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 The Battle of Britain 
 Author: Julia Markl The Battle of Britain (Turning Points of WWII) Franklin Watts 1984 Format: PDF Pages: 120 Language: English Size: 12.6 MB May 1940. The Germans had forced 500,000 British, French and. Belgian troops to retreat to Dunkirk, France. At their backs lay the English Channel. In an amazing rescue operation, involving hundreds of small craft, from fishing boats to rafts, the troops were ferried across the Channel to England. But Winston Churchill, the British prime minister, warned the world that the "miracle" of Dunkirk was not a victory On June 18, following the surrender by the French to the Germans, he said: "The Battle of France is over. The Battle of Britain is about to begin . . . Hitler knows he will have to break us m this island or lose the war" If the Germans could destroy the primary British defense, the Royal Air Force, they could invade England. With the British defeat, the German conquest of Europe would be complete.
Hitler's Vikings: The History of the Scandinavian Waffen-SS: The Legions, the SS-Wiking and the SS-Nordland
 Author: Jonathan Trigg Hitler's Vikings: The History of the Scandinavian Waffen-SS: The Legions, the SS-Wiking and the SS-Nordland The History Press 2012 ISBN: 0752467298 Format: EPUB Size: 8,3 МБ Language: English Pages: 288 The first book to cover all the Scandinavians who served in Hitler's feared Waffen-SS right until the end in Berlin Based in part on interviews with surviving veterans, this history details the battles the Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, and Finnish men of the Waffen-SS fought, and what inspired them to join. The Nazis' dream of a world dominated by legions of Aryan "supermen," forged in battle and absolutely loyal to Adolf Hitler, was epitomized by the Waffen-SS.
Beda Fomm: An Operational Analysis (illustrated Edition)
 Author: Major James G. Bierwirth Beda Fomm: An Operational Analysis (illustrated Edition) Pickle Partners Publishing 2013 Format: EPUB + PDF (conv) Size: 6,5 МБ + 13,1 МБ Language: English Pages: 214 This study analyzes the Army's doctrinal definition of the battlefield framework through examination of British operations against the Italians in North Africa during the period, June 1940 through February 1941. This example illustrates how commanders can consider the battlefield framework in organizing combat power. The study examines how commanders at the tactical and operational levels of war use the concepts of area of operations, battle space, and battlefield organization. This study also shows why tactical and operational commanders must consider each other's battlefield framework. It shows how actions in one commander's framework affects the other's. This study analyzes, through the battlefield framework, General Wavell's actions as the operational commander and their effects on the tactical commander, Lieutenant General O'Connor. Additionally, the study analyzes Lieutenant General O'Connor's battlefield framework and how actions at the tactical level created opportunities for the operational commander. Includes the War in North Africa Illustration Pack – 112 photos/illustrations and 21 maps.
The Red Army at War (Images of War)
 Author: Artem Drabkin The Red Army at War (Images of War) Pen and Sword Military 2010 Format: EPUB Pages: 128 Size: 36 Mb Language: English The 160 contemporary photographs from the Russian archives that have been selected for this book give a striking insight into all sides of wartime service for the Soviet soldier. The whole range of military experience is portrayed here, from recruitment and the rigors of training to transport, marching and the ordeal of combat.
The Life and Death of the Luftwaffe
 Author: Werner Baumbach The Life and Death of the Luftwaffe Ballantine Books 1967 Format: PDF Pages: 300 Language: English Size: 51 MB Though only 29 at the end of World War II, Werner Baumbach had already lived a fantastic career in aviation. Starting as a youthful glider expert in the clandestine Luftwaffe cadre under Goering, he finished the war as General of the Bombers, the highest post in the German bomber command. THE LIFE AND DEATH OF THE LUFTWAFFE Baumbach's story of the German air force from the early '30's to the final defeat is the complete account of German bombers in World War II and complements the story of German fighter forces told by Adolf Galland in The First and the Last.
China's War With Japan, 1937-1945 - The Struggle for Survival
 Author: Rana Mitter China's War With Japan, 1937-1945 - The Struggle for Survival Penguin Books 2014 Format: PDF Pages: 458 Language: English Size: 19 MB The second major war between China and Japan (1937-1945) started before and ended after the Second World War in Europe. Neglected by the world leaders at the time and by historians thereafter, the fate of the protagonists in this war was inexorably shaped by it and yet, few, looking at China and Japan today, realise how the events and consequences of that war bear on the imprint of the two Asian giants in the 21st century. This book is an account of that war. The author, Mitter, wrote it mainly as a study of one of the two most important Chinese in the twentieth century - Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek (known sometimes as `G-Mo', or more derisively, by his arch `frenemy', General Joseph Stilwell, as `Peanut') and Mao Zedong.
Snow and Steel: The Battle of the Bulge 1944-1945
 Author: Peter Caddick-Adams Snow and Steel: The Battle of the Bulge 1944-1945 Oxford University Press 2014 Format: EPUB Pages: 928 Size: 4 Mb Language: English Between December 16, 1944 and January 15, 1945, American forces found themselves entrenched in the heavily forested Ardennes region of Belgium, France, and Luxembourg defending against an advancing German army amid freezing temperatures, deep snow, and dense fog. Operation Herbstnebel--Autumn Mist--was a massive German counter-offensive that stunned the Allies in its scope and intensity. In the end, the 40-day long Battle of the Bulge, as it has come to be called, was the bloodiest battle fought by U.S. forces in World War II, and indeed the largest land battle in American history. Before effectively halting the German advance, some 89,000 of the 610,000 American servicemen committed to the campaign had become casualties, including 19,000 killed.
Hitler's Empire: Nazi Rule in Occupied Europe
 Author: Mark Mazower Hitler's Empire: Nazi Rule in Occupied Europe Penguin Books 2009 Format: PDF Size: 129.5 Mb Language: English Mark Mazower's "Hitler's Empire" is a provocative account of the rise and fall of Nazi Europe by one of Britain's leading historians. Hitler's empire was the largest, most brutal and most ambitious reshaping of Europe in history. Inspired by the imperial legacy of those such as the British, the Third Reich cast its shadow from the Channel Islands to the Caucasus and ruled hundreds of millions. Yet, as Mark Mazower's groundbreaking new account shows, it was an empire built on an illusion. From Hitler's plans for vast motorways crossing an ethnically cleansed Russian steppe, to dreams of a German super-economy rivalling America's, Mazower reveals the lethal fusion of mass murder, modern managerialism and colossal incompetence that underpinned the Nazi New Order. Ultimately Hitler's empire ended up consuming its own, leaving destruction in its wake and finishing not just with the downfall of Germany, but an entire continent. "Remarkable ...provocative ...an important new book". (Adam Tooze, "Sunday Telegraph"). "A stunning survey ...breaks new ground". (Dominic Sandbrook, "Daily Telegraph" Books of the Year). "A first-class account". (Richard Overy, "Literary Review"). "Brilliant ...a must for anyone who has a serious interest in the dreadful Third Reich". (Justin Cartwright, "Spectator"). "Exposes the intellectual bankruptcy of the enterprise with forensic skill and wit". (Christopher Silvester, "Daily Express"). Mark Mazower is the author of "Inside Hitler's Greece", "Dark Continent: Europe's Twentieth Century", "The Balkans" - which won the Wolfson Prize for History - and "Salonika: City of Ghosts", which won both the Runciman Prize and the Duff Cooper Prize. He has taught at the University of Sussex, Princeton University and Birkbeck College, University of London. He is now Professor of History at Columbia University.
Kursk 1943: The Northern Front
 Author: Robert Forczyk Kursk 1943: The Northern Front Osprey Publishing Osprey Campaign 272 ISBN: 1782008195 2014 Format: PDF (e-book) Pages: 98 Size: 8 Mb Language: English In the summer of 1943, recoiling from defeat at Stalingrad, Hitler conducted a limited objective offensive to eliminate the Soviet Kursk salient. Operating a classic pincer attack of the kind that succeeded during the 1942 Kharkov campaign he hoped that the resulting heavy losses inflicted on the Red Army would give the Wehrmacht time to recover its strength. However, the Soviet anticipation of the attack led to extensive losses on both sides as Soviet anti-tank mines and fierce fighting pushed the Germans back, liberating the German-held Orel in the process.
2nd Panzer Division 1935-1945
 Author: Tankwaffe 2nd Panzer Division 1935-1945 Tankwaffe Publishing 2014 Format: EPUB Pages: 126 Size: 3 Mb Language: English 2nd Panzer Division 1935-1945
The Stuka - Trumpets of Jericho
 Author: Bob Carruthers The Stuka - Trumpets of Jericho Archive Media Publishing Ltd ISBN: 1781581142 2012 Format: EPUB Size: 1,7 МБ Language: English Pages: 138 "We are all seized with a kind of passion for the chase from the glorious feeling of having saved much German bloodshed with every tank destroyed." Hans-Ulrich Rudel, Stuka ace This comprehensive overview of the Stuka dive bomber was compiled by Emmy Award winning historian Bob Carruthers. It draws heavily on post war interviews with Luftwaffe pilots and staff officers to produce a fascinating insight into the Stuka at the tactical and operational level. Also featured are rare English translations of articles are taken from the pages of Der Adler, the Luftwaffe's in-house magazine. They provided an absorbing study, from a unique primary source, of the world of the Stuka and its pilots, and conveys to the modern reader a vivid sense of how they were viewed at the time.
Hitler's Jet Plane: The ME 262 Story
 Author: Mano Ziegler Hitler's Jet Plane: The ME 262 Story Frontline Books ISBN: 1853676241 2012 Format: EPUB Pages: 240 Size: 2 Mb Language: English The first operational military jet in the world, towards the end of the Second World War the ME 262 was to be the German ‘miracle weapon’. Mano Ziegler was involved from its inception and contributed to the design, testing, and training and even served in it operationally.
Behind Hitler's Lines: The True Story of the Only Soldier to Fight for both America and the Soviet Union in World War II
 Author: Thomas H. Taylor Behind Hitler's Lines: The True Story of the Only Soldier to Fight for both America and the Soviet Union in World War II Presidio Press ISBN: 0891418458 2004 Format: EPUB Size: 4,2 МБ Language: English Pages: 368 As the twentieth century closed, the veterans of its defining war passed away at a rate of a thousand per day. Fortunately, D-Day paratrooper Joseph Beyrle met author Thomas H. Taylor in time to record Behind Hitler's Lines, the true story of the first American paratrooper to land in Normandy and the only soldier to fight for both the United States and the Soviet Union against Nazi Germany. It is a story of battle, followed by a succession of captures, escapes, recaptures, and re-escapes, then battle once more, in the final months of fighting on the Eastern Front. For these unique experiences, both President Bill Clinton and President Boris Yeltsin honored Joe Beyrle on the fiftieth anniversary of V-E Day. Beyrle did not strive to be a part of history, but history kept visiting him. Twice before the invasion he parachuted into Normandy, bearing gold for the French resistance. D Day resulted in his capture, and he was mistaken for a German line-crosser - a soldier who had, in fact, died in the attempt. Eventually Joe was held under guard at the American embassy in Moscow, suspected of being a Nazi assassin. Fingerprints saved him, confirming that he'd been wounded five times, and that he bore a safe-conduct pass written by marshal Zhukov after the Wehrmacht wrested Joe, at gunpoint, from execution by the Gestapo. In the ruins of Warsaw his life was saved again, this time by Polish nuns. Some of Joe's story is in his own words - a voice that will be among the last and best we hear firsthand from World War II.
Storming Monte La Difensa (Osprey Raid 48)
 Author: Bret Werner Storming Monte La Difensa: The First Special Service Force at the Winter Line Italy 1943 (Osprey Raid 48) Osprey Publishing 2015 Format: PDF (e-book) Pages: 82 Size: 4 Mb Language: English In December 1943 Monte La Difensa was part of the formidable German defences overlooking the Allies' planned route to Rome via Monte Cassino. In the First Special Service Force's first combat in the Mediterranean theater, the Force would employ its special training in mountain and winter warfare to scale the peak, capture it, and then hold it against the inevitable German counterattacks. Astonishing their superiors, the First Special Service Force succeeded in the face of seemingly impossible odds, but suffered a 77 percent casualty rate. Their victory, founded on their aggressive doctrine and extensive training in a variety of combat techniques, would prove instrumental in the postwar development of special forces. Employing full-colour artwork, archive photographs, and first-hand accounts from participants, the author examines the origins, execution, and aftermath of the FSSF's spectacular success at Monte La Difensa amid the savage winter conditions of December 1943.
The Mammoth Book of Eyewitness Naval Battles
 Author: Richard Russell Lawrence The Mammoth Book of Eyewitness Naval Battles Carroll & Graf Publishers 2003 Format: PDF Pages: 660 Language: English Size: 70.3 MB This mammoth volume offers first-hand accounts by the officers and crew who manned the galleys, sailing ships, ironclads, dreadnoughts, submarines, and flat tops in the world’s most famous battles at sea. With illustrations, diagrams, maps, and drama, these pieces record the tactics, setbacks, perils, defeats, and victories that have etched in our memory the names of naval heroes like John Paul Jones, who fathered the American navy; the gloriously celebrated Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson who proved that Britannia ruled the waves; “the sea wolf” Thomas Cochrane ; Captain Isaac Hull, the commander of “Old Ironsides”; David Farragut, who famously took the Union navy to victory in Mobile Bay during the American Civil War; and Commodore George Dewey, who effectively defeated the Spanish fleet in the 1898 Battle of Manila Bay. Eyewitness testimony records unforgettable moments in some of the most crucial encounters at sea during the twentieth century, most epically in the Pacific theater of World War II—at Guadalcanal, in the Battle of Midway, and momentously in the D-day landings at Normandy. Throughout, this exciting volume brings three millennia of naval history to life.
Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege: 1942-1943
 Author: Antony Beevor Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege: 1942-1943 Penguin Books 1999 ISBN: 0140284583 Format: PDF Size: 10,4 МБ Language: English Pages: 560 Historians and reviewers worldwide have hailed Antony Beevor's magisterial Stalingrad as the definitive account of World War II's most harrowing battle. In August 1942, Hitler's huge Sixth Army reached the city that bore Stalin's name. In the five month siege that followed, the Russians fought to hold Stalingrad at any cost, then caught their Nazi enemy in an astonishing reversal. As never before, Stalingrad conveys the experience of soldiers on both sides as they fought in inhuman conditions, and of civilians trapped on an urban battlefield. Antony Beevor has interviewed survivors and discovered completely new material in a wide range of German and Soviet archives, including reports of prisoner interrogations, desertions, and executions. The battle of Stalingrad was the psychological turning point of World War II; as Beevor makes clear, it also changed the face of modern warfare. As a story of cruelty, courage, and human suffering, Stalingrad is unprecedented and unforgettable.
Fall Gelb 1940
 Author: Doug Dildy Fall Gelb 1940 (1): Panzer Breakthrough in the West Osprey Publishing Osprey Campaign 264 ISBN: 1782006443 2014 Format: PDF (e-book) Pages: 89 Size: 14 Mb Language: English
Brazen Chariots: An Account of Tank Warfare in the Western Desert, November-December 1941
 Author: Robert Crisp Brazen Chariots: An Account of Tank Warfare in the Western Desert, November-December 1941 Ballantine Books 1961 Format: PDF Pages: 196 Language: English Size: 24.7 MB A classic, and for good reason. Crisp tells the story of life as a tank commander in North Africa during the early stages of WWII, and he does so with honesty and good humor. There are some truly epic encounters in this book, and it's well worth reading if you're interested in one of the less-featured parts of WWII.Brazen Chariots - An Account of Tank Warfare in the Western... .pdf
Barbarossa & the Retreat to Moscow: Recollections of Fighter Pilots on the Eastern Front (The Red Air Force at War)
 Author: Artem Drabkin Barbarossa & the Retreat to Moscow: Recollections of Fighter Pilots on the Eastern Front (The Red Air Force at War) Casemate Publishers 2007 Format: epub/pdf Size: 4.4 Mb Language: English The onset of war in the summer of 1941 was a disaster for the Soviet Air Force. In a few weeks, faced by the onslaught of the Luftwaffe, most of the Soviet frontline aircraft were destroyed, and the casualty rate among the pilots was cripplingly high. Yet the surviving few gained precious battle experience and they formed the core of the fighter force that turned the tables on the Germans and eventually won air superiority over the Eastern Front. Many of these Soviet pilots are still alive today and in this book they vividly recall the air battles of 60 years ago to offer a unique insight into the air war on the eastern front.
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