Название: A Photographic History of Airborne Warfare, 1939–1945
Автор: Simon Forty, Jonathan Forty
Издательство: Pen and Sword Military
Год: 2021
Страниц: 232
Язык: английский
Формат: epub
Размер: 35.1 MB

On 10 May 1940 German Fallschirmjäger stormed the Dutch fort of Eben-Emael, south of Maastricht. The brilliantly executed operation was the first signal success by airborne troops in the Second World War and it made the military world sit up and take notice. Improved parachutes and the creation of gliders that could carry troops meant that assault forces could be dropped or landed behind enemy lines. This was a significant new tactic which had a dramatic impact on several of the key campaigns, and it is the subject of Simon and Jonathan Forty’s in-depth, highly illustrated history. They tell the story of the development of airborne forces, how they were trained and equipped, and how they were landed and put into action in every theatre of the global conflict. The results were mixed. German airborne forces were victorious on Crete, but the cost was so great that Hitler vowed never to use them in the same way again. The Allies saw things differently.

Название: The Band That Went to War: The Royal Marine Band in the Falklands War
Автор: Brian Short
Издательство: Pen & Sword Military
Год: 2021
Страниц: 216
Язык: английский
Формат: epub
Размер: 16.1 MB

The Royal Marines are renowned for their military skill and also for having one of the finest military bands in the world. These highly trained and talented musicians are equally at home parading at Buckingham Palace, playing at the Royal Albert Hall, or on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier in a foreign port. Why then when the Argentines invaded the Falklands in April 1982 did these superb musicians get involved in what became a serious and deadly military campaign? The answer is that, in addition to their musical expertise, the RM Band Service members are trained for military service and fully qualified in a multitude of military and medical skills, providing support to their comrades, the fighting commandos.

Название: The Compact Timeline of Aviation History
Автор: A.A. Evans, David Gibbons
Издательство: Worth Press
Год: 2008
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 248
Размер: 145,4 МБ
Язык: Английский

The Compact Timeline of Aviation History

Название: Osprey New Vanguard 113 - M3 Lee/Grant Medium Tank 1941-1945
Автор: Steven J. Zaloga
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год: 2005
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 48
Размер: 2,6 МБ
Язык: Английский

The highly successful 'stop-gap' M3 medium tank was designed in 1941, and as adequate turret casting facilities were not yet ready, the M3 used an unusual armament configuration patterned after a French tank. British lend-lease demands led to the design of a second turret type with the US version called the Lee and the British version the Grant. It could penetrate Panzer armor, and its explosive firepower was excellent for dealing with German anti-tank guns.

Название: The Third Reich's Elite Schools: A History of the Napolas
Автор: Helen Roche
Издательство: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198726120
Год: 2022
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 544
Размер: 4,9 МБ
Язык: Английский

Drawing on material from eighty archives in six different countries worldwide, as well as eyewitness testimonies from over 100 former pupils, Helen Roche presents the first comprehensive history of the Third Reich's most prominent elite schools, the National Political Education Institutes (Napolas / NPEA). The Napolas provided an all-encompassing National Socialist 'total education', featuring ideological indoctrination, premilitary training, and a packed programme of extracurricular activities, including school trips and exchanges throughout Europe and beyond.

Название: The RAF: A Pictorial History
Автор: Bruce Robertson
Издательство: Robert Hale Limited
Год: 1978
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 264
Размер: 225,0 МБ
Язык: Английский

The RAF: A Pictorial History

Название: Remembering the Holocaust and the Impact on Societies Today
Автор: Simon Bell
Издательство: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1399012096
Год: 2021
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 224
Размер: 7,1 МБ
Язык: Английский

The Holocaust is the most researched and written about genocide in history. Known facts should be beyond dispute. Yet Holocaust memory is often formed and dictated by governments and others with an agenda to fulfil, or by deniers who seek to rewrite the past due to vested interests and avowed prejudices.

Название: Mussolini's Greek Island: Fascism and the Italian Occupation of Syros in World War II
Автор: Sheila Lecoeur
Издательство: I.B. Tauris
ISBN: 1845116704
Год: 2009
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 272
Размер: 4,0 МБ
Язык: Английский

A powerful and unique study of the realities and long-term impact of occupation, "Mussolini's Greek Island" reveals the Italian dictator's imperial vision, the mechanisms of Italian occupation and its tragic consequences. The small island of Syros is a vital entry-point illuminating Italian imperialism - its ethos, fascist connection, pretension and administrative achievements, marred by famine.

Название: Asia in Flanders Fields: Indians and Chinese on the Western Front, 1914–1920
Автор: Dominiek Dendooven
Издательство: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 152676333
Год: 2021
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 270
Размер: 23,9 МБ
Язык: Английский

The First World War brought peoples from five continents to support the British and French Allies on the Western Front. Many were from colonial territories in the British and French empires, and the largest contingents were Indians and Chinese - some 140,000. It is a story of the encounter with the European 'other', including the civilian European local populations, often marred by racism, discrimination and zenophobia both inside and outside the military command, but also lightened by moving and enduring 'human' social relationships.

Название: Бронезащита тяжёлых танков КВ и ИС. 1941-1945
Автор: Постников М.
Издательство: Экспринт
Год: 2005
ISBN: 5-94038-062-X
Серия: Экспринт: Бронетанковый фонд
Формат: pdf, djvu
Страниц: 43
Размер: 56,3 Mb
Язык: Русский

Иллюстрированное издание посвящено развитию бронезащиты и живучести советских тяжелых танков KB и ИС в 1941 - 1945 гг.
Издание рассчитано на широкий круг читателей, интересующихся историей бронетанковой техники.