The sequel to the best-selling Fireforce, Part 1, of 'Out of
Action' chronicles Chris Cocks’s final 16 months of combat in the
bush war in PATU, the Rhodesian Police Ant-Terrorist Unit. It is a
time of unbelievable cruelty as part-time white reservists battle
overwhelming odds, without air support, as Mugabe’s ZANLA guerrillas
swamp the country in the build-up to independence in 1980. Part 2
recounts the author’s painful adjustment to life as a civilian — a
fifteen-year odyssey in the embryonic state of Zimbabwe. It is the
story of a young man, brutalized by war, who seeks escape in alcohol
and drugs.
STORMBIRD: FLYING
THROUGH FIRE AS A
LUFTWAFFE GROUND ATTACK PILOT
by Hermann Buchner
Bomber Pilots who became fighter aces are rare.
Hermann Buchner was one of these. A Luftwaffe NCO and
Knight's Cross holder, he gives a riveting account of
his pre-war training with the Austrian Air Force,
becoming a Luftwaffe instructor, and then terrifying
ground attack missions on the Eastern Front. Later, on
the Western Front, he participated in the defence of the
Reich, flying the legendary Me-262 jet against Allied
fighters and bombers.
As new in d/w - large format,
176pp, numerous illustrations
THE PRIDE OF NORFOLK:
AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE TERRITORIALS
by Neil R Storey
When the Territorial Force was created in 1908 The Norfolk
Regiment was allocated two infantry battalions. When war broke out
in August 1914 Territorials answered the call, fighting in
Gallipoli and Palestine. In the Second World War, after standing
ready to repel the threatened invasion they were plummeted into
fighting in the sweltering heat of Johore and Singapore. This book
includes first-hand accounts of bravery and sacrifice, many
previously unpublished photographs, lists of Honours and Awards
and complete casualty lists from both wars.
New in d/w - A4 format, 160pp,
numerous illustrations
Subtitled 'A Symbol of Hope in the Shadow of Death', this
unusual story traces the journey of a small brass altar cross
made by allied prisoners in Changi prisoner-of-war camp,
Singapore, in 1942. The prisoners took the cross up-country with
them during the construction of the Thai-Burma Railway, where
they struggled to keep faith and hope alive under the most
appalling conditions. The survivors then brought it back to
Changi for their final year of imprisonment. When the war ended
in 1945, the cross was taken home to the UK but it was returned
to Changi Museum in 1992.
New in card cover - 80pp, numerous
b/w & colour illustrations
A revealing study of this vast and
controversial battle fought by the US and Australian Navies
against the Japanese fleet off the Philippines, 23-26 October,
1944. MacArthur's landing on Leyte Island was supported by
massive Allied Naval forces commanded by Admirals Halsey,
Sprague and Kincaid. The attack by Japanese Admirals Kurita,
Ozawa and Nishimura was to lead to one of the bloodiest naval
battles of all time. The Japanese fleet was decimated with 26
losses including the Heavy Carrier 'Zuikaku', 3 Light Carriers,
4 Heavy Cruisers and the Battleships 'Fuso', 'Yamashiro' and 'Suzuya'.
As new in d/w - xvi + 343pp, 22
b/w photos & illustrations, maps
