Название: World War 1 Heroes: Unforgettable Tales of Courage, Selflessness, and Resilience
Автор: Ahoy Publications
Издательство: Ahoy Publications
Год: 2024
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 123
Размер: 64,0 МБ
Язык: Английский

Live through the experiences of the most memorable World War 1 heroes! Explore the unforgettable tales of resilience, courage, and selflessness that marked the most prominent heroes of World War I.

Название: The Pirate King: The Strange Adventures of Henry Avery and the Birth of the Golden Age of Piracy
Автор: Sean Kingsley, Rex Cowan
Издательство: Pegasus Books
ISBN: 1639365958
Год: 2024
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 288
Размер: 84,4 МБ
Язык: Английский

The incredible story of the “Robin Hood of the Seas,” who absconded with millions during the Golden Age of Piracy and who harbored an even greater secret. Henry Avery of Devon pillaged a fortune from a Mughal ship off the coast of India and then vanished into thin air—and into legend. More ballads, plays, biographies and books were written about Avery’s adventures than any other pirate.

Название: The Crucial Turning Points: Key Campaigns of World War I
Автор: H. Warfield
Издательство: Vij Books
Год: 2024
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 289
Размер: 114,3 МБ
Язык: Английский

"The Crucial Turning Points: Key Campaigns of World War I" by H. Warfield is a comprehensive and insightful exploration of the pivotal battles that shaped the course of World War I. From the early clashes on the Western Front to the final offensives that brought an end to the conflict, this book offers a detailed analysis of the strategies, tactics, and key moments that decided the fate of nations.

Название: The Perfect Sword: Forging the Dark Ages
Автор: Paul Gething, Edoardo Albert
Издательство: Birlinn
ISBN: 1780277849
Год: 2022
Формат: EPUB, PDF (conv)
Страниц: 288
Размер: 20,4 МБ
Язык: Английский

The story of the Bamburgh Sword – one of the finest swords ever forged. In 2000, archaeologist Paul Gething rediscovered a sword. An unprepossessing length of rusty metal, it had been left in a suitcase for thirty years. But Paul had a suspicion that the sword had more to tell than appeared, so he sent it for specialist tests.

Название: Against the Odds: Battles at Sea, 1591-1949 (Trials and Tribulations at Sea)
Автор: Alexander McKee
Издательство: Sapere Books
Год: 2024
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 331
Размер: 192,6 МБ
Язык: Английский

An enthralling collection of sea battles, selected and retold by a leading naval historian. Perfect for readers of Ian W. Toll, Peter Gretton, James D. Hornfischer and Craig L. Symonds. Twenty-six epic sea battles fought around the world are dramatically described with a wealth of expert technical detail and commentary.

Название: Secret Agent the true story of the Special Operations Executive (David Stafford World War II History)
Автор: David Stafford
Издательство: Lume Books
Год: 2024
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 307
Размер: 175,1 МБ
Язык: Английский

In June 1940, British forces were driven from the continent by Hitler’s conquering armies. As Britain stared invasion in the face, a group of unconventional warriors planned a new form of warfare. The Special Operations Executive was born. With a brief from Winston Churchill ‘to set Europe ablaze’, this top-secret agency was given the dangerous task of co-ordinating subversion and sabotage against the enemy by all means necessary — using disguise, deception, bribery, explosives, guerrilla warfare and even assassination.

Название: Battlefield Emotions in Late Antiquity: A Study of Fear and Motivation in Roman Military Treatises
Автор: Lukasz Rozycki
Издательство: BRILL
Год: 2021
Формат: pdf
Страниц: 342
Размер: 14.3 Мб
Язык: English

Battlefield Emotions in Late Antiquity is a pioneering work, the first to present a comprehensive analysis of fear and motivation on the battlefields of Late Antiquity. By examining military treatises, Łukasz Różycki identifies means of manipulating the morale of soldiers on the same and on opposing sides, showing various examples of military trickery. The book analyzes non-combat properties of equipment, commanders’ speeches, war cries, keeping up appearances, and other methods of affecting the human psyche. The book is written in the spirit of new military history and combines the methodology of a historian, archaeologist, and philologist, and also considers aspects of psychology, particularly related to the functioning of groups and individuals in extreme situations.

Название: Model Military International
Издательство: Doolittle Media
Год издания: May 2024
Язык: English
Cтраниц: 68
Формат: PDF
Размер: 67 MB

Журнал для любителей стендового моделизма

Название: The "Grossdeutschland" Division in World War II: The German Army’s Premier Combat Unit (Osprey Elite 255)
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год: 2024
Формат: True PDF
Страниц: 65
Размер: 15 Mb
Язык: English

The "Grossdeutschland" Division in World War II: The German Army’s Premier Combat Unit

Название: Stirling Wings
Издательство: Alan Sutton Publishing
Год: 1995
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 240
Размер: 169 Mb
Язык: English

Stirling Wings