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1001 Things Everyone Should Know About WWII by Frank E. Vandiver
epub |eng | 2002-03-25 | Author:Frank E. Vandiver [Vandiver, Frank E.]

Sixth Army commander and newly created field marshal Friedrich Paulus, shortly after surrendering at Stalingrad, January 31, 1943. 508 Victory came at a crucial time for Russian morale; it soared ...
( Category: World War II March 26,2014 )
The Unknown Warrior by Richard Osgood
epub |eng | 2013-03-25 | Author:Richard Osgood

UNKNOWN WARRIOR 10 A postern gate was located on the eastern side of the citadel at Basing House in Hampshire. As we have seen, this building, held by the Royalists, ...
( Category: Engineering March 26,2014 )
Europe's Last Summer by David Fromkin
epub |eng | | Author:David Fromkin [David Fromkin]

CHAPTER 30: PRESENTING AN ULTIMATUM There had been an ominous semi-break in communication between Austria and Serbia since the Outrage; for all practical purposes they were not talking to one ...
( Category: European March 26,2014 )
The Illusion of Victory by Thomas Fleming
epub |eng | 2012-01-18 | Author:Thomas Fleming [THOMAS FLEMING]

III More embarrassing was the plight of a battalion of the Seventy-Seventh Division, which had been assigned to the Argonne forest. Attempting to correct the rigid line-abreast advance his staff ...
( Category: World War I March 26,2014 )
First Into Nagasaki by George Weller
epub, mobi |eng | 2006-12-25 | Author:George Weller

March 1 The bush near us has taken an awful beating in the past weeks—looks as though the whole Japanese army has been hunting us. Had a good night’s sleep ...
( Category: Nuclear March 26,2014 )
A Short History of Nuclear Folly by Rudolph Herzog
epub |eng | 2013-04-29 | Author:Rudolph Herzog [Herzog, Rudolph]

CHAPTER SEVEN Flying Reactors There are places where radioactive substances have no business being. One of them is space. That may sound like science fiction, but it is, in fact, ...
( Category: Environmental Policy March 26,2014 )
U.S. Army Special Forces Guide to Unconventional Warfare by Department of the Army
epub, mobi |eng | 2011-03-07 | Author:Department of the Army [Army, Department of the]

b. Material and Equipment. Paraffin wax, beeswax, or wax obtained by melting candles. Sawdust. Source of heat (stove, hot plate). Pot. Spoon or stick for stirring. c. Preparation. Put enough ...
( Category: Reference March 26,2014 )
Their Arrows Will Darken the Sun by Mark Denny
epub |eng | 2011-03-25 | Author:Mark Denny

Bombs Away In World War I it was difficult to aim from airplanes, as well as to aim at them. From the point of view of those on the planes, ...
( Category: Conventional March 26,2014 )
Red Eagles by Steve Davies
epub |eng | | Author:Steve Davies

EJECTION SEAT UNCERTAINTY Gennin grounded the MiGs on a number of occasions soon after assuming command. Whatever the fault, when he imposed a grounding he would issue the instruction first, ...
( Category: Veterans March 26,2014 )
Tank Killers by Harry Yeide
epub, mobi |eng | 2010-04-18 | Author:Harry Yeide

First Army, meanwhile, was compressing the pocket as it plowed north toward the British and Canadians. The 3d Armored Division hooked through Mayenne and then east and north after the ...
( Category: World War II March 26,2014 )
From Brittany to the Reich by Joseph Balkoski
epub |eng | 2012-05-14 | Author:Joseph Balkoski [Balkoski, Joseph]

The 116th Infantry at Aachen, October 1–23, 1944. The column pressed on, past several massive slag heaps and abandoned coal mines that were common to this industrial region of Germany. ...
( Category: United States March 26,2014 )
The Utility of Force by Rupert Smith
epub |eng | 2007-01-15 | Author:Rupert Smith

The Cold War confrontation also provided the overarching structure for another kind of conflict: those resulting from the postcolonial withdrawals from empire. One of the most important examples of this ...
( Category: Diplomacy March 26,2014 )
The Myth of the Great War by John Mosier
epub, mobi |eng | 2001-03-25 | Author:John Mosier [Mosier, John]

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES To put it somewhat differently, the Allies were unable to grasp the difference between a goal and an objective. Joffre, for example, had a laudable goal: to ...
( Category: World War I March 26,2014 )
The Changing Face of Empire by Nick Turse
epub |eng | 2012-10-15 | Author:Nick Turse

Construction and Reconstruction At Herat Air Base in the province of the same name bordering Turkmenistan and Iran, the U.S. is slated to begin a multimillion-dollar project to enhance its ...
( Category: African March 26,2014 )
On War by Clausewitz Carl von & Michael Eliot Howard & Peter Paret
epub |eng | 1989-05-31 | Author:Clausewitz, Carl von & Michael Eliot Howard & Peter Paret [Clausewitz, Carl von]

CHAPTER EIGHT Types of Resistance The essence of defense lies in parrying the attack. This in turn implies waiting, which for us is the main feature of defense and also ...
( Category: History of Technology March 26,2014 )

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