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 Air Raid: Pearl Harbor! The Story of December 7, 1941 
 Author: Theodore Taylor Air Raid: Pearl Harbor! The Story of December 7, 1941 Gulliver Books 2001 Format: PDF Pages: 210 Language: English Size: 16.6 MB On December 7, 1941, Americans were stunned to learn that Japanese forces had launched an attack on Pearl Harbor. In this engrossing and extensively researched account, Theodore Taylor examines both sides of the battle, taking a close look at the events leading up to it and providing compelling insight into the motives and operations of the brave men and women swept up in the fight.
Waffen-SS Armour in Normandy
 Author: Norbert Szamveber Waffen-SS Armour in Normandy: The Combat History of SS Panzer Regiment 12 and SS Panzerjäger Abteilung 12 Helion and Company 2012 Format: EPUB Pages: 304 Size: 9 Mb Language: English Waffen-SS Armour in Normandy presents the combat history of SS-Panzer Regiment 12 and SS-Panzerjäger Abteilung 12 in the Battle for France from June to the end of August 1944 based on transcriptions of their original unit war diaries from the Military History Archives in Prague.
Panzer Combat Reports (Hitler's War Machine)
 Author: Bob Carruthers Panzer Combat Reports (Hitler's War Machine) Coda Books Ltd ISBN: 1781580502 2012 Format: PDF (conv) Size: 5,9 МБ Language: English Pages: 240 "Tank units should move at night, and in the daytime they should move only when they can be hidden from enemy airplanes." 'Tactical Handbook for the Troop Commander' This fascinating compilation of wartime battlefield reports drawn from British, American, Russian and German sources has been carefully selected by Emmy Award winning author and historian Bob Carruthers to produce an absorbing overview of the life and death of Germany's Panzer forces as the events unfolded during World War II. Featured topics include the Tiger, Panther, flame throwing tanks, experimental vehicles, tank tactics, mobile artillery, assault guns and more. Combining contemporary reports featuring a wide range of topics concerning Panzers in the field, this excellent survey of sources builds into an absorbing account of what the Allies considered to be the most important information concerning the Panzers on the battlefield. Drawn exclusively from original wartime reports, this new compilation is essential reading for anyone interested in discovering rare and vital information on the combat experience of the Panzers drawn exclusively from primary sources. This book is part of the 'Hitler's War Machine' series, a new military history range compiled and edited by Emmy Award winning author and historian Bob Carruthers. The series draws on primary sources and contemporary documents to provide a new insight into the true nature of Hitler's Wehrmacht. The series consultant is David Mcwhinnie creator of the award winning PBS series 'Battlefield'.
The Last Battle: The Classic History of the Battle for Berlin
 Author: Cornelius Ryan The Last Battle: The Classic History of the Battle for Berlin Simon & Schuster 1995 ISBN: 0684803291 Format: Epub Pages: 576 Size: 13 Mb Language: English The Battle for Berlin was the culminating struggle of World War II in the European theater, the last offensive against Hitler's Third Reich, which devastated one of Europe's historic capitals and marked the final defeat of Nazi Germany. It was also one of the war's bloodiest and most pivotal battles, whose outcome would shape international politics for decades to come.
Tiger I and Tiger II
 Tiger I and Tiger II Author: Anthony Tucker-Jones Pen and Sword Images of War Special 2013 ISBN: 1781590303 Pages: 176 Language: English Format: EPUB Size: 26 MB The German Tiger I and Tiger II (known to the Allies as the ‘King Tiger’ or ‘Royal Tiger’) were the most famous and formidable heavy tanks of the Second World War. In their day, their awesome reputation inspired such apprehension among Allied soldiers that the weaknesses of these brilliant but flawed designs tended to be overlooked. Anthony Tucker-Jones, in this illustrated history, tells the story of their conception and development and reconsiders their operational history, and he dispels the legends and misunderstandings that have grown up around them.
Hitler's Scientists: Science, War, and the Devil's Pact
 Author: John Cornwell Hitler's Scientists: Science, War, and the Devil's Pact Viking 2003 Format: PDF Pages: 584 Language: English Size: 70.2 MB Nazi Germany had a head start in the science and technologies that dramatically transformed armed conflict in the twentieth century, leading to ultimate weapons of mass destruction, and the means of delivering them, ballistic missiles. John Cornwell's powerful history tells the story of Germany's scientists, from Hitler's rise to power in 1933 to his fall in 1945. He describes the behaviour of researchers in the huge span of scientific disciplines in which Germany excelled and led the world. Some were Nazi enthusiasts, many more were fellow travellers. Few resisted or rebelled and their efforts prolonged the war. Their failure to translate leading-edge expertise into military success is a crucial feature of world history. Their degenerate exploitation of death-camp victims and slave labour brought lasting shame on the entire German scientific community. Cornwell's disturbing book, however, raises questions about the conduct of all scientists whatever their nationality or ideology. Cornwell vividly describes how Adolf Hitler used and abused science to his own ends, borrowing from pseudo-biology to develop his murderous racist theories, seizing on rocket science and jet propulsion as desperate last bids to terrify his enemies and stave off defeat. He explores the German quest for an atomic bomb, resolving the intriguing story of Werner Heisenberg and his trip to Copenhagen: the final truth about the failure of Germany's nuclear research. Cornwell sets the genius and the eventual corruption of German scientists against the background of Germany's emergence as the technological powerhouse of Europe by the first decade of the century. In the final stages of his story he explores the record of scientists, East and West, since Hitler's fall. Have scientists behaved any better in the course of the Cold War and beyond?
Drive North: U.S. Marines at the Punchbowl
 Author: Allan Reed Millett Drive North: U.S. Marines at the Punchbowl Pickle Partners Publishing ISBN: 148207110X 2013 Format: PDF Size: 11,1 МБ Language: English Pages: 68 Includes over 30 maps, photos and illustrations The Battle of the Punchbowl, was one of the last battles of the movement phase of the Korean War. Following the breakdown of armistice negotiations in August 1951, the United Nations Command decided to launch a limited offensive in the late summer/early autumn to shorten and straighten sections of their lines, acquire better defensive terrain, and deny the enemy key vantage points from which they could observe and target UN positions. The Battle of Bloody Ridge took place west of the Punchbowl from August–September 1951 and this was followed by the Battle of Heartbreak Ridge northwest of the Punchbowl from September–October 1951. At the end of the UN offensive in October 1951, UN Forces controlled the line of hills north of the Punchbowl.
Handbook On German Military Forces - The Illustrated Edition - Volume 2 (Hitler's War Machine)
 Author: Bob Carruthers Handbook On German Military Forces - The Illustrated Edition - Volume 2 (Hitler's War Machine) Coda Books Ltd 2013 Format: EPUB Size: 4,6 МБ Language: English Pages: 256 Fully illustrated throughout with charts, tables, illustrations, diagrams and photographs, this authoritative reference book to the German Army during World War II is indispensable for the military enthusiast. Written in 1945 by the US War Department as an essential guide for the American soldier in Europe, it examines the structure of the Wehrmacht, its organisation from the High Command down, tactics, fortifications and defenses, logistics, weapons, equipment, uniforms and the Air Force. Available for the first time as an ebook, this is the second volume of three, and includes an in depth study of German military tactics, including reconnaissance, offensive and defensive techniques, minefields and special operations, fortifications and defenses, including the design and construction of pillboxes, observation posts, anti-tank obstacles and road blocks, and the German supply system.
Reader's Digest Illustrated Story of World War II
 Author: Collective Reader's Digest Illustrated Story of World War II Reader's Digest Association 1984 Format: PDF Pages: 536 Language: English Size: 95.3 MB The book has a lot of 1st person stories from the war. There are maps, photos & short breakdowns of each theatre of operations & the major battles in them. The combination of good writing and great photography.
Hitler's Atlantic Wall: Construction and Destruction (Battleground Europe)
 Author: Paul Williams Hitler's Atlantic Wall: Construction and Destruction (Battleground Europe) Pen and Sword Military 2013 Format: EPUB Pages: 210 Size: 47 Mb Language: English This highly informative book begins with an examination of the background to Germany's primary military objectives in relation to the western end of their self-styled 'Fortress Europe' including the early foundation of shore defenses in northern France.
World War II Soviet Armed Forces (1) 1939-41
 Author: Nigel Thomas World War II Soviet Armed Forces (1) 1939-41 (Men-at-Arms 464) Osprey Publishing Ltd 2010 Format: Pdf Size: 36 Mb Language: English
Mustang: Thoroughbred Stallion of the Air
 Author: Steve Pace Mustang: Thoroughbred Stallion of the Air Fonthill Media Limited ISBN: 1781550514 2013 Format: EPUB Pages: 224 Size: 6 Mb Language: English An authoritative book on the Mustang, its variants and spin-offs. It was one of the main US fighter planes in World War II. Many of the 200-plus images in the book have never been published before and it includes numerous first-hand accounts of the Mustang in battle. This book has numerous appendices, a bibliography, a glossary and an index.
Panzer III - Germany's Medium Tank (Hitler's War Machine)
 Author: Panzer III - Germany's Medium Tank (Hitler's War Machine) Panzer III - Germany's Medium Tank (Hitler's War Machine) Pen and Sword ISBN: 1781592063 2013 Format: EPUB Size: 1,7 МБ Language: English Pages: 112 The Panzer III was designed to be the backbone of the Panzer force and was deployed on every front. However, due to its deficient armament and poor armor, and despite its outstanding reliability, it was obsolete by 1942. Emmy Award winning historian Bob Carruthers compiled this comprehensive overview of the Panzer III in action. It draws heavily on wartime intelligence reports to produce a fascinating insight into the development and combat history of the Panzer III at the tactical and operational level. Also featured are rare developments such as the flamethrower variant alongside unpublished photographs and illustrations, which provide an absorbing study, from an array of primary sources, of the world of the Panzer III and its crews, which conveys to the modern reader a vivid sense of how they were viewed at the time.
The Second World War
 Author: Charles Messenger The Second World War Franklin Watts 1987 Format: PDF Pages: 64 Language: English Size: 14.8 MB The Second World War is often described as a "total war." Although it began as a relatively restricted conflict between the Anglo-French allies and Germany over the political future of Poland in early September 1939, it gradually spread, drawing in country after country. In April 1940, Denmark and Norway were invaded by the Germans; a month later it was the turn of Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxemburg and France. Italy joined in on Germany's side in June and, after attacking British forces in Egypt and East Africa, took part in the invasion of Yugoslavia and Greece...
Singapore 1942 (Battle Story)
 Author: Chris Brown Singapore 1942 The History Press Battle Story 2012 Format: EPUB Pages: 158 Size: 4 Mb Language: English The Fall of Singapore remains a crushing defeat that sent shockwaves around the British Empire during the Second World War. Singapore had always been seen as an impenetrable fortress that would protect the British Empire's stake in the Far East - a legacy of the great days of global dominion. The British Army were aware of the threat to Singapore and Malaya from the first days after Pearl Harbor, but they viewed the Japanese Army as an inferior fighting force, incapable of standing up to the defences and trained troops of the British. Yet, in December 1941 the Japanese launched a swift attack on the Singapore airfields, nearly wiping out the entire fleet of RAF frontline aeroplanes.
The Hebrides at War
 Author: Mike Hughes The Hebrides at War Birlinn Ltd ISBN: 0862417716 1998 Format: PDF Size: 22,2 МБ Language: English Pages: 124 This title tells the story of Oban and the Hebrides in World War II from the author's private photograph collection of this period. Included are first-hand accounts from military and civilians of U-boat attacks, convoy attacks, gathering, training and repairs and the preparation for D-day.
Luftwaffe Flak & Field Divisions 1939-1945 (Images of War)
 Author: Hans Seidler Luftwaffe Flak & Field Divisions 1939-1945 (Images of War) Pen and Sword Military 2012 Format: EPUB Pages: 160 Size: 7 Mb From the outset of WW2, Goring's Luftwaffe Flak units saw extensive fighting with their 2cm, 3.7cm and deadly 8.8cm anti-aircraft guns. By the time of Hitler's invasion of Russia, Luftwaffe ground forces had been expanded and were being used in both the army support and air roles.
Great Battles Volume II: Warld War II in Europe
 Author: Joe Giorello Great Battles Volume II: Warld War II in Europe Cool Gus Publishing 2014 Format: EPUB Pages: 185 Size: 3 Mb Language: English This is the second book in the Great Battles Series that takes young readers directly to history's most significant fights. Rather than dry lists of dates and events, Great Battles puts young readers "in the fight," showing them which weapons, strategies, and military leaders determined victory, or defeat. After reading the specific details about war from boots and bayonets to bullets and bombs readers will suddenly see history with fresh eyes and a renewed curiosity. And, without realizing it, they also learn vast amounts of geography and world history.
Captured French Tanks Under the German Flag
 Author: Werner Regenberg, Horst Scheibert Captured French Tanks Under the German Flag (Schiffer Military History) Schiffer Publishing 1997 ISBN: 0764302655 Format: PDF Size: 28,2 МБ Language: English Pages: 52 This book gives an account of the French model tanks used by Germany during WWII.
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