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Vienna 1683: Christian Europe Repels the Ottomans (Campaign 191) |
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Категория: Военное дело » Военные журналы » Издательство «Osprey» » «Campaign» |
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Автор: Simon Millar, Peter Dennis
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год издания: 2008
isbn: 1846032318
Количество страниц: 96
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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Osprey's study of a battle that was part of a triple conflict: the Polish-Ottoman War (1683-1699), the Great Turkish War (1667-1698), and the Ottoman Hapsburg Wars (1526-1791). The capture of the Hapsburg city of Vienna was a major strategic aspiration for the Islamic Ottoman Empire, desperate for the control that the city exercised over the Danube and the overland trade routes between southern and northern Europe. In July 1683 Sultan Mehmet IV proclaimed a jihad and the Turkish grand vizier, Kara Mustafa Pasha, laid siege to the city with an army of 150,000 men. In September a relieving force arrived under Polish command and joined up with the defenders to drive the Turks away. The main focus of this book is the final 15-hour battle for Vienna, which climaxed with a massive charge by three divisions of Polish winged hussars. This hard-won victory marked the beginning of the decline of the Islamic Ottoman Empire, which was never to threaten central Europe again. |
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The Clinch (No Holds Barred Fighting) |
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Категория: Физкультура и спорт, активный отдых » Боевые искусства |
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Автор: Mark Hatmaker
Издательство: Tracks Publishing
Год издания: 2006
isbn: 1884654274
Количество страниц: 225
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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With its complete focus on a single fighting position, this handbook unsparingly examines the clinch. In the clinch, the no-holds-barred combat techniques of striking and grappling meet, posing new challenges and calling for new strategies. With these detailed explanations of each aspect of positioning in the clinch, fighters can set up their own clinch takedowns and beat those used against them in the ring. The unique striking tools, protection strategies, and takedowns the clinch requires are explained for both offense and defense, moving smoothly between each fighting element to maximize advantage. A clinch situation is an inevitability in NHB fighting, and this reference gives fighters the most complete education in turning the clinch to their advantage. |
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Air-Launched Doodlebugs: The Forgotten Campaign |
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Категория: Военное дело » Военная техника » Самолеты |
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Автор: Peter J. C. Smith
Издательство: Pen & Sword Aviation
Год издания: 2006
isbn: 1844154017
Количество страниц: 250
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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The V 1, or 'Doodlebug' or 'Flying-bomb' came into use in June 1944 and, together with the V 2 Rocket, was Hitler's final hope in face of the advancing Allied forces sweeping across Europe towards Germany. Of the 8,000 that were launched within the first 80 days, some 2,300 reached the London area where they caused more death and destruction to its population and buildings. As the front line moved eastwards, many of the ground-based launch ramps became denied to the German forces and the modest range of the missile meant that other means of launching must be considered to continue the threat. An air-launching system, utilizing the Luftwaffe's Heinkel 111 bomber, was developed and operated by the newly formed Kampfgeschwader units. This posed a dramatic new threat to the UK because the V 1's effective range was considerably increased and it's mobile firing point offered a much greater target area when fired from an aircraft flying over the North Sea. This is the story of the development and operation of this new form of attack and also of the Allied reaction and defence-measures taken to minimise damage. |
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Focke-Wulf Fw 190A/F (Aero Detail 6) |
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Категория: Военное дело » Военная техника » Самолеты |
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Автор: Shigeru Nohara, Masatsugu Shiwaku
Издательство: Dai Nippon Kaiga Co. Ltd.
Год издания: 1993
isbn: 4499226031
Количество страниц: 104
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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Язык: английский / японский.
Aero Detail series provides a very detailed pictorial reference for the aircraft. Full colour museum photos, technical drawings and more. Japanese / English text. |
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Grumman A-6 Intruder (Warbird Tech Volume 33) |
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Категория: Военное дело » Военная техника » Самолеты |
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Автор: Dennis R. Jenkins
Издательство: Specialty Press
Год издания: 2002
isbn: 1580070507
Количество страниц: 108
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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The very capable Intruder was the mainstay of the carrier attack force for almost 30 years. Coverage includes all attack and tanker variants, detailed coverage of the little-known A-6B and A-6C variants, standard ARM and Shrike shooters, Composite Wing details, and advanced A-6F coverage. For military and aviation enthusiasts and modelers. |
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Privateers & Pirates 1730-1830 (Elite 74) |
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Категория: Военное дело » Военные журналы » Издательство «Osprey» » «Elite» |
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Автор: Angus Konstam, Angus McBride
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год издания: 2001
isbn: 1841760161
Количество страниц: 68
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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Following the pirate scourge of the early 18th century, many sea captains took to privateering as a means of making money. A form of nationally sponsored piracy, it reached its peak during the American Revolution (1763-1776), when the fledgling American navy had to rely on privateers to disrupt British shipping between England and the rebellious colonies. Following peace in 1815, many former privateers turned to piracy, spawning the last great piratical wave, which would last for a decade. The world of these privateers and latter-day pirates comes vividly to life in this detailed exploration of their ships, crews, ports and battle tactics. |
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Monmouth Courthouse 1778: The Last Great Battle In The North (Campaign 135) |
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Категория: Военное дело » Военные журналы » Издательство «Osprey» » «Campaign» |
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Автор: Brendan Morrissey, Adam Hook
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год издания: 2004
isbn: 1841767727
Количество страниц: 100
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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The battle of Monmouth Courthouse was not only the last major action in the Northern theater, it was also the longest and hardest-fought engagement of the entire Revolutionary War (1775-1783). When the British abandoned Philadelphia to return to New York City, American troops harassed their retreat. On the morning of 28 June 1778, General Lee, George Washington’s lieutenant, attacked the British rearguard but his attack went badly wrong. The British rearguard, now reinforced, threw Lee’s troops into a headlong retreat. Lee was relieved of his command and Washington’s Continentals then stood toe-to-toe with the British, bloodily repulsing a series of powerful attacks by crack troops. |
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NATO Armies Today (Elite 16) |
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Категория: Военное дело » Военные журналы » Издательство «Osprey» » «Elite» |
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Автор: Nigel Thomas, Ronald Volstad
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год издания: 1999
isbn: 0850458226
Количество страниц: 66
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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Osprey's study of NATO armies of the post-World War II period. The defeat of Hitler on 8 May 1945 left Western Europe militarily vulnerable and economically exhausted. The Soviet Union, however, had since 1940 annexed 180,000 square miles of Eastern Europe, occupied a further 390,000 square miles, and now seemed poised to advance still further westwards with its six-million strong forces. The increasing Soviet threat brought forth demands for a permanent Western Military alliance, and on 4 April 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty was signed in Washington DC. This book explores the history, organization and uniforms of NATO armies - excluding the United States and Great Britain - as they were in the late 1980s. |
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Flower Class Corvettes (Shipcraft Special) |
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Категория: Военное дело » Военная техника » Корабли, подводные лодки |
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Автор: John Lambert, Les Brown
Издательство: Vanwell Publishing
Год издания: 2008
isbn: 1848320019, 9781550689860
Количество страниц: 130
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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The 'ShipCraft' series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types. Lavishly illustrated, each book takes the modeller through a brief history of the subject class, highlighting differences between sister-ships and changes in their appearance over their careers. This includes paint schemes and camouflage, featuring colour profiles and highly-detailed line drawings and scale plans. The modelling section reviews the strengths and weaknesses of available kits, lists commercial accessory sets for super-detailing of the ships, and provides hints on modifying and improving the basic kit. This is followed by an extensive photographic gallery of selected high-quality models in a variety of scales, and the book concludes with a section on research references - books, monographs, large-scale plans and relevant websites.This volume includes all the features of the regular series but the extent has been doubled to include far more detailed drawings of a class of ship that was built in huge numbers and in many variations. Mainstay of the Atlantic battle against the U-boats, Flower class corvettes were used by the British, Canadian, French and US Navies. |
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Knights at Tournament (Elite 17) |
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Категория: Военное дело » Военные журналы » Издательство «Osprey» » «Elite» |
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Автор: Christopher Gravett, Angus McBride
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год издания: 2002
isbn: 0850458366
Количество страниц: 64
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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Like all warrior classes throughout history medieval knights engaged in military games, partly in preparation for war and partly for pure sport. From their often brutal origins in the 10th century to the gaudy pageantry and eventual decline of the 15th and 16th centuries, tournaments were the centre of the knightly life. The image of the armoured and surcoated knight on his caparisoned charger remains the epitome of the chivalric ideal. Christopher Gravett explores the history of the tournament from its chaotic beginnings to its more formal, 'civilised' incarnation, describing the various 'events' and equipment which came into use. |
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