Tag: World

Free Download Adam Hook, "Germany’s East Wall in World War II"
English | 2015 | pages: 65 | ISBN: 1472805860 | PDF | 10,0 mb
The East Wall was where the final battles for the stricken Third Reich were fought, amid scenes of utter carnage. Beginning life at the end of World War I, the wall became a pet project of Adolf Hitler’s, whose ascent to power saw building work accelerated, with plans for a grand, ‘Maginot-style’ defence put in place. But with a characteristically erratic change of heart, Hitler began to systematically strip the wall of its best defensive assets to bolster the Atlantic Wall, never dreaming that he would face an attack on two fronts. Despite belated and somewhat bungled reinforcements later in the War, the Eastern Wall would face a monstrous challenge as it became the Reich’s last redoubt in the face of the mighty Soviet war machine.

Free Download Kim Wright Wiley, "Fodor’s Walt Disney World with Kids 2016: with Universal Orlando (Travel Guide)"
English | 2015 | pages: 464 | ISBN: 1101878339 | EPUB | 45,1 mb
Kim Wright Wiley has penned 24 editions of this book and really knows her stuff when it comes to planning an Orlando vacation and taking in the attractions at Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando, and SeaWorld. And for this edition she is once again joined by her daughter Leigh Wiley Jenkins. They combine their wit and wisdom with insights from almost 500 families to create a guide that’s thoroughly updated, user-friendly, and fun.

Free Download Karl A.E. Enenkel, Author, "Emblems and the Natural World"
English | 2017 | pages: 700 | ISBN: 9004347062 | PDF | 53,2 mb
This interdisciplinary volume aims to address the multiple connections between emblematics and the natural world in the broader perspective of their underlying ideologies scientific, artistic, literary, political and/or religious.

Free Download Henk Van Willigenburg, "Dutch Warships of World War II"
English | 2010 | pages: 148 | ASIN: B004DLZR78 | PDF | 83,7 mb

Free Download Harry Dempsey, "Dolphin and Snipe Aces of World War 1"
English | 2002 | pages: 97 | ISBN: 1841763179 | PDF | 4,8 mb
This book focuses on the combat careers of the last of the famous Sopwith fighters to enter service during World War 1, the Dolphin and the Snipe, both of which were built on the strong scouting heritage of the Pup and Camel. The Dolphin featured the unique negative-staggered biplane wing arrangement, which provided the pilot with the best possible tactical view forward for seeking out his enemy. Used extensively on the Western Front, the Dolphin proved very effective in combat, with a substantial number of British aces scoring kills with the fighter. The Snipe was built as the successor of the highly successful Camel, and entered service with the fledgling Royal Air Force in the summer of 1918. Although seeing just a few months of action before the Armistice, the Snipe nevertheless proved its superiority over virtually all other fighters.

Free Download René Chartrand, Ronald Volstad, "Canadian Forces in World War II"
English | 2001 | pages: 51 | ISBN: 1841763020 | PDF | 16,1 mb
Canada was the first Commonwealth country to send troops to Britain in 1939. During 1939-45 hundreds of thousands of Canadians – more than 40 per cent of the male population between the ages of 18 and 45, and virtually all of them volunteers – enlisted. Canadians fought with tragic courage at Hong Kong and Dieppe; with growing strength and confidence in Sicily, Italy and Normandy; and finally provided an entire Army for the liberation of NW Europe. This concise account of an extraordinary national effort in the cause of freedom is supported by data tables, photos, and eight colour plates by Canada’s most knowledgeable military illustrator.

Free Download Christopher Shores, Mark Rolfe, "British and Empire Aces of World War I"
English | 2001 | pages: 92 | ISBN: 1841763772 | PDF | 47,8 mb
At the outset of World War I the British had some 110 assorted aircraft, used mostly for the visual reconnaissance role. With the advent of faster and more agile single-seaters, the Allies and their adversaries raced to outdo each other in the creation of genuinely effective fighters with fixed forward-firing machine gun armament. It was not until 1917 that the British developed a truly effective interrupter gear, which paved the way for excellent single seaters such as the Sopwith Triplane Camel and the RAF S.E.5., later joined by the Bristol F.2B – the war’s best two-seat fighter. This volume traces the rapid development of the fighter in World War I and the amazing exploits of the British and Empire aces who flew them.

Free Download Jean-Michel Veranneman, "Belgium in the Second World War"
English | 2014 | pages: 348 | ISBN: 1783376074 | EPUB | 15,5 mb
This WWII history sheds light on Belgian resistance and fighting from the battle against Nazi invasion through its occupation and liberation.

Free Download Robert F. Dorr, Mark Styling, "B-29 Units of World War II"
English | 2002 | pages: 93 | ISBN: 1841762857 | PDF | 39,0 mb
The ultimate piston-engined heavy bomber of World War II (1939-1945), the first production B-29s were delivered to the 58th Very Heavy Bomb Wing in the autumn of 1943. By the spring of 1944 the Superfortress was bombing targets in the Pacific, and by war’s end the aircraft had played as great a part as any weapon in ending the conflict with the Japanese. Indeed, the final dropping of two atomic bombs from the B-29 convinced the Japanese to sue for peace. This book traces the wartime career of the B-29, as the aircraft went from strength to strength in the Pacific Theatre.

Free Download Chris Davey, "American Spitfire Aces of World War 2"
English | 2007 | pages: 100 | ISBN: 1846032024 | PDF | 33,5 mb
The first few American volunteers flew Spitfires with the RAF during the Battle of Britain. Many more joined their ranks, often posing as "Canadians", eventually forming three Eagle squadrons who earned a fierce fighting reputation. When the United States entered the war the Eagle fighter sections were issued with Spitfires and eventually transferred to the Eighth Air Force. In just two years of service with the USAAF, 22 pilots claimed five or more victories flying the Spitfire, whilst a further two dozen aces claimed part of their total flying them, a testament to their skill and success at the controls of this legendary warbird.