Tag: Reconnaissance

Arado Ar 234 Bomber and Reconnaissance Units (Combat Aircraft, 134)


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English | September 22, 2020 | ISBN: 1472844394 | 96 pages | MOBI | 18 Mb
This illustrated title explores the design, evolution, and deployment of the Arado Ar 234, the world’s first truly operational jet bomber and first reconnaissance jet.

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Panzer Reconnaissance


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English | April 25, 2023 | ISBN: 1472855019 | 288 pages | EPUB | 155 Mb
Using first-hand accounts and rare and unpublished images, this highly illustrated title tells the full story of the German reconnaissance troops in World War II.

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How To Undertake Surveillance and Reconnaissance From a Civilian and Military Perspective


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English | ISBN: 1473833876 | 2015 | 192 pages | PDF | 26 MB
How to Undertake Surveillance and Reconnaissance offers you a systemic way to learn about these fascinating subjects-what they are and what they are not. In doing so, it will teach you how to employ the unique trade craft associated with these interesting occupation in order to help you plan and carry out your own recon missions. In a world of growing complexity, you cannot afford to learn by trial-and-error or guesswork. This book steps you through the background to surveillance and reconnaissance, describe their use, and explain how they are conducted. It also looks at the essential pieces of equipment and training necessary to carryout a successful mission. In addition, it discusses what’s required to plan for a recon mission. Moreover, you’ll learn how you can effectively deal with the reconnaissance efforts of your opposition who are targeting you-counter reconnaissance. Each chapter of this well referenced and thoroughly indexed book contains a list of key words and phrases, study questions, and a few learning activities that will assist you with your study of reconnaissance.

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Arado Ar 234 Bomber and Reconnaissance Units (Combat Aircraft)


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English | September 17th, 2020 | ISBN: 1472844394 | 96 pages | True EPUB | 16.80 MB
When the revolutionary twin jet-powered Arado Ar 234 first appeared in the skies over north-west Europe in the summer of 1944, it represented the state-of-the-art in terms of aeronautical and technical development. The Ar 234 was a formidable aircraft – powered by Jumo 004Bs, the same engine used by the Me 262, and with a maximum speed of 735 km/h and range of 1600 km/h, it was very difficult for the Allies to ‘catch’. Here was a machine that with its superior speed could operate with impunity as both a bomber and in the reconnaissancerole.

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Special Reconnaissance and Advanced Small Unit Patrolling Tactics Techniques and Procedures for Special Operations [Audiobook]


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English | ASIN: B0DC853YF7 | 2024 | 23 hours and 43 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 673 MB
Author: Lieutenant Colonel Ed Edward Wolcoff
Narrator: David de Vries

This comprehensive guide by a Special Ops combat veteran is the ultimate reference for military tactics, techniques, and procedures. Intended for military SpecialOps personnel, this volume presents invaluable operational guidance with lessons learned from the legendary Military Assistance Command Vietnam-Studies and Observations Group (MACV-SOG). Drawing on Special Reconnaissance operations conducted during the Vietnam Era, author Edward Wolcoff provides practical information alongside operational accounts and analyses of specific missions. Wolcoff covers the gamut of specialized SR topics ranging from operational planning and preparation, through execution, logistics, and command and control-all in substantial tradecraft detail. Few of the tactics, techniques, and procedures or lessons-learned included in this book have been previously presented in a usable form for SpecOps personnel. This book is intended instruct the Special Operations units of today, and preserve this valuable tradecraft for future generations.

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United States Marine Reconnaissance in the Vietnam War Ghost Soldiers and Sea Commandos, 1963-1971


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English | March 19th, 2024 | ISBN: 1476690960 | 352 pages | True EPUB | 24.05 MB
Tracing the history of U.S. Marine Force and Battalion Reconnaissance from its formation in 1898 through its operations during the Vietnam War (1963-1971), this book provides insight into Force Recon’s selection, training and deployment. Emphasis on actions with the South Vietnamese ARVN highlights important lessons for today’s Special Forces community, illustrating the inter-service cooperation of Recon operations. Firsthand accounts of Marines who served are included, along with photographs, maps and appendices.

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Dieppe 1942 Reconnaissance In Force With Strategic Overtones


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English | 2014 | ASIN: B06XGR2JMT | EPUB | pages: 19 | 0.2 mb
In the early hours of August 19, 1942 an amphibious force of approximately 6000 troops, primarily Canadians of the 2nd Infantry Division, approached the coast of France. Their destination was the small port of Dieppe and their mission was to foster German fear of an attack in the West and compel them to strengthen their Channel defenses at the expense of other operational areas. Their secondary purpose was to learn as much as possible about new techniques and equipment and gain experience and knowledge necessary for a future great amphibious assault. By early afternoon, 807 Canadians lay dead in and around Dieppe. Another 100 would die of wounds, and in captivity, and about 1900 more would sit out the rest of the war in POW camps. The intent of this paper is not to refight the battle in detail, but to examine the strategic implications of the raid in terms of future operations by the Allies. This paper will also inform the reader on the utility of the mission given the tragic loss of life that day. Historians still debate whether Dieppe was a "needless slaughter" or a precursor for success at Normandy on 6 June 1944.

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Tip of the Spear German Armored Reconnaissance in Action in World War II


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Stackpole Books | 2015 | ISBN: 081171571X | English | 584 pages | PDF | 428.24 MB
During World War II, German armored reconnaissance laid the groundwork-often through small-unit actions-for the stunning tank and infantry operations that made the German military famous. Robert Edwards’s follow-up to Scouts Out, the first extensive treatment of the subject in English, focuses on the battles and personalities found in ranks of the Waffen-SS, Luftwaffe, and other divisions.

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