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THE 127TH BATTALION, C.E.F.:2nd Battalion, Canadian Railway

Troops

23759 £11.99

Lt.-Col. H. M. Jackson, M.B.E.2015 N & M Press reprint (original

pub c1930) SB 186 ppPublished Price £16

In November 1915 , the York Rangerswere granted permission to raise acomplete Bn. for service with the CEF.Despite having already supplied twicetheir pre-war establishment as drafts forother CEF Bns, the Regiment found 1100all ranks from York County, SouthernOntario. As 127th Cdn Inf Bn, theyreached England in August 1916. Many ofthe officers and other ranks had worked inin the engineering and railway industriesso, when the Railway Construction Corpswas formed, the Bn was assigned to it as2nd Bn,Cdn Railway Troops.This book is an excellent account of itswork, usually under shellfire, constructinglight railway tracks at Bapaume, Messines,Ypres, Arras Ect. In April 1918 it wasthrown into the line to fight as infantry.Some officers are mentioned in the text,and the appendixes are very detailed, butthe main interest is the coverage of combatengineering. A Roll of Honour KIA,DOW,DOD, WIA, and MIA, by year, Honoursand Awards, and a list of Officerscomplete this history.

AIR WAR OVER NORTHVIETNAM

Operation Rolling Thunder

28604 £4.99

Stephen EmersonSoftback, 198 pages

Published Price £14.99

Emerson does an outstanding job ofoutlining the complicated flashpoint ofVietnam, well-written he articulates tohistory buffs by remaining focused onOperation Rolling Thunder, and the fightfor air supremacy.

2nd BATTALION THE ESSEXREGIMENT “ The Pompadours”

“D” Day to “VE” day in NorthwestEurope

23730 £6.99

A. A. Vince2015 N & M Press reprint (originalpub c1946) SB 50 pp complete withcolour plate of Divisional signs & 4

MapsPublished Price £11.99

Battalion history of the 2nd EssexRegiment, a unit who saw action at Goldbeach on D-day and, fought at Le Havre,Caen and Arnhem. Contains manyphotographs and a Roll of Honour.

A HISTORY OF THE ROYALARMY VETERINARY CORPS

1796-1919

28711 £16.99

Maj.Gen. Sir Frederick SmithSB xi+268 pp Illustrated full page

colour uniform plates & B&Willustrations of personalities 2020N&MP Reprint of Original Edition

Published Price £25

A fine Regimental History, with colouruniform plates, rolls of officers present inPeninsula, Waterloo & numerous othercampaigns.During the First World War, the AVCtripled its officers, and the number of otherranks grew forty-fold. By 1918, nearlyhalf of all veterinary surgeons in Britainwere serving in the corps. Engaged on theWestern Front, at Gallipoli, Salonika,Mesopotamia and Palestine, it treated sickand wounded cavalry, transport andartillery animals. It also diversified,dealing with horses that had been gassed,setting up four farriery schools, and eventreating camels in the Middle East.Following the Armistice in 1918, it wasgranted the 'Royal' prefix in recognition ofits service.

A MAN CALLED PLENTYHORSES

The Last Warrior of the GreatPlains War

28084 £2.99

Alan R. HallHardback, 368 pagesPublished Price £25

On January 7, 1891, in the immediateaftermath to the assassination of SittingBull and the massacre at Wounded KneeCreek, an obscure Sioux Indian shot andkilled one Lieutenant Casey in cold blood.This is the forgotten story of the civil trialsof Plenty Horses for the murder of the lastWhiteman to die in the Great Plains War,trials that legally and dramaticallyagonised over justifying criminal actscommitted during warfare.

AIRBORNE FORCES OF THESECOND WORLD WAR 1939

-1945Official History Of The Second

World War Army

26147 £18.99

Lieutenant-Colonel T.B.H. Otway DSOSB xii+468pp, with 21 maps (somein colour) and 36 illustrations 2018

NPublished Price £29.99

Excellent official War Office account ofall airborne operations undertaken by theAllies in WW2, including Arnhem, D-Dayand Bruneval. The author was best knownfor his role as commander of the parachuteassault on the Merville Battery on D-Day.

An Indian Summer of Steam

28450 £4.99

David MaidmentHardback 288 pagesPublished Price £25

Steam nostalgia with a good amountof pictures of vintage equipment.

ALONG O’MY OLD BROWNMULE

R.A.V.C. History 1944-1947

28950 £5.99

Major J. D. ParkinsonSoftback, 68 pages with Maps &

IllustrationsPublished Price £12.99

Very well produced history of theactivities of the RAVC during the BurmaCampaign of World War 2,giving a vividaccount of events during battle and theimportant conurbation of transport animalsin achieving final victory.

APACHE OVER LIBYA

27232 £3.99

Will LaidlawHardback, 200 pagesPublished Price £19.9

This book describes the pioneering sea-based use of the Apache helicopter to flyvery hazardous missions over the well-defended Libyan desert in the summer of2011. Unlike Afghanistan and Iraq, theenemy here had every antiaircraft weapondreaded by pilots; in this account thequality of the aircraft and the fantastictraining and skill of the pilots was tested tothe absolute limits. BATTLE HONOURS AWARDED

FOR THE GREAT WAR.

3198 £3.95

SB. 80pp. 2001 N&MP Reprint ofHMSO 1925 Original Edition


Final list of battle honours awarded toeach regiment as published under ArmyOrder 55 of February 1925. This orderdirected that “no further submissionsconcerning the Great War battle honourswill be made.” Those to be borne on theColours or Appointments are shown inbold print.

THE AWARDS OF THELUFTWAFFE

27285 £99.99

Antonio ScapiniHardback 304 pages colour

throughout

A new. title from B&D Publishing,forthose who have not had one of there titlesthey are, according there publicity, “Themost comprehensive and detailedreference books ever offered not only forcollectors of the German awards of WorldWar Two, but also for collectors ofmilitaria-related items in general. and areunmatched in their innovative scientificapproach to identifying genuine examplesof Third Reich-era military decorationsand equipment”. Looking at there titlesthis reviewer would find it hard to arguethis statement

THE BATTLE OF THEDENMARK STRAIT

An Analysis of the Battle and theLoss of HMS Hood

30164 £9.99

Daniel KnowlesHardback 162 pages + plates


Despite the wealth of documentaryinformation and photographic evidenceavailable on the battle, there continues tobe controversy as to how the conflict wasactually fought. This book analyses theevents of 24 May 1941 to both shed newlight and provide clarifications on how thebattle was fought, the damage thatdifferent ships sustained, and how it wasthat the pride of the Royal Navy wasdestroyed in such a catastrophic manner.

Military history at your finger tips www.nmarchive.com


BATTLEGROUND VERDUNVERDUN THE LEFT BANK

27605 £3.99

Christina HolsteinSoftback, 176 pages


The book includes a plethora of historicaland modern black & white photos, it’s avery well researched and a nicely donebattlefield guide from a popular series.

BAY OF PIGSCIA’s Cuban Disaster, April 1961

28071 £4.99

Phil CarradiceSoftback, 136 pages


Perhaps not in casualties but as far asprestige and standing in the world wereconcerned, the Bay of Pigs invasion of1961 was the worst disaster to befall theUSA since the War of 1812 when Britishforces burned the White House. With acast of players including Fidel Castro,Nikita Khrushchev and John F. Kennedy,the Cuban Missile Crisis was an almostinevitable consequence. BRITISH REGIMENTS 1914-18

3251 £7.99

by Brig EA James.2001reprint by Naval and Military

Press SB. 140ppPublished Price £17.95

Valuable source that lists each WW1battalion, formations they served in, datesformed & where & when they served.

THE BELGIANS IN THEHABSBURG ARMY

Regiments and Military Personnelof the Austrian Netherlands, 1756

-18151

30155 £95.00

Prof. Dr. Bruno Colson, Dr. PierreLierneux

Hardback, 416 pages, approx 1200photographs and illustrations

The Belgians in the Austrian HabsburgArmy of the 18th century seems to havebeen completely forgotten. They enjoyed avery great reputation, however, and theirnumbers included seventeen field-marshals and about fiflty generals. Belgianunits were identified as such: they werecalled “Walloon” recruited in the “LowCountries”. They were five infantryregiments , the free corps, a regiment ofcavalry, artillery and engineers, a realembryo of a complete national army.

THE BATTLE FOR THEMAGINOT LINE 1940

27819 £5.99

Clayton DonnellHardback, 296 pagesPublished Price £25

The role that France's Maginot Lineplayed in the defeat of France by theGerman Army in May and June of 1940may be one of the most misunderstoodaspects of World War II history. This bookfirst introduces us to the Maginot Line bysuccinctly describing its pre-warconstruction and organisation. It thenmoves to a discussion of Maginot Line incombat and quickly dispels the myth thatthe Germany Army simply bypassed theLine on its way to victory.

BETWEEN HOSTILE SHORESMediterranean Convoys 1941-1942

30137 £5.99

Michael Pearce, Edward StaplesSoftback, 360 pagesPublished Price £17

Shores exposes the appalling tactical risksthat were taken, of strategic necessity,during the Mediterranean convoy battlesof 1941-1942. This work contains twoNaval Staff History Battle Summaries.These describe the major Mediterraneanand Malta convoy operations,

BIAFRA GENOCIDE: NIGERIABloodletting and Mass Starvation

1967-1970

28405 £3.99

Al J. VenterSoftback, 128 pages


During the two and half years of the war,there were about 100,000 overall militarycasualties, while between 500,000 and 3million Biafran civilians died ofstarvation.The United Kingdom and theSoviet Union were the main supporters ofthe Nigerian government, while France,Israel and some other countries supportedBiafra.

THE BIG BLOCKADE

26148 £11.99

E. Keble ChattertonSoftback 287 pages


Germany was supremely vulnerable to theRoyal Navy choking off its lifelines. Afterthe Battle of Jutland in 1916 had confinedGermany’s High Seas Fleet to port, thetightening blockade became ever moreeffective, progressively causing theregulation of food prices, rationing, andfinally the dreadful ‘Turnip Winter’ of1917 in which its hungry population wasreduced to eating the eponymousvegetable, and brewing ersatz coffee fromacorns. 750,000 Germans starved to death,and the collapse in civilian morale led tosocial revolution, mutinies in the Fleet andArmy, and finally to Germany suing forarmistice terms.

CRECY 1346: A TOURISTS’GUIDE

27399 £3.99

Peter Hoskins, Richard BarberSoftback, 224 pages


On 26 August 1346, near the village ofCrecy in northern France, Edward III'soutnumbered English army confronted theFrench forces of Philip VI and won one ofthe most remarkable battles of theHundred Years War. Edward's victory hada major impact on the course of theconflict, and it ranks alongside Poitiersand Agincourt as a landmark in the historyof medieval warfare. And now, thanks tothis detailed, highly illustrated guide,visitors can explore the battlefield forthemselves and retrace the entire course ofthe Crecy campaign. Peter Hoskins andRichard Barber set Edward's victorywithin the context of the Hundred YearsWar and provide a graphic account of thebattle.

BISMARCKThe Chase and Sinking of Hitler’s

Goliath

30138 £5.99

GH Bennett, R. Bennett, E BennettSoftback, 160 pagesPublished Price £17

Bismarck was the most formidable surfaceship in Hitler's fleet. Displacing over55,000 tons when fully loaded and armedwith eight 38-cm guns in four main turrets,she was a formidable piece of Germannaval engineering. Sunk on her first andonly war cruise, 27 May 1941, this greatvictory for the Royal Navy.

THE BLACK PHALANXA History of the Negro Soldiersof the United States in the wars

of 1775-1812 & 1861-1865

28223 £15.99

Joseph T. Wilson late Louisiana NativeGuard Volunteers & 54th Massachusetts

RegimentSB 528 pp with 64 B&W illustrations2020 N&MP Reprint of 1888 Edition.


The bulk of Wilson's compelling bookconcerns African Americans militaryservice during the American Civil War,including the free Blacks who served inthe Confederate army: "Descriptions of anumber of the battles in which Negrotroops took part in the late war of theRebellion, are given to call attention to theunsurpassed carnage which occurred, andto give them proper place in the war'shistory rather than to present a criticalaccount of the battles.”

THE BLACK SHIP

30182 £3.99

Dudley PopeSoftback, 368 pages


Recounts the worst mutiny in BritishNaval history, that off HMS Hermionewhose crew mutinied on 21 Sept. 1797killing the sadistic Captain Pigot and mostof his officers. The remaining crew sailedthe ship to Spain where it was refitted asthe Santa Cecilia but was recaptured in1799 at Puerto Cabello harbour by CaptainEdward Hamilton, leading 100 Englishsailors in six open boats in one of the mostbrilliant cutting-out expeditions in navalhistory.

BOMBER OFFENSIVE

28908 £4.99

Arthur Travesrs HarrisHardback, 256 pages


Compared to the memoirs ofcontemporaries such as Alexander,Montgomery, Slim, and Cunningham,page after page of Harris' bookreverberates with ferocious,uncompromising blasts. Whether theseprove Harris was always as right as hebelieved, or even that he was correct in hissingle-minded pursuit of area bombing, isbest left to the reader to decide.

THE BOY AIRMANAn Absolute Stranger to Fear

27533 £3.99

Richard PettyHardback, 192 pages


A Great War, Royal Naval Air Servicebiography, recording an age when youngmen rushed to try new skills and offerthemselves for duty in their country'sdefence.



BRAVERY AWARDS FORAERIAL COMBAT

Stories Behind the C. G. M. .

28909 £5.99

Alan W. CooperHardback, 224 pages


The story of one of the rarest braveryawards - the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal(Flying) - won by only 110 brave airmenwho carried out heroic deeds from theSecond World War to Vietnam. Aninspiring tribute to gallantry in the air

BRITAIN’S SEA SOLDIERSA History of the Royal Marines &

Their Predecessors & of TheirServices in Action, Ashore &

Afloat, & Upon Sundry OtherOccasions of Moment

23059 £35.00

Col.Cyril Field2014 N & M Press reprint (original

pub 1924). SB. x+324 pp., 11 colourplates, numerous b/w plates &

sketches & x+357 pp., 12 colourplates, numerous b/w plates &

sketchesPublished Price £45

For 350 years the Royal Marines havebeen in the front line of British militaryhistory on land and sea. This handsome,lavishly illustrated history by Col. CyrilField covers the marines’ first 250 years,up to the Great War, and includes suchcampaigns and actions as the siege ofGibraltar, the Glorious First of June, StVincent, the Nile and Trafalgar as well asthe ‘little Wars’ of the 19th century. Booksto treasure and cherish.

THE BRITISH AEROSPACEHAWK

A Photographic Tribute

28178 £3.99

Michael LeekHardback, 208 pagesPublished Price £30

With the emphasis on photographing theHawk in a low level environment MichaelLeek celebrates the Hawk through 279digital photographs.

BRITISH RAILWAYS AND THEGREAT WAR ORGANISATION,EFFORTS, DIFFICULTIES AND

ACHIEVEMENTS

28710 £38.00

Edwin A Pratt2020 N&M Press reprint (originalpub 1902). Two volumes Softback

xx+1194pp in total + 72 B&WIllustrations & 23 Map & Diagrams

In 1912 the British did not anticipatefighting a war on their own soil, but didanticipate the use of the railways as amassive facilitator for troops in theforthcoming European war. The authorhad access to official information whencompiling this important semi-officialwork, which covers all aspects from thepreparations for war in 1912 until the endof the Railway Executive Committeecontrol in 1921. In addition to a generalsurvey there is an account for each majorrailway company. Much technicalinformation is included throughout thismonumental work of reference.

BRITISH SUBMARINES ATWAR 1914-1918

27261 £3.99

Edwyn GraySoftback, 224 pages


Originally published in 1970 and was outof print for many years, this book hasearned its place as a classic of submarinehistory by an author with an internationalreputation for being second-to-none inevoking the claustrophobic horror of warbeneath the waves.

BRITISH WIDOWS OF THEFIRST WORLD WARThe Forgotten Legion

28048 £4.99

Andrea HetheringtonHardback, 240 pages


This a more riveting than you think thesubject would allow. Hetherington’s studygives us a fascinating insight into the wayin which the armed services and thegovernment regarded war widows after theGreat War.

FINNISH JET COLOURS

28712 £14.99

Kyosti PartonenHardback, 280 pagesPublished Price £40

This work is based on almost 40 years ofstudy of Finnish Air Force aircraft externalfinish and markings. It started from modelbuilding and searching references, thenwidening to more systematicphotographing of the aircraft and ending invarious archives.

BUREAUCRATS INBATTLEDRESS

A History of the Ministry of FoodHome Guard

23430 £7.99

Henry Smith2015 N & M Press reprint SB


Unit history of perhaps the most unusualof the Home Guard’s 1,000 battalions. The‘bureaucrats in battledress’ were the staffof the vital Ministry of Food - evacuatedto North Wales from Whitehall because ofthe Blitz, they became the 11thDenbighshire battalion, though none camefrom the local area.

BUSH FIGHTINGIllustrated by Remarkable

Actions and Incidents of theMaori War in New Zealand

28227 £9.99

Major-General Sir James Edw. AlexanderSB xv+326 pp with B&W maps,plans, & woodcuts 2020 N&MP

Reprint of 1873 Edition.Published Price £18

This is an authoritative book, both as amilitary history of the second Maori Warof 1860-66 and also serving as a usefulinstruction in the art of Bush Fighting.During this campaign the Maoris provedto be a formidable enemy, with theirknowledge of the bush and well-fortified‘pahs’ (fortified settlements). British andColonial casualties were heavy; the Britishcatastrophe at Gate Par is given coverage.Usefully for the medal collector andgenealogist, many officers and men arebrought to our attention for their courageand discipline.

C-130 HERCULES: A HISTORY

28592 £7.99

Martin W. BowmanHardback, 320 pagesPublished Price £25

The C-130 has also been used as a combataircraft, most famously as a gunshipstarting in Vietnam, but also as an ECMaircraft, on psychological warfare duties,and even as a rather impromptu bomber!This book also covers the C-130's servicewith Australia, New Zealand and GreatBritain.

THE CAMOUFLAGE HELMETSOF THE WEHRMACHT

VOLUME II

27694 £110.00

Paul C MartinHardback, 286 pages

The Camouflage Helmets of theWehrmacht, Vol. II by Paul C. Martinfinalizes the comprehensive view ofGerman camouflage helmets of WorldWar II. The chapters include nettedcamouflage helmets, combinations ofcamouflage, a selective gallery, helmetswith provenance, and an extensivediscussion of German helmet liners. Neverbefore has the interested collector bepresented with a more detailed look at thisinteresting aspect of the hobby. As astand-alone or together with Volume I thiscompilation will most likely never besurpassed. Large format 8.5 x 11", 286pages in full colour.



CAMPAIGN IN EUROPE .TheStory of The 10th Bn. The

Highland Light Infantry (City ofGlasgow Regiment) 1944-1945

28354 £18.00

RT Johnston - DN Steward - Rev A IanDunlop

2020 N&M Press reprint (originalpub 1950.) Softback 78 pp with 12

maps (In colour)

This is good fighting Battalion history,covering the 10th Battalion HLI during theadvance from Normandy to the Elbe viaHolland, the Ardennes and on to the defeatof Germany.A very readable, and useful WW 2Highland Battalion History. Completewith 12 colour maps (based on the officialsheets).

THE CAMPAIGN OF 1870-1871Operations of The First Armyunder General von Manteuffel,Comprising the Period from the

Capitulation of Metz to the Fall ofPeronne. Compiled from the

Official War Documents of the HQof the First Army

24524 £7.99

Count Hermann von Wartensleben Col. inthe Gen. Staff. Trans. by Col. C.H. von

Wright, Chief of General Staff, 8th ArmyCorps.

2016 N & M Press reprint (originalpub 1873). SB. vii + 227 pp + 2

colour MapsPublished Price £12.50

An important and detailed account by aGerman staff officer of the operations ofthe First Army in the 1870-71 Franco-Prussian War. Fighting in the Somme andPicardy, the army took part in such actionsas Amiens, Bapaume and Buchy beforebesieging Peronne.

THE CANADIAN “EMMA GEES”A history of the Canadian Machine

Gun Corps

23760 £9.99

Lt. Col. C. S. Grafton2015 N & M Press reprint (originalpub 1938) SB 218 pp with maps &

IllustrationsPublished Price £18

Excellent coverage of the raising andsubsequent services of the Corps and of itsmany sub-units. Numerous nominal rollsof officers in text, Company by Company,and as at 22 February 1918. Theorganisation of the Corps is explained intabular form. This is a very helpful record.

CANADIAN EXPEDITIONARYFORCE 1914-1919

The Official History Of TheCanadian Army In The First

World War

26162 £19.99

Colonel GWL Nicholson, CD., ArmyHistorical Section

xii+621 pp with maps some incolour 2018 N&MP Reprint of

Original EditionPublished Price £38

This is the best source of information,allowing a broad insight into the Canadianmilitary achievements during the Greatwar, it is essential to the research of theCEF effort during the Great War.Nicholson’s history is first class, wellwritten and totally authoritative, withexcellent supporting maps. With glossary,Bibliography,Index, Apps: including listsof units serving in France and Flanders atNovember 1918, notes on the battlesfought, distinguishing flashes of Canadianunits in the field.

CANNON’S Historical Record ofThe Eleventh or The North Devon

Regiment Of Foot 1685-1845

28832 £5.99

Compiled by Richard Cannon principalclerk Adjutant-General's office

SB viii+88pp Illustrated with threecolour plates two of uniform & oneof colours 2020 N&MP Reprint of

1845 Original EditionPublished Price £9.99

This ‘Cannon’ covers, in its usualconsistent format, a regiment that wasawarded battle honours for Dettingen,Salamanca, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive,Orthes, Toulouse and Peninsula. CANNON’S Historical Record of

The Fifty-Sixth, or The West EssexRegiment of Foot 1755-1844

28830 £5.99


SB viii+62pp Illustrated with twocolour plates uniform & colours 2020

N&MP Reprint of 1854 OriginalEdition


This ‘Cannon’ covers, in its usualconsistent format, a regiment that sawactive service in Cuba at the capture ofHavana in the Seven Years’ War and waslater part of the garrison during the GreatSiege of Gibraltar in the AmericanRevolutionary War. During the FrenchRevolutionary Wars, it fought in theCaribbean and then in Holland.

THE FATEFUL BATTLE LINEThe Great War Journals and

Sketches of Captain Henry OgleMC

26277 £2.99

Michael GloverSoftback, 224 pages


The diaries of front-line soldiers of theGreat War are relatively commonplace;contemporary drawings and paintings,other than those by the official war artists,are less so. What is extraordinary aboutThe Fateful Battle Line is that it combinesa journal of infantry service on theWestern Front with sketches and finishedwork made at the time, often illustratingplaces, people and incident from the text.Henry Ogle was a trained artist, and onewho, in his writing, fused the vividness ofthe painter's eye for detail with a writer'sprecision and awareness. Commissionedfrom the ranks, twice wounded, hisgallantry rewarded with the MilitaryCross.

CANNON’S Historical Record ofThe Seventy-Fourth Regiment,

Highlanders 1787-1850

28829 £5.99


SB xl+146pp Illustrated with threecolour plates two of uniform, one of

colours, 2020 N&MP Reprint of1850 Original EditionPublished Price £9.99

This ‘Cannon’ covers, in its usualconsistent format, a Childers Reformamalgamated Regiment, that saw activeIndian service in the late 18th century,then on to action in the Peninsular Warincluding Bussaco: Fuentes de Oñoro, TheSieges of Ciudad Rodrigo and Badajoz:Battle of Vitoria. It then pursued theFrench army into France and saw action atthe Battle of the Pyrenees.

CANNON’S Historical Record ofThe Thirteenth, The First Somerset

Regiment of Foot 1685-1848

28831 £5.99


SB xxxvi+128pp Illustrated withthree colour plates,uniform, colours,& captured standard 2020 N&MPReprint of 1857 Original Edition


This ‘Cannon’ covers, in its usualconsistent format, a regiment that sawdistinguished and arduous service in Egypt1801, on Martinique 1809, and in the FirstAnglo-Afghan War, where, in October1841, an uprising broke out. The 13thfound itself engaged in operations againstthe rebels who had taken the capital,Kabul. In November 1841, the regimentwas forced to retreat to the fortified townof Jalalabad. The town was soon encircled,leading to a lengthy siege. In April of thefollowing year, the 13th broke the siegeand defeated the Afghan forces; campaignmedals were awarded for this action.

CASUALTIES SUSTAINED byBRITISH ARMY in THEKOREAN WAR 1950-53.

3276 £4.99

Compiled by the Times Newspaper85pp. SB


Lists of killed, wounded and missing byregiments. Compiled from lists publishedby The Times newspaper during the War.

CELER ET AUDAX: A Sketch ofthe Services of the Fifth BattalionSixtieth Regiment (Rifles) Duringthe Twenty Years of its Existence

28730 £9.99

G RigaudSB xv+291pp With three illustrations

& Returns of Killed Wounded &Missing 2020 N&MP Reprint of


The Fifth Battalion lasted from 1797-1818.It served with distinction throughthe whole of the Peninsular War fromRoleia to Toulouse The first fourbattalions had been raised as regular linebattalions, but in 1797 a 5th battalion hadbeen raised on Barbados, with additionalcompanies formed on the Isle of Wight,and equipped entirely with rifles. Thetroops of the 5th battalion were soeffective that Sir Arthur Wellesleyrecommended their use to the divisionalcommanders describing them as the "mostuseful, active and brave troops in the field"

GALLANTRY IN ACTIONAirmen Awarded the Distinguished

Flying Cross and Two bars 1918-1955

28026 £4.99

Norman FranksHardback, 182 pages


Within the covers of this book recordedfor the first time together are the mini-biographies of all sixty Airmen Awardedthe Distinguished Flying Cross and Twobars 1918-1955 along with the citationsthat accompanied their awards, or in somecases the recommendations for them. Alsorecorded are citations for other decorationssuch as the Distinguished Service Order, etal. The recommendations were oftenlonger than the actual citations themselves,and during periods of large numbers of alltypes of awards, these citations did notmake it into the London Gazette, recordingname of the recipient only. As the readerwill discover, the range of airmen whoreceived the DFC and Two Bars, covermost of the ambit of WWII operations, bethey fighter pilots, bomber pilots, night-fighter aircrew, aircrew navigators,engineers, etc, or reconnaissance pilots.Each has interesting stories, proving, ifproof be needed, their gallantry in action.



THE CHICKAMAUGACAMPAIGN

Barren Victory: The Retreat intoChattanooga, the ConfederatePursuit, and the Aftermath ofthe Battle, September 21 to

October 20, 1863

25871 £5.99

David A. PowellHardback 379 pagesPublished Price £25

An excellent, comprehensive account ofthe aftermath of one of the key campaignsof the American Civil War. If you havePowells first two books about the battlethe last book is a must. The aftermath isnecessary to understanding how a greatbattlefield victory, was not so great. Thecommanding generals on both sides mademajor mistakes.

CHRISTMAS TRUCE BY THEMEN WHO TOOK PART

Letters From The 1914 CeasefireOn The Western Front

30146 £11.99

Mike HillHardback, 246 pages + plates


This is the largest collection ever drawntogether of letters sent home by theofficers and soldiers who laid down theirguns and shook hands with their foes. Theeye opening accounts of the unofficialarmistice between German and Britishforces capture the trepidation andexhilaration, the curiosity, anger, joy anddespair of that first Christmas on theunforgiving battlegrounds of the GreatWar.

A CHRONOLOGY OF ANCIENTGREECE

25961 £2.99

Timothy VenningHardback, 272 pagesPublished Price £25

This book offers a coherent narrative ofthe politico-military history of ancientGreece. It commences with the necessarilyapproximate course of events in Bronzeand early Iron Age, as estimated by themost reliable scholarship plus thelegendary accounts of this period. Fromthe Persian Wars onwards, a year-by-yearchronology is constructed from the ancienthistorical sources. Where possible a day-by-day narrative is given.

THE CLOUDS REMEMBER

27684 £11.99

Leonard Bridgman with Commentary byOliver Strewart MC, AFC

SoftbackPublished Price £15.99

Leonard Bridgman’s atmospheric washpaintings with Oliver Stewart's livelycommentary on these Great War machinesmake this an aviation classic.

CLUB ROUTE IN EUROPEThe Story of 30 Corps in the

European Campaign.

22858 £12.99

R. Gill & J. Groves2014 N & M Press reprint (original

pub 1946). SB. 189 pp + 14 Maps incolour + 14 B&W Illustrations


30 Corps was heavily involved in theclosing campaigns of the Second WorldWar in Europe, starting when its 50th(Northumbrian) Division landed on GoldBeach on D-day. It helped to clear theCotentin peninsular in Operation Bluecoatand, after General Brian Horrocks tookover command, it took part in OperationMarket Garden at Arnhem, and thecrossing of the Rhine into the Germanheartland. A superb unit history of theseoften difficult and bloody operations.

COLD WAR JET COMBATAir-to-Air Jet Fighter Operations

1950-1972

27398 £5.99

Martin BowmanHardback, 240 pages


This is a compelling, well-researched andhighly informative study of a particularlydynamic era in aviation history.

COLD WAR: MALAYANEMERGENCY

Triumph of the Running Dogs 1948-1960

27563 £3.99

Gerry Van TonderSoftback, 128 pages


The "Malayan Emergency" was originallythe colonial government's term for thisguerilla conflict, 519 Commonwealthpersonnel were killed during the fightingagainst the communist guerrillas. It is alsoremembered by the book and film“TheVirgin Soldiers” that saw the conflictthrough the eyes of a young NationalServiceman.

THE COLDITZ HOSTAGESHitler’s VIP Pawns

28507 £6.99

Giles Romily, Michael AlexanderHardback, 256 pagesPublished Price £25

Giles Romilly and Michael Alexanderwere amongst a select group of prisonersof war who were segregated from the otherprisoners and were labelled theProminente. The authors recount theirvaried experiences in captivity. Romilly, ajournalist covering the Norway Campaign,was captured at Narvik in April 1940.Alexander was taken in August 1942 whenengaged in a raid behind the German linesin North Africa. In due course, because oftheir family connections to people ofinfluence, both of them ended up in anisolation area of Colditz Castle.

COMPANION TO THE ANGLO-ZULU WAR

30184 £5.99

Ian KnightHardback 272 pages


The Anglo-Zulu War was a definingepisode in British imperial history, and itis still a subject of intense interest. TheZulu victory at Isandlwana, the heroicBritish defence of Rorke's Drift and theeventual British triumph are among themost closely researched events of thecolonial era. In this historical companion,Ian Knight, one of the foremost authoritieson the war and the Zulu kingdom,provides an essential reference guide to ashort, bloody campaign that had anenduring impact on the history of Britainand southern Africa. He gives succinctsummaries of the issues, events, armiesand individuals involved. His work is aninvaluable resource for anyone who isinterested in the history of the period, inthe operations of the British army insouthern Africa, and in the Zulu kingdom.

CONVOY SC122 AND HX229Climax of the Battle of the Atlantic,

March 1943

27115 £3.99

Martin MiddlebrookSoftback, 352 pages


In just 20 days in March 1943, the U-boatWolf Packs sunk almost 100 merchantships - threatening to cut Britain’s vitalAtlantic lifeline. The climax came whentwo convoys set out from New York, andAdmiral Donitz deployed 42 U-boats toambush them. Nearly 30 ships and sevenU-boats were lost in the ensuing battlewhich in r retrospect can be seen as theclimax of the Battle of the Atlantic. Thisbook tells the enthralling andheartbreaking story of one of the SecondWorld War’s crucial turning points.

DARK SEASThe Battle for Cape Matapan

30139 £5.99

J. E. HarroldSoftback, 160 pagesPublished Price £17

The most decisive engagement betweensurface ships in the Mediterranean duringWorld War II was undoubtedly the Battleof Cape Matapan (27 29 March, 1941).This Battle Summary, written post war,draws on reports of action on both sides,and insight into one of the last fleetengagements in naval history.

DEATH OR GLORYThe 17th/21st Lancers 1922-1993

30145 £18.99

kevinHardback, 432 pagesPublished Price £40

During its seventy-one years of existence,the 17th/21st Lancers became one of thebest known British cavalry regiments ofall time. Beloved by the Press as the'Death or Glory Boys', their renownedskull and crossbones 'Motto', was one ofthe most recognised cap badges of theBritish Army. This volume, written by aformer member of the Regiment, tells theircomplete story for the first time; much ofwhich is in the words of those who served.The Regiment's role during the SecondWorld War on the Home Front, in NorthAfrica and Italy; Austria; Greece, andPalestine in the aftermath of the war; itsfour years of service in Northern Ireland atthe height of the 'Troubles'; and the GulfWar, where one of its crews achieved thelongest ever direct-fire tank kill, are allcovered in considerable detail. Personalaccounts add colour to descriptions ofroutine life for a cavalry regiment in Egyptand India; and an armoured regimentduring the Cold War, serving in Germany,Hong Kong, Libya, Yemen and Belize.Eleven sketch maps and 128 photographsillustrate the text. Appendices include, adefinitive Roll of Honour; allCommanding Officers, Colonels of theRegiment and RSMs.


THE CRIMEAN WAR THEN AND NOW

This book is a combination of history, geography and travelogue. It is well written and one can only be impressed by the effort of its author.

Published by Frontline in 2017 at £35.00, we have it on limited offer at £5.99.

An extremely useful 390-page hardback, The Crimean War Then and Now surveys of the actions on the Crimean peninsula. The locations of the great battles of the Alma, Balaclava, Inkerman and the Allied batteries and encampments of the siege lines in front of Sevastopol are all presented in impressive full colour and have detailed explanations of the significance of each set of images.

Following repeated visits to the Crimea over a number of years, Dr David Jones, with the help of local guides, was able to identify and photograph every important location related to one of the 19th century’s most deadliest conflicts. These have been set beside original paintings and photographs to produce a collection of some of the most fascinating images

ever seen of the Crimean War. With detailed explanations of the significance of

the images, placed within the context of the war, The Crimean War Then and Now provides the reader with an unprecedented visual record. Dr Jones’ major work is regarded as the definitive pictorial study of the war on the Crimean peninsula.

Hardback, 236 pages • Product code: 28049 Published at £19.99 • Our price: £3.99

BLOODY BULLECOURT

The Battles of Bullecourt, on 11 April 1917 and 3 May 1917, involved huge losses and invoked a sense of distrust between Australian troops and British commanders. Some of the heaviest criticism came from General John Monash who wrote: ‘Our men are being put into the hottest fighting and are being sacrificed in hair-brained ventures, like Bullecourt and Passchendaele …’

In April–May 1917 the sleepy hamlet of Bullecourt in Northern France became the focus of two battles involving British and Australian troops. Given the unique place in Australia’s military history that both battles occupy, surprisingly little has been written on the AIF's achievements at Bullecourt. Bloody Bullecourt seeks to remedy this gasping omission.

Hardback, 440 pages • Product code: 28077 Published at £30.00 • Our price: £3.99

Hardback • 390 pages Product code: 27804

Published at £35.00 • Our price: £5.99

DEATH OF A DIVISION Eight Days in March 1918 and the Untold Story of the 66th

(2nd East Lancashire) Division. Well produced, well researched and readable, taken from the Official War Diaries and surviving

accounts, this history's intention is to tell the story as it happened with the loss of command the central theme.

Well produced, well researched and readable, taken from the Official War Diaries, and surviving accounts, this histories intention is to tell the story as it happened with the loss of command the central theme.

It can be a difficult beast untangling the movements and actions of the different units from the war diaries and other sources, but Martin manages to unpick the various elements to give a well-rounded and researched account of the chaotic actions during this timecrippling casualties. One of those was the 66th (East Lancashire) Division which lost more than 7,000 men. Effectively destroyed, the division had to be withdrawn from the line to be rebuilt.


DEFENSIVE MEASURESAGAINST GAS ATTACKS 1917

28160 £6.50

War Office 1917SB 52pp Illustrated with line

drawings 2020 N&MP Reprint of1917 Edition.

Gas was a very effective way of attackingthe enemy without direct contact, andattacks were the thing soldiers in thetrenches feared over anything. Thismanual originally published by the WarOffice in February 1917, covers topicsincluding the nature of gas: attacks, types,projectiles, personal anti-gas equipment &general precautions & observations.

DOUBLE AGENT CELERYMI5’s Crooked Hero

28619 £6.99

Carolinda WittHardback, 281 pagesPublished Price £25

With Britain braced for a Germaninvasion, MI5 recruited Walter Dicketts, aformer officer of the Royal Naval AirForce—and a known con artist—as adouble agent. Codenamed Celery, Dickettswas sent to Lisbon with the mission ofpersuading the Germans he was a traitorand then extracting crucial secrets. Oncethere, the Nazis brought Dicketts toGermany, where he had to outwit hisinterrogators in Hamburg and Berlinbefore returning to Britain as, in the Nazis’eyes, a German spy.

THE DOWNFALL OF PREMPEHA Diary of Life with the Native

Levy in Ashanti, 1895-1896

24527 £8.99

Maj.-Gen Robert Baden-Powell2016 N&M Press reprint (original

pub 1898). SB. 198 pp. + illustrationsPublished Price £11.50

A fascinating and definitive account of thefourth Ashanti ‘war’ in 1895-96 writtenand illustrated by the future hero ofMafeking and founder of the Scoutmovement, Maj-Gen. Robert Baden-Powell. The conflict was a rapaciousBritish colonial expedition to take controlof the gold-and rubber-rich west AfricanAshanti kingdom. Though bloodless,eighteen soldiers died of disease and 50%fell sick.

EARLY SHIPS ANDSEAFARING

Water Transport Beyond Europe

28475 £5.99

Sean McGrailHardback, 176 pages


In this volume Professor Sean McGrailintroduces the reader to a relatively newbranch of Archaeology - the study of watertransport - how early rafts, boats and shipswere built and used. Concepts, such asboat building traditions, ship stability andnavigation without instruments, are firstdescribed. Archaeological research is thendiscussed, including sea levels in earliertimes, how to distinguish the vestigialremains of a cargo vessel from those of afighting craft; and the difference betweena boat and a ship.

EMPEROR ALEXANDERSEVERUS

Rome's Age of Insurrection, AD222–235

28445 £5.99

John S. McHughHardback 320 pagesPublished Price £25

Alexander Severus' is full of controversyand contradictions. He came to the thronethrough the brutal murder of his cousin,Elagabalus, and was ultimatelyassassinated himself. The years betweenwere filled with regular uprisings andrebellions, court intrigue (the PraetorianGuard slew their commander at theEmperor's feet) and foreign invasion.

EMPERORS OF ROME : THEMONSTERS

From Tiberius to Elagabalus AD 14-222

28519 £3.99

Paul ChrystalSoftback, 128 pages


A good introduction to the darkest figuresfrom the Roman Empire, in easy-to-readstyle. As is to be expected, the bookfeatures accounts of cruelty and violenceof all kinds and also of extreme sexualpractices. ENDURING THE WHIRLWINDThe German Army and the Russo-

German War 1941-1943

27924 £5.99

Gregory LiedtkeSoftback 248 pages with 14 maps


A book that is likely to stand as thedefinitive reference work for the largestand most costly land campaign in militaryhistory.

THE F42FALLSCHIRMJAGERGEWEHR

30133 £6.99

Guus de VriesHardback, 152 pages illustrated

throughoutPublished Price £30

This book gives a detailed description ofthe origin and history of the enigmaticFallschirmjägergewehr (paratrooper'srifle), Germany's most famous, but alsomost mysterious small arm of World WarII. Although only some thousands wereproduced, many postwar designs wereinfluenced by the FG42, which greatlyattributed to its reputation. This book alsodescribes and depicts its accessories, codesand markings, and the concurrents.

FALLEN EAGLESAirmen Who Survived the Great

War only to Die in the Peace

27345 £3.99

Norman FranksHardback, 226 PpagesPublished Price £25

Fascinating biographies of the men knownas the Fallen Eagles, pioneers of the RoyalFlying Corps who saw action in the GreatWar and survived, but perished during thewar years doing what they knew best -flying. Norman Franks is an eminentwriter in this field.

DEATH WAS THEIR CO-PILOT

27344 £3.99

Michael DorflingerHardback, 256 pagesPublished Price £25

It was in World War I that the skies firstbecame a battlefield, with nations seekingto decide military outcomes off theground. This volume introduces the fighterpilots of World War I, including theinfamous "Red Baron" Manfred vonRichthofen. In addition to this iconicflying ace, the author presents the thrillingbiographies of numerous others andrecounts their exploits and the tragediesthey suffered. Likewise, the bookillustrates the Great War's historicalbackground and documents the increasingsophistication of aviation technology andwarfare.

FAMOUS BATTLES AND HOWTHEY SHAPED THE MODERN

WORLD

28512 £5.99

G. Heuser D. Beatrice, Leoussi AthenaHardback, 184 pagesPublished Price £25

The great battles of modern historyexamined in this second volume rangefrom the defeat of the Armada and therelief of Vienna, to Chatham, Culloden,Waterloo, Gettysburg, the Somme andStalingrad. In each chapter, the historicalevents surrounding a battle form thebackdrop for multiple later interpretations,which, consciously or unconsciously,carry political agendas, some for furtherbloodshed and sacrifice, but others for themore recent and laudable phenomenon ofreconciliation over the graves of the dead. FAMOUS BATTLES AND HOWTHEY SHAPED THE MODERN

WORLDFrom Troy to Courtrai, 1200 BC -

1302 AD

28270 £6.99

Beatrice Heuser, Aretha S. LeoussiHardback, 272 pagesPublished Price £25

I usually don't care for books with“FAMOUS BATTLES “ in the tile as theytend to be of a rather general nature.However this is worth a second look at,arguing it is the political afterlife ofbattles that gives them fame. This volumecovers the siege of Troy and theencounters of Marathon and Thermopylai,to the wars of the Israelites and from thetriumphs and defeats of the RomanEmpire, to Hastings, the massacre ofBziers and the battle of Courtrai.

FIFTH (ROYAL IRISH)LANCERS IN SOUTH AFRICA

1899-1902

27194 £2.99

Major WT WillcoxSoftback

Published Price £8

The regiment fought at the Battle ofElandslaagte on 21 October 1899, at theBattle of Rietfontein on 24 October 1899and at the Siege of Ladysmith inNovember 1899 during the Second BoerWar.

FIGHT FOR THE FJORDSThe Battle for Norway

30140 £5.99

M. J. Pearce, R. PorterSoftback, 408 pagesPublished Price £17

One of a Scholarly series of previouslyrestricted and classified documents,Pearce, & Porter guide the reader througha level of detail of these fierce navalbattles, fought in Norwegian waters duringthe spring of 1940, that does not appear inpost-war accounts, putting the summary incontext. Fight for the Fjords contains bothBritish and German accounts detailingthese famous sea battles. The Germanaccount was completed by the officialhistorian within three years of the end ofWorld War II; the British report wascompiled from previously unavailableRoyal Navy records.The combination ofthese two summaries forms a uniquehistory.



FIGHTER AIRCRAFT SINCE1945

27839 £3.99

Frank SchwedeSoftback, 128 pages


A compact well illustrated guide thatincludes listings for the latest 5thgeneration fighters, such as the Chengdu J-20,, Shenyang J-31 and Sukhoi T-50, buthas numerous omissions including theGloster Meteor (despite being on thecover!)

FIGHTING FOR THE NEWSThe Adventures of the First War

Correspondents from Bonaparte tothe Boers

27401 £2.99

Brian BestHardback, 256 pages


The first special correspondent employedby a newspaper to gather informationabout a current war was Henry CrabbRobinson. In 1807, the proprietor of TheTimes, John Walter II, sent this 32-year-old lawyer to act as their man in Germany,ostensibly to follow and report themovements of Napoleon’s Grande Armée.He was almost arrested, escaping from theContinent in disguise – the first of manyexploits and adventures this bold group ofindividuals undertook to bring news fromthe seat of war. This included WilliamRussell in the Crimean War, whose reportshelped bring down the Government, andperhaps the most famous correspondent ofall, Winston Churchill, who reported onconflicts in Cuba, the Indian frontier,Sudan and the Boer War.

FIX BAYONETS!

27404 £3.99

John NorrisHardback, 240 pages


The bayonet is an essential item of asoldier's kit, even on today's modern hi-tech battlefield. This work examines theorigins of this humble weapon and the‘cult of the bayonet’ as espoused by theRussian General Alexander Suvorov whoasserted that “The bullet misses, thebayonet does not”. How did the ordinarysoldier feel to be told ‘fix bayonets’? JohnNorris draws on personal accounts ofsoldiers using bayonets in combat from theNapoleonic and Crimean Wars, variousColonial campaigns, through the WorldWars, Falklands War and into the 21stcentury in Afghanistan. In so doing heexplains the seemingly anachronisticsurvival of this simple weapon on themodern battlefield.

FOR BRAVERY IN THE FIELDGREAT WAR BRITISH ARMY

RECIPIENTS OF THEMILITARY MEDAL 1914-1920

A REGISTER

23257 £19.99

Peter WarringtonSB. 652 pp.


Lists the British Army recipients of theMilitary Medal (88,529) and second(4044) and third (129) award bars in theGreat War. Detail shown is, Surname;Forename(s); Initial(s); Rank; Number; inmost records Battalion or Unit; Regimentor branch of service; In some records(Non-exhaustive) fate of recipient KIA;DOW; Died; MIDs and Foreign awardsare shown Officers, non-commissionedofficers and men +Ladies

FOR DISTINGUISHED &MERITORIOUS SERVICES IN

TIME OF WARTHE GREAT WAR RECIPIENTSOF THE THE MILITARY CROSS

1914-1920A REGISTER

British and Empire

24133 £19.99

Peter WarringtonSoftback, 757 pagesPublished Price £38

Alphabetical register of recipients of theMilitary Cross 1914–20 Army; Sea; & Air.Detail shown is surname; forename(s);Cross; bar(s); rank; battalion or sub unit;regiment or branch of service; fate ofrecipient KIA, DOW, Died; LondonGazette reference(s), supplement date(s)and confirmation of existence of LG.citation(s). In some records (non-exhaustive) concise biographical details.

For Gallant and DistinguishedServices in Korea – Honours and

Awards to British CommonwealthLand Forces, 1950-1956

27446 £19.99

Doug V.P. Hearns, C.D.Softback 534 pages A Naval &

Military Press PublicationPublished Price £35

Included are the details for over twothousand honours and awards with, ifapplicable, the citations, made to thesoldiers of the United Kingdom, Australia,Canada, India, New Zealand and SouthAfrica that composed the BritishCommonwealth Land Forces for gallantand distinguished services in Korea duringthe period 1950 to 1956.

In addition are the approximately onehundred awards made to personnel inOccupied Japan supporting the war effortin Korea.

Author’s royalties from sales of this bookare being donated to Wounded WarriorsCanada.

FOURTH CANADIAN DIVISION1916-1919

27705 £6.99

Major C B Lindsey DSOSB iv+51 pp 2019 N&MP Reprint of

c1919 Original Edition

A concise Canadian Divisional History,the 4th served both on the Western Frontin France and in Flanders until ArmisticeDay. They formed part of the CanadianCorps in the Battle of Vimy Ridge, whichattacked and defeated the Germans,driving them from the ridge. As a result,the Canadians became known as mastersof offensive warfare and an elite fightingforce. In the Battle of Vimy Ridge in April1917, the Division was given the job ofcapturing Hill 145, the highest and mostimportant feature of Vimy Ridge.

FRANCE IN CENTRAFRIQUEFrom Bokassa and Operation

Barracude to the Days of Eufor

28463 £6.99

Peter BaxterSofback, 72 pages With 99 b/w

photos/ills, 12 colour profiles, 10colour photos/ills, 8 mapsPublished Price £16.95

An incisive look at French influence inCentral Africa.this title traces the overtand covert French military actions in theregion, the rise of internal violence andinsecurity and the increasing involvementof the international community in theseries of coups and counter-coups thatcharacterized the 1990s and the newcentury. Featured are OperationBarracuda, Operations Almandin I, II andII, Operation Boali and the variousregional, international and Europeanregional interventions.

FROM NORMANDY TO THEWESER

The War History of the FourthBattalion the Dorset Regiment

June, 1944 - May 1945

23743 £5.99

G J B Watkins2015 N & M Press reprint (originalpub 1920) SB viii+94 pp complete

with Maps & IllustrationsPublished Price £9.99

Unit history of a fighting TA battalion ofthe Dorset Regiment from Normandythrough Arnhem and the Rhine crossing tothe war’s end. Has awards with fullcitations, maps and photographs.

FROMELLESFrench Flanders

30185 £3.99

Peter PedersonSoftback, 176 pages


This excellent series continues with avolume on the bloody battle of Fromelles,a battle neglected by comparison to themonumental clashes at Ypres and theSomme, but an action of singularresonance for the Australian involvementin the Great War, and no less for thesavage mauling of a British MidlandTerritorial division.

THE GERMAN CLOSE COMBATCLASP OF WORLD WAR II

27907 £125.00

Thomas D. DuranteHardback, 464 pages

The final word on this sought after ThirdReich award, the Close Combat Clasp wasinstituted on 25 November 1942 forachievement in hand-to-hand fighting inclose quarters. It was worn above theupper left uniform pocket. The clasp wasdie-cast and made of either tombac or laterzinc, with a slightly curved centerpiececonsisting of the national emblemsurmounting a crossed bayonet and handgrenade. The award was bestowed in threeclasses:Bronze for 15 close combatbattles::Silver for 25 battles and Gold for50+ battlesThe Gold Close Combat Clasp was oftenregarded in higher esteem than theKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross by theGerman infantry. Of the roughly 18–20million soldiers of the German Wehrmachtand Waffen-SS, 36,400 received theBronze Class, 9,500 the Silver Class and631 the Gold Class.


Over 7000 military books available online at www.naval-military-press.com Telephone : 01825 749494 GERMAN DESTROYERS OF

WORLD WAR II

28212 £4.99

Gerhard Kopp, Klaus-Peter SchmolkeSoftback, 224 pages


Well written history of German destroyersin WW2, illustrated with plans, technicaldrawings, maps, a comprehensive galleryof photographs. and service history ofeach individual ship.

GERMAN SNIPER RIFLES

30135 £6.99

Albrecht WackerHardback, 152 pages Illustrated


Describes and depicts the development ofthe sniper rifle in the German army. Aftera short introduction on the earlydevelopments up to World War I and theera of the Reichswehr, this book gives adetailed description of the German sniperrifles in World War II.Apart from the several models of the G98and the K98k sniper rifles, the scopedversions of the K43, Sturmgewehr andFallschirmjägergewehr are described anddepicted as well.

GLADIATORS ANDBEASTHUNT

Arena Sports of Ancient Rome

27348 £4.99

Christopher EpplettHardback, 196 pages


Gladiators and Beasthunts is acomprehensive survey of arena sports inancient Rome, focusing upon gladiatorialcombat and the beast-hunts (venationes).Whilst numerous books have already beenwritten on arena spectacles in ancientRome, they generally neglect thevenationes, despite the fact that the beast-hunts, in which men were pitted in mortalcombat against various dangerous wildanimals (including lions, tigers, elephantsand rhinos), were almost as popular asgladiatorial spectacles and were stagedover a longer period of time.THE GUARDS BRIGADE IN THE

CRIMEA

28350 £4.99

Michael SpringmanHardback 208 pages


The Guards Brigade consisted of threebattalions, the 3rd Grenadier Guards, 1stColdstream Guards and 1st ScottishFusilier Guards (as the Scots Guards werethen known). The book opens with aresumé' of the causes of the War and ananalysis of the woeful disorganisation ofthe Army, in contrast to the efficiency ofthe Royal Navy. The Brigade'sperformance in the major battles (Alma,Inkerman etc.) is examined. The authordescribes the Russians' plans, the groundand conditions experienced by the longsuffering troops. The roles and abilities ofthe various commanders, often foundwanting, is fascinatingly treated. After thewar was over, the return home and paradesare described.

THE GOLDEN BOOK OF INDIAA Genealogical & Biographical

Dictionary of the Ruling Princes,Chiefs, Nobles, & Other

Personages, Titles or Decorated, ofThe Indian Empire. With an

Appendix for Ceylon.

26141 £12.99

Sir Roper Lethbridge KCIESB xx+366pp 2018 N&MP Reprint

of 1900 Original EditionPublished Price £25

An alphabetical ‘Who’s Who’ of some7000+ Indian rulers. The author was aBritish academic and civil servant in India.This is truly exceptional work, with muchgenealogical information regarding bothMilitary and Civil service to the BritishIndian Empire.

GREAT GENERALS OF THEANCIENT WORLD

27349 £4.99

Professor Richard A. GabrielHardback, 264 pagesPublished Price £25

Using antiquity's great commanders asstudy cases this is a fascinatingintroduction to the nature of warfare andthe conditions that determined itssuccessful conduct,. It is a useful startingpoint for anyone interested in the militaryhistory of this period(s). Professor Gabrielhas selected the ten commanders whom hebelieves to be the greatest of them all.Those included, and more so thoseomitted, will surprise many readers.Conspicuous by their absence, forexample, are Alexander the Great andAttila the Hun.

GREAT WARThe Countdown to Global

Conflict

28169 £2.99

Hardback 208 pgesPublished Price £25

Patriotism and confidence in theinvincibility of the British Empire was asstrong in the minds of the Daily Mirror’sdemographic – the working people ofBritain.The chain of events that led to World WarI was not immediately obvious to theaverage person on the streets as - in thedays before television, rolling news or theuse of radio as an entertainment andcommunication medium - there was onlyone way for people to hear about what washappening - from reading the daily papers.Through the remarkable Daily Mirrorarchive, the key factors in the outbreak ofthe Great War are revealed in a way thatbrings the era to life and reveals much thathas been lost to the mists of time.

Gubbins & SOE

28729 £3.99

Peter Wilkinson, Joan Bright AstleySoftback, 272 pages


General Colin Gubbins was in charge ofSOE during World War Two. This is thefirst biography of a man who was destinedto live his life in the shadows. A biographyof General Colin Gubbins, who was incharge of SOE during World War II.Gubbins was destined, by the nature of hisprofession, to live a secretive life, and thebook, which incorporates much previouslyunpublished material, offers revelationsabout the man and his mysterious mission.

A GUNNER’S GREAT WARAn Artilleryman’s Experience from

the Somme to the Subcontinent

25941 £5.99

Ian RonayneHardback, 192 pages


From the very beginning of his time at thefront, Clarence Ahier wrote a graphic andmoving account of his experiences of war,his complete journal consists of around25,000 words, with a focus on Clarence'sexperience during the Battle of theSomme, in the fighting around Ypres, and,he was wounded twice serving as anartilleryman on the Western Front.

HANS ERNST VON ZIETENA Forgotten Commander of the

Wars of Liberation: His Times andhis Estate

30154 £60.00

Dr. Gerhard BauerHardback, 208 pages

DUAL ENGLISH AND GERMANLANGUAGE

The fact that Zieten’s estate with hisdecorations is one of the few from the timeof the Wars of Liberation to have survivedto the present day, provides theopportunity to present it with a richlyillustrated work, as well as to deliver theman to whom they were awarded fromoblivion.

HELDENTODThe Nazi Culture of Death

30165 £18.99

Paul GarsonHardback 352 pages illustrated


This somewhat dark book examines theNazi cult of “A Heroic Death”. TheGerman word translates to "Hero's Death"and was the staple term on hundreds ofthousands of sterbebilt or death cards’ sentout in memory of fallen Third Reichsoldiers.

THE MILITARY AND POLICEFORCES OF THE GULF STATES

VOLUME IThe Trucial States and United

Arab Emirates

28465 £5.99

Athol Yates, Cliff LordSoftback, 72 pages


This book provides an overview of themilitary forces, and their antecedents, ofthe Arabian Gulf States. Most were BritishProtected States, resulting in their armedforces being heavily influenced by theBritish military Scores of photographs areincluded showing the uniforms and aselection of badges and insignia.

HISTORICAL RECORDS OFTHE MALTESE CORPS OF THE

BRITISH ARMY

23038 £12.99

Major A. G. Chesney2014 N & M Press reprint (original

pub 1897). SB. XII+210 pp 15 colourplates (14 of uniform) + B&W plates

& MapsPublished Price £22

Rare history of the Maltese Light Infantry,Pioneers, Militia, Royal Malta Regiment,Fencibles, with service of many officersgiven, also nominal roll of Maltese "whohave served, or are serving, in the BritishArmy" with details of their services.

HISTORY OF THE 17th(ARMOURED CAR) TANK

BATTALION DURING BATTLEOF 1918

27672 £6.99

SB iv+87 pp with 2 plates & 7 maps2019 N&MP Reprint of 1920

Original EditionPublished Price £9.99

The 17th Battalion arrived in France inApril 1918. Its first operations were insupport of the French Army in June. Itreturned to the British Army in August andwas very successful at the Battle ofAmiens. The Austin Armoured cars weretowed in pairs by tanks across thebattlefield. Once they reached betterground on the other side of the lines, theyranged freely. A German Corpsheadquarters 10 miles back was capturedand German reserves, artillery and supplylines were shot up. The 17th was the firstBritish unit to cross the Rhine in 1918.This is a very good Battalion history thatis scarce in its original printing.


Taken from the first German translation of “Histoire de l'empereur Napoleon (1840)”

that was enlarged for this edition with six new illustrations. Bellangé’s fifty detailed and brightly coloured uniform plates present the soldiers of the different regiments of the French Republic and the Empire in their respective costumes. The plates are full page size (254x178mm) and are left unprinted on the reverse to reveal them at their best, without giving any annoying show-through, thus allowing full enjoyment of this exceptional Napoleonic uniform series.

Bellangé’s Soldiers of the French Republic

and the Empire

Bellangé’s Soldiers of the French Republic and the Empire 1795–1814

VICTORY ON THE WESTERN FRONT The Development of the British Army 1914–1918

Michael Senior provides a challenging and controversial analysis of the underlying reasons for the success of the BEF. It is essential reading for anyone who is keen to learn about the extraor-dinary development of the British Army throughout the war – and to understand why, and how, the Germans were beaten.

He considers the reasons for the stunning British victories and examines the factors that underpinned the eventual success of the BEF. In particular he shows how tactical and technical developments evolved during the course of the war and merged in a way that gave the British a decisive advantage during the final months of the fighting. Innovations in guns and gunnery, in shells, aircraft and tanks, and a massive increase in industrial output, played key parts, as did the continuous process of adaptation, experimentation and invention that went on throughout the war years. The result was an army that could take advantage of the unprecedented opportunity presented by the failure of the German spring offensive of 1918. This hardback title was published at £25.00. It gives a good revisionist view of the British war effort and is highly recommended reading, especially at the now-offered price of just £5.99.

Product code: 26894 • Hardback, 256 pages • Published at £25.00 • Our price: £5.99

25875 • Softback Edition 50 Colour Uniform Plates Published at £20 - Our Early-bird Offer Price is £12.99

25875HB • Hardback Edition 50 Colour Uniform Plates Published at £30 - Our Early-bird Offer Price is £19.99


THE HISTORY OF THE INDIANMOUNTAIN ARTILLERY

23163 £12.99

Brig. Gen. C A L Graham2014 N & M Press reprint (of original

pub). SB. 470 pp + 16 B&WIllustrations + 8 MapsPublished Price £18

A first class history, covering the entireperiod from inception in 1840 through topost World War II operations inIndochina. Many officers, and some otherranks are mentioned in the text.

The HISTORY OF THE SOUTHAFRICAN FORCES IN FRANCE

23451 £11.99

John Buchan2015 N & M Press reprint (originalpub 1920) SB 404 pp., photos 22

mapsPublished Price £18

Master thriller writer John ‘39 Steps’Buchan’s classic official history of theSouth African Brigade in the Great War.Includes accounts of the fierce fighting atDelville Wood ,on the Somme and laterbattles. Illustrated with photos, maps,awards and a Roll of Honour.

THE HISTORY OF THE WESTAFRICAN FRONTIER FORCE

23843 £18.99

Col. A. Haywood and Brig. F.A.S. ClarkeSB


This definitive volume covers all thecampaigns of the WAFF from 1900 andthe fighting in Nigeria through the GreatWar, much on the campaign against Col.von Lettow-Vorbeck in East Africa, thenaction in the Second World War, ItalianEast Africa, & Abyssinia etc. Later inWW2 it formed part of the 81st Divisionand saw action in Burma and the Arakan.

THE HITLER CONSPIRATORThe Story of Kurt Baron Von

Plettenberg and Stauffenberg’sValkyrie Plot to Kill the Fuhrer

27498 £4.99

Eberhard SchmidtHardback, 256 pages


The biography of Plettenberg a soldier inboth world wars and member of theGerman Resistance (Widerstand). Hebelonged to the circle of close friendswhich included Claus Schenk Graf vonStauffenberg, Johannes Popitz, LudwigBeck, Ulrich von Hassell, Carl-Hans Grafvon Hardenberg and Fabian vonSchlabrendorff. He was involved in thepreparations for the 20 July plot, anattempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler, Führerof the Third Reich. To avoid betraying hisfriends under torture, he threw himself outof a third-floor window of the Gestapo’s"house prison" at Prinz-Albrecht-Straße inBerlin.

HUNTING THE TIRPITZNaval Operations Against

Bismarck's Sister Ship

30141 £5.99

G. H. BennettSoftback, 304 pagesPublished Price £17

One of a series of previously restricted andclassified documents this title coversOperation Chariot, Operation Source andOperation Tungsten. Dr Bennett, expertlyguides the reader through a level of detailthat does not appear in post-war accounts,putting the destruction of the battleshipTirpitz in context.

HURRICANE R4118 REVISITEDThe Extraordinary story of theDiscovery and Restauration to

Flight of a Battle of BritainSurvivior

28900 £3.99

Peter VacherSoftback, 192 pagesPublished Price £20

With brand new photography and sources,including wartime letters from BunnyCurrant, this book is essential reading forall Hurricane enthusiasts.

FOR GALLANTRY IN THEPERFORMANCE OF MILITARY

DUTY

23421 £3.99

Major JD SainsburySB 63 pp


An account of the use of the ArmyMeritorious Service Medal to recogniseNon-Combatant Gallantry 1916–1928

FROM CALAIS TO COLDITZA Rifleman's Memoir of Captivity

and Escape

28456 £6.99

Harry PardoeHardback 192 pages


Previously unpublished, and an extremelywell written addition to the Colditz Story,descriptions of the author's two escapesare particularly interesting although toprior his arrival at Colditz, the secondescape from the Eichstatt tunnel was his'qualification' for the Sonderlager.

I CHOSE THE SKY

25846 £3.99

Leonard H. Rochford DSC and bar, DFCHardback, 184 pages, Illustrated


These are the Great War memoirs ofveteran flyer 'Tich' Rochford, who writesabout his action-packed two years servingwith No.3 (Naval) Squadron in SopwithPups and Camels.This classic first-handaccount is told in vivid detail throughout.

ILLUSTRATED WARREPORTS: TRENCH WARFARE

Contemporary Combat Imagesfrom the Great War

28237 £2.99

Bob CarruthersSoftback 128 pages illustrated

throughoutPublished Price £12.99

Following the time frame of the GreatWar, drawings and illustrations show arange of combatants from throughout thecommonwealth fighting Germans, Italiansand Turks. Many were used to illustrateether a remarkable act of heroism or thosewho received medals for their bravery.

GATOR ON THE RISEKamov’s Hokum Attack Helicopter

Story 1977-2015

25908 £6.99

Alexander MladenovSoftback, 144 pages with 100 colour

photographs +80 in B&W+30drawings


The Kamov Ka-50 (NATO codenameHokum) was developed as a new-generation heavily-armoured attackhelicopter,The concept called for anunorthodox, well-protected, agile andsmall-size attack machine. If you likehelicopters, especially very mean lookingSoviet attack helicopters, then this is foryou!

IMAGES OF WAR: ALLIEDPOWs IN GERMAN HANDS 1914

-1918

30183 £3.99

David BiltonSoftback, 208 pages


AN illustrated history of the Kaiser'sunwanted guests, the author looks at thelives of the thousands of Allied men whobecame PoWs during the Great War.

IMAGES OF WAR: ANIMALS INTHE GREAT WAR

28628 £3.99

Lucinda MooreSoftback, 160 pages


A more unusual offering title from hepopular “IMAGES” series, from dogs andbirds to the occasionally downrightbizarre.

FIGHTING FLOTILLARN Laforey Class Destroyers in

World War II

28918 £6.99

Peter C. SmithHardback, 256 pages


Very thorough telling of the story of the LClass destroyers of WWII. These were,perhaps, the most powerful and bestlooking ships of the Royal Navy duringthat period. They sailed in dangerouswaters on dangerous missions and sufferedaccordingly,significantly out of the eightships of the L class only one survived thewar.



IMAGES OF WAR: BATTLE OFIWO JIMA : RAISING THE

FLAGFebruary-March 1945

28518 £3.99

Mark KahnSoftback, 201 pages


The battle Iwo Jima resulted in one of themost iconic images to emerge from theSecond World War the raising of theAmerican flag on the summit of MountSuribachi. IMAGES OF WAR: FIGHTING

IN UKRAINEA Photographer at War

27402 £3.99

David Mitchelhill-GreenSoftback, 224 pages


A useful addition to the ever-growingImages of War series, this title covers theEastern Front in WW2, depicting the war,in good clear photographs, from theviewpoint of a motorised telephone lineand pole-laying unit, that were taken by aprofessional photographer, conscriptedinto the German army in 1940 and postedto Ukraine 1941-1943. Of particularinterest to the military vehicle specialistwill be the huge range of vehicles in useby this unit, from French lorries and halftracks to German vehicles of every kind,including tractors and Russian lorries.

IMAGES OF WAR: HITLERVERSUS STALIN

The Eastern Front 1942-1943:Stalingrad to Kharkov

26985 £3.99

Nik CornishSoftback, 132 pages


These vivid images show the front-linefighting, the troops and the conditions onboth sides, but they also document theconsequences of war for the civiliansunder German occupation and thedevastation of the Russian towns andcities.

IMAGES OF WAR: THEFRENCH ARMY IN THE FIRST

WORLD WAR

27405 £3.99

Ian SumnerSoftback, 128 pages


Using a selection of over 150 rare wartimephotographs, Sumner provides anoverview of many aspects of a Frenchsoldier’s service. But while thephotographs create a fascinating all-roundportrait of the French poilu at war, theyalso give an insight into the army as awhole, and offer a French perspective onthe Great War. A great reference bookfrom this popular series.

IMAGES OF WAR: HITLER’SMOUNTAIN TROOPS 1939-1945

The Gebirgsjager

28483 £3.99

Ian BaxterSoftback, 144 pages


Baxter has produced a fine selection ofhighly illustrated books in the Images ofWar Series mainly covering Axis Forcesin WW2, and this is a good resource to useto learn about the men and equipment ofthe Gebirgsjaeger Regiments, in trainingand action from Poland, Norway andFrance, through Yugoslavia, the EasternFront and in the closing stages of the War.

IMAGES OF WAR: M1 AbramsTank

28606 £3.99

Michael GreenSoftback 192 pages


A very good primer for the Abrams, thephotos are well chosen and whilst some ofthe earlier images have been seen inprevious publications, many of the morerecent ones have not.

THE HISTORY OFNAVIGATION

28506 £5.99

Dag PikeHardback, 224 pagesPublished Price £25

Focusing primarily but not exclusively onmarine navigation, the author weaves afascinating course through the successesand failures of mankind's quest to explorehis world. It combines aspects of historyand navigation technology from the era ofsailing ships to the modern day.

IMAGES OF WAR: M12 GUNMOTOR CARRIAGE

30112 £3.99

David DoyleSoftback, 152 pages


Although only 100 examples wereproduced, the 155mm Gun Motor CarriageM12 served with distinction as aninfantry-support weapon and in particularas a bunker-buster during the U.S. assaulton the Siegfried Line in the winter of 1944-45.

IMAGES OF WAR: M2/M3BRADLEY

28509 £4.99



Through hundreds of colour photos, thebulk previously unpublished, Images ofWar: M2 Bradley explores America'spremier Infantry Fighting Vehicle in anunprecedented level of detail. Go insideand out the modern-day icon, then ride itinto battle through they myriad of photospresented in this book. See why Bradleyremains one of the most formidablearmoured combat vehicles of its class,even as it logs over 35 years of service. IMAGES OF WAR: ROYAL AIRFORCE IN THE COLD WAR 1950

-1970

28582 £4.99

Ian ProctorSoftback, 192 pages


Ian Proctor uses over 150 highly evocativecolour images from a single remarkableAir Ministry collection to portray the RAFand its personnel between 1950 and 1970.He provides a selected insight into servicelife, the aircraft, recruitment and training,and the operations and exercisesundertaken by the RAF during a twentyyear period of the Cold War, theseextraordinary aircraft, which included theHunter, Lightning, Vulcan and Canberra,became synonymous with the Cold War.

IMAGES OF WAR: PANZER IIIHitler’s Beast of Burden

27500 £3.99

Anthony Tucker-JonesSoftback, 111 pages


Anthony Tucker-Jones's selection ofphotographs show the Panzer III in everytheatre of the war and at every stage, andhis text gives an insight into the designhistory and fighting performance of thishistoric armoured vehicle.

IMAGES OF WAR: THEFRENCH ARMY AT VERDUN

27161 £2.99

Ian SumnerSoftback, 160 pages


Excellent images that show a good pictureof what the French Army was goingthrough during Battle of Verdun.

IMAGES OF WAR: THEGERMAN ARMY ON

CAMPAIGN 1914-1918

27407 £3.99

Bob CarruthersSoftback, 128 pages


Another WW1 addition to the Images ofWar series. There is lots in here for anyoneinterested in WW1; the story is toldthrough a fine collection of period photoswhich give a chronological sequence tothe story. It is particularly interesting tosee the changes in the uniforms andequipment worn by the troops of theGerman Army as the war progressed. Forthe modeller there is a lot of usefulmaterial. There are the uniforms andpersonal equipment, including gas masksfor both the men and their mules, but thereare also the trench mortars, artillery andeven the A7V tanks all included.

IMAGES OF WAR: THEGERMANS IN FLANDERS 1915

-16

28719 £3.99

David BiltonSoftback 159 pages


Covers the actions of the German Army inthe Low Countries during 1915 and 1916.In its broad compass it looks at the battleswith the French, Belgians and British,concentrating mostly on the latter.This isthe second in a series of 'Images of war'titles covering the German Army inFlanders at various times in the war. Allthree follow the usual IOW style andpattern.

Images of War: THE RED ARMYAT WAR

28376 £3.99

Artem DrabkinSoftback 128 pages


The 160 contemporary photographs fromthe Russian archives that have beenselected for this book give a strikinginsight into all sides of wartime service forthe Soviet soldier. The whole range ofmilitary experience is portrayed here, fromrecruitment and the rigors of training totransport, marching and the ordeal ofcombat.

IMAGES OF WAR: THESOVIET AFGHAN WAR

26292 £3.99

Anthony Tucker-JonesSoftback, 160 pages


By focusing on the Soviet use of heavyweaponry, Anthony Tucker-Jones showsthe imbalance at the heart of a conflict inwhich the mechanised, industrial might ofa super power was set against lightlyarmed partisans who became experts ininfiltration tactics and ambushes. His workis a visual record of the tactics and theequipment the Soviets used to counter theresistance and protect vulnerable convoys.It also shows what this gruelling conflictwas like for the Soviet soldiers, theguerrilla fighters and the Afghanpopulation,



KNIGHTS OF ENGLANDA Complete Record from the

Earliest Time to the Present Day ofthe Knights of All the Orders of

Chivalry in England, Scotland, andIreland, and of Knights Bachelors

23039 £24.99

William A. Shaw Printed and publishedfor the Central chancery of the orders of

knighthood,2014 N & M Press 2 volume reprint(original pub 1906). 1151 pp in total


A complete two-volume record of allKnights created by the British Crown.Volume One lists those members ofChivalric Orders from the Black Prince,the first knight of the Garter; and Volume2 includes all knights bachelors createdsince the adoption of the Angevin dubbingceremonial in c.1250.

IMAGES OF WAR: USMILITARY HELICOPTERS

27796 £3.99

Michael GreenSoftback, 220 pages


An excellent overview of the helicopter atwar. A great work for anyone interested inthe topic as well as modellers.

INSTRUCTIONS REGARDINGRECOMMENDATIONS FOR

HONOURS AND AWARDS (1918)

1572 £3.99

Military Secretarys Branch - General HQSB 38pp


A must for all medal collectors and familyhistorians, the exact official details of howa British gallantry decoration could beawarded during the Great War and towhom, and the circumstances necessary towin an award. All branches of militaryservice are included including awards towomen.

INTO THE BLUE

25845 £3.99

Norman Macmillan OBE, MC, AFCHardback, 236 pages, Illustrated


An extraordinary 'classic' record of oneman's exemplary service, authoritativelywritten, this is a gem that everyone with aninterest in WWI flying should place ontheir book shelves. Norman Macmillanwas decorated with the Military Cross forconspicuous gallantry and devotion to dutyin 1918 and was also later awarded theprestigious Air Force Cross.

INTO THE DARK WATERThe Story of Three Officers and

PT-109

28373 £2.99

John DomagalskiHardback 280 pages


History has long recorded that John F.Kennedy's heroic efforts after the sinkingof his PT-109 led to his successfulpolitical career as Representative, Senator,and ultimately President. But, as JohnDomagalski demonstrates in thisthoroughly researched narrative, there wasfar more to the boat's achievements in theSouth Pacific than the terrifying nightwhen a Japanese destroyer cut her in two.

JAPANESE TANKS ANDARMOURED WARFARE 1932

-1945A Military and Political History

30158 £9.99

David McCormackHardback, 160 pages + plates


Japan developed many experimental andoperative armored vehicles, tanks andtank-destroyer types throughout the war;but largely held them in reserve, for home-land defense. Drawing from primary andsecondary sources, the author's meticulousresearch provides the reader with anobjective appraisal of both the successesand failures of the Empire of the Sun'stank forces.

THE KAISER’S FIRST POWs

28078 £5.99

Philip ChinnerySoftback, 191 pages


In 1915, the German governmentpublished a book entitled 1915 in anattempt to portray the Germans as acivilised people who were destined to winthe war, and who would treat theirprisoners with care and compassion. Thisbook compares the official German viewto the grim reality of captivity, asexperienced by the prisoners. Originalphotos tell the story as seen by Germaneyes. Compare them to the personalaccounts from former prisoners whodescribe the reality of falling into thehands of the German Army and life as aprisoner of the Kaiser. By the end of thewar, the Germans had taken approximately2.8 million prisoners of war.

KAMIKAZETo Die for the Emperor

27092 £4.99

Peter C. SmithHardback, 224 pages


A chronological history that lays out outthe genesis, development, combat actions,countermeasures, and the continualevolution of the Kamikaze and theattempts to stop them.

IN ACTION WITHDESTROYERS 1939-1945

28599 £5.99

Alec Dennis, Anthony J CummingsHardback, 208 pages


An exciting eyewitness account of navalwar in the North Sea, the Atlantic and theMediterranean, its real-life thriller, and asclose to the action as you can get withoutbeing there.

THE KONIGSBERGADVENTURE

26139 £11.99

E. Keble ChattertonSoftback 306 pages


In the upper reaches of the Rufiji Riverdelta, in what is now Tanzania, lie therusting remains of the Imperial Germancruiser Konigsberg and her attendantfuelling collier Somali, both destroyed bygunfire from Royal Navy warships duringthe early months of the First World War.The outbreak of the First World War sawKonigsberg assume its new role of surfaceraider. This lasted only a few weeks due toa combination of coal shortages andmechanical defects, which forced her toseek shelter for repair in the muddybackwaters of the Rufiji Delta. In her mostmajor foray, she engaged and destroyedthe British cruiser H.M.S. Pegasus atZanzibar on 20 September 1914, and hercaptain struck the colours to avoid furtherbloodshed. This volume is based entirelyon original documents and first handmaterial from actual participants.

KUBELWAGEN ANDSCHWIMMWAGEN

A Visual History of GermanArmy’s Multi-Purpose Vehicles

27690 £5.99



Produced with the full and completecooperation of the Kübel Korps, one of theworld’s largest Kübelwagen-Schwimmwagen restoration groups, thistitle presents only the very finest restoredexamples. Early examples of theKübelwagen are featured, as is a very rare1945 model. No detail is left unrevealed,with interiors, multiple engine views andundercarriages. Additionally, theSchwimmwagen is covered in equallygreat detail.

MILITARY PISTOLSHandguns of the Two World Wars

27267 £3.99

Gordon BruceSoftback, 64 pages


This book provides a convenient referenceto the history and characteristics of theself-loading pistols that were adopted bythe military forces of the nations involvedin the two World Wars.

THE LAND OF THE NILESPRINGS

Being Chiefly An Account Of HowWe Fought The Kabarrega 1893-4

28396 £9.99

General Sir Henry Edward Colvile,Grenadier Gds

2020 N&M Press reprint (originalpub 1895). Softback xvi+312pp with

2 maps and 17 illustrationsPublished Price £14.99

A good account of the Unyoro Campaignin Central Africa (Uganda) 1893-94,written by the force commander & Acting-Governor Sir Henry Colvile,GrenadierGds. The award of the scarce “CentralAfrica Medal” was extended to coverservice during this Expedition.Campaign accounts by “The Man on theGround” are always useful especially sowhen a British campaign medal wasawarded for the action.On the 13 Apr 1894 the Daily Telegraphreported “The forces under ColonelColville have defeated Kabarrega, King ofUnyoro, a slave territory of East Africa, onthe east side of Lake Albert Nyanzas.”

THE LAST MAORI WAR INNEW ZEALAND UNDER THE

SELF-RELIANT POLICY

28397 £8.99

Maj.-Gen. Sir George S. Whitmore2020 N&M Press reprint (originalpub 1902). Softback xxii+198ppwith 2 maps and 18 illustrations


Following a period of apparentlyharmonious coexistence between colonists& indigenous Maoris, British impatienceto conquer and rule led to the Maoriinsurrection & war of 1861-63 & finally tothe Uriwera Campaign on the East Coastof the North Island, following themassacre at Poverty Bay, of which this isthe most authoritative, detailed account, bythe force commander.


FOR FREE INDIA: INDIAN SOLDIERS IN GERMANY

AND ITALY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

Comprehensive study of the Indian

Nationalist volunteers who served in German

and Italian military units in Europe

During World War II, the Germans found potentially unlikely allies on

the subcontinent of India where thousands of soldiers joined the ‘Free Indian Legion’, fighting on behalf of the Nazis against the Allied Powers from the China-Burma-India Theatre to the Atlantic Wall on D-Day.

Hardback • 456 pages • Illustrated throughout in colour, sepia & B&W Product code: 30157


Martin Bamber, inspired by the fact that, unlike their comrades in the Japanese-sponsored ‘Indian National Army’ in Asia, there was no comprehensive study of the less well-known Indian Nationalist volunteers who served in German and Italian military units in Europe, has assembled important information with many rare photographs and ephemera to make this book truly memorable.

With very limited availability since it’s publication we a pleased to hold the UK stock in our warehouse all individually shrink-wrapped and in mint condition at £45 – against the usual £75


THE LAST ROAD NORTHA Guide to the Gettysburg

Campaign, 1863

25873 £3.99

Robert OrrisonSoftback 197 pages


This battlefield guide offers the ultimateCivil War road trip, extremely useful toanyone planning a visit to the Gettysburgbattlefield, and will also be an entertainingreference for all armchair tourists.

LETTERS of COLONEL SIRAUGUSTUS SIMON FRAZER

KCB COMMANDING THEROYAL HORSE ARTILLERYDURING THE PENINSULAR

AND WATERLOO CAMPAIGNS

2532 £12.99

Edited by Major General Edward SabineSB. xx + 645 pages with 3 maps.

New Index by S. Monick2001 N&MP Reprint of 1859


A full and vivid account of the PeninsulaWar and the Waterloo campaign as theyhappened in some 180 letters to his familywritten by Col. Frazer, commander of theHorse Artillery in both conflicts.

London Midland Steam: TheRailway Photographs of R.J.

(Ron) Buckley

28428 £7.99

Brian J. DicksonSoftback, 168 pagesPublished Price £25

Beginning in 1936, just two years afterRon Buckley started what was to bealmost half a decade working for therailways, London Midland Steam showsthe changes in locomotive power takingplace throughout the London Midland andScottish Railway and its successor, theLondon Midland Region of BritishRailways.

LUFTWAFFE AND THE WARAT SEA 1939-1945

As Seen by Officers of theKriegsmarine and Luftwaffe

27846 £4.99

David IsbySoftback, 288 pages


The Luftwaffe and the War at Sea is acollection of firsthand accounts written byGermany military officers - bothKriegsmarine and Luftwaffe - about thenaval war in the air in the North Atlanticand around Great Britain. Most of thedocuments were written immediatelypostwar as part of the Allied debriefingprogramme though some are wartimeGerman originals produced for internal useby military staffs, but all have the value ofimmediacy; they were written whenmemories were fresh and, in many case,by those who were directly caught up inthe actions.

LUFTWAFFE BOMBER ACES

25989 £2.99

Mike SpickSoftback, 256 pages


Outlines the Luftwaffe’s revolutionarytactics, first tested during the Spanish CivilWar, and highlights individual techniquesand methods used against specific types oftarget. Biographical sketches of theleading bombers many of whom wereawarded the Knight s Cross allow aninsight into the diverse career andbackgrounds of Luftwaffe personnel andoutline just what it took to be a successfulbomber pilot. First-hand accounts addgripping drama to the narrative, and givean unsurpassed appreciation of just what itwas like to dive-bomb, come under attackby fighters or brave a barrage of anti-aircraft guns.

LYS OFFENSIVE APRIL 1918:BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY

FORCE

28069 £6.99

Andrew RawsonHardback, 204 pages


This is an insight into the BEF sexperience during this campaign, that alsoknown as the Fourth Battle of Ypres. TheGerman objective was to capture Ypres,forcing the British forces back to theChannel ports and out of the war. The menof the BEF who made a difference arementioned; those who led the advances,those who stopped the counterattacks andthose who were awarded the VictoriaCross. As with all of the BRITISHEXPEDITIONARY FORCE this title isbriskly well-written and concentrates onthe actual war actions and not the politicalaspects.

THE MARNE 1914A Battlefield Guide

25983 £2.99

Andrew UffindellSoftback, 215 pages


Andrew Uffindell begins his guidebookwith a gripping account of the battle,followed by a series of easy-to-followtours of the battlefield. Each tour covers aparticular sector in detail, using vivideyewitness accounts to reveal what thefighting was like for the men in the frontline. This unique and highly illustratedbook enables readers to explore thebattlefield and retrace the course of thosedramatic events for themselves. It givesdirections to dozens of museums,cemeteries, and monuments, including thememorials to the famous 'taxis of theMarne'. An essential companion forvisitors keen to see the actual terrain overwhich the battle was fought.

MEDAL WITHOUT BARAn English War Novel

25853 £14.99

Richard BlakerSoftback 640 pagesPublished Price £22

A fine novel that is now only recentlybecoming acclaimed, although not thatwell known, based on the author'sexperiences with a 4.5-inch Howitzerbattery in France, and giving realisticvision of life and work in the battery,emphasising comradeship and sacrifice.Falls awards a star and notes “one of thelongest and most detailed of war novels...gives perhaps the finest picture yet paintedof life in a field-artillery battery. He issentimental in that shame-faced Britishmanner which is really more sentimentalthan Latin emotionalism, but his portraitsare by no means necessarily false for that.His attitude to the war itself is sane andjust. This is one of the books which couldnot possibly have been written save uponthe foundation of experience.”

THE MEMOIRS OF MARSHALFOCH

27331 £14.99

Translated by Colonel T. Bentley MottSB lviii+594pp 2019 N&MP Reprint

of 1931 Original EditionPublished Price £28

The memoirs of Marshal Foch areimportant to the overall study of the GreatWar. Written during the last years of hislife, they are personal memoirs that detailhis actions, his movements, his orders andhis thoughts, and his interpretation ofevents, some that modern historians mightnot altogether agree with.

MEN OF STEELSurgery In The Napoleonic Wars

28413 £22.00

Michael Crummlin FRCS2020 N&M Press reprint (originalpub 207). Softback 384pp Colour

Illustrations throughout

ReviewMichael's matter-of-fact writing style andobvious mastery of his subject serves tofascinate rather than repel and I found itimpossible to put down. Rather than thepopular image of the wounded beingsubjected to the mercies of unskilledbutchers, a picture emerges of a medicalculture that was caring, competent andinnovative. While this would make a greatpresent for a shooting doctor of militaryenthusiast, it is a book that ought to beread by anyone interested in history. --Shooting Times

This book concentrates on the surgicalpractices during a particularly bloodyperiod of English and European historywith the French armies and allies pittedagainst the English with many Scots, Irishand Welsh involved in the fighting. It isbeautifully illustrated. --The Surgeon

MENUS, MUNITIONS ANDKEEPING THE PEACE

The Home Front Diaries ofGabrielle West 1914-1917

28735 £5.99

Avalon WestonHardback, 256 pages


When Gabrielle West wrote diaries abouther war to send to her much missedfavourite brother in India she had no ideathat a hundred years later they would be ofinterest to anyone. Soon after the outbreakof the First World War, Vicar's daughterGabrielle joined the Red Cross andworked as a volunteer cook in two armyconvalescent hospitals. She then securedpaid positions in the canteens of theFarnborough Royal Aircraft Factory andthen the Woolwich Arsenal, where shewatched Zeppelin raids over Londonduring her night shifts. Having failed amental arithmetic test to drive a horse-drawn bread van for J. Lyons, she wasamong the first women enrolled in thepolice and spent the rest of the warlooking after the girls in various munitionsfactories. Gabrielle wrote about and drewwhat she saw. She had no interest inopinion or politics. She took her bicycleand her dog Rip everywhere and theyappear in many of her stories. She had asharp eye and sometimes a sharp pen. Atthe end of the war she was simply senthome. She spent the rest of her life caringfor relatives. She lived to 100 and nevermarried. The First World War was her bigadventure. These days, the reader mightfeel MI5 should worry about thosedetailed line drawings of the processes inthe factories being sent by Royal Mailacross the world ...but a hundred yearsago?



THE MG34 Machinegun

30134 £6.99

Guus de VriesHardback, 152 pages Illustrated


Germany's most important machine gun ofWorld War II. This book contains adescription of the development, productionand use, the accessories and markings ofthe MG34, including many pictures anddescriptions of prototypes and variants thathave never been depicted and describedbefore.

MIG-29 IN PAF

28378 £3.99

Marek RadomskiHardcover 49 pages


This book is in the 'Spotlight On' serieswhich presents detailed illustrations of theRussian MiG-29 jet fighter in service withthe Polish Air Force.

Mil Mi-8/17/171 Hip: 6142

28728 £9.99

Softback 240 pagesPublished Price £35

A great history on the Mil Hip that notonly covers the development andoperational aspects, but provides a goodbasis for the modeler with nice detail shotsof all the aircraft components.

MILITARY LODGESThe Apron and the Sword orFreemasonry Under Arms.

27856 £7.99

Robert Freke Gould2019 N&M Press reprint (original

pub 1199). SB. xx+223pp.Published Price £12.99

In this volume Robert Freke Gould who isbest remembered for his massive sixvolume "History of Freemasonry,examines the history of Masonry as itrelates to warfare and the military. Withuseful biographies of both Naval andMilitary freemasons, both British andforeign. It is interesting to see the extentthat Freemasonry was embedded within19th century armies.

N THE NAME OF LYKOURGOSThe Rise and Fall of the Spartan

Revolutionary Movement 243-0146BC

27280 £5.99

Miltiadis MichalopoulosHardback, 272 pagesPublished Price £25

This is a fascinating look at an oftenneglected period, tracing the political andmilitary chaos caused by Sparta's lastattempts to regain her lost glories. Sparta'slast battlefield triumphs and defeats areseen alongside the political events withinthe city itself, which were often equally asviolent. The book ends with the demise ofSparta as a power, even a second-rate one,its forced incorporation into the AchaeanLeague and its transformation into a“tourist attraction” for rich Romansenators once the Achaean League wasfinally destroyed by Rome.

The Napoleonic Library MARCHOF DEATH

Sir John Moore’s Retreat toCorunna 1808-1809

25967 £4.99

Christopher SummervilleHardback, 256 pages


This is the first major study of theCorunna Campaign in English in 35 years,it brings the campaign to life drawingheavily on English primary sources todescribe the initial hopes and optimism ofthe soldiers, their frustration and disgustwith their commander for being ordered toretreat without fighting the French, andthen to paint vividly the hardships theyendured during the retreat.Although nomajor battles were fought until the end,when the British won at Corunna, theauthor does a superb job describing thenumerous skirmishes and combatsbetween the British rear guard and theFrench advance guard. Many pages aredevoted to the two most famous events ofthe campaign -- defeat of the Chasseurs ofthe Imperial Guard at Benavente (and thecapture of General Lefebvre-Desnouettes)and the death of General Colbert atCacabellos (who was killed by PrivatePlunkett of the 95th Rifles in an exhibitionof superb marksmanship.)

ORDER OF BATTLE of theBRITISH ARMIES IN FRANCE

November 11th 1918

24529 £11.99

General Staff, GHQ.SB


Complete Order of Battle - includingcommunications - of the BEF in France atthe time of the November 1918 armistice.Includes Pigeons Dogs, horses and the twoPortuguese Divisions.

MINERS’ BATTALIONA History of the 12th (Pioneers)

King’s Own Yorkshire LightInfantry 1914-1918

27358 £4.99

Malcolm Keith JohnsonHardback, 176 pages


This Battalion was formed in Leeds on 5September 1914 by the West YorkshireCoal Owners Association. In May 1915 itmoved to Ripon and attached as PioneerBattalion to 31st Division. In December1915 it moved to Egypt, then went on toFrance in March 1916. No description ofthe 1 July 1916 attack on Serre by 31stDivision would be complete withoutmention of the part played by thedivision's pioneer battalion, the 12th Bn.King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Thefailure of 31st Division’s attack at Serre inthe face of overwhelming enemy artilleryand machine gun fire is well known. Thepioneers went into the attack equippedsimilarly to the assault infantry, the chiefdifference being that the pioneers alsocarried a pick or a shovel, but only 170 –rather than 220 – rounds of ammunition.Between 1 July and 30 November 1917 itwas attached to Fifth Army Troops forwork on light railways.

THE PACIFIC NAVAL WAR

30125 £5.99

David WraggHardback 207 pages +plates


Of value in explaining some of the little-known events relating to Britishparticipation in the Pacific War. Itsanalyses are sound, and an goodunderstanding of the war can be gainedfrom reading this title.

MALINOVSKIIHero of the Soviet Union

25910 £9.99

Boris Sokolov, Richard W. HarrisonHardcover, 450 pages complete with

photographs and maps.Published Price £39.95

This fine biography covers the that ofRadian Yakovlevich Malinovsky a Sovietmilitary commander in World War II,Marshal of the Soviet Union, and DefenseMinister of the Soviet Union in the late1950s and 1960s. He contributed to themajor defeat of Germany at the Battle ofStalingrad and the Battle of Budapest.During the post-war era, he made a pivotalcontribution to the strengthening of theSoviet Union as a military superpower.Malinovskii's service during the GreatPatriotic War constitutes the heart of thisbook. Sokolov traces his subject's risefrom corps to army commander, andfinally to the command of various fronts.During 1943-1944 the forces underMalinovskii's command played a majorrole in expelling the Germans from theDonets Basin, Southern Ukraine,Romania, Hungary, Austria andCzechoslovakia.

The Napoleonic Library ON THEROAD WITH WELLINGTON

The Diary of a War Commissary inthe Peninsular Campaigns

25969 £4.99

A. L. F. SchaumannHardback, 448 pagesPublished Price £25

The remarkable memoirs of AugustSchaumann capture the life and adventuresof a junior officer in the British Army ashe endures the drama and agonies of thefierce struggle in Spain, Portugal and thesouth of France between 1808 and 1814.Schaumann took part in Sir John Moore’sill-fated campaign in Spain, was present atthe ‘bloody battle of Talavera’, witnessedthe battle of Bussaco and invasion ofPortugal, fought at Fuentes d‘Onoro andVittoria, and accompanied the Alliedforces into France itself in 1814.



NAPOLEONIC LIBRARY: INTHE WORDS OF NAPOLEON

The Emperor Day by Day

26984 £4.99

R. M. JohnstonHardback, 416 pages


An invaluable reference work from arespected Napoleonic scholar and author,that is a powerful portrait of a complexindividual. It uses Napoleon's own wordsto show his genius, arrogance, insecurities,and frustrations. The reader will beamazed by Napoleon's attention to detail,from those of pressing national interests tothe mundane.

THE NINTH QUEEN’S ROYALLANCERS 1936-45

The Story of an ArmouredRegiment In Battle

27697 £25.00

SB xxxi+359pp with Maps &Illustrations (Some n Colour) 2020N&MP Reprint of Original Edition

This a very good WW2 RegimentalHistory of a fine fighting unit that formedpart of the the 1st Armoured Division. Theregiment's battle honours for the SecondWorld War were as follows: Somme 1940,Withdrawal to Seine, North-West Europe1940, Saunnu, Gazala, Bir el Aslagh, SidiRezegh 1942, Defence of Alamein Line,Ruweisat, Ruweisat Ridge, El Alamein,Tebaga Gap, El Hamma, El Kourzia,Tunis, Creteville Pass, North Africa 1942-43, Coriano, Capture of Forli, LamoneCrossing, Pideura, Defence of LamoneBridgehead, Argenta Gap, Italy 1944-45.Good Appendices with full Roll of Honourincluding POWs,Honours & Awards, withCitations for other ranks,Officers Service,Ect.,complete this fine work.

NORTH AMERICAN AVIATIONP-51B/C & F6C Mustang

28724 £9.99

Robert PeczkowskiSoftback 240 pages


If you want to know this plane inside andout, especially if you revel in technicalillustrations from manuals, here's yourbook

NORTH KOREA INVADES THESOUTH

Across the 38th Parallel, June 1950

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Gerry Van TonderSoftback, 128 pages


This publication considers those first fewfateful days in June 1950 that wouldcement north south antagonism to this day,the pariah state that is communist NorthKorea a seemingly increasing threat to analready tenuous global peace.

NORTHROP F-5E AND F-5FTIGER II

Spotlight On

28485 £4.99

Alexandre GuedesHardback, 48 pagesPublished Price £19

This book is the reference series foraircraft modellers called 'Spotlight On' andpresents detailed illustrations of theNorthrop F-5E and F-5F Tiger IIsupersonic jet fighter of the Cold War era,showing the aircraft deployed by manydifferent countries, around the worldincluding the USA, Brazil, Chile andMexico.

NOTES FOR COMMANDINGOFFICERS

ISSUED TO STUDENTS AT THESENIOR OFFICERS SCHOOL

ALDERSHOT 1918

27698 £14.99

Senior Officers' School AldershotSB 496 with diagrams & maps 2019

N&MP Reprint of 1918 OriginalEdition

Much valuable practical informationcontained in this collection of circularsthat would help battalion commanders inFrance, in the later stages of The GreatWar. Covers use of Scouts, Musketry,Attack in the open, Trench warfare,contact patrol work by aeroplanes, Courts-Martial in France.

THE OLD FRONT LINE

30129 £3.99

John MasefieldSoftback, 160 pages


A concise but moving account of theSomme battle. British Military Intelligencein France asked the future Poet LaureateMasefield to write an account of the Battleof the Somme. Although Masefield hadgrand ideas for his book, he was deniedaccess to official records and what wasintended to be the preface was publishedas The Old Front Line.

THE OPERATIONS OF ALLIEDARMIES IN 1813 and 1814

7683 £9.99

Lord Berghersh2016 N & M Press reprint (original

pub 1822). SB. xi + 366 pp withplans of battlefields showing troop

dispositions and two mapsPublished Price £25

The author of this valuable Napoleonicmemoir, Lord Berghersh, was a Britishdiplomat accredited to the HQ of theAllied armies of Prussia, Russia, Austriaand Sweden which combined to defeatNapoleon in 1813-14. Berghershwitnessed the battles of Lutzen andLeipzig and the final ‘campaign of France’as the Allies harried the Emperor fromGermany into France and finally to Parisitself where he abdicated. Berghersh saw itall.

ORDEAL BY EXOCETHMS Glamorgan and the

Falklands War

30190 £3.99

Ian InskipSoftback, 256 pages


If you are a student of the Falklands War,this book needs to be on your shelf.Written by someone who was in the thickof the action throughout, you will learn alot about the role of how warships supportland forces by the use of naval gunfiresupport, and the price that sometimes hasto be paid, in this case by the casualtiesand and damage suffered by HMSGlamorgan when she was struck by anExocet missile during the final phase ofthe war.

THE PALL MALL MILITARYSERIES

CAVALRY ON SERVICEIllustrated by the advance of the

German cavalry across theMosel in 1870

28164 £18.99

General Pelet-Narbonne ,Prussian Army.Translated from the German By Major

D'Arcy Legard 17 lancersSB xviii+350pp with 11 coloured

Maps 2020 N&MP Reprint of 1908Edition.


THE PALL MALL MILITARYSERIES

LETTERS ON APPLIEDTACTICS 25 Tactical ExercisesDealing With The Operations OfSmall Detached Forces Of The

Three Arms

28163 £18.99

Major-General Griepenkerl, commandantof the fortress of Thorn

SB xxiii+368 pp with 2 Maps 2020N&MP Reprint of 1908 Edition.


Originally published in 1912 as part of thevalued “Pall Mall Series’ of military textbooks, works that are now regarded asclassics of military theory. Intended forserious or professional students of militaryhistory.This is a classic textbook that was usedused to guide the young pre-Great Warofficer cadet through complicated tacticalproblems, exposure to field orders, anddevelop a good grasp of tactical principles

PANZER ROLLENThe Logistics of a Panzer Division

from Primary Sources

30113 £4.99

Bob CarruthersSoftback, 127 pages


Repair, logistics, recovery, tactics andmovement of a panzer division compiledfrom post- war debriefs, contemporaryintelligence reports and interviews.



PB SUCCESSThe CIA’s Covert Operation to

Overthrow Guatemalan PresidentJacobo Arbenz June-July 1954

28700 £5.99

Mario Overall, Dan HagedornSoftback, 96 pages


In January 1954, at the peak of the so-called "Cold War", the U.S. Governmentset to overthrow the Guatemalan PresidentJacobo Arbenz, who had been deemed aCommunist and a dangerous influence inCentral America. Thus, the CentralIntelligence Agency was ordered to launcha clandestine paramilitary operation, code-named "Project PB Success", for setting aprecedent in a region that was consideredthe U.S. backyard. Six months later,Arbenz was out and a new "ruling junta",more amiable to U.S. interests, hadreplaced him. In the process, the Agencynot only had established the principles andtactics for all its future covert operations,but also had shaped the U.S. foreign policyfor years to come. Heavily illustrated withperiod photographs, aircraft illustrationsand maps of the operation.

PENINSULAR EYEWITNESSESThe Experience of War in Spain

and Portugal 1808-1913

30130 £8.99

Charles J. EsdaileHardback, 288 pagesPublished Price £25

Esdaile has brought together a vividselection of contemporary accounts ofevery aspect of the war to create apanoramic yet minutely detailed picture ofthose years of turmoil. The story is toldthrough memoirs, letters and eyewitnesstestimony from all sides. Instead ofgenerals and statesmen, we mostly hearfrom less-well-known figures - juniorofficers and ordinary soldiers and civilianswho recorded their immediate experienceof the conflict.

PETER THE GREAT’SREVENGE

The Russian Siege of Narva in1704

“Century of the Soldier” Series

27984 £7.99

Boris MegorskyPaperback 270 pages with 151 B&WIllustrations, 15 colour Illustrations,

2 B&M Maps, 10 B&Wphotographs , & 1 TablePublished Price £29.95

This another book in the “Century of theSoldier” Series that covers the GreatNorthern War era and it is by far best, theorders of battle in the appendices areespecially useful.If you need to know how to service siegecannon, learn musket drill, see what anescalade is and how to carry it out, or thebest construction for assault ladders; allthis can be learned alongside informationabout troop and cavalry deployments, harddefences and naval support.

POSEN ’45:BASTION ON THE WARTHE

26902 £55.00

Gunther BaumannHardback 480 pages, 45 maps,

48 photographs, and 14documents

This is the account of the month-longsiege of the city of Posen at the beginningof 1945. Declared to be a Festung(Fortress) by Hitler on January 20, itssoldiers were to defend the city to thedeath. The defense of the city lay in thehands of a collection of 15,000 Germanand Latvian troops, supported by a fewSturmgeschütze, one Tiger I, twoPanthers, one Hetzer, and a few SPWs.

PHOENIX: A COMPLETEHISTORY OF THE LUFTWAFFE

1918-1945 VOLUME 2The Genesis of Air Power 1935

-1937

27145 £12.99

Richard MeredithHardcover, 924 pages


A huge book at 924 pages Volume 2: ThePhoenix Matures 1935–1937 covers a stillneglected area, namely the early years ofpost-Reichswehr development from March1935. During this period the concept ofoperativer Luftkrieg was formalised,operational commands established, newunits and bases created, new equipmentintroduced and the training of personnelexpanded. Key studies include: theformation of the Flakartillerie, theLuftwaffe General Staff, Luftwaffeuniforms, the construction programme of1935–39, the development and productionof new combat aircraft and weapons,flying training, the Luftwaffen-Reserve,the supply organisation, the developmentof the Regiment General Goring and there-militarisation of the Rhineland. Inaddition the Luftwaffe’s involvement inSpain is considered in depth from initialoperations by the German volunteers tothe deployment of the Legion Condor inthe battles around Madrid and on theNorthern Front.

Q-SHIPS AND THEIR STORY

26868 £9.99

E. Keble ChattertonSB xi+276pp with 44 illustrations &16 diagrams 2019 N&MP Reprint of


Based on interviews with many of theprotagonists this is the story of the Q-Ship,also known as Q-Boats, decoy vessels,special service ships, or mystery ships.They were heavily armed merchant shipswith concealed weaponry, designed to luresubmarines into making surface attacks.This gave Q-Ships the chance to open fireand sink them.

OFFICIAL HISTORY OF THEGREAT WAR.

PRINCIPAL EVENTS 1914-1918

5107 £12.99

HMSO.SB. 2001 Naval & Military Press

reprint (first pub 1922, 394pp + 27ppappendix.


Definitive chronology of events, compiledby the Historical Section of the Committeeof Imperial Defence. This record of eventsis arranged in three parts: Generalchronological list; Political, Military,Naval and Air; and an Alphabetical listwhich enables the date of any known eventto be found at once. The Appendixprovides a comparative list (British,French and German) of the official namesand dates of battles etc in France andFlanders. An invaluable if not essential aidto students of the Great War.

PRIMUS IN ARMISAn Illustrated History of the Royal

Wiltshire Yeomanry

30180 £15.99

Stephen KeoghaneHardback, 288 pages with 368 black-and white and 70 colour photographs


A useful modern history of 200 years ofservice including, South Africa, the Firstand Second World Wars.

THE RAILWAY GAZETTE -Special Great War Transportation

Number

27948 £8.99

2019 N & M Press reprint (oforiginal 1920 edition). SB. 160 pp

with B&W plates and line drawingsPublished Price £14.99

A facsimile copy of the special wartransportation issue of the Railway Gazettein 1920, which covers both narrow gaugeand standard gauge lines. Supported bymaps, diagrams and period photographs.This special issue is widely quoted as oneof the few comprehensive studies of thedirectorate's colossal transport efforts,both on the Western Front and in othertheatres of war.

RANKS & UNIFORMS OF THEGERMAN ARMY, NAVY & AIR

FORCE (1940)

23047 £8.99

Denys Erlam2014 N & M Press reprint (original

pub C1940). SB. 159 pp + 11 ColourPlates with 450 B&W Illustrations


This book, largely drawn from Germanofficial sources, provides the means ofidentifying members of the three branchesof the Nazi forces. It gives acomprehensive view of regimentalorganisation, of ships’ companies and ofair force administration. Illustrating everyaspect of clothing, caps, boots, steelhelmets and other equipment, there are450 accurate drawings and more than 50German soldiers, sailors and airmen areshown in full colour. Badges of rank onshoulder-straps, sleeves and caps areillustrated in great detail, together withthose of the technicians and specialists.Regimental, air-squadron and ships’badges are fully represented. Lists showthe equivalent ranks in the British andGerman forces, and there is an excellentglossary of German military and technicalterms.

SEVEN BATTALIONSThe Story of London Transport’s

Home Guard 1940-1946

23419 £6.99

2015 N & M Press reprint SBPublished Price £11.50

Usually associated with rural and coastalBritain, the Home Guard was also activein London. This is the history of the sevenbattalions raised from the staff of LondonTransport. They performed a vital role inkeeping the capital going through theordeal of the Blitz. and this history willinterest Londoners of all ages.



THE REAPER’S HARVESTINGSUMMER

12-SS Panzer Division“Hitlerjugend” in Normandy

30179 £16.99

Angelos N. MansolasHardback, 320 pages illustrated

throught.Published Price £35

This is a detailed history of the 12-SSPanzer Division “Hitlerjugend” from itsformation, all through the Normandycampaign where it received its baptism offire. Although employed in the field forthe first time, those young Waffen SSsoldiers fought with a tenacity and ferocityunexcelled by any other unit Allied orGerman deployed in the invasion front,defending doggedly every single yard ofground from Caen to Falaise a distance ofjust 25 miles, for which the Canadian andBritish forces fought hard to capture.

RECOLLECTIONS OF MYMILITARY LIFE 1806-1808

Military Engineering During ThePeninsular War

28897 £18.99

George T Landmann, Lieutenant-ColonelRoyal Engineers

2021 N&M Press reprint of original1854 edition 2 Volumes x 304 + x

320 pagesPublished Price £28

A two Volume military autobiographypenned by a rather colourful officer of theRoyal Engineers who was part of theGibraltar garrison,and saw active serviceduring the Peninsular War. Serving as aCaptain George Landmann was present atthe battle of Roleia, reconnoitred the fieldof Vimeiro, and commanded his corps atthe battle. He completed many militaryengineering constructions, including aflying bridge at Villa Velha, he alsoreported on fortifications, that led tovigourous efforts being made to defendthem.

A RECORD of the BATTLES &ENGAGEMENTS of the BRITISH

ARMIES in FRANCE &FLANDERS 1914-18.

3723 £4.99

by Capt. E. A. James.SB .2001 N&MP Reprint of 1924

Original Edition, 48ppPublished Price £9.95

Chronological list of engagements on theWestern Front above brigade level. FIndout who fought where within a fewminutes.

RED CHINAMao Crushes Chiang’s

Kuomintang 1949

28072 £3.99

Miguel MirandaSoftback, 128 pages


Full-scale civil war between theCommunists and the Nationalists eruptedin 1946, by the end of 1949, theCommunists controlled almost all ofmainland China, as the Nationalistsretreated to Taiwan with a significantamount of China's national treasures and 2million people.

REGIMENTAL RECORDS ofTHE ROYAL WELCH FUSILIERSVolume V, Part One: November1918 – May 1940 Volume V, Part

Two: June 1940 - 1945

27958 £39.99

Lt-Gen Jonathon Riley, Lt-Col PeterCrocker & The Late Lt-Col Sinnet

2-Volume hardback set published2019 with 1672 pages in total,

photographs & mapsPublished Price £82.50

These long-awaited Volumes fill the gapin the RWF printed history. The emphasisof this massive two part 1672 pagehardback Regimental history is of courseon the Second World War during whichit’s battalions, independent companies andartillery regiments served in every majortheatre and campaign, except Ethiopia andSyria. However, the division into twoseperate parts has allowed a properexamination of the British Army betweenthe wars and its deployments around theworld. In addition to the Imperial garrisonsand the experimentation programme athome, there were operations in North andSouth Russia, the Transcaucasus, Turkey,Germany, Cyprus, Palestine, Somalia,Eritrea, Egypt, Ireland, Afghanistan, theNorth-West Frontier of India and China.

Report from His Majesty’sCommissioners for Inquiring into

the System of Military Punishmentsin The Army 1836

24528 £15.99

HMSO. 18362016 N & M Press reprint (originalpub 1836). SB. xxiii+334+198pp.

BWPublished Price £35

A vast volume containing the official 1836report presented to Parliament on militarypunishments in the British Army duringand after the Napoleonic Wars. There isevidence from senior officers, NCOs andmen recording the sometimes savagepenalties (flogging, branding and hanging)imposed and their efficacy. A must forthose seriously interested in theNapoleonic Wars.

Richard Knötel’sARMIES OF EUROPEILLUSTRATED (1890)

23732 £9.99

Translated and Revised by CountGleichen, Grenadier Guards ; from the

German of Fedor Von Köppen ; Illustratedby Richard Knötel

2015 N & M Press reprint (originalpub 1890) SB 81pp with 19 double-page full colour plates + Duatone

sketches throughout. Classic MilitaryUniforms in full colour with English

textPublished Price £14.99

Classic descriptions complete with colourplates and vignettes by the renownedmilitary artist and pioneer of the study ofmilitary uniform Richard Knötel, coveringthe armies of, THE BRITISH EMPIRE -THE GERMAN ARMY - AUSTRIA-HUNGARY - ITALY - FRANCE -RUSSIA - DENMARK SWEDEN ANDNORWAY - SPAIN AND PORTUGAL -SWITZERLAND - HOLLAND ANDBELGIUM - TURKEY AND THESTATES OF THE BALKANPENINSULA.Knötel is still the most widely referencedartist in the study of military attire of theearly modern era, and is still much in useas a prime reference source today.

ROMMEL AND CAPORETTO

28217 £3.99

J. WilksSoftback, 224 pages


This book covers two topics - first is theoverall battle of Caporetto - thebackground on both sides, weaknesses ofthe Italian command and positions, theGerman plan and the course of the battle.Second is the role that Rommel and thesmall unit under his command played inthe fighting.

Royal Air Force History Volume IIAn Encyclopedia of the Inter-War

Years

30126 £9.99

Ian M. PhillpottHardback, 500 pagesPublished Price £35

This book covers every conceivable partof the RAF's history through pre-Wardays. It looks at the development andinvention of new equipment such as radar,monoplane fighters, metal constructionand the heavy bomber. This was an erawhen science in aviation was rushingahead and fortunately for Britain'sfreedom, it laid the foundations of victoryin 1945 WELLINGTON’S PENINSULARWAR GENERALS AND THEIR

BATTLESA Biographical and Historical

Dictionary

26098 £4.99

T. A. HeathcoteHardback, 224 pages


Wellington’s achievements in thePeninsular War cannot be overestimated.At the outset in 1808 Napoleon and hisMarshals appeared unstoppable. By theclose Wellington and his Army hadconvincingly defeated the French andtaken the war across the Pyrenees intoFrance itself. He and his Generals hadwaged a hugely successful campaign bothby conventional means and guerrillawarfare.

THE ROYAL NAVY LYNXAn Operational History

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Larry Jeram-CroftHardback, 289 pagesPublished Price £25

Tells the story of the RN Lynx from itsoriginal design inception as part of anAnglo-French helicopter project throughits entry into service, its real “debut” in theFalklands Conflict, its stunning success inthe Gulf War and more recent operationsthrough to its eventual departure fromservice in 2017.

ROYAL OBSERVER CORPSThe Eyes and Ears of the RAF in

WWII

28596 £5.99

Based on file AIR41/11 at the NationalArchives Kew

Hardback, 232 pagesPublished Price £19.99

This is the official history of the RoyalObserver Corps,awarded the title Royal byHis Majesty King George VI in April1941, in recognition of service carried outby Observer Corps personnel during theBattle of Britain. Throughout theremainder of the Second World War, theROC continued to complement and attimes replace the Chain Home defensiveradar system by undertaking an inlandaircraft tracking and reporting function,while Chain Home provided apredominantly coastal, long-range trackingand reporting system.


STOPPING HITLER An Official Account of How Britain Planned

to Defend Itself in the Second World War

An in depth listing of all the methods utilised or mooted to resist the

invasion of the UK in WW2. Essential for those studying

defence of the United Kingdom in WW2, these are the official and previously

classified plans and reports of the Chiefs of Staff from 1933 to the end of the war.

After the unprecedented death and devastation of the First World War, few people imagined that such a conflict

could ever happen again. Though the belief that it was the ‘war to end war’ was to be shattered within a generation, in the immediate aftermath of the First World War, it was expected that international disputes could be settled by arbitration through the creation of League of Nations. Consequently, the British Government concluded that there would not be another war for a least ten years and therefore the country’s armed forces could be correspondingly scaled back. The rise of Nazism in Germany in the 1930s, however, prompted politicians and generals to contemplate the frightening prospect of another world war.

The Chiefs of Staff of the three Defence Services were instructed to bring Britain’s armed forces up to a standard where they could resist a revitalised and powerful aggressor, and to put in place plans for the defence of the country. When that war became a reality, the Chiefs of Staff then had to devise schemes to prevent a German invasion and, as the war progressed, to counter the bombers of the Luftwaffe and the flying bombs and rockets that followed.

These are the real reports reproduced in their entirety, compiled by the men in whose hands lay the fate of the United Kingdom in its darkest hours.

With a price tag of £25 when published this is now somewhat of a bargain at our offer price of £3.99.

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Testing to the Limits

British Test Pilots since 1910

Complete in two volumes, Testing to the Limits presents the story of Britain’s aircraft industry and its turkeys and its triumphs. It pays tribute to the men who daily push the envelope to ensure that the UK is still at the forefront of aviation endeavours.

From Short biplanes of 1910, the book traverses the abundance of prototypes in the 1920s and 1930s, the advances of World War II from Spitfire to Vampire, the post-war challenges of the sound barrier and the pressures of the Cold War to the supersonic Concorde, the Harrier ‘jump-jet’ and today’s fly-by-wire Typhoon.

Gives an account of British test pilots, organised by pilot name, of note and the aircraft they flew. It is illustrated with well chosen photographs of famous and long forgotten pilots and aircraft and is a ‘must’ for anyone with an interest in British aviation.

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Hardback, 2 volumes • 573 pages in total Product code: 30159

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SAINT QUENTINHindenburg Line

30132 £3.99

Helen McPhail, Philip GuestSoftback, 160 pages


St. Quentin was somewhat different fromthe other "battlefields", in that a majorbattle was not fought around it. It washowever prominent in the early actions of1914, again briefly in 1917, and again inthe actions of 1918, in between it wasoccupied by the Germans. The formatfollows the usual “Battleground” formula.

SCOUT-SNIPING

28154 £5.99

“Periscope” pseudonym of Lieut.Col. PeteAnderson, Alberta Regiment

2020 N&M Press reprint (originalpub 1918). SB. viii + 118 pages with

20 Illustrations & 14 platesPublished Price £8.99

Scout-Sniping is a classic 1918 snipingmanual written by a Big Game hunter anddecorated Great War soldier, who isbelieved to be the only Canadian officer toescape from a German prison camp duringthe War. A rarity in it’s original 1918printing it lays down the principles for thefoundation for sniper training.

THE SEASICK ADMIRALNelson and the Health of the Navy

27425 £4.99

Kevin BrownHardback, 256 pagesPublished Price £25

An excellent book well researched andwritten, this is a scholarly investigationinto Nelson’s ailments both those sufferedin action and to those that we common inthe 18th century. Nelson recognised thatthe fitness and morale of his troops wasthe trump card for victory over the enemy.Many other people contributed to whatbecame a revolution in naval health butbecause of his heroic status Nelson’sinfluence was hugely significant, a rolewhich this book reveals in detail for thefirst time.

SECRET FLOTILLAS VOLUMEII

Clandestine Operations in theWestern Mediterranean, North

African and the Adriatic 1940-1944

30127 £4.99

Brooks RichardSoftback, 484 pages


This authoritative publication by theofficial historian, the late Sir BrooksRichards, vividly describes and analysesthe clandestine naval operations that tookplace during World War II. The accounthas been made possible through SirBrooks' access to closed governmentarchives, combined with his own wartimeexperiences and the recollections of manyof those involved.

SECRET NAVALINVESTIGATOR

The Battle Against Hitler’s SecretUnderwater Weapons

27361 £3.99

F. Asha LincolnHardback, 182 pages


In the lead-up to the Second World War,Ashe Lincoln, a junior barrister, hadenlisted in the Royal Naval VolunteerReserve as a Sub-Lieutenant. On theoutbreak of war he became determined toserve at sea and was posted to minelayers.But a mysterious midnight summons senthim hurrying from his ship to theAdmiralty in London and a top-secretconference presided over by WinstonChurchill. Ashe Lincoln soon foundhimself pitting his wits against brilliantlyskilful German scientists and technicians.These were the men Hitler had entrusted todevise secret underwater weapons seamines and torpedoes of new and oftenunsuspected types to destroy Britain’sseapower and starve its population intosurrender.

SECTION D FORDESTRUCTION

Forerunner of SOE

28618 £6.99

Malcolm AtkinHardback, 240 pagesPublished Price £25

When Neville Chamberlain made hisfamous Peace in Our Time statement in1938, after the Munich Agreement withHitler, he may, or may not, have beenaware that the new Section D of the SecretIntelligence Service was already makingplans to mount an all-out political andsabotage war against Nazi Germany. Thiswas a new form of warfare, encompassingbribery, black propaganda and sabotage byagents described as having no morals orscruples. To the horror of many, itdisregarded the conventions of neutralityand was prepared to hit the Nazi statewherever it could do most damage.Malcolm Atkin reveals how Section Dsstruggle to build a European wide anti-Nazi resistance movement was met withwidespread suspicion from government, tothe extent of a systematic destruction of itsreputation. It was, however, a key pioneerof irregular warfare that led to theformation of the famous SpecialOperations Executive (SOE). His study isthe first in-depth account of it to bepublished since the release of previouslysecret documents to the National Archives.

SHELDRAKEMemories of a World War II

Gunner

27222 £3.99

Major Richard HughesHardback, 167 pages


Major Dick Hughes. Major Dick Hughes'personal account of his service with theguns artillery of the 53rd Welsh Divisionfrom Normandy to Hamburg including thehard fought battles for the Orne valley andHetrogosenbosch .

SINEWS OF WARThe Logistical Battle to Keep the53rd Welsh Division on the Move

During Operation Overlord

27814 £3.99

Gwilym DaviesSoftback, 104 pages


A fascinating account of the feat oflogistics which it took to supply of thehard fighting 53rd Welsh division fromNormandy to Hamburg. A limited runDivisional publication out of print sincethe ’50s with a new introduction andoverview of the actions of the Division.

SOMME 1916Success and Failure on the FirstDay of the Battle of the Somme

27016 £4.99

Paul KendallHardback, 320 pagesPublished Price £30

Much controversy has surrounded theSomme offensive relating to itsjustification and its impact upon the courseof the war. General Sir Douglas Haig’spolicies have been the subject ofconsiderable debate about whether theheavy losses sustained were worth thesmall gains that were achieved whichappeared to have little strategic value. Thatwas certainly the case on many sectors on1 July 1916, where British soldiers wereunable to cross No Man s Land and failedto reach, or penetrate into, the Germantrenches. In other sectors, however,breaches were made in the German linesculminating in the capture that day ofLeipzig Redoubt, Mametz and Montauban.This book aims to highlight the failuresand successes on that day and for the firsttime evaluate those factors that causedsome divisions to succeed in capturingtheir objectives whilst others failed. Animportant new study, this book is certainto answer these questions as well aschallenging the many myths andmisconceptions surrounding the battle thathave been propagated for the last 100years.

SAILING INTO THE PAST:LEARNING FROM REPLICA

SHIPS

27483 £4.99

Jenny BennettHardback, 224 pagesPublished Price £25

The advent of computer models andastonishing advances in marinearchaeology has meant that we no longerneed to guess how fast Viking longshipscouid sail - or how a Greek triremeoperated. The building of working orvirtual models of such ancient ships hasvastly increased our knowledge of theircapabilities and revolutionised our ideas ofour ancestors seapower. This book is thefirst to chart these discoveries and presentthem in a comprehensive, comprehensible,and beautifully illustrated text. EditorJenny Bennett has brought together anexpert team to discuss triremes, and suchindividual ships as Captain Cook sEndeavour. Each chapter covers a singlerepresentative vessel, analysiing suchaspects as windward ability, seagoingpower, speed and ease of handling,docking and manoevreability.



THE SOUTH WALESBORDERERS 24TH FOOT 1689

-1937

23048 £28.00

C T Atkinson2014 N & M Press reprint (original

pub 1937). SB. xxi 601 pp + 23Colour Plates, including 12 of

uniform and one of colours, withportraits, illustrations & maps


The South Wales Borderers and itspredecessor units were one of the mostdistinguished, as well as one of the mostvenerable, line regiments in the BritishArmy. Formed in 1689, the year of the‘Glorious Revolution’ the regiment playeda major part in Britain’s 18th century warswith France, and in colonial conflicts ofthe 19th century. It’s finest hour came atthe legendary defence of Rorke’s Drift inthe 1879 Zulu War, when a record 11 VCswere won in a single day – seven of themto the regiment’s members – during thesuccessful and heroic siege of the Natalmission station against Zulu warrior. Thismagnificent regimental history concludeswith the story of the Borderers in the GreatWar and its aftermath.

THE CAMPAIGN OF 1815:LIGNY, QUATRE BRAS,

WATERLOO

24522 £11.99

William O’Connor Morris2016 N & M Press reprint (original

pub 1900) SB xxiii + 420 ppPublished Price £16

Written by an Oxford academic in 1900,this is a very detailed and completeaccount of the Waterloo campaign whichshould not be missed by any NapoleonicWars scholar or enthusiast.

SOVIET CONQUEST: BERLIN1945

30188 £4.99

Tony Le TissierHardback, 240 pages


How did top Red Army commanders seethe assault on Berlin in 1945 - what wastheir experience of the last, terrible battleof the Second World War in Europe?Personal accounts by the most famousgenerals involved - Zhukov, Koniev andChuikov - have been published in English,but the recollections of their principalsubordinates haven't been available in thewest before, and it is their role in the finalSoviet offensive that is the focus of TonyLe Tissier's fascinating book. These werethe officers who were responsible for theexecution of the Red Army's plan for theassault, in immediate touch with the troopson the front line of the advance. They sawmost clearly where the operationsucceeded and where it failed. Theirrecollections, publication of which waslong banned in the Soviet Union, throw anew light on the course of battle and onthe inner workings of the Red Armycommand in the final phase of the conflict.

THE SPARTAN WAY

30131 £7.99

Nic FieldsHardback, 208 pagesPublished Price £25

Fields describes the elements of themilitaristic Spartan society of ancientGreece, from detailed battlefield strategiesto the role of women in Spartan society,and evaluates Sparta's successes anddefeats on the battlefield over severalcenturies. The book features B&W photosof antiquities and modern-day locations,plus B&W maps and battle charts"

SPECIAL CAMPAIGN SERIES:1862 FREDERICKSBURG

A Study In War

28144 £14.50

Major G.W. RedwaySB xvi+297pp with 5 Maps 2020N&MP Reprint of 1906 Edition.

Part of the acclaimed “Special Campaign”series of works intended for seriousprofessional students of military history,each volume is interspersed withstrategical and tactical comments andillustrated by numerous sketches.Fredericksburg is remembered as one ofthe most one-sided battles of the AmericanCivil War, with Union casualties morethan twice as heavy as those suffered bythe Confederates. A visitor to thebattlefield described the battle to USPresident Abraham Lincoln as a“butchery”.

THE SPECIAL CAMPAIGNSERIES: FROM BOULOGNE TO

AUSTERLITZNapoleon’s Campaign of 1805

28137 £14.50

Lieut.-Colonel R. G. Burton, Indian ArmySB vi+105 pp with 8 Maps 2020N&MP Reprint of 1912 Edition.

Part of the acclaimed “Special Campaign”series of works intended for seriousprofessional students of military history,each volume is interspersed withstrategical and tactical comments andillustrated by numerous sketches.Napoleon’s most brilliant campaign asEmperor, culminating in smashing theThird Coalition against France. Lt.-Col.Burton dispenses with the extraneouselements and focuses primarily on theactions of Napoleon as he guides histroops from Boulogne, where they havebeen training for an invasion of Britain, toface his Austrian and Russian foes acrossthe Rhine.

THE SPECIAL CAMPAIGNSERIES: NAPOLEON’SCAMPAIGNS IN ITALY

1796-1797 and 1800

28143 £14.50

Lieut.-Col.RG BurtonSB x+142 pp with 4 Maps 2020N&MP Reprint of 1912 Edition.

Part of the acclaimed “Special Campaign”series of works intended for seriousprofessional students of military history,each volume is interspersed withstrategical and tactical comments andillustrated by numerous sketches.The Italian campaigns of the FrenchRevolutionary Wars (1792-1802) were aseries of conflicts fought principally inNorthern Italy between the FrenchRevolutionary Army and a coalition ofAustria, Russia, Piedmont-Sardinia, and anumber of other Italian states. The secondphase of the war in Italy began in 1799 aspart of the War of the Second Coalitionand was different from the first in thatRussian forces participated in thecampaign. However, at the beginning ofthe conflict the Russians were yet toarrive.Bonaparte, meanwhile, was awayfrom the continent, as from May 1798 toSeptember 1799 he was leading theEgyptian Campaign.

THE SPECIAL CAMPAIGNSERIES: THE CAMPAIGN IN

BOHEMIA 1866(Austro-Prussian War or The

Seven Weeks' War)

28135 £14.50

Lt-Col G J R GlunickeSB xvi+221 pp with 14 Maps & Plans2020 N&MP Reprint of 1907 Edition.

THE SPECIAL CAMPAIGNSERIES: THE WAR OFSECESSION 1861-1862

Bull Run To Malvern Hill

28136 £14.50

Major G.W. RedwaySB viii+392 pp with 11 Maps 2020

N&MP Reprint of 1912 Edition.

Part of the acclaimed “Special Campaign”series of works intended for seriousprofessional students of military history,each volume is interspersed withstrategical and tactical comments andillustrated by numerous sketches.Covered in succinct chapters, MajorRedway details subjects including: TheArmy System, The Command of the Seas,Organisation & Strategy, Tactics,Operations in 1866, Campaign in WestVirginia, The Bull Run Campaign, ValleyCampaign and Yorktown Peninsula.

STAR SHELL REFLECTIONS1914-1916

The Illustrated Great War Diariesof Jim Maultsaid

27429 £3.99

Barbara McClunHardback 208 pagesPublished Price £25

In the flood of Great War memoirspublished during the Great War centenary,Jim Maultsaid's stand out from the crowd.This is the first volume of a soldier's eyeview of life in the front line, that is madeeven better by the quality of theillustrations that were created by theauthor himself.



STEEL CHARIOTS IN THEDESERT

The Story of an Armoured-CarDriver with the Duke of

Westminster in Libya & in Arabiawith T.E. Lawrence

27928 £9.99

S C RollsSB 285 pp with 6 Illustrations & 2maps 2019 N&MP Reprint of 1937

Original EditionPublished Price £12.99

Lawrence’s personal driver in the desert“our strongest & most resourceful man,the ready mechanic who largely kept ourcars in running order”, Rolls was a pre-war motor mechanic who enlisted into theArmoured Car Brigade of the Royal NavalAir Service in 1914. After a short sojournin Flanders this book follows his manyadventures combating the SenussiUprising in North Africa, rescuingcaptured British Sailors and fighting insupport of Lawrence's Arab irregularsbattling against the Turkish army in theMiddle East. All this accomplished frombehind the steering wheel of his RollsRoyce Armoured Car.

THE STORY OF THE 5thBATTALION THE

DORSETSHIRE REGIMENT INNORTH-WEST EUROPE 23RDJUNE 1944 TO 5TH MAY 1945

23734 £6.99

Major G R Hartwell MC, Major G R Pack& Major M A Edwards

2015 N & M Press reprint (originalpub 1945) SB 82 pp with Illustrations

in textPublished Price £9.99

Unit campaign history of a battalion whichfought its way from Normandy viaArnhem and the Rhine Crossing intoGermany.

THE SURRENDER OFSINGAPORE

Three Years of Hell

27365 £5.99

Stephen WynnHardback, 212 pages


The fall of Britain’s fortress island ofSingapore was perhaps the greatest singleBritish disaster of the entire Second WorldWar. Singapore fell to the Japanese in1942 and was controlled by them for thenext three years. During this time Chinesecivilians and Commonwealth soldierswere murdered in such incidents as theSook Ching massacre and the BurmaRailway death march. Winston Churchilldecided against a public inquiry into thecircumstances surrounding the fall of thisbastion of the empire, and no subsequentBritish government has seen fit to changethat decision.

THE TANK IN ACTION

26160 £12.99

Capt. D.G. Browne MCSB x+370pp, 517 with 21 plates.

2018 N&MP Reprint of 1920Original Edition


This a valuable, accurate, and rarecontemporary account by an officer whowon the Military Cross serving with the7th Bn.Tank Co. It contains detailedaccounts of a large number of tank actions,including, from personal experience, theCockcroft, Cambrai, Bourlon Wood, 1918battles.Cyril Falls wrote of this book in hisbibliography War Books."...his best chapters are those of aneyewitness. He is at times severely critical& perhaps even unjust, though he hasobviously tried not to be. For the readerwho contemplates tackling one book onlyon tanks in the War this is probably thebest, for Captain Browne is a lucid &entertaining writer."

TAURUS PURSUANTA History Of 11th Armoured

Division

28170 £16.99

Published by Printing And StationeryService, Germany, 1945

SB 248 pp with 20 Maps in colour2020 N&MP Reprint of 1946 Edition.

11th Armoured Division is widelyrecognised as one of the best Britisharmoured divisions in the Second WorldWar, earning its spurs in all of the mostfamous actions of the North WestEuropean campaign and commanded bythe desert legend Pip Roberts. Originallyprinted in occupied Germany soon afterWW2 had finished, this is an excellentDivisional History, with good, clear colourmaps and a well written narrative. A Rollof Honour by regiment (Name, Date andPlace) completes this fine history.

THE TERRITORIAL DIVISIONS1914-1918

28398 £8.99

J Stirling late major 8th Batt. Royal scotsSoftback xxi+224 pages 2020 N&MP

Reprint of 1922 EditionPublished Price £12.99

A very useful work by an gifted compiler,it gives the outline histories of everyTerrirorial division, both first and secondline with lists of the operations in whichthey took part.

TEUTONIC TITANSHindenburg, Ludendorff and theKaiser’s Marshals and Generals

30163 £19.99

Blaine TaylorHardback 416 Pages with 526 B&W

photographsPublished Price £40

A heavily illustrated history of GermanEmperor Wilhelm II’s First World Warmarshals and generals with maps,photographs, graphics and cartoons. Withcapters including- 1847–1914, 1914–18(East), 1914–18 (Middle East), 1916-18(Balkan States), 1914-18 (West),Armistice and Revolution, 1918-20,Weimar Republic, 1921-31, Nazis, 1932-34, Scepters, 1935-36, Swastikas, 1937-45 and Imperial and Royal Exits, 1951-55.

THE “B” LISTS OF MENTIONSRewards for Valuable Services

during the First World War 1914-19

War Office - Air Ministry - HomeOffice

28472 £35.00

Document source: The War OfficeSB 544 pp 2020 N&MP Reprint of

1917-1920 ORIGINAL WAROFFICE PRESS RELEASES

The ‘B’ list mentions, although notcarrying the status of ‘A’ list awards, areextremely valuable to both military andcivil Great War genealogy. Not printed inthe London Gazette, they were insteadprovided to the press for publication. Inthis official work you will find: HomeService Military Personnel; NursingServices; Anti-Aircraft Services; MilitaryRecord Services; Civilian Doctors;Services Whilst Prisoner of War; etc. Intotal, a staggering c.45,000 recipients arementioned in this, a complete set of theoriginal War Office ‘B’ mentions.

THE ARMY CORPS OF THEFIRST WORLD WAR

28731 £11.99

Michael ScottSoftback 252 pages


This useful book covers The Army Corpsof all campaigns and theatres of the FirstWorld War, in the army’s hierarchy theThe Army Corps sat above andcommanded the Divisions.

THE OCCUPATION OF THERHINELAND 1918-1929


28891 £35.00

by Brig-Gen Sir JE Edmonds.2021 N&M Press reprint (original

pub 1944). SB. xxv+444pp +6 Mapsin colour

Official history of Britain’s occupation ofthe Rhineland after the 1918 Armistice .Originally published in a restricted editionof 100 copies - ironically in 1945, asanother British occupation of Germanywas beginning - this final volume of theofficial history of the Great War covers ingreat detail the ten-year occupation of thearea of the Rhineland, centred on the citiesof Aachan and Cologne. It describes how,under the terms of the Armistice, theBritish armies moved slowly forward fromthe line they had reached at the Armisticeon November 11th 1918 to occupy andadminister the area - a task that continuedfor the next decade.



THE RISE OF RAIL POWER INWAR AND CONQUEST 1833-1914

28720 £11.99

Edwin A Pratt2020 N&M Press reprint (originalpub 1902). Softback xxii+405pp


Edwin A. Pratt’s classic account of theextent to which railways were used inwarfare preceding the outbreak of theGreat War, with good detail on howGermany proposed to employ railways tofurther her aims. This is an invaluablework written by a well-respected transportexpert, as a preliminary study to hismagnum opus ‘British Railways and theGreat War’; This has also beenrepublished by The Naval & MilitaryPress.

THE STORY OF THE 25thINDIAN DIVSION

The Arakan Campaign

28707 £5.99

War Department Government of IndiaSB 38pp Illustrated throughout in

colour 2020 N&MP Reprint of 1947Original Edition


HEART OF A DRAGONVCs of the Welsh Regiment 1845

-1902

27893 £9.99

W. Alister WilliamsHardback, 229 pagesPublished Price £30

This is an in-depth examination of thedetails of a number of individual VCactions and other significant events in thelives of the men concerned.

THE STORY OF THE TWENTY-THIRD HUSSARS 1940-1946

28402 £22.00

Compiled by members of the RegimentSoftback 277 pp +11 colour maps &

B&W illustrations 2020 N&MPReprint of 1946 Edition.

The 23rd Hussars were a cavalry regimentof the British Army raised during WorldWar II, that was in existence from 1940 to1946, it fought in Sherman & Churchilltanks from Normandy through the LowCountries and Ardennes to Germany. Anexcellent Armoured history that concludeswith Honours & Awards,a Roll of Honourand list of Wounded and Prisoners, to allranks.

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TRANSPORTATION ON THEWESTERN FRONT 1914-18.


TRANSPORTATION ON THEWESTERN FRONT 1914-18.


28892 £35.00

2021 N & M Press reprint (originalpub 1937). SB. xxxiv + 531pp +16

sketch maps.

Colonel AM HennikerColonel AM Henniker2021 N & M Press reprint (originalpub 1937). SB. xxxiv + 531pp +16

sketch maps.

A most important contribution to thehistory of the war on the Western Front,describing the vital part played bytransportation - railways, roads, clocksand canals. It reveals some of the maintransport questions that arose and theorganisation that was set up to deal withthem, an organisation that combined anumber of services into one single onecalled Transportation, under a DirectorGeneral the first and best known of whomwas a civilian railway manager sent out toFrance and given the honorary rank ofMajor General, Sir Eric Geddes.

A most important contribution to thehistory of the war on the Western Front,describing the vital part played bytransportation - railways, roads, clocksand canals. It reveals some of the maintransport questions that arose and theorganisation that was set up to deal withthem, an organisation that combined anumber of services into one single onecalled Transportation, under a DirectorGeneral the first and best known of whomwas a civilian railway manager sent out toFrance and given the honorary rank ofMajor General, Sir Eric Geddes.

TURNING THE TIDEThe Battles of Coral Sea and

Midway

30142 £5.99

Philip D. GroveSoftback, 240 pagesPublished Price £17

Revisits the Royal Navy's official historiesof two pivotal naval battles Coral Sea andMidway. Taken from the previouslyclassified battle summaries, numbers 45and 46, this d edition is a valuable aid tothe study of two groundbreaking carrierbattles in the Pacific War.

U-552 THE RED DEVIL BOATIts Operational History in Words

and Images

28723 £85.00

Axel Urbanke and Michael ReyHardback 352 pages with 318

photographs & 18 colour maps & 6colour graphics Dual English &

German language

Despite its fame during the war, until nowthere has been no comprehensive historyof U-552.This book changes this. Photosfrom all of the boat’s patrols, a war cruisechronology including the period afterTopp, and a detailed description of allpatrols together form a special U-boatbook. Colour graphics and maps round outthe book.

WAR AND TRADE WITH THEPHARAOHS

An Archaeological Study of AncientEgypt’s Foreign Relations

28631 £6.99

Garry J. ShawHardback, 213 pages


This is an exceptionally well researched,written, organised and presented title,beginning with the earliest contact withNubia and the Levant, he describes howEgypt had extensive trading contacts fromPrehistoric times. He describes militarycampaigns,the exchange of commodities,ideas and technologies, diplomatic andtrade delegations.

UBIQUEWar Services of All the Officers of

H.M.'s Bengal Army 1863

23164 £16.99

Captain T C Anderson (Late Bengal NI)2014 N & M Press reprint (original

pub 1861). SB. lxxiv+668ppPublished Price £28

Subtitled “Exhibiting the Rank & VariousServices of Every Officer in the Army;Distinguishing Those Who Have ReceivedMedals & Other Distinctions & Who HaveBeen Wounded, & In What Actions, withtheir Dates of Commissions; & ShowingThe Languages & Other ExaminationsThey have Passed in, or who have beenMentioned in Despatches AdditionalService for Lucknow & Cawnpore Ect ”.This is an invaluable reference work for allstudents of the Indian army.

UNDER THEIR OWN FLAGA History of 47 Squadron 1916

-1946

28150 £6.99

Owen ClarkHardback 160 pages 100B&W photographs and 8

aircraft profilesPublished Price £29.95

Another example of a book that is ill-served by a main title that makes it unclearas to it’s real nature, an excellent excellentmodern Squadron History,which detailsthe remarkable story of No. 47 Squadronfrom its birth in 1916 through to theculmination of the Second World War. Inparticular, the period relating to the GreatWar (the Squadron having been based onthe Eastern front), then participation in theRussian Civil War in support of the troopsof the “Whites” in the south.

VCs OF THE NORTHCumbria, Durham and

Northumberland

25959 £2.99

Alan WithworthHardback, 224 pages


Alan Whitworth, in this carefullyresearched account, describes in graphicdetail the exploits and the lives of this eliteband of heroes. Within this group ofNorthern VC recipients are a number ofoutstanding names, including RichardAnnand who gained the first VC of theSecond World War and Roland Bradfordwho was one of only four sets of brothersto have secured the VC. He also had thedistinction of becoming the youngestgeneral in the British army. But among theroll of the brave whose gallantry and self-sacrifice are celebrated in these pages thereader will find the names andextraordinary deeds of many other menwho were either born or bred or lived anddied in the North. They will also find thestory of the youngest Victoria Crossrecipient who won his award aged justnineteen.

WALCHEREN TO WATERLOOThe British Army in the Low

Countries during FrenchRevolutionary and Napoleonic

Wars 1739-1815

28491 £6.99

Andrew LimmHardback, 240 pagesPublished Price £25

Unfortunately a somewhat patchy book,with a misleading title. There were sixengagements by the British Army in theLow Countries, only four are mentioned,with Ostend 1798 referenced only inpassing. The title of the book is poor,Walcheren was the fourth not the firstaction, and Waterloo is not covered, alsothe image on the cover is of the Battle ofWaterloo so it’s hard to explain why it’sbeen used.

WARFARE IN NEOLITHICEUROPE

An Archaeological andAnthropological Analysis

28444 £5.99

Julian Maxwell HeathHardback, 168 pages


It comes as no surprise that the variousgroups of people who were alive duringthe neolithic period, were often at warwith each other. It was ever thus...

THEIR FINEST HOUR

28455 £6.99

Nick ThomasHardback 240 pagesPublished Price £25

The stories of six of Churchill's 'Few',each of whom played an important part inthe Battle of Britain. Celebrated and muchrespected in their own squadrons, all havesince faded somewhat into obscurity.



WARGAME: AMERICAN CIVILWAR

“Paper Soldiers” series

27919 £7.99

Peter DennisSoftback, 48 pages


Here the blue and the grey regiments canclash again, using simple rules fromVeteran wargamer Andy Callan. Althoughthe figures can be used with any of thecommercial sets of wargame rules, anintroduction to wargaming and a simpleset of rules by veteran wargamer AndyCallan is included, along with buildings,trees and even artillery along with daringrebel cavalry and colourful Zouaves.

WARGAME: CASTLE ASSAULTSieges and Battles Edward I to

Bannockburn “Paper Soldiers” series

27918 £7.99

Peter Dennis, Andy CallanSoftback, 48 pages


The Scottish and Welsh wars of Edwardthe first and second up to the Battle ofBannockburn, with barded knights, Scotsschiltrons and wild Welsh archers fightingagain for freedom. Featuring an extensivecastle model with a siege assault force anda siege game included in the rules. WARGAME: THE AMERICAN

REVOLUTIONARY WAR “Paper Soldiers” series

27920 £7.99

Peter DennisSoftbak, 48 pages


In the 'Battle in America' series well-known historical illustrator Peter Dennisbreathes life back into the 19th centurypaper soldier, supplying all the artworkneeded to create the armies whichstruggled for Liberty across the states ofthe colonial new world.

WARGAME: THE ROMANINVASION AD 43 - 84

“Paper Soldiers” series

27921 £7.99

Peter DennisSoftback, 48 pages


In the Battle for Britain series, well-knownhistorical illustrator Peter Dennis breatheslife back into the 19th century papersoldier, supplying all the artwork neededto create the armies which struggled forsupremacy through our island history.Here, the Legions of Rome and the fierceCeltic inhabitants of Britannia can clashagain using simple rules from veteranwargamer Andy Callan.

THE WATERLOO ARMIESMen, Organization and Tactics

30181 £5.99

Philip J. HaythornthwaiteHardback, 224 pagesPublished Price £25

Each corps and division (and itscommander) is described, this useful bookshould be a prefatory study before readingany other account or analysis of the battle. WOMEN AS ARMY SURGEONS

Being The History Of TheWomen’s Hospital Corps 1914

-1919

28471 £7.99

Flora Murray CBE; MD: DPH;2020 N&M Press reprint (original

pub 1920). Softback xvi263ppPublished Price £11.50

Flora Murray’s book is a record of theWomen’s Hospital Corps in France andthe Endell Street Military Hospital,London. Despite a lack of training intrauma and orthopaedics and with noprevious experience in military medicine,she met the challenge of treating oftenhorrific wartime casualties and returningbattle-injured men to society. She, alongwith her partner Dr Louisa GarrettAnderson, redefined gender roles inmilitary medici

THE WATERLOO MEDALROLL

3106 £19.99

SB. 404pp +15p index of units andsub-units. 2001 N&MP Reprint of


Complete list of recipients of the WaterlooMedal, issued to all who took part in thebattle. Virtually the roll call of the Britishregiments and corps, including the King’sGerman Legion, who fought in the battle.Lists are arranged by regiments/corps,placed in order of precedence, and in mostcases broken down into companies ortroops (cavalry) within regiments andbattalions, each identified by its officercommanding. In some units casualtydetails are given. The staff are shownseparately. A truly historical record.

WATERLOO ROLL CALLWith Biographical Notes and

Anecdotes

3108 £6.99

by Charles Dalton.SB. xv + 297pp 2001 N&MP Reprint

of 1904 Second Edition.Published Price £9.95

Details of all the officers that fought atThe Battle of Waterloo - comprehensiveand useful.

TIGERS AT WARThe Princess of Wale’s Royal

Regiment

28701 £6.99

Michael ScottHardback, 284 pagesPublished Price £25

This is an expert insider's view of modern'asymmetrical' warfare in all its keyaspects, and winner of the 'MiniatureWargames Recommends' award forJanuary 2018

WELLINGTON’S FOOTGUARDS AT WATERLOO

The Men Who Saved The DayAgainst Napoleon

30095 £8.99

Robert Burnham, Ron McGuianHardback, 380 pagesPublished Price £25

Wellington’s Foot Guards at Waterloo is adefinitive. and much-needed tribute to the1st (Guards) Division in the Waterloocampaign. The book does not stop at theconclusion of the battle, but goes on todescribe the actions of the 1st Division inthe march to Paris, and the siege ofPeronne. There are sixteen pages ofillustrations (with nineteen full- colourimages) and fifteen appendices, coveringeverything from monthly strength returns,to awards received, to promotions withinthe Guards in 1815. There is also a chapterproviding mini-biographies of all Guardsofficers present in the campaign.

WELLINGTON’SHEADQUARTERS

The Command and Administrationof the British Army During the

Peninsular War

27567 £4.99

S. G. P. WardHardback, 240 pages


It is a superb survey of the duties of thedepartments of the Army in the PeninsularWar. An eye opening investigation into thetrue nature of Wellington's commandstyle, written by a man who knew theDuke's habits and character as well as if hehad himself served under him... There isno finer book in print that does justice tothis understudied but brilliantheadquarters.

WITH THE NIGERIANS INGERMAN EAST AFRICA

23453 £11.99

Capt W.D. Downes M.C.2015 N & M Press reprint (originalpub 1919) SB xv+352 pp with maps

& IllustrationsPublished Price £18

Detailed account of the Nigerian BrigadeWAFF (1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Bns. NigeriaRegt.) in German East Africa from Dec.1916 (after service in the Cameroons).Appendices include roll of awards to allranks, Africans & Europeans, with date &citation, also a roll of British officers &NCO casualties (killed, died of disease,severely wounded, slightly wounded.

YAMATOFlagship of the Japanese Imperial

Navy

30162 £16.99

Daniel KnowlesHardback 224 pages with 76 B&W

and 75 colour photographs.Published Price £35

A good well illustrated modern history ofJapanese battleship Yamato along with herher sister Musashi they represented theepitome of Imperial Japanese navalengineering, and because of their size,speed, and power, visibly embodiedJapan's determination and readiness todefend its interests against the WesternPowers and the United States in particular.


This volume gives details of all operations by the Royal Engineers during D-Day and up to the Seine crossing at Vernon. It covers I Corp’s plans for the assault, operations of 6 Airborne Division, the assault by 3 British Division, bridging the Caen Canal and the River Orne, the construction of airfields in France, the capture of Le Havre and the Seine crossing at Vernon. There are

many maps and photographs in the book which enhance the experience of reading this account.

2020 N&M Press reprint (original pub 1946). xviii+217 pages with 49 photographs and 14

multi-page colour maps & 31 full page colour maps

28734 Softback Published at £38 Early-bird offer £25

28734HB Hardback Published at £48 Early-bird offer £35

Vol. 1 – An account of the operations included in the tour + Vol. 2 – A guide to the conduct of the tour. These books give an account of operations in France and Flanders 1940, and then go on to look at operations in Belgium and the advance of 30 Corps to the Nederrijn, 1 Airborne Division at Arnhem, airfield construction in the Eindhoven area, the battle of the Rhineland between the Maas and the Rhine in February 1945, and concludes with details of the Rhine crossing.

2020 N&M Press reprint (original pub 1946). Volume one has xviii+217 pages with 49 photographs

and 14 multi page colour maps.

Volume two has x+ 83 pages with 31 full page colour maps (Bound in one volume)

28419 Softback Published at £45 Early-bird offer £30

28419HB Hardback Published at £55 Early-bird offer £40

The highly regarded ‘Engineers Battlefields Tour’ volumes, have now been reprinted by N&MP. Complete with the excellent GSGS

cartography from the original 1946 editions. One of the best sources of primary material when researching any military campaign are

the documents that were made at the time, and the Royal Engineers account’s of the campaign in Europe 1944-1945 are fundamental to an understanding of the overall

picture of operations, and the maps add even more to that picture. Prepared just after the war in Europe had finished these volumes where designed for

succeeding generations of Royal Engineers who would visit the battlefields of Europe after the war. Its purpose was to demonstrate the problems faced by the Royal Engineers in the

major campaigns of the Second World War and the problems they used to solve them.

What was Geographical Section, General Staff (GSGS)? Geographical Section, General Staff (GSGS, also known as MI 4) operated under the Director of Military Operations and Intelligence. Its role was to supply maps to the forces, collect data on foreign survey networks, provide training, and prepare survey data for Expeditionary Force mobilisation. GSGS was organised into small sections, each of which specialised in maps of a particular region. The War Office Map Library, which was also part of MI 4, acquired maps and cartographic intelligence data. Senior staff members were usually Royal Engineer officers with surveying qualifications.

ROYAL ENGINEERS BATTLEFIELD TOUR:

THE SEINE TO THE RHINE

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NORMANDY TO THE SEINE

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Your books can be despatched to any destination in the United Kingdom or Overseas using secure, dependable methods.

We add a Mainland UK Shipping Charge of £4.25 per order, no matter how many titles you choose.

UK Offshore Islands, Northern Ireland, some areas of Scotland including the Highlands, BFPO and all Overseas orders: We now use a variety of methods to give you a better service; please refer to our website for the latest shipping options and costings. These options include Untracked

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All credit card transactions are made in £ Sterling. Taxes and duties – you are responsible for paying any taxes or duties levied when importing goods into your home country. Multi-volume and very heavy books are weighted for shipping costs.

IMPORTANT: ESTIMATED SHIPPING TIMES:

Mainland UK, Europe and overseas airmail please allow 28 days for delivery. Europe surface mail 30 to 60 days. North America surface mail 60 to 120 days. Rest of the World allow 120 days. Multiple orders may arrive in more than one package.

Great care is taken with the packing of all orders, usually using heavy-duty cardboard

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Telephone/Email: Credit Card Orders are welcomed for sales over the telephone or email. Office hours are 9.00am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday.

Paying for your books: You may effect payment for your books by Sterling cheque made payable to The Naval & Military Press Ltd, or any major Credit or Debit Card. We also accept Sterling Postal Orders.

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