Gordon L. Rottman Volgorde van de boeken

A compilation of the slang unique to the Vietnam War, how it was used by the soldiers and Marines and its relation to the war.

"During the Vietnam War, the Viet Cong were frequently unable to hold their own in stand-up fights against US and allied forces who were superior in strength, firepower, mobility, and logistics. They relied instead on traditional guerrilla warfare tactics including small-scale hit- and-run attacks, ambushes, terrorist actions, and precision attacks against bases. These included one of the oldest of guerrilla weapons--the boobytrap. Booby traps could be made in large numbers in village workshops and jungle camps using locally available materials as well as modern munitions. The VC were adept at making booby traps "invisible" in the varied terrain of Vietnam, often emplacing them in locations and surroundings totally unexpected by their enemies. Booby traps could be incredibly simple or startlingly complex and ingenious, ranging from pointed sticks to command-detonated submerged floating river mines. Besides a wide variety of booby traps, they also used land and water mines, both contact/pressure-detonated and command-detonated. Between January 1965 and June 1970 11 percent of US troop deaths in action and 17 percent of injuries were by caused booby traps and mines. This fascinating title explores not only the wide variety of booby traps employed by the Viet Cong, but also their various uses in halting, stalling, or locating an enemy, and the many evolutions these traps underwent in order to retain the element of surprise. Written by a Vietnam veteran with first-hand experience of such traps, this is an engaging look at one of the most frightening aspects of guerrilla warfare." --Amazon.com

This title gives a detailed account of the development and deployment of the Tunnel Rats in the Vietnam War. The book highlights the special techniques and equipment developed for those who had to fight a claustrophobic and suffocating war underground

The cavalry regiments of the US Army were in the process of being transformed into a mechanized force when the USA entered World War II. While those cavalry regiments deployed to the Pacific to fight the Japanese were turned into infantry units, those sent to Europe were employed as light armor in the cavalry's traditional spearhead roles - reconnaissance, the screening of advances and flanks, and the pursuit of beaten enemy forces. Equipped with M8 Greyhound armored cars, M5 Stuart and M24 Chaffee light tanks, and halftracks, these units were designated cavalry groups (mechanized), each c. 1,700 strong and divided into two heavily armed squadrons. They were seldom attached to divisions, but to higher-level corps commands, meaning they could be shifted around quickly and independently and be formed at need into flexible battle groups with armored, infantry, and other units, depending on the mission. Thirteen CG(M)s fought in Europe, seeing a great deal of action - they were usually the first units in contact with the enemy, and, because of their mobility and freelance role, the ones sent as "fire brigades" to block dangerous gaps. Featuring specially drawn full-color illustrations depicting uniforms, insignia, armored vehicles, and tactical scenarios, this is the story of the US cavalry units that led the advance to victory in Europe during World War II.

Historie a použití jedné z nejznámějších zbraní světa.

W kwietniu 1862 roku rozegrał się bodaj największy pościg kolejowy w historii. Unioniści postanowili ukraść na Południu pociąg i doprowadzić go jak najszybciej do Chattanoogi w Tennessee, niszcząc za sobą tory kolejowe, by odciąć dostawy zaopatrzenia dla konfederatów w Atlancie (około 150 km dalej na południowy zachód). Nie przewidzieli determinacji i zawziętości jednego człowieka – konduktora Williama Fullera. Odkrywszy, że jego pociąg „Generał” skradziono, Fuller rozpoczął szaleńczy pościg, najpierw drezyną, potem lokomotywą. W miejscach, gdzie linia została uszkodzona, biegł do następnej stacji i sam usuwał przeszkody leżące na torach. Ta nieustępliwość sprawiła, że uciekający nie mieli czasu, by wyrządzić poważniejsze zniszczenia i uzupełnić zapas opału. Nieco na północ od Ringgold, kilka kilometrów na południe od Chattanoogi, zabrakło im drewna, porzucili więc „Generała” i rozpierzchli się po lasach w Appalachach. Wszystkich w ciągu kilku dni ujęto i skazano na śmierć. Oto opowieść o jednym z najbarwniejszych i najdramatyczniejszych wydarzeń w czasie wojny secesyjnej.

Bohatě ilustrovaná kniha z nové edice Zbraně nakladatelství Osprey detailně popisuje historii vývoje legendárního kulometu, který přes veškeré snahy konstruktérů o lepší zbraň zůstává více než 80 let jednou z nejdokonalejších zbraní na světě. Autor podrobně líčí fáze jeho vývoje, hodnocení, postupné vylepšování základní konstrukce, varianty i způsoby nasazení v boji během různých konfliktů. Po svém zavedení do služby v roce 1933 sloužil napříč světem v nepřeberném množství rolí. Byl používán jako zbraň pěchotní, protiletadlová i letecká, byl lafetován na mnoha vozidlech, tanky počínaje a vznášedly konče. Žádná jiná zbraň se dosud nevyrovnala kombinaci jeho palebné síly a spolehlivosti, a je proto velmi pravděpodobné, že bude sloužit ještě hluboko do 21. století. Výborné čtení pro všechny milovníky palných zbraní.

Boje o atol Peleliu jsou co do rozsahu, nasazení a krutosti bojů srovnatelné s Tarawou, Iwodžimou i Okinawou, přesto byla tato bitva dlouhá léta považována za "zapomenutou kapitolu" války v Tichomoří. Mnozí odborníci se domnívají, že tato bitva vůbec nemusela být svedena. Několik týdnů před vlastním vyloděním totiž Američané provedli hromadný útok letouny z letadlových lodí, jenž zničil veškeré japonské letecké síly i loďstvo v této oblasti a japonskou posádku ostrova tak naprosto izoloval. Generálmajor William H. Rupertus, tehdejší velitel 1. divize USMC, ovšem nabubřele prohlašoval, že ůdobytí atolu zabere pouhé tři dny, možná jen dva". Japonci však měli předem připravená velmi silná stanoviště odporu a svedli krvavé opotřebovácí boje, v nichž během neuvěřitelně divokých a drsných střetů vykrvácela prakticky celá 1. divize námořní pěchoty USA.

Osprey's new Weapon series provides a highly-detailed yet affordable overview of the development, use, and impact of small arms throughout history-from the sword to the machine gun.In this volume, Gordon Rottman examines this history of the longest serving weapon in the U.S. military's small arms inventory. Thoroughly researched and illustrated with rare photographs and original artwork by Johnny Shumate, the book takes readers from the origins of the “fifty” on the battlefields of World War I (1914-1918) to its use in the war on terror today. Rottman provides lists of the companies that manufactured the Browning and analyzes the variants that have arisen over the years since it first entered service in 1933. He also provides descriptions and photos of how it was used on aircraft, ships, riverboats, tanks, Humvees, and by ground forces. A cutaway illustration from Alan Gilliland details the parts of the weapon and a final chapter dispels myths told about it.