Название: Images of War Special - Tiger I and Tiger II
Автор: Anthony Tucker-Jones
Издательство: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1781590303
Год: 2013
Формат: PDF (conv)
Страниц: 176
Размер: 28,0 МБ
Язык: Английский

The German Tiger I and Tiger II (known to the Allies as the ‘King Tiger’ or ‘Royal Tiger’) were the most famous and formidable heavy tanks of the Second World War. In their day, their awesome reputation inspired such apprehension among Allied soldiers that the weaknesses of these brilliant but flawed designs tended to be overlooked. Anthony Tucker-Jones, in this illustrated history, tells the story of their conception and development and reconsiders their operational history, and he dispels the legends and misunderstandings that have grown up around them.

Название: Images of War - Russian Armour In The Second World War
Автор: Michael Green
Издательство: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1781591830
Год: 2013
Формат: PDF (conv)
Страниц: 208
Размер: 44,8 МБ
Язык: Английский

It was the Stalin's tanks and armored fighting vehicles and their crews that finally pushed the German Army back from the outskirts of Moscow in late 1941 and early 1942. Proof of the Red Army tanks' and AFVs' effectiveness came at the Battle of Kursk in the summer of 1943 when they defeated the cream of the Panzertruppen, From that point on, the tanks and armored fighting vehicles of the Red Army continued their offensive operations until they victoriously entered Berlin in April and May 1945.

Название: M48 Patton vs Centurion: Indo-Pakistani War 1965 (Osprey Duel 71)
Автор: David R. Higgins
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год: 2016
Формат: True PDF
Страниц: 84
Размер: 37 Mb
Язык: English

The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 witnessed the largest tank battles seen since World War II, notably between India's British-made Centurion Mk 7s and the American-made M48 Pattons fielded by Pakistan. Following nearly two decades of tensions and sporadic conflict between India and Pakistan, in August 1965 several thousand Pakistani soldiers entered the disputed territory of Kashmir disguised as local civilians, to which India responded with a successful ground assault. The ensuing battles would demonstrate that the Centurion, with its powerful gun and heavier armour, generally proved superior to the faster, lighter but overly complex Patton. Featuring full-colour artwork, expert analysis and absorbing combat accounts, this is the full story of the clash between two leading tanks of the Cold War era that were never designed to fight each other, but rather to line up on battlefields as allies

Название: Burma Road 1943-1944: Stilwell’s Assault on Myitkyina (Osprey Campaign 289)
Автор: Jon Diamond
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год: 2016
Формат: True PDF
Страниц: 100
Размер: 13 Mb
Язык: English

Myitkyina was a vital objective in the Allied re-conquest of Burma in 1943-44. Following the disastrous retreat from Burma in April 1942, China had become isolated from re-supply except for the dangerous air route for US transports over the Himalaya Mountains. The Burma Road, which ran from Lashio (south of Myitkyina) through the mountains to Kunming was closed as a supply route from Rangoon after the Japanese conquest. Without military assistance, China would be forced to surrender and Imperial Japanese Army forces could be diverted to other Pacific war zones.

Название: US Infantryman vs German Infantryman: European Theater of Operations 1944 (Osprey Combat 15)
Автор: Steven J. Zaloga
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год: 2016
Формат: True PDF
Страниц: 84
Размер: 66 Mb
Язык: English

The Allied airborne and amphibious landings in Normandy on D-Day opened up the long-awaited Second Front against Nazi Germany, but after overcoming the German coastal defences at Utah and ‘Bloody Omaha,' the US Army found itself having to contest every hedgerow and street in a nightmarish battle of attrition. It was the humble infantrymen of both sides who would play a vital role in taking and holding key objectives, from the close-quarters warfare around the key French port of Cherbourg in June 1944 to the struggle for Übach-Palenberg during the Allies' initial thrust into Germany in October and the savage cold-weather fighting of the Germans' Ardennes counter-offensive that December. Featuring full-colour artwork, specially drawn maps, and archive photographs, this study offers key insights into the tactics, leadership, combat performance, and subsequent reputations of six representative US and German infantry battalions pitched into three pivotal actions that determined the course of the campaign for mastery in Western Europe at the height of World War II.

Название: US Marine Corps Recon and Special Operations Uniforms & Equipment 2000–2015 (Osprey Elite 208)
Автор: J. Kenneth Eward
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год: 2016
Формат: True PDF
Страниц: 68
Размер: 63 Mb
Язык: English

In the age of modern warfare the changing landscape of the 21st century battlefield has demanded a transformation within the US Marine Corps Special Operations. Adapting to a huge range of combat environments, an enormous array of specialist uniforms, protective armour and battlefield electronic devices have been developed to facilitate missions in the most extreme conditions. A special forces operator may now have available to him a dozen distinct types of body armour and two dozen different weapons; never before in American military history has so much been given to so few. Authored by J. Kenneth Eward, professor at the American Military University, and illustrated throughout with photographs and meticulous colour plates, this volume offers the first detailed, authoritative study of the characteristics, and performance in the field, of the most modern combat gear and weapons provided for USMC specialist operators to date.

Название: Templar Knight vs Mamluk Warrior: 1218-1250 (Osprey Combat 16)
Автор: David Campbell and Johnny Shumate
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год: 2015
Формат: True PDF
Страниц: 84
Размер: 20 Mb
Язык: English

Step into the violent world of the 13th century, where the European states of the Levant battled with Muslim powers for control of Jerusalem. At the cutting edge of the conflict were the elite fighting men of the Crusader and Egyptian armies - the Knights Templar and Mamluk warriors, respectively. The Knights Templar were the most famous and formidable of all the Western Christian military orders, whilst the Mamluks were a slave caste whose fighting prowess had elevated them to the point of holding real political clout, threatening their Ayyubid masters who relied on them so desperately for military success. This book draws on the latest research to tell the story of three key engagements from the Fifth Crusade to the Seventh Crusade. It reveals the extraordinary ferocity with which these holy wars were fought, and how the combats between Knights Templar and Mamluk warriors came to shape the political future of the region.

Название: Atlanta 1864: Sherman Marches South (Osprey Campaign 290)
Автор: James Donnell and Steve Noon
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год: 2016
Формат: True PDF
Страниц: 100
Размер: 98 Mb
Язык: English

On September 3, 1864, Union Major-General William Tecumseh Sherman telegraphed the War Department in Washington, D.C., "Atlanta is ours, and fairly won.” The capture of the heart of the south the day before was the end of a fiercely fought four-month campaign in the Western Theater of the Civil War and caused jubilation throughout the North. More importantly for the Union cause, it propelled President Abraham Lincoln to reelection two months later.
In this volume author James Donnell explores the entire Atlanta campaign, from Sherman's initial clashes with Joseph E. Johnston's army of Tennessee to the final Confederate resistance under General John Bell Hood. Perfectly complemented by specially commissioned artwork and detailed maps, this study takes the reader from the border of Georgia and Tennessee to Atlanta, with Sherman preparing for his famous March to the Sea.

Автор: Зефиров М.
Название: Асы Второй мировой войны: Союзники Люфтваффе: Италия
Издательство: М.: ООО «Издательство АСТ»: ООО «Транзит - книга»
Год: 2003
Язык: Русский
Формат: pdf
Размер: 10 Мб


Книга рассказывает о пилотах, служивших в ходе Второй мировой войны в составе Королевской итальянской авиации и в авиации Итальянской Социалистической Республики и участвовавших в боевых действиях вместе с немецкими Люфтваффе.

Автор: Ирвинг Д.
Название: Конвой PQ-17
Издательство: М.: Эксмо, Яуза
Год: 2004
Язык: Русский
Формат: pdf
Размер: 14 Мб


Книга скандально известного английского историка Дэвида Ирвинга «Конвой PQ-17» строго документальна. Автор опровергает неправду о конвое PQ-17, написанную исследователями, которые пытаются свалить вину за неудачу на простых матросов и офицеров и тем самым выгородить английских адмиралов.