Tag: Military

Free Download Jeremy Black, "Introduction to Global Military History: 1775 to the present day"
English | 2005 | pages: 318 | ISBN: 0415353955, 0415353947 | PDF | 6,2 mb
Completely unique in its global scope, this major text does what no other book in the field does: provides students with an excellent account of modern military history with analysis of strategy, as well as tactical and operational developments in the field of war.

Free Download F. W Hackley – History of Modern U.S. Military Small Arms Ammunition Volume 1: 1880-1939
The Macmillan Company | 1967 | ISBN: N/A | English | 344 pages | PDF | 212.79 MB
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Free Download U.S. War Department – Handbook on Japanese Military Forces
Louisiana State University Press | 1995 | ISBN: 0807120138 | English | 444 pages | PDF | 246.93 MB
A manual on the wartime Japanese military, published in 1944 by the US Army for its officers in the Pacific, as an expanded version of the original 1942 manual of the same name. Thoroughly illustrated, it details the Japanese military system, field organization, tactics, and weapons and equipment, and the strengths and weaknesses that resulted from them.

Free Download William Maley, Charles Sampford, Ramesh Thakur, "From Civil Strife to Civil Society: Civil and Military Responsibilities in Disrupted States"
English | 2003 | pages: 381 | ISBN: 9280810707 | PDF | 1,9 mb
The 1990s saw the United Nations, the militaries of key member states, and nongovernmental organizations increasingly entangled in the complex affairs of disrupted states. Whether as deliverers of humanitarian assistance or as agents of political, social, and civic reconstruction, these actors have had to learn ways of interacting with each other in order to optimize the benefits for the populations they seek to assist. Yet the challenges created by conflicting organizational cultures, operating procedures, and priorities have proved daunting. From Civil Strife to Civil Society explores the nature of these challenges. The book offers a rigorous examination of the dimensions of state disruption and the roles of the international community in responding to it, looks at military doctrine for dealing with disorder and humanitarian emergencies, and examines mechanisms for ending violence and delivering justice in post-conflict times. The authors also investigate the problems of rebuilding trust and promoting democracy; while reestablishing the rule of law and social and civil order.

Free Download R.M. Clarke – Dodge WW2 Military Portfolio 1940-1945
Brookland Books | 2000 | ISBN: 1855205335 | English | 144 pages | PDF | 120.51 MB
A dynamic collection of 22 articles on the characteristics and use of Dodge military vehicles during WW2

Free Download Terry Hancock – Directory of Britain’s Military Aircraft: vol.1: Fighters, Ground Attack, Strike and Overland Reconnaissance
The History Press | 2008 | ISBN: 0752445251 | English | 328 pages | PDF | 179.11 MB
Detailing all the aircraft, airships, and gliders which have served the U.K.’s forces throughout the 100 years of flight since the first powered flight, the airship Nulli Secundus, in 1907, this volume focuses on Fighters, Bombers, Ground Attack, Strike, and Over-land Reconnaissance. Intending to create a quick and useful reference book, author Terry Hancock details every type of manned aircraft that has carried military serials and seen service with the operational squadrons or training and support units of the British armed forces, the RFC, RNAS, RAF, Fleet Air Arm, and Army Air Corps (excluding types designed for record breaking, carrying civil registrations, types used solely by the Commonwealth, temporary serials, types retained for ground training, tethered balloons, and man-carrying kites.) Each entry lists the type name and mark, role prefix, comments on the type as a whole, details on its roles, crew, capacity, service period, units and countries, armament, engines, serials, and a performance and dimensions table.

Free Download Francois Bertin – D-Day Normandy: Weapons, Uniforms, Military Equipment
Ouest-France | 2004 | ISBN: 2737334047 | English | 132 pages | PDF | 124.23 MB
A complete insight into the different D.Day soldiers, illustrated with more than 300 colour photographs taken especially for the book. A wide variety of weapons, headgear, uniforms, vehicles and equipment has been photographed with detailed captions, to make this book a lively and colourful testimony to "The Longest Day" and the days that followed.

Free Download Peter Duckers – British Military Rifles 1800-2000
Shire Publications | 2005 | ISBN: 0747806330 | English | 52 pages | PDF | 51.44 MB
A spinning bullet leaving a ‘rifled’ barrel is much more accurate than a musket ball but the technology of grooving a barrel and shaping the projectile to make an efficient and reliable weapon has exercised military minds for centuries. Here is a concise history of the attempts to develop and improve the British Army’s most important individual weapon – from the Ferguson of the American Revolution, to the Baker of the Napoleonic Wars, the Brunswick, the Snider, the Maritini-Henry and the famous Lee-Enfields – and the ammunition designed for it.

Free Download David J. Smith – Action Stations 7: Military Airfields of Scotland, the North-East and Northern Ireland
Patrick Stephens Ltd | 1993 | ISBN: 1852603097 | English | 264 pages | PDF | 109.94 MB
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Free Download Introduction to Global Military History: 1775 to the Present Day
English | 2025 | ISBN: 1032730838 | 377 Pages | PDF (True) | 21 MB
The book engages with the social, cultural, political and economic contexts of war, examining the causes and consequences of conflict beyond national and chronological boundaries. It challenges the dominant Western-centric, technologically focused view of military history and instead emphasises the ranges of circumstances faced by both Western and non-Western powers and the absence of any one direction of development. The chapters present integrated discussions of land, naval and air conflicts, addressing continuities and the ways in which common experiences affected different spheres. This edition revises the text throughout, has increased focus on the developments of the 2000s and 2010s, and adds a new chapter on the 2020s.