The story of Werner Gosel and Sturmgeschutz-Abteilung 244.
Stalingrad, Kursk and Bobruisk are names synonymous with
untold suffering and death, and the men of Stug.Abt.244
fought at each of them. Werner Gosel was deployed as a
dispatch rider during Operation Barbarossa and after being
trained as an officer, he returned to the front and was
wounded during the opening stages of the Stalingrad battle.
After recovering, he served with Sturmgeschutz-Batterie 395,
but with the reorganisation of Stug.Abt.244 in early 1943,
Gosel was recalled to his old unit and participated in the
Battle of Kursk and the subsequent retreat. His tenure as
adjutant from August 1943 onward provides an insight into
the working methods of an assault gun battalion. In summer
1944, now a battery commander, Gosel was captured during a
break-out attempt from the Bobruisk pocket. He returned from
Soviet captivity five years later to post-war East Germany.
This volume which is jointly edited by Jason Mark, is
profusely illustrated and has three appendices, including
the battalion's full war diary from 1943 plus a
comprehensive lists of medal winners.
New in illustrated boards - 492pp,
249 b/w photos, 17 maps
HL'ARMEE DE L'AIR EN INDOCHINE
TRANSPORT ET BOMBARDMENT 1945-1954: VOLUME 1
by Alain Crosnier & Jean-Michel Guhl
A scarce volume covering the transport and bombardment
operations carried out by the Armee de'lAir against the
communist Viet-Minh forces led by Ho Chi Minh, during the 9
years following the defeat of the Japanese in 1945. The book
includes 4 colour plates illustrating 5 aircraft plus scrap
views, 1 colour map and approximately 100 black and white
photos. Primarily French text with some English captions.
Fine in card
cover - Landscape format, 58pp, colour & b/w
illustrations
The author tells the story of the air war in South-east
Asia from 1941 to 1945 with a summary of the main South East
Asia Command RAF units in World War II, plus details of the
build-up of RAF operations in SEAC.
New in card cover -
A4 format, 34pp, numerous illustrations
MODERN AIR TRANSPORT:
WORLDWIDE AIR TRANSPORT FROM 1945 TO THE PRESENT
Edited by Phillip Jarrett
The world of aviation was undergoing massive change when
the Second World War intervened. All-metal monoplanes,
pressurised cabins and retractable undercarriages were all
being introduced and the days of stately biplane landplanes
and flying boats were numbered.The war's end saw the
victorious allies, led by the U.S.A. with its extensive
military experience, leap ahead with the conversion of
transport aircraft for civilian use. The piston engine gave
way to propeller turbine and pure jet propusion, and the
development of technology led to the rapid growth in civil
aviation. This impressive volume tells the exciting story of
the development of passenger transport.
Like new in d/w
- Large format, 263pp, c300 b/w photographs, line-drawings
BRITISH FLIGHT TESTING: MARTLESHAM HEATH
1920-1939
by Tim Mason
A
classic Putnam volume covering the development of
testing for aircraft intended for the Royal Air Force
and the Fleet Air Arm. For nearly twenty years
Martelsham Heatrh was the site from which all British
military aircraft underwent their type testing before
acceptance into service (or indeed, rejection). Tim
Mason, in colaboration with T. Heffernan, provides a
detailed record of the testing of the aeroplanes, their
equipment and armaments.
Fine in d/w -
Large format, 256pp, 300+ b/w photos & illustrations
