|
|
 
 Saint Vith: US 106 Infantry Division 
 Author: Mike Tolhurst Saint Vith: US 106 Infantry Division Pen and Sword Battleground Europe ISBN: 0850526655 1999 Format: EPUB Pages: 144 Size: 9 Mb Language: English Following on in the Battleground Europe series, this book is a detailed but easy to understand account of one of the opening actions of the Battle of the Bulge. It describes the tragedy that overtook the newly arrived US 106th Infantry Division on the Schnee Eifel in December 1944. St. Vith contains detailed maps of positions and graphic first hand
Conquest of the Balkans
 Author: Collective Conquest of the Balkans (The Third Reich Series) Time-Life Books 1990 Format: PDF Pages: 196 Language: English Size: 39.6 MB A book in the Time-Life series about the Third Reich. A comprehensive description of the conquest of the Balkans with essays.
Inferno: The World at War, 1939-1945
 Author: Max Hastings Inferno: The World at War, 1939-1945 Vintage ISBN: 0307273598 2011 Format: MOBI Size: 19,8 МБ Language: English Pages: 729 From one of our finest military historians, a monumental work that shows us at once the truly global reach of World War II and its deeply personal consequences.
World War II: A Short History
 Author: Henri Michel World War II: A Short History Saxon House 1973 Format: PDF Pages: 136 Language: English Size: 23.2 MB World War II, written by one of the world's greatest acknowledged experts on the subject, succeeds in encompassing for the first time within a single volume the entire scale of the Second World War, covering principal events and personalities, fluently narrating its course from 1939 to the immediate postwar period and presenting a lucid account of the all-important political background. In addition, Henri Michel gives a clear picture of the aftermath of the war and indicates the almost cataclysmic influence it had on political boundaries and postwar technology. Maps and photographs further reinforce the clarity of the author's approach.
D-Day: Overlord and The Battle for Normandy
 Author: Dan Sharpe D-Day: Overlord and The Battle for Normandy Mortons Media Group ISBN: 1909128392 2014 Format: PDF Pages: 132 Size: 20 Mb Language: English Released to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings, D-Day: Operation Overlord and the Battle for Normandy , tells the full story of the invasion, with detailed accounts of each of the five landing zones on June 6, 1944, the airborne assault and the Normandy campaign that followed.
Churchill's Generals
 Author: John Keegan Churchill's Generals Grove Weidenfeld 1991 Format: PDF Pages: 406 Language: English Size: 65 MB An authoritative look at the men who helped Churchill win World War II--a companion volume to Hitler's Generals. Beginning with an essay that examines Churchill's rise and strategic cast of thought, the book goes on to provide an intimate portrait of each general. Black-and-white photographs.
The Savage Wars Of Peace: Small Wars And The Rise Of American Power
 Author: Max Boot The Savage Wars Of Peace: Small Wars And The Rise Of American Power Basic Books 2014 ISBN: 0465064930 Format: EPUB Size: 4,8 МБ Language: English Pages: 496 America's "small wars," "imperial wars," or, as the Pentagon now terms them, "low-intensity conflicts," have played an essential but little-appreciated role in its growth as a world power. Beginning with Jefferson's expedition against the Barbary Pirates, Max Boot tells the exciting stories of our sometimes minor but often bloody landings in Samoa, the Philippines, China, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Mexico, Russia, and elsewhere. Along the way he sketches colorful portraits of little-known military heroes such as Stephen Decatur, "Fighting Fred" Funston, and Smedley Butler. From 1800 to the present day, such undeclared wars have made up the vast majority of our military engagements. Yet the military has often resisted preparing itself for small wars, preferring instead to train for big conflicts that seldom come. Boot re-examines the tragedy of Vietnam through a "small war" prism. He concludes with a devastating critique of the Powell Doctrine and a convincing argument that the armed forces must reorient themselves to better handle small-war missions, because such clashes are an inevitable result of America's far-flung imperial responsibilities.
Modelling the Late Panzerkampfwagen IV
 Author: Tom Cockle Modelling the Late Panzerkampfwagen IV Osprey 2007 Format: epub Pages: 62 Language: English Size: 13 MB The Panzerkampfwagen IV has often been referred to as the 'workhorse' of the German Army in World War II. This important weapon went through several upgrades and improvements during its lifetime and is the only German tank to have been produced continuously throughout the entire war. In his previous title, Modelling the Early Panzerkampfwagen IV, Tom Cockle covered the early production Panzer IV. This book will cover the later versions of the tank from those that were initially equipped with the 7.5cm KwK 40 L/43 to later versions which were mounted with the L/48 gun. Step-by-step photographs show how to model this tank across various scales and at various skill levels, making this book ideal for both beginners as well as advanced modellers interested in minuscule detail, scratch built extras and rare tank markings.
Boulogne (Battleground Europe)
 Author: Jon Cooksey Boulogne: 20 Guards Brigade's Fighting Defence, May 1940 Pen and Sword Battleground Europe ISBN: 0850528143 2002 Format: EPUB Pages: 192 Size: 76 Mb Language: English Boulogne - 23 May, 1940. A town under siege. A rampant German panzer division hammers at its gates. Panic in the street and chaos on the docks. Air Raids. Frightened refugees and dispirited Allied soldiers scramble to escape. Churchill sends battalions of the Irish and the Welsh Guards, to help the French garrison stem the German tide.
From St Vith to Victory: 218 (Gold Coast) Squadron and the Campaign Against Nazi Germany
 Author: Stephen C. Smith From St Vith to Victory: 218 (Gold Coast) Squadron and the Campaign Against Nazi Germany Pen & Sword ISBN: 1473835054 2015 Format: EPUB Size: 4,5 МБ Language: English Pages: 476 Compiled from a variety of sources and first-hand accounts, this book is an authoritative record of the part played by No.218 (Gold Coast) Squadron during the bomber offensives of World War II. The squadron's activities are described in detail offering a unique insight into the lives of those involved and saluting the important role that No.3 Group and No.218 Squadron played in Bomber Command's ultimate victory. No.218 Squadron was formed a few months before the Armistice which brought to a conclusion the Great War. Disbandment soon followed, rendering the squadron number plate dormant until the rise of National Socialism in Germany. The squadron was reformed in 1936 and spent the remaining peace time years honing its skills, skills that would be tested from the very first day of the bomber offensive against Germany to the very last.
Thunder From Above (The Vietnam Experience)
 Author: John Morrocco Thunder From Above (The Vietnam Experience) Boston Publishing Company 1984 Format: PDF Pages: 200 Language: English Size: 25 MB This book focuses both on the technology employed during the war and how it was used. It is further enhanced by personal stories from former pilots, which adds much to the overall story. The reader can gain much insight from this book, and it is highly recommended.
Winston's War: Churchill, 1940-1945
 Author: Max Hastings Winston's War: Churchill, 1940-1945 Vintage ISBN: 9780307388711 2011 Format: EPUB Size: 11,8 МБ Language: English Pages: 608 Winston’s War is a vivid and incisive portrait of Winston Churchill during wartime. Here are the glories and triumphs, the contradictions and blunders of the man who, through sheer force of will, kept Britain fighting in 1940. But as the tide of the war turned, historian Max Hastings shows how Churchill was often disappointed by the failure of the British Army to match his hopes on the battlefield, and by the difficulties of sustaining the wartime alliance not only with the Soviet Union, but also with the United States. With surprises on almost every page, Winston’s War is a riveting profile of one of the greatest leaders of the twentieth century.
British Tanks: 1945 to the Present Day (Images of War)
 Author: Pat Ware British Tanks: 1945 to the Present Day (Images of War) Pen and Sword Military 2012 Format: EPUB Pages: 128 Size: 5 Mb In this companion volume to British Tanks: The Second World War, Pat Ware provides an expert introduction to the design, production and operation of British tanks since 1945. Fewer types of tank were built than during the wartime period, but the complexity of design and manufacture increased, and a level of technical sophistication in the key areas of armor, firepower and mobility was beyond the imaginings of the tank pioneers of the First World War.Using a selection of contemporary photographs - supported by some modern photographs of preserved vehicles - Pat Ware sets the modern tank in a historical context. He describes its origins in Britain and its development and deployment in the Second World War and in the post-war period. All the British tanks that have seen service since the war are depicted,among them the Conqueror, Chieftain, Centurion and Challenger.
Great Battles Volume III: WWII in The Pacific
 Author: Joe Giorello Great Battles Volume III: WWII in The Pacific Cool Gus Publishing 2014 Format: EPUB Pages: 138 Size: 1 Mb Language: English Great Battles Volume III covers the Second World War in the Pacific. This captivating book opens with the Flying Tigers, showing readers that covertly America was fighting Japan even before Pearl Harbor was bombed. From there, in chronological order and with telling details, readers will follow the valiant fight through the Pacific, from that surprise bombing at Pearl Harbor to the "island hopping" strategy to eventual Victory Over Japan.
Operation Thunderclap and the Black March
 Author: Richard Allison Operation Thunderclap and the Black March Casemate ISBN: 161200265X 2014 Format: EPUB Size: 1,8 МБ Language: English Pages: 256 rom the bomb group that brought forth the bomber Memphis Belle and the movie Twelve O’clock High comes a final epic from the air war in Europe... In February 1945, the Allies launched Operation Thunderclap, a series of maximum efforts against cities in eastern Germany, partly to pave the way for the Red Army that would soon be overrunning that territory. These deep-penetration raids would tax the bomber crews immensely, as well as bring new devastation to cities yet untouched by U.S. airpower.
Hitler's U-Boat War: The Hunters, 1939-1942
 Author: Clay Blair Hitler's U-Boat War: The Hunters, 1939-1942 Modern Library 2000 ISBN: 0679640320 Format: EPUB Size: 5,9 МБ Language: English Pages: 864 Hitler's U-boat War is an epic sea story about the most arduous and prolonged naval battle in history. For a period of nearly six years, the German U-boat force attempted to blockade and isolate the British Isles in hopes of forcing the British out of the war, thereby thwarting both the Allied strategic air assault on German cities and Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Occupied France. Fortunately for the Allies, the U-boat force failed to achieve either of these objectives, but in the attempt they sank 2,800 Allied merchant ships, while the Allies sank nearly 800 U-boats. On both sides, tens of thousands of sailors perished.
Kohima 1944 (Battle Story)
 Author: Chris Brown Kohima 1944 (Battle Story) Spellmount 2013 Format: EPUB Pages: 156 Size: 3 Mb Language: English Kohima was the turning point in the Japanese invasion of India, witnessing the end of their attempt to overthrow the British Raj. It was a bitter battle fought in three stages, spanning three months, and ending with the siege of Imphal. Losses on both sides were heavy, with the Japanese suffering their greatest land defeat thus far in the war. Against the odds and an enemy who nearly refused to give in, the British Army resisted the Japanese and their victory paved the way for the reconquest of Burma. This book explores the historical context of this critical point in the war in Asia, the personalities of the opposing armies, and offers a blow-by-blow account of the battle.
Great Sea Battles of World War II
 Author: Jack Sweetman Great Sea Battles of World War II Naval Institute Press 1990 Format: PDF Pages: 52 Language: English Size: 38 MB Describes the Great Sea Battles of World War II.
A Detail on the Burma Front
 Author: Winifred Hilda Beaumont A Detail on the Burma Front British Broadcasting Corporation 1977 Format: PDF Pages: 160 Size: 66 Mb Winifred Beaumont volunteered on impulse for the army nursing service, and reluctantly went abroad. She was already an experienced field theatre nurse, and thus in the Far East in 1944 a valuable piece of woman-power. In army parlance she was a Detail, a nursing sister who could be sent wherever she was most needed. For in that jungle campaign, seven times as many men were out of action from sickness or disease as were killed or wounded by the enemy. Her brief army career was crammed with living, and she describes it with affection and a great sense of humour.
|
|
World History
