The origins and Development of the
Regular Formations of the British Army. Using easy-to-follow,
family-tree type tables, Bloodline shows the origins and
development of every regular formation, including the latest
amalgamations and changes brought about within the ‘Future Army
Structure’. Charts illustrate clearly how up to 25 original
regiments of the line have, by successive disbandments and
amalgamations, been reduced to a single regiment in today’s superb
but shamefully overstretched army. The pedigrees and Honours of
disbanded units are recorded so their contribution will not be
lost to posterity.
New in d/w - Landscape format,
168pp, tables, illustrations
GERMAN CROSS IN GOLD HOLDERS OF THE SS
AND POLICE:
VOLUME 1, "DAS REICH" A -L
by Mark C. Yerger
The first volume of an epic study detailing all SS and Police
holders of the German Cross in Gold by unit. This volume examines
the 2.SS-Panzer-Division "Das Reich" holders - Kurt Amlacher to
Heinz Lorenz. It provides comprehensive information on the holders
of the prestigious decoration, including narrative on the actions
that resulted in the award. Also includes other awards, promotions
and known service history. Extensively illustrated with rare photos
and documents. Appendix includes a detailed Order of Battle listing
of commands, plus new data on holders of the Division's Roll of
Honor Clasp and Close Combat Clasp in Gold.
New in illustrated
boards - 432pp,
295 photos & illustrations
A CARDBOARD CASTLE: AN INSIDE HISTORY OF THE WARSAW
PACT
by Vojtech Mastny. Edited by Malcolm Byrne
This is the first
book to analyze, and interpret the history of the Warsaw Pact
between 1955 and 1991 based on the archives of the alliance
itself. The Soviet bloc military machine that held the West in awe
for most of the Cold War does not appear from the inside as
formidable as outsiders often believed in its surprisingly long
history. A chronology of the main events in the history of the
Warsaw Pact, a list of its leading officials, a selective
bibliography, and an analytical index add to the importance of a
publication that sets the new standard as a reference work on the
subject.
New in card cover - 726pp, b/w illustrations, bibliography, index
Central European University Press,
2005
ISBN 9637326073
ARMOR PHOTO HISTORY 3: BRITISH INFANTRY TANK
MK.III VALENTINE PART 2, 6-PDR & 75MM GUN TANKS
by Dick Taylor
A comprehensive history of the design, development and operational
use of the most numerous British tanks of WWII. As well as
6-pounder and 75 mm Gun Tanks, the volume features specialist
variants such as the Bishop, Archer, Scorpion, Duplex Drive
versions and Bridgelayers. The book includes 102 archive photos, 6
pages of all-new 1/35th scale drawings of Valentine IX, 25-pdr SPM
Bishop and 17-pdr SPM Archer, 26 tone drawings reprinted from
various technical manuals and 15 full colour plates showing
British, Polish and Canadian vehicles. This is the most complete
single reference book for correcting, modifying and
super-detailing the Bronco and MiniArt kits.
New in card cover - A4 format,72pp,102 photos, 6pp 1/35th scale drawings, 26
drawings, 15 colour plates
This full chronological record of all Holders of Britain's
Highest Award of Gallantry includes all British and Commonwealth
servicemen who have been awarded the highest honour for
exceptional acts of bravery and self-sacrifice. The first VCs
awarded for the Crimean War and in the nineteenth-century colonial
wars, those awarded in the world wars of the twentieth century and
the most recent awards during present-day conflicts in Iraq and
Afghanistan are included. Each entry gives the name and rank of
the holder and the date and location of the action in which the VC
was earned.
