Biblioteka Uniwersytecka

List of illustrations . . ix
List of tables . . xv
Acknowledgements . . xvi

1 Introduction . . 1
1.1 The Arandic language region . . 4
1.2 A multimodal approach to communication . . 6
1.3 Sign and gesture in sand stories . . 12
1.4 Tracks and traces: iconicity in sign, sand and gesture . . 16
1.5 Space and frames of reference . . 19
1.6 A multimodal perspective on gradient phenomena . . 28
1.7 Relationships between gesture and speech . . 30
1.8 Outline of the remainder of the book . . 32

2 Sand stories as social and cultural practice . . 35
2.1 Previous documentations of sand stories . . 35
2.2 Lexical semantics of the terra tyepety . . 41
2.3 Dreamtime, Dreaming and the meanings of Altyerr . . 43
2.4 Sand story styles . . 44
2.5 Techniques and tools . . 53
2.6 Mapping, diagramming and games in Central Australia . . 59
2.7 Sand stories and awely ceremonies . . 64
2.8 The end of the story . . 66
2.9 Concluding comment . . 68

3 Catching a move as it flies: multimodal data collection and annotation . . 71
3.1 Recording naturalistic data in challenging conditions . . 72
3.2 Coding and transcription . . 74
3.3 The 'sand quiz': testing the meaning of V-units . . 88
3.4 Representing multimodal events as transcript . . 93
3.5 Concluding comment . . 98

4 Lines in the sand . . 100
4.1 Conventionalized ground-ground type V-units . . 101
4.2 Visible paths in sand . . 115
4.3 Combinations of static and dynamic elements . . 119
4.4 Motion and multimodality . . 121
4.5 The interprefcon of motion in space . . 128
4.6 Innovation and change . . 131
4.7 Concluding comment . . 135

5 Body-anchored and airborne action . . 137
5.1 Previous work on Aboriginal sign languages and gesture in Australia . . 137
5.2 Handsigns in sand stories . . 145
5.3 Pointing in sand stories . . 152
5.4 A tunnel ball game in sand . .  157
5.5 Concluding comment . . 163

6 Ordering, redrawing and erasure . . 166
6.1 V-units and the order of narrative events . . 166
6.2 Erasing the story space . . 176
6.3 The role of deictic units in transitions between frames . . 191

7 Vocal style in sand stories . . 195
7.1 'Talking song' and 'singing story' . . 196
7.2 Some features of Arandic songs . . 198
7.3 Doodlebugs and bogeymen: repeated text and borrowed words in a sand story . . 203
7.4 A 'sung' sand story . . 209
7.5 Concluding comment . . 219

8 Crossing boundaries . . 222
8.1 Multimodality, forms and functions in sand stories . . 223
8.2 Alternative representations in sand, sign and gesture . . 224
8.3 Convention or continuously varying forms? . . 227
8.4 Coordination across modalities . . 230
8.5 Verbal art, visual art . . 231
8.6 Inscriptive practices: beyond Central Australia . . 235
8.7 Concluding comment . . 240

Appendix 1: Abbreviations, glossing and orthographic conventions . . 244
Appendix 2: Summary of six stories annotated in detail . . 247
Bibliography . . 248
Index . . 265

Acknowledgments . . ix
Introduction: Exile Knows No Dignity . . 1

1. The Avenue of Sergeant Malamine . . 25
2. Enterprising Strangers . . 58
3. Among the Unbelievers . . 92
4. The Strangers Code . . 116
5. Transnational Kinship . . 149
6. Children of Exile . . 180
Conclusion: The Anchoring of Identities . . 203
Epilogue: Displaced Dreams . . 221
Appendix 1. Notes on Methods . . 225
Appendix 2. Survey Results . . 229

Notes . . 235
Bibliography . . 247
Index . . 269

INTRODUCTION
Our Slovak Republic Is Small And Young . . 5
Map of Slovakia . . 6
The Slovak Republic . . 8
People . . 8
Government . . 8
History . . 10
Government and Political Conditions . . 11
Economy . . 12
National Security . . 14
Foreign Relations . . 15

HISTORY
Early History . . 16
Great Moravian Empire /833 - 906/ . . 16
Medieval Dynastic States /907 - 1200/ . . 18
Later Middle Ages /1200 - 1310/ . . 19
Golden Age And The Rise Of Nationalism /1310 - 1526/ . . 20
Turkish Menace And Confessional Struggles /1526 - 1740/ . . 21
Enlightened Absolutism And National Revival /1740 - 1848/ . . 25
Revolution, Reaction And /Constitutional/ Dualism /1848 - 1914/ . . 27
World War I. And Creation Of The Czechoslovak State /1914 - 1918/ . . 30
First Czechoslovak Republic /1919 - 1938/ . . 32
From Wall Street Crash To Munich /1929 - 1938/ . . 36
Protectorate And The Slovak State /1939 - 1948/ . . 38
From Democracy To Communism /1945 - 1948/ . . 42
From Gottwald To Dubcek /1948 - 1967/ . . 43
Reaction And The Stagnation /1969 - 1989/ . . 47
Velvet Revolution And The Velvet Divorce /1989 - 1992/ . . 48
Dissolution Of Czechoslovakia . . 52
History Of The Slovak Republic . . 59
History Of Slovakia Shortly . . 62

REGIONS
Bratislava Is The Capital Of Slovakia . . 64
Region Of Bratislava . . 76
Region Of Nitra . . 80
Region Of Trnava . . 86
Region Of Trencin . . 92
Region Of Zilina . . 98
Region Of Banska Bystrica . . 104
Region Of Presov . . 110
Region Of Kosice . . 116

MICROREGIONS
Our High Tatras: The Alps Without The Crowds . . 122
The Beautiful Orava Area . . 134
Liptov: The Fantastic Nature . . 140
The Horehronie Area: To The Legendary Kral'ova Hol'a . . 146
Kysuce: A Favourable Location . . 150
The Picturesque Turiec . . 154
Povazie Is About The Vah River . . 158
The Low Tatras Mountains . . 162
Vihortat Is A Typical Forest Area . . 168
The Poloniny National Park . . 174
Zemplin Is The Lively Area . . 178
The Pearls Of Gemer . . 182
The Small Carpathians Area: A Celebration Of Wine . . 188
Zahorie, The West Frontier Of Slovakia . . 194
The Myjava Area Is The Birthplace Of Slovak National Conciousness . . 200

NATURE
Geography Of Slovakia . . 204
Fauna Of Slovakia . . 210
Flora Of Slovakia . . 214
National Parks And Protected Landscape Areas . . 218
Primeval Forests . . 226
Felling Our Future? . . 228

SOCIETY
Slovak Society . . 234
Slovakia And Slovaks . . 236
National Minorities In Slovakia . . 238
Jews In Slovakia . . 252
Rusyns Of Slovakia . . 262
Carpathian Germans And Slovakia . . 270
Religion In Slovakia . . 276
Catholics In Our National Life . . 282
Eastern Model Of Faith Is More Resistant To Ailments . . 288
The Liturgical Life Of The Evangelical Church . . 294
Education In Slovakia . . 302
The Slovak Cultural Society: Matica Slovenska . . 310

CULTURE
Cultural Heritage Of Slovakia . . 316
Slovak Folk Culture . . 328
Slovak Literature . . 346
Slovak Film . . 370
Slovak Theatre . . 394
Slovak Opera . . 404
Slovak Visual Arts - Painting . . 414

TRADITION
Slovak Customs And Traditions . . 432
Fasiangy Traditions . . 446
Easter In Slovakia . . 448
Easter In Drahovce . . 452
Easter By The Quiet Stream . . 458
Whips And Water . . 464
Easter Eggs - "Kraslice" . . 466
Christmas In Slovakia: Blessedly In Hand . . 468
How The Christmas Tradition Originated? . . 474
The Prayer At The Christmas Table . . 476
The Rituals Of The Christmas Days . . 478
Traditional Christmas Meal . . 482
Traditional Easter Meal . . 484
Traditional Slovak Wedding . . 486
Slovak Folk Costumes . . 489
History Of Crafts In Slovakia . . 492
Traditional Woodwork . . 496
Traditional Bell Production . . 499
Tinkers Of Slovakia . . 500
Pearls Of Folk Architecture . . 504
Oldest Wooden Church . . 510
Meals Of Our Forefathers . . 512

PEOPLE
List Of Major Slovaks . . 574
Byzantine Messengers . . 584
Ludovit Stur: Father Of Slovak Language . . 586
Our Great Stefanik . . 588
The Rise And Fall Of Alexander Dubcek . . 598
Slovaks Abroad . . 618
Slovaks In America . . 621
First Slovaks In America . . 626
Eminent Americans With Roots In Slovakia . . 628
Slovaks In Canada . . 638
Our Bradlo In Canada . . 641
The Citizen Of The World, The King From Slovakia . . 650
Carleton D. Gajdusek: The Way To Nobel Prize . . 660
Eugene A. Cernan: The Last Man On The Moon . . 666
Igor Bella: The First Slovak In Space . . 670
Our Science In Space . . 674
10 major Slovak Inventors . . 678
Baron Kempelen And.His Chess-playing Machine . . 681
Pioneer In The Field Of Wireless Transmission . . 682
Two Ikaros From Slovakia . . 688
One Of His Students Was Albert Einstein . . 692
In The Pantheon Of World Science . . 693
Rescuer Of London, Father Of GPS Ivan Alexander Getting . . 694
Slovak Woman On The Computer Olympia: Ruzena Bajcsy . . 698
Our Genius Andy Warhol . . 704
Star With The Heart: Paul Newman . . 710
Goodness Of John Dopyera . . 716
Koloman Sokol In The Desert . . 718
Masterpiece Of Art Albin Brunovsky . . 722
Great Haban Bizmayer . . 726
Juraj Jakubisko Has Been Described As A Slovak Fellini . . 728
Story Of Elizabeth Bathory . . 731
Juraj Janosik: Truth Or Legend? . . 735
Dusan Samuel Jurkovic: The Father Of Bradlo . . 739
Poet Laureate Of The Slovak Nation: P.O.Hviezdoslav . . 745
Caplovic Family In Slovak Cultural History . . 748
Who Was John Slezak . . 752
The Vrba-Wetzler Report . . 754
We Root For Our Sportsmen From All Our Hearts . . 758

Acknowledgments . . ix

Introduction: Mirror, Mirror on the Wall . . 1
CHAPTER 1: The New World . . 9
CHAPTER 2: Who Plays and Why . . 22
CHAPTER 3: Superstitions . . 39
CHAPTER 4: The Labor of Fun . . 59
CHAPTER 5: Yi-Shan-Guan . . 78
CHAPTER 6: The Locker Room Utopia . . 96
CHAPTER 7: The "Impossible" Romance . . 117
CHAPTER 8: Tools of Persuasion and Control . . 138
CHAPTER 9: Introverted Elves, Conscientious Gnomes, and the Quest for Big Data . . 159
CHAPTER 10: Changing the Rules . . 177
CHAPTER 11: The Hidden Logic of Avatars . . 197
CHAPTER 12: Reflections and the Future of Virtual Worlds . . 209

Notes . . 217
Glossary of Online Gaming Terms . . 235
Index . . 241

List of Figures . . vi
Acknowledgements . . vii

1 Introduction . . 1

Section I Mobile Media Games
2 The Histories of Mobile Media and Mobile Gaming . . 17
3 Locating the Mobile: The Unruly and Ambiguous Rise of Mobile Gaming . . 30
4 Reconceptualising Casual Play .  43

Section II Locative Media and Games
5 Ambient Play . . 59
6 Locating the Game: Location-Based Services (LBSs) and Playful Visualities  . . 76
7 Co-presence Cafe Cultures: Kakao, Games, and Camera Phone Photo-Sharing in Seoul, South Korea . . 92

Section III Social, Locative, and Mobile: New Cartographies of Gaming and Play
8 Social Media, Facebook Games, and Fantasy Sport . . 111
9 Locating Home: Cross-generational Play and Co-presence . . 126
10 Games and Cultural Play . . 139
11 Beyond the Casual: Situating Ambient and Cultural Play . . 153

References . . 162
Index . . 178

Vorwort . . IX
Zum Geleit . . XV
Mein Polen - meine Deutschen. Eine Einführung . . XXI

Aber vorher . . 1
Warum beschäftigen Sie sich mit Polen? . . 3
In memoriam . . 15
Nebelland . . 21
Übernachtung kein Problem Wie ich in den siebziger Jahren lernte, Polen zu lieben . . 27
Mein Polen? Meine Polen? Polen! Der Pole! . . 39
Polen oder die Versuchung der Exotik . . 49
Reisen und Begegnungen . . 57
Debatten bis zum Morgengrauen . . 61
Polen auf Augenhöhe . . 67
Wo die wilden Polen wohnen, oder: Der große Lackmustest . . 75
Grenzgänge — mein Weg nach Polen . . 85
Gleich ist der Sommer da . . 97
„Petronius erwachte erst gegen Mittag..." . . 103
Sejm und Bundestag - Parlamente im Dialog . . 109
Neuer Schwung für Europa . . 115
Ein kleiner großer Pole: Stanislaw Stomma . . 121
Jazz verbindet . . 125
Polen - so vertraut, so fremd . . 129
Witold Lutosławski und Krzysztof Penderecki — glückhafte Begegnung und Seelenverwandtschaft . . 137
Liebeserklärung eines Spätberufenen an „God's Playground" . . 141
Meine Begegnungen mit Haiina Bortnowska . . 149
Polen - meine Liebe! . . 159
Eine vertrauensvolle Freundschaft . . 167
Wunder an Oder und Neiße - aus Nachbarn wurden Freunde . . 179
Mit Chopin die Tür nach Polen geöffnet . . 187
Stasia . . 199
Versuch eines Spätberufenen, mit Polen klarzukommen Im Andenken an den großen Rudolf von Thadden . . 207
Die Liebesgeschichte hört nicht auf . . 215
Für Eure und unsere Freiheit! . . 221
Eine vorrangige Rolle in meinem Leben . . 229
Auf die Zukunft kommt es an, doch sie braucht die unbequeme Wahrheit der Erinnerung . . 237
Vier Jahrzehnte . . 245
Polnisches Land . . 257
Persönlichkeiten . . 271
Vom jugendlichen Skeptiker zum überzeugten Freund . . 285
Über Mirabel nach Polen . . 295
Andrzej Przewoźnik, Tomasz Merta und das Europäische Netzwerk Erinnerung und Solidarität . . 301
„In Polen entscheidet sich das Schicksal Europas" Was Deutschland dem Wirken von Bronisław Geremek und Jerzy Holzer verdankt . . 307
Eine Nacht im Oktober 1981 . . 319
In Europa liegt für Deutschland und für Polen die Zukunft . . 327
Polen - was für eine Entdeckung! . . 333
Schlusswort . . 343

Autorinnen und Autoren, Herausgeber, Übersetzerinnen und Übersetzer . . 345
Personenregister . . 351

Vorwort . . 7

1000 Jahre deutsch-polnischer Geschichte . . 13
 Die Beziehungen bis 1800 Skizzen einer politischen Verflechtung . . 32
 Annäherung und Entfernung Deutsch-polnische Nachbarschaft im 19. Jahrhundert . . 32
 Von Prassern und Trunkenbolden-Nationale Stereotype . . 40
 Preußen - Polen und Deutsche erinnern sich . . 45
 Eliza Radziwill und WilhelmI.-Eine Liebe in Preußen . . 50
 Polen und Deutschland im Zeitalter der Weltkriege . . 54
 Deutschland und Polen nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg. Der lange Weg zur Verständigung . . 71
 Polnischer Film und deutsche Musik. Wie sich Deutschland und Polen in den Künsten begegnen . . 83
 Deutsch-polnische Alltagskontakte . . 88

Wanderungen zwischen den Kulturen . . 91
 Migration von Deutschen nach Polen . . 92
 Migration von Polen nach Deutschland . . 102
 Rosa Luxemburg-in Deutschland verehrt, in Polen verachtet? . . 113
 Die Münchner Polenschule . . 16
 
Juden zwischen Ost und West . . 121
 Juden zwischen Deutschland und Polen in Mittelalter und Früher Neuzeit . . 122
 Juden zwischen Deutschland und Polen von der Haskala bis zum Ausbruch des Zweiten Weltkriegs . . 132
 Juden zwischen Polen und Deutschland. Holocaust, Nachkriegsjahre und Gegenwart . . 142
 Der Krrritiker: Marcel Reich-Ranicki . . 155

Orte des Austausches, Orte des Konflikts . . 159
 Oberschlesien ist wie Fußball . . 160
 Die Kaschuben. Identitäten zwischen Region und Nation . . 165
 Breslau und Danzig-zwei Städte, zwei Treffpunkte . . 168
 Zeittafel . . 179
 Leseempfehlungen . . 183
 Deutsch-polnisches Ortsnamensverzeichnis . . 188
 Autoren und Herausgeber . . 191
 Bildnachweis . . 192

Preface . . vii
Contributors . . ix

1 Nature-Inspired Stimuli-Responsive Self-Folding Materials . . 1
2 Stimuli-Responsive Nanostructures from Self-Assembly of Rigid-Flexible Block Molecules . . 17
3 Stimuli-Directed Alignment Control of Semiconducting Discotic Liquid Crystalline Nanostructures . . 55
4 Anion-Driven Supramolecular Self-Assembled Materials . . 115
5 Photoresponsive Cholesteric Liquid Crystals . . 141
6 Electric- and Light-Responsive Bent-Core Liquid Crystals: From Molecular Architecture and Supramolecular Nanostructures to Applications . . 189
7 Photomechanical Liquid Crystalline Polymers: Motion in Response to Light . . 233
8 Responsive Nanoporous Silica Colloidal Films and Membranes . . 265
9 Stimuli-Responsive Smart Organic Hybrid Metal Nanoparticles . . 293
10 Biologically Stimuli-Responsive Hydrogels . . 335
11 Biomimetic Self-Oscillating Polymer Gels . . 363
12 Stimuli-Responsive Surfaces in Biomedical Applications . . 377
13 Stimuli-Responsive Conjugated Polymers: From Electronic Noses to Artificial Muscles . . 423

Index . . 471

Foreword . . 9

1 Introduction . . 11

2 The Roman period: the history of research . . 12

3 Early Roman period . . 18
3.1 Main sources . . 18
3.1.1 Archaeological sources . . 18
3.1.2 Written sources . . 28
3.1.2.1 Notes on the significance of written sources for the study of the Roman period in Bohemia . . 52
3.1.2.2 Editions of written sources for the early Roman period in Bohemia and their interpretation . . 32
3.1.5 Numismatic sources for the early and late Roman period . . 33
3.2 The chronology of the early Roman period . . 39
3.3 Settlement and economy . . 44
3.3.1 Settlements . . 44
3.3.2 Types of settlement features . . 44
3.3.2.1 Sunken houses . . 44
3.3.2.2 Post-built structures . . 51
3.3.2.3 Other types of features . . 53
3.5.3 Size and appearance of settlements . . 53
3.3.4 Settlement locations. The density and scope of settlement . . 55
3.3.5 Population figures . . 57
5.3.6 The hinterland of settlements . . 57
3.3.7 Economic activities . . 58
3.3.7.1 Agriculture . . 58
3.3.7.2 Hunting and fishing . . 61
3.3.7.3 Pottery production . . 62
3.3.7.4 Iron-making and iron-working . . 62
3.3.7.5 Non-ferrous metallurgy . . 66
3.3.7.6 Textile production . . 67
3.3.7.7 Other production activities . . 68
3.3.7.8 Trade . . 69
3.4 Artefacts . . 72
3.4.1 Stone . . 72
3.4.2 Pottery . . 72
3.4.3 Metal, glass and organic materials . . 80
3.4.3.1 Dress accessories . . 80
3.4.3.2 Drinking horns . . 86
3.4.3.3 Personal ornaments . . 88
5.4.3.4 Weapons and equipment . . 89
3.4.3.5 Horse harness and spurs . . 89
3.4.3.6 Tools and implements . . 91
3.4.3.7 Artefacts from organic materials . . 91
3.5 Burial and other rituals . . 93
3.5.1 Cemeteries . . 93
5.5.1.1 The cremation rite in the early Roman period . . 94
3.5.1.2 The inhumation rite in the early Roman period . . 97
3.5.2 Evidence of ritual activity outside of cemeteries . . 98
3.6 Society . . 100
3.7 Contacts . . 104
3.7.1 Products from Roman workshops in Bohemia . . 104
3.7.1.1 Augustan-early Tiberian period /10/5 BC-AD 15/20) . . 106
3.7.1.2 Tiberian-Flavian period (AD 15/20-70/80) . . 112
5.7.1.3 Trajan-early Antonine period (AD 80/90-150/160) . . 114
3.7.1.4 The reign of Marcus Aurelius, the Marcomannic Wars (AD 150/160-180/200) . . 114
3.7.1.5 Roman artefacts and long-distance routes . . 116
3.7.2 Connections of Bohemia with the surrounding world . . 117
3.8 Significance of the culture and its European context . . 119
3.8.1 Archaeological context . . 119
3.8.2 Historical context . . 124
3.8.2.1 Celts . . 124
3.8.2.2 Germans . . 125
3.8.2.3 Romans . . 126
3.8.2.4 Maroboduus's empire (9/6/1 BC-AD 19) . . 129
3.8.2.5 The period between Maroboduus's empire and the Marcomannic Wars (AD 19-166) . . 132
3.8.2.6 Marcomannic Wars (AD 166-180) . . 132
3.9 The significance of the early Roman period in Bohemian prehistory . . 133

4 Late Roman period . . 134
4.1 Main sources . . 134
4.1.1 Archaeological sources . . 134
4.1.2 Written sources and history . . 141
4.2 Chronology . . 142
4.3 Settlement and economy . . 145
4.3.1 Settlements and settlement structure . . 145
4.3.2 Economic background of settlements . . 147
4.3.3 Economic activities . . 147
4.4 Artefacts . . 148
4.4.1 Stone . . 148
4.4.2 Pottery . . 148
4.4.3 Metal, glass and organic materials . . 148
4.4.3.1 Metal and glass artefacts . . 148
4.4.3.2 Artefacts from organic materials . . 151
4.5 Burial . . 152
4.6 Society . . 153
4.7 Contacts . . 163
4.7.1 Products of Roman workshops in Bohemia, 3rd century AD . . 163
4.8 Significance of the culture and its European context . . 163

5 The Migration Period . . 165
5.1 Introduction . . 165
5.2 The history of research . . 165
5.3 Main sources . . 166
5.3.1 Archaeological sources . . 166
5.3.2 Written sources and history . . 173
5.3.3 Numismatic sources . . 176
5.4 Chronology . . 180
5.5 Settlement and economy . . 188
5.5.1 Settlements and settlement structure . . 188
5.5.2 Economic background of settlements . . 189
5.5.3 Production activities . . 190
5.6 Artefacts . . 191
5.6.1 Stone . . 191
5.6.2 Pottery . . 191
5.6.3 Metal, glass and organic materials . . 192
5.6.3.1 Metal artefacts . . 192
5.6.3.2 Glass artefacts . . 199
5.6.3.3 Artefacts from organic materials . . 200
5.7 Burial and other rituals . . 200
5.8 Society . . 204
5.9 Contacts . . 205
5.10 Significance of the culture and its European context . . 206

References . . 207
Sommaire . . 236

FOREWORD . . 7
PREFACE ...OR SO... . . 9

CHAPTER I - MILITARY-POLITICAL ASPECTS OF THE ALLIED AID TO THE UPRISING IN PREPARATION IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA IN THE PERIOD OF 1942-1944. BEFORETHE OUTBREAK OF THE SLOVAK NATIONAL UPRISING
1. The Czechoslovak military projects and the British aid limits in 1942-1943 . . 15
2. The USA - the possible alternative aid . . 17
3. The Benes military plan of the uprising and his idea of the defence of Slovakia in the hands of the Soviet experts . . 17
4. Critical analysis of the military plan of the uprising by the Red Army General Staff and their predestination of partisan warfare . . 25
5. The contribution of NKVD to the acceptance of the partisan movement predestination . . 27
6. Effort of the Czechoslovak Exile Government to secure British, Soviet and American aid to the uprising in 1944 . . 33
7. The Soviet response to the Golian military plan of the uprising . . 37
PHOTOGRAPHS CHAPTER I . . 40

CHAPTER II - ALLIED AID OF THE USA AND GREAT BRITAIN TO THE RESISTANCE AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE SLOVAK NATIONAL UPRISING . . 49
1. Slovak National Uprising- A part of the European anti-fascist resistance . . 49
2. Establishment and roles of SOE and OSS, The birth of the 15th AAF and its tasks . . 51
3. The 15th AAF activities and their area of operations . . 57
4. Importance of a radar equipment for the 15th AAF combat operations . . 57
5. Joint bombing offensive of the 15th AAF and the 8th AAF . . 61
6. Bombing of strategic targets - the highest priority for the 15th AAF . . 63
7. Extension of aerial operations into the rear of occupied Europe in 1944 affected the Slovak territory . . 63
8. Bombing the Apollo refinery on 16 June 1944 . . 65
9. Attacks on Devinska Nova Ves, Dubnica nad/Vahom and the Dubova refinery . . 67
10. Arrival of the American intelligence team OSS to the Tri Duby airfield and their activities within the insurgent territory . . 69
11. The Marshalling yard of Vrutky and Malacky-Novy Dvor airfield - the 15th AAF bombers'primary targets . . 79
12. Tragedy of the OSS mission in Slovakia . . 81
13. The British military intelligence mission SOE in Slovakia, arrival of its reinforcements . . 83
14. Why the Slovak National Council (SNR) delegation in London failed in their attempt to secure aid for the Slovak National Uprising (SNP) . . 89
15. 15th AAF operational units and their strategic bombing offensive since the summer of 1944 till the end of the war . . 93
16. The 15th AAF on the European Battlefield - Statistics the United States Strategic Bombing Survey . . 99
PHOTOGRAPHS CHAPTER II . . 110

DOCUMENTS . . 214
GLOSSARY AND ABBREVIATIONS . . 316
MAPS, CHARTS . . 321