Название: Two Worlds Collide: A richly illustrated true story of the Arctic Convoys and the German submariners in WW2 Автор: Patrick Shirley Издательство: Austin Macauley Publishers Год: 2022 Формат: EPUB, PDF (conv) Страниц: 127 Размер: 14,5 МБ Язык: Английский
The story is told through the words of the author’s dad, John Shirley, a Sub-lieutenant in the Royal Navy on board the Alnwick Castle; and Herbert Lochner, a mechanical engineer on the submarine U425. They fought separate wars, but were brought together in one dramatic and tragic incident that changed their lives forever.
Название: Typhoon, the Other Enemy: The Third Fleet and the Pacific Storm of December 1944 Автор: C. Raymond Calhoun Издательство: Naval Institute Press Год: 1981 Формат: PDF Страниц: 266 Размер: 30,6 МБ Язык: Английский
This is the story of the U.S. Third Fleet's battle with a devastating typhoon in the Philippine Sea on 18 December 1944. It is about men and ships under conditions of extreme adversity, and tells of their desperate, often heroic, sometimes tragic struggle to survive. The account describes the loss of seven hundred and ninety officers and men, three destroyers, and well over a hundred aircraft. It notes that two of the three ships lost were Farragut-class destroyers, long known to have low margins of stability.
Название: Heroes of the Skies Автор: Michael Veitch Издательство: Penguin Год: 2015 Формат: EPUB Страниц: 288 Размер: 11,5 МБ Язык: Английский
Every veteran has a story. Sometimes these stories become part of family folklore. Sometimes they are too terrible to speak of. In April 1943 Cyril Burcher bombed a German U-boat, killing its entire crew. Thirty years later, a letter arrived for him out of the blue from the daughter of the U-boat captain.
Название: The United States Air Force: A Turbulent History Автор: Herbert Molloy Mason, Jr. Издательство: Mason/Charter Год: 1976 Формат: PDF Страниц: 328 Размер: 34,7 МБ Язык: Английский
Less than seventy years after Orville Wright's plant fell apart during an army demonstration, the United States Air Force, with its nuclear capability, has developed into the nation's most powerful political and military weapon. Here is the complete story of this amazing technological metamorphosis.
Название: Rodney and the Breaking of the Line Автор: Peter Trew Издательство: eBookPartnership Год: 2013 Формат: EPUB, PDF (conv) Страниц: 318 Размер: 19,1 МБ Язык: Английский
George Brydges Rodney (1718-1792), later Admiral Lord Rodney, had anything but a conventional career. His promising early career, which left him marked for advancement, had run into the sand during the long years of peace after the Seven Years War (1756-1763). Indeed when Britain and France found themselves at war again in 1778 as a result of the latter’s support for the American colonists, Rodney had exiled himself in France to escape his creditors.
Название: Human Factors for Naval Marine Vehicle Design and Operation Автор: Jonathan M. Ross Издательство: CRC Press Год: 2017 Формат: PDF Страниц: 235 Размер: 23,7 МБ Язык: Английский
There is a driving need for naval professionals to focus on human factors issues. The number of maritime accidents is increasing and the chief cause is human error, both by the designer and the operator. Decreasing crew size, lack of experienced operators, operations in higher sea states and fatigue worsen the situation.
Название: Decisive Battles: From Yorktown to Operation Desert Storm Автор: Jonathon Riley Издательство: Continuum ISBN: 1847252508 Год: 2010 Формат: PDF Страниц: 256 Размер: 7,2 МБ Язык: Английский
What makes a battle decisive? Jonathon Riley draws on his personal experience as a soldier and historian to explore the definitive battles of the modern era from Yorktown in 1781 to Operation Desert Storm in 1991. Each battle included is a turning point, the outcome of which has changed the face of history.
Название: The Crucible of Revolutionary and Napoleonic Warfare and European Transitions to Modern Economic Growth Автор: Patrick Karl Obrien Издательство: Brill Academic Pub ISBN: 9004472738 Год: 2021 Формат: PDF Страниц: 311 Размер: 21,0 МБ Язык: Английский
This book is an collaborative endeavour by senior scholars in European economic history to answer the question of what might be concluded about the nature and significance of economic connections between the long run growth of national economies and their participation in an interlude of Revolutionary and Napoleonic Warfare?
Название: Voices of Snipers: Eyewitness Accounts from the World Wars Автор: John Walter Издательство: Greenhill Books ISBN: 1784386278 Год: 2022 Формат: EPUB, PDF (conv) Страниц: 272 Размер: 16,5 МБ Язык: Английский
Based on an incredible breadth of first-hand testimony, this is a unique collection of eyewitness accounts from World War I and II. John Walter draws on meticulous research and the reminiscences of more than fifty snipers, tracing their journeys from recruitment and selection through training, combat and its aftermath to reveal a surprising commonality of experience, even across nationalities.
Название: Midway and Guadalcanal (Turning Points of World War II) Автор: Tom McGowen Издательство: Franklin Watts Год: 1984 Формат: PDF Страниц: 120 Размер: 14,4 МБ Язык: Английский
Details the World War II battles between the Americans and the Japanese at the Pacific islands of Midway and Guadalcanal.
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