Introduced in the early 1960s, the M113 family of vehicles has encompassed numerous variants, served in over 50 countries and in several conflicts.Designed for modellers of intermediate skill, this guide features five progressively challenging projects covering a range of different versions of the M113, including reconnaissance, fire support, APC and air defence variants.Step-by-step photos illustrate scratchbuilding, painting and weathering techniques. It ...

Introduced in the early 1960s, the M113 family of vehicles has encompassed numerous variants, served in over 50 countries and in several conflicts.Designed for modellers of intermediate skill, this guide features five progressively challenging projects covering a range of different versions of the M113, including reconnaissance, fire support, APC and air defence variants.Step-by-step photos illustrate scratchbuilding, painting and weathering techniques. It ...

Time series is far more than fit-predict forecasting. Real mastery comes from intuition and is built through experimentation. Walk the full range with two practitioners: forecasting, conformal prediction, transfer learning, and beyond. Key FeaturesGrasp core concepts through clear explanations that build genuine understanding rather than surface familiarityWork with realistic datasets and develop the judgement to choose the right approach for your probl...

Introduced to the British Army in 1983, Challenger Main Battle Tanks have served operationally in the Balkans and both Gulf Wars.In addition to the familiar gun tanks, the Challenger family encompasses the Rhino Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle (ARRV), highly modified Desert Challenger 2s operated by the Royal Army of Oman and the radical Falcon 2 being developed by the Jordanian Army.This book covers a wide range of these variants, with each chapter pr...

Introduced to the British Army in 1983, Challenger Main Battle Tanks have served operationally in the Balkans and both Gulf Wars.In addition to the familiar gun tanks, the Challenger family encompasses the Rhino Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle (ARRV), highly modified Desert Challenger 2s operated by the Royal Army of Oman and the radical Falcon 2 being developed by the Jordanian Army.This book covers a wide range of these variants, with each chapter pr...

Designed to appeal to all armour modellers from the beginner to the veteran, this book details all the steps involved in creating a realistic and attractive model armoured vehicle.Each chapter is illustrated with a range of models covering the whole spectrum of armour modelling, including World War II armour as well as more modern subjects. The authors also cover techniques and subject areas in which they individually excel, highlighting the different tools and app...

The T-55 tank first appeared in 1958, a result of numerous improvements made to the (1949) T-54 series, and with a lineage stretching back to the wartime T-34 and the T-44.The T-55 series has seen service around the world with many armed forces, including the Warsaw Pact countries, Afghanistan, Angola, Cambodia, China, Croatia, Egypt, Iran, North Korea, Poland, Somalia, Sudan, and Vietnam, and has seen action in key modern conflicts such as the Gulf Wars.Th...

The T-55 tank first appeared in 1958, a result of numerous improvements made to the (1949) T-54 series, and with a lineage stretching back to the wartime T-34 and the T-44.The T-55 series has seen service around the world with many armed forces, including the Warsaw Pact countries, Afghanistan, Angola, Cambodia, China, Croatia, Egypt, Iran, North Korea, Poland, Somalia, Sudan, and Vietnam, and has seen action in key modern conflicts such as the Gulf Wars.Th...

Panacea or revolution? 'Evidence-based medicine' and 'cost-effectiveness' have become buzz-phrases for a wide variety of initiatives and planning processes which aim to give patients treatments that will benefit them. On the surface this seems a reasonable idea, but there are underlying currents which cast doubt on the process and reveal methodological problems, which must be understood if the concepts are to be properly used. Assuming no prior knowledge of the field, and written in the cl...

· Publishers Weekly 'Listen Up' Award Winner · ForeWord Magazine's 'Audiobook of the Year' Winner · AFIM Indie Award Winner · Independent Publisher Magazine’s ‘IPPY Award’ Finalist. Epic--a mountaineering term that evokes a sense of treacherous disaster. The climb that went wrong: fighting blinding snowstorms and horrific avalanches; days spent tentbound running low on food, water and oxygen; surviving broken bones and shattered spirits. With writing from Greg Child, David Roberts, Stephen...