Автор: H. R. Trevor-Roper
Название: The Last Days of Hitler
Издательство: Collier Books
Год: 1962
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 324
Язык: English
Размер: 59 MB

The Last Days of Hitler

Название: Tupolev Tu-95 Bear
Автор(ы): Yefim Gordon
Издательство: Specialty Press
Серия: Warbird Tech Vol. 43
Год: 2006
ISBN: 1580071023
Страниц: 108
Язык: English
Формат: PDF
Размер: 79 MB

During the 1940s, the Soviet government, knowing of the American nuclear program, elected to begin work on its own nuclear weapon program. The goal was to create and test the first Soviet atomic bomb within a short time interval to counter a major postwar threat from the West. An important secondary concern became apparent: how to deliver that weapon to the target. Thus, the Tu-95 Bear and the Tu-142, its close relative, were born. The Tu-95 is a large, heavy strategic bomber with a slim fuselage, swept wings, and four powerful turboprop engines driving counter-rotating propellers. It remained in production as a maritime patrol aircraft and cruise missile carrier more than 30 years after it was first produced. The aircraft was revolutionary in the application of a swept wing and turbine powerplants. Yefim Gordon and Peter Davison are the authors of other Specialty Press titles such as Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-15 Fagot, Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-29 Fulcrum, and Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker. Together they use over 200 photos to illustrate the story of the Tu-95. Topics covered include design, development, structural detail, international production, trials, comparisons, and much more.

Название: Okb Mig: A History of the Design Bureau and Its Aircraft
Автор(ы): Piotr Butowski, Jay Miller
Издательство: Aerofax, Inc. for Midland
Год: 2000
ISBN: 978-0904597806
Страниц: 246
Язык: English
Формат: PDF
Размер: 51 MB

Following the formal birth of their design bureau in 1939, the Mikoyan and Gurevich design team ascended with extraordinary rapidity into the ranks of the aerospace elite. This meteoric rise was not without justification, as their perseverance had resulted in the development of a number of truly exceptional fighters in an environment that would have defeated a less tenacious pair in short order. Beginning with the MiG-1 and MiG-3 piston engine fighters, their work consistently represented the state-of-the art in the Soviet Union for some four decades and did not end with their respective deaths in 1970 and 1976. Talented engineers such as Rostislav Belyakov were quick to fill the voids left by their mentors, and as result, the legacy of excellence continues.

Название: OKB Tupolev: A History of the Design Bureau and its Aircraft
Автор(ы): Yefim Gordon, Vladimir Rigmant
Издательство: Midland
Год: 2006
ISBN: 978-1857802146
Страниц: 372
Язык: English
Формат: PDF OCR
Размер: 150 MB

A History of the Design Bureau and its Aircraft Yefim Gordon & Vladimir Rigmant The origins of the design bureau that was to bear his name can be traced back to the appointment of Andrey Nikolayevich Tupolev as head of the TsAGI's Aviation Department in 1918. Over the years, nearly 300 projects have evolved within the OKB. Nearly 90 reached the prototype construction stage, with more than 40 types put into series production.

Название: Артиллерия в прошлом, настоящем и будущем
Автор: Эрр Ф.
Место издания: М.
Издательство: Воениздат
Год: 1941
Страниц: 350
Формат: pdf
Размер: 108.85 MB

Книга написана крупным европейским военным деятелем, французским генералом Фредериком Эрром. В своем труде генерал Эрр обобщает опыт Первой мировой войны, которая, будучи беспрецендентным на тот момент военным конфликтом, дала много нового для развития военной мысли. Генерал подвергает критическому анализу наиболее важные вопросы, касающиеся техники, тактики и организации артиллерии . За время мировой войны взгляды на использование артиллерии пережили весьма существенную эволюцию, о чем подробно рассказывает автор.

Название: Napoleonic Wars Napoleon’s Army
Автор(ы): Rene Chartrand (Author), Christa Hook (Illustrator)
Издательство:
Серия: Brassey’s History of Uniforms
Год: 1997
ISBN: 1857531833
Страниц: 144
Язык: English
Формат: PDF
Размер: 85 MB

Aimed at all those with an interest in the Napoleonic Wars from 1804 to 1815, this is a guide to all the uniforms worn in Napoleon's conquering army, from the famous victory of Austerlitz to eventual defeat at Waterloo. Every unit in the Emperor's army is described, and its uniforms and equipment detailed. There are chapters on what Napoleon and his generals wore, the uniforms of the Loyal Imperial Guard and regular infantry, the glamorous appearance of the French cavalry, including cuirassiers, lancers, hussars and dragoons, as well as the artillery and the engineers. There is also a chapter devoted to the many foreign troops that served under Napoeleon, ranging from the Swiss and Portuguese to Croats and Lithuanians. All this is illustrated by over b&w prints and paintings, many of them contemporary, and some of which have never been published before.

Название: Pirate
Автор(ы): Richard Platt
Издательство: Dorling Kindersley
Серия: DK Eyewitness
Год: 2002
ISBN: 0751347493
Страниц: 74
Язык: English
Формат: PDF
Размер: 22 MB

Take a close-up look at the colorful--and cruel--robbers of the sea. Learn who devised the terrifying Jolly Roger, how a surprisingly disciplined life was maintained aboard pirate ships, and what cunning ruses pirates used to lure merchants to their doom.

Автор: Antony Loveless
Название: Air War
Издательство: Crabtree Publishing Company
Год: 2008
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 40
Язык: English
Размер: 10 MB

Explains what the Air Force does, how it reacts to alerts and emergencies, and the different kinds of aircraft utilized.

Название: Hadrian's Wall: A Souvenir Guide to the Roman Wall
Автор(ы): David J. Breeze
Издательство: English Heritage
Год: 1994
ISBN: 1850742529
Страниц: 52
Язык: English
Формат: PDF
Размер: 32 MB

Stretching for 73 miles across northern England, Hadrian's Wall is the most important monument of Roman Britain, and the best-known frontier of the entire Roman empire. It was built on the orders of the emperor Hadrian after he visited Britain in AD 122 and took ten years to complete. This new guidebook provides maps, plans and tours of the important sites, as well as a history of the Wall and its associated forts. It is illustrated throughout with colour reconstructions and photographs.

Автор: Сергей Петрович Махов
Название: Сборник из 9 произведений
Издательство: Вече, Ид С. -Петербургского Университета , Самиздат
Год: 2008 - 2016
Жанр: Военная история, Публицистика, Морские приключения
Формат: FB2
Размер: 27 mb


Привет. Я Сергей Махов. Сразу скажу о своих интересах - это история военно-морских флотов. Сам я больше люблю парусники, но есть много друзей, профессионально увлекающихся историей немецких ПЛ, так что в ВМВ и ПМВ я так же довольно подкован. Чем больше я читаю по войне за Независимость, по пост-военному устройству США, по вообще механизму принятия решений - тем все больше меня гложет одна мысль. Что американцы изучают только свою историю. И все решения, даже сейчас, в XXI веке, принимают только исходя из собственного опыта. Типа, один раз прокатило — почему не прокатит еще раз? И каждый раз изменившиеся обстоятельства и, соответственно, другой результат для них оказываются холодным душем. Поэтому есть смысл вернуться к истокам, и проследить, как и откуда все начиналось.