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Название: Victory in the Falklands: Falklands War
Автор: van der Bijl Nicholas
Издательство: Pen and Sword Military
Год: 2021
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 224
Размер: 12,81 Мб
Язык: английский

The Hundred Days that saw the British response to General Galtiere of Argentinas invasion of the Falklands are for many British people the most remarkable of their lives. It describes the dark days of early April, the feverish response and forming of the Task Force, the anxieties and uncertainties, the naval and air battles that preceded the landings by 3 Commando Brigade and 5th Infantry Brigade. The extraordinary battles such as Goose Green, Mount Tumbledown, Wireless Ridge etc are narrated fully but succinctly.

Название: The Jungle War Against the Japanese
Автор: Tim Heath
Издательство: Pen & Sword Books
Год: 2021
Формат: pdf, epub
Страниц: 277
Размер: 20,03 Мб
Язык: английский

Based on the accounts of three culturally different veterans, Tim Heath investigates the war against the Japanese, primarily in the jungles of Asia during the Second World War. From the first jungle forays, through to the defeats, the victories, the massacre of indigenous populations, the war crimes and the final elements of the war in the jungle which led to ultimate victory over the Japanese, this volume is a unique attempt at telling the story from a fresh perspective.

Название: Famous Last Words: Confessions, Humour and Bravery of the Departing
Автор: Chris Wood
Издательство: Pen and Sword History
Год: 2021
Формат: pdf, epub
Страниц: 283
Размер: 17,96 Мб
Язык: английский

Nothing focuses the mind more starkly than impending death. Its inevitable spectre greets us all; from princes to paupers and nobility to the needy. Prepare to mount the scaffold and share in the final utterings of the condemned; join the stricken in their death beds and witness unburdened tongues wag their closing, and often remarkable confessions as deeply entrenched secrets are finally unshackled in the wake of imminent death.