Автор: Bill Holmes
Издательство: Paladin Press
Год издания: 1994
isbn: 0873647920
Количество страниц: 177
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
Master gun maker Bill Holmes shares what will and won't work in designing and building rifles and shotguns from raw materials. Includes the fine points of creating everything from actions to sights, as well as tips on tools, materials, assembly, finishing and more. For academic study only.
Автор: Larry Davis
Издательство: Squadron/Signal Publications
Год издания: 1993
isbn: 0897473043
Количество страниц: 73
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
Wild Weasel is a code name given by the United States Armed Forces specifically the US Air Force to an aircraft, of any type, equipped with radar-seeking missiles and tasked with destroying the radars and SAM installations of enemy air defense systems.
Автор: Jim Mesko
Издательство: Squadron/Signal Publications
Год издания: 1987
isbn: 0897471938
Количество страниц: 68
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
Authors Note: The Vietnamese Air Force (VNAF) existed for only twenty-four years, from the summer of 1951, when the French began training Vietnamese aircrews, until the spring of 1975 — when Saigon fell. When the end came most, if not all, official records were either destroyed or captured by the communists and it is unlikely that the complete story of the Vietnamese Air Force will ever be told, to the regret of anyone interested in the history of the war in Southeast Asia. In VNAF 1945-1975 I have tried to trace the history of the Vietnamese Air Force from its inception under the French, through the final days of the South Vietnamese collapse. The account that follows is based on official U.S. government publications, interviews with Vietnamese pilots, interviews with American pilots who were closely associated with the VNAF, and personal observations and notes made while I was assigned to an American-Vietnamese advisory team based near Tan Son Nhut during 1971 and 1972. The photographs have come from both official and private sources and were chosen to present as complete a coverage as possible of the great variety of aircraft used by the VNAF. Unfortunately there are gaps in this coverage, noteably in both the early period under the French, and during the final days when Vietnam finally succumbed to the communists. While there were supposedly a large number of official U.S. photos taken during the final days just before the communist takeover — and afterwards, when some of the former Vietnamese aircraft were returned to the United States, I have been able to locate few photographs dealing with these time frames, even with the help of Defense Department researchers. Perhaps some day these photos will surface and add additional information to the history of the Vietnamese Air Force, but until such time as this occurs the last few months of the VNAF will remain obscure. On a number of occasions during preparation of this book I was forced to pass judgment on conflicting pieces of information. When such situations arose I consulted a number of knowledgeable people before making a final determination of either the accuracy or authenticity of the information. And, while these people proved extremely helpful, the final decision was mine and I must take full responsibility for any errors which may have occurred. I encourage anyone who has additional information or photographs on the VNAF to contact me, so that eventually the fullest and most complete record of the South Vietnamese Air Force can be told.
Автор: Hans-Heiri Stapfer
Издательство: Squadron/Signal Publications
Год издания: 1991
isbn: 0897472667
Количество страниц: 66
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
Covers the "Cold War" era of Warsaw Pact jet fighters and bomber aircraft. B/w and color illustrations.
Автор: James Arnold, Roberta Wiener
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год издания: 2000
isbn: 1855328615
Количество страниц: 101
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
This series provides the most detailed information ever published on the major battles of history and the units which fought them. Includes comprehensive order of battle diagrams, specially commissioned maps, and is supported by contemporary photographs and unit insignia and colors.
Автор: Gerald Astor
Издательство: Presidio Press
Год издания: 1999
isbn: 0891416951
Количество страниц: 1055
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
After years of lying in wait, the WWII story sprang back into action last year, with movies like Saving Private Ryan and books like Tom Brokaw's The Greatest Generation. But as many stories as have been told so far, there are an almost infinite number more to tell, which Astor's book seeks to do. Astor, author of The Right to Fight and numerous other works of military and social history, has patched together countless firsthand accounts of many of the battles in which Americans fought during WWII. Thus, one is introduced to Pearl Harbor through the account of one soldier whose first thought was that the Japanese planes were actually American and that the pilots were going to get into a lot of trouble for bombing a hangar; another account quite convincingly conveys another man's experience surviving the downing of his plane and interrogation in a German prison camp. But at a broader level, the book suffers from a fundamental lack of focus. On battles that remain less in the public eye, Astor's results are fascinating--his account of the attack on Salerno, in particular--but the reports are too brief to do anything but tantalize. And as interesting as the first-person accounts are, their broad outlines are likely to be familiar to WWII buffs. Astor's deep knowledge and the amazing experiences of his subjects come through clearly, however, as he drives home that this was a time when particularly remarkable people had particularly remarkable experiences.
Автор: Lou Drendel
Издательство: Squadron/Signal Publications
Год издания: 1977
isbn: 0897470621
Количество страниц: 66
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
Illustrated throughout with diagrams, black and white photos and section of fully detailed color drawings of the aircraft.
Автор: Charles C. Sharp
Издательство: Nafziger Press
Год издания: 1995
Количество страниц: 108
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
This series provides complete organizational histories and TO&Es of every formation in the Soviet Army, as described in the title for the dates indicated.
Автор: Lesley Herbert
Издательство: Pev-iatros Ediciones LTDA
Год издания: 1997
isbn: 1853912514
Количество страниц: 157
Язык: другой
Формат: PDF (scan)
The Ultimate Book of Wedding Cakes. Instructions for over 30 original wedding cakes with step-by-step photographs and details of designs to follow as you work.
Автор: Lou Drendel
Издательство: Squadron/Signal Publications
Год издания: 1984
isbn: 0897471482
Количество страниц: 81
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
Profusely illustrated with color and b&w photographs, artwork. Contents: Air War over Southeast Asia 1971; 1972; Linebacker I; Negotiations; The 1972 Presidential Campaign; Linebacker II; 1973: Peace and Pullout; Operation Homecoming; 1973-74 - Beginning of the End; 1975 - The End; Escape!; What They Left Behind; Epilog; The Mayaguez Rescue Mission.
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