Название: Fighting for the United States, Executed in Britain: US Soldiers Court-Martialled in WWII Автор: Simon Webb Издательство: Pen and Sword ISBN: 1526790955 Год: 2021 Формат: PDF Страниц: 210 Размер: 35,0 МБ Язык: Английский
This book relates a chapter of American military history which many people would rather forget. When the United States came to the aid of Britain in 1942, the arrival of American troops was greeted with unreserved enthusiasm, but unfortunately, wartime sometimes brings out the worst, as well as the best, in people.
Название: The Ottoman Sieges of Vienna: The History of the Ottoman Empire’s Unsuccessful Attempts to Conquer the Habsburg Capital Автор: Charles River Editors Издательство: Charles River Editors Год: 2021 Страниц: 111 Язык: английский Формат: pdf, epub Размер: 10.8 MB
In terms of geopolitics, perhaps the most seminal event of the Middle Ages was the successful Ottoman siege of Constantinople in 1453. The city had been an imperial capital as far back as the 4th century, when Constantine the Great shifted the power center of the Roman Empire there, effectively establishing two almost equally powerful halves of antiquity’s greatest empire. Constantinople would continue to serve as the capital of the Byzantine Empire even after the Western half of the Roman Empire collapsed in the late 5th century. n the wake of taking Constantinople, the Ottoman Empire would spend the next few centuries expanding its size, power, and influence, bumping up against Eastern Europe and becoming one of the world’s most important geopolitical players. It would take repeated efforts by various European coalitions to prevent a complete Ottoman takeover of the continent, and one of the most important battles among those efforts took place at Vienna in 1529.
Название: The Long War for Britannia 367–664: Arthur and the History of Post-Roman Britain Автор: Edwin Pace Издательство: Pen and Sword Military Год: 2021 Страниц: 400 Язык: английский Формат: pdf, epub Размер: 10.1 MB
The Long War for Britannia is unique. It recounts some two centuries of ‘lost’ British history, while providing decisive proof that the early records for this period are the very opposite of ‘fake news’. The book shows that the discrepancies in dates claimed by many scholars are illusory. Every early source originally recorded the same events in the same year. It is only the transition to Anno Domini dating centuries afterward that distorts our perceptions. Of equal significance, the book demonstrates that King Arthur and Uther Pendragon are the very opposite of medieval fantasy. Current scholarly doubts arose from the fact that different British regions had very different memories of post-Roman British rulers. Some remembered Arthur as the ‘Proud Tyrant’, a monarch who plunged the island into civil war. Others recalled him as the British general who saved Britain when all seemed lost. The deeds of Uther Pendragon replicate the victories of the dread Mercian king Penda. These authentic--yet radically different--narratives distort history to this very day.
Название: Great American Guns and Frontier Fighters Автор: Will Bryant Издательство: Grosset & Dunlap Год: 1961 Формат: PDF Страниц: 178 Размер: 30,9 МБ Язык: Английский
An unusual history of firearms in America for the gun collector's library. Chapters include: the Kentucky Rifle, the Shut-eye Hunter 1778, the plains rifle, Mojave massacre 1827, the cap & ball Colt, John Cremony's ride 1850, the buffalo gun, the Freeze-out Bunch 1862, the repeating rifle, Smoke Wagon Medicine 1868, the broken medicine of Roman Nose 1868, the buffalo wallow 1874, the Peacemaker Colt, the fastest gun 1900.
Название: The Essential Aircraft Guide: Vintage Warbirds to Modern Airliners Автор: Robert Jackson Издательство: Silverdale Books Год: 2005 Формат: PDF Страниц: 226 Размер: 146,3 МБ Язык: Английский
To enthusiastic aircraft spotters, each airborne machine has a unique profile and presence in the sky. Here is a handy spotting guide suitable for beginners, but with plenty of fascinating facts and drawings for the more experienced. Each aircraft entry includes the development history, a full-color photograph, and a three-view drawing illustrating key recognition features that will enable the reader to spot the subtle differences between similar aircraft types. More than 200 currently flying aircraft are featured—from warplanes to airliners to executive jets.
Название: Osprey New Vanguard 216 - Super-Heavy Tanks of World War II Автор: Kenneth W Estes Издательство: Osprey Publishing Год: 2014 Формат: PDF Страниц: 48 Размер: 2,8 МБ Язык: Английский
This title explores the conception and design of a range of enormous and powerful tanks that came to be designated as 'super-heavy'. The fascinating super-heavy tanks of World War II were heirs to the siege machine tradition - a means of breaking the deadlock of ground combat. As a class of fighting vehicle, they began with the World War I concept of the search for a "breakthrough" tank, designed to cross enemy lines.
Название: The British Way of War: Julian Corbett and the Battle for a National Strategy Автор: Andrew Lambert Издательство: Yale University Press ISBN: 0300250738 Год: 2021 Формат: PDF Страниц: 544 Размер: 4,7 МБ Язык: Английский
Leading historian Andrew Lambert shows how, as a lawyer, civilian, and Liberal, Julian Corbett (1854–1922) brought a new level of logic, advocacy, and intellectual precision to the development of strategy. Corbett skillfully integrated classical strategic theory, British history, and emerging trends in technology, geopolitics, and conflict to prepare the British state for war.
Название: The Sultan's Fleet: Seafarers of the Ottoman Empire Автор: Christine Isom-Verhaaren Издательство: I.B. Tauris/Bloomsbury Publishing Год: 2022 Страниц: 295 Язык: английский Формат: pdf (true) Размер: 10.1 MB
While the Ottoman Empire is most often recognized today as a land power, for four centuries the seas of the Eastern Mediterranean were dominated by the Ottoman Navy. Yet to date, little is known about the seafarers who made up the sultans' fleet, the men whose naval mastery ensured that an empire from North Africa to Black Sea expanded and was protected, allowing global trading networks to flourish in the face of piracy and the Sublime Porte's wars with the Italian city states and continental European powers. In this book, Christine Isom-Verhaaren provides a history of the major events and engagements of the navy, from its origins as the fleets of Anatolian Turkish beyliks to major turning points such as the Battle of Lepanto. Rich in detail drawn from a variety of sources, the book provides a comprehensive account of the Ottoman Navy, the forgotten contingent in the empire's period of supremacy from the 14th century to the 18th century.
Название: Osprey New Vanguard 207 - Medium Mark A Whippet Автор: David Fletcher Издательство: Osprey Publishing Год: 2014 Формат: PDF Страниц: 50 Размер: 2,8 МБ Язык: Английский
This title looks at the Medium Mark A Whippet, one of the most successful British tanks of World War I and, when placed alongside existing titles covering the Mark I, Mark IV and Mark V, completes the New Vanguard series' coverage of the major British tanks of the war.
Название: Osprey New Vanguard 209 - French Tanks of World War II (1): Infantry and Battle Tanks Автор: Steven J. Zaloga Издательство: Osprey Publishing Год: 2014 Формат: PDF Страниц: 50 Размер: 3,5 МБ Язык: Английский
The first of two volumes covering the French armor of World War II, this title looks at the infantry and battle tanks that faced the onslaught of the German Blitzkrieg in 1940. Many of the French tanks were intended as replacements for the World War I-era Renault FT, and various modernization efforts throughout the inter-war years had given rise to a number of new infantry tanks, including the Renault R35 and R40, FCM 36, and the Hotchkiss H35 and H39.
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Название: The Ottoman Sieges of Vienna: The History of the Ottoman Empire’s Unsuccessful Attempts to Conquer the Habsburg Capital
Название: The Long War for Britannia 367–664: Arthur and the History of Post-Roman Britain
Название: The Sultan's Fleet: Seafarers of the Ottoman Empire
