The Fallschirmtruppe of the Wehrmacht won recognition for their
valor and endurance not only from their fellow German soldiers, but
from their former enemies as well. Utilizing extensive unpublished
documentary and personal materials, the author covers the history of
the Fallschirmtruppe from its genesis and early training to its
employment in combat in Scandinavia, the Albert Canal in Belgium,
Holland, the Greek mainland and, of course, at Crete. Karl Heinz
Golla was a former Bundeswehr Fallschirmjäger and General Staff
officer.
New in d/w - 585pp,
14 colour
& 122 b/w photographs, 28 maps
ANZAC ELITE: THE AIRBORNE &
SPECIAL FORCES
INSIGNIA OF AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND
by Cliff Lord & Julian
Tennant
An invaluable reference providing both an identification guide
and a history of the ANZAC units involved. More than 800 cloth
patches and badges are illustrated in full colour, together with
numerous colour and black and white photos of the troops in
action. During the period from 1939 to the present there was a
huge array of army of badges and patches, from those of the 1st
Australian Parachute Battalion, Z and M Special Units, RAEME
Rangers, the NZ LRDG, the SAS (of both countries), to RAN
Clearance Divers. The book also includes unit histories plus a
glossary of abbreviations and terminology.
New in illustrated boards - Large format, 160pp, numerous b/w &
colour photos,
800 + colour badges
A Senegalese oral history of the First World War. Between 1914 and 1918 the French army recruited over 140,000
West Africans who served as combatants on the Western Front.
Wartime recruitment had profound implications for African as
well as French society. Based on the testimony of African
veterans of the First World War and extensive archival research,
the book offers novel insights into the nature of the prewar
colonial order, the conduct of colonial recruitment drives and
their impact on Africans, the soldiers' service overseas, and
how the experience altered African soldiers' previous attitudes
about their societies, and the French.
A revised edition
of 'Falkland Islander's at War'. Falkland Islanders were the first
British people to come under enemy occupation since the Channel
Islands during the Second World War. This book tells how
islanders' warnings were ignored in London, how their slim
defences gave way to a massive invasion, and how they survived
occupation. While some established a cautiously pragmatic modus
vivendi with the occupiers, some islanders opted for active
resistance. Others joined advancing British troops, transporting
ammunition and leading men to the battlefields.
ARMOURED WARFARE IN THE
ITALIAN CAMPAIGN 1943-1945
by Anthony Tucker-Jones
The campaigns in North Africa, on the Eastern Front and in
northwest Europe were dominated by armoured warfare, but the
battles in Italy were not. The mountainous topography of the
Italian peninsula ensured that it was foremost an infantry war,
yet, as Anthony Tucker-Jones demonstrates, in the battles fought
from the Allied landings in Sicily in 1943 to the German
surrender in 1945, armour was an essential element in the
operations of both sides. His selection of rare wartime
photographs shows armour in action at Salerno, Anzio and Monte
Cassino, during the struggle for the Gustav Line, the advance on
Rome and the liberation of northern Italy.
