Disarming Hitlers V Weapons

Disarming Hitlers V Weapons
Title Disarming Hitlers V Weapons PDF eBook
Author Chris Ransted
Publisher Pen and Sword
Pages 339
Release 2013-09-19
Genre History
ISBN 1473829674

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An account of the “brave men of the bomb disposal units who died disarming the weapons that Hitler hoped would save the Nazis from defeat” (Dover Express/Folkestone Herald). In 1944 the V-1s and V-2s, Hitler’s “vengeance” weapons, were regarded by the Allied leaders in London as the single greatest threat they had faced. It was feared that these flying bombs and rockets might turn the tide of war once again in Germany’s favor. Yet, little more than half of these missiles hit their targets, some failing to explode. Their wreckage lay across the southern half of England or in Europe, with contents liable to sudden and deadly ignition. It was the job of specialist Bomb Disposal teams to render the V-weapons safe and uncover their secrets. This is their story. In this unique book Chris Ransted has investigated the work of these unsung heroes who risked their lives every time they were called into action and, in the course of his research he has located the sites of many of the unexploded V-weapons, revealed here for the first time. Ransted also details the methods used by the Bomb Disposal men and the equipment they used. The book is richly illustrated with 266 photographs and diagrams, many of which have never previously been published. In completing this, the most comprehensive study of its kind, the author describes the deeds of those gallant Bomb Disposal men that were awarded one of the highest honors which could have been bestowed upon them by their country—the George Medal. “A particularly thorough and enlightening book.”—Military Vehicle Trust

Gun Control in the Third Reich

Gun Control in the Third Reich
Title Gun Control in the Third Reich PDF eBook
Author Stephen P. Halbrook
Publisher
Pages 0
Release 2013
Genre History
ISBN 9781598131611

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Presents the history of how the Nazi regime used laws restricting firearms ownership to disarm and repress its enemies and consolidate power which rendered political opponents defenseless.

Mein Kampf

Mein Kampf
Title Mein Kampf PDF eBook
Author Adolf Hitler
Publisher ببلومانيا للنشر والتوزيع
Pages 522
Release 2024-02-26
Genre Biography & Autobiography
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Madman, tyrant, animal—history has given Adolf Hitler many names. In Mein Kampf (My Struggle), often called the Nazi bible, Hitler describes his life, frustrations, ideals, and dreams. Born to an impoverished couple in a small town in Austria, the young Adolf grew up with the fervent desire to become a painter. The death of his parents and outright rejection from art schools in Vienna forced him into underpaid work as a laborer. During the First World War, Hitler served in the infantry and was decorated for bravery. After the war, he became actively involved with socialist political groups and quickly rose to power, establishing himself as Chairman of the National Socialist German Worker's party. In 1924, Hitler led a coalition of nationalist groups in a bid to overthrow the Bavarian government in Munich. The infamous Munich "Beer-hall putsch" was unsuccessful, and Hitler was arrested. During the nine months he was in prison, an embittered and frustrated Hitler dictated a personal manifesto to his loyal follower Rudolph Hess. He vented his sentiments against communism and the Jewish people in this document, which was to become Mein Kampf, the controversial book that is seen as the blue-print for Hitler's political and military campaign. In Mein Kampf, Hitler describes his strategy for rebuilding Germany and conquering Europe. It is a glimpse into the mind of a man who destabilized world peace and pursued the genocide now known as the Holocaust.

Thunder Over the Horizon

Thunder Over the Horizon
Title Thunder Over the Horizon PDF eBook
Author Clayton K. S. Chun
Publisher
Pages 0
Release
Genre Guided missiles
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Joining Hitler's Crusade

Joining Hitler's Crusade
Title Joining Hitler's Crusade PDF eBook
Author David Stahel
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 457
Release 2018
Genre History
ISBN 1316510344

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A ground-breaking study that looks at why European nations sent troops to take part in Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union.

The Cold War

The Cold War
Title The Cold War PDF eBook
Author John Lewis Gaddis
Publisher Penguin
Pages 369
Release 2006-12-26
Genre History
ISBN 1440684502

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“Outstanding . . . The most accessible distillation of that conflict yet written.” —The Boston Globe “Energetically written and lucid, it makes an ideal introduction to the subject.” —The New York Times The “dean of Cold War historians” (The New York Times) now presents the definitive account of the global confrontation that dominated the last half of the twentieth century. Drawing on newly opened archives and the reminiscences of the major players, John Lewis Gaddis explains not just what happened but why—from the months in 1945 when the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. went from alliance to antagonism to the barely averted holocaust of the Cuban Missile Crisis to the maneuvers of Nixon and Mao, Reagan and Gorbachev. Brilliant, accessible, almost Shakespearean in its drama, The Cold War stands as a triumphant summation of the era that, more than any other, shaped our own. Gaddis is also the author of On Grand Strategy.

Men of Wealth

Men of Wealth
Title Men of Wealth PDF eBook
Author John T. Flynn
Publisher Ludwig von Mises Institute
Pages 570
Release 1941
Genre Capitalists and financiers
ISBN 161016329X

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