Trench warfare was a particularly horrific feature of the First World War, notably on the Western Front. The author looks at innovation in the trenches, the weapons and associated equipment designed to overcome the problems of trench warfare at trench level, including ideas that were never put to practical use. Much of the research material is drawn from UK patents for these weapons (a unique and unexploited source), combined with other official documentary sources and personal memoirs that refer to them in use. Numerous illustrations support the text.
Financial Markets and Institutions, 4/e offers a unique analysis of the risks faced by investors and savers interacting through financial institutions and financial markets, as well as strategies that can be adopted for controlling and managing risks. Special emphasis is put on new areas of operations in financial markets and institutions such as asset securitization, off-balance-sheet activities, and globalization of financial services.
This comprehensive guide on credit risk measurement and management offers the latest insights into pricing and modeling techniques crucial for professionals in the financial sector. Since the early 1990s, the importance of understanding credit risk has surged, making this updated edition essential for credit risk professionals. The text covers alternative approaches to credit risk measurement, including new chapters on advanced models such as intensity-based models. It also addresses significant changes in banking regulations affecting credit risk practices at financial institutions. With its fresh perspectives and updated information, this work serves as a vital reference for those in the field.
The authors, Anthony Saunders and Linda Allen, are esteemed academics with extensive experience in finance. Saunders is a professor at NYU's Stern School of Business and has held influential roles related to the Federal Reserve and various finance journals. Allen, a professor at Baruch College and adjunct at NYU, has authored notable works in finance. This book is part of the Wiley Finance series, renowned for providing essential knowledge and insights for financial professionals navigating the rapidly evolving landscape of financial markets and instruments.
Focuses on managing return and risk in financial institutions. The text argues that risks faced by financial institutions managers, and the methods and markets through which these risks are managed are becoming similar whether an institution is chartered as a commercial bank, a savings bank, an investment bank, or an insurance company.
"This book examines the development of trench warfare from the siege of Sebastopol 1854-55, through the American Civil War, 1861-65 to the Russo-Japanese War 1904-05. The author then goes on to examine the evolution of trench fighting on the Western Front 1914-18 and discusses its role in the Second World War and the Korean War ... Trench warfare 1850-1950 discusses the undisputed influence of trench warfare on military thinking over the period and, in particular, considers how the stalemate on the Western Front was overcome"--Jacket
This text focuses on the risks faced by managers of financial institutions and the methods and markets through which these risks are managed. The context is the Canadian financial services industry. The text begins with thumbnail sketches of the industry, its member companies, their structures and the regulatory environment. It looks not only at banks but also at insurance companies, trust companies, credit unions, investment banks and finance companies, providing a holistic view of the challenges of liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit and other risks in the global environment.This highly regarded text continues to take the same innovative approach as the first edition, focusing on managing return and risk. The book's central theme is that the risks faced by financial institution managers, and the methods and markets through which these risks are managed, are essentially the same, whether the institution is a commercial bank, an investment bank, a credit union, an insurance company or a finance company. A second theme that emerges in this edition is that the risks booked by the financial institution use risk capital and generate an expected return that should justify that use. The authors explain the latest techniques of risk measurement against the backdrop of the convergence of worldwide securities, investment, credit and insurance industries.
This is the first English guide to the remains of the Atlantic Wall Hitler built to protect his newly conquered empire from sea invasion. From 1942 until the invasion of Normandy in 1944, millions of tons of steel-reinforced concrete were poured. Originating near the Spanish border in the south, these huge structures spanned close to 1,500 miles up the French coast. More than 12,000 concrete structures were built, many of them so massive (some as large as 30 feet wide and 30 feet tall) that they survive today despite attempts to demolish them.
