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 Battle of the Bulge 
 Author: Andrew Rawson Battle of the Bulge Pen and Sword Military Images of War 2004 Format: EPUB Pages: 112 Size: 10 Mb Language: English Hitler's desperate last throw during the depths of winter 1944/45 came perilously close to being a major disaster for the Allies. Their offensive through the Ardennes fell on the Americans and caught them totally by surprise. Unaccustomed to setbacks, the situation was for a time extremely serious and in some areas panic set in and events went out of control. It was only after the most bitter fighting and massive reinforcement that the rot was stopped. In this book the drama of those worrying weeks is captured in superb photographs.
Ferdinand and Elefant Tank Destroyer (Osprey General Military)
 Ferdinand and Elefant Tank Destroyer Author: Thomas Anderson Osprey Publishing Osprey General Military ISBN: 978 1849083904 2015 Language: English Pages: 257 Format: PDF Size: 34,9 MB This is the story of the largest and statistically most successful tank destroyer of World War II. The Ferdinand was a true behemoth, and although only 91 examples were built, they took a savage toll of Soviet armour in the Battle of Kursk and subsequent operations on the Eastern Front. This study explores the technical development and combat deployment of this remarkable vehicle, from its' origins in the Porsche Tiger Tank through its deployment under the designation ‘Ferdinand' in the Citadel offensive, to its modification and redesignation as the ‘Elefant' and final use in the desperate Battle of Berlin. Drawing on original archival material from within Germany, private collections and heretofore unpublished photographs this title is an essential illustrated history to one of the most famous armoured vehicles ever built.
Luftwaffe: the Second World War in Colour
 Author: John Christopher Luftwaffe: the Second World War in Colour Amberley Publishing 2014 Format: EPUB Pages: 128 Size: 4 Mb This unique collection of superb wartime color photographs brings the Luftwaffe – its aircraft and personnel – to life in a dramatically vivid way.
Snow and Steel: The Battle of the Bulge 1944-1945
 Author: Peter Caddick-Adams Snow and Steel: The Battle of the Bulge 1944-1945 Oxford University Press 2014 Format: EPUB Pages: 928 Size: 4 Mb Language: English Between December 16, 1944 and January 15, 1945, American forces found themselves entrenched in the heavily forested Ardennes region of Belgium, France, and Luxembourg defending against an advancing German army amid freezing temperatures, deep snow, and dense fog. Operation Herbstnebel--Autumn Mist--was a massive German counter-offensive that stunned the Allies in its scope and intensity. In the end, the 40-day long Battle of the Bulge, as it has come to be called, was the bloodiest battle fought by U.S. forces in World War II, and indeed the largest land battle in American history. Before effectively halting the German advance, some 89,000 of the 610,000 American servicemen committed to the campaign had become casualties, including 19,000 killed.
Hitler's Jet Plane: The ME 262 Story
 Author: Mano Ziegler Hitler's Jet Plane: The ME 262 Story Frontline Books ISBN: 1853676241 2012 Format: EPUB Pages: 240 Size: 2 Mb Language: English The first operational military jet in the world, towards the end of the Second World War the ME 262 was to be the German ‘miracle weapon’. Mano Ziegler was involved from its inception and contributed to the design, testing, and training and even served in it operationally.
The Battle of Britain
 Author: Julia Markl The Battle of Britain (Turning Points of WWII) Franklin Watts 1984 Format: PDF Pages: 120 Language: English Size: 12.6 MB May 1940. The Germans had forced 500,000 British, French and. Belgian troops to retreat to Dunkirk, France. At their backs lay the English Channel. In an amazing rescue operation, involving hundreds of small craft, from fishing boats to rafts, the troops were ferried across the Channel to England. But Winston Churchill, the British prime minister, warned the world that the "miracle" of Dunkirk was not a victory On June 18, following the surrender by the French to the Germans, he said: "The Battle of France is over. The Battle of Britain is about to begin . . . Hitler knows he will have to break us m this island or lose the war" If the Germans could destroy the primary British defense, the Royal Air Force, they could invade England. With the British defeat, the German conquest of Europe would be complete.
Storming Monte La Difensa (Osprey Raid 48)
 Author: Bret Werner Storming Monte La Difensa: The First Special Service Force at the Winter Line Italy 1943 (Osprey Raid 48) Osprey Publishing 2015 Format: PDF (e-book) Pages: 82 Size: 4 Mb Language: English In December 1943 Monte La Difensa was part of the formidable German defences overlooking the Allies' planned route to Rome via Monte Cassino. In the First Special Service Force's first combat in the Mediterranean theater, the Force would employ its special training in mountain and winter warfare to scale the peak, capture it, and then hold it against the inevitable German counterattacks. Astonishing their superiors, the First Special Service Force succeeded in the face of seemingly impossible odds, but suffered a 77 percent casualty rate. Their victory, founded on their aggressive doctrine and extensive training in a variety of combat techniques, would prove instrumental in the postwar development of special forces. Employing full-colour artwork, archive photographs, and first-hand accounts from participants, the author examines the origins, execution, and aftermath of the FSSF's spectacular success at Monte La Difensa amid the savage winter conditions of December 1943.
Pacific Payback The Carrier Aviators Who Avenged Pearl Harbor at the Battle of Midway
 Author: Stephen L. Moore Pacific Payback The Carrier Aviators Who Avenged Pearl Harbor at the Battle of Midway NAL Hardcover ISBN: 0451465520 2014 Format: MOBI Size: 18,1 МБ Language: English Pages: 448 Sunday, December 7, 1941, dawned clear and bright over the Pacific.... But for the Dauntless dive-bomber crews of the USS Enterprise returning to their home base on Oahu, it was a morning from hell. Flying directly into the Japanese ambush at Pearl Harbor, they lost a third of their squadron and witnessed the heart of America’s Navy broken and smoldering on the oil-slicked waters below. The next six months, from Pearl Harbor to the Battle of Midway—a dark time during which the Japanese scored victory after victory—this small band of aviators saw almost constant deployment, intense carrier combat, and fearsome casualties. Many were killed by enemy Zero fighters, antiaircraft fire, or deadly crash landings in the Pacific, while others were captured and spent years in POW camps. Yet the Enterprise’s Dauntless crews would be the first to strike an offensive blow against Japanese installations in the Marshall Islands, would be the first to sink a Japanese warship, and would shepherd the Doolittle Raiders’ bombing of Tokyo.
Behind Hitler's Lines: The True Story of the Only Soldier to Fight for both America and the Soviet Union in World War II
 Author: Thomas H. Taylor Behind Hitler's Lines: The True Story of the Only Soldier to Fight for both America and the Soviet Union in World War II Presidio Press ISBN: 0891418458 2004 Format: EPUB Size: 4,2 МБ Language: English Pages: 368 As the twentieth century closed, the veterans of its defining war passed away at a rate of a thousand per day. Fortunately, D-Day paratrooper Joseph Beyrle met author Thomas H. Taylor in time to record Behind Hitler's Lines, the true story of the first American paratrooper to land in Normandy and the only soldier to fight for both the United States and the Soviet Union against Nazi Germany. It is a story of battle, followed by a succession of captures, escapes, recaptures, and re-escapes, then battle once more, in the final months of fighting on the Eastern Front. For these unique experiences, both President Bill Clinton and President Boris Yeltsin honored Joe Beyrle on the fiftieth anniversary of V-E Day. Beyrle did not strive to be a part of history, but history kept visiting him. Twice before the invasion he parachuted into Normandy, bearing gold for the French resistance. D Day resulted in his capture, and he was mistaken for a German line-crosser - a soldier who had, in fact, died in the attempt. Eventually Joe was held under guard at the American embassy in Moscow, suspected of being a Nazi assassin. Fingerprints saved him, confirming that he'd been wounded five times, and that he bore a safe-conduct pass written by marshal Zhukov after the Wehrmacht wrested Joe, at gunpoint, from execution by the Gestapo. In the ruins of Warsaw his life was saved again, this time by Polish nuns. Some of Joe's story is in his own words - a voice that will be among the last and best we hear firsthand from World War II.
Operation Mincemeat: How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory
 Author: Ben Macintyre Operation Mincemeat: How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory Broadway Books ISBN: 0307453278 2010 Format: EPUB Size: 7,2 МБ Language: English Pages: 416 London Times writer-at-large Macintyre (Agent Zigzag) offers a solid and entertaining updating of WWII's best-known human intelligence operation. In 1943, British intelligence conceived a spectacular con trick to draw German attention away from the Allies' obvious next objective, Sicily. The bait was a briefcase full of carefully forged documents attached to the wrist of Major William Martin, Royal Marines—a fictitious identity given to a body floated ashore in neutral Spain. Making the deception plausible was the task given to two highly unconventional officers: Lt. Comdr. Ewen Montagu and Squadron Leader Charles Cholmondeley. Macintyre recounts their adventures and misadventures with panache. The body was that of a derelict. Its costuming included the underwear of a deceased Oxford don. An attractive secretary provided the photo of an imaginary fiancée. The carefully constructed documents setting up the bogus operation against Greece and Sardinia convinced even Hitler himself. The Sicily landings were achieved as almost a complete surprise. And the man who never was entered the history and folklore of WWII.
Orden de Batalla: Panzers Alemanes en la II Guerra Mundial
 Author: Chris Bishop Orden de Batalla: Panzers Alemanes en la II Guerra Mundial Editorial Libsa 2009 Format: PDF Pages: 192 Language: Spanish Size: 14.4 MB Durante la II Guerra Mundial, Alemania utilizó las formaciones de carros de combate Panzer como una fuerza que revolucionó la táctica militar. Este libro presenta, ordenados por campañas, los precedentes de estos vehículos, las batallas con mapas en las que intervinieron, la estructura y organización de sus divisiones y la biografía de sus líderes con fotografías históricas.
Spitfire Aces of Northwest Europe 1944-1945
 Author: Andrew Thomas Spitfire Aces of Northwest Europe 1944-1945 Osprey Publishing Osprey Aircraft of the Aces 122 ISBN: 178200338X 2014 Format: PDF (e-book) Pages: 96 Size: 4 Mb Language: English This book traces the achievements of the pilots flying the iconic Spitfire in Northwest Europe, and examines how the steady technological improvements that were made throughout the Spitfire’s service life improved its capabilities in the air. Based at airfields throughout southern England, Merlin engine Spitfires provided the bulk of the air cover for the D-Day landings and it was an RCAF Spitfire which claimed the first ever ME 262 jet kill.
U-Boat Warfare: The Evolution of the Wolf Pack
 U-Boat Warfare: The Evolution of the Wolf Pack Author: Jak P. Mallmann Showell Ian Allan ISBN: 0711028877 2002 Language: English Pages: 162 Format: PDF Size: 51,7 MB During the course of World War II, German U-boats threatened Britain's very survival. Noted U-boat historian Jak Mallman-Showell takes a fresh look at the strategy employed by both sides as Germany and Great Britain engaged in a fateful game of measure and countermeasure to gain control of the Atlantic supply lines. Drawing upon original records from the U-boat headquarters, the Royal Navy, and British special intelligence, the author explores how and why U-boat attacks were planned, describes U-boat organization, and tells what actually happened on the high seas. Supplemented by 150 photographs, many published here for the first time, this new study should be required reading for all those interested in the development of strategy and tactics during one of the most critical campaigns of World War II.
The Dog Who Could Fly: The Incredible True Story of a WWII Airman and the Four-Legged Hero Who Flew At His Side
 Author: Damien Lewis The Dog Who Could Fly: The Incredible True Story of a WWII Airman and the Four-Legged Hero Who Flew At His Side Atria Books ISBN: 1476739145 2014 Format: EPUB Size: 5,7 МБ Language: English Pages: 304 An instant hit in the UK, this is the true account of a German shepherd who was adopted by the Royal Air Force during World War II, joined in flight missions, and survived everything from crash-landings to parachute bailouts—ultimately saving the life of his owner and dearest friend. In the winter of 1939 in the cold snow of no-man’s-land, two loners met and began an extraordinary journey that would turn them into lifelong friends. One was an orphaned puppy, abandoned by his owners as they fled Nazi forces. The other was a different kind of lost soul—a Czech airman bound for the Royal Air Force and the country that he would come to call home.
More World War II Aircraft in Combat
 Author: Glenn B. Bavousett More World War II Aircraft in Combat Arco Publishing 1981 Format: PDF Pages: 150 Language: English Size: 73.6 MB More World War II aircraft in combat 47 famous warplanes depicted in raging conflict Glenn Bavousett. Very well illustrated.
Operation Barbarossa: The German Invasion of Soviet Russia
 Author: Robert Kirchubel Operation Barbarossa The German Invasion of Soviet Russia Osprey Publishing ISBN: 1782004084 2013 Format: EPUB Size: 8,3 МБ Language: English Pages: 400 In the first 6 months of Hitler's World War II Nazi invasion, over 5 million of Stalin's Russian troops were killed, wounded, or captured defending their Motherland. Germany's surprise assault on the Soviet Union in June 1941, Operation Barbarossa, aimed at nothing less than the destruction of the Soviet Union. Adolf Hitler saw this as the last vital step in the establishing of 'Lebensraum' for the German people in the East. Three German Army Groups, supported by numerous European allies, poured across the Soviet border crushing all before them in a lightning campaign that threatened to eliminate all Soviet resistance and secure an easy victory. However, the vast resources and size of Soviet Russia caused the German armoured spearheads to slow and the advance finally ground to a halt within sight of Moscow itself, and with it Hitler's dreams of a quick victory. This book combines Osprey's three Campaign titles on the Barbarossa campaign, along with new material specifically created, in order to tell the story of one of definitive campaigns of World War II.
The Penguin History of the Second World War, 3rd Edition
 Author: Peter Calvocoressi, Guy Wint, John Pritchard The Penguin History of the Second World War, 3rd Edition Penguin Books ISBN: 0140285024 1999 Format: EPUB Size: 55,0 МБ Language: English Pages: 1344 First published in 1972 under the title TOTAL WAR, THE PENGUIN HISTORY OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR was designed by its authors to show a rising generation why the Second World War happened and how it was conducted. In this bold feat of compression they give as much stress and space to political, social and moral forces (not to mention intelligence and other activities 'behind the line'.) as to the ensuing clashes of arms. This acclaimed analysis of the causes and courses of the Second World War has stood the tests of time and criticism.
US Heavy Cruisers 1941-45: Pre-war Classes
 US Heavy Cruisers 1941-45: Pre-war Classes Author: Mark Stille, Paul Wright Osprey Publishing Osprey New Vanguard 210 ISBN: 978 1782006299 2014 Language: English Pages: 50 Format: PDF Size: 2,7 MB Designed and produced under the regulations of the Washington Naval Treaty, the heavy cruisers of the Pensacola, Northampton, Portland, New Orleans and Wichita classes were exercises in compromise. While they possessed very heavy armament – the Pensacolas, for example, carrying a main battery of ten 8” guns – this came at the cost of protection – armor was the same thickness as a gun cruiser, and incapable of protecting the vessels from enemy 8” fire. As the classes evolved, these flaws began to be corrected, with the main battery being reduced, and increased protection being added to the vital areas of the ship. Despite these drawbacks, the pre-war heavy cruiser classes served with distinction throughout World War II.
Bruneval (Battleground Europe)
 Author: Paul Oldfield Bruneval Pen and Sword Battleground Europe 2013 Format: EPUB Pages: 199 Size: 77 Mb Language: English The Bruneval Raid, launched against a German radar installation on the French coast in February 1942, was unique: it was one of the first fully combined operations put together by HQ Combined Operations under Mountbatten; for the first time a unit of the newly formed British Parachute Regiment went into action; it was the only raid carried out purely to satisfy the needs of scientific intelligence. It was highly successful and the results achieved were out of all proportion to the resources committed.This book covers the development of radar, the search for German radar in the Second World War, the discovery of Würzburg radar at Bruneval, the planning and preparations for the audacious raid, its highly successful execution and the aftermath.
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