Автор: Marian S. Mazgaj
Издательство: McFarland
isbn: 0786438223, 9780786438228
Количество страниц: 353
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
Born in the Polish village of Gaj in 1923, Marian Mazgaj was a teenager when Germany invaded his country and launched Poland into the combat of World War II. Too young to join the Polish army, within a few years he became a member of the Sandomierz Flying Commando Unit, a unit which merged with the Jedrus Polish underground group. This memoir provides a vivid record of Mazgaj's career in the military. The Sandomierz Flying Commando Unit and the Jedrus underground were actively engaged in fighting the Nazi forces in Poland during World War II, and the author provides a first-hand account of the groups' roles in attacking and disarming German military units; destroying the enemy's grain warehouses and receiving air drops of weapons, ammunition, and explosives from the Allies. He also describes the incorporation of his partisan group into the Home Army, whereby he and his comrades became the Fourth Company in the Second Regiment of the Second Division, gaining strength and destroying many more German units.
Автор: Xiaoming Zhang
Издательство: Texas A&M University Press
isbn: 1585442011
Количество страниц: 315
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
The Korean conflict was a pivotal event in China's modern military history, constituting an important experience for the newly formed People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF), not only as a test case for this fledgling service but also in the later development of Chinese air power. Xiaoming Zhang fills the gaps in the history of this conflict by basing his research on recently declassified Chinese and Russian archival materials and interviews with Chinese participants in the air war over Korea. Zhang's findings challenge conventional wisdom as he compares kill ratios and performance by all sides involved in the war, addresses how air power affected Beijing's decision to intervene, and touches on ground operations and truce negotiations during the conflict. Zhang also offers considerable materials on the training of Chinese aviators and the Soviet role in that training, on Soviet and Chinese air operations in Korea, and on diplomatic exchanges over Soviet military assistance to China.
Автор: Wilfried Ley, Klaus Wittmann, Willi Hallmann
Издательство: John Wiley & Sons
Год издания: 2009
Количество страниц: 906
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
Authored by over 70 leading experts from universities, research institutions and the space industry, this comprehensive handbook describes the processes and methodologies behind the development, construction, operation and utilization of space systems, presenting the profound changes that have occurred in recent years in the engineering, materials, processes and even politics associated with space technologies and utilization. The individual chapters are self-contained, enabling the reader to gain a quick and reliable overview of a selected field; an extensive reference and keyword list helps those who wish to deepen their understanding of individual topics. Featuring superb, full colour illustrations and photography throughout, this interdisciplinary reference contains practical, hands-on engineering and planning information that will be invaluable to those on a career path within space technology, or simply for those of us who'd like to know more about this fascinating industry. Main section headings include: - Introduction (historical overview, space missions) - Fundamentals (orbital mechanics, aerothermodynamics/ reentry, space debris) - Launch Vehicles (staged technologies, propulsion systems, launch infrastructure) - Space Vehicle Subsystems (structure, energy supply, thermal controls, attitude control, communication) - Aspects of Human Flight (man in space, life support systems, rendezvous and docking) - Mission Operations (satellite operation, control center, ground station network) - Utilization of Space (Earth observation, communication navigation, space astronomy, material sciences, space medicine, robotics) - Configuration and Design of a Space Vehicle (mission concept, system concept, environmental simulation, system design, Galileo satellites) - Management of Space Missions (project management, quality management, cost management, space law)
Автор: Richard Natkiel
Издательство: Barnes & Noble Books
Год издания: 2000
isbn: 0760720436
Количество страниц: 191
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
Atlas of World War II provides a careful balance of information, clear and precise maps and an authoritative commentary, and a selection of historic photographs are included.
Автор: John Parker
Издательство: Piatkus Books
Год издания: 1998
isbn: 074991856X
Количество страниц: 310
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
The thought of escaping from the pressures of life leads many anguished young men towards the Foreign Legion. The rose-tinted vision of Beau Geste Overrides the truth -- that life in the so-called Army of Strangers is no picnic. The brutality of its training regime and the horror stories of its ruthless NCOs have been told by the thousands who have deserted. But those who stayed and went beyond the beatings and the Legion's tortuous demands that stretch a man's mental and physical endurance to the very limit, and often beyond it, tell a different tale. John Parker's searching interviews with legionnaires past and present offer a new perspective of this most extreme fighting force. The Legion has served in major operations worldwide from the Allied invasion of Narvik during World War II to more recent conflicts including the Gulf War and Bosnia and this book records true, incredible stories by the men who were there, recounted in their own words, presenting the most authentic and detailed account of life in the Legion.
Автор: John Plaster
Издательство: Paladin Press
isbn: 158160632X, 9781581606324
Количество страниц: 684
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
Thirty-six months in combat. Twenty-four years as a sniping instructor. Twenty years of exhaustive research, including decades spent seeking out hundreds of historic volumes long out of print, test-firing historic firearms, walking Revolutionary and Civil War battlefields with a laser rangefinder, and visiting military museums in the United States and Europe. Only Major John Plaster, author of the highly acclaimed The Ultimate Sniper, has the background and knowledge to bring you this authoritative history of sniping and sharpshooting – the first such book from a combat rifleman's unique perspective. In The History of Sniping and Sharpshooting, John Plaster has assembled the most comprehensive combat history ever published on the subject. It begins in the 15th century, with the first use of "precision" musket fire in Europe and continues into the 21st century with the significant role sniping is playing the Iraq and Afghanistan and the global War on Terror. Detailing major engagements and minor skirmishes over five centuries of warfare, Plaster has unearthed hundreds of incidents where calculated precision rifle fire has changed the course of battles – and, sometimes, history. He fittingly addresses well-known sharpshooters and snipers – Hiram Berdan, Vasili Zaitsev, Carlos Hathcock – but also pays tribute to forgotten riflemen such as John Burns, Benjamin Forsyth and Arthur Wermuth, to name but a few. He also explains how the evolution of firearms and optical technology has intertwined with sniping on the battlefield and how it has influenced tactics, organizations, and capabilities – a subject that has never before been address adequately.
Автор: Коллектив авторов
Издательство: ДеАгостини
Год издания: 2014
Количество страниц: 16
Язык: русский
Формат: PDF
Номер посвящен самолету Як-1. Каждый номер состоит из ПЯТИ РАЗДЕЛОВ: История создания В разделе приведены сведения о причинах и условиях создания самолета. Рассказывается, где и когда началась его история и о том, кто его разрабатывал. Конструкция Каждый боевой самолет создавался для определенных целей, что часто требовало от его создателей новых технических решений. В этом разделе рассказывается о конструкции самолета, ее дocтоинствах и недостатках. Модификации Из раздела вы узнаете о тех преобразованиях, которым подвергался базовый вариант самолета для создания усовершенствованных, специализированных или экспериментальных модификаций. Эксплуатация Большая часть созданных боевых самолетов принимала участие в военных действиях. Об Эффективности и особенностях их применения читайте в этом разделе. Окраска Окраска самолета зависит от условий военных дeйcтвий и выполняемой боевой задачи. О том, какую камуфляжную окраску и обозначения несли наши самолеты при выполнении различных боевых заданий, вы узнаете из этого раздела.
Автор: David Irving
Издательство: Focal Point Publications
isbn: 0586210806
Количество страниц: 846
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
Hermann Goring was Hitler's hand-picked successor, his alter ego, commander of the storm stroopers and the Luftwaffe, architect of the Gestapo, the concentration camps and the massive bombings of British civilian centers. Irving has crafted a biography that captures the inner works of Nazi Germany.
Автор: Коллектив авторов
Издательство: ДеАгостини
Год издания: 2014
Количество страниц: 16
Язык: русский
Формат: PDF
Номер посвящен самолету Ил-18. Каждый номер состоит из ПЯТИ РАЗДЕЛОВ: История создания В разделе приведены сведения о причинах и условиях создания самолета. Рассказывается, где и когда началась его история и о том. кто его разрабатывал. Конструкция Каждый боевой самолет создавался для определенных целей, что часто требовало от его создателей новых технических решений. В этом разделе рассказывается о конструкции самолета, ее дocтоинствах и недостатках. Модификации Из раздела вы узнаете о тех преобразованиях. которым подвергался базовый вариант самолета для создания усовершенствованных, специализированных или экспериментальных модификаций. Эксплуатация Большая часть созданных боевых самолетов принимала участие в военных действиях. Об Эффективности и особенностях их применения читайте в этом разделе. Окраска Окраска самолета зависит от условий военных дeйcтвий и выполняемой боевой задачи. О том. какую камуфляжную окраску и обозначения несли наши самолеты при выполнении различных боевых заданий, вы узнаете из этого раздела.
Автор: Владимир Васильев
Издательство: Остров. Серия: Крейсера России
Год издания: 2001
isbn: 5-94500-001-9
Количество страниц: 105
Язык: русский
Формат: PDF
Книга серии "Крейсера России" посвящена одному из самых известных боевых кораблей Советского Союза – ракетному крейсеру "Грозный". Впервые в отечественной литературе сделана попытка определить его место в истории развития надводных ракетных кораблей. Книга рассчитана на читателей, интересующихся историей Военно-Морского Флота.
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