Название: The Somme: The Epic Battle in the Soldiers' own Words and Photographs
Автор: Richard Van Emden
Издательство: Pen & Sword
ISBN: 1473855217
Год: 2016
Формат: PDF (conv)
Страниц: 400
Размер: 29,7 МБ
Язык: Английский

The offensive on the Somme took place between July and November 1916 and is perhaps the most iconic battle of the Great War. It was there that Kitchener’s famous ‘Pals’ Battalions were first sent into action en masse and it was a battlefield where many of the dreams and aspirations of a nation, hopeful of victory, were agonizingly dashed.
Because of its legendary status, the Somme has been the subject of many books, and many more will come out next year. However, nothing has ever been published on the Battle in which the soldiers’ own photographs have been used to illustrate both the campaign’s extraordinary comradeship and its carnage.

Название: The Battle of Britain (Osprey General Aviation)
Автор: Kate Moore
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
ISBN: 147280872X
Год: 2015
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 200
Размер: 15,6 МБ
Язык: Английский

The Battle of Britain offers an in-depth assessment of the situation leading up to the summer of 1940, the strategies employed by the adversaries and the brutal aerial battle itself. In 1940 Britain was an island under siege. The march of the Nazi war machine had been unrelenting: France and Belgium had quickly fallen and now the British Empire and the Commonwealth stood alone to counter the grave threat. However, their fate would not be decided by armies of millions but by a small band of fighter pilots. It was on their shoulders that Britain's best chance of survival rested.

Название: A Tour of the Battle of the Bulge Battlefields (Battleground Europe: Special)
Автор: William C.C. Cavanagh
Издательство: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 0850528348
Год: 2001
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 224
Размер: 99,1 МБ
Язык: Английский

No other conflict has sparked the imagination or interest of so many people worldwide as World War Two.
Most Americans are patriotic, their interest in World War Two having been stimulated by such movies as ''Saving Private Ryan''. Hundreds of thousands are the descendants of men who saw service in the Battle of the Bulge.

Название: French Destroyers
Автор: John Jordan
Издательство: Seaforth Publishing
ISBN: 1848321988
Год: 2015
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 240
Размер: 74,0 МБ
Язык: Английский

Between the wars the French produced some of the largest, and certainly the fastest, destroyers in the world. Known as Contre-Torpilleurs, these striking and innovatory super-destroyers form the core of this book, but the more conventional Torpilleurs d Escadre are also covered. This history combines the technical and service material published in French-language monographs over the past two decades with the authors own research from primary sources. The structure of the book follows that of the highly successful French Cruisers, with Part I devoted to the design of each of the classes built after 1922.

Название: Hurricane: The RAF's Renowned World War 2 Workhorse (Aeroplane Icons)
Автор: Martyn Chorlton
Издательство: Kelsey Publishing
ISBN: 1907426191
Год: 2011
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 132
Размер: 110,6 МБ
Язык: Английский

Aeroplane Icons is a series of bookazines telling the stories of iconic aircraft. Taking an in-depth look at a selection of Britain’s most worthy and pioneering aircraft from the 1930s to the 1960s, each issue focuses exclusively on a single aircraft type, charting its design, production, flight-testing, variants and ensuing career. Military exploits and daring escapades are thrillingly recalled with pilot recollections and historical records, while testimonies from designers and engineers detail the efforts required to get their creations airborne.

Название: Osprey Modelling 4 - Modelling the M3-M5 Stuart Light Tank
Автор: Steven J. Zaloga
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
ISBN: 1841767638
Год: 2003
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 86
Размер: 72,4 МБ
Язык: Английский

The M3 and M5 Stuart were the most significant light tanks of the US Army, as well as many other allied armies, during World War II. They have proved to be popular modelling subjects ever since, largely due to the large number of kits available in many different scales covering a broad selection of the different variants used. The Stuarts were also painted in a wide range of colourful camouflage schemes, reflecting their widespread service, and this adds to their appeal. This title shows a number of different ways to model this popular tank in 1/35 scale, covering construction, painting and weathering the vehicle.

Название: All About History Book Of Flight
Автор: Imagine Publishing Ltd
Издательство: Imagine Publishing Ltd
Год: 2016
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 164
Размер: 49,3 МБ
Язык: Английский

The story of flight is a global one. From Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, the site of the first flights by the Wright brothers, through to modern day Afghanistan and Iraq where aircraft have been at the forefront of conflict, the All About History Book of Flight takes us across every continent, into the skies above deserts, oceans and beyond, in times of peace and war. As much about people as it is about technology, this is a story of passengers and pilots, entrepreneurs and adventurers, involving both high drama and terrible human tragedy. Featuring.

Название: Ренессанс. От Брунеллески до Палладио
Автор: Бертран Жестаз
Издательство: Астрель, АСТ
ISBN: 5170081189
Год: 2001
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 160
Размер: 46,2 МБ
Язык: Русский

Новое мощное направление в искусстве, известное как стиль эпохи Возрождения, зародилось в Италии в первые десятилетия XV века. Книга рассказывает об архитектуре этого времени, положившего начало подлинной революции в искусстве. Анализируя характерные и наиболее значительные черты этой эпохи, автор не только прослеживает пути их возникновения и развития, но и напоминает нам, что именно Возрождение сделало нашу цивилизацию такой, какая она есть.

Название: Транспортный самолет Ан-12 - 2004.
Автор: Е. Буцкий, С. Мороз
Издательство: Вертикаль
Год: 2004
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 93
Размер: 34,6 МБ
Язык: Русский

Книга о транспортном самолете Ан-12. Создание, конструкция, модификация, история применения.

Название: Images of War - Kalashnikov in Combat: Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives
Автор: Anthony Tucker-Jones
Издательство: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1848845790
Год: 2012
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 160
Размер: 94,3 МБ
Язык: Английский

The Kalashnikov assault rifle, generically known as the AK-47, is the most famous small arm ever made. This weapon has transcended its Soviet designer and country of origin to become the most prolifically produced and iconic weapon in the world – and it has become a brand that has been used to sell everything from T-shirts to vodka.