Thomas Edward Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia)
One of the 20th century's most iconic characters was Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888–1935),…
Military Library
A collection of beautiful timeless pieces showing you history from a completely different point of view...
This archive contains a large collection with all sorts of content spanning centuries of military history. We know it is impossible task to ever be finished, but we are doing our best to catalog everything and make it available in an effort to educate about historical and political issues so as to increase awareness and foster discussion of related content topics.
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British Military Uniforms (1948)
Insignia & Uniforms
The history of military uniforms is (perhaps fortunately) much shorter than the history of warfare. Men have been fighting in more or less organized bodies since (and perhaps before) they became men. They have worn uniforms, in the proper sense, only for just under three hundred years. It is therefore possible to deal with the subject within the...
Submarines of World War II (1997)
Submarines
Despite the fact that German submarines had nearly brought Britain to her knees in World War I, the development of submarines was pursued with virtual indifference in the period between the wars except, in the case of the Japanese, for special purposes such as long-range scouting for their surface forces. From the outbreak of World War II in 193...
The history of military flying in the United States now extends over more than half a century. In that period, an enormous variety of aircraft types has entered service with the U.S. Air Force and its antecedent organizations, the Signal Corps, the Army Air Corps and the Army Air Force.
The Official Dictionary of Military Terms (1988)
Abbreviations & Definitions
This hardbound edition contains the complete text of the official Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms and was compiled and prepared by The Joint Military Terminology Group under the direction and authority of The Joint Chiefs of Staff, in coordination with the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Military Service...
Ships of World War II includes all the main warships of World War II with over 90 photographs of the ships their design, development, and service history provided for each one of them. The book was written by an expert on naval history (John Ward). You will also find the full specifications for each ship, all weights and measurements (in metric ...
Military Intelligence Blunders (1999)
Literature
The Falklands, Yom Kippur, Tet and Pearl Harbor? Avoidable intelligence blunders or much worse? Altogether a compelling read from someone who knows the business. "Military Intelligence", runs the old saying, "is a contradiction in terms". This weary old joke has about the same impact on professional intelligence officers as jokes about striking ...
Military Planes (1985)
Aircraft
The first aerial combats took place over France in World War I. In the earliest combats, known as dogfights, pilots often were armed only with pistols. If the planes carried bombs, they were aimed and dropped by hand. The earliest planes were built as scouts, not fighting machines.
Military Motorcycles (1997)
Motorcycles
The word "motorcycle" combines the words "motor" and "bicycle." A motorcycle is a bicycle with a motor. A military motorcycle is a special kind of motorcycle. It is made to carry soldiers. Military motorcycles carry soldiers in peacetime and in wartime. They perform many different jobs. Soldiers have found that military motorcycles are especiall...
You are an American soldier, having a long, hard day. You've been on patrol for hours on the streets of a foreign city. Your feet are sore, and you are baking under a hot sun. Sand and dust are everywhere - up your nose and clogging your throat. You wear goggles to protect your eyes. Bombs pose a constant and deadly threat to you. These explosiv...
Toward the end of World War II, newspapers revealed what American soldiers had discovered months before — when Sherman tanks tried to slug it out with the heavier German Panzers, they came out second best. Historical argument has it that the hidebound conservatives of the Army effectively blocked the introduction of superior fighting vehicles ba...
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