Soviet Order of Battle WWII (1): The "Deadly Beginning". Soviet Tank, Mechanized, Motorized Divisions and Tank Brigades of 1940 - 1942
2010-07-29 10:31 mkarazana
Название: Soviet Order of Battle WWII (1): The "Deadly Beginning". Soviet Tank, Mechanized, Motorized Divisions and Tank Brigades of 1940 - 1942
Автор: Charles C. Sharp
Издательство: Nafziger Press
Страниц: 103
Формат: PDF
Размер: 6,52 Mб
Качество: Отличное
Язык: Русский
Год издания: 2005
ISBN: 1858183642

The Soviet Army was one of the first in the world to experiment with large tank forces, the first (and nearly the only) army to have a coherent strategic doctrine for using large tank forces, and had the largest tank park in the world when most other armies, including the German, were just starting to acquire tanks. Despite this promising beginning, by 1941 the Red Army's tank forces were so unorganized, untrained, poorly maintained, and spottily equipped that 90% of the largest tank force in the world was massacred in less than 6 weeks.

RAF Mustang Thunderbolt Aces
2010-07-29 10:57 mkarazana
Название: RAF Mustang Thunderbolt Aces
Автор: Andrew Thomas
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Страниц: 96
Формат: PDF
Размер: 38.9 MB
Качество: Отличное
Язык: Английский
Год издания: 2010
ISBN: 978 1 84603 979 9

The P-51 Mustang and P-47 Thunderbolt were the finest American fighters of World War 2, and both saw service with the RAF in substantial numbers. The RAF began flying the Mustang in 1944, using it to fly bomber escort missions, and deploying to support the ground campaigns in Italy and the Balkans. It was also flown by a number of Polish units in the RAF. The P-47 Thunderbolt was the best fighter available in CBI theatre, where it was flown by a number of aces against the Japanese, mainly in a ground support role. Although these two fighter types are most associated with the Americans, they performed an important role serving in the RAF.