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 Secrets of the Spitfire 
 Author: Lance Cole Secrets of the Spitfire: The Story of Beverley Shenstone, The Man Who Perfected the Elliptical Wing Pen and Sword Aviation ISBN: 184884896X 2012 Format: EPUB Pages: 272 Size: 2 Mb Language: English This book tells the tale of the brilliant aerodynamicist Beverley Shenstone MASc, HonFRAes, FAIAA,AFIAS, FCASI, HonOSTIV. As R.J. Mitchell's chief aerodynamicist, it was Shenstone who designed the Spitfire's wing - the wing that gave the Spitfire it crucial advantage in the Battle of Britain and beyond. A quiet man, Shenstone never sought glory for his work, yet in recent years he has been credited as the man who persuaded Mitchell to adopt the ellipse - a modified ellipse that was unique in its shape and its combined use of two integrated aerofoil sections. Shenstone's knife-edge shape reached far back into early aeronautics for its inspiration.
A History of the World: From the 20th to the 21st Century
 A History of the World: From the 20th to the 21st Century Author: J. Grenville Routledge 2005 Pages: 995 Language: English Format: pdf Size: 12.7 Mb With the onset of decolonisation, the rise and fall of fascism and communism, the technological revolution and the rapidly increasing power of the United States, the world since 1900 has witnessed global change on an immense scale. Providing a comprehensive survey of the key events and personalities of this period throughout the world, A History of the World includes discussion of topics such as: * the rivalry between European nations from 1900-1914 * the Depression and the rise of fascism during the 1920s and 1930s * the global impact of the Cold War * decolonisation and its effects * the continuing conflict in the Middle East. This new edition has been updated throughout to take account of recent historical research. Bringing the story up to date, J.A.S. Grenville includes a discussion of events such as 9/11, recent economic problems in Latin America and the second Gulf War.
Imperial Japanese Naval Aviator 1937–45
 Imperial Japanese Naval Aviator 1937–45 (Warrior 55) Osprey Publishing Ltd. 2003 Format: Pdf (E-book) Size: 3 Mb Language: English
Friendly Fire: American Images of the Vietnam War
 Author: Katherine Kinney Friendly Fire: American Images of the Vietnam War Oxford University Press ISBN: 0195141962 2000 Format: PDF Size: 14,9 МБ Language: English Pages: 240 Hundreds of memoirs, novels, plays, and movies have been devoted to the American war in Vietnam. In spite of the great variety of media, political perspectives and the degrees of seriousness with which the war has been treated, Katherine Kinney argues that the vast majority of these works share a single story: that of Americans killing Americans in Vietnam. Friendly Fire, in this instance, refers not merely to a tragic error of war, it also refers to America's war with itself during the Vietnam years. Starting from this point, this book considers the concept of "friendly fire" from multiple vantage points, and portrays the Vietnam age as a crucible where America's cohesive image of itself is shattered--pitting soldiers against superiors, doves against hawks, feminism against patriarchy, racial fear against racial tolerance. Through the use of extensive evidence from the film and popular fiction of Vietnam (e.g. Kovic's Born on the Fourth of July, Didion's Democracy, O'Brien's Going After Cacciato, Rabe's Sticks and Bones and Streamers), Kinney draws a powerful picture of a nation politically, culturally, and socially divided, and a war that has been memorialized as a contested site of art, media, politics, and ideology.
The Gun
 Author: C. J. Chivers The Gun Simon & Schuster ISBN: 0743271734 2011 Format: EPUB Size: 7,6 МБ Language: English Pages: 496 At a secret arms-design contest in Stalin’s Soviet Union, army technicians submitted a stubby rifle with a curved magazine. Dubbed the AK-47, it was selected as the Eastern Bloc’s standard arm. Scoffed at in the Pentagon as crude and unimpressive, it was in fact a breakthrough—a compact automatic that could be mastered by almost anyone, last decades in the field, and would rarely jam. Manufactured by tens of millions in planned economies, it became first an instrument of repression and then the most lethal weapon of the Cold War. Soon it was in the hands of terrorists. In a searing examination of modern conflict and official folly, C. J. Chivers mixes meticulous historical research, investigative reporting, and battlefield reportage to illuminate the origins of the world’s most abundant firearm and the consequences of its spread. The result, a tour de force of history and storytelling, sweeps through the miniaturization and distribution of automatic firepower, and puts an iconic object in fuller context than ever before.
The Arab-Israeli Wars: War and Peace in the Middle East
 Author: Chaim Herzog The Arab-Israeli Wars: War and Peace in the Middle East Vintage Books 1984 Format: PDF Pages: 438 Language: English Size: 53.7 MB War and Peace in the Middle East from the War of Independence through Lebanon. The best single-volume history of the Arab-Israeli was....
Jesolo International Air Show 2013
 Author: Collective Jesolo International Air Show 2013 Luckyplane 2013 Format: PDF Pages: 126 Size: 60 Mb Language: Italian Jesolo International Air Show 2013
Fricourt-Mametz (Battleground Europe)
Author: Michael Stedman
Fricourt-Mametz (Battleground Europe)
Pen and Sword Military
2011
Format: EPUB
Pages: 160
Size: 27 Mb
Language: English
The Battleground Europe series has become justly famous for its detailed coverage of British World War I battlefields; this particular sector is best known for the activities of Siegfried Sassoon, Robert Graves and other members of the 38th (Welsh) Division, whose distinctive Red Dragon statue is a prominent feature of the site.
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Warriors of the Rising Sun: A History of the Japanese Military
 Author: Robert B. Edgerton Warriors of the Rising Sun: A History of the Japanese Military W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. 1997 Format: PDF Pages: 396 Language: English Size: 52.2 MB Warriors of the Rising Sun chronicles the Japanese military's transformation from honorable "knights of Bushido" into men who massacred thousands during the Pacific War. Crucial in bringing about this change was Western rejection of Japan as an aspiring colonial power, as well as the West's racist, anti-Japanese immigration policies. Japan's leaders chose military brutality as a necessary means to achieve a rightful place in the world. Today, Japan has the second largest military budget in the world. What lessons have her leaders learned from the past wars?
Medals of America 2015 New Summer Issue
 2015 New Summer Issue Medals of America 2015 Pages: 77 Language: English Format: PDF Size: 23 MB
Military Land Rover - Development and in Service
 MILITARY LAND ROVER: Development and in Service Author: Pat Ware Ian Allan Publishing ISBN: 0711031894 2007 Pages: 208 pages Language:English Format: PDF Size: 66.22 MB During World War II, and particularly after the USAs entry into the conflict, the military exploited to the maximum the potential of the 4x4 for staff transport and rapid forward movement. The US-manufactured Jeep (derived from GP for general purpose) set the standard for this type of vehicle and there was no directly comparable British-designed and built model until the launch in 1947 of the Land Rover. The original purpose of the Land Rover was two-fold: to earn significant export sales and to provide the British armed forces with a locally-built 4x4 vehicle. In the 60 years since the Land Rover was first produced its market has expanded considerably, becoming both an essential vehicle for those who require its remarkable off-road capabilities and through the Range Rover and other developments, a popular model for personal use. However, the Land Rover remains an essential part of the equipment used by Britain's armed forces. It has served in virtually every theatre of operations involving British troops since 1947. Its battle honors include the conflicts resulting from the retreat from Empire in places such as Malaya and Aden, the troubles in Northern Ireland and the Falklands War, through to current operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. In addition, the Land Rover has been acquired by the armed forces of many other nations. Whilst much has been written about the Land Rover since its first appearance, the majority of books have concentrated solely on its use as a personal form of transport with its original raison d'etre being largely ignored. This book is designed to rectify this omission, providing the reader with a comprehensive history of the Land Rover and its various guises in military service in Britain and overseas. Written by one of the country's leading experts on the subject of military transport in general and Land Rovers in particular, the book is published in the 60th anniversary year of the Land Rover project being given the go-ahead. Superbly illustrated throughout with some 250 mono and color illustrations, Military Land Rover-Development and In Service is a remarkable account of the military career of one of the most successful motor vehicles ever built in the British Isles. For all those with an interest in military transport, the book is an essential study on a fascinating subject and for all involved in either the preservation or modeling of the type, the book will provide an excellent range of reference information accompanied by very many photographs. REVIEWS "...very detailed history of Britain's legendary Military Land Rover...I would thoroughly recommend this book to anyone with an interest in Land Rovers whether they are a modeler, Historian, collector, or even, like me, a former user."Missinglynx.com 11/2007
American General: The Life and Times of William Tecumseh Sherman
 Author: John S. D. Eisenhower American General: The Life and Times of William Tecumseh Sherman NAL ISBN: 0451471350 2014 Format: EPUB Size: 5,7 МБ Language: English Pages: 352 From respected historian John S. D. Eisenhower comes a surprising portrait of William Tecumseh Sherman, the Civil War general whose path of destruction cut the Confederacy in two, broke the will of the Southern population, and earned him a place in history as “the first modern general.” Yet behind his reputation as a fierce warrior was a sympathetic man of complex character. A century and a half after the Civil War, Sherman remains one of its most controversial figures—the soldier who brought the fight not only to the Confederate Army, but to Confederate civilians as well. Yet Eisenhower, a West Point graduate and a retired brigadier general (Army Reserves), finds in Sherman a man of startling contrasts, not at all defined by the implications of “total war.” His scruffy, disheveled appearance belied an unconventional and unyielding intellect. Intensely loyal to superior officers, especially Ulysses S. Grant, he was also a stalwart individualist. Confident enough to make demands face-to-face with President Lincoln, he sympathetically listened to the problems of newly freed slaves on his famed march from Atlanta to Savannah. Dubbed “no soldier” during his years at West Point, Sherman later rose to the rank of General of the Army, and though deeply committed to the Union cause, he held the people of the South in great affection.
The Illustrated Directory of the U.S. Marine Corps
 Author: Chester G. Hearn The Illustrated Directory of the U.S. Marine Corps Salamander Books 2003 Format: PDF Pages: 364 Language: English Size: 49.7 MB Spectacularly illustrated details of the weapons and equipment, the battles, and the personalities. More than 300 photographs, plus detailed maps.
The Amphibs - Amphibious Training Command United States Atlantic Fleet
 Author: Collective The Amphibs - Amphibious Training Command United States Atlantic Fleet Albert Love Enterprises 1945 Format: PDF Pages: 53 Language: English Size: 57 MB US Navy publication covering the training of sailors who were assigned to Amphibious Landing ships.
Churchill and the Archangel Fiasco
 Author: Michael Kettle *Probate* Churchill and the Archangel Fiasco (Russia and the Allies , 1917-1920) Routledge ISBN: 0415082862 1992 Format: PDF Size: 7,3 МБ Language: English Pages: 616 This third volume in Michael Kettle's series on Allied intervention in the Russian civil war, begins at the point when small-scale Allied intervention in Bolshevik-overrun Russia had failed, but had succeeded in covering the formation of some anti-Bolshevik White groups sympathetic to allied aid. Written on a panoramic basis which includes detailed documents from both sides, Kettle reveals what each side's leadership had to face as the Russian kaleidoscope constantly changed. Kettle argues that British intervention was doomed to failure and that the White Russians became expendable British pawns in a temporary forward holding position, designed to contain the Bolshevik inferno within Russia. The strategic and military miscalculations of British medium intervention thus prolonged the Russian civil war, and caused a further 14 million Russian deaths. Using Churchill's previously unpublished, last papers and recently available French documents, Kettle provides a fascinating and in-depth analysis of the `Archangel Fiasco'.
Ground Attack Planes
 Author: David Baker Ground Attack Planes (The Military Aircraft Library) Rourke Enterprises Inc. 1989 Format: PDF Pages: 54 Language: English Size: 26.5 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.
Complete Uniform Equipment for U.S. Army Officers
 Author: Collective Complete Uniform Equipment for U.S. Army Officers Associated Military Stores 1940 Format: PDF Pages: 32 Language: English Size: 21.3 MB Complete Uniform Equipment for U.S. Army Officers Catalog. United States Army Officers know and appreciate that the Associated Guarantee means exactly what it says-"Your complete satisfaction."
Spy Sub: A Top Secret Mission to the Bottom of the Pacific
 Author: Roger C. Dunham Spy Sub: A Top Secret Mission to the Bottom of the Pacific Naval Institute Press 1996 Format: PDF Pages: 260 Language: English Size: 36 MB A true story about an operation involved the desperate search for a nuclear-armed Soviet submarine that exploded and disappeared in the depths of the Pacific in 1968.
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