Автор: Nik Cornish, Andrei Karachtchouk
Издательство: Osprey
Год издания: 2001
isbn: 1841763039
Количество страниц: 49
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
Often overshadowed by the drama of its catastrophic collapse in the November 1917 Revolution, the Imperial Russian Army's record in 1914-16 included some notable victories. Its human qualities of patriotism and endurance were remarkable, and in 1916 the 'Brusilov Offensive' on the South-Western Front outdistanced anything that was being achieved in France. The variety and romance of its uniforms - infantry and cavalry, Guards and Line, Cossacks, armour and Air Service crewmen, even a priest - are splendidly captured here by Russia's leading military artist; and Nik Cornish's expert text is supported by tables of insignia and many rare photographs.
Автор: Marsh Gelbart, Tony Bryan
Издательство: Osprey
Год издания: 2004
isbn: 1841765791
Количество страниц: 50
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
Over the last two decades, the Israel Defence Force (IDF) has introduced a variety of new AFVs. Old models such as the M48 and M60 have been improved beyond recognition, in the form of the Magach 7. The performance of Israel's indigenous Merkava tank has been similarly enhanced with new variants and the new Merkava 4 MBT has recently entered service. Israeli infantry have also received machines such as the Achzarit assault carrier, the Puma combat engineer vehicle and the Nagmachon and Nakpadon (tank-based carriers intended for low intensity conflicts). This book examines the design, modification and combat history of these formidable fighting machines.
Автор: Martin Brayley, Ramiro Bujeiro
Издательство: Osprey
Год издания: 2001
isbn: 1841760536
Количество страниц: 52
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
The contribution of women to the Allied war effort in 1939-45 was massive. Apart from their many vital roles 'on the home front', about a million Soviet, 500,000 British and 200,000 American women, and tens of thousands from other Allied nations, served in uniform with the armed forces. To put these figures in perspective: enough American women served to free sufficient able-bodied men to form 15 infantry divisions. It was not only in the USSR that their duties took them into harm's way. hundreds of British Commonwealth and US servicewomen died, and many were decorated. This book gives a concise introduction to the organisation and uniforms of these services, with an emphasis on the British and US forces.
Автор: Gordon Rottman, Ian Palmer
Издательство: Osprey
Год издания: 2003
isbn: 1841764280
Количество страниц: 66
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
The prolonged and bloody fighting for control of the Japanese occupied Pacific islands in World War II is a key point in 20th-century warfare. No two islands were alike in the systems and nature of their defensive emplacements, and local improvisation and command preferences affected both materials used and defensive models. This title provides a detailed and authoritative examination of the establishment, construction and effectiveness of Japanese temporary and semi-permanent crew-served weapons positions and individual and small-unit fighting positions. Integrated obstacles and minefields, camouflage and the changing defensive principles are also covered in this packed treatment.
Автор: Starr Sinton, Robert Hargis, Ramiro Bujeiro
Издательство: Osprey
Год издания: 2003
isbn: 1841766143
Количество страниц: 66
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
The Medal of Honor is the highest award for valor in action against an enemy force that can be awarded to personnel in the United States' Armed Forces. From the early fighting in the Philippines through the D-Day landings in Northwest Europe to the final assaults in the Pacific, this book looks at the brave US soldiers and airmen who were awarded the Medal of Honor for their actions in the face of danger. It tells the exciting combat stories of such famous figures as the film star Audie Murphy, one of the most decorated US soldier of WWII, alongside less well-known awardees.
Автор: Stephen Turnbull
Издательство: Osprey
Год издания: 2003
isbn: 1841765236
Количество страниц: 96
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
The history of the Mongol conquests is a catalogue of superlatives. No army in the world has ever conquered so much territory, and few armies have provoked such terror as the Mongol hordes. So vast was the extent of the Mongol Empire that the samurai of Japan and the Teutonic Knights of Prussia had each fought the same enemy while being unaware of each other's existence. This book provides a concise yet thorough account of the Mongol conquests, including the rise of Genghis Khan and the unification of the tribes with up to date information on campaign logistics, tactics and horse breeding.
Автор: Gordon Rottman, Mike Chappell
Издательство: Osprey
Год издания: 1995
isbn: 1855324970
Количество страниц: 66
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
While the US Marine Corps was one of the smallest of American armed services in World War II, its contribution to the final victory cannot be overstated. The US Marine Corps may have only comprised 5 percent of America’s armed forces, but it suffered 10 percent of all World War II combat casualties. Above all, he amphibious nature of the war in the Pacific imposed on the Marine Corps greater tasks than any it had ever before been called upon to perform. This title details the organization, weapons and equipment of the US Marines of World War II.
Автор: Robert Hargis, Starr Sinton, Ramiro Bujeiro
Издательство: Osprey
Год издания: 2003
isbn: 1841766135
Количество страниц: 35
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
The Medal of Honor is the highest military award that can be bestowed on personnel in the United States' Armed Forces. This book is the first of two titles looking at the recipients of the Medal of Honor during World War II. It covers Navy and Marine Corps awardees in all theaters of war, from the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 to the brutal fighting on Iwo Jima in 1945. Among the inspiring stories told are those of Signalman 1st Class Douglas Munro, the only Coast Guardsman to ever receive the Medal of Honor, and Commander Antrim, who faced almost certain death to save fellow prisoners in a Japanese prisoner of war camp.
Автор: Arthur Kroker, Michael A. Weinstein
Издательство: Palgrave Macmillan
Год издания: 1994
isbn: 0-920393-23-3
Количество страниц: 177
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
Smelling the virtual flowers and counting the road-kill on the digital superhighway are just a couple of things that Kroker/Weinstein explains. Others include: the theory of the virtual class. virtual ideology. the will to virtuality. the political economy of virtual reality. prime time reports. virtual (photographic) culture. and the virtual history file.
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