C Smith: 414 books
Predictive Policing
The Role of Crime Forecasting in Law Enforcement Operations
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2013
Predictive policing is the use of analytical techniques to identify targets for police intervention with the goal of preventing crime, solving past crimes, or identifying potential offenders and victims. These tools are not a substitute for integrated approaches to policing, nor are they a crystal ball....
by I. C. Smith, Nigel West
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2012
Although China’s intelligence activities may not have been well documented, they can be traced back to the ancient writings of Sun Tzu, and espionage has been a characteristic of Chinese domestic politics and international relations ever since. The People’s Republic of China has long engaged in...
Technical Services Management, 1965-1990
A Quarter Century of Change and a Look to the Future
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2012
Gain an in-depth understanding of changes in technical services that have taken place over a quarter century and look at future trends and changes that may occur. Technical Services Management surveys and analyzes technical services in libraries from 1965 to 1990, a formative period and one of great...
Infrared Spectral Interpretation
A Systematic Approach
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2018
This author's second volume introduces basic principles of interpreting infrared spectral data, teaching its readers to make sense of the data coming from an infrared spectrometer. Contents include spectra and diagnostic bands for the more common functional groups as well as chapters on polyester...
by Jean Balié, Ilaria Caprioglio, M.P. Tiziana Cattaneo
Language: Italian
Release Date: October 28, 2015
Language: Italian
Release Date: October 28, 2015
Il cibo, la terra, l’acqua, l’ambiente in cui viviamo, la crescita demografica, rappresentano sfide ineludibili alle quali le istituzioni multilaterali e i governi sono tenuti a dare una risposta. Fame, povertà, sprechi alimentari, accaparramento delle terre, cambiamenti climatici, scarsità...
by Peter C. Smith
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2006
The use of formulae has become widespread in recent years across most developed countries. In the UK, a conservative estimate is that annually £150 billion of public service expenditure is distributed using formulae, in services such as health care, local government, social security and higher education....
Dive Bomber!
Aircraft, Technology, and Tactics in World War II
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2008
Details on planes like the German Stuka, the American Dauntless, the Japanese Aichi D3A1 "Val," the Soviet PE-2, and numerous others. Riveting accounts of aerial combat. Includes maps, diagrams, tables, and photos.
by T.C. Smith
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2015
In 1763, by the Peace of Paris, England won a position of unapproached supremacy in colonial possessions and in naval strength. The entire North American continent east of the Mississippi River was now under the British flag, and four West India sugar islands were added to those already in English...
Midway: Dauntless Victory
A re-examination of America’s greatest naval victory of World War II.
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2008
This is an in-depth study of the battle of Midway that reviews the many previous accounts and compares their accuracy and veracity with fresh documentation that has been released recently, including new material on the post-war analysis made by a US select committee. There are new viewpoints on the...
The Great Ships
British Battleships in World War II
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2008
Authoritative study of the battleship in World War II. Stirring episodes of naval combat. Covers the famous chase after the Bismarck, the sinking of the Scharnhorst, the coastal bombardments on D-Day, and other actions.
War in the Aegean
The Campaign for the Eastern Mediterranean in World War II
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2008
First complete retelling of an important but little-known campaign. Eyewitness accounts from a colorful cast of German SS troops, British commandos, partisans, spies, Greek pirates, and more.
by Richard C. Smith
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2016
From Scribbles to Poetry, is all about descriptive poetry. The Author likes to write pictures as this is what this type of writing is called. At open mic readings people come to him and tell him that while he was reading they were seeing pictures of the poem in their minds. This is what he really...
by Hubert C. Smith
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2001
*Covers lightplane performance flight testing methods, measures, and computer applications
*Includes CD-ROM with sample spreadsheets containing equations to help readers perform their own flight tests
*Describes GPS (Global Positioning System) test method for airspeed calibration and rapid-wind camera method for takeoff performance