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US Navy Pacific Fleet 1941 America’s mighty last battleship fleet


Free Download US Navy Pacific Fleet 1941: America’s mighty last battleship fleet by Mark Lardas, Edouard A. Groult
English | September 10, 2024 | ISBN: 1472859502 | 80 pages | PDF | 13 Mb
The first book to examine the battleship-led 1941 Pacific Fleet as it was intended to fight. Packed with illustrations, this study explains how the US Navy saw the approaching war unfolding.

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Germany’s French Allies 1941-45


Free Download Germany’s French Allies 1941-45 by Massimiliano Afiero, Ramiro Bujeiro
English | June 18, 2024 | ISBN: 1472862988 | 48 pages | PDF | 11 Mb
A fully illustrated study of the Wehrmacht’s French volunteer units and their actions on the Eastern Front and in North Africa during World War II.

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The Netherlands East Indies Campaign 1941-42 Japan’s Quest for Oil (Campaign, 364)


Free Download The Netherlands East Indies Campaign 1941-42: Japan’s Quest for Oil (Campaign, 364) by Marc Lohnstein, Graham Turner
English | July 27, 2021 | ISBN: 1472843525 | 96 pages | MOBI | 23 Mb
At the end of 1941, Imperial Japan targeted The East Indies in an attempt to secure access to precious oil resources. The Netherlands East Indies Campaign featured complex Japanese and Allied operations, and included the first use of airborne troops in the war. This highly illustrated study is one of the less well-known campaigns of the Pacific War.

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Sinking Force Z 1941 The day the Imperial Japanese Navy killed the battleship (Air Campaign)


Free Download Sinking Force Z 1941: The day the Imperial Japanese Navy killed the battleship (Air Campaign) by Angus Konstam, Adam Tooby
English | January 26, 2021 | ISBN: 1472846605 | 96 pages | MOBI | 16 Mb
A history and analysis of one of the most dramatic moments in both air power and naval history. With the sinking of HMS Prince of Wales and Repulse, no battleship was safe on the open ocean, and the aircraft took its crown as the most powerful maritime weapon.

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