Tag: Military

Free Download Stephen Turnbull, "The Samurai (General Military)"
English | 2016 | pages: 208 | ISBN: 1472813723 | EPUB | 17,8 mb
The world of the samurai, the legendary, elite warrior cult of old Japan, has for too long been associated solely with military history and has remained a mystery. In this exciting new book, Stephen Turnbull, the world’s leading authority on the samurai, goes beyond the battlefield to paint a picture of the samurai as they really were. The world of the samurai warrior is revealed to be one of great richness, with familiar topics such as the cult of suicide, ritualized revenge, and the lore of the samurai sword, seen in the context of an all-encompassing warrior culture that was expressed through art and poetry as much as through violence.

Free Download The Myth of the Great War: A New Military History of World War I By John Mosier
2002 | 400 Pages | ISBN: 0060084332 | EPUB | 3 MB
Based on previously unused French and German sources, this challenging and controversial new analysis of the war on the Western front from 1914 to 1918 reveals how and why the Germans won the major battles with one-half to one-third fewer casualties than the Allies, and how American troops in 1918 saved the Allies from defeat and a negotiated peace with the Germans.

Free Download The Myth of the Great War: A New Military History of World War I By John Mosier
2002 | 400 Pages | ISBN: 0060084332 | EPUB | 3 MB
Based on previously unused French and German sources, this challenging and controversial new analysis of the war on the Western front from 1914 to 1918 reveals how and why the Germans won the major battles with one-half to one-third fewer casualties than the Allies, and how American troops in 1918 saved the Allies from defeat and a negotiated peace with the Germans.

Free Download Erik Simonsen – Project Terminated: Famous Military Aircraft Cancellations of the Cold War and What Might Have Been
Crecy Publishing | 2013 | ISBN: 0859791734 | English | 232 pages | PDF | 230.74 MB
Throughout aerospace history, production contracts for military aircraft programs have been awarded and then cancelled as political, technological, and operational dictates mandated. Many legendary airplanes like the Northrop YB-49 Flying Wing, the Canadian CF-105 Arrow, and the Mach 3 Lockheed YF-12 Interceptor were actually built and flown successfully before being cancelled. Others, such as the North American F-108 Rapier, never made it past the mock-up stage. This book shows, for the very first time, what might have happened had these cancelled designs, often fraught with corporate politics and industrial intrigue, actually entered production and operational service.

Free Download Ayman S. Ibrahim, "Muhammad’s Military Expeditions: A Critical Reading in Original Muslim Sources"
English | ISBN: 0197769179 | 2024 | 400 pages | PDF | 3 MB
The last ten years of Muhammad’s life are vitally important not only to the study of Islam’s prophet, but to the development of the religion itself. Prior to that last decade, Muhammad and his followers were tribally weak, and were persecuted by the Arabian elites of Mecca. Yet, according to Muslim accounts, by the end of his life Muhammad had become the sole leader of Western Arabia. This last decade was colored by strategic military expeditions and tactical treaties, in which Muhammad overcame all his tribal enemies. Yet English speakers have long had limited access to thorough studies of these expeditions based on the original Arabic primary sources. In this book, Ayman S. Ibrahim seeks to fill this scholarly gap, presenting an exhaustive account of Muhammad’s final decade, with specific emphasis on his military raids against various non-Muslim groups.

Free Download Christopher F. Foss – Military Vehicles of the World
Charles Scribner’s Sons | 1976 | ISBN: 0684146789 | English | 200 pages | PDF | 148.94 MB
Very rare documentation of cargo-type vehicles, tracked and wheeled found in service throughout the world. Countries highlighted in this book are Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Czechoslovakia, Finland, France, East Germany, West Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Soviet Union, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United States, Yugoslavia, India, and China. Only vehicles currently in service or near completion of development at publication are included. World War II vehicles still in service are omitted. These vehicles have been classed as low (civilian adapted), medium (all-wheel and all-terrain drive), or high mobility (specifically designed for military use). Lots of B&W photographs for each truck.

Free Download Roy Bacon – Military Motorcycles of World War 2 (Osprey Collector’s Library)
Osprey Publishing |1985 | ISBN: 0850456185 | English | 200 pages | PDF | 167.67 MB
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Free Download Christopher F. Foss – Jane’s Military Vehicles and Ground Support Equipment 1983
Jane’s Publishing Company | 1983 | ISBN: 0710607660 | English | 900 pages | PDF | 574.61 MB
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Free Download Ian V. Hogg – Jane’s Military Review: Sixth year of issue
Jane’s Publishing | 1987 | ISBN: 0710604475 | English | 176 pages | PDF | 130.84 MB
This collection of articles discusses the Spanish and Irish armies and includes photographs and information on new equipment, exhibitions, and recent military exercises.

Free Download Ian V. Hogg – Jane’s Military Review: Fourth year of issue
Jane’s Publishing | 1985 | ISBN: 0710603347 | English | 184 pages | PDF | 129.69 MB
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