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 With Our Backs to the Wall. Victory and Defeat in 1918 
 Author: David Stevenson With Our Backs to the Wall. Victory and Defeat in 1918 Belknap Press 2011 Format: PDF Pages: 747 Language: English Size: 5.5 MB With so much at stake and so much already lost, why did World War I end with a whimper an arrangement between two weary opponents to suspend hostilities? After more than four years of desperate fighting, with victories sometimes measured in feet and inches, why did the Allies reject the option of advancing into Germany in 1918 and taking Berlin? Most histories of the Great War focus on the avoidability of its beginning. This book brings a laser-like focus to its ominous end the Allies incomplete victory, and the tragic ramifications for world peace just two decades later.In the most comprehensive account to date of the conflict's endgame, David Stevenson approaches the events of 1918 from a truly international perspective, examining the positions and perspectives of combatants on both sides, as well as the impact of the Russian Revolution. Stevenson pays close attention to America's effort in its first twentieth-century war, including its naval and military contribution, army recruitment, industrial mobilization, and home-front politics. Alongside military and political developments, he adds new information about the crucial role of economics and logistics.The Allies eventual success, Stevenson shows, was due to new organizational methods of managing men and materiel and to increased combat effectiveness resulting partly from technological innovation. These factors, combined with Germany's disastrous military offensive in spring 1918, ensured an Allied victory but not a conclusive German defeat.
Las Tropas de Montana
 Las Tropas de Montana Osprey Publishing, RBA Author: Gordon Williamson 2012 ISBN: 978 8447374717 Format: pdf Size: 4 Mb 49 Language: Spanish De la Serie "Soldados de la 2 Guerra Mundial".
Submarine Warfare: Men, Weapons, and Ships
 Author: C. B. Colby Submarine Warfare: Men, Weapons, and Ships Coward-McCann, Inc. 1967 Format: PDF Pages: 54 Language: English Size: 16.9 MB Describes main submarines as well as their missiles and armament.
Churchill & Roosevelt - The Complete Correspondence v01 - Alliance Emerging
 Author: Warren F. Kimball Churchill & Roosevelt - The Complete Correspondence v01 - Alliance Emerging Harper Collins Publishers 1988 Format: PDF Pages: 837 Language: English Size: 29 MB This three-volume work includes all correspondence between the British prime minister and the American president from 1933 until Roosevelt's death in 1945. Kimball's skillful commentary puts the intrinsically interesting letters in context. Although a large amount of Churchill-Roosevelt correspondence has been previously printed, this magnificently edited work is indispensable for the researcher and good reading for anyone interested in the principals and their leadership during World War II. Professor Kimball has located many unpublished items, gives full and corrected texts of others, and holds everything together with informative headnotes. He also includes the enclosures which the two leaders sent to each other.
A Handbook of Fighter Aircraft
 Author: Francis Crosby A Handbook of Fighter Aircraft Hermes House 2002 Format: PDF Pages: 272 Language: English Size: 31.6 MB An Illustrated history of fighter aircraft, their origins and evolution. Fokkers, Spitfires, Messerschmitts and many others from WW I & II. Today's Powerful supersonic jets, including F-15 Eagles, MiGs and the Eurofighter. Features Photographs from the Imperial War Museum.
Hiroshima Nagasaki
 Author: Paul Ham Hiroshima Nagasaki Doubleday UK 2012 Format: PDF Pages: 644 Language: English Size: 31.3 MB The first narrative history of the nuclear attack told from both the Japanese and American viewpoints. "Nobody is more disturbed," said President Truman, three days after the destruction of Nagasaki in 1945, "over the use of the atomic bombs than I am, but I was greatly disturbed over the unwarranted attack by the Japanese on Pearl Harbor and their murder of our prisoners of war. The only language [the Japanese] seem to understand is the one we have been using to bombard them. When you have to deal with a beast you have to treat him as a beast. It is most regrettable but nevertheless true." The atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki killed more than 100,000 instantly, mostly women, children and the elderly. Many hundreds of thousands more succumbed to their horrific injuries later, or slowly perished of radiation-related sickness. Yet the bombs were 'our least abhorrent choice', American leaders claimed at the time -- and still today most people believe they ended the Pacific War and saved millions of American and Japanese lives. Ham challenges this view, arguing that the bombings, when Japan was on its knees, were the culmination of a strategic Allied air war on enemy civilians that began in Germany and had till then exacted its most horrific death tolls in Dresden and Tokyo.
Sherman Tank: A Pocket History
 Author: John Christopher Sherman Tank: A Pocket History Amberley 2012 Format: EPUB Pages: 128 Size: 7 Mb Once described as the worst tank that ever won the war , the Sherman tank was never going to be the equal of the German heavies in a direct tank-on-tank confrontation. It was never meant to be. What is was, though, was reliable, maneuverable and built in such prodigious quantities that it became ubiquitous. Sheer weight of numbers and interchangeability of parts was what made the Medium Tank M4, as the Sherman was officially designated, a war winner. Built in the States in car factories, railway works and new bespoke factories, the Sherman came in many variants, and was converted for other uses by the Allied forces. The Brits gave it a bigger gun, made funnies that could wade ditches, build bridges, even float in the sea and clear minefields.
Rescue of the Bounty: Disaster and Survival in Superstorm Sandy
 Author: Michael J. Tougias, Douglas A. Campbell Rescue of the Bounty: Disaster and Survival in Superstorm Sandy Scribner 2014 Format: epub/pdf Size: 19.7 Mb Language: English On Thursday, October 25, 2012, Captain Robin Walbridge made the fateful decision to sail Bounty from New London, Connecticut, to St. Petersburg, Florida. Walbridge was well aware that a hurricane was forecast to travel north from the Caribbean toward the eastern seaboard. Yet the captain was determined to sail. As he explained to his crew of fifteen: a ship is always safer at sea than in port. He intended to sail “around the hurricane” and told the crew that anyone who did not want to come on the voyage could leave the ship—there would be no hard feelings. As fate would have it, no one took the captain up on his offer. Four days into the voyage, Superstorm Sandy made an almost direct hit on Bounty. The vessel’s failing pumps could not keep up with the incoming water. The ship began to lose power as it was beaten and rocked by hurricane winds that spanned eight hundred miles. A few hours later, in the dark of night, the ship suddenly overturned ninety miles off the North Carolina coast in the “Graveyard of the Atlantic,” sending the crew tumbling into an ocean filled with towering thirty-foot waves. The coast guard then launched one of the most complex and massive rescues in its history, flying two Jayhawk helicopter crews into the hurricane and lowering rescue swimmers into the raging seas again and again, despite the danger to their own lives. In the uproar heard across American media in the days following, a single question persisted: Why did the captain decide to sail? Through hundreds of hours of interviews with the crew members, their families, and the coast guard, the masterful duo of Michael J. Tougias and Douglas A. Campbell creates an in-depth portrait of the enigmatic Captain Walbridge, his motivations, and what truly occurred aboard Bounty during those terrifying days at sea. Dripping with suspense and vivid high-stakes drama, Rescue of the Bounty is an unforgettable tale about the brutality of nature and the human will to survive.
Rockets of the Navy
 Author: Erik Bergaust Rockets of the Navy G.P. Putnam's Sons 1959 Format: PDF Pages: 49 Language: English Size: 30 MB In a navy which increasingly recognizes the efficacy of rockets and missiles, the problems accompanying conversion are enormous. In this compendium of navy rockets, the author illustrates the gradual changes that are being made in our navy, discusses problems of conversion--the regulated and paced changes which hope to avoid premature obsolescence--and systematically lists individual weapons, their origins and functions. Photographically illustrated, this slim text provides a good reference book for those interested in technical aspects of modern warfare as they are manifest in the United States Navy.
Killing Bin Laden: Operation Neptune Spear 2011
 Author: Peter Panzeri Killing Bin Laden: Operation Neptune Spear 2011 Osprey Publishing Osprey Raid 45 ISBN: 1472804082 2014 Format: PDF (e-book) Pages: 82 Size: 6 Mb Language: English On May 2, 2011 a ten-year manhunt drew to a deadly end as the men of the US Naval Special Warfare Development Group (a.k.a. SEAL Team Six) closed in on their prey, Osama Bin Laden, the mastermind of the World Trade Center attack on September 11, 2001. Flown from Afghanistan by Army Special Operations Command’s 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) and evading detection by the Pakistani military, two US helicopters flew towards the compound where they believed Bin Laden to be. Forty minutes later one helicopter had crashed and five people were dead, including the al-Qaeda leader. In this book the story of the raid is told, from start to finish, using specially commissioned full-colour artwork, photographs, and maps.
Queen: The Ultimate Illustrated History of the Crown Kings of Rock
 Queen: The Ultimate Illustrated History of the Crown Kings of Rock Author: Phil Sutcliffe Voyageur Press 2011 Format: HQ PDF Quality: excellent Size: 122 mb Language: English Pages: 289 Queen was renowned for electrifying performances, envied for rumors of rock excess, and beloved for music that melded an array of genres. Now available in a nicely priced paperback edition comes the first history befitting this larger-than-life rock band. Packed with stunning performance and offstage photographs—dozens of them previously unpublished—as well as handbills, posters, backstage passes, tickets, T-shirts, LPs, and singles gathered from around the globe, this is the ultimate visual history for Queen fans everywhere. A history of the band spans the pre-Queen years to current work with Paul Rodgers. Complementing this thorough account are reviews of all studio and live albums; complete tour dates; an extensive discography; reflections on the band and their music from some of rock’s top performers past and present; and exclusive insights from their former crew.
Armoured Warfare In The Arab-Israeli Conflicts (Images of War)
 Author: Anthony Tucker-Jones Armoured Warfare In The Arab-Israeli Conflicts (Images of War) Pen and Sword Military 2013 Format: EPUB Pages: 160 Size: 6 Mb The latest volume in Anthony Tucker-Jones's series of books on armored warfare in the Images of War series is a graphic account of the development of armored forces in the Arab and Israeli armies from 1948 to the present day. In a sequence of over 200 archive photographs he tells the story of the role armor played in Arab-Israeli conflicts over the last sixty years, from the initial battles of 1948, through the Suez Crisis, the Six Day War, the Yom Kippur War, the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982 and the Israeli attack on Hamas in Gaza in 2008.
The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam
 Author: Robert Spencer The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (and the Crusades) Regnery Publishing 2005 Format: PDF Size: 38.2 Mb Language: English Everything (well, almost everything) you know about Islam and the Crusades is wrong because most textbooks and popular history books are written by left-wing academics and Islamic apologists who justify their contemporary political agendas with contrived historical "facts." But fear not: Robert Spencer refutes popular myths and reveals facts that you won't be taught in school and will never hear on the evening news. He supplies a revealing list of "Books You Must Not Read" (as far as the PC left is concerned), and takes you on a fast-paced politically incorrect tour of Islamic teaching and Crusades history that will give you all the information you need to understand the true nature of the global conflict America faces today. Bet your teacher never told you: - Muhammad did not teach "peace and tolerance"-he led armies and ordered the assassination of his enemies - The Qur'an commands Muslims to make war on Jews and Christians - The much-ballyhooed "Golden Age" of Islamic culture was largely inspired by non-Muslims - What is known today as the "Islamic world" was created by a series of brutal conquests of non-Muslim lands - The Crusades were not acts of unprovoked aggression by Europe against the - Islamic world, but a delayed response to centuries of Muslim aggression - The jihad continues today: Europe could be Islamic by the end of the twenty-first century - Ex-Muslims must live in fear even in the United States
Artillery: Guns & Rocket Systems
 Author: T. J. O'Malley Artillery: Guns & Rocket Systems Greenhill Books 1994 Format: PDF Pages: 168 Language: English Size: 14.3 MB No matter what new weapons and electronic-based weapon systems appear, artillery continues to dominate the battlefield Operating as part of a team which includes infantry and armour, artillery remains the one weapon which can dictate the course of conflict, both in attack and defence Artillery takes many forms, but is divided mainly into towed and self-propelled types, with the quite separate categories of multiple rocket systems and heavy mortars adding to the overall potential This survey is thus divided into those main categories but there are frequent overlaps of type and function. Of the four mentioned the self-propelled artillery piece is now the most important. Even after the addition of mobility to its firepower potential is considered the overall fact remains that the modern battlefield is a lethally hostile environment in which to survive unless armoured protection is provided.
America's Secret MiG Squadron
 Author: Gaillard R. Peck Jr. America's Secret MiG Squadron: The Red Eagles of Project CONSTANT PEG Osprey Publishing Osprey General Aviation ISBN: 1849089760 2012 Format: EPUB Pages: 352 Size: 3 Mb Language: English This book is the story of a group of military pioneers who were intent on using their experience and knowledge to develop a new training paradigm for fighter pilots. As a Vietnam veteran and Phantom F-4 pilot, Col. Gail Peck (call-sign "EVIL") had been disappointed with the level of training offered to US fighter pilots. He was determined to ensure that US fighter pilots were unbeatable in the air particularly against their Cold War adversaries flying the already legendary MiG fighter jets. Working with the support of General Hoyt S. Vandenberg, Jr., and under conditions of the upmost secrecy the CONSTANT PEG program was launched with Peck as the original "Red Eagle."
Clausewitz: His Life and Work
 Clausewitz: His Life and Work Author: Donald Stoker Oxford University Press 2014 ISBN: 978–0199357949 Format: pdf Pages: 377 Size: 13 Mb Language: English, English Military historian Donald Stoker's perceptive biography of Carl von Clausewitz moves skillfully between Clausewitz's career as a solider and his work as a theoretician and author, exploring the composition of On War and other works while also emphasizing the many military engagements in which Clausewitz fought. As an officer in the Prussian army, Clausewitz fought in battles from Jena-Auerstedt to Waterloo, as well as the battle of Borodino while serving the Russians. Stoker takes readers through the heat of these battles, providing historical overview and discussing each engagement in detail. Rich context is provided by Clausewitz himself, who wrote abundant letters to his wife and friends throughout his life, and from which Stoker draws extensively.
Tonight We Die As Men
 Author: Ian Gardner & Roger Day Tonight We Die As Men Osprey Publishing Osprey General Military ISBN: 1846033225 2009 Format: PDF (e-book) Pages: 343 Size: 8 Mb Language: English The exploits of the 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment have long been overshadowed by those of Easy Company, 2nd Battalion. Yet the actions of the 3rd Battalion during the D-Day landings were every bit as incredible. This is the astounding story of how, after suffering many immediate casualties on landing, the surviving paratroopers fought on towards their objective against horrendous odds. Using fascinating first-hand accounts of the soldiers and the French civilians who witnessed the Normandy campaign, and illustrated with black and white photographs and maps throughout, the authors offer a unique and comprehensive account of the experiences of the 3rd Battalion from training through to D-Day and beyond.
A Vertical Empire: History of the British Rocketry Programme
 A Vertical Empire: History of the British Rocketry Programme Author: Charles N Hill Imperial College Press Graduation Year: 2011 Language: English Quality: excellent Format: Pdf Pages: 388 Size: 22,1 Mb A Vertical Empire provides a description of the British rocketry and space programme from the 1950s to 1970s, detailing the Medium Range Ballistic Missile Blue Streak and its conversion to a satellite launcher as part of the European Launcher Development Organisation (Eldo). This extensively revised second edition includes material only made available in the past ten years and the text is supplemented by numerous photographs, sketches and statistics. The all-British satellite Black Arrow is described, as well as the research rocket Black Knight, the Blue Steel missile and the rocket powered interceptor aircraft.
The Role of the Bomber
 Author: Ronald W Clarke The Role of the Bomber Thomas Y. Crowell Company 1977 Format: PDF Pages: 168 Language: English Size: 16.7 MB Lavishly illustrated with color and black-and-white photographs, The Role of the Bomber describes the changing strategic and tactical operations of the bomber from the days of ballooning to the present Within half a century of the Wright brothers' pioneering flight at Kittyhawk in 1903, the manned bomber grew from a military curiosity to become an apocalyptic threat looming over whole nations. In the following quarter of a century, as missiles began to dominate the battlefield, the bomber began a return flight from strategic to tactical duties and a future in which its role, its very definition, would be qualified. The role of the bomber, always significant in twentieth-century warfare, has often been different from that predicted—surprisingly effective at sea, but unexpectedly limited in the Korean and Vietnamese conflicts.
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