Into the Land of Bones: Alexander the Great in Afghanistan
Author: Frank L. Holt
University of California Press
2005
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Into the Land of Bones: Alexander the Great in Afghanistan Author: Frank L. Holt University of California Press 2005 Pages: 254 Format: PDF Quality: Good Language: English Size: 1,5 mb Read Full Post Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA
 Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA Author: Tim Weiner Doubleday 2007 Pages: 732 ISBN: 978-0-385-51445-3 Format: PDF Quality: Good Language: English Size: 10 mb Legacy of Ashes is a detailed history of the Central Intelligence Agency from its creation after World War II, through the Cold War years and the War on Terror, to its near-collapse after 9/11. The book is based on more than 50,000 documents, primarily from the archives of the CIA itself, and hundreds of interviews with CIA veterans, including ten Directors of Central Intelligence. Read Full Post The Warrior Elite: The Forging of SEAL Class 228
 Author: Dick Couch The Warrior Elite: The Forging of SEAL Class 228 Three Rivers Press ISBN: 1400046955 2003 Format: EPUB Size: 6,1 МБ Language: English Pages: 352 There is a pod of good books on the SEALs, but this one is unique. Couch, a Vietnam-era SEAL and retired naval reserve captain, was given the most complete access possible to the demanding BUD/S (Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL) course and has recorded his observations, those of one who has been there and done a good deal of that. His account of Hell Week, the culmination of a formidable three-phase course intended to produce men who are physically, psychologically, and technically the best in the world at what they do, may leave the average reader short of breath. Few Hollywood stereotypes are on view; in their stead are a man who passed BUD/S at age 39, a superb swimmer who was disqualified for sinus problems, and a trainee at the low end of the fitness scale who subsequently won the Congressional Medal of Honor. Also on view is much serious thought by serious thinkers on the making of warriors at the dawn of the twenty-first century. Read Full Post The Illustrated Encyclopedia of 20th Century Weapons and Warfare 19
 Author: Bernard Fitzsimons The Illustrated Encyclopedia of 20th Century Weapons and Warfare 19 Columbia House 1978 Format: PDF Pages: 128 Language: English Size: 25.5 MB Any profound understanding of the wars which have shaped our world depends on an understanding of the weapons with which they were fought. In these volumes, details of all the weapons of our century are gathered together in a single work. The facts and information packed into these magnificent volumes could only be duplicated in a library of reference works, and even then, so thorough has been the work of the contributors that new facts are constantly being brought to light, new theories advanced and old myths exploded. Includes Warships, Aircraft, Tanks, Small Arms, Missiles, Artillery... Read Full Post A History of Warfare: Field-Marshal Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
 Author: Viscount Montgomery of Alamein A History of Warfare: Field-Marshal Viscount Montgomery of Alamein The World Publishing Company 1968 Format: PDF Pages: 589 Language: English Size: 86.2 MB The aim of the general must be not only to win wars but also to play his part in preventing them. Some years ago Sir Winston Churchill said : 'Peace is the last prize I seek to win.' Nobody knows better than a soldier the overwhelming value of that prize, because nobody knows better than a soldier the monster called War. Read Full Post Squadron/Signal Publications 1045: P-51 Mustang in action - Aircraft Number 45
 Squadron/Signal Publications 1045: P-51 Mustang in action - Aircraft Number 45 Author: Larry Davis Squadron/Signal Publications ISBN: 0897471148 1981 Pages: 55 Format: PDF Size: 11.84МБ Language: English All P-51 versions are covered - P-51A through the twin Mustang, the P-82. Two pages of color plates show the Mustang's colors. Lots of line drawings show the changes in the plane as it progressed through the war and post WW2 action. Read Full Post The Military Balance 1980-81
 Author: Collective The Military Balance 1980-81 Arms and Armour 1980 Format: PDF Pages: 145 Language: English Size: 48.5 MB ‘The Military Balance’ is the International Institute for Strategic Studies’ annual assessment of the military capabilities and defense economics of 170 countries worldwide. It is a useful resource for those involved in security policy making, analysis and research. The book is a region-by-region analysis of the major military and economic developments affecting defence and security policies, and the trade in weapons and other military equipment. Comprehensive tables detail major military training activities, UN and non-UN deployments, and give data on key equipment holdings and defence expenditure trends over a ten year period. Read Full Post The Great Naval Race: The Anglo-German Naval Rivalry, 1900-1914
 Author: Peter Padfield The Great Naval Race: The Anglo-German Naval Rivalry, 1900-1914 David McKay Company 1974 Format: PDF Pages: 404 Language: English Size: 55.3 MB This is the dramatic story of the deadly competition in Dreadnought battleships between Great Britain and Imperial Germany in the years before the First World War. It is a story of two great empires set on a collision course to the Armageddon of 1914. But was the outbreak of war, as many historians have written, the inevitable result of the armaments race? Using original documentary evidence from both the British and German archives, Peter Padfield argues convincingly that it was not the armaments themselves that were the cause of the First World War. The personalities involved, especially Kaiser Wilhelm II with his obsessive dreams of imperial destiny, decisively influenced the course of events; and the German High Command did indeed conspire to manoeuvre towards conflict. The Great Naval Race is a clear and compelling narrative of those fateful years, and the author has vividly portrayed the leading protagonists in the drama - on the German side, Kaiser Wilhelm and the megalomaniacal Admiral Tirpitz, who launched the challenge to British naval supremacy. Among the British statesmen who responded to that challenge were Admiral Fisher, who dragged the British Navy into the twentieth century, Edward Grey, and Winston Churchill, who, belatedly recognizing the real nature of the German threat, turned his incomparable fire and energy to preparing the Navy for war. Read Full Post Squadron/Signal Publications 6061: Flying Scoreboards: Aircraft Mission and Kill Markings - Aircraft Specials series
 Squadron/Signal Publications 6061: Flying Scoreboards: Aircraft Mission and Kill Markings - Aircraft Specials series Author: Ernest R. McDowell Squadron/Signal Publications ISBN: 0897473051 1993 Pages: 66 Format: PDF Size: 28.53МБ Language: English ...At some point back in the prehistoric period a man must have decided to boast of his prowess as a hunter or warrior by selecting some tangible method to publicly show how skillful or fierce he proclaimed himself to be. What form this took will never be known but it could have been the tooth of a saber-toothed tiger, the skin of some animal or perhaps the head of an enemy of his tribe. History does recount the use of scalps, shrunken heads and other such items for this purpose. As man became more civilized he had to forsake such grisly means and rather than display the remains of his victory, he decided to use personal ornamentation. Fierce head dress and masks, warpaint, tattoos and other similar items served to show others" how great a warrior he was. As warfare advanced the need for larger groups to be recognized as either friend or foe brought about the development of uniforms and in time these became very colorful and distinctive. Mention the Bengal Lancers, the U.S. 7th Cavalry, the Black Watch, Cossacks, Coldstream Guards. U.S. Marine Corps, French Foreign Legion, or the Green Berets and a picture of a man in a particular uniform quickly comes to mind and conveys the idea that he was part of an elite organization with a sense of pride and a strong esprit de corps. It was this type of background and the need for recognition that was responsible for the use of victory and mission markings on aircraft that began during the First World War and have been carried forward to this day. Read Full Post Famous Aircraft of all Time
 Author: Kenneth Munson Famous Aircraft of all Time (Arco Color Series) Arco Publishing Company 1977 Format: PDF Pages: 204 Language: English Size: 60.6 MB A book by famous author Kenneth Munson and famous publisher Arco on famous aircraft of all time. Many illustrations and technical data on them... Read Full Post The Illustrated Encyclopedia of 20th Century Weapons and Warfare 15
 Author: Bernard Fitzsimons The Illustrated Encyclopedia of 20th Century Weapons and Warfare 15 Columbia House 1978 Format: PDF Pages: 128 Language: English Size: 25 MB Any profound understanding of the wars which have shaped our world depends on an understanding of the weapons with which they were fought. In these volumes, details of all the weapons of our century are gathered together in a single work. The facts and information packed into these magnificent volumes could only be duplicated in a library of reference works, and even then, so thorough has been the work of the contributors that new facts are constantly being brought to light, new theories advanced and old myths exploded. Includes Warships, Aircraft, Tanks, Small Arms, Missiles, Artillery... Read Full Post A Storm in Flanders: The Ypres Salient, 1914-1918: Tragedy and Triumph on the Western Front
 Author: Winston Groom A Storm in Flanders: The Ypres Salient, 1914-1918: Tragedy and Triumph on the Western Front Grove Press ISBN: 0871138425 2002 Format: EPUB Size: 5,3 МБ Language: English Pages: 272 Forrest Gump and Shrouds of Glory established best-selling author Winston Groom as an electrifying writer and narrative historian. Now, in A Storm in Flanders, the Pulitzer Prize nominee visits the bloody four-year-long Battle of Ypres, a pivotal engagement that would forever change the way the world fought -- and thought about -- war. Groom describes how the quaint medieval Belgian town of Flanders -- following the dreams and schemes of the stubborn "butchers and blunderers" who commanded from afar -- became the most dreaded place on earth, a "gigantic corpse factory" where hundreds of thousands of men died for gains that were measured in yards. In 1914, Germany launched an invasion of France through neutral Belgium -- and brought the wrath of the world upon herself. In accessible prose, Groom presents Ypres as the centerpiece of World War I, with all of its horrors, heroism, and terrifying new tactics and technologies. Ypres is where some of history's most hideous weapons were unleashed and refined: poison gas, tanks, mines, air strikes, and the unspeakable misery of trench warfare. Read Full Post US Heavy Cruisers 1943-1975: Wartime and Post-war Classes (Osprey New Vanguard 214)
 Author: Mark Stille US Heavy Cruisers 1943-1975: Wartime and Post-war Classes (Osprey New Vanguard 214) Osprey Publishing Osprey New Vanguard 214 ISBN: 178200632X 2014 Format: PDF (e-book) Pages: 50 Size: 3 Mb Language: English This title follows on from a companion book covering the US heavy cruisers that were built prior to the war, together forming the definitive guide to the US’s heavy cruiser classes. Versatile warships, the heavy cruisers of the Baltimore class, and their successors in the Oregon City and Des Moines classes, commonly acted as carrier escorts throughout World War II, but also performed bombardment duties in support of amphibious landings. Read Full Post Order of Battle 5: The Ardennes Offensive V US Corps & XVIII US (Airborne) Corps: Northern Sector
 Order of Battle 5: The Ardennes Offensive V US Corps & XVIII US (Airborne) Corps: Northern Sector Author: Bruce Quarrie Osprey Publishing ISBN: 1855328542 1999 Pages: 101 Format: PDF Size: 36.91МБ Language: English 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. Read Full Post Famous Sea Battles
 Author: David Howarth Famous Sea Battles Little, Brown and Company 1981 Format: PDF Pages: 192 Language: English Size: 42.7 MB Recounts how and why seventeen historic sea battles were fought, and traces the development of naval equipment and strategies. Read Full Post Revolution from Abroad: The Soviet Conquest of Poland's Western Ukraine and Western Belorussia
 Author: Jan T. Gross Revolution from Abroad: The Soviet Conquest of Poland's Western Ukraine and Western Belorussia Princeton University Press ISBN: 0691096031 2002 Format: DJVU Size: 25,5 МБ Language: English Pages: 408 Jan Gross describes the terrors of the Soviet occupation of the lands that made up eastern Poland between the two world wars: the Western Ukraine and Western Belorussia. His lucid analysis of the revolution that came to Poland from abroad is based on hundreds of first-hand accounts of the hardship, suffering, and social chaos that accompanied the Sovietization of this poorest section of a poverty-stricken country. Woven into the author's exploration of events from the Soviet's German-supported aggression against Poland in September of 1939 to Germany's attack on the Soviet Union in June 1941, these testimonies not only illuminate his conclusions about the nature of totalitarianism but also make a powerful statement of their own. Those who endured the imposition of Soviet rule and mass deportations to forced resettlement, labor camps, and prisons of the Soviet Union are here allowed to speak for themselves, and they do so with grim effectiveness. Read Full Post Heavy Weapons Guide (Twilight: 2000)
 Heavy Weapons Guide (Twilight: 2000) Author: Loren Wiseman GDW 1989 ISBN: 1558780319 Pages: 50 Language: English Format: PDF Size: 16 MB The Heavy Weapons Guide is a resource and guidebook to more than 110 mortars, grenade launchers, recoilless rifles, mines, hand grenades, rifle grenades, SAMs, and other support weap c The latest in antitank missiles are described and illustrated, including BILL, ACCP, Eryx, and Tan-Breaker. Mortars range from the American M224 60mm up to the Soviet M-55 240mm. Grenarr launchers include the older American M79 "Thumper" and the latest Soviet underbarrel AK-GL. In addition, the game includes eight pieces of recoilless artillery, 26 rockets and rocket launchers, 20 mines, and more than 30 grenades covering all types currently in service and a few that haven't been adopted yet. As a special bonus, the Heavy Weapons Guide also includes descriptions, illustrations, game statistics, and rules for th0 use of flame weapons in Twilight: 2000, including flamethrowers and the ever-popular home-made firebomb called the 'Molotov cocktail'. Read Full Post Concord Firepower Pictorial 1031 - T-64 and T-80
 Author: Steven J. Zaloga Concord Firepower Pictorial 1031 - T-64 and T-80 Concord Publications ISBN: 9623610319 1992 Format: PDF Size: 10,4 МБ Language: English Pages: 64 One of a series of books designed to be of interest to the military vehicle, aviation, uniform and equipment modeller and enthusiast. This particular book looks at the current Russian battle tanks of the T-64 and the T-80. Read Full Post Constantinople and Its Hinterland Papers from the Twenty-Seventh Spring Symposium of Byzantine Studies
 Author: Mango Cyril, Gilbert Dagron Constantinople and Its Hinterland Papers from the Twenty-Seventh Spring Symposium of Byzantine Studies Variorum ISBN: 0860784878 1995 Format: PDF Size: 42,8 МБ Language: English Pages: 448 From its foundation, the city of Constantinople dominated the Byzantine world. It was the seat of the emperor, the centre of government and church, the focus of commerce and culture, by far the greatest urban centre; its needs in terms of supplies and defense imposed their own logic on the development of the empire. Byzantine Constantinople has traditionally been treated in terms of the walled city and its immediate suburbs. In this volume, containing 25 papers delivered at the 27th Spring Symposium of Byzantine Studies held at Oxford in 1993, the perspective has been enlarged to encompass a wider geographical setting, that of the city’s European and Asiatic hinterland. Within this framework a variety of interconnected topics have been addressed, ranging from the bare necessities of life and defence to manufacture and export, communications between the capital and its hinterland, culture and artistic manifestations and the role of the sacred. Read Full Post
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