Apparently less ‘glamorous’ than the Selous Scouts or the SAS,
very little has been written about the RLI. Often underrated, but
arguably one of the most effective counter-insurgency units of all
time, this was the unit that first utilised the ‘Fireforce’
concept — the devastating airborne envelopment and annihilation of
the guerrilla enemy. A veritable ‘foreign legion’ with over 20
diverse nationalities serving in the ranks, the RLI was a truly
international airborne battalion. It fought the bitter Zimbabwean
‘Bush War’ for 15 years, against the overwhelming tide of
communist-trained guerrillas. This splendid new book features
hundreds of colour photos, maps, rolls, honours and awards plus a
90 minute DVD with previously unseen combat footage.
New in d/w - Large format, 544pp, 1,200 colour & b/w photos & maps,
90 minute
DVD
ARMOR COLOR GALLERY 6: CAMOUFLAGE & MARKINGS OF
THE 6TH SOUTH AFRICAN ARMORED DIVISION
by William Marshall
North Africa and Italy 1943 - 45. Part 1 Armored vehicles. An
authoritative guide to the South African armor camouflage and
markings during training and combat operations in World War II. Part
1 includes armored vehicles: Crusader, Grant, Sherman, Priest, M10,
Sexton, Stuart Recce, Universal Carrier, Half-track, Scout/Armored
Cars. Statistics: 64 pages, 109 b&w photos, 2 tables of Arm of
Service markings, 16 full-colour plates of artwork.
New in card cover -
64pp, includes
16 full-colour plates and 109 b&w photos
HITLER'S CHANCELLERY - A PALACE TO LAST A THOUSAND
YEARS
by Ronald Pawly
The story of the most iconic
building of the Third Reich. Hitler's New State Chancellery was
designed by Albert Speer specifically to embody the power and
arrogance of the new Nazi regime. The dimensions and decoration of
its state apartments were devised to instil awe in the visitor, and
it was intended to be the first working model for Germania - a whole
new capital city for the Thousand-Year Reich. The book tells the
extraordinary story of the Nazi state, for which the Chancellery
provided the ceremonial headquarters and the stage for some of its
most dramatic moments.
New - Large format,
192pp, 200 + colour & b/w photos
In 490 BC Darius I, King of Persia and the most powerful man in
the world, led a massive invasion of some minor states on the
western borders of his huge empire. The main enemy was Athens. The
resultant Battle of Marathon was a disaster for Darius. The
Persians being forced plotted an even bigger expedition to conquer
Athens and the whole of Greece once and for all and the second
invasion came ten years later, under Darius' successor, Xerxes.
This led to the legendary last stand of the Spartan King Leonidas
at Thermopylae, the sacking of Athens and the famous naval clash
at Salamis, which saved Greece.
New in d/w - 130pp, 16 colour illustrations,
7 maps
An account of Hitler’s last offensive in the West. Nordwind is one
of the lesser known campaigns of World War II, yet one of the more
intriguing. Largely overshadowed by the Battle of the Bulge,
Nordwind was the last great operation by the Waffen-SS Panzer
divisions, and the last time the Wehrmacht was on the offensive in
the West. The campaign also highlighted the difficulties of Allied
cooperation between the Americans and the French. The campaign has
previously been extensively treated in German and French accounts,
but until now has not been well covered in English.
New in card cover -
A4 format, 96pp, numerous colour plates, maps & b/w photos
