Ranging from 18th-century India to 21st-century Afghanistan,
this new, highly illustrated history of the Brigade of Gurkhas is
destined to become the definitive work on the subject. In this
account, the whole panorama of the Brigade’s unique story is
covered from the early 19th Century to the present day, including
the tense moments when the continued existence of the Brigade hung
by a thread. The book is lavishly illustrated with pictures,
photographs and maps, many never before seen in print. With a
foreword by the Colonel Commandant Brigade of Gurkhas, General Sir
David Richards, KCB CBE DSO ADC.
PANZER TRACTS NO. 9-2: JAGDPANZER IV,
PANZER IV/70 (V), AND PANZER IV/70 (A)
by Thomas L Jentz & Hilary Louis Doyle
Development and production from 1943 to 1945. The Panzer Tracts
team have produced new drawings for three different Jagdpanzer IV,
two different Panzer IV/70 (V), and one Panzer IV/70 (A) and the
dates of significant mod-ifications have been correctly determined.
Precise measurement of the external features of seven survivors
revealed that the superstructure roof of the Panzer IV/70 (V) is 30
mm shorter than the Jagdpanzer IV (and the roof of the Panzer IV/70
(A) shorter still). Three pages of 1/10 Scale drawings of special
components, tools and holders are included. Text and data are based
solely on primary sources.
New in card cover -
A4 format, 76pp,
32 scale drawings, 88 b/w photos
Stalin and the German invasion of Russia. A re-examination in
the light of new Moscow archival material including that from the
Russian Foreign Ministry, General Staff and the security forces.
The author looks at the German onslaught in its broader political,
geographical, military and strategic framework and sees tha
struggle as a revival of the historic rivalries between Germany
and Russia, and Russia and Britain. Examines Stalin's enigmatic
behaviour, Realpolitk and the Soviet and German military blunders.
The story of HMS Venomous told by its officers and crew.
Venomous fought in the 1919 “forgotten war” which gained
independence for the Baltic states. In 1940 she rescued thousands
of troops from Boulogne and, on Convoy duty in the Atlantic kept
Britain from starvation. She served in Arctic convoys to north
Russia and was then deployed to the Mediterranean. Here Venomous
fought the U-boat which sank HMS Hecla, rescued survivors and took
part in Operation Pedestal to run supplies to the besieged island
of Malta.
New in card cover - 384 pp, 170 photographs, 12 maps and plans
ARMAGEDDON IN STALINGRAD: THE
STALINGRAD TRILOGY, VOLUME 2
by David M Glantz &
Jonathan M House
The German offensive on Stalingrad was intended to secure the
Wehrmacht’s flanks, but it stalled dramatically in the face of
Stalin’s order: “Not a Step Back!” The Soviets’ tenacious defense
of the city led to urban warfare for which the Germans were
totally unprepared, depriving them of their usual maneuverability, overwhelming artillery fire, and air support—and
setting the stage for debacle. Armageddon in Stalingrad continues
David Glantz and Jonathan House’s bold new look at this most
iconic military campaign of the Eastern Front and Hitler’s first
great defeat. This second volume focuses on the inferno of combat
that decimated the city itself.
New in d/w - 864pp, 123 photographs,
49 tables, 97 maps
University Press of Kansas, 2009
ISBN 9780700616640
