This impressive publication details the insignia and dress
distinctions of the six cavalry regiments raised for hostilities
only during World War II. These regiments were the 22nd Dragoons,
23rd Hussars, 24th Lancers, 25th Dragoons, 26th Hussars and 27th
Lancers. The book includes 25 A4 colour plates of insignia
(including trial patterns), uniform items, plus numerous black and
white images showing various items of insignia being worn. The
orders by which these regiments were raised and subsequently
disbanded are also included together with potted histories of
each, along with historical notes about their 18th and 19th
century predecessors.
New in card cover - A4 format, 173pp,
25 colour plates, numerous colour & b/w photos & illustrations
ARMOR COLOR GALLERY 10:
CAMOUFLAGE & MARKINGS OF
THE VALENTINES IN NEW ZEALAND SERVICE
by Jeffrey Plowman
An authoritative guide to the New Zealand Valentine tanks'
camouflage and markings during training in New Zealand and combat
operations in the Pacific. Together with many rare and previously
unpublished photos, there are chapters on the NZAFV School, the
1st NZ Army Tank Brigade, the 3rd NZ Division Special Army Tank
Squadron Group, the 2nd NZ Division, the School of Armor and the
Royal NZ Armored Corps. The book is illustrated with five pages
of color plates.
New in card cover - A4 format, 42pp,
67 b&w photos, 13 full-colour plates
This informative and entertaining book details the wide ranging
operations undertaken by RAF Police from Cape Town through Africa,
Malta, Cyprus, the Middle East and Persia to Afghanistan between
1918 and 2006. After the outbreak of World War II RAF deployments
throughout Africa, Malta, Cyprus, the Middle East and Iraq were
supported by RAF Police units. Postwar, anti-colonial unrest
within Palestine and in Egypt saw them protecting RAF units from
the daily threat of terrorism. Similar operations during the
Mau-Mau uprising in Kenya, the Cypriot EOKA terrorist campaign and
the Yemeni-backed guerrilla conflicts in Aden and Oman were
extremely effective. They maintained a presence on the troubled
island of Cyprus and, in more recent times, RAF Police units have
served in both Gulf wars against Saddam Hussein and during
operations in Afghanistan.
New in card cover - A4 format, 248pp, numerous b/w photos & illustrations
The story of the brilliant aerodynamicist, Beverley Shenstone.
As R.J. Mitchell’s chief aerodynamicist, it was Shenstone who
designed the Spitfire’s wing – the wing that gave the aircraft its
crucial advantage in the Battle of Britain. A quiet man, Shenstone
never sought glory for his work, yet recently, he has been
credited as the man who persuaded Mitchell to adopt the modified
ellipse that was unique in its shape, combining two integrated
aerofoil sections. A Canadian by birth, Shenstone achieved high
office as President of the Royal Aeronautical Society, technical
director at BOAC, chief engineer at BEA and as a consultant to
several aircraft makers.
The inside story of the Mossad, Israel's legendary secret
service. Created in 1951, Mossad has been responsible for the most
audacious and thrilling feats of espionage, counterterrorism and
assassination ever ventured. Gideon’s Spies has been created from
closed-door interviews with Mossad agents, informants and
spymasters as well as classified documents and top-secret sources.
The book reveals previously untold truths about the brilliant and
ruthless, but flawed Israeli intelligence agency.
