Aiguillettes were the most indispensable part of
adjutant's and special duty parade uniforms. This
extensive text explains the many secondary colours in
use, plus an in-depth uniform study of almost every
state and Party organization. It includes the evolution
of patterns plus hundreds of detailed colour photos of
aiguillettes, plus numerous portraits of the subject in
wear. The complexity of this subject is chronicled with
detailed information on introduction dates and
historical development of numerous organizational
uniforms.
New
in illustrated boards - 640pp, 1034 colour &
b/w illustrations
A small volume published to com-memorate the merger of the 1st and
2nd Battalions on 31st July, 1970. With forewords by General Sir
Walter Walker and Field Marshal Sir Gerald Templer, the book is
devoted to a series of incidents and anecdotes from the regiment's
history ranging from action on the North West Frontier in the 1930s
through to World War Two and later. It features a number of fine
colour paintings and portraits of the Gurkha people, not exclusively
devoted to soldiers but also their womenfolk and children. The
contents page is present but detached from the binding.
Very good in green
boards, contents page detached - 35pp, numerous b/w photos, several colour
portraits
A remarkable
escape story. The author was captured in 1940. He escaped
across Northern France to Brittany and made his way to the
coast following the route of the invading armies. He crossed
the Seine by means of a half-built pontoon bridge. His first
attempt to cross the Channel was thwarted when his boat headed
for German occupied waters around St Helier. On the second
attempt he escaped from Cherbourg to England in the summer of
1940.
The fifth in a series of books detailing the air
battles and wartime activity over Britain focuses on
Bedfordshire. This is the first book to detail the
aviation history of the county, its airfields such as
Cardington, Luton, Podington and Tempsford, and the many
aviation crashes and events. Thirty six air crashes are
investigated in great detail and a complete list of major
incidents from 1920 to 1954 is included.
New in card cover - 160pp, numerous b/w & colour
photos, maps
Hitler's Atlantic Wall, the complex system of coastal fortifications that stretched from Norway to the Spanish border during the Second World War, was built to defend occupied Europe from Allied invasion. Many of its principal structures survive and this book is an authoritative guide to them. The wall also included the concrete U-boat and E-boat pens in the key ports, and the Channel coast V-weapon sites. Co-authored by A. Jankovic-Potocnik and Vladamir Tonic, this book will be essential reading and reference for any one who is interested in the history of fortifications and the liberation of occupied Europe.
New in d/w - 368pp, c300 b/w photos, plans & illustrations
