THE SS TOTENKOPF RING: AN
ILLUSTRATED
HISTORY FROM MUNICH TO NUREMBERG
by Craig Gottlieb
Craig Gottlieb paints a comprehensive picture of the Totenkopf
(Death's Head) Ring and the man behind it – Reichsführer-SS
Heinrich Himmler. He uses more than 200 examples to document
current beliefs about the ring, offering previously unseen photos
and documents. The book also covers the history of the Totenkopf
ring, placing its appearance in historical context, and includes
sections on award documents and frames, ring shipping boxes, with
many photographs of rings in wear.
New in d/w - 256pp, 200 + colour
& b/w illustrations
AMERICAN SNIPER: THE
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE MOST
LETHAL SNIPER IN U.S. MILITARY HISTORY
by Chris Kyle & Scott McEwan
Former U.S. Navy SEAL, Chris Kyle tells the story of his career
from 1999 to 2009, during which time he recorded a record 155
confirmed sniper kills (though the real number is much higher)
Nicknamed 'The Legend' by his fellow SEALS, Kyle's service in
Iraq and Afghanistan earned him seven medals for bravery,
including two Silver Stars. This book vividly recounts Kyle's
experiences at key battles, including the March on Baghdad
(beginning of Iraq War), Fallujah, Ramadi, and Sadr City. After
his combat deployments, Kyle became the SEAL's chief sniper
instructor, and wrote the first Navy SEAL sniper manual.
HIGH NOON OF EMPIRE: THE DIARY OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL HENRY
TYNDALL 1895-1915
Edited
by B. A. 'Jimmy' James
Henry Tyndall was a typical product of the Victorian age - an
intensely patriotic army officer who served in India, on the
North-West Frontier, on the Western Front and in East Africa at
the height of the British empire. For 20 years, from 1895 to
1915, he kept a detailed diary that gives a vivid insight into
his daily life and concerns, his fellow officers and men, and
the British army of his day. He also left a graphic account of
his experiences on campaign in the First World War and in the
Third Afghan War. B.A. 'Jimmy' James has edited and annotated
Tyndall's diary in order to make it fully accessible to the
modern reader.
Napoleon arrived on St Helena in October,
1815 aboard the British warship, HMS Northumberland. For the
first six weeks he stayed at The Briars, a property in the Upper
Jamestown Valley where he enjoyed the hospitality of the
Balcombe family. When the re-building work on his destined home,
Longwood, was completed, Napoleon moved there, accompanied by
his entourage. The British Government was paranoid that Napoleon
might be rescued, thus a large military presence was maintained
on the island with numerous warships anchored offshore. The new
Governor, Sir Hudson Lowe, ran a tyrannical and petty campaign
against the residents at Longwood and had violent arguments with
Napoleon.
New in card cover - 256pp, 80 b/w & colour illustrations
"From Normandy to the Baltic with the 11th Armoured Division".
Commanded by General Roberts, one of the youngest of the British
Army's WWII generals. The author recounts the experiences of some
100 soldiers who served in the formation. They participated in the
Normandy Landings and the Battles of the Bridgehead, the advance to
Amiens and Antwerp, Market Garden, the Ardennes, the Rhine crossing
and the advance to the shores of the Baltic. The author served in
the Division throughout the campaign.
