COMBAT UNITS OF THE REGIA
AERONAUTICA:
ITALIAN AIR FORCE 1940-1943
by Chris Dunning
An illustrated study on the units, bases, organisation,
equipment, markings and colours of the Royal Italian Air Force. This
first volume covers Command, Organisation, Camouflage and Markings,
and Groups. The back cover features colour profiles of a number of
Regia Aeronautica types including the Machi c.202 and Messerschmitt
Bf 109 fighters and the Cant Z.1007 bomber. A scarce and collectible
volume.
While the Revolutionary and Civil wars have been the object of
much research and documentation, the war that bridged them has
been comparatively neglected. This comprehensive research guide
summarizes the careers of President and Commander-in-Chief James
Madison, his three secretaries of war, nine major generals, and 27
brigadier generals, and traces the operations of various
departments, five artillery regiments, three cavalry regiments,
the Corps of Engineers, 48 infantry regiments, and four rifle
regiments of the United States during the War of 1812.
New in card cover - 311pp, 60 photos, appendix, index
The Guards Brigade consisted of three battalions, the 3rd Grenadier
Guards, 1st Coldstream Guards and 1st Scottish Fusilier Guards (as
the Scots Guards were then known). The book examines the causes of
the War and provides an analysis of the woeful disorganization of
the Army (in contrast to the efficiency of the Royal Navy), as well
as the Brigade's performance in the major battles including Alma and
Inkerman. The author describes the Russians' plans, the ground, and
the conditions experienced by the long suffering troops, and
examines the roles and abilities of the various commanders
New in d/w - xii +
226pp, 8 maps,
33 b/w illustrations
Jack McCleery, born in Belfast in 1898, joined the RNAS in 1916
as a Probationary Flight Officer. During the next ten months he
completed his training, gaining his wings as a Sub-Lieutenant.
In July 1917 he was posted to the new aircraft carrier HMS
Furious, which would be based at Scapa Flow and Rosyth. He
served in this ship until February 1919, flying Short 184
seaplanes and then Sopwith 1½ Strutters, also flying other types
from various shore stations. He witnessed the world’s first
carrier strike mission, the 1918 Tondern raid, and took part in
more than a dozen sweeps into the North Sea and reconnaissance
missions off the coast of Denmark.
Valentinian, Valens and the Disaster at
Adrianople. Valentian was proclaimed Roman Emperor in AD 364,
when the Empire was reeling from the disastrous defeat and death
in battle of Julian the Apostate (363) and the short reign of
his murdered successor, Jovian (364). With the Empire weakened
and vulnerable to a victorious Persia in the East and
opportunistic Germanic tribes along the Rhine, not to mention
rebellions within, it was not an enviable position. Valentian
decided the responsibility had to be divided and appointed his
brother as his co-emperor to rule the eastern half of the
Empire. Valens is most remembered for his mistreatment of the
Goths who sought refuge within the Empire's borders from the
westward-moving Huns. This led to his death at the Battle of
Adrianople in 378.
