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 A Writer at War: A Soviet Journalist with the Red Army, 1941-1945 
 Author: Vasily Grossman A Writer at War A Soviet Journalist with the Red Army, 1941-1945 Vintage ISBN: 0307275337 2007 Format: EPUB Size: 3,1 МБ Language: English Pages: 416 Soviet author Grossman volunteered for the army when the Germans invaded in 1941 and spent more than three years as a special correspondent at the front for the army newspaper Red Star. His wartime writing established him as a major "voice" of war—a status resembling in many ways that of Ernie Pyle in America. This volume, a perfect complement to the panoramic vision of Ivan's War, collects excerpts from Grossman's notebooks and published dispatches, few of them longer than a couple of paragraphs. And while the dispatches usually describe scenes fitting with Soviet orthodoxy, Grossman's notebooks also record the bloody-mindedness, the despair and the disaffection that permeated Soviet ranks as the Red Army paid its dues of learning how to fight a modern war. That material, of course, was not published at the time. Grossman was a perceptive observer with an eye for essential detail. His vignettes of the fighting at Kursk and the battles that brought the Red Army into Berlin are models of combat reporting, and the elegiac realism of his description of Treblinka merits wide anthologizing in Holocaust literature. This volume stands among the finest eyewitness accounts of Soviet Russia's war on the Eastern Front.
SS & Wehrmacht Camouflage U.S.Richardson Report, 20 july, 1945
 Author: Richardson, F. S. & Borsarello, J. SS & Wehrmacht Camouflage U.S.Richardson Report, 20 july, 1945 Iso Publications ISBN: 0946784906 1996 Format: PDF Size: 24,0 МБ Language: English Pages: 51 Booklet; very good in lightly marked card covers. Reprint. ; Camouflage fabrics, both plain and printed for military use by the German SS and German Army, reported by Francis S. Richardson, QMC Consultant. With b/w photographs & 2 pages of colour plates.
The Sinking of the Scharnhorst: A Factual Account From the German Viewpoint
 Author: Fritz Otto Busch The Sinking of the Scharnhorst: A Factual Account From the German Viewpoint Futura Publications Limited 1974 Format: PDF Pages: 196 Language: English Size: 18.8 MB On Christmas Day, 1943, blinded by the fury of an Arctic blizzard, encircled by enemy destroyers, the German battleship Scharnhorst fought for her life. The luck of the Scharnhorst had become a legend. In 1942 she had slipped unscathed through the Channel under the very bows of the British fleet to harry the Arctic convoy routes. The British convoy which sailed for Murmansk on Christmas Eve, 1943, seemed a perfect target for another lightning raid. In fact it was a trap to lure the battleship into the open and then destroy her. This is the story of the Scharnhorst's dramatic sortie from her Norwegian lair, rhe story of a battle fought with Dutstanding courage against impossible odds until the most feared of all Hitler's battleships sank at last off North Cape.
Soviet Partisan 1941-1944
 Author: Nik Cornish Soviet Partisan 1941-1944 Osprey Publishing Osprey Warrior 171 ISBN: 1472801431 2014 Format: PDF (e-book) Pages: 66 Size: 4 Mb Language: English he partisan war in the Soviet Union from 1941 to 1944 has been the subject of considerable political manipulation in the decades following 1945. In great part this was due to the need to project the image of a country united behind Joseph Stalin and the Communist regime when the truth was much more complex than that. The opening weeks of Operation Barbarossa had exposed the lack of unity in the Soviet Empire as nationalist and anti-Communist groups emerged in the western provinces such as Belo Russia, Galicia, Bukovina, Ukraine and the Baltic states of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia.
The Moscow Option: An Alternative Second World War
 Author: David Downing The Moscow Option: An Alternative Second World War Greenhill Books 2001 Format: PDF Pages: 232 Language: English Size: 36 MB This provocative alternate history looks at World War II from a new angle - what might have happened had the Germans taken Moscow in 1941. Based on authentic history and real possibilities, this book plays out the dramatic consequences of opportunities taken and examines the grotesque possibilities of a Third Reich triumphant. On September 30th, 1941, the Germans fight their way into the ruins of Moscow, and the Soviet Union collapses. Although Russian resistance continues, German ambition multiplies after this signal victory and offensives are launched in Africa, the Mediterranean and the Middle East. Hitler's armies, assured of success, make their leader's dreams reality, and Allied hopes of victory seem to be hopelessly doomed. David Downing's writing is fluid and eminently believable, as he blends actual events with the intriguing possibilities of alternate history. The Moscow Option is a chilling reminder that the course of World War II might easily have run very differently.
Espanoles en la II Guerra Mundial (El Frente del Este)
 Author: Ricardo Recio Cardona Espanoles en la II Guerra Mundial (El Frente del Este) Ediciones Vandalia 2015 Format: PDF Pages: 202 Size: 19 Mb Language: Spanish Espanoles en la II Guerra Mundial
Squadron/Signal Publications 6009: Panzer Grenadier Division Grossdeutschland - A Pictorial History with Text & Maps - Specials series
 Squadron/Signal Publications 6009: Panzer Grenadier Division Grossdeutschland - A Pictorial History with Text & Maps - Specials series Author: Horst Scheibert Squadron/Signal Publications ISBN: 0897470613 1977 Pages: 177 Format: PDF Size: 41.32МБ Language: English Covers the WW 2 German units including - Panzer Grenadier Division 'Grossdeutschland' and Panzer-Korps Grossdeutschland; Panzer Division Brandenburg; Fuhrer Grenadier Division, Fuhrer Begleit Division & Panzer Division Kurmark. Massively illustrated in B&W photos and maps.
Famous Airmen: The Allied Aces of World War II
 Author: W.N. Hess Famous Airmen: The Allied Aces of World War II Arco Publishing 1966 Format: PDF Pages: 65 Language: English Size: 19.4 MB Fighter aces in World War II had tremendously varying kill scores, affected as they were by many factors: the pilot's skill level, the performance of the airplane he flew and those he flew against, how long he served, his opportunity to meet the enemy in the air (Allied to Axis disproportion), and the standards his air service brought to the awarding of victory credits.
Assembly Ships of the Mighty Eighth
 Assembly Ships of the Mighty Eighth Author: Jacek & Bock, Robert Jackiewicz Atelier Kecay ISBN: 978 8392491415 2013 Language: English Pages: 148 Format: PDF Size: 62,2 MB The first air combat of WWII between RAF bombers and Luftwaffe fighters took place on the 18th December 1939. when twenty-four Wellingtons of Nos.9, 37, and 149 Squadrons took off on an armed reconnaissance sortie over the Helgoland Bay (two of them returned early due to technical problems). It was a bright, sunny day, and the sky was clear of clouds, but no targets were visible so the Wellingtons headed for home with their bombload still on board. However the formation was spotted by the German radar system and sixteen Bf 110s and thirty-four Bf 109s were sent to intercept. The fighters used whatever tactics they wanted towards the slow bombers, attacking them from every direction, so they could choose the best range at which to open fire. The combat resulted in twelve bombers being shot down plus three badly damaged Wellingtons that eventually got back to base.
The German Navy in World War II
 Author: Edward P. Von der Porten The German Navy in World War II Thomas Y. Crowell Company 1969 Format: PDF Pages: 296 Language: English Size: 41.3 MB The book The German Navy in World War II by Edward P. Von der Porten presents in its broad view an accurate, clear, and vivid picture of German naval strategy. The political and the military leadership of Germany—reared in continental concepts, and caught in them—did not recognize the decisive importance of the naval war to grand strategy. This lack of understanding was one of the fundamental reasons for the political and strategic errors committed by the German state and war commands.
The Sea Wolves
 Author: Frank Wolfgang The Sea Wolves Ballantine Books 1981 Format: PDF Pages: 236 Language: English Size: 36.2 MB Here is the amazing true story of the German U-boats of World War II, written by a man who saw it all from the inside. The Sea Wolves presents the dramatic facts of how the German Navy was secretly rebuilt, how the High Command reached its fateful decisions, and how the feverish technical war was finally won-by the allies.
Eagle Day: The Battle of Britain, August 6 - September 15, 1940
 Author: Richard Collier Eagle Day: The Battle of Britain, August 6 - September 15, 1940 E.P. Dutton & Co. 1966 Format: PDF Pages: 350 Language: English Size: 32.4 MB August 13, 1940 — Eagle Day - was the day chosen by Hermann Goring, Air Marshal of Hitler's Luftwaffe, to launch a crushing air attack which would annihilate the Royal Air Force and prepare the way for Nazi Germany's invasion of Britain. With this abortive attack, the Battle of Britain began, a battle in which a few hundred men and airplanes (many of which were obsolete) struggled against staggering odds, against fear, fatigue and desperation, to turn the tide against Germany. It was this battle which moved Churchill to say, "Never in the field of human conflict has so much been owed by so many to so few."
The Game of the Foxes: The Untold Story of German Espionage in the United States and Great Britain During World War II
 Author: Ladislas Farago The Game of the Foxes: The Untold Story of German Espionage in the United States and Great Britain During World War II Bantam Books 1973 Format: PDF Pages: 898 Language: English Size: 96 MB This book is ostensibly about German espionage, but the political history includes a great deal of information that will startle many readers. Here you can read the hidden and disgraceful facts that led up to the incredible slaughter of WWII.
Secret Action of 305 - The Story of RAAF Radar Station No 305 in the War with Japan
 Author: Norm and Coghlan, Frank Smith Secret Action of 305 - The Story of RAAF Radar Station No 305 in the War with Japan Royal Australian Air Force Museum 1989 Format: PDF Pages: 162 Language: English Size: 12 MB This is an account of the life of a small Royal Australian Air Force radar unit in the islands of New Guinea during World War II. Told in a simple manner by two members of the unit, it follows their experiences in those uncertain days of Australia’s darkest time. While not as glamorous as the fly-boys these radar operators often faced equal dangers and deprivations as they operated on the front-line of the Pacific war. Their insights are honest and amusing.
F6F Hellcat vs A6M Zero-sen: Pacific Theater 1943-44
 F6F Hellcat vs A6M Zero-sen: Pacific Theater 1943-44 Author: Edward M. Young, Jim Laurier Gareth Hector Osprey Publishing Osprey Duel 62 ISBN: 978 1782008132 2014 Language: English Pages: 82 Format: PDF (e-book) Size: 4,4 MB The Grumman F6F Hellcat and Mitsubishi A6M Zero-sen were the two principal opposing fighters in the brutal aerial clashes of the Pacific War from 1943 onwards. Reminiscent of the preceding F4F Wildcat, the F6F Hellcat was designed specifically to counter the earlier A6M2 Zero-sen, the strengths and weaknesses of which became fully understood by US designers after an undamaged example was recovered in the Aleutians. The powerful Hellcat had an impressive top speed, rate of climb and armament, and it retained its predecessor’s incredible ruggedness. The A6M5 Zero-sen was also born out of an earlier type, but was intended merely as a stop-gap until more modern Japanese fighters could be produced to restore performance parity with Allied aircraft. The chaotic conditions of the Japanese Aircraft industry and war economy prevented new types from being built.Featuring detailed artwork illustrating the technical specifications of these two types and the dramatic encounters between them, this volume focuses on how these iconic fighters came into being, and how they fared as they faced one another over the Pacific skies of World War II.
Airborne Carpet: Operation Market Garden (Ballantine's Illustrated History of World War II. Battle book №9)
 Author: Anthony Farrar-Hockley Airborne Carpet: Operation Market Garden (Ballantine's Illustrated History of World War II. Battle book №9) Ballantine Books 1969 Format: PDF Pages: 164 Language: English Size: 18 MB This is another nicely readable look at World War II military campaigns and tactics from Ballantine Classics. Here readers learn about Airborne troops, and specifically the Allies bold but failed operation in Operation Market Garden (¨A Bridge too Far¨) in the Netherlands and Germany in September, 1944. Readers learn about training and tactics, and why this bold gambit to flank the Wehrmacht and cross the Rhine asked more of the troops than could be accomplished. As we see in both prose and photos, the airborne troops easily captured and held two bridges but lacking support, could not hold the third for very long against harsh counter-attack. Meanwhile the Allied spearheads were unable to break through to save them. This is a solid, readable, informative look.
Kettenhund!: The German Military Police in the Second World War
 Author: Gordon Williamson Kettenhund!: The German Military Police in the Second World War Fonthill Media 2014 Format: EPUB Pages: 336 Size: 22 Mb Language: English In almost every army in the world, the military police rank amongst those who are least liked by other soldiers despite the essential duties that they carry out, often being amongst the first in and last out in any theatre of war. In the German armed forces, opinions of the military police were those of fear and distrust, so great were the powers held by these troops. Germany created a plethora of different branches of what were termed 'Ordnungstruppe' ('Troops for Maintaining Order'). Many wore a distinctive metal plate around the neck, leading to their nickname 'Kettenhund' or 'Chain Dogs'.
Deutsche Sturmgeschütze im Einsatz (Waffen-Arsenal 176)
 Author: Wolfgang Fleischer Deutsche Sturmgeschütze im Einsatz (Waffen-Arsenal 176) Podzun-Pallas-Verlag ISBN: 379090659X 1999 Format: PDF Size: 72,6 МБ Pages: 52
Deutsche Soldaten: Uniforms, Equipment and Personal Items of the German Soldier 1939-1945
 Author: Augustin Saiz Deutsche Soldaten: Uniforms, Equipment and Personal Items of the German Soldier 1939-1945 Andrea Press 2008 Format: PDF Pages: 312 Language: Spanish Size: 35 MB Deutsche Soldaten is a stunning visual history of the German soldier and provides a unique reflection of how the men lived, ate, and washed themselves on the front, or behaved when at rest, what were their pastimes, ambitions, worries and how they spent their leave, through the collections of personal items and other artifacts they left behind.
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