Admiral Lord Nelson's decisive victory over the combined fleets of France and Spain on 21 October 1805 remains one of the greatest naval triumphs in history. Off Cape Trafalgar, 27 British ships met a larger Franco-Spanish force. The 'Nelson Touch' prevented the front third of the Franco-Spanish fleet from engaging and brought on a battle with the remainder.
Название: Osprey Campaign 165 - Iraq 1941: The Battles for Basra, Habbaniya, Fallujah and Baghdad Автор: Robert Lyman Издательство: Osprey Publishing ISBN: 1841769916 Год: 2006 Формат: PDF Страниц: 97 Размер: 12,8 МБ Язык: Английский
The events in Iraq in 1941 had crucial strategic consequences. The country's oil reserves were a highly coveted prize for the Axis powers, and its location provided a corridor in the defence of Palestine and the Suez Canal. Had Iraq fallen to the Axis powers, Britain could have lost its foothold in the Middle East and the Mediterranean and risked losing World War II.
Название: Карл XII как стратег и тактик в 1707–1709 гг. Автор: Стилле А. Издательство: ДиректМедиа Год: 2021 Cтраниц: 120 с. : ил. Формат: pdf Размер: 29 мб Язык: русский
Вниманию читателей представлена работа известного шведского историка Артура Стилле (1863–1922), посвященная шведскому королю Карлу XII, развязавшему с Россией в начале XVIII века Северную войну за обладание прибалтийскими землями. Автор высоко оценивает военный талант Карла XII. Благодаря победоносным войнам с Данией и Польшей называет его гениальным стратегом и тактиком. А. Стилле подробно описывает Русский поход шведского короля, закончившийся разгромом его армии под Полтавой войсками Петра I. Не смотря на то, что при Карле XII Швеция потеряла статус великой державы, короля до сих пор называют северным Александром Македонским.
Название: Osprey New Vanguard 45 - Union Monitor 1861-65 Автор: Angus Konstam Издательство: Osprey Publishing Год: 2002 Формат: PDF Страниц: 48 Размер: 12,5 МБ Язык: Английский
The first seagoing ironclad was the USS Monitor, and its profile has made it one of the most easily recognised warships of all time. Following her inconclusive battle with the Confederate ironclad Virginia on March 9, 1862, the production of Union monitors was accelerated.
Название: Osprey New Vanguard 42 - British Napoleonic Ship-of-the-Line Автор: Angus Konstam Издательство: Osprey Publishing Год: 2001 Формат: PDF Страниц: 48 Размер: 25,9 МБ Язык: Английский
The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars encompassed a period when rival European fleets vied for naval supremacy, and naval tactics were evolving. The British Royal Navy emerged triumphant as the leading world sea power, and the epitome of Britannic naval strength was the Ship-of-the-Line.
Название: A History of Strategy: From Sun Tzu to William S. Lind Автор: Martin van Creveld Издательство: Castalia House Год: 2015 Формат: PDF Страниц: 144 Размер: 9,7 МБ Язык: Английский
The Art of War by Sun Tzu and On War by Carl von Clausewitz are known to everyone who studies war. But in the approximately 2,327 years that separated Man’s two most famous works of military tactics and strategy, a considerable number of less well-known works were published.
Название: A Mohawk Memoir from the War of 1812: John Norton - Teyoninhokarawen Автор: Carl Benn Издательство: University of Toronto Press ISBN: 1487523262 Год: 2019 Формат: EPUB Страниц: 392 Размер: 8,5 МБ Язык: Английский
A Mohawk Memoir from the War of 1812 presents the story of John Norton, or Teyoninhokarawen, an important war chief and political figure among the Grand River Haudenosaunee (or Iroquois) in Upper Canada.
Название: Achievements of Cavalry Автор: Evelyn Wood Издательство: Pickle Partners Publishing Год: 2013 Формат: PDF Страниц: 179 Размер: 16,1 МБ Язык: Английский
Field Marshal Wood ranks as one of the most eminent soldiers of the Victorian era of the British Empire. He served with distinction in the mud and misery of the Crimean War, the Indian Mutiny, Wolseley’s Ishanti War, the Zulu War and in Egypt and the Sudan.
Название: Revolutionary Guerrilla Warfare: Theories, Doctrines, and Contexts Автор: Sam C. Sarkesian Издательство: Routledge Год: 2017 Страниц: 650 Язык: английский Формат: pdf (true) Размер: 12.1 MB
""Revolution"" is a word that causes fear in some, exhilaration in others, and confusion in most. Originally used to describe a restoration, it eventually came to mean a sweeping, sudden attack on an existing order. Human history has borne witness to a variety of national and social revolutions population revolution, revolution of ideas, technological revolution, and revolution in education. Simultaneously, there has been a proliferation of literature on revolution, armed struggle, and violence aimed at unseating policies and leadership of governments and societies.
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Название: Revolutionary Guerrilla Warfare: Theories, Doctrines, and Contexts