu deeskalieren, ist dieses differenzierte Buch ebenso lehrreich wie bedeutend.

Selectie van 120 van de mooiste en bekendste impressionistische schilderijen.

Wer unsere Zeit verstehen will, muß sich mit der 'Urkatastrophe des 20. Jahrhunderts' auseinandersetzen, dem Ersten Weltkrieg. Dieser erste totale Krieg der Geschichte markiert den eigentlichen Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts. Bis heute sind seine Spuren auch in der Politik unserer Tage zu sehen, ob auf dem Balkan oder im schwierigen Zusammenwachsen Europas. Michael Howard bietet einen präzisen Überblick auf zweihundert Seiten – die beste Einführung in dieses Thema. 'In der Tat handelt es sich bei diesem Buch nur um ein vom Umfang her kleines Werk. Howard ist es gelungen, das für einen Überblick Wichtigste zusammenzufassen. Er hat dabei die militärische Entwicklung in den Mittelpunkt gerückt, ohne soziale, wirtschaftliche und psychologische Aspekte auszublenden.' Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft

„Krieg“, sagt Michael Howard, „scheint so alt zu sein wie die Menschheit, Frieden aber ist eine moderne Erfindung“. In der ganzen menschlichen Geschichte war Krieg für die überwältigende Mehrzahl der Gesellschaften eine selbstverständliche Angelegenheit, durch die Rechts- und Sozialstruktur entscheidend geprägt wurden. Erst seit der Aufklärung gilt Krieg als das Übel schlechthin, das durch eine rationale soziale Organisationsform abgeschafft werden soll, eine Vorstellung, die nach den Weltkriegen zum Daseinsgrund von Völkerbund und Vereinten Nationen geworden ist. Dennoch scheinen seit einigen Jahren Anzahl und Intensität kriegerischer Konflikte wieder zuzunehmen. Ist Krieg also nach wie vor ein unvermeidlicher Bestandteil der internationalen Ordnung? Verändert die aktuelle Schwächung der Nationalstaaten nur die Art der Kriegsführung oder läutet sie ein Ende des Krieges ein? „Das Buch ist so voller Ideen, daß es jeden begeistern wird, der sich auch nur im geringsten für die Frage interessiert, wie die Welt an ihren derzeitigen Entwicklungspunkt gelangt ist.“ (The Irish Times) "Manchmal sind kleine Schriften lohnender zu lesen als dicke Bücher. Dazu gehört ohne Zweifel Michael Howards Essay 'Erfindung des Friedens'„. (Stuttgarter Zeitung) “Ein historischer Essay im besten Sinne: thesenfreudig, kenntnisreich und in einer klaren Sprache; frei von der schwerfälligen Last der Anmerkungen." (NDR)

Cultuurhistorische en cultuurfilosofische beschouwingen van Nederlandse en buitenlandse sprekers.