Название: Morze w ogniu 1942-1945
Автор: Jerzy Pertek
Издательство: Wydawnictwo Poznańskie
Год: 1971
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 386
Размер: 272,9 МБ
Язык: Польский

The second part of the "Sea on Fire" focuses on selected events of naval warfare during World War II and its aftermath (from autumn 1942. January 20, 1946.).

Название: Morze w ogniu 1939-1942
Автор: Jerzy Pertek
Издательство: Wydawnictwo Poznańskie
Год: 1970
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 352
Размер: 233,8 МБ
Язык: Польский

The first part of "Sea on Fire" testifies on selected events of naval warfare (from 1 September 1939, by the end of August 1942), which took place during World War II.

Название: The Great War at sea, 1914-1918
Автор: Richard Hough
Издательство: Oxford University Press
Год: 1986
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 412
Размер: 61,0 МБ
Язык: Английский

An eminently readable single-volume account of the fighting at sea during the First World War. The story is well told, especially in its clear rendering of such potentially confusing actions as Jutland and the Falkland Islands. The contest between the German and British navies during World War I was the greatest naval conflict in history. Richard Hugh's vivid rendering of this sea war brings each battle to life.

Название: The U.S. Navy
Автор: C. Naden, R. Blue
Издательство: Millbrook Press
Год: 1993
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 70
Размер: 24,3 МБ
Язык: Английский

An illustrated look at the U.S. Navy encompasses its history and provides up-to-the-minute information about its modern weaponry, equipment, personnel, and organization.

Название: Men of War: Life in Nelson's Navy
Автор: Patrick O'Brian
Издательство: W. W. Norton & Company
Год: 1995
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 100
Размер: 11,5 МБ
Язык: Английский

This book is a companion to Patrick O'Brian's sea novels, a straightforward exploration of what daily life in Nelson's navy was really like, for everyone from the captain down to the rawest recruit. What did they eat? What songs did they sing? What was the schedule of watches? How were the officers and crew paid, and what was the division of prize-money? These questions and many more are answered in Patrick O'Brian's elegant narrative, which includes wonderful anecdotal material on the battles and commanders that established Britain's naval supremacy.

Название: John 'Cat's Eyes' Cunningham. The Aviation Legend
Автор: John Golley
Издательство: Airlife Publishing Ltd
Год: 1999
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 194
Размер: 33,0 МБ
Язык: Английский

Cunningham's wartime fame as an outstanding night-fighter ace was followed by a long career in test flying during the exciting post-war period, when the jet engine was developed to power both military and civil aircraft. This biography records his life and work.

Название: The Army Library - Air Defense Weapons
Автор: John Nicholas
Издательство: Rourke Enterprises, Inc.
Год: 1989
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 56
Размер: 25,0 МБ
Язык: Английский

Describes the different kinds of air defense weapons used by the United States Army at various times in history, including radar, antiaircraft guns, and missiles.

Название: The Army Library - Artillery
Автор: John Nicholas
Издательство: Rourke Enterprises, Inc.
Год: 1989
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 56
Размер: 23,2 МБ
Язык: Английский

Describes the various types of artillery used by the United States Army during different times in history, including self-propelled howitzers, light artillery, towed heavyweights, and other kinds of guns.

Название: The Army Library - Main Battle Tanks
Автор: John Nicholas
Издательство: Rourke Enterprises, Inc.
Год: 1989
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 54
Размер: 21,2 МБ
Язык: Английский

Explores the different kinds of tanks and their military uses by various countries.

Название: The Oxford History of Modern War
Автор: Charles Townshend
Издательство: Oxford University Press
Год: 2000
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 444
Размер: 52,3 МБ
Язык: Английский

How has war shaped modern society and vice versa? This book examines the techniques, technology, and theory of warfare from the 'military revolution' of the seventeenth century to the present day. The expert contributors explore major developments and themes, including the growth of modern military professionalism and mass armies; the extraordinary achievements of Napoleon's armies; the role of nationalism in battlegrounds as various as the American Civil War and the former Yugoslavia; colonial wars; the concept and reality of 'total war'; guerrilla warfare and 'people's wars'.