Often overshadowed by the drama of its catastrophic collapse in the November 1917 Revolution, the Imperial Russian Army's record in 1914-16 included some notable victories. Its human qualities of patriotism and endurance were remarkable, and in 1916 the 'Brusilov Offensive' on the South-Western Front outdistanced anything that was being achieved in France. The variety and romance of its uniforms - infantry and cavalry, Guards and Line, Cossacks, armour and Air Service crewmen, even a priest - are splendidly captured here by Russia's leading military artist; and Nik Cornish's expert text is supported by tables of insignia and many rare photographs.

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James Lucas - Fighting Troops of the Austro-Hungar ian Army 1868-1914 (1987).pdf

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CD-2004-31 The Army of The Austro-Hungarian Empire 1888-1914.pdf

Mundury w armii Austro-Węgierskiej KUK w I wojnie światowej - album w języku angielskim.

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K.u.k. Luftfahrtruppe Photo Album 1914-1918 Vol.1.rar

Lavishly illustrated photo album of First World WarAustro-Hungarian military aviation personnel and their aircraft with 150 Bw photographs, colour profiles and three-views.

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Austro-Hungarian Army Aircraft of World War One.pdf

A sample of all? austro-hungarian WWI aircraft.
over 500 pages filled with massed informations, 900 photograpes and about 100 three-view drawings.
sorted by manufacturer - with a few pages of the manufacturers history,
followed by prototypes and serial machines.
at the end there are 12 appendices with statistics of production, armament and motors that where in use.

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Osprey - Men At Arms 452 - R. Pawly - The Belgian Army in World War I (2009).jpg

While small in numbers, the Belgian Army played a vital role in World War 1 that is often overlooked. Germany’s invasion of neutral Belgium, which led Britain to declare war in August 1914, should have been swift and fierce yet the unexpected heroic defence, against great odds, of Belgian fortresses, frustrated the German Schlieffen Plan for a thrust to Paris and a lightning victory. The plucky Belgian resistance proved successful in buying time for French and British troops to mobilize and report to the front, where the Belgians would then go on to fight, stubbornly defending the northern end of the Allied trench line for the rest of the war. Discover the story of this determined Army, from their organization and commanders, to their uniforms and equipment. The only main combatant army of World War I not previously covered by Osprey, this volume will be an important addition to any enthusiast’s collection, accompanied by detailed artwork and archive photographs.

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John Fabb, Jack Cassin-Scott - Uniforms of Trafalg ar (1977).pdf

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Europa Militaria Special No. 8 - Gerry Embleton - Medieval Military Costume (2001).pdf

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Reenactors wearing carefully created costumes, photographed in authentic settings, provide a snapshot of spear men, archers, crossbow men, gunners, and knights from the period 1300-1500. Detailed photographs are supported by artwork showing scores of original images from period paintings, carvings and manuscript illustrations revealing what it was like to live, work, and fight during the Middle Ages.

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Uniformology - CD-2004-08 - Imperial German Army 1 896-1914 (2004).pdf

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Uniformology - CD-2004-08 - Imperial German Army 1 896-1914 (2004).jpg

• Imperial German Colonial Troops and Marine Infantry 1889-1913 (8 plates)
• The Flags and Standards of Imperial Germany from the original book by Martin Lezius (52 plates)
• Knötel's German Army Ca. 1900: scenes from the peace time armies of the German States (44 plates)
• The Imperial German Army Ca. 1895. This set of prints was originally published in Akron, Ohio, USA in 1895. The art is taken from liberally copied plates from Knötel and other artists. (21 plates)

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Lars-Eric Höglund, Åke Sallnäs, Alexander Bespalov - The Great Northern War 1700-1721, II. Sweden's Allies and Enemies. Colours and Uniforms (2006).pdf

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Lars-Eric Hoglund, Ake Sallnäs, Alexander Bespalov - The Great Northern War 1700-1721, II. Sweden's Allies and Enemies. Colours and Uniforms (2006).jpg

Armie Europy - Lars-Eric Hoglund, Ake Sallns, Alexander Bespalov - ...wedens Allies and Enemies. Colours and Uniforms 2006.jpg

Content: Russian army; Saxony; The Danish-Norwegian army; The Prussian army; Holstein-Gottorp. 29 pp in full colour.

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Osprey - Men-at-Arms 461 - Martin Windrow - French Foreign Legion 1872-1914 (2010).jpg

This volume covers the classic 'Beau Geste' period, of the French Foreign Legion when the corps was expanded during the most dynamic years of French imperial expansion. Legion battalions fought in the deserts and mountains of southern Algeria and Morocco, as well as in the jungles of North Vietnam, West Africa and Madagascar. Their varied uniforms and equipments for each period and theater are illustrated and examined. Written by a leading expert on the French Foreign Legion, this is a colorful introduction to the period when the Legion forged their legendary fighting reputation.

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Osprey - Men-at-Arms 45 - Michael Roffe - Napoleon 's Polish Troops (1974).jpg

In 1795 the kingdom of Poland fell prey to her stronger neighbours, Russia, Prussia and Austria. Following the death of the king of Poland in 1798, his kingdom was divided among these three neighbouring powers. France became increasingly involved, and protested at Poland's treatment, offering refuge for Polish exiles. On 11 October 1796 the Polish Legion was formed in the French army by General Dombrowski and Napoleon. This book covers the uniforms, dress, organisation and equipment of the infantry, artillery, and cavalry of Napoleon's Polish Troops. Among the cavalry units covered are the Chasseurs and Lancers. This title also provides a summary of the Polish divisions' campaigns in Spain, Russia and within Poland itself.

Contents
· Introduction · The Grand Duchy of Warsaw · The Poles in Spain · In Poland, 1809 · Russia 1812 · The Last Act · Uniforms · Colour plate commentary

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Osprey - Warrior 16 - Martin Pegler - British Tomm y 1914-18 (1996).jpg

The World War 1 was a watershed in British military and social history, and even now the repercussions can still be felt. No town or village in the British Isles escaped casualty, and the creative genius of a generation was wiped out, at an incalculable loss to society. This book looks in detail at how the British soldier lived, fought and died during the traumatic war years. Enlistment, training and all aspects of life on active service are carefully examined, including discipline, relaxation and even the type and quality of food that soldiers ate. The analysis of the British infantryman's experience is greatly aided by the memories of old soldiers, which provide an interesting and often vivid account of life on the Western Front.

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Osprey - Campaign 213 - Michael McNally - Ireland 1649-52, Cromwell's Protestant Crusade (2009).jpg

Following the execution of King Charles I in January 1649, the English Parliament saw their opportunity to launch an assault on the Royalist enclave in Ireland. Oliver Cromwell was appointed as Deputy of Ireland to lead a campaign to restore direct control and quell the opposition. The first battle in Cromwell’s bloody offensive was at Drogheda, where an assault on the city walls resulted in the slaughter of almost 4000 defenders and inhabitants. The Parliamentary troops then proceeded to Wexford where battle once again lead to a massacre. After Cromwell returned to England, his son-in-law, Henry Ireton, continued the operation which ended with the surrender of Galway in 1652 and led to the Act for the Settlement of Ireland, in which Irish Royalists and Confederates were evicted and their lands ‘settled’ by those who had advanced funds to Parliament.

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Osprey - Men-at-Arms 440 - Ronald Pawly - Napoleon 's Polish Lancers Of The Imperial Guard (2007).jpg

This book draws on original regimental records to give by far the most detailed account ever published in English of the organization and personalities of the most renowned of the foreign units that served in the Emperor's armies. Unlike most of his foreign troops, these Polish horsemen were true volunteers, who owed their honoured place in his Imperial Guard to their proven courage and dash on battlefields from Spain to Russia. The text is illustrated with rare portraits and photographs, and with detailed colour plates of the Lancers' magnificent uniforms.

Contents
Poland 1806–07 · Formation as Light Horse 1807 · Spain 1808 · Complete conversion to Lancers 1809 – Wagram – organization and uniforms · 1812 – the vain hope of a restored Polish kingdom – the Russian campaign – enlargement to two regiments · The 1813–14 campaigns – Leipzig, and the death of Prince Poniatowski · Elba – the squadron of honour · 1815

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Chris McNab - Armies of the Napoleonic Wars, An Il lustrated History (2009).jpg

The Napoleonic Wars saw almost two decades of brutal fighting, from the frozen wastelands of Russia to the wildness of the Peninsula, and from Egypt to the bloody battlefield of Waterloo. Fighting took place on an unprecedented scale across Europe, and over the entire period of the wars Napoleon led his Grand Armee and his allies against almost every European nation, and against varying coalitions. This book provides a comprehensive guide to all the major armies of the Napoleonic Wars, of France, Britain, Austria, Prussia, Russia, Spain and Portugal. Covering the changes experienced by the armies over the period, the author details the organization, infantry, cavalry, and artillery of each. With stunning original artwork of the often glorious uniforms worn into battle, period illustrations or the equipment used, and photographs, this is a beautiful and in-depth study of the armies that fought in the Napoleonic campaigns.

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Osprey - Men-at-Arms 412 - Peter Abbott - Ukrainia n Armies 1914-55 (2004)(1).pdf

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There can be no region in Europe whose history has been more tortured than Ukraine. During the 20th century Austria, Poland, Russia, Germany, Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Romania vied for power over parts of this vast and fragmented area; and its divided peoples rose time and again in vain attempts to win their independence. For the first time in the West, this book gives a succinct summary of all the different armed forces raised among the Ukrainians, and of their uniforms and insignia. These are illustrated in colour and in a selection of extremely rare photographs, dating from the Great War to the aftermath of World War II, when Ukrainian guerrillas continued to defy the Soviet authorities until the mid-1950s.

The Ukrainians are the largest of the 'submerged' peoples of Eastern Europe and historically represent the second largest group in the old USSR, after the Russians themselves. Ukrainians faced many different enemies in the late stages of World War I, in the civil wars following it, and in World War II when their support for the Germans was a major factor. This title examines the organisation, uniform and insignia of each Ukrainian force, demonstrating how and why they played such important roles during the World Wars. The text is supported by colour illustrations and rare photographs.

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Digby Smith - An illustrated encyclopedia of unifo rms of the Napoleonic wars (2008).pdf

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An expert, in-depth guide to the officers and soldiers of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic period, 1792-1815

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Stephen Courtney, Brian Patterson - Home of the Fl eet, A Century of Portsmouth Royal Dockyard in Pho tographs (2009).pdf

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Armie Europy - Stephen Courtney, Brian Patterson - Home of the Flee...ury of Portsmouth Royal Dockyard in Photographs 2009.jpg

During the past century, the Royal Navy and its support services at Portsmouth dockyard have experienced a pace of change not seen since the fifteenth century. This book examines the impact of that change on the ships, buildings and personnel of the naval base. The dockyard has evolved continually as a support service, reinventing itself in response to changing social, economic and political circumstances. The authors look at the dockyard's role in times of conflict, from the First World War to the 1991 Gulf War, and consider the effects of privitisation and cutbacks. Portsmouth is now ready to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century when it will be the Royal Navy's premier base. Richly illustrated with photographs from the Royal Naval Museum and Historic Dockyard collections and exclusive, newly-commissioned photographs, 'Home of the Fleet' will appeal to anyone who is interested in Britain's naval heritage.

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