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Author : Gerhard L. Weinberg
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 614 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : History
ISBN : 0521558794
Provides an overview of the entire war from a global perspective, looking at diplomatic actions, military strategy, economic developments, and pressures from the home front
Author : Gerhard L. Weinberg
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 1210 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2013-07-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9780511252938
In a new edition featuring a new preface, A World of Arms remains a classic of global history. Widely hailed as a masterpiece, this volume remains the first history of World War II to provide a truly global account of the war that encompassed six continents. Starting with the changes that restructured Europe and its colonies following the First World War, Gerhard Weinberg sheds new light on every aspect of World War II. Actions of the Axis, the Allies, and the Neutrals are covered in every theater of the war. More importantly, the global nature of the war is examined, with new insights into how events in one corner of the world helped affect events in often distant areas.
Author : Reader's Digest Association
Publisher : Reader's Digest Association
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : 0895773333
A comprehensive, illustrated history of World War II which includes more than 50 maps and 800 photographs.
Author : Andrew Feinstein
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 816 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2011-11-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780241144428
A gripping and urgent investigation into the secretive world of the global arms trade - from a former member of the African National Congress Revealing the corruption and the cover-ups at the heart of ex-President Jacob Zuma's South Africa Andrew Feinstein delves behind BAE's controversial transactions in South Africa, Tanzania and eastern Europe and the revolving-door relationships that characterise the US Congressional-Military-Industrial Complex. The Shadow World exposes both the formal government-backed trade in arms as well as the illicit deals and lays bare the shocking links between the two. 'Essential reading for anyone who cares about justice, transparency and accountability in both the public and private spheres, and for anyone who believes that it is more important to invest in saving lives than in the machinery of death' Archbishop Desmond Tutu 'Andrew Feinstein has written an authoritative guide to the business of war. Chilling, heartbreaking and enraging' Arundhati Roy 'The nobility and justice of Feinstein's sentiments are indisputable. The arms trade is a loathsome commerce conducted by people who wear suits and occupy big boardroom tables, but should have trouble sleeping at night' Max Hastings, Sunday Times 'Remarkable and courageous . . . The Shadow World is a heroic book by an author who, in writing it, has put himself in the firing line' Iain Macwhirter 'Feinstein's book is a singularly powerful study, and deserves to be read by anyone who wants to see light shining on such a shadowy world' Independent
Author : Maury Klein
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 916 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2013-07-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781608194094
The colossal scale of World War II required a mobilization effort greater than anything attempted in all of the world's history. The United States had to fight a war across two oceans and three continents--and to do so, it had to build and equip a military that was all but nonexistent before the war began. Never in the nation's history did it have to create, outfit, transport, and supply huge armies, navies, and air forces on so many distant and disparate fronts. The Axis powers might have fielded better-trained soldiers, better weapons, and better tanks and aircraft, but they could not match American productivity. The United States buried its enemies in aircraft, ships, tanks, and guns; in this sense, American industry and American workers, won World War II. The scale of the effort was titanic, and the result historic. Not only did it determine the outcome of the war, but it transformed the American economy and society. Maury Klein's A Call to Arms is the definitive narrative history of this epic struggle--told by one of America's greatest historians of business and economics--and renders the transformation of America with a depth and vividness never available before.
Author : Ernest Hemingway
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2014-07-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781476764528
Featuring a previously published author introduction, a personal foreword by his son and a new introduction by his grandson, a definitive edition of the lauded World War I classic collects all 39 of the Nobel Prize-winning author's alternate endings to offer new insights into his creative process. Reprint.
Author : Reader's Digest
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : 0864381166
The story of World War II, with more than 800 photographs, illustrations and text, is presented here. Allied and Axis archives, and memoirs of prominent persons are used to explain why the war started, which elements shaped it, and how it ended.
Author : Ian F. W. Beckett,Keith Simpson
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2004-12-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473816626
The Great War was the first conflict to draw men and women into uniform on a massive scale. From a small regular force of barely 250,000, the British Army rapidly expanded into a national force of over five million. A Nation in Arms brings together original research into the impact of the war on the army as an institution, gives a revealing account of those who served in it and offers fascinating insights into its social history during one of the bloodiest wars.
Author : Craig Philip
Publisher : Grange Books
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1993-01-01
Category : Firearms
ISBN : 1897884036
Søgeord: Våbensystemer; Våbentyper; Small Arms; Handguns; Rifles; Machine Guns; Submachine Guns; Remington; M16; M14; Colt; Smith & Wesson; AK-47; AKM; Beretta; Sten Gun; Parker Hale; Bren Gun; Maxim Machine Gun; Vickers Machine Gun; Webley; G11; Mg42; Walther PP; FN FAL; Uzi.
Author : William Broyles, Jr.
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780292783393
Reviews of the Knopf edition: "A wonderful book—fresh and intelligent. Broyles's eye for Vietnam, then and now, is unerring." —Peter Jennings "[A] superbly written, often moving story of Broyles' journey back to the killing ground in Vietnam where he once served as a Marine lieutenant. A cool, clear meditation that stings the heart." —Kirkus Reviews "A first-rate piece of work, infused with an ideal American common decency and common sense." —Kurt Vonnegut "Exceptional and memorable." —Gay Talese
Author : Barry Buzan,Eric Herring
Publisher : Lynne Rienner Publishers
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1555875963
Presented as a successor to the Cold War era book An Introduction to Strategic Studies, this volume explores issues of military security through a framework that links the issues of technology and world politics. Arguing that the technological aspect of the global strategic environment is partway through a centuries- long process of transformation sped up by the advent of the information age, the authors examine such issues as different levels of industrial development on security, what they argue is the relative infrequency of the use of force between states, the use of military threats such as mass destruction, concepts that military means create problems in themselves such as fear of war and insecurity, and finally, ways in which regulatory schemes such as disarmament can be put to use to solve some of those problems. Paper edition (unseen) $22.50. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author : Daniel Rietiker
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2017-07-06
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781315399690
2. The use of nuclear weapons as a potential war crime
Author : Ray Bearse
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : History
ISBN : 0060102918
Author : Ralph Riccio
Publisher : Schiffer Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Firearms
ISBN : 0764345834
This is the first comprehensive work, in either English or Italian, to address Italian small arms used during World War I and World War II. It describes each weapon and covers the developmental history and use of all Italian designed and produced pistols, rifles, submachine guns and machine guns used during both conflicts, as well as prototype weapons and foreign weapons used by the Italians. Other appendices cover bayonets, accoutrements, markings, ammunition, small arms manufacturing facilities, Italian small arms designers, production summaries, and collector's notes. It includes many previously unpublished photographs and background information on small arms producers, ammunition production facilities, and designers. In addition to the new material, it also corrects previously published errors about Italian weapons. AUTHOR: Ralph Riccio spent twenty years as a U.S. Army military intelligence officer. He has written numerous magazine articles, many in Italian, as well as having authored several books dealing with Italian and Irish military equipment and history. His native Italian fluency has enabled him to develop extensive contacts with Italian military history experts and to delve deeply into research on Italian weapons and history. This latest book on Italian military small arms is the culmination of years of research on the subject. ILLUSTRATIONS: 608 b/w and colour photographs
Author : Martin J. Dougherty,Michael E. Haskew
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Firearms
ISBN : 1909160687
Illustrated with outstanding colour profile artworks, this book is the definitive study of the small arms equipment of warring nations from World War I to the current conflict in Afghanistan. Organised by conflict and within each war by front, the book describes in depth the various models in service with each force. This is an excellent reference guide for modellers and any enthusiast with an interest in the military technology of the modern world.