This brand new volume from Service Publications is
dedicated to the soft-skin and armoured vehicles used by
the Canadian Army in this seldom studied conflict.
Supported by a comprehensive text that provides an
overview of the acquisition, use and disposal of
Canadian, US and British vehicles used in training at
Fort Lewis and in combat, the book is packed with
official photos as well as those from private
collections. The vehicles are arranged in a logical and
chronological sequence and there are War Establishment
graphics for every unit showing vehicle names and more.
New in illustrated boards - Large format, 210pp, 300 + b/w & colour photos,
illustrations & maps
OSPREY RAID 45: KILLING BIN
LADEN - OPERATION NEPTUNE SPEAR
by PeterPanzeri. Illustrated by Johnny Shumate
On May 2, 2011 a ten-year manhunt drew to a deadly end as the men
of the US Naval Special Warfare Development Group (SEAL Team
Six) closed in on their prey, Osama Bin Laden, the mastermind of
the 9/11 World Trade Center attack. Flown from Afghanistan by
Army Special Operations Command's 160th Special Operations
Aviation Regiment, two US MH-X helicopters flew towards the
compound where they believed Bin Laden to be. Forty minutes
later one helicopter had crashed and five enemy were dead,
including Bin Laden. In this book the story of the raid is told
using specially commissioned full-colour artwork, photographs,
and maps. The operation, codenamed Neptune Spear, is expertly
analyzed and the events are told in a concise and clear account
of its build-up, execution, and aftermath.
New in card cover - A4 format, 80pp, numerous colour illustrations, plans, maps
& b/w photos
The authentic account of the work of GCHQ at Bletchley Park in
WWII. By 1942 some 4,000 German, Italian and Japanese signals were
being broken and translated by the remarkable team. The book
includes accounts by the men and women who worked there, telling of
their recruitment, training, successes and failures.
New in card cover -
xxi + 321pp, 10 illustrations, 23 figures
The final battles for the possession of
Java fought by Allied Air, Naval and Land forces from 18th
February to 7th March, 1942. The generally accepted idea is that
the Allies were ineffective in their fight against the Japanese
invaders. In fact the Japanese suffered serious losses. Japanese
commanders consciously took steps that exposed their forces to
great risk, however the tactic succeeded in putting the Allies
under great pressure. In the end the Royal Netherlands East Indies
Army (KNIL) and the allied forces capitulated on 8th March.
New in card cover - 610pp, maps, tables, illustrations
Singapore University Press, 2011
ISBN 9789971695132
The definitive study of honours and awards to British Airborne
forces, covering the period 1939-1948. The Parachute Regiment,
Gilder Pilot Regiment, Airborne Infantry, Airborne Support Units -
over 1200 awards. Includes the VC citations, Orders of Battle for
the Airborne Divisions, and brief histories of all units, with lists
of Commanding Officers. Over 1200 awards from a Mention in
Despatches to a Victoria Cross.
