Download or read book Cavalry from Hoof to Track written by Roman Jarymowycz and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2009-10-09 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History of cavalry from horses to tanks and helicopters.
Download or read book Exploding Animals written by and published by PediaPress. This book was released on with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Evolution of Operational Art written by John Andreas Olsen and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2010-11-04 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Broadly defined as the grey area between strategy and tactics, operational art spans the theory and practice of planning and conducting campaigns and major operations aimed at accomplishing strategic and operational objectives in a given theatre of operations. An intermediate link between strategy and tactics has always existed, but a distinct concept that encompasses a systematic and deliberate plan of campaign for major operations is a mere two hundred years old. Based on country specific case-studies, this book describes how the concepts that underpin operational art originated, how they received practical expression in various campaigns, and how they developed over time. The point of departure is the campaigns of 'the God of War', Napoleon Bonaparte. The book then proceeds with chapters on the evolution of operational art in Prussia / Germany, the Soviet Union / Russia, the United Kingdom, United States, Israel, and China. The final chapter deals with the future of operational art in irregular warfare. Theory is critical to refining and improving existing methods of applying operational warfare, and its importance cannot be overstated; however, to be useful, theory and its accompanying vocabulary must be combined with a proper examination of historical trends and practical experience. The present volume attempts to achieve that combination. This book is a project of the Oxford Leverhulme Programme on the Changing Character of War.
Download or read book Japanese Naval Fighter Aces written by Ikuhiko Hata and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2013 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is as good as we are likely to get on the subject in English. For Pacific Theater aerophiles, it's a must-have. --Barrett Tillman, author of WhirlwindVivid account of Japanese navy fighter units in combatContains biographies of all pilots claiming ace statusIncludes photos of planes like the Zero fighter and the pilots who flew them
Download or read book Winter Storm written by Hans Wijers and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2012-06-01 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compilation of first-person German accounts from the battle of Stalingrad.
Download or read book Two One Pony written by Charles R. Carr and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2012 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thoughtful, reflective narrative of a reluctant soldier in Vietnam Author served as a mechanized infantryman in the Mekon Delta with the 9th Infantry DivisionCaptures the rhythms of life in war as well as the boredom and chaos of Vietnam Two One Pony was the name of the author's squad's armored personnel carrierTries to make sense of the absurdity of the war
Download or read book Warsaw 1944 written by Zbigniew Czajkowski and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A rare account of the gallant but doomed 1944 Warsaw Uprising." —Military History Monthly A tragic yet inspiring first-person account of the uprising of Polish fighters against their Nazi occupiers during World War II Memorable episodes include the author's escape from a German execution squad while his mother was murdered in the next room Captures the patriotism, courage, and determination of the Poles
Download or read book 1914 1938 Armored Fighting Vehicles written by George Bradford and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2010-09-20 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Bradford's latest collection of scale drawings of armored fighting vehicles focuses on the years from World War I to the eve of World War II.
Download or read book Condor written by Patrick Laureau and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2010 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Actions of the German air force during the Spanish Civil War. Covers the bombing of Guernica and other events. Draws from previously undiscovered source material.
Download or read book Blossoming Silk Against the Rising Sun written by Gene Eric Salecker and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2010 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complete account of airborne operations in the Pacific theater. Firsthand descriptions from American and Japanese paratroopers. Detailed maps illustrate battles.
Download or read book Cyclops in the Jungle written by David P. Walker and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2010 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In January 1968, barely a month after arriving in Vietnam, Dave Walker received a debilitating shrapnel wound to his eye. Medically discharged and sent home, Walker-now missing an eye-maneuvered his way back into the army and back to Vietnam in 1970, where he served another eighteen months conducting patrols and special operations in the Central Highlands.
Download or read book Panzergrenadier Aces written by Franz Kurowski and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2010-07-16 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exciting stories of the infantrymen who supported Germany's tanks. How tanks and infantry cooperated at the small-unit level. First time in English.
Download or read book Luftwaffe Fighter Bombers Over Britain written by Chris Goss and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2010 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: - Chronicles the air war above Britain from March 1942 to June 1943 and includes in-the-cockpit accounts from German and British pilots - Assesses offensive and defensive tactics - Incorporates hundreds of rarely seen photos As the Battle of Britain came to a close, the Luftwaffe began arming its single-engine fighters with bombs and using them instead of bombers for many daylight raids against shipping and coastal installations, railways, fuel depots, and other military and civilian objectives. The fighter-bombers also launched unopposed attacks against London and numerous other cities and towns across England. Known as "tip and run" attacks, these raids had a detrimental effect on British morale.
Download or read book The Battle of the Bulge written by Hans Wijers and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2009-10-21 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. Army's bloodiest battle of World War II. From-the-foxhole stories of American soldiers in combat. Based on official U.S. Army documents and after-action reports.
Download or read book For Europe written by Robert Forbes and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2010-01-20 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Definitive account of French volunteers in the Waffen-SS Blow-by-blow retelling of battles on the Eastern Front, including the fight for Berlin Focuses on all French SS units, especially the 33rd SS Grenadier Division "Charlemagne" Impeccably researched, this book tells the story of the Frenchmen who, motivated by their hatred of Communism, chose to fight for the Third Reich in World War II, first in the regular army and then as part of the Waffen-SS. These unique soldiers participated in bitter combat, primarily against the Soviets, and returned home to an awkward peace.
Download or read book Sieges written by Bruce Allen Watson and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2009-06-15 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provocative and entertaining study of sieges in history Commentary on the nature and evolution of combat across the centuries Bruce Allen Watson examines seven sieges: Jerusalem at the end of the First Crusade in 1099, Malta in 1565, Sebastopol during the Crimean War, Kut-al-Amara in World War I, Singapore in World War II, Dien Bien Phu, and the 1991 Gulf War.
Download or read book No Holding Back written by Brian A. Reid and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2009-06-15 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Landmark study of the Canadians' first major operation in Normandy New revelations on the death of German panzer ace Michael Wittmann Handsomely illustrated with maps, photos, and diagrams On August 8, 1944, the Canadian Army launched Operation Totalize, a massive armored and mechanized infantry attack that aimed to break through enemy defenses south of Caen and trap the German Army in Normandy by linking up with Patton's Third Army.
