Название: India's War: World War II and the Making of Modern South Asia
Автор: Srinath Raghavan
Издательство: Basic Books
ISBN: 046503022X
Год: 2016
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 592
Размер: 10,7 МБ
Язык: Английский

India’s role in World War II has long been overlooked. But as Srinath Raghavan shows in this authoritative account, India did not fight the war as merely an appendage of the British Empire. From the start, India defended its own sub-empire from Imperial Japan and assisted its allies in battles in Italy, East Africa, and the Pacific.

Название: Rommel - A Reappraisal
Автор: Ian F. Beckett
Издательство: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1781593590
Год: 2013
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 224
Размер: 10,8 МБ
Язык: Английский

How should history judge the life and career of Erwin Rommel, the most famous German general of the Second World War, 70 years after his death on 14 October 1944? In his own time and in the years immediately after the war his reputation as a great and chivalrous commander grew to the point where it took on almost legendary proportions, and the legend is still with us today.

Название: How to Make Classic Wooden Toys
Автор: Brad Anderson
Издательство: Fox Chapel Publishing
Год: 2025
Формат: epub
Страниц: 188
Размер: 52,16 Мб
Язык: английский

Toymaker Brad Anderson's motto is: "Wood toy plans for all ages. Designed to be built tough, to be passed down, and to last." Join him as he shares decades of woodworking wisdom so you can make durable, kid-safe vehicle toys that youngsters will enjoy! Starting with sections on wood selection, tool guides, design basics, and toy safety, Brad then jumps into 15 projects with high-quality illustrated step-by-step instructions. Each project has moving parts that swing, open, shut, roll, and spin!

Название: From Coastal Command to Captivity: The Memoir of a Second World War Airman
Автор: Allan G. Hunter
Издательство: Leo Cooper Ltd
ISBN: 0850529913
Год: 2003
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 224
Размер: 14,7 МБ
Язык: Английский

Thanks to the perseverance and editorial effort of his son Allan, Jim Hunter's splendid war memoirs of flying and captivity can now be enjoyed by a wider audience. In the first part there is the account of his flying career in RAF Coastal Command, culminating in an extraordinarily brave attack by him and his Beaufighter on the German battle cruiser Scharnhorst.

Название: The Way to Make Wine: How to Craft Superb Table Wines at Home
Автор: Sheridan Warrick
Издательство: University of California Press
ISBN: 0520266145
Год: 2010
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 272
Размер: 31,4 МБ
Язык: Английский

Geared to everyday wine lovers who want to drink well, save money, and impress their friends, this book reveals everything needed to make delicious wines-both reds and whites-from start to finish. A new preface on the new trend and options in home winemaking update this edition.

Название: D-Day in Numbers: The Facts Behind Operation Overlord
Автор: Jacob F. Field
Издательство: Michael O'Mara
ISBN: 1782432051
Год: 2014
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 224
Размер: 6,3 МБ
Язык: Английский

D-Day, June 6, 1944: the day on which the Allies landed on the beaches of Normandy with the intention of reclaiming mainland Europe from German occupation.

Название: Chinese Vegetarian Cooking
Автор: Daniel Reid
Издательство: Periplus Editions
ISBN: 1462911005
Год: 2013
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 64
Размер: 14,2 МБ
Язык: Английский

With its clear defined photos and easy to read recipes, Chinese Vegetarian Cooking contains everything you need to know to create over 30 delicious and authentic Chinese vegetarian dishes.

Название: Hatshepsut: from Queen to Pharaoh
Автор: Catharine H. Roehrig
Издательство: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Год: 2005
Страниц: 358
Язык: English
Формат: PDF
Размер: 63 МВ

Hatshepsut: from Queen to Pharaoh.

Название: Icons (Temporis Collection)
Автор: Nikodim Pavlovich Kondakov
Издательство: Parkstone
Год: 2008
Страниц: 256
Язык: English
Формат: True PDF
Размер: 88 MB

This work analyzes the evolution of iconic art from its beginning in the Byzantine period, until the time of the Russian Empire. This work is for specialists and students as it is written by one of the world s leading authorities on early Christian iconography. Icons are a fundamental element in art history, it is therefore crucial to understand how this imagery started and how it evolved through the centuries. As there are very few books on the subject, Icons stands out and is bound to become a reference in the subject.

Название: Протоколы допросов
Автор: Александр Колчак
Издательство: АСТ
Год: 2024
Формат: fb2, rtf
Размер: 10 Мб
Качество: Хорошее
Язык: Русский

Адмирал Александр Колчак – выдающийся мастер военного дела, флотоводец, вице-адмирал и адмирал Балтийского флота, командующий Черноморским флотом, член-корреспондент Петербургской Академии наук, вошедший в историю как руководитель Белого движения во время Гражданской войны в России. Верховный правитель России и Верховный главнокомандующий Русской армией (1918–1920).
Колчака признавали все командующие белыми войсками. «Его имя – имя целого движения, целой эпохи русской революции. Он связал свое имя с идеей, во имя которой велась гражданская война – идеей единой великой России…» – сказал о нем контр-адмирал Михаил Смирнов.