BLOOD AND HONOR: THE HISTORY OF THE
12TH SS PANZER DIVISION 'HITLER YOUTH', 1943-45
by Craig W. H. Luther
The 12th SS Panzer Division “Hitler Youth” was formed
early in 1943 following the German disaster at
Stalingrad, and was trumpeted by German propaganda as a
symbol of the willingness of German youth to make the
ultimate sacrifice. Most of the division’s soldiers were
born in 1926, and averaged barely eighteen years of age
when they underwent their baptism of fire among the
fields and hedgerows of Normandy on 7 June 1944.
Anchoring the eastern flank of the Normandy front, these
young SS soldiers successfully defended the
strategically vital town of Caen against British and
Canadian forces until finally overwhelmed a month later
by the Allies’ enormous superiority in men and materiel.
Although the “Hitler Youth” Division was largely
annihilated in the process, it won the grudging respect
of Allied forces as the finest German division faced in
Normandy.
New in d/w -
304pp, 180 photos, illustrations & maps
Types and Variants of Trucks in British Army, Royal Navy and Royal
Flying Corps Service, 1914-18. At the start of the Great War in
1914, the British Army had just 80 trucks and 20 cars in service.
These had been augmented by a further 59,490 motor trucks and 33,800
cars and ambulances by the end of the war. This policy of
motorisation made the British Army the most mechanised of all the
belligerent nations. This book covers British-purpose-built and
impressed general service trucks from manufacturers ranging from AEC
to Wolseley. It also shows non-British-built trucks, of which the
majority were of American origin. Additional chapters cover workshop
trucks, tankers, gun trucks, steam wagons, traction engines and
tractors.
New in d/w - Large
format, 200pp, 396 b/w photographs
Civil servants
are not generally known for their soldierly qualities, yet in
the Great War a volunteer regiment of 'civil servants and
their friends' served with distinction in the front line,
fighting in many of the major battles. This study, subtitled
'All Bloody Gentlemen', draws on previously unpublished
material personal memoirs, diaries and interviews to tell
their extraordinary story. It is supported by a wealth of
marvellous photographs, together with appendices on Brigade
Orders of Battle, Battle Honours and Awards, and Graves and
Memorials.
New in d/w - 240pp,
numerous b/w illustrations, maps, appendices, index
WAR-TORN SKIES OF GREAT BRITAIN 4:
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
by Paul Johnson
The fourth in a series of books covering the air battles
and wartime activity over Britain focuses on
Buckinghamshire. It details the aviation history of the
county, its airfields such as Booker, Halton, Thame and
Wing, and many aviation accidents and events. Twenty air
crashes are investigated in great detail and a complete
list of major incidents from 1923 to 1950 is included.
New in card cover - 96pp, numerous b/w & colour photos,
maps
TANK POWER VOL.CVII (AFV
SERIES NO. 356) COVENANTER
by Janusz
Ledwoch
This
monograph presents the history of the development of the
British A13 Covenanter Cruiser Tank. As well as numerous
diagrams and black and white photographs the book
features sixteen pages of plans plus colour side views.
Primarily Polish text with an English language
summary.
New in card cover - A4 format, 64pp, numerous b/w
photos, colour side views & photos
Wydawnictwo
Militaria Poland, 2011 ISBN 9788372199096
