Военное дело, военная техника и вооружение

Soviet Destroyers of World War II
The Soviet Navy that faced the German onslaught in 1941 boasted a mixture of modern warships, often...
Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-F series
The Messerschmitt Bf 109 was one of the truly world class piston-engined fighters of World War II. T...
Messerschmitt Bf 109 A-D series
From the nascent days of the Spanish Civil War to the desperate, final defence of the stricken Reich...
Soviet Lend-Lease Tanks of World War II
The Red Army suffered such catastrophic losses of armour in the summer of 1941 that they begged...
British Light Tanks 1927-45: Marks I-VI
This is the definitive study of British light tanks of the Second World War. The author draws upon a...
The Vickers-Maxim Machine Gun
The world's first self-powered machine gun, the Maxim gun became a potent symbol of Victorian coloni...
The Uzi Submachine Gun
The Uzi submachine gun is one of the most recognizable weapons in history. Its familiarity stems in...
The AK-47: Kalashnikov-Series Assault Rifles
The Kalashnikov AK-47 is the most ubiquitous assault rifle in the world, with more AK-47s and its va...
The M1 Carbine
In 1938 the US Chief of Infantry requested that the Ordnance Department develop a carbine to be used...
The M1903 Springfield Rifle
Developed to replace the Model 1892 Krag-Jørgensen rifle, the Model 1903 Springfield was a five-shot...
Junkers Ju 87 Stuka
In the opening days of the Blitzkrieg campaign, few aircraft could invoke as much terror as the Junk...
Winchester Lever-Action Rifles
Winchester lever-action repeating rifles are an integral part of the folklore of the American West....
The Suomi Submachine Gun
Entering service in 1931, the 9x19mm Suomi KP/-31 submachine gun saw extensive combat with Finni...
The Rocket Propelled Grenade
The RPG-series of weapons is the most widely used family of lightweight antitank weapons in the worl...
MG 34 and MG 42 Machine Guns
With the MG 34, the German Wehrmacht introduced an entirely new concept in automatic firepower - the...