Автор: Nick Secunda, Richard Hook
Издательство: Osprey
Год издания: 1999
isbn: 1-85532-659-0
Количество страниц: 67
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
Although Sparta's early history is not clear, by the end of the 8th century most of the other cities of Lakedaimon had been reduced to subject status. The Lakedaimonians were the only full time army in ancient Greece and were thus truly an elite force. The institutions of the state and the system of education were organised with a view to creating superbly trained soldiers. Nick Sekunda examines this unique military machine in this book describing the organisational systems of the Spartan army through the Hellenistic period, how they were trained, the battles they fought, and the society that produced them.
Автор: L.Spring, A.Hook
Издательство: Osprey
Количество страниц: 63
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
During the Napoleonic Wars, the Cossacks were Russia's unique and plentiful supply of irregular cavalry. They were employed as skirmishers, raiders and scouts, and their tactics of harassment and harrying caused great problems for Napoleon's Grand Armйe as it retreated through Russia in 1812. This title shows how, although labelled as rapacious, lascivious, mercenary and ill-disciplined on the field by their detractors, they laid claim to being the finest light cavalry in Europe. This book also details the various tribes that made up the Cossack nation, the social structure of Cossack life, and how they were organised and employed in war.
Автор: Nigel Thomas, Simon McCouaig
Издательство: Osprey
Год издания: 1998
isbn: 1-85532-136-X
Количество страниц: 49
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
In a period of just over two years, from 15 March 1939 to 30 April 1941, ten countries were defeated in campaigns in which Nazi Germany deployed revolutionary techniques of mobile warfare. The breakneck speed of German victories allowed some defeated troops to escape to friendly countries, where their political leaders established governments-in-exile and formed them into military units to continue the struggle. The hard-pressed Western Allies welcomed this well-motivated manpower with open arms. Nigel Thomas investigates the foreign volunteers of the Western Allies in a fascinating text backed by contemporary photographs and eight full page colour plates by Simon McCouaig.
Автор: Gordon Williamson, Ian Palmer
Издательство: Osprey
Год издания: 2003
isbn: 184176504X
Количество страниц: 50
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
The German destroyer fleet of World War II consisted of nine classes: the Diether Von Roeder Class, the Leberecht Maas Class and the wartime classes Z23, Z35, Z37, Z40, Z43, Z46 and Z52. These vessels, though fewer in number than the British destroyer fleet, tended to be much bigger and more powerful than their allied counterparts. They served their country well in operations in the Channel, North Sea, the Far North and in the rescue of civilians from East Prussia during the final days of the war. This title describes their design, development and operational use from the fjords of Narvik to the final days of the war.
Автор: Steven Zaloga, Michael Jerchel
Издательство: Osprey
Год издания: 1993
isbn: 1855323389
Количество страниц: 50
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
The Russian T-72 Ural tank is the most widely-deployed main battle tank of the current generation. Used by the armies of the former Warsaw pact and Soviet Union, it has also been exported in large numbers to many of the states in the Middle East. This book reveals the previously secret history behind the tank. Steven J Zaloga examines the conditions under which the T-72 was designed and produced. Technical aspects of the weapon are also discussed, including its EDZ reactive armour which, when it first appeared in December 1984, gave NATO a nasty shock.
Автор: Ross Cowan, Angus McBride
Издательство: Osprey
Год издания: 2003
isbn: 1-84176-600-3
Количество страниц: 65
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
The period 31 BC-AD 43 saw the greatest expansion of the Roman Empire. In 31 BC Octavian defeated Antony at the battle of Actium and remodelled the semi-professional Roman army into a permanent force of 28 legions. Octavian became the first emperor (Augustus) and under his leadership the legions conquered northern Spain, all Europe south of the Danube line and Germany west of the Elbe. The legionaries exemplified the heroic culture of the Roman world and this title takes a behind-the-scenes look at their lives, training, weaponry and tactics, including the bloody massacre of the Teutoberg forest.
Автор: B.Campbell, B.Delf
Издательство: Osprey
Год издания: 2003
isbn: 1-84176-634-8
Количество страниц: 51
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
The catapult (katapeltikon) was invented under the patronage of Dionysius I, tyrant of Syracuse, in the 4th century bc. At first only the arrow-firing variant was used, and it was not until the reign of Alexander the Great that stone-projecting catapults were introduced. The Romans adopted these weapons during the Punic Wars and further developed them, before introducing the new arrow-firing ballista and stone-throwing onager. This title traces the often controversial design, development and construction of these weapons throughout the history of the classical world.
Автор: Paul Cornish, Angus McBride
Издательство: Osprey
Год издания: 2000
isbn: 0-85045-798-X
Количество страниц: 47
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
Military affairs occupied a very significant place during Henry VIII's reign, with English armies seeing action against two main enemies: the French and the Scots, of which France was undoubtedly viewed as the principal foe. Henry nursed grandiose ambitions to be acclaimed as the arbiter of European politics, and whilst intervention in European affairs did not necessarily dictate a policy of hostility towards France; England was invariably to be found in league with her enemies in time of war. This absorbing text by Paul Cornish deals with the history, uniforms and equipment of King Henry VIII's army.
Автор: К. Юрадо, К. Лильс
Издательство: Osprey, АСТ
Год издания: 2005
isbn: 0-85045-524-3, 5-17-027662-1
Количество страниц: 65
Язык: русский
Формат: PDF
Во время Второй мировой войны довольно большое количество иностранцев служило в армейских, военно-морских и военно-воздушных силах Германии. Антикоммунизм был наиболее важной причиной, заставившей такое большое количество добровольцев надеть германскую униформу. Эта книга посвящена исследованию иностранных добровольцев в вермахте и уделяет особое внимание их униформе, знакам различия и организации. В книге подробно рассмотрены такие формирования, как Валлонский легион, LVF, Восточные легионы, Балканские добровольцы, Хивис, калмыцкие, казачьи, прибалтийские, русские и украинские добровольческие легионы. Текст сопровождается уникальными фотографиями. Цветные иллюстрации подготовлены на основании документов военного времени и дают точное представление о характерных элементах униформы иностранных формирований вермахта. Книга адресована широкому кругу читателей, увлекающихся историей армии и военной формы.
Автор: Nigel Bagnall
Издательство: Osprey
Год издания: 2002
isbn: 1841763551
Количество страниц: 94
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
The three Punic Wars lasted nearly 100 years, from 264 BC to 146 BC. They represented a struggle for supremacy in the Mediterranean between the bludgeoning land power of Rome, bent on imperial conquest, and the great maritime power of Carthage with its colonies and trading posts spread around the Mediterranean. This book reveals how the dramas and tragedies of the Punic Wars exemplify many political and military lessons which are as relevant today as when Hannibal and Scipio Africanus fought to determine the course of history in the Mediterranean.
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