Название: A British Lion in Zululand: Sir Garnet Wolseley in South Africa
Автор: William Wright
Издательство: Amberley Publishing
ISBN: 1445665484
Год: 2017
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 420
Размер: 9,3 МБ
Язык: Английский

Field Marshal Garnet Joseph Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley KP, GCB, OM, GCMG, VD, PC (4 June 1833–25 March 1913) was an Anglo-Irish officer. The number of letters after his name indicates just how glittering was his career. What first made him a household name – he is the original ‘Modern Major-General’ – was campaigning in Africa. In just one year he captured the two most powerful and dangerous potentates on the continent: Cetshwayo, whose Zulus had humbled the British in many battles including Isandlwana; and Sekhukhune of the Bapedi, whose warriors had twice beaten white armies, including a British one. Wolseley was ambitious, clever, lucky, insecure and a magnificent showman.

Название: The Gazelle
Автор: David Oliver
Издательство: Amberley Publishing
ISBN: 1445688689
Год: 2019
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 96
Размер: 20,1 МБ
Язык: Английский

The Aerospatiale / Westland Gazelle is one of the longest serving and most successful reconnaissance and light attack helicopters.The Gazelle soon made an impression with its high speed, smooth looks, and design innovations such as the fenestron ducted tail rotor and composite main rotor blades.

Название: The Javelin
Автор: Martyn Chorlton
Издательство: Amberley Publishing]
ISBN: 1445681137
Год: 2019
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 96
Размер: 9,4 МБ
Язык: Английский

The RAF’s first and last jet-powered delta-winged fighter, the Javelin was also the very last aircraft to be built by the Gloster Aircraft Company. The twin-engine Javelin was a complex aircraft and development began as early as 1946, the intention being for the aircraft to be a replacement for the Gloster Meteor.