Air Commodore Berry fought with the Royal Air Force
throughout the war, starting with the Battle of Britain with
No. 603 Squadron where he made his reputation as an
excellent fighter pilot, shooting down three Messerschmitts
in a day. His story is illustrated by numerous photos,
mainly from Imperial War Museum collection, which include a
formal portrait of Berry as Wing Commander in North Africa.
Another image is of Berry’s Spitfire Mk. IX, coded EN199,
which has recently been restored by the Malta Aviation
Museum at Ta’Qali
THE FLECHAS: INSURGENT
HUNTING IN EASTERN ANGOLA, 1965-1974
by John P. Cann
In 1961, Portugal found itself fighting a war to retain
its colonial possessions. It was almost completely
unprepared to do so, and this was particularly evident in
its inability to project power and to control the vast
colonial spaces in Africa. Following the uprisings of March
of 1961 in the north of Angola, Portugal poured troops into
the colony, however there were only very small numbers of
elite forces available and this led to development of
specialized, units. The most remarkable such force was the
Flechas, indigenous Bushmen in eastern Angola who could live
and fight in its difficult terrain. They were active until
the end of the war in 1974, and were so successful in their
methods that the template was copied in the theaters of
Guine and Mozambique, and later in the South African Border
War.
New in card cover - A4 format, 64pp, Numerous b/w & colour
illustrations, maps
HEALING IN HELL: THE MEMOIRS OF A FAR EASTERN
POW MEDIC
by Ken Adams
Ken Adams was sent to the Far
East during the Second World War and saw action on the Malay
Peninsula before being captured at Singapore. As a trained
medic he was initially assigned to work at Changi Hospital,
where conditions were bad enough, but this was only the
start of the three-year ordeal and many moves and far worse
camps in Thailand followed. In this harrowing book Ken
describes the terrible conditions endured at the hands of
the Japanese and Korean guards and, worst of all, the
Kempetai secret police. An exceptional memoir that demands
reading.
The
Scottish Soldier and Empire, 1854-1902
reflects upon the iconic role of the Scottish soldier as an
empire builder from the Crimean War to the end of the
nineteenth century. It examines how the soldier commented on
this imperial experience, largely through letter, diaries
and poems published in the provincial press, how his
exploits were reviewed in Scotland and how military
achievements contributed to both a growing sense of national
identity and a deepening degree of imperial commitment.
Amongst the conflicts featured are the wars in South Africa,
Afghanistan, Egypt and Sudan, and campaigns in the
North-West Frontier
New in d/w - 244pp, 9 maps, 9 b/w illustrations
Edinburgh
University Press, 2006
ISBN 9780748623549
HIGH NOON OF EMPIRE: THE DIARY OF
LIEUTENANT COLONEL HENRY TYNDALL 1895-1915
Edited by B. A. 'Jimmy' James
Henry Tyndall was a typical product of the Victorian age
- an intensely patriotic army officer who served in India,
on the North-West Frontier, on the Western Front and in East
Africa at the height of the British empire. For 20 years,
from 1895 to 1915, he kept a detailed diary that gives a
vivid insight into his daily life and concerns, his fellow
officers and men, and the British army of his day. He also
left a graphic account of his experiences on campaign in the
First World War and in the Third Afghan War. B.A. 'Jimmy'
James has edited and annotated Tyndall's diary in order to
make it fully accessible to the modern reader.
