Автор: Richard Bodley-Scott, Peter Dennis
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год издания: 2008
isbn: 1846033454, 9781846033452
Количество страниц: 92
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
Storm of Arrows, designed and developed as an army list companion to the new Ancient and Medieval wargame rule set Field of Glory, is a lavishly illustrated, factually accurate and detailed gaming guide that provides comprehensive army listings and detailed historical overviews of each army - complete with supporting maps and artwork. Essential to gaming one of the most engaging periods of history, this title covers the forces involved in the major conflicts of the late Medieval period, from the Hundred Years' War to the Wars of the Roses.
Автор: Nic Fields, Peter Bull
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год издания: 2007
isbn: 1846030749, 9781846030741
Количество страниц: 52
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
Formidable and sophisticated, triremes were the deadliest battleship of the ancient world, and at the height of their success, the Athenians were the dominant exponents of their devastating power. Primarily longships designed to fight under oar power, the trireme was built for lightness and strength; ship-timber was mostly softwoods such as poplar, pine and fir, while the oars and mast were made out of fir. Their main weapon was a bronze-plated ram situated at the prow. From the combined Greek naval victory at Salamis (480 BC), through the Peloponnesian War, and up until the terrible defeat by the Macedonians at Amorgos, the Athenian trireme was an object of dread to its enemies. This book offers a complete analysis and insight into the most potent battleship of its time; the weapon by which Athens achieved, maintained, and ultimately lost its power and prosperity.
Автор: William J. Jacomb
Издательство: Lea & Febiger
Год издания: 1918
Количество страниц: 87
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
The book, « Boxing for Beginners, with Chapter showing its Relationship to Bayonet Fighting», consists of three parts. The first shows how to box, the second describes the relationship of boxing to bayonet fighting, and the third tells how to organize a boxing tournament.
Автор: Gordon Rottman, Hugh Johnson
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год издания: 2006
isbn: 1841769312
Количество страниц: 51
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
The southernmost region of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) encompassed the vast Mekong River Delta, and area covering 10,190 square miles. Three major rivers run through the Delta, the Song Hou Giang (aka Bassac) and the Song Mekong, which broke into three large rivers (Song My Tho, Ham Luong, and Go Chien). The Nhon Trach delineated the Delta's eastern edge. In all there were some 1,500 miles of natural navigable waterways and 2,500 miles of man-made canals and channels. The canal system was begun in 800 AD and its expansion continued up to World War II. The nation's capital, Saigon, lies on the Delta's northern edge. Few roads and highways served the region with sampans and other small watercraft via the canals being the main means of transportation. At least 70,000 Viet Cong (VC) were scattered over the area controlling up to a quarter of the population. Three Army of the Republic Vietnam (ARVN) divisions as well as various paramilitary forces battled the VC in the marshes, forests, and paddies. In 1965 the military situation in the Delta had deteriorated and the decision was taken to shore things up by committing a joint Army and Navy Mobile Riverine Force. This force was unique in its composition, mission, and the special craft in which it operated. The Army component was the 2d Brigade, 9th Infantry Division; the Navy component was River Assault Flotilla One. The various watercraft assigned to the Mobile Riverine Force are the subject of this book. These included much-modified landing craft, purpose-built patrol boats including Swift Boats and Monitors, and a variety of auxiliary and support vessels. Task Force CLEARWATER, a much smaller operation in the extreme northern portion of South Vietnam, also used these craft.
Автор: Charles Messenger
Издательство: Gallery Books
Год издания: 1984
isbn: 0831786353
Количество страниц: 69
Язык: english
Формат: DJVU
Army tanks in action. Contents: 1. Master Weapon of War; 2. Eyes and Ears of the Army; 3. Carrying the Infantry; 4. Modem Artillery; 5. Specialized Armor.
Автор: Wilfried Kopenhagen
Издательство: Podzun-Pallas Verlag
Год издания: 1996
isbn: 3790905690
Количество страниц: 52
Язык: другой
Формат: PDF (scan)
In ihrer B-Ausgabe vom 28. Juli 1979 überschrieb "Die Welt" einen vierspaltigen Beitrag mit der Schlagzeile "Vor Ballons versagt die Spürnase". Die Unterzeile "Als Kopilot auf Übungsflug im Atombomber FB-111 über Maine" machte deutlich, was der Autor H. Joachim Maitre damit meinte: Im Verlaufe seiner Reportage über den Mitflug in diesem Überschall-Kampfflugzeug beschreibt er dessen hervorragende technischen Ausstattungen sowie Gefechtseigenschaften. Dabei beantwortet er seine selbst gestellte Frage, welche Waffen die FB-111 heute zu fürchten habe, so: "Sperrballons. Die Spürnase der Effbee versagt vor dünnen Drähten". Die möglicherweise ob ihrer Kuriosität gewählte Artikelüberschrift verdeutlichte schlagartig ein Problem, mit dem sich Experten der Luftverteidigung international gesehen nach dem 2. Weltkrieg immer mal wieder beschäftigt haben: Die Taktik aller Jagdbombereinsätze ging schließlich dahin, so tief wie möglich anzugreifen und damit das gegnerische Radar zu unterfliegen, den Fla-Raketen auszuweichen. Da wäre es für die jeweilige Luftverteidigung schon sehr hilfreich gewesen, mit dem in zwei Weltkriegen bewährten Mittel Sperrballon mindestens für eine große Verunsicherung der anfliegenden Besatzungen zu sorgen. Die Luftangriffsmittel wären so in eine größere Höhe gezwungen worden und somit leichter zu bekämpfen gewesen. Mit dem folgenden Heft soll wenigstens teilweise eine Lücke in der Literatur zum Thema Sperrballon an Beispielen ihrer Rolle in der Luftverteidigung von Hauptstädten geschlossen werden. Etwas ausführlicher wird dabei auf sowjetische Sperrballone eingegangen, da in der deutschsprachigen Literatur darüber so gut wie nichts zu finden ist.
Автор: Michael Haught, Peter Simunovich
Издательство: Battlefront Miniatures
Год издания: 2008
isbn: 0958275572
Количество страниц: 76
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
Supplement for use with Flames of War, the World War II miniatures game. Stalin's Onslaught is a Army handbook for the Flames of War game system. To play the game you need the core rules, minatures and a gaming board. Flames of War IMO is the best minature wargame today, well supported and set in World War 2. Stalin's Onslaught is set in 1944 at tne onset of Bagration, the huge Soviet Offensive that destroyed German Army group Centre. The book includes 5 main army lists, for the Soviets you can field a Shtraff Battalion (Soviet Penal Battalion) or a Strelkovy list, which are fearless trained breakthrough infantry well supported with Heavy Tanks or you can go all the way and field a IS-2 Super Heavy tank Battalion. For the German side you have the 78 Sturmgrenadier Division - which can be fielded either as a strong infantry or a StuG company.
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