The Mannerheim Line 1920-39 (Fortress 88)
By Bair Irincheev, Brian Delf
Publisher: Osprey 2009 64 Pages
ISBN: 1846033845
PDF 25 MB
In the wake of the bloody civil war that followed Finland's independence from Russia in 1917, the border between the two countries was established across the Karelian Isthmus, an area long fought over by Russia, Finland and Sweden in their attempts to dominate the northern tip of Europe. Neither the Soviets nor the Finnish were comfortable with such a divide which was only 32km from the military and industrial city of Petrograd. As such, both sides began an intensive period of fortification and defensive planning. As the Winter War broke out in November 1939, the complex and heavily defended Mannerheim Line suffered intense bombardment. The armistice of 1940 saw Finland cede control of the entire Karelian Isthmus to the USSR, and a propaganda war ensued. Through an analysis of the background, and operational history of the Mannerheim Line, Bair Irincheev attempts to dispel such myths and provide an accurate assessment of its huge historical importance.

Издательство: Thomas Publications
Автор: Michael J. Winey
Язык: English
Год издания: 1998
Количество страниц: 78
ISBN: 1-57747-036-2
Формат: pdf
Размер: 44,8 mb
A history of the uniforms used by the Confederate Army during the Gettysburg Campaign, June through July 1863. The volume provides a discription of the uniforms worn by officers and enlistedmen in all branches of the army. It is illustrated using period photographs of actual uniforms worn during the battle as well as paintings depicting the men wearing the uniforms in battle. The volume contains extensive notes, a bibliography, Glossary and index.

Автор:Лавриненков В.Д., Беловол Н.Н.
Название:Шпага чести
Издательство:Политиздат Украины
Год:1980
Формат:DjVu
Размер:3,26Mb

В основу повести положены воспоминания французских летчиков, воевавших на советско-германском фронте и тех, кто сражался рядом с ними, опубликованные в №№ 63 - 70 журнала французских ВВС "Икар".
Повесть учит мужеству, отваге, благородству, верности боевому братству, скрепленному совместно пролитой кровью.

Sherman Britanicos (Carros De Combate 8)
By John Sandars
Publisher: RBA 2000 50 Pages
ISBN: 8447314715
PDF 19 MB
A medida que avanzaba la Segunda Guerra Mundial quedó claro que Gran Bretaña, con su limitada capacidad de diseño y producción, no podría mantener el ritmo de sus pérdidas en carros de combate, ya que a las sufridas en Francia se aña­dían en aquel momento las que experimentaba tan­to en el desierto como en el mar, en ruta hacia allí, mientras al mismo tiempo tenía que equipar las nuevas formaciones acorazadas que se entrenaban en la metrópoli. Hubo que buscar ayuda en Estados Unidos, que no sólo tenían la capacidad industrial para proporcionar las máquinas necesarias, sino también la flexibilidad y rapidez de respuesta para hacerlo en un plazo aceptablemente corto.

Название: Poles and Saxons of the Napoleonic Wars
Автор: George Nafziger, Mariusz T. Wesolowski
Издательство: The Emperor's Press
ISBN: 0962665525
Год: 1991
Страниц: 266
Формат: PDF в RAR
Размер: 131.01МБ
Язык: английский
The first very detailed reference work on both the Polish Army of the Duchy of Warsaw 1807-14, the Polish forces in the French Army and the Saxon Army 1791-1813. This is the most complete and thorough study of the Poles and Saxon during the wars of Napoleon, including their organization, uniforms, and accounts of their performance on the battlefield. From the desperate action of a handful of Poles defending a Spanish fortress to vast armies facing off to determine the fate of Europe, this work is researched from sources previously unavailable to any but the most ardent historian. Extensive orders of battle, organizational details and campaign accounts.

Издательство: Rosen Education Service
Серия: America at War
Автор: William L. Hosch
Язык: English
Год издания: 2010
Количество страниц: 235
ISBN: 978-1-61530-048-8
Формат: pdf (e-book)
Размер: 7,3 mb
World War I is just one title in this 5 book series that gives readers a detailed look into America's military history. Military legacies are not just about dates and timelines; they're about our strengths and weaknesses, ignorance and brilliance, and desire for peace or dominance. Students will discover the underlying motivations, causes and consequences of military engagement throughout America's history. Each volume includes in-depth, balanced coverage of key military, political, and civilian leadership. Engaging narratives about crucial battles transport the student into all sides of America's wartime actions, creating an unforgettable reading experience.

Название: Der Deutsche Stahlhelm
Автор: Ludwig Baer
Издательство: Journal-Verlag Schwend
Год: 1975
Страниц: 80
Формат: PDF в RAR
Размер: 3.31МБ
Язык: немецкий
Fotos der Helme und Helmabzeichen Heer, Marine, Fallschirmjäger, Luftwaffe, politische und staatliche Abteilungen etc.

Breeding Bio Insecurity: How U.S. Biodefense Is Exporting Fear, Globalizing Risk, and Making Us All Less Secure
By Lynn C. Klotz, Edward J. Sylvester
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press 2009 272 Pages
ISBN: 0226444058
PDF 1 MB
In the years since the 9/11 attacks—and the subsequent lethal anthrax letters—the United States has spent billions of dollars on measures to defend the population against the threat of biological weapons. But as Lynn C. Klotz and Edward J. Sylvester argue forcefully in Breeding Bio Insecurity, all that money and effort hasn’t made us any safer—in fact, it has made us more vulnerable.

Waffen SS in Russia: A selection of German wartime photographs from the Bundesarchiv, Koblenz (World War 2 photo album 3)
By Bruce Quarrie
Publisher: P. Stephens 1978 96 Pages
ISBN: 0850593174
PDF 65 MB
When Hitler invaded Soviet Russia in June 1941, Waffen-SS divisions were in the fore­front of the fighting and remained there throughout the war, spearheading the drive on Moscow and the battles around Kharkov and Kursk, and finally capitulating only after last-ditch stands in the crumbling ruins of the Third Reich in 1945. Throughout these four years the SS divisions, whose per­sonnel owed their loyalty personally to Hitler rather than to the German state, and whom he therefore trusted more than the Army, were placed wherever the situation was most critical and the fighting hardest. Their casualties were enormous, but their loyalty immense.

Hawker Typhoon Cz. 2 (Monografie Lotnicze 95)
By Leszek Moczulski
Publisher: AJ Press 2004 124 Pages
ISBN: 8372371598
PDF 73 MB
Pierwszym dywizjonem, który miał otrzymać nowy sa­molot, był 56. dywizjon RAF, użytkujący dotychczas samoloty Hawker Hurricane IIB. Jego dowódca. Squad-ron Leader Prosser Hanks. wybrał na bazę jednostki lotnisko Duxford w hrabstwie Cambridgeshire wypo­sażone w trawiasty pas startów y. Miało to pew ien zw ią-zek z faktem, iż jednym z kłopotów nękających pierw­sze egzemplarze była mała sprawność hamulców kół podwozia. Jeśli doszłoby do awarii systemu hamulco­wego, trawiasty pas startowy, stawiający większy opór kołom, mógł skrócić drogę lądowania samolotu.