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“The POW Will Safely Return!”: Second World War Allied and German Propoganda [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
During the Second World War, both the Allied and Axis governments expended significant resources in the production and dissemination of propoganda. Directed at their own people, the propoganda of these governments fostered correct thinking, feelings ...
Lloydlangston, Amber, Lo, Tracy
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Beyond the Reports: Cultural Pressures, Unheard Voices and the Climate Accountability Gap in Oil and Gas Sector Governance

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Environmental governance in Nigeria's oil and gas sector remains central to global climate justice debates, yet persistent accountability failures continue to undermine meaningful environmental and social outcomes. Despite extensive regulatory frameworks, accountability in resource‐dependent contexts is frequently reduced to formal reporting ...
Hammed Afolabi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Future soldiers in contemporary science fiction: the victory of complete harmony of body and mind on the example of Gordon R. Dickson’s Mercenaries – Dorsai

open access: yesFacta Simonidis, 2012
Military Science Fiction as a sub-genre of SF literature has gained a major acclaim throughout the years, especially after the II World War. It mainly deals with predictions such as: how modern warfare will look like in the future, what body upgrading ...
Małgorzata Samulak-Piłat
doaj   +1 more source

French and Indian Cruelty? The Fate of the Oswego Prisoners of War, 1756-1758

open access: yes, 2014
This article examines what happened to approximately 1,200 prisoners of war taken by the French and their Indian allies at the British post Fort Oswego in August 1756.
Shannon, Timothy J.
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How to ‘survive’ after graduating in science or engineering: Becoming an academic administrator

open access: yesThe Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.
Abstract This is the eighth article in the series ‘Survival Skills for Scientists’; previous papers were published in the Journal of Materials Education. Here I describe my views, based partly on personal experience, about pursuing an alternative career path within academia: becoming an administrator (e.g., Department Chair, Dean, Vice‐President ...
Federico Rosei
wiley   +1 more source

Drone Warfare and Just War Theory [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
This book chapter addresses two questions. First, can targeted killing by drones in non-battlefield zones be justified on basis of just war theory? Second, will the proliferation and expansion of combat drones in warfare, including the introduction of ...
van der Linden, Harry
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‘New’ and ‘old’ wars – the changing dimensions of warfare [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The article aims to present the issue of ‘old’ versus ‘new’ wars in relation to their specific features. It focuses on the characteristics of both phenomena, as well as providing an analysis of the causes and sources of armed conflicts and their changing
Antczak, Anna
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Sudan at War With Itself: Civilian Devastation in the Civil War

open access: yesConflict Resolution Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A civil war is raging in Sudan between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) along with militia groups. Beginning on April 15, 2023, and continuing at least to this writing (October 15, 2025), civilian noncombatants have been subjected to bombings, beatings, torture, shootings, rape, and murder on a large scale. Since
Daniel Rothbart   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Astrocyte properties in cetacean cortices

open access: yesPhysiological Reports
Cetacean neurons are far more extensively studied in the scientific literature than the other principal cell type of the central nervous system—glia.
Anu Venkatesh   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evolution or revolution? : the impact of the 1991 Gulf War on United States Air Force doctrine : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in History at Massey University [PDF]

open access: yes, 1998
One of mankind's greatest accomplishments this century has been the realisation of powered flight. Aviation has significantly changed the way that humans think, live and, for better or worse, wage war.
Wairau, Warren
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