Author: Charles W. PatePublisher: Andrew Mowbray Pub
ISBN: 9780917218750
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
U.S. Handguns of World War II
Author: Charles W. PatePublisher: Andrew Mowbray Pub
ISBN: 9780917218750
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
U.S. Small Arms of World War II
Author: Bruce N. CanfieldPublisher:
ISBN: 9781931464864
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 864
Book Description
Naval Weapons of World War Two
Author: John CampbellPublisher: Conway Maritime Press
ISBN: 9780851779249
Category : Ordnance, Naval
Languages : en
Pages : 403
Book Description
There is no shortage of reference books on the warships that fought the Second World War, but the weapons they carried have been largely ignored. This situation is entirely rectified in this classic work, which is encyclopaedic in scope and largely based on original research. Divided by country (including minor powers not directly involved in the war), the book covers all the major weaponry of the period. Weapons of earlier vintage that were employed during the war, and those that were at an experimental, trial or design stage in 1945 are also included. The size, scope and originality of this work make it one of the most important reference works available on naval warfare during the Second World War.
Secret Weapons and World War II
Author: Walter E. GrundenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
While previous writers have focused primarily on strategic, military, and intelligence factors, Walter Grunden underscores the dramatic scientific and technological disparities that left Japan vunerable and ultimately led to its defeat in World War II.
Weapons of the Tankers
Author: Harry YeidePublisher:
ISBN: 9781610607780
Category : Armored vehicles, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
A survey of the different types of tanks used by armored battalions in the United States Army during World War II.
U.S. Infantry Weapons of World War II
Author: Bruce N. CanfieldPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military weapons
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Weapons of World War II
Author: Alexander LüdekePublisher: Parragon Pubishing India
ISBN: 9781445424354
Category : Military weapons
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
This book describes the weapons and vehicles of all the countries that fought in World War II in a clear and comprehensive manner. It offers an excellent overview of the divers weaponry used by both the Axis Powers and the Allies, with everything you might want to know about the development and deployment of each type of weapon along with the relevant technical specifications.
Navajo Code Talkers
Author: Nathan AasengPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0802721427
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
On the Pacific front during World War II, strange messages were picked up by American and Japanese forces on land and at sea. The messages were totally unintelligible to everyone except a small select group within the Marine Corps: the Navajo code talkers-a group of Navajos communicating in a code based on the Navajo language. This code, the first unbreakable one in U.S. history, was a key reason that the Allies were able to win in the Pacific. Navajo Code Talkers tells the story of the special group, who proved themselves to be among the bravest, most valuable, and most loyal of American soldiers during World War II.
The Rifle
Author: Andrew BiggioPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1684511399
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
It all started because of a rifle. The Rifle is an inspirational story and hero’s journey of a 28-year-old U.S. Marine, Andrew Biggio, who returned home from combat in Afghanistan and Iraq, full of questions about the price of war. He found answers from those who survived the costliest war of all -- WWII veterans. It began when Biggio bought a 1945 M1 Garand Rifle, the most common rifle used in WWII, to honor his great uncle, a U.S. Army soldier who died on the hills of the Italian countryside. When Biggio showed the gun to his neighbor, WWII veteran Corporal Joseph Drago, it unlocked memories Drago had kept unspoken for 50 years. On the spur of the moment, Biggio asked Drago to sign the rifle. Thus began this Marine’s mission to find as many WWII veterans as he could, get their signatures on the rifle, and document their stories. For two years, Biggio traveled across the country to interview America’s last-living WWII veterans. Each time he put the M1 Garand Rifle in their hands, their eyes lit up with memories triggered by holding the weapon that had been with them every step of the war. With each visit and every story told to Biggio, the veterans signed their names to the rifle. 96 signatures now cover that rifle, each a reminder of the price of war and the courage of our soldiers.
Japanese Rifles of World War II
Author: Duncan O. McCollumPublisher:
ISBN: 9781880677117
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 61
Book Description
Japanese small arms, while less sophiscated than those of her adversaries in World War II, still served their intended purposes well. Japanese Rifles of World War II is a sweeping view of the rifles and carbines that made up Japan's arsenal during that conflict. Chapters include Arisaka development and Japanese rifle markings; the Type 38 rifle, carbine and cavalry rifle; the Type 44 carbine; the Type I rifle, the Type 99 rifle and long rifle; the Type 2 paratroop rifle; and Concentric Circle rifles. Additional chapters deal with sniper rifles, the Naval Special Type 99 rifle, the Type 02/45 rifle, the North China Type 19 carbine, training rifles, bayonets and slings. The book contains 81 photographs and numerous illustrations. Contact Excalibur Publications, PO Box 35369, Tucson, AZ 85740-5369. Voice: (520) 575-9068. Fax: (520) 575-9068.