An impressive reference guide to the Regia Marina, 1930-1945.
Starting with the historical background, it describes how the navy
developed, how it was organised, the facilities that supported it,
and the operations it conducted both before and after the
armistice in 1943. It also details all its ships, with full
technical particulars, plans and photos. The book includes 16
colour pages featuring side views of camouflage patterns, flags,
sleeve insignia and naval decorations, plus approximately 600
black and white photographs of vessels in service.
New in d/w - Large format, 240pp, 16 colour plates, c600
b/w photos, side views
Published by the newspaper Ouest-France to commemorate the
Allied landing in Normandy on 6th June, 1944, this is a
collection of 100 large format photographs of this extraordinary
military operation. These historical images testify to what were
the first weeks of the liberation of Europe and the violence of
the Battle of Normandy.
They have been collected from the national archives of the
allied nations and Germany and those of photographers Robert
Capa and Tony Vaccaro. These exceptional images are accompanied
by short explanatory texts translated into English and German.
New in card cover - Large landscape format, 96pp, 100 colour & b/w
photos
THE HISTORY OF THE CORPS OF
ROYAL
ENGINEERS: VOLUME XII
Edited by Brigadier A.
A. Wilson OBE
This latest volume of the official history covers the
activities of the Corps from 1980 until 2000. Chapters include
Revolution and Regeneration - The Evolution of Defence Policy from
1980-2000, A Corps for the New Millennium, Matching the Tools to
the Task, Conflict of Ideologies - Fighting the Cold War, The
Falklands War, The first Gulf War 1990-1991, The balkans -
Operations in of the UN and NATO 1992-2000, Northern Ireland, and
Worldwide Commitments.
New in d/w - 784pp, numerous colour photos, illustrations & maps
The Inst. of Royal Engineers, 2011
ISBN 9780903530392
OSPREY ESSENTIAL HISTORIES 78:
RUSSIA'S WAR IN CHECHNYA 1994-2009
by Mark Galeotti
This fully illustrated book traces the progress of the wars in
Chechnya, from the initial Russian advance through to urban
battles such as Grozny, and the prolonged guerrilla warfare in
the mountainous regions. It assesses how the wars have torn
apart the fabric of Chechen society and their impact on Russia
itself. Featuring full-colour maps and drawing upon a wide range
of sources, this succinct account explains the origins, history
and consequences of Russia's wars in Chechnya.
New in card cover - 96pp, numerous colour illustrations, maps
The Panzerwrecks series feature destroyed, surrendered and
abandoned German armour of 1944-45. Each landscape volume contains
over 100 large format rare and previously unpublished black and
white photographs. This volume features: Weapons Dump - Italian
Style, The Story of Nashorn '214', Elefants of 1./s.Pz.Jg.Abt.653,
Dug-in Panther: Concealed Killer, Recaptured Shermans from 760th
US Tank Battalion and NZ 19th Armoured Regiment, Sturmgeschütz IV
fitted with concrete 'armour', Unseen and rare photos of the
Panzerjäger Elefant including how the Allies towed them, Unusual
field modification of a Sd.Kfz.10/4 with a 2cm Scotti Flak, T34s
in Italy - complete with veteran's story of their destruction,
AB41s surrendered to US forces plus Lots of Semoventes.
New in card cover - Landscape format, 96pp, 131 b/w photos
