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Топик посвящен книгам, изданиям по исторической реконструкции и униформологии - анонсы, пресс-релизы, книги недавно вышедшие и давно забытые (не появлявшиеся среди широкой аудитории).
Одним словом, обсуждения книг, изданий и прочих публикаций, которые могут заинтересовать любителей исторической реконструкции и иллюстрации.
Сюда же постим новости об акциях, выставках и иных мероприятиях, посвященных историко-реконструкторской тематике

[cheremis]

ШиП

To view the link Register проанонсировала новый CAMPAIGN - Битва при Заме
Художник - Питер Деннис. Вот один из рисунков:

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Я тоже кстати в манипулярное построение верю . Классно рисует - прямо ощущаешь себя там .

[Старый]

cheremis

Я тоже кстати в манипулярное построение верю .

Только до момента "схождения", а далее - банальная "стенка на стенку"... Но это уже из для другой темы...

Интересно, а когда данный выпуск можно будет скачать "на халяву"?

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Старый

Интересно, а когда данный выпуск можно будет скачать "на халяву"

Ну ты ж не нуб в нашем "деле" - когда е-версия появится (кто-то закажет и выложит)

[Старый]

Будем ждать... А как хотелось бы побыстрее...

[Gennadius]

Есть на обмен книжка - "Униформы Иностранного Легиона Франции, 1831 - 1981".
Язык английский, 159 стр., 32 цветных таблицы униформ, художник - Michael Chappell, много ч\б рисунков и фотографий.
В книге дана краткая история Легиона по периодам, и весьма подробное описание униформ.
Состояние - очень хорошее, только немного повреждёно ламинирование обложки.

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Ну что, господа, главный издатель альманахов по военно-исторической иллюстрации - Osprey Publishing проанонсировал книжки, предполагаемые к выходу в будущем году:

Campaign (Reveal)

Lake Trasimene 217 BC

Following Hannibal’s crushing victory at the battle of the Trebbia, the reeling Roman Republic sent a new army under the over-confident consul Caius Flaminius to destroy the Carthaginian invaders – unbeknownst to him they were ready and waiting. The destruction of the Roman force at Lake Trasimene firmly established Hannibal as one of the Ancient World’s greatest commanders thanks to his use of innovative tactics, including the first recorded use of a turning movement. The Romans would not send another major army to confront him until the battle of Cannae in 216 BC.

Darwin 1942

Following the devastating raids on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, lightning advances by Japanese forces throughout the Pacific and the Far East, and a desperate battle by the Allied command in the Dutch East Indies, it became evident that an attack on Australia was more a matter of ‘when’ and not ‘if’.
On 19 February, just eleven weeks after the attacks on Pearl Harbor and two weeks after the fall of Singapore, the same Japanese battle group that had attacked Hawaii was ordered to attack the ill-prepared and under-defended Australian port of Darwin.

Kursk 1943

Mauled at Stalingrad, the German army looked to regain the initiative on the Eastern Front with a huge offensive launched near the city of Kursk, 280 miles south-west of Moscow. Armed with the new Panther tank, Hitler and Field Marshal von Manstein were confident that they could inflict another crushing defeat on the Soviet Union. What they did not know is that the Soviets knew about the coming attack, and they were ready.

Luzon 1945

Driven from the Philippines in 1942, General Douglas MacArthur returned three years later to force the Japanese off of its main island of Luzon. Containing the capital of Manila, vital natural resources as well as thousands of Allied prisoners of war, the triumph at Luzon would be a vital step on the road to victory as the Americans continued to island-hop their way towards the Japanese home islands. This new study details one of the hardest-fought campaigns of the Pacific War with Japanese fatalities alone on Luzon topping 200,000.

Fontenoy 1745

A disputed succession to the Austrian throne led to general war between the leading powers of Europe in 1740, with France, Spain and Prussia on one side, and Britain, Hapsburg Austria and the Dutch Republic on the other. While fighting occurred across the globe, the bloodiest battles were fought in Europe, with none more costly than the battle of Fontenoy in 1745.

Fearing an encirclement of France by a resurgent Hapsburg-controlled Austria, the French commander Marshall Saxe planned to overrun the Austrian Netherlands, thereby dealing a decisive blow against their enemy’s ability to wage war. Saxe’s army, the cream of the French military, invaded and set up a defensive position at Fontenoy, near Tournai – daring his enemies to knock him off his perch.

St Lô 1944

Following the D-Day landings of 6 June 1944, the US army found itself engaged in a brutal attritional struggle to break out of the Normandy beach-head. The hedgerow country of lower Normandy, called the Bocage, presented unanticipated tactical problems since it proved to be ideal for German infantry defense. This certainly proved true at the city of St Lô, the site of a crucial-cross roads and a vital objective for the Allied forces. US forces found themselves up against a determined German force that put up a staunch defence in one of the key engagements in the battle of Normandy.

Shanghai and Nanjing 1937

From 1931, China and Japan had been embroiled in a number of small-scale conflicts that had seen vast swathes of territory occupied by the Japanese. On 7 July 1937, the Japanese engineered the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, which led to the fall of Beijing and Tianjin and the start of a de facto state of war between the two countries. This force then moved south, landing an expeditionary force to take Shanghai and from there drive west to capture Nanjing.

The Bar Kokhba Revolt AD 132-135

In 132 AD, Shimeon Bar Kosiba, a rebel leader who assumed the messianic name Simon Bar Kokhba ('son of a star'), led the people of Judaea and Galilee in open rebellion, aiming to oust the occupying Romans and establish their own independent Jewish state. During the ensuing 'Bar Kokhba Revolt' (the Second Jewish War), the Jewish rebels held their own against the crack Roman troops for four years. The cost of this rebellion was catastrophic: hundreds of thousands of casualties, the destruction of Jerusalem as the Jewish capital and the expulsion of the Jewish community from the region, which only effectively ended with the founding of the State of Israel in 1948.

Savannah 1779

In 1778 Great Britain launched a second invasion of the southern colonies as part of the “southern strategy” for victory in the American Revolutionary War. A force of 3,000 British soldiers, Hessians and Loyalists was dispatched from New York City to capture Savannah, the capital of the State of Georgia. The city fell in December 1778, and became a base for British operations in the southern colonies. Desperate to regain one of the most important southern cities, Continental troops under General Benjamin Lincoln joined forces with a French naval expedition under the Admiral Charles-Henri d’Estaing in an an all-out assault on the British fortified positions protecting Savannah.

Operation Torch 1942

Following the raid of Pearl Harbor and the entry of the United States into World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt identified the European theatre as his country’s priority. Their first joint operation with the British was Operation Torch, the largest and most complex amphibious invasion at the time. Three landings took place simultaneously across the French North African coast in an ambitious attempt to trap and annihilate the Axis’ North African armies between the invading forces under General Eisenhower and British Field-Marshall Montgomery’s Eighth Army in Egypt.

Philippine Sea 1944

The battle of the Philippine Sea took place during the United States' amphibious invasion of the Mariana Islands during the Pacific War, and involved the US Fifth Fleet and the Japanese Mobile Fleet in one of the epic naval engagements of the war.
The two fleets clashed on 19/20 June 1944 and the Japanese carrier fighters were shot down in devastating numbers by US aircraft in what became known as the 'Great Marianas Turkey Shoot', before US counterattacks and submarine strikes forced the withdrawal of the Japanese fleet.

Nashville 1864

Falling between the exciting events of Sheridan’s Shenandoah campaign and the conclusion of Sherman’s March to the Sea, General John Hood’s invasion of Tennessee has been largely forgotten. Yet for eleven weeks the fate of the Civil War was held in the balance of this campaign, teetering on a knife’s edge as Hood’s force threatened Union supply lines. Victory could very well have turned the tides of the war to favouring the Confederacy again, whilst defeat would be another heavy blow to the already faltering Confederate war effort.

The Hindenburg Line 1918

From 26 September until 6 October 1918, the Allied Armies in France launched their biggest ever combined offensive on the Western Front. Two million troops of the British, French, American and Belgian Armies launched four attacks in rapid succession across a 250km front between the Argonne and Flanders.

At the centre of these events was the British First, Third and Fourth Armies’ attack on the formidable ‘Hindenburg Line’ defences between Cambrai and St Quentin. Assisted by the French First Army, the British, Australian, Canadian and American troops breached three defence lines consisting of deep trenches, dense wire entanglements, concrete bunkers and extensive tunnel systems arranged in a zone four miles deep. This victory stood in stark contrast to the inconclusive assaults of 1916–17 and demonstrated for the first time that the Allies had achieved strategic, operational and tactical dominance over their German foe.

Elite (Reveal)

Vietnam War US & Allied Combat Equipments

Over the eight years of the Vietnam War, US forces used three major types of equipment sets, with numerous modifications for particular circumstances. Different equipments were also used by Special Forces, the South Vietnamese, and other allied ground troops.

Vietnam War US & Allied Combat Equipments offers a comprehensive examination of the gear that US and allied soldiers had strapped around their bodies, what they contained, and what those items were used for. Fully illustrated with photographs and artwork detailing how each piece of equipment was used, and written by a Special Forces veteran of the conflict, this book will fascinate students of military equipment and will be an ideal reference guide for re-enactors, modellers and collectors of Vietnam War memorabilia.

The Modern Russian Army 1992–2016

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia's army has undergone a turbulent transformation, from the scattered left-overs of the old Soviet military, through a period of shocking decay and demoralization, to the disciplined force and sophisticated 'hybrid war' doctrine that enabled Vladimir Putin to seize Crimea virtually overnight in 2014.
Using rare photographs and full colour images of the army in action, profiles of army leaders and defence ministers, as well as orders of battle and details of equipment and dress, this is a vivid account of the army’s troubled history and of its current character, capabilities and status.

World War II German Motorized Infantry & Panzergrenadiers

In World War II Germany's doctrine of mobile warfare dominated the battlefield. By trial and error, the Germans were the first to correctly combine their strength in tanks and in mobile infantry and artillery. This integration of mobile units, equipment and tactics underpinned Germany's successes in the first half of the war. As the war dragged on, the Allies sought to copy German tactics but German armies remained supreme in this type of warfare until their losses had seriously degraded their capabilities.
This study traces the development of the different types of unit that came together in the Panzergrenadier branch from the inter-war years through World War II. Using colour plates to display the changes in uniform, equipment and insignia in all theatres of operations throughout the conflict, this is a complete account of Hitler’s elite armoured infantry.

D-Day Beach Assault Troops

In the early hours of June 6, the first of 1944, over 150,000 Allied soldiers stormed five beaches in Normandy against fierce German resistance. They were specially trained and task-organized in a range of different landing teams depending on their means of transport, their tasks, and the resistance they anticipated. The first assault infantry were accompanied by tankers, combat engineers, and other specialist personnel, to breach German obstacles, knock out defensive positions, and to defend and prepare the beaches for the follow-on waves. On some beaches the plans worked, on others they were disrupted by bad weather, faulty timing, or enemy fire, with consequences that varied from survivable confusion to absolute carnage. This is an in-depth study of the uniforms, equipment, weapons, passage, landings, and tactics of specific US, British and Canadian units during the period from before H-Hour on June 6 to dawn on June 7.

European Counter-Terrorist Units 1972–2017

The Munich Olympics massacre in 1972 provided a shock awakening to the public. In the decades since, European countries have faced a wide range of terrorists (Palestinian, home-grown, and more recently world-wide jihadists), and an equally wide range of threats, so governments have had to invest ever-greater efforts in countering these threats. This book traces the evolution of police (and associated military) CT forces across Europe; their organization, missions, specialist equipment, and their growing cross-border co-operation. While the public may think of these squads simply as 'men in black', there is a surprisingly wide range of uniforms and personal equipment to illustrate, and the author has access to many rare photos.

Duel (Reveal)

Spitfire II/V vs Bf 109F: Channel Front 1940-42

As the Battle of Britain approached its conclusion, two new versions of the famous Spitfire and Messerschmitt Bf 109 arrived on the scene. The RAF could see that the Luftwaffe were stepping down their incursions into British airspace, and went on to the offensive. The Spitfire Mark II, and increasingly the Mark V, would fly over the picturesque English channel in fighter sweeps, or to escort vulnerable Blenheim bombers; waiting for them was the Bf 109F ‘Friedrich’. Yet despite the reversal of offensive and defensive dispositions, and despite the Luftwaffe deploying the bulk of their fighter strength to the Eastern Front in 1941, the Jagdflieger were able to inflict severe losses on their RAF counterparts.

Panzer 38(t) vs BT-7: Barbarossa 1941

The tank battles in the Soviet Union during the summer of 1941 were the largest in World War II, exceeding even the more famous Prokhorovka encounter during the Kursk campaign. Indeed, they were the largest tank battles ever fought.
This book examines two evenly matched competitors in this conflict, the German Panzer 38(t) and the Soviet BT-7. Both were of similar size, armed with guns of comparable firepower, and had foreign roots – the Panzer 38(t) was a Czechoslovak design and the BT-7 was an evolution of the American Christie tank. With full-colour artwork and archive and present-day photography, this absorbing study assesses the strengths and limitations of these two types against the wider background of armoured doctrine in the opening stages of Operation Barbarossa.

USS Lawrence vs HMS Detroit: The War of 1812 on the Great Lakes

The most critical naval fighting during the War of 1812 took place, not on the high seas, but on the inland lakes of North America: the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain. Carrying between 12 and 22 cannon, the British and American sloops-of-war were ship-rigged, brig-rigged or schooner-rigged vessels. Lakes actions often involved two ships facing each other broadside to broadside, the best example of which was the battle of Lake Erie in 1813 where HMS Detroit led a Royal Navy squadron against the USS Lawrence-led US Navy.

This lively study investigates the prolonged struggle between British and US sloops-of-war, highlighting the differences between the war on the lakes and the war on the oceans during the Age of Fighting Sail. It reveals the circumstances under which these ships were built, how they were armed, and the human story behind their construction and use in battle.

Sea Harrier FSR 1 vs Mirage III/Dagger: Falklands / Malvinas 1982

Following Argentina’s military occupation of the Falkland Islands / Malvinas, the British government launched a major naval operation to return them to British rule. Defending the RN task force against AAF attacks were two small squadrons totalling 22 SHARs. The question of air superiority over the islands was settled – in the SHAR’s favour – with two engagements against FAA Mirages and Daggers on 1 May 1982, after which FAA fighter-bombers used daring and courageous ultra-low level attacks, frequently escaping the SHAR’s limited capabilities to inflict serious damage to task force elements, destroying one destroyer, two frigates, and a landing ship. On three occasions, however, SHARs successfully intercepted inbound attackers, destroying seven Daggers prior to the them reaching RN vessels. This book will present the battle between the RN SHAR and Argentine Mirage/Dagger in a balanced and objective fashion, highlighting the attributes of both and the skills and courage of the pilots flying them.

Pershing vs Tiger: Germany 1945

During the final battles of World War II’s Western Front the legendary German Tiger I heavy tank clashed with the brand-new Pershing fielded by the United States. This book looks to examine the encounters between the Tigers of Gruppe Fuhrmann and the Pershings of the 9th Armored Division during March 1945, notably at Elsdorf in Germany. It also assesses the clashes between the sole M26A1E2 ‘Super Pershing’ deployed to Europe and Tigers during the final weeks of the conflict.

B-29 Superfortress vs Ki-44 ‘Tojo’: Pacific 1944–45

The Japanese knew that the B-29 was coming, but they had no idea how massive the B-29 production and training program was, or that the bomber would be armed with the world’s most sophisticated computer-guided remote controlled turret system. US Bomber crews were convinced they had their ‘ace in hole’, but the Japanese had an answer; the Ki-44 ‘Tojo’. The single-seat fighter interceptor boasted two deadly 40 mm cannon capable of destroying a B-29 with just one burst. Japanese pilots were fighting a desperate battle, but with the firepower at their disposal they would prove a worthy adversary for one of the most advanced bombers of World War II.

USN Battleship vs IJN Battleship: The Pacific 1942–44

In the build up to World War II both the United States and Japan believed their battleships would play a central role in battle, but after the Pacific War began in December 1941, the role of the battleship proved to be much more limited than either side expected. There would only be two battleship vs battleship actions in the Pacific in World War II, the Second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal and the Battle of Surigao Strait, both of which are assessed in this book.

New Vanguard (Reveal)

Soviet Cold War Guided Missile Cruisers

Built to challenge Western navies on the high seas, guided missile cruisers formed the core of the Soviet Navy during the Cold War. These increasingly complex and formidable cruisers were deployed as the front rank of their navy, and were involved in tense stand-offs against NATO warships during times of crisis. Soviet Cold War Guided Missile Cruisers covers all classes of these impressive warships, from the early Sverdlov-class conversions through the purpose-built Kynda, Kresta, Kara and Slava classes to the enormous, nuclear-powered Kirov-class, which marked the apogee of Soviet warship technology and capability, and which remain the largest non-aircraft carrier warships built since 1945.

South African Armour of the Border War 1975–89

The Border War saw the biggest armoured battles in Africa since World War II. Starting as a counter-insurgency operation by the South African Defence Force against the SWAPO guerrillas, South Africa became embroiled in the complex Angolan Civil War, where they came up against enemies well supplied with equipment and armoured vehicles from the Soviet Union. Designed for the unique conditions of the region, South Africa’s armour was distinctive and innovative, and has influenced the design of counter-insurgency armoured vehicles around the world.

Imperial Roman Warships 193–565 AD

The period of relative peace enjoyed by the Roman Empire in its first two centuries ended with the Marcomannic Wars. The following centuries saw near-constant warfare, which brought new challenges for the Roman Navy. It was now not just patrolling the Mediterranean but also fighting against invaders with real naval skill such as Genseric and his Vandals.
With research from newly discovered shipwrecks and archaeological finds as well as the rich contemporary source material, this study examines the equipment and tactics used by the navy and the battles they fought in this tumultuous period, which includes the fall of Rome and the resurgence of the Eastern Empire under Justinian the Great.

Early US Armor: Tanks 1917–40

Having used French Renault FTs and British Mark Vs during World War I, the US contributed significantly to the development of the tank between the two world wars, with their designs including the M1 Cavalry Car and the M2 Light and Medium tanks, the precursors to the Stuart and Grant tanks of World War II. Tank designers in this period faced unique challenges, and so this story of America’s early tanks is littered with intriguing failures among the successes.

British Destroyers 1939–45: Pre-war classes

The Royal Navy entered World War II with a large but eclectic fleet of destroyers. Some of these were veterans of World War I, fit only for escort duties. Most though, had been built during the inter-war period, and were regarded as both reliable and versatile. But with new, larger and better-protected destroyers being built in Germany, Italy and Japan, the Royal Navy’s fleet of pre-war destroyers faced a tough battle in World War II. Used mainly to hunt submarines, protect convoys and capital ships from air attack, and sink other destroyers, these ships served across the globe during the war.

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 Britain and the United States to send tanks. The first batches arrived in late 1941, just in time to take part in the defence of Moscow. The supplies of British tanks encompassed a very wide range of types including the Matilda, Churchill, and Valentine and even a few Tetrarch airborne tanks. American tanks included the M3 (Stuart) light tank and M3 (Lee) medium tank and the M4 Sherman tank, which became so common in 1944–45 that entire Soviet tank corps were equipped with the type. This New Vanguard explains how these Western tanks performed on the Eastern Front, as well as the other significant British and American armoured vehicles that were supplied to the USSR.

Imperial Japanese Navy Antisubmarine Escorts 1941-45

In 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) went to war with a marginal anti-submarine warfare (ASW) capability. This was a lamentable state of affairs for a nation dependent upon imports to sustain its war economy. There were only a few purpose-built ASW escorts available at the start of the war and these were augmented by a handful of second-class destroyers and a dozen torpedo boats. Once the magnitude of the threat to Japan’s shipping became fully apparent in 1943, the IJN made plans for mass production of ASW escorts. These arrived in 1944, but could not stop the massacre of Japanese shipping by increasingly bold and effective American submarines.

Railway Guns of World War I

World War I was the Golden Age of the railway gun. Even though at the start of the conflict none of the armies possessed any such artillery pieces, more railway guns were used during this war than in any other conflict. Designed to break the stalemate of trench warfare, the first railway guns were simple, improvised designs made by mounting surplus coastal defence, fortress, and naval guns onto existing commercial railway carriages. As the war dragged on, railway artillery development shifted to longer-range guns that could shell targets deep behind enemy lines. This change of role brought much larger and more sophisticated guns often manufactured by mounting long-barrel naval guns onto specially-designed railway carriages.

Maginot Line Gun Turrets and French Gun Turret Development 1880-1940

The Maginot Line was one of the most advanced fortification systems in history. Built in the aftermath of World War I, and stretching along the French eastern border from Belgium to Switzerland, it was designed to prevent German troops from ever setting foot on French soil again.

The Maginot Line’s real capability lay in its advanced gun turrets. Deadly accurate, formidably protected and well organised, they caused havoc among the German units that attacked the line during their invasion of France in 1940. German officers who visited the forts after the armistice remarked at the exceptional performance of the crews and accuracy of the guns. This New Vanguard examines these, the teeth of the Maginot Line, and how France developed these advanced artillery systems – from the first rotatable Mougin turrets of the 1880s, through the invention of the retractable armoured turret, to their peak of perfection on the French frontier.

US Navy Escort Carriers 1942-45

The role played by the US Navy’s escort carriers was enormous, and yet they have largely been overlooked. Smaller and slower than the fleet carriers, it was their sheer numbers (the Casablanca-class was the most numerous class of carriers in history) that made them so effective. In the Atlantic, they provided the backbone of the Allied anti-submarine warfare efforts which finally and irrevocably turned the tide of the war against the U-boats in 1943, and in the Pacific they provided the air cover for the series of landings that led to the doorstep of Japan by 1945 – in the face of submarine, air, kamikaze, and even surface attacks.

British Destroyers 1939-45: Wartime-built classes

With the clouds of war looming, the British Admiralty commissioned the first of a series of powerful new destroyers, designed to take on her potential enemies. The formidable destroyers of the Tribal-class were followed by the first of slightly smaller ships, which carried fewer guns than the Tribals, but were armed with a greatly enlarged suite of torpedoes. The first of these, the ‘J/K/M class’ was followed by a number of wartime variants, with slight changes to their weaponry to suit different wartime roles. Effectively the British were building destroyers capable of facing a whole range of threats – enemy surface warships, aircraft and U-boats. These little warships saw action in defence of the Arctic Convoys, in the furious battles fought in the Mediterranean, and in the closing campaigns of the war in the Pacific.

M113 APC 1960-75: US, ARVN, and Australian variants in Vietnam

The M113 is the most widely used and versatile armoured vehicle in the world. First fielded in 1960 as an innovative, lightweight ‘battlefield taxi’, over 80,000 M113s would see service in 50 nations around the world, in an incredible range of roles. This New Vanguard concentrates on the early story of the M113, from its initial fielding through to the end of the Vietnam War, focusing on the history, design, and specifications of the M113 and M113A1, and the many distinctive US, South Vietnamese, and Australian variants that saw service and action in Southeast Asia. This 15-year period saw not only the introduction into service of all the important variants of the series, but also its most notable and exciting combat actions.

Combat (Reveal)

Panzergrenadier vs US Armored Infantryman

During World War II, the two pre-eminent mechanized infantry forces of the conflict, the German Panzergrenadier arm and the US Army’s armoured infantrymen, clashed in France and Belgium after the Normandy landings. These engagements went on to profoundly influence the use of mechanized infantry in the post-war world. Drawing upon a variety of sources, this book focuses on three key encounters between July and December 1944 including during Operation Cobra and the Battle of the Bulge, and examines the origins, equipment, doctrine and combat record of both forces.

New Zealand Infantryman vs German Motorcycle Soldier

In April 1941, as Churchill strove to counter the German threat to the Balkans, New Zealand troops were hastily committed to combat in the wake of the German invasion of Greece where they would face off against the German Kradschützen – motorcycle troops. Examining three major encounters in detail with the help of maps and contemporary photographs, this lively study shows how the New Zealanders used all their courage and ingenuity to counter the mobile and well-trained motorcycle forces opposing them in the mountains and plains of Greece and Crete.

Longbowman vs Crossbowman

For centuries, the crossbow had dominated the battlefields of continental Europe, with mercenaries from Genoa and Brabant in particular filling the ranks of the French army, yet on the outbreak of the Hundred Years' War they came up against a formidable foe. To master the English longbow was a labour of years, requiring far greater skill to use than the crossbow, but it was much more flexible and formidable, striking fear into French men-at-arms and cavalry.

Canadian Corps Soldier vs Royal Bavarian Soldier

In 1917 the soldiers of the Canadian Corps would prove themselves the equal of any fighting on the Western Front, while on the other side of the wire, the men of the Royal Bavarian Army won a distinguished reputation in combat. Employing the latest weapons and pioneering tactics, these two forces would clash in three notable encounters: the Canadian storming of Vimy Ridge, the back-and-forth engagement at Fresnoy and at the sodden, bloody battle of Passchendaele.

Boer Guerrilla vs British Mounted Soldier

Waged across an inhospitable terrain which varied from open African savannah to broken mountain country and arid semi-desert, the Anglo-Boer wars of 1880–81 and 1899–1902 pitted the British Army and its allies against the Boers’ commandos.

The nature of warfare across these campaigns was shaped by the realities of the terrain and by Boer fighting techniques. Independent and individualistic, the Boers were not professional soldiers but a civilian militia who were bound by the terms of the ‘Commando system’ to come together to protect their community against an outside threat. By contrast the British Army was a full-time professional body with an established military ethos, but its over-dependence on conventional infantry tactics led to a string of Boer victories.

Viking Warrior vs Anglo-Saxon Warrior

In the two centuries before the Norman invasion of England, Anglo-Saxon and Viking forces clashed repeatedly in bloody battles across the country. Repeated Viking victories in the 9th century led to their settlement in the north of the country, but the tide of war ebbed and flowed until the final Anglo-Saxon victory before the Norman Conquest. Using stunning artwork, this book examines in detail three battles between the two deadly foes: Ashdown in 871 which involved the future Alfred the Great; Maldon in 991 where an Anglo-Saxon army sought to prevent a renewed Viking invasion; and Stamford Bridge in 1066 which forced King Harold Godwinson to abandon his preparations to repel the expected Norman invasion to fight off Harald Hard-Counsel of Norway.

German Soldier vs Soviet Soldier

By the end of the first week of November 1942, the German Sixth Army held about 90 per cent of the city of Stalingrad. Yet the Soviets stubbornly held on to the remaining parts of the city, and German casualties were reaching catastrophic levels. In an attempt to break the deadlock, on 2 November Hitler decided to send additional German pioneer battalions to act as an urban warfare spearhead. These combat engineers were skilled in all aspects of city fighting, especially in the use of demolitions and small arms to overcome defended positions and in the destruction of armoured vehicles. Facing them were Soviet troops hardened by months of fighting experience. They had perfected the use of urban camouflage, concealed and interlocking firing positions, the application of submachine guns and grenades at close quarters, and sniper support.

Soviet Paratrooper vs Mujahideen Fighter

In 1979 the Soviet Union moved from military ‘help’ to active intervention in its neighbour Afghanistan, with Soviet paratroopers seizing Kabul at the end of December 1979 and motor-rifle divisions crossing the border to reinforce them. Four-fifths of the Afghan National Army deserted in the first year of the war, which, compounded with the spread and intensification of the rebellion throughout the provinces – led by the Mujahideen, formidable guerrilla fighters – forced the Soviets to intensify their involvement. The Mujahideen were never a singular force, though they shared tactics and behaviours that spoke to a common cultural and military experience. They understood the value of surprise, fighting on one’s own terms and the intelligent use of terrain, behaving in a manner that was oftentimes not so different from that of their ancestors fighting the British over a century before.

Warrior (Reveal)

Roman Legionary 109 - 58 BC

From 109 BC, when the cohort replaced the maniple as the crucial tactical subunit of the legion, the centurion, although inferior in military rank and social class, superseded the tribune as the most important officer in the legion. The Roman centurion, holding the legionaries steady before the barbarian horde and then leading them forward to victory, was the heroic exemplar of the Roman world, the personification of virtus – masculine valour and excellence. This period is often overlooked, but the invincible legions that Julius Caesar led into Gaul were the refined products of 50 years of military reforms.

British Tank Crewman 1939-45

Great Britain had introduced the tank to warfare during World War I and maintained its superiority with the ‘Experimental Mechanised Force’ during the late 1920s, which combined lorried infantry with fast tanks to produce good results against more conventional forces in several major exercises. Despite these successes, the Experimental Mechanised Force was disbanded due to a mixture of defence cuts in the 1930s depression (so severe that even soldiers' pay was cut) and opposition from traditionalist officers, especially from the cavalry. Britain thus lost leadership in tank warfare, and was relatively unprepared for World War II, both in terms of doctrine and equipment. However, it quickly became obvious that building a large and effective armoured force would be key to defeating Germany.

This study examines the men who crewed the tanks of Britain’s armoured force, which was only four battalions large in 1939. It looks at the recruitment and training of the vast numbers of men required, their equipment, appearance and combat experience in every theatre of the war.

Weapon (Reveal)

Colt Single-Action Revolvers

In 1836, Samuel Colt changed the face of warfare with the production of the first of a series of iconic and influential single-action revolvers, including the .44-calibre Colt Walker and the seminal .45-calibre Colt Single Action Army, which remains in production today. These weapons shifted the role of the pistol from single-shot weapon of last resort to a practical and powerful sidearm that gave the soldier the ability to defend himself once his primary armament was discharged. They transformed cavalry tactics and relegated the sword to a largely ceremonial role in many armies.

The FN Minimi Light Machine Gun

In 1974, renowned Belgian arms company Fabrique Nationale brought out a ground-breaking new light machine gun, the Minimi. Its success has been meteoric, arming more than 45 countries around the world.

The Minimi offers the ultimate in portable firepower. Firing the high-velocity 5.56×45mm round, the Minimi is a gas-operated, lightweight, belt or magazine-fed weapon, able to burn through cartridges at a cyclical rate of up to 1,150 rounds per minute, making it the weapon of choice for tactical support at squad level.

The Suomi Submachine Gun

Entering service in 1931, the 9x19mm Suomi KP/-31 submachine gun saw extensive combat with Finnish troops during their fight against Soviet forces in 1939–44. It was also manufactured under licence in Switzerland, Denmark and Sweden, and remained in Finnish service until the 1980s, an indication of its durability.

Rugged and accurate, the Suomi was a favourite with Finnish ski troops who would strike from ambush, cutting down Soviet troops, then skiing away into the woods. Initially used by the Finns as a light machine gun at infantry squad level, it eventually became a dedicated submachine gun, and since it had been designed to be more accurate than the typical SMG, it was often even used as a sniping weapon, or to supplement longer-ranged rifles such as the Mosin-Nagant.

The Pilum

A heavy javelin, normally used as a shock weapon immediately before contact, the pilum was designed with a particular speciality: it could penetrate a shield and carry on into the individual behind it. Relying on mass rather than velocity, at short range a volley of pila had much the same effect on a charging enemy as musketry would in later periods. The design was not uniform, with a wide diversity of types throughout the developmental history of the weapon, but for more than four centuries it remained a vital part of the arsenal of weapons at the disposal of the Roman legionary.

Sharpshooting Rifles of the American Civil War

At the outset of the American Civil War, the Union Army's sharpshooters were initially equipped with the M1855 Colt revolving rifle, but it was prone to malfunction. Instead, the North’s sharpshooters preferred the Sharps rifle, an innovative breech-loading weapon capable of firing up to ten shots per minute – more than three times the rate of fire offered by the standard-issue Springfield .58-caliber rifled musket. Other Union sharpshooters were equipped with the standard-issue Springfield rifled musket or the .56-56-caliber Spencer Repeating Rifle.

Conversely, the Confederacy favoured the Pattern 1853 Enfield rifled musket for its sharpshooters and also imported from Britain the Whitworth Rifle, a .45-caliber, single-shot, muzzle-loading weapon distinguished by its use of a twisted hexagonal barrel.

US Grenade Launchers

Reliable, easy to use, and lethally effective, the M79 grenade launcher stands as an iconic symbol of the Vietnam War. It had a profound influence on small-unit tactics, making a valuable contribution to the squad’s overall firepower at the expense of one rifle per M79 assigned. As the Vietnam conflict continued it was joined on the front line by experimental models such as the magazine-fed T148E1 and pump-action China Lake grenade launcher, as well as two launchers intended to be fitted under the barrel of the new M16 assault rifle, Colt’s XM148 and AAI Corporation’s M203. The M203 remains in US Army service today alongside a newer model, the M320, while the US Marine Corps now also fields the M32 multiple grenade launcher – like the M79, a standalone weapon. The M79 and its successors also influenced the design of tripod- and vehicle-mounted full-automatic grenade launchers, which for the most part, used similar, but different high-pressure 40mm rounds.

The 'Broomhandle' Mauser

At a time when most handguns were limited to six rounds, the ten-shot Mauser caught the attention of the world for its unprecedented firepower and formidable high-velocity 7.63×25mm cartridge, offering longer range and better penetration than other pistols of the day. This saw its ultimate expression in the first-ever select-fire handgun – the ‘Schnellfeuer’ machine pistol, fed by a detachable magazine and offering both full-automatic and single-shot modes. Long-barrelled carbines were also produced to take full advantage of the weapon’s power and accuracy, and even standard variants were supplied with a combination shoulder stock and holster, prefiguring the ‘Personal Defence Weapon’ of today.

Cavalry Lance

Offering formidable reach and striking power, the lance has been the quintessential shock weapon of the cavalry throughout history. Yet with the development of cavalry firearms and the widespread disappearance of armour from the European battlefield, it became somewhat marginalized. However, by 19th century the lance, much changed from its medieval predecessors in both form and function, was back in use by the majority of Western militaries. A weapon once considered obsolete returned to favour, seeing action in a host of conflicts including the Napoleonic Wars, the American Civil War and World War I. It was not until the disappearance of the mounted warrior from the battlefield that the lance was finally consigned to history.

Men-at-Arms (Reveal)

Dutch Armies of the 80 Years’ War 1568-1648 (1): Infantry

During the course of the 80 Years’ War one of its main leaders – Maurice of Orange-Nassau – created an army and a tactical system that became a model throughout Europe. This study focuses on the Dutch infantry, examining how Maurice of Orange-Nassau mobilized patriots and volunteers from across Europe, introduced innovative new training methods and standardised the organisation and payment system of the army to make it more than a match for the occupying Spanish.

Roman Army Units in the Eastern Provinces (1): 31 BC - AD 195

Between the reigns of Augustus and Septimus Severus, the Eastern provinces of the Roman Empire frequently saw brutal fighting, most notably during the conquest of Dacia by Trajan, the suppression of the Great Revolt in Judea and the intermittent clashes with Rome’s great rival Parthia. Drawing upon the latest archaeological research, this book examines the variation of equipment and uniforms both between different military units, and in armies stationed in different regions of the Empire.

Dutch Armies of the 80 Years’ War 1568-1648 (2): Cavalry, Artillery & Engineers

The second in a two-part series on the Dutch armies of the 80 Years’ War focuses on the cavalry, artillery and engineers of the evolving armies created by Maurice of Nassau. Using specially commissioned artwork and photographs of historical artefacts, it shows how the Dutch cavalry arm, artillery, and conduct of siege warfare contributed to the long struggle against the might of the Spanish Empire. These two books include previously unpublished details of unit flags.

Armies of the Italian Wars of Unification 1848-70 (1): Piedmont and the Two Sicilies

In the 1840s, post-Napoleonic Italy was 'a geographical expression' – not a country, but a patchwork of states, divided between the Austrian-occupied north, and a Spanish-descended Bourbon monarchy, who ruled the south from Naples. Two decades later, it was a nation united under a single king and government, thanks largely to the efforts of the King of Sardinia-Piedmont, and the revolutionary Giuseppe Garibaldi. This book, the first of a two-part series on the armies that fought in the Italian Wars of Unification, examines the Piedmontese and Neapolitan armies that fought in the north and south of the peninsula.

Armies of the Greek-Italian War 1940-41

In October/November 1940 an Italian army some 200,000 strong invaded Greece across the largely undefended Albanian border. Britain supported Greece, at first by sea and in the air and later by landing British and ANZAC troops from North Africa, but the main burden of the six-month war was borne by the Greek Army, Navy and Air Force. Although greatly outnumbered, LtGen Papagos's Greek army was so successful against the Italians in north-west Greece that by 22 November it was actually advancing into Albania, inflicting heavy casualties and capturing much equipment. Simultaneously faced with disastrous defeats at British hands in North Africa and at sea, Mussolini appealed for German help. Although providing German troops and aircraft imposed a serious delay on the planned invasion of the USSR, in early April 1941 the Wehrmacht invaded both Yugoslavia and then, with nine divisions including a Panzer Korps, Greece.

Всё очень интересно, но вот Средневековья нету . Просто нет (исключая избитой темы про противостояние аля "викинг-англосакс")
З.ы. ну ещё и Longbowman vs Crossbowman, но на год - это вообще ниочем.

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Москвичам и гостям столицы.

3 декабря в историческом лектории ГИМа Клим Александрович Жуков читает лекции:

12-00 "Трансформация русского военного дела в постмонгольский период"

15-00 "Битва под Оршей 1514 года"

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Ученые реконструировали внешность короля Шотландии Роберта Брюса

Исследователи из Университета Глазго и Ливерпульского университета имени Джона Мурса реконструировали лицо Роберта Брюса, который управлял Шотландией с 1306 по 1329. Его останки, как полагают, были обнаружены в Данфермлинском аббатстве около 1818 года. После того, как ученые исследовали погребение и сняли с черепа слепок, останки короля перезахоронили.
Компьютерный портрет был сделан по слепку черепа, хранившегося в Лондоне.
Ученые, помимо прочего, также нашли признаки проказы на верхней челюсти и носовой части черепа гипсового слепка, поэтому они создали версии лица короля с проказой и без болезни. Так как у них не было образцов костей, чтобы попытаться извлечь из них ДНК и попробовать установить цвет глаз и волос шотландца, они сделали статистическую оценку вероятности определенного цвета волос и глаз. Судя по расчетам, с большой вероятностью у Брюса могли быть светло-карие глаза и каштановые волосы.

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Древний мир
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Personalia
А. А. Строков (15 сентября 1907 – 15 февраля 1987): биографический очерк.
К 110-летию со дня рождения (Г. К. Маркова)
Список научных трудов Строкова А. А.……
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(Рецензия на книгу: Айвазян А. Армяно-персидская война 449–451 гг.: Kампании и сражения. Eреван: Воскан Ереванци, 2016. 516 с.)