Fragile Cargo

Fragile Cargo
Author: Adam Brookes
Publsiher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2023-02-14
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781982149291

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The gripping true story of the bold and determined museum curators who saved the priceless treasures of China’s Forbidden City in the years leading up to World War II and beyond. Spring 1933: The silent courtyards and palaces of Peking’s Forbidden City, for centuries the home of Chinese emperors, are tense with fear and expectation. Japan’s aircrafts drone overhead, its troops and tanks are only hours away. All-out war between China and Japan is coming, and the curators of the Forbidden City are faced with an impossible question: how will they protect the vast imperial art collections in their charge? A difficult and monumental decision is made: to safeguard the treasures, they will need to be evacuated. The magnificent collections contain a million pieces of art—objects that carry China’s deepest and most ancient memories. Among them are irreplaceable artefacts: exquisite paintings on silk, vanishingly rare Ming porcelain, and the extraordinary Stone Drums of Qin, which are adorned with 2,500-year-old inscriptions of crucial cultural significance. For sixteen terrifying years, under the quiet leadership of museum director Ma Heng, the curators would go on to transport the imperial art collections thousands of miles across China—up rivers of white water, across mountain ranges, and through burning cities. In their search for safety the curators and their fragile, invaluable cargo journeyed through the maelstrom of violence, chaos, and starvation that was China’s Second World War. Told for the first time in English and playing out across a vast historical canvas, this is the exhilarating story of a small group of men and women who, when faced with war’s onslaught on civilization, chose to resist. Fragile Cargo reminds us of the enduring power of beauty in a world beset by conflict and violence.

Fragile Cargo

Fragile Cargo
Author: Adam Brookes
Publsiher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2023-02-14
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781982149307

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The “gripping and meticulously researched” (The Times, London) true story of the determined museum curators who saved the priceless treasures of China’s Forbidden City in the years leading up to World War II and beyond. Spring 1933: The silent courtyards and palaces of Peking’s Forbidden City, for centuries the home of Chinese emperors, are tense with fear and expectation. Japan’s aircrafts drone overhead, its troops and tanks are only hours away. All-out war between China and Japan is coming, and the curators of the Forbidden City are faced with an impossible question: how will they protect the vast imperial art collections in their charge? A difficult and monumental decision is made: to safeguard the treasures, they will need to be evacuated. The magnificent collections contain a million pieces of art—objects that carry China’s deepest and most ancient memories. Among them are irreplaceable artefacts: exquisite paintings on silk, rare Ming porcelain, and the extraordinary Stone Drums of Qin, which are adorned with 2,500-year-old inscriptions of cultural significance. For sixteen years, under the quiet leadership of museum director Ma Heng, the curators would go on to transport the imperial art collections thousands of miles across China—up rivers of white water, across mountain ranges, and through burning cities. In their search for safety the curators and their fragile, invaluable cargo journeyed through the maelstrom of violence, chaos, and starvation that was China’s Second World War. Told for the first time in English and playing out across a vast historical canvas, this “compelling story of art, war, and adventure” (Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of The Romanovs: 1613-1918) follows the small group of men and women who, when faced with war’s onslaught on civilization, chose to resist.

Field Manual

Field Manual
Author: United States. Department of the Army
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 248
Release: 1952
Genre: Electronic Book
ISBN: UCAL:B3241144

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Transportation Port Companies Military Stevedoring

Transportation  Port Companies  Military Stevedoring
Author: United States. Department of the Army
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 242
Release: 1952
Genre: Loading and unloading
ISBN: SRLF:A0004901435

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Manual of Seamanship

Manual of Seamanship
Author: Great Britain. Admiralty
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 510
Release: 1954
Genre: Electronic Book
ISBN: UCAL:B3114777

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Air Cargo

Air Cargo
Author: Joachim G. Schäfer
Publsiher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 367
Release: 2023-02-17
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9783658381936

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This book uses numerous examples to describe the current opportunities and risks of air freight against the backdrop of stagnating transport volumes since the financial crisis in 2008. It shows what impact these developments have had on those involved, in particular shippers, airlines, airports and freight forwarders. The application-oriented presentation also provides an insight into the design of complex supply chains and the areas of tension in which the players in air freight operate.

Cargo Crime

Cargo Crime
Author: John J. Coughlin
Publsiher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2012-10-08
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781466581340

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Cargo crime including theft, fraud, and the passage of contraband through commercial shipping lanes poses an enormous threat to security and the economy. By understanding the current methods and operations of those who attack the supply chain, industry professionals can design effective security plans and law enforcement can properly investigate th

English in Business

English in Business
Author: Jacek Gordon
Publsiher: e-bookowo
Total Pages: 602
Release: 2023-10-10
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9788396867339

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ENGLISH IN BUSINESS to angielsko-polski słownik i leksykon definicji z zakresu szeroko rozumianego słownictwa z dziedziny finansów, bankowości oraz terminów ekonomicznych i używanych w ubezpieczeniach. Całość liczy ponad 12 tysięcy haseł słownikowych oraz 6725 definicji opisowych. Publikacja jest także podręcznikiem dla osób uczących się Business English i jest przeznaczona na komputery i tablety.