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 Battle of Britain: The Hardest Day, 18 August 1940 
 Author: Alfred Price Battle of Britain: The Hardest Day, 18 August 1940 Charles Scribner's Sons 1979 Format: PDF Pages: 302 Language: English Size: 30.2 MB This is the story of one single day in the Battle of Britain. Sunday 18 August 1940 saw the Luftwaffe launch three major air assaults on Britain and the events of that day changed the destiny of the war. Alfred Price gives a compelling minute-by-minute account of that hardest day as experienced by those involved – RAF and Luftwaffe aircrew, behind-the-scenes planners and strategists, and members of the public above whose towns and villages the battle was waged.
Luftwaffe Combat Reports (Hitler's War Machine)
 Author: Bob Carruthers Luftwaffe Combat Reports (Hitler's War Machine) Archive Media Publishing Ltd 2012 Format: pdf Size: 4Mb Language: English "My Luftwaffe is invincible... And so now we turn to England. How long will this one last - two, three weeks?" Hermann Goering, June 1940. These detailed accounts of Luftwaffe combat operations are taken from the extensive series of interviews conducted with higher echelons of the German Fighter Force by the USAAF very shortly after the end of the Second World War. The new generation of German fighters such as the Me.262 was at the forefront of the agenda and the USAAF were particularly keen to learn as much as they could about these machines and their successes and failures. These fascinating insights cover the experience of the Luftwaffe during the whole war and are drawn from the interviews conducted by those who managed to excel despite all that was thrown at them: Heinz Bar, an ace with 240 victories to his credit; Walter Dahl, an anti-bomber specialist; 'Hitsch' Hitschhold, who undertook many high-risk operations with his Stukas and FW-190's; and Adolf Galland, last commander of the Luftwaffe and author of the classic memoir, "The First and the Last." The frustrations which the pilots of the Luftwaffe encountered in their own aircraft is well voiced within these pages, as is the tenuous relationship between the fighter and bomber wings of the Luftwaffe. Political interference, the bane of the Wehrmacht, also raised its head within the Luftwaffe and the consequences of intermeddling by Hitler and others in the Nazi machine are expressed in the interviews. These absorbing primary source accounts of aerial combat at the tactical, operational and strategic level provide a unique window on the Luftwaffe at war.
Armoured Warfare in the North African Campaign (Images of War)
 Armoured Warfare in the North African Campaign Author: Anthony Tucker-Jones Pen & Sword Military Images of War 2012 ISBN 13: 978-1848845671 Pages: 144 Language: English Format: EPUB Size: 10 MB The North African campaign, the struggle of the Italians and Germans against the Allies in Egypt, Libya and Tunisia between 1940 and 1943, was a war of movement and maneuver, of dramatic changes of fortune, and it was a war in which mechanized forces - tanks in particular - excelled. Compared with the heavily populated landscapes of northwest Europe, the empty open spaces of North Africa appeared to be ideal operating terrain for tanks, yet the harsh desert conditions tested men and machinery to the limit, as Anthony Tucker-Jones demonstrates in this remarkable selection of wartime photographs. The use of armor during the entire course of the campaign is covered, from the initial Italian offensive, the arrival of Rommel's Panzergruppe Afrika, the battles fought along the North African shore which culminated in El Alamein, then the Allied advance into Tunisia which led to the final defeat of the German and Italian armies. The images give a fascinating inside view of combat, but they also reveal the daily routines of tank warfare 65 years ago, and give a vivid impression of what it was like to fight in and live with the tanks of the day - the German Mk IIIs and Mk IVs and the Tiger, the British Matildas and Valentines and the American Grants and Shermans that contributed so much to the Allied victory. Training, maintenance, transportation and supply are shown, as are the daily lives of the tank crews and extreme conditions in which they worked and fought.
Handbook On German Military Forces - The Illustrated Edition - Volume 1 (Hitler's War Machine)
 Author: Bob Carruthers Handbook On German Military Forces - The Illustrated Edition - Volume 1 (Hitler's War Machine) Coda Books Ltd 2013 Format: EPUB Size: 5,8 МБ Language: English Pages: 394 Fully illustrated throughout with charts, tables, maps, illustrations, diagrams and photographs, this authoritative reference book to the German Army during World War II is indispensable for the military enthusiast. Written in 1945 by the US War Department as an essential guide for the American soldier in Europe, it examines the structure of the Wehrmacht, its organisation from the High Command down, tactics, fortifications and defenses, logistics, weapons, equipment, uniforms and the Air Force. Available for the first time as an ebook, this is the first volume of three, and includes an in depth study of the German military system, the structure of the field forces and other military and auxiliary organisations, including the SS and the Gestapo.
Kriegsmarine: The Illustrated History of the German Navy in World War II
 Author: Robert Jackson Kriegsmarine: The Illustrated History of the German Navy in World War II Aurum Press ISBN: 1854107461 2001 Format: PDF Size: 40,9 МБ Language: English Pages: 176 Germany lost her entire navy at the end of the First World War, yet by 1939, under the leadership of Admiral Erich Raeder, she had built a small but formidable fleet of modern surface vessels, including battleships, battle cruisers and three vessels of an entirely new class, the pocket battleships, as well as cruisers and destroyers. At the same time, Karl DVnitz had rebuilt the U-boat force and equipped it with a new concept, the wolfpack tactic, that would come near to defeating the Allied convoy system over the following four years.
The Collapse: The Accidental Opening of the Berlin Wall
 Author: Mary Elise Sarotte The Collapse: The Accidental Opening of the Berlin Wall Basic Books ISBN: 0465064949 2014 Format: EPUB Size: 10,3 МБ Language: English Pages: 320 On the night of November 9, 1989, massive crowds surged toward the Berlin Wall, drawn by an announcement that caught the world by surprise: East Germans could now move freely to the West. The Wall—infamous symbol of divided Cold War Europe—seemed to be falling. But the opening of the gates that night was not planned by the East German ruling regime—nor was it the result of a bargain between either Ronald Reagan or George H.W. Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. It was an accident. In The Collapse, prize-winning historian Mary Elise Sarotte reveals how a perfect storm of decisions made by daring underground revolutionaries, disgruntled Stasi officers, and dictatorial party bosses sparked an unexpected series of events culminating in the chaotic fall of the Wall. With a novelist’s eye for character and detail, she brings to vivid life a story that sweeps across Budapest, Prague, Dresden, and Leipzig and up to the armed checkpoints in Berlin. We meet the revolutionaries Roland Jahn, Aram Radomski, and Siggi Schefke, risking it all to smuggle the truth across the Iron Curtain; the hapless Politburo member Günter Schabowski, mistakenly suggesting that the Wall is open to a press conference full of foreign journalists, including NBC’s Tom Brokaw; and Stasi officer Harald Jäger, holding the fort at the crucial border crossing that night. Soon, Brokaw starts broadcasting live from Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate, where the crowds are exulting in the euphoria of newfound freedom—and the dictators are plotting to restore control.
World War II at Sea: An Encyclopedia
 World War II at Sea: An Encyclopedia Author: Spencer C. Tucker ABC-CLIO ISBN: 978-1-59884-457-3 2011 Pages: 925 Format: PDF Size: 9,98МБ Quality: Good Language: English
Inside the Third Reich
 Author: Albert Speer Inside the Third Reich Simon & Schuster ISBN: 0684829495 1997 Format: PDF Size: 33,9 МБ Language: English Pages: 672 From 1946 to 1966, while serving the prison sentence handed down from the Nuremburg War Crimes tribunal, Albert Speer penned 1,200 manuscript pages of personal memoirs. Titled Erinnerungen ("Recollections") upon their 1969 publication in German, Speer's critically acclaimed personal history was translated into English and published one year later as Inside the Third Reich. Long after their initial publication, Speer's memoir continues to provide one of the most detailed and fascinating portrayals of life within Hitler's inner circles, the rise and fall of the third German empire, and of Hitler himself. Speer chronicles his entire life, but the majority of Inside the Third Reich focuses on the years between 1933 and 1945, when Speer figured prominently in Hitler's government and the German war effort as Inspector General of Buildings for the Renovation of the Federal Capital and later as Minister of Arms and Munitions. Speer's recollections of both duties foreground the impossibility of reconciling Hitler's idealistic, imperialistic ambitions with both architectural and military reality. Throughout, Inside the Third Reich remains true to its author's intentions. With compelling insight, Speer reveals many of the "premises which almost inevitably led to the disasters" of the Third Reich as well as "what comes from one man's holding unrestricted power in his hands."
Himmler's SS: Loyal to the Death's Head
 Author: Robin Lumsden Himmler's SS: Loyal to the Death's Head The History Press 2009 ISBN: 0752450263 Format: EPUB Size: 27,6 МБ Language: English Pages: 288 The real story of the SS, unlike its popular mythology, is so complex as to almost defy belief: it is a tale of intrigue and nepotism, of archaeology and Teutonism, of art and symbolism. This is a story of street fighters and convicted criminals becoming Ministers of State and police commanders; the story of charitable works and mass extermination being administered from the same building; and the story of boy generals directing vast heterogeneous armies on devastating campaigns of conquest. Fact is stranger than fiction in this look at the SS's wide-ranging effects on the police, racial policies, German history, education, the economy, and public life, as well as the uniforms and regalia which were carefully designed to set Himmler’s men apart as the new elite in Third Reich society. Fully illustrated, with rare images that show the "face" of the SS, this authoritative history will appeal to all with an interest in Hitler’s Third Reich.
Thunder Gods: The Kamikaze Pilots Tell Their Story
 Author: Hatsuho Naitao Thunder Gods: The Kamikaze Pilots Tell Their Story Kodansha International 1989 Format: PDF Pages: 224 Language: English Size: 29.2 MB Thunder Gods is a definitive, absorbing, comprehensive, fascinating tale that breaks new ground. The best account of the kamikaze yet, It Illustrates planning, weapon, and organization of this specific suicide unit, and depicts pilots as humans, not desperates strapped to bombs.
Bomber Command 1936-1968: An Operational & Historical Record
 Bomber Command: 1936-1968: An Operational & Historical Record Author: Ken Delve Pen and Sword Aviation 2006 ISBN: 1844151832 Pages: 306 Language: English Format: EPUB Size: 9 MB This is a comprehensive reference to the structure, operation, aircraft and men of Bomber Command from its formation on 1936 to 1968 when it became part of Strike Command. It includes descriptions of many notable bombing raids, the many types of aircraft used, weapons and airfields. The five main sections of the book include a general historical introduction and overview, operations, operational groups, aircrew training and technical details of each aircraft type. Lengthy Annexes cover personnel. the squadrons in World War II, accuracy of attacks, orders of battle for each wartime year, maps of airfields locations, tonnage of bombs dropped and nuclear weapons carried in the post-war years.
Blitzkrieg
 Author: Abraham Rothberg Blitzkrieg (Eyewitness History of World War II) Bantam Books 1966 Format: PDF Pages: 228 Language: English Size: 19 MB This book traces the origins of the War starting with the Armistice at Compiegne in 1919. It covers the rise of totalitarianism in Europe, the first terrible months of the blitzkrieg, the imperialistic aggression of Japan in the Far East, the period of Allied appeasement, the evacuation of Dunkirk and the fall of France. This volume concludes where it starts, in the railroad car at Compiegne with Hitler accepting the French surrender.
The Life and Death of Nazi Germany
 Author: Robert Goldston The Life and Death of Nazi Germany Fawcett Publications, Inc. 1967 Format: PDF Pages: 228 Language: English Size: 31.6 MB Examines basic problems of German history as reflected by the temper and times which permitted the rise and fall of Hitler and the Third Reich.
Canadian Nuclear Weapons: The Untold Story of Canada's Cold War Arsenal
 Author:John Clearwater Canadian Nuclear Weapons: The Untold Story of Canada's Cold War Arsenal Dundurn 1998 Format: pdf Size: 15Mb Language: English Its purpose is to bring together until-recently secret information about the nature of the nuclear arsenal in Canada, and combine it with known information about the systems in the US nuclear arsenal. The work begins with an account of the efforts of the Pearson government to sign the agreement with the US necessary to bring nuclear weapons to Canada. Subsequent chapters provide a detailed discussion of the four nuclear weapons systems deployed by Canada: the BOMARC surface-to-air guided interceptor missile; the Honest John short range battlefield rocket; the Starfighter tactical thermonuclear bomber; the VooDoo-Genie air defence system. Each chapter also includes a section on the accidents and incidents which occurred while the weapons were at Canadian sites. The final chapter covers the ultimately futile efforts of the Maritime Air Command and the Royal Canadian Navy to acquire nuclear weapons. An appendix includes the text of the until-now secret agreements Canada signed with the USA for the provision of nuclear weapons.
Edge of Centre - The Eventful Life of Group Captain Gerald Packer
 Author: Chris Coulthard-Clark Edge of Centre - The Eventful Life of Group Captain Gerald Packer Royal Australian Air Force Museum 1992 Format: PDF Pages: 197 Language: English Size: 13.7 MB Though little known today, Gerald Packer was an influential figure in Australian public affairs for more than 30 years. An original thinker, Packer was prominent in Australia's intellectual circles both before and after the Second World War and contributed to an astonishingly diverse range of contemporary issues — including defense policy, international relations, economics, immigration, transport, business management and civil rights. Edge of Centre traces Packer s life from childhood to his death in 1962. entral to the story are his two periods of service in both the Australian Army and the Royal Australian Air Force. In the 1920s he was the RAAF s leading air photography expert, later becoming chief of intelligence and holding other senior posts at crucial points during the Second World War. His previously unacknowledged role in predicting Japan s entry into the war, the inquiry into the 1942 bombing of Darwin and the 1945 Morotai mutiny places Packer as a figure constantly operating at the edge of the centre. Drawing from extensive family records, Chris Coulthard-Clark has assembled a remarkable array of Packer s published and unpublished writings to provide an impressive testimony to the talents of an extraordinary individual.
Freedoms Battle 01 - The War at Sea 1939-1945
 Author: John Winton Freedoms Battle 01 - The War at Sea 1939-1945 Vintage Books 2007 Format: PDF Pages: 425 Language: English Size: 16 MB The Second World War produced hundreds of actions and incidents at sea which were packed with drama and suspense and which evoked the greatest heroism. Here is a generous selection of personal experience written by the men and women who were there: in the British and Commonwealth Navies the Fleet Air Arm the Merchant Navy or ashore. Names which have passed into history - Narvik Dunkirk the River Plate the Bismarck the Scharnhorst Crete Anzio the Battle of the Atlantic the Russian convoys - all these and many others are reflected in these gripping eyewitness testimonies.This is the first volume in the unique Freedom's Battle trilogy which provides intensely vivid accounts of war at sea in the air and on land. Far better than any single narrative the extracts build up a complete picture of the War as it was experienced by the men and women who actually fought in it.
Blitzkrieg France 1940
 Author: Michael Olive, Robert Edwards Blitzkrieg France 1940 Stackpole Books 2013 ISBN: 0811711242 Format: EPUB Size: 65,4 МБ Language: English Pages: 208 Photo chronicle of the German invasion of France in the spring of 1940 * Hundreds of photos, many of them rare and never published before * Photos of men, tanks, weapons, uniforms, terrain, and much more * Excellent complement to the narratives of the Stackpole Military History Series * Ideal reference for World War II history fans, scholars, modellers, and reenactors
Flying Legends of World War II (Images of War)
 Author: Philip Handleman Flying Legends of World War II (Images of War) Pen and Sword Military 2011 Format: EPUB Pages: 112 Size: 3 Mb More than thirty Allied Forces' WWII aircraft types are illustrated in many rare and previously unpublished black and white and color photographs. Each type is described giving vital data on development history, combat record, famous pilots and significant air battles. Performance, range and weapon loads are also included. The unique color photographs are from the collection of the late William B. Slate, an aviation photographer who strove to capture the thrilling perspective that can only come from close-up, in-flight vantage points from an aircraft flying in formation.
U-boat Prey: Merchant Sailors at War 1939-1942
 Author: Philip Kaplan U-boat Prey: Merchant Sailors at War 1939-1942: Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives Pen and Sword Images of War ISBN: 1783462930 2014 Format: EPUB Pages: 128 Size: 10 Mb Language: English During the first stages of the Second World War, all forces were rallied in an attempt to support the Allied effort. With trade and supply routes to Britain suddenly being placed at great risk, a stalwart team of merchant sailors were required to protect vital supplies for the British people, as well as shipping vital army necessities back and forth. The efforts of the sailors involved really can't be overstated. Despite the fact that they didn't wear uniforms, and few were rewarded with medals or memorials, they were certainly as worthy of the title 'front-line warrior' as the guardsmen and fighter pilots to whom they transported necessary combat supplies. Indeed, many are in agreement that their efforts stood between the might of German forces and the domination of the world.
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