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Fort Eben Emael - The key to Hitler's victory in the West - (Fortress, 030) |
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Категория: Военное дело » Военные журналы » Издательство «Osprey» » «Fortress» |
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Автор: Simon Dunstan, Hugh Johnson
Издательство: Osprey
Год издания: 2005
isbn: 1-84176-821-9
Количество страниц: 67
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
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At the outbreak of World War II, Fort Eben Emael in Belgium was the strongest fortress in the world, and it lay exactly across the German invasion route of Belgium and France. The fort's elimination was essential for the success of Hitler's invasion of the West. Deemed impregnable to conventional attack, Hitler himself suggested the means for its capture with the first glider-borne assault in military history. On 10 May 1940, ten gliders carrying just 77 paratroopers landed on top of the fort. Using top-secret hollow-charge weapons for the first time in warfare, the assault pioneers of Sturmgruppe Granit subdued Fort Eben Emael within just 30 minutes, and the fortress surrendered within 30 hours. It remains one of the greatest raids in the annals of Special Forces. |
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Japanese Pacific Island Defenses 1941-45 - (Fortress, 001) |
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Категория: Военное дело » Военные журналы » Издательство «Osprey» » «Fortress» |
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Автор: Gordon Rottman, Ian Palmer
Издательство: Osprey
Год издания: 2003
isbn: 1841764280
Количество страниц: 66
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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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. |
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Troy C. 1700-1250 BC - (Fortress, 017) |
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Категория: Военное дело » Военные журналы » Издательство «Osprey» » «Fortress» |
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Автор: Nic Fields, D. Spedaliere
Издательство: Osprey
Год издания: 2004
isbn: 1841767034
Количество страниц: 64
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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Hisarlik is a small place, a sandy stone strewn hillock cut up into gullies and hummocks. Yet its historical significance is immense, for this is the site of Troy - the legendary city whose story sprawls across cultures, time and geography. The tale of the siege of Troy is the greatest secular story ever told, and has captured the imagination of the Western World for some 3,000 years. Although there are many difficulties in using Greek myths, oral traditions and the Homeric epics to reconstruct the Trojan War, this title uses the latest archaeological evidence to reconstruct in detail the fortifications of Troy as well as making more general observations about the possible historical events behind the epics of Homer. |
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