A CARDBOARD CASTLE: AN INSIDE HISTORY
OF THE WARSAW
PACT
by Vojtech Mastny. Edited by Malcolm Byrne
This is the first
book to analyze, and interpret the history of the Warsaw Pact
between 1955 and 1991 based on the archives of the alliance
itself. The Soviet bloc military machine that held the West in awe
for most of the Cold War does not appear from the inside as
formidable as outsiders often believed in its surprisingly long
history. A chronology of the main events in the history of the
Warsaw Pact, a list of its leading officials, a selective
bibliography, and an analytical index add to the importance of a
publication that sets the new standard as a reference work on the
subject.
This copy is new but has no dustwrapper. It has been reduced
from £45.00.
The title is also available in card cover @ £29.00 - please enquire
New in black boards. No d/w - 726pp, b/w illustrations, bibliography, index
The story of Bomber Command's elite squadrons. Twenty five minutes
was what it took to run the gauntlet of the Berlin air defences
from end to end at full stretch. The flak barrage put up from
the ground was merciless and, if your plane was caught in the
searchlights, you had little chance of survival. The Luftwaffe
night fighters were waiting for you on the way home as well.
This new history of the RAF Pathfinder Squadrons outlines the
increasingly successful role they played in bringing accuracy
and effectiveness into the air war waged by Bomber Command
against the Third Reich during 1942-1945.
New in card covers - 192pp, numerous b/w photos & illustrations
An illustrated study of the "Nebelwerfer", one of the most feared
weapons of the German Wehrmacht. The weapon was used in various
forms, both towed and self-propelled in wheeled and tracked
varieties. This volume was translated from the original German
publication.
New in card cover -
Landscape format, 48pp, 54 photos & illustrations
These are fascinating memoirs of a British officer on Active
Service in Waziristan. Cumming fought the legendary Pathan
tribesmen of the North-West Frontier, right up to the beginning of
WWII. He describes desperate battles against this highly skilled
and ruthless enemy. Pathan atrocities were commonplace and no
prisoners were taken.
Cumming served in two Frontier units, the South Waziristan Scouts
and the Corps of Guides. Frontier Fighters describes the closing
stages of Britain’s imperial presence on the sub-continent.
COLLABORATION IN GREECE: GREEK
VOLUNTEERS
IN THE GERMAN ARMED FORCES, SS
AND POLICE, 1943 - 1944
by Antonio J. Munoz
The history of the various Greek collaborationist forces of
Ioannis Rallis's pro-Axis puppet government. The Germans employed
their old adage of "divide and conquer" by exploiting the rift
between Greek communists and republicans. From 1943 until 1944
some 27-30,000 pro-German Greek troops served to prop up the Nazi
occupation. This excellent reference source features extremely
rare photos and maps.
New in card cover - 138pp, numerous detailed maps and illustrations
