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Eastern European battlefield - as one of the most important battlefields in World War II, various countries launched an unprecedented armored war here. This war is also a history of blood and tears that records the gradual development of armored forces on the Eastern Front in Europe from weak to strong. At the same time, it also had a profound impact on the subsequent development of armor around the world. Through a large amount of historical data, this book objectively tells the development process of the armored forces on the Eastern Front battlefield in Europe during World War II, and provides a detailed explanation of the military tactics at each stage of its development. In addition, this book also uses more than 900 precious pictures to describe the development of major armored weapons in various periods of the war. Among them, most of the armors have detailed cross-section and structural diagrams, as well as detailed parameters and historical introduction. Finally, the book also summarizes the details of the armored weapons captured by the German army in World War II.

The book takes the mechanized armored war that took place between Arab and Israeli forces in the Middle East from 1948 to 2006 as the main line, and runs through history, politics, technical equipment, combat examples, and war history. It comprehensively and multi-anglely presents the largest-scale, longest-span, and highest-intensity mechanized armored war in human history after the end of World War II.

"Pacific Armored Warfare 1941-1975" can be divided into two parts in chronological order, namely "Armored and Mechanized Warfare during the Pacific War from 1941 to 1945" and "Armored and Mechanized Warfare that took place in Vietnam and the Indochina Peninsula from 1954 to 1975." In detail, "Pacific Armored Warfare" is displayed in a multi-level and multi-angle panorama from the aspects of technology, political and historical background, battle situation, tactical application, combat examples, etc.

Special weapons are concentrated military technological innovations, and innovation is an accelerator for the generation and improvement of combat effectiveness. Engels said: "Every great general who created a new era in the history of warfare by adopting new methods was either the inventor of new material means, or the first person to use the new equipment he had invented before in the correct way." This fully illustrates the leading role of innovation in improving combat effectiveness. Only innovators advance, only innovators are strong, and only innovators win. In today's world, whoever takes the first step in driving innovation and comes up with "one or several new tricks" that others don't have will be able to seize the commanding heights and take the initiative. This is true in the field of science and technology, especially in the military field. This book is divided into 11 chapters according to the four combat fields of sea, land, air and space, telling readers about some little-known and highly innovative special weapons and equipment. This book is suitable for readers who are interested in the development of military technology and equipment.

This book takes the development of artillery in the two world wars as the main axis, introduces it from the aspects of historical background, military technology, model categories, etc., And comprehensively and multi-anglely shows readers the typical artillery, special artillery and various infantry support artillery of the participating countries in the two world wars. Each artillery is equipped with development and use conditions, combat participation, corresponding pictures and performance indicators.

From the 1920s to the 1940s, the Soviet aircraft field developed rapidly. The Soviet bombers in World War II had unique design concepts and special technical applications. However, due to technological limitations, the Soviet Union had many twists and turns on the road to developing heavy bombers, and there were even some sad events. This book takes the technological development and combat use of several famous bombers such as the Tupolev SB-2, TB-3, DB-A, Karenin K-7, and DB-LK as the axis, and comprehensively analyzes the social, historical, technological, political, military and other levels to show the twists and turns of the development of Soviet bombers during this period.

This is a book that digs deeply into the story of tanks and explores the creativity of human military technology. Creativity is probably the most important yet least understood concept in human activity. Numerous researchers have discussed the components of creativity, but no single theory has been universally accepted. One of the reasons is that different areas of knowledge require different combinations of components. Because of this, as a tank hunting novel that is both technical and storytelling, "Legendary Tanks of the World" allows readers to experience not only the rigor of technology, but also the smoothness of the story and the breadth of knowledge. Readers will find that a fun reading experience awaits them.

"Special Weapons: Collected Stories from the Soviet Special Armored Forces" uses a large number of historical photos to introduce the neglected components of the Soviet Red Army's armored forces. These vehicles include armored sleds, tractors, paratrooper assault guns, and amphibious armored vehicles. These legendary armored vehicles once carried a veil of mystery. Today, we will introduce the research and development background, technical features, applications and combat examples of these unique vehicles of the Soviet Red Army, leading everyone to review the past scenery of the most special armored vehicles in the Red Empire, and feel the special charm of the Red Empire's armored vehicles.

This is a book about sniper rifle weapons. Since there are hundreds of sniper rifles developed, produced, and used in human history, the good and the bad are mixed. In order to avoid becoming a general and empty reading, this book only introduces in detail some classic models of sniper rifle weapons, including the American M21/M24 sniper rifle. Assault rifle, Soviet Mosin Nagant sniper rifle, Soviet SVD semi-automatic sniper rifle, British Lee-Enfield SMLE sniper rifle, French FR-F1/F2 sniper rifle, German Brasseur R93 modular sniper rifle, and American Barrett heavy anti-material rifle. The book is divided into 9 chapters, starting from the history of human sniper combat and the evolution of sniper rifles. While focusing on technical interpretation, the book strives to systematically restore the classicity of the selected rifle from the perspectives of history, humanities, and society. This book is suitable for firearms enthusiasts who love sniper rifles.

The German Air Force in World War II - this force that once hovered in the skies of Europe and North Africa caused countless Allied forces to suffer. Not only because they have good military literacy, but also have many advanced and secret aviation technologies. This book decrypts some of the secret aviation technologies of the Nazi Luftwaffe in World War II. For example: the production and development of giant gliders, bombers and airborne cannon weapons are explained in detail.

Armored vehicles are an indispensable part of modern heavy weapons and equipment, and the amphibious armor force highlights the important value of this special equipment. This book is divided into 5 chapters, which introduces the representative amphibious armored forces of the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, the Soviet Union, and Japan, such as the DD-type "Sherman", a representative of the early amphibious armored forces that participated in World War II, and the EFV amphibious expedition vehicle, a representative of modern landing combat equipment. These unique and efficient heavy equipment play a pivotal role in modern warfare. "World Amphibious Armored Forces" is suitable for military fans who love armored forces.

"A Hundred Years of Air Combat" is a book that comprehensively analyzes air combat from the past to the future, from technology to tactics, from sociological implications to artistic aesthetics. From "World War I" to "World War II", to the "Cold War", to the present day; from manned fighters to unmanned fighters, it spans a century of vicissitudes. The book is divided into seven chapters, including chivalry and the metaphor of air combat, trenches and air combat, ignorant combat, the Jazz Age and the golden age, fighting in the sky, the cultural shaping of jet air combat, and postmodern air combat.

"World Encyclopedia of Weapons: Artillery" uses some of the most classic works in the history of artillery development as a framework to explain outstanding and typical representatives of artillery categories such as cannons, howitzers, mortars and rocket launchers in chapters. The content covers some historical backgrounds of the development of indirect-aimed and direct-aimed artillery, basic requirements for artillery weapons and comparisons of different weapon systems, and focuses on the design characteristics of each weapon. At the end of each part, the development prospects or technical impact of these artillery weapons will be analyzed. "The Encyclopedia of World Weapons: Artillery" is specially written for readers who want to know more about artillery.

Germany tends to regard battlefield problems as a series of engineering and technical problems, and the mentality of "technology wins" is widespread. It was precisely based on this mentality that German aviation technology in World War II took an eccentric approach and developed some technological achievements that seemed to be transcendent. This book starts with some of the most representative fields and decrypts the top-secret weapons during this period of military aviation development. There are 6 chapters in the book, namely the Me-163 rocket-powered fighter project, the rocket-powered interceptor project, the experimental jet fighter project, the intercontinental heavy bomber project, the "Silver Bird" suborbital bombing system orbiter and the A-9 intercontinental ballistic missile project, and the carrier-based aircraft project. "Declassification of German Air and Space Weapons (1939-1945)" is suitable for military fans who are interested in World War II and military technology.