MIT DER KAMERA AN DER
FRONT:
ALS KRIEGSBERICHTER BEI DER I.(J)/LG 2 UND DEM JG 77
by Axel Urbanke
Of the many
German Jagdgeschwader and Jagdgruppen, the history of
I.(J)/LG 2 has been overlooked. Fighter pilots like
Ihlefeld, Geishardt, Marseille, Harder, Strakeljahn and
Kemethmuller, flew their first operational sorties and
scored their first victories with the unit. The photographic
material available to those with an interest in the unit has
previously been limited, but now Volume 3 in the
'Photographed by Soldiers' series, offers unique photo
material, with rare collected black and white and numerous
contemporary colour images. These provide entirely new and
unexpected information about camouflage schemes, Staffel
colours and emblems, from the Channel in 1941, through the
Balkans to Russia. The unit was renamed I./JG 77 in the
summer of 1942 in Russia.
German/English text.
New in d/w -
Large landscape format, 240pp, 170
b/w & 54 colour photos,13 colour profiles, 14 maps
The Soviet reconquest of Central
Ukraine, 1943. Beginning towards the end of the Battle of
Kursk, Retribution explores the massive Soviet offensive
that followed Operation Zitadelle, which saw depleted and
desperate German troops forced out of Central Ukraine. In
this title, Buttar describes in detail the little-known
series of near-constant battles that saw a weakened German
army confronted by a tactically sophisticated force of over
six million Soviet troops. As a result, the Wehrmacht was
driven back to the Dnepr and German forces remaining in the
Taman Peninsula south of Rostov withdrew into the Crimea, a
retreat which would become one of many in the months that
followed.
HISTORY OF THE
IRISH BRIGADES IN THE SERVICE OF FRANCE
by John Cornelius O’Callaghan
From the Revolution in Great Britain
and Ireland Under James II, to the Revolution in France
Under Louis XVI. ‘The Wild Geese’ as Irish mercenaries in
Europe were known, were renowned as first class fighting
men. Forced to flee their native island after the defeat and
expulsion of the Catholic King James II, the Irish Brigades
followed their master to his exile in France. Fed by
continual drafts of fresh exiles from Ireland, the Brigades
served both the Stuart (or Jacobite) causes, and that of the
French Crown. Eventually the emancipation of the Catholics
in Britain and the French revolution dried up the source of
recruits and helped ensure that Irish military services
would be given to Britain. This history, illustrated with
several portraits, is rich and full and cannot fail to be of
interest to British, as well as to Irish, readers. Reprint
of 1870 original Edition
Previously published in 1989 under the title 'British
River Gunboats', this is a photographic survey mainly
covering the famous Insect class which was built for service
on the Danube in 1915. They served for a further thirty
years in various theatres, including in the Middle East on
the Tigris, and during World War II in the Mediterranean and
Egypt. Also portrays the tiny Fly class, the Peterel class,
the various types which served in the Yangtse River in
China, and the Dragonflies, the last of the Royal Navy's
river gunboats.
New
in card cover - Small format, 66pp, 62 b/w photos
This is the story of the
'Handschar', the Muslim combat formation created by the
Germans to restore order in Bosnia. Raised by the Waffen
SS, they were used for anti-partisan operations in the
Balkans and quickly developed a reputation. The division was
commanded by German officers, and composed of native Germans
from Croatia (Volksdeutsche), Croat Christians and Bosniaks,
Muslims from Bosnia and Herzegovina.
