Название: The Ochrana: The Russian Secret Police Автор: A. T. Vassilyev Издательство: Muriwai Books Год: 2017 Формат: EPUB Страниц: 386 Размер: 22,2 МБ Язык: Английский
Originally published in 1930, these are the memoirs of the last Tsarist chief of police, Okhrana, who was arrested by the revolutionaries, refused to be a Bolshevik spy, escaped to France, became a railway porter and died penniless.
Название: Cushing’s Coup: The True Story of How Lt. Col. James Cushing and His Filipino Guerrillas Captured Japan's Plan Z Автор: Dirk Jan Barreveld Издательство: Casemate Год: 2015 Формат: EPUB Страниц: 304 Размер: 14,3 МБ Язык: Английский
This work reveals one of the most important intelligence triumphs of World War II. It was no less than the capture of Japan’s “Plan Z”—the Empire’s fully detailed strategy for prosecuting the last stages of the Pacific War. It’s a story of happenstance, mayhem, and intrigue, and resulted directly in the spectacular U.S. victory in the Philippine Sea and MacArthur’s early return to Manila, doubtless shortening WWII by months.
Название: Vietnam Journal April 1968 to April 1969 Автор: Lee Siggers Msc Usn Издательство:Page Publishing Год: 2019 Формат: EPUB Страниц: 256 Размер: 14,4 МБ Язык: Английский
The Vietnam Journal is a personal record of a young "mustang" naval officer and his team of three doctors and eleven hospital corpsmen sent to Vietnam following the Tet Offensive in 1968 under the operational control of the US Agency for International Development. Their mission was to assist the medical staff of a Vietnamese civilian hospital of the early nineteenth-century variety for 365 days.
Название: At First Light: A True World War II Story of a Hero, His Bravery, and an Amazing Horse Автор: Walt Larimore, Mike Yorkey Издательство: Knox Press ISBN: 1642939595 Год: 2022 Формат: EPUB Страниц: 610 Размер: 13,1 МБ Язык: Английский
What makes 2nd Lieutenant Phil Larimore's story special is what happened in World War II's closing days and the people—and horses—he interacted with in this Forrest Gump-like tale that is emotional, heartbreaking, and inspiring.
Название: The Lines of Torres Vedras: The Cornerstone of Wellington's Strategy in the Peninsular War 1809-12 (The Napoleonic Library) Автор: John Grehan Издательство: Frontline Books Год: 2016 Формат: EPUB Страниц: 256 Размер: 14,4 МБ Язык: Английский
In 1809 French armies controlled almost every province of Spain and only Wellington’s small force in Portugal stood between Napoleon and the conquest of Iberia. The French invaded Portugal in the summer of 1810, but found their way blocked by the most extensive field fortifications the world had ever seen—the Lines of Torres Vedras.
Название: Teachers at the Front, 1914-1919 Автор: Barry Blades Издательство: Pen and Sword ISBN: 1473848857 Год: 2020 Формат: EPUB Страниц: 248 Размер: 14,6 МБ Язык: Английский
August 1914. Flags waved, people cheered and armies mobilized. Millions of citizens throughout Britain responded to the call-to-arms. War fever was contagious. In the far reaches of empire, young men also pledged their allegiance and prepared to serve the King and his empire.
Название: Три минуты до судного дня Автор: Джо Наварро Издательство: Эксмо Год: 2018 Страниц: 340 Язык: Русский Формат: rtf, pdf Размер: 10,1 Mb
Последние дни холодной войны. В 1988 Джо Наварро, самый молодой агент ФБР, разрывался между миссиями спецназа и контрразведки. Но его главным талантом было умение читать язык тела. Он обладал сверхъестественной способностью читать мысли тех, кого допрашивал.
Название: Oswald Boelcke: Germany's First Fighter Ace and Father of Air Combat Автор: RG Head Издательство: Grub Street Publishing ISBN: 1910690236 Год: 2016 Формат: EPUB Страниц: 192 Размер: 15,0 МБ Язык: Английский
Oswald Boelcke was Germany’s first ace in World War One with a total of forty victories. His character, inspirational leadership, organizational genius, development of air-to-air tactics and impact on aerial doctrine are all reasons why Boelcke remains an important figure in the history of air warfare.
Название: The Story of the Spitfire: An Operational and Combat History Автор: Ken Delve Издательство: The History Press Год: 2016 Формат: EPUB Страниц: 272 Размер: 3,3 МБ Язык: Английский
In a combat career that spanned the entirety of the Second World War, the Spitfire earned a reputation as the iconic fighter that friend and foe alike wanted to fly. Affectionately known as the ‘Spit’, the aircraft played a vital part in helping to lift the morale of the British public at home during the Second World War, where many a donation of pots and pans was made to support Spitfire production.