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The Road to Safwan: The 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry in the 1991 Persian Gulf War |
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Категория: Военное дело » Прочее |
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Автор: Stephen A. Bourque, John Burdan III
Издательство: University of North Texas Press
Год издания: 2007
isbn: 1574412329, 9781574412321
Количество страниц: 338
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
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The Road to Safwan is a complete history of the 1st Infantry Division's cavalry unit fighting in Operation Desert Storm. Stephen A. Bourque and John W. Burdan III served in the 1st Infantry--Bourque in Division Headquarters, Burdan as the Operations Officer of the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry. Based on extensive interviews and primary sources, Bourque and Burdan provide the most in-depth coverage to date of a battalion-level unit in the 1991 war, showing how the unit deployed, went into combat, and adapted to changing circumstances. The authors describe how the officers and men moved from the routine of cold war training to leading the Big Red One in battle through the Iraqi defenses and against the Iraqi Republican Guard. The 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry participated in the 1st Brigade attack on G-Day, the large tank battle for Objective Norfolk, the cutting of Basra Road, and the capture of Safwan Airfield, the site where General H. Norman Schwartzkopf conducted cease-fire negotiations with the Iraqis. The squadron's activities are placed squarely within the context of both division and corps activities, which illustrates the fog of war, the chain of command, and the uncertainty of information affecting command decisions. The Road to Safwan challenges the myth that technology won the 1991 Persian Gulf War. Contrary to popular view, it was a soldier's war not much different from previous conflicts in its general nature. What was different was the quality and intensity of the unit's training, which resulted, repeatedly, in successful engagements and objectives secured. It is the story of the people, not the machines, which ultimately led this squadron to the small town of Safwan. |
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John M. Schofield and the Politics of Generalship (Civil War America) |
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Категория: Военное дело » Прочее |
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Автор: Donald B. Connelly
Издательство: The University of North Carolina Press
Год издания: 2006
isbn: 0807830070
Количество страниц: 488
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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In the first full biography of Lieutenant General John McAllister Schofield (1831-1906), Donald Connelly examines the career of one of the leading commanders in the western theater during the Civil War and the role of politics in the formulation of military policy during both war and peace in the latter half of the nineteenth century. Connelly relates how Schofield, as a department commander during the war, had to cope with contending political factions that sought to shape military and civil policies. Following the war, Schofield occupied every senior position in the army--including secretary of war and commanding general of the army--and became a leading champion of army reform and professionalism. He was the first senior officer to recognize that professionalism would come not from the separation of politics and the military but from the army's accommodation of politics and the often contentious American constitutional system. Seen through the lens of Schofield's extensive military career, the history of American civil-military relations has seldom involved conflict between the military and civil authority, Connelly argues. The central question has never been whether to have civilian control but rather which civilians have a say in the formulation and execution of policy. |
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The Second World War (2): Europe 1939-1943 (Essential Histories 35) |
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Категория: Военное дело » Военные журналы » Издательство «Osprey» » «Essential Histories» |
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Автор: Robin Havers
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год издания: 2002
isbn: 1841764477
Количество страниц: 96
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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While many of the participants were the same as the First World War, this conflict was far more than a re-match of 1914-1918. The Second World War was even more destructive than the first and the added ideological element meant that this war was far crueller.This book details the first four years of the war in Europe. It discusses how and why Hitler's resurgent Germany plunged into war, and examines the German successes against Poland, France and the Low Countries. |
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Avanti Savoia Intelligence Handbook on Italian Armoured and Infantry Forces (Flames of War) |
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Категория: Военное дело » История войн |
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Автор: Phil Yates
Издательство: Battlefront Miniatures Ltd
isbn: 0958253641
Количество страниц: 60
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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The Mighty Bersaglieri are Italy's elite infantry. They wear distinctive black cockerel feathers on their helmets so the enemy can recognise them and be afraid. They seek out the enemy and defeat them, as well as provide their tanks with determined infantry support. The main strength of this army lies in the confident veteran Bersaglieri. They Form the core of* the attack, they are skilled enough to avoid most enemy fire, and when led by their stoic commanders, they will never flee the battle. The Carri Platoon screens ahead of" the infantry, softening up the enemy for the Bersaglieri's attack, while the Semovente 75/1 8's follow up the attack, taking care of any nasty surprises and harder armour that the Allies may have. The Anti-tank platoon holds the flank against any sneaky attacks by the enemy. The other flank is protected by the Italian's fine ArtiHery, which provides indirect support for the infantry attack, as well as deterring enemy tank attacks. Dug in, the Machine-gun and Anti-tank Platoons halt enemy infantry from attacking the valuable position. The Central fire alley is held by the Lancia da 90/53's, which provide support to whichever flank that is under pressure, as well as destroying any pesky aircraft that happen to be in the area. |
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Advanced Judo and Self-Defence |
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Категория: Физкультура и спорт, активный отдых » Боевые искусства |
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Автор: Pat Butler
Издательство: Faber Popular Books
Количество страниц: 109
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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Contents: Introduction to Advanced Judo and Self-Defence. Basic Judo. Counter Throws. Combination Throwing Techniques. Advanced Self-Defence-One. Advanced Self-Defence-Two. Advanced Self-Defence-Three. The Judo Instructor. The Judo Club. Glossary of Japanese Judo Terms. Index. |
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Monty's Meatgrinder: The Battle for Caen, Normandy, June-August 1944 (Flames of War) |
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Категория: Военное дело » История войн |
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Автор: Peter Simunovich, John-Paul Brisigotti
Издательство: Battlefront Miniatures Ltd.
Год издания: 2007
isbn: 0958275556
Количество страниц: 76
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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Inside you will find: hisotry of the battles for Caen, History and complete organisation of the German 21. Panzerdivision, largely equipped with modified French half-tracks and home-made self-propelled guns based on old French tanks, Options to field Panzer, StuG, Panzergrenadier, Panzerpionier or Aufklarungs companies, History and complete organisation of the 3rd 'Iron' Division and the 3rd Canadian Division. Plus new warriors, scenarios, uniform guides and colour photographs. |
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The Indian Mutiny 1857-58 (Essential Histories 68) |
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Категория: Военное дело » Военные журналы » Издательство «Osprey» » «Essential Histories» |
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Автор: Gregory Fremont-Barnes
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год издания: 2007
isbn: 1846032091, 9781846032097
Количество страниц: 100
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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In the mid-19th century India was the "jewel in the crown" of the British Empire and was protected by the largely native armies of the East India Company. In 1857 discontent exploded into open rebellion, obliging Britain to field its largest army since the Napoleonic Wars, forty years before. Gregory Fremont Barnes examines the origins of British rule in India, the causes of the conflict, the rival forces and fighting itself, including the massacre of Cawnpore and the epic sieges of Delhi and Lucknow. He also reveals the intriguing truth behind the 'greased cartridge' controversy - the allegation that the introduction of gun cartridges covered in pig fat, an insult to both Hindu and Muslim religious sensibilities, was the catalyst for the conflict. However, once hostilities began the mutineers had no qualms about using the cartridges, thus throwing into question the long-held belief that the mutiny hinged principally on this issue. The discussion of the importance and enduring legacy of the Indian Mutiny makes this essential reading for anyone wanting to learn more about the power of empire. |
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Wind-Sock Datafiles No.12: Hanriot HD.1 |
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Категория: Военное дело » Военная техника » Самолеты |
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Автор: R. L. Rimell
Издательство: Albatross Productions
Год издания: 1997
isbn: 0948414146
Количество страниц: 27
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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The Hanriot HD.1, in its compact and well-balanced simplicity, can be ranked alongside the Sopwith Pup as one of the prettiest aeroplane designs of WWI and its flying qualities easily matched its aesthetic appeal: hardly surprising then that the little French fighter is so popular with modelmakers all over the world. This heavily-illustrated publication is long overdue for apart from the well-known Profile booklet on the type, the Harriot has been poorly recorded hitherto and windsock Datafile No. 12 sets out to redress this lamentable situation. |
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Civil War Pharmacy: A History of Drugs, Drug Supply and Provision, and Therapeutics for the Union and Confederacy (Pharmaceutical Heritage Series) |
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Категория: Военное дело » Прочее |
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Автор: Michael Flannery
Издательство: Pharmaceutical Products Press
Год издания: 2004
isbn: 0789015013
Количество страниц: 364
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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Examine a previously unexplored aspect of Civil War military medicine! Here is the first comprehensive examination of pharmaceutical practice and drug provision during the Civil War. While numerous books have recounted the history of medicine in the Civil War, little has been said about the drugs that were used, the people who provided and prepared them, and how they were supplied. This is the first book to provide detailed discussion of the role of pharmacy. Among the topics covered in this essential volume are the duties of medical purveyors, the role of the hospital steward, and the nature and state of medical substances commonly used in the 1860s. This last subject would become a matter of considerable controversy and ultimately cost William Hammond, the brilliant and innovative Surgeon General, his career in the Union Army. This richly detailed book shows why the South found drug provision especially difficult and describes the valiant efforts of Confederate sympathizers to run the Union blockade in order to smuggle in their precious cargoes. You’ll also learn about the scurrilous privateers who were out to make a personal fortune at the expense of both the Union and the Confederacy. In addition, Civil War Pharmacy illuminates the systematic effort of pharmacists, physicians, and botanists to derive from Southern plants adequate substitutes for foreign substances that were difficult, if not impossible, to obtain in the Confederacy. In this painstakingly researched yet highly readable book, Michael A. Flannery, co-author of the critically acclaimed America’s Botanico-Medical Movements: Vox Populi, examines all these topics and more. In addition, he assesses the relative successes and failures of the pharmaceutical aspect of health care at the time—successes and failures that affected every man in army camps and in the field. Civil War Pharmacy: A History of Drugs, Drug Supply and Provision, and Therapeutics for the Union and Confederacy includes photographs, helpful tables and figures, and six appendices that make hard-to-find information easy to access and understand. You’ll find: the Standard Supply Table of Indigenous Remedies (1863) Circular No. 6 from the Surgeon General’s Office (May 4, 1863), calling for the removal of calomel and tartar emetic from the Supply Table instructions on reading and filling a 19th century prescription—with a glossary of Latin phrases and approximate measures, an excerpt from The Hospital Steward’s Manual, and more! a circular from the Confederate Medical Purveyor’s Office a Materia Medica for the South: A list of medicinal substances from Porcher’s Resources of the Southern Fields and Forests common prescriptions of the Civil War period as well as basic syrups of the era with monographs on their principal substances: alcohol, cinchona, hydrargyrum (mercury), opium, and quinine Packed with more information than can be listed here and, just as importantly, presented in a reader-friendly manner, this is a book that no one interested in Civil War history—or pharmacy history—should be without! |
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Budo. Les Enseignements du fondateur de l'Aikido |
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Категория: Физкультура и спорт, активный отдых » Боевые искусства |
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Автор: Morihei Ueshiba
Издательство: Budostore
Год издания: 1997
isbn: 290858039X
Количество страниц: 134
Язык: другой
Формат: PDF (scan)
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"Budô", en japonais, veut dire la "Voie du guerrier". À l'époque moderne, ce terme a pris une connotation très morale et spirituelle et n'a peut-être jamais autant été personnifié que par maître Ueshiba, créateur de l'aïkido. Cette discipline martiale, héritée des techniques de saisies à mains nues et des techniques de sabre des anciens samouraïs, est aujourd'hui l'une des écoles martiales les plus appréciées par ceux qui veulent voir, dans les arts martiaux, une école du coeur et de l'esprit. Cette oeuvre capitale contient l'ensemble des réflexions personnelles du Fondateur sur les principes premiers de son art, exprimées à la fois dans une prose dense et riche, et en vers mystiques. Cet ouvrage, qui expose les buts ultimes et l'esprit de la discipline, est très important pour les aïkidokas car il est l'unique ouvrage technique en images de Ô-Sensei Ueshiba : plus de 300 photos du Fondateur en mouvement, illustrant essentiellement la période d'avant-guerre, époque à laquelle il achève de concevoir l'aïki-budô, l'aïkido des origines. Un véritable Livre de Vie, une grande leçon d'éveil. |
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