Название: The Korean War: The Fight Across the 38th Parallel
Издательство: Amber Books
Год: 2019
Формат: EPUB, PDF (Conv)
Страниц: 156
Размер: 29 Mb
Язык: English

The Korean War: The Fight Across the 38th Parallel

Название: Julius Caesar in Egypt: Cleopatra and the War in Alexandria
Автор: Philip Matyszak
Издательство: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1399097369
Год: 2023
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 192
Размер: 4,6 МБ
Язык: Английский

In 48 BC the armies of Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great fought a decisive battle at Pharsalus in Greece. Pompey was comprehensively defeated and fled to the last power in the Mediterranean world that was independent of Rome, Ptolemaic Egypt. Caesar pursued Pompey and was presented with his severed head, which the Egyptians hoped would make Caesar leave them in peace.

Название: Operation Kingfisher: The cancelled rescue mission that sacrificed Sandakan POWs to the Death Marches
Автор: Gary Followill
Издательство: Big Sky Publishing
ISBN: 1922896691
Год: 2023
Формат: EPUB, PDF (conv)
Страниц: 159
Размер: 10,7 МБ
Язык: Английский

The chain of events that led to the death of over 2,500 Prisoners of War – one of Australia’s worst wartime tragedies – the cancellation of the rescue mission Operation Kingfisher. Finally, the true story of why the Sandakan POWs of World War II were not rescued despite a fully planned and resourced operation – including men, aircraft and naval vessels – all equipped to carry out the rescue mission.

Название: The Second World War: An Illustrated History
Автор: James Holland
Издательство: Michael Joseph
ISBN: 1405953594
Год: 2023
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 278
Размер: 111,4 МБ
Язык: Английский

From the great cities of Europe to the jungles of Burma, and from the deserts of North Africa to the remote islands of the South Pacific and the freezing waters of the Arctic, the Second World War touched every continent and ocean on the planet. And from the Blitzkrieg to the atom bomb, the fighting fuelled new technological development on land, at sea and in the air at a ferocious pace. Our future was forged by war.

Название: The Book of Horsemanship
Издательство: The Boydell Press
Год: 2016
Формат: True PDF
Страниц: 184
Размер: 11 Mb
Язык: English

The Book of Horsemanship

Название: The Art of Swordsmanship
Издательство: The Boydell Press
Год: 2015
Формат: True PDF
Страниц: 484
Размер: 121 Mb
Язык: English

The Art of Swordsmanship

Название: Spy Ship?: If This Is an Intelligence Ship, Why Is Everything so Crazy?
Автор: C.D. Andersen
Издательство: Archway Publishing
ISBN: 1665743522
Год: 2023
Формат: EPUB, PDF (conv)
Страниц: 255
Размер: 9,2 МБ
Язык: Английский

This is the story of the last cruise of USS Belmont (AGTR-4), one of the American spy ships used in the 1960s. Half of the crew worked in signal intelligence while the other half ran the ship. The crazy things that happened during the last year of this ship’s life, made me wonder about that word, intelligence.

Название: Hurricane: The Plane that Won the War
Автор: Jacky Hyams
Издательство: Michael O'Mara
ISBN: 1789294908
Год: 2023
Формат: EPUB, PDF (conv)
Страниц: 210
Размер: 12,8 МБ
Язык: Английский

Britain’s first-ever wartime fighter plane, the Hawker Hurricane, shot down more enemy planes than any other fighter. It was the true aviation hero of the Battle of Britain. Often eclipsed by the legend and aerial heroics of the Spitfire, the Hurricane was the authentic warhorse of aviation history.

Название: Hitler: The Man Behind the Monster
Автор: Michael Kerrigan
Издательство: Amber Books
ISBN: 1782747958
Год: 2019
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 224
Размер: 34,3 МБ
Язык: Английский

Artist, soldier, politician, madman? We know the headlines, we know about the atrocities, but what do we really know of the man at the heart of it all? Hitler looks behind the image of the dictator and explores his childhood, his military service during World War I, his artistic aspirations, the formation of his political and religious views, his troubled love life, his rise to power and his life as dictator.

Название: No Sacrifice Too Great: The 1st Infantry Division in World War II
Автор: Gregory Fontenot
Издательство: University of Missouri
ISBN: 0826274897
Год: 2023
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 741
Размер: 33,7 МБ
Язык: Английский

The U.S. 1st Infantry Division (1st ID), familiarly known as the Big Red One, adapted to dynamic battlefield conditions throughout the course of its deployment during World War II by innovating and altering behavior, including tactics, techniques, and procedures. Both the Division’s leaders and soldiers accomplished this by thinking critically about their experiences in combat and wasting little time in putting lessons learned to good use. Simply put, they learned on the job—in battle and after battle—and did so quickly.