Автор: Paul Crickmore
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год издания: 2000
isbn: 1841760595
Количество страниц: 114
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
A study of Blackworld Skunkworks U2, SR-71 and F-117, three military jets from the same manufacturer. It explains, in uncluttered language, the reasons why it was necessary to design and build them, the challenges faced by their Skunkworks designers and test pilots, and how these challenges were overcome. It also describes key operational missions. The reader is taken on a journey that maps out how the "world order" has changed. From the downing of Gary Powers by the Soviet Union to the part played by the U2 during the Cuban Missile Crisis. The story ends with the success achieved by the F-117 during Operation Desert Storm. The work is illustrated with photographs.
Автор: Peter Mersky
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год издания: 1989
isbn: 0850459052
Количество страниц: 200
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
The F-8 Crusader was many things to many people. To its manufacturer, one of the leading pioneeer aircraft companies, Chance Vought, it was the last – and ultimately successful – chance to regain its once Olympian status as one of the main suppliers of fighter aircraft to the US Navy. To its early pilots, the F-8 was a proud, skittish thoroughbred which, if handled properly and respectfully, endowed its pilot with a cuphoric feeling of godlike invincibility, offering breathtaking speed and grace in the arenas of aerial combat. But, the F-8 could also be a coffin if poorly flown, especially around its main venue, the aircraft carrier.
Автор: Philippe Duchateau, Salvador Mafe Huertas
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год издания: 1990
isbn: 0850459532
Количество страниц: 130
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
MIRAGE! presents a colourful tour d'horizon of all the operational versions of this quintessential family of French combat aircraft, with the single exception of the Mirage IV nuclear bomber. Not surprisingly, it is the Mirage III/5, one of the finest fighters to emerge from the 1950s, that forms the bulk of the photographic coverage in this book. An excellent selection of original photos illustrate aircraft from all around the globe. Stunning air-to-air shots capture the Mirage in its clement, up there amongst the whispy stratocumulus just itching for a dogfight with an unwitting adversary. Fly with the Armee d'Air on a training sortie over southern France; prepare to 'mix it' with Ejcrcito del Aire Mirage F.1CEs in a two v two dogfight over the Iberian peninsula; and hold on tight as the crack crews from the South African Air Force scrape across the burnt veldt in search of enemy aircraft, proving that the Dassault delta is just at homo in the weeds'. The ultimate delta, the Mirage 2000 is also graphically illustrated, both fighter interceptor and nuclear penetrator variants being covered within this volume. Enjoy the lavish colour schemes, matched only by equally lavish type designations, of the multifarious Mirage 5, the export bread winner for Dassault. They are all here, each and every Mirage a fitting tribute to Dassault's brilliance as an aircraft designer par excellence.
Автор: Jim Christley, Tony Bryan
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год издания: 2007
isbn: 1846031680, 9781846031687
Количество страниц: 52
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
"Silent but deadly" - Osprey's US Nuclear Submarines: The Fast-Attack takes a fresh look at the controversial design and development of the nuclear submarine of which the United States Navy operates the largest fleet in the world. The advent of nuclear power transformed the submarine from a slow underwater vessel, incapable of staying submerged for long periods, into a weapon of stealth and endurance. Jim Christley, a former submariner, uses his own experience of serving aboard these vessels, and a wealth of technical information, to explore the many engineering issues and trade-offs, as well as the high risks of running a nuclear reactor at sea, which have dominated the intriguing story of the US nuclear submarine.
Автор: Jon Lake
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год издания: 1989
isbn: 0850459206
Количество страниц: 130
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
Absolutely invaluable to the modeller or enthusiast of the MiG-29. The subject of grainy, long-lens shots prior to 1988, with the advent of 'Glasnost', the (then) Soviet Union's most potent air-superiority fighter appeared publicly in the West. With masses of action shots of Fulcrums in flight as well as close-up detail studies of cockpits, landing gear, intakes and more.
Автор: Stephen Hart
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год издания: 2007
isbn: 1846031508, 9781846031502
Количество страниц: 80
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
The German Tiger heavy tank was a monster of a machine that dominated the battlefields of Europe. One of the most feared weapons of World War II, the Tiger gained an aura of invincibility that was only shattered by the introduction of the Sherman Firefly during the summer of 1944. Specifically designed by the British to combat the Tiger, the Sherman Firefly was based on the standard American M4A4 Sherman medium tank, but was fitted with a powerful 17-pounder gun which made it a deadly opponent for the Tiger. This book describes the design and development of these two fierce opponents, analyzing their strengths and weaknesses and assessing their tactics, weaponry and training. Innovative gun-sight artwork puts the reader "inside" the tanks during famous real-life battle scenarios, including the infamous Panzer ace Michael Wittman leading four Tigers into battle against eight Fireflies, a clash of steel that was a victory not only for superior Allied numbers, but also for Allied tactics and engineering.
Автор: Mark Stille, Tony Bryan
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год издания: 2007
isbn: 1846030900, 9781846030901
Количество страниц: 52
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
The Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II possessed the most technologically advanced and varied submarine fleet in the world. Ranging from the largest pre-nuclear submarines in the world to manned torpedoes, with the fastest combat vessels and midget submarines operating alongside craft capable of carrying floatplane bombers, the fleet should have been an awe-inspiring and highly effective force. Yet, despite playing a crucial scouting role and being equipped with the best torpedoes available, the Japanese submarine fleet was surprisingly ineffective. With unique color plates, Mark Stille highlights the technical details of this diverse fleet, including the design successes and operational errors as well as investigating the underlying causes behind the failures of one of the greatest naval forces in the Pacific.
Автор: Kate Gilliver, Michael Whitby
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год издания: 2005
isbn: 1841768812
Количество страниц: 289
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
The story of a small town that rose to become the most powerful empire of the ancient world has been an inspiration to generations of people. Even after the collapse of the Roman Empire, many nations and their leaders have styled themselves 'heirs of Rome', emulating its society, technology and warfare. This book details the wars that shaped the Roman Empire, from the Gallic Wars of Julius Caesar and the subsequent civil war between Caesar and Pompey which tore apart the ageing Republic, through the expansion of the early Empire to its 'decline and fall'. Contains material previously published in Essential Histories 21: ‘Rome at War’, Essential Histories 43: ‘Caesar's Gallic Wars’ and Essential Histories 42: ‘Caesar's Civil War’.
Автор: Ron Field, Richard Hook
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год издания: 2008
isbn: 1846031885, 9781846031885
Количество страниц: 52
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
Despite the overwhelming image of Confederate soldiers dressed in their drab butternut and gray, the Southern states which formed the Confederacy in 1861 fielded many units of volunteer troops wearing a remarkably wide variety of uniforms, often reflecting foreign influences. In a spirit of independence many states issued their own uniform regulations at the outbreak of the War Between the States and these non-standard uniforms were often retained deep into the war. The regulation patterns centrally prescribed by the Confederate Army were only ever followed unevenly, and state quartermasters continued to issue uniforms showing regional and state differences. This concluding book in a series of six titles studies the archival and pictorial evidence for the infantry, cavalry and artillery of the states that fought for the South even though they never officially seceded - Missouri, Kentucky and Maryland - and is illustrated with fascinating and poignant early photographic portraits.
Автор: Ron Field, Richard Hook
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год издания: 2007
isbn: 1846031877
Количество страниц: 52
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
The common image of the Confederate Army during the Civil War (1861-1865) is dominated by a limited number of early photographs of troops wearing the grey and butternut of the CS regulations and quartermaster issues. By contrast, this book examines the variety of uniforms worn by the Tennessee and North Carolina militia and volunteers brought together in the Confederate field armies, and the continuing efforts to clothe them as wear-and-tear gradually reduced this wide range of uniforms. A mass of information from contemporary documents is illustrated with rare early photographs and meticulous color reconstructions in the latest instalment of Ron Field's in-depth analysis of the uniforms of the Confederate Army.
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