Название: Boeing B-17: The Fifteen Ton Flying Fortress Автор: Graham Simons, Harry Friedman Издательство: Pen and Sword ISBN: 1399002716 Год: 2011 Формат: EPUB Страниц: 256 Размер: 11,6 МБ Язык: Английский
The Boeing B-17 was the first American heavy bomber to see action in World War II when it was supplied to the RAF. The design originated in 1934 when the US Air Corps was looking for a heavy bomber to reinforce air forces in Hawaii, Panama and Alaska. For its time, the design included many advanced features, and Boeing continued to develop the aircraft as experience of the demands of long-distance flying at high altitude was gained.
Название: The American Expeditionary Forces in the Great War: Meuse Argonne 1918: Breaking the Line (Battleground the Americans 1918) Автор: Maarten Otte Издательство: Pen and Sword ISBN: 1526714450 Год: 2018 Формат: EPUB Страниц: 272 Размер: 53,6 МБ Язык: Английский
Although the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, which began in late September 1918 and continued through to the Armistice, was not the first major action fought by the AEF, it was the greatest in which it engaged in the Great War. The Argonne was an area that had been heavily fought over, particularly in the early part of the war; its eastern part, towards the Meuse, then became enveloped in the first great attritional battle of the war, Verdun.
Название: Howard Hughes and the Spruce Goose: The Story of the H-K1 Hercules Автор: Graham M. Simons Издательство: Pen and Sword ISBN: 1399014412 Год: 2014 Формат: EPUB Страниц: 256 Размер: 112,7 МБ Язык: Английский
Howard Hughes' life ambition was to make a significant contribution to the field of aviation development. But the monumental folly of his endeavors on the HK-I Hercules meant that he came to be known and remembered to a great extent for all the wrong reasons. The 'Spruce Goose' (a name Hughes detested) became a product of his wild fixation on perfection and scale.
Название: The Italian Empire and the Great War Автор: Vanda Wilcox Издательство: Oxford University Press ISBN: 0198822944 Год: 2021 Формат: PDF Страниц: 287 Размер: 5,7 МБ Язык: Английский
The Italian Empire and the Great War brings an imperial and colonial perspective to the Italian experience of the First World War. Italy's decision for war in 1915 built directly on Italian imperial ambitions from the late nineteenth century onwards, and its conquest of Libya in 1911–12.
Название: Experiences of War in Europe and the Americas, 1792–1815: Soldiers, Slaves, and Civilians Автор: Mark Lawrence Издательство: Routledge ISBN: 036769560X Год: 2021 Формат: EPUB Страниц: 240 Размер: 15,9 МБ Язык: Английский
This work seeks to offer a new way of viewing the French Wars of 1792–1815. Most studies of this period offer international, political, and military analyses using the French Revolution and Napoleon as the prime mover. But this book focuses on military and civilian responses to French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars, throughout the rest of Europe and the Americas.
Название: Тайное проникновение. Секреты советской разведки Автор: Павлов Виталий Григорьевич Издательство: Алгоритм Год: 2015 ISBN: 978-5-4438-0862-8 Серия: Гроссмейстеры тайной войны Формат: fb2, mobi, epub Страниц: 574 Размер: 12 Mb Язык: Русский
Сегодня, после фактического начала «новой холодной войны», многих интересует вопрос: как идет работа наших разведчиков на вражеской территории? Из этой книги читатель узнает о классических операциях советской разведки: «Могикан», «Гамлет», «Федора», «Прелат», «Олимп» и многих других, а также о таких специфических способах работы КГБ, как подставы, перевербовка и т. д.
Название: Spirit of the Blue: Peter Ayerst: A Fighter Pilot's Story Автор: Hugh Thomas, Alex Henshaw Издательство: The History Press Год: 2004 Формат: EPUB Страниц: 256 Размер: 5,8 МБ Язык: Английский
Few RAF pilots flew operationally from the beginning to the end of the Second World War. Fewer still can claim to have taken part in the Battle of France, Battle of Britain, El Alamein, and the D-Day landings as well as bomber escort duties in the closing days of the war. Peter Ayerst is one such man and his tale is, as yet, untold.
Название: Empires of the Sea: The Final Battle for the Mediterranean, 1521–1580 Автор: Roger Crowley Издательство: Faber & Faber Год: 2009 Формат: pdf Страниц: 343 Размер: 56,17 Мб Язык: английский
In 1521, Suleiman the Magnificent, ruler of the Ottoman Empire at the height of its power, despatched an invasion fleet to the island of Rhodes. This was the opening shot in an epic struggle between rival empires and faiths, and the ensuing battle for control of the Mediterranean would last sixty years.
Название: The Battle of the Bulge 1944: Hitler's Last Hope Автор: Robin Cross Издательство: Spellmount ISBN: 1862271860 Год: 2002 Формат: PDF Страниц: 192 Размер: 83,7 МБ Язык: Английский
In December 1944, the German Army launched an attack through the Ardennes forest that aimed to seize the port of Antwerp and cut the Allied supply lines, hoping to force the Western Allies either to delay their advance on Berlin or agree a peace settlement. The Battle of the Bulge: Hitler’s Last Hope is a comprehensive history of Germany’s last offensive in World War II
Название: Liners in Battledress: Wartime Camouflage and Colour Schemes for Passenger Ships Автор: David Williams Издательство: Vanwell Publishing ISBN: 0920277500 Год: 1989 Формат: PDF Страниц: 160 Размер: 55,2 МБ Язык: Английский
Traces the fascinating history of special marking for liners from the Boer War to the Falklands campaign. This book covers all protective schemes and "Dazzle" markings with photographs depicting each scheme.
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