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 Shermans March - Atlanta to the Sea (The Civil War Series)
Shermans March - Atlanta to the Sea (The Civil War Series)
Author: David Nevin
Shermans March - Atlanta to the Sea (The Civil War Series)
Time Life Books
1986
Format: PDF
Pages: 184
Language: English
Size: 39.5 MB

After General William Tecumseh Sherman took Atlanta in September 1864, General John B. Hood's Army of Tennessee regrouped outside the city and countered the grouped outside the city and countered the Federals by attacking northwest, toward Chattanooga. Rebuffed at Allatoona, Hood withdrew into Alabama as Sherman initiated his grand strategy: Leaving General George H. Thomas in Tennessee to deal with Hood, Sherman led his forces from Atlanta on a march southeastward to the sea.

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 It Was a Long Time Ago, and It Never Happened Anyway: Russia and the Communist Past
It Was a Long Time Ago, and It Never Happened Anyway: Russia and the Communist Past
Author: David Satter
It Was a Long Time Ago, and It Never Happened Anyway: Russia and the Communist Past
Yale University Press
2013
Format: epub/pdf
Size: 4 Mb
Language: English

Russia today is haunted by deeds that have not been examined and words that have been left unsaid. A serious attempt to understand the meaning of the Communist experience has not been undertaken, and millions of victims of Soviet Communism are all but forgotten. In this book David Satter, a former Moscow correspondent and longtime writer on Russia and the Soviet Union, presents a striking new interpretation of Russia's great historical tragedy, locating its source in Russia's failure fully to appreciate the value of the individual in comparison with the objectives of the state.
Satter explores the moral and spiritual crisis of Russian society. He shows how it is possible for a government to deny the inherent value of its citizens and for the population to agree, and why so many Russians actually mourn the passing of the Soviet regime that denied them fundamental rights. Through a wide-ranging consideration of attitudes toward the living and the dead, the past and the present, the state and the individual, Satter arrives at a distinctive and important new way of understanding the Russian experience.

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 Neonazis & Euromaidan: From Democracy to Dictatorship
Neonazis & Euromaidan: From Democracy to Dictatorship
Author: S. Byshok, A. Kochetkov
Neonazis & Euromaidan: From Democracy to Dictatorship (3d edition)

2014
Format: PDF
Size: 1 Mb
Language: English

The book describes the development of the Ukrainian radical nationalist groups from 1991 to the present, including the «Right sector» and Svoboda («Freedom») party (up to 2004 — the Social-National Party of Ukraine), discusses their ideology, psychology and methods of political struggle.
Any revolution as a positive program uses the dominant ideas in society. In the Russian Empire in 1917, the trend was radical leftist ideology. In the Arab countries during the «Arab Spring» in 2010 — radical Islamism. In Ukraine in 2013-2014, the trend has become so radical nationalism that has absorbed pro-democracy and pro-European originally agenda.

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 John 'Cat's Eyes' Cunningham. The Aviation Legend
John 'Cat's Eyes' Cunningham. The Aviation Legend
Author: John Golley
John 'Cat's Eyes' Cunningham. The Aviation Legend
Airlife Publishing Ltd
1999
Format: PDF
Pages: 194
Language: English
Size: 33 MB

Cunningham's wartime fame as an outstanding night-fighter ace was followed by a long career in test flying during the exciting post-war period, when the jet engine was developed to power both military and civil aircraft. This biography records his life and work.

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 The Armenian Genocide: A Complete History
The Armenian Genocide: A Complete History
Author: Raymond Kevorkian
The Armenian Genocide: A Complete History
I.B.Tauris
2011
Pages: 1037
ISBN: 1848855613
Format: PDF
Size: 10 mb
Language: English
Quality: Good

The Armenian Genocide was one of the greatest atrocities of the twentieth century, an episode in which up to 1.5 million Armenians lost their lives. In this major new history, the renowned historian Raymond Kevorkian provides an authoritative account of the origins, events and consequences of the years 1915 and 1916. He considers the role that the Armenian Genocide played in the construction of the Turkish nation state and Turkish identity, as well as exploring the ideologies of power, rule and state violence. Crucially, he examines the consequences of the violence against the Armenians, the implications of deportations and attempts to bring those who committed the atrocities to justice.

Kevorkian offers a detailed and meticulous record, providing an authoritative analysis of the events and their impact upon the Armenian community itself, as well as the development of the Turkish state. This important book will serve as an indispensable resource to historians of the period, as well as those wishing to understand the history of genocidal violence more generally.

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 Flight Craft 5: Sukhoi Su-15: The 'Boeing Killer'
Flight Craft 5: Sukhoi Su-15: The 'Boeing Killer'
Flight Craft 5: Sukhoi Su-15: The 'Boeing Killer'
Author: Yefim Gordon and Dmitriy Kommissarov
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Pen and Sword Aviation
2015
ISBN-13: 978 1 47382 390 7
Pages: 96
Language: English
Format: EPUB
Size: 18 MB

In the late 1950s, the Sukhoi Design Bureau, already an established fighter maker, started work on a successor to its Su-9 and Su-11 single-engined interceptors for the national Air defense Force. Similar to its predecessors, the new aircraft designated Su-15 had delta wings; unlike the Su-9/Su-11, however, it had twin engines and lateral air intakes freeing up the nose for a powerful fire control radar. First flown in May 1962, the Su-15 officially entered service in 1965 and was built in several versions, the late ones having cranked-delta wings and a more capable radar. Being an air defense fighter, the Su-15 frequently had to deal with intruders. Unfortunately the aircraft gained notoriety in two separate incidents involving shoot-downs of Boeing airliners (a 707 in 1978 and a 747 in 1983), both of which were South Korean and had intruded into Soviet airspace on what was very probably clandestine spy missions. This book describes the developmental and service history of the Sukhoi-Su-15, containing a comprehensive survey of all model-making kits currently available on the market.

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 LAV-25 "Piranha"
LAV-25 "Piranha"
Author: Collective
LAV-25 "Piranha"
De Agostini UK
The Combat Tanks Collection 39
2012
Format: PDF
Pages: 16
Size: 25 Mb
Language: English

• Technical development: Infantry anti-tank weapons
• Tanks in action: The Vietnam War

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 The Encyclopedia of Sea Warfare. From the First Ironclads to the Present Day
The Encyclopedia of Sea Warfare. From the First Ironclads to the Present Day
Author: Earl Mountbatten
The Encyclopedia of Sea Warfare. From the First Ironclads to the Present Day
Leisure Books
1975
Format: PDF
Pages: 260
Language: English
Size: 41.5 MB

History of the use of boats and ships in war - Ironclads - The American Civil war - World War I (1) in Europe and the Pacific - Nuclear ships - World War II (2).

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 U.S. Army Materiel Command 2015-2016
U.S. Army Materiel Command 2015-2016
Author: Collective
U.S. Army Materiel Command 2015-2016
Faircount Media Group
2015
Format: PDF
Pages: 146
Size: 40 Mb
Language: English

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 The New Illustrated Guide to Modern Warships
The New Illustrated Guide to Modern Warships
Author: Tony Gibbons, David Miller
The New Illustrated Guide to Modern Warships
Smithmark Publishers, Inc.
1992
Format: PDF
Pages: 168
Language: English
Size: 16 MB

A magnificently illustrated directory of the most important warships used by today's navies 160 fact-filled pages; over 40,000 words of text and data plus more than 120 illustrations covering 65 classes of modern warships.

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 A History of China
A History of China
A History of China
Author: Morris Rossabi
Wiley-Blackwell
Graduation Year: 2013
Language: English
Quality: excellent
Format: Pdf
Pages: 452
Size: 10,8 Mb

Capturing China’s past in all its complexity, this multi-faceted history portrays China in the context of a larger global world, while incorporating the narratives of Chinese as well as non-Chinese ethnic groups and discussing people traditionally left out of the story—peasants, women, merchants, and artisans.
Offers a complete political, economic, social, and cultural history of China, covering the major events and trends. Written in a clear and uncomplicated style by a distinguished historian with over four decades of experience teaching undergraduates. Examines Chinese history through the lens of global history to better understand how foreign influences affected domestic policies and practices. Depicts the role of non-Chinese ethnic groups in China, such as Tibetans and Uyghurs, and analyzes the Mongol and Manchu rulers and their impact on Chinese society
Incorporates the narratives of people traditionally left out of Chinese history, including women, peasants, merchants, and artisans.

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 Fighters, Choppers and Bombers
Fighters, Choppers and Bombers
Author: Luke Begarnie
Fighters, Choppers and Bombers
Scholastic Inc
1987
Format: PDF
Pages: 36
Language: English
Size: 33.8 MB

Describes the military aircraft now being used to defend the United States and her allies, considered the cutting edge of U.S. air power.

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 At War, at Sea: Sailors and Naval Combat in the Twentieth Century
At War, at Sea: Sailors and Naval Combat in the Twentieth Century
Author: Ronald H. Spector
At War, at Sea: Sailors and Naval Combat in the Twentieth Century
Viking
2001
Format: PDF
Pages: 504
Language: English
Size: 83.4 MB

At War at Sea is a fascinating account of the most important naval conflicts of the twentieth century. Beginning with a gripping narrative of one of the most decisive battles in history - the 1905 Battle of Tsushima between the Japanese and the Russians - and ending with the sophisticated missile engagements off the Falklands and in the Persian Gulf, naval historian Ronald Spector explores every facet of naval warfare." "Here are the real stories of combat at sea told from the point of view of the sailors who experienced it. How did it feel to be the target of a 15-inch shell at the Battle of Jutland or to experience a depth-charge attack in a submarine in the Battle of the Atlantic? What was it like to be under attack by Stuka dive bombers off Crete or kamikazes off Okinawa during World War II? What is the difference between being a sailor on a German U-boat or on today's nuclear submarines? Using more than a hundred diaries, memoirs, letters, and interviews as well as the official record, Spector takes an in-depth look at fighting sailors - in peacetime and in time of war - that is unparalleled both in scope and emotional intensity." "Researched and fascinating in its detail, Spector also explains how the politics and social backdrop inside and outside of the navies of Japan, Russia, Britain, Germany, and the United States affected both the sailors and the navies themselves during the last century. The result is a monumental history of the men, the ships, and the battles fought on the high seas.

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 The Battleships
The Battleships
Author: Ian Johnston, Rob McAuley
The Battleships
MBI Publishing Company
2000
Format: PDF
Pages: 200
Language: English
Size: 28.3 MB

Before the nuclear bomb, no weapon on earth had evoked so much fear, veneration and passion as the battleship. In destructive power it had no equal. The Battleships unveils the epic saga of power, international politics, and one-upmanship that led to the titanic wars of the twentieth century. It is a story involving rulers, war lords and admirals who all became intoxicated by the grandeur, majesty and sheer power of these floating fortresses.

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 Armoured Warfare In The Arab-Israeli Conflicts (Images of War)
Armoured Warfare In The Arab-Israeli Conflicts (Images of War)
Author: Anthony Tucker-Jones
Armoured Warfare In The Arab-Israeli Conflicts (Images of War)
Pen and Sword Military
2013
Format: EPUB
Pages: 160
Size: 6 Mb

The latest volume in Anthony Tucker-Jones's series of books on armored warfare in the Images of War series is a graphic account of the development of armored forces in the Arab and Israeli armies from 1948 to the present day. In a sequence of over 200 archive photographs he tells the story of the role armor played in Arab-Israeli conflicts over the last sixty years, from the initial battles of 1948, through the Suez Crisis, the Six Day War, the Yom Kippur War, the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982 and the Israeli attack on Hamas in Gaza in 2008.

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 Patton Tanks (Images of War)
Patton Tanks (Images of War)
Author: Michael Green
Patton Tanks (Images of War)
Pen and Sword Military
2012
Format: EPUB
Pages: 208
Size: 11 Mb

The end of WW2 and the early Cold War years saw the need for a more powerful tank than the Sherman and Pershing tanks. The first Patton tanks (M46) were converted Pershings which saw service in Korea. As the Cold War intensified, the M47 with a more effective 90mm gun and turret went into mass production (9000 built) and countered the Soviet build up.The M48 entered service in 1953 and the M47s were sold off to allies whose armies were being rebuilt.The original M48 had serious deficiencies. Nevertheless over 12000 of numerous variants (MY8A1/A2/A2C) came into service.

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 The Blitzkrieg Story
The Blitzkrieg Story
Author: Charles Messenger
The Blitzkrieg Story
Charles Scribner's Sons
1976
Format: PDF
Pages: 326
Language: English
Size: 32.2 MB

The story of Hitler's "lightning war" against her European neighbours during the early stages of World War II. "The Blitzkrieg Story" was published in the United States in 1976, the same year that another title by Charles Messenger, "The Art of Blitzkrieg," was published in the U.K. A revised edition of the latter title was published in Britain in 1991 and in the United States in 1994.

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 Combat Rescue Helicopters The MH-53 Pave Lows
Combat Rescue Helicopters The MH-53 Pave Lows
Author: Bill Sweetman
Combat Rescue Helicopters The MH-53 Pave Lows (War Planes)
Capstone Press
2002
Format: PDF
Pages: 36
Language: English
Size: 20.1 MB

The Sikorsky MH-53 Pave Low series is a long-range combat search and rescue (CSAR) helicopter for the United States Air Force. The series was upgraded from the HH-53B/C, variants of the Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion. The HH-53 "Super Jolly Green Giant" was initially developed to replace the HH-3 "Jolly Green Giant". The helicopters later transitioned to Special Operations missions. The U.S. Air Force's MH-53J/M fleet was retired in September 2008 and was replaced by the CV-22B Osprey

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 Russia, Ukraine, and the Breakup of the Soviet Union
Russia, Ukraine, and the Breakup of the Soviet Union
Russia, Ukraine, and the Breakup of the Soviet Union
Author: Szporluk R.
Hoover Institution Press
2000
Pages: 478
Format: PDF
Size: 20 Mb
Language: English

Not only do the individual essays in RUSSIA, UKRAINE, AND THE BREAKUP OF THE SOVIET UNION still make relevant and stimulating reading today, the collection demonstrates as a whole why scholars working on the real nationality problems of the Soviet empire were less surprised than model-building political scientists at its sudden collapse.

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