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 Panzerfaust: And Other German Infantry Anti-tank Weapons 
 Panzerfaust: And Other German Infantry Anti-tank Weapons Author: Wolfgang Fleischer Schiffer Publishing Schiffer Military/Aviation History ISBN: 0887406726 1994 Language: English Pages: 52 Format: PDF Size: 24,8 mb Panzerfaust and Other German Infantry Anti-Tank Weapons of WWII Book. This book features a selection of original German World War II photos and contains information about the history and development, experiments, and variations variations of these anti-tank weapons. Included are rifles, rifle grenades, magnetic and other charges, Panzerfaust, Panzershreck and more.
The Rhine Crossing: 9th US Army & 17th US Airborne
 Author: Andrew Rawson The Rhine Crossing: 9th US Army & 17th US Airborne Pen and Sword Military Battleground Europe ISBN: 1783409665 2006 Format: EPUB Pages: 190 Size: 8 Mb Language: English In spring 1945, the outcome of the war was beyond doubt. Yet with the Russians closing fast on Berlin, the speed of the US & British advance was of the essence. One major hurdle remained - the mighty Rhine. This text follows the river crossings by 30th & 79th US Divisions & the parachute assault by 17th US Airborne Division.
Herald of Victory - Battlefield Air Attack in the Second World War
 Author: George W Jalonick, Dorothy Cockrell Jalonick Herald of Victory - Battlefield Air Attack in the Second World War The University of Texas in Dallas 2006 Format: PDF Pages: 24 Language: English Size: 23.3 MB Air warfare was a major component of World War II in all theatres and, together with anti-air attack, consumed a large fraction of the industrial output of the major powers. Germany and Japan depended on air forces that were closely integrated with land and naval forces; they downplayed the advantage of fleets of strategic bombers, and were late in appreciating the need to defend against Allied strategic bombing. By contrast, Britain and the United States took an approach that greatly emphasised strategic bombing, and to a lesser degree, tactical control of the battlefield by air, and adequate air defences. They both built a strategic force of large, long-range bombers that could carry the air war to the enemy's homeland. Simultaneously, they built tactical air forces that could win air superiority over the battlefields, thereby giving vital assistance to ground troops. They both built a powerful naval-air component based on aircraft carriers, as did Japan; these played the central role in the war at sea.
Panzer Division 1940-1943 (Mushroom Green Series 4110)
 Author: Thierry Vallet 9.Panzer Division 1940-1943 (Mushroom Green Series 4110) Mushroom Model Publications 2012 Format: EPUB Pages: 144 Size: 5 Mb Language: English 9. Panzer-Division was formed in January 1940 from 4. Leichte-Division. It took part in the campaign in the west, fighting in the Netherlands, Belgium and finally France before being transferred to Poland in September 1940. Later it took part in the campaign in the Balkans before fighting on the southern sector during the invasion of the USSR. It then transferred to the central sector in October 1941 and took part in the summer offensive of 1942 and later in the fighting at Kursk. Subsequently the unit transferred to the southern sector in the fall of 1943 and took part in the fighting at the Dnieper where it suffered heavy losses.
The Battle for Moscow
 Author: Albert Seaton The Battle for Moscow Playboy Press 1980 Format: PDF Pages: 340 Language: English Size: 37.4 MB The course of human civilization has turned on the outcome of a select few climactic battles throughout history, but never more so than when Stalin's enigmatic Soviet Union desperately rallied its resources to stave off Hitler's armies in the Battle for Moscow. From the drama in the command posts to the plight of the infantry and armor in the mud and snow, Seaton illuminates the titanic struggle that was the pivotal battle of WWII.
Images of War: The Germans at Arras
 Author: David Bilton Images of War: The Germans at Arras Pen & Sword 2008 Format: ePub Pages: 113 Language: English Size: 43 MB During the Great War a German publisher produced a number of photographic books that are of considerable interest to the modern-day reader. These were based on the photographs taken by the German regiments that found themselves stationed there during the War.This, the first book, covers the Battle of Arras in 1917, one of the largest in the War. In addition to the introduction giving the historical context there are 350 photographs of the villages/towns,the trenches, troop movements, trenches, cemeteries, dealings with civilians. These vividly convey what the area from Lens-Arras-Bullecourt-Havrincourt-Cambrai-Douai was like under German occupation. This book is not just a memory-rich diary for the thousands of soldiers who fought there but also a valuable record of the period.
Asiatic Land Battles: Expansion of Japan in Asia (The Military History of World War II vol.8)
 Author: Trevor Nevitt Dupuy Asiatic Land Battles: Expansion of Japan in Asia (The Military History of World War II vol.8) Franklin Watts, Inc. 1963 Format: PDF Pages: 80 Language: English Size: 27.7 MB A retrospective of Asiatic Land Battles: Expansion of Japan in Asia.
Stalingrad - The Turning Point
 Author: Geoffrey Jukes Stalingrad - The Turning Point Ballantine Books 1978 Format: PDF Pages: 164 Language: English Size: 24.2 MB thanks to adeda Stalingrad was the most long drawnout battle of the Second World War, and proved the most crucial. Geoffrey Jukes, who has made a distinguished mark as an expert on the Eastern Front, has written an account of this momentous struggle that is worthy of its theme.
A Curious Madness: An American Combat Psychiatrist, a Japanese War Crimes Suspect, and an Unsolved Mystery from World War II
 Author: Eric Jaffe A Curious Madness: An American Combat Psychiatrist, a Japanese War Crimes Suspect, and an Unsolved Mystery from World War II Scribner ISBN: 1451612052 2014 Format: EPUB Size: 11,2 МБ Language: English Pages: 320 From an “illuminating and entertaining” (The New York Times) historian comes the World War II story of two men whose remarkable lives improbably converged at the Tokyo war crimes trials of 1946. In the wake of World War II, the Allied forces charged twenty-eight Japanese men with crimes against humanity. Correspondents at the Tokyo trial thought the evidence fell most heavily on ten of the accused. In December 1948, five of these defendants were hanged while four received sentences of life in prison. The tenth was a brilliant philosopher-patriot named Okawa Shumei. His story proved strangest of all. Among all the political and military leaders on trial, Okawa was the lone civilian. In the years leading up to World War II, he had outlined a divine mission for Japan to lead Asia against the West, prophesized a great clash with the United States, planned coups d’etat with military rebels, and financed the assassination of Japan’s prime minister. Beyond “all vestiges of doubt,” concluded a classified American intelligence report, “Okawa moved in the best circles of nationalist intrigue.”
From Makin To Bougainville Marine Raiders In The Pacific War
 Author: Jon T. Hoffman From Makin To Bougainville Marine Raiders In The Pacific War CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 1494464357 2013 Format: PDF Size: 7,4 МБ Language: English Pages: 44 In February 1942, Lieutenant General Thomas Holcomb, the Commandant of the Marine Corps, ordered the creation of a new unit designated the 1st Marine Raider Battalion. This elite force, and its three sister battalions, went on to gain considerable fame for fighting prowess in World War II. There is more to the story of these units, however, than a simple tale of combat heroics. The inception, growth, and sudden end of the raiders reveals a great deal about the development and conduct of amphibious operations during the war, and about the challenges the Corps faced in expanding from 19,000 men to nearly a half million. The raiders also attracted more than their share of strong leaders. The resulting combination of courage, doctrine, organization, and personalities makes this one of the most interesting chapters in Marine Corps history. This author examines the history of the Marine Raiders in the Pacific War.
The Admirals: Nimitz, Halsey, Leahy, and King--The Five-Star Admirals Who Won the War at Sea
 Author: Walter R. Borneman The Admirals: Nimitz, Halsey, Leahy, and King--The Five-Star Admirals Who Won the War at Sea LB & Co 2012 ISBN: 0316097845 Format: EPUB Size: 5,5 МБ Language: English Pages: 576 How history's only five-star admirals triumphed in World War II and made the United States the world's dominant sea power. Only four men in American history have been promoted to the five-star rank of Admiral of the Fleet: William Leahy, Ernest King, Chester Nimitz, and William Halsey. These four men were the best and the brightest the navy produced, and together they led the U.S. navy to victory in World War II, establishing the United States as the world's greatest fleet.
M10 Tank Destroyer vs StuG III Assault Gun: Germany 1944 (Osprey Duel 53)
 M10 Tank Destroyer vs StuG III Assault Gun: Germany 1944 Author: Steven Zaloga, Richard Chasemore Osprey Publishing Osprey Duel 53 ISBN: 978 1780960999 2013 Language: English Pages: 82 Format: PDF (e-book) Size: 4,5 MB The Allies' M10 Tank Destroyer and the Germans' Sturmgeschutz (StuG) lll were the unsung workhorses of the northwest European battlefields of 1944-45. While their mission was not principally fighting one another, their widespread use ensured their frequent encounters, from the Normandy Bocage, to the rubble-strewn streets of Aachen. The StuG lll was the quintessential assault gun, a low-slung, heavily armoured, turret-less vehicle intended to provide direct fire support for infantry formations, whilst the M10 3in Gun Motor Carriage was originally developed as a tank destroyer. However, by 1944 the 3in gun proved ineffectual against the most thickly armored German tanks, and was consequently relegated to infantry support too. Widely deployed in roles their designers had not envisaged, these two armoured fighting vehicles clashed repeatedly during the 11-month campaign, which saw the Allies advance from Normandy to the heart of the Reich. Fully illustrated with specially commissioned artwork, this is the story of their confrontation at the height of World War ll.
The Birth of the Luftwaffe
 Author: Hanfried Schliephake The Birth of the Luftwaffe Henry Regnery Company 1971 Format: PDF Pages: 232 Language: English Size: 36.3 MB A massively detailed history of the Luftwaffe from the end of WW1 through to rebuilding in the the 1930's and up to 1939. The well produced photos cover all aspects of the Luftwaffe and cover both major types like the Bf109 & Ju87 through to less well known Luftwaffe types such as the Hs126 & He51. A very good reference for modellers and Luftwaffe historians.
Descent Into Nightmare
 Author: Collective Descent Into Nightmare (The Third Reich Series) Time-Life Books 1992 Format: PDF Pages: 192 Language: English Size: 19.1 MB A frightened fifteen-year-old member of a Luftwaffe antiaircraft crew bursts into tears after being taken prisoner by the Americans near Giessen in west-central Germany in the spring of 1945. Bled dry of able-bodied men, Adolf Hitler turned in desperation to Germany's children, using them at first in civil defense roles but eventually plunging tens of thousands of teenage boys into combat. The youngsters were armed only with obsolete weapons, rudimentary training, and heavy doses of Nazi propaganda.
Armoured Warfare and Hitler's Allies 1941-1945: Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives
 Armoured Warfare and Hitler's Allies 1941-1945: Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives Author: Anthony Tucker-Jones Pen and Sword Images of War 2013 ISBN: 1781592586 Pages: 160 Language: English Format: EPUB Size: 6 MB German, American and British tanks come to mind first whenever the military vehicles of the Second World War are considered – they get all the historical attention. The tanks, self-propelled guns and armored cars built and deployed by the secondary nations in the conflict, in particular by Hitler’s Axis allies, have been almost forgotten. The rarity of these armored fighting vehicles makes them especially interesting, and that is why Anthony Tucker-Jones’s photographic history is of such value. His selection of previously unpublished wartime photographs provides a visual record of the armored forces thrown into action by Hitler’s allies on the Eastern Front from 1941 to 1945. Illustrated here are the panzers deployed by Bulgaria, Finland, Slovakia, Hungary, Italy and Romania on the Eastern Front and in the Balkans. Hungary’s homemade armor included the Toldi and Turán tanks and Zrínyi self-propelled guns. The Italians produced CV-33 tankettes, Semovente self-propelled guns, Autoblinda and Lancia armored cars and a series of tanks. Romanian and Czech tanks and assault guns were also deployed. Anthony Tucker-Jones’s photographic survey of these little known and underrated military vehicles will be fascinating reading, and a useful source of reference, for everyone who is interested in the history of armored and mechanized warfare.
Airborne Operations In World War II, European Theater
 Airborne Operations In World War II, European Theater Author: John C. Warren US Air Force Historical Division Pages: 249 Format: PDF Size: 23 mb Quality: Good Language: English 1956 This monograph describes the planning and execution of airborne operations by the Army Air Forces in the European Theatre during World War II. Intended to serve as a case history of large-scale airborne operations, it seeks to analyze and evaluate them as a basis for doctrine and for the information of future planners. This history was written by Dr John C. Warren of the USAF Historical Division.
Britain Alone June 1940 to December 1941
 Author: Paul Lucas Britain Alone June 1940 to December 1941 (On Target Special No2) Aviation Workshop 2003 ISBN: 190464306X Format: PDF Size: 25,7 МБ Language: English Pages: 72 Between the fall of France in June 1940 and Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941, the British Isles stood completely alone without a major European ally in the struggle against Nazi Germany. Even when the Soviet Union was brought in to the war in far off eastern Europe, it was by no means certain that an alliance between Britain and the Soviet Union would last for more that a few months before the Soviets would be overrun and defeated, such was the initial success of 'Operation Barbarossa'. It was only with the entry of the United States in to World War Two, following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, that the ultimate path to victory over Nazi Germany became clearer. The eighteen months between June 1940 and December 1941 saw many anomalies and significant changes to the camouflage and markings of British military aircraft which were operating in many different parts of the world and makes for a fascinating period to study. To record every facet of these camouflage and markings during this time however would be a task which would require a book many times the size of this volume. Instead, this On Target Special seek to examine some of the lesser known and more unusual aspects of British camouflage and markings practices through a series of essays chronologically grouped around the period, in three specific Theatres of Operations, namely the Air Defence of the United Kingdom, the Battle of the Atlantic and the war in the Mediterranean and Middle East.
The United States Marine Corps in World War II
 Author: S. E. Smith The United States Marine Corps in World War II Ace Books 1965 Format: PDF Pages: 406 Language: English Size: 46.5 MB Here is a magnificent mosaic of the Marine Corps in World War II, a rich panoply of history and drama skillfully interwoven with heroic individual exploits. In war and peace, since the first landing operation in the Bahamas in 1776 when the Corps was less than six months old, marines have always been called upon to land on foreign shores to insure the nation's security or to protect the lives of its citizens. A study of the Marine Corps' activities prior to World War II gives an understanding of the morale and esprit de corps that were the foundation of its combat efficiency, but it does not show the study of command, staff and logistics and the tactical training that were equally responsible for successful marine assaults on the Japanese strongholds in the atolls of the Pacific.
Calais: A Fight to the Finish, May 1940
 Author: Jon Cooksey Calais: A Fight to the Finish, May 1940 Pen and Sword Battleground Europe 2000 Format: EPUB Pages: 160 Size: 19 Mb Language: English This is the story of the Battle of Calais, a short but bloody struggle to delay the German advance in May 1940. It is a story of uncertainty, of taut nerves, of heat, dust, raging thirst and hand-to-hand fighting in the narrow streets of the channel port now known to millions of Britons as a gateway to the Continent. The guide will take the visitor beyond the ferry terminal and hypermarkets to reveal the hidden Calais and the actions of individuals and units.
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