A strategic and tactical guide to great
battles that shaped the development of war. The authors examine
thirty one wars, campaigns and battles from Megiddo [1479 BC] to
Constantinople [AD 1453] that had the greatest impact on the
ancient world. The wars encompass the world from the Mediterranean
through the Middle East to the Far East including conflicts
involving the Mongols, Japan and Korea.
Very scarce and collectible.
Very good in slightly chipped d/w -
xxv + 714pp, 44 ills, 110 maps, charts
The story of RAF Wireless Operations in the Mediterranean
during World War II. It also details the RAF's undercover
operations in Turkey when a wireless tracking station was set up
under the guise of "Aid To Turkey". The book should be of interest
to air historians and the general reader, being based on the
author's own first hand experience and RAF service.
PANZER TRACTS NO. 13-2: SCHWERER
PANZERSPAEHWAGEN
(SD.KFZ.231, 232 & 233) AND PANZERFUNKWAGEN (263)
by Thomas L Jentz & Hilary Louis Doyle
During development and production from 1935 to 1943 there were
three different series of Sd.Kfz.231, five of Sd.Kfz.232, two of
Sd.Kfz.233, and four series of Sd.Kfz.263. For the first time the
defining features of each sub variant and the dates of significant
modifications have been correctly identified. Hundreds of hours
were spent precisely measuring surviving s.Pz.Sp.Wg. and
components to create new four-view 1/35 scale drawings. In
accordance with Panzer Tracts high standards, the text and data
are based solely on primary sources.
New in card cover - 56pp, 37 scale drawings & 75 b/w photos
London was a target for Zeppelins and bombers during the First
World War, for bombers, V1s and rockets in the Second World War,
and for terrorists in more recent times, yet rarely has the
history of twentieth-century attacks on the capital been studied
as a whole. This thought-provoking account vividly describes how
the destructive potential of aerial bombing and terrorist actions
has increased and how Londoners have struggled to protect
themselves and their city. There are graphic accounts of the
German raids on the city in the First World War, the Blitz, the V1
and V2 campaigns and the bombing tactics adopted by terrorists
from the 1970s onward.
A definitive study on the legendary Waffen-SS Unit, 'Grossdeutschland',
containing many extraordinary pictures from European archives. Never
previously published, these provide a unique perspective on one of
Germany's most famous divisions in World War II. The wealth of
pictorial information is supplemented with veteran's testimony,
capturing the unique "esprit de corps" of the battle hardened men,
NCO's and the inspiring commanders of this elite unit. This fully
revised, brand new 2007 edition contains many wartime photos taken
during the summer of 1942 for Signal Magazine by war correspondent
Hans Hubmann.
