Författare: Taylor Chris Taylor

Stöd
Terrance McGovern has authored five books and numerous articles on fortifications, three of those books being for Osprey”s Fortress Series (American Defenses of Corregidor and Manila Bay 1898-1945; Defenses of Pearl Harbor and Oahu 1907-50; American Coastal Defences 1885-1950). He has also published eleven books on coast defense and fortifications through Redoubt Press or CDSG Press. The CDSG Press (www.cdsg.org) is part of the US based Coast Defense Study Group (non-profit organization dedicated to the study of coastal fortifications), where Terry has been its Chairman and continues to be a long-time officer. He has also been the editor of the UK based Fortress Study Group annual journal, FORT. He also a director of the International Fortress Council and Council on America”s Military Past.




28 E-böcker av Taylor Chris Taylor

Mark Berhow & Terrance McGovern: American Defenses of Corregidor and Manila Bay 1898 1945
The Philippines were declared an American Territory on January 4, 1899, and fortification construction soon began on the islands in the mouth of Manila Bay. Among the sites built were Fort Mills (Cor …
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€15.34
Gordon L. Rottman: Soviet Field Fortifications 1941 45
From June 1941, the Soviets were forced to undertake large-scale defensive operations in the face of the overwhelming German blitzkrieg assault, operations which ran counter to their preference for h …
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€15.43
Chris Taylor: How Star Wars Conquered the Universe
Why do most people know what an Ewok is, even if they haven’t seen Return of the Jedi? How have Star Wars action figures come to outnumber human beings? How did ’Jedi’ become an officially recognised …
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€8.96
Mark Berhow & Terrance McGovern: American Defenses of Corregidor and Manila Bay 1898 1945
The Philippines were declared an American Territory on January 4, 1899, and fortification construction soon began on the islands in the mouth of Manila Bay. Among the sites built were Fort Mills (Cor …
PDF
Engelska
DRM
€15.20
Glen Williford & Terrance McGovern: Defenses of Pearl Harbor and Oahu 1907 50
At the beginning of the 20th century, the military importance of the Hawaiian Islands became clear. Oahu in particular was a key bastion in projecting America’s military power in the Pacific. The isl …
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€15.34
Ian Fletcher: Fortresses of the Peninsular War 1808 14
In the course of the Peninsular War, Wellington’s army fought several hard battles and smaller actions, but it was the bloody sieges that troubled him more than anything else. Indeed, the performance …
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€15.43
Gordon L. Rottman: Special Forces Camps in Vietnam 1961 70
In 1961 US Special Forces units began entering remote areas of Vietnam dominated by the Viet Cong. Their task was to organize local defense and strike forces aimed at stopping the enemy from gaining …
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€15.35
Mark Berhow: US Strategic and Defensive Missile Systems 1950 2004
For 40 years following the end of World War II, the Western democratic governments and the Eastern Bloc Communist powers were locked in the ideological, political, and economic struggle of the Cold W …
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€15.43
Charles Stephenson: Channel Islands 1941 45
Following the fall of France and the surrender of Paris on 14 June 1940, the British Government announced that the Channel Islands had no strategic importance and would not be defended. The Germans o …
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€15.34
Gordon L. Rottman: Viet Cong and NVA Tunnels and Fortifications of the Vietnam War
During the Vietnam War, the Viet Cong (VC) main forces and North Vietnamese Army (NVA) were forced to hide weapons and supplies underground and to dig protective shelters to counter massive US firepo …
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€15.40
Clayton K. S. Chun: Defending Space
The United States has been developing space for many years, and satellites provide the US Military with an unparaleled advantage over its adversaries. Constellations of both military and civilian sat …
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€15.41
Gordon L. Rottman: Soviet Field Fortifications 1941 45
From June 1941, the Soviets were forced to undertake large-scale defensive operations in the face of the overwhelming German blitzkrieg assault, operations which ran counter to their preference for h …
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€15.49
Steven J. Zaloga: Atlantic Wall (1)
Germany’s Atlantic Wall was the most ambitious military fortification program of World War II. With Germany’s gradual loss of the strategic initiative to the Allies, in 1942 Hitler was forced to cons …
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€15.43
Gordon L. Rottman: Berlin Wall and the Intra-German Border 1961-89
The border between East and West Germany was closed on 26 May 1953. On 13 August 1961 crude fences and walls were erected around West Berlin: the Berlin Wall had been created. The Wall encircled West …
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€15.34
Charles Stephenson: Channel Islands 1941 45
Following the fall of France and the surrender of Paris on 14 June 1940, the British Government announced that the Channel Islands had no strategic importance and would not be defended. The Germans o …
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DRM
€15.28
Gordon L. Rottman: Special Forces Camps in Vietnam 1961 70
In 1961 US Special Forces units began entering remote areas of Vietnam dominated by the Viet Cong. Their task was to organize local defense and strike forces aimed at stopping the enemy from gaining …
EPUB
Engelska
DRM
€15.24
Mark Berhow: US Strategic and Defensive Missile Systems 1950 2004
For 40 years following the end of World War II, the Western democratic governments and the Eastern Bloc Communist powers were locked in the ideological, political, and economic struggle of the Cold W …
EPUB
Engelska
DRM
€15.40
Gordon L. Rottman: Viet Cong and NVA Tunnels and Fortifications of the Vietnam War
During the Vietnam War, the Viet Cong (VC) main forces and North Vietnamese Army (NVA) were forced to hide weapons and supplies underground and to dig protective shelters to counter massive US firepo …
EPUB
Engelska
DRM
€15.40
Gordon L. Rottman: Berlin Wall and the Intra-German Border 1961-89
The border between East and West Germany was closed on 26 May 1953. On 13 August 1961 crude fences and walls were erected around West Berlin: the Berlin Wall had been created. The Wall encircled West …
EPUB
Engelska
DRM
€15.28
Steven J. Zaloga: Atlantic Wall (1)
Germany’s Atlantic Wall was the most ambitious military fortification program of World War II. With Germany’s gradual loss of the strategic initiative to the Allies, in 1942 Hitler was forced to cons …
EPUB
Engelska
DRM
€15.24
Ian Fletcher: Fortresses of the Peninsular War 1808 14
In the course of the Peninsular War, Wellington’s army fought several hard battles and smaller actions, but it was the bloody sieges that troubled him more than anything else. Indeed, the performance …
EPUB
Engelska
DRM
€15.43
Glen Williford & Terrance McGovern: Defenses of Pearl Harbor and Oahu 1907 50
At the beginning of the 20th century, the military importance of the Hawaiian Islands became clear. Oahu in particular was a key bastion in projecting America’s military power in the Pacific. The isl …
EPUB
Engelska
DRM
€15.35
Clayton K. S. Chun: Defending Space
The United States has been developing space for many years, and satellites provide the US Military with an unparaleled advantage over its adversaries. Constellations of both military and civilian sat …
EPUB
Engelska
DRM
€15.46
Kennedy Donald Kennedy & the Editors of Science Jose the Editors of Science: Science Magazine’s State of the Planet 2008-2009
Taken from the pages of Science and supplemented by contributions from the magazine’s editors, State of the Planet 2008-2009 offers contemporary science writing that is sometimes provocative, frequen …
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€34.56
Chris Taylor: Test Pilot
An elite test pilot recounts his life on the cutting-edge of aviation, flying everything from homebuilt airplanes to helicopters and fighter jets.Over his long career as a licensed Category 1 test pi …
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Chris Taylor: Test Pilot
An elite test pilot recounts his life on the cutting-edge of aviation, flying everything from homebuilt airplanes to helicopters and fighter jets.Over his long career as a licensed Category 1 test pi …
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€8.88
Taylor Chris Taylor: Naval Aviator
Chris Taylor has had a very successful career as a Royal Navy officer, helicopter pilot, test pilot and instructor. His first book, Test Pilot, concentrates on anecdotes and incidents from the most r …
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Taylor Chris Taylor: Naval Aviator
Chris Taylor has had a very successful career as a Royal Navy officer, helicopter pilot, test pilot and instructor. His first book, Test Pilot, concentrates on anecdotes and incidents from the most r …
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€11.56