Название: Eisenhower: A Soldier's Life Автор: Carlo D'Este Издательство: Holt Paperbacks ISBN: 0805056874 Год: 2003 Формат: PDF Страниц: 880 Размер: 146,5 МБ Язык: Английский
Born into hardscrabble poverty in rural Kansas, the son of stern pacifists, Dwight David Eisenhower graduated from high school more likely to teach history than to make it. Casting new light on this profound evolution, Eisenhower chronicles the unlikely, dramatic rise of the supreme Allied commander.
Название: The Handy Armed Forces Answer Book: Your Guide to the Whats and Whys of the U.S. Military Автор: Richard Estep Издательство: Visible Ink Press ISBN: 1578597439 Год: 2022 Формат: EPUB Страниц: 464 Размер: 53,2 МБ Язык: Английский
The story of the United States military is the story of the country itself. Both have grown and changed over time. Learn about the unique histories, traditions, weapons, leaders, stats, and fun facts of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Air Force, and Space Force, and their roles within the military in this fun and fascinating guide!
Название: The Pope at War: The Secret History of Pius XII, Mussolini, and Hitler Автор: David I. Kertzer Издательство: Random House ISBN: 0812989945 Год: 2022 Формат: EPUB Страниц: 672 Размер: 45,6 МБ Язык: Английский
Based on newly opened Vatican archives, a groundbreaking, explosive, and riveting book about Pope Pius XII and his actions during World War II, including how he responded to the Holocaust, by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Pope and Mussolini.
Название: Jane's Fighting Ships 1989-90 Автор: John E. Moore Издательство: Jane's Information Group Год: 1981 Формат: PDF Страниц: 947 Размер: 137,5 МБ Язык: Английский
Jane's Fighting Ships sets the standard in ship reference, providing exhaustive technical detail on variety of ships currently being produced or under development.
Название: The Origins of the First World War Автор: James Joll Издательство: Longman Group Год: 1984 Формат: PDF Страниц: 244 Размер: 41,1 МБ Язык: Английский
The outbreak of the First World War has always presented a challenge to historians: they have sought to understand its causes in many different ways, from many different angles, and with very different results. The subject has a double fascination for the modern reader, therefore, since the debate throws light not only on the crisis of July-August 1914 itself, but also on the very nature of historical explanation and causality.
Название: Small Arms Автор: Frederick Wilkinson Издательство: Hawthorn Books Год: 1965 Формат: PDF Страниц: 266 Размер: 30,2 МБ Язык: Английский
Containing the complete history of small firearms; the techniques of the gunsmith; equipment used by combatants, sportsmen and hunters, Small Arms is the authoritative survey of one of the most fascinating aspects of the craft of weaponry. In addition, it traces the development of the match-lock, wheel-lock, flint-lock and percussion lock. The chapters on collectors and collecting, fakes and copies, repairs and restoration, and books and collections make Small Arms a collector's treasure of both practical information and sensible advice.
Название: The Rise of Persia and the First Greco-Persian Wars: The Expansion of the Achaemenid Empire and the Battle of Marathon Автор: Manousos E Kambouris Издательство: Pen and Sword ISBN: 1399093290 Год: 2022 Формат: PDF Страниц: 240 Размер: 36,5 МБ Язык: Английский
Manousos Kambouris revisits the epic events of the first Greco-Persian War and the Persian invasion of Greece. He gives excellent detail on the Persian perspective and sets the war in the context of the rise of Achaemenid Persia as the superpower of the day and the expansion of their empire into Europe.
Название: The Greatest Escape: A gripping story of wartime courage and adventure Автор: Neil Churches Издательство: Macmillan ISBN: 1529060338 Год: 2022 Формат: EPUB Страниц: 400 Размер: 13,6 МБ Язык: Английский
The gripping, vividly told story of the largest POW escape in the Second World War - organized by an Australian bank clerk, a British jazz pianist and an American spy. In August 1944 the most successful POW escape of the Second World War took place – 106 Allied prisoners were freed from Maribor camp, in present-day Slovenia.
Название: Авианосцы США 1909-1969 гг. Автор: А. Якушев Издательство: Сахновщинськая городская типография Год: 1998 Формат: fb2, mobi, epub Размер: 29,9 мб Страниц: 39 Язык: Русский
В книге сжато рассказана история авианесущего флота Соединенных Штатов со времени его создания и до 1969 года. Отображено судьба авианосцев во Второй мировой войне, в Корейской войне 1950-х годах ХХ ст., войне во Вьетнаме и другие. В конце книжки в табличном облике отображены данные о разработанных за данный период авианосцах Соединенных Штатов.
Название: Firearms Автор: Frederick Wilkinson Издательство: Golden Press Год: 1973 Формат: PDF Страниц: 88 Размер: 13,5 МБ Язык: Английский
It was in China that a shattering innovation was developed which was to change the whole way of warfare. In a Chinese book of the 11th century there is a formula for an incendiary mixture which contains, among other ingredients, charcoal, saltpetre and sulphur. These three chemicals are the component parts of gunpowder. By the 13th century the Chinese had come to appreciate the explosive qualities of gunpowder and were using a very crude form of firearm. It was no more than a strengthened bamboo tube which may have discharged a clay bullet, but this was the prototype of the 16-inch naval gun or the modern aircraft's battery of cannon.
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Название: Авианосцы США 1909-1969 гг.
