Название: Lake Trasimene 217 BC: Ambush and Annihilation of a Roman Army (Osprey Campaign 303)
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год: 2017
Формат: True PDF
Страниц: 100
Размер: 81 Mb
Язык: English

Following Hannibal's crushing victory at the battle of the Trebbia, the reeling Roman Republic sent a new army under the over-confident consul Caius Flaminius to destroy the Carthaginian invaders - unbeknownst to him they were ready and waiting. The destruction of the Roman force at Lake Trasimene firmly established Hannibal as one of the Ancient World's greatest commanders thanks to his use of innovative tactics, including the first recorded use of a turning movement. The Romans would not send another major army to confront him until the battle of Cannae in 216 BC.

Название: The Thames 1813: The War of 1812 on the Northwest Frontier (Osprey Campaign 302)
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год: 2017
Формат: True PDF
Страниц: 100
Размер: 140 Mb
Язык: English

The battle of the Thames was the culmination of a bloody campaign that saw American forces clash with the British and their Native American allies on multiple occasions. In a battle that included the future US president William Henry Harrison, American naval hero Oliver Hazard Perry and the legendary Shawnee leader Tecumseh the Americans prevailed, due in part to their imaginative use of Kentucky mounted riflemen to charge British regular infantry and artillery. Their victory allowed them to secure the North-West frontier, a crucial strategic gain in the War of 1812.

Название: M50 Ontos and M56 Scorpion 1956-1970: US Tank Destroyers of the Vietnam War (Osprey New Vanguard 240)
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год: 2017
Формат: True PDF
Страниц: 52
Размер: 27 Mb
Язык: English

Designed in the 1950s, the US Marines' M50 Ontos and the US Army's M56 Scorpion were both intended to be fast, light, air-droppable tank-killers for the Cold War battlefield - an answer to the cumbersome and ineffective World War II-vintage tanks that had taken to the battlefield during the Korean War. Although they shared the aim of bringing light, mobile and lethal antitank firepower to the infantry the two vehicles varied wildly in design to cater for their unique mission demands. They first saw service in the Lebanon intervention of 1958 but it was in the Vietnam War that they made their name, with the M50 Ontos seeing intense combat action in the Battle of Hue in 1968.

Название: Vietnam War US & Allied Combat Equipments (Osprey Elite 216)
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год: 2017
Формат: True PDF
Страниц: 68
Размер: 45 Mb
Язык: English

Over the eight years of the Vietnam War, US forces used three major types of equipment sets, with numerous modifications for particular circumstances. Different equipments were also used by Special Forces, the South Vietnamese, and other allied ground troops.

Название: British Light Infantry & Rifle Tactics of the Napoleonic Wars (Osprey Elite 215)
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год: 2017
Формат: True PDF
Страниц: 68
Размер: 52 Mb
Язык: English

In an age when infantry units manoeuvred and fought in rigid blocks, the idea of encouraging initiative and allowing a unit to 'skirmish' was regarded as revolutionary and fell out of favour in the years following the French-Indian and American Revolutionary wars. It was revived by far-sighted British and foreign-mercenary officers, who observed the way in which French Revolutionary armies deployed skirmishers to prepare the way for their assault columns. Offering a detailed analysis of the tactics, this book is studded with period 'battle descriptions' quoted from eye-witness accounts, creating a comprehensive guide to the Light and Rifles units of Wellington's Light Division. As the result of the first tentative experiments in skirmishing the units achieved an unsurpassed peak of efficiency - they marched faster, were versatile in any sort of tactical situation and could shoot more accurately than either friend or foe. No other national army, either allied or enemy, achieved these standards.

Название: World War II Infantry Fire Support Tactics (Osprey Elite 214)
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год: 2017
Формат: True PDF
Страниц: 68
Размер: 42 Mb
Язык: English

As infantry units advanced across Europe the only support they could rely on from day to day was that provided by the heavy weapons of their own units. While thundering tanks struck fear into the hearts of their enemies it was the machine guns, mortars and light cannon that proved to be most important, causing the majority of casualties suffered during World War II. Common principles were shared across units but the wide variety of weapons available to the different armies altered the way they were used in battle.

Название: Apache Warrior vs US Cavalryman: 1846-1886 (Osprey Combat 19)
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год: 2017
Формат: True PDF
Страниц: 84
Размер: 76 Mb
Язык: English

From the 1840s onward, United States military forces clashed with the Apache, a group of Native American peoples associated with the southwestern part of North America. US territorial expansion and conflict - first with Mexico and then during the Civil War - led to an escalation of hostilities that culminated in the defeat of the Apache leader Geronimo in 1886, although fighting continued into the 20th century. In this study the clashes at Cieneguilla (1854), First Adobe Walls (1864), and Cibecue Creek (1881) are assessed in detail.

Название: Panzergrenadier vs US Armored Infantryman: European Theater of Operations 1944 (Osprey Combat 22)
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год: 2017
Формат: True PDF
Страниц: 84
Размер: 44 Mb
Язык: English

During World War II, the two pre-eminent mechanized infantry forces of the conflict, the German Panzergrenadier arm and the US Army's armoured infantrymen, clashed in France and Belgium after the Normandy landings. These engagements went on to profoundly influence the use of mechanized infantry in the post-war world. Drawing upon a variety of sources, this book focuses on three key encounters between July and December 1944 including during Operation Cobra and the Battle of the Bulge, and examines the origins, equipment, doctrine and combat record of both forces.

Автор: Маниковский, А.А.
Название: Боевое снабжение русской армии в мировую войну. Том II
Издательство: М-Л.: Госиздат
Год: 1930
Язык: Русский
Формат: pdf
Размер: 522,9 mb
Страниц: 375

Труд А. А. Маниковского является ценнейшим вкладом в ту область литературы, которая освещает основные предпосылки, необходимые для правильной постановки дела боевого снабжения армии во время войны.

Автор: Маниковский А.А.
Название: Боевое снабжение русской армии в мировую войну. Том I
Издательство: М-Л.: Госиздат
Год: 1930
Язык: Русский
Формат: pdf
Размер: 87 mb
Страниц: 408

Труд А. А. Маниковского является ценнейшим вкладом в ту область литературы, которая освещает основные предпосылки, необходимые для правильной постановки дела боевого снабжения армии во время войны.