BOOMERANG: STORY OF THE
320TH
BOMBARDMENT GROUP IN WORLD WAR II
by Victor C. Tannehill
Constituted as 320th Bombardment Group (Medium) on 19th
June, 1942, and activated on 23rd June at MacDill Field,
Florida, the Operational squadrons of the group were the
441st, 442nd, 443nd and 444th Bomb Squadrons, equipped with
Martin B-26 Marauders. Most of the group moved to North
Africa via England, August–December, 1942, and crews flew
their planes over the South Atlantic route arriving in North
Africa between December, 1942 and January, 1943. They began
combat with the 12th Air Force in April, 1943, operating
from bases in Algeria, Tunisia, Sardinia, and Corsica until
November, 1944. They operated in France and Germany from
November, 1944 until V-E Day, receiving a Distinguished Unit
Citation in March, 1945 for their actions within the
Siegfried Line enabling a breakthrough by the U.S. Seventh
Army.
A scarce volume.
Good in rubbed illustrated boards -
Large Format, 307pp, illustrations, maps
THE
SS TOTENKOPF RING: AN
ILLUSTRATED
HISTORY FROM MUNICH TO NUREMBERG
by Craig Gottlieb
Craig Gottlieb paints a
comprehensive picture of the Totenkopf (Death's Head) Ring
and the man behind it – Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler. He
uses more than 200 examples to document current beliefs
about the ring, offering previously unseen photos and
documents. The book also covers the history of the Totenkopf
ring, placing its appearance in historical context, and
includes sections on award documents and frames, ring
shipping boxes, with many photographs of rings in wear.
New in
d/w - 256pp, 200 + colour & b/w
illustrations
This
Photographic Archive contains some 125 stunning images of
the battleships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, many
unfamiliar, some very rare. The period covered is from the
launch of Japan's first real contemporary battleship,
Yashima, built by Armstrong's on the Tyne, up the final
destruction of her fleet in the Pacific in 1945. During that
time Japan built up the third largest navy in the world and
all her dreadnoughts saw action in the Second World War. Of
these, only Nagato survived the conflict. She was to become
a target in the Bikini A-bomb tests in 1946.
In Liverpool local heroes tend to
be drawn from football or the music business or from the
period when the city was one of Britain's greatest ports.
Although it has produced many military heroes, only double
VC winner Noel Chavasse has had the recognition he deserves.
These biographies of twenty-three Liverpool VC winners show
what extraordinary sacrifices the men of the city made. The
main purpose of the book is to show these men at war, but
the author also provides an insight into their civilian
lives.
DELPRADO/OSPREY AIRCRAFT OF
THE ACES (MEN & LEGENDS): POLISH FIGHTERS OF WORLD WAR 2
by Robert Gretzyngier
Pilots of
the Polish Air Force saw action from the first day of World
War 2 until the final victory in May 1945. Flying outmoded
P.11 fighters in defence of their country in September 1939,
a handful of pilots inflicted serious losses on the
Luftwaffe. With the invasion of Western Europe the surviving
pilots were once more in action in Britain in frontline RAF
Fighter Command units or generic squadrons formed in
July/August 1940. The Polish pilots made a significant
contribution to victory in the Battle of Britain, and went
on to see action in Western Europe and North Africa.
Co-authored by Wojtek Matusiak, the book includes scale
drawings and colour artwork by the author, Mike Chappell and
Robert Grudzien.
Men & Legends 15
Very good in card cover
- A4 format, 64pp, c50 b/w photos/line drawings, 33 colour
profiles and artwork
