Название: Military Holsters of World War II
Автор: Eugene J. Bender
Издательство: Taylor Publishing Company
ISBN: 0961402806
Год: 1984
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 209
Размер: 66,3 МБ
Язык: Английский

About 200 holsters from private collections are photographed, front and back, and described as to material, construction, and markings. The most detailed part is on German manufactures (about a third of the book), with strong sections on Japan and Italy. The only color photos are about ten of Japanese holsters, for some reason. Many small countries receive some treatment, notably Sweden, Hungary, and Spain in some detail. Norway, the Netherlands, Canada, Iran, Poland, Portugal, France, and Finland have representation, but Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, and Turkey have none. The photos are clear and well done. The text sometimes runs close to the binding, but this is a large size book on fine glossy paper and well manufactured.

Название: The Day After: Why America Wins the War but Loses the Peace
Автор: Brendan R. Gallagher
Издательство: Cornell University Press
Год: 2019
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 320
Размер: 2,9 МБ
Язык: Английский

Since 9/11, why have we won smashing battlefield victories only to botch nearly everything that comes next? In the opening phases of war in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya, we mopped the floor with our enemies. But in short order, things went horribly wrong. We soon discovered we had no coherent plan to manage the "day after." The ensuing debacles had truly staggering consequences―many thousands of lives lost, trillions of dollars squandered, and the apparent discrediting of our foreign policy establishment.

Название: The Unvanquished: The Untold Story of Lincoln's Special Forces
Автор: Patrick K. O'Donnell
Издательство: Atlantic Monthly Press
ISBN: 080216286X
Год: 2024
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 432
Размер: 34,0 МБ
Язык: Английский

From the bestselling author of The Indispensables, the unknown and dramatic story of irregular guerrilla warfare that altered the course of the Civil War and inspired the origins of America's modern special operations forces. The Civil War is most remembered for the grand battles that have come to define it: Gettysburg, Antietam, Shiloh, among others.

Название: American Eagles: A History of the United States Air Force, 2nd Edition
Автор: Ron Dick, Clinton Terry
Издательство: Lyons Press
ISBN: 1493072951
Год: 2024
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 336
Размер: 78,8 МБ
Язык: Английский

Featuring the collection of airplanes, art, photographs, and memorabilia of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio, this magnificently illustrated book tells the story of the beginnings of flight, through the creation of the U.S. Air Force as a separate branch of the military, to the unbelievable technological achievements of what is the preeminent air power in the world today. Here are combat aces, Medal of Honor recipients, crusty generals, and average citizens who served in the Air Force.

Название: Война во Вьетнаме. Почему американцы потерпели поражение
Автор: Алексей Васильев
Издательство: Центрполиграф
Год: 2021
Формат: pdf, epub
Размер: 10 Мб
Качество: Хорошее
Язык: Русский

В книге отражена правда о самой страшной, самой кровопролитной после Второй мировой – о войне США во Вьетнаме, которая длилась почти 15 лет. Материалы основаны на личных свидетельствах автора – корреспондента во Вьетнаме в 1967—1969 гг., на раскрытых сейчас, а ранее сверхсекретных воспоминаниях советских ракетчиков, летчиков, военных инженеров, военно-морских разведчиков. На замалчиваемых американских исследованиях, посвященных преступлениям вооруженных сил США.

Название: The British West Indies Regiment: Race and Colour on the Western Front
Автор: Dominiek Dendooven
Издательство: Pen and Sword
Год: 2023
Формат: EPUB, PDF (conv)
Страниц: 144
Размер: 3,6 МБ
Язык: Английский

This is a military-political history with a vital and all-pervading cultural and social theme which shapes the narrative - race, colour and prejudice. But despite this, there is an extraordinary underlying theme of empire loyalty among serving soldiers - NCOs and private soldiers - and a growing grasp of political ideas and liberal democracy.

Название: A Hell of a Bomb: How the Bombs of Barnes Wallis Helped Win the Second World War
Автор: Stephen Flower
Издательство: The History Press
ISBN: 1803997001
Год: 2024
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 658
Размер: 12,7 МБ
Язык: Английский

One of the most famous and spectacular events of the Second World War was the destruction of two dams in the Ruhr by Avro Lancaster bombers of 617 Squadron, known ever since as the Dambusters Raid. The bombs that the Lancasters dropped were designed by the most prolific inventor of armaments of the period.

Название: Deceptions of World War II
Автор: William B. Breuer
Издательство: Trade Paper Press
Год: 2022
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 376
Размер: 2,2 МБ
Язык: Английский

While much has been written about the great battles and courageous acts of conventional fighting in World War II, some of the more unconventional but no less risky schemes and ruses of cloak-and-dagger agencies and military commanders have mostly eluded the spotlight. Now, in Deceptions of World War II, noted military historian and author William Breuer presents more than eighty little-known tales of illusions, masquerades, and fakery that were often decisive factors, providing an advantage that could mean the difference between victory and defeat.

Название: The Spy Who Spent the War in Bed: And Other Bizarre Tales from World War II
Автор: William B. Breuer
Издательство: Trade Paper Press
Год: 2003
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 240
Размер: 2,3 МБ
Язык: Английский

A rare treat for World War II history buffs and fans of the strange, absurd, and unexplained. Acclaimed military historian William Breuer takes readers on a trip through the looking glass to acquaint them with the weirder side of World War II. Featuring a cast of characters including double- and triple-agents, femme fatales, fearless leaders, and men at arms, The Spy who Spent the War In Bed is a collection of seventy concise, vividly rendered tales of war, ranging from laugh-out-loud funny, to inspiring, to just-plain-bizarre.

Название: ГРУ. Поединок с черными полковниками
Автор: Болтунов Михаил
Издательство: Вече
Год: 2019
Формат: fb2
Страниц: 247
Размер: 11.3 Мб
Язык: русский

Новая книга М. Е. Болтунова рассказывает о сотрудниках военной разведки, внесших значительный вклад в обороноспособность и безопасность нашей страны. Очерки повествуют о действиях офицеров разведки в годы Великой Отечественной войны и в послевоенное время. Особое внимание уделяется работе разведчиков в зарубежных странах в период холодной войны и различных военных конфликтов и переворотов.