Название: La Bataille de Tilly-sur-Seulles / The Battle for Tilly-sur-Seulles
Издательство: Heimdal
Год: 2008
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 424
Размер: 820 Mb
Язык: French / English

La Bataille de Tilly-sur-Seulles / The Battle for Tilly-sur-Seulles

Название: Sertorius and the Struggle for Spain
Издательство: Pen & Sword
Год: 2013
Формат: True PDF
Страниц: 225
Размер: 14 Mb
Язык: English

Sertorius and the Struggle for Spain

Название: Sustaining the Carrier War: The Deployment of U.S. Naval Air Power to the Pacific
Автор: Stan Fisher
Издательство: Naval Institute Press
Серия: Studies in Naval History and Sea Power
Год: 2023
Страниц: 315
Язык: английский
Формат: epub
Размер: 16.8 MB

The ability of the United States Navy to fight and win a protracted war in the Pacific was not solely the result of technology, tactics, or leadership. Naval aviation maintenance played a major role in the U.S. victory over Japan in the second World War. The naval war against Japan did not achieve sustained success until enough aircraft technicians were available to support the high tempo of aviation operations that fast carrier task force doctrine demanded. When the United States realized war was imminent and ordered a drastic increase in the size of its aviation fleet, the Navy was forced to reconsider its earlier practices and develop new policies in maintenance, supply, and technical training. Not only did a shortage of technicians plague the Navy, but the scarcity of aviation supply and repair facilities in the Pacific soon caused panic in Washington. While the surface Navy's modernization of at-sea replenishment was beneficial, it did not solve the problems of sustaining war-time aircraft readiness levels sufficient to a winning a naval air war.

Название: The Armour of Hitler's Allies in Action, 1943–1945 Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives
Автор: Ian Baxter
Издательство: Pen and Sword Military
Год: 2023
Страниц: 129
Язык: английский
Формат: epub
Размер: 36.4 MB

While much has been written about the Nazis’ panzers, comparatively little is known about the armored vehicles in service with the other Axis armies. This classic Images of War book redresses the balance by covering in detail the equipment operated by these nations supporting Hitler’s war machine. Using rare and often unpublished photographs with full captions and authoritative text, it provides a comprehensive coverage of Romanian, Bulgarian and Hungarian tanks and other armored fighting vehicles. In addition, it describes Yugoslavian, Serbian and Slovakian armor in addition to armor originating from the Fatherland. Examples of tanks and assault guns are the Romanian TCAM R-2 (Panzer 35t tank destroyer), TACAM T-38 (Panzer 38t), the Bulgarian Jadgpanzer 38(t), StuG40 Ausf.G, Pz.Kp.IV AusH and the Hungarian StuG.III Ausf.G, not forgetting Tigers & Panthers.

Название: Eagles Overhead: The History of US Air Force Forward Air Controllers, from the Meuse-Argonne to Mosul
Автор: Matt Dietz
Издательство: University of North Texas Press
Серия: American Military Studies Series (Volume 7)
Год: 2023
Страниц: 371
Язык: английский
Формат: epub
Размер: 10.1 MB

US Air Force Forward Air Controllers (FACs) bridge the gap between air and land power. They operate in the grey area of the battlefield, serving as an aircrew who flies above the battlefield, spots the enemy, and relays targeting information to control close air support attacks by other faster aircraft. When done well, Air Force FACs are the fulcrum for successful employment of air power in support of ground forces. Unfortunately, FACs in recent times have been shunned by both ground and air forces, their mission complicated by inherent difficulty and danger, as well as by the vicissitudes of defense budgets, technology, leadership, bureaucracy, and doctrine. Eagles Overhead is the first complete historical survey of the US Air Force FAC program from its origins in World War I to the modern battlefield. Matt Dietz examines their role, status, and performance in every US Air Force air campaign from the Marne in 1918, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm, and finally Mosul in 2017.

Название: Стратегическая операция "Анадырь": Как это было
Автор: Есин В.И. (ред.)
Издательство: МООВВИК
Год: 2007 - 4-е изд., nepepaб. и допол.
Cтраниц: 463
Формат: pdf
Размер: 33 мб
Язык: русский

Эта книга правдиво рассказывает о далеких грозных событиях Карибского кризиса 1962-63 гг., начиная с момента разработки строго засекреченного плана под кодовым названием «Анадырь» по скрытной переброске крупного - более 43 тысяч человек - контингента от всех видов советских Вооруженных сил и родов войск.

Название: The One Ship Fleet USS Boise—WWII Naval Legend, 1938–45
Автор: Phillip Parkerson
Издательство: Casemate
Год: 2023
Страниц: 377
Язык: английский
Формат: epub
Размер: 14.4 MB

The story of the light cruiser USS Boise (CL-47), one of the most famous US combat ships of World War II. The Brooklyn-class light cruiser USS Boise (CL-47) was one of the most famous US combat ships of World War II, already internationally renowned following her participation in the naval battles in the Solomons in 1942. After repairs and modifications, in 1943 the Boise was sent to the Mediterranean theater, there to participate in the invasions of Sicily, Taranto, and Salerno, and enhancing her fame by destroying enemy tanks during armored counterattacks in both Sicily and Salerno. From the Mediterranean, Boise was sent to the Southwest Pacific theater to join the US 7th Fleet for the campaign in New Guinea in 1943–44 and then the invasion of the Philippines. She fought in the battle of Leyte Gulf, notably in the night engagement in the Surigao Strait, where battleships faced off against each other for the last time in maritime history. Boise was credited with helping to sink a Japanese battleship.

Название: The Boeing B-17 (FlightCraft 27)
Автор: Ben Skipper
Издательство: Pen & Sword Aviation
Год: 2023
Страниц: 107
Язык: английский
Формат: epub
Размер: 79.5 MB

The B-17 Flying Fortress, a term coined by a Seattle Daily Times report in 1935, was a quantum leap in offensive air power. Designed for a nation whose foreign policy was still deeply isolationist, and an Air Corps whose in-service bomber fleet was dominated by bi-planes, the B-17, with its four engines, huge wingspan, enviable payload – almost double that of contemporary bombers – and all metal construction, ushered in a new age. For an aircraft of its size and relative complexity the B-17’s design and development was heralded by a host of key innovations with the unveiling of the XB-15 (Boeing 294), including engine access crawl ways, enhanced endurance and massive load capacity.

Название: Panzer III German Army Light Tank: North Africa El Alamein to Tunis, 1941–1943 (TankCraft 40)
Автор: Dennis Oliver
Издательство: Pen and Sword Military
Год: 2023
Страниц: 64
Язык: английский
Формат: epub
Размер: 14.3 MB

The Pzkpfw III tank was the mainstay of the Panzer divisions during the Blitzkrieg era and made up the bulk of the armored force sent to North Africa. Although less heavily armored than many of its opponents it was sturdy and reliable and its main armament was the equal of any enemy weapon it was called upon to face. Operating in one of the most inhospitable environments on earth the Pzkpfw III was at the forefront of the dramatic advances of 1941 and the defensive efforts of the following year, all undertaken in the incredible vastness of the Libyan desert. This volume of the TankCraft series concludes the story of the tank’s North African service, examining the models that took part in the campaign beginning with the retreat from El Alamein and ending with the surrender of the last Axis forces in Tunisia in May 1943.

Название: U.S. Navy Minecraft A History and Directory from World War I to Today
Автор: Ken W. Sayers
Издательство: McFarland & Company
Год: 2023
Страниц: 499
Язык: английский
Формат: epub
Размер: 34.2 MB

In modern naval warfare, offensive and defensive mine operations and the ships that perform them often take a back seat to the more glamorous carrier strike groups, strategic deterrence patrols and anti-submarine operations. Despite their relatively small size and numbers, minecraft have enormous strategic and tactical value. With more than 200 photos, this book details the histories and specifications of more than 2,200 vessels that have served as minelayers and minesweepers, from World War I to today. Rare examples include the U.S. Navy's only purpose-built mine-laying submarine, and the remarkable 36-foot "mini minesweeper."