Combat Legends - the perfect introductions for the general reader, enthusiast and modeler alike wishing to find a succinct yet detailed introduction to the design and history of the aircraft that have made history. Ju 87 Stuka was an essential...
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Designed as an interceptor, when the Bell P-39 Airacobra appeared in 1941 it was acclaimed as one of the most advanced combat planes of all time. Elegantly designed and innovatively engineered (it featured the engine mid-aircraft like a racing car),...
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Автор: Campbell John M.
Серия: American bomber aircraft #2
Язык: английский
Год: 1997
Статус: Закончена
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The famed B-29 Superfortress is presented in this all new collection of World War II and Korean War era photographs. Many of the 850+ photographs appear here for the first time and are identified as to unit and location. John Campbell is also the...
Автор: Zaloga Steven J.
Серия: New Vanguard #3
Язык: английский
Год: 1993
Статус: Закончена
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The M4 Sherman tank was the mainstay of the Western allies between 1942 and 1945. Fast and modern it was better than most of the tanks Britain had to offer. The American Chief of Staff claimed in November 1943 that it had been hailed widely as...
Военное дело, военная техника и вооружение, Транспорт и авиация
The World's Worst Aircraft: From Pioneering Failures to Multimillion Dollar Disasters
From pioneering failures to multimillion dollar disasters. Features 150 of the worst aircraft ever to leave the drawing board, from the Seddon Mayfly, which didn't fly, to a flying tank which surprisingly did. Includes a brief history of each...
Between May 1944 and May 1945, the Luftwaffe declined from a resilient force, eagerly waiting to use new aircraft and weaponry, to a destroyed air arm. This study focuses on this period, showing how close the German air force was to...
Историческая работа американского геофизика М.К.Хабберта об истощении запасов нефти.
Фотокопия с оригинала авторской рукописи 1956...
Автор: Mackay Ron
Серия: Crowood Aviation Series
Язык: английский
Год: 2003
Статус: Закончена
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The Heinkel He 111 is perhaps the best known of all the Luftwaffe's World War Two bombers. Designed originally as a civil airliner, it made its mark in the bomber role in the Spanish Civil War. Active from the beginning of WWII, the He 111 played a...
Военное дело, военная техника и вооружение, Транспорт и авиация
World War II Allied Vehicles (Colour Close Up)
The restoration and display of historic military vehicles is a hobby that has grown enormously in Britain and elswhere. Here, photographer Han Suermondt offers a gallery of more than 200 close-up studies of over 30 meticulously restored period...