Название: The Medieval Military Engineer: From the Roman Empire to the Sixteenth Century
Издательство: The Boydell Press
Год: 2018
Формат: True PDF
Страниц: 370
Размер: 23 Mb
Язык: English

The Medieval Military Engineer: From the Roman Empire to the Sixteenth Century

Название: Strzelcy Wyborowi (Wielki Leksykon Uzbrojenia: Wrzesien 1939 Tom 178)
Издательство: Edipresse Polska S.A.
Год: 2019
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 68
Размер: 34 Mb
Язык: Polish

Strzelcy Wyborowi

Название: Flights from Phu Loi: An Account of Helicopter Reconnaissance in the Vietnam War
Автор: Richard Lawrence Greene
Издательство: Archway Publishing
ISBN: 1665744642
Год: 2023
Формат: EPUB, PDF (conv)
Страниц: 324
Размер: 13,9 МБ
Язык: Английский

“Spin, crash, and burn.” These words describe a helicopter pilot’s worst case scenario, and which Lieutenant Richard Greene kept trying to avoid during his service as a reconnaissance pilot in the Vietnam War. As an “Outcast” in his Bell observation helicopter, Greene witnessed many close calls, snafus, and over-reach during multiple military operations.

Название: Мятежная совесть
Автор: Петерсхаген Р.
Издательство: М.: Вече
Год: 2010
Cтраниц: 309
Формат: djvu
Размер: 24 мб
Язык: русский

Кавалер Рыцарского креста полковник вермахта Рудольф Петерсхаген был тяжело ранен под Сталинградом. После выздоровления его назначили комендантом города Грейфсвальд. Весной 1945 года Петерсхаген, не желая допустить бессмысленной гибели людей, сдал город Красной армии. Это был единственный случай, когда Красная армия взяла город без боя.

Название: Queen of Codes: The Secret Life of Emily Anderson, Britain's Greatest Female Code Breaker
Автор: Jackie Ui Chionna
Издательство: Headline
ISBN: 147229548X
Год: 2023
Формат: EPUB, PDF (conv)
Страниц: 275
Размер: 20,6 МБ
Язык: Английский

When the history of British codebreaking is told, the story is often a men-only preserve (for example, of the top fourteen listed actors in Bletchley Park-set The Imitation Game, only one is a woman). That perception completely ignores the fact that the vast majority of codebreakers were in fact women. And foremost among them was one who is largely unknown to the public, and whose activities were a secret even to her closest contacts - Emily Anderson.

Название: Weapon of Choice: U.S. Army Special Operations Forces in Afghanistan
Автор: Коллектив
Издательство: Sharp Ink Publishing
Год: 2023
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 552
Размер: 13,1 МБ
Язык: Английский

'Weapon of Choice' presents a history of the U.S. Army special operations forces in Afghanistan from 11 September 2001 to 15 May 2002, during America's global war on terrorism. The purpose of the book is not to resolve Army special operations doctrinal issues, to clarify or update military definitions, or to be the 'definitive' history of the continuing unconventional war in Afghanistan.

Название: Aluminum Alley: The American Pilots Who Flew Over the Himalayas and Helped Win World War II
Автор: Rory Laverty
Издательство: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 0811772632
Год: 2023
Формат: EPUB, PDF (conv)
Страниц: 362
Размер: 4,5 МБ
Язык: Английский

By the time Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, China was already under siege. The Imperial military invaded and choked off every land and sea route for the young country’s resupply, and what remained of China was out of gas and withering away.

Название: Small Victories in a Great Big War
Автор: John H. Canfield
Издательство: Knox Press
ISBN: 1637589182
Год: 2023
Формат: EPUB, PDF (conv)
Страниц: 142
Размер: 3,4 МБ
Язык: Английский

Life for a World War II paratrooper was grave and perilous; John H. Canfield’s experience was no different. However, this young man found himself in so many crazy—sometimes humorous—situations that he almost forgot about how dangerous it was.

Название: Admiral Nicholas Horthy: Memoirs
Автор: Nicholas Horthy
Издательство: Braunfell Books
ISBN: 1805231995
Год: 2023
Формат: EPUB, PDF (conv)
Страниц: 359
Размер: 14,7 МБ
Язык: Английский

Admiral Nicholas Horthy was the Ruler of the Kingdom of Hungary during the interwar years and throughout most of World War II, serving from 1 Mar 1920 to 15 Oct. 1944…Horthy is remembered for, among other things, trying to surrender to the Russians when he realized that the war was lost. Hitler found out that Horthy through his son was negotiating a surrender to the Russians and had Horthy and his son arrested.

Название: Hazard Spectrum: Life in The Danger Zone by the Fleet Air Arm's Top Gun
Автор: Nathan Gray
Издательство: Headline
ISBN: 1035402521
Год: 2023
Формат: EPUB, PDF (conv)
Страниц: 300
Размер: 12,1 МБ
Язык: Английский

On 5 December 2002, trainee pilot Nathan Gray walked away from an 'unsurvivable' crash at RAF Wittering in Cambridgeshire. His instructor, seated behind him, was killed instantly. Despite the physical pain and mental scars, he found the strength and resilience to continue his flying career. Today Commander Nathan Gray is one of the UK's elite test pilots - the best of the best.