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Nelson's Sailors (Warrior 100) |
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Категория: Военное дело » Военные журналы » Издательство «Osprey» » «Warrior» |
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Автор: Gregory Fremont-Barnes, Steve Noon
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год издания: 2005
isbn: 1841769061
Количество страниц: 67
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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Drawing on many contemporary sources and eyewitness accounts, this book examines the lives of the ordinary sailors of the Royal Navy during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars (1793-1815), detailing their attitudes, duties, comforts, hardships, vices and virtues. The popular image of the British sailor of this time is of a press-ganged wretch living off weevil-infested food, motivated only by prize money and facing constant hazards aboard a floating hell, where discipline was maintained by the lash. The extent to which this enduring image accords with reality is revealed here. |
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The NVA and Viet Cong (Elite 38) |
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Категория: Военное дело » Военные журналы » Издательство «Osprey» » «Elite» |
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Автор: Kenneth Conboy, Simon McCouaig
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год издания: 1998
isbn: 1855321629
Количество страниц: 66
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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In 1940 Japan placed Vietnam under military occupation, restricting the local French administration to a figurehead authority. Seizing the opportunity, the Communists organised a Vietnamese independence league, the Viet Minh, whose armed forces became known as the PAVN (more commonly known to the West as the Vietcong, or NVA) and prepared to launch an uprising against the French at the war's end. This text details the history, organisation and uniforms of the People's Army of Vietnam from its origins in the fight against colonialism, through two separate wars against the US and Khmer Rouge, to its role in the modern era. |
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South-East Asian Special Forces (Elite 33) |
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Категория: Военное дело » Военные журналы » Издательство «Osprey» » «Elite» |
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Автор: Kenneth Conboy, Simon McCouaig
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год издания: 1991
isbn: 1855321068
Количество страниц: 66
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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Elite units have long been prominent in the armies of South-East Asia and, given the turmoil in the region since the 1960s, these forces have had ample opportunity to be tested in combat. Acknowledged expert on South-East Asia Ken Conboy outlines the history, organization and insignia of Vietnamese, Cambodian, Indonesian, Malaysian and various other South-East Asian special forces from their origins up until the late 80s, covering such groups as the Vietnamese Luc Luong Dac Biet ('Special Forces') and Lien Doi Ngoui Nhia underwater demolition team and the Cambodian Airborne Brigade Group. |
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Elite Forces of India and Pakistan (Elite 41) |
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Категория: Военное дело » Военные журналы » Издательство «Osprey» » «Elite» |
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Автор: Kenneth Conboy
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год издания: 2000
isbn: 1855322099
Количество страниц: 66
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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Influenced by the German use of paratroopers early in World War II (1939-1945), General Sir Robert Cassels, the Commander-in-Chief India, ordered the formation of an airborne cadre in October 1940. Thus marked the origins of India's first élite units. Pakistan can trace the origins of its own army airborne to the common parentage of British-raised forces. Following the partition from India in August 1947, it raised its own Special Service Group, with individually specialised companies including desert, mountain, ranger and underwater warfare units. This remarkable volume by Kenneth Conboy details the history, organisation, uniforms and insignia of the élite forces of India and Pakistan. Also covered are the elite forces of Afghanistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. |
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Mau Mau Warrior (Warrior 108) |
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Категория: Военное дело » Военные журналы » Издательство «Osprey» » «Warrior» |
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Автор: Abiodun Alao, Christa Hook
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год издания: 2006
isbn: 1846030242
Количество страниц: 68
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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Osprey's study of the Mau Mau Rebellion (1952-1960) in Kenya and its fighters. The Mau Mau Freedom Fighters waged a guerrilla war for eight years against their British colonial rulers, which became known as the Mau Mau Uprising. The Mau Mau sought to win back their land and independence. This underground militia was an extremely powerful force employing tactics, which included the assassination of British settlers and the Africans who collaborated with the British, as well as raiding colonial prisons for weapons and staging daring ambushes in the Kenyan forests and mountains. The conflict saw these untrained warriors, deemed by many to be terrorists employ an innovative mix of traditional African warfare tactics, counterinsurgency methods and European firepower. The uprising ended in failure but set the stage for Kenyan independence in 1963. This title will explore their unique motivations, training and tactics, as well as their battle experience. |
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Tudor Knight (Warrior 104) |
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Категория: Военное дело » Военные журналы » Издательство «Osprey» » «Warrior» |
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Автор: Christopher Gravett, Graham Turner
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год издания: 2006
isbn: 1841769703
Количество страниц: 68
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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Osprey's study of the knight during the Tudor period (1485-1603). The Tudor knight was the first line of defence employed by monarchs from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I, the last of a long tradition of knighthood dating back to the 11th century. Knighthood during the Tudor era saw reforms in recruitment, appearance, and most radically in training and equipment. This book details those changes, profiling the knight's appearance and dress, life on campaign, and experience of battle in France, Scotland and Ireland. It also explores the concept of chivalry, as sensationally enacted by Henry VIII and Francis I of France at the celebrated Field of Cloth of Gold near Calais, in 1520. |
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The Texas Rangers (Elite 36) |
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Категория: Военное дело » Военные журналы » Издательство «Osprey» » «Elite» |
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Автор: Stephen Hardin, Richard Hook
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год издания: 1996
isbn: 1855321556
Количество страниц: 67
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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The Texas Ranger is one of the most cherished symbols of the Lone Star State. While the Alamo is the undisputed symbol of Texas, the Ranger stands as an enduring symbol of the people of Texas. The Rangers were first formed to protect their neighbours from Indian attack, later they fought and died in a war for freedom, and staved off foreign invasion. Some Rangers died with glory at the Battle of the Alamo (1836), while many more were wounded, or died, in anonymity at dozens of obscure places. This volume by Dr Stephen L Hardin charts the history of this remarkable force from the 1820s through to the present day. |
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Japanese Infantryman 1937-45: Sword of the Empire (Warrior 95) |
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Категория: Военное дело » Военные журналы » Издательство «Osprey» » «Warrior» |
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Автор: Gordon Rottman, Michael Welply
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год издания: 2005
isbn: 1841768189
Количество страниц: 64
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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This book examines in detail the Japanese Infantryman who was, despite comparisons with the notorious German Waffen SS of World War II (1939-1945), an enigma to Westerners. Brutal in its treatment of prisoners as well as the inhabitants of the areas that it conquered, the Imperial Japanese Army also had exacting standards for its own men - strict codes of honor compelled Japanese soldiers to fight to the death against the more technologically advanced Allies. Identifying the ways in which the Japanese soldier differed from his Western counterpart, the author explores concepts such as Bushido, Seppuku, Shiki and Hakko Ichi-u in order to understand what motivated Japanese warriors. |
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German Commanders of World War II (2): Waffen-SS, Luftwaffe & Navy (Elite 132) |
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Категория: Военное дело » Военные журналы » Издательство «Osprey» » «Elite» |
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Автор: Gordon Williamson, Malcolm McGregor
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год издания: 2006
isbn: 184176597X
Количество страниц: 67
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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This is the second book in a two-part series about the German Commanders of World War II (1939-1945) and covers distinguished commanders from the Waffen-SS, the Luftwaffe and the Navy. The commanders covered include such famous names as Josef Dietrich, Theodor Eicke, Kurt Meyer, Joachim Peiper and Karl Donitz and the book details their fascinating wartime experiences. The colour plates are in the uniquely meticulous style of the respected World War II illustrator Malcolm McGregor. |
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British Air Forces 1914-1918 (2) (Men-At-Arms Series 351) |
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Категория: Военное дело » Военные журналы » Издательство «Osprey» » «Men-at-Arms» |
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Автор: Andrew Cormack, Peter Cormack
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год издания: 2001
isbn: 1841760021
Количество страниц: 51
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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The outbreak of World War I found the British Army's Royal Flying Corps with just over 200 fragile, unarmed reconnaissance aircraft, and a uniformed strength of just over 2,000 all ranks; the Royal Naval Air Service had some 50 seaplanes. By the Armistice of 1918 the unified Royal Air Force was the largest in the world, with about 22,650 aeroplanes and 27,330 men operating from some 700 bases. This first in a two-part study describes and illustrates, in unprecedented detail, the uniforms of the RFC and RNAS in 1914-18-20. A detailed and interesting study. |
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