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Author : Gaetano Schilirò
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : History
ISBN : 8892661302
Author : Gaetano Schilirò
Publisher : Youcanprint
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2016-11-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9788892636231
PANTELLERIA costituisce l'unico caso al mondo in cui un'isola fortificata si sia arresa esclusivamente sotto il peso schiacciante di una enorme "forza aerea" nemica, quella statunitense. Su questo martoriato lembo di terra italiana nel 1943 furono sganciate oltre seimila tonnellate di bombe dal cielo, senza contare le cannonate sparate dal mare dalla "Mediterranean Fleet" britannica schierata tutt' intorno!
Author : Matthew Evangelista
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2022-12-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000833935
Tens of thousands of Italian civilians perished in the Allied bombing raids of World War II. More of them died after the Armistice of September 1943 than before, when the air attacks were intended to induce Italy’s surrender. Allied Air Attacks and Civilian Harm in Italy, 1940–1945 addresses this seeming paradox, by examining the views of Allied political and military leaders, Allied air crews, and Italians on the ground. It tells the stories of a little-known diplomat (Myron Charles Taylor), military strategist (Solly Zuckerman), resistance fighter (Aldo Quaranta), and peace activist (Vera Brittain) – architects and opponents of the bombing strategies. It describes the fate of ordinary civilians, drawing on a wealth of local and digital archival sources, memoir accounts, novels, and films, including Joseph Heller’s Catch-22 and John Huston’s The Battle of San Pietro. The book will be of interest to readers concerned about the ethical, legal, and human dimensions of bombing and its effects on civilians, to students of military strategy and Italian history, and to World War II buffs. They will benefit from a people-focused history that draws on a range of eclectic and rarely used sources in English and Italian. The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1248 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1943
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105002414444
Author : Tom Keene,Major-General Julian Thompson
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2014-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780750954945
Endorsed at the highest level by Churchill, 50 hand-picked men formed an elite secret army who attacked, kidnapped, and killed Germans across Europe during World War II—their story is finally toldThey were Britain's own World War II "Band of Brothers," a privately selected secret army of 50 cross-channel raiders who formed the elite Small Scale Raiding Force. Part SOE, part Combined Operations, their full story of courage, audacity, and ultimate tragedy has never been told before. Created after the fall of Dunkirk, the raiders were much admired, especially by Churchill. In almost 20 daring missions over two years they kidnapped sentries, ambushed patrols, and shot prisoners, reaping havoc along the rim of Hitler's Festung Europa. One night, they landed in a secret armed reconnaissance mission at what would become Omaha Beach and ran into a German patrol. With nowhere to hide but the sea, they were gunned down. Those left behind continued their extraordinary legacy, told here for the first time.
Author : J.E. Kaufmann,H.W. Kaufmann
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2022-06-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781399002752
A few of the fortifications and fortified lines of the world wars are well known and have often been written about, illustrated and studied. But they tend to distract attention from the wide range of fixed defenses constructed across Europe on an enormous scale after the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71, during a period of insecurity and aggression. That is why this new, highly illustrated study, which covers the entire continent, is so valuable. The authors examine the major fortified positions and describe their strategic purpose, their design and construction, and the role they played in military planning and operations. The outstanding contribution of the major military architects of the time is a key theme. The work of Séré de Rivières, Brialmont and others had a major influence on the course of the First World War and on the fortifications built before and during the Second World War. Their approach is visible in the designs for the Maginot Line, the East and West walls of Germany, the Vallo Alpino in Italy, the Soviet Stalin and Molotov lines, the Mannerheim and Salpa lines of Finland, the Greek Metaxas Line, the Beneš Line of Czechoslovakia as well as the defenses built by the Dutch and Scandinavians. The breadth of the coverage, the degree of detail and the numerous illustrations make the book essential reading and reference for anyone who has a special interest in the world wars and the history of fortifications.
Author : Briton Hadden,Henry Robinson Luce
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1502 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Electronic journals
ISBN : IND:30000080765401
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 960 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1943
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : UIUC:30112088069031
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 768 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1943
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : RUTGERS:39030043111253
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 770 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1943
Category : United States
ISBN : UOM:39015039474153
Author : United States. Office of War Information
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 764 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1943
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105128882524
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2010-07
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN : UGA:32108043008856
Author : William B. Breuer
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2000-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780471674078
Critical acclaim for William B. Breuer "A first-class historian." --The Wall Street Journal Vendetta! "A wealth of insights."--Los Angeles Times Book Review Unexplained Mysteries of World War II "Anyone interested in twists of fate should find this book fascinating." --Library Journal Feuding Allies "A valuable resource . . . highly recommended."--Booklist * A bloc of hard-core American Nazis carries out elaborate plans to sabotage war efforts and keep the United States neutral. * A wily Japanese "tailor" single-handedly steals the secrets to the United States Gray Code. * A French boy and his "blind" music teacher penetrate, in broad daylight, the German forbidden zone at Port-en-Bessein. Just beneath the surface of the legendary events of World War II lurks a vast, shadowy, high-stakes realm of espionage and intelligence, where the most successful operations are the ones we've never heard about . . . until now. With his trademark blend of dynamic storytelling and meticulous detail, William Breuer reveals seventy clandestine operations that affected the course of the war. Vivid and fast-paced, this far-reaching treasury of vanishing spies, mysterious kidnappings, and bizarre subplots is a unique and riveting addition to the World War II literature.
Author : Martin Caidin
Publisher : ibooks
Page : 762 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2010-09-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780743434706
There is no such thunder in history -- nor ever will be again -- as the deep-throated roar of the mighty, four-engined B-17s that streamed across the skies in World War II. The long runways are silent now, the men and planes are gone. But out of the massive files of records available, and the memories of the men who flew, Martin Caidin has assembled this dramatic portrait of America's most formidable heavy bomber of the war. The B-17: The Flying Forts recreates a vanished era and a great and gallant plane -- a plane that could absorb three thousand enemy bullets, fly with no rudder, and complete its mission on two engines. A plane that American pilots flew at Pearl Harbor, Tunis, Midway, Palermo, Schweinfurt, Regensberg, Normandy, and Berlin, in thousands of missions and through hundreds of thousands of miles of flak-filled skies. A plane that proved itself in every combat theater as the greatest heavy bomber of World War II.
Author : Rolland Gilmore Lamensdorf
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1952
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : NYPL:33433038495275