An extensively illustrated history of the Anti Partizan
operations of the Karstwehr -Batallion,
SS-24.Waffen-Gebirgs-Division. The Karstjager mountain division
was composed mainly of Austrian, Italian and Spanish soldiers.
The book covers their engagements in Slovenia and Northern Italy
and features more than 1,000 photos plus eyewitness accounts
from veterans, organization charts and profiles.
French
text.
New in illustrated boards - Large format,
399pp, c1000 b/w & colour photos, illustrations & maps
TIGERS IN THE ARDENNES:
THE 501ST HEAVY
SS TANK BATTALION IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE
by Gregory A. Walden
U.S. Army officer and military historian Gregory Walden
provides the most detailed look at the actions of a single
German battalion in the Battle of the Bulge to date. The
book is the product of years of archival research,
conversations with German and American veterans, and
detailed examination of terrain in the Ardennes. The
author’s experience as a tank unit commander provides unique
insight into the tactical difficulties of armor movements
through the area, especially considering the technical
aspects of the Tiger II tanks. The book includes over 100
images, many of them never before published, plus detailed
maps showing the routes used by the 501st during the battle.
New in d/w -
141pp, numerous colour & b/w illustrations, photos &
maps
Success and Failure on the First Day of the Battle of the
Somme. Much controversy has surrounded the offensive and its
impact upon the course of the war. Sir Douglas Haig's
policies have been the subject of considerable debate about
whether the heavy losses sustained were worth the small
gains that were achieved and which appeared to have little
strategic value. That was certainly the case on many sectors
on 1 July 1916, where British soldiers were unable to cross
No Man's Land and failed to reach, or penetrate into, the
German trenches.
How the Great War was fought and Won. The author covers one
hundred key days between 1914 and 1918, including events beyond
the battlefield. From reaction to the assassination of Archduke
Franz Ferdinand, through a zeppelin raid on Scarborough,
Gallipoli and the battlefields of the Western Front. A gripping
and informative narrative, from official records, diaries
letters and interviews.
Winston Churchill was one of the 20th century's most
charismatic and controversial figures. He escaped from a
POW camp in the Boer War, was a Nobel Prize-winning
author and twice prime minister of The United Kingdom.
He is best remembered as the astute and powerful orator
who inspired a battered Britain to victory in World War
II, and led the post-war nation to recovery. Richard
Langworth, co-chairman and editor of The Churchill
Centre, spent over 20 years researching Churchill's
words to produce this thematically arranged compendium.
