The fascinating story of the recovery of a Spitfire I from the
sands of Calais during the early 1980s, and its subsequent return
to the UK for rebuild and restoration to flying condition. The
full history of the airframe from the factory to loss, the
aircraft’s operational history with 92 Squadron and the story of
the pilots who flew it during its career are also told, as is the
unfolding saga of its restoration and return to air in September
2011. P9374 is now the earliest mark of Spitfire flying anywhere
in the world.
New in d/w - 176pp, numerous colour
& b/w illustrations
ARMOR COLOR GALLERY 9: CAMOUFLAGE & MARKINGS OF
THE 6TH SOUTH AFRICAN ARMORED DIVISION
by William Marshall
North Africa and Italy, 1943-45. Part 2 covers the numerous US,
Canadian and British vehicles employed by the Division including the
Mack NM6 6-ton gun tractor, CMP Ford F30 30-cwt ambulance, Bedford
MWC 200-gallon water tanker, Ford WO2A heavy utility staff car,
Austin K2/Y ambulance, Fordson Sussex 6x4 truck, Chevrolet
1500-series 3-ton Canteen vehicle, Bedford MWD, AEC Matador Heavy
Tractor, Morris C9/B SP Bofors, Guy Quad-Ant gun tractor, Scammell
Pioneer SV/2S breakdown tractor, Scammell TRMU-30 Tank Transporter,
Mack LMSW 6x4 breakdown, Field and Heavy artillery pieces: 40 mm
Bofors A/A, 3.7-in A/A, 5.5-inch Howitzer, 25-pdr Field Gun, 6-pdr
A/T. Includes charts of Organization and Equipment and tables of
tactical markings.
New in card cover -
A4 format, 72pp,
127 b&w photos, 19 color plates,
An account of the Blockade, the Airlift, and the Early Cold War.
The Berlin blockade brought former allies to the brink of war.
Britain, France, the United States and the Soviet Union defeated and
began their occupation of Germany in 1945, and within a few years,
the Soviets and their Western partners were jockeying for control of
their former foe. Attempting to thwart the Allied powers’ plans to
create a unified West German government, the Soviets blocked rail
and road access to the western sectors of Berlin in June 1948. With
no other means of delivering food and supplies to the German people
under their protection, the Allies organized the Berlin airlift.
New in d/w - 504pp,
illustrations
The University Press of Kentucky,
2012
ISBN 9780813136134
Constantine the Great is a titanic figure in Roman and world
history. Famed for making Christianity the official religion of
the Roman Empire and for moving the seat of imperial rule to 'New
Rome' (Constantinople), he is most often studied for his religious
and political impact. But it is often forgotten that his power and
success was made possible by the use of armed force. Constantine
won victories over external barbarian armies as well as defeating
the Roman armies of his internal rivals in civil war. The author
examines Constantine's campaigns and battles, showing that he
deserves to be remembered as a great general as well as a great
emperor.
New in d/w - 171pp, 16 colour & b/w illustrations, 3 maps
RHODESIA: LAST OUTPOST OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE
1890-1980
by Peter Baxter
In 1890 Cecil John
Rhodes’ engaged Lobengula, the Matabele king, in lengthy
negotiations whilst seeking a Royal Charter for white pioneers to
occupy Mashonaland. This book relates Rhodesia’s history right up to
Lancaster House in 1979 and the ‘free and fair’ elections that
foisted the Marxist Robert Mugabe on the country. The author has
skilfully threaded in the many often larger-than-life
personalities who shaped Rhodesia’s destiny from Rhodes, Leander
Starr Jameson, and King Lobengula, to Garfield Todd, Joshua Nkomo,
Robert Mugabe and Ian Smith.
New in card cover - 544pp, 6 colour
& 130 b/w photos
