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 The World at War The Landmark Oral History from the Previously Unpublished Archives 
 Author: Richard Holmes The World at War The Landmark Oral History from the Previously Unpublished Archives Ebury Press ISBN: 0091917530 2011 Format: EPUB Size: 6,0 МБ Language: English Pages: 672 The World at War is the definitive television work on the Second World War. It set out to tell the story of the war through the testimony of key participants - from civilians to ordinary soldiers, from statesmen to generals. First broadcast in 1973, the result was a unique and irreplaceable record since many of the eyewitnesses captured on film did not have long to live. The programme's producers committed hundreds of interview-hours to tape in its creation, but only a fraction of that recorded material made it to the final cut. For more than 30 years the interviews have never been allowed to be published - until now.
Finland's War of Choice The Troubled German-Finnish Alliance in World War II
 Author: Henrik Lunde Finland's War of Choice The Troubled German-Finnish Alliance in World War II Casemate ISBN: 1935149482 2011 Format: MOBI Size: 5,4 МБ Language: English Pages: 432 This book describes the odd coalition between Germany and Finland in World War II, and their joint military operations from 1941 to 1945. This is a topic often missing in English, though in stark contrast to the numerous books on the shorter and less bloody Winter War. That conflict represented a gallant fight of a democratic "David" against a totalitarian "Goliath" that caught the imagination of the world. The story of Finland fighting alongside a "Goliath" of its own has not brought pride to that nation and was a period many Finns would rather forget. The prologue of this book brings the reader up to speed by briefly examining the difficult history of Finland, from its separation from the Soviet Union in 1917 to its isolation after being bludgeoned in 1939-40. It then examines both Finnish and German motives for forming a coalition against the USSR, and how-as logical as a common enemy would seem-the lack of true planning and preparation would doom the alliance.
SMERSH Stalin's Secret Weapon Soviet Military Counterintelligence in WWII
 Author: Vadim Birstein SMERSH Stalin's Secret Weapon Soviet Military Counterintelligence in WWII Biteback Publishing ISBN: 1849545677 2014 Format: EPUB Size: 8,2 МБ Language: English Pages: 483 "Why is a book about SMERSH relevant today? As Mr. Birstein takes pains to point out, 'the present Russian government seems intent on whitewashing Stalin's atrocities and the history of the Soviet security services.'"—The Washington Times SMERSH is primarily known to readers in English as James Bond's sinister opponent. Yet SMERSH was a real organization and was just as diabolical as its fictional counterpart. Based on Russian documents and memoirs, a critical missing piece of the history of World War II and the Soviet secret services is finally exposed to the light of day. Vadim J. Birstein, PhD, is a historian, activist, and molecular geneticist. He lives in New York.
Las SS: Instrumento de Terror de Hitler
 Author: Gordon Williamson Las SS: Instrumento de Terror de Hitler Agata 1999 Format: PDF Pages: 256 Size: 27 Mb Language: Spanish The SS: Hitler's Instrument of Terror
Great Battles Volume II: Warld War II in Europe
 Author: Joe Giorello Great Battles Volume II: Warld War II in Europe Cool Gus Publishing 2014 Format: EPUB Pages: 185 Size: 3 Mb Language: English This is the second book in the Great Battles Series that takes young readers directly to history's most significant fights. Rather than dry lists of dates and events, Great Battles puts young readers "in the fight," showing them which weapons, strategies, and military leaders determined victory, or defeat. After reading the specific details about war from boots and bayonets to bullets and bombs readers will suddenly see history with fresh eyes and a renewed curiosity. And, without realizing it, they also learn vast amounts of geography and world history.
Handbook On German Military Forces - The Illustrated Edition - Volume 2 (Hitler's War Machine)
 Author: Bob Carruthers Handbook On German Military Forces - The Illustrated Edition - Volume 2 (Hitler's War Machine) Coda Books Ltd 2013 Format: EPUB Size: 4,6 МБ Language: English Pages: 256 Fully illustrated throughout with charts, tables, 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 second volume of three, and includes an in depth study of German military tactics, including reconnaissance, offensive and defensive techniques, minefields and special operations, fortifications and defenses, including the design and construction of pillboxes, observation posts, anti-tank obstacles and road blocks, and the German supply system.
When Britain Saved the West: The Story of 1940
 Author: Robin Prior When Britain Saved the West: The Story of 1940 Yale University Press ISBN: 0300166621 2015 Format: EPUB Size: 3,1 МБ Language: English Pages: 320
Storming to Power
 Storming to Power (The Third Reich) Time-Life Books Author:Time-Life Books August 1, 1989 Pages:192 Language:English Format:pdf Size:31,1 Mb A very good, readable overview of the Nazi seizure of power. Goodreads-Storming to power (History Ebook).pdf
The Strategic Bombing of Germany, 1940-1945
 Author: Alan J. Levine The Strategic Bombing of Germany, 1940-1945 Praeger Publishers 1992 248 Format: Pdf Size: 13 MB Language: English his book is the only full-scale account of the strategic air offensive against Germany published in the last twenty years, and is the only one that treats the British and the Americans with parity. Much of what Levine writes about British operations will be unfamiliar to American readers. He has stressed the importance of winning air superiority and the role of escort fighters in strategic bombing, and has given more attention to the German side than most writers on air warfare have. Levine gets past a simple account of "what we did to them" and describes the target systems and German countermeasures in detail, providing exact yet dramatic accounts of the great bomber operations the Ruhr dams, Ploesti, and Regensburg and Schweinfurt.
The Air War in the West. Sept. 1939-May 1941 (The Military History of World War II vol.6)
 Author: Trevor Nevitt Dupuy The Air War in the West. Sept. 1939-May 1941 (The Military History of World War II vol.6) Franklin Watts, Inc. 1963 Format: PDF Pages: 96 Language: English Size: 36 MB A retrospective of The Air War in the West. Sept. 1939-May 1941.
Aircraft of World War II
 Author: Kenneth Munson Aircraft of World War II Doubleday and Company Inc 1968 Format: PDF Pages: 242 Language: English Size: 124 MB Illustrates over one hundred aircraft using scale drawings as well as actual photographs and includes technical data and a commentary on the service of each one of them.
Warfare in the Ancient Near East to 1600 BC
 Author: William J. Hamblin Warfare in the Ancient Near East to 1600 BC (Warfare and History) Routledge 2006 ISBN: 0415255899 Format: DJVU Size: 9,4 МБ Language: English Pages: 544 The only book available that covers this subject, Warfare in the Ancient Near East is a groundbreaking and fascinating study of ancient near Eastern military history from the Neolithic era to the middle Bronze Ages. Drawing on an extensive range of textual, artistic and archaeological data, William J. Hamblin synthesizes current knowledge and offers a detailed analysis of the military technology, ideology and practices of Near Eastern warfare.
Tiger I and Tiger II
 Tiger I and Tiger II Author: Anthony Tucker-Jones Pen and Sword Images of War Special 2013 ISBN: 1781590303 Pages: 176 Language: English Format: EPUB Size: 26 MB The German Tiger I and Tiger II (known to the Allies as the ‘King Tiger’ or ‘Royal Tiger’) were the most famous and formidable heavy tanks of the Second World War. In their day, their awesome reputation inspired such apprehension among Allied soldiers that the weaknesses of these brilliant but flawed designs tended to be overlooked. Anthony Tucker-Jones, in this illustrated history, tells the story of their conception and development and reconsiders their operational history, and he dispels the legends and misunderstandings that have grown up around them.
The Ardennes, 1944-1945: Hitler's Winter Offensive
 The Ardennes, 1944-1945: Hitler's Winter Offensive Author: Christer Bergstrom Casemate 2014 ISBN: 1612002773 Pages: 508 Language: English Format: EPUB Size: 15 MB In December 1944, just as World War II appeared to be winding down, Hitler shocked the world with a powerful German counteroffensive that cracked the center of the American front. The attack came through the Ardennes, the hilly and forested area in eastern Belgium and Luxembourg that the Allies had considered a “quiet” sector. Instead, for the second time in the war, the Germans used it as a stealthy avenue of approach for their panzers. Much of U.S. First Army was overrun, and thousands of prisoners were taken as the Germans forged a 50-mile “bulge” into the Allied front. But in one small town, Bastogne, American paratroopers, together with remnants of tank units, offered dogged resistance. Meanwhile the rest of Eisenhower’s “broad front” strategy came to a halt as Patton, from the south, and Hodges, from the north, converged on the enemy incursion. Yet it would take an epic, six-week-long winter battle, the bloodiest in the history of the U.S. Army, before the Germans were finally pushed back.
Modelling the Matilda Infantry Tank (Osprey Modelling №5)
 Author: Mark Bannerman Modelling the Matilda Infantry Tank Osprey Publishing Osprey Modelling №5 2004 Format: EPUB Pages: 80 Size: 17 Mb Language: English The Matilda tank saw action in almost all theatres of World War II, from Europe to the Pacific. Born in the interwar years, and developed with numerous modifications following combat testing, the Matilda is perhaps most famous for its role in the desert campaigns of 1940-41, thus acquiring its nickname 'Queen of the Desert'. This book provides a detailed guide to modelling the Matilda tank across a variety of types, colour schemes and scales, and features excellent reference photos. Using clearly explained techniques and methods, and featuring the work of several top modellers, this step-by-step guide to building, finishing and displaying the Matilda in European, Western Desert and Australian service presents a creative and enagaging approach to modelling the 'Tilly'.
The Kaiten Weapon
 Author: Yutaka Yokota The Kaiten Weapon Ballantine Books 1962 Format: PDF Pages: 268 Language: English Size: 39 MB Japan's suicide torpedo pilots-underwater counterpart of the deadly and fanatic Kamikaze..In this book Yutaka Yokota who miraculously survived the war, tells how he learned to operate his suicide torpedo and describes the farewell ceremony in which a man is dedicated to death. Most important, he succeeds in conveying to readers an understanding of men like himself who deliberately accepted annihilation in the hope of defeating in World War II.
Blimps & U-Boats: U.S. Navy Airships in the Battle of the Atlantic
 Author: J. Gordon Vaeth Blimps & U-Boats: U.S. Navy Airships in the Battle of the Atlantic Naval Institute Press 1992 ISBN: 1557508763 Format: PDF Size: 44,5 МБ Language: English Pages: 224 Of all the books written about the participation of U.S. Navy blimps in protecting our convoys and other individual ships during WW-II, this is the most entertaining and authentic book out there... Gordon Vaeth should know, he was there and did it all. Never was a ship lost to a German submarine that was escorted by a U.S. Navy blimp. They were always there and the German subs were truely scared of them. Yes, we did cause the sinking of several subs, regardless of what others say.
Berlin: Victory in Europe (Images of War)
 Author: Nik Cornish Berlin: Victory in Europe (Images of War) Pen and Sword Military 2010 Format: EPUB Pages: 144 Size: 37 Mb In April and May 1945 the city of Berlin was the site of the final destructive act of the Second World War in Europe. The German capital became a battleground. After three weeks of ruthless fighting against a desperate, sometimes suicidal, defense, the Red Army took the city and crushed the last remaining German armies in the East. This momentous battle and the elaborate preparations for it were recorded in graphic detail by photographers whose images have come down to us today. These images, which give us an unforgettable glimpse into the grim reality of mid-twentieth-century warfare, are the raw material of Nik Cornish's evocative book.
Operation Epsom (Battleground Europe)
 Author: Tim Saunders Operation Epsom Pen and Sword Military Battleground Europe 2003 Format: EPUB Pages: 176 Size: 49 Mb Language: English Operation EPSOM was General Montgomery's third attempt to take the City of Caen, which had been a key British D-Day objective. Delayed by a storm, the attack, designed to envelop Caen from the west, eventually began at the end of June 1944. The Territorial Army battalions of 15th Scottish Division spearheaded the attacks through the well developed positions of 12th Hitlerjugend SS Panzer Division. It was slow going and when tanks of the 11th Armoured Division dashed to the Odon Bridges they ran into the concentrated fire of dug-in panzers.
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