The Washington Naval Treaty of 1921 effectively established the
size and composition of the various navies in World War II. They
laid down design parameters and tonnage limitations for each class
of warship including battleships, aircraft carriers, cruisers and
destroyers. With one or two exceptions, battleship construction was
deferred until the mid 1930s but virtually all navies embraced the
concept of 8 inch, gun armed 10,000 ton heavy cruisers and laid down
new vessels almost immediately. This book describes the heavy
cruisers designed and built to the same rules by each nation and
then consider how the various classes fared in World War II.
New in d/w - 185pp,
numerous b/w photos & illustrations
British imperial interests in Iraq during and after the First
World War are well known and have often been studied. But what of
British policy towards the Mesopotamian provinces before 1914? This
well-documented study provides the first coherent account of growing
British interest in these provinces, in which the defence of India,
commercial considerations, the protection of Shia Muslim pilgrims
and fear of a German-dominated Berlin to Baghdad railway all had a
vital role to play.
This story begins when a young National Serviceman walked through
the gates of the Welch Brigade, Brecon in 1951. After training he
was posted to Korea with 1st Welch Regiment and tells his story of
this almost forgotten war where temperatures could drop to -45° with
biting Siberian winds. The Welch Regiment were part of the
Commonwealth Division which, allied to American and ROK forces, were
tasked with holding a line north of the 38th Parallel. Their Chinese
oponents were a resourceful determined enemy. Artillery exchanges
were fierce and patrols often clashed.
TASK FORCE HELMAND: A SOLDIER'S STORY OF LIFE, DEATH AND COMBAT ON THE AFGHAN FRONT LINE
by Doug Beattie
In 2006 Captain
Doug Beattie of 1st Battalion Royal Irish Regiment was awarded the
Military Cross for his part in recapturing the town of Garmsir
from the Taliban. Due to retire from the Army in 2007, he was
asked to do one more tour and in March 2008, he returned to
Afghanistan. For six months he led Afghan and British troops into
repeated, exhausting battles with the Taliban. He took part in 50
major contacts and describes in detail the reality of the
frontline.
A comprehensive monograph on the Romanian fighter. With 3 colour
plates with 10 side views and 1 3-view, 1 exploded drawing and a
loose 1:25 scale plan with 6-view drawing plus numerous wing and
fuselage profiles, this is a must for modellers.
Polish text.
New in card cover - some wear to covers -
A4 landscape format, 16pp, 3 colour plates, numerous b/w drawings & photos
