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af Matthew Moss ...

Serier Bog 65 - Weapon
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af David A. Koplow ...

Serier serie Routledge Library Editions: Cold War Security Studies
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af Lon Nordeen, David Isby ...

Serier Bog 30 - Duel
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af David Fletcher ...

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Although, to the casual eye, all British tanks of World War I look much the same, the Mark V is quite outstanding and has a strong claim to be the tank that won the Great War. In this title, renowned tank expert David Fletcher examines the technological developments that made this tank excel where others had failed, and the reasons why it gave the British the upper hand over the Germans on the ... Læs mere

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af Rudolf Höfling ...

Serier serie Typenkompass
Ende 1939 entstand das »Experimental-Konstruktionsbüro« OKB MiG mit den beiden Flugzeugingenieuren Artjom I. Mikojan und Michail J. Gurewitsch. Damit begann eine einzigartige Firmengeschichte. MiG-Flugzeuge zählen seit Jahrzehnten zu den bekanntesten und leistungsfähigsten Militärflugzeugen der Welt und brachen eine ganze Reihe von Rekorden, sowohl durch ihre Flugleistung als auch mit ihren großen ... Læs mere

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af A B Christman ...

For better or worse, Navy captain William S. "Deak" Parsons made the atomic bomb happen. As ordnance chief and associate director at Los Alamos, Parsons turned the scientists' nuclear creation into a practical weapon. As weaponeer, he completed the assembly of "Little Boy" during the flight to Hiroshima. As bomb commander, he approved the release of the bomb that forever changed the world. Yet ... Læs mere

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af Steven J. Zaloga ...

Serier Bog 113 - New Vanguard
The highly successful 'stop-gap' M3 medium tank was designed in 1941.As adequate turret casting facilities were not yet ready, the M3 used an unusual armament configuration patterned after a French tank. British lend-lease demands led to the design of a second turret type with the US version called the Lee and the British version the Grant. It could penetrate Panzer armor, and its explosive ... Læs mere

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af Angus Konstam ...

Serier Bog 298 - Men-at-Arms
This second volume (see MAA 297) by Angus Konstam on the Russian Army of the Seven Years War concentrates on the cavalry, both the regular troops and irregular forces, considering their composition, nature and effectiveness. It also outlines the state of the Russian train of artillery, which was seen as the premier branch of the army and dominated Russian military doctrine throughout the 18th ... Læs mere

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24. to 38. Divisions, & Volunteer Legions

af Gordon Williamson ...

Serier Bog 420 - Men-at-Arms
In 1944–45 the Waffen-SS formed many nominal 'divisions' from a motley range of sources, whose battlefield value was as varied as their backgrounds.The best were built around existing Western European volunteer regiments; some, raised from Central Europeans and Russians, were strong in numbers but weak in morale; some were of negligible size, scraped together from remnants and trainees; and some ... Læs mere

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