Filled with wit, humor, and sharp historical commentary, Operation Avalanche explores the common tinfoil-hat notion that there's more to government activities than meets the eye.
When "The Long Good Friday" appeared in 1980, the substantial tradition of British film noir had been largely forgotten, buried beneath an avalanche of historical pageants and literary adaptations.
While this enormous avalanche of historical evidence bodes well for a more nuanced and sophisticated interpretation of the founding generation, the debate is likely to retain a special edge for most Americans.
Historical data regarding past avalanches in Argentina are scarce, but sufficiently old trees can show signs of past avalanche episodes that can be accurately dated using dendrochronological methods.
The dendrochronological dating obtained in this research confirmed that the techniques and methodology used for N. pumilio in this study can be successfully applied for dating other avalanches that lack historical information.
Unlike the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire or the San Francisco earthquake, the avalanche at Wellington had no historical importance.
"Lessons from the Avalanche of Numbers: Big Data in Historical Context". I/S: A Journal of Law and Policy for the Information Society.
Coupled with field observations and historical records, they are especially helpful in understanding avalanche flow in complex terrain.
''He is now dealing with the physics of avalanches.'' Greenspan is mindful of the historical precedents.
