Author : Anonim
Publisher : Coda Books Ltd
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2024-07-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781908538246
Panzers at War 1939-1942
Anonim
Panzers At War 1939 1942
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The Second World War: The German war 1939-1942
Jeremy Black
Author : Jeremy Black
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105129809526
The Second World War: The German war 1939-1942 by Jeremy Black Pdf
World War II defined the 20th century and shaped the contemporary world; from the decolonization of Africa to the rise and fall of the Berlin Wall. This work offers an overview of this complex and volatile era, taking into account the political, economic and social factors, as well as military circumstances of the road to war and its consequences.
Panzer-Divisions at War, 1939–1945
Ian Baxter
Author : Ian Baxter
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2006-11-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781783039067
Panzer-Divisions at War, 1939–1945 by Ian Baxter Pdf
From the beginning in 1935 this attractive book describes the different elements that went into the Panzer-Divisions. It describes how the Germans carefully built up their assault forces utilizing all available reserves and resources into making an effective fighting machine. It depicts how these awesome formations grew to be used four years later in war, and provides much historical information and facts about the vehicles and its components that fought in all the campaigns of the war from the early victorious Blitzkrieg in Poland and France to the last ditch defense in Germany in 1945. Each chapter features unseen photographs of light tanks, main battle tanks, assault guns, anti-tank destroyers, artillery, reconnaissance units, support vehicles, pioneers with their bridge building platforms and the motorized infantry or Panzergrenadiers.This book is a visual treat for the military enthusiast and collector and a worthy addition to the Images of War series.
The Panzer III at War 1939-1945
Paul Thomas
Author : Paul Thomas
Publisher : Pen & Sword Books
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2014-07-22
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 1473829135
The Panzer III at War 1939-1945 by Paul Thomas Pdf
With comprehensive captions and text this superb book is the latest in the best selling Images of War Series and the second instalment of the AuthorOCOs pictorial history of the German Panzers in the Second World War. The Panzer III saw almost continuous action from the the annexation of Czechoslovakia, the invasion of Poland and then France and the Low countries, in North Africa, Italy, the Eastern Front and, finally, the retreat back into Germany. Between 1936 and 1945, many thousands of Panzer IIIOCOs were built. It quickly demonstrated its superiority on the battlefield and, for most of the war, remained a match for its opponentsOCO heavy tanks. The superb collection of images show how these formidable tanks were adapted and up-gunned to face the ever increasing enemy threat. The expert commentary describes how the Germans carefully utilized all available reserves and resources into building numerous production variants and how they coped on the battlefield. This is a splendid description of the one of the NazisOCO foremost fighting machines and a worthy successor volume to the acclaimed Panzer IV at War.
Panzer III at War 1939-1945
Paul Thomas
Author : Paul Thomas
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2013-07-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781781590409
Panzer III at War 1939-1945 by Paul Thomas Pdf
With comprehensive captions and text this superb book is the latest in the best selling Images of War Series and the second instalment of the Authors pictorial history of the German Panzers in the Second World War. The Panzer III saw almost continuous action from the the annexation of Czechoslovakia, the invasion of Poland and then France and the Low countries, in North Africa, Italy, the Eastern Front and, finally, the retreat back into Germany. ??Between 1936 and 1945, many thousands of Panzer IIIs were built. It quickly demonstrated its superiority on the battlefield and, for most of the war, remained a match for its opponents heavy tanks.??The superb collection of images show how these formidable tanks were adapted and up-gunned to face the ever increasing enemy threat. The expert commentary describes how the Germans carefully utilized all available reserves and resources into building numerous production variants and how they coped on the battlefield. This is a splendid description of the one of the Nazis foremost fighting machines and a worthy successor volume to the acclaimed Panzer IV at War.
Panzers in the Sand
Bernd Hartmann
Author : Bernd Hartmann
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2011-03-21
Category : History
ISBN : 0811744329
Panzers in the Sand by Bernd Hartmann Pdf
Combat history of a renowned German tank regiment in World War II.
Panzers I & II
Bob Carruthers
Author : Bob Carruthers
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 73 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2013-05-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473845312
Panzers I & II by Bob Carruthers Pdf
The first vehicle to be produced in any numbers for the Panzerwaffe was the tiny Panzer I known as the MG Panzerwagen. Almost from the outset the limitations of the design for the Panzer I were obvious. It was essentially a training vehicle which was only pressed into service as a last resort. It was to be succeeded by the Panzer II which could at least engage armoured cars and combat against tanks with approximately the same armour as itself.Together these two tanks formed the bulk of the armour which between 1939 and 1941 conquered half of Europe.This comprehensive overview of the light Panzers in action was compiled by Emmy Award winning historian Bob Carruthers. It draws heavily on war-time intelligence reports to produce a fascinating insight into the development and combat history of the light Panzers at the tactical and operational level.Also featured are rare developments such as the Panzer II flame thrower variant alongside unpublished photographs and illustrations which provide an absorbing study, from an array of primary sources, of the world of the light Panzer and their crews from contemporary Allied sources.
Panzer III
Bob Carruthers
Author : Bob Carruthers
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 107 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2013-05-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473845091
Panzer III by Bob Carruthers Pdf
The Panzer III was designed to be the backbone of the Panzer force and was deployed on every front. However, due to its deficient armament and poor armour, and despite its outstanding reliability, it was obsolete by 1942.This comprehensive overview of the Panzer III in action was compiled by Emmy Award winning historian Bob Carruthers. It draws heavily on war-time intelligence reports to produce a fascinating insight into the development and combat history of the Panzer III at the tactical and operational level.Also featured are rare developments such as the flame thrower variant alongside unpublished photographs and illustrations which provide an absorbing study, from an array of primary sources, of the world of the Panzer III and its crews, which conveys to the modern reader a vivid sense of how they were viewed at the time.
German Tank Hunters
Bob Carruthers
Author : Bob Carruthers
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781781591321
German Tank Hunters by Bob Carruthers Pdf
This unique collection of contemporary combat accounts provides a primary source insight into the reality of anti-tank warfare on the Eastern Front. Both armoured and infantry based operations are considered.??This book is part of the 'Hitler's War Machine' series, a new military history range compiled and edited by Emmy Award winning author and historian Bob Carruthers. The series draws on primary sources and contemporary documents to provide a new insight into the true nature of Hitler's Wehrmacht.??The series consultant is David Mcwhinnie creator of the award winning PBS series 'Battlefield'.
The Official U-Boat Commanders Handbook
Bob Carruthers
Author : Bob Carruthers
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473845077
The Official U-Boat Commanders Handbook by Bob Carruthers Pdf
This is the complete wartime translation by the U.S. Navy of the 1943 edition of the official handbook given to all U-boat commanders. The original handbook was compiled from combat reports and was regularly updated throughout the war. The handbook was an invaluable reference for every operational U-boat commander. Simply written and highly accessible for a wider audience, the U-boat handbook attempted to anticipate every possible situation and to advise on suitable tactics. This superb war-time primary source is enhanced by a rare series of photographs taken on an actual combat patrol and published during the time of the Third Reich in the book U-Boot Auf Feindfahrt.Together the handbook and these rare photographs provide a fascinating glimpse into the world of the U-boats from a first hand perspective, and is essential reading for anyone interested in World War II from primary sources.
Tiger I
Bob Carruthers
Author : Bob Carruthers
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2014-07-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473844445
Tiger I by Bob Carruthers Pdf
The original how-to manual for handling the German tank in World War II, edited and translated by the Emmy Award-winning historian and author. During the Second World War, Tiger tank crews had to be trained as quickly and effectively as possible. To assist in this process General Heinz Guderian authorized the publication of the Tigerfibel, the illustrated manual which was issued to Tiger I crews from 1943 onwards. This highly unorthodox publication was full of risqué drawings and humorous illustrations and was designed to convey complex battlefield instructions in a simple and memorable manner. This unique primary source has now been translated into English by Emmy Award-winning historian Bob Carruthers and published with a new overview and introduction. It makes for indispensable reading for anyone interested in tank warfare in World War II. The manual contains everything the reader could ever wish to know concerning how the crews were instructed to handle the Tiger I under combat conditions, including detailed instructions on aiming, firing, ammunition and close combat. There are extensive sections on maintenance, driving, radio operation and the essentials of commanding the heavy tank. This priceless information is now being made available to a wider English-speaking audience as an electronic publication for the first time. Fascinating and highly accessible, the Tigerfibel is essential and rewarding reading for all those interested in the history of this famous tank. This book is part of the Hitler’s War Machine series which draws on primary sources and contemporary documents to provide a new insight into the true nature of Hitler’s Wehrmacht.
Panzer Gunner
Bruno Friesen
Author : Bruno Friesen
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2008-02-19
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781907677076
Panzer Gunner by Bruno Friesen Pdf
An insider’s account of training and service in Nazi Germany’s twenty-fifth Panzer Regiment during World War II. There are few memoirs available of German Panzer crews that focus on the climactic last 12 months of the war on the Eastern Front, 1944-45. What makes Bruno Friesen's account virtually unique is his family background: his parents came from a German-speaking Mennonite community in Ukraine, and were to all intents and purposes culturally German. To make matters even more complex, in 1924 his parents left the Ukraine for Canada, where Bruno was born. In March 1939 he and his brother Oscar found themselves on a ship bound for Bremerhaven in Germany. He barely spoke German, and had never been to Germany, nevertheless his father envisaged that a better life awaited them in the Third Reich. Needless to say, Bruno became caught up in the Second World War, and in 1942 was drafted into the Wehrmacht. The author provides a full account of his family background, and how, through these unusual circumstances, he found himself a Canadian-born German soldier. The bulk of the book is a detailed account of the author’s training, and his subsequent service with 25th Panzer Regiment, part of 7th Panzer Division. As the title suggests, Bruno Friesen served as a gunner aboard, initially, Panzer IVs, before crewing the lesser-known Jagdpanzer IV tank hunter. The author provides a fantastic amount of information about these two vehicles, and how the crews actually fought in battle with them. This kind of 'hands-on' detail has almost never been available before, particularly such extensive information concerning the characteristics and combat performance of the Jagdpanzer IV. Apart from providing a large fund of information about specific German tanks and their combat performance, the author writes in great detail about the combat the experienced on the Eastern Front, including tank battles in Rumania, spring 1944, Lithuania in the summer of 1944, and West Prussia during early 1945. If one wants to know how German tank crews fought the Soviets in the last year of the war, then this book provides an outstanding account, containing material simply not found elsewhere. The author closes his account by reflecting on his post-war efforts to return to Canada, which eventually succeeded in 1950, and his subsequent life there. This book is not just a critique of armored fighting vehicles and tank warfare, it is above all a very human story, told in a lively, conversational and fluid manner, and is a remarkable contribution to the literature of the Second World War.
Wolf Pack
Bob Carruthers
Author : Bob Carruthers
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2013-01-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473844438
Wolf Pack by Bob Carruthers Pdf
"Once you heard that pinging sound you knew they had got to you, then the depth charges came. Terrible, just terrible." Kurt Wehling, u-boat survivor The steel coffins was the name given to the U-boats of the Kriegsmarine by their own crews. Their fatalistic view of the war was certainly justified; it is estimated that seventy-five per cent of the 39,000 men who sailed in the U-boat fleet paid the ultimate price as the tide of war turned inexorably against Hitler's Germany. This is the illustrated history of the U-boat war from the perspective of the men who sailed into battle in the service of the Third Reich. Drawing heavily on the accounts of the last remaining survivors, 'The U-boat War' traces the grim story of the rise and fall of the grey wolves. The memories of the brief days of the "happy times" of superiority and success were soon replaced by the stark terror of the enfolding nightmare as the realisation dawned that the hunters had become the hunted. Written by Emmy award winning author Bob Carruthers, this powerful account of the U-boat war features extensive personal recollections, rare photographs and extracts from contemporary propaganda magazines producing a vivid picture of what it meant to fight beneath the waves.
The Panzer III
Bob Carruthers
Author : Bob Carruthers
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2013-05-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781781592069
The Panzer III by Bob Carruthers Pdf
The Panzer III was designed to be the backbone of the Panzer force and was deployed on every front. However, due to its deficient armament and poor armour, and despite its outstanding reliability, it was obsolete by 1942.??This comprehensive overview of the Panzer III in action was compiled by Emmy Award winning historian Bob Carruthers. It draws heavily on war-time intelligence reports to produce a fascinating insight into the development and combat history of the Panzer III at the tactical and operational level.??Also featured are rare developments such as the flame thrower variant alongside unpublished photographs and illustrations which provide an absorbing study, from an array of primary sources, of the world of the Panzer III and its crews, which conveys to the modern reader a vivid sense of how they were viewed at the time.
The Wehrmacht
Tim Ripley
Author : Tim Ripley
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 1579583121
The Wehrmacht by Tim Ripley Pdf
First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.