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World War I: Commemorating 100 Years

Volume V, Issue II, Summer 2014

THE WARRIOR Military History at Its Best

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Greetings Military History Enthusiast!

Dear Military History Enthusiast, I hope you are having a great summer! I am pleased to share this latest issue of The Warrior with you, which focuses on the100th anniversary of World War I. To commemorate those who fought in the Great War, you will find a section featuring selected World War I titles from our publishing friends at Pen & Sword. Also featured are top aviation titles from Grub Street Publishing along with a section devoted to our many DVDs. I want to give a big THANK YOU to you if you completed the Warrior survey included in our last issue. All of your answers are truly appreciated and have already guided us in better serving you! To represent some of your suggestions I have included reviews for a few books within the catalog to help you with your selection process.

You will also notice the number of special deals within this issue, with titles discounted as high as 50% off!

As always, thank you for your support and input; I look forward to addressing more of your suggestions in the near future!

Sincerely, Olivia Marcinka Editor, The Warrior P.S: Stay tuned for our bargain catalog hitting mailboxes in November!

New Arrivals from Casemate Now that the last veterans are gone, the First World War is a completely historical subject—governed by archaeology and genealogy, battlefield tourism and military history. The anguish and privations are a bit further away, but there is still huge interest in the awful conditions and carnage endured by a generation of youth who sacrificed their lives for their country.

“The Old Front Line” is a phrase first coined by the poet John Masefield when he looked back on the battle of the Somme from a distance of just one year, in 1917, and speculated how the Western Front might look in the future. Stephen Bull’s copiously illustrated work—part travel guide, The Old part popular history—a century on, answers his speculations. The Front Line main source material is new and Dr. Stephen Bull contemporary photographs, as well as some from the intervening century. Taken together these provide a series of exciting vistas and informative details that tell the story of the battles and landscapes.Aerial photography, old and new ground shots provide an authoritative summary of the war on the Western Front.

Following an introduction that sets the scene and looks at the early stages of the war, eight chapters examine the Western Front geographically, looking closely at the main areas of fighting and what is visible today: not just the “iron harvest”—the scars left by trench and battle—but also the cemeteries, war memorials and statues that remind the visitor starkly of the loss of a generation.

About the Author Dr Stephen Bull is a museum curator and university external examiner who straddles the divide between the 'serious' and what most of the world actually wants to read. Interested in history from an early age he studied at the University of Wales, and has previously worked at the BBC and National Army Museum in London. Now Curator of Military History and Archaeology for Lancashire County Museums, he has curated a number of exhibitions as well as completing an MBA, and been elected to the Institute for Archaeologists. Recently he was listed for the Portico Prize for Literature.

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New Arrivals from Casemate Operation Market Garden has been recorded as a complete Allied failure in World War II, an overreach that resulted in an entire airborne division being destroyed at its apex. However, within that operation were episodes of heroism that still remain unsung.

On September, 17, 1944, the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, floated down across the Dutch countryside, in the midst of German forces, and proceeded to fight their way to vital bridges to enable the Allied offensive to go forward.

The Battle of The 101st Airborne was behind them; the British the Bridges 1st Airbourne was far advanced. In the 82nd’s sector the crucial conduits needed to be seized.

Frank van Lunteren The Germans knew the importance of the bridge over the Waal River at Nijmegen as well as James Gavin and his 82nd troopers did.Thus began a desperate fight for the Americans to seize it, no matter what the cost. The Germans would not give, however, and fought tenaciously in the town and fortified the bridge. This book draws on a plethora of previously unpublished sources to shed new light on the exploits of the “Devils in Baggy Pants” by Dutch author and historian Frank van Lunteren.

978-1-61200-232-3, $32.95, $22.95, hardback, 6 x 9, 32pp photos

This is the story of the pursuit of a dream. Spitfire PK350 is the only late-mark Spitfire, an F Mk 22, to have ever been restored to full flying status. She had no restrictions on her airframe and with four fully serviceable 20mm cannons, she was as good as the day she came off the production line in July 1945 near Birmingham, England. She first flew as a restored aircraft on 29 March 1980 at the hands of one John McVicar “Jack” Malloch.

By then a legend in his adopted country, Malloch had in 1977 been entrusted Malloch’s Spitfire Rhodesia, by the hierarchy of the Rhodesian Air Force Nick Meikle to restore SR64, as she was then known.

In two and half years, Jack Malloch and his trusted engineers, with critical help from the Rhodesian and South African air forces, completely restored SR64 to flying condition. The fact that she was fitted with a propeller made by a German company added a sweet irony to a project that had to contend with sanctions imposed by Britain, the original country of manufacture, and highlighted the enterprising spirit of the team. From the test pilot who first flew her as PK350 on 25 July 1945, the reader is taken on a journey through the aircraft's complete life, with the project's lead engineer and most of the surviving pilots who flew her gracing the story with their memories.

978-1-61200-2521, $24.95, $17.95, paperback, 6 x 9, 200 b/w and color illustrations, 6 pp color aircraft

During the Vietnam War, U.S. Army Special Forces A-Teams were deployed to isolated outposts or "camps” in the remote areas of South Vietnam. Their job was to recruit, train, and house members of the indigenous population while molding them into combat-ready fighting units. A-Teams consisted of up to 12 Green Beret soldiers who were experts in both combat and their individual military specialties. The role of the indigenous units, in conjunction with their American advisors, was Bac Si to provide border security, counter the Viet Cong Jerry Krizan & insurgency in the countryside, provide intelligence Robert Dumont on enemy troop-strength and activities, and when necessary engage elements of the invading North Vietnamese Army. Bac Si (the Vietnamese term for “medic”) is the story of Sgt. Jerry Krizan who was assigned to Special Forces Camp A-331 in the III Corps tactical zone, only 10 miles from the Cambodian border. Because of its proximity to a major north-south NVA infiltration route, there were constant enemy troop movements through the camp's area of operations and A-331 itself came under attack on more than one occasion.The author meantime needed to accompany patrols and probes into enemy territory, not only prepared to provide aid but fight as a soldier if the squad was ambushed, or itself chose to attack.

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New Arrivals from Casemate The record of Carrier Air Group 15 in World War II is astonishing by any measure: it scored 312 enemy aircraft destroyed, 33 probably destroyed, and 65 damaged in aerial combat, plus 348 destroyed, 161 probably destroyed, and 129 damaged in ground attacks. Twenty-six Fighting 15 pilots became aces, including their leader, Commander David McCampbell, who became the U.S. Navy’s “Ace of Aces.” TwentyFabled Fifteen one squadron pilots were killed in action and Thomas McKelvey Cleaver one in an operational accident aboard the carrier Essex. The fighter squadron’s partners, Bombing Squadron 15 and Torpedo Squadron 15, scored 174,300 tons of enemy shipping, including 37 cargo vessels sunk, 10 probably sunk, and 39 damaged. As well, Musashi, the world’s largest battleship, was sunk, along with a light aircraft carrier, a destroyer, destroyer escort, two minesweepers and other craft—plus the Zuikaku, the last surviving carrier that participated in the Pearl Harbor attack.In documenting the saga of Air Group 15’s momentous six months at war, the author provides an intimate and insightful view of the group’s fabled combat tour, including details of daily life and human interactions aboard the fleet carrier USS Essex during the busiest phase of the Pacific War. 978-1-61200-2576, $32.95, $22.95, hardback, 6 x 9, 16pp photos Ted Fahrenwald flew P-47s and P-51s with the famed 352nd Fighter Group out of Bodney, England, during the critical tipping-point period of the air war over Europe. A classic devil-may-care fighter pilot, he was also a distinctively talented writer and correspondent.After a typical day of aerial combat and strafing missions over Nazi-occupied Europe – and of course, the requisite partying and creative mischief on Wot a Way to base –Ted sat in his Nissen hut at a borrowed typewriter and composed exquisitely humorous Run a War! letter-essays detailing his exploits in the air and Ted Fahrenwald on the ground to his family back home. But they are not the mundane missives of a homesick young man who missed his mother’s cooking. Educated as a journalist, this incurably comedic pilot detailed his aerial exploits in a hilarious and self-effacing style that combines the vernacular of the day with flights of joyful imagination rivaling St. Exupery. And he didn’t sanitize his musings: Ted enthusiastically narrates the day-to-day rollercoaster ribaldry that was the natural M.O. of the young men who were tasked to kill Hitler’s Luftwaffe.

978-1-61200-2545, $14.99, $9.99, paperback, 6 x 9

A Few Lawless Vagabonds is an account of the three-way relationship between Ethan Allen, the Republic of Vermont (1777–1791) and the British in Canada during the American Revolution, a work of political and military history. Ethan Allen was a prime mover in the establishment of the Republic (though he was a captive of the British, 1775–1778), then led the A Few Lawless fight to maintain its independence from the “predatory states” of New Hampshire, New York Vagabonds and Massachusetts; from the American Continental David Bennett Congress; and from British attacks on the new state. In order to defend Vermont’s independence, Ethan Allen engaged in secret, unlawful negotiations with the British in Canada, aimed at turning Vermont into a “separate Government under the Crown.”

The attempts of the Allen family to maintain Vermont’s independence from its neighbors were successful: Vermont became the 14th State in 1791. A Few Lawless Vagabonds is the first systematic attempt, using archival sources, to show that the Allens were utterly serious in their aim to turn Vermont into a Crown colony, a project which came close to becoming an open, public issue late in 1781.

978-1-61200-240-8, $32.95, $22.95, hardback, 6 x 9, 8pp illustrations

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New Arrivals from Casemate This fascinating book describes the rise and fall of the Swedish Empire in the 17th and 18th Centuries, events that could be viewed as impossible through the prisms of traditional elements of national power. Sweden was basically an agrarian society with a population of only 1.3 to 1.5 million. However, as described in this book, the case of Sweden does not negate the traditional elements of power. Along with superb leadership A Warrior and pure military skill, Sweden was able Dynasty to compensate for its weaknesses in Henrik O. Lunde resources— manpower and finances—in the Thirty Years War by foreign resource mobilization. This horrific conflict exists in collective memory as the worst travail in German history, even worse than the Black Death and the world wars.

The twin shortfalls of manpower and finance haunted Sweden after the Thirty Years War as it tried to defend and expand its empire once foreign resource mobilization was no longer feasible, particularly on the financial side.This lack of resources eventually led to the downfall of the empire when beset by a host of enemies, including Russia, which delivered the fatal blow to Swedish arms deep inside Ukraine. In this work renowned military historian Henrik O. Lunde unveils a fascinating chapter of Western history that is seldom seen or recognized by English or American readers.

978-1-61200-242-2, $32.95, $23.95, hardback, 6 x 9, 8pp illustrations

Fifty years after the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, authorizing US forces to defend South Vietnam, this incredible book arrives with a one-stop visual tour of every item of gear employed by American infantrymen in the long years of battle that followed. With over 2,000 photos accompanied by insightful text (did we know that the US buildup was so sudden that initial divisions had to be issued black leather footwear instead of tropical boots?) this work digs into every nook and cranny of the infantry’s experience “in-country.” M-16s, Claymores, M-60s, grenades and knives and knives are naturally Grunt examined in full color. But so is every variety Antonio Arques of clothing, rations, helmets, hats and caps, as well as medals, patches and insignia.

This remarkable collection does not stop there, however, as it also examines the soldiers’ pastimes, from music to magazines (not just Life or Time but Mad, Playboy and the periodical Grunt) as well as the brands of beers, cigarettes and other leisure elements. Rare photos of soldiers themselves in Nam spot the narrative, as well as glimpses of what was going on back in the States meantime, including protests.

Carefully compiled and lavishly illustrated, this unique book provides a visceral tour down memory lane for every soldier who served in Vietnam. It is also a revealing guide to those in the general public who may have wondered exactly what our troops felt, handled and experienced during that tumultuous American war in remote Southeast Asia.

9788496658493, $99.00, $69.00, hardback, 9 x 12, 2000 full color pictures

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•ANCIENT HISTORY•

The Field Campaigns of Alexander the Great

Stephen English Alexander the Great is one of the most famous men in history, and many believe he was the greatest military genius of all time (Julius Caesar wept at the feet of his statue in envy of his achievements). Most of his thirteen year reign as king of Macedon was spent in hard campaigning which conquered half the then-known world, during which he never lost a battle. Besides the famous set-piece battles (Granicus, Issus, Gaugamela, Hydaspes), Alexander's army marched thousands of miles through hostile territory, fighting countless smaller actions and calling for a titanic logistical effort. There is a copious literature on Alexander the Great, but most are biographies of the man himself, with relatively few recent works analyzing his campaigns from a purely military angle.

This book will combine a narrative of the course of each of Alexander's campaigns, with clear analysis of strategy, tactics, logistics etc.This will combine with Stephen English's The Army of Alexander the Great and The Sieges of Alexander the Great, to form a very strong three-volume examination of one of the most successful armies and greatest conquerors ever known.

978-1-84884-066-9, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

The Roman Navy Michael

Paul Pitassi The Roman Navy was remarkable for its size, reach and longevity. As significant as the Royal Navy was to the British Empire in the nineteenth century, the Roman Navy was crucial to the extraordinary expansion of Imperial power and for its maintenance over a period of more than 800 years. The fabric and organization of this maritime 46% force is at the core of this new book. At the height of its power the Roman Navy was, at least in numerical terms, the largest maritime force ever to have existed. It employed tens of thousands of sailors and maintained and fought fleets of ships larger than any forces since. In these pages the author looks at all the aspects of the Navy in turn. Shipbuilding, rigs and fittings, and shipboard weaponry are covered as are all the principal ship from the earliest types to the very last. The command structure is outlined, as are all aspects of the crews’ lives, their recruitment, terms of service, training and uniforms. Life onboard, food and drink, discipline, religion and superstition are described, while seamanship and navigation are dealt with along with bases and shore establishments.

Operations feature prominently, the allied and enemy navies compared, and specimen battles employed to explain fighting tactics.All these aspects changed and developed hugely over the great span of the Roman empire but this fascinating book brings this complex story together in one brilliant volume.

978-1-84832-090-1, $50.00, $22.95, hardback

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Roman Conquests: North Africa

Nic Fields The third in the Roman Conquests series will briefly cover Rome's first forays into the dark continent during the First and Second Punic Wars, then cover in detail her vindictive final conquest and destruction of Carthage in the Third Punic War. The subsequent long wars against the slippery Numidian prince, Jugurtha, which tested the Roman military system to the limit, also occupy a central place. With a cast of characters including Hannibal, the Scipios, Marius, Sulla and the wily Jugurtha, this is sure to be a popular addition to the series. Like the other volumes, this book gives a clear narrative of the course of these wars, explaining how the Roman war machine coped with formidable new foes and the challenges of unfamiliar terrain and climate. Specially-commissioned color plates by Graham Sumner bring the main troop types vividly to life in meticulously researched detail.

978-1-84415-970-3, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

The Spartan Way Nic Fields For a period of some 200 years, Sparta was acknowledged throughout the Greek world as the home of the finest soldiers.

Xenophon called them 'the only true craftsmen in matters of war'. Nic Fields explains the reasons for this superiority, how their reputation for invincibility was earned (and deliberately manipulated) and how it was ultimately shattered.

The Spartan Way examines how Spartan society, through its rigid laws and brutal educational system, was thoroughly militarized and devoted to producing warriors suited to the intense demands of hoplite warfare - professional killers inculcated with the values of unwavering obedience and a willingness to fight and die for their city. The role of Spartan women, as mothers and wives, in shaping the warrior ethic is considered, as are the role of uniform and rigorous training in enhancing the small-unit cohesion within the phalanx , and the psychological intimidation of the enemy.

978-1-84884-899-3, $34.95, $22.95, hardback

The Tyrants of Syracuse Jeffrey

Champion This is the story of one of the most important classical cities, Syracuse, and its struggles (both internal and external) for freedom and survival.

Situated at the heart of the Mediterranean, Syracuse was caught in the middle as Carthage, Pyrrhus of Epirus, Athens and then Rome battled to gain control of Sicily. The threat of expansionist enemies on all sides made for a tumultuous situation within the city, resulting in repeated coups that threw up a series of remarkable tyrants, such as Gelon, Timoleon and Dionysius. In this first volume Jeff Champion traces the course of Syracuse's wars under the tyrants from the Battle of Himera (480 BC) against the Carthaginians down to the death of Dionysius I (367 BC), whose reign proved to be the high tide of the city's power and influence. One of the highlights along the way is the city's heroic resistance to, and eventual decisive defeat of, the Athenian expeditionary force that besieged them for over two years (415-413 BC), an event with massive ramifications for the Greek world. This is the eventful life story of one of the forgotten major powers of the ancient Mediterranean world.

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•MEDIEVAL HISTORY•

Warfare In The Medieval World Brian Todd Carey Warfare in the Medieval World explores how civilizations and cultures made war on the battlefields of the Near East and Europe in the period between the fall of Rome and the introduction of reliable gunpowder weapons during the Thirty Years' War. Through an exploration of thirtythree selected battles, military historian Brian Todd Carey surveys the changing tactical relationships between the four weapon systems - heavy and light infantry and heavy and light cavalry - focusing on the evolution of shock and missile combat. Through the use of dozens of multiphase tactical maps, this fascinating introduction to the art of war during western civilization's ancient and classical periods pulls together the primary and secondary sources and creates a powerful historical narrative.

The result is a synthetic work that will be essential reading for students and armchair military historians alike.

Hattin 1187 Didier Davin & André

Jouineau The Battle of Hattin, Saladin’s greatest victory, and the conquest of Jerusalem that followed, represents the end of the first period of Frankish occupation of the Holy Land. Only the survival of Tyre subsequently allowed them to regain the territories during the Third Crusade in which Philippe Auguste and above all Richard I the Lionheart, distinguished themselves. Despite their initial successes, those who inherited the gains achieved in 1099 were indeed now lost. This work details the causes, circumstances, and consequences of the most terrible defeat encountered during the Crusades.

978-2-35250-121-3, $19.95, $12.95, paperback

Agincourt Rosemary Hawley Jarman

Review: "Professor Carey carries his “Archer Jones”-inspired matrix analysis of combat into the Middle Ages. Good coverage of Byzantine tactics and the early Middle Ages. The Mongols and the Reconquista in Spain are welcome additions to the high Middle Ages. Separate treatments of light and heavy infantry in the late Middle Ages. Important chapter on the “military revolution” of the early modern era. Excellent diagrams and maps. Glossary and select bibliography."-Oxford Bibliographies 978-1-84884-741-5, $24.95, $14.95, paperback

A small English expeditionary force in Northern France battling to reach the coast before being cut off by an enemy superior in numbers and equipment; a victory plucked from the jaws of certain-seeming defeat – this story is familiar in the twentieth century.

It is also the story of Agincourt in the fifteenth. The distinguished historical novelist Rosemary Hawley Jarman here recreates the whole of the brief, foolhardy expedition mounted by a 28-year-old English king determined to regain the realm across the Channel he believed was his by right. The siege of Harfleur, the ravages of disease, the gradual encirclement, the decision to break out and march through hostile territory to Calais, all lead up to the rainy dawn of 25 October 1415 – St Crispin’s Day – when the ragged, hungry English came face to face with a mighty and magnificently accoutered French army and won one of the most overwhelming victories in the chronicles of war. Illustrated throughout with contemporary images 978-1-4456-0233-2, $29.95, $19.95, hardback

Fighting Techniques of the Medieval World 500-1500

Wakefield and Towton: War of the Roses Philip Haigh Richard III

Matthew Bennett Fighting Techniques of the Medieval World describes the fighting techniques of soldiers in what has been characterized as the ‘age of chivalry’.

The book explores the tactics and strategy required to win battles with the technology available, and points out how the development of such weapons technology changed the face of the battlefield. Divided into five sections, the text first examines the individual components of the medieval army, the foot soldier and the mounted soldier, the equipment they wore and used, and how they fought together as a unit. Fighting Techniques of the Medieval World describes why certain types of unit – like Welsh longbowmen and Italian mercenaries – were more effective than others – like the French armored knights at Agincourt. The third section discusses how these units were used together on the battlefield, and the importance of a general correctly disposing his troops before the battle began.

It also examines the contrasting tactics of both sides during the crusades, and points out the various shortcomings of the crusaders and their leaders.The fourth part of the book looks at the specialist techniques and equipment developed for siege warfare – a common event in this era of fortification.

Finally, the last section covers naval warfare, from the ships in which the men fought to the weapons they carried.

978-1-909160-47-7, $17.98, $10.98, paperback

has come to be the most famous figure to emerge from Britain's War of the Roses, largely due to the play by William Shakespeare, but this 30-year conflict (1455-1485) had a large cast of heroes and villains, and saw the biggest and fiercest battles ever fought on English 46% soil. This new book in the format of the popular Battleground Europe series concentrates on two major battles fought during the pivotal years of 1460 and 1461.

As 1460 drew to a close, Edward, Duke of York (white roses) was in open revolt against the Lancastrian (red roses) king, Henry VI. A superior Lancastrian force ambushed Edward and killed him and many of his men; Edward's head was subsequently displayed over the main gate of his own city of York.Thirsting for revenge, the Duke's son, also named Edward (who later reigned as Edward IV), gathered a force and sought out the Lancastrian host. On March 29, 1461 the two armies collided in a blinding snowstorm near the town of Wakefield in what was to be the bloodiest battle ever fought on English soil. Battleground Europe format to describe in detail these historic parts of Britain both then and now, an approach particularly important for medieval battles which must be more painstakingly reconstructed than more modern ones.

Those seeking background material on Shakespeare's four plays on Henry VI and Richard III will also find this book useful.

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•16TH & 17TH CENTURIES•

Armada 1588 John Barratt The defeat of the Spanish Armada is one of the turning points in English history, and it was perhaps the defining episode in the long reigns of Elizabeth I of England and Philip II of Spain. The running battle along the Channel between the nimble English ships and the lumbering Spanish galleons has achieved almost legendary status.

In this compelling new account John Barratt reconstructs the battle against the Armada in the concise, clear Campaign Chronicles format, which records the action in vivid detail, day by day, hour by hour. He questions common assumptions about the battle and looks again at aspects of the action that have been debated or misunderstood. Included are full orders of battle showing the chains of command and the effective strengths and fighting capabilities of the opposing fleets. There is also an in-depth analysis of the far-reaching consequences of the wreck of Philip II's great enterprise.

978-184415323-7, $34.99, $21.95, hardback

Sieges of the English Civil War John Barratt Sieges determined the course of the English Civil Wars, yet they receive scant attention. In contrast, the major set-piece battles are repeatedly analyzed and reassessed. As a result our understanding of the conflict, and of its outcome, is incomplete. John Barratt, in this lucid and perceptive account, makes the siege the focal point of his study.

As well as looking at the theory and practice of siege warfare and fortification, he considers the often-devastating human impact. Using a selection of graphic examples, he shows how siege warfare could ruin the lives of the soldiers - and the civilians - caught up in it. He examines in detail a dozen sieges, using a combination of eyewitness accounts, other contemporary sources, archaeological surveys, and other modern research. His study provides a detailed and vivid reconstruction of these often neglected episodes of civil war history.

978-1-84415-832-4, $39.99, $23.95, hardback

Gloucester and Newbury 1643

Jon Day The campaign that led to the first Battle of Newbury in 1643 represents a vital phase in the English Civil War, yet rarely has it received the attention it deserves. In this compelling and meticulously researched new study, Jon Day shows how the campaign was critical to the outcome of the war and the defeat of Charles I. The late summer 1643 was the military high tide for the king and his armies, yet within two months the opportunity had been squandered.

The Royalists failed first to take the Parliamentarian stronghold of Gloucester and then to defeat the Earl of Essex's army at Newbury. If the Civil War had a tipping point, this was surely it.

978-1-84415-591-0, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

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Teutonic Knights William

Urban The Teutonic Knights were powerful and ferocious advocates of holy war.Their history is suffused with crusading, campaigning and struggle. Feared by their enemies but respected by medieval Christendom, the knights and their Order maintained a firm hold over the Baltic and northern Germany and established a formidable regime which flourished across Central Europe for 300 years.

This major new book surveys the gripping history of the knights and their Order and relates their rise to power; their struggles against Prussian pagans; the series of wars against Poland and Lithuania; the clash with Alexander Nevsky’s Russia; and the gradual stagnation of the order in the fourteenth century. The book is replete with dramatic episodes - such as the battle on frozen Lake Peipus in 1242, or the disaster of Tannenberg - but focuses primarily on the knights’ struggle to maintain power, fend off incursions and raiding bands and to launch crusades against unbelieving foes. And it was the crusade which chiefly characterized and breathed life into this Holy Order. William Urban’s narrative charts the rise and fall of the Order and, in an accessible and engaging style, throws light on a band of knights whose deeds and motives have long been misunderstood.

Review: “Written in accessible style, this narrative history of the Knights of the Teutonic Order sheds light on medieval politics and on the relationship between the Roman Catholic Church and the military of the time. Appendices profile major figures in the history of the Teutonic Order up to 1525.”-Book News 978-1-84832-620-0, $29.95, $19.95, paperback

Battles of Newbury Christopher L. Scott, Foreword by Richard Holmes In 1643 and again in 1644 the forces of King Charles I and Parliament clashed at Newbury in a bloody fight. Each time the fate of the country hung in the balance.

Chris Scott retells the story of these two complex and exciting battles and provides a fascinating guided tour of the surviving battlefields. By skillful use of detailed maps and other illustrations, he sets out in a graphic and easily understood way the movements of the opposing armies and relates their actions to the Newbury landscape of the present day.

978-1-84415-670-2, $19.99, $12.95, paperback Cromwell's Masterstroke Peter

Reese The victory at Dunbar of Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army over the Scots under David Leslie merits a major place in the long succession of AngloScottish battles. The Scots had brought Cromwell's invading army to its knees, but Cromwell took the offensive and, in one of the great upsets of military history, the Scots army was routed.

The triumph secured Cromwell's reputation as the outstanding general of the age and demonstrated the toughness and flair of the New Model Army he commanded.

Peter Reese's exciting account of this extraordinary battle is the first full-length study to be published.

978-184415179-0, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

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•REVOLUTIONARY WAR•

With Musket & Tomahawk, Vol. II Michael O. Logusz This is the second volume of Michael Logusz’s epic work on the Wilderness War of 1777, in which the British Army, with its German, Loyalist, and Indian auxiliaries, attempted to descend from Canada to sever the nascent American colonies, only to be met

by Patriot formations contesting the invasion of their newly declared nation. In his first volume, on the Saratoga campaign, the author described how Burgoyne’s main thrust was first stalled and then obliterated during its advance down the Hudson River. The British had indeed launched a third thrust from the west, embarking from Lake Ontario at Oswego and thence forging its way down the Mohawk Valley.

978-1-61200-067-1, $32.95, $19.95, hardback

With Musket & Tomahawk, Vol. I Michael O. Logusz With Musket and Tomahawk is a vivid account of the American and British struggles in the sprawling wilderness region of the northeast during the Revolutionary War. Combining strategic, tactical, and personal detail, this book describes how the patriots of the recently organized Northern Army defeated England's massive onslaught of 1777, thereby all but ensuring America’s independence.

Conceived and launched by top-ranking British military leaders to shatter and suppress the revolting colonies, Britain’s three-pronged thrust was meant to separate New England from the rest of the nascent nation along the line of the Hudson River. Thus divided, both the northern and southern colonies could have been defeated in detail, unable to provide mutual assistance against further attacks.

978-1-935149-00-2, $32.95, $19.95, hardback

Redcoats and Rebels

Christopher Hibbert Redcoats and Rebels provides a thorough introduction to the Revolutionary War.Told with great authority and clarity it describes and details the effects of each notable event from 1770 to 1781, examining each of the major battles and skirmishes but not getting bogged down in deep analysis of battle formations and strategies. Instead concentrating on the war as a whole and its political and economic impacts on Britain and America and consequently how each commander's strategy was affected, the book is filled with anecdotes to give the reader a clearer understanding of how the war affected the lives of those involved.

978-1-84415-699-3, $32.95, $19.95, paperback

Saratoga John F. Luzader The months-long Saratoga campaign was one of the most important military undertakings of the American Revolution, and John Luzader’s impressive Saratoga: A Military History of the Decisive Campaign of the American Revolution, the first all-encompassing objective account of these pivotal months in American history, is now available in paperback.

British General John Burgoyne assembled his command at St. Johns (Canada) in June 1777, an army consisting of numerous warships, a massive artillery train, and 7,800 men including two large divisions of rested veteran British Regulars.

Burgoyne intended to capture Albany, New York, wrest control of the vital Hudson River Valley from the colonists, carry a brutal war into the American interior, secure the ChamplainHudson country, and make troops available for Sir William Howe’s 1778 campaign. John Luzader’s 'Saratoga: A Military History of the Decisive Campaign of the American Revolution', a Finalist in The Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Award for Operational / Battle History, 2008, is the first complete study to combine the strategic, political, and tactical history of these complex operations into a single compelling account. Decades in the making, his sweeping prose relies almost exclusively upon original archival research and Luzader’s own personal expertise with the challenging terrain.

978-1-932714-85-2, $22.95, $13.95, paperback

1781 Robert L. Tonsetic The Treaty of Paris in 1783 formally ended the American Revolutionary War, but it was the pivotal campaigns and battles of 1781 that decided the final outcome.

1781 was one of those rare years in American history when the future of the nation hung by a thread, and only the fortitude, determination, and sacrifice of its leaders and citizenry ensured its survival. By 1781, America had been at war with the world’s strongest empire for six years with no end in sight. British troops occupied key coastal cities, from New York to Savannah, and the Royal Navy prowled the waters off the American coast. The remaining Patriot forces hunkered down in the hinterland, making battle only at opportunities when British columns ventured near. But after several harsh winters, and the failure of the nascent government to adequately supply the troops, the American army was fast approaching the breaking point. The number of Continental soldiers had shrunk to less than 10,000, and the three-year enlistments of many of those remaining were about to expire. Mutinies began to emerge in George Washington’s ranks, and it was only the arrival of French troops that provided a ray of hope for the American cause. In this book, Robert Tonsetic provides a detailed analysis of the key battles and campaigns of 1781, supported by numerous eyewitness accounts from privates to generals in the American, French, and British armies.

He also describes the diplomatic efforts underway in Europe during 1781, as well as the Continental Congress’s actions to resolve the immense financial, supply, and personnel problems involved in maintaining an effective fighting army in the field.

978-1-61200-154-8, $18.95, $11.95, paperback

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•NAPOLEONIC HISTORY•

Blood, Bilge and Iron Balls

Alan Abbey Blood, Bilge and Iron Balls is a set of wargame rules for naval battles in the age of sail.With them you can recreate the triumphs of Nelson or Hawke or tackle pirates on the Spanish Main. The rules themselves are very simple and easy to learn. Each player can easily command a single ship or several, the rules working equally well for a single frigate chasing down a privateer, or a large-scale fleet action with multiple players on each side.The basic rules have been written with the emphasis on providing a fast-playing and fun game, but optional rules are included which will add a greater level of historical realism.

978-1-84884-534-3, $33.95, $19.95, hardback

Walcheren 1809 Martin R. Howard In July 1809, with the Dutch coast ‘a pistol held at the head of England’, the largest British expeditionary force ever assembled, over 40,000 men and around 600 ships, weighed anchor off the Kent coast and sailed for the island of Walcheren in the Scheldt estuary. After an initial success, the expedition stalled and as the lethargic military commander, Lord Chatham, was at loggerheads with the opinionated senior naval commander, Sir Richard Strachan, troops were dying of a mysterious disease termed ‘Walcheren fever’.

978-1-84884-468-1, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

Charging Against Napoleon

Eric Hunt The 18th Hussars were one of Britain's most dashing regiments of the Napoleonic Wars, the regiment fought under Wellington throughout the Peninsular campaign and were present at the final victory at Waterloo.

Eric Hunt has assembled letters and diaries of three 18th Hussar officers which cover the entire Napoleonic period. Combat and daily life in the Peninsula and Waterloo campaigns are described in vivid detail, along with insights into the social attitudes of the times.

978-085052827-5, $36.95, $21.95, hardback

Battle of Albuera 1811 Michael

Oliver & Richard Partridge On 16 May 1811 a combined British, Portuguese and Spanish force commanded by the British general Beresford met the French army under Soult at Albuera in southern Spain.

What followed was one of the bloodiest and most controversial battles of the Peninsular War. Yet despite the battle's significance in the wider campaign to expel Napoleon's armies from Spain, the story of Albuera has rarely received the coverage accorded to other battles of the war. The authors examine the carnage of Albuera in unprecedented detail, and they give a lucid account of the circumstances and the conflicting allied and French strategies that gave rise to this awful confrontation.

978-184415461-6, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

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Wars Against Napoleon General

Michel Franceschi & Ben Weider Popular history presents a one-dimensional image of Napoleon as an inveterate instigator of war who repeatedly sought large-scale military conquests. General Franceschi and Ben Weider dismantle this false conclusion in The Wars Against Napoleon, a brilliantly written and researched study that turns our understanding of the French emperor on its head. Franceschi and Weider argue persuasively that the caricature of the megalomaniac conqueror who bled Europe white to satisfy his delirious ambitions and insatiable love for war is groundless.

978-1-932714-37-1, $32.95, $19.95, hardback

Essling Gilles Boué May 1809. After getting off to a thundering start with his campaign, Napoleon had to carry out a difficult military maneuver: crossing a river, in strength in full view of the enemy. The Austrians under Archduke Charles put up a vigorous resistance and together with the capricious River Danube contributed to the French Emperor's first defeat on the Continent.

978-2-35250-055-1, $19.95, $12.95, paperback

Auerstaedt François-Guy Hourtoulle The First Empire was at its height during the Jena–Auerstadt campaign of 1806. The campaign was a classic of Napoleonic tactics, as Marshal Davout held one German army at bay while Napoleon concentrated his forces to defeat the main one. This excellent book combines an informative narrative with paintings oft he battles and a superb collection of images of uniforms and equipment from the period—all in color.

978-291523976-8, $34.95, $22.95, hardback Jena

A Waterloo Hero Friedrich Lindau More than 150 years after it was first written,A Waterloo Hero is the first ever translation of his diary. Lindau’s account is unique: no other private soldiers took part in so many engagements and recorded their experiences. Born in 1788 Freidrich Lindau served with the King’s German Legion for six years and was awarded the Waterloo Medal. This edition includes a Foreword by Lindau’s Pastor, an Introduction by Rev James Bogle and has been edited by Andrew Uffindel.

978-1-848325-39-5, $39.99, $23.95, hardback

Wellington at Waterloo Jac Weller Jac Weller studies every move and countermove of the battle, recreating not only the actions and tactics of the two great leaders but the epic engagements and clashes between the troops themselves that were pivotal for the victory or defeat. The author also studies the related battles of Quatre Bras and Ligny. He takes the reader with him onto the battlefield of Waterloo, a terrain which is brought to life by detailed maps and by the author's vivid and riveting descriptions of the progress of the fighting.

978-1-84832-586-9, $29.95, $19.95, paperback

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•AMERICAN CIVIL WAR•

General Gordon Granger

Robert C. Conner This is the first full-length biography of the Civil War general who saved the Union army from catastrophic defeat at the Battle of Chickamauga, and went on to play major roles in the Chattanooga and Mobile campaigns. Immediately after the war, as commander of U.S. troops in Texas, his actions sparked the “Juneteenth” celebrations of slavery’s end, which continue to this day. Granger’s first battle was at Wilson’s Creek, Missouri, and he soon thereafter rose through the ranks—cavalry, then infantry—in early 1863 vying with Forrest and Van Dorn for control of central Tennessee.

The artillery platform he erected at Franklin, dubbed Fort Granger, would soon overlook the death knell of the main Confederate army in the west. Granger’s first fame, however, came at Chickamauga, when the Rebel Army of Tennessee came within a hair’s-breadth of destroying the Union Army of the Cumberland.This long-overdue biography sheds fascinating new light on a colorful commander who fought through the war in the West from its first major battles to its last, and even left his impact on the Reconstruction beyond.

978-1-61200-185-2, $32.95, $22.95, paperback

The Maps of Antietam Bradley M. Gottfried This magisterial work breaks down the entire campaign into 21 map sets or “action-sections” enriched with 124 original full-page color maps. These spectacular cartographic creations bore down to the regimental and battery level.

The Maps of Antietam includes the march into Maryland, the Harpers Ferry operation, the Battle of South Mountain (Fox’s Gap, Turner’s Gap, and Crampton’s Gap), operations in Pleasant Valley, the Confederate withdrawal to Sharpsburg, the Battle of Antietam, the retreat across the Potomac River, and the sharp fighting at Shepherdstown.

978-1-611210-86-6, $39.95, $23.95, hardback The Maps of Gettysburg Bradley

M. Gottfried The 'Maps of Gettysburg' breaks down the entire operation into thirty map sets or “action-sections” enriched with 144 detailed, full-page color maps comprising the entire campaign. These cartographic originals bore down to the regimental and battery level and include the march to and from the battlefield and virtually every significant event in between. As many as twenty maps accompany each map set. Keyed to each piece of cartography is a full facing page of detailed text describing the units, personalities, movements, and combat depicted on the accompanying map, all of which makes the Gettysburg story come alive. This presentation makes it easy for readers to quickly locate a map and text on virtually any portion of the campaign, from the march into Pennsylvania during June to the last Confederate withdrawal of troops across the Potomac River on July 13, 1863.

978-1-932714-82-1, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

Flames Beyond Gettysburg Scott

L. Mingus, Sr. Flames Beyond Gettysburg vividly narrates both sides of Ewell’s dramafilled expedition, including key Southern decisions, the response of the Pennsylvania militiamen and civilians who opposed the Confederates, and the burning of the Columbia Bridge. Mingus’s study also features detailed driving tours of the various sites discussed in the book, including the Confederate route of march from Maryland; the June 26 skirmish at Gettysburg and the fight at the Witmer Farm; Lt. Col. Elijah V. White’s cavalry raids on Point-of-Rocks and Hanover Junction; Gordon’s triumphal march through York; the skirmish at Wrightsville; and the bridge burning.

978-1-611210-72-9, $18.95, $11.95, paperback

Shiloh and the Western Campaign of 1862 O. Edward Cunningham,

Gary D. Joiner, editor & Timothy B. Smith, editor The bloody and decisive two-day battle of Shiloh (April 6-7, 1862) changed the entire course of the American Civil War.The stunning Northern victory thrust Union commander Ulysses S. Grant into the national spotlight, claimed the life of Confederate commander Albert S. Johnston, and forever buried the notion that the Civil War would be a short conflict.The conflagration at Shiloh had its roots in the strong Union advance during the winter of 1861-1862 that resulted in the capture of Forts Henry and Donelson in Tennessee. Western Civil War historians Gary D. Joiner and Timothy B. Smith have resurrected Cunningham’s manuscript from its undeserved obscurity.

978-1-932714-34-0, $22.95, $13.95, paperback

Chicago's Battery Boys Richard

Brady Williams The Chicago Mercantile Battery was organized in 1862 by a group of prominent Chicago merchants. As part of Maj. Gen. John McClernand’s 13th Corps, the battery participated in the long and arduous Vicksburg campaign.The artillerists performed well everywhere they were tested, including Chickasaw Bluffs, Port Gibson, Champion Hill, Big Black River, and the siege against Vicksburg.

Ancillary operations included the reduction of Arkansas Post, the capture of Jackson, and others. During the siege of Vicksburg on May 22, 1863, Captain Pat White and his “Battery Boys” took part in the bloody attack against the 2nd Texas Lunette, pushing a one-ton field piece up a ravine to fire point blank within the shadows cast by the enemy’s fortifications 978-1-93271-438-8, $22.95, $13.95, paperback

The Sea King Gary McKay Based on many documents never before publicly accessible from the US Navy, the National Archives of the United States of America and the British Home Office, 'The Sea King' is the first biography of one of the Civil War’s most fascinating players.As the rogue captain of the last Confederate commerce raider, the Shenandoah, James Waddell was a huge thorn in the side of the post-Civil war administration, who single-handedly destroyed the US whaling fleet, almost brought Britain and America to war, and finally surrendered after a 22,000-mile journey at Liverpool. Proclaimed an American hero upon his death in 1886 he was given the only state funeral ever awarded for a former Confederate officer.

978-1-84341-046-1, $24.95, $14.95, paperback

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•19TH CENTURY•

Defiant and Dismasted at Trafalgar Mary McGrigor Born in 1762, William Hargood's naval career spanned over 30 years, as he rose from humble midshipman to the captain of one of the most powerful warships of the day at Trafalgar. He campaigned all over the known world: the Americas, West Indies, throughout the Mediterranean. Britain was hardly ever at peace during those troubled times and men like Hargood sought out her enemies wherever they could find them. This is the age of gold bullion, pirates, plunder and grapeshot.

978-184415034-2, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

Exodus from the Alamo Phillip

Thomas Tucker Contrary to movie and legend, we now know that the defenders of the Alamo in the war for Texan independence—including Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie and William B.Travis—did not die under brilliant sunlight, defending their positions against hordes of Mexican infantry. Instead the Mexicans launched a 46% predawn attack, surmounting the walls in darkness, forcing a wild melee inside the fort before many of its defenders had even awoken. In this book, Dr. Tucker, after deep research into recently discovered Mexican accounts and the forensic evidence, informs us that the traditional myth of the Alamo is even more off-base: most of the Alamo’s defenders died in breakouts from the fort.

978-1-61200-076-3, $16.95, $8.95, paperback

Messenger of Death David Buttery Captain Louis Nolan delivered the order that produced one of the most famous blunders in all military history - the Charge of the Light Brigade. Nolan's conduct and the Charge itself have been the subject of intense, sometimes bitter debate ever since.Yet there has been no recent biography of Nolan. He remains an ambiguous, controversial figure to this day. In this fresh and perceptive study, David Buttery attempts to set the record straight. He reassesses the man and looks at his military career, for there was much more to Louis Nolan than his fatal role in the Charge.

978-184415756-3, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

A Cavalryman in the Crimea

Philip Warner Among the British troops bound for the Black Sea in May 1854 was a young officer in the 5th Dragoon Guards, Richard Temple Godman.

Godman’s dispatches from the fields of war reveal his wide interests and varied experiences; they range from the pleasures of riding in a foreign landscape, smoking Turkish tobacco, and overcoming boredom by donning comic dress and hunting wild dogs, to the pain of seeing friends and horses die from battle.

978-1-84884-108-6, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

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Conflict in the Crimea Don Richards The author relies to a great extent on contemporary accounts of a large number of British men – and women – who were unwittingly caught up in this appalling war.

As well as surviving the efforts of their determined enemy, the Russians, they had to overcome the harshest weather, rampant disease and woefully inadequate administrative support. As revealed to a shocked nation by the first war reporters, medical care was largely non-existent and wounded faced the trauma of being left for days without medical attention.

978-184415343-5, $39.99, $23.95, hardback

Guards Brigade in the Crimea

Michael Springman The Guards Brigade consisted of three battalions, the 3rd Grenadier Guards, 1st Coldstream Guards and 1st Scottish Fusilier Guards (as the Scots Guards were then known). The book opens with a resumé of the causes of the War and an analysis of the woeful disorganization of the Army, in contrast to the efficiency of the Royal Navy. The Brigade’s performance in the major battles (Alma, inkerman etc.) is examined.

978-184415678-8, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

A Bearskin’s Crimea Algernon Percy Using much previously untapped source material A Bearskin’s Crimea is a blowby-blow account of the Grenadier Guards’ experiences in the Crimean War. The principal character,The Honorable Henry Percy, was present at all the major battles of that appalling conflict:The Alma, Balaklava, Inkerman and the Siege of Sebastopol.

978-1-84415-643-6, $24.95, $14.95, paperback

The Curling Diaries of the Zulu War Adrian Greaves and Brian Best In the years since the release of the film ‘Zulu’, the Zulu War of 1879 has become one of the world's most famous military campaigns.

One of the most dramatic events of the war was the complete annihilation of the British encampment at Isandlhwana by a Zulu army on January 22, 1879. With interest in the Zulu War at an all-time high, the recent discovery of the complete diaries of a Royal Artillery officer who was the sole survivor of his battery at Isandlhwana is a major find.

978-085052849-7, $36.95, $21.95, hardback

Redcoats and Zulus Adrian Greaves A Compendium of the most recent research into the Anglo Zulu War of 1879, complied by the founder of the Anglo-Zulu War Society and editor of its journal. The Work considers the facts, the history, the numerous myths and fallicies that surround this fascinating and popular campign in South Africa.

Contributors include top Zulu War Academics, experienced researchers and noted battlefield guides. It will contain everything one needs to know about the Zulu War. 978-184415063-2, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

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•WORLD WAR I

In Search of a Better 'Ole Tonie and Valmai Holt Bruce Bairnsfather's cartoons were to the general public during World War I what Bill Mauldin's cartoons were to be in World War II. His "If you know of a better 'ole - get to it" may be the most famous cartoon of all time. His humorous portrayals of ordinary soldiers in the trenches were a great morale booster and were still serving as an inspiration years later during the dark days of the Second World War. 978-085052764-3, $34.95, $21.95, hardback Home Front in the Great War

David Bilton The Great War was the first in British history to have a deep impact on every aspect of civilian life. In an overdue attempt to portray the real effect of the War on life at home, David Bilton examines all the major events of the period and charts their effect on everyday life for those trying to live a normal existence. Examples are the air raids by Zeppelins and aircraft, rationing and shortages, recruitment, changes in employment habits and censorship. Extensive use is made of personal accounts and the author draws on many photographs, newspaper and magazine material and ephemera to make this very informative and atmospheric.

978-184415000-7, $23.95, $14.95, paperback

The Hell They Called High Wood Terry Norman The Somme was surely one of the bloodiest rendezvous for battle of all time. High Wood, dominating the Bazentin Ridge, was the fiercely contested focal point of the battle. The Germans showed great determination and sacrifice defending the feature and it was not until September that it finally fell to the attackers. ironically the successful divisional commander was rewarded with dismissal for "wanton waste of men". This exceptional book not only paints a graphic and gruesome picture of the fighting but sheds light on the problems of high command.

978-085052986-9, $36.95, $22.95, hardback

Gunther Plüschow Anton Rippon Gunther Plüschow of the German Imperial Navy holds a unique place in history.

During the First World War he was the only German prisoner of war to escape from the British mainland and make it all the way back to the Fatherland. Yet, although his daring break for freedom in 1915 is astonishing in its own right, Plüschow was much more than simply an escaped POW. He was also a fearless aviator who flew against the British and Japanese in the Far East, and he was an explorer.

After the war, he set sail for the southernmost tip of South America and became the first man to fly over Tierra del Fuego.

He continued to explore what was then a largely unknown region of the world until his tragic death in 1931.

978-1-84884-132-1, $39.95, $25.95, hardback

Blood and Iron Hugh Montagu

Butterworth Until now Hugh Butterworth was just one of the millions of lost soldiers of the Great War, and the extraordinary letters he sent home from the Western Front have been forgotten. But after more than ninety years of obscurity, these letters, which describe his experience of war in poignant detail, have been rediscovered, and they are published here in full.They are a moving, intensely personal and beautifully written record by an articulate and observant man who witnessed one of the darkest episodes in European history.

978-1-84884-297-7, $39.95, $25.95, hardback

Retreat and Rearguard 1914

Jerry Murland The British action at Mons on 23 August 1914 was the catalyst for what became a full blown retreat over 200 blood drenched miles. This book examines eighteen of the desperate rearguard actions that occurred during the twelve days of this near rout. While those at Le Cateau and Nery are well chronicled, others such as cavalry actions at Morsain and Taillefontaine, the Connaught Rangers’ at Le Grand Fayt and 13 Brigade’s fight at Crepy-en-Valois are virtually unknown even to expert historians. We learn how in the chaos and confusion that inevitably reigned units of Gunners and other supporting arms found themselves in the front line.

978-1-84884-391-2, $39.95, $25.95, hardback

‘Fifteen Rounds a Minute

Michael Craster This book, originally published in 1976, is an account of the first five months of the First World War, as seen by members of a battalion of the Grenadier Guards and told in their own words and a classic of military writing. Contrary to the popular view of that war, this was a period of movement as the Allies sought first to block the German's apparently irresistible march on Paris, then to push them back to the Belgian border until finally both sides engaged in the 'Race for the Sea' in an attempt to find and exploit the open flank.

978-1-84884-685-2, $39.95, $25.95, paperback

They Shall Not Pass Ian Sumner This graphic collection of first-hand accounts sheds new light on the experiences of the French army during the Great War. It reveals in authentic detail the perceptions and emotions of soldiers and civilians who were caught up in the most destructive conflict the world had ever seen. In their own words, in diaries, letters, reports and memoirs most of which have never been published in English before they offer a fascinating inside view of the massive life-anddeath struggle that took place on the Western Front.

The author’s pioneering work will appeal to readers who may know something about the British and German armies on the Western Front, but little about the French army which bore the brunt of the fighting on the allied side. His book represents a milestone in publishing on the Great War. 978-1-84884-209-0, $39.95, $25.95, hardback

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•WORLD WAR I

RAF Trainers Volume 1 Neil

Robinson ‘RAF Trainers Volume 1’ offers over 70 pages of profiles and 4-views of the bright and often gaudy color schemes and markings applied to RAF aircraft used in the Training Role from the end of World War One and the creation of the RAF in April 1918 until the end of World War Two in May 1945.

The aircraft types and numbers used in the training role during these years was vast, and color schemes just as eclectic, making for a unique and fascinating reference source for modelers and aviation enthusiasts alike.

978-0-9569802-4-3, $28.00, $17.95, paperback

A Tommy At Ypres Doreen Priddey

1st Bedfordshires - Part Two

Steven Fuller The second part of Steven Fuller’s history of the 1st Battalion, the Bedfordshire Regiment, covering the period from October 1916 until the end of the war. In the final two years of the Great War the 1st Bedfordshires were engaged at the Battle of Arras, the capture of Oppy Wood, several phases of the Third Battle of Ypres 1917 – Passchendaele, the German Spring Offensives and the final '100 Days' of battles in 1918. In between they were designated to be amongst the handful of British divisions rushed to the Italian Front late in 1917. By integrating a wide variety of official and personal sources, supported by maps, and personalised with individual stories and photographs, Steve Fuller brings the fascinating and extraordinary history of this distinguished battalion and it’s ‘Soldier Lads’ to life.

978-0-9571163-2-0, $34.95, $23.95, hardback

Under the Guns of the Red Baron Norman Franks, Hal

The remarkable First World War diary of Walter Williamson, 268163 L/C (A/CPL) 6th Battalion Cheshire Regiment starts as Walter is called to war in 1916 at the age twenty-eight. At this time he was married to Amelia and had a twoyear-old son, ‘Little Jimmy’. We travel with him from Birkenhead to France and onward to the Ypres Salient, where his vivid recollections describe his part in the 118th Brigade’s involvement in the Battle of St Julien at the opening of the 3rd Battle of Ypres, then on to The Somme and back to Ypres. In this book, meet his many comrades, his best friend Pat Nunn, and his commanding officers.

978-1-445602-13-4, $24.95, $18.95, paperback

Giblin and Nigel McCrery In the autumn of 2007, ninety years after this legendary fighter fell to earth, there will be a full length feature film released in the UK and Germany simply entitled The Red Baron, with Joseph Fiennes in the lead role. Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen was the most feared and celebrated of all German pilots in World War I, and has become one of the iconic figures of history. This book, by three respected historians, has researched in detail the lives of all of his 123 victims and provides a blow-by-blow account of their encounter with the great man – a unique compilation of material.

978-1-904943-97-6, $26.95, $16.95, paperback

Glasgow at War Brian D. Osborne &

Black Fokker Leader Peter Kilduff

Ronald Armstrong This lavishly illustrated book explores the impact of the First and Second World Wars on the city of Glasgow, its people and its industries.

The citizens of Glasgow were affected by war in a variety of ways: the topics covered are wide ranging and include the role of Volunteer Defence Forces and the Home Guard; changing patterns of employment, especially for women, in factories, munitions and nursing; the fear and devastation caused by air raids and the experience of evacuation, and of course the courage and sacrifice of Glasgow’s servicemen and women in the Army, Air Force and Navy.

978-184341028-7, $17.99, $11.95, paperback

Immelmann: The Eagle of Lille

Frantz Immelmann Max Immelmann was born in Dresden, the son of a container factory owner. When World War I started, Immelmann was recalled to active service, transferred to the Luftstreitkäfte and was sent for pilot training in November 1914. Immelmann was the first pilot to be awarded the Pour le Mérite, Germany’s highest military honor. Originally published in 1930 by John Hamilton in London, the book has been reprinted and each time has been reproduced from the original 1930’s version of the book.

978-1-932033-98-4, $29.95, $18.95, hardback

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One of the most noteworthy German fighter pilots of World War I was Leutnant der Reserve Carl Degelow, whose squadron of mostly black Fokker D.VII fighters posed a formidable threat to some of Britain’s most celebrated air units on the Western Front. Degelow had a unique approach to aerial combat which fascinated the author, Peter Kilduff, so much that in 1979 he wrote Germany’s Last Knight of the Air about his exploits, a book long out of print. During the intervening 30 years Kilduff has obtained new information and original photos, plus copies of significant German archival material and documentation which shed much new light on this legendary ace.

978-1-906502-28-7, $39.95, $25.95, hardback

French Army André Jouineau In January 1914, the French Army had 47 divisions (777,000 French and 46,000 colonial troops) in 21 regional corps, with attached cavalry and field-artillery units.

Most these troops were deployed inside France with the bulk along the eastern frontier. With the fear of war with Germany a further 2.9 million men were mobilized during the summer of 1914. This book details the French Army's first year of the Great War. 978-2-35250-104-6, $19.95, $12.95, paperback

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•WORLD WAR I

Last Man Standing Richard Van

Emden It hardly seems credible today that a nineteen-year-old boy, just commissioned into the Seaforth Highlanders, could lead a platoon of men into the carnage of the Battle of the Somme. Or that, as the machine gun bullets whistled past and shells exploded, he could maintain his own morale to lead a platoon, keeping its discipline and cohesion, in spite of desperate losses. Norman Collins, the author of this superb memoir, was this remarkable man. Despite being wounded three times, Norman lived to see his hundredth birthday so becoming one of the last surviving combatants of this terrible conflict.

978-1-84884-865-8, $24.95, $18.95, paperback

The Journey’s End Battalion

Michael Lucas R.C. Sherriff, author of Journey’s End, the most famous play of the Great War, saw all his front line service with the 9th Battalion East Surrey Regiment.This intense experience profoundly affected his writing and, through his play, it continues to have a powerful influence on our understanding of the conflict. Yet the story of his battalion has never been told in full until now. In The Journey’s End Battalion, Michael Lucas gives a vivid account of its history.

Using official and unofficial sources, diaries, letters, and British and German wartime records, he describes the individuals who served in it and the operations they took part in.

978-1-84884-503-9, $50.00, $31.95, hardback

The Germans in Flanders 1915 David Bilton The book covers the actions of the German Army in the Low Countries during 1915 and 1916. In its broad compass it looks at the battles with the French, Belgians and British, concentrating mostly on the latter. Both 1915 and 1916 were very active years for the Central Powers and the Allies.

After a quiet start with minor fighting April 1915 saw gas attacks against Hill 60, followed by 2nd Ypres and intermittent attacks throughout the remainder of the year. There was also considerable naval and air activity through the year. 1916 was arguably the most dramatic year of the War, not least for the Allied Somme offensive.

978-1-84884-878-8, $29.99, $18.95, paperback

An Anzac on the Western Front

H.R.Williams This is a graphic account of one soldier’s service in the First World War – an account that is based on a diary he maintained whilst on active service. It has been described by one senior officer as “the best soldier’s story I have yet read in Australia”. H.R.Williams enlisted in 1915, joining ‘A’ Company, 56th Battalion AIF. With this unit he would see service in Egypt and then the Western Front – participating in some of the biggest battles of the First World War. 978-1-84884-767-5, $39.95, $25.95, hardback

At War with the 16th Irish Division 1914-1918 Richard Grayson The letters of John ‘Max’ Staniforth are among the most perceptive, graphic and evocative personal records of a soldier’s life to have come down to us from the Great War.They cover his entire wartime career with the 16th Division, from his enlistment in 1914 till the armistice, and they have never been published before.

From his first days in the army, Staniforth wrote fluent, descriptive weekly letters to his parents and, in doing so, he created a fascinating record of his experiences and those of the men around him. A striking aspect of the letters is that Staniforth enlisted as a private soldier and went through the training of the ordinary recruit before rising through the ranks.

978-1-84884-634-0, $50.00, $31.95, hardback

Vimy Pierre Burton On Easter Monday 1917 with a blizzard blowing in their faces, the four divisions of the Canadian Corps in France seized and held the best-defended German bastion on the Western Front - the muddy scarp of Vimy Ridge. The British had failed to take the Ridge, and so had the French who had lost 150,000 men in the attempt. Yet these magnificent colonial troops did so in a morning at the cost of only 10,000 casualties. The author recounts this remarkable feat of arms with both pace and style. He has gathered many personal accounts from soldiers who fought at Vimy.

978-1-84884-862-7, $24.95, $18.95, paperback The Kaiser’s Reluctant Conscript

Dominik Richert & Translated by D C Sutherland As a conscript from Alsace, Dominik Richert realized from the outset of the First World War that his family was likely to be at or near the front line. He was a reluctant soldier who was willing to stand up to authority – and to avoid risks – in order to survive.

His honest account of his part in the conflict, which saw him serving on both the Western and Eastern Front over the duration of the War, gives a lively picture of major events. He took part in fighting French and Indian troops in 1914, in the battle on Mount Zwinin in the Carpartians in 1915 and in the subsequent invasion of the western parts of the Ukraine and Poland. A fascinating aspect of the book is the character author himself. He is increasingly willing to act independently as the narrative progresses, and he refuses to accept the propaganda that he encounters. He fights to survive, but feels little respect for his own army or the society that sent him to war.

978-1-78159-033-1, $39.95, $25.95, hardback

Cambrai Nigel Cave & Jack Horsfall Cambrai is most well known for the tank battle which took place in 1917.

Although initially successful it soon became disastrous, and, as on other occasions throughout the War, the area changed hands many times. Illustrated with then and now pictures, this book unravels the history of the area for those either visiting or exploring it from their armchairs.

978-0-85052-632-5, $19.88, $12.95, paperback

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The Affair at Néry: 1 September 1914 Patrick Takle Early on 1 September 1914, the Germans surprised 1st Cavalry Brigade harboring in the little town of Néry.Their initial bombardment caused chaos and destruction and the British took time to organize themselves. The actions of two batteries of the Horse Artillery were eventually so successful that even today there is a battery known as Néry Battery RHA.The Queen’s Bay’s a cavalry regiment, charged in classic style and the Germans, who mistakenly thought they were out numbered, withdrew with heavy casualties.

978-184415402-9, $24.95, $15.95, paperback

Sulva: August Offensive – Gallipoli

Stephen Chambers The landing at Suvla Bay, part of the August Offensive, commenced on the night of 6 August 1915.

It was intended to support a breakout from Anzac Beach. Despite early hopes from a largely unopposed landing, Suvla was a mismanaged affair that became a stalemate. The newly formed IX Corps, commanded by Lieutenant General Sir Frederick Stopford, failed, not for lack of sacrifice by its New Army and Territorials, but because of a failure of generalship.

Opportunities were thoughtlessly wasteddue to lethargy. Suvla not only signaled the end of Stopford and many of his Brigadiers, but also saw the end of the Commander in Chief, Sir Ian Hamilton.

978-1-84884-543-5, $29.95, $18.95, paperback

Oppy Wood David Bilton This latest book in the Battleground Europe series describes the battles over several years, and in particular 1917 and 1918, for a wood and small village. The Germans stubbornly refused to retreat as the area held a key position in their defense of Arras. In the bitter fighting, thousands of young men mainly from East Yorkshire (Hull) and East Lancashire were sacrificed.

978-184415248-3, $19.95, $12.95, paperback Beaucourt: Somme Michael Renshaw Beaucourt is one of the last parts of the Battle of the Somme still to be covered, until now, by the splendid Battleground Europe Series. It was also one of the last actions of the Battle of the Somme, 1916. The capture of Beaucourt along with Beaumont Hamel forced the Germans to retreat to their new defensive position known as the Hindenburg Line. The Battle of Beaucourt was also known as the Gough Offensive, led by General Gough, with a large proportion of the troops involved being from the Royal Naval Division. Beaucourt is where Bernard Freyberg won his Victoria Cross.

978-085052853-4, $16.95, $9.95, paperback

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Serre Somme Jack Horsfall This "Battleground Europe" book contains detailed information on the 1916 battles at the village of Serre on the Somme, and detailed walking and car tours of the battlefields and monuments as they are today.

978-0-85052-508-3, $16.95,$9.95, paperback

Bazentin Ridge: Somme Edward Hancock & Nigel Cave This guide book deals in detail with the action of 14 17 July 1916 involving the 110th and 20th Brigade troops including the 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th Leicestershire Regiment, the 8th and 9th Devonshire Regiment and the 2nd Border Regiment together with the 1st East Yorkshire King's Own Light Infantry, 24th Manchesters and 2nd Royal Warwicks in support.

978-085052782-7, $16.95, $9.95, paperback Touring the Italian Front 1917 - 1919 Francis Mackay The guide describes the ground and operations covered by the British, French and US Expeditionary Forces deployed from France to the area North of Venice between November 1917 and Spring 1919. This is the first guide to the Allied contribution and the Piave Defence line.

It also covers the rear areas - supply and repair services, training and recreation, and describes the movement to Italy and subsequent service and care of the 16,000 British and 20,000 French horses and mules. The US contribution has never been adequately described before.

978-085052876-3, $16.95, $9.95, paperback

Villers Bretonneux Peter Pedersen Villers-Bretonneux was the key to the strategically important communications center of Amiens, a principal objective of the German offensive that began in March 1918. The main road and the railway westward to Amiens ran through Villers-Bretonneux and the city could also be seen from it. Until the Germans took the town, Amiens would remain beyond their grasp. The successful defense of VillersBretonneux has come to be regarded as an Australian battle but British formations were heavily involved as well.

Most of the decision-making fell to brigade and battalion commanders. Their initiative was critical. Units were sometimes hastily cobbled together from whatever troops were available and then thrown in to stem the German tide.

As there were no permanent trenches, the battles were fluid with wide-ranging flanking movements commonplace.

At one extreme, the bayonet figured prominently; at the other, tanks fought each other for the first time..

978-184415061-8, $19.99, $12.95, paperback

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Major and Mrs Holt's Pocket Battlefield Guide to the Somme 1916/1918

Major & Mrs Holt The Somme is the epicenter for most people in the study of the First World War from a UK and Commonwealth perspective. Today the landscape and terrain are dedicated to the soldiers that fought and died there and Major and Mrs. Holt's Pocket Guide to the Somme has been put together to take you around the area. This book, part of a new series of guides, is designed conveniently in a small size, for those who have only limited time to visit, or who are simply interested in as an introduction to the historic battlefields, whether on the ground or from an armchair.

978-184415395-4, $13.95, $9.95, paperback

Great War on the Western Front

Paddy Griffith The war on Western Front from 1914 to 1918 remains one of the notoriously great tragedies of the twentieth century. Most people hold it in their minds as a milestone in modern history, yet many of them know less about this devastating clash of nations than they would like - and they would be interested to discover more. Paddy Griffith's short history of the conflict has been written with them in mind. It provides an accessible primer to an enormous subject.

978-184415764-8, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

Famous Richard Van Emden & Vic Piuk Famous tells the Great War stories of twenty of Britain's most respected, best known and even notorious celebrities.

They include politicians, actors, writers, an explorer, a sculptor and even a murderer.

The generation that grew up in the late 19th century enlisted enthusiastically in the defense of the country. The authors Richard van Emden and Vic Piuk have discovered the exact locations where these celebrities saw action. Each story will be examined in detail with pictures taken of the very spot where the actions took place.

978-184415642-9, $60.00, $36.95, hardback

Death for Desertion Leonard Sellers "It is a soldier's tale cut in stone to melt all hearts" Thus Winston Churchill in his introduction to AP Herbert's novel The Secret Battle, a book inspired by and quite clearly based upon the execution of Sub-Lieutenant Edwin Dyett of the Nelson Battalion, 63rd Division on 5 January, 1917, for desertion in the face of the enemy. This book cuts a path through the cloud of secrecy which for years has enveloped all the documents relating to First World War. 978-085052977-7, $22.95, $13.95, paperback

Public Schools Battalion in the Great War Steve Hurst Founded in August 1914 with the principle that recruiting would be restricted to public school ‘old boys’, the volunteers gathered at Hurst Park racecourse in a spirit of youthful enthusiasm. Close to the Hawthorn Redoubt Crater are two cemeteries sited on either side of the Auchonvilliers – Beaumont Hamel road.

They contain row upon row of stones marking the graves of members of the Public Schools Battalion.The author, shocked by this discovery, has spent ten years researching the history of the Battalion and the events of that fateful day as they affected it.

978-184415510-1, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

Kaiser’s Battle Martin Middlebrook At 9.30am on 21 March 1918, the last great battle of the First World War commenced when three German armies struck a massive blow against the weak divisions of the British Third and Fifth Armies. It was the first day of what the Germans called the Kaiserschlacht (‘the Kaiser’s Battle’), the series of attacks that were intended to break the deadlock on the Western Front, knock the British Army out of the war, and finally bring victory to Germany. In the event the cost of the gamble was so heavy that once the assault faltered, it remained for the Allies to push the exhausted German armies back and the War was at last over.

978-184415498-2, $32.95, $19.95, paperback

The Zeebrugge Raid Philip Warner On April 23, 1918 a force drawn from the Royal Navy and Royal Marines launched one of the most daring raids in history. The aim was to block the Zeebrugge Canal, thereby denying Uboat access, although this meant assaulting a powerfully fortified German naval base.

978-1-84415-677-1, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

The Territorials 1908-1914

Ray Westlake The Territorials 1908-1914 is a unique, comprehensive record of the part-time soldiers who made up the Territorial Force that supported the regular army in the years immediately before the outbreak of the First World War. Previously information on the history and organization of these dedicated amateur soldiers has been incomplete and scattered across many sources but now, in this invaluable work of reference, Ray Westlake provides an accessible introduction to the Territorial Force and a directory of the units raised in each county and each town. The origin, aims and organization of the Territorial Force are described as well as the terms of service, recruitment, equipment and training.

978-1-84884-360-8, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

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The German Offensives of 1918 Ian Passingham Few pivotal years in history are less understood than that of 1918. It was a momentous period, which began with Germany's desperate gamble to win the Great War through a sequence of offensives on the Western Front. Ian Passingham's graphic new study draws on a wide range of original German, British and French sources, and it features previously unpublished eyewitness accounts and photographs. He boldly reassesses German military doctrine, the strategic thinking behind the offensives and the effectiveness of the storm troop tactics used.

978-184415636-8, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

World War One - A Chronological Narrative Philip Warner The Great War will never be forgotten but that does not mean that it is understood. Then as now it was the massive set-piece battles (Somme and Passchendaele) that are best remembered. But to understand the whole conflict with its diverse and complex elements the political background, allegiances and alliances of the combatants and the military thinking of the time must be grasped. Philip Warner provides in this fine book the overview necessary to follow the ambitions and reactions of those involved so enabling the reader to appreciate the strategies and tactics on the ground.

978-184415776-1, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

Magnificent but Not War John

Dixon The book is a detailed account of the fighting around Ypres during April and May 1915. It is essentially a day-byday record of the Second Battle of Ypres which draws heavily upon personal accounts, regimental histories and war diaries to present a comprehensive study of the battle in which Germany became the first nation to use poisonous gas as a weapon. Each phase of the battle (the Battle of Gravenstafel; the Battle of St. Julien; the Battle of Frezenberg Ridge and the Battle of Bellewaarde Ridge) is discussed in detail aided, where appropriate, by maps and photographs.

978-1-84415-890-4, $25.99, $15.95, paperback

Twelve Days on the Somme

Sidney Rogerson A joint operation between Britain and France in 1916, the Battle of the Somme was an attempt to gain territory and dent Germany’s military strength. By the end of the action, very little ground had been won: the Allied Forces had made just 12 km. For this slight gain, more than a million lives were lost. There were more than 400,000 British, 200,000 French, and 500,000 German casualties.

978-1-848325-34-0, $25.99, $15.95, paperback

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The Great War Handbook

Geoff Bridger Geoff Bridger’s The Great War Handbook answers many of the basic questions newcomers ask when confronted by this enormous and challenging subject – not only what happened and why, but what was the Great War like for ordinary soldiers who were caught up in it. He describes the conditions the soldiers endured, the deadly risks they ran, their daily routines and the small roles they played in the complex military machine they were part of. His comprehensive survey of every aspect of the soldier’s life is an essential guide for students, family historians, etc.

978-1-844159-36-9, $39.99, $23.95, hardback

Prisoners of the Kaiser Richard

Van Emden Drawing on the memories of the last surviving prisoners of the 19141918 war, this book tells the dramatic story of life as a POW in Germany. Stories include the shock of capture on the Western Front, to the grind of daily life in imprisonment in Germany. Veterans recall work in salt mines, punishments, and escape attempts, as well as the torture of starvation and the relief at their eventual release.Vivid stories are told using over 200 photographs and illustrations.

978-1-848840-78-2, $19.99, $12.95, paperback

Tank Action in the Great War

Ian Verrinder Harry Moon and eight fellow members of the Royal Sussex Regiment all volunteered to transfer to B Battalion Machine Gun Corps in January 1917, (later the Tank Corps) to serve in the revolutionary MK IV Tanks.After describing his experiences, training and fighting on the Somme, with the Royal Sussex the book concentrates on service in tanks.

The first action was at Messines in the MKIV and Harry’s story is embellished with accounts of gallantry by others and anecdotes. After the battle he took part in tank demonstrations for Royalty. The 3rd Battle of Ypres followed in July 1917 resulting in the death of one of Harry’s fellow volunteers.

978-1-848840-80-5, $39.99, $23.95, hardback

Mons, Anzac and Kut Edward

Melotte (ed.) Aubrey Herbert was one of the most interesting figures of his age.

He was twice offered the Albanian throne! Born almost blind, his sight even after surgery precluded him from official military service and he became a diplomat and politician. However in 1914 he attached himself unofficially to the Irish Guards on the outbreak of war on their way to France and was made an honorary Lieutenant. Despite his service overseas in France, the Dardanelles and then Egypt and Iraq, he remained an MP throughout the War. His war experiences brought him into close contact with a wide cast of characters.

978-1-84884-175-8, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

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Man Who Ran London During the Great War Richard Morris OBE In 1913 Lieutenant General Sir Francis Lloyd was appointed to the supreme position reserved for Guardsmen, the command of the London Districts.The war saw an extension of his responsibilities to include the hospitals and main railway termini in the metropolis. He was also put in charge of the construction of the defensive circle of trenches around London. Whether it was meeting hospital trains returning from the front with wounded soldiers, or visiting areas of the City that had suffered from the Zeppelin and Gotha Bomber air raids, Francis Lloyd’s presence would help to revive the population’s flagging morale.This led him to be described by newspapers as ‘The Man who runs London.’

978-1-84884-164-2, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

Tanks on the Somme Trevor Pidgeon On 15 September 1916 during the Battle of the Somme, tanks - one of the decisive weapons of twentieth-century warfare were sent into action for the first time.

In his previous books Trevor Pidgeon, one of the leading authorities on the early tanks, has told the story of that memorable day, but only now has his account of later tank operations during the Somme battle become available. In this, his last work which was completed shortly before he died, he reconstructs the tank actions that took place between late September and November when the Somme offensive was closed down.

978-1-84884-253-3, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

August 1914 John Hutton The great retreat of the British Expeditionary Force from Mons in August 1914 is one of the most famous in military history, and it is justly celebrated. But not all the British soldiers who were forced back by the German offensive performed well.

Two colonels, Elkington and Mainwaring, tried to surrender rather than fight on, and were disgraced.This is their story. In this compelling account John Hutton shows, in graphic detail, the full confusion of the retreat, and the dire mental state to which brave men can be reduced by extreme stress and uncertainty.

978-1-84884-134-5, $39.95, $23.95, hardback Great War Lives Paul Reed The Great War was a key event of the twentieth century and it is one of the most popular and rewarding areas for historical research - and for family historians. More records than ever are available to researchers whose relatives served during the war, and Paul Reed’s new book is the perfect guide to how to locate and understand these sources - and get the most out of them. In fascinating detail he follows the stories of twelve service men who fought and died in the Great War. 978-1-848843-24-0, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

Up to Mametz and Beyond

Llewelyn Wyn Griffith Llewelyn Wyn Griffith’s Up to Mametz, published in 1931, is now firmly established as one of the finest accounts of soldiering on the Western Front. It tells the story of the creation of a famous Welsh wartime battalion (The Royal Welch Fusiliers), its training, its apprenticeship in the trenches, through to its ordeal of Mametz Wood on the Somme as part of 38 Division. But there it stopped. General Jonathon Riley has discovered Wyn Griffith’s unpublished diaries and letters which pick up where Up to Mametz left off through to the end of the War. 978-1-84884-353-0, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

The Last of the Ebb Sidney Rogerson In 1918, the Germans launched the Spring Offensive. Aware that American troops would soon be arriving in Europe, the Germans saw this as their last chance to win the war. If they could overcome the Allied armies and reach Paris, victory might be possible.The German offensive was initially a great success. Striking at the Allied line’s strongest point, the Chemin des Dames, they burst their way through and made quick progress towards Marne. However, the advance eventually stalled. With supply shortages and lack of reserves, this was to be the ‘last ebb’ of the German war effort. Rogerson, a young officer in the West Yorkshire Regiment, describes the experiences of his battalion from the Aisne through to the Marne.

978-1-84832-611-8, $27.95, $16.95, paperback

The Battle for Flanders Chris

Baker The Battle of the Lys, fought in April 1918, was critical for the Allies and for Germany. The outcome of the Great War hung in the balance. After the successful German offensive on the Somme, their breakthrough on the Lys threatened Ypres and the British hold on Flanders and brought them close to victory on the Western Front. Yet, as Chris Baker shows in this compelling account, the declining force of the German attack revealed deficiencies in material, organization and morale that led to their ultimate defeat.

978-1-84884-298-4, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

The Underground War Phillip

Robinson & Nigel Cave This is the first part of a planned four-volume series focusing on a hitherto largely neglected aspect of the Great War on the Western Front - the war underground. The subject has fascinated visitors to the battlefields from the very beginning of battlefield pilgrimages in the years immediately after the Armistice, and locations such as Hill 60 and the Grange Subway at Vimy have always been popular stops on such tours.

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•WORLD WAR II•

1st SS Panzer Corps at Villers Bocage David Porter In the days following the Allied D-Day landings in Normandy on 6 June 1944, the German forces rapidly established strong defenses in front of the city of Caen. On 9 June a two-pronged British attempt to surround and capture the city was defeated, but on the British forces' right flank, neighboring American units had forced open a wide gap in the German front line. Seizing the opportunity to bypass Caen's defenses, a mixed mobile force of tanks, infantry and artillery formed around the 7th Armored Division's 22nd Armored Brigade.

978-1-908273-76-5, $34.95, $22.95, hardback

5th Guards Tank Army at Kursk David Porter In the early summer of 1943, following the German defeat at Stalingrad, Hitler sought a decisive battle that would turn the struggle on the Eastern Front in the Germans’ favor.

On the 5th July 1943, the Wehrmacht launched Operation Citadel. Attacking with a force of 3000 tanks and assault guns, the Germans faced a well dug-in force of more than 3900 Soviet tanks, with another 1500 tanks in reserve. The tanks advanced with as many as 50 vehicles packed together per kilometer of line. What followed was the largest tank battle the world has ever seen, with both sides suffering heavy casualties.

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7th Armoured Division at Villers Bocage David Porter In the days following the Allied D-Day landings in Normandy on 6 June 1944, the German forces rapidly established strong defenses in front of the city of Caen.

On 9 June a two-pronged British attempt to surround and capture the city was defeated, but on the British forces' right flank, neighboring U.S. units had forced open a gap in the German front line. Seizing the opportunity to bypass Caen's defenses, a mixed mobile force of tanks, infantry and artillery, formed around the 7th Armored Division's 22nd Armored Brigade, advanced through the gap in a flanking maneuver towards Villers-Bocage.

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Das Reich Division at Kursk

David Porter Das Reich at Prokhorovka has an eight-page gatefold depicting one of the brigades from the Das Reich Division in an innovative and fresh manner. This brigade is shown in battle deployment, with reconnaissance units, advance companies, the main body, the brigade command section, plus all the supporting engineers, signalers, artillery etc to provide a visual guide to exactly how many tanks and other armored vehicles were advancing on the 11th July.

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SS Databook: 1923-45 Dr Chris

McNab Most people would associate the SS with Heinrich Himmler, but the latter was not the first (or the last) leader of this infamous body. The SS Databook: 1923–1945 examines the history and development of the Schutzstaffel from its origin as Hitler’s personal bodyguard to its growth into a millions-strong organization by the war’s end in 1945.

Broken down by the key constituent parts of the SS, such as the police, concentration camps, security services, Waffen-SS, slave labour, Einsatzgruppen and so forth, the book includes exhaustive reference tables, diagrams, maps and charts, presenting all the core subject information in easy-to-follow formats.

978-1-906626-49-5, $34.95, $22.95, hardback

Third Reich Databook: 193945 Dr Chris McNab The ‘Thousand Year’ Reich actually lasted from January 1933 until May 1945, but in that time Germany underwent radical transformation.

The Third Reich Databook: 1933–1945 examines the Third Reich, from its population changes to its organizational structures, building into a detailed compendium of information. Broken down by key subject areas such as the economy, geography, military, religion, politics, law and crime, culture, and racial and social policy, the book includes comprehensive reference tables, diagrams, maps and charts, presenting all the core subject information in easy-to-follow formats.

978-1-906626-51-8, $34.95, $22.95, hardback

Hitler's Secret Weapons David

Porter The German Third Reich had the most technologically advanced and innovative weapons industries in World War II, with aircraft, tanks and bombs that could match and beat anything else in the World. What is less known is the extent of Germany’s secret weapons development. Germany pioneered rocket and jet-propelled aircraft, the pilotless plane, long-range rocket technology and ‘robot bombs’, and the world’s first super-heavy tanks. Many of these weapons had a real impact on the course of the war. Following the invasion of the Soviet Union and the realization that the war could continue for years, Hitler put great resources into the development of new and technologically advanced weaponry.

978-1-906626-75-4, $34.95, $22.95, hardback

The Cockleshell Heroes Quentin

Rees This is the definitive account of a mission thought to be an impossible one. A powerful depiction, an astounding tale of courage and bravery by men and women of both Britain and France one which is graphic in its telling. This is the complete no holds barred record, a deeply researched, highly detailed, intricately woven true story of a Combined Operations Clandestine Raid, with men who volunteered for Hazardous Service. Thirteen black-faced villains embarked on a secret mission via T-Class submarine and paddled 105 land miles in canoes to place limpet mines on Axis blockade runners deep inside enemy held territory.

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The People's Army Brian D. Osborne Based on contemporary archive materials and personal accounts, Brian Osborne examines the human story of the Home Guard in Scotland and the impact that this remarkable organization had on society and on those that became involved with it.

The Home Guard, and its forerunner the Local Defence Volunteers, was genuinely a ‘people’s army’ with its own ethos, character and political influence. At its peak nearly 2 million men were enrolled, trained and served without pay in their own time and, usually, after a full day’s work at the civilian occupation.

978-1-843410-43-0, $24.95, $14.95, paperback

Attack on Pearl Harbor Alan D. Zimm The December 7th, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor has been portrayed by historians as a dazzling success, “brilliantly conceived and meticulously planned.” With most American historians concentrating on command errors and the story of participants’ experiences, the Japanese attack operation has never been subjected to a comprehensive critical analysis of the military side of the operation. This book presents a detailed evaluation of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on the operational and tactical level.

978-1-61200-010-7, $32.95, $19.95, hardback

Erich Von Manstein Benoit Lemay To many close students of World War II, von Manstein is already considered to be the greatest commander of the war, if not the entire 20th century. He devised the plan that conquered France in 1940, thence led an infantry corps in that campaign; at the head of a panzer corps he reached the gates of Leningrad in 46% 1941, then took command of 11th Army and conquered Sevastopol and the Crimea. After destroying another Soviet army in the north, he was given command of the ad hoc Army Group Don to retrieve the German calamity at Stalingrad, whereupon he launched a counteroffensive that, against all odds, restored the German front.

978-1-61200-059-6, $16.95, $8.95, paperback

Fighting with the Screaming Eagles Robert Bowen Robert Bowen was drafted into Company C, 401st Glider Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, as World War II broke out, and soon afterwards found himself storming ashore amid the chaos on Utah Beach, through unfamiliar terrain littered with minefields and hidden snipers.

He was wounded during the Normandy campaign but went on to fight in Holland and the Ardennes where he was captured and his "trip through hell" truly began. In each of Bowen’s campaigns, the 101st “Screaming Eagles” spearheaded the Allied effort against ferocious German resistance or, as at Bastogne, stood nearly alone against the onslaught of enemy panzers and grenadiers.

978-1-935149-30-9, $18.95, $11.95, paperback

Finland's War of Choice Henrik

Will Fowler On 22 June 1941 The Germans launched their long-expected invasion of the Soviet Union. Codenamed "Operation Barbarossa," after the famous 12th century crusading emperor, what followed was perhaps the greatest clash of arms the world has ever witnessed, and one of the most ferocious, uncompromising conflicts in the history of modern warfare.

The book begins with an extensive overview of the Wehrmacht's success up until 1941, followed by chapters outlining the German High Command's plan of attack and the defensive dispositions of the Soviet forces.The author goes on to describe the opening bombardment, followed by detailed accounts of the three Army Groups' fortunes in the first week of the campaign.

978-193203323-6, $34.95, $19.95, hardback

O. Lunde This book describes the odd coalition between Germany and Finland in World War II, and their joint military operations from 1941 to 1945. This is a topic often missing in English, though in stark contrast to the numerous books on the shorter and less bloody Winter War. That conflict represented a gallant fight of a democratic “David” against a totalitarian “Goliath” that caught the imagination of the world.The story of Finland fighting alongside a “Goliath” of its own has not brought pride to that nation and was a period many Finns would rather forget. This book posits that it was mind-boggling how the highly professional German General Staff allowed itself to accept the militarily unsound and shaky coalition that resulted.

978-1-935149-48-4, $32.95, $19.95, hardback

Battered Bastards of Bastogne

Hitler's Preemptive War Henrik

Barbarossa: The First 7 Days

George Koskimaki The Battered Bastards of Bastogne is the product of contributions by 530 soldiers who were on the ground or in the air over Bastogne.The material contributed by these men of the 101st Airborne Division, the Armor, Tank Destroyer, Army Air Force , and others is tailored meticulously by the author and 46% placed on the historical framework known to most students of the Battle of the Bulge. Pieces of a nearly 60 year old jigsaw puzzle come together in this book, when memoirs related by one soldier fit with those of another.

978-1-61200-074-9, $16.95, $8.95, paperback

O. Lunde This book describes the often overlooked World War II campaign for Norway—a complex series of battles in which Hitler out-gambled Churchill in order to secure a vital resource lifeline for the Third Reich. After Hitler conquered Poland and was still finetuning his plans against France, the British began to exert control of the coastline of neutral Norway, an action that threatened to cut off Germany’s iron-ore conduit to Sweden and outflank from the start its hegemony on the Continent.

978-1-935149-33-0, $19.95, $12.95, paperback

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Surrender Invites Death John

A. English This book expresses what it was like to fight Hitler's ideological troops in Normandy starting on D-Day, June 6, 1944.

Regarded as Nazi Germany's elite military force, the Waffen SS had a reputation for ferocity on the battlefield and mercilessness to prisoners.The book assesses the combat performance of American, British, and Canadian units against the Waffen SS including accounts of well-known SS soldiers like Michael Wittmann and formations such as the 1st SS. Panzer Division Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler and 12th SS Panzer Division Hitler Youth are meticulously researched by a veteran military historian.

978-0-8117-0763-3, $27.95, $17.95, hardback

The American GI in World War II J.E. & H.W. Kaufmann This prequel to The American GI in Europe in World War II: D-Day: Storming Ashore details American involvement in World War II from Pearl Harbor to the preparations for D-Day, June 6, 1944. Weaving together veterans' testimonies, the Kaufmanns capture the complete experience of the individual soldier from stateside training to overseas combat. This volume covers not only recruiting and training, but also combat in North Africa, Sicily and Italy, the Battle of the Atlantic, and the air war over Europe.

978-0-8117-0449-6, $29.95, $20.95, hardback

The American GI in World War II J.E. & H.W. Kaufmann In the spirit of Stephen Ambrose's Band of Brothers and Cornelius Ryan's The Longest Day and A Bridge Too Far, J. E. Kaufmann and H. W. Kaufmann weave together firsthand accounts of American soldiers to capture the complete experience of the individual GI in World War II, from stateside training to overseas combat. Based on interviews with more than 200 veterans,The American GI in Europe in World War II also tells the story of the mighty effort to liberate Europe through the brave young men who fought there.

978-0-8117-0454-0, $29.95, $20.95, hardback

The American GI in World War II J.E. & H.W. Kaufmann The final installment of this trilogy details the U.S. Army's battles in France following the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944. After establishing beachheads at Omaha and Utah Beaches, American troops slogged inland for almost two months, battling through Normandy hedgerow by hedgerow before breaking out in Operation Cobra. Several weeks later, an Allied force that included American GIs invaded southern France and began the hard fight northward. Weaving together veterans' testimonies, the Kaufmanns capture the complete experience of the individual soldier during the brutal summer of 1944.

978-0-8117-0526-4, $29.95, $20.95, hardback

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D-Day Bombers Stephen Darlow In this vivid and dramatic look at World War II in the air, eight different aircrews--three American and five British--tell eye-opening and heart-racing stories of operations before, during, and after D-Day. These bombing missions helped pave the way for the success of the Allies' invasion of Normandy, disrupting German transportation, destroying various installations, and spreading fear and panic.

This book features eyewitness accounts of heavy bombers on D-Day, a rarely told story of what happened above the beaches, and detailed descriptions of various bombing runs.

978-0-8117-0642-1, $21.95, $11.95, paperback For Europe Robert Forbes Impeccably researched, this book tells the story of the Frenchmen who, motivated by their hatred of Communism, chose to fight for the Third Reich in World War II, first in the regular army and then as part of the Waffen-SS. This is a definitive account of French volunteers in the Waffen-SS, blow-by-blow retelling of battles on the Eastern Front, including the fight for Berlin, and focuses on all French SS units, especially the 33rd SS Grenadier Division.

978-0-8117-3581-0, $21.95, $11.95, paperback The Great Ships Peter C. Smith Although naval development before World War II focused on aircraft carriers, the British nevertheless had seventy battleshipslarger and more powerful than ever beforeunder construction at the outbreak of the war. The war would hasten the battleship's decline, but not before producing dramatic moments at sea. This is an authoritative study of the battleship in World War II that includes stirring episodes of naval combat.

978-0-8117-3514-8, $19.95, $12.95, paperback

In the Fire of the Eastern Front

Hendrick C. Verton Dutch SS accounts are very rare, particularly ones that describe recruiting, training, and frontline service as completely and colorfully as In the Fire of the Eastern Front. Hendrick C. Verton volunteered for the Waffen-SS in early 1941 and fought on the Eastern Front until the 48% end of the war as a member of the 5th SS Panzer Division and SS Regiment Besslein.

This is an extraordinary story of a Dutch volunteer in the WaffenSS with vivid details on SS training and combat on the Eastern Front.

978-0-8117-3589-6, $18.95, $9.95, paperback

Panzer Gunner Bruno Friesen Dutch SS accounts are very rare, particularly ones that describe recruiting, training, and frontline service as completely and colorfully as In the Fire of the Eastern Front.

Hendrick C. Verton volunteered for the Waffen-SS in early 1941 and fought on the Eastern Front until the end of the war as 48% a member of the 5th SS Panzer Division and SS Regiment Besslein. This is an extraordinary story of a Dutch volunteer in the Waffen-SS with vivid details on SS training and combat on the Eastern Front.

978-0-8117-3598-8, $18.95, $9.95, paperback

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Fighting With Popski’s Private Army Park Yunnie ‘Captain Bob Yunnie, MC’, aka Park Yunnie, became the first recruit to the special unit founded in Cairo by Major Vladimir Peniakoff (‘Popski’). As the Eighth Army advances towards Tripoli, PPA sets out in jeeps across the desert to mount raids behind the Mareth Line. Yunnie relives the ensuing action at Gafsa and Kasserine, and vividly depicts the sorties which took the men straight across the German Line of Command. Yunnie’s account is an honest, extremely personal, exposé of the thrills and occasional pitfalls of life with Popski and his men.

978-1-84832-616-3, $29.95, $19.95, paperback

Hitler’s Storm Troopers: A History of the SA Wilfred von Oven In the Nazi rise to power a key role was played by the Nazi storm troopers – the SA. This was a paramilitary organization designed for defense of Nazi Party meetings and attacks on its political opponents. It formed the workforce for Nazi political activity in the lead up to the takeover of power in 1933.

Despite its pivotal role until 1934, when it was purged and rendered politically powerless by Hitler, the SA has been surprisingly understudied by historians.

978-1-84832-576-0, $32.95, $19.95, hardback

If Britain Had Fallen Norman

Last Days of the Luftwaffe Manfred

Griehl The end of the Second World War in Europe was an epoch of complete social, cultural and technological upheaval. In the realm of military and aviation history this period was revolutionary. The eclipse of the piston-engine, and the introduction of electronic detection equipment, rockets and airborne weapons in previously unknown quantities changed the face of the air war and paved the way for post-war developments.

978-1-84832-511-1, $50.00, $31.95, hardback

Last Days of the Reich Count

Folke Bernadotte Count Folke Bernadotte was one of those rare figures in war – a man trusted by both sides alike. Shortly before the war ended, Bernadotte was the leader of a rescue operation to transfer western European inmates to Swedish hospitals in the so-called ‘White Buses’. This work through the Swedish Red Cross involved mercy missions to Germany and it was through this link that Bernadotte came into touch with prominent Nazi leaders in the 1940s.

978-1-84832-522-7, $39.99, $23.95, hardback

No Cloak, No Dagger Benjamin

Cowburn The memoir of SOE agent Benjamin Cowburn is rightly regarded as a classic of wartime literature. In simple, gripping detail Cowburn explains the methods of special agents who were dropped into France during the war and the ways that agents would set about establishing secure networks with the French Resistance. He also shows how agents were able to travel across France, how they set up transmitters and contacted their British headquarters for orders.

978-1-848325-43-2, $39.99, $23.95, hardback

Longmate The question ‘what if’ Germany had invaded the British Isles has long preoccupied writers, but none have dealt with the subject as comprehensively and effectively as Norman Longmate. Based on a classic television film of the same name, If Britain Had Fallen covers every phase of the subject, from the German preinvasion maneuvering and preparations, the landing of troops, to the German seizure of power. What follows is a fascinating contemplation of what it would have been like to live day to day under German occupation, creating a new reality that is thoroughly believable and thus all the more frightening.

978-1-84832-647-7, $24.95, $14.95, paperback

Glamorgan was in the thick of the fighting throughout the war. Her role for most of the time was that of an expendable escort and she became the only ship to survive an Exocet hit. Incorporating vivid firsthand accounts and illustrated with photographs, the book also portrays the daily life of an escort under wartime conditions and describes only too clearly the tension, fear, storm, cold, disaster and sorrow which were so close at hand.

978-1-84832-131-1, $24.95, $14.95, paperback

It Had to be Tough James Dunning

To the Last Man Randolph Bradham

This book tells the fascinating story of the origins of the Commandos (Britain's first Special Service troops and the forerunners of today's Parachute Regiment, the SAS and the SBS) and the development of their special training in World War II. The commandos were raised on the specific and personal orders of the prime minister, Winston Churchill, in the dark days of the summer of 1940 when these islands faced the real threat of a Nazi invasion.

It was a bold, but typically Churchillian, decision.

978-1-84832-638-5, $29.95, $19.95, paperback

Ordeal by Exocet Ian Inskip HMS

Through thoughtfully constructed research, Bradham vividly presents the battle for Normandy's Cotentin Peninsula – one of the most important and yet understudied operations of the World War II.This book provides a detailed overview of the battles that make up the Cotentin Peninsula Campaign, an important part of the invasion of Normandy.While historians often cite specific examples of the fighting that took place on the peninsula, most treat the battles as individual events or of the overall Normandy campaign.

978-1-84832-665-1, $24.95, $14.95, paperback

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While Berlin Burns Hans-Georg

Von Studnitz From 1943 to 1945, while his world was deafened by the sounds of war as Germany fought on hopelessly, HansGeorg von Studnitz – from his vantage point in the German Foreign Office Press and Information Section – recorded the day-to-day events in Berlin. He was in the perfect position to write such an account: he was entrusted with the drafting of Nazi political directives and was in constant touch with the foreign diplomats stationed in Berlin. This is a fascinating and comprehensive insight into life in Berlin: the bombings and its effects, the key personalities and events. Studnitz writes with the trained skill of a journalist and a political commentator, and his account has few equals in the literature of memoirs.

978-1-84832-617-0, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

Five of the Few Steve Darlow Churchill’s ‘Few’ will forever be remembered by history as men who thwarted the seemingly invincible German war machine, when all seemed lost. They countered the full force of the Luftwaffe in the daylight battles during the summer of 1940, and in the night skies of the winter and spring of 1940/41. They were at the time, and still are, perceived as knights of the air, as our heroes. Now, five distinguished RAF airmen, four pilots and one radar operator/navigator, who fought that air battle during the Battle of Britain and the Blitz, have recounted their experiences in detail to author Steve Darlow.

978-190494358-7, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

Hurricane R4118 Peter Vacher One of Peter Vacher's great passions in life is restoring Rolls-Royce motor cars.

In March 1982 he was travelling in India on research when quite by chance in the grounds of a northern university he stumbled on the rusting remnants of an aircraft. It was a British plane, but unrecognizable. Peter was intrigued.

Initially thinking it was a Spitfire, he managed to get the serial number from which he obtained confirmation that it was in fact a Mark I Hurricane, R4118, which had flown in the Battle of Britain!

978-190494307-5, $37.95, $22.95, hardback

Into Enemy Arms Michael Hingston Ditha Bruncel’s detailed memory of living in Germany during the Second World War provides a rare, first-hand insight into the day-to-day struggle against Nazi oppression, when even small acts of defiance or resistance carried great personal risk.This book tells the extraordinary story of Ditha and the escaped POWs she helped to save.Together they embarked on a dangerous and daring flight out of Germany.

978-190494350-1, $34.95, $22.95, hardback

Objectif Falaise Georges Bernage Georges Bernage focuses on the Canadian effort from August 14-16, 1944 and their attempt to break the lines of the Hitlerjugend Division to the south of Caen through Operation Tractable. Despite the Canadian’s determination, the German’s put forth a bitter resistance, even with Wittmann’s death, the Tiger ace. This book is written in French text.

978-2-84048-312-0, $29.95, $19.95, hardback, French text

Ghosts of Targets Past Philip

Opération Cobra Georges Bernage

Gray Born in Scotland, Philip Gray was a journalist living in Canada, but in WW2 he found himself captain of the crew of a ‘mighty Lanc’, operating with 186 Squadron as the RAF took the war right into the heart of Germany. Both Gray and his crew felt they were in charge of the undisputed king of the skies, but danger lurked around every corner and on every mission. In an engaging yet frank style, Gray reveals the true relationships between himself and his team, and between the team members themselves. He also searches his own soul as he struggles to survive in love and war.

978-190494318-1, $18.95, $11.95, paperback

Well known author George Bernage presents the difficult and challenging battles lead by the US Army south of the Cotentin Peninsula, from July 2 to July 15, 1944. Forced to fight in the marshes, and suffering initial losses during their confrontation of the determined Germans, Bernage describes the resulting preparation of Operation Cobra which resulted in the carpet bombing of July 25 and 26, 1944, and the decisive breach all the way to Coutances and Avranches.

Opération Cobra includes over 800 photographs and documents in addition to many maps and color profiles.

978-2-84048-286-4, $45.00, $26.95, hardback, French text

Hell on Earth Mel Rolfe On a dark

Europe in Flames Harold J. Goldberg

desperate night in June 1943 a stricken Halifax bomber limped low over Holland and crashed in a small meadow of cows.

The aircraft was wrecked, but its crew, amazingly, stepped out alive and completely unhurt – just one of the twenty new and true stories of bravery, survival and luck, good and bad, contained in this book.

978-190230495-3, $19.95, $12.95, paperback

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This book highlights the key decisions and events of World War II in Europe from Allied and Axis perspectives. It begins with the 1939 invasion of Poland and ends with Germany's surrender in 1945, with a concluding look at the Nuremberg Trials and covers old controversies and relatively unexplored events.

978-0-8117-0873-9, 21.95, $11.95, paperback

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Cataclysm Keith Cumins It has been more than 60 years since the end of the Second World War, a conflict that shaped the second half of the Twentieth Century.

The significance of the war, and its relevance to the lives of so many, has generated a legacy of published material on the topic sufficient to fill a library.

Yet disproportionately few publications deal exclusively with the true cauldron of the conflict - the brutal and uncompromising war between Germany and the Soviet Union; and fewer still attempt to provide, in a single volume, a comprehensive overview of that war from the commencement of Operation Barbarossa to the last battle in the rubble-strewn streets of Berlin.

978-1-907677-23-6, $59.95, $38.95, hardback

Panthers in Normandy Didier

Lodieu This book by Didier Lodieu – one of France’s foremost specialists on the fighting in Normandy – traces the odyssey of the 1st Battalion of Panthers of the 24th Regiment of the 116.

Panzer Division, just back from the East.

From the first engagements in July to the crossing of the Seine at the end of August this is a day by day account of the terrible fighting during the “hedgerow” war.

978-2-35250-232-6, $44.95, $26.95, hardback

Battlefields in the Air Dan McCaffery This book by the popular author of Air Aces and Billy Bishop: Canadian Hero explores the role of the Allied bomber command during World War II. The importance of the bomber command to the Allied victory has always been hotly debated. In Battlefields in the Air, Dan McCaffery sets out to examine the role that the bomber command played and to decide if Arthur Harris's strategy of area bombing was central or incidental to the Allied victory.

978-155028491-1, $29.95, $16.95, hardback

Waffen-SS Armour in Normandy

Norbert Számvéber Waffen-SS Armour in Normandy presents the combat history of SS-Panzer Regiment 12 and SS-Panzerjäger Abteilung 12 in the Battle for France from June to the end of August 1944 based on transcriptions of their original unit war diaries from the Military History Archives in Prague. Both armored units belonged to the 12.SS-Panzer Division Hitlerjugend. SS-Panzer Regiment 12 was fully equipped with Panzer IV and Panther tanks. The main AFV of SS-Panzerjäger Abteilung 12 was the Jagdpanzer IV L/48 tank destroyer.

978-1-907677-24-3, $69.95, $44.95, hardback

1940 Le Soldat Francais Tome 2

Olivier Bellec The French Army in 193940 was going through a profound transformation. The concepts which had prevailed until the end of the 19th century where uniforms and material were concerned, were about to disappear and give way to more modern ones thanks to mechanization and technical progress. The equipment which French troops were issued with turned out to be varied, and therefore studying it is complex.

978-2-35250-173-2, $49.95, $31.95, hardback, French text

The Canadian Soldier in World War II Jean Bouchery Back in 2000, Histoire & Collections released two books by Jean Bouchery on the British Soldier in World War 2. Both books have been enormously successful.

This new book, in the same format, will appeal in the same way as its predecessors.There is an unprecedented amount of color artwork depicting uniforms, variants, insignia, badges and equipment used

by Canada's soldiers in the Second World War. 978-235250028-5, $44.95, $26.95, hardback

Night Flyer/Mosquito Pathfinder

Lewis Brandon, Albert Smith, & Ian Smith This book is comprised of two gripping memoirs by British night-fighter crewmen who provide action-adventure tales of aerial combat aboard Beaufighter and Mosquito aircraft. Each memoir is an account of Pathfinders who flew ahead 45% of bomber formations and marked targets deep inside German territory and how nightfighters helped save British cities from destruction.

978-0-8117-0869-2, 21.95, $11.95, paperback

Hungary 1944-1945 Philippe Guillemot Following the dramatic destruction of Army Group Centre and overshadowed

by Koniev’s and Zhukov’s rush on Berlin, this particular theater of operations has been somewhat ignored.This monograph is an opportunity to go into the details of these clashes whose last convulsions one month and three weeks before the German capitulation at Reims were definitively the Panzers’ last lunge.

978-2-35250-155-8, $19.95, $12.95, paperback

Kharkov 1943 Philippe Naud Between February and March 1943 Ukraine’s second town, Kharkov, was the scene of a fierce struggle between the Red Army and Axis troops. Feeling optimistic after the Stalingrad triumph, Stalin thought that his adversaries were in full flight. But Feldmarschall von Manstein kept a cool head. Thanks to the SS-Panzerkorps which had just been created, he planned a counteroffensive. In mid-February the SS army corps managed to extricate itself from Kharkov with great difficulty and a few days later launched the great counterattack.

978-2-35250-237-1, $24.95, $14.95, paperback

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Berlin Nik Cornish In April and May 1945 the city of Berlin was the site of the final destructive act of the Second World War in Europe. The German capital became a battleground. After three weeks of ruthless fighting against a desperate, sometimes suicidal, defense, the Red Army took the city and crushed the last remaining German armies in the East. This momentous battle and the elaborate preparations for it were recorded in graphic detail by photographers whose images have come down to us today. These images give us an unforgettable glimpse into the grim reality of mid-twentieth-century warfare.

978-1-84415-935-2, $24.95, $14.95, paperback

Blitzkrieg in the West Ian Baxter This superbly illustrated book captures the dramatic action of May and June 1940. The speed and ferocity of the German onslaught took the Allies by surprise as Hitler’s land and air forces annihilated the inferior opposition. After 9 months stalemate the collapse was cataclysmic and Holland and Belgium quickly fell leaving the British and French forces outflanked and outfought. Panic set in and huge numbers of civilian refugees clogged the roads making the Allies’ withdrawal even more precarious.

978-1-84884-312-7, $24.95, $14.95, paperback

Blitzkrieg Poland Jonathan Sutherland These photographs are taken from three unpublished albums featuring the German invasion of Poland in 1939. One set was taken by an SS officer, another by a regular officer and a third by a soldier attached to a medical unit. Included are German units on the move, tanks, artillery and aircraft. There are several shots of recently knocked out Polish vehicles, captured Polish troops and civilians. The shots reflect the rapid pace of the German advance through Poland.

978-1-84884-335-6, $24.95, $14.95, paperback

Blitzkrieg Russia Jonathan Sutherland The photographs are taken from five unpublished albums focussing on the German invasion of Russia in 1941 – Operation Barbarossa.Two of the albums contain shots taken by German infantrymen and include shots of combat, vehicles, knocked-out tanks and prisoners of war. Two of the other albums feature flak and artillery units in the invasion.

These include shots of artillery and flak units in action, destroyed Russian aircraft, vehicles and armor as well as Russian prisoners. The final album contains shots taken by a tank destroyer unit. In this set, there are shots of knocked out Russian armor, artillery and assault guns in action and a fascinating glimpse into the transition into the first winter.

978-1-84884-334-9, $24.95, $14.95, paperback

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Hitler’s Defeat on the Eastern Front Ian Baxter Drawing on rare and previously unpublished photographs accompanied by in-depth captions, the book provides an absorbing analysis of this traumatic period of the Second World War. It reveals in detail how the battle of Kursk was the beginning of the end and how this massive operation led to the Red Army recapturing huge areas of the Soviet Union and bleeding white the German armies it struck.

978-1-844159-77-2, $29.99, $19.95, paperback

Hitler’s Mountain Troops 1939-1945 Ian Baxter Hitler’s mountain troops or Gebirgsjager were a group of elite soldiers ready for battle, whatever the conditions.These mountain men were trained to ski, climb and endure long marches, survive appalling conditions and were given a role as crack shock troops.

Yet many of the campaigns in which the Gebirgsjager fought were on level ground where they had little opportunity to demonstrate their unique skills.

978-1-84884-354-7, $24.95, $14.95, paperback

Leningrad Nik Cornish The 900-day siege of the Soviet city of Leningrad by the combined forces of the Germans and the Finns is one of the most remarkable, and terrible, events of the Second World War, yet until recently it has not received the attention it deserves – it has been overshadowed by other massive confrontations on the Eastern Front, at Stalingrad and Kursk. And rarely has the compelling story of the siege been told through graphic wartime photographs like those that author Nik Cornish has collected for this book.

978-1-84884-514-5, $24.95, $14.95, paperback

Operation Barbarossa Ian Baxter Hitler’s decision to renege on his alliance with Stalin and invade Russia in June 1941 was to have the most far reaching consequences for the world. Indeed, if there was one critical turning point in the Second World War, it would have to be this. The latest book in the Images of War series uses over 300 rare contemporary photographs to capture the scale, intensity and brutality of the fighting that was unleashed on June 22, 1941. No less than 4.5 million men of the Axis Power advanced on a 2,900 kilometer front.

978-1-84884-329-5, $24.95, $14.95, paperback

Retreat to Berlin Ian Baxter Drawing on a superb collection of rare photographs this latest book in the popular Images of War Series provides an absorbing insight into the last desperate year of the German Army. It analyses, in dramatic detail, the German retreat from the wastelands of the Eastern and Western Fronts into a bombed and devastated Third Reich to the very gates of Berlin.Accompanied by detailed captions and text, the book shows how Wehrmacht, Waffen-SS, Luftwaffe, Hitlerjugend and Volksturm personnel attempted to defend every yard of ground against the overwhelming Allied forces.

978-1-84884-380-6, $24.95, $14.95, paperback

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The Siegfried Line Samuel W.

Mitcham Jr. Built as a series of forts, bunkers, and tank traps, the West Wall-known as the Siegfried Line to the Allies-stretched along Germany's western border. After D-Day in June 1944, as the Allies raced across France and threatened to pierce into the Reich, the Germans fell back on the West Wall. In desperate 48% fighting--among the war's worst--the Germans held off the Allies for several months.The book details the battles for the Germans' last line of defense in World War II, including Arnhem, Aachen, the Huertgen Forest, and Metz and how German commanders made decisions under fire.

978-0-8117-3602-2, 18.95, $9.95, paperback

Blitzkrieg No Longer Samuel W. Mitcham Jr. After a crushing loss at Stalingrad, the German war machine regrouped in early 1943 to stave off total defeat, but it could not stem the rising Allied tide. In the Mediterranean, Rommel's early successes in Africa were erased by the surrender of Tunisia, and German forces barely escaped Sicily before the Allies seized the island. On the Eastern Front, Soviet T-34s beat German armor in the massive tank battle at Kursk. This book covers the aftermath of Stalingrad, Kursk,Tunisia, Sicily, Italy, the U-boat war, and air battles during a pivotal year of World War II through German eyes.

978-0-8117-0533-2, 27.95, $15.95, hardback Rolling Thunder against the Rising Sun Gene Eric Salecker Although the history of armor in World War II has captured the attention of countless authors, no one has yet chronicled the extensive use of tanks in the Pacific--until now. In comprehensive detail Gene Eric Salecker describes the exploits of American tanks on the jungle 46% islands where troops engaged in savage combat and encountered unforgiving weather and terrain.

Stationed in the Philippines when the Japanese attacked the islands in 1941, the U.S. Army's independent tank battalions fought from the very start of the war.

978-0-8117-0314-7, 34.95, $18.95, hardback

Island Tim Saunders Having fought their way up fifty miles of Hell's Highway and through Nijmegen, XXX Corps was just ten miles from Arnhem and the 1st British Airborne Division. Here it found itself on an island of flat land between the Waal at Nijmegen and the Rhine at Arnhem.

The situation was increasingly bad with the remainder of II SS Panzer Corps in 46% the area and German counter attacks on Hell's Highway preventing the Allies applying their material superiority. The Guards Armoured and then 43rd Wessex Infantry Division took turns to lead before reaching the Rhine opposite the paratroopers in the Oosterbeek Perimeter.

978-085052861-9, $16.95, $8.95, paperback

Das Reich Ian Daglish The regiments of the 2nd SS Panzer Division "Das Reich" were, along with the "Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler," the senior units of the Waffen-SS. While not as closely linked to atrocities as some other branches of the SS, they were a hard lot, and spent much of the war on the Eastern Front, where the 46% fighting was especially merciless. June 6, 1944 found the division refitting at Montauban in southwestern France. Ordered to proceed to Normandy to contain the Allied landings, the division’s journey turned into a nightmare of ambushes and reprisals..

978-1580970471, $16.95, $8.95, paperback Pegasus Bridge and Horsa Bridge Carl Shilleto On D Day, 6th June 1944 the greatest seaborne assault ever was launched against Hitler's Fortress Europe onto the beaches of Normandy.

This battlefield guide tells in detail, how these objectives were achieved and relates the battles to the area as it is today.

The book contains details of museums, memorials, cemeteries, tours and associated organizations all of which will unravel the history of the area to everyone.

978-1-84884-309-7, $24.95, $14.95, paperback

Eagles and Bulldogs in Normandy

Major General Michael Reynolds CB This is the story of the two divisions: the American 29th and the British 3rd. After describing the agonies suffered by the Americans on Omaha, and the difficulties that face the British in overcoming strong points at Sword Beach on D-Day, the author traces both divisions as they try to break through the German defenses. It was to take the GI’s nearly six weeks to reach their objective, whilst the Tommies were forced into a concurrent holding operation redolent of the trench warfare experience of World War One. 978-1-84884-125-3, $19.95, $12.95, paperback

Fighting Tykes Charles Whiting &

Eric Taylor The authors, both Yorkshiremen, saw active service with the British Army during the wartime years, have described in meticulous detail the fascinating story of the campaigns fought by the Yorkshire regiments in the various parts of the world during the Second World War. This story gives a revealing insight into the terrifying reality of the battle front..

978-184415645-0, $29.95, $18.95, paperback

Flames of Calais Airey Neave The defense of Calais in May/June 1940 was a superb example of selfless courage and sacrifice. Sent by Churchill to divert the Germans from Dunkirk and so save the British Army from total annihilation and capture, 29 Brigade had orders not to evacuate or surrender. Airey Neave, later to be Margaret Thatcher's right hand man until his assassination in 1979, was one of those who fought, and was wounded and captured there.

978-085052997-5, $36.95, $21.95, hardback

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High Endeavour Jack Ivelaw-Chapman Shot down a few weeks before D-Day, this key RAF invasion planner was ordered to be assassinated before he could be captured by the Germans; happily he survived to become an Air Chief Marshal and a founder of the Indian Air Force.

978-085052316-4, $27.95,$17.95, hardback

The Fujita Plan Mark Felton After the staggering success of the Pearl Harbor surprise attack, the Japanese plotted to maintain the initiative and spread fear and panic among the civil population of the United States and Australia.

With his usual skilled research the author has uncovered numerous plans.

Some like the midget submarine attack on Sydney Harbour and the daring Seaplane air raids on Oregon were put into effect. Others never reached that stage due to either impracticality, bad luck or counter-espionage. The Fujita Plan throws fascinating new light on a little known aspect of the Second World War. 978-184415480-7, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

Gentlemen in Khaki and Camouflage Major General John Strawson Avenging Gordon at Omdurman, repulse at Spion Kop, mud and blood in Flanders, desert clashes with Rommel, Slim’s eventual victory in Burma, epic struggles at Cassino and Arnhem, post-war insurgency campaigns, confronting the IRA – during the 20th century the Army was ceaselessly on active service, fighting one enemy or another all over the world. Gentlemen in Khaki, which received glowing reviews, concentrated on the soldiers themselves, and their performance in action.

978-1-844159-78-9, $39.99, $23.95, hardback

He Who Dared and Died

Gearoid O’Dowd Brought up in poverty in the West of Ireland, Chris O’Dowd ran away to join the Irish Guards aged 18.

In no time he tasted bitter action in Norway, but hungry for more he volunteered for the newly formed Commandos.

After intensive training he sailed for Egypt, serving with Churchill’s son Randolph, novelist Evelyn Waugh and, most significantly, David Stirling. When Stirling got the go-ahead to form the SAS, his handpicked team included the young Chris O’Dowd. After his part in the early SAS behind-the-lines raids on enemy airfields, O’Dowd was promoted to Lance-Sergeant and awarded the Military Medal.

978-1-84884-541-1, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

The Black Bull Patrick Delaforce This work follows a British tank division through the Normandy campaign, the liberation of Amiens and Antwerp, flank protection during Operation Market Garden, and the final drive into Germany.

It is a raw firsthand account from commanders, riflemen, bombardiers, and tank crews. It reveals what life was like 50% at the sharp end of the Allies' war effort.

978-0-8117-0897-5, 18.95, $8.95, paperback

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Hitler's Last Offensive Peter Elstob This is the full story of the Battle of the Ardennes. in the last weeks of 1944 the German armies in the west, after a continuous retreat since the battle of Normandy five months earlier were regrouping in what they thought was to be the last battle in defense of the Fatherland. But Hitler had other plans to mount an offensive through the Ardennes that would deal such a blow to the Western Allies that they would be willing to negotiate a separate peace. This is the offensive known as the Battle of the Bulge. Could Hitler's gamble have succeeded? Could he have reached his objective, the port of Antwerp? Peter Elstob unfolds the whole panorama of the "last offensive" which was one of the bloodiest battles of the Second World war, punctuated with many acts of individual acts of heroism and many errors of judgment by the firebrand General George Patton.

978-085052984-5, $12.99, $7.95, paperback

Legions of Death Rupert Butler Rupert Butler is the foremost chronicler of the horrifying story of Hitler’s plans to extinguish the nations of Europe.

He reveals, in chilling detail, the plans for the wholesale killings and subjection of Eastern Europe, including the ‘Final Solution’ of the gas chambers. He also reveals Hitler’s ruthless programme for France, the Low Countries and Scandinavia. Yet along with the persecution came not only the canker of collaboration, but also the burning zeal of resistance.

978-184415042-7, $12.99, $7.95, paperback

Strike Hard, Strike Sure Ralph

50%

Barker Although much has been written about the bomber offensive in World War II, surprisingly little has been told about the men that flew these bombers. Here is the story of some of those men, a moving tribute to their great courage and heroism.

978-085052963-0, $9.99, $4.95, paperback

A Talent for Adventure Pat Spooner Books on prison camps, daring escapes and life with the Resistance abound.

This story is different and more compelling in one important respect.

It recounts the gripping and dramatic rescue of two senior British generals and an air vice marshal from occupied Italy by the author and his companion who had themselves both escaped from an Italian POW camp.

978-1-84884-810-8, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

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Alamein Philip Warner In July 1942, German and Italian forces seemed to be at the point of sweeping away British resistance in the Middle East and overrunning Egypt. But, Rommel’s victorious army was checked on the Alamein line in what became the first battle of Alamein. Two months later, another Axis thrust was held in the second battle of Alamein. Eventually the Allied forces were on the offensive and, after two weeks of bitter fighting, Rommel’s forces were retreating. Through a fascinating selection of firsthand accounts from battalion commanders and private soldiers alike, Philip Warner reveals the courage and hardship behind these remarkable series of battles.

978-1-84415-639-9, $39.95, $23.95, hardback In Presence of My Foes Gris

Davies-Scourfield This is a wartime escape memoir that ranks with the finest. Seriously wounded and captured at Calais, the author recovered to escape from his POW camp in a load of rubbish. He was on the run thanks to the Polish Underground for nine months and was recaptured within sight of the Swiss border. Interrogation by the Gestapo failed to break him - his greatest fear was that he would betray his friends. Sent to Colditz he again escaped only to be recaptured, due to a minor misspelling on his documents.

978-184415197-4, $39.99, $23.95, hardback

In Rommels Backyard Alastair

Timpson & Andrew Gibson-Watt Alastair Timpson belonged to that generation of young men who were propelled straight from public school into the maelstrom of the Second World War. Although In Rommel’s Backyard is a very personal account it epitomizes the spirit of a campaign which involved many thousands of young men. In a calm, often detached way - his modesty is noteworthy - the author gives an account of his and his colleagues’ war behind enemy lines which will appeal not only to historians of the period but to all those who enjoy a real-life adventure story of epic encounters fought, and won, against the odds.

978-1-84884-315-8, $24.95, $14.95, paperback

In the Face of the Enemy

Mr EA Powdrill In Part 1 Powdrill describes his experiences in France during ‘the Phoney War’ and then their baptism by fire in May 1940, culminating in the evacuation from Dunkirk having left their disabled guns behind. Ernest was wounded but many of his colleagues were killed by ferocious German counter-battery fire. Part 2 tells a very different story in more detail. By now a Sergeant Major in an armoured tracked regiment, the author fought through from the Normandy beaches to the River Maas.

978-1-84415-850-8, $39.99, $23.95, hardback

In the Ranks of Death Richard

Doherty When war broke out in 1939 over 20,000 Irishmen were serving in the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force with the greatest proportion in the Army. During the war this rose to over 120,000, suggesting that about 100,000 enlisted during the war. Nine earned the Victoria Cross; three members of the Royal Navy, including a Fleet Air Arm pilot, four soldiers, including a member of the Australian forces, and two RAF pilots. The author looks at the seven Irish regiments in campaigns across the globe.

978-1-84415-966-6, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

Early Battles of the Eighth Army Adrian Stewart Head to head with Erwin Rommel in Africa, the British Eighth Army enjoyed superior numbers and a more effective air force, but despite the valor of its men, it had difficulty turning those advantages into battlefield victory because of command, equipment, and 45% morale problems. After modest success during Operation Crusader in November 1941, the Eighth Army found itself battered and driven back for much of the ensuing year as Rommel scored victory after victory.

978-0-8117-3536-0, 18.95, $9.95, paperback

The Day the Devils Dropped In

Neil Barber The first hours and days following the Allied invasion of Normandy on 6th June 1944 have strong claim to be the most crucial in world history.

Spearheading this vast undertaking were crack British and American airborne forces.

978-184415045-8, $36.95, $21.95, paperback

Japan's Last Bid for Victory

Robert Lyman Robert Lyman’s deep knowledge and understanding of the war in Burma, and the great battles at Kohima and Imphal in 1944, are well known. In this book he uses original documents, published works and personal accounts to weave together an enthralling account of some of the bitterest fighting of WWII. Not only does he use British sources for his research but he has also included material from the Naga tribes of north-east India, on whose land these battles were fought, and from Japanese accounts, including interviews with Japanese veterans of the fighting.

978-1-84884-542-8, $50.00, $32.95, hardback

Kent and Sussex 1940 Stuart Hylton In June 1940 Britain's front-line against the German armies was the coast of Kent and Sussex. Across the Channel Hitler's all-conquering forces gathered, preparing for invasion, as the Home Forces struggled desperately to recover from the disaster and miracle of Dunkirk. Occupation of these islands was nearer than for almost nine hundred years. Kent and Sussex 1940, tells the story of the Kent and Sussex communities that found themselves in the front-line.

978-184415084-7, $24.99, $14.95, paperback

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Last Stand at le Paradis Richard Lane In early September 1939, the 2nd Battalion Royal Norfolk Regiment were one of the first complete infantry units of the BEF to land in France. The first months of World War Two were relatively quiet but after deploying to the Maginot Line sector during January 1940 they came into contact with those Germans manning the West Wall or Siegfried Line. A patrol led by Captain Peter Barclay entered German territory and was attacked. As a result, the first decorations of the war were awarded. Barclay received the Military Cross and Lance-Corporal Davis the Military Medal.

978-1-84415-847-8, $39.99, $23.95, hardback Hitler's Panzer Armies on the Eastern Front Robert Kirchubel Hitler's panzer armies spearheaded the blitzkrieg on the Eastern Front. They played a key role in every major campaign, not simply as tactical tools but also as operational weapons that shaped strategy. Their extraordinary triumphs and their eventual defeat mirrors the fate of German forces in the East. And yet no previous study has concentrated on the history of these elite formations in the bitter struggle against the Soviet Union.

978-1-84415-928-4, $32.95, $19.95, hardback

Assault Crossing Ken Ford The assault crossing of the River Seine by the British 43rd (Wessex) Division in August 1944 remains one of the most important operations of the closing stages of the Second World War. Once the obstacle of the great river had been overcome, General Horrocks unleashed the armor of XXX Corps on their historic dash across northern France and Belgium. Assault Crossing – Ken Ford’s classic account of this critical battle - is the story of one British division pitted against one German division.

978-1-84884-576-3, $39.95, $23.95, hardback Leningrad Under Siege Daniil Alexandrovich Granin, Translated by Clare Burstall & Dr Kisselnikov Leningrad was under siege for almost three years, and the first winter of that siege was one of the coldest on record. The Russians had been taken by surprise by the Germans' sudden onslaught in June 1941. Based on interviews with survivors of the siege and on contemporary diaries and personal memoirs. The primary focus is on three people: a young mother with two small children, a boy of sixteen at the outbreak of war, and an elderly academic. We see the siege through their eyes as its horrors unfold and as they struggle to survive.

978-1-84415-458-6, $32.95, $19.95, hardback

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Long Range Desert Group 1940-1945 David Lloyd Owen In a campaign known for many special warfare units, the Long Range Desert Group became one of the greatest legends of the North African Campaign in World War II. This classic insider's account has been supplemented with rare photographs from the collection in the Imperial War Museum.

978-085052806-0, $22.95,$13.95, paperback

Lost Souls of the River Kwai

Bill Read with Mitch Peeke This is the moving story of a young man who found himself along with thousands of his comrades in the nightmare of Japanese captivity. Unlike so many (it is said that one Commonwealth POW died for every sleeper laid) Bill lived to tell the tale.

Indeed it is remarkable that this story has not been told before, so graphic are Bill's memories of the hardships and horrors.The book goes on to describe how the experiences of those years have affected his life since.

978-184415127-1, $33.99, $19.95, hardback

Monty's

Greatest

Victory

Charles Whiting Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery became a national hero overnight with his victory at EI Alamein, but his triumphant final battle culminating in the surrender of all German forces in May 1945 made him a world figure. This highly readable and entertaining book delves into the secrets of Monty's last and greatest campaign. Conscious of both his own prestige and that of his country, he turned his Army's intended 'flanking' role into a race against the Russians for the key ports of Hamburg and Bremen and domination of the Baltic.

978-085052909-8, $29.95, $18.95, hardback

Monty’s Marauders Patrick Delaforce When Monty was given Allied command of the D-Day landings he wasted no time gathering around him individuals and formations he could trust.These included the 4th (Black Desert Rats) and 8th (Red Fox’s Mask) formations. Both had unrivaled fighting records. Once ashore in Normandy the two superb brigades went on to enhance their reputations on the journey to the heartland of Hitler’s Third Reich and final victory. The author has written a fast moving and enthralling account of war at the sharp end.

978-1-84415-630-6, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

No Mercy from the Japanese

John Wyatt & Cecil Lowry By the laws of statistics John Lowry should not be here today to tell his story. He firmly believes that someone somewhere was looking after him during those four years.

Examine the odds stacked against him and his readers will understand why he hold this view. During the conflict in Malaya and Singapore his regiment lost two thirds of its men. More than three hundred patients and staff in the Alexandra Military hospital were slaughtered by the Japanese – he was the only known survivor. Twenty six percent of British soldiers slaving on the Burma Railway died.

978-1-84415-853-9, $39.99, $23.95, hardback

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Nuremberg Raid: 30-31 March 1944 Martin Middlebrook This book describes one twentyfour-hour period in the Allied Strategic Bomber Offensive in the greatest possible detail.

The author sets the scene by outlining the course of the bombing war from 1939 to the night of the Nuremberg raid, the characters and aims of the British bombing leaders and the composition of the opposing Bomber Command and German night fighter forces. The aim of the Nuremberg raid was not unlike many hundreds of other RAF missions but, due to the difficulties and dangers of the enemy defenses and weather plus bad luck, it went horribly wrong. The result was so notorious that it became a turning point in the campaign. The target, the symbolic Nazi rally city of Nuremberg, was only lightly damaged and 96 out of 779 bombers went missing. Middlebrook recreates the events of the fateful night in astonishing detail. The result is a meticulous dramatic and often controversial account. It is also a moving tribute to the bravery of the RAF bomber crews and their adversaries.

978-1-84415-875-1, $39.99, $23.95, hardback

Out of the Depths of Hell John

McEwan As John McEwan, a young Gunner in the 155th (Lanarkshire Yeomanry) Royal Artillery Regiment sailed down the Clyde in early 1941, he and his colleagues could never have imagined the horrors that lay ahead.

When John and his Regiment landed in Malaya, they were all hugely confident.

This evaporated in utter disbelief as the British were totally out-manoeuvered by the Japanese advance culminating in the capture of Singapore. However there was hard fighting, more than generally credited, and John McEwan found himself in the thick of it.

In the event, the author was one of the few to survive the horrors of prolonged captivity and mistreatment.

978-184415291-9, $19.95, $11.95, paperback

Over the Battlefield Ian Daglish After seven weeks of bitter fighting there was a desperate need to break out of the Normandy bridgehead. In late July 1944 Lieutenant-General Sir Miles Dempsey’s Second Army moved two entire corps from the Caen sector to the relatively quiet countryside around Caumont. The main narrative of this book will span the initial break-in from Caumont on 30 July, through the armored battles of the following days, to the desperate German counter-attacks of 4 – 6 August, the no less desperate German defense of Estry up to the middle of the month, and the final withdrawal from Normandy.

The book also examines Monty’s refusal to seize Vire.

978-1-84884-049-2, $50.00, $29.95, hardback

Overture to Overlord - The Preparations of D-Day Francis

Mackay The book describes the problems of instigating resistance in France and the slow development of the clandestine warfare and special operation forces, equipment, training, delivery, communication, command, control and intelligence techniques. It covers the wide variety of organizations involved including OSS, SAS, US Operational Groups, Polish 'Bardsea' teams, Jedburgh and Sussex teams, Inter-Allied Missions, MI9, Evasion and Escape Groups, Special duties/Carpet Bagger Air Delivery Squadron, The Secret Flotillas and Radio security and surveillance services.

978-085052892-3, $39.95, $23.95, paperback

Disasters Underground Nick

McCamley The rapid expansion of the RAF during the mid/late 1930s necessitated a massive storage requirement for high explosive bombs and other ordinance.

Drawing on the experience of the Great War ammunition factories, the authorities set about identifying underground sites around Britain safe from the threat of air attack.The book goes on to discuss the post-war disposal program.

978-184415022-9, $39.95, $22.95, hardback

The Pendulum of Battle Christopher

Dunphie Operation Goodwood, the largest tank battle involving British troops ever to have taken place, has been a perpetual subject of controversy.Was it intended as a breakout from the Normandy Bridgehead, or not? Was it a success or failure? Did it lead to a severe crisis in confidence over Field Marshal Montgomery's leadership? This book seeks to unearth the true background, reasons, aims and achievement of Goodwood, set in the context of the overall campaign.

978-184415010-6, $36.95, $22.95, hardback

Phantom Philip Warner PHANTOM was - and still is - one of the most secret but most effective of the wartime special regiments. It was formed in 1939 with the mission of finding out exactly where all the Allied forward positions were - a task which required linguistic ability, unlimited tact, and radio expertise. After Dunkirk its squadrons at first kept an eye on all invasion points, before deploying to Greece, and to the Middle East. Phantom was at Dieppe with the Commandos, in France with the SAS, at Arnhem with Airborne and in Germany.

978-184415218-6, $39.99, $23.95, hardback

Politicians at War Henry Buckton A fascinating collection of wartime memories from major political figures, many who are still household names today. Drawn from a political cross section, representing all major parties, these delightfully evocative accounts cover experiences in all three of the British armed services and across the ranks. This work is full of surprises with ormer prime ministers and other senior figures telling their stories with great modesty, and humility.

978-085052907-4, $36.95, $20.95, hardback

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Prisoner of the Rising Sun

Stanley Wort This is the story of a young man thrust into the Royal Navy in distant Hong Kong. He relates some of the humorous situations in which he found himself and provides a realistic account of what life was like for servicemen in pre war Hong Kong. It describes the prelude to war from his point of view and his part in the Battle for Hong Kong.

There follows the story of what happened to him when taken prisoner and life and death in prison camps in Hong Kong and Japan. It tells what it was like to be shipped to Japan in the hold of Japanese merchant men with constant fear of being torpedoed.

978-1-848840-03-4, $39.99, $23.95, hardback

Project Seven Alpha Leland Shanle In late 1941, President Roosevelt agonized over the rapid advances of the Japanese forces in Asia, they seemed unstoppable.

He foresaw their intentions of taking India and linking up with the two other Axis Powers, Germany and Italy, in an attempt to conquer the Eastern Hemisphere.This is the story of this little-known operation in the early days of the Burma Campaign. This book is based on the true experiences of those who were involved and is a fitting tribute to the bravery and inventiveness of a band of men who answered their country's desperate call at the outset of the war against Japan in Asia.

978-1-84415-826-3, $39.99, $23.95, hardback

Prussian Apocalypse Egbert Kieser Egbert Kieser’s graphic account of the Red Army’s assault on East Prussia in 1945 is one of the classic histories of the destruction of Hitler’s Germany, and it has never before been available in English.

Using extensive, firsthand, unforgettable eyewitness testimony, he documents in riveting detail the catastrophe that overtook German civilians and soldiers as they fled from the Soviet onslaught and their world collapsed around them. Tony Le Tissier brings to bear all his expert knowledge of the military defeat of the German armies in the East and the enormity of the human disaster that went with it.

978-1-84884-674-6, $40.00, $26.00, hardback

Blind to Misfortune William Griffiths,

& Hugh Popham Bill Griffiths lost both hands and both eyes when he was a prisoner of the Japanese in Java in 1942.

This book tells the story of how he overcame these two shattering handicaps.

But Bill had no intention of allowing himself to become an object of pity and it was not long after his return to civilian life that he began to make it clear that, even if he had no hands and no eyes, he still had his own two feet and he certainly intended to stand on them.

978-184415372-5, $21.99, $13.95, paperback

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SAS in Tuscany Brian Lett The first of the three operations covered in this book, SPEEDWELL 2, saw six men drop blind into Northern Tuscany on 8 September 1943, by chance the day of the Italian Armistice. But with no radios or air/ground support their courageous three week operation ended in disaster; four were captured and executed and only one got out. This book adds valuable new information on SAS operations in WWII. 978-1-84884-446-9, $39.95, $23.95, hardback Second World War Infantry Tactics Stephen Bull These operational examples show how infantry tactics on all sides developed as the war progressed, and they give a telling insight into the realities of infantry warfare.This accessible and wideranging survey is a fascinating introduction to the fighting methods of the opposing ground forces as they confronted each other on the European battlefields of 70 years ago.

978-1-84884-070-6, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

Secret Forces of World War Two

Philip Warner One of the lasting legacies of World War 2 was the proliferation of what today are known as Special Forces.

At the time many soldiers, often of high rank regarded these units as nothing short of ill-disciplined cowboys or worse!

As specially recruited units such as the LRDG, SAS and SBS earned their spurs and scored significant victories, at high cost both to the enemy and themselves. Philip Warner's book takes a highly informed look at the broad spectrum of secret forces, of all sides, describing their origins and training, the key personalities and their actions and achievements.

978-184415114-1, $24.99, $16.95, paperback

Secret Letters from the Railway

Charles Steel & edited by Brian Bond Charles Steel took part in two military disasters - the Fall of France and the Dunkirk evacuation, and the Fall of Singapore.

Shortly before the latter, he married Louise.

Within days of being captured by the Japanese, he began writing a weekly letter to his new bride as means of keeping in touch with her in his mind, for the Japanese forbade all writing of letters and diaries. By the time he was liberated 3 1/2 years later, he had written and hidden some 180 letters, to which were added a further 20 post-liberation letters.

978-184415118-9, $39.99, $23.95, hardback

Siege of Malta 1940-1942 David G.Williamson The heroic defense of Malta against the Axis powers is one of the most famous episodes of the Second World War. For over two years this tiny island was the key to control of the Mediterranean and it was critical to the outcome of the North African campaign. A legend has grown up around the story that has perhaps obscured the truth and the time is right, 60 years on, to look again at this traumatic period in Malta's history.

978-184415477-7, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

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Ship-Busters Ralph Barker This stirring book recounts how British torpedobombers took the war to enemy naval fleets and shipping vessels during World War II. Episodes covered include the attack by a single plane on a German battleship, the torpedoing of the Gneisenau in Brest harbor, and the vital blows 48% against the supply lines of Rommel's Afrika Korps in the Mediterranean. It is an epic story of low-level strikes on Axis navies in World War II. 978-0-8117-0644-5, 18.95, $9.95, paperback

Cracking Hitler's Atlantic Wall

Richard C. Anderson Jr. Landing with the British and Canadians in Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944, was the 1st Assault Brigade Royal Engineers, a specialized armored unit tasked with removing obstacles and mines from Gold, Juno, and Sword Beaches. To support this mission, the engineers modified their tanks with ingenious innovations, such as replacing the main gun with a giant mortar or attaching a steamroller-like device to flatten a path in the sand. In the early hours of D-Day, the brigade landed under fire, and took serious casualties in some areas, but achieved many of its key objectives and cleared the way for the infantry.This is a nuts-and-bolts narrative of how the landings were carried out along with details on the unique British armored vehicles used in the invasion including the controversy over the U.S. refusal to use these vehicles, which may have contributed to American losses on Omaha Beach.

978-0-8117-0589-9, 32.95, $17.95, hardback

Smashing the Atlantic Wall

Patrick Delaforce In 1940 when Operation SEALION (invasion of the British mainland) was abandoned, Hitler ordered the building of a night defense system along 1,500 miles of coastline from Denmark to the Spanish border.

He was personally involved in the planning which was based round 15 fortresses guarding vital ports. Built by the Todt Organisation using slave labor, the scale of the Atlantic Wall was unprecedented. When the Invasion OVERLORD came the majority of the defenses were defended with great vigor and a number held out for longer than expected.

978-184415256-8, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

Sniper on the Eastern Front

Albrecht Wacker Josef “Sepp” Allerberger was the second most successful sniper of the German Wehrmacht and one of the few private soldiers to be honored with the award of the Knight’s Cross.

Allerberger provides an introduction to the commitment in field craft, discipline and routine required of the sniper, a man apart. There was no place for chivalry on the Russian Front. Away from the film cameras, no prisoner survived long after surrendering.

978-1-78159-004-1, $19.99, $12.95, paperback

So Few Got Through Martin Lindsay On D-Day, 27 officers and 565 men of 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders landed on the coast of Normandy. So few got through, but amongst them was Martin Lindsay, and seldom, if ever, can a trained writer have been presented with such a splendid opportunity.

The author, a former distinguished explorer, commanded the Battalion in 16 operations, who was wounded, mentioned in dispatches and awarded the DSO, here tells his epic story.

978-1-84884-856-6, $24.95, $14.95, paperback

SS Charlemagne Tony Le Tissier Their extraordinary story gives a compelling insight into the dreadful climax of the Battle for Berlin and into the conflicts of loyalty faced by the French in the Second World War. Yet, whatever their motivation, the performance of these soldiers as they confronted the Soviet onslaught was unwavering, and their fate after the German defeat was grim. Once captured, they were shot out of hand by their French compatriots or imprisoned.

978-1-84884-231-1, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

SS Kommando CharlesWhiting The vast number of written accounts studying the British Special Forces in the Second World War overlook the fact that the Germans were actually the first to utilize this unconventional style of warfare. Indeed, two days before the official declaration of war German commando units disguised as Poles had already seized key positions along the frontier, and for three years after this Admiral Canaris’ Brandenburgers, formed long before the British Commandos or American Rangers were dreamed of, played a key role in Hitler’s military operations. Charles Whiting, who interviewed many of the survivors, gives a vivid account of these men and their war.

978-1-84884-275-5, $19.95, $12.95, paperback

Stalin’s Secret War Rupert Butler The use of terror has been a characteristic of Russia from the days of the Tsars. The Okhrana was the oppressive police force of the Romanovs. Then came the Cheka, the OGPU, SMERSH and the NKVDorganizations that used terror to control every aspect of military and civilian life.

As a result, during ‘the Great Patriotic War’, Soviet soldiers and citizens feared not only the Germans but the tentacles of the secret police. The full extent of this wartime operation is told in Rupert Butler's compelling study.

978-1-84884-053-9, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

Stalingrad Michael K. Jones Michael K. Jones's new history of Stalingrad offers a radical reinterpretation of the most famous battle of the WW2. Combining eyewitness testimony of Red Army fighters with fresh archive material, the book gives a dramatic insight into the thinking of the Russian command and the mood of the ordinary soldiers. He focuses on the story of the Russian 62nd Army, which began the campaign in utter demoralization.

978-1-84884-201-4, $28.95, $17.95, paperback

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•WORLD WAR II•

Stalingrad to Kursk Geoffrey Jukes In this original and thought-provoking new study Geoffrey Jukes reconstructs Soviet strategy and operations at Stalingrad and Kursk in vivid detail. He looks behind the scenes at the workings of the Soviet high command, at the roles played by the principal Red Army generals, and at the overriding influence of Stalin himself.

There is an equally acute insight into German war aims and military planning as Hitler's armies geared themselves up to launch a sequence of massive offensives that would have a decisive impact on the outcome of the war.

978-1-84884-062-1, $32.95, $19.95, hardback

Steel Inferno Major General Michael Reynolds CB Steel Inferno provides a unique insight into the experiences of 1st SS Panzer Corps, one of only two units in the German Army which bore Hitler’s name, during their fight against their Allied adversaries in Normandy. This meticulously researched book also explores the origins, formation and organization of the unit, and examines some of their more remarkable achievements during this bitter fight. It also lays to rest the myth that these two remarkable Waffen-SS divisions were annihilated in Normandy. In fact, though the Allies could never forget or forgive the atrocities the Wehrmacht and SS troops committed, many admired the Panzer Corps, and one compared fighting with them to ‘fighting with tigers’.

978-1-848840-01-0, $24.99, $15.95, paperback Hitler's Secret Commandos

Helmut Blocksdorf This is the history of the K-Verband naval commando unit, established in 1943 to reek havoc amongst invading allied forces involved in amphibious landings or actions, against German-occupied coasts. Using German archive material, first-hand accounts and other published material this is the first comprehensive history of the K-Verband. It charts the development, structure, selection, training and equipment the Commando unit used.

The material has been translated from a German text, previously published in Germany with wide acclaim.

978-184415783-9, $32.95, $19.95, hardback

Ten Commando Ian Dear It is indeed remarkable, since the archives of the Second World War must have been pillaged, ransacked, burrowed into, and turned over almost as thoroughly as Monte Cassino itself, that no book has been written about one of the strangest units created during that or any other conflict. The unit was called Ten Commando - and the shroud of secrecy that enveloped it at the time has scarcely been unwrapped by the passage of the years.

978-1-84884-400-1, $24.95, $14.95, paperback

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The Assault on Germany

Ken Ford The Anglo-American battle for the Geilenkirchen salient in November 1944 was infantry warfare at its worst, and it is described in vivid detail in this new edition of Ken Ford’s classic study. The onset of winter saw the Allied advance from the Normandy beaches forced to a halt on Germany’s doorstep.

The clock had been put back to the days of the Great War – the Allies had arrived at the Siegfried Line and were forced to attack the fortifications from the hell of the trenches. Geilenkirchen was the first battle on German soil to be fought by the British since Minden in 1759. For them, it was just one more battle on the way to Berlin, but for the American 84th Division, it was a first faltering step into war and a bitter lesson in the attrition and savagery of combat. The story is told by the men who were there – the British, the Americans, and the Germans who were fighting desperately for their homeland. Neither side was victorious both lost more men than they could afford and paid a heavy price in young lives for a few miles of ground.

978-1-84884-098-0, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

The Battle East of Elsenborn

Will Cavanagh This book tells of the courageous story of men who believed in their heritage, and who, through their heroic teamwork and dedication, stopped the main effort of the German Sixth Army.

American veterans who participated in this battle remember the events, even after sixty years, as only yesterday. They also remember their compatriots and friends who died in this battle.

978-1-84884-892-4, $24.95, $14.95, paperback

The Battle for France Philip Warner Philip Warner graphically recounts the momentous events of that terrible period thanks to his painstaking research and skillful writing. He demonstrates how the under trained and ill-equipped British forces gallantly but futilely resisted the German land and air onslaught. He emphasizes the understated contribution of the French. This book provides a fresh and invaluable explanation of the military and political events of that extraordinary campaign, which continued on after Dunkirk.

978-1-84884-313-4, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

The Fatal Decisions William

Richardson & Seymour Freidlin Six key Second World War conflicts where decisions of the Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler contributed to his eventual downfall.

Each theater of operations written up by a German general who was on the spot and involved in carrying out the uncompromising orders of the Führer.

This is an 'other side of the hill' collection of accounts which gives valuable insight into the machinations of a sycophantic hierarchy immediately surrounding Hitler.

978-1-84884-876-4, $50.00, $31.95, hardback

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The German 88 Terry Gander The German 88 mm guns became the most famous and feared artillery pieces of the Second World War. They appeared in a whole series of forms ranging from anti-aircraft to anti-tank and tank-guns, including several self-propelled platforms.Although primarily anti-aircraft guns they gained an awesome reputation as anti-tank weapons, a reputation that remains to this day. Terry Gander, in this in-depth, highly illustrated study, tells the story of the 88 from its first manifestations during the Great War to its clandestine development in Sweden, its production in Germany, its first 'multi-role' initiation during the Spanish Civil War and its part in the campaigns of 1939-40. As well as a detailed technical description of the gun and its development, his book features vivid accounts of the 88 in action in many of the main theaters of the Second World War, in North Africa, Italy, France and Germany, and on the Eastern Front.

978-1-84884-832-0, $29.99, $19.95, paperback

The Great German Escape

Charles Whiting Throughout the Second World War there had been a potentially lethal Trojan horse inside Britain; from Comrie in Northern Scotland, down to Devizes in Wiltshire, in every city, in every race course of any note, in every football ground, were German POWs. Nearly a quarter of a million of them in fact; fit, virile young men, and a goodly number of them fanatical National Socialists.

Now what would these young men do if they were armed and given a plan which transcended merely escaping? What if these desperate young men, were given the promise of an airborne landing by German forces in Britain: the vital support they needed to capture their main objective – London? This is the gripping story of their abortive mass escape plan and the covert operations that went with it. .

978-1-84884-032-4, $24.95, $14.95, paperback

The Hunt For Martin Bormann

Charles Whiting On the night of May 1, 1945 Martin Bormann, head of the Nazi Party Chancellery and private secretary to Adolf Hitler, fled Fuhrer’s bunker into the ruins of Berlin. His subsequent disappearance became the source of countless rumors and wild speculation over the years, even including a theory that he had been kidnapped by the son of Churchill’s doctor and Lt. Commander Ian Fleming, author of the James Bond books, and had spent the rest of his life in quiet retirement in the English Home Counties! In The Hunt for Martin Bormann, Charles Whiting examines over 50 years of evidence to uncover the fate of one of the most hunted men of the twentieth century.

978-1-84884-289-2, $24.95, $14.95, paperback

The Real Tenko Mark Felton This book details the treatment of Allied service-women, female civilians and local women by the Japanese occupation forces. While a number of memoirs have been published there is no dedicated volume. It chronicles the massacres of nurses (such as that at Alexandra Hospital, Singapore), disturbing atrocities on both European and Asians, and accounts of imprisonment. It reveals how many ended up in Japanese hands when they should have been evacuated.

978-1-84884-550-3, $24.95, $14.95, paperback Through Hitler’s Back Door

Alan Ogden Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary and Slovakia were all German allies in the Second World War, unlike the other countries of Europe which had either been forcibly occupied by the Nazis or remained neutral. This is a story about the courage of individuals in the face of overwhelming odds. Hunger, ill-health, exhaustion, cold and treachery all combined to make life for those members of SOE who parachuted into these Fascist outposts of Fortress Europe as insufferable as it was dangerous.

978-1-84884-248-9, $39.50, $23.95, hardback

Twenty-Five Days John Masefield Very shortly after the miraculous rescue of the bulk of the British Expeditionary Force in late May/early June 1940, the Poet Laureate John Masefield wrote his account and impressions of the historic events. Twenty-Five Days was acclaimed as both an outstanding historic record and yet a very personal recollection by a great writer and records the extraordinary events of the 25 days between 10 May and 3 June. Pen and Sword Books are proud to be giving this splendid book a new lease of life.

978-184415037-3, $36.95, $21.95, hardback

Undercover Operator Sydney Hudson Memoirs of SOE agents have always been rare - so many were either killed in action or executed - and today they are almost unheard of. But Sydney Hudson's story, which he has waited nearly sixty years to tell, is just about as dramatic and thrilling as any to have ever appeared. Undercover Operator is a fascinating mix of true drama, rich excitement and refreshing good-humor.

978-085052947-0, $36.95, $22.95, hardback

Unravelling Enigma Maurice Freedman Operating under the cover of a Code and Cypher "School," Bletchley Park was in fact the center for British code-breaking in World War II. Despite a rather thin cover, the Germans never guessed what was going on at Bletchley Park. These operations remained top-secret for over thirty years, concealing the true reasons for many key Allied decisions. This account covers code-breaking operations and techniques, the role of mathematical genius Alan Turing, and the development of early computers as a by-product of cryptography.

978-085052747-6, $34.95, $22.95, hardback

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•WORLD WAR II•

VC's of the Second World War

Frayn Turner As these stories of bravery are unfolded, they reveal varied exploits of incredible individual actions. And they frequently form part of larger-scale operations, whether on land, in the air, at sea or under the sea. In so doing, the book becomes a unique chronological cross-section of the crucial British and Commonwealth contribution to the war as a whole from Norway; the Battle of Britain; North Africa; the Battle of the Atlantic; the Burma campaign; the Mediterranean theater; the air assault on Germany; Normandy; to victory in Europe and the Far East.

978-184415067-0, $50.00, $29.95, hardback

Voices From the Front: The 16th Durham Light Infantry in Italy, 1943 - 1945 Peter Hart The 16th Durham Light Infantry were supposed to be just an 'ordinary' battalion.

But their experiences as they fought their way up through Italy show that there is no such thing as 'ordinary'. They struggled to break out from Salerno, then across the countless rivers and mountain ranges that seemed to spring up to bar their way to victory. They learnt their military skills the hard way facing determined German opposition every step of the way. These were no 'D-Day Dodgers' but heroes in their own right.

978-1-84884-401-8, $24.95, $14.95, paperback

Voices from the Front: The 2nd Norfolk Regiment: From Le Paradis to Kohima Peter Hart The 2nd Norfolk Regiment were a proud old regular battalion honed in the prewar traditions of spit and polish at their Britannia Barracks in Norwich. Sent to France they sold their lives to gain time for the retreat to Dunkirk when surrounded by an SS Division at Le Paradis in May 1940. Over 100 of the survivors would be brutally massacred. Back in England they reformed from ordinary drafts of men called up from all over the country. Sent to India they met the Japanese head on in the bloody fight for Kohima against the Imperial Japanese Army.

978-1-84884-402-5, $24.95, $14.95, paperback

Voices from the Front: The South Notts Hussars: The Western Desert, 1940 - 1942

Peter Hart The South Notts Hussars were the pride of Nottingham.A territorial artillery unit made up of a strange mixture of miners from Hucknall, the clerical classes working in Nottingham and some of the richest families in Nottinghamshire.

They went to war as a widely disparate group. Their service in North Africa was dramatic in the extreme. Trapped in Tobruk for six months their 25-pounder guns helped keep Rommel's panzers at bay.

978-1-84884-403-2, $24.95, $14.95, paperback

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War Crimes M.J. Trow The Second World War was a defining experience in British history. It shaped us, made us what we are, and we are still fascinated by it.

And one of the most extraordinary aspects of this unique war was the effect it had on crime - and this is the focus of M.J. Trow's compelling survey. He does not write solely about servicemen who committed crime - although there were many of them - and he does not celebrate heroes. On the contrary, his account highlights the un-heroic, the weak and the corrupt. And it draws attention to something perhaps uniquely British - the will of the people to cope, be it housewives with rationing, the police with the black market or magistrates all too aware that 'careless talk costs lives'. The war may have been Britain's finest hour, but during it there were many dark moments which M.J. Trow explores in his intriguing study.

978-184415728-0, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

Wingate’s Lost Brigade Philip

Chinnery With the Japanese seemingly unbeatable after their conquest of Malaya, Singapore, Thailand and much of Burma, Orde Wingate’s plans to conduct long range deep penetration operations behind Japanese lines in Burma were audacious to say the least. His Chindit operations (so called after Chindwin River) were hugely demanding on those taking part who suffered terrible deprivation in the harsh climatic and jungle conditions.

978-1-84884-054-6, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

Without Tradition Robert Peatling This is the inspiring story of the airborne battalion commanded by the redoubtable Lieutenant Colonel John Frost. Formed in late 1941, as part of the new First parachute Brigade, the battalion was in almost constant action until its legendary stand at the Arnhem bridge in September 1944. After that action not one single officer was evacuated; all were either killed or captured. Indeed at the end of the War no less than 38 officers and some 800 men were held in POW camps.

978-184415111-0, $25.99, $16.95, paperback

Goodwood Ian Daglish While American infantry slogged its way through the hedgerows of western Normandy in July 1944, the British were waging a largely armored campaign to the east near Caen.

Planned to have been seized on D-Day, Caen remained contested on July 18, when Bernard Montgomery launched 48% Operation Goodwood, whose exact purpose is still debated--either to draw Germans away from the American sector or to break out to Falaise. In one of the largest armored battles in their history, the British lost almost one-third of their tank strength in Normandy in exchange for a gain of only seven miles.This is a comprehensive retelling of the controversial British and Canadian operation near Caen told from both the British and German perspectives.

978-0-8117-3538-4, 18.95, $9.95, paperback

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•WORLD WAR II•

XD Operations C C H Brazier X D Operations is the first account of the thrilling operations by the Kent Fortress Royal Engineers, a small Territorial Army Unit given the largest demolition program ever undertaken by the Royal Engineers. These took place in May 1940 with the object of destroying all the oil reserves stored in refineries in the ports along the Continental coastline from Holland to the Bay of Biscay, thus denying the Nazis vital stocks. The operations were mounted at very short notice and in extreme secrecy.

978-184415136-3, $39.99, $23.95, hardback World War II Trivia Fayth Dressel

& Hannah Osborne Hitler reached the point where he had little need for money. Almost all of his expenses were paid for by the state. He stopped collecting royalties on his book "Mein Kampf" and by 1944 it was recorded that the book's publishers owed him 5,525,811 marks in uncollected royalties. Adolf Hitler had a Nephew, Patrick Hitler, who served in the United States Army.

World War II Trivia explains these and other interesting facts about World War 2 and its major players.

978-0-9814898-2-7, $7.95, $4.95, paperback

Fighting Words Richard F. Miller In 'Fighting Words', award-winning author Richard F. Miller looks to some of history’s most successful battle speechmakers to answer the age-old question of how. How did Pope Urban II’s speech convince tens of thousands of Europeans to wage the First Crusade, a dangerous, and for many, a one-way journey to Jerusalem? How did George Patton’s speech transform the green kids of the Third Army into the terror of the Third Reich? Miller argues that human persuasion is seamless and that the persuasive strategies by which men (and increasingly women) are recruited, trained, and exhorted for war can be applied to politics and business.

978-1-932714-78-4, $29.95, $18.95, hardback

Hunt and Kill Theodore P. Savas

(Editor) One of WWII’s pivotal events was the capture of U-505 on June 4, 1944.

The top secret seizure of this massive Type IX submarine provided the Allies with priceless information on German technology and innovation. After the war, U-505 was transported to Chicago, where today several hundred thousand visitors a year pass through its wellpreserved hull at the Museum of Science and Industry.

Now in paperback, Hunt and Kill offers the first definitive study of U-505. Chapters include her construction, crew and commanders, combat history, an assessment of Type IX operations, naval intelligence, the eight fatal German mistakes that doomed the ill-fated boat, her capture, and final transportation and restoration for posterity.

978-1-61121-128-3, $19.95, $12.95, paperback

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•POST WWII•

Hitler's Gulf War Barrie G. James During the spring of 1941, on an isolated, indefensible airfield 55 miles from Baghdad a group of poorly armed and outnumbered RAF airman equipped with obsolete aircraft, together with a few soldiers, outfought the much larger and better equipped Iraqi forces who were aided by the Germans and Italians. The engagement would prove to be the first real defeat of the Germans in World War Two. After an heroic defense, the airfield was finally relieved by a hastily assembled column of trucks, taxis, buses and antiquated armored cars carrying infantry and Bedouins. The column had fought its way across a 500 mile barren, unmapped desert enduring temperatures approaching fifty degrees C to reach the airfield. In a gigantic game of bluff less than fifteen hundred soldiers supported by the RAF in their obsolete aircraft against odds of twenty to one went on to take Baghdad. They foiled a coup, returned a King to his throne and destroyed Axis aspirations in the Middle East.

978-1-84884-090-4, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

West of the Moon Ron Selley From colonial northern Zululand to guerrilla warfare in the Gona re Zhou of Rhodesia— a sweeping canvas of southern Africa.

West of the Moon—A Game Ranger at War is a sweeping canvas that evokes a bygone era of the 1940s’ colonial Natal through to the cruel intensity of the ‘Bush War’ that ravaged Rhodesia in the 1970s. The book is in two distinct parts—Part 1 chronicles the author’s earlier years—an idyllic childhood spent roaming and hunting among the empty, rolling hills of northern Zululand; of the inaccessible St Lucia waterway. Part 2 recounts the author’s move across the Limpopo where his love of adventure, hunting and the bushveld lead him to Rhodesia where he becomes a game ranger, dealing with ‘problem animals’ in the farming areas and the escalating terrorist war in the Gona re Zhou National Park in the beleaguered southeastern Lowveld of the country.

978-1-920143-32-9, $29.95, $19.95, paperback

Edge of the Sword General Sir

Anthony Farrar-Hockley In April 1951, at the height of the Korean War, Chinese troops advanced south of the 38th parallel towards a strategic crossingpoint of the Imjin River on the invasion route to the South Korean capital of Seoul. The stand of the 1st Battalion, the Gloucestershire Regiment, against the overwhelming numbers of invading troops has since passed into British military history. In The Edge of the Sword General Sir Anthony Farrar-Hockley, then Adjutant of the Glosters, has painted a vivid and accurate picture of the battle as seen by the officers and soldiers caught up in the middle of it. The book does not, however, end there. Like the majority of those who survived, the author became a prisoner-of-war, and the book continues with a remarkable account of his experiences in and out of Chinese prison camps. This book is not an attempt at a personal hero-story, and it is certainly not a piece of political propaganda. It is, above all, an amazing story of human fortitude and high adventure.

978-1-84415-692-4, $45.00, $26.95, hardback

Britain on the Brink Jim Wilson At the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis, Britain was America’s first-line defense, a vulnerable, but unsinkable ‘aircraft carrier’ on which the United States based the Strategic Air Command’s first-strike elements of their America’s nuclear deterrent. The Strategic Air Command’s UK bases and the RAF’s V-Force were ordered to the highest state of readiness at any time during the Cold War. Nuclear weapons were loaded, some nuclear-armed aircraft went on round-the-clock airborne patrol, others were held at cockpit readiness. But the British public was largely unaware that, as tensions rose thousands of miles away, the UK itself was under imminent threat of Armageddon. The book focuses on the implications for Britain of the covert deployment by the Soviet Union of ballistic nuclear missiles ninety miles off the US coast.

It follows the crisis as it developed in London,Washington and Moscow. It looks at secret planning in the UK for World War III, and the activities of the JIGSAW Group (Joint Inter-Services Group for the Study of All-Out War).

978-1-84884-814-6, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

Memories of an SOE Historian

The US Army's First, Last, and Only All-Black Rangers

Edward L. Posey (Master Sergeant, Ret.) The 2nd Ranger Infantry Company (Airborne) was the first and only all-black Ranger unit in the history of the United States Army. Its ten-month lifespan included selection, training, and seven months of combat deployment in Korea, after which the unit was deactivated. Edward Posey’s magnificent new study, now available in paperback, is the first complete history of this elite, all-volunteer unit, whose members were drawn from the 3rd Battalion of the 505th Airborne Infantry Regiment and the 80th Airborne Anti-Aircraft Battalion. Posey’s long overdue.

This book is based upon the firsthand experiences of many members of the unit, official records, interviews with survivors, and other archival material.

978-1-611210-77-4, $18.95, $11.95, paperback

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M.R.D. Foot Michael (MRD) Foot enjoys the rare distinction of being the only person referred to by his real name in a John Le Carre novel. A highly significant tribute to the man entrusted with writing the official record of the Special Operations Executive. He authored first (1966) the History of SOE in France and twenty years later the highly sensitive accounts of SOE operations in Belgium and Holland (which the Germans infiltrated with disastrous results). With his own war service background and academic reputation MRD Foot was an inspired choice for these historic tasks. He was fearless in pursuit of the truth and in thwarting bureaucratic attempts to muzzle him. His war exploits make thrilling reading.

His behind-the-lines mission to track down a notorious SD interrogator went badly wrong and he only just escaped with his life. His career has brought him into close contact with an astonishing cast of characters and his tonguein-cheek account of academic life makes lively reading.

978-1-84415-849-2, $39.99, $23.95, hardback

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•POST WWII•

America's First Clash with Iran Lee Allen Zatarain In May 1987 the US frigate Stark, calmly sailing the waters of the Persian Gulf, was suddenly blown apart by an Exocet missile fired from an Iraqi jet fighter. A fifth of the ship’s crew was killed and many others horribly burned or wounded. This event jumpstarted one of the most mysterious conflicts in American history: “The Tanker War,” waged against Iran for control of the Persian Gulf.This quasi-war took place at the climax of the mammoth Iran-Iraq War during the Reagan administration. Losing on the battlefield, Ayatollah Khomeini’s Iran had decided to close the Persian Gulf against shipping from Iraq’s oil-rich backers, the emirate of Kuwait. The Kuwaitis appealed for help and America sent a fleet to the Gulf, raising the Stars and Stripes over Kuwait’s commercial tankers. The result was a freefor-all, as the Iranians laid mines throughout the narrow passage and launched attack boats against both tankers and US warships. The sixth largest ship in the world, the tanker Bridgeton, hit an Iranian mine and flooded. The US Navy fought its largest surface battle since World War II against the Ayatollah’s assault boats. Meanwhile, US Navy Seals arrived in the Gulf, setting up shop aboard two mobile platforms. As Saddam Hussein, who had instigated the conflict, looked on, Iranian gunners fired shore-based Silkworm missiles against US forces, actions which, if made known at the time, would have required the US Congress to declare war against Iran.

978-1-935149-36-1, $24.95, $14.95, paperback

Atrocities, Diamonds and Diplomacy Peter Penfold In early 1997, Peter Penfold arrived in Sierra Leone as the British High Commissioner.

This fascinating book describes not only his eventful three year tour but the background and subsequent events that placed this small country at the center of the world stage. During his tour, he found himself as right hand man to the country’s beleaguered President Kabbah. Due to rebel actions, including shocking atrocities, the author had to not only evacuate the international community (twice) but was forced out himself. At times he flew in daily from British warships as the situation was dangerously unstable. We learn how almost immediately after being praised by Prime Minister Tony Blair for his pivotal role in getting the once rich country back on its feet, he found himself under Customs and Excise investigation and Parliamentary Committee scrutiny for his supposed role in the ‘Arms for Africa’ Enquiry.

While reprimanded by the FCO, he was feted and made a Paramount Chief by the Sierra Leone people. He describes how, after his tour was cut short despite his and the host Government’s appeals, the situation again deteriorated.

He gives a highly informed account of the subsequent events including the SAS Operation BARRAS – the rescue of the British military hostages. This is a very important account based on the most privileged knowledge.

978-1-84884-768-2, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

Armoured Warfare in the Korean War Anthony Tucker-Jones After the Second World War, military analysts thought that the only place significant armored forces were ever likely to confront each other again was in central Europe where the Nato alliance would fend off the Soviet Red Army. Then during the Korean War of 1950-53 both sides deployed large numbers of armored fighting vehicles, and this neglected aspect of the conflict is the subject of Anthony Tucker-Jones’s photographic history. For this fascinating book over 180 contemporary photographs have been selected to show Soviet-built T-34/85s and Su-76s, American M4 Shermans and many more.

978-1-84884-580-0, $29.95, $17.95, paperback

Koevoet! Jim Hooper Koevoet! has been an global bestseller since its release over 20 years ago. This new edition goes far beyond the original in capturing the courage, fear and intensity of South Africa's deadly bush war. Never before had an outsider been given unrestricted access to Koevoet, the elite South West African Police counterinsurgency unit - also known as Operation K and officially as the South West Africa Police Counter Insurgency Unit (SWAPOL-COIN).

Author Jim Hooper spent a total of five months embedded with the semi-secret and predominantly black 'Ops K'.

978-0-957058-70-5, $35.00, $21.95, paperback

Simon Mann Sue Blackhall It had all the ingredients of a best-selling thriller – the clandestine activities of mercenaries, an impossibly dare-devil plot to topple the regime of one of the world’s most corrupt countries; the ‘boy’s own’ approach by arrogant old public school pupils and the controversy and intrigue from within governmental departments.

Add in high-profile figures embroiled in the plot and the far-reaching repercussions and you have what was to become one of the most talked-about exploits of the twenty-first century. In retrospect, the attempted coup on the tiny African country of Equatorial Guinea was always destined to fail. Even the coup’s leader, Simon Mann was forced to admit it. This story is about those who dared to involve themselves in change of a country which did not want to be changed; which did not want to find itself the focus of global interest. But far from achieving their aim, those who embarked on the coup found that their own lives would never be the same again.

978-1-84884-577-0, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

Armed Forces of the United Kingdom 2010 - 2011 Charles

Heyman This comprehensive pocket guide includes full and up-to-date details of all British military organizations and structures. This edition includes detail regarding all of the UK MoD’s latest future force proposals. The Armed Forces of the United Kindom 20102011 is an invaluable reference tool and essential reading for all those who wish to be informed of the current state of the UK’s defense forces.

978-1-848840-84-3, $12.99, $7.95, paperback

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•BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR•

Frontier Fighters Walter Cummings & Edited by Jules Stewart These are fascinating memoirs of a British officer who fought the legendary Pathan tribesmen of the Northwest Frontier, right up to the beginning of WW2.

He describes desperate battles against this highly skilled and ruthless enemy. Pathan atrocities were commonplace and no prisoners were taken. Cummings served in two Frontier units, the South Waziristan Scouts and the Corps of Guides.Waziristan, then the home of Wazirs and Mahsuds, the most war like of Pathan tribes, is today sanctuary for Al Qaeda and Taliban terrorists. Frontier Fighters describes the closing stages of Britain’s imperial presence on the subcontinent. Yet beside the pig sticking, polo and hunting, there was great excitement danger and gallantry.

978-1-84884-241-0, $39.95, $23.95, hardback Daily Telegraph Book of Military Obituaries: Book One Edited by

David Twiston Davies In the 17 years since The Daily Telegraph started to take its obituaries seriously by allotting them a special section in the paper, it has published around 1,000 obituaries of soldiers, as well as almost equal numbers of sailors and airmen. The 100 to be found here, which have never before been collected in book form, were chosen to show the widest range of military experience.They include those who performed astonishing acts of bravery, such as the New Zealander Charles Upham, who won the Victoria Cross twice in North Africa, the commando leader "Mad Jack" Churchill and Drum Major Buss, the bugler who rallied the Glosters and the Imjin river in Korea. Among the senior figures are General Mazek, who commanded the Polish 2nd Corps in Normandy, the rigorous Field Marshal Lord Carver and General Sir Walter Walker.

978-190401034-0, $32.95, $14.95, hardback

Haig: Master of the Field Tavish

Davidson A distinguished soldier who had served in South Africa, the author was selected to be Haig’s Director of Operations in 1915, a key position he held until the end of the War. This book concentrates on the dramatic events of 1917 and 1918 and covers Third Ypres, the German onslaught (Kaiserschlacht), and the victorious 100 Days.

We learn of the parlous state of the French Army, their loss of morale and the widespread mutinies. Tavish Davidson’s viewpoint on the conduct of operations was unique and we learn of the factors at play in Haig’s HQ. The German U-Boat fleet’s ports became a high priority as losses of shipping mounted, threatening the whole war effort. We get the German perspective – Passchendaele 1917 was even more costly for them than the Allies. Davidson comes down wholeheartedly on Haig’s side but this should not be a surprise as Haig was revered by his officers and men.

978-1-84884-362-2, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

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Plumer: The Soldier’s General

Geoffrey Powell First World War Generals tend to have dubious reputations and in group photographs of the High Command on the Western Front, one figure stands out as an archetypal Colonel Blimp - smart to a fault, white hair, white moustache, pot-belly. This was Sir Herbert Plumer. But his appearance belies the fact that he was one of the best-performing and best-regarded officers on the Allied side. He was famously thoughtful of his men and sparing of their lives. Though he never got on with Haig and although Haig considered removing him, Plumer proved indispensable during the great German offensive of March 1918.

978-184415039-7, $11.99, $6.95, paperback

Fighting with the Commandos

Neil Barber & Stan Scott Fighting With The Commandos tells what the Second World War was like for a fighting soldier. After enlisting underage, he was 'found out', joined the Home Guard and then a Young Soldiers Unit (for those too young to serve overseas). He managed to get out to Iraq but was again sent home. He then joined 3 Commando led by Brigadier Peter Young and landed on SWORD Beach on D-Day. He graphically describes the action thereafter which included being among the first to reach Pegasus Bridge and relieve the glider borne troops under Major John Howard. Plenty of excitement and danger were to follow and readers will revel in a no-holds-barred memoir which points an illuminating picture of life for the rank-and-file in the build-up to the climax of the war.

978-184415774-7, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

From War to Westminster Stefan Terlezki Born in the Ukraine in the 1930's Stefan was taken from his family and sold by the Nazis into slavery in Austria.

After many adventures and misadventures, he made his way to the UK, and eventually was elected as Member of Parliament for Cardiff, becoming a close friend of Margaret Thatcher and other major political figures. His other achievements include business success and chairmanship of Cardiff City FC. 978-184415265-0, $45.00, $28.95, hardback Hitler Andrew Norman Written by an authority on Adolf Hitler, this book charts new ground and shows how the writings of a deluded ex-monk, Lanz von Liebenfels and the pseudo-science of Liebenfels and other writers, convinced Hitler that Germany’s destiny was to save the world from a Jewish-Bolshevik conspiracy. It was this perverted sense of destiny that drove the Nazi Party and led to the outbreak of WWII and the deaths of some sixty million people as well as the destruction of much of Europe. Using the writings of Liebenfels from his magazine Ostara, Dr Andrew Norman demonstrates how the mass murders of Jews, Gypsies, mentally-ill people and those regarded as less than human had its roots in articles written by Liebenfels. An index of Ostara articles is included and their very titles indicate the malign influences that shaped Hitler’s Germany.

978-1-84884-523-7, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

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Life and Campaigns of General Hughie Stockwell

Jonathon Riley The career of General Hugh Stockwell culminated in the ill-fated Suez Operation of 1956 but no stigma can attach to him for this. It was a military success but a political nightmare which resulted in the fall of Prime Minister Eden, the lowest point in relations between the Western allies, the departure of France from the NATO military structure and the huge loss of British national confidence. Stockwell’s career up to that point had been exemplary. Although commissioned into the Welch Fusiliers he had fought in France 1940, commanded the Special Training Centre at Lochailort and an amphibious battalion in 29 Independent Brigade during the successful invasion of Madagascar.

978-184415504-0, $50.00, $31.95, hardback

The Military Life and Times of General Sir Miles Dempsey Peter

Rostron Miles Dempsey, Commander of the British Second Army in the invasion of Europe 1944-45, is almost unknown to the general public. Yet his part in Britain’s contribution to that campaign was second only to Montgomery’s in importance. Dempsey survived two and a half years of bitter fighting as an infantry officer on the Western Front before accompanying his beloved Royal Berkshire Regiment in the little-known North West Persia campaign of 1920-21.

In six years he rose from Major to command over half a million men in the largest combined operation in history, and led them to victory a year later. ased on sources which include some of Dempsey’s previously unpublished work and the views of those who knew him, the book traces his career as a soldier of rare distinction, a talented sportsman and a man of huge charm and shrewd intellect, dedicated to his beloved regiment and ever mindful of the lives of his soldiers.

978-1-84884-252-6, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

SAS Trooper Francis MacKay A prewar Sapper, Charlie Radford served in North Africa until he returned to the UK for parachute training. He volunteered and joined 2 SAS in Scotland. His first operation was in France (Op RUPERT) cutting railway lines, and he then took park in Operation LOYTON, now in armed jeeps. His next assignment (Operation ZOMBIE) involved parachuting into the Italian Dolomites to disrupt the vital German link north of Verona between Italy and Austria.

This operation ended in failure due to foolhardy leadership, inadequate manning and poor preparation. His OC was captured, tortured and executed but Charlie escaped to live with the partisans before being repatriated to the UK. After the war he returned to France to help with the exhumation and reburial of SAS men executed in the Vosges mountains.

978-1-84884-399-8, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

The Quiet Gunner at War

Richmond Gore In 1939 Dick Gorle was already a professional soldier but stationed in India. After the Dunkirk disaster he was recalled and initially involved in training recruits at Plymouth before going north to form the Highland Division Gunners.

We hear of the journey to Egypt and thereafter it is intense action at El Alamein under Monty and the long grueling advance to Tripoli. The invasion of Sicily followed and Gorle describes the horrors of war in the mountains and towns while the locals appeared almost oblivious to the momentous events unfolding around them.

978-1-84884-540-4, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

Wavell Victoria Schofield Archibald Wavell’s life and career makes a marvelous subject.

Not only did he reach the highest rank (Field Marshal) and become an Earl and Viceroy of India but his character was complex. He joined the Black Watch in 1901. He stood out during the Great War, quickly earning the Military Cross but losing an eye. He was at Versailles in 1918 but between the Wars his career advanced with Brigade and General commands notably in Palestine where he spotted Orde Wingate. By the outbreak of war he was GOC-in-C Middle East. Early successes against the Italians turned into costly failures in Greece and Crete and Wavell lost the confidence of Churchill; their temperaments differed completely.

978-1-84884-320-2, $50.00, $31.95, hardback Monty and Patton Major General

Michael Reynolds CB Michael Reynold’s account compares the lives of Allied generals Bernard Montgomery and George Patton. Born two years apart, both were commissioned within a year of each other and both were wounded in France in the First World War. Both men encompassed very different but very valuable characteristics in combat: Monty-careful and meticulous, Patton-dashing and diplomatic. Despite the differences, both generals demonstrated striking similarities: commitment to their careers, a ruthless egotism, interesting when you consider neither held superior command. This did not impede their desire for the limelight and fame in warfare, arrogance and the manipulation of colleagues in high places to advance their careers.

978-1-84884-126-0, $22.95, $13.95, paperback

Jock Lewes, Co-Founder of the SAS John Lewes Jock Lewes' death while World War II was still in progress has tended to obscure his role as a co-founder of Britain's Special Air Service. After distinguished years as student and athlete at Oxford, Lewes went to Berlin in the 30s to prepare for a job with the Foreign Office. In Berlin, Jock Lewes was briefly bedazzled by the utopian facade that cloaked the early National-Socialist movement, but his personal experience of the Nazi mind-set was to come in handy once war broke out.

Lewes was commissioned into the Welsh Guards on the outbreak of war and eventually was posted to North Africa. John Lewes, who has had full access to his uncle's extensive and vividly-written diaries and letters. This is an important and hitherto unknown chapter in the early history of the world's premier special forces unit.

978-085052743-8, $34.95, $22.95, hardback

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•BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR•

A Very Fine Commander Edited

by John Donovan His fascinating memoirs, skillfully edited by his nephew, cover an extraordinary career from young officer service in India, China and Egypt, his experiences with the German Army in 1937 before the dramas of WW2.

His accounts of action and injury in the early war years in France, North Africa, Sicily and Normandy, prepare the reader for Murray’s long and distinguished record as a Divisional commander in Italy, Palestine, Catterick and finally the Commonwealth Division in Korea.

978-1-84884-337-0, $50.00, $31.95, hardback From Dunkirk to the Rhineland

C N Murrell Charles (Charlie to his comrades) Murrell kept detailed diaries of his service with the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards throughout the Second World War as Guardsman (later Sergeant).

This book starts on 10 May 1940 with the Blitzkrieg on Arras and the retreat to Dunkirk. The Dunkirk beaches and his own undignified evacuation are described in some detail and occasional humor. The final element covers the race for and liberation of Brussels, a fiercely fought engagement at Hechtel – Operation MARKET GARDEN, Nijmegen and the ‘Island’, winter in Belgium and Holland and the Rhineland Battle.

978-1-84884-389-9, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

The March on Paris Alexander von Kluck & Introduction by Mark Pottle During the First World War von Kluck commanded the German First Army, notably in the Schlieffen Plan offensive against Paris at the start of the war in August 1914. An aggressive commander, von Kluck's impatience (at the request of Second Army commander von Bulow who was unwilling to allow gaps to appear in the German front - he switched his advance south and east of Paris rather than the planned north and west), allied with a lack of direction from the German High Command and effective French and British counterattacks, led to the failure of the Schlieffen offensive.

978-1-84832-639-2, $39.95, $23.95, hardback Sunk by Stukas, Survived at Salerno Tony McCrum Tony McCrum was born in Portsmouth in 1919, the second son of a naval lieutenant and a mother who came from a line of naval officers that stretched back to and beyond Trafalgar. He entered the Naval College at Dartmouth in September 1932 and went on to complete his midshipman’s time aboard HMS Royal Oak from 1936 to 1939. In January 1939 he ‘shipped’ his first stripe to become an Acting Sub Lieutenant and joined HMS Skipjack, a fast fleet minesweeper, as navigator.

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Changing Course Roxane Houston In June 1940 following the Dunkirk evacuations, Britain stood alone. After witnessing the demoralized survivors first hand, Roxane Houston was determined to ‘do her bit’. She volunteered to join the WRNS. From a comfortable background with a sheltered upbringing, she now began a remarkable, and sometimes difficult journey, set against six years of war. Starting in 1940 at the Royal Naval Air Station at St Merryn near Padstow, under seemingly constant attack from the Luftwaffe, via the RNAS at Machrihanish in Scotland, preparing for Combined Ops at Largs and Greenock in the run-up to D-Day, thence to Kandy and Colombo, in Ceylon, she did not return home until early 1946.

978-190494310-5, $32.95, $20.95, hardback

Guardsman and Commando

Edited by David Feebery Guardsman and Commando is Cyril Feebery's memoir of his service with the British Army between 1937 and 1945. Feebery served with the Grenadier Guards in the British Expeditionary Force, was evacuated wounded from Dunkirk, completed Commando training in Scotland an joined the Middle East Commando. On the disbandment of Layforce, he joined the Folboat Section, later the Special Boat Section, and trained as a canoeist under Captain Roger Keyes VC to conduct commando operations.

978-1-84415-811-9, $39.99, $23.95, hardback

Panzer Destroyer Vasiliy Krysov The day after Vasiliy Krysov finished school, on 22 June 1941, Germany attacked the Soviet Union and provoked a war of unparalleled extent and cruelty.

For the next three years, as a tank commander, Krysov fought against the German panzers in some of the most intense and destructive armored engagements in history–including those at Stalingrad, Kursk and Königsberg. This is the remarkable story of his war. Honestly, and with an extraordinary clarity of recall, he describes confrontations with German Tiger and Panther tanks and deadly anti-tank guns. He was wounded four times, his crewmen and his commanding officers were killed, but he was fated to survive and record his experience.

978-1-84415-951-2, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

Red Sniper on the Eastern Front Joseph Pilyushin Joseph Pilyushin, a top Red Army sniper in the ruthless fight against the Germans on the Eastern Front, was an exceptional soldier and has a remarkable story to tell. His firsthand account of his wartime service gives a graphic insight into his lethal skill with a rifle and into the desperate fight put up

by Soviet forces to defend Leningrad.

He also records how, during the three-year siege, close members of this family died, including his wife and two sons, as well as many of his comrades in arms. He describes these often-terrible events with such honesty and clarity that his memoir is remarkable. His descriptions of his fellow soldiers and of his sniping missions are balanced by his vivid recollections of the protracted suffering of Leningrad’s imprisoned population.

978-1-84884-120-8, $32.95, $19.95, hardback

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•BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR•

Women in the Second World War Collette Drifte Women in the Second World War explores the experiences of women who served in the armed forces, or complimentary services.

Using interviews, anecdotes, memoirs and/or accounts from the women (or, where appropriate, their children), the book tells the women’s personal accounts of what their lives were like and what particular experiences they had while serving. They were all ordinary British women, and tell here in their own words their experiences on active service. Their accounts cover the whole spectrum, from famous battles, such as Monte Cassino, to being shipwrecked by a tornado, to simple acts of kindness, which in themselves seem nothing, but at the same time meant something very special to those young women, and were fondly remembered, even sixty years afterwards. The huge variety of services and experiences featured in the book reflect how widely spread the women’s contribution to the war effort was, from tilling the soil below, to servicing the engines of aircraft about to take off to the sky above, and everything in between.

978-1-84468-096-2, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

VE Day Craig Cabell & Allan Richards,

Foreword by Frederick Forsyth The authors have compiled a collection of memories and anecdotes from celebrities and members of the public covering their experiences of the Second World War and the day that Victory over the Nazis was declared. We hear from not only those in the Armed Forces but civilians.

The book catches the mood of jubilation and exhilaration yet also the great sadness of the huge waste of human life and resources. Hard times still lay ahead.

978-184415184-4, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

Tempting the Fates Major General Dare Wilson CBE MC DL FRGS General Dare Wilson saw action in France 1940 (Dunkirk), Italy and North West Europe (where he won his MC) with the Northumberland Fusiliers and later the Recce Regiment. He then served in Palestine and Korea which he rates as the most vicious war he fought in. He was picked to command 22 SAS and was responsible for basing them at Hereford. His account of the world record-breaking free fall jump free falling from 34,000 feet makes thrilling reading – one member died. He went on to fight the Mau Mau in Kenya and was in the last party to leave Aden when we withdrew in 1968. Dare then learnt to fly helicopters and commanded the fledgling Army/Air Corps. We believe that this is one of the most enthralling of the many superb memoirs we have published. Certainly it is the widest in its scope and makes for thrilling reading.

978-184415435-7, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

Healing in Hell Ken Adams Ken Adams, as a trained medic, was sent out to the Far East and immediately saw action on the Malay Peninsula. Captured at Singapore he initially worked at Changi Hospital.

Many moves and much worse capos in Thailand were to follow. He describes his life, work and the terrible conditions endured at the hands of the Japanese and Korea guards and worst of all, the Kempetai secret police.

Illnesses such as dysentery, malaria, avitominosis, cholera and smallpox had to be treated with minimal or no medicines.

Starvation was a fact of life.The author was frequently moved around and in 1945 took part in a march of many hundreds of miles which inevitably proved fatal to many of his fellow POWs. Liberation and repatriation are movingly described as, most significantly, is the whole process of settling back into normal life after so long in captivity of the worst kind. Healing in Hell is an exceptional account that demands reading.

978-1-84884-575-6, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

Captured at the Imjin River

David Green The Author, a young conscript, fought with The Glorious Glosters at the legendary Imjin River battle. Heavily outnumbered by the Chinese and subjected to 'human-wave' infantry attacks, he and his colleagues suffered the trauma of being over-run and the vast majority of those who were not killed became POWs.This serious reverse of fortunes shocked post-war Britain but the bravery of the Battalion caught the public's imagination. The inhuman treatment suffered at their captors' hands by the survivors, including the author, has possibly never been fully realized.

978-1-84884-653-1, $24.95, $14.95, paperback

The Memoirs of Field-Marshal Montgomery Viscount Montgomery of

Alamein First published in 1958 Montgomery’s memoirs cover the full span of his career first as a regimental officer in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment and then as a Staff Officer. His choice of the Warwickshires was due to his lack of money. He saw service in India before impressing with his courage, tactical skill and staff ability in the Great War. Despite his tactless uncompromising manner his career flourished between the wars but it was during the retreat to Dunkirk that his true brilliance as a commander revealed itself. The rest is history but in this autobiography we can hear Monty telling his side of the story of the great North African Campaign followed by the even more momentous battles against the enemy.

978-184415330-5, $39.95, $23.95, paperback

Notes from Hell Valya Chervenyashka

& Nikolay Yordanov Valya Chervenyashka's whole life has been dedicated to nursing, most of it caring for children in Bulgarian hospitals. In the 1980s she was posted to Tarhuna, Libya where she received awards for her work with children. In 1998, she was arrested in Benghazi, Libya, transferred to a Tripoli jail, charged with conspiring to deliberately infect over 400 children with HIV and sentenced to death. Notes from Hell is her story, covering a decade of torture, cruelty and absolute despair.

978-1-920143-47-3, $14.95, $9.95, paperback

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•MILITARY HISTORY•

Sword of Scotland Anthony Leask The Sword of Scotland is the story of Scotland’s military heritage. Scotland’s fighting men have played a part in shaping the history of our world, and many of the individual countries in it.

Its contribution and its sacrifices have been out of all proportion to the size of the Country.

The skirl of the pipes and the cry of ‘here come the Jocks’ have weakened the resolve of many a foe. The Jocks of every Scottish regiment conjure up an image of fierce determination and indomitable courage. To them defeat is unthinkable.

The various reasons for this are key themes of this book.

The geography of Scotland and its numerous wars with England have played their part. But for over 300 years Scottish regiments have fought with distinction and selfless sacrifice alongside their old foes and played a key role in preserving Britain’s freedom.

978-184415405-0, $39.95, $23.95, hardback Target London Peter Reese London was a target for Zeppelins and bombers during the First World War, for bombers, V1s and rockets in the Second, and for Cold War missiles and for terrorists in more recent times, yet rarely has the history of twentieth-century attacks on the capital been studied as a whole.

Peter Reese, in this thought-provoking account, vividly describes how the destructive potential of aerial bombing and terrorist actions has increased and how Londoners have struggled to protect themselves and their city.

He looks at the strategic aims of the bombing campaigns – panic, devastation, paralysis of communications and the collapse of morale - and contrasts them with the actual responses of Londoners – of civilians – who faced this new form of indiscriminate warfare. As he traces the developing theory and practice of air power, he dispels myths and misunderstandings that still surround the subject.

978-1-84884-122-2, $39.95, $23.95, hardback Tale Gunner AJ Brooks Nothing quite beats that rawness of military humour.

It’s the same the world over. This hilarious collection of South African military anecdotes will—for the less sensitive reader—have you doubled up with mirth.

It is an ingrained tradition for South Africans to stand around a fire in the bright sunlight or on warm evenings of summer and barbeque or braai as we all say. Naturally the drink of choice is beer and mostly copious quantities of the old amber liquid. Inevitably during the intentionally drawn out grilling phase (to enable more beer swilling) and after most of the usual topics of conversation have all but exhausted themselves, a comment or the mood, the fire or some such catalyst will spark a story with military content of such hilarity that has everyone in earshot, with or without military background, rolling on the floor.

978-1-920143-50-3, $19.95, $12.95, paperback

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Battlefields Annual Review

Jon Cooksey Battles, as Winston Churchill once famously remarked, 'are the punctuation marks of history' and getting out and walking the ground where some of history's most momentous and bloody events were played out is an increasingly popular pastime. For four years Battlefields Review magazine brought many of those battlefields to life for its readers with cutting edge research and thought provoking articles by leading authorities in their field. Now Battlefields Review is back, this time as an annual in book form, better and brighter than ever. Still with a commitment to seeking out the highest quality in articles, illustrations and maps, the 2005 Battlefields Annual Review will bring readers up to date with a proven mix of news, features and events for the diary from or concerning battlefields worldwide.With contributions from some of Britain's leading military historians Battlefields annual Review will be an annual event not to be missed.

978-184415219-3, $33.99, $21.95, paperback

Combat Codes Vic Flintham & Andrew

Thomas The authors of 'Combat Codes' have painstakingly researched the codes used by the RAF to replace unit markings during World War II in order to attempt to confuse the enemy.

978-1-84415-691-7, $60.00,$38.95, hardback

Riflemen Form Ian F W Beckett Lt.-Gen. Sir Garnet Wolseley commented that history would record the formation of the Volunteers Movement as one of the most remarkable events in the century. In this study of the Rifle Volunteer Movement, the author Ian Beckett has drawn from a wide range of primary source material such as official, regimental, local and private repositories. He has been able to put into perspective the Movement within the structure of the Victorian and Edwardian social, political and military affairs from its formation in 1859 to its absorption in the Territorial Force in 1908.

978-1-84415-612-2, $45.00, $26.95, paperback

Counter-Strike From the Sky

Dr JRT Wood Fireforce as a military concept dates from 1974 when the Rhodesian Air Force (RhAF) acquired the French MG151 20mm cannon from the Portuguese.

Coupled with this, the traditional counterinsurgency tactics (against Mugabe’s ZANLA and Nkomo’s ZIPRA) of follow-ups, tracking and ambushing simply weren’t producing satisfactory results. Visionary RhAF and Rhodesian Light Infantry (RLI) officers thus expanded on the idea of a ‘vertical envelopment’ of the enemy (first practised by SAS paratroopers in Mozambique in 1973), with the 20mm cannon being the principle weapon of attack, mounted in an Alouette III K-Car (‘Killer car’), flown by the air force commander, with the army commander on board directing his ground troops deployed from G-Cars (Alouette III troop-carrying gunships and latterly Bell ‘Hueys’ in 1979) and parachuted from C-47 Dakotas.

In support would be a propeller-driven ground-attack aircraft armed with front guns, pods of napalm, white phosphorus rockets and a variety of Rhodesian-designed bombs; on call would be Canberra bombers, Hawker Hunter and Vampire jets.

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•REGIMENTAL HISTORY•

The Swiss in French Service

Didier Davin & André Jouineau That association of mountainous territories shut in among the European powers, Switzerland solved part of its financial problems as early as the Renaissance by developing a truly mercenary industry. Each canton could sign a contract (a capitulation) to recruit military units with their own officers and regulations in exchange for pay and equipment for a neighboring state.

On the eve of the Revolution there were therefore Swiss units in the government guards or the troops of the Line in France, the Italian States, Spain and the United Provinces.

978-2-35250-235-7, $24.95, $14.95, paperback

Dragon Rampant Donald E. Graves The men of the Royal Welch Fusiliers come alive again as Graves tracks them across three continents. We join them in major battles and countless minor actions, and empathize with them as they endure short rations, shipwreck and disease. We come to know such hardbitten fighting men as the intrepid Drummer Richard Bentinck; the love-sick Lt George Booker; the eccentric Major Jack Hill; the naive Private Thomas Jeremiah; and, above all, their beloved commander, Lt-Col. Harvey Ellis, who led his Fusiliers in some of the most famous actions of the time only to fall at Waterloo, the last and greatest of them all.

978-1-84832-551-7, $49.95, $31.95, hardback

Masodja Alexander Binda & David

Heppenstall Originally formed as The Rhodesia Native Regiment during World War I, this fine regiment first saw action in East Africa, pitted against the wily von Lettow-Vorbeck and his army of German askaris. Disbanded and later re-formed, the regiment was to distinguish itself during World War II in the North African and Burma campaigns. Using the counterinsurgency experience gleaned from the Malayan Campaign of the 1950s, the RAR provided the frontline troops in the battle for Rhodesia during that country’s bitter civil war.

978-1-920143-03-9, $90.00, $60.00, hardback

To the Warrior his Arms

Brigadier Frank Steer This is the story of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps from its formation in 1918 until its absorption into the Royal Logistic Corps in 1993. Its seventy-five year life as a ‘Royal’ Corps was preceded by a long history dating back before time immemorial where ‘Ordnance’ in various shapes, forms and organizations provided the vital support needed to maintain the Army’s weapons at war and in peace.

In the post WWI world and running right through to the end of the century wherever the Army was so was the RAOC. 978-184415329-9, $50.00, $31.95, hardback

Devonshire and Dorset Regiment The Devon and Dorsets rank among the finest and most respected infantry county regiments and have built and maintained the highest reputation.

This latest history, largely pictorial but with easy to digest text, sadly will be their last as the Regiment is being amalgamated into a new large Regiment, The Rifles. Over the 48 years since the amalgamation of the Devons with the Dorsets in 1958 the D & D’s saw service in virtually every operational theatre.

978-1-84415-553-8, $60.00, $38.95, hardback

The Old West Country Regiments (11th, 39th and 54th) Jeremy Archer Drawing on the distinguished records of the three original West Country Regiments, this delightful and substantial book brings together a superb and varied collection of military anecdotes.

Reflecting Britain’s Imperial history, these cover empire building in India, the American War of Independence, the Napoleonic era, the Crimean, Zulu and Boer Wars, as well as the horrors and heroism of The Great War. 978-1-84884-512-1, $60.00, $38.95, hardback

Fighting Tigers Matthew Richardson Rather than being a conventional regimental history, Fighting Tigers instead picks out fourteen classic actions and campaigns fought by men of the Leicestershire (later Royal Leicestershire) Regiment.These are some of the actions in which the bravery and determination of 'The Tigers' shone through most clearly. The book also illustrates the bonds of kinship which within a family regiment such as the Leicesters are extremely strong.

978-085052895-4, $36.95, $21.95, hardback

The Rifles Are There David Orr & David Truesdale The two Royal Ulster Rifles battalions were fierce rivals but both had cause to be proud of themselves and the other.The 1st Battalion was in India at the outbreak of war whereas the 2nd Battalion distinguished itself before and during the Dunkirk evacuation.The authoritative work goes on to describe the long slog to Germany including winter action during the surprise German Bulge counter-offensive and the Rhine crossing operationVARSITY. 978-184415349-7, $45.00, $26.95, hardback The Holy Boys Jonathan Sutherland

& Diane Canwell The Royal Norfolk Regiment is one of the oldest and most distinguished fighting forces in the British army. Its line of descent can be traced back for over three centuries, all the way from modern Afghanistan to Monmouth’s rebellion in 1685. Throughout these years, and many campaigns, the regiment has maintained a marked local loyalty and tradition which remain strong today. This sense of local identity is celebrated by Jon Sutherland and Diane Canwell in this highly illustrated history of the regiment which describes the exploits of Norfolk soldiers.

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FEATURING

GRUB STREET PUBLISHING A History of the Mediterranean Air War, 1940-1945, Volume Two

Christopher Shores, Giovanni Massimello with Russell Guest, Frank Olynyk and Winfried Bock The first volume of this series dealt with the initial 19 months of the air war over the Western Desert of North Africa. This volume picks up the story as the 8th Army, following its hard-fought success in Operation Crusader, was forced back to the Gazala area, roughly midway between the Cyrenaican/Tripolitanian border of Libya and the frontier with Egypt. It covers the lull prior to the disastrous defeat of the 8th Army in June 1942 and the loss of the important port and fortress of Tobruk. The costly efforts of the Allied air forces to protect the retreating British and Commonwealth troops and prevent this turning into a rout is examined in depth. So too is the heavy fighting which followed in the El Alamein region as the line was stabilized. This period was ameliorated somewhat for the Western Desert Air Force by the arrival – at last – of the first Spitfires.

The buildup of both the army and air force which followed, coupled with new commanders on the ground, meant that Rommel’s Deutsche Afrika Korps was defeated at Alam el Halfa at the start of September, and then again, comprehensively, at the climactic battle of El Alamein in October. Joined now by the first units of the United States Army Air Force, the Allied air forces began to achieve a growing ascendancy over those of the Axis.

The long, rather slow, pursuit of the Italo-German forces right across Libya is recounted, including the capture of Tripoli, followed by the breakthrough into Southern Tunisia at the end of March 1943. This allowed a linkup with the Allied forces in Tunisia (whose story will be related in Volume 3) to be achieved. In this volume follow to the fortunes of some of the great fighter aces of the Desert campaign such as Jochen Marseille and Otto Schulz of the Luftwaffe, Franco Bordoni-Bisleri of the Regia Aeronautica and Neville Duke, Billy Drake and ‘Eddie’ Edwards of the Commonwealth air forces. While the fighting above the constantly moving front lines form the main narrative of this book, the Allied and Axis night bombing offensives and the activities of the squadrons cooperating with the naval forces in the Mediterranean are certainly not neglected.

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A History of the Mediterranean Air War, 1940-1945, Volume One

Christopher Shores, Giovanni Massimello with Russell Guest It is now more than 40 years since Fighters over the Desert was published, and nearly as long since this was followed by Fighters over Tunisia.

Both volumes have long been out of print and collectors’ items, but, despite much prompting, Christopher Shores has resolutely refused to permit their reprinting until he amassed so much more information.

He has also long nursed a desire to expand the coverage to encompass the operations of the other types of aircraft involved in this interesting and important theater of war – the bombers, reconnaissance aircraft and maritime units. Further, it is his intention to extend the period covered to include the later operations over Sicily, Italy, the Aegean area, the Balkans and Southern Europe.This then represents the first volume of a seminal series dealing with all these aspects and areas, which will also tie in with the earlier Grub Street volumes which he and his collaborators have produced. Thus a full coverage of all aspects of aerial operations throughout the whole of the Mediterranean area will be the ultimate result.

Further, these volumes will link appropriately and directly with his other works of this nature, dealing both with the Far East and the war in Europe. Readers will then be able to follow the wartime careers of units and personnel involved from volume to volume throughout the war. Operations directly over the main battlefronts will be dealt with as previously, on a daily basis.

978-1-908117-07-6, $75.00, $45.00, hardback

Luftwaffe Fighter Pilot Wolfgang Fischer & John Weal Within weeks of war being declared, Wolfgang Fischer had volunteered to join the Luftwaffe and spent nearly five of the succeeding six years of hostilities in uniform. During this time he was given a succession of postings varying from a long-range recce unit; as a decoder in a met office in occupied France; to a bomber squadron; and as a flying instructor, before joining a squadron of the famous Richthofen Geschwader in Italy, from where he was shot down in his FW 190 by Mustangs en route to Normandy. By now a Lieutenant, he survived to fly offensive rocket attacks over Gold Beach on D-Day, only to be shot down again on D + 1, and captured and sent first to a hospital in the UK, then into captivity in the USA. He was finally repatriated in April 1946. His description of all these events is entertaining and well-written, ranging from comic to tragic. It is unique in flavor, giving a valuable insight into the undeniably typical lot of those serving in the air arm of the Third Reich. Expertly translated and edited by John Weal, this is a worthy accompaniment to Norbert Hannig’s Luftwaffe Fighter Ace published by Grub Street in 2004.

978-1-90650-283-6, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

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GRUB STREET PUBLISHING The Lightning Boys 2 Richard Pike The sequel to the best-selling The Lightning Boys, Lightning Boys 2 is a must-have companion and continues the theme of tales from pilots and other crew connected with this iconic aircraft, giving a rare insight into postwar fighter operations. In 20 separate stories to intrigue, amaze and amuse, the book has also been compiled and written by Richard Pike.

The reader is taken to situations as diverse as intercepting 60 plus enemy aircraft, a desperate struggle in a cockpit flooded by tropical downpours, the difficulties of being affected by sudden and painful toothache at high altitude, and the curious encounter with an unidentified flying object.

Yet another chapter paints a dramatic reconstruction of a scene in Germany when a Lightning, having entered an inadvertent, out-of-control spin, began an earthwards plunge towards a town center.

978-1-909166-13-4, $39.95, $21.95, hardback

The Lightning Boys Richard Pike According to a recent international study, the Lightning is the fifth most popular military aircraft of all time. It has many thousands of devotees who are a ready market for this timely and entertaining book which, with over twenty individual stories from former Lightning pilots, relates the highs and lows, the dramas and the demands of those who operated this iconic aircraft from the sharp end. Tales include the recollections of an aerobatic display pilot, an implausible yet true account of telepathic communication, and an extraordinary episode when a Lightning pilot on an exchange program with the French Air Force became embroiled in a mid-air collision.

An unverified yet probably genuine world record is revealed in one of the chapters. In addition to the original photographs that accompany the text, the renowned aviation artist Chris Stone (himself a former Lightning pilot) has provided a unique sketch as well as copies of some of his paintings.

The style, scope and pace of the writing in this book will appeal to the general reader as well as to the enthusiast.

978-1-908117-15-1, $39.95, $21.95, hardback

Open Cockpit Arthur Gould Lee Thanks to a broken leg during flight school, Arthur Stanley Gould Lee gained valuable additional time flying trainers before he was posted to France during World War I. In November 1917 during low level bombing and strafing attacks, he was shot down three times by ground fire. He spent eight months at the front and accumulated 222 hours of flight time in Sopwith Pups and Camels during a staggering 118 patrols; being engaged in combat 56 times.

He lived to retire from the RAF as an air vice-marshal in 1946. Author of three books, this is by far his best. Lee puts you in the cockpit in a riveting account of life as a fighter pilot at the front.

At turns humorous and dramatic, this thoughtful, enlightening, true account is a classic to be ranked with Winged Victory by W. V. Yeates, also published by Grub Street.

978-1-908117-25-0, $24.95, $14.95, hardback

Five of the Many Steve Darlow Five of the Many follows the fascinating exploits of five of RAF Bomber Command’s distinguished airmen. The enthralling stories of Wellington pilot Rupert Cooling, Wellington and Mosquito pilot Jack Goodman, Halifax pilot Joe Petrie-Andrews, Lancaster pilot Tony Iveson and Halifax and Mosquito navigator Harry Hughes transport the reader into the intensity of the bomber battle over western Europe. Collectively these men help thwart German invasion plans in 1940, and counter the U-boats on the seas and in the factories. They hinder German military industrial production, taking part in some of the most devastating raids in history.They counter the development and deployment of German V-weapons and fly deep into hostile airspace to attack the heart of Germany, Berlin.

They clear the way for the Normandy landings and blast the German reinforcement of the battle area.

They indulge in special ops, including sinking the Tirpitz, and they directly support the land advances to Germany and disrupt enemy supply lines during the German Ardennes offensive. These men survive the attrition of Bomber Command's devastating and uncompromising campaign. 55,500 of their colleagues did not. Rupert, Jack, Joe, Tony and Harry come close to oblivion on numerous occasions, buffeted by flak, exposed in searchlights, combating enemy nightfighters, flying lame aircraft on to the target and then home, with wounded colleagues aboard, even ditching in the sea.

978-1-90494-398-3, $45.00, $27.00, hardback

Flying into Hell Mel Rolfe Best-selling author Mel Rolfe brings the reader vivid real-life stories of bomber command at war with his new book Flying into Hell. Following the success of his two previous books for Grub Street, To Hell and Back, and Hell on Earth this contains more vivid stories of wartime experiences. Thoroughly researched by the author, these twenty dramatic stories of brave men and their adventures are told with vigour and authority. Returning to a French village three years after baling out from a blazing bomber, a former rear gunner was shown the site of his supposed grave. He had been so badly burned a French doctor had left him alone in a graveyard to die.

He met again the brave people who had looked after him until he was well enough to join a group walking to freedom across the Pyrenees. Other stories include a bomber that came down so low over the sea to escape ack-ack guns that it struck the water, and managed to claw its way back up into the sky; the Lancaster pilot who wore Hermann Goering's Iron Cross around his neck as a lucky charm; a gunner incarcerated in Buchenwald; and a flight engineer who lost his fingers to frostbite after the bomber's rear door was blown open.

978-190230477-9, $29.95, $17.95, hardback

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Mannock Norman Franks & Andy Saunders Arguably the highest scoring R.A.F. fighter pilot of the First World War, Edward ‘Mick’ Mannock’s life, and most particularly his death, are still shrouded in mystery. Did he achieve as many victories as are sometimes ascribed to him? How did he die? Where did he die, and more pertinently, where do his remains lie? Respected investigative historians Norman Franks and Andy Saunders have assessed all the evidence and cut through the speculation to build up a complete picture of the man and his achievements as a fighter pilot.

978-190650212-6, $45.00, $26.95, hardback

Winged Victory V.M.Yeates There is no bitter snarl nor self-pity in this classic novel about the air war of 1914-1918, based very largely on the author's experiences. Combat, loneliness, fatigue, fear, comradeship, women, excitement all are built into a vigorous and authentic structure by one of the most valiant pilots of the then Royal Flying Corps.

978-190401065-4, $18.95,$11.95, Paperback

Airway to the East 19181920 Clive Semple The origins of what became officially known as No 1 Aerial Route lay in the newly formed Royal Air Force’s desire to move several squadrons of the then recently designed first heavy bomber to enter service – the Handley Page O/400, to the war in the MiddleEast. The aircraft had served on the Western Front with some success, although not in the long-range capacity. During the spring of 1918, the Wing Commander of No 5 Wing, ‘Billy’ Borton, requested that one of the HP O/400 aircraft be flown to Egypt. This was approved by Major General Sir Frederick Sykes. Before the flight could proceed a great deal of planning was required since the aircraft’s maximum range was only 600 miles. This is the story of the development of the route. It would eventually form the first stage of the Imperial Air Route to Australia.

978-1-84884-657-9, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

Fliegerhorst Jean Dillen This large format book tells the story of the Flemish airfield at Deurne, just outside Antwerp, where the famous German fighter unit Kampfgeschwader 3 was stationed and in particular, their involvment in the great struggle for air supremacy over the south of England that was the Battle of Britain. Illustrated throughout, this book gives a fascinating insight into the workings of one of the most important German fighter stations in the early part of World War ll.

978-907254705-7, $29.95, $18.95, hardback, Dutch text

Erlawerk VII Jean Dillen This is the illustrated history of the Erla factory in Mortsel, outside of Antwerp in Belgium, where more than 4000 Me 109 aircraft were built and refitted for the Luftwaffe. The Erla factory was the most modern aircraft production facility in all of occupied Europe. This fascinating, highly illustrated book tells the story of the workers, the aircraft they built and the effect on both the plant and the people of the area of Allied bombing.

978-907254710-1, $29.95, $18.95, hardback, Dutch text

Bomber Command: Failed to Return II Steve Bond, Steve Darlow &

Linzee Druce The casualty numbers are simply staggering – 55,573 airmen who served with RAF Bomber Command during the Second World War lost their lives in the fight against Nazism.A further 9,838 airmen became prisoners or war and 8,403 were wounded in action.

These extraordinary and unprecedented loss statistics accumulated as the RAF bomber crews played their part in the prosecution of Allied grand strategy: defending the British Isles from invasion, blasting the enemy industrial infrastructure, supporting the Allied land campaigns, targeting the enemy Navy and U-boat threats, and countering the German V-weapon menace. In this second volume concerning Bomber Command aircrew who ‘failed to return’, Fighting High Publishing again brings together acclaimed historians to tell the stories of those who became casualties. Illustrated throughout with color and black and white photographsthis book continues to ensure that the memory of the bomber boys, who sacrificed all, is kept alive. ‘Lest we forget.’

978-0-9562696-9-0, $34.95, $22.95, hardback

The Bomber Command Memorial

Dowding of Fighter Command

Vincent Orange Making full use of archival sources, studies by other scholars, and information provided by family members, Vincent Orange has completed the first biography of Air Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding to cover his entire life.

Soldier, pilot, wireless pioneer, squadron commander, spiritualist, champion skier, ‘Stuffy’ Dowding is perhaps best known as the creator of the first radar-based air defense system and his no less remarkable management of such throughout the Battle of Britain. Respected historian, Orange, has analyzed and evaluated every episode of Dowding’s exceptional career.

978-190650214-0, $45.00, $26.95, hardback

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Robin Gibb, Jim Dooley & Gordon Rayner 55,573 members of Bomber Command lost their lives during the Second World War, yet no Campaign Medal was awarded and their bravery and sacrifice goes largely unrecognised. At last this is to be corrected with the erection of the Bomber Command Memorial in Green Park, London, in 2012. The journey from the initial idea to the unveiling of the memorial has been a long and complex one for those involved and this book tells the story of the campaign; locating a site, obtaining permission, raising the funds, designing the memorial, the opening ceremony.

The book also tells the remarkable story of Bomber Command from the viewpoint of those who took part.

978-0-9571163-1-3, $34.95, $22.95, hardback

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From North Africa to the Arakan Alan Peart Alan Peart was born in Nelson, New Zealand. Joining 610 Squadron on completion of training, he served against the Germans and then the Japanese. Operating from 'Broadway' airstrip, his was the only spitfire not destroyed during air strikes.

This is an excellent first hand account of the air war in such varied theaters.

The author writes of the appalling living conditions and the issues the aircrew faced living far from civilization.

978-1-90650-203-4, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

Master Bombers Sean Feast The Pathfinders were the corps d’elite of Bomber Command, the command that led the fight against Germany even before the fall of France. Pathfinder crews consisted of members who had flown a minimum of 45 operational sorties and while they were the best, they were made from all ranks and backgrounds.

The Master Bomber was the aircraft in charge of the whole attack. They would transmit instructions over VHF radio to the main force telling them what colored markers to ignore and what to bomb. Master Bombers is a comprehensive and detailed exploration of the key figures involved in Pathfinder operations throughout World War Two. 978-1-90650-201-0, $45.00, $26.95, hardback

Stapme David Ross Gerald Stapleton was born in Durban, South Africa in 1920. In January 1939 he took up a short service commission in the RAF and eventually joined 603 (City of Edinburgh) Squadron in December 1939, prior to becoming one of the outstanding fighter pilots of the Battle of Britain, accounting for nearly twenty enemy aircraft destroyed, probably destroyed or damaged. Indeed all his scores were achieved on Spitfires during this Battle and he was revered as one of Richard Hillary's contemporaries in whose book The Last Enemy, he features. Stapme tells his full story, warts and all, to historian David Ross, whose first book Richard Hillary received acclaim. The book is further augmented by hitherto unpublished photographs, from both the author's and Stapme's collection and a jacket painting by Nicolas Trudgian.

978-190230498-4, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

Fighter Pilot’s Summer Wg Cdr

Paul Richey & Norman Franks Despite being seriously wounded in the Battle of France, Paul Richey began a tour of operations in 1941 as a flight commander in 609 Squadron. This is the story not only of 609 Squadron's war during the summer of 1941, but also of Richey's exploits until the end of the war at Fighter Command HQ. 978-190230424-3, $17.95, $11.95, paperback

Hornchurch Offensive

Richard C Smith A fascinating study of an airfield and its units at the forefront of the air battle for Europe. Through 1941 to the end of the war, action was continuous with famous characters like Harry Broadhurst, Paddy Finucane, Wilfred DuncanSmith and Max Bygraves joining the myriad of nationalities based there. The Hornchurch base was predominant during vital events such as the Dieppe raid; the Channel Dash; Operation Starkey; D-Day; and in countering the V-1 menace. Post-war it was an Air Crew Selection Centre from 1948 – 1956 and fondly remembered by men such as Ronnie Corbett and Norman Tebbit.

978-190650215-7, $24.95, $14.95, paperback

Black Night for Bomber Command Richard Knott “I am not pressing you to fight the weather as well as the Germans, never forget that.”

So wrote Winston Churchill to Arthur Harris, the Commander-in-Chief of RAF Bomber Command, after the terrible events of 16 December 1943. In the murky dusk almost five hundred heavy bombers, almost entirely Lancasters, set out for Berlin from their bases in eastern England, from north Yorkshire to southern Cambridgeshire. They lifted off at around 4 pm to bomb the target four hours later and were expected to return at midnight. 328 aircrew lost their lives that night – they were the victims of the weather, not the Germans.

This book relates the tragic circumstances of individual crews as they struggled to find their home bases in low cloud and fog.

978-184415485-2, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

A Separate Little War Andrew D

Bird Every day for nine months from September 1944, young British Commonwealth and Norwegian airmen flew from Banff, Fraserburgh and Peterhead in northern Scotland to target German U-boats, merchant men and freighters in the fjords and leads of southwest Norway, encountering the Luftwaffe and flakships every step of the way. Truly this was a war within a war, bitter and bloody, at low level and close quarters. By recording their crucial contribution to winning the world war, in a compelling, accurate and fascinating way, Andrew Bird has ensured their memory will not be overlooked.

978-190650213-3, $24.95, $14.95, paperback

Bomb Aimer over Berlin Les

Bartlett with Peter Jacobs Les Bartlett has become one of the great characters of World War II history. He flew as bomb aimer with the then Flying Officer Michael Beetham, who later became Marshal of the Royal Air Force. At that time he was a sergeant but gained his commission in April 1944 and flew his tour, including 27 raids over Germany and France between November 1943 and May 1944. On his second operation his aircraft was attacked by a Ju 88, leaving it with no flaps or brakes, a crash landing at Wittering ensued.

978-1-84415-596-5, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

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Burma Air Campaign 1941 - 45

Michael Pearson The scene is set with an overview of the respective states of the RAF and Japanese Air Force, and an explanation of how the American Volunteer Group (The Flying Tigers) came to be in China.There is a concise description of air ops covering the Japanese invasion of Indo China, Malaya and Singapore, together with a close study of the sinking of the Prince of Wales and Repulse, which altered the air/sea power equation. The main emphasis is on the use of air power both offensive, defensive and air transport during the Burma Campaign.

978-184415398-5, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

Combat Over Korea Philip Chinnery Combat Over Korea offers a superb selection of thrilling accounts by Allied airmen of their experiences.These include air combat between fighters, a B29 Superfortress bomber ditching in the sea, C-54 cargo plane being attacked by North Korean fighters. We read of the exploits of the 21 Troop Carrier Squadron (The Kyushu Gipsies) who flew into impossibly short strips to rescue thousands of wounded soldiers – they received the Presidential Citation for their feat. Others tell of their hair-raising escapades after being shot down. While a number miraculously avoided capture (often due to the skill of fellow pilots), many were less lucky.

978-1-84884-477-3, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

Hit and Run Robert Jackson The book describes some of the most daring air attacks of World War II. Some were outstanding successes and some were unmitigated disasters. North Sea Battle: In the early weeks of World War II, Britain and Germany were determined to attack one another's warships in their respective naval bases. Flames over France: In May 1940, the RAF and French Air Force launched a series of desperate hit-and-run attacks on the German armored columns advancing into France and Belgium. Precision Attack: In August 1940, a newly-formed Luftwaffe unit called Erprobungsgruppe 210 (Test Group 210), equipped with bomb-carrying Messerschmitts, was assigned a mission to wipe out British radar stations in a series of lightning low-level attacks. Carrier Strike: In November 1940, a force of Fairey Swordfish torpedo-bombers crippled the Italian fleet in a night attack on the naval base at Taranto.

978-184415162-2, $39.99, $23.95, hardback Hurricanes Versus Zeros Terence

Kelly In this book the author not only tells his story of flying against the Japanese but he succeeds in painting a much wider picture embracing the events leading up to and during the Japanese invasion of Singapore and the Dutch West Indies.

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Flying in Defiance of the Reich

Squadron Leader Peter Russell DFC This is the vivid memoir of a man who was twenty-one at the outbreak of World War II. Having joined the RAFVR before the war, he was mobilized in August 1939 and after training became operational on 233 Squadron Coastal Command flying Hudsons from Leuchars, Aldergrove and St Eval. After fourteen months he was rested and was tasked with training navigators for the impending enlargement of Bomber Command.

978-1-84415-576-7, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

Consolidated B-24 Liberator

Graham Simons The Consolidated B-24 Liberator was almost certainly the most versatile Second World War Bomber.

This book focuses on the design, engineering, development and tactical use of the many variants throughout the bomber’s service life. The overall result is, as David Lee, the former Deputy Director of the Imperial War Museum at Duxford said upon reading the final manuscript, to be acquainted with ‘...all you never knew about the B-24!’ The book is enlivened by the many dramatic photographs which feature, and this coupled with the clarity of Simons' prose makes for an engaging and entertaining history of this iconic Allied bomber.

978-1-84884-644-9, $34.95, $22.95, hardback

Meteor from the Cockpit Peter

Caygill The Meteor is remembered as the first British jet fighter to enter squadron service and the only jet powered Allied fighter to see action in WW II. Subsequent development was limited as a result of its relatively conventional airframe although it did hold the world air speed record for a while. This book looks into the aircraft’s design history, development through many different variants and includes many firsthand accounts of flying the aircraft in peace and war.

978-1-84884-219-9, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

Mosquito to Berlin Peter Bodle

FRAeS & Bertie Boulter DFC When Don Bennett formed the Pathfinder squadrons in 1942, the majority of the chosen pilots were highly experienced aircrew. Some, however, were exceptions and found themselves flying with this elite band with no previous combat experience. ‘Bertie’ Boulter was one such pilot. His first mission was to Wiesbaden, followed by raids on Hanover and Cologne.

978-184415488-3, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

Mosquito: Menacing the Reich

Martin Bowman This book is full of firsthand accounts from the crews that flew the ‘Mossie’ in its roles as a bomber, long-range reconnaissance and low-level strike aircraft. The author has gathered together many of the most exciting operational reports that cover the period from the type’s introduction until the end of World War II. 978-1-84415-823-2, $50.00, $31.95, hardback

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Red Air Force at War Barbarossa and the Retreat to Moscow Artem Drabkin The onset of war in the summer of 1941 was a disaster for the Soviet Air Force. In a few weeks, faced by the onslaught of the Luftwaffe, most of the Soviet frontline aircraft were destroyed, and the casualty rate among the pilots was cripplingly high. Yet the surviving few gained precious battle experience and they formed the core of the fighter force that turned the tables on the Germans and eventually won air superiority over the Eastern Front.

978-1-84415-563-7, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

Fighter Pilots in World War II

Bruce Barrymore Halpenny This is the story of Allied fighter pilots and the part they played in all the principal operational theatres of World War II. It also tells of life on the wartime airfield and how ground crew kept the aircraft ready for action either in the bitter cold of a Scottish winter or the sweltering heat of the North African desert. The book brings home the nervous strain caused by the constant readiness demanded by all those involved with fighter squadron combat and the intense comradeship created in each fighting unit.

978-184415065-6, $25.99, $16.95, paperback

Flying Legends of World War II

Philip Handleman More than thirty Allied Forces' WWII aircraft types are illustrated in many rare and previously unpublished black and white and color photographs.

Each type is described giving vital data on development history, combat record, famous pilots and significant air battles.

Performance, range and weapon loads are also included. The unique color photographs are from the collection of the late William B. Slate, an aviation photographer who strove to capture the thrilling perspective that can only come from close-up, in-flight vantage points from an aircraft flying in formation.

978-1-84884-308-0, $24.95, $14.95, paperback

From Dogfight to Diplomacy

Donald MacDonell, Lois MacDonell (ed.) & Anne Mackay (ed.) MacDonell's service career began in the 1930s. Shortly before the war he became a Squadron Leader and worked at the Air Ministry during the Phoney War. When hostilities commenced he became CO of No 64 Squadron, carrying out convoy support operations and eventually fighting in the Battle of Britain. Awarded a DFC, he was given command of a squadron at Leconfield to train urgently required pilots. Eventually he was shot down over the English Channel and rescued by a U-boat, this resulted in a lengthy period as a PoW in camps throughout enemy occupied Europe and Germany.

978-1-84884-198-7, $29.95, $18.95, paperback

History of the Glider Pilot Regiment Claude Smith The Glider Pilot Regiment, beginning as the first element of the new Army Air Corps in 1942 and disbanded in 1957, can probably claim to have been the smallest and shortest-lived Regiment ever to form part of the British Army. Nevertheless, in those years the Regiment gained as much distinction other units took hundreds of years to achieve.

978-1-84415-626-9, $24.95, $14.95, paperback

Hurricane and Spitfire Pilots at War Terrence Kelly Most people asked to name one British Second World War airplane would say the Spitfire.

Yet the Hawker Hurricane flew in greater numbers, in more variants and in more theaters than the redoubtable Spitfire. Adrian Stewart has researched the evolution of the Hurricane from its 1935 maiden flight through to victory in the Far East in 1945. He brings his story alive by letting those who flew this legendary aircraft tell it as it was.

978-184415064-9, $25.95, $16.95, paperback

Luftwaffe: A History John Killen John Killen's exhaustive work is a study of German air power between 1915 and 1945, from the early days of flying when Immelmann, Boelke, Richthofen and other First World War aces fought and died to give Germany air supremacy, to the nightmare existence of the Luftwaffe as the Third Reich plunged headlong to destruction. Here are the aircraft: the frail biplanes and triplanes of the Kaiser's war; the great Lufthansa aircraft and airships of the turbulent Thirties; the monoplanes designed to help Hitler in his conquest of Europe.

978-085052925-8, $10.99, $6.95, paperback

Distant Thunder Don Harward Distant Thunder details the engrossing experiences of a helicopter pilot’s tales of war told through letters that come straight from the heart. Often the author labored well into the night after a mission still wearing the dusty flight suit which bore witness to the events he penned. Don Harward was torn between two worlds; his loyalty to his family and to his country. As a 160th SOAR pilot for a lot of his military career, his is a story that goes above and beyond the normal military lifestyle. An inspiring read.

978-1-908117-28-1, $35.00, $21.95, hardback

Tony Blackman - Test Pilot

Tony Blackman Tony Blackman OBE, MA FRAeS was educated at Oundle School and Trinity College Cambridge, where he obtained an honors degree in Physics. He learnt to fly in the RAF, trained as a test pilot, and then joined A V Roe where he became chief test pilot. This book covers Tony’s captivating career, from the RAF, national service and learning to fly, to squadron flying and testing aircraft at Boscombe Down. The book is testament to his fascinating life in aviation during which he flew with the legendary Howard Hughes and tested hundreds of aircraft..

978-1-906502-36-2, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

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A Century of Naval Aviation

David Wragg Above the Waves is the history of the first century of British Naval aviation, with personal accounts adding color to the achievements both in technology, such as angled flight decks, mirror deck landing systems, helicopter assault and vertical take-off, and in operations, including the sinking of the Konigsberg and the daring attack on the Italian fleet at Taranto, convoy protection, operations with the United States Navy in the Pacific, then, post-war, Suez, and later the recovery of the Falklands from Argentine invasion.

Above the Waves is the history of the first century of British Naval aviation, with personal accounts adding color to the achievements both in technology, such as angled flight decks, mirror deck landing systems, helicopter assault and vertical take-off, and in operations, including the sinking of the Konigsberg and the daring attack on the Italian fleet at Taranto, convoy protection, operations with the United States Navy in the Pacific, then, post-war, Suez, and later the recovery of the Falklands from Argentine invasion. The Royal Navy was in the forefront of aviation from a very early stage. As the author reveals Officers such as the legendary Admiral of the Fleet Lord Fisher quickly recognized the strategic and tactical importance of air power.Winston Churchill, as First Lord of the Admiralty, volunteered the Navy for the air defense of the UK in WW1 but with the formation of the RAF in 1918 the Navy had a fierce fight to retain its own air arms and this is a struggle that has continued.

978-1-848840-36-2, $39.99, $23.95, hardback

British Admirals of the Fleet 1734 - 1995 T A Heathcote A companion volume to the same author's "The British Field Marshals 1736-1997", this book outlines the lives of the 115 officers who held the rank of Admiral of the Fleet in the Royal Navy from 1734, when it took its modern form, to 1995, when the last one was appointed. Each entry gives details of the dates of the birth and death of its subjects, their careers ashore and afloat, their family backgrounds, and the ships, campaigns and combats in which they served. Each is placed clearly in its domestic or international political context.

978-085052835-0, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

Nelson’s Hero Victor T Sharman In

Association with the Nelson Society Horatio Nelson’s first captain was William Locker who recognized the exceptional talents of the young midshipman who was to become the most famous sailor in history. Thirty-seven years later Admiral Lord Nelson wrote to Locker ‘I have been your scholar; it was you who taught me to board a Frenchman by your conduct… It is you who always taught me to lay a Frenchman close and you will beat him. My only merit in my profession is being a good scholar’. Captain William Locker’s career as a Sea Captain fighting the King’s enemies on the high seas makes gripping reading and high drama.

978-184415266-7, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

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Admiral of the Blue Iain Gordon Admiral John Child Purvis was a contemporary naval officer of Nelson, who never disobeyed an order and did his job well. His ability as a fighting commander was proved in a bloody duel between his sloop-of-war and a French corvette during the War of American Independence. As a battleship Captain, he was the first British officer to confront Napoleon Bonaparte, muzzle to muzzle, during the Siege of Toulon. Commanding the Princess Royal and then the London, he was involved in much action in the Mediterranean and served under the legendary Sir John Jervis.

978-184415294-0, $45.00, $28.95, hardback

The Crimean War at Sea Peter

Duckers Too often historical writing on the Russian War of 1854-56 focuses narrowly on the land campaign fought in the Crimean peninsula in the Black Sea. The wider war waged at sea by the British and French navies against the Russians is ignored.The allied navies aimed to strike at Russian interests anywhere in the world where naval force could be brought to bear, and as a result campaigns were waged in the Baltic, the Black Sea, the White Sea, on the Russian Pacific coast and in the Sea of Azoff.The scale and intensity of the naval operations embarked upon during the war are astonishing, and little appreciated, and this new book offers the first overall survey of them.

978-1-84884-267-0, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

The Hunters and the Hunted

Bryan Perrett At the start of World War One the Imperial German Navy had a large number of surface warships deployed around the world.These posed a considerable threat to British mercantile interests, particularly the import of food and fuel supplies.Their elimination was a matter of urgency. By the middle of 1915 the high seas had been mostly cleared of German surface warships, but two armed German ships dominated Lake Tanganyika. Two British armed motor boats were shipped to the West African coast from England and made their way by river and overland haulage to the lake, a 400 mile journey.The result was the destruction of the German lake boats and the invasion of Tanganyika by British forces.

978-1-84884-638-8, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

Stringbags in Action Vice-Admiral

B.B. Schofield The author traces the development of British naval aviation from its early beginnings in 1912, through the First World War and the frustrations of the inter-war years. The November 1940 attack on the Italian fleet in its strongly defended base at Taranto demonstrated for the first time the battle-winning capability of carrier-borne aircraft – from HMS Illustrious. The lesson was quickly learnt by the Japanese who just over a year later inflicted such devastating losses on the American Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor. In the second part the Author recounts the legendary action that culminated in the sinking of the Bismarck.

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•NAVAL HISTORY•

Battle of the Baltic Robert Jackson During World War II hostilities in the Baltic Sea commenced on 1 September 1939 when the German battleship Schleswig-Holstein opened fire on the Polish fortress of Westerplatte and ended on 9 May 1945 with the final evacuation of German refugees from the Hela peninsula.

In the intervening years battles raged back and forth between the confines of this cold cruel sea. The Soviets attacked the Finnish island of Russarõ on 30 November 1939 with an air and naval bombardment. The Russian naval blockade of Finland began and their submarines attacked merchant vessels in the Gulf of Bothnia and their ships engaged shore batteries and coastal towns.

978-1-84415-422-7, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

Critical Conflict Peter C Smith During 1940 Churchill and the War Cabinet regarded safe passage for British ships in the Mediterranean Sea to be of paramount importance. Despite the catastrophic evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk and the threat of imminent invasion from across the English Channel, it was considered that the vital trade routes to North Africa and the Middle East must be kept open.

The German Kreigsmarine were at that time committed to North Sea and Atlantic naval forays.The French surrender left their fleet in disarray, some wishing to fight against their invaders and others supporting the Vichy government.

978-1-84884-513-8, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

Diving Stations Peter Dornan Diving Stations is the inspiring story of Captain George Hunt’s career. Born in Uganda and then educated in Glasgow, he was determined to join the Navy and at 13 years old he entered HMS Conway. His prewar years saw him serving worldwide.

In 1939, on the outbreak of war he was already serving in submarines. Over the next six years he was rammed twice, sunk once and had hundred of depth charges dropped around him. He gave more than he got! While in command of the Unity Class Submarine Ultor he and his crew accounted for an astonishing 20 enemy vessels sunk by torpedo.

978-1-84884-321-9, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

Naval Warfare in the English Channel 1939 – 1945 Peter C. Smith This book relates how the Royal Navy defended that vital seaway throughout the war. From the early days of the Dover Patrols, through the traumas of the Dunkirk evacuation, the battles of the Channel convoys; the war against the E-boats and U-boats; the tragic raids at Dieppe and St Nazaire; the escape of the German battle-fleet; coastal convoys; the Normandy landings and the final liberation of the Channel Islands.

978-1-84415-580-4, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

Red Tobruk Gregory Smith Red Tobruk, the war memoir of the Captain of HMS Eridge from late 1940 until August 1942 is a superb account of wartime action at sea. Frank Gregory-Smith’s war started on the destroyer Jaguar and he saw action off Norway and during the Dunkirk evacuation, when she was hit by enemy air attack with 25 men killed. All this and more is told in the most graphic and moving fashion in this exceptional memoir, which will recall to many readers that naval classic The Cruel Sea. The big difference, of course, is that Red Tobruk is a true personal account.

978-1-84415-862-1, $39.99, $23.95, hardback

Britannia’s Daughters Ursula

Stuart Mason The Women’s Royal Naval Service was formed in 1917 when the call was for volunteers to release a man for sea service. At the peak there was over 5,000 women serving in Britain and overseas, but efforts to maintain the service in peace time were unsuccessful, and it was to be 1939, when the Second World War threatened, before the Wrens were reformed. Theirs was a different and altogether more demanding role which involved the carrying out of some highly secret and responsible duties, and many more of them served outside Britain. By 1945 there were over 75,000 officers and ratings and when the War ended, and those who wished were demobilized, a permanent Service was set up, providing a career for women alongside men of the Royal Navy.

978-1-84884-678-4, $24.95, $14.95, paperback

The Pacific Naval War 19411945 David Wragg The book begins by setting the scene in the Far East and the decisions that led Japan into war, and also by looking at the situation faced by the Royal Navy elsewhere, with its initial heavy losses of major ships, and especially aircraft carriers. Yet, within a couple of years, the Royal Navy was able to send the strongest and most balanced fleet in its history to the Far East and played a major role in attacking Japanese oil production and in preventing reinforcements being flown from Japan to Iwo Jima and Okinawa.

978-1-84884-283-0, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

The Sinking of the HMS Royal Oak Dilip Sarkar HMS Royal Oak was a Revenge-class battleship of the British Royal Navy, infamously torpedoed at anchor by the German submarine U-47 on 14 October 1939. Royal Oak was anchored at Scapa Flow in Orkney, Scotland when she became the first of the five Royal Navy battleships and battle cruisers sunk in the Second World War. The loss of life was heavy: of Royal Oak's complement of 1,234 men and boys, 833 were killed that night or died later of their wounds. The raid made an immediate celebrity and war hero out of the German U-boat commander, Günther Prien, who became the first submarine officer to be awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

978-1-4456-0743-6, $19.95, $12.95, paperback

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•NAVAL HISTORY•

War of the U-Boats Bernard Edwards From the earliest days of the Second World War, Hitler’s U-Boats were unleashed with the mission of sinking as much Allied merchant tonnage as possible. From the sinking of the Glasgow-based ship Olivegrove by U-23, to the end of hostilities six years later officers and seamen of the Merchant Marine played a key role in winning the war by their blatant disregard of the risks from Axis forces.

The most dangerous were the U-Boats working unseen but there were also surface raiders and aircraft. All too often the result was the loss of ship, cargo and, tragically, crew.

But as described in this excellent book great gallantry against overwhelming odds brought rewards and surprising results. We learn of acts of both chivalry and brutal activity by the enemy. The actions described in this book are varied but always make for excellent reading.

978-184415501-9, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

U-108 at War Jonathan Sutherland &

Diane Canwel The photos in this book are taken from an unpublished album belonged to a member of the crew.

These good quality photos show every aspect life aboard before, during and after a typical mission into the Atlantic.

There are stunning shots of the sinking of Allied shipping and the rescue of their crews (Against Hitler’s orders!). Rarely seen below-deck views show just how cramped the living and working conditions were in a submerged craft. Shots from the conning tower in mid-ocean demonstrate the vile sea conditions that the vessels were forced to endure, from gigantic seas to frozen decks and equipment.The comradeship of the close-knit crew is expressed in shots showing how the men’s domestic chores were performed in the confined space of these small craft miles from the nearest land. It is most unusual to have such a comprehensive photographic record of a U-boat on active service since so few survived the war intact.

978-1-84884-667-8, $24.95, $14.95, paperback

Sea Flight Hugh Popham Hugh Popham joined the Fleet Air Arm in the summer of 1940 and was soon in training as a pilot at HMSVincent and thenYeovilton; thereafter his wartime career as a naval pilot took him to the far corners of the world, notably to the Indian Ocean where he had to contend against the Japanese. His story is one of a naval fighter pilot having to do his best with hopelessly inadequate planes. First the Sea Hurricanes, and then the Supermarine Seafires, proved to be less than brilliant machines, the Seafire proving far too fragile for the rigors of carrier operations. But it is this story, incorporating the kind of detail that is missing from many wartime memoirs, that makes this book so fascinating. His war years on Indomitable, Illustrious, Campania and Striker are described with a modest charm that is so typical of a generation that adapted to their wartime roles with humor, energy and, in the end, great bravery.

978-1-84832-055-0, $19.95, $12.95, paperback

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Terror of Tobermory Richard Baker It was as Commodore HMS Western Isles that Sir Gilbert Stephenson earned his nickname, 'The Terror of Tobermory'.

Responsible for the training of new recruits in Tobermory harbor on the isle of Mull, Stephenson molded hundreds of inexperienced recruits in to trained and disciplined sailors. During the Battle of the Atlantic, ships manned by Tobermory-trained sailors were responsible for sinking at least one hundred and fifty enemy U-boats and shooting down over forty enemy aircraft. Richard Baker served on convoy vessels during the war and was sent for training to Tobermory, where he first met this legendery figure. His book is an attempt to capture the personality of one of the great characters of our time.

978-184341023-2, $16.95, $10.95, paperback

Tirpitz Jonathan Sutherland & Diane

Canwel The photos in this book are taken from an unpublished album belonged to a member of the crew of famous German Battleship Tirpitz. It is a little known fact that before the start of World War Two the ship went on a shakedown voyage into the Atlantic, traveling north into Arctic waters and south into the more tropical climbs of the Caribbean. There are superb photos of the officers and crew both above and below decks, including some unique shots of the crew during their stint on a magnificent sail training vessel. Other stunning shots show the vessels mighty weapons during gunnery practice during her sea trials.

This unique collection gives a close up view of one of the most powerful ships of World War Two, a ship that proved to be a persistent thorn in the side of the Royal Navy until sunk in Norway towards the end of the war.

978-1-84884-668-5, $24.95, $14.95, paperback

Austro-Hungarian Submarines in WWI Jiří Novák Austrian submarines

of World War I were known as "U-boot", an abbreviation of Unterseeboot.

This book details the history of the development and operational use by the Austro-Hungarian navy of submarines in WWI. German use of submarines in WW1 is well known – this is the fascinating and little-known history of their major ally’s activities in undersea warfare. Contains descriptions and specifications of all the boats involved.

Profusely illustrated with scale drawings and many rare photos.

978-83-61421-44-3, $45.00, $26.95, paperback

Periscope Patrol John Frayn Turner The Malta Force submarines had the vital task of interrupting German and Italian convoys crossing the Mediterranean to resupply Rommel and his Army in North Africa. The outcome of the Desert War depended on this. Operations from the beleaguered island were hazardous both at sea and in port. The Naval Base was under constant air attack. Due to the courage and tenacity of the crews by the time the Malta-based submarines were at full strength a staggering 50% of Axis shipping bound for Africa failed to arrive at its destination.

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•NAVAL HISTORY•

Treaty Cruisers Leo Marriot The Washington Naval Treaty of 1921 and subsequent treaties in the 1930s effectively established the size and composition of the various navies in World War II. In particular they laid down design parameters and tonnage limitations for each class of warship including battleships, aircraft carriers, cruisers and destroyers. With one or two exceptions, battleship construction was deferred until the mid 1930s but virtually all navies embraced the concept of the 8in gun armed 10,000 ton heavy cruisers and laid down new vessels almost immediately.This book will trace the political processes which led to the treaties, describe the heavy cruisers designed and built to the same rules by each nation and then consider how the various classes fared in World War II and will attempt to assess which was the most successful. Ships from the navies of Britain, France, Italy, Germany, the USA and Japan will be included.

978-184415188-2, $55.00, $32.95, hardback Ultra Versus U-Boats Roy Conyers Nesbit Keeping the Atlantic sea-lanes open was a vital factor in the fight against Nazi Germany. In the battle to protect merchant shipping from the menace of surface raiders and U-boats, Allied resolve and resources were tested to the utmost.

The story of the extraordinary measures that were taken to combat the threat, at sea and in the air, has often been told. But there is one crucial element in this prolonged campaign that has still not been fully appreciated – the role of code-breaking, in particular the decryption of secret signals transmitted by German Enigma machines. And this is the focus of Roy Nesbit’s fascinating new account of the Battle of the Atlantic. Using previously unpublished decrypts of U-boat signals, selected from the National Archives, along with historic wartime photographs, he tells the stories of the individual U-boats.

978-1-84415-874-4, $39.99, $23.95, hardback US Carrier War Kev Darling This book covers all aspects of the operations made by US aircraft carriers, from their introduction into service during WW1 to the continuing conflicts in the Middle East. America's part in WW1 saw the deployment of US Navy aircraft operating from coastal bases - mainly Curtiss flying boats. In the immediate postwar period the first aircraft carriers were commissioned; Langley, Saratoga and Lexington. After the wreckage had settled in the mud of Pearl Harbor, US Navy fighters engaged the Japanese for the first time at Wake Island. Japan continued its conquest of the Pacific countries and Islands throughout 1941.

The USN then went on the offensive when two carriers attacked the Gilbert-Marshall Islands, and the Doolittle raid against Japan was launched from USS Hornet.

978-1-84884-185-7, $50.00, $32.95, hardback

Admiralty Salvage in Peace and War 1906-2006 Tony Booth The importance of marine salvage during armed conflict has been vastly underestimated since becoming a vital Naval arm during the First World War. Between 1915 and 1918 the Admiralty Salvage Section saved nearly 400 merchant vessels, desperately needed to bring food and war materials into Britain. During the Second World War, some two million tons of shipping was successfully recovered. From D-Day onwards Admiralty salvage men cleared many stricken craft from the Normandy beaches alone, often under heavy shellfire. Then, as the Germans retreated back across Europe, salvage teams undertook vital port clearance duties. During the Suez Crisis, Falklands Conflict and even the Gulf War the same story can be told. And their peacetime operations have also been important. Drawing on a wealth of official documents, Admiralty Salvage is the first book to explore in depth the courage, personal sacrifice and invaluable contribution these forgotten heroes have made during both peace and war.

978-1-84884-893-1, $24.95, $14.95, paperback

Royal Navy’s Reserves in War and Peace 1903-2003 Stephen

Howarth The official volume marking the centenary of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, known as the 'Wavy Navy' because of the distinctive wavy gold stripes on the reservists' uniforms, from its formation in 1903 through its unification with the mercantile Royal Reserve in 1958, and on to its present complete integration with the Royal Navy as 'the part-time element of a single naval service'. It charts the difficulties, setbacks and delights of the reservists' peacetime years of service and chronicles their vital contributions during wartime. Since the end of the Cold War and the dramatic near-dissolution of the RNR in 1994, members of the modernized part-time volunteer service have served in many different RN operations at sea, on land and in the air, from the Balkans to the Gulf.

978-184415016-8, $36.95, $21.95, hardback

Abandon Ship! Tony McCrum This book covers the second part of his naval career between 1945 and 1963. Having arrived back in Plymouth from Trincomlee as a lieutenant aboard the destroyer Tarter in November 1945, his first appointment was as senior instructor at the RN Signals School in Devonport. There then followed two appointments as Flag Lieutenant; first to Admiral Pridham-Wippell, CinC Plymouth Command and then Admiral Sir Rhoderick McGrigor, CinC Home Fleet, where he was also Deputy Fleet Communications Officer.

He was based on the admiral’s flagship, the battleship HMS Duke of York which he joined in 1947. The fleet exercised in the Atlantic and Mediterranean and ‘showed the flag’ in various ports in the USA, Caribbean Islands and the Baltic.

978-1-84884-666-1, $39.95, $23.95, hardback

Bomb Alley David Yates This is the untold story of the Falklands War as experienced by a below-decks seaman on one of the most important ships to be dispatched to the South Atlantic.

It is a no-holds-barred account as seen through the eyes of a Royal Navy matelot.

978-1-84415-624-5, $24.95,$14.95, paperback

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•MARITIME HISTORY•

HMS Warrior - Ironclad

Wynford Davies HMS Warrior, launched in 1860, was the first iron-hulled, sea-going armored ship, and for many years was the most powerful warship in the world. Rescued a century later from her role as a refueling hulk, she became the object of the most ambitious ship restoration project ever mounted and is now afloat and open to visitors at Portsmouth. As is the case for many historic ships, however, there is a surprising shortage of informative and well illustrated guides, for reference during a visit or for research by enthusiasts – ship modelers, naval buffs, technical historians or students.

This new series redresses the gap. Written by experts and containing more than 200 specially commissioned photographs, each title takes the reader on a superbly illustrated tour of the ship, deck by deck. Significant parts of the vessel – for example, the steering gear, armament and armor, engine-room and gundeck – are given detailed coverage so that the reader has at hand the most complete visual record and explanation of the ship that is at present available. In addition, the importance of the ship, both in her own time and now as a museum vessel, is explained, while her design and build, her service career and her life prior to restoration and exhibition are all described.

The Seaforth Historic Ship Series is a truly groundbreaking concept, bringing the ships of our past vividly to life.

978-1-84832-095-6, $29.95, $19.95, paperback

Titanic Hero Arthur Rostron The Carpathia was on its regular voyage to New York City, when early on 15 April 1912 it received a distress signal from the White Star Line ocean liner Titanic, which had struck an iceberg and was sinking. Rostron was asleep when his wireless operator, Harold Cottam, inadvertently left his headset on while undressing for bed and so heard the signal. Cottam alerted Rostron's who immediately ordered the ship to race towards the Titanic, posting extra lookouts to help spot and maneuver around the ice he knew to be in the area. Even so, Carpathia, took about 3½ hours to reach the Titanic's radioed position. During this time Rostron turned off heating to ensure the maximum amount of steam for the ship's engines and had the ship prepared for the survivors, ordering his medical crew to stand by to receive those possibly injured. Altogether, a list of 23 orders from Rostron to his crew was successfully implemented before Carpathia had even arrived at the scene of the disaster. Carpathia began picking up survivors about an hour after the first star burst was seen by those in the lifeboats. The Carpathia would end up rescuing 710 survivors out of the 2,228 passengers and crew on board the Titanic; at least one survivor is said to have died after reaching the ship. Later, Rostron testified about the events the night Titanic sank at both the U.S. Senate inquiry and the British Board of Trade's inquiry into the disaster.

978-1-445604-20-6, $29.95, $19.95, paperback

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1912 Facts About the Titanic

Lee W. Merideth Fascinating, lesser-known facts about the Titanic and details on the ship, the passengers, and the sinking. The book also explores aspects of the wreck today and salvage operations. Although the main events of the Titanic disaster are well known, significant facts and tidbits remain obscure.Who were the thousands of men who built the giant ship? How were the bodies of the victims collected and buried? What were the conclusions of the investigative hearings into her sinking? Answers to these and hundreds of other questions are presented in this useful, easy-to-read volume. Lee W. Merideth is the author of several Civil War reference books and a longtime Titanic buff. He lives in northern California.

978-0-9836103-2-8, $24.95, $14.95, hardback

Sinking of the Titanic L.T. Myers Fully illustrated and comprehensive account of the ship’s final days. In April 1912 the Titanic sank, taking 1500 people to their deaths in the freezing Atlantic.

Illustrated with many rare images, the books tells the story of the Titanic’s last few days, from accounts of the survivors on board RMS Carpathia. The book was published barely weeks after the ship sank and has become a classic of disaster literature.

978-1-84868-053-1, $29.95, $18.95, paperback

Cunard Janette McCutcheon The history of the British transatlantic steamship line in words and pictures. In 1839, Samuel Cunard traveled from his native Nova Scotia to Britain to raise capital to found his fledgling steamship company, which was to be named the British & North American Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. Quickly shortened to the Cunard Line, the first ship set sail for Canada and America in July 1840 and opened the steamship trade to the Americas. The fleet rapidly expanded to become the dominant force on the transatlantic route, with feeder services from the Mediterranean too.

978-1-84868-064-7, $34.95, $21.95, paperback

Above us the Waves C E T Warren

& James Benson It was the Italians who pioneered the use of two-man human torpedoes or ‘chariots’, and their attacks on ships of the Royal Navy in Alexandria Harbour in 1941 caused Winston Churchill to write to the Chief of Staffs committee to enquire what was being done to emulate these daring attacks.

The result was the development of British ‘chariots’ which were regarded as stop-gaps until the X-craft or midget submarines could be deployed.The book is divided into five parts.The first covers the development, training, growing pains and the attempt on the Tirpitz, the second and third to Mediterranean and Norwegian operations, while the fourth deals with the coast of Fortress Europe and the Normandy Beaches. Part Five considers the special preparations for the Far East and the exploits achieved in the fight against the Japanese.

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•DVD•

20th April 1939 - Adolf Hitler’s 50th Birthday On the 20th of April 1939, one of the biggest and most elaborate birthday parades to ever be staged in Germany was about to take place. This extraordinary event saw the largest ever Military Parade in the history of the German Army and can now be almost completely reconstructed because of the many positions in which the films were taken. Combined with bonus galleries crammed with rare and unseen pictures, this DVD documents the event in it’s entirety and should appeal to all military enthusiasts.

4260110585071, $34.95, $22.95, DVD NTSC

Assault on Normandy: Pegasus Bridge Battlefield History TV Ltd &

Battlefield History TV Ltd This DVD charts the slow development of British airborne forces and the directive given by Churchill in June 1940 to form both the Parachute Regiment and the glider airlanding brigades. We follow the plan to capture the two bridges over the canal and river between Caen and the sea from the germ of an idea, through preparations to its delivery as one of the most successful small unit actions of all time, in the opening hours of D-Day. The famous Café Gondree is also included on the DVD. 5060247620824, $29.95, $19.95, DVD NTSC

Assault on Normandy: Sword Beach BHTV In 1940 3rd Division, then commanded by a little known major, General Bernard Montgomery, were unceremoniously evacuated from Dunkirk but four long years later they were to return to France in the van of the D Day assault force; the greatest invasion of all time. This film charts the operations on D Day from the build up and embarkation of the force through the crossing and subsequent assault landing. Once ashore, the program follows the advance of 3rd Division inland to the Perriers Ridge. Here the soldiers repulsed the attack of 21st Panzer Division.

5060247620831, $19.95, $12.95, DVD NTSC

Battle in the Atlantic The Atlantic Ocean was during the second World War one of the most important, if not the most crucial battlegrounds.The great Allied convoys transporting millions of tons of vital war material supplies across the Atlantic to England and the North Sea to the Russian ports. The story of the Battle of the Atlantic was not only written by the German U-boats and their opponents, the convoys. The big battleships "Bismarck", "Hood", "Scharnhorst", "Gneisenau", "Rodney," "King George V" and "Tirpitz" leave this eventful chapter in military history.

4260110584982, $24.95, $14.95, DVD NTSC

Battleship Yamato Due to the strict secrecy of the Japanese it was impossible for decades to show the original archive footage of these huge ships.

Moreover, many of the original design documents and photographs for these ships were destroyed by Japanese special service-officers, meaning only fragmentary records remained. For almost 70 years details of these glorious ships have been scarce, with original footage rarely seen in the Western world.

4260110585026, $34.95, $22.95, DVD NTSC

Bismarck-Class & Panzerschiffe The design and construction of the famous Bismarck and Tirpitz battleships saw two of the most advanced and revered ships in the history of naval warfare. These giants of the naval world displaced over 50,000 tons and had an arsenal containing over 70 large cannons, including eight 38 cm guns. The launching of these two iconic ships in Hamburg and Wilhelmshaven went down in the history books as a highlight of naval history.

4260110585095, $24.95, $14.95, DVD NTSC

Fleet Manouvers & Battle Missions During the Second World War, the German Kriegsmarine (Navy) conducted a plethora of large scale fleet maneuvers in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Using original and unseen German archive footage, this DVD shows these spectacular and breathtaking actions of naval warfare for the very first time to a Western audience. Depicted using a selection of archive footage, some of which has been digitally restored, this DVD shows the units readying themselves for battle in heavy seas.

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German U-Boats at Sea After the outbreak of the Second World War in September 1939, a rapid rush for rearmament ensued, with all sides concentrating on providing the latest equipment and machinery for their troops in an effort to gain an early upper hand on the enemy.n order to cause as much disruption to Allied merchant and naval ships as possible, the German Reich relied almost entirely on the use of their formidable U-Boats.These terrifying weapons of war had the luxury of being completely submerged in undetected conditions whilst patrolling the busy shipping lanes in the Atlantic, waiting for the unsuspecting enemy targets.

4260110584975, $24.95, $14.95, DVD NTSC

Major Events in the Third Reich The Nazis of the Third Reich were the first to recognize the propaganda related possibilities of the new “film” medium and they utilized its potential in a very structured and professional way.

From military and anti-semitic propaganda films to Hitler Youth and Pro-Nazi posters, the Germans embraced propaganda and employed it tirelessly.This DVD explores the varying methods and includes footage from original propaganda films.

4260110585040, $34.95, $22.95, DVD NTSC

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•DVD•

Germany at War - Air Sea Warfare In this DVD, original archive material helps to explore the missions carried out in many of the world’s most recognizable oceans, ranging from the Norwegian and the North Sea to the Atlantic and the Mediterranean.

Upon these vast expanses of water, Battleships, Aircraft Carriers, Cruisers, Destroyers and U-Boats all battled it out in the ultimate fight for survival in an attempt to provide the turning point for the war effort.

4260110585170, $19.95, $12.95, DVD NTSC

Germany at War - Allied Bombers over the Reich These two films contain over fifty minutes of captivating footage on air warfare, ranging from the mass dogfights between allied and enemy fighter planes in the skies to the impressive anti-aircraft defense units found in towns and cities.

These Flak guns were often massive pieces of machinery that could bombard enemy planes with shells, with the German 88 becoming one of the most famous and lethal AA guns in history.

4260110585194, $19.95, $12.95, DVD NTSC

Germany at War - Attack and Defence With the multitude of ground and sea battlefields used during the Second World War, the skies above them were invariably filled with many different types of airplane. From Hunters and Bombers to Torpedo Bombers and the iconic Fighters, supremacy in the sky was becoming more and more important as each day passed. The two films on this DVD document the many missions flown by Hunters, Fighters and Bombers, and show the destruction these devastating machines delivered to enemy targets. Comprising of over fifty minutes of original archive material, as well as bonus galleries and documents, this DVD will appeal to all aviation enthusiasts.

4260110585163, $19.95, $12.95, DVD NTSC

Germany at War - Warships Attack Convoys On the vast oceans of the Atlantic and the Pacific, thousands of German and Allied convoys faced a daily torment, not knowing whether their latest trip would be their last.

With German U-Boats and Allied Cruisers patrolling the seas, many thousands aboard the convoys met their death at sea. The German transporters, often alone, fought a desperate and hopeless war against a far superior opponent. The task of ferrying supplies to the front lines was made even harder before 1941 by the Americans who gave the positions of the German ships to the Royal Navy so that they could confront them in the open seas. This DVD explores the allied and enemy warships and their attacks.

4260110585200, $19.95, $12.95, DVD NTSC

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Germany at War - Prussia and Berlin up to 1945 The Reich Capital of Berlin had more influence on the German people than any other city in Nazi Germany. This DVD explores the history of this world famous city through glorious archive footage, starting at the turn of the century and the introduction of the Weimar Republic in 1918. This documentary also shows the beautiful German landscape between Memel and Weichsel, East Prussia, also known as “Land of the dark forests and crystal lakes”.

4260110585217, $19.95, $12.95, DVD NTSC

Germany at War - Sea of Death The DVD then explores the heavy air and sea warfare in the Pacific between the Americans and the Japanese fleet of the Tennó (Heavenly Emperor), before documenting the famous and decisive Battle of the Midway in 1942 where the Americans decimated the forces of Japan.

With most of the Japanese aircraft carriers sunk, the allies were given a massive military advantage. With the fronts of Germany and its Allies starting to collapse in 1944, the allies came ever closer to victory.

4260110585132, $19.95, $12.95, DVD NTSC

Germany at War - The Fight for the Skies As the race to build fighter planes became more and more important, heated aerial attacks such as the Battle of Britain would be fought and pave the way for an eventual allied victory.

This DVD explores the majority of the most well known and influential planes including: German Bf 109, Fw 190, Me 262, English Spitfire and Hurricane, American P - 51 Mustang, P 38 Lightning, F 4 U and F 6 U along with the Japanese Zero.

4260110585156, $19.95, $12.95, DVD NTSC

Germany at War - War at Sea With millions of allied and enemy troops laying down their lives on the battlefields of Europe, hundreds of thousands were participating in an entirely different form of warfare, albeit equally dangerous for those involved. The War at Sea would prove to be one of the pivotal battlegrounds that would ultimately decide the outcome of the Second World War. These two films show these monumental clashes at sea using original and unseen archive footage during the war.

4260110585149, $19.95, $12.95, DVD NTSC

Germany at War - Front Lines & German Home Front As the outcome of the Second World War was being decided on the war-torn battlefields of Western and Eastern Europe, the millions of civilians at home were fighting a completely different battle of their own.

In Front Lines and German Home Front, a selection of original and rare archive footage is split into four films which give an eye opening and intense insight to the way of life at that time. Also included is an impressive list of special features and bonus galleries containing original pictures and footage from the period.

4260110585118, $19.95, $12.95, DVD NTSC

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Market Garden Collection Arnhem With 2 Para isolated at the Arnhem Bridge and both 1 and 4 Para Brigades thwarted in their attempts to fight their way into Arnhem and falling back, what became the Oosterbeek Perimeter started to form around Divisional HQ at the Hartenstein Hotel. Harrowing tales of determined flying by the RAF and the award of the Victoria Cross to Flight Lieutenant Lord are told by men who fought at the limits of human endurance, making this a startlingly vivid production, with many stories that the veterans have self censored over the years adding to the mix.

5060247620152, $24.95, $14.95, DVD NTSC

Market Garden Collection Arnhem Part 1 BHTV The Battle of Arnhem, fought in the early autumn of 1944, remains without a doubt the most hotly debated battle of the North West European Campaign, both then and now.

From its inception in the sixteen canceled airborne operations during August, we will chart the problems, many of which were ignored by men desperate to get into battle, the compromises and mistakes that pitched lightly armed and ill equipped paratroopers and glider infantry into an unequal struggle against an SS panzer troops.

5060247620855, $24.95, $14.95, DVD NTSC

Market Garden Collection Hell’s Highway BHTV Following the collapse of the German Army in Normandy and its flight back across northern France, it seemed that a bold move to seize the three major and numerous other waterways across Holland would place the Second British Army beyond the Rhine. This would deliver Germany's powerhouse the Ruhr, put the Allies on the North German Plain and the road to Berlin. The team will examine successes and failures on Hell's Highway to find out whether the reasons for failure can be found on here or was it soldiers of two nations fighting alongside each other to execute a fatally flawed plan?

5060247620862, $19.99, $12.95, DVD NTSC

Special Forces: Bruneval Raid

BHTV In 1941 Dr RV Jones became convinced that the Germans had developed their own radar system that would account for increasing RAF bomber casualties. The hunt was on!

Eventually an enemy Würzburg system was located on the cliffs of Northern France at Bruneval and seizing it would be the solution to overcoming the enemy radar problem. Britain's darkest hour the success of the Bruneval raid was just what Churchill needed and the information gained saved the lives of many aircrew.

5060247620886, $19.95, $12.95, DVD NTSC

The Germans in Normandy 12th Hitlerjugend Panzer Division BHTV In this DVD, we hear from the last surviving senior German officer, Obersturmbannführer Hubert Meyer, now in his late nineties, as he explains his role as a commander of the Hitler Youth, giving a rare insight into the German perspective of the Normandy campaign. 12th Hitlerjugend Panzer Division continues the successful BHTV style of location shooting on the fields and villages where the fighting originally took place, as well as SS re-enactment footage to illustrate the various battle scenarios.

5060247620848, $19.99, $12.95, DVD NTSC

The Germans in Normandy 1st Leibstandarte Tim Saunders Possibly the most famous of Hitler’s SS panzer divisions was the Leibstandarte; it bore his name and shared his fanaticism.

The Leibstandarte had proved itself to be highly effective in battle and had fought in virtually all of Germany’s campaigns since 1939, justifiably earning the label ‘elite’.

However, constantly called back to the front to stem the advance of the Red Army on the Eastern Front, the division was reduced in power through loss of manpower and a paucity of equipment.

5060247620176, $24.95, $14.95, DVD NTSC

The Peninsula Collection Part 1 - Salamanca BHTV Since his return to the Iberian Peninsula in 1809, General Arthur Wellesley (later Duke of Wellington) had with his small army been a constant thorn in the side of a series of Napoleon’s Marshals in Spain, studiously avoiding battles that he could not win and falling back before superior forces to the Lines of Torres Vedras in 1810. By 1812 he had forged a successful Anglo Portuguese Army with a string of victories to their credit that included Talavera, Bussaco and Fuentes de Onoro.

5060247620879, $19.99, $12.95, DVD NTSC

The Peninsular Collection 95th Rifles 1800 to Corunna

Tim Saunders 95th Rifles 1800 to Corunna is the next DVD in The Peninsular Collection from BHTV and Pen and Sword Digital and explores the history of the 95th Rifles, who were masters of the battlefield and particularly skilled in skirmishing. Held in high esteem by the French and Allies they played a momentous role in the outcome of the Peninsular War. 5060247620190, $24.95, $14.95, DVD NTSC

The Peninsular Collection The Keys of Spain Tim Saunders The Keys of Spain – Siege Warfare is the next DVD in The Peninsular Collection from BHTV and Pen and Sword Digital. Building on events described in the Salamanca DVD, the BHTV team explain the siege warfare tactics of the British and the French during the period and explore the buildup and epic battles fought in Spain before the Battle of Salamanca in July 1812.

5060247620206, $24.95, $14.95, DVD NTSC

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•MODELING•

Accurate Model AFV Detailing Even the best AFV kit lacks those fine details that can transform it into a truly accurate representation of the original vehicle and take the finished model to world-class standards. In Accurate Model AFV Detailing renowned armor modeler Angus Creighton shows us the ways in which he achieves his great results by enhancing and modifying original kits for total accuracy. He discusses different track types and demonstrates in detail numerous techniques including how to texturize armor plate, enhance weld seams, create casting texture and battle damage, add Zimmerit and, where necessary, use after market components. Using our menu and comprehensive index you can find all of Angus’s detailing techniques in seconds and the DVD pause facility means that you can stop at any time to savor the wonderful results that he achieves.

978-1-906347-73-4, $24.95, $14.95, DVD

Accurate Model Aircraft Detailing Only with expert exterior detailing is it possible to create the perfect model aircraft from a kit straight from the box. From panel lines to aerials, it is the enhancement of the kit, and addition to it, that can lift the final model to the highest class of complete accuracy and quality. In this program distinguished modeler, author and illustrator Angus Creighton demonstrates his detailing techniques as he shows us how to get the best out of basic kits by creating his own modifications, enhancements and effects. In close-up detail we look at scribing fuselage and wing details, producing accurate leading edge slats, lights, aerials and undercarriage assembly including legs, brake lines, lightening pockets and a great deal more. With our highly detailed menu and index you can click to all of Angus’s impressive techniques at the touch of a button.

978-1-906347-69-7, $24.95, $14.95, DVD

Warhorses - Modeling the Horse in War Max Longhurst For thousands of years whenever man has gone to war the horse has been there with him. From the fearsome horseback raiders of the ancient world through chariot warfare, fighting knights and cavalry to the slaughter of gun horses in World War I and the transport of ammunition and equipment in WWII the horse has played a major role in human conflict.

In Warhorses Max Longhurst dispels the mystery of modeling horses and demonstrates many of the techniques that have made him a renowned award-winning modeler. He shows in detail his conversion techniques, different horse types and colors, choice of paint colors, undercoating and shading, sponge painting, dappling and final painting and detailing. A highly detailed menu lists each topic for easy and immediate navigation whilst the DVD pause facility allows you to stop the action at any time to appreciate in close detail each step and the finished astonishing models.

978-1-90634-721-5, $24.95, $14.95, DVD NTSC

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12 Inch Fallshirmjager Raymond

Giuliani Among all the German elite forces, the “Green Devils” distinguished themselves, from the early stages of WWII, by their feats, their esprit de corps and a chivalry towards their adversaries. From a uniform point of view, the rich variety of their field dress is an added attraction that the reader will discover through 12-inch figures, giving the full scope of the many theaters of operations where they fought during the war.

978-235250004-9, $19.95, $12.95, paperback

Merlin PR Spitfires Pt 2 Wojtek

Matusiak Merlin engined PR Spitfires were the mainstay of RAF and USAAF single engine aerial reconnaissance forces for the duration of the Second World War. Other types, such as the Mustang, Hurricane and Typhoon, were either replaced with Spitfires as soon as possible or proved unsuitable in the role. This Classic Warbirds covers PR type designations and the interior details of Merlin engined Photo Reconnaissance Spitfires.

Photos, maintenance manual illustrations and scale drawings created specifically for this book are included.

Additional color scheme illustrations are included with modelers and aviation enthusiasts in mind.

978-0-9582296-5-4, $22.00, $13.95, paperback

MIG-23MF and MIG-23UB

Adam Gołąbek This new title in the established and popular "Polish Wings" series tells the story of the MiG-23 aircraft in the Polish Air Force. The acquisition and operations of these Russian aircraft in Poland is told in detail, illustrated with many previously unpublished photos; color schemes and markings are also described and illustrated.

Review: “…high quality booklet succeeds in providing the historian and modeller with Polish MiG-23 airframe histories and a comprehensive guide to the painting and markings schemes they wore.”-Hyperscale.com 978-83-61421-05-4, $25.00, $15.95, paperback

MIG-29 Vol 2 Adam Gołąbek This new title in the established and popular Polish Wings series tells the story of the MiG-29 and MiG-29UB trainer version aircraft in the Polish Air Force.The acquisition and operations of these Russian aircraft in Poland is told in detail, illustrated with many previously unpublished photos. The color schemes and markings of every single aircraft used in Poland are illustrated and described.

Review: “…much loving care has been devoted to provide a great visual reference on these Polish Mig-29s…”-IPMS 978-83-61421-12-2, $25.00, $15.95, paperback

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•MODELING•

T-34/85 Stanislaw Krzysztof Mokwa The T-34 medium tank is one of the most-produced and longest-lived tanks of all time. Identification of T-34 variants can be complicated. Turret castings, superficial details, and equipment differed between factories. New features were added in the middle of production runs or retrofitted to older tanks.

Damaged tanks were rebuilt, sometimes with the addition of newer-model equipment and even new turrets. The T-34/85 was a major improvement with a three-man turret and long 85 mm gun. This album of detailed photographs is invaluable for the modeler or enthusiast alike. This is a classic series of highly illustrated books on the best machines of war, with several hundred photographs of each aircraft or vehicle. With close-up views of the key features of each machine, including its variations, markings and modifications, customizing and creating a model has never been easier. Includes extra features such as decals and masking foil.

978-8360445181, $12.95, $7.95, paperback

Uaz-469B Ryszard T Kominek The UAZ-469 is an all-terrain vehicle used by the Red Army and other Warsaw Pact forces, as well as paramilitary units in Eastern Bloc countries. In the Soviet Union, it also saw widespread service in all state organizations that needed a robust off-road vehicle.

The UAZ-469 was introduced in 1973, replacing the earlier GAZ-69. The UAZ469 presented two great advantages, in that it was able to drive in virtually any terrain and it was very easy to fix, reaching legendary status for its reliability and off-road ability.

Modifications include a basic UAZ-469B with ground clearance of 220 mm. This album of detailed photographs is invaluable for the modeler or enthusiast alike. This is a classic series of highly illustrated books on the best machines of war, with several hundred photographs of each aircraft or vehicle. With close-up views of the key features of each machine, including its variations, markings and modifications, customizing and creating a model has never been easier.

Includes extra features such as decals and masking foil.

978-8360445044, $12.95, $7.95, paperback

Uh-1D Ryszard T Kominek The UH-1

tanks were a series of main battle tanks designed in the Soviet Union. T-54s and T-55s were involved in many of the world's armed conflicts during the late twentieth century. In 1961, development of improved protection systems began.

The goal was to protect the crew from fast neutrons; adequate protection against gamma radiation was provided by the thick armor. The tank was equipped with a full chemical filtration system. The coaxial 7.62 mm SGMT machine gun was replaced by a 7.62 mm PKT machine gun. The hull was lengthened from 6.04 m to 6.2 m.

The hull machine gun was removed, making space for six more main gun rounds. These changes increased the weight of the vehicle to 38 tons. This album of detailed photographs is invaluable for the modeler or enthusiast alike.

978-8360445204, $12.95, $7.95, paperback

is a military helicopter powered by a single, turboshaft engine, with a twobladed main rotor and tail rotor.

The helicopter was developed by Bell Helicopter to meet the United States Army's requirement for a medical evacuation and utility helicopter in 1952, and first flew on 20 October 1956.

Ordered into production in March 1960, the UH-1 was the first turbine-powered helicopter to enter production for the United States military, and more than 16,000 have been produced worldwide. The UH-1D variant was designed as a troop carrier to replace the CH-34 then in US Army service. This monograph covering this US helicopter includes many detailed photographs, making this an ideal publication for the modeler. This is a classic series of highly illustrated books on the best machines of war, with several hundred photographs of each aircraft or vehicle.

With close-up views of the key features of each machine, including its variations, markings and modifications, customizing and creating a model has never been easier.

Includes extra features such as decals and masking foil.

978-8360445471, $12.95, $7.95, paperback

Ts-11 Iskra Krzysztof Janowicz The

Yak-23 Albert Osiński The Yak-23 was

T-55A Ryszard T. Kominek The T-55

TS-11 Iskra is a Polish jet trainer aircraft, used by the air forces of Poland and India. It is notable as the main trainer plane of the Polish Army, the oldest jet plane still in service in Poland - and one of the most reliable. The TS-11 Iskra is an all-metal jet trainer plane, conventional in layout. Its wings are trapezoid-shaped, with the leading edge swept at small angle. The single jet engine has an exhaust under a boom with tail fin, which gives the plane an unusual silhouette. The two crewmen have ejector seats.

The aircraft has no radar (apart from the TS-11R), but it can be fitted with photo cameras. This album of detailed photographs is invaluable for the modeler or enthusiast alike.

978-8360445730, $12.95, $7.95, paperback

developed as a simple lightweight jet fighter, as a development of the earlier Yak-15 and Yak-17 fighters, retaining their non-conventional layout with a jet engine in the fuselage nose and exhaust under the cockpit, but the construction was all new. Its wings were derived from the Yak-19. The Yak-23 used a Soviet copy of the British Rolls-Royce Derwent V turbojet engine, produced as the Klimov RD-500. It first flew on July 8, 1947. After successful flights, it underwent state trials in 1948 and was accepted for series production.

It was evaluated as highly maneuverable, with a good acceleration and takeoff and climb capabilities thanks to high thrust-to-weight ratio. This album of detailed photographs is invaluable for the modeler or enthusiast alike. All photo captions are in English with a Polish summary provided.

978-8389088994, $12.95, $7.95, paperback

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•UNIFORMS & EQUIPMENT•

Les Armes de la Police Nationale Dominique Noel Creating a work on the French National Police is challenging for both the complex subject matter as well as the rarity of the archives.

Here, the author, a police officer himself and a passionate researcher, has succeeded at presenting a book rich in previously unpublished photographs and documentation.

Dominique Noel offers an in-depth inventory of all the weapons allocated to the police force from the Ancien Régime to 2012. From the armed halberd guards enlisted under the 13th century Saint Louis to the 2010 gardiens de la paix, equipped with the SIG SP 2022, the reader will discover the vicissitudes that have left their mark on this police institution over the centuries, gaining an in-depth knowledge of the evolution of the National Police.

978-2-35250-225-8, $55.00, $32.95, hardback, French text

Guides and Guards of the Generals 1792-1815

The French Army of the Victory André Jouineau After the defeat in 1940, the Vichy Government started reforming the army which the occupier had been good enough to let it keep.

At the same time in England, General de Gaulle got down to setting up a unit for all the volunteers drifting in from all over the Empire. After Operation Torch, the Americans started supplying the French Army in North Africa with equipment and clothing. Discover the twentieth volume in the collection, the multifarious blend of uniforms which was such a feature of the French Liberation Army.

978-2-352-50261-6, $19.95, $12.95, paperback

The Irish Artillery Corps Since 1922 Ralph A. Riccio The story of the artillery used by the armed forces of the Republic of Ireland (Eire), from independence to the present day. Following on from the author’s acclaimed book on AFVs in Irish service, this new book covers the operations and equipment of all the artillery units in the Irish armed forces. From the early days of Independence and civil war to modern-day peace keeping, from coastal artillery to light mortars, all the units and their equipment are described and illustrated.

Profusely illustrated with photos, maps, and scale plans. Essential reading for all military historians and artillery enthusiasts!

978-83-61421-52-8, $51.00, $32.95, paperback

Didier Davin & André Jouineau The guide and guard units, formed out of the necessities of war and in close contact with the general staff (as escorts, guards, messengers), quickly became object of attention for the generals, as they were emblematic of their military prestige of their leaders and represented a veritable praetorian guard. The highest in perfection were those surrounding Bonaparte—with Bessières at the head— one of the core components of the future Imperial Guard.

The guides would be present in almost all the armies of the Republic, from the Consulat and the Empire, and yet today they are for the most part completely forgotten. They served some of the most prestigious leaders, the Emperor being at the top. Anywhere the Republic, and then the Empire, would stake their tricolor flags, the guides would be there.

Volume Six in the Officers and Soldiers series strives to reconcile the injustice made toward these elite soldiers.

978-2-35250-218-0, $19.95, $12.95, paperback

What is the ideal vehicle for special forces operations, for dangerous missions performed by small units of highly trained troops often working in enemy territory, behind enemy lines? And which vehicles have the world’s armies selected, adapted and developed since modern special forces established themselves as a key arm of the military during the Second World War? Pat Ware, in this authoritative and highly illustrated book, uses all his expert knowledge of the history of military vehicles to show the fascinating variety of machinery that has been used, from converted Jeeps and Land Rovers to a bizarre collection of even more remarkable, sometimes purpose-built strike vehicles – the Scorpion, Cobra and Supacat Jackal, the LRDG Chevrolet, the Mechem, the Pinzgauer and the Warrior among them.

978-1-84884-642-5, $24.95, $14.95, paperback

L’Armée Française 19431956 Paul Gaujac This fully After

Visual Encyclopedia of Military Uniforms Chris McNab Military Uniforms

adopting the American uniform in 1943 when the French Expeditionary Corps in North Africa were equipped by the United States, the high command and the units were constantly improving it with additions conforming to French military traditions. However, once peace had returned, its metropolitan army needed new dress and uniforms.The result of this development bore its fruit in 1954, nine years after the end of the conflict. It was in that year that the TTA 148 appeared, a set of regulations for all the arms, in color, given over to the uniforms and insignia of the French Army.

978-2-35250-195-4, $24.95, $14.95, paperback, French text

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Special Forces Vehicles Pat Ware

Visual Encyclopedia is a highly illustrated volume that examines the significant uniforms of the world, featuring more than 1000 of the world’s soldiers from the first professional armies to the present day.

All the most famous types of uniform are featured, such as the British redcoat, the American GI, the German storm trooper and the Soviet infantryman, along with some more unusual examples that are much less well known. Each featured uniform is illustrated with an excellent full-color artwork, showing the figure in great detail with full specifications tables that list country of origin and points of interest in the uniform and equipment carried.

978-1-907446-99-3, $40.00, $26.00, paperback

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FALL ARRIVALS FROM CASEMATE The Dakota Hunter HansWiesman

This book tells the story of a Dutch boy who grew up during the 1950s in post-war Borneo, where he had frequent encounters with an airplane, the Douglas DC-3, aka the C-47 Skytrain or Dakota of World War II fame. For a young boy living in a remote jungle community, the aircraft reached the proportions of a romantic icon, as the essential lifeline to a bigger world for him, the beginning of a special bond.This book describes his multiple expeditions in search of the remains of the Dakota legend.

978-1-61200-2583, $37.95, hardback, October 2014

Artillery Scout James Bilder

A Street in Arnhem Robert Kershaw In this long-awaited book, the author follows up his best-selling account of Operation Market Garden to focus on the experiences of Dutch civilians and British and German soldiers in one street while fighting to survive at the heart of one of the most intense battles of World War II. He tells the story of what could be seen from the Utrechtseweg, a road that runs seven kilometers from the Arnhem railway station west to Oosterbeek.

978-1-61200-2644, $32.95, hardback, September 2014

The American Doughboys of World War I are often referred to as the “Lost Generation”; however, in this book we are able to gain an intimate look at their experiences after being thrust into the center of Europe’s “Great War” and enduring some of the most grueling battles in U.S. history. Len Fairfield was an Artillery Scout, or Forward Observer, for the U.S. Army, and was a firsthand witness to the war’s carnage as he endured its countless hardships, all of which are revealed.

Year of Desperate Struggle Monte Akers By the summer of 1863, following Chancellorsville, it was clear to everyone on both sides of the Civil War that the Army of Northern Virginia was the most formidable force Americans had ever put in the field. This work picks up where Year of Glory left off, with a minute examination of Stuart’s cavalry during the controversial Gettysburg campaign. In this work Akers provides a fascinating, close-in view of the Confederacy’s cavalry arm during this crucial period.

978-1-61200-2712, $34.95, hardback, October 2014

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