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 Operation Varsity 
 Author: Tim Saunders Operation Varsity: The British and Canadian Airborne Assault Pen and Sword Military Battleground Europe ISBN: 184415601X 2008 Format: EPUB Pages: 192 Size: 21 Mb Language: English In Spring 1945 the outcome of the war was ritually certain but the mighty River Rhine still stood in the way of the Allies. Eisenhower's strategy was to guarantee a crossing in the Ruhr area by allocating the main effort to Montgomery's 21st Army Group. Monty's task was to envelope and take out the last German war production and open the way onto the North German Plain.
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
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...
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.
Hitler's Uranium Club: The Secret Recordings at Farm Hall
 Author: Jeremy Bernstein Hitler's Uranium Club: The Secret Recordings at Farm Hall Copernicus Books 2001 Format: PDF Pages: 420 Language: English Size: 38.5 MB From April through December of 1945, ten of Nazi Germany's greatest nuclear physicists were detained by Allied military and intelligence services in a kind of gilded cage at Farm Hall, an English country manor near Cambridge. The physicists knew the Reich had failed to develop an atomic bomb, and they soon learned, from a BBC radio report on August 6, that the Allies had succeeded in their own efforts to create such a weapon. But what they did not know was that many of their meetings and private conversations were being monitored and recorded by British agents. This book contains the complete collection of transcripts that were made from these secret recordings, providing an unprecedented view of how the German scientists, including two Nobel Laureates, thought and spoke about their roles during the war.
Fallschirmjager: Elite German Paratroops in World War II
 Author: Diane Canwell, Jon Sutherland Fallschirmjager: Elite German Paratroops in World War II Pen and Sword Aviation Images of War 2010 Format: EPUB Pages: 176 Size: 11 Mb Language: English The photos in this book are taken from an unpublished album that belonged to a member of the elite German Paratroopers. First Sgt Wilhelm Plieschen served with Fallschirmjager Machine Gun Battalion 7, which suffered very heavy losses in the invasion of Crete, then saw bloody conflict as Hitler's "Fire-fighters" on the Russian Front and later put up fierce resistance in places such as Monte Casino. The revealing images that Jon Sutherland has compiled for us depict these struggles in dramatic detail, ranging from photographs taken en route to Crete of the paratroopers in a JU52 to 20 May 1941, when Plieschen was dropped over Crete. Some show other paratroopers drifting down and others feature formations of German aircraft amidst flak.
Finland's War of Choice The Troubled German-Finnish Alliance in World War II
 Author: Henrik Lunde Finland's War of Choice The Troubled German-Finnish Alliance in World War II Casemate ISBN: 1935149482 2011 Format: MOBI Size: 5,4 МБ Language: English Pages: 432 This book describes the odd coalition between Germany and Finland in World War II, and their joint military operations from 1941 to 1945. This is a topic often missing in English, though in stark contrast to the numerous books on the shorter and less bloody Winter War. That conflict represented a gallant fight of a democratic "David" against a totalitarian "Goliath" that caught the imagination of the world. The story of Finland fighting alongside a "Goliath" of its own has not brought pride to that nation and was a period many Finns would rather forget. The prologue of this book brings the reader up to speed by briefly examining the difficult history of Finland, from its separation from the Soviet Union in 1917 to its isolation after being bludgeoned in 1939-40. It then examines both Finnish and German motives for forming a coalition against the USSR, and how-as logical as a common enemy would seem-the lack of true planning and preparation would doom the alliance.
Hell's Angels: The True Story of the 303rd Bomb Group in World War II
 Author: Jay A. Stout Hell's Angels: The True Story of the 303rd Bomb Group in World War II Berkley Caliber 2015 Format: EPUB Pages: 464 Size: 9 Mb Language: English At the outbreak of World War II, the United States was in no way prepared to wage war. Although the U.S declared war against Germany in December 1941, the country lacked the manpower, the equipment, and the experience it needed to fight. Even had an invasion force been ready, a successful assault on Nazi-occupied Europe could not happen until Germany’s industrial and military might were crippled.
Hitler's Light Panzers At War (Images of War)
 Author: Paul Thomas Hitler's Light Panzers At War (Images of War) Pen and Sword Military 2015 Format: EPUB Pages: 144 Size: 7 Mb Hitler’s Light Panzers at War is a highly illustrated record of the German light tank from its beginnings in the 1930s to the key battles it fought in Poland, France, North Africa, Russia and North Western Europe. The book analyzes the development of the light Panzer, which ranged from the Panzer I, II and the Czech build Panzer 35 & 38t. It describes how the Germans carefully utilized the development of these light machines for war, and depicts how these tanks were adapted and up-gunned to face the ever-increasing enemy threat.
The Devil's General The Life of Hyazinth Strachwitz, The Panzer Graf
 Author: Raymond Bagdonas The Devil's General The Life of Hyazinth Strachwitz, The Panzer Graf Casemate Publications ISBN: 1612002226 2014 Format: EPUB Size: 2,8 МБ Language: English This is the story of the most highly decorated German regimental commander of World War II, known as the “Panzer Graf” (Armored Count). An aristocratic Silesian, whose ancestors had faced the Mongols at Leipzig, Strachwitz first won the Iron Cross in the Great War. After fighting with the Freikorps and in between the wars, he was serving with the 1st Panzer Division when the Polish campaign inaugurated World War II. Leading from the front, his exploits as commander of a panzer battalion earned him further decorations during the French campaign. Transferred to the newly formed 16th Panzer Division, he participated in the invasion of Yugoslavia and then Operation Barbarossa where he earned the Knight’s Cross. The following year, during the advance on Stalingrad, he won the Oak Leaves for destroying 270 Soviet tanks at Kalach. Now commander of a regiment, he reached the Volga and fought ferociously on the northern rim of Sixth Army’s perimeter. Severely wounded during the battles, he was flown out of the Stalingrad pocket and was thus spared the fate of the rest of Sixth Army.
Captured Tanks Under the German Flag: Russian Battle Tanks
 Author: Werner Regenberg, Horst Scheibert Captured Tanks Under the German Flag: Russian Battle Tanks Schiffer Pub Limited 1990 Format: pdf Language: English Size: 20 mb Germany used many types of Russian battle tanks captured during World War II, and this book gives an accurate account in both photographs and text.
Flying Army - the Modern Air Arm of the US Army
 Author: Butterworth W.E. Flying Army - the Modern Air Arm of the US Army Doubleday & Company, Inc. 1971 Format: PDF Pages: 216 Language: English Size: 27.8 MB In an age of increasing complexity and specialization in the techniques of war, it is a strange fact of our military establishment that there are more pilots serving in the U. S. Army than in the Air Force. For as this colorful volume makes clear, the modern Army has carefully kept pace with the innovations that flight introduced to warfare and adopted them to its own needs and requirements. Flying Army traces the evolution of Army aviation from its roots in Thaddeus Lowe's Civil War observation balloon, through its first tottering steps with artillery spotting and Bason aircraft in World War II, and on to today's highly mobile Airborne Infantrymen and Air Cavalry units that have all but replaced the foot soldier of the past.
D-Day Minus One
 Author: Lawrence Cortesi D-Day Minus One Kensington Publishing Corporation 1984 Format: PDF Pages: 308 Language: English Size: 26.6 MB By late May of 1944, Paris, France was enjoying warm, spring weather. Residents moved about the city in shirt sleeves, traffic became heavier, the countless gardens had sprouted an array of colorful flowers, and trees were in full green foliage. But there was an ominous atmosphere hanging over Gay Paree. The vitality of its citizens, in evidence despite German occupation, had not heightened as was usual with the onset of warm weather. Small and large groups of Parisians huddled in dark cellars, closed apartments, and dark crannies, where they discussed the same subject: the coming Allied invasion of the continent.
Flying Forts. The B-17 in World War II
 Author: Martin Caidin Flying Forts. The B-17 in World War II Ballantine Books, Inc 1968 Format: PDF Pages: 548 Language: English Size: 93 MB The authoritative account of the B-17 Flying Fortress—the most formidable heavy bomber of World War II—with the exciting story of the men who flew it in every theatre from Africa and England to China and the Pacific.
Submarines in the Pacific
 Author: G. C. Skipper Submarines in the Pacific (World at War) Childrens Press 1980 Format: PDF Pages: 54 Language: English Size: 35.3 MB Allied submarines were used extensively during the Pacific War and were a key contributor to the defeat of the Empire of Japan. During the war, submarines of the United States Navy were responsible for 55% of Japan's merchant marine losses; other Allied navies added to the toll. The war against shipping was the single most decisive factor in the collapse of the Japanese economy. Allied submarines also conducted reconnaissance patrols, landed special forces and guerrilla troops and performed search and rescue tasks. The majority of the submarines involved were from the U.S. Navy, with the British Royal Navy and the Royal Netherlands Navy contributing smaller numbers of boats.
Warfare in the Ancient Near East to 1600 BC
 Author: William J. Hamblin Warfare in the Ancient Near East to 1600 BC (Warfare and History) Routledge 2006 ISBN: 0415255899 Format: DJVU Size: 9,4 МБ Language: English Pages: 544 The only book available that covers this subject, Warfare in the Ancient Near East is a groundbreaking and fascinating study of ancient near Eastern military history from the Neolithic era to the middle Bronze Ages. Drawing on an extensive range of textual, artistic and archaeological data, William J. Hamblin synthesizes current knowledge and offers a detailed analysis of the military technology, ideology and practices of Near Eastern warfare.
An Illustrated Data Guide to Modern Reconnaissance Aircraft
 Author: Christopher Chant An Illustrated Data Guide to Modern Reconnaissance Aircraft Tiger Books International 1997 Format: PDF Pages: 78 Language: English Size: 37 MB Looks at the different types of reconnaissance craft and spy planes used in military operations, providing information about the planes' history, dimensions, weights, and performance. A compact illustrated directory with full details and specifications . Timely knowledge of the enemy's dispositions and strengths has always been a key to the deduction of his intentions and the creation of counter-plans, and from the time of WWI reconnaissance to yield such knowledge has become increasingly vital on military thinking. Since the end of WWII the use of aircraft for reconnaissance purposes has proliferated not so much in numerical terms of the aircraft involved but in the versatility of the reconnaissance that can now be provided through electronic and infra-red as well as optical means. Garnered by advanced sensors and processed by high-speed computers on board the reconnaissance aeroplane, the reconnaissance data can now be relayed in real time to the user force by means of a data link system. Moreover, the availability of advanced sensors and processors allows such aircraft to undertake other roles including command of friendly forces and disruption of the enemy's efforts.
Road to Huertgen Forest In Hell [Illustrated Edition]
![Road to Huertgen Forest In Hell [Illustrated Edition]](/uploads/posts/2015-05/1432477693_1428700369_00344902_medium.jpeg "Road to Huertgen Forest In Hell [Illustrated Edition]") Author: Lt. Paul Boesch Road to Huertgen Forest In Hell [Illustrated Edition] Pickle Partners Publishing ISBN: 1497434475 2014 Format: EPUB Size: 7,9 МБ Language: English Pages: 246 Road to Huertgen—Forest in Hell, originally published in 1962, chronicles the 1944 combat experiences of U.S. Army Lieutenant Paul Boesch. The setting is the Huertgen Forest, a 1,300 square mile, densely wooded, hilly region along the German-Belgian border south and southeast of Aachen. From mid-September to mid-December 1944, six American infantry divisions—the 1st, 4th, 8th, 9th, 28th, and 83d—and part of the 5th Armored Division fought at one time or another in the Huertgen Forest. These divisions incurred 28,000 casualties, including 8,000 due to combat exhaustion and rain, mud, sleet, and cold. The forest lay across the path the First U.S. Army had to take to reach the Rhine River, and thus American commanders considered it essential to conquer it. German troops had prepared an elaborate defense of Huertgen, resulting in a struggle where tanks, infantry, and artillery dueled at close range. The battle for the forest ended in December, when a sudden German offensive through the Ardennes to the south forced the Allied armies to fall back, regroup, and renew their attack. By the time both American and German artillery had done with it, the setting would resemble the Argonne battlefield of World War One—a bleak scene of near total devastation. Included are 16 pages of maps and photographs.
The United States at War, 1941 - 1945
 The United States at War, 1941 - 1945 Author: Gary R. Hess Wiley-Blackwell 2011 Pages: 171 ISBN: 0882952811, 9780882952819 Format: PDF Size: 10 mb Language: English This 3rd edition presents a concise overview of how the war was fought as well as a consideration of the ways in which Americans regarded allies and enemies, embraced heroes, and viewed the war's purpose. Making the important distinction between popular notions and military and political realities, Gary Hess helps today's readers to better understand the complexity of the conflict. Updated to incorporate the latest scholarship, this latest edition also includes new material to underscore more fully the moral dimensions of the war, including the American decision to use the atomic bomb, the ruthless campaigns of both the Germans and Russians in Eastern Europe, American reaction to the Holocaust as well as the government's post-war tolerance and protection of Nazis deemed valuable to Cold War research and intelligence. Enhanced coverage of specific topics including the Bataan Death March, the Battle of the Bulge, and the Allied uncovering of concentration camps rounds out the narrative.
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