BETWEEN THE ODER AND THE ELBE:
THE BATTLE FOR BERLIN, 1945
by Wilhelm Tieke
This is an account of the fighting on the Oder from 12th
January, the Russian crossing and the final assault on Hitler's
fortress. The book describes in detail the German attempts to
stem the Soviet tide at the Oder, the Russian drive on Berlin,
and the final bitter street fighting that ended with Hitler's
death on 30th April and the capture of the Reichstag. It details
the Führer's desperate orders to Wenck and Steiner for the
relief of the city and the resulting troop movements that failed
to provide help. The author mixes descriptions of the overall
military situation with many personal accounts. The desperation,
fear and resolve of the soldiers often turned to admirable feats
of bravery as well as acts of cowardice and brutality. In one
ironic incident, a force of French Waffen-SS troops of the
Charlemagne Division was trying to enter the city to defend it.
German text.
New in pictorial boards - 510pp, 35 b/w photos,15 maps incl. loose
large scale colour sheet of Berlin area
HORSEMAN, PASS BY: THE
AUSTRALIAN
LIGHT HORSE IN WORLD WAR I
by Lindsay Baly
Australia's mounted troops in WWI were a dashing mobile force.
This book describes their spectacular triumphs in their Middle
East campaigns, along with tragedies and super-human endurance.
The book is a chronological account of the static campaign at
Gallipoli and the later mobile campaign in Egypt, Sinai,
Palestine, Lebanon and Syria. It is told primarily from the
perspective of the Light Horse formations and units employed. The
title of the book comes from the inscription on the grave of Poet,
William Butler Yeats.
A fascinating new perspective on the German offensive against
France and Belgium in 1914. It describes the intense fighting
that took place around the forts and fortified cities that stood
in the path of the invasion. The ordeal began with the German
assault on the mighty fortress of Liège. They took twelve days
to batter their way through the 'Gateway to Belgium', losing
thousands of men in repeated frontal assaults, using the
heaviest siege artillery ever developed to destroy the defences.
The author describes the German attack, and traces the history
and design of the massive infantry strongpoints, bunkers,
casemates and shelters constructed by the French and the
Belgians between 1871 and 1914.
New in d/w - 225pp, numerous
b/w photos, illustrations & maps
August 8, 1940: The First Day of the Battle of Britain. During
the morning of 7th August, 1940 over twenty merchant ships set
sail in Convoy CW9 “Peewit”, and edged past Dover as daylight
faded. But the large convoy had been seen by the Germans from Cap
Gris Nez and E-Boats left Boulogne to watch and wait for the
convoy. With horrendous suddenness the E-Boats were amongst the
convoy as it passed Newhaven. Like a pack of wolves into a flock
of sheep, the Germans scattered the convoy and mayhem ensued until
the attack was called off in the gathering light. The rest would
be left to the Luftwaffe.
New in the popular Service Publications series, this compact book
provides details of the Canadian built Fox Armoured Car. Based
on the Humber Mk.III Armoured Car, the Fox first saw action in
Sicily in July and August, 1943. The book features a 5-view
centre spread showing the Fox.
New in card cover - A4 format, 24pp,
20 b/w photos, double page drawing
