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Название: Life as a Battle of Britain. Spitfire Pilot
Автор(ы): Donahue Arthur G.
Издательство: Amberley Publishing
Год: 2015
Страниц: 95
Язык: English
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 2,43 MB


Summer 1940, Britain is on the brink, fewer than 3,000 RAF fighter pilots stand between Hitler’s Luftwaffe and air supremacy over the skies of southern England – the prerequisite for a German invasion. What was it like to fly a Spitfire? To shoot down a German bomber over London? Or to be shot down by the closely matched Messerschmitt Me 109? This concise account of daily life in August and September 1940, written by a fighter pilot who fought in the Battle, is the ideal introduction to the story of the Battle of Britain. The book includes 43 contemporary color and black-and-white photographs.

Название: Fighter Pilot: The Life of Battle of Britain Ace Bob Doe
Автор(ы): Doe Helen
Издательство: Amberley Publishing
Год: 2015
Страниц: 288
Язык: English
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 3,77 MB


In June 1940, at the age of twenty, Bob Doe believed himself to be the worst pilot in his squadron. Just three months later he was a highly decorated hero of the Battle of Britain. This is the story of the pilot who, in his own estimation, was not promising material for a fighter pilot. He left school at fourteen and had none of the qualifications or background of his fellow officers. But he found his place in the Battle of Britain, shooting down fourteen enemy aircraft and sharing in two others (he was the third highest-scoring pilot of the battle). He was unusual in achieving these victories in both Spitfires and Hurricanes. This biography, written by his daughter, a noted professional historian, tells the story of Bob’s remarkable career as a fighter pilot. At its center is the Battle of Britain, but it also includes the plane crash in 1941 and the life-changing burns he suffered and his time in Burma leading an Indian Air Force fighter squadron for which he was awarded his DSO.

Название: Countering Insurgencies and Violent Extremism in South and South East Asia
Автор(ы): D’Souza Shanthie Mariet
Издательство: Routledge
Год: 2019
Страниц: 389
Язык: English
Формат: PDF
Размер: 6,10 MB


This volume of case studies examines the rise in violent extremism, terrorism and insurgency in South and South East Asia, and subsequent state responses. The South and South East of Asia has experienced various forms of extremism and violence for years, with a growing demand for academic or policy-relevant work that will enhance understanding of the reasons behind this. The violent challenges in this area have taken a variety of forms and are often exacerbated by lack of governance, tie-ins to existing regional criminal networks, colonial legacies and a presence of international terrorist movements. Written by experts with field experience, this volume analyzes the key element of successful response as the appropriate application of doctrine following nuanced assessment of threat. In practice, this often means counterinsurgency doctrine. The essays also analyze the need for irregular war practitioners to systematically examine the changing character of intrastate violent irregular challenges. The volume fills a gap in the understanding of patterns, drivers, organizations and ideologies of various insurgent and terrorist groups, and state responses. It also provides a set of recommendations for addressing the unfolding situation.

Название: Waziristan, the Faqir of Ipi and the Indian Army: The North West Frontier Revolt of 1936-1937
Автор(ы): Warren Alan
Издательство: Oxford University Press
Год: 2000
Страниц: 356
Язык: English
Формат: PDF
Размер: 44,93 MB


This text explores the events of 1936, when a revolt broke out in Waziristan, a mountainous region of the North-West Frontier Province inhabited by warlike tribes. A Muslim holy man, the Faqir of Ipi, led the Wazirs against the occupying British-Indian regime for many years. The Wazirs' revolt was one of the greatest 20th-century South Asian insurgencies.

Название: The Happy Traitor: Spies, Lies and Exile in Russia: The Extraordinary Story of George Blake
Автор(ы): Kuper Simon
Издательство: Profile Books
Год: 2021
Страниц: 278
Язык: English
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 4,16 MB


George Blake was the last remaining Cold War spy. As a Senior Officer in the British Intelligence Service who was double agent for the Soviet Union, his actions had devastating consequences for Britain. Yet he was also one of the least known double agents, and remained unrepentant. In 1961, Blake was sentenced to forty-two years imprisonment for betraying to the KGB all of the Western operations in which he was involved, and the names of hundreds of British agents working behind the Iron Curtain. This was the longest sentence for espionage ever to have been handed down by a British court. On the surface, Blake was a charming, intelligent and engaging man, and most importantly, a seemingly committed patriot. Underneath, a ruthlessly efficient mole and key player in the infamous 'Berlin Tunnel' operation. This illuminating biography tracks Blake from humble beginnings as a teenage courier for the Dutch underground during the Second World War, to the sensational prison-break from Wormwood Scrubs that inspired Hitchcock to write screenplay. Through a combination of personal interviews, research and unique access to Stasi records, journalist Simon Kuper unravels who Blake truly was, what he was capable of, and why he did it.

Название: Stealth
Автор: Doug Richardson
Издательство: Orion Books
Год: 1989
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 192
Размер: 129,4 МБ
Язык: Английский

Traces the development of stealth technology, explains its design principles, and discusses radar-absorbing materials, control of heat and sound emissions, and the use of electronic warfare systems.

Название: Яковлев Як-6
Автор: Dale Volkov
Издательство: «Уголок неба»
Год: 2021
Формат: pdf в zip-архиве
Страниц: 43
Размер: 55,6 mb
Язык: Русский



Яковлев Як-6. Ясным ранним утром, а может быть и в полдень 19 августа 1942 года с оренбургского аэродрома поднялся маленький самолет, на который в то время возлагались большие надежды. В первые месяцы войны неожиданно активно в качестве ночных бомбардировщиков, транспортных и связных (что, впрочем, как раз естественно) стали применяться легкомоторные У-2, Р-5 и P-Z. Но недостаточные грузоподъемность, дальность, да и все другие показатели вызвали потребность в специализированном самолете. Решение о постройке такой машины в первую очередь в качестве ночного ближнего бомбардировщика (МББ) было принято Государственным комитетом обороны 26 апреля 1942 года. Работы были поручены ОКБ А.С. Яковлева. ...

Название: The Routledge History of Gender, War and the U.S. Military
Автор(ы): Vuic Kara Dixon (ed.)
Издательство: Routledge
Год: 2018
Страниц: 381
Язык: English
Формат: PDF
Размер: 4,33 MB


The Routledge History of Gender, War, and the US Military is the first examination of the interdisciplinary, intersecting fields of gender studies and the history of the United States military. In twenty-one original essays, the contributors tackle themes including gendering the 'other', gender and war disability, gender and sexual violence, gender and American foreign relations, and veterans and soldiers in the public imagination, and lay out a chronological examination of gender and America's wars from the American Revolution to Iraq. This important collection is essential reading for all those interested in how the military has influenced America's views and experiences of gender.

Название: Intelligence and Imperial Defence: British Intelligence and the Defense of the Indian Empire, 1904-1924
Автор(ы): Popplewell Richard J.
Издательство: Routledge
Год: 1995
Страниц: 364
Язык: English
Формат: PDF
Размер: 6,25 MB


This is the first book to appear on British intelligence operations based in both India and London, which defended the Indian Empire against subversion during the first two decades of the twentieth century. It is concerned with the threat to the British Raj posed by the Indian revolutionary movement, the resulting development of the imperial intelligence service and the role it played during the First World War.

Название: Drone Law and Policy: Global Development, Risks, Regulation and Insurances: An Innovation and Impact Agenda
Автор(ы): Tarr A.A., Tarr J., Thompson M., Ellis J. (Eds.)
Издательство: Routledge
Год: 2021
Страниц: 483
Язык: English
Формат: PDF
Размер: 18,88 MB


Drone Law and Policy describes the drone industry and its evolution, describing the benefits and risks of its exponential growth. It outlines the current and proposed regulatory framework in Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom and Europe, taking into consideration the current and evolving technological and insurance landscape.
This book makes recommendations as to additional regulatory and insurance initiatives which the authors believe are necessary to achieve an effective balance between the various competing interests. The 23 chapters are written by global specialists on crucial topics, such as terrorism and security, airport and aircraft safety, maritime deployment, cyber-risks, regulatory oversight, licensing, standards and insurance.
This book will provide authoritative reference and expert guidance for regulators and government agencies, legal practitioners, insurance companies and brokers globally, as well as for major organisations utilising drones in industrial applications.