Название: Blood and Fears: How America's Bomber Boys of the 8th Air Force Saved World War II Автор: Kevin Wilson Издательство: Pegasus Books Год: 2017 Формат: epub Страниц: 560 Размер: 14.1 Mb Язык: English
The heroic, dramatic, and sometimes tragic history of how the US 8th Air Force changed the course of World War II. The US 8th Air Force came of age in 1944. With a fresh commander, it was ready to demonstrate its true power: from Operation Argument in February?targeting German aircraft production plants?to bringing the Luftwaffe to battle over Berlin, the combined US Air Force-Royal Air Force forces’ round-the clock campaign bottled up the German army in Normandy.
Название: Blitzkrieg: From the Ground Up Автор: Niklas Zetterling Издательство: Casemate Год: 2017 Формат: pdf/epub (conv.) Страниц: 288 Размер: 11.1 Mb Язык: English
An examination of the German Blitzkrieg operations from Poland to Operation Barbarossa, as experienced by junior commanders and enlisted men, exploring why they were so successful.
Название:Jagdgeschwader 53 'Pik-As' Bf 109 Aces of 1940 (Aircraft of the Aces 132) Автор: Chris Goss Издательство: Osprey Publishing Год: 2017 Формат: True PDF Страниц: 96 Размер: 41 Mb Язык: English
Boasting pilots who had been blooded in the Spanish Civil War, Jagdgeschwader 53 (JG 53) ‘Pik As' or ‘Ace of Spades' achieved great success in the skies over France and Britain in 1940. It was infamous amongst its opponents for the quality and calibre of its aces - men such as Werner M?lders, Hans-Karl Mayer and Rolf Pingel. These aces won numerous Knight's Crosses for their exploits in 1940, credited with 258 victories, with 51 pilots being killed or captured.
Название: World War I: The War That Shaped Our World (TIME Special Edition) Автор: The Editors of Time Издательство: TIME Год: 2017 Формат: azw3 Страниц: 96 Размер: 7.4 Mb Язык: English
Vast in scope and sweeping in impact, World War I cut through history to shape the modern world. The Great War toppled monarchies, re-drew the map of Europe and made the U.S. one of the major powers of the modern age. The war gave the world new weapons: warplanes and U-boats, dirigibles and machine guns, tanks and poison gas. Now TIME explores this four-year conflict in all its complex facets, from the trenches of France to the deserts of Arabia to the streets of revolutionary Russia. With scores of seldom-seen photographs, all-new graphics and an enlightening introduction by war novelist Jeff Shaara, TIME World War I is a fascinating journey through the war that created today’s world.
Название: PzKpfw IV Vol.I (Wydawnictwo Militaria 141) Издательство: Wydawnictwo Militaria Год: 2002 Формат: PDF Страниц: 71 Размер: 30 MB Язык: Polish / English