A STILLNESS HEARD ROUND
THE WORLD:
THE END OF THE GREAT WAR, NOVEMBER 1918
by Stanley Weintraub
The story of the ending of the
Great War. It tells of the last shots fired and the
Armistice, the end of the empires of the Central Powers, the
situation at the front lines, the fate of the POWs and the
collapse of society in Germany. Those memorable days are
seen from all sides in the conflict; German, French, British
and American. The story ends at a Beer Hall In Munich with
the rise of a disillusioned ex-soldier who dismissed the
ideas of the old guard in favour of dictatorship. Hitler and
the Nazis would grow from the ruins.
Good in d/w with
slight storage wear - xi + 467pp, 25 ills, map, Source
notes, Index.
A NEW EXCALIBUR: THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TANK
1909-1939
by A. J. Smithers
An authoritative and detailed
study from the earliest concepts. The book covers the
struggles in World War I to develop the tank, its use in
action, the men who created the new weapon, and those who
commanded the first battles and devised the tactics. It then
goes on to examine the post-war failure to develop the
'battle-winner'.
Very good in dw -
Large Format, viii + 262pp, 19 colour & 109 b/w photos
The
development of British armour 1919-1945, with an account of
its effectiveness in WWII and its use in the battles in
France 1940, North Africa, Italy and North West Europe to
the end of the Second World War.
Very good in
d/w - xviii + 216pp, 51 photos, bibliography, index
The development of the American
Tank Force, 1917-20. The author examines the design and
development of the first US Army tanks, the training of
crews, the problems of transportation, the evolution of
tactics and the three battles of St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne
and St. Quentin, in which the United States Army first used
tanks.
Fine in d/w -
257pp, 64 photos, bibliography, index
Twenty-eight dramatic actions,
demonstrating the extraordinary bravery and self-sacrifice
of the ordinary serviceman in World War I. From Mons to
Ypres, Gallipoli to Cambrai and the Somme, these are
courageous and tragic feats of arms. Includes accounts of
actions by the Royal Naval division.
