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 Artillery: Guns & Rocket Systems 
 Author: T. J. O'Malley Artillery: Guns & Rocket Systems Greenhill Books 1994 Format: PDF Pages: 168 Language: English Size: 14.3 MB No matter what new weapons and electronic-based weapon systems appear, artillery continues to dominate the battlefield Operating as part of a team which includes infantry and armour, artillery remains the one weapon which can dictate the course of conflict, both in attack and defence Artillery takes many forms, but is divided mainly into towed and self-propelled types, with the quite separate categories of multiple rocket systems and heavy mortars adding to the overall potential This survey is thus divided into those main categories but there are frequent overlaps of type and function. Of the four mentioned the self-propelled artillery piece is now the most important. Even after the addition of mobility to its firepower potential is considered the overall fact remains that the modern battlefield is a lethally hostile environment in which to survive unless armoured protection is provided.
The Sinking of the Bismarck: The Deadly Hunt
 Author: William L. Shirer The Sinking of the Bismarck The Deadly Hunt Rosetta Books 2014 (first published 1962) Format: EPUB Size: 16,8 МБ Language: English Pages: 178 The Bismark was the greatest warship ever built, with guns so powerful and accurate it could destroy an enemy ship while safely staying outside the line of fire. But the Allies had to sink it…or risk losing the war. William Shirer, famed World War II correspondent and author of The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, captures every suspenseful moment of the perilous mission. Most tragic of all was the loss of the HMS Hood, the British Navy’s star battleship, sunk by the Bismark in just minutes. However, a mixture of luck and new technology—including radar—turned the tide in the Allies’ favor.
Russia As I See Her: Photoalbum, 1960-2013
 Author: Yuri Abramochkin Russia As I See Her: Photoalbum, 1960-2013 Scanrus Publishing House 2013 Pages: 328 Format: HQ PDF Size: 105.8 Mb Language: English Russia as I see her is a book covering 50 years of life. It is about the Soviet Union, Russia and the transition period between one state and the other. Its author, photo reporter Yuri Abramochkin, worked for APN, one of the largest news agencies in the world. He has travelled around Russia and the world. Everything in this book is fascinating: the photo reports, the portraits, the landscapes, the memories of things that have passed, and intimations of the future. But the most valuable aspect of the book is the people; the world-famous and the unknown, Abramochkin captures both. He possesses the rare ability to see a person and reveal their inner world. Indeed, heisa brilliant portraitist. As a Kremlin photographer, Abramochkin accompanied general secretaries and presidents, engaged with kings and national leaders. But beside snapshots of politicians, he has created a whole portrait gallery of working people and personalities in science, culture and art. These photographs almost seem to be living. Yuri Abramochkin's photographs are accompanied by captions or short stories which offer the author's own vision of events, psychological background for the scenes or some additional information. The result is an amazing photo chronicle of Russia at the end of the last century and the beginning of a new one. Every snapshot by Abramochkin is a story coming alive. Put together, they are a work of talent, an example of honest and passionate attitude towards life.
Daily Life in the Soviet Union
 Daily Life in the Soviet Union (The Greenwood Press Daily Life Through History Series) Author: Katherine Eaton Greenwood 2004 ISBN: 0313316287 Pages: 344 Format: PDF Size: 23 mb Language: english Details what ordinary life was like during the extraordinary years of the reign of Soviet Union. Thirty-six illustrations, thematic chapters, a glossary, timeline, annotated multimedia bibliography and detailed index make it a sound starting point for looking at this powerful nation's immediate past.
Next Generation Naval Vessel Technology
 Next Generation Naval Vessel Technology Author: Global Business Media Pages: 18 Format: PDF Size: 12 mb Quality: Good Language: English 2013
US Navy Towing Manual
 US Navy Towing Manual Author: US Navy Pages: 520 Format: PDF Size: 14 mb Quality: Good Language: English 2002
Vietnam Tracks - Armor in Battle 1945-75
 Author: Simon Dunstan Vietnam Tracks - Armor in Battle 1945-75 Osprey Publishing 1982 Format: PDF Pages: 200 Language: English Size: 32.6 MB Post World War 2, especially in South East Asia, commanders made increasingly imaginative and effective use of AFVs. Ingenious improvisations inspired by difficult terrain and fighting conditions led to the development of a broad range of armor. In this book, Simon Dunstan details each of these armored ‘tracks’. Over 200 official and private photographs in black and white and colour showcase a broad range of tanks, all expertly captioned by the author himself.
Aircraft of the Royal Air Force since 1918
 Author: Owen Thetford Aircraft of the Royal Air Force since 1918 Funk & Wagnalls 1968 Format: PDF Pages: 616 Language: English Size: 68.6 MB First published in 1957, this revised edition with new photographs and expanded text also features a a revised and augmented collection of three-view drawings. This book provides a comprehensive guide to every aircraft ever used by the RAF since the establishment in April 1918 to the present day, ranging from the Snipe and Bristol Fighter of World War I and the 1920s, to the Tornado and Eurofighter 2000 of modern times. All aspects are covered, including general evolution, service history, the personalities involved, allocation to squadrons, technical and performance data, serial number details and production statistics. The major RAF aircraft are supplemented by a lengthy appendix covering all miscellaneous types, from the Airspeed Courier to the EH 101 helicopter. The book also encompasses other significant subjects, such as civil aircraft impressed for wartime service, RAF gliders, nuclear weapons and missiles, Orders of Battle, and inventories of RAF aircraft on strength at key dates in its history.
Churchill & Roosevelt - The Complete Correspondence v01 - Alliance Emerging
 Author: Warren F. Kimball Churchill & Roosevelt - The Complete Correspondence v01 - Alliance Emerging Harper Collins Publishers 1988 Format: PDF Pages: 837 Language: English Size: 29 MB This three-volume work includes all correspondence between the British prime minister and the American president from 1933 until Roosevelt's death in 1945. Kimball's skillful commentary puts the intrinsically interesting letters in context. Although a large amount of Churchill-Roosevelt correspondence has been previously printed, this magnificently edited work is indispensable for the researcher and good reading for anyone interested in the principals and their leadership during World War II. Professor Kimball has located many unpublished items, gives full and corrected texts of others, and holds everything together with informative headnotes. He also includes the enclosures which the two leaders sent to each other.
Complete Uniform Equipment for U.S. Army Officers
 Author: Collective Complete Uniform Equipment for U.S. Army Officers Associated Military Stores 1940 Format: PDF Pages: 32 Language: English Size: 21.3 MB Complete Uniform Equipment for U.S. Army Officers Catalog. United States Army Officers know and appreciate that the Associated Guarantee means exactly what it says-"Your complete satisfaction."
The Lion's Gate: On the Front Lines of the Six Day War
 Author: Steven Pressfield Panzer Warfare on the Eastern Front Sentinel HC 2014 ISBN: 1595230912 Format: Epub Pages: 448 Size: 16 Mb Language: English The nineteen-year-old state of Israel is surrounded by enemies who want nothing less than her utter extinction. The Soviet-equipped Egyptian Army has massed a thousand tanks on the nation’s southern border. Syrian heavy guns are shelling her from the north. To the east, Jordan and Iraq are moving mechanized brigades and fighter squadrons into position to attack. Egypt’s President Nasser has declared that the Arab force’s objective is “the destruction of Israel.” The rest of the world turns a blind eye to the new nation’s desperate peril.
Kaiten: Japan's Secret Manned Suicide Submarine
 Author: Michael Mair, Joy Waldron Kaiten: Japan's Secret Manned Suicide Submarine Berkley ISBN: 0425272699 2014 Format: EPUB Size: 10,7 МБ Language: English Pages: 363 In November 1944, the U.S. Navy fleet lay at anchor in Ulithi Harbor, deep in the Pacific Ocean, when the oiler USS Mississinewa erupted in a ball of flames. Japan’s secret weapon, the Kaiten—a manned suicide submarine—had succeeded in its first mission. The Kaiten was so secret that even Japanese naval commanders didn’t know of its existence. And the Americans kept it secret as well. Embarrassed by the shocking surprise attack, the U.S. Navy refused to salvage or inspect the sunken Mighty Miss. Only decades later would the survivors understand what really happened at Ulithi, when a diving team located the wreck in 2001.
Operation Overflight: The U-2 Spy Pilot Tells His Story For the First Time
 Author: Francis Gary Powers Operation Overflight: The U-2 Spy Pilot Tells His Story For the First Time Holt, Rinehart and Winston 1970 Format: PDF Pages: 408 Language: English Size: 61.3 MB For the first time since his release from a Russian prison in 1962, pilot Francis Gary Powers reveals the full story of what actually happened behind the scenes in the most sensational espionage case in Cold War history: the U-2 incident, which wrecked a Summit Conference, gave birth to the credibility gap, and inaugurated a new era in the ancient art of spying.
Aircraft
 Author: Ole Steen Hansen Aircraft (20th century Inventions) Raintree Steck-Vaughn Publishers 1998 Format: PDF Pages: 54 Language: English Size: 43.3 MB A look at the ever-changing technology of aircraft, this book, which is part of a series on twentieth-century inventions, describes aircraft's vital civil and military importance. The secret of flight has intrigued human-kind for thousands of years. But it was not until 1903 that an aircraft lifted itself into the air under its own power. The development of aircraft since the Wright brothers' historic 1903 flight has been so spectacular that it is hard to imagine life without them. Aircraft playS a role in everything from transporting people and goods to pollution control, and from studying wildlife to fighting battles. As with other books in this series the emphasis is on the ways in which aircraft have been used and their dramatic impact on our lives in business, leisure, education, medical and military arenas.
The Gun
 Author: C. J. Chivers The Gun Simon & Schuster ISBN: 0743271734 2011 Format: EPUB Size: 7,6 МБ Language: English Pages: 496 At a secret arms-design contest in Stalin’s Soviet Union, army technicians submitted a stubby rifle with a curved magazine. Dubbed the AK-47, it was selected as the Eastern Bloc’s standard arm. Scoffed at in the Pentagon as crude and unimpressive, it was in fact a breakthrough—a compact automatic that could be mastered by almost anyone, last decades in the field, and would rarely jam. Manufactured by tens of millions in planned economies, it became first an instrument of repression and then the most lethal weapon of the Cold War. Soon it was in the hands of terrorists. In a searing examination of modern conflict and official folly, C. J. Chivers mixes meticulous historical research, investigative reporting, and battlefield reportage to illuminate the origins of the world’s most abundant firearm and the consequences of its spread. The result, a tour de force of history and storytelling, sweeps through the miniaturization and distribution of automatic firepower, and puts an iconic object in fuller context than ever before.
Air Power in the Age of Total War
 Author: John Buckley Air Power in the Age of Total War Indiana University Press ISBN: 025321324X 1998 Format: PDF Size: 3,7 МБ Language: English Pages: 269 Warfare in the first half of the 20th century was fundamentally and irrovocably altered by the birth and subsequent development of air power. This work assesses the role of air power in changing the face of battle on land and sea. Utilizing late-1990s research, the author demonstrates that the phenomenon of air power was both a cause and a crucial accelerating factor contributing to the theory and practice of total war. For instance, the expansion of warfare to the homefront was a direct result of bombing and indirectly due to the extent of national economic mobilization required to support first rate air power status. In addition, the move away from the principle of total war with the onset of the Cold War and the replacement of air power by ICBMs is thoroughly examined. This work should provide students of international history, war studies, defence and strategic studies with an insight into 20th-century warfare.
FDR and the American Crisis
 FDR and the American Crisis Author: Albert Marrin Knopf Books for Young Readers 2015 ISBN-13: 978-0385753593 Pages: 336 Language: English Format: Epub Size: 81 MB The definitive biography of president Franklin Delano Roosevelt for young adult readers, from National Book Award finalist Albert Marrin. Brought up in a privileged family, Franklin Delano Roosevelt had every opportunity in front of him. As a young man, he found a path in politics and quickly began to move into the public eye. That ascent seemed impossible when he contracted polio and lost the use of his legs. But with a will of steel he fought the disease—and public perception of his disability—to become president of the United States of America. FDR used that same will to guide his country through a crippling depression and a horrendous world war. He understood Adolf Hitler, and what it would take to stop him, before almost any other world leader did. But to accomplish his greater goals, he made difficult choices that sometimes compromised the ideals of fairness and justice. FDR is one of America’s most intriguing presidents, lionized by some and villainized by others. National Book Award finalist Albert Marrin explores the life of a fascinating, complex man, who was ultimately one of the greatest leaders our country has known.
The Churchills - A Family at the Heart of History
 Author: Mary S. Lovell The Churchills - A Family at the Heart of History Abacus Software 2012 Format: PDF Pages: 644 Language: English Size: 30.5 MB There never was a Churchill from John of Marlborough down who had either morals or principles', so said Gladstone. From the First Duke of Marlborough - soldier of genius, restless empire-builder and cuckolder of Charles II - onwards, the Churchills have been politicians, gamblers and profligates, heroes and womanisers. The Churchills is a richly layered portrait of an extraordinary set of men and women - grandly ambitious, regularly impecunious, impulsive, arrogant and brave. And towering above the Churchill clan is the figure of Winston - his failures and his triumphs shown in a new and revealing context - ultimately our 'greatest Briton'.
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