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 The Battle of the Bismarck Sea, March 1943 
 Author: Gregory P Gilbert The Battle of the Bismarck Sea, March 1943 Royal Australian Air Force 2013 Format: PDF+EPUB Pages: 100 Language: English Size: 32 MB 'The Battle of the Bismarck Sea' details and analyses the planning and preparation of both Allied and Japanese forces leading up to the battle, description of the battle itself and discussion of the aftermath, including stunning photographs taken during the fighting by renowned wartime photographer Damien Parer.
Coast Guard - Manned Naval Vessels in World War II
 Author: Robert Erwin Johnson Coast Guard - Manned Naval Vessels in World War II Coast Guard Historian's Office 1993 Format: PDF Pages: 20 Language: English Size: 18 MB Under a Joint Chiefs of Staff agreement signed 14 March 1944, the Coast Guard was designated to man certain small Army Transportation Corps vessels (with some already operating in the Southwest Pacific and manned at the time by civilians). The agreement reads: "The Coast Guard, due to decrease in category of defense in the United States, will have some personnel available to man ships and craft for which civilian personnel cannot be obtained."
At Leningrad's Gates The Combat Memoirs of a Soldier with Army Group North
 Author: David Hurt At Leningrad's Gates The Combat Memoirs of a Soldier with Army Group North Casemate ISBN: 1932033556 2010 Format: EPUB Size: 4,3 МБ Language: English Pages: 288 This is the remarkable story of a German soldier who fought throughout World War II, rising from conscript private to captain of a heavy weapons company on the Eastern Front. William Lubbeck, age 19, was drafted into the Wehrmacht in August 1939. As a member of the 58th Infantry Division, he received his baptism of fire during the 1940 invasion of France. The following spring his division served on the left flank of Army Group North in Operation Barbarossa. After grueling marches amidst countless Russian bodies, burnt-out vehicles, and a great number of cheering Baltic civilians, Lubbeck’s unit entered the outskirts of Leningrad, making the deepest penetration of any German formation. The Germans suffered hardships the following winter as they fought both Russian counterattacks and the brutal cold. The 58th Division was thrown back and forth across the front of Army Group North, from Novgorod to Demyansk, at one point fighting back Russian attacks on the ice of Lake Ilmen. A soldier who preferred to be close to the action, Lubbeck served as forward observer for his company, dueling with Russian snipers, partisans and full-scale assaults alike. His worries were not confined to his own safety, however, as news arrived of disasters in Germany, including the destruction of Hamburg where his girlfriend served as an Army nurse. In September 1943, Lubbeck earned the Iron Cross and was assigned to officers’ training school in Dresden. By the time he returned to Russia, Army Group North was in full-scale retreat. Now commanding his former heavy weapons company, Lubbeck alternated sharp counterattacks with inexorable withdrawal to Memel on the Baltic. In April 1945 his company was nearly obliterated, but in the last scramble from East Prussia, he was able to evacuate on a newly minted German destroyer. After his release from British captivity, Lubbeck emigrated to the United States where he raised a successful family. With the assistance of David B. Hurt, he has drawn on his wartime notes and letters, Soldatbuch, regimental history and personal memories to recount his frontline experience, including rare firsthand accounts of both triumph and disaster.
Kohima 1944 (Battle Story)
 Author: Chris Brown Kohima 1944 (Battle Story) Spellmount 2013 Format: EPUB Pages: 156 Size: 3 Mb Language: English Kohima was the turning point in the Japanese invasion of India, witnessing the end of their attempt to overthrow the British Raj. It was a bitter battle fought in three stages, spanning three months, and ending with the siege of Imphal. Losses on both sides were heavy, with the Japanese suffering their greatest land defeat thus far in the war. Against the odds and an enemy who nearly refused to give in, the British Army resisted the Japanese and their victory paved the way for the reconquest of Burma. This book explores the historical context of this critical point in the war in Asia, the personalities of the opposing armies, and offers a blow-by-blow account of the battle.
Das Reich: 2nd SS Panzer Division "Das Reich"
 Author: Philip Vickers Das Reich: 2nd SS Panzer Division "Das Reich": Drive to Normandy, June 1944 Pen and Sword Military Battleground Europe ISBN: 085052699X 2003 Format: EPUB Pages: 189 Size: 11 Mb Language: English The infamous SS Das Reich Division was resting in Montauban, South West France when the Allies invaded Normandy in June 1944. When ordered to rush North, they ran into a series of French Resistance, SAS and SOE delaying actions. This ruthless Division reacted violently and their reprisals culminated in the Massacre at Oradour. This book tells the story of those heroic and tragic days from the British, French and German viewpoints.
Aircraft Salvage in the Battle of Britain and the Blitz (Images of War)
 Author: Andy Saunders Aircraft Salvage in the Battle of Britain and the Blitz (Images of War) Pen and Sword Military 2014 Format: EPUB Pages: 144 Size: 7 Mb Aircraft Salvage in the Battle of Britain and Blitz will comprise of some 140-150 images of the work of RAF and civilian salvage squads during the Battle of Britain, the Blitz and beyond. The images will depict losses across Britain, both RAF and German, during this period. Each picture will tell its own story, and will be fully captioned with historical detail. The author will be covering a topic that has rarely been examined in this detail.
The Man Who Flew the Memphis Belle. Memoir of a WWII Bomber Pilot
 Author: Robert Morgan The Man Who Flew the Memphis Belle. Memoir of a WWII Bomber Pilot New American Library 2002 Format: PDF Pages: 420 Language: English Size: 49.7 MB A powerful chronicle of loyalty, love, and heroism under fire, this is the unforgettable memoir of a member of the Greatest Generation who fought in America's greatest battles—and of the war one man waged both in and out of the skies. High-spirited, young Robert Morgan was transformed from a fast-living, privileged playboy who grew up hobnobbing with the Vanderbilts into a steel nerved pilot forged in the cauldron of World War II's most dangerous and desperate aerial encounters. This is the triumphant tale of that transformation—and of the plane and crew that never failed to bring him back home.
Panzers at War 1939-1942 (Hitler's War Machine)
 Author: Bob Carruthers Panzers at War 1939-1942 (Hitler's War Machine) Coda Books Ltd ISBN: 178159130X 2013 Format: EPUB Size: 4,5 МБ Language: English Pages: 128 Don't fight a battle if you don't gain anything by winning." General Erwin RommelA fascinating account of a deadly combination: the supreme German weapon of war in the hands of the finest military tacticians of last century. Illustrated throughout with full coverage of all the tank battles and campaigns in the Second World from the Polish Blitzkrieg to Rommel's final defeat in the African desert, along with commanders, strategy, tactics and technical details. 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'.
Retreat from Death: A Soldier on the Somme
 Author: Richard Holmes Retreat from Death: A Soldier on the Somme Tauris Parke Paperbacks ISBN: 1850437548 2005 Format: PDF Size: 17,6 МБ Language: English Pages: 480
Thunder From Above (The Vietnam Experience)
 Author: John Morrocco Thunder From Above (The Vietnam Experience) Boston Publishing Company 1984 Format: PDF Pages: 200 Language: English Size: 25 MB This book focuses both on the technology employed during the war and how it was used. It is further enhanced by personal stories from former pilots, which adds much to the overall story. The reader can gain much insight from this book, and it is highly recommended.
Inferno: The World at War, 1939-1945
 Author: Max Hastings Inferno: The World at War, 1939-1945 Vintage ISBN: 0307273598 2011 Format: MOBI Size: 19,8 МБ Language: English Pages: 729 From one of our finest military historians, a monumental work that shows us at once the truly global reach of World War II and its deeply personal consequences.
Fists of Steel
 Author: Collective Fists of Steel (The Third Reich Series) Time-Life Books 1990 Format: PDF Pages: 192 Language: English Size: 28.8 MB Traces the rebuilding of Germany's military after it was all but dismantled at the end of World War I, and the preparations for the next war.
The Day Pearl Harbor Was Bombed - A Photo History of World War II
 Author: George Sullivan The Day Pearl Harbor Was Bombed - A Photo History of World War II Scholastic Inc. 1991 Format: PDF Pages: 100 Language: English Size: 52.2 MB With regard to the book's scope, it covers most of the major events young readers should be familiar with when studying World War II. It outlines the rise of the Nazis in Germany and Japan's early aggression in China and the Pacific. It covers Hitlers conquests in Europe, his failures in Russia, and his defeat. It covers the attack on Pearl Harbor, American bombing and submarine efforts against Japan, and the surrender of both belligerent powers to the Allies. In all, from the invasion of Poland to the surrender on the USS Missouri, the book is accurate and fairly comprehensive.
Soviet Military Operational Art: In Pursuit of Deep Battle
 Author: David M. Glantz Soviet Military Operational Art: In Pursuit of Deep Battle Frank Cass 1991 ISBN: 0714633623 Format: PDF Size: 15,0 МБ Language: English Pages: 295 David Glantz examines the Soviet study of war, the re-emergence of the operation level and its connection with deep battle, the evolution of the Soviet theory of operations in depth before 1941, and its refinement and application in the European theatre and the Far East between 1941 and 1945.
US Cold War Aircraft Carriers: Forrestal, Kitty Hawk and Enterprise Classes
 Author: Brad Elward US Cold War Aircraft Carriers: Forrestal, Kitty Hawk and Enterprise Classes (Osprey New Vanguard 211) Osprey Publishing Osprey New Vanguard 211 ISBN: 1782003800 2014 Format: PDF (e-book) Pages: 50 Size: 3 Mb Language: English The Forrestal class (Forrestal, Saratoga, Ranger, and Independence) was the first completed class of US Navy supercarriers, so-named for their 25 percent size increase over the World War II-era carriers such as the Midway class, and the strength of their air wings (80–100 aircraft, compared to 65–75 for the Midway, and fewer than 50 for the Essex class). Design-wise, the Forrestals were a huge improvement over their predecessors, being more stable and comfortable, while maintaining advancements such as the armored flight decks that had been introduced with the Midway.
The Third Reich at War
 Author: Richard J. Evans The Third Reich at War Penguin 2010 ISBN: 0143116711 Format: EPUB Size: 5,9 МБ Language: English Pages: 944 Adroitly blending narrative, description, and analysis, Richard J. Evans portrays a society rushing headlong to self-destruction and taking much of Europe with it. Interweaving a broad narrative of the wars progress from a wide range of people, Evans reveals the dynamics of a society plunged into war at every level. The great battles and events of the conflict are here, but just as telling is Evans's re- creation of the daily experience of ordinary Germans in wartime. At the center of the book is the Nazi extermination of the Jews. The final book in Richard J. Evan's three-volume history of Hitler's Germany, hailed "a masterpiece" by The New York Times, The Third Reich at War lays bare the most momentous and tragic years of the Nazi regime.
The Savage Wars Of Peace: Small Wars And The Rise Of American Power
 Author: Max Boot The Savage Wars Of Peace: Small Wars And The Rise Of American Power Basic Books 2014 ISBN: 0465064930 Format: EPUB Size: 4,8 МБ Language: English Pages: 496 America's "small wars," "imperial wars," or, as the Pentagon now terms them, "low-intensity conflicts," have played an essential but little-appreciated role in its growth as a world power. Beginning with Jefferson's expedition against the Barbary Pirates, Max Boot tells the exciting stories of our sometimes minor but often bloody landings in Samoa, the Philippines, China, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Mexico, Russia, and elsewhere. Along the way he sketches colorful portraits of little-known military heroes such as Stephen Decatur, "Fighting Fred" Funston, and Smedley Butler. From 1800 to the present day, such undeclared wars have made up the vast majority of our military engagements. Yet the military has often resisted preparing itself for small wars, preferring instead to train for big conflicts that seldom come. Boot re-examines the tragedy of Vietnam through a "small war" prism. He concludes with a devastating critique of the Powell Doctrine and a convincing argument that the armed forces must reorient themselves to better handle small-war missions, because such clashes are an inevitable result of America's far-flung imperial responsibilities.
Great Sea Battles of World War II
 Author: Jack Sweetman Great Sea Battles of World War II Naval Institute Press 1990 Format: PDF Pages: 52 Language: English Size: 38 MB Describes the Great Sea Battles of World War II.
Russian KV and IS
 Author: F. Shillings Russian KV and IS (AFV Weapons Profile 17) Profile Publications Ltd 1970 Format: PDF Size: 14,6 МБ Language: English
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