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Parachute to Berlin

Автор: Limpopo5 от 2023-04-20, 05:40:07
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Parachute to BerlinНазвание: Parachute to Berlin
Автор: Lоwеll Веnnеtt, Аlеn Веnnеtt
Издательство: Casemate
Год: 2023
Страниц: 256
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf, epub, mobi
Размер: 10.2 MB

The vivid account of a war correspondent shot down over Germany and taken prisoner. Bennett was one of several journalists to fly a night raid over Berlin in November 1943. This is the vivid testimony of an American journalist shot down over Berlin. After he was captured in Berlin, he was taken on a tour of Germany and shown what the civilian population was being subjected to. Bennett spent the rest of the war in Stalag Luft I, where he started the newspaper POW WOW, secretly read by 9,000 prisoners. Bennett's experiences led him to condemn the Allied policy of systematically bombing civilian population centers. The Dunkirk evacuation in 1940 highlighted the numerical deficiencies of the RAF. When the Luftwaffe bombed Rotterdam in May, the RAF began daylight raids against Nazi Germany, which retaliated in July with bombing various British towns, then escalated to the Blitz terror bombing on major UK cities in September.

The Augustow Roundup of July 1945: Accounts of the Brutal Soviet Repression of Polish Resistance

Автор: Limpopo5 от 2023-04-20, 05:01:04
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The Augustow Roundup of July 1945: Accounts of the Brutal Soviet Repression of Polish ResistanceНазвание: The Augustow Roundup of July 1945: Accounts of the Brutal Soviet Repression of Polish Resistance
Автор: Теrеsа Касzоrоwskа, Воzеnа U. Zаrеmbа
Издательство: McFarland & Company
Год: 2023
Страниц: 205
Язык: английский
Формат: epub
Размер: 11.4 MB

In 1945, remnants of the Polish Home Army re-formed to counter brutal Soviet repressions. In July of that year, more than 7,000 HA freedom fighters were arrested in the northeastern Augustow region and held in barns, pigsties and warehouses where they were beaten and tortured. Two thousand of them were never seen again--their whereabouts remain a mystery. Seventy-five years later, their relatives still search for answers and the location of their mass burial. This book examines the fateful events of the Augustow Roundup (a.k.a. "little Katyn") through eyewitness testimonies.

The Race for the Atomic Bomb: Scientists, Spies and Saboteurs – The Allies’ and Hitler’s Battle for the Ultimate Weapon

Автор: Limpopo5 от 2023-04-20, 04:41:41
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The Race for the Atomic Bomb: Scientists, Spies and Saboteurs – The Allies’ and Hitler’s Battle for the Ultimate WeaponНазвание: The Race for the Atomic Bomb: Scientists, Spies and Saboteurs – The Allies’ and Hitler’s Battle for the Ultimate Weapon
Автор: Nоrmаn Ridlеу
Издательство: Frontline Books
Год: 2023
Страниц: 273
Язык: английский
Формат: epub
Размер: 10.1 MB

On 19 December 1938, Otto Hahn, working at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Chemistry in Berlin, conducted an experiment the results of which baffled him. It took his emigre collaborator Lise Meitner to explain that he had split an atom of uranium, which at the time seemed to defy all known laws of physics. When Neils Bohr took this news to the United States it became clear to scientists there that these results opened a completely new and, for some, horrifying possibility of energy production that could be used for both peaceful and military purposes. Scientists in Germany, France, Britain and the US began to delve deeper into the implications. But it was the British government that was the first to explicitly describe how the splitting of the atom might be utilized to create a practical weapon of fearsome power.

The SAS in Occupied France: 2 SAS Operations, June to October 1944

Автор: Limpopo5 от 2023-04-20, 04:26:59
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The SAS in Occupied France: 2 SAS Operations, June to October 1944Название: The SAS in Occupied France: 2 SAS Operations, June to October 1944
Автор: Gаvin Моrtimеr
Издательство: Pen and Sword Military
Год: 2023
Страниц: 192
Язык: английский
Формат: epub
Размер: 23.1 MB

In the world of military history there is no brand as potent as that of the SAS. They burst into global prominence in 1980 with their spectacular storming of the Iranian Embassy, and there have been hundreds of books, films, documentaries and even reality TV shows about them. But what there hasn't been is a guide to the scenes of some of their most famous Second World War operations. That is why Gavin Mortimer’s vivid two-volume account of their daring missions in German-occupied France in 1944 is such compelling reading. SAS actions in France delayed German reinforcements reaching the battlefront in Normandy, later sewing confusion among the Germans as they withdrew. The SAS trained the French Maquis and helped to turn them from an indisciplined rabble into an effective fighting force. Their exploits inflicted heavy casualties on the Germans, and they left a trail of destruction and disorder in their wake.

100 Greatest Battles

Автор: Limpopo5 от 2023-04-20, 04:15:52
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100 Greatest BattlesНазвание: 100 Greatest Battles
Автор: Аngus Коnstаm
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год: 2023
Страниц: 340
Язык: английский
Формат: epub
Размер: 109.9 MB

A highly illustrated introduction to some of the greatest battles in world history, from the iconic encounters of the Ancient World such as Thermopylae and Cannae, through to the major clashes of the 20th century epitomized by Stalingrad and Khe Sanh. This concise study by renowned military historian Angus Konstam examines one hundred of the most famous battles from world history. It includes great naval engagements such as Salamis, Trafalgar, Jutland and Midway; pivotal land battles that decided the fate of nations, such as Hastings, Yorktown, Gettysburg and the Somme; and the impact of the new dimension of aerial warfare in the 20th century at Pearl Harbor, in the Battle of Britain and in the skies over Hiroshima. This book deals with the battles which changed history. As a historian, I recognize that fallibility in any history book is almost impossible to avoid. I hope that these instances are minimal, but, where they do arise, these are entirely of my own doing. That said, I hope you enjoy this 2,000-year journey through human conflict, and if this book helps cast even a little light on this great arc of history, then it has served its purpose.

The Allied Assault on Hitler's Channel Island Fortress: The Planned Operation to Eject the Germans in 1943

Автор: Limpopo5 от 2023-04-20, 04:12:25
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The Allied Assault on Hitler's Channel Island Fortress: The Planned Operation to Eject the Germans in 1943Название: The Allied Assault on Hitler's Channel Island Fortress: The Planned Operation to Eject the Germans in 1943
Автор: Jоhn Grеhаn
Издательство: Frontline Books/Pen and Sword
Год: 2023
Страниц: 272
Язык: английский
Формат: epub
Размер: 30.6 MB

Incredible as it may seem today, detailed plans were drawn up to recapture the Channel Islands, the most heavily fortified of all the German-occupied territories, regardless of the potentially ‘severe’ loss of life and the widespread destruction to the property of the British citizens. Under the codenames Constellation, Condor, Concertina, and Coverlet, the islands of Jersey, Guernsey and Alderney were to be attacked in 1943. The operation against Alderney would be preceded by a bombardment by between 500 and 600 medium/light bombers and an astonishing forty to fifty squadrons of fighters. The official papers which have now become available state that: ‘The islands cannot be taken without causing some civilian casualties. In the case of Alderney, it is thought that the air bombardment will have to be on such a scale that all personnel on the island will have to become casualties.’ A similar number of aircraft would attack Guernsey while, for the assault upon Jersey, thirty-one squadrons of heavy bombers and strike aircraft would bombard the island’s east and west coasts. This would be followed, on D-Day, by parachute and infantry landings and then a commando assault in the south-west.

The Windsors at War: The King, His Brother, and a Family Divided

Автор: Limpopo5 от 2023-04-18, 22:50:28
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The Windsors at War: The King, His Brother, and a Family DividedНазвание: The Windsors at War: The King, His Brother, and a Family Divided
Автор: Аlехаndеr Lаrmаn
Издательство: St. Martin's Press
Год: 2023
Страниц: 432
Язык: английский
Формат: epub (true)
Размер: 13.5 MB

The next volume in Alexander Larman's biographical chronicle of the Windsor family, as they go to war with Adolf Hitler—and each other. At the beginning of 1937, the British monarchy was in a state of turmoil. The previous king, Edward VIII, had abdicated the throne, leaving his unprepared and terrified brother Bertie to become George VI, surrounded by a gaggle of courtiers and politicians who barely thought him up to the job. Meanwhile, as the now-Duke of Windsor awaited the decree that would allow him to marry his mistress Wallis Simpson, he took an increased interest in the expansionist plans of Adolf Hitler. He may even have gone so far as to betray his country in the process. And as double agents and Nazi spies thronged the corridors of Buckingham Palace, the only man the King could trust was his Prime Minister, Winston Churchill. But they faced a formidable, even unbeatable, adversary: his own brother. The Windsors at War tells the never-before-told story of World War Two in Britain and America with a fresh focus on the royal family, their conflicted relationships, and the events that rocked the international press. How did this squabbling, dysfunctional family manage to put their differences aside and unite to help win the greatest conflict of their lifetimes?

Persia Triumphant in Greece: Xerxes' Invasion: Thermopylae, Artemisium and the Destruction of Athens

Автор: Limpopo5 от 2022-10-05, 17:20:18
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Persia Triumphant in Greece: Xerxes' Invasion: Thermopylae, Artemisium and the Destruction of AthensНазвание: Persia Triumphant in Greece: Xerxes' Invasion: Thermopylae, Artemisium and the Destruction of Athens
Автор: Manousos E Kambouris
Издательство: Pen and Sword Military
Год: 2022
Страниц: 241
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf (true)
Размер: 24.1 MB

This is the epic story of the Great Persian War of 481-479 BC, the major land and sea Persian invasion of Greece under Xerxes. Starting from the Persian decision to avenge the outrage caused to imperial prestige by the battle of Marathon, this book details the policy, diplomacy and religion as they intermingle with matters of strategy and tactics. It includes detailed coverage of the legendary Battle of Thermopylae, immortalized in literature and film as the ultimate defiant last stand. There is similarly in-depth coverage, in terms of events, tactics, methods and intentions, afforded to the relatively unknown sea battles off Cape Artemisium, only recently dramatized for the Big Screen; a naval engagement that primed the Battle of Salamis.

English Rebels and Revolutionaries

Автор: Limpopo5 от 2022-10-05, 16:25:05
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English Rebels and RevolutionariesНазвание: English Rebels and Revolutionaries
Автор: Stephen Basdeo
Издательство: Pen and Sword History
Год: 2022
Страниц: 298
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf (true)
Размер: 12.6 MB

Throughout history brave Englishmen and women have never been afraid to rise up against their unjust rulers and demand their rights. Barely a century has gone by without England being witness to a major uprising against the government of the day, often resulting in a fundamental change to the constitution. This book is a collection of biographies, written by experts in their field, of the lives and deeds of famous English freedom fighters, rebels, and democrats who have had a major impact on history. Featured chapters include the history of Wat Tyler's Rebellion, when an army of 50,000 people marched to London in 1381 to demand an end to serfdom and the hated poll tax. Alongside Wat Tyler in this pantheon of English revolutionaries is Jack Cade who in 1450 led an angry mob to London to protest against government corruption. There are three chapters on various aspects of the English Civil War, during which the English executed their king.

Britain's War Against the Slave Trade: The Operations of the Royal Navy's West Africa Squadron 1807–1867

Автор: Limpopo5 от 2022-02-02, 22:34:49
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Britain's War Against the Slave Trade: The Operations of the Royal Navy's West Africa Squadron 1807–1867Название: Britain's War Against the Slave Trade: The Operations of the Royal Navy's West Africa Squadron 1807–1867
Автор: Anthony Sullivan
Издательство: Frontline Books
Год: 2020
Страниц: 400
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf, mobi, epub
Размер: 10.1 MB

Long before recorded history, men, women and children had been seized by conquering tribes and nations to be employed or traded as slaves. Greeks, Romans, Vikings and Arabs were among the earliest of many peoples involved in the slave trade, and across Africa the buying and selling of slaves was widespread. There was, at the time, nothing unusual in Britain’s somewhat belated entry into the slave trade, transporting natives from Africa’s west coast to the plantations of the New World. What was unusual was Britain’s decision, in 1807, to ban the slave trade throughout the British Empire. Britain later persuaded other countries to follow suit, but this did not stop this lucrative business. So the Royal Navy went to war against the slavers, in due course establishing the West Africa Squadron which was based at Freetown in Sierra Leone. This force grew throughout the nineteenth century until a sixth of the Royal Navy’s ships and marines was employed in the battle against the slave trade. Between 1808 and 1860, the West Africa Squadron captured 1,600 slave ships and freed 150,000 Africans.

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