The
Combat History of Schwere Panzer-Abteilung 505. The unit
fought exclusively on the Eastern Front, beginning with
Operation Zitadelle in July 1943. It then fought at
Rosslawl, and then in the Smolensk-Witebsk-Orscha area from
September 1943, until April 1944. It was transferred south
into the Kowel area for two months. At the end of June, it
returned to the Borisow area, from where it was engaged in a
fighting retreat through Minsk and Grodno. At the end of
July 1944, it was transported to Ohrdruf for refitting and
to train on the Tiger II. At the beginning of September, the
Abteilung was shipped to Nasielsk, Poland, where it fought
until November 1944. It was then sent to Wirballen and
fought in East Prussia until the end of the war, retreating
to Pilau in late April 1945.
New in
illustrated boards - large format, 400pp, c530 b/w
photos, 8 pages colour illustrations
Heinrich
Himmler’s elite Waffen-SS carried out many notorious deeds
in the occupied territories. This volume, featuring
information gleaned from contemporary sources, albums and
divisional archives, includes many previously unpublished
photographs, with informative captions, providing a vivid
picture of what life was like for Himmler’s storm troopers.
This volume, focuses on Waffen-SS actions in the Low
Countries in 1940, its recruitment of soldiers from
Nazi-occupied countries and its actions in Normandy, at
Arnhem and the Battle of the Bulge.
New in d/w -
192pp, c250 b/w photos plus appendices
THE FURTHEST GARRISON: IMPERIAL REGIMENTS
IN NEW ZEALAND 1840-1870
by Adam Davis
This new book focuses on Imperial Forces in New Zealand,
with particular reference to Auckland. Existing work has
focused solely on the conduct of the New Zealand (Maori)
Wars between 1846 and 1866. There is an additional
unexplored aspect of the conflict in terms of its impact
upon the garrison and, in turn, its impact upon the civilian
population. Auckland was the hub of the British military
presence in New Zealand and the barracks played an integral
part in local colonial society from sports to the
provisioning of regimental supplies. Civil-military
relations also encompassed the provision of aid to the civil
power, while the discipline and health of the garrison also
had the capacity to impact upon civilians.
An
ambitious series giving the reader a comprehensive narrative
of late Roman military history from 284-641. Each volume
provides a detailed account of the changes in organization,
equipment, strategy and tactics among both the Roman forces
and her enemies in the relevant period, whilst giving a
detailed account of the campaigns and battles. This volume
covers the period from Julian's accession as sole Emperor in
361 to the permanent division of the Empire into East and
West on death of Theodosius I. It encompasses significant
defeats for Rome against very different enemies: Julian's
expedition against the Sassanid Persians and Valen's defeat
by the Goths at Adrianople, both emperors being killed.
New in d/w - 356pp, 53 colour plates, numerous b/w illustrations, 80 maps
"Being
the services of the various Irregular Corps raised in South
Africa, together with the contingents from Australia,
Canada, New Zealand, India and Ceylon." Some 140 such
units served and the book provides details of their
activities and includes details of those mentioned in
dispatches and related honours and awards. A reprint of the
original 1904 edition.
