Название: Luck of the Draw: My Story of the Air War in Europe
Автор: Frank Murphy
Издательство: St. Martin’s Publishing Group
Год: 2023
Страниц: 466
Язык: английский
Формат: epub (true)
Размер: 44.5 MB

The epic true story of an American hero who flew during WWII, soon to be featured in the upcoming Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks TV Series,Masters of the Air. Beginning on August 17, 1942, American heavy bomber crews of the Eighth Air Force took off for combat in the hostile skies over occupied Europe. The final price was staggering. 4,300 B-17s and B-24s failed to return; nearly 21,000 men were taken prisoner or interned in a neutral country, and a further 17,650 made the ultimate sacrifice.

Название: Vietnam Combat: Firefights and Writing History
Автор: Robin Bartlett
Издательство: Casemate Publishers
Год: 2023
Страниц: 288
Язык: английский
Формат: epub (true)
Размер: 46.5 MB

The year 1968 was arguably the most significant year of the war. It was the height of the American involvement, and because officer casualties had been so great after the Tet Offensive of January 1968, all prior officer assignments were canceled. 1st Lieutenant Robin Bartlett, originally on orders to the 101st Airborne Division, suddenly found himself at the “repo-depo” in Bien Hoa reassigned to the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile). The unit had more helicopter support than any other unit in Vietnam. The soldiers carried lighter packs, more ammo and water because of the availability of rapid helicopter resupply. Immediate support from artillery, helicopter gunships and ARA (aerial rocket artillery) was only minutes away to support a firefight. Wounded troops could be medevaced even in dense jungle using “jungle penetrators.” It also meant that Bartlett’s platoon could deploy through helicopter combat assaults into hot LZs (landing zones) at a moment’s notice if an enemy force had been spotted. And they did.

Название: Бронепоезда в Великой Отечественной войне 1941-1945
Автор: Ефимьев А.В., Манжосов А.Н., Сидоров П.Ф.
Издательство: М.: Транспорт
Год: 1992
Cтраниц: 250
Формат: pdf
Размер: 62 мб
Язык: русский

Книга посвящена тесному сотрудничеству воинов Красной Армии и советских железнодорожников в годы Великой Отечественной войны. Рассказано о строительстве броневых поездов на прифронтовых железнодорожных узлах, в цехах заводов Наркомата путей сообщения.

Название: Jet Combat in the Nuclear Age: Jet Fighter Campaigns? 1980s to the Present Day
Автор: Martin W. Bowman
Издательство: Skyhorse Publishing
Год: 2016
Страниц: 264
Язык: английский
Формат: epub (true)
Размер: 26.5 MB

Follow the fighters of the strategic nuclear strike force. In this book, the roles of jet fighters and fighter bombers in the Nuclear Age are explored. Bowman consolidates a range of firsthand accounts from the pilots themselves with a well-researched history of military aviation from the 1980s to today.

Название: Штрафбаты по обе стороны фронта
Автор: И. Пыхалов, А. Пыльцын, А. Васильченко и др.
Издательство: М.: Яуза
Год: 2008
Cтраниц: 320
Формат: pdf
Размер: 47 мб
Язык: русский

Вот уже два десятилетия доморощенные «властители дум» старательно замазывают «белые пятна» отечественной истории чёрной краской. Не является исключением и Великая Отечественная война. Современные средства массовой информации и кинематограф создают впечатление, будто Победой мы обязаны исключительно штрафникам, которых подгоняли пулеметные очереди заградотрядов НКВД. Что же было в действительности? Как и зачем создавались штрафные части?

Название: The Knights Templar: An Enthralling History of the Rise and Fall of the Most Influential Catholic Military Order
Автор: Enthralling History
Издательство: Enthralling History
Год: 2022
Страниц: 139
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf, epub, mobi
Размер: 10.2 MB

Did you know the Templar Order was so strict that its members could only have meat three times a week? The Knights Templar has established itself as the most popular military organization of medieval times. Everyone has heard of the order, and everyone is familiar with the image of a medieval Crusader knight with a red cross on their white uniform. But who exactly were the Templars? What was their purpose? And are the rumors about their secretive nature true? This book will take a look at the two-hundred-year history of the Knights Templar. We will cover how the order was established and why it transformed from a Christian military organization into something much more. The Knights Templar is certainly one of the most intriguing organizations that ever existed. It was a military order at first, created to protect the Christian-controlled Holy Land after the First Crusade, but it became much more than a group of devout Christians who wished to fight in the name of God. Throughout a somewhat short but still very powerful period of its existence, the Knights Templar established itself as a dominant military group with distinct customs, traditions, and rules, and it was respected all over Europe.

Название: Recollection in the Republics: Memories of the British Civil Wars in England, 1649-1659
Автор: Imogen Peck
Издательство: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198845588
Год: 2021
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 256
Размер: 1,8 МБ
Язык: Английский

Following the execution of Charles I in January 1649, England's fledgling republic was faced with a dilemma: which parts of the nation's bloody recent past should be remembered, and how, and which were best consigned to oblivion? Across the country, the state's opponents, local communities, and individual citizens were grappling with many of the same questions, as calls for remembrance vied with the competing goals of reconciliation, security, and the peaceful settlement of the state.

Название: Gun Digest Guide To Concealed Carry Handguns
Автор: Dick Jones
Издательство: Gun Digest Books
ISBN: 1440243883
Год: 2015
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 224
Размер: 25,1 МБ
Язык: Английский

Interested in carrying a handgun for self defense, but don't know where to start? Perhaps you're already an armed citizen and are looking for a new carry choice? Let the Gun Digest Guide to Concealed Carry Firearms be your complete guide to the fast-growing world of concealed carry handguns.

Название: Bodies for Battle: US Army Physical Culture and Systematic Training, 1885–1957
Автор: Garrett Gatzemeyer
Издательство: University Press of Kansas
ISBN: 0700632581
Год: 2021
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 336
Размер: 5,1 МБ
Язык: Английский

Physical training in the US Army has a surprisingly short history. Bodies for Battle by Garrett Gatzemeyer is the first in-depth analysis of the US Army’s particular set of practices and values, known as its physical culture, that emerged in the late nineteenth century in response to tactical challenges and widespread anxieties over diminishing masculinity.

Название: Пистолеты и револьверы
Автор: Плотников С.
Издательство: М.: Техника-молодежи
Год: 1993
Cтраниц: 64, цвет.ил.
Формат: pdf
Размер: 41 мб
Язык: русский

Энциклопедия техники. Стрелковое оружие, вып. 1. Редакция решила, не прекращая публикацию хорошо зарекомендовавших себя «серий» и «музеев», подготовить «Энциклопедию техники «ТМ», выпускать ее тематическими сборниками, одним-двумя томами.