Fundamental Shooting Techniques for Hitting the Target in Championship Form
Skeet (a discipline of Clay Pigeon Shooting) is easy, if you're happy breaking nine out of ten birds. This book emphasizes the basics and focuses on fundamental techniques that will greatly improve precision and accuracy. It addresses various shooting methods, describes proper form, and advises on stance, posture and balance, and gun mount.
No twentieth-century military organization has been as widely studied as the German war machine in World War II, and few of its components were as important, influential, or revolutionary as its armored force.
Ghosts and Strange Phenomena of the Pine Tree State
Includes tales of pirates, witches, and other denizens of the state of Maine. This work provides a fun look at spooky legends and stories of the paranormal, including: the guardian spirit of Portland Head Light, the preacher and the cats from Hell, the ghost of Marie Antoinette, the ghost who toasts independence, and more.
History of the U.S. Army's Armored Forces, 1917-45
In less than thirty years, the U.S. Army's armored force rose from humble beginnings in borrowed tanks in World War I to a thundering crescendo of tactical prowess and lethal power during the liberation of Western Europe in World War II. M. H.
After spending more than three years collecting, identifying, and studying spinners in the fertile and famous trout areas of Montana, Michigan, Idaho, and Yellowstone National Park, Sylvester Nemes designed more than thirty spinner fly patterns. This book deals with his designs, from a miniature Trico to the gigantic Michigan Hex, and others.
The Amphibious Landing and Airborne Operations on D-Day, June 6, 1944
In this unforgettable narrative of D-Day, Joseph Balkoski describes the minute-by-minute combat as it unfolded on Omaha Beach, allowing soldiers to speak for themselves as they recall their attempts to maneuver bombers through heavy cloud cover, the claustrophobic terror aboard transports, and the relentless fire that greeted them on the beach.
Both the cavalry and the artillery played critical roles in the Civil War. The uniforms of horsemen and cannoneers resembled those of the infantry but differed in key respects, such as the bright yellow trim that distinguished the cavalry and the crossed-cannon insignia of the artillery.
State militias were among the first troops to respond to the outbreak of the Civil War. Those who answered the call to arms represented a cross-section of the country, both North and South, and the uniforms of these volunteers reflected their home regions and, in many cases, national origins.
Perhaps the most famous - and certainly the most exotic - uniforms of the Civil War belonged to the Zouaves, troops of French derivation whose vibrant attire was accented by fezzes and baggy trousers. These soldiers cut a flashy figure, and Troiani depicts them in all their colourful glory.
