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Free Download 1915 Alternate: Book 3 of the WW1 Alternate Series
by Max Lamirande, Eric Roser, Kevin Plaisance M.D.
English | December 6, 2024 | ASIN: B0DLF1KQXL | 290 pages | PDF | 130 Mb

Free Download Jon Cooksey, "Flanders 1915: Rare Photographs From Wartime Archives"
English | 2006 | pages: 144 | ISBN: 1844153568 | EPUB | 172,8 mb
By Christmas 1914 Britain’s Regular Army had virtually ceased to exist. Four months of hard fighting had drained its manpower and the Territorial Army were called on to plug the gaps. The part-timers leapt at the chance to serve their country overseas and were soon on their way to the trenches and the harsh realities of war on the Western Front.

Free Download Rita Wellman, "My Diary 1915 to 1917"
English | 2017 | ISBN: 1162643943 | EPUB | pages: 226 | 3.5 mb
My Diary 1915 to 1917 is a historical book written by the Italian dictator, Benito Mussolini. The book is a personal diary of Mussolini’s thoughts and experiences during the First World War. The diary covers a period of two years, from 1915 to 1917, and provides a unique insight into Mussolini’s mind and his views on the war and Italian politics.The book is divided into two parts. The first part covers the period from May 1915 to August 1916, during which Mussolini served as a soldier in the Italian army. In this section, Mussolini describes his experiences on the front lines, including his thoughts on the war, his interactions with other soldiers, and his feelings about the Italian government’s handling of the war.The second part of the book covers the period from August 1916 to December 1917, during which Mussolini was a journalist and editor of the socialist newspaper, Avanti!. In this section, Mussolini writes about his political views and his involvement in socialist politics. He also provides insights into his growing disillusionment with the socialist movement and his eventual shift towards fascism.Overall, My Diary 1915 to 1917 is an important historical document that provides a unique perspective on the life and thoughts of one of the most controversial figures of the 20th century. It is a must-read for anyone interested in Italian history, World War I, or the rise of fascism in Europe.1925. From the pages of his journal, the fascist dictator recounts his experiences in the Army and at the front during the years 1915 to 1917. Contents: In the Trenches with the Italian Soldiers; Between Monte Nero, the Vrsig and the Jaworcek; How They Love and Die on the Firing Line; Mountain Warfare in the Snow and Mud; Our Troops Advance on Riva and Beyond Monfalcone; Winter in the Mountain Trenches; From the Foot of the Jaworcek to the Peak of the Rombon; A Month in the Carnian Mountains; Beyond Lake Doberdo; December in the Trenches; Christmas; I Greet 1917 Marching; Wounded!; and The King Visits Benito Mussolini and His Fellow Patients.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Free Download Louis S. Casey – Curtiss: The Hammondsport Era 1907-1915
Crown ✅Publishers | 1981 | ISBN: 0517545659 | English | 260 pages | PDF | 226.63 MB
Glenn Hammond Curtiss was the dominant personality in the pioneer era of American aviation. To the Wrights goes the honor of the first powered airplane flight in 1903, but the achievements of Curtiss spanned several decades and took the airplane from its strut, wire, and fabric configuration to the forerunners of modern transport aircraft. Curtiss’s accomplishments over the years almost overshadow those of the Wrights, and in the field of marine aviation, he is without peer. In 1907 Curtiss became director of experiments of the Aerial Experiment Association founded by Alexander Graham Bell and first achieved powered flight in his Red Wing on March 12, 1908. On July 4, 1908, piloting the June Bug. Curtiss won the Scientific American trophy for the first recorded flight in excess of one kilometer. In 1909 he won the world’s airplane speed record in his Golden Flier at Rheims, France. By 1913 Curtiss was the largest manufacturer of aircraft in the United States. Planes built by Curtiss made the first carrier takeoffs and landings, carried the first autopilot, and were used to train most of America’s pilots during World War I. Curtiss: The Hammondsport Era 1907-1915 accurately documents Curtiss’s formative years from the first Aerial Experiment Association glider to the refined flying boats used during World War I. Featuring 160 photographs and 42 three-view scale drawings, this book is an essential part of the record of American aircraft development and will be of value to all aviation buffs, historians, and model builders.

Free Download Target London: Bombing the Capital, 1915-2005 by Peter Reese
English | October 5th, 2011 | ISBN: 1848841221 | 240 pages | True EPUB | 4.71 MB
London was a target for Zeppelins and bombers during the First World War, for bombers, V1s and rockets in the Second, and for Cold War missiles and for terrorists in more recent times, yet rarely has the history of twentieth-century attacks on the capital been studied as a whole. Peter Reese, in this thought-provoking account, vividly describes how the destructive potential of aerial bombing and terrorist actions has increased and how Londoners have struggled to protect themselves and their city.