A History of the Eastern Front of the First World War. While
British, French, and later American troops fought a static war
with Germans in the West, huge armies of Austro-Hungarians and
Germans clashed with Russians and Romanians on the sprawling
landscape of the east. Vast plains, endless forests, giant
marshlands and a major mountain range were the setting for this
desperate contest. As a result three mighty empires disappeared
into revolution, violence and chaos. This history of the war in
the east records the story of this forgotten theater in text and
in maps, from the first shots in August 1914, to the fighting
over boundaries which characterized east-central Europe long
after the armistice in the West.
Within days of the end of the Second World War the Cold War
began, thus conscription continued to replace the demobilisation
of Britain's existing armed forces. Who better to replace them
than over two million eligible eighteen year old young men who
were thoroughly enjoying their freedom until a brown envelope
fluttered through the letterbox informing them that they had
been called up. This is a factual and personal story about the
camaraderie that quickly developed among many during their
enforced National Service.
New in card cover - 348pp, numerous small b/w photos
A
concise, comprehensive guide
for collectors by one of the
acknowledged experts on
military buttons. Over 550
buttons worn by regiments of
the British Army from the
Crimean War to the
Millennium are illustrated
with line drawings by Denis
A. Darmanin. Each button is
clearly captioned and
indexed.
Originally called the Provost Marshal's Branch, the RAF Police
has been in existence since 1918 and since that date its officers
have performed a variety of roles at home and abroad. This book
describes in detail the wide-ranging police and security
operations undertaken between 1918 and 2007. It covers Special
Investigations, Counter-Intelligence, Air Transport Security and
Canine operations undertaken in Nepal, Pakistan, India, Ceylon,
the Indian Ocean, the Far East, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand,
the Pacific, Canada, the USA, Central America and finally the
Falklands and Ascension Island.
New in card cover - A4 format, 228pp, numerous b/w photos
The Authors are both experts in this field of mechanised
warfare, Andy Renshaw served with a USMC AAVP battalion and has a
special interest in US armored fighting vehicles.
This new book looks in detail at the individual vehicles and their
combat role, and combines this with informed text, action and
detail photography, colour profiles and a dedicated modelling
section. This book will be an invaluable reference source for both
the enthusiast and modeller. Includes hundreds of colour profiles,
photos, illustrations and 'walkarounds'of Abrams, Bradley, and
Stryker AFVs
New in card cover -
A4 format, 128pp, numerous colour illustrations & profiles
SAM Publications Datafile Special,
2012
ISBN 9781906959159
