Название: Your Towns and Cities of the Great War - Chichester in the Great War Автор: John J. Eddleston Издательство: Pen & Sword ISBN: 1783463287 Год: 2017 Формат: EPUB Страниц: 176 Размер: 6,3 МБ Язык: Английский
Tangmere Airfield had a prominent role in the Air War from 1916 onwards and many local men joined the Royal Sussex Regiment. This book looks at how the experience of war impacted on the town, from the initial enthusiasm for sorting out the German Kaiser in time for Christmas 1914, to the gradual realization of the enormity of human sacrifice the families of Chichester were committed to as the war stretched out over the next four years.
Название: American Airpower Strategy in World War II: Bombs, Cities, Civilians, and Oil Автор: Conrad C. Crane Издательство: University Press of Kansas ISBN: 0700622098 Год: 2016 Формат: EPUB, PDF (conv) Страниц: 288 Размер: 13,9 МБ Язык: Английский
Resistance is a product of will times means, Carl von Clausewitz postulated in his treatise On War. In his 1993 Bombs, Cities, and Civilians, which the American Historical Review judged “must reading for anyone interested in the subject of air warfare,” Conrad C. Crane focused on the moral dimension of American air strategy in World War II—specifically, the Allied effort to break the enemy’s will through targeting civilians.
Название: The Morenci Marines: A Tale of Small Town America and the Vietnam War (Modern War Studies) Автор: Kyle Longley Издательство: University Press of Kansas ISBN: 0700619348 Год: 2013 Формат: EPUB, PDF (conv) Страниц: 360 Размер: 14,2 МБ Язык: Английский
In 1966, nine young men left the Arizona desert mining camp of Morenci to serve their country in the far-flung jungles of Vietnam, in danger zones from Hue to Khe Sanh. Ultimately, only three survived. Each battled survivor’s guilt, difficult re-entries into civilian life, and traumas from personally experiencing war—and losing close friends along the way.
Название: To War with a 4th Hussar: Fighting in Greece, North Africa and The Balkans Автор: Peter Crichton Издательство: Pen and Sword ISBN: 1526755106 Год: 2019 Формат: EPUB, PDF (conv) Страниц: 240 Размер: 12,5 МБ Язык: Английский
Peter Crichton seized the outbreak of the Second World War to escape his journalistic job in London. Ever adventurous and somewhat impetuous he quickly transferred regiments to the 4th Queen’s Own Hussars who were destined for North Africa.
Название: Секретные операции люфтваффе. От Гренландии до Ирака. 1939–1945 Автор: Дмитрий Дёгтев Издательство: Центрполиграф Год: 2015 Серия: Сражения в воздухе: Военная авиация XX века ISBN: 978-5-227-06280-2 Страниц: 228 Формат: fb2, mobi, epub Размер: 10,7 Mb Язык: Русский
Данная книга посвящена деятельности специальных и секретных подразделений люфтваффе, занимавшихся заброской шпионов и диверсантов в глубокий тыл противника и другими особыми миссиями. Об операциях и задачах этих подразделений знал лишь ограниченный круг лиц, строгие меры секретности соблюдались даже внутри эскадрилий.
Название: A Road Trip Through American History: Volume I: Native Americans and Revolutionary Times Автор: James T Parks Издательство: European Creative Communication Inc ISBN: 1513660160 Год: 2020 Формат: EPUB, PDF (conv) Страниц: 66 Размер: 13,1 МБ Язык: Английский
This book is the first volume of a collection of RoadRUNNER travelogues written by James T. Parks, which focus on locations and routes steeped in American history.
Название: Western Front 1914-1916: Mons, La Cataeu, Loos, the Battle of the Somme Автор: John Grehan, Martin Mace Издательство: Pen and Sword Год: 2013 Формат: EPUB, PDF (conv) Страниц: 224 Размер: 14,8 МБ Язык: Английский
From the moment the German army moved quietly into Luxemburg on 2 August 1914, to the Armistice on 11 November 1918, the fighting on the Western Front in France and Flanders never stopped. There were quiet periods, just as there were the most intense, savage, huge-scale battles.
Название: Your Towns and Cities in World War Two - Southampton at War, 1939-45 Автор: John J. Eddleston Издательство: Pen & Sword ISBN: 1473870542 Год: 2017 Формат: EPUB Страниц: 136 Размер: 6,5 МБ Язык: Английский
In the Great War of 1914-1918, Southampton played a vital role in the war effort. Designated as Port Number One it saw hundreds of thousands of men and many tons of equipment sail for the fields of Belgium and France.
Название: Images of War - The Americans on D-Day & in Normandy: Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives Автор: Brooke S. Blades Издательство: Pen & Sword ISBN: 1526743965 Год: 2019 Формат: EPUB Страниц: 176 Размер: 23,4 МБ Язык: Английский
The experiences and achievements of the United States land sea and air forces on 6 June 1944 and the weeks following have been deservedly well chronicled. Omaha Beach saw the fiercest fighting of the whole OVERLORD invasion and the opposition faced in the US sector shocked commanders and men at all levels.
Название: Hitler's Mistakes: New Insights Into What Made Hitler Tick Автор: Ronald Lewin Издательство: Quill Год: 1987 Формат: PDF Страниц: 184 Размер: 25,1 МБ Язык: Английский
This thought-provoking book is the last work of Ronald Lewin, one of England's most distinguished military historians. Lewin was fascinated with the complexities of Hitler's character and what made the Nazi leader tick. What were Hitler's shortcomings as a political leader, as a military commander, and as a man? In this book Lewin displays a sure grasp of the complicated makeup of one of the greatest evil geniuses of our time. Based on an impressive and wide-ranging study of many sources unfamiliar to the general reader, Hitler's Mistakes is an eminently readable and important work of history.