The defeat of 1940 remains the greatest moral drama that
shook France in the twentieth century. Beaten in six weeks,
the French have retained since then the idea of a national
army under-equipped and a country badly commanded, more
ready to flee than to resist the enemy. But was the French
army really so dishonored? This book, supported for the
first time by images taken by French soldiers and not on the
usual photographs of German propaganda, provides irrefutable
evidence to the contrary. Here, in pictures, is the real and
hidden history of the murderous and often heroic battles
fought by the French army from May 10 to June 25, 1940.
French text.
New in d/w - Large format, 222pp,
c150 b/w and colour illustrations, maps
Editions Toucan, 2010
ISBN 9782810003624
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AIRCRAFT
CARRIERS: THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF
THE WORLD'S MOST IMPORTANT WARSHIPS
by Michael E. Haskew
Naval warfare's greatest
development was the aircraft carrier - a floating city
capable of launching dozens of aircraft on a variety of
missions. Soon after the Wright Brothers' historic flight in
1903, seaplanes and the flying boats were conceived to
combine air and naval operations. Aircraft that could
operate from the deck of a ship offered tremendous
possibilities. By mid-century the aircraft carrier eclipsed
the battleship as the preeminent weapon of naval warfare.
packed with period and modern images, this book is a
celebration of naval warfare's most important innovation.
New in
d/w - Large format, 239pp, numerous colour & b/w photos
& illustrations
THE 23RD WAFFEN SS VOLUNTEER PANZER GRENADIER DIVISION NEDERLAND
by Massimiliano Afiero
Employed
exclusively on the Eastern Front, except for a brief period
in Croatia, Dutch volunteer combat formation “Nederland”
participated in many of the most difficult battles including
Leningrad, the Narva bridgehead, the Tannenberg line, Dorpat
in Kurland, Pomerania, and the Oder front. Finally, at the
desperate battle of the Halbe Pocket, the remnants of the
division avoided total annihilation, escaping the Soviets
and surrendering to American forces. This work fills a gap
in Waffen-SS history with appendices on the unit’s
operational history, its members, uniforms and insignia.
New in
illustrated boards - Large format, 144pp, numerous b/w
photos & maps
THE 27TH WAFFEN SS VOLUNTEER
GRENADIER DIVISION LANGEMARCK
by Massimiliano Afiero
The Flemish volunteer combat
formation, “Langemarck”, was employed chiefly on the Eastern
Front, first in the Ukraine in early 1944, then in Estonia
along the Tannenberg Line in the summer of 1944. Together
with other European Waffen-SS volunteers, it was subordinate
to III.SS-Pz.Korps. Transformed into a division,
“Langemarck” participated in the final fighting on the
Pomeranian and Oder fronts. Most of the Flemish volunteers
were able to surrender to the Anglo-American forces, thus
escaping capture by the Russians. This work fills a gap in
Waffen-SS history with appendices on the unit’s operational
history, its members, uniforms and insignia.
New in
illustrated boards - Large format, 128pp, numerous b/w
photos & maps
Although
the Anson was a front-line aircraft early in the war, flying
coastal reconaissence, anti-submarine operations, and
support over Dunkirk, it was soon obsolescent. Slow,
short-legged, and woefully underarmed, it was soon replaced
by the Lockheed Hudson and other aircraft. However, the
performance and configuration of the aircraft made it ideal
for flight, navigation, gunnery, and wireless training,
communications, air-sea rescue, and utility roles. The Anson
went through many marks, with over 10,000 aircraft produced
in a production span of 18 years and service life of over 32
years.
New in card
cover - A4 format, 40pp, numerous b/w photos & colour
plates, foldout 1:72 scale plans
