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The U2 Spy Plane Crisis: Turning Point In The Cold War, William Weiss Nov 2010

The U2 Spy Plane Crisis: Turning Point In The Cold War, William Weiss

ERAU Prescott Aviation History Program

When the Soviets shot down Francis Gary Powers’ U2 spy plane in 1960, it caused an international crisis. Thanks to recently declassified US and former Soviet archives, we can now hear the inside story of what really happened as told by an American History writer & lecturer.


The Yemen Narrative: Cargo Cults And Cargo Security, Ibpp Editor Nov 2010

The Yemen Narrative: Cargo Cults And Cargo Security, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author gives a psychological perspective on the security of aviation cargo shipments.


Book Reviews: If By Sea: The Forging Of The American Navy—From The American Revolution To The War Of 1812; The Age Of The Ship Of The Line: The British & French Navies, 1650-1815; Six Frigates: The Epic History Of The Founding Of The U.S. Navy, Robert M. Oxley Nov 2010

Book Reviews: If By Sea: The Forging Of The American Navy—From The American Revolution To The War Of 1812; The Age Of The Ship Of The Line: The British & French Navies, 1650-1815; Six Frigates: The Epic History Of The Founding Of The U.S. Navy, Robert M. Oxley

Humanities & Communication - Daytona Beach

This document is Dr. Oxley's review of three books: If by Sea: The Forging of the American Navy--From the American Revolution to the War of 1812, by George C. Daughan. Basic Books, 2008. 563 pp. Maps, glossary, notes, bibliography, index. ISBN 978-0-465-01607-5 $30; The Age of the Ship of the Line: The British & French Navies, 1650-1815, by Jonathan R. Dull. University of Nebraska Press, 2009. 260 pp. Maps, diagrams, notes, index. ISBN 978-0-8032-1930-4 $29.95; and Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy, by Ian W. Toll. W.W. Norton, 2006. 560 pp. Illustrations, chronology, …


Memory And True Lies, Ibpp Editor Oct 2010

Memory And True Lies, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses the concept of memory, its relation to culture, and three hypothetical phenomena associated with it.


Giving Foot The Boot: Right Or Wrong?, Ibpp Editor Oct 2010

Giving Foot The Boot: Right Or Wrong?, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The article examines philosopher Philippa Foot’s famous conundrum – The Trolley Problem.


Venus In Furs: Why False Confessions Are True, Ibpp Editor Sep 2010

Venus In Furs: Why False Confessions Are True, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses the nature of truth and false confessions in the context of confession and interrogation.


The Strange Fruit Of 9/11, Ibpp Editor Sep 2010

The Strange Fruit Of 9/11, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses the 9/11/2001 terrorist attacks and the larger psychological narrative and context of the attacks. Stoicism is considered as a viable response.


American Graffiti: Musings On The Ground Zero Mosque, Ibpp Editor Sep 2010

American Graffiti: Musings On The Ground Zero Mosque, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses reactions and parallels to a mosque proposed near the site of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center in public discourse.


A Day In The Life Of A Float Plane Charter Pilot, Bryan Cox Sep 2010

A Day In The Life Of A Float Plane Charter Pilot, Bryan Cox

ERAU Prescott Aviation History Program

Ever taken a float plane trip or wanted to? Learn what it’s like to be a float plane pilot doing charter work in the Puget Sound area of Washington state. Hear this light-heated, informal, presentation by someone who has done all this for “fun and profit”!


Dirty Laundry: A Philosophical Primer For Politicians On Scandal, Ibpp Editor Aug 2010

Dirty Laundry: A Philosophical Primer For Politicians On Scandal, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses the management of post-sex scandals by politicians from a variety of theoretical and/or philosophical perspectives.


Stanley Mcchrystal, Felix Dzerzhinsky, Jérôme Kerviel: Are We All Ciphers?, Ibpp Editor Jun 2010

Stanley Mcchrystal, Felix Dzerzhinsky, Jérôme Kerviel: Are We All Ciphers?, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article examines the fall of United States (US) Army General Stanley McChrystal, and the concepts of the self and identity.


An Update On Suicide Terrorism, Ibpp Editor Jun 2010

An Update On Suicide Terrorism, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author considers the potential moral and ethical merits of suicide and suicide terrorism from a historical and philosophical perspective.


Psychologists Gone Wild: The Politics Of Scientific Psychology, Ibpp Editor Jun 2010

Psychologists Gone Wild: The Politics Of Scientific Psychology, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

With power on the line in science, one should expect controversy beyond the substantive. In scientific psychology—whether discovering human nature or discovering what can be said about it—the search for the what of human nature becomes a mask for human nature.


Are We All On The M Squad? Murdering Schoolchildren In China, Ibpp Editor May 2010

Are We All On The M Squad? Murdering Schoolchildren In China, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses the phenomena of violent attacks against schoolchildren in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), and its relevance to political psychologists.


Why Terrorism? Whose Terror?, Ibpp Editor Mar 2010

Why Terrorism? Whose Terror?, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author considers terrorism as a competitor for the legally constituted authority and power of governments.


David And Goliath – Battle For The Airways, Hal Cope Feb 2010

David And Goliath – Battle For The Airways, Hal Cope

ERAU Prescott Aviation History Program

You know of AA, UA & DL, but what about the hundreds of other airlines? Learn the history of the non-scheduled airlines or “nonskeds” who battled the big guys for a piece of the air travel market. Hear their story from Hal Cope, a former airline pilot and manager, who is writing the history of these airlines.


A Historical Look At The Av-8 Harrier Program, Bill O'Hara Jan 2010

A Historical Look At The Av-8 Harrier Program, Bill O'Hara

ERAU Prescott Aviation History Program

Hear the inside story of one of the most controversial airplanes ever introduced to Naval Aviation, as told by a Marine pilot with more than 3,000 hours in the Harrier. Bill (Prof) O’Hara, was also the real pilot in the movie “True Lies” with Arnold Schwarzenegger!


Ripples, Bobby G. Martin Jan 2010

Ripples, Bobby G. Martin

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