Tan Phu: Special Forces Team A-23 in Combat by Leigh WadeRequirements: .ePUB reader, 4.33mbOverview: "IF YOU ENJOYED GETTING SHOT AT, TAN PHU WAS A GREAT PLACE TO BE. . . ." Vietnam, 1963. Leigh Wade was a radioman for Special Forces Team A-23, a twelve-man unit sent to Tan Phu, a hell on earth in […]
Gladiatoria: Medieval Armoured Combat: The 1450 Fencing Manuscript from New Haven by Dierk Hagedorn, Bartłomiej WalczakRequirements: .ePUB reader, 43 MBOverview: The “Gladiatoria” group of German fencing manuscripts are several editions of a treatise on armoured foot combat, specifically aimed at duel fighting. Gloriously-illustrated, and replete with substantial commentary, these works are some of the greatest […]
Combating the Hydra: Violence and Resistance in the Habsburg Empire, 1500–1900 by Stephan SteinerRequirements: .ePUB reader, 37.5 MBOverview: Combating the Hydra explores structural as well as occasion-specific state violence committed by the early modern Habsburg Empire. The book depicts and analyzes attacks on marginalized people “maladjusted” of all sorts, women “of ill repute,” “heretic” Protestants, […]
Combat Carriers: USN Air and Sea Operations from 1941 by Martin W. BowmanRequirements: .ePUB reader, 14.1 MBOverview: From World War Two to the present day, the aircraft carrier has been a potent display of the might of the US Navy. The nuclear-powered aircraft carriers of today are some of the largest ships afloat, with 3,200 […]
Jet Combat in the Nuclear Age: Jet Fighter Campaigns?1980s to the Present Day by Martin W. BowmanRequirements: .ePUB reader, 26.5 MBOverview: Follow the fighters of the strategic nuclear strike force. In this book, the roles of jet fighters and fighter bombers in the Nuclear Age are explored. Bowman consolidates a range of firsthand accounts from […]