Название: The CSS Virginia: Sink Before Surrender
Автор: John V. Quarstein
Издательство: The History Press
ISBN: 1540209415
Год: 2021
Формат: EPUB, PDF (conv)
Страниц: 594
Размер: 8,7 МБ
Язык: Английский

When the CSS Virginia (Merrimack) slowly steamed down the Elizabeth River toward Hampton Roads on March 8, 1862, the tide of naval warfare turned from wooden sailing ships to armored, steam-powered vessels. Little did the ironclad's crew realize that their makeshift warship would achieve the greatest Confederate naval victory.

Название: Pained Screams from Camps: Collected Essays and an Italian-English Edition of Aldo Quarisa's Diary
Автор: Aisling Reid, Valentina Surace
Издательство: De Gruyter
Год: 2024
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 338
Размер: 85,7 МБ
Язык: Английский

Detention camps exceed the juridical concept of punishment and crime. This book comprises two parts: 1. a collected volume that discusses camps not as something of the past, but as a paradigmatic political space in which ordinary law is completely suspended, and 2. an Italian-English parallel text of the war diary of an Italian prisoner during his confinement at the Stalag X-B internment camp near Sandbostel from 1943–1945.

Название: Practical Pistol: Fundamental Techniques and competition skills
Автор: Ben Stoeger
Издательство: Skyhorse
ISBN: 1510779485
Год: 2024
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 320
Размер: 37,2 МБ
Язык: Английский

A Straightforward, No-nonsense Instructional Guidebook on Pistol Shooting. Practical Pistol holds nothing back, sharing the knowledge collected from a plethora of expert sources. Top shooters such as Bob Vogel, Dave Sevigny, and Matt Mink collaborated with Ben Stoeger to compile the so-called “Grand Master Secrets” into one easy-to-read location.

Название: Nazi Propaganda Through Art and Architecture: Creating the Myth of Hitler's Third Reich
Автор: Norman Ridley
Издательство: Frontline Books
ISBN: 1036100216
Год: 2024
Формат: True PDF
Страниц: 202
Размер: 10,4 МБ
Язык: Английский

When the Nazis came to power in January 1933, they began a program of transforming Germany from a democracy into a totalitarian state, but it was not a matter of simply enforcing compliance. The people had to be coaxed into believing in the new regime. Hearts and minds had to be won over and one of the ways the Nazis did that was to create an ideal of German nationhood in which everyone could feel proud.

Название: Victory Without Peace: The United States Navy in European Waters, 1919-1924
Автор: William N Still Jr.
Издательство: Naval Institute Press
Год: 2018
Формат: EPUb, PDF (conv)
Страниц: 392
Размер: 11,2 МБ
Язык: Английский

Victory Without Peace concentrates on the U.S. Navy in European and Near Eastern waters during the post-World War I era. As participants in the Versailles peace negotiations, the Navy was charged with executing the naval terms of the Armistice as well as preserving stability and peace. U.S. warships were deploying into the Near East, Baltic, Adriatic, and Northern Europe, while simultaneously withdrawing its demobilized forces from European waters.

Название: The Man Who Took the Rap: Sir Robert Brooke-Popham and the Fall of Singapore
Автор: Peter Dye
Издательство: Naval Institute Press
ISBN: 1682473589
Год: 2018
Формат: EPUB, PDF (conv)
Страниц: 448
Размер: 7,4 МБ
Язык: Английский

This is the first biography of Sir Robert Brooke-Popham, a key figure in the early development of airpower, whose significant and varied achievements have been overlooked because of his subsequent involvement in the fall of Singapore.

Название: Great Powers, Grand Strategies: The New Game in the South China Sea
Автор: Anders Corr
Издательство: Naval Institute Press
Год: 2018
Формат: EPUB, PDF (conv)
Страниц: 336
Размер: 6,5 МБ
Язык: Английский

Great Powers, Grand Strategies offers the analysis of a dozen experts on the “big picture” approaches to the South China Sea dispute. By exploring the international dimensions of this regional hotspot, Gordon Chang, Bernard Cole, James Fanell, Bill Hayton, and others examine how the military, diplomatic, and economic strategies of the major global actors have both contributed to solutions and exacerbated the potential for conflict.

Название: All The Factors of Victory
Автор: Thomas Wildenberg
Издательство: Naval Institute Press
Год: 2003
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 336
Размер: 9,9 МБ
Язык: Английский

Adm. Joseph Mason Reeves (1872-1948) took command of the U.S. Navy's nascent carrier arm during a critical period, transforming it from a small auxiliary command in support of the battle line into a powerful strike force. Until the carrier commanders of World War II proved their mettle, Reeves's expertise in the use of the aircraft carrier in naval tactics was unequaled. All the Factors of Victory is the first full-length biography of this eminent naval officer.

Название: Admiral John S. McCain and the Triumph of Naval Air Power
Автор: William F Trimble
Издательство: Naval Institute Press
ISBN: 1682473708
Год: 2019
Формат: EPUB, PDF (conv)
Страниц: 382
Размер: 15,6 МБ
Язык: Английский

Admiral John S. McCain and the Triumph of Naval Air Power covers the life and professional career of Adm. John S. McCain Sr. (1884–1945). Spanning most of the first half of the twentieth century, McCain's life and career highlight the integration of aviation into the Navy, emphasizing the evolution of the aircraft carrier from a tactical element of the fleet stressing sea control to a strategic force capable of long-range power projection.

Название: General Naval Tactics: Theory and Practics
Автор: Milan Vego
Издательство: Naval Institute Press
Год: 2020
Формат: EPUB, PDF (conv)
Страниц: 464
Размер: 9,5 МБ
Язык: Английский

In General Naval Tactics, Naval War College professor and renowned tactical expert Milan Vego describes and explains those aspects of naval tactics most closely related to the human factor. Specifically, he explains in some detail the objectives and methods/elements of tactical employment of naval forces, command and control, combat support, tactical design, decision-making and planning/execution, leadership, doctrine, and training.