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Vietnam War (America at War) |
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Категория: Военное дело » История войн |
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Автор: Maurice Isserman
Издательство: Facts on File
Год издания: 2003
isbn: 0816049378
Количество страниц: 193
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
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Discusses the historical and political background, military strategies, and battles of the Vietnam War. |
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The Quiet Hero: The Untold Medal of Honor Story of George E. Wahlen at the Battle for Iwo Jima |
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Категория: Военное дело » История войн |
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Автор: Gary W. Toyn
Издательство: American Legacy Media
Год издания: 2006
isbn: 0976154714
Количество страниц: 240
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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This powerful story documents the Battle of Iwo Jima from the perspective of extraordinary navy corpsman George Wahlen. After decades of silence, this survivor of one of World War II's most horrific battles divulges the gritty details of his incredible experiences. Upon landing with a company of 250 marines, Wahlen fought alongside them. Under repeated grenade and mortar fire himself, Wahlen refused evacuation, preferring to aid those he perceived to be in greater danger. Witnesses of his heroics remain dumbfounded he survived, and while his incredible feats of bravery saved countless marines, the intensity of the battle left few men of the company unscathed—they suffered the highest killed-in-action ratio of any marine company during a single battle in U.S. history. The significance of his story lies in the historic context of the battle for Iwo Jima; while many remember the iconic flag-raising photograph captured during this conflict, few realize the battle was the most costly of World War II for America. After receiving a Medal of Honor from President Harry Truman in 1945, Wahlen has been the quintessential quiet hero, refusing the adulation usually bestowed on nationally recognized veterans. |
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Armies of the Macedonian and Punic Wars 359-146 BC |
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Категория: Всемирная история, древний мир, История войн |
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Автор: Duncan Haed
Издательство: Wargames Research Group
Год издания: 1982
isbn: No
Количество страниц: 195
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
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В книге представлены организация, тактика, основные битвы, одежда и вооружение армий (с 359 по 146 г. до н. э.) -- Древней Греции (беотийской, спартанской, афинской, фокейской, этолийской, фессалийской…) и Македонии (Филиппа II, Александра Македонского и его приемников – Антигоновской, Птолемеевской, Селевкидской, пергамской, вифинской, бактрийской и индийской эллинистических), Эпира, Боспора, Кирены, Тарента и Сиракуз. |
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The Battle for Budapest: 100 Days in World War II |
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Категория: Военное дело » История войн |
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Автор: Krisztian Ungvary
Издательство: I. B. Tauris
Год издания: 2003
isbn: 1860647278
Количество страниц: 385
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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The battle of Budapest (December 1944 to February 1945) was one of the longest and bloodiest city sieges of World War II. From the appearance of the first Soviet tanks on the outskirts of the capital to the capture of Buda castle 102 days elapsed. In terms of human trauma, it comes second only to Stalingrad, comparisons to which were even being made by soldiers, both German and Soviet, fighting at the time. The battle for Budapest raged over the heads of 800,000 non-combatants, and this history covers their experiences and those of the military personnel involved in the struggle. |
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Civil War and Reconstruction (Eyewitness History Series) |
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Категория: Военное дело » История войн |
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Автор: Rodney P. Carlisle
Издательство: Facts on File
Год издания: 2008
isbn: 0816063478, 9780816063475
Количество страниц: 465
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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The Civil War is considered the most devastating war in the history of the United States in terms of the number of Americans killed and wounded. In addition to the tremendous loss of life, a young nation and its residents were left to rebuild and reconsider the problems that led them to war in the first place. Through the period of Reconstruction that followed the Civil War, the United States emerged from a loose and fragile confederation of sovereign states to a single nation with greatly enhanced federal powers. The Civil War was a central turning point in the history of our country, as it helped bring the institution of slavery to an end and set the stage for the battle for civil rights."Civil War and Reconstruction", a brand-new volume in Facts On File's acclaimed "Eyewitness History" series, focuses on the American experience of the Civil War, with hundreds of firsthand accounts of this period - from diary entries and letters to speeches and newspaper articles - illustrating how historical events appeared to those who lived through them. Among the eyewitness testimonies included are those of such prominent individuals as Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and Clara Barton, as well as numerous men and women on both sides of the conflict who left records of their experiences during this time.Each chapter contains a narrative section and a chronology of events. Appendixes provide concise biographies of 50 influential individuals such as John Brown, Harriet Tubman, and Jefferson Davis; primary documents - either full text or excerpts - including the Fugitive Slave Act, the Emancipation Proclamation, the Gettysburg Address, and the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Constitutional Amendments; maps; notes; a thorough bibliography; and an index. More than 110 black-and-white images enhance the text, portraying military battles, political and military leaders, important locations, and scenes from everyday life. |
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Lafayette of the South: Prince Camille de Polignac and the American Civil War |
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Категория: Военное дело » История войн |
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Автор: Jeff Kinard
Издательство: Texas A&M University Press
Год издания: 2001
Количество страниц: 249
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
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Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Series. The remarkable Confederate career of Prince Camille de Polignac—French aristocrat, professional military man, and solider of fortune-has gone largely unnoticed because most of his service occurred in the relatively neglected western theater of the American Civil war. While in Louisiana in early 1863, after serving under Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard and Gen. Braxton Bragg, newly promoted Brigadier General Polignac took over a brigade of unruly Texans. In many ways it was a last chance for both Polignac and the brigade. Lieutenant General Richard Taylor, disgusted with the insubordinate Texans, was on the verge of breaking up the brigade. Polignac despite an impeccable military background, had been rejected by a number of units because of his foreign birth. Through hard work and personal bravery. The French prince eventually won his men’s trust and played a crucial role in defeating the Red River campaign of Union general Nathaniel P. Banks, for which Polignac was promoted to major general. In early 1865 Polignac made a final attempt to save his adopted country by sailing to France on a secret diplomatic mission, but by the time he arrived in Paris, the South had surrendered. In the engaging, well-written Lafayette of the South, Jeff Kinard reveals the distinguished but underappreciated life and career of Prince Camille de Polignac. With riveting storytelling, Kinard follows Polignac through his early days, his dramatic years during the Civil War and the Franco-Prussian War, and the rest of his long life. Polignac dies in1913, holding the peculiar distinction of being the last Confederate major general and the only foreign national on either side to earn a rank. |
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Vietnam Chronicles: The Abrams Tapes, 1968-1972 (Modern Southeast Asia Series) |
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Категория: Военное дело » История войн |
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Автор: Lewis Sorley
Издательство: Texas Tech University Press
Год издания: 2004
isbn: 0896725332
Количество страниц: 981
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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During the four years General Creighton W. Abrams was commander in Vietnam, he and his staff made more than 455 tape recordings of briefings and meetings. In 1994, with government approval, Lewis Sorley began transcribing and analyzing the tapes. Sorley’s laborious, time-consuming effort has produced a picture of the senior U.S. commander in Vietnam and his associates working to prosecute a complex and challenging military campaign in an equally complex and difficult political context. The concept of the nature of the war and the way it was conducted changed during Abrams’s command. The progressive buildup of U.S. forces was reversed, and Abrams became responsible for turning the war back to the South Vietnamese. The edited transcriptions in this volume clearly reflect those changes in policy and strategy. They include briefings called the Weekly Intelligence Estimate Updates as well as meetings with such visitors as the secretary of defense, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and other high-ranking officials. In Vietnam Chronicles we see, for the first time, the difficult task that Creighton Abrams accomplished with tact and skill. |
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World War I (The Greenwood Press Daily Life Through History Series: American Soldiers' Lives) |
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Категория: Военное дело » История войн |
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Автор: Jennifer D. Keene
Издательство: Greenwood
isbn: 0313331812
Количество страниц: 239
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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Read the experiences of the men and women who served in a horrific war, across the sea-the Great War. Relying extensively on letters, diaries, and reminiscences of those Americans who fought or served in World War I, Jennifer Keene reports on training and camp requirements for enlistees and recruits; the details of the transport across the ocean of sailors, soldiers, and others being carried Over There; and the experiences of African Americans, women, Native Americans and immigrants in The White Man's Army. She also describes in vivid detail, The Sailor's War, and for those on the ground in France and Belgium, the events of static trench warfare, and movement combat. Chapters describe coping with and treating disease and wounds; the devastating amount of death; and for those who came home, the veterans' difficult entrances back into civilian life. A timeline, extensive bibliography or recommended sources, and illustrations add to the usefulness of the volume. |
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History Of War 2014-02 |
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Категория: Военное дело » История войн |
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Издательство: Anthem Publighing Ltd.
Количество страниц: 100
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
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Британский военно-исторический журнал |
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The Battle of Hurtgen Forest (The West Wall Series Volume 4) |
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Категория: Военное дело » История войн |
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Автор: Charles Whiting
Издательство: Da Capo Press
Год издания: 2000
isbn: 1580970559
Количество страниц: 313
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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The U.S. Army regards the Hurtgen Forest as one of the most desperate battles it has ever fought. Flanking the key German city of Aachen, the forest was one of the formidable natural barriers interspersed with German fortifications in the West Wall in September 1944. |
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