A History of Canadian Army Trades
and Parachute Badges. A book that contains a job description
for every trade in the Canadian Army since before the First
World War. The vast majority of trades described are long
obsolete, examples of these being Carriage and Wagon
Repairer, Checker Number Taker, Chemical Technician,
Paperhanger, Panel Beater, Watchmaker, Despatch Rider,
Photogrammetrist and hundreds of others. For each job, a
photo of their trade badge is shown if one existed, but not
all trades had badges. This labour of love is now extremely
rare.
New in card cover - 262pp, c500 colour & b/w
illustrations
An
interesting illustrated study of the development of the
German Autobahn system during the Third Reich era. The
highways were developed for Hitler by the Todt Organisation,
to provide employment and for the purpose of swift movement
of military traffic.
German text,
Very good in card
cover - previous owner's bookplate at front endpaper
- 201pp, numerous b/w photos & drawings
An action-packed account of how intricate Allied
deception plans totally misled Hitler and German Military
Intelligence as to the location and date of the Invasion of
Normandy. The chicanery included electronic spoofing, the
activity of double agents, diplomatic deceit, camouflage,
strategic feints, phony military installations, sabotage,
propoganda, fake codes, plus a completely imaginary US Army
based in the South east and 'commanded' by General George S/
Patton.
Fine in d/w - 2xii + 263pp, 32 illustrations, maps
Anglo-American Air Power Cooperation during the Cold War.
This book documents a symposium held in 1993 to recognize
the special relationship between Great Britain and the
United States during the Cold War. It includes scholarly
monographs and first-person accounts, and includes many of
the significant episodes of the Cold War. It includes a 20
page photographic section illustrating notable
Anglo/American aircraft which served betweenthe late 1940s
and the Gulf War following the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in
1990.
Good
in slightly abraided card cover - 262pp, c50 b/w
illustrations
US Air Force Historical Branch, 1995
ISBN 1477604448
THE OPERATORS: ON THE STREETS WITH
BRITAIN'S MOST SECRET SERVICE
by James Rennie
The inside story of 14 Intelligence
Company, the British Army's highly trained covert,
counter-terrorist and intelligence unit. Trained in the same
operational and surveillance techniques as the SAS and in
the intelligence techniques of MI6 and MI5, they carried out
dangerous undercover missions on the streets of Belfast and
the 'bandit country' of South Armagh. For every bomb that
went off 14 Int. prevented twelve. The selection process was
the most physically, intellectually and emotionally
demanding anywhere in the world. The author is a former 14
Int. Operations Officer
