Название: Dubno 1941: The Greatest Tank Battle of the Second World War Автор: Alexey Isaev Издательство: Helion and Company ISBN: 1910777749 Год: 2017 Формат: PDF Страниц: 252 Размер: 54,6 МБ Язык: Английский
In June 1941 - during the first week of the Nazi invasion in the Soviet Union - the quiet cornfields and towns of Western Ukraine were awakened by the clanking of steel and thunder of explosions; this was the greatest tank battle of the Second World War. About 3,000 tanks from the Red Army Kiev Special Military District clashed with about 800 German tanks of Heeresgruppe South. Why did the numerically superior Soviets fail? Hundreds of heavy KV-1 and KV-2 tanks, the five-turret giant T-35 and famous T-34 failed to stop the Germans.
Название: The Battle of Moscow 1941–1942: The Red Army’s Defensive Operations and Counter-offensive Along the Moscow Strategic Direction Автор: Soviet General Staff Издательство: Helion and Company ISBN: 1910294640 Год: 2015 Формат: PDF Страниц: 528 Размер: 20,6 МБ Язык: Английский
"The Battle of Moscow, 1941"“1942: The Red Army's Defensive Operations and Counteroffensive Along the Moscow Strategic Direction" is a detailed examination of one of the major turning points of World War II, as seen from the Soviet side. The Battle of Moscow marked the climax of Hitler's "Operation Barbarossa," which sought to destroy the Soviet Union in a single campaign and ensure German hegemony in Europe. The failure to do so condemned Germany to a prolonged war it could not win.
Название: Last Blood on Pomerania: Leon Degrelle and the Walloon Waffen SS Volunteers, February-May 1945 Автор: Tomasz Borowski Издательство: Helion and Company ISBN: 1910294489 Год: 2016 Формат: EPUB Страниц: 200 Размер: 35,6 МБ Язык: Английский
The 28th SS Volunteer Grenadier Division "˜Wallonien', which mostly consisted of French-speaking citizens of the Kingdom of Belgium "“ first as part of the Wehrmacht, and later in the ranks of the Waffen SS "“ fought as one of the national legions against the Red Army on the Eastern Front in February 1942.
Название: Как Пётр Первый усмирил Европу и Украину, или Швед под Полтавой Автор: П. Букейханов Издательство: Алгоритм Год: 2015 Серия: Собирая империю ISBN: 978-5-4438-0822-2 Формат: fb2, mobi, epub Размер: 12 Мб Страниц: 419 Язык: русский
Полтавская битва – центральное событие Северной войны. В книге детально изучены стратегическое положение и планы сторон, развитие кампании шведской армии в России, оборонительная стратегия русского командования, оперативные планы и мероприятия русского командования под Полтавой, закономерности военных действий, которые предрешили исход Северной войны.
Название: The Steel Navy: A History in Silhouette 1860-1962 Автор: James Dolby Издательство: MacDonald Год: 1962 Формат: PDF Страниц: 180 Размер: 60,2 МБ Язык: Английский
Название: A History of Soviet Air Power Автор: Robert A. Kilmarx Издательство: Faber and Faber Год: 1962 Формат: PDF Страниц: 376 Размер: 188,2 МБ Язык: Английский
Название: A Chronology of the U.S. Navy 1775-1965 Автор: David M. Cooney Издательство: Franklin Watts Год: 1965 Формат: PDF Страниц: 488 Размер: 93,0 МБ Язык: Английский
This book traces the development of the U.S. Navy from its beginnings in 1775 to 1965. In chronological sequence it presents the events of American naval history which most affected the nation's security and development. Written by an experienced naval officer, Lt. Cdr. David M. Cooney, it includes the Navy's battles, explorations, scientific achievements, pioneering flights, and many of the diplomatic missions which sent Navymen to the Hermit Kingdom or into the wilds of Abyssinia.
Название: “Non-Germans” under the Third Reich: The Nazi Judicial and Administrative System in Germany and Occupied Eastern Europe Автор: Diemut Majer Издательство: Texas Tech University Press ISBN: 0896728374 Год: 2014 Формат: PDF Страниц: 1095 Размер: 27,9 МБ Язык: Английский
Under the legal and administrative system of Nazi Germany, people categorized as Fremdvölkische (literally, “foreign people”) were subject to special laws that restricted their rights, limited their protection under the law, and exposed them to extraordinary legal sanctions and brutal, extralegal police actions.
Название: A Short History of War Автор: Jeremy Black Издательство: Yale University Press ISBN: 0300256515 Год: 2021 Формат: PDF Страниц: 269 Размер: 2,2 МБ Язык: Английский
Throughout history, warfare has transformed social, political, cultural, and religious aspects of our lives. We tell tales of wars—past, present, and future—to create and reinforce a common purpose.
Название: Portraits of Remembrance: Painting, Memory, and the First World War (War, Memory, and Culture) Автор: Margaret Hutchison, Steven Trout Издательство: University Alabama Press ISBN: 0817320504 Год: 2020 Формат: PDF Страниц: 352 Размер: 41,8 МБ Язык: Английский
Although photography and moving pictures achieved ubiquity during the First World War as technological means of recording history, the far more traditional medium of painting played a vital role in the visual culture of combatant nations. The public’s appetite for the kind of up-close frontline action that snapshots and film footage could not yet provide resulted in a robust market for drawn or painted battle scenes.