The War Memoirs of a Young Officer,
1939-1945. Signed by the author. The story of junior armoured
regimental officer during 3 years of total war, journeying from
the Western Desert to Italy, then to Normandy and through to the
Baltic where his regiment was the first to meet the Western
nation's Russian Allies.
Mint in d/w - 187pp, b/w illustrations, endpaper map
THE STORKS: THE STORY OF FRANCE'S
ELITE FIGHTER GROUPE DE COMBAT 12 (LES CIGOGNES) IN WWI
by Norman Franks
Born during the horrendous Battle of Verdun in 1916, The Storks
became France's premier fighting group in World War I. Initially
comprising the Escadrilles N3, N26, N73 N103 and under the
leadership of Felix Brocard, GC12 counted among its fighter pilots
most of the big French aces of the war - Guynemer Fonck (with 75
victories), Heurteaux, Deullin, de Sevin, Bozon-Verdurez and many
more. It also had several American volunteers amongst its ranks,
notably Frank Baylies, Edwin Parsons, Bert Hall and Charles
Biddle. The book is packed with photographs of pilots and aircraft
plus side view drawings of aircraft and their markings.
Near fine in d/w - 160pp, 130 + b/w photos & illustrations
The military has historically availed itself of technical
advances for warfighting purposes and the use of railway vehicles is
no exception. The German Army developed many such units, their
employment reaching a high point in the Second World War. This
impressive volume features more than 700 photographs of armoured
trains and their weaponry plus many general arrangement drawings,
maps and sketches making this an invaluable aid to modellers and
rail enthusiasts alike. German text.
A pre-owned copy. Also available new @ £39.00 - please enquire.
As new in pictorial
boards - Large format, 440pp, 700 + photos, numerous drawings, maps etc, index
Following the defeat of British forces near Aden by the Turks
in 1915, Great Britain successfully defended the base until the
end of the Second World War. After 1945, Egypt set about
supporting Yemeni aspirations in concert with the Soviet Union
and China. Initially British operations were confined to the
mountainous Radfan region but internal security became
increasingly fragile as attacks on Security Forces and Service
dependants escalated. When the British declared that they would
leave in 1967, their forces were caught up in interfactional
fighting. 20 June 1967 proved to be a black day with twenty
British soldiers murdered, leading to the famous occupation of
Crater district by Lt Col 'Mad Mitch' Mitchell and his Argyll
and Sutherland Highlanders.
HISTORY OF NO. 30 SQUADRON:
EGYPT AND MESOPOTAMIA 1914 TO 1919
by Major J. Everidge
A Reprint of the Original Air Ministry Historical Branch
manuscript of 30 Squadron RAF's operations against the Turks in
Mesopotamia (Iraq) in the Great War. The book spans the period
from the siege and fall of Kut to the occupation of Baghdad and
beyond. Equipped at first with seaplanes converted for use on
land, the squadron later used unreliable Farmans. It gained air
superiority over the Turks, who flew German Fokker and Albatros
aircraft, when re-equipped with BE2Cs, Voisins, and later with 120
Martinsydes.
