Название: White Elephant Technology: 50 Crazy Inventions That Should Never Have Been Built, And What We Can Learn From Them
Автор: Jоhn J. Gеоghеgаn
Издательство: The History Press
Год: 2023
Страниц: 208
Язык: английский
Формат: epub (true)
Размер: 28.8 MB

What exactly is White Elephant Technology? White Elephant Technology (or WETech for short) is any unusual invention past or present that fails in the marketplace despite its innovative nature. From jeeps that fly to tanks that shouldn’t; from a wave-powered boat that took over three months to reach its destination to a jet-powered train that shook itself apart, White Elephant Technology showcases each inventor’s talent for creating something nobody asked for. Importantly, none of these inventions are speculative. Each one was built, field tested and worked more or less as planned (except when it killed its creator). Although success is highly prized, failure has a lot to teach us, especially when you realise it’s the rule and not the exception. Still, no one has undertaken a survey of failed inventions despite history being littered with them … until now. White Elephant Technology corrects this oversight in an entertaining, respectful and occasionally humorous manner, proving that failure is not only as fascinating as success but is also the purest expression of the human condition.

Название: Tanks in Operation Bagration 1944: The demolition of Army Group Center (New Vanguard, 318)
Автор: Steven J. Zaloga
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год: 2023
Страниц: 49
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf (true)
Размер: 10.8 MB

A new study of tank warfare used in the Soviet offensive of Operation Bagration , which destroyed Army Group Center. Operation Bagration , the 1944 summer campaign on the Russian Front, has been called “Hitler's Greatest Defeat.” The operation involved substantial tank and armored vehicles on both sides but the German forces were severely hampered by the transfer of dozens of Panzer divisions to France to repel an expected Allied invasion. Forced to make hard decisions, German tank forces in the central Belarus sector were weak compared to the heavy concentration of Panzers in northern Ukraine. The Red Army exploited this vulnerability, crushing Army Group Center, and pushing beyond the Soviet frontier into Poland and East Prussia. With this crucial victory secured, the Red Army conducted successive offensives beyond the Carpathian Mountains, arriving at the Vistula river in Poland, and forcing Romania to switch sides.

Название: Tanks: Inside & Out
Автор: Michael E. Haskew
Издательство: Rosen Publishing
Год: 2012
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 168
Размер: 134,3 МБ
Язык: Английский

Discover the mightiest of all warfare vehicles in Tanks Inside Out. Tanks have evolved significantly, and remain an integral element of strategic land warfare. Now you can discover these remarkable vehicles—inside and out—through this unique new reference book filled with colorful photographs, maps and more.