On 6 October 1973, Syrian gunners opened their guns on Israeli positions all along the Golan Heights. The Yom Kippur War had begun. The shock Syrian attack caught the Israelis by surprise and by the afternoon of 7 October a Syrian brigade was less than 10km from the Sea of Galilee. Simon Dunstan describes in detail how amid desperate and bitter fighting the Israeli forces managed to turn the tide on the Golan Heights.At 1345hrs on 6 October 1973, Israeli spotters in the observation post atop Mount Hermon saw Syrian gunners below them removing the camouflage nets from their guns. Ten minutes later shells began to rain down on Israeli positions all along the Golan Heights; the Yom Kippur War had begun. The shock Syrian attack caught the Israelis by surprise and by the afternoon of 7 October a Syrian brigade was less than 10km from the Sea of Galilee. Simon Dunstan describes in detail how amid desperate and bitter fighting the Israeli forces managed to turn the tide on the Golan Heights.

The Yom Kippur War 1973: The Golan Heights (Praeger Illustrated Military History)

History

Simon Dunstan

Asia

Praeger Pub Text

Vietnam Tracks: Armor in Battle 1945-75

Engineering & Transportation

Engineering

Osprey

<p>Post World War 2, especially in South East Asia, commanders made increasingly imaginative and effective use of AFVs. Ingenious improvisations inspired by difficult terrain and fighting conditions led to the development of a broad range of armor. In this book, Simon Dunstan details each of these armored â€˜tracksâ€™. Over 200 official and private photographs in black and white and colour showcase a broad range of tanks, all expertly captioned by the author himself.</p>

Vietnam tracks: Armor in battle 1945-75

Military

Presidio Press

When Truman asked Stalin in 1945 whether Hitler was dead, Stalin replied  bluntly, “No.” As late as 1952, Eisenhower declared: “We have been unable to  unearth one bit of tangible evidence of Hitler's death.” Simon Dunstan and  Gerrard Williams have compiled extensive evidence--some recently  declassified--that Hitler actually fled Berlin and took refuge in a remote Nazi  enclave in Argentina. The recent discovery that the famous “Hitler's skull” in  Moscow is female, as well as newly uncovered documents, provide powerful proof  for their case. Dunstan and Williams cite people, places, and dates in over 500  detailed notes that identify the plan's escape route, vehicles, aircraft,  U-boats, and hideouts. Among the details: the CIA's possible involvement and  Hitler's life in Patagonia--including his two daughters.

Grey Wolf: The Escape of Adolf Hitler

Gerrard Williams

Sterling

Biographies & Memoirs

Leaders & Notable People

Post World War 2, especially in South East Asia, commanders made increasingly imaginative and effective use of AFVs. Ingenious improvisations inspired by difficult terrain and fighting conditions led to the development of a broad range of armor. In this book, Simon Dunstan details each of these armored 'tracks'. Over 200 official and private photographs in black and white and color showcase a broad range of tanks, all expertly captioned by the author himself.

Vietnam Tracks: Armor in Battle, 1945-1975

<p>The invention of tanks in World War I brought a revolutionary new weapon to the battlefield, and the tank came of age in World War II at the cutting edge of Hitler's Blitzkreig. As the German Panzers threatened to overrun Europe, the Allies raced to give their own tanks ever better armament and protection, just as NATO vied with the Eastern Bloc for supremacy in the massive battleplans of the Cold War. What was it like to be a gunner in the Battle of the Bulge, the Eastern Front, the deserts of North Africa or the dusty plains of Iraq? From the Sherman and the Tiger to the Abrams M1, Battleground shows how tank crews dealt with the deafening noise and scorching heat of battle in control of tons of sophisticated killing machine. With real-life insights and detailed drawings, this book takes readers inside the greatest tanks ever developed in the most crucial duels of modern land warfare.</p>

Battleground: The Greatest Tank Duels in History (General Military)

Steven Zaloga

Robert Forczyk

Historical Study & Educational Resources

Osprey_Publishing

For centuries land warfare was dominated by foot soldiers and horsemen: from Alexander the Greats army to Napoleon's, mobility and speed were functions of physical endurance for men and horses. Steam power brought a major change. Although it proved an excellent method of moving large numbers of troops quickly, over long distances, as was shown in the American Civil War and World War I, steam power did not prove to be viable on the battlefield itself. The development of the internal combustion engine kick started the mechanization of warfare. On October 19, 1914, British troops moved to the front in London omnibuses requisitioned by the army and during World War I trucks would begin to be used by every army. Tracked vehicles entered combat during the Somme offensive of 1916. And this was the precursor to the more extensive use of armoured fighting vehicles in World War II, the Cold War, and the wars in the Middle East. Mechanized Warfare tells this story from the first armoured cars and lozenge-shaped tanks of World War I, through the developmental 1920s and 1930s, to Blitzkrieg and World War II, when mechanized warfare came of age, even though German successes were backed up by long lines of footsloggers and horses. Full mechanization took place during the Cold War years, when mechanized warfare techniques were developed further on NATO's and the Warsaw Pact's exercise grounds, and on the battlefields of Korea, Vietnam, and in the Middle East. Today's soldiers rarely have to walk to the battlefield: they have armoured taxis to get them to the fight. These armoured personnel carriers have evolved into infantry fighting vehicles, often turreted with heavy support weapons. The tank, hunted by today's helicopters and new-generation antitank guided weapon, is at more risk today, but with new types of armour, improved fire-control systems, and heavier weapons it is still queen of the battlefield

Mechanized Warfare

Casemate Publishers and Book Distributors

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