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 Luftwaffe at War 9 - Stukas over the Steppe: The Blitzkrieg in the East 1941-1945 
 Author: Peter C. Smith Luftwaffe at War 9 - Stukas over the Steppe: The Blitzkrieg in the East 1941-1945 Greenhill Books ISBN: 1853673552 1999 Format: PDF Size: 31,0 МБ Language: English Pages: 72 Stukas blazed a trail of destruction across the Russian steppe as a crucial element of Operation Barbarossa. Stukas acted as flying artillery for the armies of the Third Reich from the opening shots to the final destruction of the Reich itself. Period photos from archives and private collections are accompanied by detailed captions showing how and where Stukas operated.
Disaster in the Far East 1940-1942 (Despatches from the Front)
 Author: John Grehan Disaster in the Far East 1940-1942 (Despatches from the Front) Pen and Sword 2015 Format: EPUB Size: 1,5 МБ Language: English Pages: 224 Despatches in this volume include that on the Far East between October 1940 and December 1941, by Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert Brooke-Popham; the despatch on operations in Hong Kong between 8 and 25 December 1941, by Major-General C.M. Maltby, General Officer Commanding British Troops in China; the report on the air operations during the campaigns in Malaya and Netherland East Indies between December 1941 and March 1942; and the important despatch by Percival detailing the fall of Malaya and Fortress Singapore. This unique collection of original documents will prove to be an invaluable resource for historians, students and all those interested in what was one of the most significant periods in British military history.
Modelling the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A, F and G (Osprey Modelling №27)
 Author: Geoff Coughlin Modelling the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A, F and G Osprey Publishing Osprey Modelling №27 2006 Format: EPUB Pages: 80 Size: 18 Mb Language: English The Focke-Wulf Fw 190 is regarded as one of the best fighters of World War II. Designed by Kurt Tank, it first saw combat in the summer of 1941 and went on to be produced in several variants. It remains a hugely popular subject for aviation scale-modellers. This book, the first of two to cover the Fw190, provides a detailed, step-by-step guide to modelling the Fw 190's A, F and G variants in 1/72, 1/48, and 1/32 scale. Key aspects such as creating mottled camouflage patterns, undercarriage and cockpit detailing, final weathering and finishing, and diorama bases to display your models are covered.
The Great Admirals of World War II, volume I. The Americans
 Author: Charles E. Pfannes The Great Admirals of World War II, volume I. The Americans Zebra Books 1985 Format: PDF Pages: 420 Language: English Size: 71.7 MB This is a wonderful single source for details about US Navy Admirals who lead the fighting during WWII in the Pacific Theater.
Mussolini Unleashed, 1939-1941: Politics and Strategy in Fascist Italy's Last War
 Author: MacGregor Knox Mussolini Unleashed, 1939-1941: Politics and Strategy in Fascist Italy's Last War Cambridge University Press 1986 ISBN: 0521338352 Format: PDF Size: 8,4 МБ Language: English Pages: 400 This book explores the motives, preparation, objectives, contact and consequences of Italy's war of 1940, which ended the country's role as a great power and reduced it to the status of first among Germany's satellites. What Professor Knox demonstrates more clearly than any previous biographer or historian is the limits of Mussolini's power. In particular, thanks to exhaustive research in the relevant archives, he has been able to throw important new light on Mussolini's relations with his military advisers and commanders. His scholarship is first-class, and for once a publisher's blurb does not exaggerate in claiming that his book is 'superbly written'.
Coast Guard - Manned Naval Vessels in World War II
 Author: Robert Erwin Johnson Coast Guard - Manned Naval Vessels in World War II Coast Guard Historian's Office 1993 Format: PDF Pages: 20 Language: English Size: 18 MB Under a Joint Chiefs of Staff agreement signed 14 March 1944, the Coast Guard was designated to man certain small Army Transportation Corps vessels (with some already operating in the Southwest Pacific and manned at the time by civilians). The agreement reads: "The Coast Guard, due to decrease in category of defense in the United States, will have some personnel available to man ships and craft for which civilian personnel cannot be obtained."
Kent at War 1939 to 1945 (Images of War)
 Author: Mark Khan Kent at War 1939 to 1945 (Images of War) Pen and Sword Military 2014 Format: EPUB Pages: 160 Size: 6 Mb Following on from Blitz on Kent, all aspects of life during the Second World War were experienced during in this embattled county. From the onset of the war Kent became a key part in the front line defence of Britain. Defences were built, and the Home Guard formed. With the threat of invasion receding, the county took part in the great offensive against Nazi Germany. Preparations and training took place that lead to the D-Day invasion in June 1944 and ultimate victory in 1945.
Retreat from Death: A Soldier on the Somme
 Author: Richard Holmes Retreat from Death: A Soldier on the Somme Tauris Parke Paperbacks ISBN: 1850437548 2005 Format: PDF Size: 17,6 МБ Language: English Pages: 480
Hitler
 Hitler Penguin Books Author: Ian Kershaw 2010 Pages: 1072 Format: EPUB Size: 18 mb Language: English Ian Kershaw is the premier historian on Hitler and Nazi Germany and this book from the Profiles in Power series is an excellent study on the roots, success, and ultimate destruction of the "Fuehrercult." Two schools of thought are used by historians to understand the power of Nazism. "Intentionalists" see the Nazi regime as the embodiment of Hitler as the totalitarian leader. "Structuralists," however, believe the policies and, ultimately, the crimes of Nazi Germany were stumbled upon by underlings working under a loose framework rather than a deliberate program. As one would expect, Kershaw takes from both these theories to develop his comprehensive profile. Kershaw examines Hitler's worldview of racial struggle, anti-Semitism, and living space for the German empire--how these ideas developed (Hitler's background) and how Hitler used them to create his leadership image. This Fuehrercult unified a fractional party, helped repress opposition, and created a mass following. Through Hitler's charismatic leadership the German people would be prepared to fight the Nazi fight (inevitably WWII). Kershaw also looks at the feudal-like power relations inside the Third Reich; a regime of open-ended decrees that left no "smoking gun" pointing at Hitler for the Final Solution. Finally, Kershaw examines the destruction of Hitler's power during which the irrational optimism that "Providence" (i.e. Hitler's will) would prevail was still believed by many (particularly the 'court' of Hitler's bunker).
Luftfahrt-Archäologie - Fliegerschicksale in Schleswig-Holstein
 Author: Nils Hempel Luftfahrt-Archäologie - Fliegerschicksale in Schleswig-Holstein epubli GmbH 2012 Format: EPUB + PDF (conv) Size: 2,9 МБ + 6,2 МБ Pages: 145 Im zweiten Weltkrieg beschrieben die alliierten Flugzeugbesatzungen ihre Einsätze auf Bombenziele in Schleswig-Holstein als „Flug durch die Hölle“. Die Marineflak und die Piloten der deutschen Luftwaffe verzeichneten hier in dieser Zeit große Erfolge, die Zahl der Abschüsse wird auf über 1000 Flugzeuge geschätzt. Viele dieser Maschinen und ihre Besatzungen sind bis heute wie vom Erdboden „verschluckt“ und gelten noch immer als vermisst. Nils Hempel hat es sich 1995 zur Aufgabe gemacht, zumindest einen wenn auch kleinen Teil dieser Schicksale aufzuklären. In diesem eBook werden von ihm die Ergebnisse seiner akribisch und aufwendig durchgeführten Recherchen von 31 Flugzeugabstürzen detailliert und mit zahlreichem Bild- und Kartenmaterial dokumentiert. Wie aufwendig die in seiner Freizeit durchgeführten Recherchen, Sondierungen, das Auffinden von Überresten dieser Flugzeuge, die Kartierungen und das Auswerten von Fundmaterial ist, wird hier sehr ausführlich beschrieben. Auch für Archäologen in anderen Bundesländern, für die die Absturzorte deutscher und alliierter Flugzeuge im zweiten Weltkrieg immer mehr an historischer Bedeutung zunehmen, wird dieses eBook von großem Interesse sein, denn der Autor gibt hier zahlreiche sach- und fachkundige Tipps und Vorschläge für künftige luftfahrt-archäologische Untersuchungen und Ausgrabungen.
June 6, 1944 The Voices of D-Day
 Author: Gerald Astor June 6, 1944 The Voices of D-Day St. Martin's Press 1994 Format: PDF Pages: Language: English Size: 55.7 MB A noted World War II historian examines D-Day in this gripping account of the Allied invasion across the English Channel. Drawing upon personal accounts, including his own, to tell what really happened on the morning of June 6, 1944, Astor provides an intimate and immediate understanding of "The Longest Day."
Germans Against Hitler
 Author: Terence Prittie Germans Against Hitler Little, Brown & Company 1964 Format: PDF Pages: 312 Language: English Size: 36.8 MB Prittie observed the responses of ordinary citizens to Hitler and the Nazis. His coverage of the Protestant and Catholic resisters is especially interesting in view of the on-going accusations that are made to the effect that Christians did nothing. He presents some stirring stories of courage and integrity-of-faith.
British Military Respirators and Anti-Gas Equipment of the Two World Wars
 Author: Thomas Mayer-Maguire, Brian Baker British Military Respirators and Anti-Gas Equipment of the Two World Wars Europa Militaria №38 The Crowood Press 2015 Format: EPUB Pages: 64 Size: 6 Mb Language: English By 1918, the British Army had developed a range of innovative protection methods that heralded the birth of the modern day military respirator. Throughout both World Wars, Great Britain led the way in developing anti-gas technologies. Today, items such as respirators and anti-gas equipment are highly sought after by the enthusiast. What the collector lacks is information and reference photographs of such items, and he also has little information available to him on topics such as preservation, manufacturer details and safety aspects of handling these items.
Fighter Planes That Made History
 Author: David Coxe Cooke Fighter Planes That Made History G.P. Putnam's Sons 1958 Format: PDF Pages: 76 Language: English Size: 30 MB All the great warplanes that made history are pictured and described, from the Morane-Saulnier Bullet, Nieuport, Spad and Fokker D-7 of World War I, through the Spitfire, Mustang and Messerschmitt Me 109 and Zero of World War II, to the F86 Sabre and MiG-15 of the Korean War. An aviation book which tells the real truth about the outstanding fighter planes of all nations, whether friend or foe.
From Pearl Harbor to V-J Day: The American Armed Forces in World War II
 Author: D. Clayton James, Anne Sharp Wells From Pearl Harbor to V-J Day: The American Armed Forces in World War II Ivan R. Dee, Inc. 1995 Format: PDF Pages: 248 Language: English Size: 23.7 MB From Pearl Harbor to V-J Day represents a marked departure from the "big book" tradition in World War II literature. Billed as the first one-volume history of the American war, this 200-page study offers a compact but comprehensive and generally balanced account of America's experience in what the authors term "the worst and most horrible" of human conflicts. Incorporating elements of the "new military history" with more traditional approaches, D. Clayton James and Anne Sharp Wells recount virtually all of the major campaigns involving American forces and consider as well such diverse issues as economic mobilization, military medicine, the war's social consequences for women and children, and the global political ramifications of Allied victory.
The Vietnam War: An Interactive Modern History Adventure
 Author: Michael Burgan The Vietnam War An Interactive Modern History Adventure Capstone Press ISBN: 1476552185 2014 Format: PDF Size: 10,5 МБ Language: English Pages: 112 Its the 1960s, and the Vietnam War is raging. You find yourself in the midst of the turmoil. Will you: Enlist in the Marines and volunteer to go to war? Join your fellow young Americans eager to protest the war? Be a young Vietnamese man forced to choose between the communist North and the capitalist South? Everything in this book happened to real people. And YOU CHOOSE what you do next. The choices you make could lead you to jail, to the jungles of Vietnam, or even to death.
The Rise of Hitler: Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives
 The Rise of Hitler: Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives Author: Trevor Salisbury Pen & Sword Images of War 2015 ISBN: 1473822181 Pages: 176 Language: English Format: EPUB Size: 10 MB A Nazi propaganda book found in the ruins of a bomb-damaged German home in 1945 and recovered as a souvenir by a British soldier. It forms the basis for this photographic account of Hitlers' early days as he gains acceptance and eventually took over the hearts and minds of the German people.
Not to be Shot at or Exported - An Airman’s Letters Home 1942-1945
 Author: Leslie Howard Sullivan Not to be Shot at or Exported - An Airman’s Letters Home 1942-1945 Royal Australian Air Force Museum 1995 Format: PDF Pages: 192 Language: English Size: 14.3 MB World War II thrust Australia into a deep crisis, presenting her people with extraordinary challenges. Men, women and children found themselves in roles they could hardly have imagined a few years before. Thousands went to war while thousands of other servicemen and women held their positions in posts throughout Australia, never reaching the battle lines. They called themselves the “koalas”. Like the furry Australian animal, they were “not to be shot at or exported”. One of these “koalas”, Leading Aircraftman Les Sullivan, through his personal letters home and diary entries of this time, tells their fascinating story.
Alamein and the Desert War
 Author: Derek Jewell Alamein and the Desert War Ballantine Books 1968 Format: PDF Pages: 212 Language: English Size: 26 MB At Alamein, Montgomery defeated Rommel, the famed "Desert Fox," in one of the most brilliant and savagely fought tank battles of World War II. To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Battle of Alamein, the London Sunday Times invited Field Marshal Montgomery to return to Africa and recreate the story of his famous victory. To his narrative have been added contributions of world-famed writers and military experts: Len Deighton compares the merits of German and Allied tanks; Barrie Pitt analyzes Rommel's tactics and the fighting in Tunisia; George Perry interviews German Generals on the African campaign, and other writers complete the picture of desert warfare in this vivid and supremely exciting book specially prepared under the editorship of Derek Jewell.
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