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Free Download David Horner, Robin Havers, Alastair Finlan, "The Second World War"
English | 2018 | pages: 368 | ISBN: 1472833937 | EPUB | 158,2 mb
The period from 1939 to 1945 saw some of the most devastating and remarkable events in living memory. Laboring beneath a daily burden of fear, sacrifice, deprivation and uncertainty, soldiers and civilians of all nationalities were driven to extremes of selfless loyalty, dogged determination or bitter cruelty by the demands of a world at war.

Free Download Robert Jackson – The Royal Navy in World War II
Naval Institute Press | 1997 | ISBN: 1557507120 | English | 184 pages | PDF | 114.69 MB
When Nazi Germany struck out from its borders in 1939, the force and efficiency of its land and air forces cut an unstoppable swath through mainland Europe. Only at sea was their new-found might tamed. Afraid to confront the British fleet in battle Hitler kept his most lethal ships hidden, although the Kriegsmarine’s superior ships and guns probably would have won a confrontation. This is the story of how, despite all odds, the Royal Navy helped Britain survive during the critical times of the Battle of the Atlantic, the Siege of Malta, the convoys to northern Russia, and the D-Day landings. It credits the dogged determination of British seafarers in the early part of the war for causing the demise of the German big-ship fleet, leaving the U-boat and E-boat to fight Hitler’s war at sea. The book also explains why the British could not play the part they wished in the Eastern and Pacific war. Heavily illustrated with more than 170 authentic wartime action photographs, this book captures Britain’s proud tradition as one of the world’s greatest seafaring nations, and it offers a wealth of information to all students of World War II history.

Free Download The Oxford History of Greece & the Hellenistic World By John Boardman, Jasper Griffin, Oswyn Murray
2002 | 520 Pages | ISBN: 0192801376 | EPUB | 7 MB
From the epic poems of Homer to the glittering art and architecture of Greece’s Golden Age, to the influential Roman systems of law and leadership, the classical Greek world established the foundations of our culture as well as many of its most enduring achievements. Now, in this vivid volume, readers can embrace the spirit of the classical world, from the eighth to the first centuries B.C., a period unparalleled in history for its brilliance in literature, philosophy, and the visual arts. This work also treats the Hellenization of the Middle East by the monarchies established in the area conquered by Alexander the Great. The editors, all celebrated classicists, intersperse chapters on political and social history with sections on literature, philosophy, and the arts, and reinforce the historical framework with maps and historical charts. Moreover, the contributors-thirty of the world’s leading scholars-present the latest in modern scholarship through masterpieces of wit, brevity, and style. Together with hundreds of excellent illustrations, these entries provide both a provocative and entertaining window into our classical heritage.

Free Download Mehmet Bulut, "The Ottoman World and the Western Economy: Civilization, Economics and Ethics"
English | ISBN: 1036404374 | 2024 | 171 pages | PDF | 2 MB
The Ottomans were working to establish a stable economic system, while the Western capitalist world was developing an economic system that prioritized increased earning and consumption. Over time, this emphasis on maximizing earning and consumption became a central priority in Western capitalist nations while the Ottomans focused on balance and sustainability in society. The development of the different economic systems and mentalities between the Ottoman Empire and the Western world took a long time to unfold. The Ottoman Empire deliberately created economic and social systems that differed from those of modern capitalist nations. They allow us to draw comparisons between the altruistic human, considered the "most honorable of all creation," and the self-interested homoeconomicus, from the perspective of homoethicus. This book aims to encourage reflection on these issues and proposes the need for a new understanding of ethics, economy and civilization that considers both inner peace and prosperity for humanity.

Free Download Angel M. Rabasa, "The Muslim World After 9/11"
English | 2004 | pages: 568 | ISBN: 0833035347, 0833037129 | PDF | 5,1 mb
This new book examines the major dynamics driving changes in the religio-political landscape of the Muslim world.

Free Download Peter Jackson, "The Mongols and the Islamic World: From Conquest to Conversion"
English | ISBN: 030012533X | 2017 | 640 pages | AZW3 | 3 MB
An epic historical consideration of the Mongol conquest of Western Asia and the spread of Islam during the years of non-Muslim rule

Free Download Kevin Driscoll, "The Modem World: A Prehistory of Social Media"
English | ISBN: 0300248148 | 2022 | 328 pages | AZW3 | 3 MB
The untold story about how the internet became social, and why this matters for its future

Free Download The Japanese Submarine Force and World War II By Carl Boyd, Akihiko Yoshida
2013 | 296 Pages | ISBN: 1557500150 | PDF | 9 MB
When first published in 1995, this book was hailed as an absolutely indispensable contribution to the history of the Pacific War. Drawing heavily from Japanese sources and American wartime intercepts of secret Japanese radio messages, a noted American naval historian and a Japanese mariner painstakingly recorded and evaluated a diverse array of material about Japan’s submarines in World War II.The study begins with the development of the first Japanese 103-ton Holland-type submergible craft in 1905 and continues through the 1945 surrender of the largest submarine in the world at the time, the 5300-ton I-400 class that carried three airplanes. Submarine weapons, equipment, personnel, and shore support systems are discussed first in the context of Japanese naval preparations for war and later during the war. Both successes and missed opportunities are analyzed in operations ranging from the California coast through the Pacific and Indian Oceans to the coast of German-occupied France. Appendixes include lists of Japanese submarine losses and the biographies of key Japanese submarine officers. Rare illustrations and specifically commissioned operational maps enhance the text.

Free Download Chris Chant – The Illustrated History of Airforces of World War 1 and World War 2
Galley Press | 1979 | ISBN: 0861367928 | English | 296 pages | PDF | 250.54 MB
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Free Download Leonard Bridgman, Oliver Stewart – The Clouds Remember: The Aeroplanes of World War I
Arms & Armour Press | 1972 | ISBN: 0853680795 | English | 192 pages | PDF | 108.68 MB
There are lots of books on old airplanes, many with a nice drawing and some specs., or even a little description "helped end the Fokker scourge" or something. But THIS book is something else.