German Guns and Ballistic
Directional Equipment: 88mm, 105mm, 128Mm, 150mm. An
extensively illustrated study of these weapons in service
with the German Armed Forces during World War II.
New in illustrated boards - Large format, 160pp, 250+ b/w
photos
Jack
McCleery, born in Belfast in 1898, joined the RNAS in 1916
as a Probationary Flight Officer. During the next ten months
he completed his training, gaining his wings as a
Sub-Lieutenant. In July 1917 he was posted to the new
aircraft carrier HMS Furious, which would be based at Scapa
Flow and Rosyth. He served in this ship until February 1919,
flying Short 184 seaplanes and then Sopwith 1½ Strutters,
also flying other types from various shore stations. He
witnessed the world’s first carrier strike mission, the 1918
Tondern raid, and took part in more than a dozen sweeps into
the North Sea and reconnaissance missions off the coast of
Denmark.
Edward, the Black Prince, is one of the legendary figures
of English history. The first son of Edward III and an
outstanding military leader, he is famous for his decisive
victory at the Battle of Poitiers, and he is one of the most
charismatic characters of the Hundred Years' War. This
classic study focuses on his daring campaign against the
French in central and south western France in 1355-7. This
is one of the key texts on the Prince, and it will be
fascinating reading for anyone who is interested in medieval
warfare.
In 1935, under the auspices of the
Third Reich's cultural and recreational organization "Kraft
durch Freude" (Strength through Joy), Robert Ley enlisted
architect" Clemens Klotz for an ambitious project. At Prora,
a beach resort on the island of Rügen, a huge resort complex
was built for the German Labour Front - DAF. Eight huge
buildings were constructed extending over a length of 4.5
kilometres, fronting the long, flat, sandy beach. Although
planned as a holiday resort for workers, they were never
used as such. During the Cold War the resort was used by the
National Peoples' Army of the GDR. Today the partially
ruined complex is listed as a striking example of Nazi
architecture.
German text.
Fine in card
cover - A5 format, 56pp, map, c50 b/w & 1 colour photo
THE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA
OF
MILITARY INSIGNIA OF THE 20TH CENTURY
by Guido Rosignoli
A wide ranging
illustrated guide, to the insignia of the world's major armed
forces in the twentieth century. With an extensive introduction,
it covers the badges, patches and embellishments of the armies,
navies, air forces, special forces and paramilitary formations
from World Wars I and II, to the mid 1980s.
Good
in d/w - Large Format, 224pp, Profusely illustrated.
