Название: Standard Catalog of Military Firearms: The Collector's Price and Reference Guide
Автор(ы): Philip Peterson
Издательство: Gun Digest Books; 6 edition
Год: 2011
ISBN-10: 1440214514
Страниц: 530
Язык: English
Формат: PDF
Размер: 42 MB

Your One-Volume Guide to Collectible Military Firearms!
It's Standard Catalog of Military Firearms, 6th Edition!
If you collect military firearms, your best insurance policy is to know what you're collecting and how much it's worth. There's no better source of this knowledge than the updated, revised 6th edition of Phillip Peterson's Standard Catalog of Military Firearms. From handguns to rifles to shotguns and fully-automatic machineguns and submachineguns, Standard Catalog of Military Firearms provides a remarkable complete guide to the world's military firearms and their accessories.
It's all here:
Detailed descriptions and values for the world's military firearms, from Argentina to Yugoslavia
Descriptions and values for related accessories including clips, magazines, bayonets and holsters
All-new entries for antique, pre-cartridge era military firearms
And much more!

Название: Битвы России
Автор: Шефов Н.А
Издательство: ACT
Год: 2006
Формат: pdf
Страниц: 748
Размер: 55 Mb
Язык: Русский

От князя Игоря до маршала Жукова. От А — Августовской операции в Первой мировой войне до Я — Ясско-Кишиневской операции в войне Великой Отечественной. Перед вами уникальная энциклопедия, в которой впервые предпринята попытка систематизации всех основных битв и военных операций, где участвовали воины Руси, России и СССР. Всего представлено свыше 700 статей, расположенных в алфавитном порядке. Энциклопедия содержит подробные приложения и снабжена картами важнейших битв и операций. Книга будет интересна как широкому кругу читателей, так и специалистам.

Название: Roman Military Architecture on the Frontiers: Armies and Their Architecture in Late Antiquity
Автор(ы): Rob Collins
Издательство: Oxbow Books
Год: 2015
ISBN-13: 978-1782979906
Страниц: 153
Язык: English
Формат: True PDF
Размер: 8 MB

The Roman army was one of the most astounding organizations in the ancient world, and much of the success of the Roman empire can be attributed to its soldiers. Archaeological remains and ancient texts provide detailed testimonies that have allowed scholars to understand and reconstruct the army's organization and activities. This interest has traditionally worked in tandem with the study of Roman frontiers. Historically, the early imperial period, and in particular the emergence of the frontiers, has been the focus of research. During those investigations, however, the remains of the later Roman army were also frequently encountered, if not always understood. Recent decades have brought a burgeoning interest in not only the later Roman army, but also late antiquity more widely. It is the aim of this volume to demonstrate that while scholars grappling with the late Roman army may want for a rich corpus of inscriptions and easily identifiable military installations, research is revealing a dynamic, less-predictable force that was adapting to a changing world, in terms of both external threats and its own internal structures. The dynamism and ingenuity of the late Roman army provides a breath of fresh air after the suffocating uniformity of its forbears. The late Roman army was a vital and influential element in the late antique empire. Having evolved through the 3rd century and been formally reorganized under Diocletian and Constantine, the limitanei guarded the frontiers, while the comitatenses provided mobile armies that were fielded against external enemies and internal threats. The transformation of the early imperial army to the late antique army is documented in the rich array of texts from the period, supplemented by a perhaps surprisingly rich archaeological record.

Автор: Klaus Urner
Название: Let's Swallow Switzerland: Hitler's Plans Against the Swiss Confederation
Издательство: Lexington Books
Год: 2002
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 246
Язык: English
Размер: 57.7 MB

Klaus Urner has discovered proof that Hitler wanted to "rub out" Switzerland. The planned occupation of the country was, however, postponed for a short time and in the end did not materialize. Switzerland was the only country in Western Europe that did not suffer military invasion in World War II. It made itself indispensable to both sides and survived in the eye of the hurricane that was Nazi aggression. "Let's Swallow Switzerland", including archival photographs, original color maps, and reprints of secret documents, sets new standards for the investigation of this important chapter of twentieth-century history.

Название: Обычаи и традиции Российского Императорского флота
Автор: Николай Манвелов
Издательство: Яуза, Эксмо
Год: 2008
Формат: pdf
Страниц: 223
Размер: 4,7 Mb
Язык: Русский

Эта книга - первый обстоятельный рассказ о том, чем на самом деле жили российские матросы и флотские офицеры. Но автор не только разоблачает пропагандистские штампы советских времен. Вы узнаете, откуда произошли флаги Русского флота, как возникла система наименования кораблей, каким образом складывались взаимоотношения моряков с сухопутными военными и штатскими, каковы были правила общения офицеров с матросами, как на самом деле относились моряки к алкоголю, откуда взялся морской жаргон и что же такое "Адмиральский час".
Фактически перед вами первая полноценная энциклопедия обычаев и традиций Российского Императорского флота, которая должна стоять на книжной полке каждого уважающего себя любителя истории!

Название: Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1982-1983
Автор: John W. R. Taylor
Издательство: Jane's Publishing Company Limited
Год: 1982
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 880
Размер: 345.65 MB
Язык: Английский
Обработанный, очищенный скан by Adeda

Известный ежегодный авиационный справочник, издается с 1910 года. Содержатся информация и ТТХ военных и гражданских самолетов и вертолетов, авиационных ракет, БПЛА, планеров, дельтапланов, дирижаблей, спутников и космических аппаратов, авиационных двигателей, выпускавшихся во всем мире.

Название: The Craft of the Japanese Sword
Авторы: Leon Kapp, Hiroko Kapp, Yoshindo Yoshihara
Издательство: Kodansha International
Год: 1987
ISBN: 087011798X
Язык: English
Страниц: 168
Формат: PDF
Размер: 54 МВ

Well over a thousand years old, the tradition of swordmaking in Japan is one of the most highly regarded metal crafts in the world. When all sword manufacture was prohibited in Japan for seven years after World War II, the age-old techniques were in danger of being lost forever. Today, in the hands of a new generation of practitioners, the craft is making a startling comeback. Connoisseurs say that the swords being produced now are the equal of anything made in Japan in the past few hundred years.
This book takes the reader into the workshops of four of Japan's leading sword craftsmen. Each craftsman has a different role in the manufacture of a blade. Yoshindo Yoshihara, the swordsmith, begins with raw steel made in a traditional charcoal-fueled smelter and refines it by folding and forging, gradually shaping it into a sword with a hardened edge.

Название: The Greatest Guns of Gun Digest
Автор(ы): Dan Shideler
Издательство: Krause Publ
Год: 2010
ISBN-13: 978-1440214141
Страниц: 162
Язык: English
Формат: PDF (True)
Размер: 18 MB

The Greatest Gun Book of All Time Presents – The Greatest Guns of All Time!
In The Greatest Guns of Gun Digest®!
For over six decades, Gun Digest has been the definitive guide to the world's greatest guns. Pistol and revolvers, rifles and shotguns, military and commercial arms – all have been lovingly and lavishly featured in the pages of the world's greatest firearms annual, Gun Digest.
Now you can read the most detailed, most information-packed feature stories dealing with the world's greatest guns in one handy, entertaining volume. Compiled from 67 years of Gun Digest archives, The Greatest Guns of Gun Digest presents the most significant guns of all time, including:

Название: The Gun Digest Book of Combat Handgunnery
Автор(ы): Massad Ayoob, Massad F. Ayoob
Издательство: Gun Digest Books; 6th edition
Год: 2007
ISBN-13: 978-0896895256
Страниц: 258
Язык: English
Формат: PDF (True)
Размер: 137 MB

This book can save your life!
The best defense for any scenario is to be prepared. The Gun Digest Book of Combat Handgunnery prepares you for potential life-threatening situations with practical instruction and expert guidance.
Author Massad Ayoob teaches you the skills to keep you and your family safe in any violent encounter, including:
Selecting the right pistol, ammunition and holster
How to use and accessorize your handgun
Close-quarter battle techniques used by law enforcement and the U.S. military
In addition to the tactical aspects of self-defense, Ayoob also covers practical information about selecting a used handgun and the legal aspects of self-defense with a firearm. Firearms technology and tactics change throughout the years, which is why the updated 6th edition of The Gun Digest Book of Combat Handgunnery is essential to the well-being of you and your family. Remember, your best defense is to be prepared.

Название: Эволюция частных военных компаний
Автор: Коновалов И.П., Валецкий О.В.
Издательство: Центр стратегической конъюнктуры
Год: 2013
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 138
Размер: 4,5 Мб
Язык: Русский

Данное исследование посвящено феномену мирового военно-политического ландшафта последних десятилетий — частным военным компаниям (ЧВК). Авторы рассматривают эволюционный путь современного частного военного бизнеса, исследуют причины коммерческого успеха ЧВК, специфику их боевой работы, преференции, проблемы и перспективы этого сегмента мирового бизнеса.