5 History / Military eBooks (Part 7)

Technology and the American Way of War Since 1945 by Thomas Mahnken
Michael Barthorp - Anglo-Boer Wars: The British and the Afrikaners 1815-1902
Tigers in Combat, all volumes
L’Uniforme et les Armes des Soldats de la Guerre en Dentelle (Tome 2)

Technology and the American Way of War Since 1945 by Thomas Mahnken
English | 2010 | ISBN: 023112337X | PDF | 256 pages | 6,7 MB
No nation in recent history has placed greater emphasis on the role of technology in planning and waging war than the United States. In World War II the wholesale mobilization of American science and technology culminated in the detonation of the atomic bomb.
Competition with the Soviet Union during the Cold War, combined with the U.S. Navy's culture of distributed command and the rapid growth of information technology, spawned the concept of network-centric warfare. And America's post-Cold War conflicts in Iraq, the former Yugoslavia, and Afghanistan have highlighted America's edge.
From the atom bomb to the spy satellites of the Cold War, the strategic limitations of the Vietnam War, and the technological triumphs of the Gulf war, Thomas G. Mahnken follows the development and integration of new technologies into the military and emphasizes their influence on the organization, mission, and culture of the armed services. In some cases, advancements in technology have forced different branches of the military to develop competing or superior weaponry, but more often than not the armed services have molded technology to suit their own purposes, remaining resilient in the face of technological challenges.
Mahnken concludes with an examination of the reemergence of the traditional American way of war, which uses massive force to engage the enemy. Tying together six decades of debate concerning U.S. military affairs, he discusses how the armed forces might exploit the unique opportunities of the information revolution in the future.

Michael Barthorp - Anglo-Boer Wars: The British and the Afrikaners 1815-1902
Blandford Press | 1987 | ISBN: 0713716584 | English | 190 pages | DjVu | 15.04 MB
Explains the causes of the Boer war, describes and analyzes typical battles, and discusses the outcome and impact of the war. Illustrated with b/w photos & maps.

Tigers in Combat, all volumes
English | 2004, 2005 | ISBN: 0811731715, 0811732037 | 432 + 382 pages | PDF | 138.5 + 120 MB
By the end of World War II, the dreaded Tiger tank had achieved almost mystical status. In this much-sought-after volume on the Wehrmacht's numbered Tiger units, Wolfgang Schneider tells-in pictures-the story of these renowned tanks. Hundreds of photos depict Tigers in all situations and terrain, and a section of painstakingly detailed drawings brings the tanks to life in the metallic grays, snow whites, desert tans, and forest greens and browns that colored them. Modelers and buffs alike will delight in this impressive collection. An accompanying text lists units' combat strengths, equipment, commanders, and engagements.
In this follow-up to Tigers in Combat I (0811731715), Wolfgang Schneider turns his attention to the Tiger tanks of the Waffen-SS and the Wehrmacht's named units, such as the Gro_deutschland Division, Company Hummel, and Tiger Group Meyer. Based on actual combat diaries, the text provides the history of each unit, outlining strength, equipment, commanders, and engagements. But the heart of the book is the hundreds of photos, many of them rare, that show these tanks and their crews in action and at rest. Supplementing these are intricate color drawings that bring the Tigers to life and concentrate on markings, camouflage, and insignia. The book offers a stunning and unique look at the Tiger.

L’Uniforme et les Armes des Soldats de la Guerre en Dentelle (Tome 2)
Casterman | 1976 | ISBN: 2203143169 | French | 158 pages | PDF | 92 MB