LES CASQUES MILITAIRES
DES ÉTATS
D'AMÉRIQUE LATINE
by Yves Plasseraud
Ten years in the making with more than 1000
photographs, illustrations and documents covering the
military headgear of twenty Central and South American
countries. Packed with colour and black and white
immages, this is a must for serious collectors.
Dix années de préparation, plus de 1000 photographies
patiemment rassemblées au sujet des vingt États
d'Amérique centrale et du sud. Largement illustré en
couleurs et rédigé en langue française, il comporte des
résumés substantiels en langues anglaise et espagnole.
French text with English and Spanish chapter summaries.
New in illustrated boards - large format, 309pp, c2,000 colour &
b/w photos, illustrations & maps
For a few weeks in
February 1943, the action in and around a remote mountain
village at Kasserine in French Tunisia, held the attention of
the whole world. Here a major American army met the Germans for
the first time in battle, and was defeated. This inauspicious
beginning to a vital campaign rocked US military confidence, but
brought together the commanders who would finally fight that
decisive campaign in North West Europe.
Very good in d/w - 208pp, 40 photos, 4 maps, bibliography & notes, index
As early as October 1939, Winston
Churchill had proposed that, to back up the Territorial Army, a
second line of defence should be put in place made up of men not
already serving in the armed forces. The role of this volunteer
force was to guard vulnerable points such as ports, railways and
tunnels, key road junctions, possible sites for amphibious
invasion and areas which could be attacked by gliders and
paratroops. It was to become the Home Guard, initially the Local
Defence Volunteers or LDV. Operational from 1940 until 1944, the
Home Guard, comprising 1.5 million men, was given the nickname
‘Dad's Army’. This extensively illustrated book tells their
fascinating story.
New - Large format, 160pp, numerous photographs and illustrations
Eileen Younghusband was just 18 when she
joined the Womens Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF). She quickly
demonstrated her keen intellect and mathematical skills, playing a
crucial role in RAF Fighter Command's underground Filter Room.
Working gruelling shifts under enormous pressure she and her
companions worked tirelessly, tracking the swarms of enemy
aircraft that sought to break the British resolve. She even had
the dubious honour of detecting the first of Hitler's devastating
V2 rockets as it fell on an unsuspecting London. This book gives a
vivid insight into the life of a young woman facing the grim
reality of war.
OSPREY MEN-AT-ARMS 465:
BRAZILIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE IN WORLD WAR II
by Cesar Campiani Maximiano & Ricardo Bonalume Neto
It is little known in the English-speaking world that a
volunteer Brazilian Expeditionary Force fought alongside the US
Army in Italy from mid-1944. This was in effect a light infantry
division, consisting of three infantry regiments augmented with
artillery and light armour. It was supported by a Brazilian Air
Force contingent of a light reconnaissance squadron as well as a
P-47 Thunderbolt-equipped fighter squadron. This is a seriously
researched volume on a little-studied subject matter complete with
a range of previously unpublished photographs and specially
commissioned colour artwork by Ramiro Bujeiro.
New in card cover - 48pp, 8 colour plates,
43 b/w photos
