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 Carnivore: A Memoir by One of the Deadliest American Soldiers of All Time 
 Author: Dillard Johnson, James Tarr Carnivore: A Memoir by One of the Deadliest American Soldiers of All Time William Morrow Paperbacks ISBN: 0062288415 2013 Format: EPUB Size: 3,2 МБ Language: English Pages: 320 Amid ferocious fighting that many times nearly took his life, Sergeant Dillard "C. J." Johnson and his crew are recognized by Pentagon reports to have accounted for astonishing enemy KIA totals while battling inside and out of the "Carnivore," the Bradley Fighting Vehicle Johnson commanded during Operation Iraqi Freedom. After miraculously beating stage-three cancer (caused by radiation exposure from firing armor-piercing depleted-uranium rounds during combat), he returned to his platoon in Baghdad for a second tour, often serving as a sniper protecting his fellow troops. Today, Johnson and his men's story is the stuff of legend—earning them a cover story in Soldier of Fortune and a display in the Fort Stewart Museum. But only now is Johnson telling his full story: reviewed and approved for publication by the Department of Defense, Carnivore is the gripping and unflinchingly honest autobiography of a remarkable American warrior.
Australia and the Vietnam War
 Author: Peter Edwards Australia and the Vietnam War University of New South Wales Press ISBN: 1742232744 | 2014 Format: EPUB Size: 10,8 МБ Language: English Pages: 304 Peter Edwards was the Official Historian and general editor of the nine-volume Official History of Australia’s Involvement in Southeast Asian Conflicts 1948–1975. He was also the author of the volumes dealing with politics, strategy, and diplomacy, Crises and Commitments and A Nation at War. His other books and monographs include Arthur Tange: Last of the Mandarins, Permanent Friends? Historical Reflections on the Australian-American Alliance, Prime Ministers and Diplomats, and Robert Marsden Hope and Australian Public Polic. He is currently an adjunct professor at the Alfred Deakin Research Institute of Deakin University, a Member of the Order of Australia, a Fellow of the Australian Institute of International Affairs, and a former Trustee of the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne.
Vom Original zum Modell: Uboottyp II, Die 'Einbäume'
 Vom Original zum Modell: Uboottyp II, Die 'Einbäume' Author: Eberhard Rössler Bernard & Graefe Verlag ISBN: 3763760237 1999 Pages: 90 Format: PDF Size: 96.37МБ Language: German
Squadron/Signal Publications 1017: F-105 Thunderchief in action - Aircraft No. Seventeen
 Squadron/Signal Publications 1017: F-105 Thunderchief in action - Aircraft No. Seventeen Author: Lou Drendel Squadron/Signal Publications ISBN: 0897470168 1974 Pages: 52 Format: PDF Size: 6.64МБ Language: English "In Action Series" books provide enthusiasts, historians and modelers with outstanding photographic coverage over a wide range of selected subjects. Images are drawn from many private collections and archives to depict the title feature in its historical surroundings.
The Marine Steam Engine
 The Marine Steam Engine Author: Richard Sennett, H. J. Oram Longmans & Co. Pages: 580 Format: PDF Size: 43 mb Quality: Good Language: English 1898 A minor classic in steam marine engineering. Sennett and Oram's "Marine Steam Engine" went through many editions. Be aware that the later editions simply carried across older technology shown in the earlier editions such as this one. Despite some useful snippets, I don't favour this text quite as much as Bauer or Seaton, because it stops short of full detail. It also has a bias toward naval rather than mercantile practice, but if naval is what you are after, maybe this is for you.
Carrier Battle in the Philippine Sea
 Author: Barrett Tillman Carrier Battle in the Philippine Sea Phalanx 1994 ISBN: 1883809045 Format: PDF Size: 13,2 МБ Language: English Pages: 51 Renowned aviation historian, Barrett Tillman, has done a concise yet exhaustive job of research of the famed Marianas Turkey Shoot, the greatest air battle of the Pacific war. Because of in depth interviews much of the story is told by participants. These exciting accounts are augmented by Tillman's analysis. This large format book also provides both U.S. Navy and Japanese order of battle down to squadron level for both carrier and shore based aircraft. One map, 47 black and white photos. Six brush profiles of Hellcats, Avengers, Dauntlesses, Zeros, Judys and Vals (all by John Valo) provide a wealth of visual history. Final appendices supply losses and U.S. Navy aerial combat claims for this historic engagement of carrier aircraft. 48 pages, 47 b/w photos, six aircraft profiles, appendices, 8.5x11 inches, softcover.
Twin Mustang: The North American F-82 at War
 Author: Alan C. Carey Twin Mustang: The North American F-82 at War Pen and Sword Images of War ISBN: 1783462213 2014 Format: EPUB Pages: 128 Size: 4 Mb Language: English One of the most unusual and remarkable American fighter aircraft, the F-82 Twin Mustang was the last mass production propeller-driven fighter acquired by the U.S. Air Force. Originally intended as a very long-range fighter escort for the Boeing B-29 Superfortress during World War II, it arrived too late to see combat and evolved into a night and all-weather fighter during the post-war years. Combat operations in the Korean War followed, along with a host of other dynamic episodes of deployment. This work traces the developmental, operational, and combat history of this unique American fighter and features 120 photographs and illustrations, many of which have never been published before.
The Soviet Motorized Rifle Company
 Author: Collective The Soviet Motorized Rifle Company Defense Intelligence Agency 1976 Format: PDF Pages: 133 Language: English Size: 24 MB This study examines Soviet offensive and defensive doctrine and the organization, training, tactics and equipment of the Soviet motorized rifle company. Emphasis placed on the company equipped with the infantry combat vehicle (BMP).
The Russian Orthodox Church, 1917-1948 : from decline to resurrection
 Author:Daniela Kalkandzhieva The Russian Orthodox Church, 1917-1948 : from decline to resurrection Routledge, London Language:English Routledge religion, society and government in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet States 2015 Format: pdf Size: 2,6 mb This book tells the remarkable story of the decline and revival of the Russian Orthodox Church in the first half of the twentieth century and the astonishing U-turn in the attitude of the Soviet Union’s leaders towards the church. In the years after 1917 the Bolsheviks’ anti-religious policies, the loss of the former western territories of the Russian Empire, and the Soviet Union’s isolation from the rest of the world and the consequent separation of Russian emigrés from the church were disastrous for the church, which declined very significantly in the 1920s and 1930s. However, when Poland was partitioned in 1939 between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, Stalin allowed the Patriarch of Moscow, Sergei, jurisdiction over orthodox congregations in the conquered territories and went on, later, to encourage the church to promote patriotic activities as part of the resistance to the Nazi invasion. He agreed a Concordat with the church in 1943, and continued to encourage the church, especially its claims to jurisdiction over émigré Russian orthodox churches, in the immediate postwar period. Based on extensive original research, the book puts forward a great deal of new information and overturns established thinking on many key points. Contents List of illustrations Acknowledgments List of abbreviations Introduction 1 The dissolution of the Russian Orthodox Church (1917–1939) 2 The Sergian Church in the annexed territories (September 1939–June 1941) 3 The holy war of the Sergian Church 4 The Sergian Church and Western Christianity 5 The Moscow patriarchate restored 6 The growth of Moscow’s jurisdiction (1945–1946) 7 The Russian émigré churches beyond Stalin’s grasp (1945–1947) 8 The Moscow Patriarchate and the autocephalous Orthodox Churches outside the Soviet Union (1944–1947) 9 Toward an eighth ecumenical council (1944–1948) Conclusion Bibliography Index
A History of the Holocaust From Ideology to Annihilation
 Author: Rita Steinhardt Botwinick A History of the Holocaust: From Ideology to Annihilation Pearson 2013 Format: PDF Size: 56,3 МБ Language: English Pages: 288 Examines the causes of the Holocaust and the people involved. Told with scrupulous attention to detail and accuracy, this text provides important background information on Jewish life in Europe, the functions of the hierarchy within the Nazi government, and the psychological foundations of prejudice. Unlike other texts on the subject, A History of the Holocaust gives students an idea of just who the victims of the Holocaust were. In fact, the author tells this story from a unique point-of-view, having experienced Nazi Germany as a child.
Flying Fortress - the Illustrated Biography of the B-17s and the Men Who Flew Them
 Author: Edward Jablonski Flying Fortress - the Illustrated Biography of the B-17s and the Men Who Flew Them Doubleday & Company, Inc. 1965 Format: PDF Pages: 390 Language: English Size: 34.4 MB The Boeing B-17 was more than a plane—and its story, and that of its crews—is more than history. It is drama, romance, adventure, tragedy and folklore set against the panorama of the greatest war in history. To the men who flew in the B-17, and particularly to those who feel thev owe their lives to this majestic aircraft, it was more than a metal monster with four engines and a hundred-foot wing. The B-17 was almost human—the Queen of the Bombers, the Big Bird, a Glorv Wagon, affectionately named "Rosie's Riveters," "Memphis Belle," "Swoose," "Suzy-Q," "Hell's Angels"—names which during the bittersweet years of war became as celebrated as the men who fought in them.
The Australian Army: An Aide-Memoire 2014
 Author: The Australian Army: An Aide-Memoire Directorate of Plans – Army 2014 Pages: 64 Language: English Format: PDF Size: 3.5 MB
Command of the Sea: The History and Strategy of Maritime Empires
 Author: Clark G. Reynolds Command of the Sea: The History and Strategy of Maritime Empires Krieger Pub Co ISBN: 0898746299 1984 Format: PDF Size: 10,2 МБ Language: English Pages: 689 This book consequently seeks to discover the strategic alternatives and constants governing navies and empires throughout the continuum of history by raising hypotheses to be tested by historical examination and by future action. It therefore examines the natural factors such as geography and topography, the political and economic aspects of empire building, the cultural and intellectual manifestations, technology and the tactical evolution of naval forces. Together, these elements define the concept of sea power-in the twentieth century A.D. as well as in the twentieth century B.C. Sea power, when applied to command of the major waterways of the world, indeed emerges as "a great thing"-in the past, today and for the foreseeable future.
The Story of the U-505
 Author: Daniel V. Gallery The Story of the U-505 Museum of Science and Industry 1972 Format: PDF Pages: 36 Language: English Size: 27.7 MB The Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago . . . since 1954 the permanent home of the captured German submarine U-505 . . . has been accorded world-wide recognition for its public services in the field of education. Eminently successful in its primary mission of visualizing the relationships between the latest discoveries in science and their adaptation by industry for man's progress and betterment . . . the Museum with its 14 acres of floor space . . . has for years been host to more than three million visitors annually, including increasingly sizable contingents from countries in every section of the globe.The Story of the U-505.pdf
Hawker Harrier: Warfare with Vertical Velocity (Aeroplane Icons)
 Hawker Harrier: Warfare with Vertical Velocity Author: Tim McLelland Key Publishing Aeroplane Icons ISBN: 978 1909786820 2015 Language: English Pages: 116 Format: PDF Size: 27,5 MB Aeroplane ICONS is a series of bookazines telling the stories of iconic aircraft. Taking an in-depth look at a selection of Britain’s most worthy and pioneering aircraft from the 1930s to the 1960s, each issue focuses exclusively on a single aircraft type, charting its design, production, flight-testing, variants and ensuing career. Military exploits and daring escapades are thrillingly recalled with pilot recollections and historical records, while testimonies from designers and engineers detail the efforts required to get their creations airborne.
Concord 1012 - British Army Of The Rhine
 Author: Thomas Laber Concord 1012 - British Army Of The Rhine Concord Publications ISBN: 9623610122 1992 Format: PDF Size: 61,8 МБ Language: English Pages: 64 For more than 40 years, the British Forces in Europe has contributed as part of Britain's commitment to the collective defence system of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). By having an army of more than 71,000 men permanently stationed on the European continent, the United Kingdom shares with its NATO partners, particularly with Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium, the responsibility for the maintenance of peace, freedom and security in the heartland of NATO's Central Front. The present structure of the British Forces in Europe, especially in Germany, dates back to the the Second World War when British army and air force units participated in the Normandy invasion (in 1944) alongside their allies. At the end of the war, the British contingent remained in North West Germany as the British Army of the Rhine (BAOR) and the Royal Air Force Germany (RAFG). Further troops were stationed in Berlin. Due to the subject of this book, the following chapters will mainly describe the organisation and responsibility of the BAOR representing the major component of the British Forces in Europe with over 56,000 military personnel.
White Ensign Flying: Corvette HMCS Trentonian
 White Ensign Flying: Corvette HMCS Trentonian Author: Roger Litwiller Dundurn 2014 ISBN: 1459710398 Pages: 192 Language: English Format: EPUB Size: 7 MB White Ensign Flying tells the story of HMCS Trentonian, a Canadian corvette that fought U-Boats in the Second World War. Trentonian escorted convoys on the North Atlantic and through the deadly waters near England and France. The ship was attacked by the Americans in a friendly-fire incident during Operation Neptune and later earned the dubious distinction of being the last corvette sunk by the enemy. Litwiller has interviewed many of the men who served in Trentonian and collected their stories. Their unique personal perspectives are combined with the official record of the ship, giving an intimate insight into the life of a sailor — from the tedium of daily life in a ship at sea to the terror of fighting for your life in a sinking ship. Over one hundred photos from the private collections of the crew and military archives bring the story of Trentonian to life, illustrating this testament to the ship and the men who served in it.
Osprey Warrior 90 - US Marine Corps Tank Crewman 1965-70: Vietnam
 Author: Oscar Gilbert Osprey Warrior 90 - US Marine Corps Tank Crewman 1965-70 Vietnam Osprey Publishing 2004 ISBN: 1841767182 Format: PDF Size: 22,4 МБ Language: English Pages: 66 Following Korea, by 1960 tanks and their crews had proved themselves to be a fundamental part of the Marine Corps' combined arms team. When the Marines were ordered to Vietnam in 1965, they took their tanks with them. This book explores this decision, which created a political storm. The presence of the tanks became a lightning rod for accusations of an 'escalation' of the war. Nevertheless, the tanks not only proved their value in the anti-guemilla campaigns, but amid the bitter conventional fighting and extraordinary casualties at Hue City. The ability to undertake such radical change and to prevail demonstrated the versatility, courage and tenacity that are the hallmarks of the 'ordinary' Marine.
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