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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1889 edition. Excerpt: ...light of the eyes of the Imam Hassan, thou art 'my beloved remembrance of him; ask me not this; urge me not, entreat me not; to have lost Ali-Akber is enough." I I Kassem answers: --"-That Kassem should live and Ali-Akber be martyred--sooner let the earth cover me! 0 king, be generous to the beggar at thy gate. See how my eyes run over with tears and my lips are dried up with thirst. Cast thine eyes toward the Waters of the heavenly Euphrates! I die of thirst, ' 'grant me, O thou marked of God, a full pitcher of the water of life! it flows in the Paradise which awaits me." Hussein still refuses; Kassem breaks forth in complaints and lamentations, his mother comes to him and learns the reason. She then says: --"Complain not against the Imam, light of my eyes, only by his order can the commission of martyrdom seventy witnesses, all righteous, and among the twoand-seventy is thy name. Know that thy destiny of death is commanded in the writing which thou wearest on thine arm." This writing is the testament of his father Hassan. He bears it in triumph to the Imam Hussein, who finds written there that he should, on the death-plain of Kerbela, suffer Kassem to have his will, but that he should marry him first to his daughter Zobeyda. "Consider," he says, "there lies Ali-Akber, mangled by Under this sky of ebon blackness, how can joy show her face? Nevertheless if thou commandest it, what have I to do but obey? Thy Kassem consents, though in astonishment. the enemies' hands! commandment is that of the Prophet, and his voice is that of God." reluctance of the intended bride and of all the women But Hussein has also to overcome the of his family. "Heir of the vicar of...

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This book explores the unique problem of defending air bases during the Vietnam War. It centers on the primary efforts of the United States Air Force and allied air units to defend 10 key air bases within the Republic of Vietnam. Bien Hoa, on 1 November 1964, was the first base to be attacked and until the cease-fire in January 1973, these bases suffered a total of 475 attacks. Although there were initial deficiencies in staff support for base defense in such key areas as intelligence, motor vehicles, weapons procurement and maintenance, communications, and civil engineering, significant improvements had been made by the end of the Air Force's part in the war. The author, Lt. Col. Roger P. Fox, USAF (Ret.), wrote this volume while assigned to the Office of Air Force History. He brings judgments to his research based on his personal experience as a base security officer during the conflict. Thus, early on the morning of 4 December 1966, he rallied Air Force and South Vietnamese security forces to repel an enemy attempt to penetrate Tan Son Nhut Air Base, the center of Air Force operations in South Vietnam. For his gallantry in action on this occasion, he was awarded the Silver Star. This personal experience formed a foundation upon which he developed a keen insight into exploring the entire spectrum of air base defense, and upon which he has built a strong case for testing future plans and operations. Colonel Fox's volume is one of a continuing series of books dealing with the war in Southeast Asia which are being written in the Office of Air Force History.John W. HustonMaj Gen, USAFChief, Office of Air Force History

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