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Free Download The Fleet Air Arm and the War in Europe, 1939-1945 by David Hobbs
English | March 22, 2022 | ISBN: 1526799790 | 440 pages | MOBI | 60 Mb
For the first time, this book tells the story of how naval air operations evolved into a vital element of the Royal Navy’s ability to fight a three-dimensional war against both the Kriegsmarine and Luftwaffe. An integral part of RN, the Fleet Air Arm was not a large organization, with only 406 pilots and 232 front-line aircraft available for operations in September 1939. Nevertheless, its impact far outweigh its numbers; it was an RN fighter that shot down the first enemy aircraft of the war, and an RN pilot was the first British fighter "ace" with 5 or more kills. The Fleet Air Arm’s rollcall of achievements in northern waters went on to include the Norwegian Campaign, the crippling of Bismarck, the gallant sortie against Scharnhorst and Gneisenau as they passed through the Channel, air attacks on enemy E-boats in the narrow seas, air cover for the Russian convoys, air attacks that disabled Tirpitz, and strikes and minelaying operations against German shipping in the Norwegian littoral that continued until May 1945. By the end of the war in Europe the FAA had grown to 3243 pilots and 1336 aircraft.

Free Download The Court at War: FDR, His Justices, and the World They Made by Cliff Sloan
English | September 19, 2023 | ISBN: 1541736486 | 512 pages | PDF | 25 Mb
The inside story of how one president forever altered the most powerful legal institution in the country-with consequences that endure today

Free Download The Civil War Abroad: How the Great American Conflict Reached Overseas by Charles Priestley
English | April 27, 2022 | ISBN: 1476687099 | 227 pages | MOBI | 9.78 Mb
The impact of the Civil War was felt far beyond American shores. Many sites associated with the war remain in Britain and France-the two countries most affected-and traces of it can still be found in such unlikely places as Sweden and Turkey. Both Union and Confederate agents sought support overseas, aided by local sympathizers. Some Victorian Britons, despite their disdain for slavery, saw the South as an incipient nation struggling for recognition, like the Italians or the Poles, but linked to Britain by ties of blood, language and history. The sinking of the CSS Alabama by the USS Kearsarge off Cherbourg brought the war to the European coastline. Ten years after Appomattox, veterans from both North and South found themselves on the same side in the Egyptian army. Drawing on a wide range of sources, this book examines the international side of the Civil War.

Free Download Myths & Legends of the Second World War by James Hayward
English | January 1, 2004 | ISBN: 0750930470 | 214 pages | PDF | 2.88 Mb
As with the Great War, the Second World War gave rise to a rich crop of legends, many of which persist in the public consciousness even today. Some are well known, like the Dunkirk story, which portrayed the disaster of 1940 as a victory. Others are more obscure like the rumors of a German invasion attempt on the beaches of Norfolk in 1940, a myth that resurfaced in 1992. There are stories of the ‘Manston Mutiny’ during the Battle of Britain, espionage myths that surround the sinking of the battleship Royal Oak at Scapa Flow, the falsehood that no German spies in Britain operated outside MI5’s double-cross system, and the real story behind ‘the man who never was’ (first revealed in 1996). Also covered are the Rudolf Hess story, myths about the nature and true effectiveness of the Resistance movements in Europe, and the true extent of Hitler’s belief in astrology and his quest for the Holy Grail. Myths on land, sea and air are also discussed including the ‘betrayal’ at Dieppe, Nazi U-boat bases in Ireland. Weaving his narrative around a wide range of contemporary documentary sources, James Hayward presents an objective and rigorous analysis of the main myths, legends and popular falsehoods of the Second World War. The result is a new and refreshing perspective on the popular image of the Second World War.

Free Download First In Last Out: The Post-war Organisation, Employment and Training of Royal Marines Commandos by Paul Winter, Julian Thompson
English | May 11, 2021 | ISBN: 161200962X | 216 pages | MOBI | 11 Mb
"…the level or research, the quality of graphics, and the readability are exceptional. […] It is a subject area not covered often and it is a worthy addition to the bookshelves of readers with an interest in early Southwest Pacific air campaigns of World War Two." ― Sir Henry Beverley Lieutenant General RM

Free Download Congo Diary: Episodes of the Revolutionary War in the Congo (The Che Guevara Library) by Ernesto Che Guevara, Che Guevara Studies Center, Gabriel García Márquez
English | November 2, 2021 | ISBN: 164421072X | 350 pages | PDF | 3.13 Mb
Ernesto Che Guevara’s diary of his revolutionary struggle in Congo alongside Cuban guerrillas.

Free Download Bismarck’s War: The Franco-Prussian War and the Making of Modern Europe by Rachel Chrastil
English | September 5, 2023 | ISBN: 1541604091 | 512 pages | PDF | 46 Mb
A "vivid and informative" (Daily Telegraph) new history of the war that toppled the French Empire, unified Germany, and set Europe on the path to World War I

Free Download Vakhtang Kipiani, Daisy Gibbons, "World War II, Uncontrived and Unredacted: Testimonies from Ukraine"
English | 2022 | ISBN: 3838216210 | EPUB | pages: 312 | 9.2 mb
The war separated families, took lives, broke fates … It is very important to know and remember it at any time. Even many decades later, new details, memories, and testimonies appear.

Free Download Enzo Angelucci, Paolo Matricardi – World Aircraft: World War II – Part II
Sampson Low | 1978 | ISBN: 0562000968 | English | 328 pages | PDF | 168.44 MB
World War II aircraft: U.S.A., Japan, U.S.S.R., Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, China, Brazil.

Free Download Peter Darman – Uniforms of World War II: Over 250 Uniforms of Armies, Navies and Air Forces of the World
Amber Books | 2016 | ISBN: 1782743294 | English | 296 pages | PDF | 152.51 MB
This collection of more than 250 distinctive uniforms of the men and women of the World War II armies, navies, and air forces is exquisitely illustrated in full color. The uniforms represent more than 30 countries including the United States, India, Germany, Great Britain, Slovakia, Hungary, Japan, and the Soviet Union. Each entry has its own page and is accompanied by a detailed history and description; a specification box that gives the date, unit, rank, theater, and exact location of each uniform; and details of the different badges and rank insignia worn by each national army. A must for World War II history buffs.