Автор: Rudi Rolf
Издательство: Biblio-Verlag
Год издания: 1998
isbn: 3764824697
Количество страниц: 195
Язык: другой
Формат: PDF (scan)
Язык: немецкий. A superb work about the Atlantic Wall. The German coastal defences during the WWII to avoid the Allied invasion of Festung Europe. Numerous photographs, maps and diagrams of the German defensive bunkers.
Автор: Philip J. Haythornthwaite
Издательство: Cassell
Год издания: 2002
isbn: 0304355097
Количество страниц: 127
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
In the armies of the Napoleonic era, the infantry formed the most numerous, and arguably the most important, of all the 'arms'. But the winning of the battle is in the detail - the proper management of those arms. In this book, companion to the similar work on cavalry, the author looks toward what actually happened in the battles of the period, rather than what should have occurred, according to the regulations. The infantry's weapons are examined: the use of the musket, bayonet, pikes and swords, the manner in which they were used in attack and defence, exemplified by contemporary accounts and illustrations. Misconceptions are explored and questions answered: for example, why the bayonet was so highly regarded when it inflicted hardly any casualties, why the merits of the column and the line are not clear-cut and how, whether in square or skirmish line, the infantry of the Napoleonic Wars actually fought.
Автор: Philip J. Haythornthwaite
Издательство: Cassell
Год издания: 2002
isbn: 0304355089
Количество страниц: 125
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
Without cavalry, Napoleon remarked, battles were without result--and it was, in fact, a most important part of the army at that time. Today's leading Napoleonic expert shows how the great cavalry commanders used, and misused, their resources. Hundreds of illustrations offer close-ups of weapons and forces. Paintings of major battles detail the cavalry deployment in all its complexity and feature valuable, unique descriptions of saber, lance, armor, and carbines. Through the author's explanations of how cavalry functioned in the skirmish line and the charge, technical debates that have raged among experts over the years are finally resolved.
Автор: Maurice Cocker
Издательство: Airlife Publishing Ltd
Год издания: 1993
isbn: 1853103284
Количество страниц: 204
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
A guide to all minelayers & minesweepers treated chronologically by class with launch date, builder & specification. Includes requisitioned vessels. 5 appendices (missing: appendices 3-5).
Автор: Hansgeorg Jentschura, Dieter Jung, Peter Mickel
Издательство: Naval Institute Press
isbn: 087021893X
Количество страниц: 281
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
This book covers the development of the Imperial Japanese Navy from its humble beginnings to major sea power.
Автор: Philip Jarrett
Издательство: Putnam Aeronautical
isbn: 0851778747
Количество страниц: 256
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
This is a study of aircraft, from biplanes to monoplanes between the years 1919-39. The book is part of a 12-volume series, which covers the production and operation of aircraft worldwide. Each volume is devoted to essays on aircraft types, their development and option, systems and equipment. As well as outlining developments. Each article seeks to explain why progress was in a particular direction, emphasizing the political, strategic or economic factors that dictated that development. Moving from the general to the specific, graphs and tabular data relating to typical or significant aircraft or allied subjects are provided in each section. ?The series concentrates on the development of aircraft from the viewpoint of their technical development, the effect of technical development on the use of aircraft, and the effect of their usage on technical development. Contributors to this title include: Ken Munson, John Stround, Ted Hooton, Peter Hearn, Norman Friedman, Darrol Stinton, Patrick Hassell, Mike Hirst, Morman Barfield, Harry Woodman, Ralph Barker, Sebastian Ritchie and Christopher Shores.
Автор: Robert Gardiner, Andrew Lambert
Издательство: Conway Maritime Press
isbn: 0851775640
Количество страниц: 191
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
Between 1840 and 1905, sail was replaced by steam, wooden hull construction with iron and then steel, and the shell-firing gun encouraged the adoption of armor plate. For this first time, this volume - the fourth in an ambitious series - offers a proper understanding of this neglected, misunderstood but fascinating period in shipbuilding.
Автор: Roy Nesbit
Издательство: Pen and Sword
Год издания: 2010
isbn: 1844159558, 9781844159550
Количество страниц: 256
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
The struggle of British, Commonwealth and American-Chinese troops against the Japanese in Burma was one of the decisive campaigns of the Second World War. British India was threatened by the Japanese advance, the fate of the British Empire in the East hung in the balance. The tropical climate - dense malarial jungle infested with vermin and swept by monsoon rains - made the fighting, for both sides, a remarkable feat of arms. Yet the war in Burma rarely receives the attention it deserves. Roy C. Nesbit, in this highly illustrated account, traces the entire course of the campaign. In vivid detail he describes the British retreat and humiliation at the hands of the Japanese invaders in 1942. The Japanese were fanatical and trained in jungle warfare, well-equipped and backed with an overwhelming air power. The Allied response was to build up their forces on a massive scale - eventually over 1,300,000 personnel were involved - and to train them to fight in the jungle conditions. Their counter-offensive, launched in 1944, culminated in the battles at Imphal and Kohima which turned the course of the conflict, and the reconquest of Burma was achieved just before the atom bomb was dropped.
Автор: Steve Guthrie, Barry Beldam
Издательство: Model Centrum Progres
Год издания: 2008
isbn: 8360672083, 9788360672082
Количество страниц: 47
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
An authoritative guide to the Canadian armor camouflage and markings during training and combat operations in World War II. Part 1 includes the markings system principles. Photo section covers training in Canada, training in Britain, and the Dieppe Raid. Includes the early tank Mark VI, Grizzly, Ram, Lee, Grant, Churchill, Stuart, Sherman, Universal Carrier, Dingo, Fox, Lynx and Staghound.
Автор: Jeffrey Plowman
Издательство: Model Centrum Progres
Год издания: 2007
isbn: 8360672024, 9788360672020
Количество страниц: 56
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
An authoritative guide to the New Zealand armor camouflage and markings during combat operations in Italy, 1943-45. Illustrated with many rare and previously unpublished photos with very detailed captions. Includes: M3A1 Scout Cars, Universal Carriers, Dingo, Daimler, Humber and Lynx Scout Cars, M10s, Stuarts and Shermans. Contains 136 b/w photos, 19 full-color plates of artwork, 1 table of unit serial numbers, 4 tables of organization & equipment.
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