The Axis Forces 15

Author : Kevin A. Mahoney
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 519 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810884953

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Fifteenth Air Force against the Axis by Kevin A. Mahoney Pdf

In Fifteenth Air Force against the Axis: Combat Missions over Europe during World War II, historian Kevin A. Mahoney provides a detailed combat history of the crucial role played by this air force from November 1943 through May 1945. Presented by month in chronological order, Mahoney describes all the major bombing and fighter missions carried out by this air force within a strategic context. Each chapter includes an introduction describing developments in the evolution of the strategic air campaign against the Germans, highlights the purpose and importance of the month’s operations, and reviews the Luftwaffe’s resistance and changes in tactics and important developments in the Fifteenth Air Force’s organization. Each monthly narrative further explores most missions, detailing the number of aircraft lost during these missions. Losses are based on an exhaustively researched database compiled by Mahoney that contains details of almost 3,000 aircraft. Target damage is mentioned, while enemy opposition is also described for each mission. Appendices include four short essays on bombing operations (planning and flying of missions, tactics and techniques, bomb types, and bombing accuracy), tactics employed by fighter escort in aerial combat and strafing, combat crews and their aircraft (including a comparison of American fighters and bombers, the training of the crews, and their combat tours), and the Fifteenth Air Force command structure (including the use of intelligence, photo and weather reconnaissance, and the considerable effect of weather on Fifteenth Air Force operations). This work of military history is ideal for students and scholars of the air war in Europe.

Author : Massimiliano Afiero
Publisher : Soldiershop Publishing
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2020-08-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9788893276573

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The Axis Forces 15 by Massimiliano Afiero Pdf

The contents of this new issue: the Totenkopf-Division on the Western Front (May-June 1940), General der Waffen-SS Matthias Kleinheisterkamp, Hitler’s Cossacks (part 3), Hans Siegel, Knight’s Cross Holder of the 12. SS-Panzer Division, SS-Panzergrenadier-Division Wiking on the Manytsch Front and the Panzerschreck.

Author : David Miller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 0811703746

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Fighting Men of World War II by David Miller Pdf

Describes weapons, equipment, and uniforms of World War II Allied Forces.

Author : R. L. DiNardo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015062878502

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Germany and the Axis Powers from Coalition to Collapse by R. L. DiNardo Pdf

It seemed that whenever Mussolini acted on his own, it was bad news for Hitler. Indeed, the Fuhrer's relations with his Axis partners were fraught with an almost total lack of coordination. Compared to the Allies, the coalition was hardly an alliance at all. Focusing on Germany's military relations with Italy, Romania, Hungary, and Finland, Richard DiNardo unearths a wealth of information that reveals how the Axis coalition largely undermined Hitler's objectives from the Eastern Front to the Balkans, Mediterranean, and North Africa. DiNardo argues that the Axis military alliance was doomed from the beginning by a lack of common war aims, the absence of a unified command structure, and each nation's fundamental mistrust of the others. Germany was disinclined to make the kinds of compromises that successful wartime partnerships demanded and, because Hitler insisted on separate pacts with each nation, Italy and Finland often found themselves conducting counterproductive parallel wars on their own. DiNardo's detailed assessments of ground, naval, and air operations reveal precisely why the Axis allies were so dysfunctional as a collective force, sometimes for seemingly mundane but vital reasons-a shortage of interpreters, for example. His analysis covers coalition warfare at every level, demonstrating that some military services were better at working with their allies than others, while also pointing to rare successes, such as Rommel's effective coordination with Italian forces in North Africa. In the end, while some individual Axis units fought with distinction—if not on a par with the vaunted Wehrmacht—and helped Germany achieve some of its military aims, the coalition's overall military performance was riddled with disappointments. Breaking new ground, DiNardo's work enlarges our understanding of Germany's defeat while at the same time offering a timely reminder of the challenges presented by coalition warfare.

Author : Nigel Cawthorne
Publisher : Arcturus Publishing
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781788286435

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Victory in World War II by Nigel Cawthorne Pdf

"Before Alamein we never won a battle, after Alamein we never lost one." Winston Churchill Although this is an exaggeration, it is perhaps a pardonable one. The second battle of El Alamein in November 1942 was followed in April 1943 by the complete withdrawal of German troops from North Africa. Meanwhile, on the Eastern Front, the Red Army had entered the hell of Stalingrad and emerged victorious. In the Pacific, American troops had captured and held the strategically vital island of Guadalcanal, in the teeth of frantic Japanese counter-attacks. In Burma, the Chindits were continuing to harass the enemy while British forces regrouped in preparation for the recapture of the country. The tide of the war had begun inexorably to turn in favour of the Allies. Victory covers all fronts in detail as it charts the progress of the final years of World War II.

Author : Stephen C. McGeorge and Mason W. Watson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Marne 15 July - 6 August 1918 by Stephen C. McGeorge and Mason W. Watson Pdf

Author : Antony Beevor
Publisher : Back Bay Books
Page : 829 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2012-06-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780316084079

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The Second World War by Antony Beevor Pdf

A masterful and comprehensive chronicle of World War II, by internationally bestselling historian Antony Beevor. Over the past two decades, Antony Beevor has established himself as one of the world's premier historians of WWII. His multi-award winning books have included Stalingrad and The Fall of Berlin 1945. Now, in his newest and most ambitious book, he turns his focus to one of the bloodiest and most tragic events of the twentieth century, the Second World War. In this searing narrative that takes us from Hitler's invasion of Poland on September 1st, 1939 to V-J day on August 14, 1945 and the war's aftermath, Beevor describes the conflict and its global reach -- one that included every major power. The result is a dramatic and breathtaking single-volume history that provides a remarkably intimate account of the war that, more than any other, still commands attention and an audience. Thrillingly written and brilliantly researched, Beevor's grand and provocative account is destined to become the definitive work on this complex, tragic, and endlessly fascinating period in world history, and confirms once more that he is a military historian of the first rank.

Author : Massimiliano Afiero
Publisher : Soldiershop Publishing
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2019-08-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9788893275002

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The Axis Forces 11 by Massimiliano Afiero Pdf

We begin with with the article by P. Crippa, about the tanks of Mussolini, the armored division wanted by the Duce equipped with German vehicles. Following is the biography of Siegfried Brosow, one of the most famous and decorated officers of Waffen SS. We continue with an article about the employment of the Götz von Berlichingen division during the Mortain counteroffensive and another article on the employment of the Kampfgruppe Peiper on the Ukrainian front in 1943. Grégory Bouysse offers us a brief biography of the Walloon officer Henri Derriks. Our ever faithful Charles Trang speaks to us instead of the formation and employment of the 15th SS Latvian division. We close with the story of the Spanish volunteers integrated into the Waffen SS who fought in Berlin in 1945.

Author : George E. Blau
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1955
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : IND:39000003543241

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The German Campaign in Russia by George E. Blau Pdf

Author : Hugh Chisholm
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1016 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1911
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
ISBN : UOM:39015015204509

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The Encyclopaedia Britannica by Hugh Chisholm Pdf

Author : Terry L. Duran
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 709 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2023-10-03
Category : Study Aids
ISBN : 9781506288352

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Military Flight Aptitude Tests, Fifth Edition: 6 Practice Tests + Comprehensive Review by Terry L. Duran Pdf

Be prepared for exam day with Barron’s. Trusted content from Military Flight Aptitude Test experts! Barron’s Military Flight Aptitude Tests includes in-depth content review and practice. It’s the only book you’ll need to be prepared for exam day. Written by Experienced Educators Learn from Barron’s--all content is written and reviewed by Military Flight Aptitude Test experts Build your understanding with comprehensive review tailored to the most recent exams: AFOQT (Air Force Officer Qualifying Test) SIFT (Army Selection Instrument for Flight Training) ASTB-E (Navy/Marine Corps/Coast Guard Aviation Selection Test Battery) Get a leg up with tips, strategies, and study advice for exam day--it’s like having a trusted tutor by your side Be Confident on Exam Day Sharpen your test-taking skills with 6 practice tests, including 2 practice AFOQTs, 2 practice SIFTs, and 2 practice ASTB-Es Reinforce your learning with detailed answers and explanations for all test questions Strengthen your knowledge with in-depth review covering all major subtests and topics covered on each exam, including language, mathematics, technical knowledge, science, and mental skills Deepen your understanding with expert advice about becoming an officer and aviator, detailed summaries of common aircraft used by the U.S. military today, a glossary of key terms and definitions, and much more

Author : Kenneth E. Hunter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1951
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : OSU:32435009242553

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The War Against Germany and Italy by Kenneth E. Hunter Pdf

Author : Richard Hammond
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2020-06-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108478212

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Strangling the Axis by Richard Hammond Pdf

Richard Hammond offers a major reassessment of the role of the war at sea in Allied victory in the Mediterranean region.

Author : Massimiliano Afiero
Publisher : Soldiershop Publishing
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2018-07-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9788893273565

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Axis Forces 7 by Massimiliano Afiero Pdf

Author : Massimiliano Afiero
Publisher : Soldiershop Publishing
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2023-06-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9788893279932

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The Axis Forces 23 by Massimiliano Afiero Pdf

We begin with a long and interesting work on the use of the Totenkopf division during the Zitadelle operation launched by the Germans to eliminate the dangerous Kursk salient. Then follows the biography of Fritz von Scholz, an officer who first served in the Wiking division and then commanded the Nordland division. We continue with the formation and use of the Italian Army on the Eastern front, a topic that we will also deal with in the upcoming issues. Speaking of Axis volunteer formations, we begin with this issue an in-depth study of the history of Swedish volunteers enlisted in the Waffen-SS. We close with the formation of the Hitlerjugend division.