Название: Osprey Aircraft of the Aces 20 - German Night Fighter Aces of World War 2
Автор: Jerry Scutts, John Weal
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
ISBN: 1855326965
Год: 1998
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 96
Размер: 32,9 МБ
Язык: Английский

When the Luftwaffe entered World War 2, its nightfighter force was virtually nonexistent thanks to its leader, Reichmarschall Hermann Goring, who boasted that bombs would never fall on Germany. By mid-1940 his folly was evident; the first night fighter wing was hastily formed with Bf 110s. Initially capable of detecting targets by visual acquisition only, the force greatly improved its effectiveness with the creation of the 'Giant Wurzburg' radar chain.

Название: Images of War - The War in the South Pacific
Автор: Jon Diamond
Издательство: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1473870615
Год: 2017
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 176
Размер: 48,7 МБ
Язык: Английский

The Japanese invaded the Solomon Islands in May 1942 and in July began construction of a large airfield on Guadalcanal. In February 1943, after an epic six-month struggle, they were expelled from the island and it became a staging base for U.S. Admiral William F. Halsey and his South Pacific force.

Название: Images of War - The Germans at Arras
Автор: David Bilton
Издательство: Pen & Sword
ISBN: 9781844157686
Год: 2008
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 113
Размер: 41,7 МБ
Язык: Английский

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During the Great War a German publisher produced a number of photographic books that are of considerable interest to the modern-day reader. These were based on the photographs taken by the German regiments that found themselves stationed there during the War.This, the first book, covers the Battle of Arras in 1917, one of the largest in the War. In addition to the introduction giving the historical context there are 350 photographs of the villages/towns,the trenches, troop movements, trenches, cemeteries, dealings with civilians. These vividly convey what the area from Lens-Arras-Bullecourt-Havrincourt-Cambrai-Douai was like under German occupation. This book is not just a memory-rich diary for the thousands of soldiers who fought there but also a valuable record of the period.

Название: Images of War - Victory in the Pacific
Автор: Andy Rawson
Издательство: Pen & Sword
ISBN: 1844152898
Год: 2005
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 120
Размер: 25,6 МБ
Язык: Английский

By Spring 1945, while the war in Europe was coming to a close, in the Pacific there was no end to hostilities in sight. The Japanese, albeit retreating, defended every outpost and island with fanatical determination and all the indications were that Japan would have to be invaded at a terrible cost. The two atomic bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki changed this and the world forever.

Название: Images of War - The Germans in Flanders 1914
Автор: David Bilton
Издательство: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 184884445X
Год: 2012
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 176
Размер: 35,8 МБ
Язык: Английский

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The book follows in photographs, captions and text the German Army's presence in Flanders from its arrival in September 1914 until the summer of 1916.It looks at the Kaiser's Army's battles with the French, Belgians and British, concentrating mostly on the latter and the battles for Ypres (1st Ypres - 1914 and 2nd Ypres - 1915 and the gas attacks). The book is arranged in four sections; detailed text; around 50.000 photos (that are interspersed into the text with captions); a chronological order of events in Flanders and a section on the German divisions that fought there. Where relevant material from the German home front is included.Each phase and aspect of the period is described from the German point of view using primary and secondary sources from both Germany and Britain.

Название: 1st Air Division, 8th Air Force (USAAF) 1942-45: Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire
Автор: Martin W. Bowman
Издательство: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 184415453X
Год: 2007
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 192
Размер: 2,9 МБ
Язык: Английский

As part of the AHT series, the airfields and interest in this book are concentrated in a particular area - in this case Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire.

Название: Lawrence of Arabia's Secret Air Force: Based on the Diary of Flight Sergeant George Hynes
Автор: James Patrick Hynes MA
Издательство: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 184884266X
Год: 2010
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 146
Размер: 3,8 МБ
Язык: Английский

X Flight was designated the task of giving close air support to the desert army formed and commanded by Lawrence of Arabia. It flew from advanced desert landing grounds on reconnaissance, liaison, bombing and ground attack missions. The existence and deeds of the flight were kept secret, so much so that even the RFC Paymaster was unaware of their existence.

Название: The Belzec Death Camp: History, Biographies, Remembrance
Автор: Chris Webb
Издательство: Ibidem Press
ISBN: 3838208668
Год: 2016
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 320
Размер: 5,7 МБ
Язык: Английский

This book is a comprehensive account of the Belzec death camp in Poland, which was the first death camp to use static gas chambers as part of the Aktion Reinhardt mass murder program. It covers the construction and the development of the mechanisms of mass murder.

Название: The Milk Cows: The U-Boat Tankers at War 1941 - 1945
Автор: John F. White
Издательство: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 184884008X
Год: 2009
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 272
Размер: 3,6 МБ
Язык: Английский

During the Second World War the Germans developed a specially adapted U-boat oil tanker with two aims. First, by refueling the attack U-boat fleet their range of operations and duration of patrol could be significantly increased. Secondly, these underwater tankers were far more likely to avoid detection than surface support ships.

Название: Panavia Tornado
Автор: Dave Windle
Издательство: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 184884235X
Год: 2011
Формат: PDF (conv)
Страниц: 80
Размер: 3,2 МБ
Язык: Английский

The Tornado has been the backbone of the RAF within its many different theaters of operation. The aircraft started as a European venture between Germany, Italy and the UK, based on the original swing-wing technology invented by Barnes-Wallis.