Название: Healing a Divided Nation: How the American Civil War Revolutionized Western Medicine Автор: Carole Adrienne Издательство: Pegasus Books ISBN: 1639361855 Год: 2022 Формат: EPUB Страниц: 271 Размер: 25,2 МБ Язык: Английский
A profound and insightful investigation into how the American Civil War transformed modern medicine. At the start of the Civil War, the medical field in America was rudimentary, unsanitary, and woefully underprepared to address what would become the bloodiest conflict on U.S. soil. However, in this historic moment of pivotal social and political change, medicine was also fast evolving to meet the needs of the time.
Название: Johnnie Johnson's 1942 Diary: The War Diary of the Spitfire Ace of Aces Автор: Dilip Sarkar Издательство: Air World ISBN: 1526798239 Год: 2020 Формат: EPUB, PDF (conv) Страниц: 248 Размер: 17,8 МБ Язык: Английский
Air Vice-Marshal ‘Johnnie’ Johnson was a character literally from the pages of Boys’ Own: an individual who became the RAF’s top-scoring fighter pilot and wing leader par excellence of the Second World War. A one-time household name synonymous with the superlative Spitfire, Johnnie’s aerial combat successes inspired schoolboys for generations.
Название: Secret Spitfires: Britain’s Hidden Civilian Army Автор: Howman & Cetintas, Gavin Clarke Издательство: The History Press ISBN: 0750991992 Год: 2020 Формат: EPUB, PDF (conv) Страниц: 192 Размер: 13,7 МБ Язык: Английский
With the Battle of Britain going badly, the Luftwaffe attempted to halt production of the RAF’s Spitfire by destroying its factories. But Churchill’s government had a plan - create a network of facilities in domestic and residential buildings in cities, towns and villages across the south, which would be difficult to locate and harder to destroy.
Название: World War II: Unforgettable Stories and Photographs by Correspondents of The Associated Press Автор: The Associated Press Издательство: The Associated Press ISBN: 0999035967 Год: 2018 Формат: EPUB, PDF (conv) Страниц: 208 Размер: 15,5 МБ Язык: Английский
Powerful, visceral, and essential to preserving and understanding our past, the work of Associated Press photographers and journalists lives on through the pages of World War II.Never before in history had the day-to-day struggles and victories of war—from the homefront to the front lines—been chronicled in such graphic and unflagging detail as during the Second World War.
Название: All About History: Book Of Pirates - 9th Edition 2022 Автор: Коллектив Издательство: Future Год: 2022 Формат: PDF Страниц: 148 Размер: 80,9 МБ Язык: Английский
In the 17th and 18th centuries, sailing from Europe or Africa to the Americas, or trading from India to Central America, was a risky undertaking. Ruthless pirates lurked on the horizon, craving wealth and reputation. In the All About History Book of Pirates, we cover everything you need to know about the legendary Golden Age of Piracy.
Название: Русско-японская война. 1904-1905. Факты. Документы Автор: Шацилло В.К., Шацилло Л.А. Издательство: Молодая гвардия Год: 2004 Страниц: 504 Формат: pdf Размер: 39,37 мб Качество: хорошее Язык: русский
Основанная на уникальных архивных документах, книга дает возможность взглянуть на события более 100-летней давности как с политической, так и с экономической точки зрения.
Название: Боевые ножи. Иллюстрированная энциклопедия Автор: Марчингтон Джеймс Издательство: М.: Эксмо Год: 2006 Страниц: 157 ISBN: 5-699-08968-3 Формат: PDF Размер: 51 Мб Язык: русский
Эта книга представляет собой обзор основных типов боевых, армейских и ложных ножей, мачете, штыков и иного лезвийного инструмента, изготавливаемых и применяемых во всех странах мира. Здесь содержится иллюстрированная информация о более 150 моделях, включая как широко известные, так и такую экзотику, как боевые топоры и ассегаи.
Название: 1945: Victory in the West Автор: Peter Caddick-Adams Издательство: Penguin ISBN: 1529151708 Год: 2022 Формат: EPUB Страниц: 655 Размер: 5,0 МБ Язык: Английский
March 1945. Allied troops are poised to cross the Rhine and sweep on into Germany. Victory is finally within their grasp. But if they believe this victory can be easily won, they face swift disillusionment. The final 100 days of the Second World War will prove to be bitterly and bloodily fought, village by village, town by town.
Название: Historic American Forts: From Frontier Stockade to Coastal Fortress Автор: C. B. Colby Издательство: Coward-McCann Inc. Год: 1963 Формат: PDF Страниц: 56 Размер: 14,9 МБ Язык: Английский
An account of the way Americans have sought to defend themselves from attack, from the early hand hewn stockade to the mighty coastal fortresses of today.
Название: Like Hidden Fire: The Plot to Bring Down the British Empire Автор: Peter Hopkirk Издательство: Kodansha International Год: 1994 Формат: PDF Страниц: 478 Размер: 45,1 МБ Язык: Английский
Under the banner of a Holy War, masterminded in Berlin and unleashed from Constantinople, the Germans and the Turks set out in 1914 to foment violent revolutionary uprisings against the British in India and the Russians in Central Asia. It was a new and more sinister version of the old Great Game, with world domination as its ultimate aim.
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