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 The Southern Front 
 Author: Collective Conquest of the Balkans (The Third Reich Series) Time-Life Books 1991 Format: PDF Pages: 200 Language: English Size: 33 MB A book in the Time-Life series about the Third Reich. A comprehensive description of the Southern Front with essays.
Operation Plunder: The British & Canadian Rhine Crossing
 Author: Tim Saunders Operation Plunder: The British & Canadian Rhine Crossing Pen and Sword Battleground Europe ISBN: 1844152219 2006 Format: EPUB Pages: 192 Size: 12 Mb Language: English Operation Plunder was the overall name for 21st Army Group's crossing of the Rhine but each of the major elements was known by its own codeword, TURNSCREW and TORCHLIGHT, the British assault river crossing; WIDGEON, FLASHLIGHT, the crossing by XVI US Corps.Operation Plunder joins over 100 previously published titles in the acclaimed Battleground series. These well written and highly illustrated guide books not only bring the battlefields alive for visitors, they also entertain readers at home.
Hitler's Light Panzers At War (Images of War)
 Author: Paul Thomas Hitler's Light Panzers At War (Images of War) Pen and Sword Military 2015 Format: EPUB Pages: 144 Size: 7 Mb Hitler’s Light Panzers at War is a highly illustrated record of the German light tank from its beginnings in the 1930s to the key battles it fought in Poland, France, North Africa, Russia and North Western Europe. The book analyzes the development of the light Panzer, which ranged from the Panzer I, II and the Czech build Panzer 35 & 38t. It describes how the Germans carefully utilized the development of these light machines for war, and depicts how these tanks were adapted and up-gunned to face the ever-increasing enemy threat.
The U-boat Wars
 Author: Edwin P. Hoyt The U-boat Wars Arbor House 1984 Format: PDF Pages: 280 Language: English Size: 32.2 MB World War II began in September 1939. Within four months, the Nazis sank one third of the entire British battleship force, beginning with the daring entry of submarine U-47 inside the British defenses at Scapa Flow to torpedo the Royal Oak. In the first six months after America's entry into the war, six U-boats sank fully half the total registered tonnage of the United States. The East Coast beaches ran black with oil. Despite the experience of the First World War that had made clear the lethal potential of German undersea warfare, and the massive buildup of Nazi military might in the 1930s, neither of the two great Allied powers developed adequate antisubmarine defenses, and the weapons they did have were virtually useless.
Panzers 1936-1945 (Hitler's War Machine)
 Panzers 1936-1945 Author: Bob Carruthers Coda Books Ltd. Hitler's War Machine 2013 ISBN: 1781583161 Pages: 434 Language: English Format: EPUB Size: 12 MB Edited and compiled by Emmy Award winning historian Bob Carruthers this is the compendium edition featuring five complete reprints from the series entitled 'Hitler's War Machine.' Comprising a varied range of materials drawn from original writings covering the strategic, operational and tactical aspects of the Panzers in action, this single volume edition is designed to provide the well-read and knowledgeable reader with an interesting compilation of primary sources combined with the best of what is in the public domain to build a comprehensive picture of the tanks and the men who fought in them. Featured here are wartime intelligence reports which contain an intriguing series of contemporary articles on weapons and tactics. Many of the articles are written in, what was then, the present tense and they produce a unique a sense of what was happening at the face of battle as events unfolded.
Panzerkampfwagen III
 Author: Thomas L. Jentz / Hilary L. Doyle Panzerkampfwagen III Ausf.J, L, M, und N, development and production from 1941 to 1943 Panzer Tracts Panzer Tracts No.3-3 ISBN: 098153824X 2009 Format: PDF (300 DPI) Pages: 92 Size: 66 Mb Language: English Now for the first time the defining features of each Ausfuehrung of the Pz.Kpfw.III have been correctly identified and when significant modifications were introduced correctly sorted out. This has been made possible by over 39 years of research in private and public archives, chassis number analysis, and the assistance of friends sharing rare photos of Pz.Kpfw.III with legible chassis numbers. Hundreds of hours were spent precisely measuring surviving Pz.Kpfw.III Ausf. J, L, M, and N components and over two thousand hours were spent in creating detailed as-built drawings. We have selected the unique approach of using 1/10th scale drawings to illustrate the smallest details, while six view (including right side and belly) 1/35th scale drawings are still used for the complete Pz.Kpfw.III. In accordance with our high standards, the text and data are based solely on primary sources.
Midway and Guadalcanal (Turning Points of World War II)
 Author: Tom McGowen Midway and Guadalcanal (Turning Points of World War II) Franklin Watts 1984 Format: PDF Pages: 120 Language: English Size: 14.4 MB Details the World War II battles between the Americans and the Japanese at the Pacific islands of Midway and Guadalcanal.
An Illustrated Data Guide to Modern Reconnaissance Aircraft
 Author: Christopher Chant An Illustrated Data Guide to Modern Reconnaissance Aircraft Tiger Books International 1997 Format: PDF Pages: 78 Language: English Size: 37 MB Looks at the different types of reconnaissance craft and spy planes used in military operations, providing information about the planes' history, dimensions, weights, and performance. A compact illustrated directory with full details and specifications . Timely knowledge of the enemy's dispositions and strengths has always been a key to the deduction of his intentions and the creation of counter-plans, and from the time of WWI reconnaissance to yield such knowledge has become increasingly vital on military thinking. Since the end of WWII the use of aircraft for reconnaissance purposes has proliferated not so much in numerical terms of the aircraft involved but in the versatility of the reconnaissance that can now be provided through electronic and infra-red as well as optical means. Garnered by advanced sensors and processed by high-speed computers on board the reconnaissance aeroplane, the reconnaissance data can now be relayed in real time to the user force by means of a data link system. Moreover, the availability of advanced sensors and processors allows such aircraft to undertake other roles including command of friendly forces and disruption of the enemy's efforts.
Battle of Kursk 1943 (Images of War)
 Author: Hans Seidler Battle of Kursk 1943 (Images of War) Pen and Sword Military 2011 Format: EPUB Pages: 160 Size: 7 Mb The greatest tank battle in world history, known as Operation CITADEL, opened during the early hours of 5 July 1943, and its outcome was to decide the eventual outcome of the war on the Eastern Front. Images of War - Battle of Kursk 1943, is an illustrated account of this pivotal battle of the war on the Eastern Front, when the Germans threw 900,000 men and 2,500 tanks against 1,300,000 soldiers and 3,000 tanks of the Red Army in a savage battle of attrition.
The Howard Hughes Flying Boat
 Author: Milton L Schwartz The Howard Hughes Flying Boat Wrather Corporation 1983 Format: PDF Pages: 36 Language: English Size: 59.3 MB The Hughes H-4 Hercules (also known as the "Spruce Goose"; registration NX37602) is a prototype heavy transport aircraft designed and built by the Hughes Aircraft Company. Intended as a transatlantic transport for use during World War II, it was not completed in time to be of use. The aircraft made only one brief flight on November 2, 1947, and the project never advanced beyond the single example produced. Built from wood because of wartime restrictions on the use of aluminum and concerns about weight, its critics nicknamed it the "Spruce Goose", despite it being made almost entirely of birch rather than spruce. The Hercules is the largest flying boat ever built and has the largest wingspan of any aircraft in history. It is on display, and remains in good condition at the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum in McMinnville, Oregon, USA.
Aviation of World War II
 Aviation of World War II Author: composite authors Archives Pages: 122 Format: JPG Size: 21 mb Quality: Good
Das Reich: 2nd SS Panzer Division "Das Reich"
 Author: Philip Vickers Das Reich: 2nd SS Panzer Division "Das Reich": Drive to Normandy, June 1944 Pen and Sword Military Battleground Europe ISBN: 085052699X 2003 Format: EPUB Pages: 189 Size: 11 Mb Language: English The infamous SS Das Reich Division was resting in Montauban, South West France when the Allies invaded Normandy in June 1944. When ordered to rush North, they ran into a series of French Resistance, SAS and SOE delaying actions. This ruthless Division reacted violently and their reprisals culminated in the Massacre at Oradour. This book tells the story of those heroic and tragic days from the British, French and German viewpoints.
The Battle of Britain. The Greatest Air Battle of World War II
 Author: Richard Hough&Denis Richards The Battle of Britain. The Greatest Air Battle of World War II W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. 1989 Pages: 480 Format: PDF Language: English Size: 44mb The victory of the Battle of Britain ranks with Marathon and the Marne as a decisive point in history. At the end of June 1940, having overrun much of Western Europe, the Nazi war leaders knew that they had to defeat the Royal Air Force Fighter Command before they could invade the British mainland. With a finely-struck balance of historical background and dramatic renderings of RAF and Luftwaffe engagements over the English countryside, Hough and Richards offer a history that is at once deep and wide-ranging. They offer insight into how the British laid the groundwork for victory through aircraft research and production, the development and implementation of command and control structures, and research into new technologies, the most important of which was radar. Hough and Richards also utilize first-person accounts of the battle whenever possible, rendering the battle scenes with cinematic intensity. A compelling introduction to one of the most important battles of World War II, The Battle of Britain pays tribute to the men about whom Winston Churchill would remark, "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few." 100 illustrations, 7 maps
Fighter! Fighter! Corkscrew Port!: Vivid Memories of Bomber Aircrew in World War Two
 Author: Pat Cunningham Fighter! Fighter! Corkscrew Port!: Vivid Memories of Bomber Aircrew in World War Two Pen and Sword ISBN: 184884655X 2012 Format: EPUB + PDF (conv) Size: 6,4 МБ + 6,2 МБ Language: English Pages: 256 The young men who flew with RAF Bomber Command in World War Two were a complex mixture of individuals but they all shared the gift of teamwork. A crew of seven may have comprised all non-commissioned men and some crews included commissioned officers but not always flying as pilots. The outstanding fact was that each man relied on every other member of his crew to return from each mission safely.This book contains ten intriguing reminiscences of bomber aircrew; some were pilots, others navigators, flight engineers, bomb-aimers or gunners. They flew as both commissioned or NCO airmen. Understandably, a common problem was that of coping with fear. Many former aircrew hold that anyone who claims to have felt no fear on operations is either lying or has allowed the years to blank out that fear. But there are a few who do maintain that they never felt afraid. For the majority, though, handling fear was something to be worked out by the individual. Some hit the bottle, others womanized to excess; others tightened the gut and bit the lip; or drew the curtain and focused upon the plotting table or the wireless set. The passing years may have silvered what hair remains, dulled the eye that formerly registered on the merest speck; lent a quiver to the hand that once controlled the stick, penciled in the track, manipulated the tuning dial, set the bombsight, tapped the gauge, or rotated the turret. And yet for all the attributes of age their irrepressible youthfulness shines through.
Where the Iron Crosses Grow: The Crimea 1941-44
 Author: Robert Forczyk Where the Iron Crosses Grow: The Crimea 1941-44 Osprey Publishing ISBN: 1782006257 2014 Format: EPUB Size: 14,6 МБ Language: English Pages: 304 The Crimea has been the scene of conflict throughout its history. First occupied by the Russians in the 18th century it was the scene of the Crimean War, and was drawn into the Russian Civil War, as well as World War II. Today it remains a much disputed region with the Crimea at the center of ongoing tensions between East and West. Throughout World War II the Crimea was a microcosm of the more general war on the Eastern Front, reflecting the ebb and flow of fortunes of that conflict. It was a crucible that saw first Soviet and then German armies surrounded, overwhelmed, and then destroyed. The nature of the fighting in the Crimea was unusual for the Eastern Front, with naval forces playing an important role, as the Crimea’s position in the Black Sea gave rise to a major role for naval supply, amphibious landings, and, ultimately, evacuation. However, in other ways it was more characteristic of the Eastern Front, and the fighting for and occupation of the region saw the same level of atrocity and ethnic cleansing commonplace throughout the war in the East, with each side reaching the depths of barbarity in their treatment of the civilian population. Based on extensive new archival research, this incredible narrative history by acclaimed historian Robert Forczyk sheds new light on this vital aspect of the Eastern Front that has not been covered in English before.
The United States Navy in World War II
 Author: S.E. Smith The United States Navy in World War II William Morrow & Company, Inc. 1966 Format: PDF Pages: 1144 Language: English Size: 194 MB In assembling the book, Smith excerpted whole chapters from some of the best books written about the navy's exploits during the Second World War. All of the collected chapters, written by one-hundred authors, were taken from books that told the navy's history through the simple telling of a story. There is no dry analysis of tactics here. You will see the intensity and drama unfolding aboard the ships at Pearl Harbor as the Japanese attacked . . . or watch from the bow of the destroyer Borie's as she rammed a Nazi U-boat in the middle of the Atlantic . . . or stand on the flight deck of the Guadalcanal as she chases down U-505 . . . or feel the Lexington as she started to list in the Coral Sea . . . and on and on it goes. Everything is here. The Aaron Ward. The Argus. The Bunker Hill. The Indianapolis. PT 109. And of course, the Enterprise and the Yorktown.
Deadly Sky: The American Combat Airman in World War II
 Author: John C. McManus Deadly Sky: The American Combat Airman in World War II Presidio Press, Inc. 2000 Format: PDF Pages: 472 Language: English Size: 73.4 MB Deadly Sky is one of the most compelling books about men at war that you can ever read. It combines superb analysis of the World War II air war around the world with riveting, often heartbreaking eyewitness testimony from the participants. This book makes you feel you are there with those young men in their propellor driven planes, with the Messerschmitts and Zeros diving on them and the flak gouging their wings.
Army of the West
 Author: James A. Wood Army of the West: The Weekly Reports of German Army Group B from Normandy to the West Wall Stackpole Books 2007 ISBN: 0811734048 Format: Epub Pages: 288 Size: 12 Mb Language: English In May 1944 German Army Group B, headquartered in France, requested weekly reports from its commanders. These accounts included assessments of the general situation, estimates of the Allies situation, casualty figures, equipment losses, and descriptions of resistance activities. Commanded successively by Erwin Rommel, Günther von Kluge, and Walter Model, Army Group B bore the brunt of the Allied assault--D-Day, the Normandy campaign, and Operation Market-Garden--and these reports reveal what the German Army was thinking as it confronted the invasion.
Infantry attacks
 Infantry attacks Author: Rommel Erwin Athena Press ISBN: 0-9602736-0-3 1979 Pages: 326 Format: PDF Language: English Size: 9 mb ATTACKS is a classic in military literature. First published in Germany in 1937 under the tide Infanterie Greift An, it became a great success before World War II and played a major role in launching Rommel on the road to fame. The book went through at least eighteen printings by 1944, when the legendary soldier was forced to commit suicide because of his implication in the plot against Hitler. The US Army translated the book in 1943.
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