Craig Allen, a Paratrooper for 29 years,
returned to 2 PARA as a reservist and unofficial photographer for
the Battlegroup’s dramatic 2008 Tour in Helmand. He had unrivalled
access to the fighting and moved from area to area, writing up his
experiences and those of the men he was with. His story tells in
superb action photographs and no-nonsense prose of the hardships
suffered by front line soldiers in the theatre. He captures the
colour of life and death in Afghanistan for both combatants and
the civilian population caught up in this vicious spiral of war.
British Socket Bayonets of the Twentieth Century. This extensively
illustrated study provides comprehensive details of the manufacture
and use of British bayonets since the end of the 19th Century.
Graham Priest has collected bayonets since 1957 and he is one of the
acknowledged experts on the subject. His impressive book contains
more than one thousand illustrations.
Signed by the author.
New in illustrated
boards - Large format, 352pp, c1000 b/w photos, illustrations, maps
VICTORY IN THE EAST: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE IMPERIAL GERMAN ARMY
by Michael P. Kihntopf
At the outbreak of
WWI the German Army was prepared for a conflict on two fronts yet,
by 1916, it was no longer what it had been in 1914. Gone were the
notions of romantic war, ideals of heroism having been snuffed out
by new tactics and innovative weapons. On the Eastern Front these
developments led the Central Powers to numerous victories. By
1918, Austro-Hungarian, German, Bulgarian and Turkish soldiers
occupied Serbia, Montenegro, Rumania, The Baltic Coast, most of
European Russia and the Ukraine – an achievement which is usually
overshadowed by their defeat in the West
MESSERSCHMITT BF110/ME210/ME410: AN ILLUSTRATED
HISTORY
by Heinz Mankau & Peter Petrick
This richly illustrated book provides a comprehensive examination
of the Messerschmitt Bf 110, Me 210, and Me 410 series. The twin-engined
Bf 110 came into service in 1936, a type the Luftwaffe took on in
large numbers as a long-range fighter, heavy-fighter,
fighter-bomber, night-fighter and reconnaissance platform.
Eventually Messerschmitt developed the better performing Me 210,
which flew for the first time in 1939 but soon began manifesting
serious design flaws. More powerful engines and a number of design
changes saw this aircraft produced from 1943 to 1944 under the
designation of Me 410
As new in d/w - Large Format. 360pp. illustrations, photographs
In May 1745, after a brief start to the campaign, the French
Army under the Maréchal de Saxe laid siege to Tournai in Flanders.
The Anglo-Dutch army under the command of the Duke of Cumberland,
came to the aid of the beseiged town and fought on unfavourable
terrain with, as a result, one of the greatest victories for the
French Army. This book, which will be an invaluable aid to
wargamers, is packed with colour illustrations, maps and 3D
battlefield graphics including pages of uniforms, flags and
standards.
Men and Battles Series.
New in card cover - 80pp, numerous colour & b/w illustrations, maps &
graphics
