Автор: Doug Murray, Anthony Williams
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год издания: 2007
isbn: 1846030560
Количество страниц: 52
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
On D-Day, June 6, 1944, an Allied force led by General Dwight D. Eisenhower launched the greatest seaborne military invasion in history. Supported by more than 13,000 aircraft, an army of over 150,000 Allied soldiers landed on the beaches of Normandy, France, in an operation that paved the way for the freedom of Nazi-occupied Europe and the end of Hitler's terrifying regime. This full-color comic book includes further reading, essential information on the background, aftermath and key players of the conflict. Through this exciting comic strip narrative, Dan Abnett dramatically brings to life the events of the momentous D-Day landings; a single day which forever altered the course of World War II.
Автор: Martin Windrow, Michael Roffe
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год издания: 1972
isbn: 0850451140
Количество страниц: 49
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
This book explores the uniforms, equipment, history and organisation of Germany’s World War 2 air arm. Parachutists and the ‘Hermann Goring’ division are amongst the specialists covered. Uniforms are shown in full colour artwork.
Автор: Ed Gilbert, Howard Gerrard
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год издания: 2006
isbn: 1841769819
Количество страниц: 68
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
The US Marine Raiders were an 'elite within an elite'. They were modeled on the British Commandos and, in the 2nd Battalion, also on Communist Chinese guerillas. They were organized to conduct long-range amphibious hit-and-run raids behind Japanese lines and trained to secure beacheads in advance of more conventional landings. Raiders were trained to land from submarines, specially converted high-speed destroyer transports, and small craft and rubber boats. They were expected to be skilled in watercraft, jungle survival, and jungle warfare. They were the earliest forerunners of the various Special Operations units of the modern US military. Raider units would conduct operations with only the equipment they could carry on their backs, their heaviest weapons being light mortars and machine guns. They were the first American units to be issued with specially manufactured camouflage uniforms and rubber-soled boots developed for jungle warfare. Highly trained in close-in fighting, they carried many distinctive weapons such as the Fairbairn Commando dagger, the Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR), the Thompson submnachine gun and even the British Boys Anti-Tank Rifle. The Raiders battle honors include Guadalcanal, as well as the Solomon Islands and the Dragon Peninsula campaign. This book follows two Raiders from different battalions through some of the toughest training ever experienced by a Marine and onto combat during the Makin Raid and the horrific jungle battles of the Solomon Islands giving a soldier's eye view of life, combat and death in this 'elite within an elite'.
Автор: W. H. B. Smith
Издательство: Military service Publishing Company
Год издания: 1943
Количество страниц: 218
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
American, British, Russian, German, Italian, Japanese And All Other Important Nations. This is a classic reference book which concentrates on the military small arms of the 20th century, especially the two great world wars which shaped the world of today.
Автор: Charles Winthrop Sawyer
Издательство: Williams Book Store
Год издания: 1944
Количество страниц: 480
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
The book deals with sporting rifles, military rifles, manufacturers and much more as well as a complete directory of American Rifle makers from 1800-1919.
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