A tribute to one of the top fighter aces
of World War II, this full length biography appears here in
its first edition. Marseilles' wartime exploits are legendary with
the 158 aerial victories, including 17 in one day. He was cnsidered by many of the German aces to be the premier fighter
pilot of the Luftwaffe - all before the age of twenty-three. Also
chronicled is the combat life of JG 27, Marseilles' unit, and its
various personalities throughout the North African campaign.
This is a pre-owned copy. Also available new @£39.95 - please
enquire
OSPREY NEW VANGUARD 128: VIETNAM RIVERINE CRAFT
1962-75
by Gordon L. Rottman
In 1965 the military situation in the Mekong River Delta of
South Vietnam had deteriorated to such a degree that the
decision was made to commit a joint Mobile Force to the area.
This was unique in its composition, mission, and the means by
which it operated. Comprising the Army’s 2nd Brigade, 9th
Infantry Division, and the Navy’s River Assault Flotilla One, it
used a variety of riverine craft. This book explores its
operations, and also provides an account of Task Force
Clearwater, a smaller operation in the northern part of South
Vietnam.
New in card cover - 48pp, 7 colour plates, numerous b/w photos
The story of a 19 year old who joined the strangely named First
Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY) then trained as a radar mechanic
during World War II. From 1943 she was a radar maintenance officer
on London gun-sites and gives a detailed account of life in the
Little Blitz of Autumn, 1943 to May, 1944. There is a lively
description of the gun sites and the people who worked on them.
She writes of the difficulties of planning and execution, and
praises the men who worked in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical
Engineers (REME) workshops.
New in card cover - 102pp, 26 b/w photos
& illustrations
Winston Churchill was one of the 20th century's most
charismatic and controversial figures. He escaped from a POW
camp in the Boer War, was a Nobel Prize-winning author and twice
prime minister of The United Kingdom. He is best remembered as
the astute and powerful orator who inspired a battered Britain
to victory in World War II, and led the post-war nation to
recovery. Richard Langworth, co-chairman and editor of The
Churchill Centre, spent over 20 years researching Churchill's
words to produce this thematically arranged compendium.
The unspeakable horror of the five-month
siege of Stalingrad where 20 German Divisions under Paulus accounted
for half a million Russian dead. The author demonstrates that,
outstanding as some Soviet commanders were, they prevailed only
because of the ruthless expenditure of Russian lives and the vast
production of war materials.
Very good in d/w - 494pp,
31 b/w illustrations, maps
