The Army Almanac: A Book of Facts Concerning the United States ArmyGordon Russell Young Stackpole Company, 1959 - 797 pages Amerikansk militærhistorie, amerikanske hær's historie. Army Almanac for 1959. Udkom første gang i 1950 (dette ex. er på DEPOT I-1159). KGB har1959-udgaven med ajourførte oplysninger på Læsesalen. En form for grundbog om US Army. Indeholder alle mulige nyttige oplysninger og informationer om den amerikanske hær, organisation, opdeling, enheder, uddannelse, officerskorpset, veteraner, material, våben, uniformer, udrustning, efterretningsvirksomhed, logistikområdet, militærlove, dekorationer og belønninger, oversigt over generaler, hærens relationer til det civile, m.m. samt afsnit om USA's deltagelse i krige og væbnede konflikter fra Uafhængighedskrigene i 1775 til Koreakrigen i 1950, væbnede konflikter, "småkrige", m.m. |
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... equipment by parachute and in moving troops by aircraft . Some ex- periments in moving combat troops by glider had also been made before World War II . That war was the proving ground for the airborne theories of the warring nations ...
... equipment by parachute and in moving troops by aircraft . Some ex- periments in moving combat troops by glider had also been made before World War II . That war was the proving ground for the airborne theories of the warring nations ...
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... equipment and units were assembled , the Armored Force was born on 10 July 1940. It was formed from elements of cavalry , infantry , and artil- lery and consisted of 242 officers and 7,015 enlisted men , with 393 light tanks . Brigadier ...
... equipment and units were assembled , the Armored Force was born on 10 July 1940. It was formed from elements of cavalry , infantry , and artil- lery and consisted of 242 officers and 7,015 enlisted men , with 393 light tanks . Brigadier ...
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... equipment are being developed , together with improved communications , to pro- vide a better means of gathering infor- mation over extended areas . This highly complex equipment will increase the cavalry squadron's ability to conduct ...
... equipment are being developed , together with improved communications , to pro- vide a better means of gathering infor- mation over extended areas . This highly complex equipment will increase the cavalry squadron's ability to conduct ...
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... Equipment . The same aircraft used for the tactical transport of troops are used for supply transport on the basis of urgent need , when supply by ground vehicles is impracticable or time is a determining factor . In addition , Army ...
... Equipment . The same aircraft used for the tactical transport of troops are used for supply transport on the basis of urgent need , when supply by ground vehicles is impracticable or time is a determining factor . In addition , Army ...
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... equipment , accepted by both sides as legitimate weapons , came to play the principal part in the CWS program . The most important were aerial incen- diary bombs , the 4.2 - inch chemical mor- tar , and smoke munitions . Aerial ...
... equipment , accepted by both sides as legitimate weapons , came to play the principal part in the CWS program . The most important were aerial incen- diary bombs , the 4.2 - inch chemical mor- tar , and smoke munitions . Aerial ...
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