Air Chief Marshal Sir Geoffrey Salmond and his brother Jack
joined the Royal Flying Corps during the Great War. Both were to
have a major influence on the development of the RAF in the 1920s
and 1930s, in particular Geoffrey who became one of the original
pioneers of high speed flight. Extraordinarily, both brothers rose
to become Chiefs of the Air Staff in the 1930s. Without Sir
Geoffrey Salmond's vision the RAF would almost certainly not have
had the Spitfire, and the result of the Battle of Britain could
have been very different.
New in d/w - 236pp, 35 b/w photos,
maps, biblio, index
GERMAN OCCUPIED GREAT BRITAIN:
THE OFFICIAL SECRET DOCUMENT
Ordinances of the Military Authorities
for occupied Britain. This official secret document was originally
printed in Leipzig in 1941 as a comprehensive guide for the German
Military Commander of a defeated Great Britain. This is a
photo-litho reproduction taken directly from the original, of
which only one copy is believed to have survived (in the hands of
a collector. The volume is presented in the original
German/English text.
A study of the regiments of the US Army. Includes their coats
of arms and insignia, each regiment's lineage, decorations, and
campaigns. Each Battalion also is listed with its lineage,
campaigns and decorations. There is also a list of Congressional
Medal of Honor recipients.
Good in chipped d/w - large format, 351pp, numerous illustrations
including 31colour pages
An analysis of the 'Home Front' in the Scottish city of Perth
during the Great war. It was a garrison town and home depot for
the Black Watch. Visual sources are poor for 1910-1922 all
photography in Perth was forbidden and every shop was searched for
postcards. When found, they were systematically destroyed. Most
photographs, legally taken for propoganda purposes - smiling
soldiers and cheering crowds - are obviously posed. As the impact
of the war can only be measured against the background of pre-war
events, the framework of this study is 1910-1922.
