Название: The Sudan Campaigns 1881–98
Автор: Robert Wilkinson-Latham
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Серия/номер в серии: Men at Arms/59
Год: 1999
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 50
Размер: 52 Mb
Язык: English


In the Sudan in 1881 an obscure son of a carpenter pronounced himself the ‘Mahdi' or ‘Guided One of the Prophet', the long-expected Messiah of the Islamic faith. His influence was so strong that Egypt (co-ruled by Britain and France) was plunged into war. Robert Wilkinson-Latham provides an absorbing account of the Sudan campaigns, including the siege of Khartoum, the unpredictable General Charles Gordon, and the Nile Expedition. The author details the organisation and fortunes of all forces involved, painting a fascinating picture of the place and its peoples from 1881-98.

Название: The Landsknechts
Автор: Douglas Miller
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Серия/номер в серии: Men at Arms/58
Год: 1996
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 50
Размер: 16 Mb
Язык: English

The Landsknechts were German mercenaries who served during the reigns of Maximilian I and Charles V in the sixteenth century. Having signed up, these Landsknechts were read a very detailed code of conduct, organised into companies, paid one month in advance, and sent into battle! Their major weapon was the pike, which could be up to 18 feet in length, but those whose duty it was to advance in the front line carried instead the fearsome Zweih?nder; an enormous battle-sword around 66 inches in length! Douglas Miller describes in detail the organisation, tactics, weapons, uniforms and history of these remarkable soldiers.

Название: The Zulu War
Автор: Angus McBride
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Серия/номер в серии: Men at Arms/57
Год: 1994
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 39
Размер: 25 Mb
Язык: English


By the end of the nineteenth century the fame of the Zulu was world-wide, and their army was one of the few non-European military organisations to have become the subject of serious historical study. Their very name is still synonymous with bravery, discipline and military skill. This excellent addition to Osprey's Men-at-Arms series tells the story of the Zulu's at war, from their rise to unrivalled power under the fearsome Shaka to the final devastating defeat against the British at Ulundi, detailing Zulu weapons and tactics, and the famous battles in which they fought.

Название: The Mexican-American War 1846–48
Автор: Philip Katcher
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Серия/номер в серии: Men at Arms/56
Год: 1994
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 64
Размер: 3 Mb
Язык: English


‘There never was so fine an American army,' wrote second-lieutenant, John Sedgwick, in describing the troops under Major-General Zachary Taylor in 1846. Another then second-lieutenant, destined to see many more armies; U.S. Grant, also thought highly of them: ‘The rank and file were probably inferior … to the volunteers that participated in all the later battles of the war; but they were brave men, and then drill and discipline brought out all there was in them.' Philip Katcher writes the story of the regulars and volunteers who fought in the Mexican-American War, detailing the infantry, cavalry, artillery and staff of both the American and Mexican armies.

Название: Энциклопедия Второй мировой войны. Открытие Второго фронта (весна-лето 1944)
Автор: пер. с англ. В.Д. Тарасов
Издательство: ООО ТД "Издательство "Мир книги"
Год: 2007
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 130
Размер: 59,2 Мб
Язык: Русский

Седьмая книга серии «Энциклопедия Второй мировой войны» - «Открытие Второго фронта» - посвящена событиям весны-лета 1944 г .: победа союзников в Анцио и Монте- Кассино; освобождение Рима; легендарная высадка в Нормандии - день «D», ознаменовавший долгожданное открытие союзниками Второго фронта; неожиданное для Гитлера советское наступление - подготовка операции «Багратион» ...
Живой, захватывающий материал для всех, кому интересна история человечества.

Название: 75 лет ТАНТК им.Г.М. Бериева
Издательство: АлексВ
Год: 2009
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 414
Размер: 89 Mb
Язык: Russian

75 лет ТАНТК им.Г.М. Бериева

Название: SAS: Secret War in South East Asia
Издательство:Greenhill Book
Год: 2016
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 273
Размер: 44 Mb
Язык: English

SAS: Secret War in South East Asia

Название: Longbowman vs Crossbowman: Hundred Years’ War 1337-1460 (Osprey Combat 24)
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год: 2015
Формат: True PDF
Страниц: 81
Размер: 92 Mb
Язык: English

For centuries, the crossbow had played a key role on the battlefields of continental Europe, with mercenaries from Genoa and Brabant in particular filling the ranks of the French army, yet on the outbreak of the Hundred Years' War they came up against a more powerful foe. To master the English longbow was a labour of years, requiring far greater skill to use than the crossbow, but it was much more flexible and formidable, striking fear into the French and their allies.

Название: New Zealand Infantryman vs German Motorcycle Soldier: Greece and Crete 1941 (Osprey Combat 23)
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год: 2017
Формат: True PDF
Страниц: 84
Размер: 74 Mb
Язык: English

In April 1941, as Churchill strove to counter the German threat to the Balkans, New Zealand troops were hastily committed to combat in the wake of the German invasion of Greece where they would face off against the German Kradsch?tzen - motorcycle troops. Examining three major encounters in detail with the help of maps and contemporary photographs, this lively study shows how the New Zealanders used all their courage and ingenuity to counter the mobile and well-trained motorcycle forces opposing them in the mountains and plains of Greece and Crete.

Название: Hitler’s Wehrmacht 1935-1945
Издательство:University Press of Kentucky
Год: 2016
Формат: True PDF
Страниц: 247
Размер: 10 Mb
Язык: English

Hitler’s Wehrmacht 1935-1945