German Flamethrower Pioneers Of World War I

Author : Thomas Wictor
Publisher : Schiffer Pub Limited
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 0764327720

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German Flamethrower Pioneers of World War I by Thomas Wictor Pdf

German Flamethrower Pioneers of World War I is the definitive reference on the topic. Lavishly illustrated, its main sources are the history of the flamethrower regiment, written by its former commander; a manual of assault-troop and flamethrower tactics, by a former flamethrower officer; and the death book published by veterans of the flamethrower regiment. Prewar, wartime, and postwar developments are covered, along with detailed descriptions of weapons, tactics, and epic flame battles. New information, such as the combat use of an aircraft-mounted flamethrower, is included. Includes over 300 photographs and illustrations, most previously unpublished.

Author : Chris McNab
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2015-08-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472809032

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The Flamethrower by Chris McNab Pdf

The focus of this book is a weapon that has literally placed the power of fire in human hands – the man-portable flamethrower. This formidable weapon first saw battlefield use in the hands of German troops during World War I, and went on to arm the forces of many countries in World War II and beyond. Capable of inflicting horrific injuries – or of using up the oxygen supply inside a building, causing the occupants to suffocate – it projected a stream of flammable liquid, which could be 'bounced' off the interior surfaces of tunnels, buildings and other defended structures to reach deep inside a fortification. From its combat debut to its deployment in Vietnam, Chechnya and elsewhere, the flamethrower has proven to be devastatingly effective, not least because of its huge psychological impact on enemy troops. Yet despite this, the weapon and its operators have always been vulnerable, suffering from a very particular set of limitations, all of which are explored here. Featuring expert analysis, first-hand accounts and a startling array of illustrations and photographs, this is the definitive guide to an extraordinary chapter in the history of military technology.

Author : Spencer C. Tucker
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 723 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2019-05-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9798216168676

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World War I [2 volumes] by Spencer C. Tucker Pdf

Offers detailed coverage of every country that played a significant role in World War I, from key participants including France, Germany, Great Britain, the Ottoman Empire, and the United States, to smaller nations such as Bulgaria, Montenegro, and New Zealand. World War I: A Country-by-Country Guide is a comprehensive reference exploring the role various nations played in this devastating conflict. Each of the 22 country sections provides detailed background information, the reasons behind the country's entry into the war, a summary of its combat effort in the war, a discussion of the home front experience, and a description of the war's impact on that nation. Illuminating sidebars offer an interesting war anecdote involving each country, while essays survey each country's military branches and key military and political leaders. Finally, a timeline for each nation covers all of the important events involving that country during World War I. In addition to the country coverage, a battles section offers entries on 18 of World War I's most important engagements and a separate section on weapons and tactical changes is included. The book also features dozens of maps and images throughout the text that serve as important visual aids that help readers to understand all aspects of the conflict.

Author : David Campbell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472838186

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French Soldier vs German Soldier by David Campbell Pdf

On 21 February 1916, the German Army launched a major attack on the French fortress of Verdun. The Germans were confident that the ensuing battle would compel France to expend its strategic reserves in a savage attritional battle, thereby wearing down Allied fighting power on the Western Front. However, initial German success in capturing a key early objective, Fort Douaumont, was swiftly stemmed by the French defences, despite heavy French casualties. The Germans then switched objectives, but made slow progress towards their goals; by July, the battle had become a stalemate. During the protracted struggle for Verdun, the two sides' infantrymen faced appalling battlefield conditions; their training, equipment and doctrine would be tested to the limit and beyond. New technologies, including flamethrowers, hand grenades, trench mortars and more mobile machine guns, would play a key role in the hands of infantry specialists thrown into the developing battle, and innovations in combat communications were employed to overcome the confusion of the battlefield. This study outlines the two sides' wider approach to the evolving battle, before assessing the preparations and combat record of the French and German fighting men who fought one another during three pivotal moments of the 101⁄2-month struggle for Verdun.

Author : Frank Jacob,Mark D. Van Ells
Publisher : Vernon Press
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2019-09-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781622735952

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A Postcard View of Hell: One Doughboy’s Souvenir Album of the First World War by Frank Jacob,Mark D. Van Ells Pdf

For many the postcard may seem trivial, little more than a mundane souvenir or a way to keep in touch with friends and relatives while on vacation. But if we look carefully, postcards offer valuable insights into the time periods in which they were created and the mentalities of those who bought or sent them. Frank Marhefka, while serving in the U.S. Army Motor Transportation Corps during the First World War, amassed a collection of more than 150 postcards and photographs while in France, and bound them into a souvenir album. Marhefka's collection provides a diverse and vivid look into a period of history that - in many soldiers' accounts - is not usually visualized with all its cruelties. Emphasizing the pictorial turn of the Great War, this album offers personal insight into a conflict that caused so much death and destruction. The book begins with an introduction providing a history of postcards and their extensive use by soldiers during the Great War. Then, after a biography of Marhefka, his postcard collection is presented in its entirety. Accompanying the images are brief texts that place them into historical context, as well as suggestions for further reading.As a visual artifact of the First World War and the perspective of one U.S. soldier, this book is aimed at students, scholars, postcard collectors, and general readers alike who have an interest in military history and popular culture.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Military engineering
ISBN : WISC:89109628834

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The Engineer by Anonim Pdf

Author : Thomas Wictor
Publisher : Schiffer Pub Limited
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 076433526X

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Flamethrower Troops of World War I by Thomas Wictor Pdf

Lavishly illustrated with rare photos and diagrams, this book describes in unprecedented detail the history, weapons, equipment, tactics, and uniforms of all the flamethrower troops fielded by both sides during World War I, and is the only book in any language devoted entirely to the topic. The book draws on primary sources such as classified flamethrower manuals, unit diaries, military correspondence, and personal memoirs, with much of the material previously unpublished. For the first time in English the flame-warfare efforts of Russia and Bulgaria are presented. Select flamethrower attacks are documented, as well as complete technical data on weaponry including weight, range, duration, pressure, capacity, oil mixtures, and color schemes. Also described are all known models of flamethrower used by the combatants. Additional weapons such as incendiary grenades, fire tubes, oil projectors, and side arms are also featured.

Author : Aaron Pegram
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2019-11-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108486194

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Surviving the Great War by Aaron Pegram Pdf

Surviving the Great War is the first detailed analysis of Australians in German captivity in WW1. By placing the hardships of prisoners of war in a broader social and military content, this book adds a new dimension to the national wartime experience and challenges popular representations of Australia's involvement in the First World War.

Author : Steven J. Zaloga
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780960289

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US Flamethrower Tanks of World War II by Steven J. Zaloga Pdf

The US Army and Marine Corps experimented with a wide range of flame-thrower tanks through World War II in both the European and Pacific theaters. Although the US Army deployment of flame-thrower tanks in the ETO was problematic at best, flamethrowers were much more widely used in the Pacific theater and became ubiquitous by 1945, including an entire Army flamethrower tank battalion on Okinawa in 1945, the largest single use of flamethrower tanks in World War II. This will cover the initial attempts at the use of auxiliary flamethrowers by both the US Army and Marine Corps in 1943, the standardized adoption of the Satan flamethrower tank by the Marines in 1944, the development of main gun flamethrowers by the Marines and US Army based on the POA-CWS designs, and the myriad other types tested in combat including the powerful LVT-4 design using Navy flamethrowers at Peleliu in 1944. Due to the extensive Japanese use of fortifications in the final year of the Pacific war, Flamethrower tanks became one of the most important solutions in American tactics.

Author : Chris Bishop
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 558 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Firearms
ISBN : 1586637622

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The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II by Chris Bishop Pdf

The encyclopedia of weapns of world war II is the most detailed and authoritative compendium of the weapons of mankind's greatesst conflict ever published. It is a must for the military, enthusiast, and all those interested in World War II.

Author : Jonathan Mallory House
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Armies
ISBN : 9781428915831

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Toward Combined Arms Warfare by Jonathan Mallory House Pdf

Author : Neil Short
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 65 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2015-07-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472805874

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Germany’s East Wall in World War II by Neil Short Pdf

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 East Wall would face a monstrous challenge as it became the Reich's last redoubt in the face of the mighty Soviet war machine. Neil Short brings his expert knowledge to bear with an analysis of different stages of the wall's construction, the years of neglect and decay and the hasty, drastic redevelopment in the face of the looming Soviet threat.

Author : Spencer Tucker
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 820 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2018-12-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135684259

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European Powers in the First World War by Spencer Tucker Pdf

First published in 1996. The First World War was the single most important event of the twentieth century. This volume concentrates on non-U.S. aspects of the conflict. Organized alphabetically, its more than 600 detailed entries offer information and insight on such subjects as the causes of the conflict, major battles and campaigns, weapons systems (including military aviation, chemical warfare, the submarine, and the tank), and the terms of the peace. Some 350 biographies provide information on the roles played in the conflict by generals, admirals, and civilian leaders. There are also biographies of individuals who were shaped by the war, such as Charles De Gaulle, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Joseph Stalin; essays on each of the countries involved in the conflict; new appraisals of such subjects as military medicine and artillery tactics; and essays on such diverse subjects as art, literature, and music in the war. Each entry has references for additional reading, and a subject index provides easy access. The volume is an excellent reference source for scholar and neophyte alike.

Author : Chris McNab
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 650 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2014-04-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472808325

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A History of the World in 100 Weapons by Chris McNab Pdf

Our history has been shaped and changed by weapons: the smallest advances in weapons development have helped to build and overthrow empires, changed the course of civilization, driven modern technology, and won wars. For thousands of years, individual pieces of weaponry have come to symbolize struggles and nations, from the Roman gladius to the English longbow, and from the flintlock musket through to the AK47. This book reveals the weapons that had the greatest impact on our history, explaining how and why they came to prominence, and uncovers the lasting effect they had on the world.

Author : Bruce Quarrie
Publisher : Australian Geographic
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:X001610306

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Encyclopaedia of the German Army in the 20th Century by Bruce Quarrie Pdf

Tysk militærhistorie, tyske hær's historie, tyske regimenter. Et engelsk opslagsværk, encyclopædi, over den tyske hær's historie i det 20. århundrede. Bogen er opdelt i tre afsnit: Den tyske hær i 1. Verdenskrig; Den tyske hær i 2. Verdenskrig; Den tyske hær efter 1945, Bundesheer. Bogen er rigt illustreret (sort/hvide fotos) og har ikke bare hærens historie, men også beskrivelser af køretøjer, våben, våbentyper, udrustning, tekniske data og beskrivelser af kanoner, kampvogne, "ordnance", organisation, m.m. samt kronologisk oversigt over begivhederne og udviklingen i både 1. og 2. Verdenskrig, og tekstafsnit om tysk militarisme, Versailles-traktaten, Tyskland i mellemkrigsårene, Det Tredie Rige, SS-divisioner, Tyskland efter 1945, Tyskland og NATO, nye våben som raketter og missiler, helikoptere, m.m.