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Название: Birth of the Battleship: British Capital Ship Design 1870-1881
Автор(ы): John Beeler
Издательство: Naval Institute Press
Год: 2001
ISBN: 978-1557502131
Страниц: 225
Язык: English
Формат: PDF
Размер: 50 MB

The British ship designers who plied their trade between 1870 and 1881 have long been criticized for being retrogressive and emblematic of the so-called dark ages of the British Admiralty. In this revisionist study, John Beeler goes beyond a purely technical analysis to examine crucial external factors that affected ship building--politics, finance, bureaucracy, strategy, and foreign threats. He makes a persuasive case that the Admiralty's sensible approach to the many problems of the decade laid the foundation for modern battleship design. Based largely on primary sources, the author's argument is backed up with solid details and many original plans that are reproduced here for the first time. This major new work will please both technical historians and everyone interested in the legend and lore of battleships.

Автор: Giorgio Apostolo
Название: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Helicopters
Издательство: Bonanza Books
Год: 1984
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 148
Язык: English
Размер: 63 MB

A guide, accompanied by descriptions and technical data, to helicopters around the world, from the earliest rotocrafts to sophisticated contemporary models.

Автор: James Joll
Название: The Origins of the First World War
Издательство: Longman
Год: 1992
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 282
Язык: English
Размер: 36 MB

An ambitious and wide-ranging analysis of the historical forces at work in the Europe of 1914, and the very different ways historians have subsequently attempted to understand them. The importance of the theme, the breadth and sympathy of the scholarship, and the clarity of the writing, all contributed to the spectacular success of the first edition. Now Professor Joll has revised his text, which has been reset in a more readable format. There is substantial new material on Italy and the war, and a fully-reworked bibliography.

Название: European Armour: Circa 1066 To Circa 1700
Автор(ы): Claude Blair
Издательство: B. T. Batsford Ltd
Год: 1958
Страниц: 241
Язык: English
Формат: PDF
Размер: 113 MB

THE writing of a short general history of any large subject is bound to be something of an exercise in the art of cramming quarts into pint pots, and the present work is no exception. I have tried at least to touch on all aspects of the history of medieval and later armour but, because of Umited space, I have dealt with some of these less fully than others. As the book is designed primarily to satisfy the long-felt need for an up-todate English text-book on armour it seemed to me that the main emphasis should be placed on providing basic information; I have therefore devoted over three-quarters of it to an account of the evolution of field armour, chiefly from the point of view of form and construction. A particular difficulty that faces all writers on the evolution of armour arises from the fact that, although all the parts of a harness belong together, they developed independently. I have accordingly treated them independently in the hope that the reader will be able to obtain an adequate impression of the development of the complete armour from a study of the half-tone plates. Ideally, however, I should have preferred to have an introductory chapter on this subject...

Название: Besieged: Siege Warfare in the Ancient World
Автор(ы): Duncan B. Campbell
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Серия: General Military
Год: 2006
ISBN: 978-1846030192
Страниц: 225
Язык: English
Формат: PDF HQ
Размер: 189 MB

Осады и осадная техника в Древнем Мире.
The great warleaders and generals, including Darius, Alexander the Great, Hannibal and Julius Caesar successfully used siegecraft to gain their objectives. As siege tactics became integral to success in war, generals employed the minds of engineers and scientists to develop tactics, and offensive and defensive technology to give them the edge over their enemies. The mathematician Archimedes was famously and very practically involved in the defense of Syracuse in 213-12 BC. Soldiers became highly skilled combat engineers. The book tracks the amazing developments in siege warfare through a period of nine centuries and includes details of the evolution of the artillery of the era - spear- and stone-firing catapults. Full-color artwork, many drawings and plans, photographs of archeological finds and reconstructions support expert but accessible text in this fascinating study of a less familiar facet of the ancient art of war.

Название: Великая крестьянская война в Китае. 1628-1645 гг.
Автор: Симоновская Л.В.
Издательство: Учпедгиз
Год издания: 1958
Страниц: 111
Язык: Русский
Формат: djvu
Размер: 3,15 Мб

Очерк истории крестьянской войны XVII в. в Китае.

Название: The Code of the Warrior: Exploring Warrior Values Past and Present / Кодекс Воина: исследование воинской чести прошлого и настоящего
Автор: Shannon E. French
Издательство: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN 0-8476-9756-8
Год: 2003
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 273
Размер: 117 MB
Язык: English

Warrior cultures throughout history have developed unique codes that restrict their behavior and set them apart from the rest of society. But what possible reason could a warrior have for accepting such restraints? Why should those whose profession can force them into hellish kill-or-be-killed conditions care about such lofty concepts as honor, courage, nobility, duty, and sacrifice? And why should it matter so much to the warriors themselves that they be something more than mere murderers?
The Code of the Warrior tackles these timely issues and takes the reader on a tour of warrior cultures and their values, from the ancient Greeks and Romans to the 'barbaric' Vikings and Celts, from legendary chivalric knights to Native American tribesmen, from Chinese warrior monks pursuing enlightenment to Japanese samurai practicing death. Drawing these rich traditions up to the present, the author quests for a code for the warriors of today, as they do battle in asymmetric conflicts against unconventional forces and the scourge of global terrorism.

Название: The 100-Gun Ship Victory
Автор: John McKay
Издательство: Conway Maritime Press
Серия: Anatomy of the Ship
ISBN: 9781557504180
Год: 1987
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 121
Размер: 108.3 MB
Язык: English

"Victory" — это памятник морской славы Англии, ее национальная гордость. Английский народ выполнил наказ мудрого классика английской литературы Уильяма Теккерея, который когда-то сказал: "Кости "Victory" должны быть священными реликвиями...".

Название: Wings of Fame Volume 19
Издательство: Aerospace Publishing
Год: 2000
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 156
Язык: English
Размер: 103 MB

Wings of Fame Volume 19.

Название: Knight: The Warrior and World of Chivalry
Автор(ы): Robert Jones
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Серия: General Military
Год: 2011
ISBN: 978-1849083126
Страниц: 242
Язык: English
Формат: PDF OCR
Размер: 54 MB

From a life-long student of the medieval long sword and medieval history comes a comprehensive overview of the Age of the Knights. Jones shows that behind the popular image of the knight in shining armor lies a world that is both more complex and more fascinating. Were knights glory-seeking, bloodthirsty thugs that lay ravage to the Holy Land or simple Christians serving their king? Jones explores the myths and controversies behind their battle-effectiveness and chivalric code. He also examines knighthood as a "career path" and investigates the role of the knight in law and justice. Lavishly illustrated and drawing on rare first-hand accounts, this book reveals the world of the knight in all its tarnished glory.