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Название: 332nd Fighter Group Tuskegee Airmen
Автор: Chris Bucholtz
Издательство: Osprey Publihing Limited
Серия/ номер в серии: Aviation Elite Units / 24
Год: 2007
Формат: PDF/Scan
Страниц: 128
Размер: 97 Mb
Язык: English

Эксперимент Tuskegee Airmen в USAAF, был призван доказать, что афро-американцы способны летать и в боевой авиацией, привели к созданию одного из элитных подразделений ВВС США. Командовал им полковник Бенджамин О. Дэвис. 332-ые имеют 111 воздушных побед и даже потопили немецкий эсминец. Немцы одновременно боялись и уважали своих противников, называя их чёрными людьми-птицами. Эта книга раскрывает истинную историю группы, тех кто поднялся выше дискриминации, для достижения элитного статуса.

Название: Dutch Ships in Tropical Waters:
The Development of the Dutch East India Company (voc) Shipping Network in Asia 1595-1660
Автор(ы): Robert Parthesius
Издательство: Amsterdam University Press
Год: 2010
ISBN: 978-90-5356-517-9
Страниц: 218
Язык: English
Формат: PDF (e-book)
Размер: 15 MB

During the closing years of the sixteenth century, the Dutch East India Company fast became a political and economic force in Asia, en route to becoming the leading private company in the world by 1660. This definitive volume explores perhaps the most important tool in the company's trade: its ships. Robert Parthesius here reconstructs the complete shipping activities of the Company through a unique database that charts the movements of even previously ignored smaller vessels. Demonstrating that the wide range of types and sizes of vessels were indeed what gave the Company the ability to sail?Coand to continue its profitable trade year after year, Dutch Ships in Tropical Waters combines the best of maritime history and archaeological research in order to change our understanding of the logistical dynamics behind one of the most important and successful businesses of this period.

Название: Japanese Secret Projects.Experimental Aircraft of the IJA & IJN 1939-1945
Автор: Edwin M.Dyer III
Издательство: Midland Publishing
Год: 2009
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 83 двойных
Размер: 107Mb
Язык: Английский

Книга "Японские секретные проекты самолетов авиации и флота 1939-1945" о разработках перспективных боевых самолетов в Японии во время Второй мировой войны.

Название: Century series Fighters F-100 Super Sabre - F-106 Delta Dart
Автор: Peter R.Foster
Издательство: Airlife Publishing
Год: 1992
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 145
Размер: 134Mb
Язык: Английский

Century series Fighters F-100 Super Sabre - F-106 Delta Dart Книга Истребители сотой серии посвящена этапным для американской боевой авиации машинам.

Название: Военная летопись России в фотографиях 1850-е - 2000-е
Автор: Е. Колоскова, А. Литвин
Издательство: Голден-Би
Год: 2009
Формат: True PDF
Страниц: 584
Размер: 984 Mb
Язык: Russian

Цель настоящего проекта - посредством фотографии отразить объективную военную историю Российского государства и одновременно проследить пути развития отечественного фотоискусства в отображении военных действий, раскрыть историю зарождения военного фоторепортажа как жанра и его развитие на протяжении полутора веков. В альбом вошли более 600 фотодокументов, впервые собранных под одной обложкой. Представленная фотолетопись отражает историю участия Вооруженных сил России и СССР в вооруженных конфликтах и локальных войнах как на своей территории, так и за ее пределами за 160 лет.

Название: Helmets of the First World War: Germany, Britain & their Allies
Автор: Michael J. Haselgrove
Издательство: Schiffer Publishing
Год: 2000
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 288
Размер: 76 Mb
Язык: English

Superb color photographs, including multiple full-views and detail shots, depict over 150 helmets of Germany, Britain, France, United States, Austria, Turkey, and others from World War I. Previously unpublished World War I photographs show the helmets as they were worn.

Название: German Camouflaged Helmets of the Second World War Vol.2: Wire, Netting, Covers, Straps, Interiors, Miscellaneous
Автор: Branislav Radovic
Издательство: Schiffer Publishing
Год: 2004
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 325
Размер: 219 Mb
Язык: English

This two volume set (companion volumes to the author's previous books on World War II German helmets) is packed with nearly 1000 full-colour photographs of over 180 helmets and covers, all shown at full page size and many in detail. The helmets shown are some of the most wonderful and exotic camouflage helmets to be seen in private and public collections. The various sections are divided into: Paint, Texture, Wire, Covers, Netting, Straps, Interiors and Miscellaneous with each section having its own period photograph reference section -- most never before published. The author brings to the reader and collector, for the first time, a clear, detailed look at the many and varied styles of camouflage the World War II German soldier applied to what was his most personal piece of equipment.

Название: German Camouflaged Helmets of the Second World War Vol.1: Painted and Textured Camouflage
Автор: Branislav Radovic
Издательство: Schiffer Publishing
Год: 2004
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 242
Размер: 163 Mb
Язык: English

This two volume set (companion volumes to the author's previous books on World War II German helmets) is packed with nearly 1000 full-colour photographs of over 180 helmets and covers, all shown at full page size and many in detail. The helmets shown are some of the most wonderful and exotic camouflage helmets to be seen in private and public collections. The various sections are divided into: Paint, Texture, Wire, Covers, Netting, Straps, Interiors and Miscellaneous with each section having its own period photograph reference section -- most never before published. The author brings to the reader and collector, for the first time, a clear, detailed look at the many and varied styles of camouflage the World War II German soldier applied to what was his most personal piece of equipment.

Название: German Helmets of the Second World War Vol.2
Автор: Branislav Radovic
Издательство: Schiffer Publishing
Год: 2004
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 293
Размер: 245 Mb
Язык: English

This two volume set is a fully illustrated, detailed look at the famous German stahlhelm of World War II. Full color photographs - including multiple-view, interiors, and up-close detail - show Army, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Paratroop, and many others. Both volumes have been specifically produced to give the advanced collector the opportunity to expand his or her knowledge, and to compare paint and insignia against their own collections. For the novice or would-be collector, these books are an invaluable reference.

Название: German Helmets of the Second World War Vol.1
Автор: Branislav Radovic
Издательство: Schiffer Publishing
Год: 2002
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 321
Размер: 249 Mb
Язык: English

This two volume set is a fully illustrated, detailed look at the famous German stahlhelm of World War II. Full color photographs - including multiple-view, interiors, and up-close detail - show Army, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Paratroop, and many others. Both volumes have been specifically produced to give the advanced collector the opportunity to expand his or her knowledge, and to compare paint and insignia against their own collections. For the novice or would-be collector, these books are an invaluable reference.