From 1943 the
peaceful English backwater of East Anglia became ‘Little America’,
home to one of the most intensive military operations ever staged
– the air war in Europe. In this fascinating book the author
chronicles the lives of ordinary people, of the airmen and others
who were involved in the desperate struggle to free Europe from
Nazi
tyranny. Illustrated with many photographs, taken at the time and
since, this is a superb evocation of a period when two nations
were suddenly thrown together in mutual cause.
THE BATTLE OF THE BEREZINA:
NAPOLEON'S GREAT ESCAPE
by Alexander Mikaberidze
In the winter of 1812, Napoleon's army retreated from Moscow
under appalling conditions. By late November the Emperor had
reached the banks of the River Berezina - the last natural
obstacle between his army and the safety of the Polish frontier.
But instead of finding the river frozen solid enough to march
his men across, an unseasonable thaw had turned the Berezina
into an icy torrent. Having already ordered the burning of his
bridging equipment, Napoleon's predicament was serious enough:
but with the army of Admiral Chichagov holding the opposite
bank, and those of Kutusov and Wittgenstein closing fast, it was
critical. Only a miracle could save him. In a gripping narrative
Alexander Mikaberidze describes how Napoleon rose from the pit
of despair to the peak of his powers in order to achieve that
miracle.
One copy only available at this price. Also available new @
£19.99
A unique and extensive record of more than 1,700 Imperial
Japanese Army Generals involved in the Manchurian, Chinese and
Pacific Wars. The book includes those involved with both the
military and bureaucratic aspects of running the army, details of
commands, locations, campaigns and war crimes plus details of
their swords. There is a table of the Military Command structure
at the time of the Japanese surrender in August and September 1945
plus lists of the Commanders of General Armies, Area Armies,
Armies, Divisions and Independent Mixed Brigades at that time.
New in d/w - Large format, 464pp,
230 + b/w photos
A study of the sixty UK airfields of the US Ninth Air Force in
WWII. The Ninth was a powerful tactical air force that played a
major role in the Normandy invasion. Its airfields in the UK
which wre spread widely throughout southern ngland from Essex to
the New Forest, supported a variety of aircraft from fighters
and ground attack aircraft to medium and light bombers, liason
aircraft and troop carriers
New in d/w - Large format, 256pp,
510 illustrations
VICTORY IN THE EAST: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE IMPERIAL GERMAN ARMY
by Michael P. Kihntopf
At the outbreak of WWI the German Army was prepared for a
conflict on two fronts yet, by 1916, it was no longer what it
had been in 1914. Gone were the notions of romantic war, ideals
of heroism having been snuffed out by new tactics and innovative
weapons. On the Eastern Front these developments led the Central
Powers to numerous victories. By 1918, Austro-Hungarian, German,
Bulgarian and Turkish soldiers occupied Serbia, Montenegro,
Rumania, The Baltic Coast, most of European Russia and the
Ukraine – an achievement which is usually overshadowed by their defeat in the West
