Kategorien: Anden verdenskrigDenne kategori indeholder 2471 bøger.
Bøger om den Anden Verdenskrig finder du i denne gruppe, startende med Hitlers Mein Kampf, Biografier om krigens store personligheder, Attentaterne mod Hitler og hans folk i de besætteområder, Hitlers besættelse af randstaterne til Tyskland, Modstandskampen. Slaget om Rusland, Søkrigene, Spændende kampberetninger. Winston S. Churchill beretning om Anden Verdenskrig. Japans angreb på Pearl Harbor, der trak USA ind i Anden Verdens Krig, Stillehavskrigen, Atombomben der afsluttede anden Verdenskrig.
By the autumn of 1944, Japan was facing the defeat of its armed forces, and a likely American invasion of the Home Islands in 1945. The special focus of this book is on the weapons designed in 1944-45 specifically for the special attack missions. The new weapons included the rocket-propelled Ohka guided missile, the piloted Kaiten submarine/torpedo, the inexpensive but devastating Shinyo explosive craft, and several others, are all addressed in this volume.
48 sider i formatet 18,5 x 25 cm.
The book describes the operational history of the Luftwaffe’s infamous dive-bomber of World War II. It charts its fortunes in the hardest theatre of all; the war against the Sovjet Union. The fearsome reputation that the Stuka had enjoyed in the opening months of the war, but which was shattered over the English Channel in the summer of 1940, was restored the moment the invasion of the Sovjet Union was launched. Against a demoralised enemy, the Ju 87 scored a string of spectacular successes. Inevitably, however, as the Sovjet Union slowly gathered strength, the Stuka units would find themselves outnumbered, outfought, and - with but a few exceptions - relegated to operating under cover of darkness by the autumn of 1943. The days of the dive-bomber were finally over. The Schlacht, or ground-attack, aircraft now ruled the skies above the battlefields.
96 sider i formatet 18,5 x 25 cm.
Jagdverband 44 secures its inclusion in this series by virtue of the fact that its story is unique, from its inception in February 1945 amidst political dissent within the leadership of the Luftwaffe, to its surrender. Led by General Adolf Galland, the squadron was equipped with the world’s first operational jet fighter, in the form of the Me 262, and included many of Germany’s leading aces within its ranks. JV 44 fought numerous air battles with US medium bomber units over southern Germany and Austria in the final months of World War II, and these actions are detailed in this volume through firsthand accounts, rare archive photos and specially commissioned artwork. 128 sider i formatet 18,5 x 25 cm.
When the revolutionary Me 262 jet fighter first appeared in the dangerous skies over northwest Europe in mid-1944, it represented both a new dawn in aeronautical development and the greatest challenge to Allied air superiority for a long time - and it came as a shock. Formed from the test unit Kommando Nowotny in mid-november 1944, and following rudimentary training, Jagdgeschwader 7 became the world’s first truly operational jet unit of any size and significance. Despite the pilots still being uncertain of their awesome new aircraft, with its superior speed and armament, victories quickly followed against both US and British aircraft. By war’s end JG 7 had accounted for some 200 enemy aircraft shot down in combat. 128 sider i formatet 18;5 x 25 cm.
This is the story of the world’s first, and only, successful rocket-powered interceptor, developed during World War II for the Luftwaffe. The Me 163 was unexpected, fast and a difficult target to destroy. The authors here present the story of Jagdgeschwader 400 and its experiences with the then-fastest aircraft in the world. Complemented by contemporary photographs and detailed colour plates, this book traces the history of the Me 163 and the men who tried to tame her, from flight testing through to frontline service in the skies above Europe. 128 sider i formatet 18,5 x 25 cm.
The creation of the Volkssturm was a desperate measure by the Nazi government; all able-bodied civilian males between the ages of 16 and 60 were conscripted. Poor equipment and lack of training took their toll on these men, who were not used to fighting and had little interest in needlessly dying for the Nazi regime.
64 sider i formatet 18,5 x 25 cm.
The German deployment of missiles in 1943-45 required new thinking about the best way to defend their expensive and complicated launch sites. Based on the favorable experience.of protecting U-boat pens on the Atlantic coast, Hitler initially ordered fhe construction of massive bunkers from which to launch V-1 cruise and V-2 ballistic missiles against London. This book details the configuration and planned deployment of these heavy missile sites, as wellas the unique Allied tactics to deal with this threat. It also includes the famous V-1 ski sites so prominent in the French countryside, even today, as well as the mobile basing of the V-2. 64 sider i formatet 18,5 x 25 cm.
The security units of the Third Reich were many and diverse, yet often an oversimplified view is projected of these organisations. This title provides a detailed and informed picture of the variety of operations and duties performed as well as looking at the motivation and behaviour of the men involved. The experiences of typical World War II security forces and police soldiers are charted - from the routine of military traffic duty to combating partisans and resistance fighters. Many units are covered including the military police of the Armed Forces proper and the Waffen-SS, the SD Sicherheitsdienst, the Schutzmannschaft units, and the extreme anti-partisan units Dirlewanger and Kaminski.
The military policeman must be one of the least appreciated yet most indispensable military figures in modern history. In the mobile warfare of the 20th century no army could keep its vital supply routes open without the military policeman. This book documents the organisation, uniforms and insignia of the many German military police units of World War II, whose varied duties included maintaking military order and discipline; collecting and escorting prisoners of war; preventing looting; checking captured enemy soldiers for documents; collecting fallen enemy propaganda leaflets and providing street patrols in occupied areas.
In 1943, Hitler ordered his forces to occupy the Italian mainland to protect the Third Reich’s ‘soft underbelly’. After the successful Allied landings in Salerno, the Germans fought a series of hard, rearguard actions as the Allies slowly pushed north up the peninsula towards the Alps. These actions were based around the construction of a series of defensive lines, including the Gustav Line anchored on Monte Cassino, the Hitler Line, the Caesar Line, and the Gothic Line. This book explores the development and form of these defensive systems, examining the key fortifications in visual depth and discussing their fate in the wake of the Allied onslaught. 64 sider i formatet 18,5 x 25 cm.
Under the threat of an overwhelming Allied aerial bombardment campaign, the Third Reich created the most lavish Flak defenses of any country in World War II. This new study provides an overview of the Flak artillery, with a special emphasis on how Flak was deployed and some of the unique fortified structures that were created to enhance its performance such as the legendary Flak towers of the German cities. It also covers passive defence such as air-raid shelters and underground factories, including the huge above ground shelters that were amongst the most massive defensive structures built in World War II. These defenses were some of the most advanced of their day, and were precursors of the heavily reinforced shelters created during the Cold War for protection against nuclear attack. 64 sider i formatet 18,5 x 25 cm.
The Rhine represented the last natural defensive barrier for the Third Reich in the autumn of 1944. Although Hitler had been reluctant to allow the construction of tactical defense lines in France, believing it encouraged retreat, the final defense of the Fatherland was another matter. Here Steven J. Zaloga examines the multiple phases of construction undertaken to strengthen this last great barrier, including a look at the various defensive positions built, from dragon’s teeth to Panzerturme. There is also an in-depth combat report of an American attempt to take the fortified village of Steinfeld. Using detailed maps, color artwork, and expert analysis, this book thoroughly explores Germany’s last line of defense. 64 sider i formatet 18,5 x 25 cm.
In 1945 with her fleet destroyed and her armies beaten, the only things that stood between Japan and an Allied invasion were the numerous coastal-defense positions that surrounded the islands. This is the first book to take a detailed look at the Japanese Home Island fortifications that were constructed during 1941-45. Utilizing diagrams, specially commissioned artwork, and sources previously unavailable in English, Steven J Zaloga examines these defenses in the context of a possible Allied invasion, shedding new light on one of the greatest “what if?” Scenarios of World War II. 64 sider i formatet 18,5 x 25 cm.
The clashes between US Navy, Marine Corps and USAAF units and the hastily created Special Attack kamikaze unirs of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force (JAAF) and Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) were some of the last large-scale aerial engagements of the Pacific War. Kamikaze strikes came to the fore during the Okinawa campaign in April-May 1945, when mass attacks were made. Japanese Special Attack units had first been introduced in response to the retaking of the Philippines by American forces in late 1944. Overall, Special Attack Units flew some 1900 suicide sorties, losing 1900 + aircraft in the process. During the course of the fighting, 67 US Navy, 21 Marine Corps and three USAAF pilots became aces, destroying at least five aircraft between March and June 1945. In many ways it was an uneven combat. While many regular JAAF and IJN aviators volunteered for the Special Attack units, a large number of the kamikaze pilots were inexperienced and only recently out of flying training. They also often flew obsolete aircraft. These less experienced aviators were no match for the Hellcat, Corsair, Wildcat, Lightning and Thunderbolt pilots who were at the peak of their game. 96 sider i formatet 18,5 x 25 cm.
Sprog: dansk. Hæftet bog.
Efteråret 1942. Et overfyldt tog bevæger sig ned gennem det mørklagte Tyskland. Med om bord er den unge danske kvinde Harriet, som har efterladt sine to små sønner på et børnehjem i Ålsgårde og nu er på vej mod München. Hendes mand, Gerhard, er blevet skudt ned over Østfronten, hvor han kæmpede på tysk side mod kommunismen, og midt i sorgen brænder Harriet efter at handle, konfrontere sig med krigen, bidrage med noget.
I München indkvarterer hun sig hos Gerhards tyske officerskollega Klaus og hans danske kone, Gudrun. Klaus er generalløjtnant i Luftwaffe, og ægteparret tilhører den nazistiske overklasse. I deres pragtvilla flyder sherryen, og interiøret er som i en hollywoodfilm. Men snart begynder de fornemme kulisser at slå revner, og en grusom virkelighed træder frem.
Kirsten Thorups INDTIL VANVID, INDTIL DØDEN er en roman om kærlighedens og krigens galskab. Et portræt af en kvinde, som for enhver pris vil være loyal mod sin mand, men insisterer på at forholde sig neutral til nazismen – alt imens vold, angst og modstand spreder sig på den indre front: kvindernes og børnenes krig.
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