The remarkable career of General Daniel "Chappie" James
Jr, one of the original "Tuskagee" pilots, the black airmen
who were trained and flew in the USAAF in WWII. With the
ending of segregation in the US Armed Forces he rose rapidly
in rank and, after distinguished service in Korea, he was
made a full Colonel in 1964. He again flew in combat in
Vietnam with the famous 8th Tactical Fighter wing, the
"Wolfpack", alongside the legendary Col. Robin Olds.
Chappie James subsequently became America's first Black Four
Star General.
LAST LAURELS: THE GERMAN
DEFENCE OF
UPPER SILESIA JANUARY-MAY 1945
by Georg Gunter
By January
1945, Upper Silesia had become Germany's key industrial
region, with its coal mines, blast furnaces, arms factories
and hydrogenation plants. Not surprisingly, when the Soviets
launched a series of powerful offensives aimed at capturing
the region, the German defence was bitter, bordering on the
suicidal. Soviet reactions were brutal, the Red Army
committing widespread atrocities, which have received little
coverage until now. In this readable and fast-paced
translation from the German edition, the author presents a
penetrating description of the events which occurred in
Silesia during the first five months of 1945 - from the
massive Soviet offensive on 12th January, through to the
final German defensive actions around Ratibor five months
later.
Fine in
illustrated boards - Large Format, 309pp, illustrations,
maps
Originally published in 1928,
but this new edition with the use of the author's diaries
includes the names, places and other information omitted in
the original. He served first at the British Red Cross
Hospital at Wimereux on the French coast and then was
Medical Officer to the 3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards at the
Third Battle of Ypres and the advance on Cambrai in 1917.
Wounded twice, he spent 1918 in an English hospital
recovering from his injuries. This is a graphic first-hand
account of a doctor working long hours to deal with the
casualities brought from the battlefield.
New
in card cover - Illustrations, and plans, folding map,
128pp.
An account of Exercise "Tiger" in
April 1944, the disaster in which 946 US soldiers and
sailors lost their lives. They were training for D-Day when
German E-Boats intercepted their rehearsals for the
landings. This is a comprehensive history of the tragic
events, and of the author's long research and dedication
that brought the little known story to light.
A beautifully illustrated history
of Northrop's amazing Stealth Bomber, the batlike B-2
Spirit. Developed using many of Jack Northrop's Flying Wing
theories (and looking remarkably similar to the
revolutionary XB-35 and YB-49 bombers of the 'forties) the
Spirit has truly revolutionised the USAF's ability to
project strategic power on a global scale. Four stealthy
B-2s can deliver the same bombing power as thirty two
standard attack aircraft backed up by twenty eight escort
and defence suppression aircraft and fifteen tankers!
New in card cover
- 76pp, 117 colour & 29 b/w illustrations, tables,
diagrams
