Название: World War I in Central and Eastern Europe: Politics, Conflict and Military Experience Автор: Judith Devlin, John Paul Newman, Maria Falina Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic ISBN: 0755602269 Год: 2020 Формат: PDF Страниц: 356 Размер: 2,5 МБ Язык: Английский
In the English language World War I has largely been analyzed and understood through the lens of the Western Front. This book addresses this imbalance by examining the war in Eastern and Central Europe. The historiography of the war in the West has increasingly focused on the experience of ordinary soldiers and civilians, the relationships between them and the impact of war at the time and subsequently.
Название: Warpaint Series 70 - Vought F4U Corsair Автор: Charles Starface Издательство: Warpaint Books Год: 2009 Формат: PDF Страниц: 73 Размер: 202,1 МБ Язык: Английский
No 70 Vought F4U Corsair by Charles Stafrace A piston-engined combat aircraft that managed to remain in frontline US Navy service for more than thirteen years in the 1940s to the 1950s, must have had something special. Such was the F4U Corsair, which entered US Navy service in 1942 and was not withdrawn until 1955.
Название: Warpaint Series 90 - Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Автор: Kev Darling Издательство: Warpaint Books Год: 1997 Формат: PDF Страниц: 74 Размер: 109,0 МБ Язык: Английский
Few aircraft are as recognized as the Boeing B-17. Renowned for its ruggedness and dependability, the type served throughout World War II and well into the post-war period. Examines this famous four-engined bomber in detail including its development, flight testing and evolution through it many production variants.
Название: Osprey New Vanguard 77 - M24 Chaffe Light Tank 1943-85 Автор: Steven J. Zaloga Издательство: Osprey Publishing Год: 2003 Формат: PDF Страниц: 48 Размер: 5,7 МБ Язык: Английский
The history of US light tanks during World War II is a chequered one. The Light Battalions of US Armored Divisions were initially filled with M3A1 and M5 Stuart tanks, however, on the battlefields of North Africa it was realised that these were disastrously under armoured and gunned, and a replacement, or the abandonment of light tank doctrine, was desperately needed.
Название: Air Transport Auxiliary at War: 80th Anniversary of its Formation Автор: Stephen Wynn Издательство: Pen and Sword ISBN: 1526726041 Год: 2021 Формат: EPUB Страниц: 144 Размер: 4,2 МБ Язык: Английский
This book looks at the invaluable work carried out by members of the Air Transport Auxiliary during the course of the Second World War. Comprised of both men and women, it was a civilian organization tasked with the collection and delivery of military aircraft from the factories to the RAF and Royal Navy stations.
Название: Squadron Signal Aircraft In Action 1100 - S2F Tracker Автор: Jim Sullivan Издательство: Squadron/Signal Publications Год: 1990 Формат: PDF Страниц: 49 Размер: 14,6 МБ Язык: Английский
The Squadron Signal Publications "In Action" books provide enthusiasts, historians and modelers with outstanding photographic coverage over a wide range of selected subjects. Images are drawn from many private collections and archives to depict the title feature in its historical surroundings. In addition, each volume features original cover art, full color profiles, detailed scale drawings, scrap art and essential descriptive text to bring these histories to life.
Название: Hitler at War: Meetings and Conferences, 1939-1945 Автор: Robert L. Miller Издательство: Enigma Books ISBN: 1936274787 Год: 2015 Формат: PDF (conv) Страниц: 400 Размер: 3,2 МБ Язык: Английский
During World War II Adolf Hitler held innumerable meetings with diplomats, Nazi leaders, Axis allies, German generals, and others. This is a selection of significant conversations that are assembled for the first time in a single volume.
Название: New Vanguard Book 212 - Axis Midget Submarines: 1939-45 Автор: Jamie Prenatt Издательство: Osprey Publishing Год: 2014 Формат: PDF Страниц: 48 Размер: 2,7 МБ Язык: Английский
During World War II, Germany, Japan, and Italy built approximately 2,000 small, inherently stealthy, naval craft to perform special operations and conventional naval missions. Much more numerous and more technically advanced than their Allied counterparts, they saw service worldwide, operating in the Pacific, Mediterranean, Black Sea, Indian Ocean, North Sea, and the English channel.
Название: Osprey New Vanguard 92 - Confederate Blokade Runner 1861-65 Автор: Angus Konstam Издательство: Osprey Publishing Год: 2004 Формат: PDF Страниц: 48 Размер: 34,6 МБ Язык: Английский
The lifeblood of the Confederacy, the blockade runners of the Civil War usually began life as regular fast steam-powered merchant ships. They were adapted for the high-speed dashes through the Union blockade which closed off all the major Southern ports, and for much of the war they brought much-needed food, clothing and weaponry to the Confederacy.