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 Hitler's Last Witness: The Memoirs of Hitler's Bodyguard 
 Author: Rochus Misch Hitler's Last Witness: The Memoirs of Hitler's Bodyguard Frontline Books ISBN: 1848327498 2014 Format: PDF Size: 12,7 МБ Language: English Pages: 256 After being seriously wounded in the 1939 Polish campaign, Rochus Misch was invited to join Hitler's SS-bodyguard. There he served until the war's end as Hitler's bodyguard, courier, orderly and finally as Chief of Communications. On the Berghof terrace he watched Eva Braun organize parties; observed Heinrich Himmler and Albert Speer; and monitored telephone conversations from Berlin to the East Prussian FHQ on 20 July 1944 after the attempt on Hitler's life. Towards the end Misch was drawn into the Fuhrerbunker with the last of the 'faithful'. As defeat approached, he remained in charge of the bunker switchboard as his duty required, even after Hitler committed suicide. Misch knew Hitler as the private man and his position was one of unconditional loyalty. His memoirs offer an intimate view of life in close attendance to Hitler and of the endless hours deep inside the bunker; and provide new insights into military events such as Hitler's initial feelings that the 6th Army should pull out of Stalingrad. Shortly before he died Misch wrote a new introduction for this first-ever English-language edition. The book also contains a foreword by the Jewish author Ralph Giordano and a new introduction by Roger Moorhouse.
Saint Vith: US 106 Infantry Division
 Author: Mike Tolhurst Saint Vith: US 106 Infantry Division Pen and Sword Battleground Europe ISBN: 0850526655 1999 Format: EPUB Pages: 144 Size: 9 Mb Language: English Following on in the Battleground Europe series, this book is a detailed but easy to understand account of one of the opening actions of the Battle of the Bulge. It describes the tragedy that overtook the newly arrived US 106th Infantry Division on the Schnee Eifel in December 1944. St. Vith contains detailed maps of positions and graphic first hand
Conquest of the Balkans
 Author: Collective Conquest of the Balkans (The Third Reich Series) Time-Life Books 1990 Format: PDF Pages: 196 Language: English Size: 39.6 MB A book in the Time-Life series about the Third Reich. A comprehensive description of the conquest of the Balkans with essays.
The Underwater War, 1939-1945
 Author: Richard-Compton Hall The Underwater War, 1939-1945 Blandford Press 1982 Format: PDF Pages: 146 Language: English Size: 22.7 MB The Underwater War takes a fresh and authoritative look at submarines during World War Two. No other book has dealt as internationally and intimately with the way submarines lived and fought during the years 1939-45.
A Detail on the Burma Front
 Author: Winifred Hilda Beaumont A Detail on the Burma Front British Broadcasting Corporation 1977 Format: PDF Pages: 160 Size: 66 Mb Winifred Beaumont volunteered on impulse for the army nursing service, and reluctantly went abroad. She was already an experienced field theatre nurse, and thus in the Far East in 1944 a valuable piece of woman-power. In army parlance she was a Detail, a nursing sister who could be sent wherever she was most needed. For in that jungle campaign, seven times as many men were out of action from sickness or disease as were killed or wounded by the enemy. Her brief army career was crammed with living, and she describes it with affection and a great sense of humour.
Medium Mark A Whippet
 Author: David Fletcher Medium Mark A Whippet Osprey Publishing Osprey New Vanguard 207 ISBN: 9781782003984 2014 Format: PDF (e-book) Pages: 50 Size: 3 Mb Language: English This title looks at the Medium Mark A Whippet, one of the most successful British tanks of World War I and, when placed alongside existing titles covering the Mark I, Mark IV and Mark V, completes the New Vanguard series’ coverage of the major British tanks of the war. The evolution of the Whippet is examined in detail, from design and development to mechanical details and crew duties, and information on the operational use of the vehicle is drawn from war diaries and battalion records.
Hitler Youth (World at War)
 Author: R. Conrad Stein Hitler Youth (World at War) Childrens Press 1985 Format: PDF Pages: 56 Language: English Size: 18.5 MB Describes the origin and growth of the Nazi youth organization known as Hitler Jugend, its rigorous testing and training of German boys and girls, and its use in World War II.
Hitler's U-Boat War: The Hunters, 1939-1942
 Author: Clay Blair Hitler's U-Boat War: The Hunters, 1939-1942 Modern Library 2000 ISBN: 0679640320 Format: EPUB Size: 5,9 МБ Language: English Pages: 864 Hitler's U-boat War is an epic sea story about the most arduous and prolonged naval battle in history. For a period of nearly six years, the German U-boat force attempted to blockade and isolate the British Isles in hopes of forcing the British out of the war, thereby thwarting both the Allied strategic air assault on German cities and Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Occupied France. Fortunately for the Allies, the U-boat force failed to achieve either of these objectives, but in the attempt they sank 2,800 Allied merchant ships, while the Allies sank nearly 800 U-boats. On both sides, tens of thousands of sailors perished.
Great Battles Volume III: WWII in The Pacific
 Author: Joe Giorello Great Battles Volume III: WWII in The Pacific Cool Gus Publishing 2014 Format: EPUB Pages: 138 Size: 1 Mb Language: English Great Battles Volume III covers the Second World War in the Pacific. This captivating book opens with the Flying Tigers, showing readers that covertly America was fighting Japan even before Pearl Harbor was bombed. From there, in chronological order and with telling details, readers will follow the valiant fight through the Pacific, from that surprise bombing at Pearl Harbor to the "island hopping" strategy to eventual Victory Over Japan.
Walcheren: Crossing the Scheldt
 Author: Andrew Rawson Walcheren: Crossing the Scheldt Pen and Sword Battleground Europe ISBN: 0850529611 2003 Format: EPUB Pages: 144 Size: 37 Mb Language: English The latest addition to the successful Second World War Battleground Europe Series, describes the fierce campaign, codenamed INFATUATE, mounted in November 1944 to clear the way through the port of Antwerp. This was a vital task as the Allies lacked sufficient port facilities to provide for the increasing quantities of war supplies required as the advance eastwards took them closer to Germany. There was a danger of lines of communication becoming overextended.
D-Day: The Battle for Normandy
 D-Day: The Battle for Normandy (Illustrated Edition) Author: Antony Beevor Viking / Penguin Books Ltd. 2009 ISBN: 067088703X Pages: 448 Language: English Format: EPUB Size: 53 MB The Normandy Landings that took place on D-Day involved by far the largest invasion fleet ever known. The scale of the undertaking was simply awesome. What followed them was some of the most cunning and ferocious fighting of the war, at times as savage as anything seen on the Eastern Front. As casualties mounted, so too did the tensions between the principal commanders on both sides. Meanwhile, French civilians caught in the middle of these battlefields or under Allied bombing endured terrible suffering. Even the joys of Liberation had their darker side. The war in northern France marked not just a generation but the whole of the post-war world, profoundly influencing relations between America and Europe. Making use of overlooked and new material from over thirty archives in half a dozen countries, D-Day is the most vivid and well-researched account yet of the battle of Normandy. As with Stalingrad and Berlin, Antony Beevor's gripping narrative conveys the true experience of war.
Military Leaders Since World War II
 Author: Carl W. Borklund Military Leaders Since World War II Facts on File 1992 Format: PDF Pages: 152 Language: English Size: 22.2 MB Describes the careers of eleven modern American military figures, including Colin Powell, William Westmoreland, Edward Rowny, and James Abrahamson.Military Leaders Since World War II.pdf
Oradour: The Massacre and Aftermat
 Author: Philip Beck Oradour: The Massacre and Aftermath Pen and Sword Military Battleground Europe ISBN: 184415100X 2004 Format: EPUB Pages: 176 Size: 6 Mb Language: English The destruction of the French village of Oradour and the massacre of its population in June 1944 by the SS Das Reich Division ranks as one of the most notorious atrocities of the Second World War. The scars that were left will never fully heal and there are those that would argue that they should remain as a lesson to future generations. The ruins of the village have been preserved as a memorial to the victims and a new museum has recently been opened by President Chirac. Fully illustrated in true Battleground style, this superb account reveals the full horror of this outrage.
Nijmegen: US 82nd Airborne And Guards Armoured Division
 Author: Tim Saunders Nijmegen: US 82nd Airborne And Guards Armoured Division Pen and Sword Battleground Europe ISBN: 0850528151 2001 Format: EPUB Pages: 208 Size: 10 Mb Language: English The race by Montgomery's ground forces, principally 30 (British) Corps, to relieve the US & UK airborne troops at Nijmegen and Arnhem respectively has been the subject of fierce controversy since that dramatic summer of 1944. In the first of three books covering the Battles on the road to Arnhem, experienced author and tourguide, Tim Saunders, describes the US 82nd Airborne Division's daring seizure of the Grave Bridge and their battles for the Grossbeck Heights, and the struggle for the vital Nijmegen Bridge. At the same time he covers the Guards Armoured Division's desperate efforts to link up on the ground. This is a thrilling story of a major chapter in the Allie's advance in 1944.
The campaigns of the Pacific war
 The campaigns of the Pacific war U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey Naval Analysis Division 1946 Pages: 438 Format: djvu/RAR Size: 10.4 mb Language: English Quality: good
The World War II GI
 Author: Martin Windrow The World War II GI (The Soldier Through the Ages) Franklin Watts 1986 Format: PDF Pages: 38 Language: English Size: 60.8 MB Examines the day-to-day life and experiences of the typical American soldier during World War II. Includes a glossary of terms and a brief chronology of the major campaigns of the war.
Action Report, Iwo Jima, February, 1945
 Action Report, Iwo Jima, February, 1945 Author: Commander Task Force 52, Commander Amphibious Group One USMC Pages: 129 Format: PDF Size: 26 mb Quality: Good Language: English 1945 Two separate files: "Action Report Iwo Jima February 1945," which is the written part of the report, and "Commander Task Force Fifty Two Photographic Supplement Report of Operations In The Iwo Jima Campaign February 1945," which is the pictorial supplement to the report. Published by the Office of the Commander, Amphibious Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet. Description at CARL: "This is the report of the operations of Task Force 52 in the Iwo Jima campaign during February 1945; including chronology of operations, intelligence, fire support, air support, underwater demolition, minesweeping, battle damage, medical reports, casualties, weather, and communications. Photographic supplement of operations.
World War II : An Encyclopedia of Quotations
 Author: Howard J. Langer World War II : An Encyclopedia of Quotations Greenwood ISBN: 0313300186 1999 Format: PDF Size: 3,6 МБ Language: English Pages: 470
Nautilus: The Story of Man Under the Sea
 Author: Roy Davies Nautilus: The Story of Man Under the Sea Naval Institute Press 1995 Format: PDF Pages: 256 Language: English Size: 26.8 MB "Nautilus' tells the story of the submarine, a vessel which revolutionized naval warfare in the course of 50 years, and the men who designed them and worked on them. In their short history submarines and submersible craft have played a decisive role in two world wars and today they roam the oceans, bearers of nuclear arsenals, ready to surface anywhere and strike any target. The book starts with the dramatic story of how Russian scientists and naval officers set about the task of constructing a nuclear submarine from scratch and with little knowledge of advances in nuclear physics in the rest of the world. The story then goes back to the days of the early pioneers, and follows rivalries and developments up to the First World War. During the war, submarines went into conflict for the first time. The German U Boat commanders became heroes at home as they roamed the seas, sinking hundreds of thousands of tons of British shipping. After the war miniature underwater craft, used for commando raids and suicide missions, were developed. In the Second World War we follow the fortunes of three subs - one British, one American and one German - and share the experiences of hunted and hunters, in a conflict in which for the first time submarine operations were integrated into overall naval strategy with devastating effect.
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