Название: Massacre in Malaya: Exposing Britain's My Lai
Автор: Christopher Hale
Издательство: The History Press
ISBN: 0752487019
Год: 2013
Формат: EPUB, PDF (conv)
Страниц: 432
Размер: 15,8 МБ
Язык: Английский

The Malayan Emergency (1948–60) was the longest war waged by British and Commonwealth forces in the twentieth century. Fought against communist guerrillas in the jungles of Malaya, this undeclared ‘war without a name’ had a powerful and covert influence on American strategy in Vietnam.

Название: Теория и конструкция танков
Автор: Балдин В.А.
Издательство: М.: МО СССР
Год: 1975
Cтраниц: 442
Формат: djvu
Размер: 136 мб
Язык: русский

В данном учебнике освещаются общие вопросы компоновки танка в связи с обеспечением огневой мощи, защиты и ходовых качеств машины. Рассматриваются условия движения танка, конструкция и расчет агрегатов и механизмов трансмиссии и ходовой части.

Название: The Battle of Zama
Автор: Charles River Editors
Издательство: Charles River Editors
Год: 2020
Формат: EPUB, PDF (conv)
Страниц: 57
Размер: 3,1 МБ
Язык: Английский

It is rare to find a single battle that is truly decisive in shaping the course of subsequent history, but occasionally a battle becomes pivotal in retrospect, defining and shaping what comes after it. The Battle of Zama, which pitted the army of the Roman Republic against the forces of Carthage on the plains of North Africa, was one such battle, and it featured two of history’s greatest generals on opposing sides.

Название: The Fly Girls Revolt: The Story of the Women Who Kicked Open the Door to Fly in Combat
Автор: Eileen A. Bjorkman
Издательство: Knox Press
ISBN: 1637585942
Год: 2023
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 288
Размер: 12,0 МБ
Язык: Английский

This is the untold story of the women military aviators of the 1970s and 1980s who kicked open the door to fly in combat in 1993—along with the story of the women who paved the way before them. In 1993, U.S. women earned the right to fly in combat, but the full story of how it happened is largely unknown.

Название: A People's History of the Cold War: Stories From East and West
Автор: Colin Turbett
Издательство: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1399087525
Год: 2023
Формат: True PDF
Страниц: 274
Размер: 62,2 МБ
Язык: Английский

Between the closing battles of the Second World War and the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Cold War cast a shadow over the lives of people throughout the world. while open conflict was avoided between the ideologically competing superpowers and their principal allies, millions died in battlegrounds in parts of the world that were usually far from Moscow, Washington and London.

Название: Американский ВМФ во Второй мировой войне. Вторжение во Францию и Германию, июнь 1944 - май 1945
Автор: Морисон С.Э.
Издательство: Terra Fantastica
Год: 2003
Cтраниц: 521
Формат: pdf
Размер: 25 мб
Язык: русский

Перед вами самое полное исследование действий военно-морских сил США во Второй мировой войне. Его автор, Самуэль Элиот Морисон, — известным американским историк, профессор Гарвардского университета. Получив поддержку президента США Ф.Д. Рузвельта, С.Э. Морисон имел доступ к любой информации, собрал уникальный материал и на его основе создал фундаментальный пятнадцатитомный труд.

Название: Combat Fleets of the World 1990/1991: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Armament
Автор: Bernard Prezelin, A.D. Barker
Издательство: Naval Institute Press
Год: 1990
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 1000
Размер: 395,3 МБ
Язык: Английский

A reference work which describes entire naval programs, this guide contains essential data on ship characteristics, performance, crew complements, aircraft, electronics and weapons. There is coverage of more than 165 nations and the book is up-to-date with the latest developments.

Название: Vehicle Data Book: Canadian Army Overseas
Автор: Коллектив
Издательство: Canadian Military Headquarters
Год: 1944
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 218
Размер: 39,1 МБ
Язык: Английский

Used as a reference handbook for the Canadian Army Overseas, this vehicle data booklet includes descriptions, photographs, and technical details of every vehicle used by the Canadian Army during the Second World War. A summary on page three explains how it would be useful to "those engaged in the supply, maintenance, and operational handling of military vehicles."

Название: On The Ground: The Secret War in Vietnam
Автор: John Stryker Meyer, John E. Peters
Издательство: SOG Publishing
ISBN: 0983256756
Год: 2018
Формат: EPUB, PDF (conv)
Страниц: 300
Размер: 3,9 МБ
Язык: Английский

During the Vietnam War, a "secret war" was fought across the fence in Laos, Cambodia and North Vietnam, unknown to the media or the public, under the aegis of the Military Assistance Command Vietnam's top secret Studies and Observation Group. SOG's chain of command for missions and after-action reports extended to the White House and the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Название: For the Love of the Air Force: A Celebration of the British Armed Forces
Автор: Norman Ferguson
Издательство: Summersdale
ISBN: 1786850656
Год: 2017
Формат: PDF (conv)
Страниц: 272
Размер: 2,2 МБ
Язык: Английский

What is sewn into a pilots uniform when they receive their wings? For the answers to all these questions and more, take off into this fascinating miscellany and become a true RAF aficionado. With its famous Supermarine Spitfire and the legendary Red Arrows, the RAF has been a pillar of British military operations since its beginnings in 1918.