Okh Toy Factory
Okh Toy Factory

Author: Michael Winninger

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9783905944051

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Behind the camouflage name ,,OKH Toy Factory" plans to build a new tank factory in Austria were hidden. Most secret were all plans to build the tank works and to run the production. By building this wide spread factory, the small village of St. Valentin was rapidly developed to a most important armament place in the Third Reich. Although hindered by war restrictions the tank factory was growing from 1941 - 1945 to become biggest manufacturer of Panzerkampfwagen IV. The author, Michael Winninger, used original documents of the former Nibelungenwerk GmbH and official authorities as well as photographs for his deep research. He lives in closest distance to the former "Nibelungenwerk" and was researching the topic for years. This book is the standard publication on the most important German tank manufacturing company of World War II.

Armored Champion
Armored Champion

Author: Steven Zaloga

Publisher: Stackpole Books

Published: 2015-05-15

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 0811714373

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Armor expert Zaloga enters the battle over the best tanks of World War II with this heavy-caliber blast of a book armed with more than forty years of research. • Provocative but fact-based rankings of the tanks that fought the Second World War • Breaks the war into eight periods and declares Tanker's Choice and Commander's Choice for each • Champions include the German Panzer IV and Tiger, Soviet T-34, American Pershing, and a few surprises • Compares tanks' firepower, armor protection, and mobility as well as dependability, affordability, tactics, training, and overall combat performance • Relies on extensive documentation from archives, government studies, and published sources—much of which has never been published in English before • Supported by dozens of charts and diagrams and hundreds of photos

Tank Warfare on the Eastern Front, 1943–1945
Tank Warfare on the Eastern Front, 1943–1945

Author: Robert Forczyk

Publisher: Pen and Sword

Published: 2016-03-30

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 1473880920

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The author of Case White offers an extensive history of German and Soviet armored warfare toward the end of World War II. By 1943, after the catastrophic German defeat at Stalingrad, the Wehrmacht’s panzer armies gradually lost the initiative on the Eastern Front. The tide of the war had turned. Their combined arms technique, which had swept Soviet forces before it during 1941 and 1942, had lost its edge. Thereafter the war on the Eastern Front was dominated by tank-led offensives and, as Robert Forczyk shows, the Red Army’s mechanized forces gained the upper hand, delivering a sequence of powerful blows that shattered one German defensive line after another. His incisive study offers fresh insight into how the two most powerful mechanized armies of the Second World War developed their tank tactics and weaponry during this period of growing Soviet dominance. He uses German, Russian, and English sources to provide the first comprehensive overview and analysis of armored warfare from the German and Soviet perspectives. This major study of the greatest tank war in history is compelling reading.

Hitler's Tanks
Hitler's Tanks

Author: Chris McNab

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2020-02-20

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 1472839773

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The Panzers that rolled over Europe were Germany's most famous fighting force, and are some of the most enduring symbols of World War II. However, at the start of the war, Germany's tanks were nothing extraordinary and it was operational encounters such as facing the Soviet T-34 during Operation Barbarossa which prompted their intensive development. Tactical innovation gave them an edge where technological development had not, making Hitler's tanks a formidable enemy. Hitler's Tanks details the development and operational history of the light Panzer I and II, developed in the 1930s, the medium tanks that were the backbone of the Panzer Divisions, the Tiger, and the formidable King Tiger, the heaviest tank to see combat in World War II. Drawing on Osprey's unique and extensive armour archive, Chris McNab skilfully weaves together the story of the fearsome tanks that transformed armoured warfare and revolutionised land warfare forever.

German Heavy Fighting Vehicles of the Second World War
German Heavy Fighting Vehicles of the Second World War

Author: Kenneth W. Estes

Publisher: Fonthill Media

Published: 2018-04-17

Total Pages: 299

ISBN-13:

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The German army faced tanks of superior size, armor and firepower from the outset of World War II. Although their Panzerwaffen handled the Polish campaign, war with France meant confronting superior heavy and medium tanks like the Char B and Somua, with 47 mm high velocity cannon that penetrated German tank armor with ease. French infantry disposed of effective antitank weapons and a portion of their 75 mm field guns were detailed as antitank guns. Even greater challenges emerged with the Russo-German War, for the Germans had no initial answer to the KV-1 heavy tank and T-34 medium. The successive technical shocks of superior tanks introduced by each side produced a gun-armor race that continued in some manner even after the war's end. The Germans placed a premium on technological quality and superiority over mass production, for which their industry (and, arguably, their regime) remained rather unsuited. Not satisfied with the advantage they obtained with the Tiger and Panther series tanks, the army leadership and Adolf Hitler himself pushed for larger and more powerful tanks than had ever been built.

Panzer IV vs Sherman
Panzer IV vs Sherman

Author: Steven J. Zaloga

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2015-08-20

Total Pages: 175

ISBN-13: 1472807626

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As the Allies attempted to break out of Normandy, it quickly became apparent that there would be no easy victory over the Germans, and that every scrap of territory on the way to Berlin would have to be earned through hard fighting. This study concentrates on, the ferocious battles between the German Panzer IV and US Sherman that were at the heart of this decisive phase of World War II. The two types were among the most-produced tanks in US and German service and were old enemies, having clashed repeatedly in the Mediterranean theater. Throughout their long service careers, both had seen a succession of technical developments and modifications, as well as an evolution in their intended roles – but both remained at the forefront of the fighting on the Western Front. Written by an expert on tank warfare, this book invites the reader into the cramped confines of these armoured workhorses, employing vivid technical illustrations alongside archive and contemporary photography to depict the conditions for the crewmen within.

Tribal Fantasies
Tribal Fantasies

Author: J. Mackay

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2012-12-28

Total Pages: 266

ISBN-13: 1137318813

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This transnational collection discusses the use of Native American imagery in twentieth and twenty-first-century European culture. With examples ranging from Irish oral myth, through the pop image of Indians promulgated in pornography, to the philosophical appropriations of Ernst Bloch or the European far right, contributors illustrate the legend of "the Indian." Drawing on American Indian literary nationalism, postcolonialism, and transnational theories, essays demonstrate a complex nexus of power relations that seemingly allows European culture to build its own Native images, and ask what effect this has on the current treatment of indigenous peoples.

Advanced IOS App Architecture (Third Edition)
Advanced IOS App Architecture (Third Edition)

Author: Josh Berlin

Publisher: Razeware LLC

Published: 2020-09

Total Pages: 355

ISBN-13: 9781950325269

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Apply Different Architectures to Your Codebase! Advanced iOS App Architecture guides you through building one real-world app written in different architectures to give you hands-on and practical experience working in different architectures. This book will also guide you through the theory you need to gain a solid foundation of architecture concepts so that you can make your own informed decisions on how to use them in your codebase. Who This Book Is For This book is for intermediate iOS developers who already know the basics of iOS and are looking to build apps using defined architectures, making apps cleaner and easier to maintain. Topics Covered in Advanced iOS App Architecture Navigating Architecture Topics: Learn the theory behind various architectures to help inform which works best for you in different situations you may face. Managing Dependencies: Learn how to manage dependencies both internally and externally within your app. MVVM Architecture: Explore the history of the MVVM architecture and begin building KOOBER - the book's project app - using MVVM principles. Redux Architecture: Explore the history of the Redux architecture and continue building KOOBER using Redux principles. Elements Architecture: Explore the history of the Elements architecture and continue building KOOBER using Elements principles. SwiftUI: Explore SwiftUI and find out how to adapt existing application architectures for use with SwiftUI. After reading this book, you'll have the knowledge to decide which types of architecture components suit your apps and you'll have a deep understanding of the covered architectures. About the iOS Architecture Team The architecture team is a group of seasoned developers who work for large multi-national companies who deal with large and diverse code bases on a daily basis. The knowledge procured over years of development is now being transferred to you through book. We hope you enjoy the book and, hopefully, you'll apply some of the architectures you've learned to your own apps

T-34
T-34

Author: Wolfgang Fleischer

Publisher:

Published: 2020-10-30

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 9781784384951

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The T-34 was one of the most remarkable tanks of the Second World War. Although the Red Army suffered continual heavy tank losses, the rugged and reliable T-34 was an immense success story and was ultimately instrumental in turning the tide of the war.This photographic history follows the story of this exceptional armoured vehicle from its disastrous first action during Operation Barbarossa to its miraculous defence of Moscow, its envelopment of the Axis forces at Stalingrad and victory at Kursk, and finally, the advance to the gates of Warsaw then on to Berlin.Packed with a wealth of images, including rare archive photographs and photographs of surviving examples, this is an extraordinary record of both the tank and its personnel. The accompanying text features an in-depth technical evaluation outlining the differences in the myriad of models, including detailed plans of each type, alongside a gripping breakdown of the tank's entire operational history.