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 Brazen Chariots: An Account of Tank Warfare in the Western Desert, November-December 1941 
 Author: Robert Crisp Brazen Chariots: An Account of Tank Warfare in the Western Desert, November-December 1941 Ballantine Books 1961 Format: PDF Pages: 196 Language: English Size: 24.7 MB A classic, and for good reason. Crisp tells the story of life as a tank commander in North Africa during the early stages of WWII, and he does so with honesty and good humor. There are some truly epic encounters in this book, and it's well worth reading if you're interested in one of the less-featured parts of WWII.Brazen Chariots - An Account of Tank Warfare in the Western... .pdf
Barbarossa & the Retreat to Moscow: Recollections of Fighter Pilots on the Eastern Front (The Red Air Force at War)
 Author: Artem Drabkin Barbarossa & the Retreat to Moscow: Recollections of Fighter Pilots on the Eastern Front (The Red Air Force at War) Casemate Publishers 2007 Format: epub/pdf Size: 4.4 Mb Language: English The onset of war in the summer of 1941 was a disaster for the Soviet Air Force. In a few weeks, faced by the onslaught of the Luftwaffe, most of the Soviet frontline aircraft were destroyed, and the casualty rate among the pilots was cripplingly high. Yet the surviving few gained precious battle experience and they formed the core of the fighter force that turned the tables on the Germans and eventually won air superiority over the Eastern Front. Many of these Soviet pilots are still alive today and in this book they vividly recall the air battles of 60 years ago to offer a unique insight into the air war on the eastern front.
Code Talkers and Warriors: Native Americans and World War II
 Author: Tom Holm Code Talkers and Warriors: Native Americans and World War II. Chelsea House 2007 Format: Pdf Size: 38 Mb Language: English
A Photo History of Tanks in Two World Wars
 Author: George Forty A Photo History of Tanks in Two World Wars Blandford Press 1984 Format: PDF Pages: 200 Language: English Size: 31 MB Traces the development of the tank, shows the various types of armored vehicles used by the Americans, English, French and Germans, and discusses how tanks were used in battle.
Hitler's Vikings: The History of the Scandinavian Waffen-SS: The Legions, the SS-Wiking and the SS-Nordland
 Author: Jonathan Trigg Hitler's Vikings: The History of the Scandinavian Waffen-SS: The Legions, the SS-Wiking and the SS-Nordland The History Press 2012 ISBN: 0752467298 Format: EPUB Size: 8,3 МБ Language: English Pages: 288 The first book to cover all the Scandinavians who served in Hitler's feared Waffen-SS right until the end in Berlin Based in part on interviews with surviving veterans, this history details the battles the Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, and Finnish men of the Waffen-SS fought, and what inspired them to join. The Nazis' dream of a world dominated by legions of Aryan "supermen," forged in battle and absolutely loyal to Adolf Hitler, was epitomized by the Waffen-SS.
Burma: The Turning Point
 Author: Ian Lyall Grant Burma: The Turning Point. The Seven Battles on the Tiddim Road which Turned the Tide of the Burma War Pen and Sword 2003 Format: PDF Pages: 256 Size: 128 Mb Language: English The turning point of the war in Burma was the Imphal/Kohima campaign of 1944. For four months there was intense and savage fighting. The Japanese plan was to encircle and destroy the British and Indian positions before bursting into the plain and seizing Imphal. They failed in their first aim but the Japanese 15th Army prepared a final all-out thrust for Imphal. However, the British 4th Corps struck first and, after three weeks, the Japanese were virtually annihilated. This graphic account expertly analyses the campaign.Burma The Turning Point.pdf
Pegasus Bridge and Horsa Bridge (Battleground Europe)
 Author: Carl Shilleto Pegasus Bridge and Horsa Bridge Pen and Sword Military Battleground Europe ISBN: 1848843097 2010 Format: EPUB Pages: 192 Size: 8 Mb Language: English On D Day, 6th June 1944 the greatest seaborne assault ever was launched against Hitler's Fortress Europe onto the beaches of Normandy. This battlefield guide tells in detail, how these objectives were achieved and relates the battles to the area as it is today. The book contains details of museums, memorials, cemeteries, tours and associated organizations all of which will unravel the history of the area to the visitor and armchair traveler alike.
The Last of the Doughboys: The Forgotten Generation and Their Forgotten World War
 Author: Richard Rubin The Last of the Doughboys: The Forgotten Generation and Their Forgotten World War Mariner Books ISBN: 0547554435 2013 Format: EPUB Size: 15,4 МБ Language: English Pages: 528 In 2003, 85 years after the armistice, it took Richard Rubin months to find just one living American veteran of World War I. But then, he found another. And another. Eventually he managed to find dozens, aged 101 to 113, and interview them. All are gone now. A decade-long odyssey to recover the story of a forgotten generation and their Great War led Rubin across the United States and France, through archives, private collections, and battlefields, literature, propaganda, and even music. But at the center of it all were the last of the last, the men and women he met: a new immigrant, drafted and sent to France, whose life was saved by a horse; a Connecticut Yankee who volunteered and fought in every major American battle; a Cajun artilleryman nearly killed by a German aeroplane; an 18-year-old Bronx girl “drafted” to work for the War Department; a machine-gunner from Montana; a Marine wounded at Belleau Wood; the 16-year-old who became America’s last WWI veteran; and many, many more. They were the final survivors of the millions who made up the American Expeditionary Forces, nineteenth-century men and women living in the twenty-first century. Self-reliant, humble, and stoic, they kept their stories to themselves for a lifetime, then shared them at the last possible moment, so that they, and the World War they won – the trauma that created our modern world – might at last be remembered. You will never forget them. The Last of the Doughboys is more than simply a war story: It is a moving meditation on character, grace, aging, and memory.
World War II Britain Alone 1939/1940
 Author: Collective World War II Britain Alone 1939/1940 Kelsey Publishing The War Archives ISBN: 1909786640 2014 Format: PDF (e-book) Pages: 100 Size: 69 Mb Language: English World War II Britain Alone 1939/1940
Cassell Military Classics: The Last Flight of the Luftwaffe: The Suicide Attack on the Eighth Air Force, 7 April 1945
 Author: Adrian Weir Cassell Military Classics: The Last Flight of the Luftwaffe: The Suicide Attack on the Eighth Air Force, 7 April 1945 Cassell 2000 Format:pdf Size: 1.8Mb Language: English By April 1945, Germany was well on its way to losing the war, suffering an onslaught from the Soviets on the East and ceaseless bombardment by British and U.S. planes on the West. The German command chose to fight back with a small-scale operation requiring only limited resources: they sent relatively inexperienced pilots from the famed Luftwaffe on a suicide mission flying directly into a formation of U.S. bombers. Follow this death-defying and little-known story in minute-by-minute detail.
Cruisers of World War Two. An international encyclopedia
 Author: Whitley M. J. Cruisers of World War Two. An international encyclopedia London: Arms & Armour 1995 Format: pdf Size: 231.19 MB Language: English This naval reference encyclopaedia details the cruisers of the combatant nations which saw service during World War II. Each class is dealt with and illustrated, with coverage of its design, construction and operational history.
Rommel's Afrika Korps - El Agheila to El Alamein
 Author: George Bradford Rommel's Afrika Korps - El Agheila to El Alamein Stackpole Books ISBN: 081170419X 2008 Format: PDF Size: 78,3 МБ Language: English Pages: 214 In the sands of the Western Desert in 1941-42, Erwin Rommel made history as the Desert Fox, waging a brilliant and bold campaign against the British. Beginning at El Agheila in March 1941, the Afrika Korps--frequently outnumbered--drove the British steadily east across Libya and into Egypt. The German offensive eventually ground to a halt in a series of battles at El Alamein. In impressive detail, George Bradford depicts what it was like to serve and fight in the Afrika Korps, from its tanks and equipment to its battles and daily life
The Eyes And Ears Of The Convoy - The Development of the Helicopter as an Anti-Submarine Weapon
 Author: Collective The Eyes And Ears Of The Convoy - The Development of the Helicopter as an Anti-Submarine Weapon Coast Guard Historian's Office 1993 Format: PDF Pages: 20 Language: English Size: 29 MB The development of the helicopter can be attributed to a few visionary men who foresaw the great potential of this aircraft. During the World War II, due to the insistence of the several Coast Guard officers, this revolutionary aircraft was developed for war and peacetime uses. Their efforts helped the helicopter to evolve into the machine that is known today.
The Life and Death of the Luftwaffe
 Author: Werner Baumbach The Life and Death of the Luftwaffe Ballantine Books 1967 Format: PDF Pages: 300 Language: English Size: 51 MB Though only 29 at the end of World War II, Werner Baumbach had already lived a fantastic career in aviation. Starting as a youthful glider expert in the clandestine Luftwaffe cadre under Goering, he finished the war as General of the Bombers, the highest post in the German bomber command. THE LIFE AND DEATH OF THE LUFTWAFFE Baumbach's story of the German air force from the early '30's to the final defeat is the complete account of German bombers in World War II and complements the story of German fighter forces told by Adolf Galland in The First and the Last.
Chindit vs Japanese Infantryman 1943-1944 (Osprey Combat 10)
 Author: Jon Diamond Chindit vs Japanese Infantryman 1943-1944 (Osprey Combat 10) Osprey Publishing 2015 Format: PDF (e-book) Pages: 82 Size: 6 Mb Language: English In order to keep China in the war against the Japanese, the Western Allies believed they had to return to Northern Burma. Colonel Orde Wingate, a military maverick and proponent of guerrilla warfare, knew that a different type of British infantryman was required for this role - the Chindit, indoctrinated with special training - to re-enter the jungles and mountains of Northern Burma in order to combat the victorious Japanese forces there. The Chindits' opponents would include the 18th Division, one of Imperial Japan's most seasoned formations, which by 1941 had already accumulated as much operational experience as most Anglo-American divisions would acquire in the entire 1939-45 war.
D-Day Ships. The Allied Invasion Fleet, June 1944
 Author: Yves Buffetaut D-Day Ships. The Allied Invasion Fleet, June 1944 Naval Institute Press 1994 Format: PDF Pages: 172 Language: English Size: 42.2 MB The date 6 June 1994 marks the 50th anniversary of the Normandy invasion. This book covers all the vessels which were employed both in the landing and support roles. Detailed descriptions of all the ships, and of the artificial harbor, as well as an analysis of the ship-to-shore bombardment, giving the reader an appraisal of the central naval contribution to history's largest amphibious undertaking.
The Waffen SS in Combat: A Photographic History (Images of War)
 The Waffen SS in Combat: A Photographic History Author: Bob Carruthers Pen & Sword Military Images of War 2015 ISBN-13: 978-1473833531 Pages: 162 Language: English Format: PDF Size: 38 MB This is the photographic history of the Waffen-SS in combat on all fronts. The short six year history of the Waffen SS spanned triumph and disaster, and their story can be traced through these powerful images, which clearly document the reality of combat from 1940 to 1945. These rare images span the combat history of the Waffen-SS from the optimism of the opening phases of the war in the west through the challenges of Barbarossa and the long and bloody retreat against a numerically far superior enemy in both the east and the west. This powerful photographic record is essential reading for anyone with an interest in the course of the war from the German perspective and clearly demonstrates the scale of the task undertaken by the Waffen-SS on all fronts.
Panzer Army Africa
 Author: James Lucas Panzer Army Africa Jove Books 1986 Format: PDF Pages: 292 Language: English Size: 31 MB Well written perspective from the German side of the WW II battles of North Africa. Since the author is British, makes sense there was more on the British than was presented on the Germans & Italians in this book.
The Stuka - Trumpets of Jericho
 Author: Bob Carruthers The Stuka - Trumpets of Jericho Archive Media Publishing Ltd ISBN: 1781581142 2012 Format: EPUB Size: 1,7 МБ Language: English Pages: 138 "We are all seized with a kind of passion for the chase from the glorious feeling of having saved much German bloodshed with every tank destroyed." Hans-Ulrich Rudel, Stuka ace This comprehensive overview of the Stuka dive bomber was compiled by Emmy Award winning historian Bob Carruthers. It draws heavily on post war interviews with Luftwaffe pilots and staff officers to produce a fascinating insight into the Stuka at the tactical and operational level. Also featured are rare English translations of articles are taken from the pages of Der Adler, the Luftwaffe's in-house magazine. They provided an absorbing study, from a unique primary source, of the world of the Stuka and its pilots, and conveys to the modern reader a vivid sense of how they were viewed at the time.
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