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 Keepers of the Sea 
 Author: Fred J. Maroon, Edward Latimer Beach Keepers of the Sea Naval Institute Press 1983 Format: PDF Pages: 264 Language: English Size: 37 MB Through powerful pictures and an engaging text, Keepers of the Sea draws the reader into a fascinating world unknown to most people. Few of us have ever had the opportunity to cross the ocean in a fast frigate, plumb its depths in a nuclear submarine, catapult off the deck of a carrier at night or participate in the myriad of activities necessary for the smooth functioning of a modern seagoing fleet. Now, thanks to the combination of an award-winning photographer, a best-selling author and a publisher steeped in naval traditions, these experiences can be shared by all in this magnificent book, the first photographic portrait of America's Navy to be published in forty years.
LAV-25 "Piranha"
 Author: Collective LAV-25 "Piranha" De Agostini UK The Combat Tanks Collection 39 2012 Format: PDF Pages: 16 Size: 25 Mb Language: English • Technical development: Infantry anti-tank weapons • Tanks in action: The Vietnam War
Churchill By Himself: The Definitive Collection of Quotations
 Churchill By Himself: The Definitive Collection of Quotations PublicAffairs Author: Richard Langworth 2011 Pages: 656 Format: PDF Size: 4 mb Language: English Winston Churchill (1874-1965) was one of the most inspiring leaders of the twentieth century, and one of its greatest wits. War reporter, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Prime Minister, Nobel Laureate, wordplay enthusiast, he was a powerful man of many words. Throughout his life, he moved, entertained, and sometimes enraged people with his notorious wit and razor-sharp tongue. Consequently, he is one of the most oft-quoted and misquoted leaders in recent history. Now in paperback, Churchill by Himself is the first fully annotated and attributed collection of Churchill sayings--edited by longtime Churchill scholar Richard M. Langworth and authorized by the Churchill estate--that captures Churchill's wit in its entirety.
Rise of the Ironclads
 Author: George F. Amadon Rise of the Ironclads Pictorial Histories Publishing Company 1988 Format: PDF Pages: 82 Language: English Size: 57.8 MB This books does an excellent job of explaining the struggle between the Union and Confederate navies. England was very supportive of the Confederacy at the beginning of the Civil War, providing the Southerners with food, clothing, medicine, and the tools of war. Then the blockade of Southern ports by the wooden Union Navy became more effective. The Confederacy considered this act to be evil and cruel because it denied women and children the necessities of life. The secret conversion of the U.S.S. MERRIMACK to the ironclad C.S.S. VIRGINIA was considered to be a God-given means by which the wooden ship blockade could be broken, allowing necessary supplies to flow once again from Great Britain. The short-lived success of the VIRGINIA ended with the arrival of the U.S.S. MONITOR. The success of the MONITOR changed naval architecture and tactics for navies around the world. George Amadon's book provides an excellent analysis of naval strategies of the time, these ships, and the great battle between them.
An Illustrated Guide to Modern Sub Hunters
 Author: David Miller An Illustrated Guide to Modern Sub Hunters Salamander Books Ltd. 1992 Format: PDF Pages: 168 Language: English Size: 20.3 MB A magnificent color directory packed with the latest information on a highly sophisticated form of warfare. 160 pages of informative text and superb color illustrations featuring the methods and equipment used in one of the deadliest aspects of naval combat today.
The Boys of '67: Charlie Company's War in Vietnam (Osprey General Military)
 Author: Andrew Wiest The Boys of '67: Charlie Company's War in Vietnam Osprey Publishing Osprey General Military 2014 Format: PDF (e-book) Pages: 468 Size: 3 Mb Language: English In the spring of 1966 the Vietnam War was intensifying, driven by the US military build up, under which the 9th Infantry Division was reactivated. Charlie Company was part of the 9th and representative of the melting pot of America. But, unlike the vast majority of other companies in the US Army, the men of Charlie Company were a close-knit family. They joined up together, trained together, and were deployed together. This is their story. From the joker who roller-skated into the Company First Sergeant’s office wearing a dress, to the nerdy guy with two left feet who would rather be off somewhere inventing computers, and the everyman who just wanted to keep his head down and get through un-noticed and preferably unscathed.GNM Boys of 67.pdf
Fighting Ships
 Author: Hugh W. Cowin Fighting Ships Gallery Books 1985 Format: PDF Pages: 72 Language: English Size: 21 MB CONTENTS: 1 Submarines and Aircraft Carriers 2 Battleships, Cruisers and Destroyers 3 Frigates and Corvettes 4 Fast Attack and Patrol Vessels 5 Support Vessels
Ukraine after Euromaidan: Democracy under Fire
 Author: A. Bedritskiy, A. Kochetkov, S. Byshok Ukraine after Euromaidan: Democracy under Fire 2015 Format: PDF Size: 1.3 Mb Language: English The book «Ukraine after Euromaidan: Democracy under fire» is devoted to the 2014 coup in Ukraine and the chain of events that followed, including the war in the East Ukraine and establishing of the People’s Republics in Donetsk and Lugansk regions. The events of the Ukrainian revolution of 2014 brought not only changes of the political landscape of the country but also transformation of Ukraine’s very map. Thus, the Republiс of Crimea returned to Russia, and in the East of the country two new republics have been formed: Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) and Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR), which historically were part of Novorossiya.
Gray Horse Troop: Forever Soldiers
 Author: Charles Baker Gray Horse Troop: Forever Soldiers Powder River Publications ISBN: 0988811103 2013 Format: EPUB Size: 10,2 МБ Language: English Pages: 376 This searing memoir of the war in Vietnam, and again in Iraq, captures the emotions, fears, and concerns of young men facing life or death in far away lands. Gray Horse Troop is a testament to the gallantry of the men of the 5th Battalion 7th U.S. Cavalry - from Montana in the 1870s to the Middle East in 2005. The author narrates the story about the soldiers, honoring the men who served in this storied unit. From his perspective as the Battalion Operations Officer, he gives a first hand account of combat as part of the legendary 1st Cavalry Division in Vietnam in the first half of 1968. 5/7th Cav fights its way into Hue during Tet of 1968, clears the NVA away from the perimeter at Khe Sahn, and pursues the enemy into the infamous A Shau Valley. He provides the big picture that surviving veterans did not get while fighting for survival down at squad level. Gray Horse Troop is a personal account of what the author saw, remembered, and further researched; which he writes about with traces of wit, political incorrectness, and cynicism. Being embedded with 5/7th Cav in Iraq in 2005 provides the framework for recalling the various Vietnam battles. He is blunt about the human costs of war. He writes in simple language, directed beyond the military reader to all who are interested in the Cold War Era.
The Year in Special Operations 2009
 Author: Collective The Year in Special Operations 2009 Faircount LLC 2009 Format: PDF (e-book) Pages: 164 Size: 49 Mb Language: English
Bombers of the West
 Author: Bill Gunston Bombers of the West Ian Allan 1973 Format: PDF Pages: 294 Language: English Size: 51.3 MB thanks to adeda Gunston writes about the beginings of the jet age, using British, French and American bombers to discuss the challenges in engineering and manufacturing in moving from ~300kt piston aircraft to 600kt and up modern aircraft. He covers all three of the British V Bombers, all of the US strategic bombers through the B-1 and oddities like the French Mirage IV and the A5 Vigilante. Gunston discusses in some detail the engineering choices that were made early in the jet age when it wasn't clear what even the general shape of large jets would be and talks about the engineering organizations that built them.
Enigma - Battle for the Code
 Author: Hugh Sebag-Montefiore Enigma - Battle for the Code Wiley 2004 Format: PDF Pages: 415 Language: English Size: 21.5 MB Winston Churchill called the cracking of the German Enigma Code “the secret weapon that won the war.” Now, for the first time, noted British journalist Hugh-Sebag-Montefiore reveals the complete story of the breaking of the code by the Allies—the breaking that played a crucial role in the outcome of World War II. This fascinating account relates the never-before-told, hair-raising stories of the heroic British and American sailors, spies, and secret agents who faced death in order to capture vital codebooks from sinking ships and snatch them from under the noses of Nazi officials. Sebag-Montefiore also relates new details about the genesis of the code, little-known facts about how the Poles first cracked the Luftwaffe’s version of the code (and then passed it along to the British), and the feverish activities at Bletchley Park, Based in part on documents recently unearthed from American and British archives—including previously confidential government files—and in part on unforgettable, firsthand accounts of surviving witnesses, Enigma unearths the stunning truth about the brilliant piece of decryption that changed history.
It Was a Long Time Ago, and It Never Happened Anyway: Russia and the Communist Past
 Author: David Satter It Was a Long Time Ago, and It Never Happened Anyway: Russia and the Communist Past Yale University Press 2013 Format: epub/pdf Size: 4 Mb Language: English Russia today is haunted by deeds that have not been examined and words that have been left unsaid. A serious attempt to understand the meaning of the Communist experience has not been undertaken, and millions of victims of Soviet Communism are all but forgotten. In this book David Satter, a former Moscow correspondent and longtime writer on Russia and the Soviet Union, presents a striking new interpretation of Russia's great historical tragedy, locating its source in Russia's failure fully to appreciate the value of the individual in comparison with the objectives of the state. Satter explores the moral and spiritual crisis of Russian society. He shows how it is possible for a government to deny the inherent value of its citizens and for the population to agree, and why so many Russians actually mourn the passing of the Soviet regime that denied them fundamental rights. Through a wide-ranging consideration of attitudes toward the living and the dead, the past and the present, the state and the individual, Satter arrives at a distinctive and important new way of understanding the Russian experience.
Aviation: A Reference First Book
 Author: Gilda Berger Aviation: A Reference First Book Franklin Watts 1983 Format: PDF Pages: 104 Language: English Size: 5.2 MB Presents alphabetically arranged definitions of terms, physical principles, people, and oganizations having to do with aviation. Also identifies types of aircraft.
Jet Planes of the Third Reich - The Secrets Projects, Vol. 1
 Jet Planes of the Third Reich - The Secrets Projects, Vol. 1 Author: Manfred Griehl Monogram Aviation Publications 1998 ISBN: 978-0914144366 Format: pdf Pages: 202 Size: 127 Mb Language: English, English This first volume of Jet Planes of the Third Reich, The Secret Projects covers mainly those German jet and rocket aircraft projects that were designed prior to V-E Day, but failed to reach prototype status. In addition, it examines those few projects that actually reached an advanced stage of construction prior to the end of the war in Europe and also those special projects that were further developed in the immediate postwar years. Proceeding through this volume, you will be amazed at the number, diversity, and originality of the various German aircraft projects. It is an astonishing record - there was no shortage of ideas or creativity - every idea and possibility, no matter how unorthodox, was explored, expanded and advanced. Some projects were nothing more than serious flights of fancy, such as the multitude of Junkers "EFo" studies in the early forties. Others were quite a different matter. A few might even be considered relatively "modern" if viewed from the perspective of current aircraft design. 155 photo, 72 drawing plates.
Panzer Aces
 Author: Franz Kurowski Panzer Aces The Ballantine Publishing Group 1992 Format: PDF Pages: 540 Language: English Size: 56.4 MB Panzer Aces chronicles the battles of six decorated officers who helped create the legend. Based on extensive research, these gripping narratives of D Day at Normandy, the bloody campaigns in Italy, the ferocious combat at Kursk—the greatest armored battle in the history of war—and many other engagements offer resounding evidence of how the armored tank, in German hands, became the twentieth century's single most important development in land fighting.
The Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm 1990-1991 (Modern Warfare)
 Author: Anthony Tucker-Jones The Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm 1990-1991 (Modern Warfare) Pen and Sword ISBN: 1781593914 2014 Format: EPUB Size: 4,6 МБ Language: English Pages: 128 Each stage in the Gulf War, the liberation by American-led UN forces of Iraqi-occupied Kuwait in 1990-91, is vividly described in this photographic history. Over 180 photographs provide a remarkable visual account of Operation Desert Storm in the air, at sea and on land, and they show the vast array of military equipment deployed by both sides. Anthony Tucker-Jones, who worked at the time as an analyst for British Defense Intelligence, describes the armed forces that were ranged against each other, in total over a million troops, over 7000 armored vehicles, 4600 artillery pieces, and thousands of aircraft. In a concise text he relates the key events in the short, intense conflict that followed – the preliminary air campaign, the elimination of the Iraqi navy, the coalition’s ground offensive, the tank battles in which American Abrams and British Challengers engaged Soviet-designed T-72 and T-62s, the Iraqi retreat, the death and destruction at the Muttla Pass, and the liberation of Kuwait City. The photographs, most of which have not been published before, give a powerful impression of the character of late-twentieth-century warfare. They also record a major conflict that has been overshadowed by the more recent war against Saddam Hussein’s Iraq.
World Revolution: The Plot Against Civilization
 Author:Nesta Webster World Revolution: The Plot Against Civilization Boston:Small,Maynard & Company 1994 Format:PDF Size:11.4 MB Language: English British historian Nesta Webster reveals the secret societies and forces behind major European revolutions from the French Revolution to the Russian Revolution.
Future Fighters
 Author: David Baker Future Fighters (The Military Aircraft Library) Rourke Enterprises Inc. 1989 Format: PDF Pages: 56 Language: English Size: 13.8 MB The Military Aircraft Library From the fastest and highest flying planes to the largest and strongest of nations defenders, these books will thrill the readers with the latest military photographs. The informative text, glossary, index and acronymn lists of each title, provides the reader with easy access to factual information for reference reports. The author is an international authority in military techniques.
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