Название: Images of War - Nazi Concentration Camp Overseers: Sonderkommandos, Kapos & Trawniki Автор: Ian Baxter Издательство: Pen and Sword ISBN: 1526799952 Год: 2021 Формат: PDF Страниц: 128 Размер: 60,4 МБ Язык: Английский
The Nazis' vast concentration camp network and, later, the "˜Final Solution' programme made heavy demands on the SS whose responsibility it was. The use of "˜overseers' minimised costs and enabled the camps to run with fewer SS personnel. As this well researched book describes, there were three principal groups of "˜helpers': Sonderkommandos, Kapos and Trawniki.
Название: American Artillery: From 1775 to the Present Day Автор: Michael Green Издательство: Pen and Sword ISBN: 1526776669 Год: 2021 Формат: PDF Страниц: 272 Размер: 45,4 МБ Язык: Английский
Authoritative text covering technical data and operations involved, written by a leading military equipment expert and prolific author. The first regiment of artillery in the American Continental Army was formed in 1775. During the American Civil War (1861-1865) artillery evolved from the employment of individual batteries to massed fire of grouped batteries.
Название: U.S. Air Power: Fighters, Bombers, Recon, Helicopters and Much More Автор: Bill Yenne Издательство: Portland House Год: 1989 Формат: PDF Страниц: 328 Размер: 33,7 МБ Язык: Английский
Military power exists in any rational society for the purpose of defending that society, its people and their interests, at home and abroad. As Europe discovered in 1939 and the United States discovered in 1941, weakness invites aggression. Thomas Jefferson once admonished, "If you want peace, prepare for war."
Название: Stackpole Military History Series - Cavalry: From Hoof to Track Автор: Roman Jarymowycz Издательство: Stackpole Books Год: 2009 Формат: PDF Страниц: 324 Размер: 198,7 МБ Язык: Английский
Roman Jarymowycz has written an eloquent and insightful grand sweep of the entire cavalry saga, as he says, "From Hoof to Track." He artfully describes the long and romantic ride of the horse warrior through history, and as a descendent of many generations of Hungarian Hussars I appreciate that. But as a contemporary professional, I appreciate even more the way he captures, as few historians have, the operational role of cavalry through the ages and into the future.
Название: Охотничье оружие. От Средних веков до двадцатого столетия Автор: Говард Л. Блэкмор Издательство: Центрполиграф Год: 2022 Формат: pdf Размер: 22 Мб Качество: Хорошее Язык: Русский
В книге представлен широкий перечень охотничьего оружия от копья римского охотника и средневековых стрел, использовавшихся во время охоты на дикого вепря, до применявшегося китобоями гарпунного ружья и винтовок Винчестера. Детально описаны все виды охотничьих сабель, ножей, штыков, луков, арбалетов, ружей и другого оружия от Средневековья до двадцатого столетия. Это исследование будет интересно всем, кто хочет больше узнать об орудиях охоты и о способах их применения.
Название: War, Revolution, and Governance: The Baltic Countries in the Twentieth Century Автор: Lazar Fleishman, Amir Weiner Издательство: Academic Studies Press ISBN: 1618116207 Год: 2018 Формат: PDF Страниц: 318 Размер: 7,1 МБ Язык: Английский
The 20th century in the Baltic region had it all. The turbulent century did not spare the small territory and its population, which was visited by practically every calamity the modern era had to offer. At westward edge of the Russian Empire, the region was subjected to the harsh Russification drive of the late imperial era. With diverse religions and nationalities and its geographic buffer between the Empire and the German Reich, it was also the crucible of key battles during and mass refugee crises following World War I.
Название: The Royal Flying Corps 1914-1918 Автор: Peter G. Cooksley Издательство: Spellmount/The History Press Год: 2014 Формат: PDF Страниц: 228 Размер: 177,8 МБ Язык: Английский
The Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) were the precursors of the oldest independent air arm in the world—the RAF. The RFC was formed in 1912, combining the Air Battalion of the Royal Engineers and the Naval Air Organization, and embracing a Central Flying School and Royal Aircraft Factory.
Название: Flugzeug Profile 49 - Focke Wulf Fw 189 "Uhu" Автор: Rudolf Höfling Издательство: UNITEC-Medienvertrieb e.K. Год: 2010 Формат: PDF Страниц: 54 Размер: 35,3 МБ Язык: Немецкий
The Focke Wulf Fw 189 was the attempt of the famous aircraft designer Kurt Tank to create the perfect reconnaissance plane. The plane was produced in large numbers and was used on almost all critical points of WW II. This profile shows all technical and historical aspects in great detail.
Название: The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars: Strategies for a World War Автор: Jeremy Black Издательство: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers ISBN: 1538163691 Год: 2022 Формат: PDF Страниц: 234 Размер: 4,2 МБ Язык: Английский
The wars between 1792 and 1815 saw the making of the modern world, with Britain and Russia the key powers to emerge triumphant from a long period of bitter conflict. In this innovative book, Jeremy Black focuses on the strategic contexts and strategies involved, explaining their significance both at the time and subsequently.
Название: From Warsaw to Rome: General Anders' Exiled Polish Army in the Second World War Автор: Martin Williams Издательство: Pen and Sword ISBN: 1473894883 Год: 2017 Формат: EPUB Страниц: 288 Размер: 10,7 МБ Язык: Английский
In May 1944, 40,000 Polish soldiers attacked and captured the hilltops of Monte Cassino, bringing to a close the largest, bloodiest battle fought by the western Allies in the Second World War. Days later the Allied armies marched into Rome seizing the first Axis capital.