‘I could see that still no one had been able to get out from the cockpit. It must have been at this moment that I thought I was going to die because I became remarkably calm.’
Trapped inside a burning Lancaster bomber, 20,000 feet above...
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Биографии и мемуары, Военная история
Act of War: Lyndon Johnson, North Korea, and the Capture of the Spy Ship Pueblo
In 1968, a small, dilapidated American spy ship set out on a dangerous mission: to pinpoint military radar stations along the coast of North Korea. Packed with advanced electronic-surveillance equipment and classified intelligence documents, the...
Биографии и мемуары, Военная история
Adventures in My Youth: A German Soldier on the Eastern Front, 1941-45
The author could be described as a ‘veteran’ in every sense of the word, even though he was only aged 21 when the war ended. Armin Scheiderbauer served as an infantry officer with the 252nd Infantry Division, German Army, and saw four years of...
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Биографии и мемуары, Военная история
Against the Odds: Survival on the Russian Front 1944-1945 [2nd Edition]
John Stieber was twelve-year-old schoolboy in Ireland when he was sent to secondary school in Germany. Caught there by the outbreak of the Second World War, he was unable to return to his parents for seven years.
In due course, he was called to...
During the long campaign triggered by the German invasion of Russia in June 1941 the aerial strategies adopted by the Luftwaffe and Soviet forces evolved. This analysis records the changing balance as the Russians employed more potent aircraft,...
Биографии и мемуары, Военная история
Aircraft Carriers at War: A Personal Retrospective of Korea, Vietnam, and the Soviet Confrontation
Adm. James Holloway describes this book as a contemporary perspective of the events, decisions, and outcomes in the history of the Cold War Korea, Vietnam, and the Soviet confrontation that shaped today s U.S. Navy and its principal...
No single weapon has spread so much raw power to so many people in so little time—and had such a devastating effect—as the AK-47 assault rifle. This book examines the legacy of this world-changing weapon, from its creation as means of fighting...
Автор: Lonsdale David J.
Серия: Strategy and history #22
Язык: английский
Год: 2007
Статус: Закончена
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This book offers a strategic analysis of one of the most outstanding military careers in history, identifying the most pertinent strategic lessons from the campaigns of Alexander the Great.
David Lonsdale argues that since the core...
Автор: Berndt Thomas
Серия: Enthusiast Color
Язык: английский
Год: 1994
Статус: Закончена
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Up-close details of M4 Shermans, scout cars, half-tracks, and DUKWs fill this unique color gallery. Berndt has bought, restored, and sold armored vehicles for more than twenty years, bringing his knowledge and expertise to light as he points out the...
In May 2011 after a Mediterranean exercise to prove the Apache’s ability to work ship-borne, HMS Ocean and her embarked Apache attack helicopters from 656 Squadron, Army Air Corps were about to head home. But the civil war in Libya and the NATO...