Subtitled 'The
Road to Soviet Power and Peace' this second volume takes up
the story in April 1917, focusing on Imperial Army soldiers
reaction to the war, to their officers, and to the politics
of the Russian Revolution occurring around them. It is both
a military and a social history, viewing the collapse of the
Imperial Army as a social process that included the
coincidence of goals among both soldiers and Bolsheviks. The
author traces in detail the breakdown of the army as a
fighting machine, and the tense relations of officers and
soldiers during the June, 1917 offensive.
Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese
offensive in the Far East seemed unstoppable. Allied forces
engaged in a futile attempt to halt their rapid advance,
culminating in the massed fleet of American, British, Dutch,
and Australian forces clashing with the Japanese at the
Battle of the Java Sea. The Allied response was
catastrophic, losing their largest warships and their
tenuous toe-hold in the south Pacific within the first 72
hours of the battle. However, the Allied goal was never an
outright victory, simply a delaying action.
The story of the 33rd
Waffen-Grenadier Division of the SS in May 1945. As the Red
Army crushed the last pockets of German resistance in
central Berlin, French soldiers fought back. They were the
last surviving members of SS Charlemagne which was made up
of French volunteers, and were among the final defenders of
the city and of the Fuhrer bunker. Their extraordinary story
gives a compelling insight into the dreadful climax of the
Battle for Berlin. Their fate after the German defeat was
grim. Once captured, they were shot out of hand by their
French compatriots or imprisoned.
REGIMENTAL HISTORY OF THE 6TH ROYAL BATTALION
13TH FRONTIER FORCE RIFLES (SCINDE) 1843-1923
Edited by Peter Way
A facsimile reprint of the
original 1926 edition of this well written history. It
covers the period from the time of the Scinde Camel Corps up
to the formation of the 13th Frontier Force Rifles (when the
59th Royal Scinde Rifles became the 6th Royal Bn).The
various reorganisations and their impact are clearly
described, and there is good coverage of the WWI period on
the Western Front (1914-1915), in Mesopotamia (1916-1917)
and under Allenby in Palestine (1918). With Honours and
Awards (all ranks), list of former COs and other officers
with service details.
New in card cover
- 146pp, 8 maps & plans (4 in colour) and numerous
contemporary illustrations
Published for the 75th anniversary of
the Battle of Britain, this is the most thorough examination
of the topic ever written. Illustrated with maps and rare
photos, plus a colour section depicting the aircraft, this
impressive book lays out the conflict as seldom seen before.
The battle was a turning in point in military history, and
arguably in the fate of the world. By late summer 1940
Germany had conquered all its opponents on the continent,
including the British Army. Hitler had only one remaining
objective - the British Isles themselves. However, before he
could invade, his Luftwaffe needed to wipe the Royal Air
Force from the skies. Thus took place history's first
strategic military campaign conducted in the air alone.
There is no doubt that it was the unparalleled efforts of
The Few that won the battle.
New in
illustrated boards - Large format, 320pp, 12 colour photos,
16 colour profiles, c300 b/w photos
