1-1994020 BOLT ACTION: Campaign: The Western Desert One of the most popular and enduring campaigns of World War II is that of the Western Desert, where Allied armies beat back the hard-pressed German and Italian forces under the grueling African sun. Covers crucial operations such as Crusader, Lightfoot, and Supercharge, and the great battles of Tobruk, El Alamein, and Gazala for the Bolt Action system. Includes in-depth information on the forces involved, linked scenarios, and new Theater Selectors. 1 vol, 144 pgs 2018 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-softcover ......$30.00 with a discount of 15%

1-201270 1940 LES BLINDES FRANCAIS (1940 French Tanks) Oversized at 8.5x12 inches and full color throughout. Offers a detailed presentation of the equipment, uniforms, and commanders, in addition to meticulous descriptions of the tanks themselves. A copious number of photos are included throughout the work, providing an accurate image of the tanks on the battlefield. 1 vol, 160 pgs 2013 FRANCE, HEIMDAL
NEW-dj, available early April 2013 [French text] ......$66.00 with a discount of 15%

1-217230 SS PANZER DIVISIONS ON THE EASTERN FRONT: Images of War Rare photographs from SS sources illustrating the armored formations which took part in this titanic struggle. Includes rare images of the Panther in action. 1 vol, 144 pgs 2018 UK, PEN & SWORD
NEW-softcover, available mid May 2018 ......$25.00 with a discount of 15%

1-222330 WINGATE'S MEN: The Chindit Operations - Special Forces in Burma Images of War Series An examination of Britain's WWII Long Range Penetration Groups, more commonly known as the Chindits, commanded by Colonel Orde Wingate, that performed long-range operations deep within Japanese-held territory with the aim of sowing alarm and confusion amongst the enemy and disrupting Japanese plans for the invasion of India. For this, Wingate was given the Indian 77th Infantry Brigade. In February 1943 this force crossed into Burma on its first Chindit operation, codenamed Loincloth. Includes 150 black and white illustrations.

Promoted to acting major general Wingate was granted permission to undertake another Chindit operation, but this time on a far greater scale. In Operation Thursday Wingate aimed to fly a force of 10,000 men, 1,000 mules, equipment, and supplies into clearings in the heart of Burma behind enemy lines. The operation proved a considerable success, the Chindits causing mayhem amongst the Japanese forces. Wingate, though, did not live to see the end of Operation Thursday, as he was killed when the aircraft in which he was being transported to one of the Chindit bases crashed into the jungle. 1 vol, 128 pgs 2019 UK, PEN & SWORD
NEW-pb ......$25.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-222370 AUDACIOUS MISSIONS OF WORLD WAR II: Daring Acts of Bravery Revealed Through Letters and Documents from the Time These missions include Operation Anthropoid, the plot to assassinate SS General Reinhard Heydrich in Czechoslovakia in 1942, Operation Chariot, the attempt to damage the mighty German warship Tirpitz while she was in dock in St-Nazaire in France; and Operation Mincemeat, a complex plot whereby a corpse, replete with documentation designed to mislead the enemy, was dropped in southern Spain to spread misinformation. 1 vol, 216 pgs 2020 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-dj, available mid January 2020 ......$35.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-223050 BLOOD IN THE FOREST: The End of the Second World War in the Courland Pocket With eyewitness accounts, detailed maps, and expert contributions alongside rare newspaper archive, photographs from private collections, and extracts from diaries translated into English from Latvian, German, and Russian, the author assembles a ghastly picture of death and desperation in a tough, uncomfortable story of a nation both gripped by war and at war with itself.

While the eyes of the world were on Hitler's bunker, more than half a million men fought six cataclysmic battles along a front line of fields and forests in Western Latvia known as the Courland Pocket. Just an hour from the capital Riga, German forces bolstered by Latvian Legionnaires were cut off and trapped with their backs to the Baltic. The only way out was by sea: the only chance of survival to hold back the Red Army.

Forced into uniform by Nazi and Soviet occupiers, Latvian fought Latvian - sometimes brother against brother. Hundreds of thousands of men died for little territorial gain in unimaginable slaughter. When the Germans capitulated, thousands of Latvians continued a war against Soviet rule from the forests for years afterwards.

Compiles eye-witness accounts of veterans who fought in the Latvian Legion, including former partisans and a refugee who fled the Soviet advance to later become President -- Vaira Vike-Freiberga. He was a survivor of the little-known concentration camp at Popervale and founder of Riga's Jewish Museum, Margers Vestermanis has never spoken about his personal experiences. He also gives details of the SS new world order planned in Kurzeme, his escape from a death march, and subsequent survival in the forests with a Soviet partisan group -- and a German deserter. 1 vol, 288 pgs 2020 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
NEW-pb, available mid March 2020 ......$30.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-229020 WARFARE IN THE FAR EAST: 1944 Tactics This tactical pamphlet covers jungle warfare in 1944. By this time, the British Army had come to terms with the Japanese enemy and his fighting methods and had worked out tactical responses to actions in the field. The pamphlet is particularly valuable because it contains a number of scenarios in jungle fighting. Illustrated with color maps, it is a very good introduction to jungle warfare. 1 vol, 106 pgs 2021 US, OMM PUBLISHING
NEW-wirebound softcover ......$28.00 rct

1-229690 Bolt Action: Combined Arms Whilst Combined Arms can be played and enjoyed as a stand-alone game, it is intended to allow players to incorporate Bolt Action, Blood Red Skies, Cruel Seas, or Victory at Sea for an epic continent-spanning wargaming campaign. The system is modular, simply requiring that you sub out certain Initiative cards from the game for those that pertain to your chosen game systems. These unique cards link your campaign inextricably with your wargames, meaning your choices in the campaign could mean victory or defeat on the tabletop.

Box contains: Rules booklet; four game maps covering North West Europe, The Eastern Front, North Africa, and The Pacific theatres of operation; Orders Board; Operations Board; Six Card decks; 67 Tokens; Plastic Army markers; and Plastic Objectives.
1 vol, 1 pgs 2022 UK, WARLORD GAMES
NEW-box, available late February 2022 ......$75.00 rct

1-246500 WORLD IN FLAMES: Deluxe Collector's Edition This VERY rare deluxe edition of the classic World War II game is NEW and still sealed. Five full-color maps portray all the theaters of war: Europe, Russia, Africa, the Middle East, India, Asia, the Pacific, the Atlantic, and Australia. Counters represent the armies and corps, the aircraft carriers, the naval task forces, and the air groups that took part. Games plays two-six players. Contains 5 hard-mounted maps, a hard-mounted turn record chart (including Production circle), hard-mounted task-force display, 4800 counters, 2 full-color rule books, and 5 color charts. Counter expansions include Planes in Flames, Ships in Flames, Divisions in Flames, and
Territories in Flames. 1 vol, 1 pgs 1985 AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN DESIGN GROUP
NEW-box o/p, only one (1) available, first come first served ......$349.00 with a discount of 20% rct

1-86132 OPERATIONS AND OBJECTIVES This sourcebook allows players to introduce a strategic level to their WWII gaming. Taking control of company-size formations to complete objectives set by upper echelons commands. 1 vol, 80 pgs 2008 UK, GREAT ESCAPE GAMES
NEW-softcover ......$18.00

1-930285 S&T 285 DUEL ON THE STEPPE 1943 Duel on the Steppe is a simulation of the Winter Campaign in the Ukraine, from 29 January to 17 March, 1943. Known as Operation Star and Gallop, the Soviets arrayed their incredible numerical advantage against some of the best units in the German army.

This game uses the same rules system as Sedan: The Decisive Battle for France, May 1940 (World at War # 24), and Tobruk: Operation Crusader, Nov-Dec, 1941 (Strategy & Tactics # 278), but is modified appropriate to the scale and the theater. Here, the Soviets have air superiority, albeit somewhat uncoordinated.

Duel on the Steppe includes one counter sheet (228 counters), and one map of the Ukraine area of the Soviet Union (approximately 260 miles, or about 418 kilometers) with each hex representing about 6.5 miles (about 10 kilometers). Unit sizes vary from kampfgruppes to corps, the latter which can be broken down into smaller formations for more operational flexibility, or simply to absorb casualties.

Components: One 22x34-inch map and 228 counters. 1 vol, 84 pgs 2013 US, DECISION GAMES
NEW-softcover ......$30.00 with a discount of 10%

1-930298 STRATEGY & TACTICS # 298: Balkan Gambit Balkan Gambit is a wargame exploring the alternative-historical premise that the Allied powers have chosen to invade southern Europe via Greece, Albania, and Yugoslavia in the latter half of World War II. Nothing like this actually happened, though the Allies went to great lengths to convince the Axis powers that such plans were intended in order to mislead them as to their true intentions. Some Allied strategists and leaders, including Winston Churchill, believed that an invasion of Europe via the Balkans was a legitimate and war-winning activity.

Each hex on the map equals about 20 miles. Each game turn represents 2-5 days, depending on the scenario chosen and the weather currently in effect. Every ground unit represents a division, division-equivalent, or brigade of about 5,000 to 20,000 men and/or 50 to 350 armored fighting vehicles.

Components: One 22x34-inch map and 176 counters.

Other articles: Cyrus the Great, Operation Colorado, and Integration of Firearms in Japan. 1 vol, 84 pgs 2016 US, DECISION GAMES
NEW-softcover ......$35.00 with a discount of 10%

1-930305 STRATEGY & TACTICS # 305: Armies of the White Sun 1943 Armies of the White Sun is a solitaire wargame covering the fighting in China from the Marco Polo Bridge Incident through Pearl Harbor to the planned 1943 Operation Go-Go aimed at capturing Chongking and ending Chinese resistance at the national level. The single player actively commands the invading Japanese forces, while the rules system directs him in the deployment of the defending Chinese. The player wins by capturing key areas on the map. Throughout the game, the player selects units for an operational force, then maneuvers with that force to achieve objectives while fighting Chinese forces as they appear during operations.

Contents: One 22x34-inch map, 280 counters, and magazine with historical background. 1 vol, 84 pgs 2017 US, DECISION GAMES
NEW-pb, available late April 2017 ......$35.00 with a discount of 10%

1-956049 WORLD AT WAR # 49: Gertrud 42 Operation Gertrud: The German Invasion of Turkey is a speculative two-player wargame about a German invasion of Turkey during World War II. The historical course of events during World War II precluded any likelihood that the Germans would invade their erstwhile ally, it is conceivable that a different turn of events could have precipitated a German blitzkrieg into Turkey.

The Turks were concerned about this possibility and they endeavored to remain neutral during the war. Unlike World War I, the Turks could not hope to hold Istanbul in the event of a war, and any incursion by one side (Axis or Allied) would certainly invite an incursion by the other. The Turks were most concerned about Soviets, but if Hitler had conceived a notion of invading Turkey, the Germans' most daunting challenge would be the Allied response, not necessarily the Turkish Army.

The Turks had been underestimated during the previous world war, and so it's anyone's guess how well they could have faced up to the Wehrmacht and Luftwaffe.

Contents: One 22x34-inch map; 176 counters; and magazine with historical background. 1 vol, 62 pgs 2016 US, DECISION GAMES
NEW-pb, available mid June 2016 ......$35.00 with a discount of 25%

1-956050 WORLD AT WAR # 50: Zhukov's War Covers the pivotal middle period of the titanic struggle between Hitler's Germany and Stalin's USSR, from July 1942 - July 1943. Strategic options abound for both players; victory goes to the one best able to carry out the chosen strategy, while maintaining a reserve to contain sudden enemy action or exploit an opportunity.

The map covers the eastern front from Leningrad to the Sea of Azov at 20 miles per hex. Turns cover one month each for most of the year, two months during winter. Most units are Soviet armies and German divisions, plus a few Axis satellite corps. The turn sequence is built around the random drawing of chits to determine which player moves. Each chit drawn allows a player to both move and attack, but with a twist. One side allows the player to move first, then attack, the other side flips the sequence.

There are two twists to the mechanism. First, chits come in several varieties, with differing penalties or bonuses depending on the chit and the side chosen. Second, during certain turns, one player or the other gets bonuses, allowing selection of the first chit to open the action, and providing a different mix of chits reflecting the overall situation at that point in the war. Victory may occur at one of three times during the game; the end of the first German offensive, the end of the Soviet winter counteroffensive, and finally the end of the game, after the final German summer offensive.

Contents: Two 22x34-inch maps, 352 counters, and magazine with historical background. 1 vol, 62 pgs 2016 US, DECISION GAMES
NEW-pb, available mid August 2016 ......$60.00 with a discount of 25%

1-ATO050 AGAINST THE ODDS #50: Die Atombombe Magazine includes Die Atombombe -- a card game for 2 to 5 players, each representing a faction inside German government, industry, or military circles that sought use research institutes to start work on a nuclear program. Acting through the Director of each center, players will need to size matters up, recruit other scientists, acquire scarce resources, (plus spy on their rivals, this is the Third Reich remember) and certainly go all out if they hope to develop atomic weapons.

Progress is slow at first - the Russians are far away and the enormity of the effort seems clear early on. And there are always other weapons more desperately needed now. As the course of the war darkens for Germany, players may see more official support being thrown their way, or engage in fruitless bickering among themselves over the best theories and resources required to succeed. Their finest scientists may even be drafted to serve as simple soldiers at the front!
Fast and quick playing, Die Atombombe shows just how easy it was to be bewitched by the idea, and how hard it really was to mount an effective nuclear program under the increasing rain of Allied bombs and the Soviet menace looming to the east.

In late 1941 with senior officials across Germany becoming increasingly aware that Operation Barbarossa would fail somewhere short of Moscow. Many worriedly began looking for an 'out.' Some, like Ernst Udet, head of Luftwaffe Development, and Walter Borbet, a leading industrialist, shot themselves over the shock of the failure. Others, like General Fromm, in charge of the Army Weapons Office, turned their attention to an extraordinary proposal by Germany's leading physicists to unlock the secrets of the atom and provide limitless power, and a possible war-winning explosive device, the atomic bomb. 1 vol, 60 pgs 2020 US, AGAINST THE ODDS
NEW-pb, available mid February 2020 ......$40.00 with a discount of 10% rct

1-COM041 COMMAND #41:Wave of Terror - Battle of the Bulge Features:

The Battle of the Bulge
- Analysis & Overview
Operation Baseplate
- The Battle of the Bulge in the Skies
A Wave of Terror
- Kampfgruppe Peiper in the Battle of the Bulge
Jacky Fisher
- Dreadnought and the Naval Revolution
The Falchion
- Short Sword that Made Good
America's First Vietname
- The Seminole Wares
The Grand Master is Checked
- The Battle of Grunwald, 1410
I Remember...
- The Last Voyage of the Cappellini
Art of War: Robert Summers
Wave of Terror: Battle of the Bulge, issue game
Features: 1 vol, 60 pgs 1997 US, XTR PUBLSHING
AS NEW-softcover unpunched, (1) copy available ......$20.00 rct

1-COM1070 NIGHTFIGTHER ACE: Solitaire Air Defense Over Germany A solitaire, tactical level game -- based on the popular, action-packed Hunters game system -- places you in command of a German Nightfighter during World War II. Each turn consists of several days, during which a combat mission will be flown from one of many bases in Europe, attempting to intercept incoming British Bombers and increase your prestige, earn skills, and rise in rank through promotion and awards.

The objective of the game is to conduct numerous sorties in the role of a German Nightfighter pilot and rack up kills. Pilots may use the experience gained to improve their odds of success by purchasing Major and Minor skills. As their prestige increases, they may request a transfer to other nightfighter bases in an attempt to get 'closer to the action' or request a newer type of nightfighter. Awards and ace status help to narrate the player's eventual goal - to become the top nightfighter ace of the war.

The system is packed with rich technical detail but without the complexity to capture the key historical facets of the night bombing campaign over Germany. In terms of nightfighters alone, there are 32 nightfighter models available to pilot. The families of nightfighters include: Bf110 (10 aircraft), Ju88 (5 aircraft), Do 215/217 (6 aircraft), He219 (10 aircraft), and Ta154 (1 aircraft).

For each nightfighter, you will be tracking the date of availability, speed, area of operations based on originating base, individual weapon systems, electronic systems, damage, and crew status.

Product Information:
* Complexity: 6 out of 10
* Solitaire Suitability: 10 out of 10
* Time Scale: 3-4 days per Turn
* Map Scale: Abstract
* Unit Scale: individual aircraft, individual weapon systems, individual electronic systems, specific crew members, and ammo rounds
* Players: one (with option for two or more)
* Playing Time: two to three hours

Components:
* One Countersheet of 9/16-inch unit-counters
* Sixteen Aircraft Display Mats 8.5 x11-inch (double-sided, 32 total)
* Four Player Aid Cards 8.5x11-inch
* One Combat Display Mat 8.5x11-inch
* One Bomber Target Mat 8.5x11-inch
* One Pilot Awards Display Mat 8.5x11-inch
* One Air Operations Display Mat 11x17-inch
* Forty Ace Pilot Cards
* Sixty Combat Cards
* Rules Booklet featuring extensive Historical Background
* One Logsheet 8.5x11-inch
* Two 6-sided and one 10-sided die

Playing time: Scenarios of 2+ hours, up to the campaign game of 20 hours. 1 vol, 1 pgs 2018 US, COMPASS GAMES
NEW-box ......$99.00 with a discount of 35%

1-DG01018 D-DAY AT OMAHA BEACH: 2nd Edition D-Day at Omaha Beach (Re-print) recreates America's most bloody and heroic day of World War II. In this solitaire game from the designer of the solo classics RAF and Ambush, you control the forces of the US 1st and 29th Divisions landing under fire on the Normandy shore, and struggling desperately to establish a viable beachhead. The game is also great for two players playing cooperatively, each controlling one US division.

US units include assault infantry, amphibious tanks, artillery, engineers and HQs. The game system controls the hidden German defenders in Widerstandsnest resistance points on the bluffs overlooking the beaches. US forces that manage to break through the deadly coastal defenses and reach the high ground must then contend with German mobile reinforcements in the bewildering hedgerows of Normandy's bocage. An innovative diceless combat system highlights unknown enemy deployments and the importance of utilizing the right weapons and tactics.

Event cards keep the action flowing and the rules simple, while controlling German strategy and introducing extensive historical detail. The game includes amphibious landings, German artillery and rocket barrages, US naval bombardment, tides, engineer operations, and intangibles such as US leadership under fire and the initiative of the American GIs.

Scenarios: The First Waves (two to three hour playtime) introduces the basics of the game in a recreation of the initial assault. Beyond the Beach (four to five hours) picks up on the high ground at 10:00 a.m. and adds rules for German tactics. D-Day at Omaha Beach (seven hours) covers the entire day, from 6:15 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Optional rules explore what-ifs, such as more pre-invasion bombardment or the arrival of German armor.

Game Scale: Each turn equals 15 minutes in the basic game, 30 in the extended game; Units are companies for both sides; Map: each hex equals 275 yards (250 meters).

Contents: Rules booklet; Player Aid cards; 352 die-cut counters; 1 34x22-inch map; 55 Event cards; and storage bags. 1 vol, 1 pgs 2009 CA, DECISION GAMES
AS NEW-box, open and unpunched ......$59.00 with a discount of 25%

1-DG1027 D-DAY QUAD: Deluxe Edition (Wargames) Wargame of the Allied invasion of Normandy uses the Fire & Movement system designed to highlight the ability of motorized units to mass quickly for breakthrough and exploitation. Support fire, representing weapons ranging from mortars through cannon and light ground attack aircraft to heavy bombers, provides the extra punch to overwhelm a defense or shatter an attack. Winning the battle is a matter of maneuver, firepower, and asset management.

Contents: One 22x34-inch mounted game board, 400 die-cut counters, color rules booklet, one six-sided die, and storage bags.
1 vol, 1 pgs 2020 CA, DECISION GAMES
NEW-box, available early November 2020 ......$65.00 with a discount of 10% rct

1-DG1635 SHANGHAI INCIDENT: Japan vs. China A faction of the Japanese military had been looking for an excuse to extend Japanese control deeper into the Chinese mainland. When several Chinese monks were beaten, this faction paid thugs to fan anti-Japanese activities in the Chinese sector of Shanghai. Seizing the 'opportunity,' a small force of naval infantry invaded Chapei, the all-Chinese northern section of the city of Shanghai. The Japanese had not counted on the quick reaction and effective fighting of the Nationalist Chinese forces from nearby Nanjing.

The initial Japanese thrust was thrown back quickly. It took repeated reinforcements over the next five weeks for the Japanese to push the Chinese out of the city and away from the Huangpo and Yangtze Rivers. Shanghai would become a major springboard for further Japanese advances, but the battle had taken its toll. This game covers those five weeks of fighting.

Shanghai Incident uses the Fire & Movement system designed around the realities of mechanized warfare, giving motorized and/or specially-trained units clear advantages. Players can augment units at the instant of combat with support fire, provided by weapons ranging from mortars through cannon and light ground attack aircraft to heavy bombers. A seemingly predictable assault can be overturned at the last minute by heavy defending fires, while even small units may develop tremendous offensive punch with the assistance of a heavy bombardment. Winning the battle is a matter of maneuver, firepower and asset management.

The Japanese military has greater overall skill and firepower, although the Chinese have two German-trained divisions. Both players have manpower limitations that are eased only when the Japanese player calls a pause to his offensive. Both sides therefore have to weigh time and space against numbers. The player who strikes the best balance will emerge the victor.

Scale: Players: 2; Level: Regiment; Hex: .625 miles (1 km)

Game Contents:
* 17x22-inch map
* 100 die-cut counters
* One Standard Rules booklet for this series
* One Exclusive Rules booklet for this title 1 vol, 4 pgs 2016 CA, DECISION GAMES
NEW-pb, available late May 2016 ......$20.00 with a discount of 10%

1-DG1636 EL ALAMEIN: Wargame In August 1942, Erwin Rommel, the 'Desert Fox,' had just completed his masterpiece of the desert war, breaking the British Eighth Army at Gazala, capturing Tobruk, and driving deep into Egypt. The British reformed near El Alamein, just 90 miles from Alexandria.

After the repulse of a hasty attack in mid-July, Rommel orchestrated a more careful assault for the end of the month. His mobile troops were to swing wide into the desert to flank the British line and unhinge it. Eighth Army was waiting, forewarned by ULTRA intercepts. Its new commander, Bernard Montgomery, arrayed his armor along the ridge of Alam el Halfa. The German assault would pit the tactical finesse of Afrika Korps against greater numbers of tanks and guns. A German victory might complete the clearance of North Africa; a British victory could spell the end of Afrika Korps.

El Alamein uses the Fire & Movement system designed around the realities of mechanized warfare, giving motorized and/or specially-trained units clear advantages. Players can augment units at the instant of combat with support fire, provided by weapons ranging from mortars through cannon and light ground attack aircraft to heavy bombers.

A seemingly predictable assault can be overturned at the last minute by heavy defending fires, while even small units may develop tremendous offensive punch with the assistance of a heavy bombardment. Winning the battle is a matter of maneuver, firepower and asset management.

Game Contents: 17x22-inch map, 100 die-cut counters, One Standard Rules booklet for this series, and One Exclusive Rules booklet for this title.

Level: Brigade/Regiment; Hex: 1.5 miles (2.4 km) 1 vol, 4 pgs 2016 CA, DECISION GAMES
NEW-folio, available mid February 2016 ......$20.00 with a discount of 25%

1-DG1728 RED EAGLES: Air War over the Kuban Peninsula 1943 Red Eagles: Air War over the Kuban Peninsula, 1943. The Red Air Force challenged the Luftwaffe in a series of air battles over the Kuban Bridgehead in early 1943. The lessons learned by the Soviet airmen would help them gain air superiority on the Eastern Front later that year.

This is a two player game in the Air Wars series. Units represent one or more Soviet air regiments or German Gruppen. Aircraft include IL-2 Sturmoviks, Lend-Lease P-39s, Bf-109s, He-177s, and more. Bombing missions are needed to take out ground targets, while fighters fly escort or interception missions. The map covers the area from Rostov to Sevastopol.

Each player has a set of cards providing additional capabilities, improved logistics, and special orders from the high command. Victory goes to the player hitting the right targets and protecting friendly assets.

Game Contents: One 11x17-inch map, 40 die cut counters, 18 Campaign Cards, and four page system rule booklet plus exclusive scenario rules. 1 vol, 4 pgs 2019 CA, DECISION GAMES
NEW-softcover, available late April 2019 ......$15.00 with a discount of 10% rct

1-PWAR099 PAPER WARS: Issue 99 - Assault on Tobruk, Rommel Triumphant, 20 June, 1942 Wargame: Assault on Tobruk, Rommel Triumphant, 20 June, 1942, designed by Stephen Newberg

The map cover the entire fortress of Tobruk pat its perimeter strong points in hexes equaling about 670 meters across. Double impulse turns represent two hours and most units are of company size. Seven scenarios are provided; one of the historical action and the other six 'what if' examining the various effects of improved Allied command control, tactics, and artillery coordination, as well as various alternate attack plans for the Axis forces. Low complexity.

From march to December of 1941 the forces of Rommel's Afrika Korp surrounded the Allied held fortress port of Tobruk on the Libyan coast of North Africa, but were unable to subdue it. On the 20th of June in 1942, Rommel got another chance at a cut off Tobruk as the Allies retreated from the loss of the Gazala line battles. This time Tobruk fell, and it did so in a swirling action lasting less than a single day. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2021 US, COMPASS GAMES
NEW-softcover with game ......$47.00 with a discount of 10% rct

1-246260 Abbott, Dennis OPERATION TELIC AND THE LIBERATION OF IRAQ: From the Desert Rats to the Media War Anecdote-packed daily diary recounts the journalist author's experiences as a reserve officer and media handler with the British 7th Armoured (the Desert Rats) and 19th Mechanized Brigade during Operation TELIC in Iraq in 2003. One of his first missions is dealing with a barrage of media questions following the brutal murder of six Royal Military Police by a crazed mob in Majar-al-Kabir. Later, he recalls the adrenalin-filled atmosphere when the British Army garrison at Basra Palace is surrounded by a crowd firing mortars and unleashing hundreds of rounds from their AK-47s. It's only after a tense stand-to that the nervous troops discover that they are not under attack: the crowd is celebrating the demise of Saddam Hussein's sons. Unconvinced of the merits of military action before arriving in theatre, Abbott ends his tour in a positive mindset despite the failure to locate WMD. 1 vol, 256 pgs 2024 UK, PEN & SWORD
NEW-pb, available mid October 2024 ......$40.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-209010 Adam, Wilhelm WITH PAULUS AT STALINGRAD Colonel Wilhelm Adam, senior ADC to General Paulus, commander of the German 6th Army at Stalingrad, wrote a compelling and controversial memoir describing the German defeat, his time as a prisoner of war with Paulus, and his conversion to communism.

Now, for the first time, his German text has been translated into English. His account gives an intimate insight into events at the 6th Army headquarters during the advance to Stalingrad and the protracted and devastating battle for possession of the city.

In vivid detail he recalls the sharp personality clashes among the senior commanders and their intense disputes about tactics and strategy, but he also records the ordeal of the German troops trapped in the encirclement and his own role in the fighting. It offers a genuinely fresh perspective on the battle and reveals much about the prevailing attitudes and tense personal relationships of the commanders at Stalingrad and at Hitler's headquarters. 1 vol, 240 pgs 2015 UK, PEN & SWORD
NEW-dj ......$40.00 with a discount of 15%

1-221640 Adamovich, Ales and Daniil Alexandrovich Granin LENINGRAD UNDER SIEGE: First-Hand Accounts of the Ordeal Leningrad was under siege for almost three years, and the first winter of that siege was one of the coldest on record. The Russians had been taken by surprise by the Germans' sudden onslaught in June 1941.

This book tells the story of that long, bitter siege in the words of those who were there. It vividly describes how ordinary Leningraders struggled to stay alive and to defend their beloved city in the most appalling conditions. They were bombed, shelled, starved and frozen. They dug tank-traps and trenches, built shelters and fortifications, fought fires, cleared rubble, tended the wounded and, for as long as they had strength to do so, buried their dead. Many were killed by German bombs or shells, but most of them died of hunger and cold.

Based on interviews with survivors of the siege and on contemporary diaries and personal memoirs. The primary focus is on three people: a young mother with two small children, a boy of sixteen at the outbreak of war, and an elderly academic. We see the siege through their eyes as its horrors unfold and as they struggle to survive. 1 vol, 224 pgs 2019 UK, PEN & SWORD
NEW-dj, available early September 2019 ......$33.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-240210 Adams, Ken HEALING IN HELL: The Memoirs of a Far Eastern POW Medic Discusses WWII POW experience of medic Ken Adams, who was captured at Singapore and later moved many times within Thailand. Describes his life, work, and the terrible conditions endured at the hands of the Japanese and Korea guards and worst of all, the Kempetai secret police. Discusses his liberation and repatriation as well as the whole process of settling back into normal life after so long in captivity of the worst kind. 1 vol, 192 pgs 2023 UK, PEN & SWORD
NEW-pb, available mid October 2023 ......$30.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-208680 Adkins, A.Z. Jr and Adkins, ANDREW III YOU CAN'T GET MUCH CLOSER THAN THIS: Combat with the 80th Blue Ridge Division in World War II Europe After graduating from The Citadel in May 1943, Andrew Adkins, Jr. immediately attended the U.S. Army Officer Candidate School, where he was commissioned and sent on to the 80th Infantry Division, then undergoing its final training cycle in the California-Arizona desert. Upon reaching the division, 2d Lieutenant Adkins was assigned as an 81mm mortar section leader in Company H, 2d Battalion, 317th Infantry Regiment.

When the 80th Infantry Division completed its training in December 1943, it was shipped in stages to the United Kingdom and then on to Normandy, where it landed on August 3, 1944. There, Lieutenant Adkins and his fellow soldiers took part in light hedgerow fighting that served to shake the division down and familiarize the troops and their officers with combat.

The first real test came on August 20, 1944, when the 2d Battalion, 317th Infantry, attacked high ground near Argentan during the Allied drive to seal huge German forces in the Falaise Pocket. While scouting for mortar positions in the woods, Andy Adkins ran into a group of Germans and shot one of them dead with his carbine.

This baptism in blood taught him the answer to a question every novice combatant wants to hear: He was cool under fire, capable of killing when facing the enemy. Thereafter, the 2d Battalion, 317th Infantry, took part in a succession of bloody battles across France. Ineptly led through the tenures of several battalion commanders, the unit suffered grievous losses even as it took hills and towns away from brave and well-led German veterans. 1 vol, 288 pgs 2015 UK, CASEMATE
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1-236380 Afiero, Massimiliano SNOW, ICE, AND SACRIFICE: The Italian Army in Russia, 1941-1943 Covers the genesis, organization, and operations of Italian forces that fought alongside the Germans and allies in Russia beginning with Operation Barbarossa in June 1941 until the defeat of the Italian forces there in early 1943.

In accordance with his anti-Bolshevik ideology, Mussolini felt obligated to join with Germany's attack against the Soviet Union. Italy thus formed the CSIR (Corpo di Spedizione in Russia - Italian Expeditionary Corps in Russia), consisting of some 62,000 men in three divisions (two infantry and one cavalry, plus a Blackshirt legion) which was sent to participate in the Axis attack against the Soviet Union in June 1941. In July 1942 the CSIR was upgraded to the ARMIR (Armata Italiana in Russia - Italian Army in Russia, also known as the Italian 8th Army), consisting of seven additional divisions (four infantry and three mountain or alpini).

By late 1942 the size of the ARMIR had grown to some 235,000 men. However, both the CSIR and the ARMIR suffered from organizational shortcomings as well as lack of proper equipment and clothing to cope with the operational environment in Russia. Throughout 1941, along with the Germans, the CSIR conducted a number of successful operations. With the advent of the ARMIR, initial actions were also favorable for the Italians, but by December 1942 the Italians, who were deployed along the Don River, were subjected to a massive Soviet operation, Little Uranus, which forced the Italians to withdraw under unimaginably harsh conditions.

The Italians were unprepared for the brutal Russian weather as well as for the overwhelming Soviet superiority in men and equipment that they had to face. Nevertheless, the Italians fought well, especially the troops of the Italian alpine corps, but ultimately they were defeated, the survivors returning to Italy. 1 vol, 272 pgs 2023 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
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2-236380 Afiero, Massimiliano SNOW, ICE, AND SACRIFICE: The Italian Army in Russia, 1941-1943 Addresses the genesis, organization, and operations of Italian forces that fought alongside the Germans and other contingents allied with them in Russia beginning with Operation Barbarossa in June 1941 until the defeat of the Italian forces there in early 1943. Features a detailed text accompanied by a large number of photographs (many previously unpublished) as well as maps and 16 color plates of armored fighting vehicles and uniforms. Contains 170 black and white photos, 16 color plates, and 8 black and white maps. 1 vol, 272 pgs 2024 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
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1-235331 Afiero, Massimiliano 12th SS PANZER DIVISION HITLERJUGEND: Volume 1 - From Formation to the Battle of Caen Casemate Illustrated edition is a fully illustrated account of the infamous 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend, from their formation through to the four battles fierce battles for Caen. Includes 150 photographs and maps.

The 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend was formed in 1943 from members of the Hitler Youth who had been born in 1926, primarily as an emergency response force in France to repel the expected Allied invasion from the sea. Training was initially haphazard due to lack of equipment, however in March 1944 it was attached to I SS Panzer Corps and transferred to Normandy. Based around Caen, it was intended to repel a possible and expected invasion from the sea. When the invasion came in June, it was one of the two closest panzer divisions to the landing beaches, engaging Allied paratroopers at dawn. Once the Allied bridgehead was established, Hitlerjugend deployed to Caen. 1 vol, 128 pgs 2022 US, CASEMATE
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1-234690 Afiero, Massimiloano ZITADELLE: The SS-Panzer-Korps on the Attack, July 1943 An exceptional photographic documentation of the battle of Kursk with hundreds of photographs taken by German war correspondents following the SS units - Max Buschel, Cantzler, Gronert, King, Friedrich Zschackel and many others. The text follows the course of operations of the Das Reich division and other formations of the SS-Panzer-Korps. The narrative is based directly on German war diaries and from Otto Weidinger's previous historical researches on the division.

While some photos have previously been published, many are previously unpublished, gleaned from the principal public and private archives.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Plans for the new offensive
The attack begins
SS Panzer Regiment 2 in action
Operations on 7 July
Operations on 8 July
Operations on 9 and 10 July
Operations on 11 July
The battle of Prochorowka
Orders for 13 June 1943
The Knight's Cross for SS-Unter scharfuhrer Simon Grascher
The attacks resume
Soldiers of the Waffen SS on the Kursk front
The Waffen SS combat photographers
Bibliography 1 vol, 96 pgs 2022 UK, KAGERO
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1-215760 Ailsby, Christopher HITLER'S SKY WARRIORS: German Paratroopers in Action 1939-1945 Images of War Series During World War II, the German Fallschirmjger (paratroopers) carried out many successful and daring operations, such as the capture of the Belgian fortress at Eben Emael in 1940 and the invasion of Crete in 1941. This is a detailed examination of all the battles and campaigns of the Third Reich's airborne forces, illustrated throughout by many previously unpublished photographs. Includes detailed accounts of all the ground campaigns of the parachute divisions, especially in Italy and defense of Monte Cassino, and information on the specialist weapons and equipment . 1 vol, 248 pgs 2017 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-193050 Alcidi Along the Neva: German Paratroops of the 1st Battalion; 3rd Fallschirmjager Regiment on the Russian Front - Sept.-Nov. 1941 130+color/black and white images, maps. This book presents in words and images the first operational use of German paratroopers in the Russian campaign, and also the first time they served as conventional infantry. Focusing specifically on the 1st Battalion of the 3rd Fallschirmjager Regiment, it describes the horrific weather, and unspeakable living and fighting conditions endured by these elite soldiers who were deployed in the trenches near the Neva River in northern Russia. Outnumbered in men and equipment, they fought bravely and with distinction, never faltering in their mission. Included with the operational history are recollections and reminiscences of surviving veterans. 1 vol, 176 pgs 2010 ATGLEN, SCHIFFER BOOKS
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1-246200 Alcock, Graham SAS OPERATION PISTOL: Raindrops in Alsace Examines British Operation Pistol, which sent 51 soldiers of SAS 2 into the German territory of Alsace Lorraine 80 miles ahead of the American forces as Operation Loyton commenced. Of those 51 soldiers, SQMS Jack Alcock commanded a four man party from his C3 group and this is the story of his incredible bravery that awarded him the Croix de Guerre with Silver Star. Contains 12 mono illustrations.

Jack's group parachuted in to France in extreme weather conditions lacking vital supplies of food and suffering the theft of their radio receiver they fought through enemy territory seeking shelter with sympathetic locals along the way experiencing a close call with the Gestapo at one farmstead to eventually reach the front-line position of the American 4th Armor Division near Arracourt. 1 vol, 248 pgs 2024 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-194370 Alexander, Christine and Mason Kunze (eds.) EASTERN INFERNO: The Journals of a German Panzerjager on the Eastern Front, 1941-43 This book presents the remarkable personal journals of a German soldier who participated in Operation Barbarossa and subsequent battles on the Eastern Front, revealing the combat experience of the German-Russian War as seldom seen before.

Hans Roth was a member of the anti-tank (Panzerjager) battalion, 299th Infantry Division, attached to Sixth Army, as the invasion of Russia began. Writing as events transpired, he recorded the mystery and tension as the Germans deployed on the Soviet frontier in June 1941. Then a firestorm broke loose as the Wehrmacht tore across the front, forging into the primitive vastness of the East.

In these journals, attacks and counterattacks are described in 'you are there' detail, as Roth wrote privately, as if to keep himself sane, knowing that his honest accounts of the horrors in the East could never pass through Wehrmacht censors. When the Soviet counteroffensive of winter 1942 begins, his unit is stationed alongside the Italian 8th Army, and his observations of its collapse, as opposed to the reaction of the German troops sent to stiffen its front, are of special fascination.

Roth's three journals were discovered many years after his disappearance, tucked away in the home of his brother, with whom he was known to have had a deep bond. Hans Roth was doubtlessly working on a fourth journal before he was reported missing in action in July 1944 during the battle known as the Destruction of Army Group Center. Although Roth's ultimate fate remains unknown, what he did leave behind, now finally revealed, is an incredible firsthand account of the horrific war the Germans waged in Russia.

6x9 inches, illustrations. 1 vol, 240 pgs 2010 US, CASEMATE
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2-194370 Alexander, Christine and Mason Kunze (eds.) EASTERN INFERNO: The Journals of a German Panzerjager on the Eastern Front, 1941-43 This book presents the personal journals of a German soldier who participated in Operation Barbarossa and subsequent battles on the Eastern Front. Hans Roth was a member of the anti-tank (Panzerjager) battalion, 299th Infantry Division, attached to Sixth Army, as the invasion of Russia began. Writing as events transpired, he recorded the mystery and tension as the Germans deployed on the Soviet frontier in June 1941. Then a firestorm broke loose as the Wehrmacht tore across the front, forging into the primitive vastness of the East.

Roth's three journals were discovered many years after his disappearance, tucked away in the home of his brother. Hans Roth was doubtlessly working on a fourth journal before he was reported missing in action in July 1944 during the battle known as the Destruction of Army Group Center. Although Roth's ultimate fate remains unknown, what he did leave behind, now finally revealed, is an incredible first-hand account of the horrific war the Germans waged in Russia

In these journals, attacks and counterattacks are described in detail, as Roth wrote privately, as if to keep himself sane, knowing that his honest accounts of the horrors in the East could never pass through Wehrmacht censors. When the Soviet counteroffensive of winter 1942 begins, his unit is stationed alongside the Italian 8th Army, and his observations of its collapse, as opposed to the reaction of the German troops sent to stiffen its front, are of special fascination. 1 vol, 240 pgs 2022 US, CASEMATE
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1-203620 Aliev, Rostislav THE SIEGE OF BREST 1941: A Legend of Red Army Resistance on the Eastern Front On 22 June 1941, soon after 3am, the first German shells smashed into the Soviet frontier fortress of Brest - Hitler's Operation Barbarossa had begun. Across a massive front stretching from the Baltic to the Black Sea, the Wehrmacht advanced, taking the Red Army by surprise, brushing aside the first stunned resistance, breaking through and taking thousands of prisoners, but the isolated stronghold of Brest held out.

The defenders trapped and without hope of relief, put up a tenacious resistance against an entire German division as the Soviet front collapsed behind them. The Germans had allowed twelve hours to secure the area, but it took them nine days. The heroic defense of Brest has become one of the legends of the Second World War on the Eastern Front, an example of selfless Soviet heroism in the face of Nazi aggression. Rotislav Aliev, in this gripping narrative, describes the fighting in vivid detail, hour by hour, and he strips away the myths and exaggerations that have grown up around this famous story. 1 vol, 224 pgs 2013 UK, PEN AND SWORD
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1-207300 Aliev, Rostislav SIEGE OF BREST 1941: The Red Army's Stand Against the Germans During Operation Barbarossa On 22 June 1941, the first German shells of Operation Barbarossa smashed into the Soviet frontier fortress of Brest. As the Wehrmacht advanced, taking the Red Army by surprise, the isolated stronghold of Brest held out in one of World War II's most legendary defenses. This graphic account chronicles the siege of Brest during the opening days of Operation Barbarossa.

Detailed, hour-by-hour reconstruction of the fighting, based on new archival research and eyewitness testimony; Describes how the Red Army garrison held out against a German division; And dispels the myths surrounding this remarkable story. Includes five maps and 45 b/w photos. 1 vol, 272 pgs 2015 US, STACKPOLE BOOKS
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1-237140 Allen, Mark MIDWAY SUBMERGED: American and Japanese Submarine Operations at the Battle of Midway, May-June 1942 Comprehensive examination of the submarine actions during the Battle of Midway. Explains how Nimitz used his submarines at Midway, and the Japanese misused theirs based on a flawed tactical plan. Examines the intended role of the submarine in the plans and doctrine of both navies, and what the submarines were expected to accomplish for both fleets during the battle, before assessing the actual accomplishments, successes, and failures of the submarine forces on both sides. Of particular importance, the book offers an analysis of how well these vessels fulfilled the expectations placed on them by their respective naval planners, concluding that submarines played a more important role in the outcome than has been previously understood. 1 vol, 240 pgs 2023 US, CASEMATE
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1-2171214 Andres, Didier U.S. Army Chevrolet Trucks in World War II - 1 1/2 ton, 4x4 Between 1940 and 1945, large numbers of trucks of all categories were delivered to the U.S. Army by the Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors. Over 160,000 of these trucks were the G-506 light four-wheel-drive trucks-which became the standard 1 1/2-ton, 4x4 truck for both the U.S. Army and Army Air Corps during the war. In addition, many more thousands were delivered to Allied forces as part of the Lend-Lease program, including nearly 50,000 delivered to the Soviet Union. Tough, well-built and more agile than the deuce and a half, the Chevy 1 1/2 ton played a part in every theater of operations during the war. Its durability and mechanical reliability made it ideal for a wide range of missions. Not for nothing did Chevy advertise the trucks during the war as 'Vehicles of Victory.'

More than 75 years after it was designed, the small Chevrolet truck is still a favorite with collectors. This fully illustrated book details the different series of trucks and their many uses within the U.S. Army including cargo trucks, panel delivery trucks for the Signal Corps, dump trucks for engineers, telephone trucks, tractors, and bomb service trucks for the air force. It also covers their part in the Lend-Lease program, and their continued use after the war.
1 vol, 144 pgs 2019 US, CASEMATE
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1-2171216 Andres, Didier U.S. ARMY AMBULANCES & MEDICAL VEHICLES IN WORLD WAR II Of all the armies involved in World War II, the U.S. Army developed the most sophisticated system for the transport and treatment of injured and sick soldiers, pushing the boundaries of available technology to give their men the best chance of not only survival but a full recovery.

Each infantry regiment had a medical detachment that was tasked with conserving the strength of the regiment by not only providing medical and dental treatment but also undertaking all possible measures to keep the regiment healthy. In combat they would provide emergency medical treatment on the battlefield, then move casualties to aid stations they had established. At aid stations, casualties would be triaged, stabilized, and treated before being moved on for further treatment. Vehicles formed a crucial part of the Medical Detachment's equipment.

This fully illustrated, comprehensive book covers all types of medical vehicles used both in-theater and in the United States, including ambulances and technical support vehicles. It details vehicle markings modifications, for use in the evacuation of troops from the battlefield. 1 vol, 144 pgs 2020 US, CASEMATE
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1-240660 Andres, Didier U.S. ARMY FORD M8 AND M20 ARMORED CARS The M8 and M20 served in Europe and the Pacific during WWII. Author has used the archived notes of the officer tasked with coordinating the project to develop and deliver the M8, explaining why it took two years to deliver it to the Army. Over 200 photographs make this a great reference for any military modeler or vehicle enthusiast. 1 vol, 160 pgs 2023 US, CASEMATE
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1-207410 Anglim, Simon ORDE WINGATE: Unconventional Warrior From the 1920s to the Twenty-First Century Major General Orde Wingate (1903-1944) was the most controversial British military commander of the Second World War, and perhaps of the last hundred years. He splits opinion among soldiers, academics, and writers seven decades after his death.

His exploits in Ethiopia and Burma, in particular his creation of the Chindits, special forces who were trained to use guerrilla tactics behind the Japanese lines, have made him into a key figure in the history of irregular warfare. But myths and misunderstandings tend to cloud understanding of Wingate's career. Anglim bases his work on a major study of Wingate's official and private papers, and those of his contemporaries, and he aims to provide the definitive guide to Wingate as a military commander. Includes 20 illustrations. 1 vol, 240 pgs 2015 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-44640 anon HANDBOOK OF THE GERMAN ARMY, 1940 This is a comprehensive work focuses on the foot powered/horse drawn 1940's army, examines tactics, equipment, (85) plates, (50) appendices, pocket covers contain extensive TOE's. 1 vol, 417 pgs 1996 NASHVILLE, BATTERY PRESS
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1-49980 anon INVASION EUROPE:The D-Day Landings British Official History of Operation Neptune, the Campaign in NW Europe & the invasion of the South of France, in (3) volumes with two map folders. 5 vol, 568 pgs 1994 LONDON, H.M.S.O. PUBLIS'G
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1-29740 Anon, US War Department HANDBOOK ON GERMAN MILITARY FORCES Big 7.5x10.5 volume, covers every aspect of the German forces, a must for any serious WWII 'buff'. First produced by the US War Department, plenty of b/w illust, maps, drawings, color uniform plates. 1 vol, 635 pgs 2003 BATON ROUGE, LSU PRESS
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1-198940 Armstrong Richard N. Red Army Tank Commanders: The Armored Guards Written by a former member of the US Army military intelligence, this book is a lenghty and in-depth analisys of the life and deeds of the Soviet commander who leaded the six Guard Tank Armies: Katukov (1st GTA), Bogdanov (2nd GTA), Rybalko (the 'Soviet Patton', 3rd GTA), Leylushenko (4th GTA), Rotmistrov (commanding the 5th GTA at Prokorovkha!) and Kravchenko (6th GTA).
Except for Rotmistrov (thanks to his involvement in the culminating point of Zitadelle) all the other names are probably unfamiliar to all but few people, even among those interested in the history of the Russo-German war of 1941-45. Recently the situation has somewhat improved, but even today is difficult to dispel the myth that only the Nazi Army had 'real' generals, their Soviet counterparts being skilled only at the very top of the military structure (thus the focus on the 'usual' Zhukov, Koniev and Rokossovsky), while at the operational and tactical level the Red Army was lead by faceless robots alway following orders, and more inclined in launchhing costly human wave attacks than dealing seriously with the art of war.

1 vol, 0 pgs 2004 ATGLEN, SCHIFFER BOOKS
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1-35604 Arnold, James and Wiener, Roberta OPERATION OVERLORD: Volume 4 -- Utah Beach and US Airborne A1 size at 8.25x11.75 inches. Each O/B describes organization, fighting formations down to battalion level, divisional and corps support units, and includes four color maps.

Nice concise overview. One page profiles of army, corp, and each US division AND each regiment of US units (through to the end of the war) that landed at Utah Beach and beyond (airborne units), with color maps of where each unit went after the landing. Includes tactical battle descriptions for various units. 1 vol, 32 pgs 1994 UK, RAVELIN
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1-234620 Ashby, Robert D-DAY, ARNHEM AND THE RHINE: A Glider Pilot's Memoir Memoir of a Glider Pilot Regiment pilot describes hair-raising training, portraits of his comrades and officers, and the glide into battle. Covers action of D-Day, Arnhem, and the Rhine crossing. Offers insights into the successes and failures of various operations. 1 vol, 192 pgs 2022 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-210490 Atkin, Malcolm FIGHTING NAZI OCCUPATION: British Resistance 1939 - 1945 When Winston Churchill made his 'we shall never surrender' speech in 1940 he was speaking in the knowledge that Britain's Secret Intelligence Service was planning a civilian British resistance movement to mobilize after the country had been occupied. Britain's planning for clandestine warfare developed out of a fierce battle between the Secret Intelligence Service and the War Office for the control of guerrilla warfare and conflicting ideas over the legitimacy of armed civilians.

A multilayered system of secret organizations was the result. The Auxiliary Units are the best known of these 'ungentlemanly' forces, but in this perceptive new study based on painstaking original research, Malcolm Atkin clearly demonstrates that they were never intended as a resistance organization. Instead, they were designed as a short-term guerrilla force, whilst their Special Duties Branch was designed to spy on the British public as much as any Nazi invader. Meanwhile, deep in the shadows, was the real resistance organization - Section VII of SIS.

Malcolm Atkin's conclusions will cause controversy among military historians and will change our understanding of the preparations made in Britain to resist Nazi occupation in WWII. 1 vol, 224 pgs 2015 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-245690 Atkin, Malcolm BRITAIN'S GUERRILLA ARMY: Plans for a Secret War 1939-45 Comprehensive account of Britain's plans to fight a secret war in the event of a Nazi invasion. Explores the origins of Britain's multi-layered system of secret organizations, and in specific, Auxiliary Units and how they were never intended as a resistance organization. Instead, the Auxiliary Units patrols were designed as uniformed guerrillas to support an active military campaign, while their Special Duties Branch would spy on the British public as much as any Nazi invader. Contains 60 black and white illustrations. 1 vol, 272 pgs 2024 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-220330 Baczkowski, Tadeusz IN PEACE AND WAR 1933-1948: Memoirs of an Exiled Polish Cavalry Officer Captain Baczkowski's extraordinary memoirs a young Polish cavalry officer covers his life story from childhood to his great wish of becoming a cavalry officer being fulfilled a few years before the outbreak of World War II. His idyllic life was shattered by the German invasion on 1st September 1939. The crux of the memoirs are his wartime experiences during the Polish 1939 Campaign when he commanded a bicycle platoon in the 19th Lancers Regiment, taking part in the well-known Battle of Mokra when the Volhynian Cavalry Brigade held up a German Panzer Division.

Following the fall of Poland, he escaped across the mountains into Hungary and then to France to join the reforming Polish Army. After the collapse of France, he was evacuated with the remnants of the Polish Army to Britain to continue the fight against Nazi Germany. He saw service in Scotland and then joined the British Army in West Africa as part of a scheme where 400 Polish officers received short time commissions in the British Army.

On his return to the Polish Army he was posted to the 1st Armored Division and took part in the North West Europe Campaign. His story ends with his decision to remain in exile after the Soviet takeover of Poland in 1945, service with the Polish Resettlement Corps and first tentative steps in creating a new life in London. His love of horses forms a continuous theme throughout his life. 1 vol, 96 pgs 2019 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
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1-204700 Bagdonas, Raymond THE DEVIL'S GENERAL: The Life of Hyazinth Graf Strachwitz - The Panzer Graf Bio of the most highly decorated German regimental commander of World War II, known as the 'Panzer Graf' (Armored Count). Strachwitz first won the Iron Cross in the WWI. After fighting with the Freikorps and in between the wars, he served with the 1st Panzer Division when the Polish campaign inaugurated World War II.

His exploits as commander of a panzer battalion earned him further decorations during the French campaign. Transferred to the newly formed 16th Panzer Division, he participated in the invasion of Yugoslavia and then Operation Barbarossa where he earned the Knight's Cross. During the advance on Stalingrad, he won the Oak Leaves for destroying 270 Soviet tanks at Kalach. Now commander of a regiment, he reached the Volga and fought ferociously on the northern rim of Sixth Army's perimeter until wounded and flown out.

Upon recuperation, he was named commander of the Grossdeutschland Division's panzer regiment, and won the Swords to the Knight's Cross during Manstein's counteroffensive at Kharkov. After fighting through Kursk and the ensuing defensive battles, he was transferred the next year to Army Group North where he won the Diamonds to the Knight's Cross at Narva.

Wounded 12 times during the war, and barely surviving a lethal car crash, he was finally able to surrender to the Americans in May 1945.

This would be a nice historical supplement for those of you who play the boardgame Fighting Formations: Grossdeutschland Division. 1 vol, 376 pgs 2014 US, Casemate
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1-212780 Bagdonas, Raymond THE DEVIL'S GENERAL: The Life of Hyazinth Graf von Strachwitz, The Panzer Graf Bio of the most highly decorated German regimental commander of World War II, known as the 'Panzer Graf' (Armored Count). An aristocratic Silesian, whose ancestors had faced the Mongols at Leipzig, Strachwitz first won the Iron Cross in WWI. After fighting with the Freikorps and in between the wars, he was serving with the 1st Panzer Division when the Polish campaign inaugurated World War II.

Leading from the front, his exploits as commander of a panzer battalion earned him further decorations during the French campaign. Transferred to the newly formed 16th Panzer Division, he participated in the invasion of Yugoslavia and then Operation Barbarossa where he earned the Knight's Cross. The following year, during the advance on Stalingrad, he won the Oak Leaves for destroying 270 Soviet tanks at Kalach. Now commander of a regiment, he reached the Volga and fought ferociously on the northern rim of Sixth Army's perimeter. Severely wounded during the battles, he was flown out of the Stalingrad pocket and was thus spared the fate of the rest of Sixth Army.

Upon recuperation, he was named commander of the Grossdeutschland Division's panzer regiment, and won the Swords to the Knight's Cross during Manstein's counteroffensive at Kharkov. After fighting through Kursk and the ensuing defensive battles, he was transferred the next year to Army Group North where he won the Diamonds to the Knight's Cross at Narva.

For the rest of the war, sandwiched around a stay in hospital, he commanded ad hoc battlegroups, and pioneered the formation of 'tank hunter brigades,' consisting of deep-penetration infantry armed with panzerfausts and other demolitions who would ambush Soviet tanks. Wounded 12 times during the war, and barely surviving a lethal car crash, he was finally able to surrender to the Americans in May 1945. 1 vol, 376 pgs 2016 US, CASEMATE
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1-242250 Bailey, Steven TARGET HONG KONG: A True Story of U.S. Navy Pilots at War Describes the massive WWII US Navy Operation Gratitude airstrikes on Japanese-held Hong Kong during 1945 that involved nearly 100 US Navy warships and close to a thousand planes. Uses the the experiences of seven men whose lives intersected at Hong Kong in January 1945: US Navy Commander and fighter pilot John D. Lamade, five of his fellow US Navy pilots, and the POW Ray Jones. Contains 8-page plate section in black and white. 1 vol, 368 pgs 2024 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-231160 Baines, Frank CHINDIT AFFAIR: A Memoir of the War in Burma Hardback version.

Memoir of Chindit officer who flew into northern Burma with 2,200 soldiers of 111 Brigade in March 1944 and exited Burma five months later with eight British officers, a score of British soldiers and 90 Gurkhas. Baines commanded two platoons of young Gurkhas. Describes all the horrors of jungle warfare are here - bodies blood-sucked by leeches and corpses impaled by bamboo; Japanese soldiers reduced to eating human flesh; a court martial and execution; soldiers falling sick and dropping by the wayside, and being killed and wounded in action. He also captures the atmosphere of the jungle; its watercourses, trees, birds and the Kachin villagers' simple way of life. 1 vol, 256 pgs 2022 UK, PEN & SWORD
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2-231160 Baines, Frank CHINDIT AFFAIR: A Memoir of the War in Burma Softcover version.

Memoir of Chindit officer who flew into northern Burma with 2,200 soldiers of 111 Brigade in March 1944 and exited Burma five months later with eight British officers, a score of British soldiers and 90 Gurkhas. Baines commanded two platoons of young Gurkhas. Describes all the horrors of jungle warfare are here - bodies blood-sucked by leeches and corpses impaled by bamboo; Japanese soldiers reduced to eating human flesh; a court martial and execution; soldiers falling sick and dropping by the wayside, and being killed and wounded in action. He also captures the atmosphere of the jungle; its watercourses, trees, birds and the Kachin villagers' simple way of life. 1 vol, 256 pgs 2022 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-234470 Baldwin, Frank D-DAY GUNNERS: Firepower on the British Beaches and Landing Grounds Tells the story of the artillerymen who served the guns on the D-Day beaches, and the effects they had on the outcome of the battles on D-Day and afterwards. This volume is primarily about British gunners and certain German kannonier and also written as a guide to the battlefields on the beaches and landing grounds. It also provides a guide in lay terms of the technical impact of field anti-tank and AA artillery on the war.

A second volume will tell the story of artillerymen on the American beaches and landing grounds. 1 vol, 280 pgs 2022 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-201760 Barbier, M.K. KURSK - The Greatest Tank Battle In July 1943, the German Army launched what proved to be its last great offensive on the Eastern Front. Kursk is a comprehensive history of the last time that Germany held the strategic initiative in the war against the Soviet Union. Once that initiative was lost, a vengeful Red Army set the course for the eventual destruction of the Nazi state. Kursk shows how a bitter struggle developed between the German and Soviet forces, which sucked in huge numbers of tanks, and men into a small area, becoming the greatest armored battle of the war.

The Red Army of 1943 was very different from the force that reeled before the German onslaught in 1941, and its newfound professionalism and greater numbers wore down the attackers until all their momentum (and the battle) was lost. The final chapter discusses the full implications of the battle for the Germans and Russians.

The book's authoritative text is complemented with detailed maps that explain the troop movements that took place during the battle. It also includes appendices with information on orders of battle, losses and equipment. Kursk is an expert account of the moment when the Nazi state lost the initiative against the USSR and how then the course was set for the eventual destruction of Nazi Germany. 200 photos. 1 vol, 192 pgs 2013 UK, AMBER BOOKS
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1-34220 Barker, A.J. GERMAN INFANTRY WEAPONS OF WORLD WAR 2 Each weapon is detailed with black and white illustrations and photos. Includes several appendices. 1 vol, 76 pgs 1969 NY, ARCO PUBLISHING COMP
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1-213280 Barnaky, Peter PANTHER ON THE BATTLEFIELD 2: World War Two Photobook Series Another book in the photo series, this one is volume 2 with 105 photos of the Panther in action. 1 vol, 112 pgs 2017 UK, PEKO PUBLISHING
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1-228490 Barnes, Barrie THE BLOODY ROAD TO CATANIA: A History of XIII Corps in Sicily 1943 Commences with the landings by XIII Corps on 10 July 1943 (Operation Husky) between Avola and Cassibile and covers the inland advance along the eastern coastal road on the invasion's right flank. Eventually stalemated on the Catania Plain, XXX Corp's left hook around Mount Etna eventually allowed the XIII Corps to continue the advance until the Germans were chased off Sicily. 1 vol, 244 pgs 2021 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
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1-220030 Barneschi, Gianluca AN ENGLISHMAN ABROAD: SOE agent Dick Mallaby's Italian Missions, 1943-45 Based on 20 years of research, Gianluca Barneschi has uncovered the true story of a real-life James Bond. The debonair Special Operations Executive agent Richard 'Dick' Mallaby was the first Briton to be sent to Italy as an SOE operative, parachuted unceremoniously into Lake Como in August 1943. Arrested and initially tortured by the Italian authorities, he managed to sweet-talk his way out of trouble, and helped Marshal Pietro Badoglio and King Victor Emmanuel III escape to the Allied lines. He also helped negotiate the armistice with Italy, for which he was awarded the Military Cross.

He was back in action in 1945, when he crossed into Fascist-controlled northern Italy from Switzerland but was swiftly captured and interrogated by the SS. Narrowly avoiding a firing squad once again, he helped to secure the surrender of 800,000 German forces in Italy in May 1945. 1 vol, 336 pgs 2019 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-200610 Barron, Leo and Cygan, Don NO SILENT NIGHT - The Christmas Battle for Bastogne On Christmas Eve 1944, the Luftwaffe unleashed the full fury of its remaining bomber force on Bastogne -- the center of Allied resistance to the German Wacht am Rhein (Watch on the Rhein) offensive. The battle for Bastogne would become the climactic event of the Battle of the Bulge saga: a rapid-fire, desperate assault by overwhelming German armored might against a desperate defense by ragged and weapons-strapped GIs trapped in the city.

For hundreds of German and American soldiers facing off in the siege, the events of Christmas 1944 would destroy any sense of holiness and peace on earth. For the soldiers on both sides, and for the brave people of Bastogne, this would be no silent night. Many b/w illust and maps, including four very detailed maps down to the positions of individual AFVs.

Good tactical descriptions on almost minute-by-minute basis. Reads well, if a little fragmented due to many really short sections (between half and page and half on average) per chapter. Still, well researched and quite interesting on how the US troops stopped the Germans from taking Bastogne. This just screams out for skirmish- or squad-level wargaming! 1 vol, 432 pgs 2012 US, NAL Publishing
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1-237110 Barry, Steven BATTALION COMMANDERS AT WAR: U.S. Army Tactical Leadership in the Mediterranean Theater, 1942-1943 Examination of leadership portrays battalion officers as highly trained, adaptable, and courageous in their first combat experiences in North Africa and Sicily. Their leadership brought discipline, maturity, experience, and the ability to translate common operational guidance into tactical reality, and thus contributed significantly to battlefield success in North Africa and Sicily in 1942-1943. To explain how this happened, he examines their prewar experiences, including professional military education and unit training exercises; personal factors such as calmness and physical resilience under fire; and the ability to draw upon doctrine, creatively apply the resources at their disposal, and clearly define and communicate mission goals and means. He also reveals how battalion leaders incorporated technological innovations into combined arms maneuvers by employing tank capabilities and close air support doctrine.

These commanders were not the sole reason for the Allied triumph in North Africa and Sicily, but victory would not have been possible without the special brand of military leadership they exhibited throughout those campaigns. Under their leadership, even inexperienced units were able to deliver credible combat performance, and without the regular army battalion leaders, U.S. units could not have functioned tactically early in the war. 1 vol, 272 pgs 2013 US, UNIVERSITY PRESS OF KANSAS
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1-238750 Bashford, Rex HITLER'S IMPERFECT VICTORIES: Campaigns in Western Europe 1939-1941 The first Volume deals with the Polish, Scandinavian and French campaigns. Analyzes each of the Third Reich's military campaigns paying special attention to Hitler's role in them. The book is based entirely on the evidence of the most senior military personnel who were there at the time, from their contemporaneous diaries and subsequent writings. The sources used include the diaries and recollections of three Chiefs of the Army General Staff, Field-Marshals Rommel, von Rundstedt, von Bock, von Kliest, von Manstein, numerous other senior generals, Hitler's military adjutants, ministers of his government, and evidence from the Trial of the Major War Criminals at Nuremberg. 1 vol, 272 pgs 2023 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-239020 Bashford, Rex HITLER'S SHATTERED DREAMS OF EMPIRE: Crucial Battles of the Eastern and Western Front 1941-1944 Second of a three-part, in-depth study dealing with Hitler's influence on the crucial 1941 battles on the Eastern front as well as the 1944-45 Allied invasions of 'Festung Europa' and the Ardennes Offensive. Analyzes each of the Third Reich's military campaigns and the programs for the development of new weapons -- paying special attention to Hitler's role in them. How well did Hitler do as Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, Chancellor, Minister of War, and Commander-in-Chief of the Army?

The book is based entirely on the evidence of the most senior military personnel who were there at the time, from their contemporaneous diaries and subsequent writings. The sources used include the diaries and recollections of three Chiefs of the Army General Staff; Field-Marshals Rommel, von Rundstedt, von Bock, von Kliest, and von Manstein; and numerous other senior generals, Hitler's military adjutants, ministers of his government, and evidence from the Trial of the Major War Criminals at Nuremberg. Is there a consistent thread in this evidence? 1 vol, 312 pgs 2023 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-242850 Bashford, Rex HITLER'S COMMAND: Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, V Weapons, Jets and the A Bomb Analyzes the effect of Hitler's power to make all critical decisions relating to the strategic and operational deployment of the entire Wehrmacht. Examines how his decisions affected the development of German Jet aircraft, the types of U-Boats used, what priority assigned to key weapons in the overall German war effort, and what determined how programs such as the V1, V2, and the potential German Atomic bomb were integrated into the German war effort. All these matters were critical to the actual operational power of the Wehrmacht as opposed to its theoretical potential. Also explores the effect of the allied strategic bombing campaign on Germany's war potential and how effective the steps were Hitler ordered against it; as well as what the leading military figures of the Third Reich thought of Hitler's command. Contains 30 mono illustrations. 1 vol, 256 pgs 2024 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-229300 Bates, Aaron THE LAST GERMAN VICTORY: Operation Market Garden, 1944 Focuses on the influence that combat doctrine and training had upon the relative performance of the forces involved. Describes each phase of the fighting and shows how German training, which gave units a high degree of independence of action, were better equipped them to cope with the confusion created by the surprise Allied airborne attack. In contrast, the British forces were hampered by their rigid and centralized approach 1 vol, 216 pgs 2021 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-2171221 Bauernfiend, Ingo US AIRCRAFT CARRIERS 1939-45 A comprehensive account of the development of American aircraft carriers up to and during World War II. Includes over 200 photos, diagrams, and illustrations.

This extensively illustrated volume tells the dramatic yet successful story of US aircraft carriers in World War II by class, ranging from early pre-war designs to escort carriers built from destroyer hulls, to the gigantic fleet carriers serving as the predecessors of modern-day super carriers.

Besides covering the famous great carrier battles in the Pacific, this book also tells of the equally important actions of US flat tops hunting and destroying German U-boats in the Atlantic, making an enormous contribution to the elimination of the U-boat dangers and the safe arrival of transatlantic supplies, so desperately needed for the launch of D-Day.

Includes profiles and explanatory text boxes, the concise text gives a clear overview of each ship's career, its fate, and its significance in American naval history. Moreover, the reader learns about the technical evolution of US carriers throughout the war and the various aircraft launched from these magnificent vessels to engage their Japanese or German foes. This volume provides an overview of preserved World War II flat tops serving as floating museums for future generations as well as a dive to the sunken USS Saratoga at Bikini Atoll. 1 vol, 240 pgs 2021 US, CASEMATE
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1-207290 Baumer, Robert W AACHEN: The US Army's Battle for Charlemagne's City in World War II By September 1944, the Allied advance across France and Belgium had turned into attrition along the German frontier. Standing between the Allies and the Third Reich's industrial heartland was the city of Aachen, once the ancient seat of Charlemagne's empire and now firmly entrenched within Germany's Siegfried Line fortifications. The city was on the verge of capitulating until Hitler forbade surrender.

Dramatic story of the American battle for Aachen, the first city on German soil to fall to the Allies in World War II; Chronicles the six weeks of hard combat for the city, culminating in eight days of fighting in the streets; and details the involvement of some of the US Army's finest units, including the 1st Infantry Division (Big Red One), the 30th Infantry Division (Roosevelt's SS), and the 2nd Armored Division (Hell on Wheels) . 1 vol, 416 pgs 2015 US, STACKPOLE BOOKS
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1-229510 Baumgart, Eberhard THE BATTLE OF HALBE, 1945: Eyewitness Accounts from Hell's Cauldron Translated into English for the first time, this collection of first-hand accounts tells the story of the encircled German troops near the small town of Halbe, south-east of Berlin, in April 1945. Their orders were to attempt to break out westward and join up with the German 12th Army. A brutal battle ensued. This book contains the recollections of ordinary soldiers, SS, and men of the Panzer Divisions, as well as civilians. 1 vol, 208 pgs 2022 UK, GREENHIIL BOOKS
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1-216570 Baxter Ian SS POLIZEI AT WAR 1940-1945: A History of the Division - Images of War Series Formed in 1939 SS-Polizei Division were not considered initially as an SS fighting force, and this status was reflected in the quality of the equipment they were issued. Following operations in France, Greece, and then Russia, it was not until 1942 the division was transferred to the Waffen-SS, and eventually upgraded to a Panzergrenadier division, the 4th SS Polizei Panzergrenadier Division. Includes 250 photographs.

The book describes how the SS-Polizei Division fought across the Low Countries, the Eastern Front, before deploying to the Balkans and Greece where it committed numerous atrocities. During the last days of the war, it was assigned to Army Detachment Steiner defending Berlin where many soldiers fought to the death. 1 vol, 144 pgs 2018 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-194200 Baxter, Ian Operation Barbarossa: Hitler's Invasion of Russia -Images of War Series 7.5 x 9.75 inches, 300 b/w photographs.

The latest book in the Images of War series uses over 300 rare contemporary photographs to capture the scale, intensity, and brutality of the fighting that was unleashed on June 22, 1941. No less than 4.5 million men of the Axis Power advanced on a 2,900 kilometer front. 1 vol, 176 pgs 2010 UK, PEN & SWORD BOOKS
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1-203510 Baxter, Ian AFRIKA-KORPS: Images of War Series Afrika Korps is an illustrated record of Field-Marshal Erwin Rommel and his desert troops that fought in North Africa against British and Commonwealth forces between 1941 and 1943. Using previously rare and unpublished photographs, many of which have come from the albums of individuals who took part in the desert campaign, it presents a unique visual account of the famous Afrika-Korps' operations and equipment. Thanks to an informative caption with every photograph, the book portrays how the German Army fought across the uncharted and forbidding desert wilderness of North Africa.

The book also examines how Rommel and his Afrika Korps were so successful and includes an analysis of desert war tactics which Rommel himself had created. These tactics quickly won the Afrika Korps a string of victories between 1941 and 1942.

The photographs that accompany the book are a fascinating collection that depicts life in the Afrika Korps as seen through the lens of the ordinary soldier. 1 vol, 160 pgs 2013 UK, PEN and SWORD
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1-204010 Baxter, Ian WAFFEN SS ON THE WESTERN FRONT: Images of War This book in the popular Images of War series covers the deeds of the Waffen-SS on the Western Front during the Second World War. With extensive text and in-depth captions with many rare and unpublished photographs, it describes the fighting tactics, the uniforms, the battles and the different elements that went into making the Waffen-SS such an elite fighting unit. It traces how the Waffen-SS carefully built up their assault forces utilizing all available reserves and resources into a ruthlessly effective killing machine.

It depicts how this awesome military formation grew to be used in offensive and then in defensive battles, and provides much historical information and facts about the weapons and all the components that fought on Western Front. The reader learns how the Waffen-SS battled their way through the Low Countries and the Balkans. After D-Day they played a key role in Normandy and fought at Arnhem, in the Ardennes and shifted from one disintegrating part of the front to another in a drastic attempt to stabilize the crumbling war effort.

The Waffen-SS on the Western Front 1940 - 1945 provides an excellent insight into one of the most effective fighting formations in military history. 1 vol, 160 pgs 2013 UK, PEN AND SWORD
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1-204930 Baxter, Ian WAFFEN ON THE EASTERN FRONT 1941-1945 - Images of War Series This book in the popular Images of War series covers the deeds of the Waffen-SS on the Eastern Front during the World War II. With extensive text and in-depth captions with many rare and unpublished photographs it is an absorbing analysis of the part they played on the Eastern Front.

It reveals in detail how this elite band of men fought during the opening phase of Barbarossa, the invasion of Russia, how it supported and took part in the victory at Kharkov, Demyansk and other battles in the Soviet Union. The book reveals the Waffen-SS's role at Kursk and how it was forced to withdraw in the face of overwhelming enemy superiority and was rushed from one danger zone to another to plug gaps in the front.

Often these troops faced an enemy 10 times their strength and it was for this reason they were feared and respected by their enemy. Although by early May 1945, the Waffen SS was all but destroyed, having battled across half Russia and gone on to protect the withdrawals of the rest of the German Army to the very gates of Berlin. 1 vol, 160 pgs 2014 UK, PEN AND SWORD
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1-208010 Baxter, Ian GERMAN ARMY ON THE EASTERN FRONT: The Advance -- Images Of War Series The Advance is a highly illustrated record of the extraordinary feat of arms that saw the Nazi armies drive deep into the vast terrain of the Soviet Union, to the gates of Stalingrad and Moscow. It traces the campaign from these hopeful beginnings until, on the brink of victory, the defenders and the winter contrived to slow and then halt the advance. It vividly conveys the appalling conditions endured by the invaders. By early 1943 the German advance finally petered out, leaving some 1.5 million dead from the battle of Stalingrad alone. The long and costly retreat was about to begin. Includes 250 photos. 1 vol, 160 pgs 2015 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-211170 Baxter, Ian GERMAN ARMY ON THE EASTERN FRONT: The Retreat 1943-1945 -- Images of War After the defeat at Stalingrad in January 1943, the German Army's front lines were slowly smashed to pieces by the growing might of the Soviet Army. Yet these soldiers continued to fight gallantly. Even after the failed battle of the Kursk in the summer of 1943, and then a year later when the Russians launched their mighty summer offensive, code names Operation Bagration, the German Army continued to fight on, withdrawing under constant enemy ground and air bombardments.

As the final months of retreat were played out on the Eastern Front in early 1945, it depicts how the once vaunted German Army, with diminishing resources, withdrew back across the Polish/German frontier to Berlin itself. Usual plethora of photos. 1 vol, 144 pgs 2016 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-214260 Baxter, Ian SS LEIBSTANDARTE ADOLF HITLER (LSSAH) AT WAR 1939 - 1945: A History of the Division on the Western and Eastern Fronts -- Images at War Another Images of War volume collects many unpublished photographs with in-depth captions to describe the Division's history, fighting tactics, weapons, and uniforms as it battled its way through Poland, the Low Countries, the Balkans, on the Eastern Front, and then to Normandy and the carnage of the Falaise Pocket before being transferred back to the Eastern Front. 1 vol, 176 pgs 2017 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-215020 Baxter, Ian SS DAS REICH AT WAR 1939-1945: A History of the Division on the Western and Eastern Fronts -- Images of War series Another in the marvelous series covers the Das Reich Division with extensive text and over 250 rare and unpublished photographs that describe the fighting tactics, uniforms, battles, and different elements that went into making the Das Reich Division such a formidable fighting force. The chapters reveal the Division as it battled its way through Poland, the Low Countries, the Balkans and the Eastern Front. Finally the Das Reich defended Normandy before falling back to Germany. The unit grew out of SS-Verfgungstruppe (Special Disposal Troop) that saw action in Poland before switching to the Western Front in 1940. 1 vol, 0 pgs 2017 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-215610 Baxter, Ian SS TOTENKOPF AT WAR: A History of the Division - Images of War series The SS Totenkopf (Death Head) Division even 70 years on retains its formidable and ruthless reputation as a superbly efficient yet murderous formation. It earned this for its actions throughout the Second World War, first in 1940 during the blitzkrieg in Northern France and then on the Eastern Front. The battles at Kharkov and Kurst saw some of the fiercest fighting of that long and terrible campaign. During the long retreat back to the Fatherland the Division fought with customary dogged determination, nay fanaticism. Includes 250 photos.

This superbly illustrated work, drawing on images taken by participants, portrays the SS Totenkopfs history from formation through training to the battles in northern France and in Russia. 1 vol, 184 pgs 2017 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-2171212 Baxter, Ian KURSK 1943: Last German Offensive in the East Includes comprehensive captions and photos to Recounts this dramatic battle using rare and unpublished photographs, maps, and profiles. The book reveals the events leading up to the battle in the first half of 1943, and the build up of forces by both sides, and then their climatic showdown at Kursk in 1943. 1 vol, 128 pgs 2020 US, CASEMATE
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1-217470 Baxter, Ian 5TH SS DIVISION WIKING AT WAR 1941-1945: Images of War Series Drawing on a superb collection of rare and unpublished photographs, this is the fifth book in the Waffen-SS Images of War Series and tells the dramatic story of the 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking at war. The men of the division were recruited from foreign volunteers in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, the Netherlands, and Belgium under the command of German officers. Not all were collaborators - the choice they were all too often presented with was join up or be locked up - or worse. During the course of the war, the division served on the Eastern Front in 1941, and eventually surrendered in May 1945 to the American forces in Austria. 1 vol, 176 pgs 2018 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-218650 Baxter, Ian 6TH SS MOUNTAIN DIVISION NORD AT WAR 1941-1945: Images of War Series Drawing on a superb collection of rare and unpublished photographs, the book tells the story of the 6th SS Mountain Division Nord, which was formed in February 1941 as SS Kampfgruppe Nord (SS Battle Group North). Includes 250 b/w photos and illustrations.

The Division was the only Waffen-SS unit to fight in the Arctic Circle when it was stationed in Finland and northern Russia between June and November 1941. It fought in Karelia until the Moscow Armistice in September 1944, at which point it left Finland. It suffered heavy losses in the Operation Nordwind in January 1945 and in early April 1945, the division was destroyed by the US forces near Budingen, Germany. 1 vol, 136 pgs 2018 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-218660 Baxter, Ian THE ARMOUR OF ROMMEL'S AFRIKA KORPS: Images of War' series The Deutsche Afrika Korps (best known as simply Afrika Korps) built up a well-deserved reputation as a superb fighting machine. While this was founded on the leadership and tactical genius of its legendary commander Erwin Rommel and the fighting skills of its officers and men, another vital element was its equipment in general and armor in particular.

This superbly illustrated Images of War book reveals the full range of German armored vehicles that saw service in North Africa over the two year period 1941 to mid-1943. As well as the formidable panzers, such as the Tiger and Panther tanks, there were Sturmartillerie equipments, reconnaissance vehicles, half- tracks, armored cars, Panzers, and motor cycles. 1 vol, 136 pgs 2018 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-222590 Baxter, Ian The Fall of Berlin - Images of War series By March 1945, the Red Army had closed in on Berlin. Marshal Zhukov, with almost a million soldiers and 20,000 tanks and guns at his disposal, launched his assault of the Seelow Heights. While costly with 30,000 Russians killed, it brought the Russian Army to the gates of the capital.

On 20 April, Hitler's 56th birthday, Soviet artillery began a massive bombardment of the doomed city. The Fuhrer ordered every soldier, Hitlerjugend and Volksstrum to fight to the death. The house-to-house fighting that followed was brutal and savage with heavy casualties for both military and civilians.

Using superb Russian and German imagery this fine Images of War series book describes the Russian assault and Nazi last-ditch defense of Hitler's capital during the final days of the Third Reich.
1 vol, 144 pgs 2020 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-223550 Baxter, Ian The Destruction of 6th Army at Stalingrad - Images of War series he scale of death and destruction during the Battle of Stalingrad during late 1942 and early 1943 remains unprecedented in the history of warfare.

The annihilation of General von Paulus' 6th Army epitomized the devastating defeat of Hitler's ambition to conquer Stalin's Soviet Union. After the successful Operation Blue offensive 6th Army reached the River Volga north of Stalingrad in summer 1942. With overextended supply lines and facing steely opposition, increasingly desperate attempts to seize the city repeatedly failed. Slowly 6th Army became encircled. The German High Command attempted a number of relief attempts, notably Field Marshal von Manstein's 'Winter Storm' but all were defeated by the tenacity of the enemy and the Russian winter. To their credit the men of 6th Army fought to the end but by February 1943 the last pockets of German resistance were either destroyed or had surrendered.

Thanks to a superb collection of unpublished photographs, this Images of War book provides an absorbing insight into the dramatic events of the last months of 6th Army's doomed existence. 1 vol, 160 pgs 2020 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-223560 Baxter, Ian Hitler's Heavy Tank Battalions 1942-1945Images of War series With rare, often unpublished photographs and full captions Hitler's Heavy Tank Battalions provides a superb record of the Wehrmacht's Schwere Panzerableilung on operations between 1942 and 1945.

In addition to the Tiger I and successor Tiger II heavy tanks, these battalions were equipped with Pz.Kpfw III's, Flakpanzer IV, Sd. Kfz 7/1 self-propelled antiaircraft guns, Sd.Kfz 9 and 10 halftracks, Sd.Kfz 2 and Kettenkrad gun tractors. The Tigers required substantial maintenance and the Berge Panther armored recovery vehicle played a key role.

Heavy tank battalions saw action on the Eastern Front, in Italy and North West Europe before being pushed back to Berlin for the final defensive battles and there are graphic photographs and descriptions of vehicles on operations in all these theaters.

While feared by the Allies in the early years, these units suffered increasing attrition from antitank artillery, ground attack aircraft and mechanical issues.

Modelers and equipment buffs in particular will find this latest Images of War book extremely useful and fascinating. 1 vol, 176 pgs 2020 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-223760 Baxter, Ian 7th SS Mountain Division Prinz Eugen At War 1941-1945Images of War Series Drawing on a superb collection of rare and unpublished photographs the The 7th SS Volunteer Mountain Division Prinz Eugen 1941 - 1945 is the 7th book in the Waffen-SS Images of War Series written by Ian Baxter.

The book tells the story of the 7th SS Mountain Division was formed in 1941 from the Volksdeutsche (ethnic German) volunteers and conscripts from the Banat, Independent State of Croatia, Hungary and Romania. It fought a brutal counter insurgency campaign against communist-led Yugoslav Partisan resistance forces in the occupied Serbia and Montenegro.

It was given the title Prinz Eugen after Prince Eugene of Savoy, an outstanding military leader of the Habsburg Empire who liberated the Banat and Belgrade from the Ottoman Empire in the Austro Turkish War. It was initially named the SS-Freiwilligen-Division Prinz Eugen (SS-Volunteer Division Prinz Eugen).
1 vol, 136 pgs 2018 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-225780 Baxter, Ian HITLER'S PANTHER TANK BATTALIONS: 1943-1945 Images of War Series From July 1943 to the Nazis' final defeat in May 1945 the Panther main battle tank and its variants were the mainstay of Germany's armored forces. This superbly engineered fighting vehicle offered a lethal combination of firepower, mobility and protection.

As this classic Images of War series title reveals, the Panther saw nonstop fighting on the Eastern, Western, and Italian fronts. Using rare and often unpublished contemporary photographs with full captions and authoritative text, it provides a comprehensive coverage of elite Panther battalions in action.

The book traces the development of the Panther, for example into tank hunter (Panzerj?ger), and also covers the other supporting vehicles that formed part of the Panther battalions' establishment. These included armored recovery, Bergepanther, halftracks, Sd.kfz.2 Kettenrad, gun tractors and communications vehicles. 250 black and white illustrations
1 vol, 128 pgs 2020 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-227650 Baxter, Ian THE WARSAW UPRISINGS, 1943-1944: Images of War series By 1942 the Nazi leadership had decided that the Jewish ghettos across occupied Poland should be liquidated, with Warsaw's being the largest , processed in phases. In response the left-wing Jewish Combat Organisation (ZOB) and right-wing Jewish Military Union (ZZW) formed and began training, preparing defenses, and smuggling in arms and explosives.

The first Warsaw Ghetto Uprising began in April 1943. Although this was quelled at devastating cost to the Jewish community, resistance continued until the summer of 1944. By this time the Red Army was closing on the city and with liberation apparently imminent the 40,000 resistance fighters of the Polish Home Army launched a second uprising. Includes 250 black and white photos.

For 63 days the insurgents battled their oppressors on the streets, in ruined buildings and cellars. Rather than come to their aid the Russians waited and watched the inevitable slaughter. This gallant but tragic struggle is brought to life in this book by the superb collection of photographs drawn from the album compiled for none other than Heinrich Himmler entitled Warschauer Aufstand 1944. 1 vol, 128 pgs 2021 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-228950 Baxter, Ian WAFFEN-SS ARMOUR ON THE EASTERN FRONT: Images of War series Documents the key role played by Waffen-SS panzer units during Operation Barbarossa. After early victories such as the recapture of Kharkov in early 1943 and the Kursk offensive, commanders and crews of armored vehicles such as Pz.Kpfw.I, II, III, IV, Panther, Tiger, King Tiger, and assault and self-propelled guns had to adapt their tactics and equipment to what became a desperate defensive withdrawal eventually back across a scarred and devastated Eastern Front. Even during the last months of the war as the Panzers withdrew through Poland and into the Reich, these exhausted elite units, broken down into small battle groups or Kampfgruppen, fought to the bitter end. 250 black and white illustrations. 1 vol, 122 pgs 2021 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-229150 Baxter, Ian SS Foreign Divisions & Volunteers of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, 1941-1945: Images of War Series Offers a superb collection of rare and unpublished photographs. Unlike her Latvian neighbor, Lithuania had no plans to provide Germany with a National Legion. Although volunteers came forward, the majority did not. This was not the case for Latvia and Estonia, which undertook huge recruitment programs, and thousands of men were drafted into their own foreign legion of Waffen-SS Grenadier divisions. After intensive training, these divisions saw action on the Eastern front, around Leningrad, and in the Ukraine before defensive operations in the Baltic States in 1944.

Even in the last dying weeks of the war, what was left of the Baltic soldiers of the 15th, 19th and 20th Waffen-SS Grenadier Divisions continued to fight alongside their Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS counterparts until they were destroyed or surrendered.
1 vol, 128 pgs 2021 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-229620 Baxter, Ian THE WAFFEN SS AT ARNHEM: Images of War Series Drawing on rare and unpublished photographs, this volume in the Images of War series work reveals the historical combat record of the 'Hohenstaufen' and 'Frundsberg' divisions. It describes the intensity of the fighting in and around Arnhem in 1944 between these elite SS and supporting units against a lightly armed yet equally determined enemy. In spite of the war being only months away from its end and the defeat increasingly certain, the SS soldiers of the 9th and 10th SS Panzer Divisions remained fanatically motivated. 1 vol, 112 pgs 2022 UK, PEN & SWORD
NEW-pb, available late February 2022 ......$27.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-229630 Baxter, Ian THE WAFFEN SS IN NORMANDY, 1944: Images of War Series Describes how the formidable Leibstandarte, Das Reich, Hitlerjugend, Hohenstaufen, and the Frundsberg SS divisions with supporting Wehrmacht divisions fought fanatically despite facing overwhelming enemy airpower and determined well-led Allied armies. Mounting losses and supply and fuel problems culminated in the Falaise Pocket defeat, when twenty-five out of the thirty-eight German division were completely destroyed. As a result, the remaining Waffen-SS units had to be reluctantly withdrawn and transferred back to Holland and, Belgium to recoup, or sent to the Eastern Front to attempt to stem the relentless Soviet advance. 1 vol, 128 pgs 2022 UK, PEN & SWORD
NEW-pb, available late February 2022 ......$23.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-231260 Baxter, Ian HIMMLER: Hitler's Henchman: Photographs from Wartime Archives Images of War series Heinrich Himmler has a strong claim to be Adolf Hitler's most powerful subordinate. He was certainly the main architect of the Holocaust. Appointed Reichsfuhrer-SS in 1929 he built the SS into a million strong paramilitary force and took control of the Nazi concentration camps system. From 1943 he became Chief of German Police and Minister of the Interior with command of the Gestapo as well as the Einsatzgruppen, who committed appalling atrocities and murder in occupied Eastern Europe and Russia.

Despite his lack of military experience in the closing stages of the War, he was appointed by Hitler as Commander of Army Group Vistula. Realizing the war was lost, Himmler attempted to open peace talks with the Allies. Learning of this, Hitler dismissed him of all his posts in April 1945. Detained and arrested by British forces, he committed suicide on 22 May 1945. 1 vol, 128 pgs 2022 UK, PEN & SWORD
NEW-pb, available early July 2022 ......$27.00 with a discount of 15% inc

1-235240 Baxter, Ian THE SOVIET BALTIC OFFENSIVE, 1944-45: German Defense of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania The German defense of the Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Against overwhelming Soviet forces the book shows how the German Army Group North was driven across the Baltics from Leningrad and fought a number isolated battles including the defense of Narva, Memel, and the Kurland pocket. Exhausted and demoralized by continuous Soviet assaults, Army Group North became cut-off and isolated, fighting fanatically to hold the capital cities of Tallin, Vilnius, and Riga. What followed were German forces fighting to the death in the last few small pockets of land surrounding three ports: Libau in Kurland, Pillau in East Prussia, and Danzig at the mouth of the River Vistula. In the Kurland, German divisions became surrounded and fought a vicious defense until May 1945. Includes rare and unpublished photographs. 1 vol, 128 pgs 2022 US, CASEMATE
NEW-pb ......$29.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-236170 Baxter, Ian THE SOVIET DESTRUCTION OF ARMY GROUP SOUTH: Ukraine and Southern Poland 1943-1945 Analyzes late 1943 Soviet offensive that started the decline in German Army Group South and ended up driving into Poland and the Balkans through 1944 and into 1945. Draws on rare and previously unpublished images accompanied by detailed captions and text plus offensives coincided with other Red Army operations further north, including the Lublin-Brest Offensive-part of Operation Bagration. 1 vol, 128 pgs 2023 US, CASEMATE
NEW-pb, available mid March 2023 ......$29.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-236250 Baxter, Ian THE ARMOUR OF HITLER'S ALLIES IN ACTION 1943-1945: Images of War series Another volume in the photo-heavy series covers Romanian, Bulgarian, Hungarian, Yugoslavian, Serbian, and Slovakian tanks and other armored fighting vehicles. Examples of tanks and assault guns are the Romanian TCAM R-2 (Panzer 35t tank destroyer), TACAM T-38 (Panzer 38t), the Bulgarian Jadgpanzer 38(t), StuG40 Ausf.G, Pz.Kp.IV AusH and the Hungarian StuG.III Ausf.G, not forgetting Tigers and Panthers. Besides technical specifications, the book traces the fighting record of these vehicles between 1943 - 1945. It shows how armored units fought bands of partisans, and were used to defend their frontiers against the overwhelming might of the Red Army until either captured or destroyed. 1 vol, 128 pgs 2023 UK, PEN & SWORD
NEW-pb, available mid March 2023 ......$27.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-236260 Baxter, Ian WAFFEN-SS DUTCH & BELGIAN VOLUNTEERS: Images of War series Another volume in the photo-heavy series covers the Dutchmen, Belgians, and Danes who volunteered for the Waffen-SS. The largest division, SS Volunteer Legion Netherlands operated in Yugoslavia and then Northern Russia. It was later re-designated 23rd SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Nederland. Also includes SS Volunteer Legion Flanders (later reformed as the SS Assault Brigade Langemarck: SS-Sturmbrigade Langemarck), SS Volunteer Legion Walloon (later integrated with the SS Assault Brigade Wallonia: SS-Sturmbrigade Wallonien), and Free Corps Denmark (later part of Division Nordland as Regiment 24 Danemark).

Showcases the fighting history of each formation, notably the 1944 battle of Narva, which was known as the battle of the European SS. As its forces were pushed further back across a scarred and burning wasteland, the book describes how these Dutch, Belgian, and Danish units became cut off in the Kurland Pocket. Some were evacuated by sea, but the remainder were killed or captured in front of Berlin in April 1945. 1 vol, 160 pgs 2023 UK, PEN & SWORD
NEW-pb, available mid March 2023 ......$27.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-237190 Baxter, Ian 8th SS CAVALRY DIVISION FLORIAN GEYER: Images of War series Another in the photo-heavy series covers the formation and deployment of the 8th SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer. On the Eastern Front, the Division was responsible for razing towns and villages, poisoning wells, and general genocide often against unarmed civilians. This scorched earth policy was aimed at hindering the Red Army's advance. After moving South, the Division took part in the retreat from the Dnieper River before operating in Hungary and Croatia. The end came when trapped in Budapest by Soviet and Romanian forces, the Division was destroyed in December 1944. By the end of the siege only 800 of the 30,000 men in the SS Corps reached German lines. 1 vol, 128 pgs 2023 UK, PEN & SWORD
NEW-pb, available late May 2023 ......$27.00 with a discount of 15% inc

1-237370 Baxter, Ian GERMAN SELF-PROPELLED ARTILLERY AT WAR 1940-1945: Images of War Next volume in the photo-heavy series describes the key role played by German self-propelled artillery from its introduction in 1940 in France, to North Africa, Italy, Russia, and North-West Europe. It analyzes the development of the numerous variants that came into service as these formidable weapon systems were adapted and up-gunned to face the ever-increasing enemy threat. Includes the Pz.Kpfw.II Wespe with its 10.5cm gun, the Pz.Kpfw.III/IV Hummel armed with a 15cm howitzer, the Sturmpanzer Brummbar with its powerful 15cm gun, and the Grille series based on the Czech Pz.Kpfw 38(t) tank chassis. 1 vol, 144 pgs 2023 UK, PEN & SWORD
NEW-pb, available mid June 2023 ......$27.00 with a discount of 15% inc

1-239040 Baxter, Ian HITLER'S DEATH TRAINS: The Role of the Reichsbahn in the Final Solution - Images of War Series Photo-heavy book in the series covers the role played by the Deutche Reichsbahn (German National Railway) in transporting victims to concentration camps. 1 vol, 128 pgs 2023 UK, PEN & SWORD
NEW-pb, available mid September 2023 ......$27.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-239060 Baxter, Ian THE GERMAN SIEGE OF LENINGRAD 1941-1944: Images of War Series Another photo-heavy volume in the series covers the 872-day siege of Leningrad by German Army Group North that began in earnest on 8 September 1941 and was not lifted until 27 January 1944. During this period the Red Army made numerous desperate attempts to break the blockade, which the Germans, Spanish, and Finns doggedly resisted.

The bitter and prolonged fighting often under appalling climatic conditions resulted in many thousands of casualties for both sides from direct action and constant indirect artillery and air attack. Arguably most shocking was the loss of life due to the systematic starvation of the civilian population trapped inside and the intentional destruction of its buildings. 1 vol, 128 pgs 2023 UK, PEN & SWORD
NEW-pb, available mid September 2023 ......$27.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-241570 Baxter, Ian LIBERATION OF NAZI CONCENTRATION CAMPS: Images of War Series Contains 250 black and white photos and other illustrations of Nazi concentration camps that practiced wholesale murder, torture, and starvation. 1 vol, 144 pgs 2024 UK, PEN & SWORD
NEW-pb, available mid January 2024 ......$27.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-242010 Baxter, Ian THE VISTULA-ODER OFFENSIVE: The Soviet Destruction of German Army Group A, 1945 Fully illustrated book (contains 120-150 photographs and maps) relates this story of defeat and survival, offering a detailed visual record of Germany Army's demise in 1944 to 1945 througha a recap of several Soviet offensives. German attempts to hold their lines and avoid being sucked into a maelstrom of destruction were unsuccessful. Army Group A would collapse almost all the way back to Berlin, ending the Third Reich's desperate efforts to cling onto land captured in Poland five years earlier, and stem enemy forces spilling over into Germany and threatening Berlin. The battle saw some 295,000 soldiers killed and 147,000 captured, as well as thousands of tanks, artillery, and machine guns destroyed. Within two months of the offensive the battle of Berlin was launched. 1 vol, 128 pgs 2024 UK, CASEMATE
NEW-pb, available late January 2024 ......$29.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-243510 Baxter, Ian HERMANN GORING: The Rise and Fall - Images of War series Features photos of Goring and other leading Nazis. A former WWI fighter pilot, Hermann Goring became the second most powerful Nazi. Ambitious and ruthless, in addition to being a primary architect of the Third Reich state police and Gestapo, his numerous appointments included Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe, Director of the Four Year Plan, and playing a leading role in the Final Solution to the 'Jewish Question.' By the outbreak of the war, he was acknowledged as Hitler's successor and was given the special rank of Marshal of the Empire. Due to being held responsible for a number of military disasters, Goring's pre-eminent position declined to the point where he was expelled from the Party for illegally attempting to seize control of the State. Captured by the Allies, he was found guilty at Nuremberg of being a leading war aggressor and advocate of the persecution of Jews and other races. He cheated the hangman by committing suicide. Contains 250 mono illustrations. 1 vol, 128 pgs 2024 UK, PEN & SWORD
NEW-pb, available early May 2024 ......$27.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-246940 Baxter, Ian THE EAST POMERANIAN OFFENSIVE, 1945: Destruction of German Forces in Pomerania and West Prussia A fully illustrated account of the East Pomerania Offensive, covering multiple battles and includes previously unpublished photos of late-war Soviet offensives. In early 1945, the Red Army marched into East Prussia. Having advanced across Poland, relentlessly pushing back German forces, the Red Army built up forces along the Oder River, preparing for the final push towards Berlin. But before that battle could take place, it was necessary to clear and destroy German forces in Pomerania and West Prussia. The offensive successfully cleared the remnants of German forces northeast of Berlin, allowing Zhukov's forces to finally launch the battle of Berlin from the Seelow Heights on the Oder on April 16, 1945. Contains 120+ illustrations. 1 vol, 128 pgs 2024 US, CASEMATE
NEW-pb, available mid December 2024 ......$29.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-246950 Baxter, Ian THE SOVIET BATTLE FOR BERLIN 1945 In April 1945, the Red Army launched fierce offensives to encircle and assault Berlin amidst desperate German resistance. In the spring of 1945, simultaneously with the battle of the Seelow Heights, powerful Red Army spearheads launched three sub-offensive operations to clear German resistance for the Berlin operation. Russian planners divided the frontal and pincer parts of the battle for Berlin in phases. Once the 1st Belorussian Front and 1st Ukrainian Front completely encircled the city, over one million Russian soldiers began attacking into the suburbs towards the center. They faced some 45,000 soldiers in several severely depleted Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS divisions. These divisions were supplemented by the Berlin Police force, Hitlerjugend, and Volkssturm. Contains 100+ illustrations. 1 vol, 128 pgs 2025 US, CASEMATE
NEW-pb, available mid January 2025 ......$29.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-227420 Baxter, Ian THE NAZIS' WINTER WARFARE ON THE EASTERN FRONT 1941-1945: Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives (Images of War) As the Germans closed in on Moscow, the Soviet 1941/42 winter counter offensive changed the course of the war, helped by Russian winter conditions and the Germans' woeful lack of preparedness. Wehrmacht and SS units only began to be issued with winter clothing in late 1941 and many had to improvise well into 1942. Commanders had to adapt to the snow, freezing conditions and, almost worse, the impassable roads during the melt. With customary thoroughness and drastic measures the Germans largely mastered the climatic challenges but nothing could mask the reality of the ruthless and numerically superior enemy that they faced. Includes extracts from the German 'The Winter Warfare Handbook' (Winter Buch) of 1942. 1 vol, 161 pgs 2021 UK, PEN & SWORD
NEW-pb, available early July 2021 ......$23.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-227430 Baxter, Ian PANZERGRENADIERS 1942-1945: Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives (Images of War) Charts the fighting record of the Wehrmacht and Luftwaffe Panzergrenadiertruppe units, including their initial successes on the Eastern Front, as these elite divisions fought as mechanized infantry and in close cooperation with panzers and other armored fighting vehicles. Trained to fight both mounted and on foot, their priority was to maintain the fast momentum of armoured troops on the battlefield. But as defeat approached, they were forced on the defensive on all fronts including the bitter fighting in Italy and the Western Front. As well as describing their many actions, the book details the vehicles and weapons used and main personalities using a wealth of rare, often unpublished, photographs. 1 vol, 176 pgs 2021 UK, PEN & SWORD
NEW-pb, available early July 2021 ......$23.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-89180 Bennett, David MAGNIFICENT DISASTER, A:Failuer of Market Garden Known as Hitler's last victory by some, this is a complete, balanced and comprehensive account of all the combatants including all three Corps of the British 2nd Army. Maps/photos, biblio, index. 1 vol, 352 pgs 2008 US, CASEMATE PUBLISHING
NEW-dj ......$33.00 with a discount of 15%

1-2171218 Beraud, Yves GERMAN MOUNTAIN TROOPS: 1939-42 Volume in the Casemate Illustrated Series contains 38 black and white photos, 150 (!) color photos, three black and white illustrations, and six color illustrations. The period color photos, admittedly some are not particularly super sharp, are published here for the first time. Covers 15 elite mountain divisions and a multitude of small units that fought for the Wehrmacht during World War II in Poland, Norway, France, Balkans, Crete, Soviet Union, and Finland. This book, the culmination of some four decades of research and the support of many veterans and collectors, describes the life, operations and equipment of these specialist units 1 vol, 128 pgs 2020 US, CASEMATE
NEW-dj, available mid December 2020 ......$25.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-2171219 Beraud, Yves GERMAN MOUNTAIN TROOPS: 1942-45 When World War II began, the Wehrmacht had 15 mountain divisions and a multitude of small units, including some Austrian units that had been incorporated into the German army after the Anschluss. These mountain units would operate in hostile environments on all fronts during World War II. Due to their training, equipment and adaptability, the Gebirgstruppen would be deployed to fight in almost every theater. In the last years of the war they would see action in North Africa, Italy, the Balkans, Norway, and Finland, and in the West as the Allies pushed German forces back toward Berlin.

This book describes the uniform, equipment, and operations of these specialist units during the later years of World War II. The text is complemented by period photographs taken at the front, including many color photographs, and modern photographs of uniform details. 1 vol, 128 pgs 2021 US, CASEMATE
NEW-dj, available mid June 2021 ......$25.00 with a discount of 15% rct

2-79330 Berger, John and Philip Jowett RAYS OF THE RISING SUN: Armed Forces of Japan's Asian Allies 1931-45 Volume 1: China and Manchukuo First of a three-volume series, this details the story of the Chinese who fought for the Japanese over a 14 year period. Details how the Japanese created puppet governments in occupied Chinese territories, and in turn, those puppet governments needed their own independent armed forces to help them maintain control over the populace. The Chinese soldiers in these armies ranged from the well-drilled and trained regular Army of the Last Emperor of China, Pu Yi, to the irregular Mongol cavalry who served alongside Japanese troops in the 'secret war' waged in the Mongolian hinterlands - regardless, they were hailed as traitors and embarrassments to the Chinese fighting the Japanese.

Describes in detail the organization, training, actions, uniforms and equipment of these forces, including detailed orders-of-battle; contains many rare and previously unpublished photos; and contains color plates that illustrate the uniforms and insignia of the armies. The air forces and navies of these states are also described in detail, including color aircraft profiles, as well as biographies of notable military commanders. Contains 88 black and white photos, 4 black and white figures, 16 color figures, 11 color aircraft profiles, and 10 tables. 1 vol, 148 pgs 2024 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
NEW-pb edition ......$45.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-207070 Bergstrom, Christer THE ARDENNES: 1944-1945 Hitler's Winter Offensive In December 1944, just as World War II appeared to be winding down, Hitler shocked the world with a powerful German counteroffensive that cracked the center of the American front. The attack came through the Ardennes, the hilly and forested area in eastern Belgium and Luxembourg that the Allies had considered a 'quiet' sector. Instead, for the second time in the war, the Germans used it as a stealthy avenue of approach for their panzers.

Much of US First Army was overrun, and thousands of prisoners were taken as the Germans forged a 50-mile bulge into the Allied front. But in one small town, Bastogne, American paratroopers, together with remnants of tank units, offered dogged resistance. Meanwhile the rest of Eisenhower's broad front strategy came to a halt as Patton, from the south, and Hodges, from the north, converged on the enemy incursion. Yet it would take an epic, six-week-long winter battle, the bloodiest in the history of the US Army, before the Germans were finally pushed back.

Includes re-evaluations of tank and personnel casualties and the most accurate picture yet of what really transpired.

The Ardennes Offensive has often been described from the American point of view; however, this balanced book devotes equal attention to the perspectives of both sides. With nearly 400 photos, numerous maps, and 32 superb color profiles of combat vehicles and aircraft, it provides perhaps the most comprehensive look at the battle yet published. 1 vol, 508 pgs 2014 US, CASEMATE
NEW-dj, available mid November 2014 ......$70.00 with a discount of 15%

1-228510 Berke, Daniel CAPTURED BEHIND JAPANESE LINES: With Wingate's Chindits - Burma 1942-1945 Story of Frank Berkovitch, General Orde Wingate's batman, who was captured crossing the Irrawaddy river and endured two years imprisonment in WWII. Also describes the Chindits' first operation (Operation Longcloth) and the hardship suffered by and heroism of Frank and his comrades, many who never returned. Outnumbered, outgunned, carrying 70lb packs and reliant on RAF air drops for supplies, the 3,000 men of the Chindit columns overcame harsh jungle terrain and climatic conditions to take the fight to the Japanese behind enemy lines. 1 vol, 184 pgs 2021 UK, PEN & SWORD
NEW-dj, available late October 2021 ......$40.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-208090 Bernad, Denes MAGYAR WARRIORS: Volume 1 -- The History of the Royal Hungarian Armed Forces 1919-1945 The Hungarian armed forces (known as the Honvedseg) were built up in the 1930s, their expansion gaining momentum once Hungary became free of the strict post-WWI Trianon treaty limitations in August 1938. Politically, Hungary was looking for a strong ally, who would help it to recover at least some of the territories containing sizable Magyar ethnic populations that had been lost after the First World War. Initially, in the mid-1930s, Italy gave political assistance and supplied military material, then - on the eve of WWII - Germany also lent support.

In November 1938, Hungary managed to peacefully recover a chunk of its former territory from Czechoslovakia, followed by the Sub-Carpathian area during a brief border war in March 1939, then the northern part of Transylvania from Rumania in August 1940.

Later, in April 1941, the Bachka region and parts of Baranya were also taken back from the dismembered Yugoslavia in a swift military action. The rub was that Hungary was sucked into the cauldron of the Eastern front, and soon the Honveds (Hungarian soldiers) found themselves deep in Soviet territory, outgunned and outnumbered by the Red Army.

Later on, from August 1944, the beleaguered Honvedseg had to fight against the mighty Soviet army in defense of its own territory. Alongside tiny Croatia, Hungary remained the last German ally up to the bitter end.

Includes 500 b/w photos, 43 tables, and 13 maps. 1 vol, 404 pgs 2015 UK, HELION & CO
NEW-dj ......$100.00 with a discount of 15%

1-213471 Bernad, Denes MAGYAR WARRIORS VOLUME 1: The History of the Royal Hungarian Armed Forces 1919-1945 This comprehensive reference, to be published in two volumes, and the fruit of over 20 years of research, strives to provide a complete picture of the Hungarian armed forces between the years 1919-1945. It starts with a brief history of the Magyars, describes the political situation in Hungary before and during WWII, the building of the armed forces, the growth of domestic arms manufacturers, the organization of the armed forces units, and how they changed during the war. The various campaigns of the war are described in great detail, illustrated with many photographs and maps.

This first volume contains approximately 550 photographs, many previously unpublished, as well as numerous tables and maps of the various campaigns. The authors drew on official Hungarian and German archives, and a multitude of private sources, both from individuals living in Hungary and Hungarian emigres from the Western Diaspora.

Volume 2 will cover all small arms, artillery, soft-skin and armored vehicles, motorcycles, aircraft, insignia, markings, and camouflage of armored vehicles and aircraft, both of Hungarian indigenous design and those supplied by Germany and Italy, complete with technical data, production and delivery figures. An extensive selection of b/w photographs and color plates will be included.

The Hungarian armed forces (known as the Honvedseg) were built up in the 1930s, their expansion gaining momentum once Hungary became free of the strict post-WWI Trianon treaty limitations in August 1938. Politically, Hungary was looking for a strong ally, who would help it to recover at least some of the territories containing sizable Magyar ethnic populations lost after WWI. Initially, in the mid-1930s, Italy gave political assistance and supplied military material, then - on the eve of WWII - Germany also lent support.

In November 1938, Hungary managed to peacefully recover a chunk of its former territory from Czechoslovakia, followed by the Sub-Carpathian area during a brief border war in March 1939, then the northern part of Transylvania from Rumania in August 1940.

Later, in April 1941, the Bachka region and parts of Baranya were also taken back from the dismembered Yugoslavia, in a swift military action. The rub was that Hungary was sucked into the cauldron of the Eastern front, and soon the Honveds (Hungarian soldiers) found themselves deep in Soviet territory, outgunned and outnumbered by the Red Army. Later on, from August 1944, the beleaguered Honvedseg had to fight against the mighty Soviet army in defense of its own territory. Alongside tiny Croatia, Hungary remained the last German ally up to the bitter end. 1 vol, 404 pgs 2017 UK, PEN & SWORD
NEW-Dj, available late February 2017 ......$100.00 with a discount of 15%

1-238760 Bernad, Denes and Charles Kliment MAGYAR WARRIORS Vol 2: The History of the Royal Hungarian Armed Forces 1919-1945 Volume 1 (published in 2015) presented a brief history of the Magyars up until the end of the Second World War, as well as the building of the armed forces, and details the armored formations and their equipment. Volume 2 covers in great details the activity of the air force (Chapter 4), the river flotilla (Chapter 5), as well as the combat operations of the Hungarian armed forces (Chapter 6). The upcoming Volume 3 will contain type sheets of every weapon and vehicle used by the Army, as well as all aircraft types in service with the Air Force. Illustrated with over 500 photographs, several maps and many tables. 1 vol, 432 pgs 2023 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
NEW-pb, available mid September 2023 ......$60.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-218410 Bernage, George OBJECTIVE FALAISE: 8 August 1944 - 16 August 1944 On the night of 8 August 1944, the First Canadian Army launched Operation Totalize, directing their advance towards Falaise, with the intention of breaking through the German defences south of Caen. In spite of large numbers, they were halted by the 12th SS Panzer Division Hitierjugend, who managed to block the 600 armored vehicles. During one of the German counter-attacks, several Tiger tanks were destroyed, including that of panzer ace, Michael Wittmann, who was killed in the process.

The offensive was relaunched a few days later under the name Operation Tractable, the intention this time being to capture the strategically important town of Falaise and close the Falaise Pocket, also known as the Corridor of Death.

This book provides the reader with a day-by-day account of this forgotten battle, while also acting as a field guide, including maps and both contemporary and modern photographs. 1 vol, 128 pgs 2018 UK, PEN & SWORD
NEW-dj, available early November 2018 ......$35.00 with a discount of 15%

1-214920 Bernage, Georges OBJECTIVE SAINT-LO: 7 June 1944 - 18 July 1944 This book provides a day-by-day account, including eyewitness testimony from Allied and Axis sides, of the 42 days of fighting from Omaha Beach to Saint-Lo. The book also acts as a field guide, including maps and both contemporary and modern photographs. Includes the battles over little or unknown routes from the horrors of Omaha Beach to Trvires, La Cambe, and Isigny, through the Aure valley to Hill 108 ('Purple Heart Hill') and Hills 192 and 122. 1 vol, 224 pgs 2017 UK, PEN & SWORD
NEW-dj, available late August 2017 ......$40.00 with a discount of 15%

1-218310 Bernage, Georges NORMANDY 1944 This book is the fruit of forty years of contact with military and civilian witnesses, now almost all gone, of research, analyses and descriptions of several thousands of photographs about the Landings and the Battle of Normandy. This book is the best synthesis, day by day, from 6 June to 30 August, with a clear narrative, an exceptional report illustrated with the best photographs (470), 22 armor and aircraft profiles and above all, 79 maps enabling the reader to follow this very complex battle more easily. English text. 1 vol, 224 pgs 2018 FRANCE, HEIMDAL
NEW-softcover, available mid October 2018 ......$28.00 with a discount of 15%

1-216800 Bernsge, Gerorges THE BATTLE OF COTENTIN PENINSULA: 9-19 June 1944 In June 1944, the Americans left the Sainte-Mere-Eglise and Utah Beach bridgehead and crossed the Merderet river to the Chaussee de la Fiere, taking Picauville on 10 June. Their advance was slowed following the failure of the 90th Infantry Division, but they were able to take Pont-l'Abbe on 12 June and Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte 16 June. Two days later they cut the Cotentin peninsula at Barneville, before heading north towards Cherbourg. Includes maps and both contemporary and modern photographs. 1 vol, 152 pgs 2018 UK, PEN & SWORD
NEW-dj, available late April 2018 ......$33.00 with a discount of 15%

1-COM1144 Beyma, Robert OCEANS OF FIRE: WWII Pacific Wargame Area movement, strategic simulation of the Pacific Theater of Operations in World War II with an operational feel. Players command the Japanese, American, and British Commonwealth naval, air, and ground forces that fought in the Pacific and Southeast Asia. The Netherlands forces that fought in the Dutch East Indies and the Chinese forces that fought in Burma are also included. The map runs from India to the west coast of the United States and from the Aleutians to Australia. The game may be played with either two or three players. In the three-player game, a second Allied player commands the Commonwealth, Dutch, and Chinese forces.

Contains five scenarios: Introductory Solomons Islands; One-turn Midway; Two-turn Tournament Guadalcanal; Three-turn Japanese Expansion; and Eight-turn Campaign Game.

Product Information:

* Complexity: 7 out of 10 (Medium to High)
* Solitaire Suitability: 7 out of 10 (Medium)
* Time Scale: 6 Month turns with Four Rounds per turn
* Map Scale: Variable size areas
* Unit Scale: Ground: Divisions and brigades; Naval: 1 to 4 ships, more for submarines and transports; Air: About 30 aircraft per air point
* Players: 2 or 3 Players (can accommodate solitaire or team play)
* Playing Time: Approximately 3 hours per turn; Intro Scenario - 2 hours; Short Scenarios - an evening; Campaign Game - a weekend.

Components:

* Combined 34 x 43-inch game map (two unmounted map sheets)
* Two counter sheets of 1.5x.75-inch naval units and four 9/16-inch counter sheets of ground units, air units, and markers; 1080 counters in all
* Deck of 67 Event cards
* One Rulebook
* One Scenario Book
* One Naval Battle Board
* Four Player Aid cards
* Three Reinforcements cards
* Three Force Pool cards
* Three Carrier air displays
* Four 10-sided dice
* Box and Lid 1 vol, 1 pgs 2023 US, COMPASS GAMES
NEW-box ......$109.00 with a discount of 15% inc

1-90050 Bilder, Michael and James G. A FOOT SOLDIER FOR PATTON The Story of a Red Diamond Infantryman with the U.S. Third Army. Frank account of the infantry experience in Northern Europe. A brutally honest depiction of day-to-day combat in WWII, maps. 1 vol, 256 pgs 2008 US, CASEMATE PUBLISHING
NEW-dj ......$40.00 with a discount of 15%

1-203020 Bilton, David THE GERMANS IN FLANDERS: 1917-1918 -- Images of War Series The third volume covers the battles in Flanders against the Belgians, French, and British over a 23-month period. Written using primary and secondary sources, it covers all the engagements. The major part of the book covers the Flandern-Schlacht of July to November 1917; a battle viewed by the Germans as harder fought and more costly than the Somme, Arras, and Verdun. Each phase and aspect of the period is detailed from the German point of view.

The book will be in four sections: detailed text; around 250 photos (that are interspersed into the text with captions), a chronological order of events in Flanders and a section on the German divisions that fought there. Where relevant material from the German home front is included and the illustrations, many of which have not been published before, also show how the towns and villages of the area have changed. 1 vol, 176 pgs 2013 UK, PEN and SWORD
NEW-softcover, available mid September 2013 ......$30.00 with a discount of 15%

1-87740 Bishop, Chris WAFFEN SS DIVISIONS 1939-1945 Illustrated with 280 color and b/w illust/photos it covers every division. Essential vehicle guide and organized by division/formation date, 7.5x9.5. 1 vol, 192 pgs 2007 UK, AMBER PUBLICATIONS
NEW-dj ......$35.00 with a discount of 15%

1-88520 Bishop, Chris SS HITLERS'S FOREIGN DIVISIONS 1940-1945 SS: Hitler's Foreign Divisions is an in-depth examination of the approximately 350,000 foreign who opted to fight for the Third Reich. A unit-by-unit history, structure and combat records. 1 vol, 191 pgs 2005 FRANCE, HISTOIRE & COLLEC
NEW-dj ......$35.00 with a discount of 15%

1-205030 Blackwell, Ian FIFTH ARMY IN ITALY 1943-1945: A Coalition at War The US Fifth Army first saw action during the Salerno Landings in September 1943. While commanded by US Lieutenant General Mark Clark, from the outset one of its two Corps was the X (British) Corps and the other VI (US) Corps.

The multi-national composition of Fifth Army included the French Expeditionary Corps, the Brazilian Expeditionary Force, the South African Armored Division, the Italian Co-Belligerent forces, formations from the New Zealand Corps, and the 4th Indian Division.

Clark's Fifth Army was itself part of the Fifteenth Army Group, commanded by Field Marshal Alexander. Alexander's light and diplomatic touch oiled the wheels of this uneasy arrangement but inevitably, there were tensions and disagreements that threatened success.

The low priority accorded to Italy as compared with OVERLORD and NW Europe did not help matters. Seen as a backwater, crack units were taken away and insufficient resources allocated to the Italian Campaign. This combined with the tenacity of the Germans, the difficult terrain and the harsh climate caused real problems. Allied morale was at times particularly brittle and suffered from high desertion rates. 1 vol, 0 pgs 2014 UK, PEN AND SWORD
NEW-dj, available mid May 2014 ......$30.00 with a discount of 15%

1-221850 Blades, Brooke THE AMERICANS FROM NORMANDY TO THE GERMAN BORDER: August to Mid-December 1944 -- Images of War series Another fine Images of War book offers 250 black and white illustrations of WWII US troops during campaign in north West Europe during the autumn and early winter of 1944. 1 vol, 224 pgs 2019 UK, PEN & SWORD
NEW-softcover, available mid October 2019 ......$29.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-222930 Blades, Brooks THE AMERICANS FROM THE ARDENNES TO VE DAY: Images of War Series The third and final volume of the author's Americans in North-West Europe series covers the period December 1944 to May 1945. Includes 250 black and white illustrations.

Launched in December 1944, the Nazis' Ardennes offensive, known as the Battle of the Bulge, was one of the most dangerous periods of the War. During six weeks of desperate fighting, more US soldiers were killed, wounded or reported missing than in any battle in American history.

The Rhine was crossed in March 1945, first by the seizure of the railway bridge at Remagen and then by the combined American, British and Canadian ground and airborne operation codenamed Varsity. In the closing stages of the war, the western allies pushed remorselessly in the heart of Germany. Shocking evidence of Nazi atrocities was uncovered.

Berlin fell to the Russians in early May and the Allies met up on the River Elbe. In the chaos that followed, Germany was divided into four zones of occupation. The immediate tasks were ensuring the survival of the civilian population, establishing law and order, and the capture of war criminals. 1 vol, 256 pgs 2020 UK, PEN & SWORD
NEW-dj, available late February 2020 ......$29.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-194640 Blair, Bobby C. & Decioccio, John Peter Victory At Peleliu: The 81st Infantry Division's Pacific Campaign When the 1st Marine Division began its invasion of Peleliu in September 1944, the operation in the South Pacific was to take but four days. In fact, capturing this small coral island in the Palaus with its strategic airstrip took two months and involved some of the bloodiest fighting of WWII in the Pacific. Rather than the easy conquest they were led to expect, the Marines who landed on Peleliu faced a war of attrition from the island's Japanese defenders, who had dug tunnels and fortified the island's rugged terrain. When the Marines' advance stalled after a week of heavy casualties, the 'Wildcats' of the 81st Infantry Division were called in, at first as support. Eventually, the 1st Marines Division was evacuated and the 81st Infantry secured the island. Previous accounts of the battle have focused on the 1st Marines, but Blair and DeCioccio offer a revised assessment of the contributions of the 81st.
1 vol, 320 pgs 2011 US, UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA PRESS
NEW-dj ......$35.00

1-COM1030 Blanchett, Greg FALL BLAU: Army Group South, June to December 1942 (Wargame) Medium complexity monster game uses the Victory in the West chit-pull system for determining strengths of certain units and provides a limited fog of war. Each turn covers 3 days. Scale is just over 10km (6.5 miles) per hex and basic units are divisions, with Soviet corps, brigades, and tank battalions as needed. Maps cover the area roughly from Kursk toward Baku with an accurate portrayal of the rail network at the time of the campaign. Nine scenarios in the game: six small and three major campaigns.

Components:
* Three 22 X 34-inch maps
* Two smaller maps
* Three and a half Countersheets - approximately 980 counters (1/2-inch size)
* One Rulebook
* One Scenario book
* Fourteen Player Aid cards with various Scenario Set-Ups, Tracks, Charts and Tables
* One 10-sided dice
* One Box and Lid set 1 vol, 1 pgs 2024 US, COMPASS GAMES
NEW-box, only one (1) available, first come first served ......$140.00 with a discount of 35% rct

1-COM1135 Blanchett, Greg KHARKOV BATTLES: Before & After Fall Blau -- Wargame Kharkov Battles uses the Fall Blau basic rules to cover the Second & Third Battles of Kharkov.

Stacking is 3 units per hex and combat out of a hex is restricted. Large units (mainly German divisions and Soviet corps) have Combat Ratings which pull a strength chit for combat. Typically only one unit with a strength chit may combat out of a hex along with all smaller units. Movement and Combat phases with Mobile Assaults for mechanized units during certain situations of movement. Combat keys off the defender's terrain and uses CRT column shifts for extras like air support, combined arms, fortifications, etc.

Combat results have some mandatory step losses, but the rest a player's choice on taking step loss or retreating. Advances after combat are along the Path of Retreat for non-mech units, but mech or cav units may deviate. Support Points are used to allow German supply to reach units for mechanized movement and attacks during turn. Support (for Axis attacks) is traced a number of hexes to a HQ and then a number of hexes to a road which leads to the source. Supply is just a general trace to a source.

Given the nature of the covered battles, this game has a shorter playtime and smaller space requirements making it an easier intro into the system used by Fall Blau. Included is a revised Terrain Effects Chart which should ease reference fatigue for either game.

An additional map is included which is made to mate with the Fall Blau maps, allowing players to combine the two games into one Grand Campaign to be played into March 1943. Also included are extra counters and reinforcement charts to allow for this possibility. There are four scenarios within the game: three independent and one which requires Fall Blau to play.

Independent Scenarios:

Second Kharkov (K)(Six Turns/Avg Time 90-120 min)- Soviet attack and German Operation Fridericus to reduce the Izyum Salient from 12-28 May 1942.
Third Kharkov (L)(Six Turns/Avg Time 90-120 min)- German drive to retake Kharkov in March 1943.
Operation Star Scenario (16 Turns/Avg Time 8 hrs)- Soviet drive for Kharkov and the Dnepr crossings from 2 February to 21 March 1943.

Fall Blau Scenarios:

January Campaign (J)(14 Turns/Avg Time 10 hrs)- Maps A & B - Soviet Little Saturn Operation has reached its high water mark and Popov's 5th Tank Army is about to launch attacks of its own. Wintergewitter has failed and Fourth PanzerArmee is conducting a fighting withdrawal - 26 December 1942 to 5 February 1943.

Product Information

Complexity: 5 out of 10
Solitaire Suitability: 8 out of 10
Time Scale: 1 turn = 3 days
Map Scale: 1 hex = 6.5 miles or about 10km
Unit Scale: Mostly Divisions, with Corps, Brigades and Battalions, as needed
Players: 2 and solitaire
Playing Time: Less than two hours for small scenarios and up to 80 hours for the extended Fall Blau campaign 1 vol, 1 pgs 2021 US, COMPASS GAMES
NEW-box ......$69.00 with a discount of 35% rct

1-220340 Blazland, Gregory DESTINATION DUNKIRK: The Story of Gort's Army Originally published in 1973, this reprint covers the campaign in France and Flanders through the largely successful evacuation of British and French soldiers, albeit minus most of their equipment. It is written by one who served in the campaign, admittedly as a very junior officer, and was himself evacuated from the beaches of the Dunkirk perimeter. Also includes the final evacuation from Nantes and St Nazaire on 18 June. Includes 32 black and white illustrations. 1 vol, 448 pgs 2019 UK, PEN AND SWORD
NEW-dj, available late May 2019 ......$60.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-225190 Bohmler, Rudolf Monte Cassino - A German View As a German battalion commander Rudolf Bohmler fought in the front line during the fierce battles fought at Monte Cassino. After the war he wrote this remarkable history, one of the first full-length accounts of this famous and controversial episode in the struggle for Italy. 30 black and white illustrations

His pioneering work, which has long been out of print, gives a fascinating insight into the battle as it was perceived at the time and as it was portrayed immediately after the war. While his fluent narrative offers a strong German view of the fighting, it also covers the Allied side of the story, at every level, in graphic detail. The climax of his account, his description of the tenacious defense of the town of Cassino and the Monte Cassino abbey by exhausted, outnumbered German troops, has rarely been equaled. His book presents a soldiers view of the fighting but it also examines the tactics and planning on both sides. It is essential reading for everyone who is interested in the Cassino battles and the Italian campaign.
1 vol, 320 pgs 2020 UK, PEN & SWORD
NEW-pb, available late August 2020 ......$27.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-66666 Bolanos, Roberto Malor Bagration: The Soviet Offensive 1944 Covers the destruction of the German Army Group Center in Russia 1944. Includes color plates. 1 vol, 140 pgs 2012 ITALY
NEW-pb ......$24.00

1-236890 Bolivar Fresneda, Jose THE CARIBBEAN WAR FRONT IN WORLD WAR II: The Untold Story of U-Boats, Spies, and Economic Warfare German WWII submarine warfare was sinking one oil tanker or merchant ship per day in Caribbean waters in the worst months of 1942. The US merchant marine suffered heavy losses of ships and men, while the Allies struggled to contain the damage done to the supply of oil from Venezuela and airplane fuel from Cura?ao to the United States.

Puerto Rico experienced food shortages on account of German U-boat warfare in 1942, while Martinique suffered near famine in the aftermath of a British and American blockade induced by the Vichy government's control of the Caribbean island. The US invested billions in military installments on the British and American islands. 1 vol, 286 pgs 2021 US, MARKUS WIENER
NEW-pb, available late April 2023 ......$27.00 inc

1-COM002 Bomba, Ty COMMAND #02 Sunrise of Victory The campaign in Russia in 1942-43.

Components include 200 counters, a 22-page rule book and a 22 by 34-inch mapsheet.

The game includes three scenarios:

Scenario I is the full 18-turn campaign game, from late June 1942 to early December 1943.
Scenario II is 'Stalin's City' from Game Turn 6 (Nov.-Dec. '42 to Nov.-Dec. '43)
Scenario III is 'Deathride' from GT 14 (July-Aug. '43 to Nov.-Dec. '43).
1 vol, 60 pgs 1990 CA, XTR PUBLISHING
AS NEW-softcover unpunched, (1) copy available ......$20.00 rct

1-COM006 Bomba, Ty COMMAND #06 Krim: Von Manstein's Battles for Sevastopol Krim is a two player operational/strategic simulation of the German 11th Army's operations in the Crimean Peninsula from late October 1941 through 4 July 1942. (+ expansion: Lion of Ethiopia: Tiger of Ethiopia) 1 vol, 60 pgs 1990 CA, XTR PUBLISHING
AS NEW-softcover unpunched, (1) copy available ......$20.00 rct

1-COM1008 Bomba, TY Proud Monster Deluxe This East Front monster is a combined second edition of Proud Monster and Death & Destruction originally published in Command Magazine. This Proud Destructive Monster is a completely updated edition combining both games into one monster package.

Units in Proud Monster Deluxe are typically divisions with some corps, brigades and regiments also included. Hexes are 20 miles (about 33 kilometers) across, and each turn represents about a 2 week period.

Components:

4 maps - each map is 22 x 34 inch with overlap
9 full sheets of 9/16 counters (2052 counters), printed both sides
Full color player aid charts and tables cards printed both sides on cardstock
1 rules book
6-sided dice
1 full color box and lid 1 vol, 1 pgs 2013 US, COMPASS GAMES
NEW-box o/p, only one (1) available, first come first served ......$130.00 with a discount of 20% rct

1-COM1064 Bomba, Ty STALIN'S WORLD WAR III: Wargame Stalin's World War III is a two game package: Volume 1 - Operation Pincher & The Soviet Offensive in Europe; Volume 2 - Operation Sandown & The Soviet Offensive in the Mid-East.

This is an alternative history monster-size wargame, designed by Ty Bomba, intended to investigate the strategic parameters that would've been in place during the first 10 weeks of operations had that dictator lived long enough to put in motion one of his many plans to start a global conflict in 1953. Had he lived, the most likely start date would've been one coinciding with the signing of the Korean War armistice in July, in order to achieve maximum surprise.

Each two-map volume can be played separately by one to four players or they can both be combined into on Grand Campaign Scenario covering all four maps.

Volume 1's twin-maps (34x33-inch) cover Europe from the East German-Polish border south to Belgrade and Sarajevo and west through Rome to France's Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts. Each hexagon represents 20 miles (32.4 km). Volume 2's twin-maps (34x44-inch) cover the Mid-East from Ankara in the northwest to Tehran in the northeast, and south from there to Kuwait City and Suez. Again, each hexagon represents 20 miles (32.4 km).

Product Information:
* Complexity: 6 out of 10
* Solitaire Suitability: 8 out of 10
* Time Scale: 10 one-week turns
* Map Scale: 20 miles (32.4 km) per hex on all maps
* Units of Maneuver: regiments, brigades, divisions, corps, and armies
* Players: one, two, three, or four
* Playing Time: three to five hours 1 vol, 1 pgs 2019 US, COMPASS GAMES
NEW-box ......$89.00 with a discount of 20% rct

1-PWAR101 Bomba, Ty PAPER WARS CASE GELD: Issue 101 Case Geld: The Axis Invasion of North America, 1945-46 by Ty Bomba. This two-player (solitaire adaptable) alternative history mini-monster has two mapsheets and one counter-sheet to cover the bicoastal invasion of North America by the Japanese and Germans (who have already conquered the rest of the world) at the army/corps level and 50 miles per hex. 1 vol, 64 pgs 2022 US, COMPASS GAMES
NEW-softcover with game ......$47.00 with a discount of 15% inc

1-ST118 Bomba, Ty S&T #118: The Tigers Are Burning Features:

The Tigers Are Burning: Campaigns in the Ukraine, 1943-44
One Year on the Verge of Ruin, One Year on the Verge of Victory
- Army Group South and the Red Army
Nine Days During August 1862
- Cavalry Action Between the Rapidan and the Rappahannock 1 vol, 64 pgs 1988 US, SPI
V.GOOD-softcover unpunched, (1) copy available ......$10.00 rct

1-64930 Booth, Terry HANDBOOK OF GERMAN MILITARY SYMBOLS/ABBREVIATIONS The only English language book that looks at allthe known WWII German symbols used in the 1943-45period, simple and clear cut format, bibio, index. 1 vol, 120 pgs 2001 UK, HELION & COMPANY
NEW-pb ......$30.00

1-GMT1501 Borg, Richard TRIUMP & TRAGEDY: 2nd edition Triumph and Tragedy is a geopolitical strategy game for 3 players (also playable by 2) covering the competition for European supremacy during the period 1935-45 between Capitalism (the West), Communism (the Soviet Union) and Fascism (the Axis). It has diplomatic, economic, technological and military components, and can be won by gaining economic hegemony or technological supremacy (A-bomb), or by vanquishing a rival militarily.

The 22x34-inch area map covers Eurasia to India and the Urals, with the Americas and the eastern British Empire represented abstractly. Military units are 1/2-inch blocks, of 7 types (Infantry, Tank, Fortress, Air Force, Carrier, Fleet, and Submarine), in 6 different colors (Germany, Italy, Russia, Britain, France, and USA). The mix of approximately 200 blocks allows great flexibility of force composition. There is a 55-card Action deck and a 55-card Investment deck, plus 30 Peace Dividend chits and 50 markers of various types.

The game starts in 1935, with all three Great Powers virtually disarmed: Germany has repudiated the Versailles Peace Treaty, initiating an arms race in Europe. With blocks, the nature of military buildups remain unknown to rivals unless/until military conflict breaks out. The game may end peacefully or there may be war. There are game sanctions for attacking neutral minors or declaring war on an opponent, and rewards for remaining peaceful (you get a Peace Dividend chit of value 0-2 for every year you remain at Peace).

Triumph and Tragedy is a true 3-sided game: there is no requirement that the West and Russia be on the same side (and in fact there are valid reasons to attack each each other), and only one player can win the game. Table talk is allowed (and encouraged) but agreements are not enforceable. Alliances are shifting and cooperation is undependable. The game can continue as an economic battle of attrition or a sudden military explosion can change everything. There is immense replayability as players can pursue dominance in Europe via land, sea or air military superiority, technological supremacy, or economic hegemony without rivals realizing their strategy until it is too late! It is a highly interactive, tense, fast-moving game with little downtime between player turns, covering the crucial geopolitical decade of the 20th century in 4-6 hours.

COMPONENTS
* One full-color die-cut countersheet
* One 22x34 mounted map
* Two sheets of labels
* 208 wooden blocks
* Game Record Sheet
* Rulebook
* Playbook
* 55-card Action Deck
* 55-Card Investment Deck
* Three Player Aid Cards

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A clever game of cards and wooden blocks and one of the few balanced three-player boardgames. The description above only touches on the cleverness of the design. 1 vol, 1 pgs 2016 US, GMT GAMES LLC
NEW-box ......$95.00 with a discount of 25%

1-229160 Bork, Bruno STUG III BRIGADE 191, 1940-1945: The Buffalo Brigade in Action in the Balkans, Greece and from Moscow to Kursk and Sevastopo Illustrated volume tells the tale of Brigade 191, aka the 'Buffalo Brigade,' who used the Sturmgeschutz III as they took part in Operation Barbarossa in the Ukraine, saw action during the fight for Greece in 1941, and were deployed to the areas of heaviest fighting in the campaign against the Soviet Union.

This began with the infantry advance from Ukraine to Moscow (1941): then to Voronezh, Kursk, the Caucasus and Kuban (1942), then the Kertsch Peninsula and the Crimea (1943-1944), before they were finally evacuated from Sevastopol into Romania by ship. On the South-east Front (the retreat through the Balkans), the Brigade fought its way into Austria and was still fighting on the last day of the war to keep a corridor open.
1 vol, 368 pgs 2021 UK, GREENHILL BOOKS
NEW-dj, available mid January 2022 ......$35.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-211340 Borowslim Tomasz LAST BLOOD ON POMERANIA: Leon Degrelle and the Walloon Waffen SS Volunteers, February-May 1945 The 28th SS Volunteer Grenadier Division 'Wallonien,' which mostly consisted of French-speaking citizens of the Kingdom of Belgium -- first as part of the Wehrmacht, and later in the ranks of the Waffen SS -- fought as one of the national legions against the Red Army on the Eastern Front in February 1942.

The Walloons gained fame during the legendary resistance in Cherkassy Pocket, where in early 1944 they lost more than 50% of their strength. In the summer of the same year they fought a defensive battle in Estonia in the region of Dorpat, and in February 1945 were directed to Western Pomerania, where until the last days of the war they put up a stubborn resistance to the armies of Stalin.

This book, which was originally published in Polish, is based on the unpublished memoirs of participants of these events, and is the first account to describe the Walloons' participation in the mysterious Pomeranian campaign in such a detailed manner. It tells the tragic story of the Walloon volunteers, who at all costs tried to stop the onrush of the enemy standing at the gates of the Third Reich.

The Pomeranian odyssey led by the controversial and infamous Volksfuhrer Leon Degrelle went on for three months, and the trial meant death and courage. Stargard, Altdamm, Neu Rosow -- these are locations, that became synonyms for unconditional sacrifice. They are also a symbol of kameradschaft, of a group of tough guys and daredevils, who were determined to stake everything on one throw of the dice.

Illustrated with unique photographs and complemented by a special comic created by the French artist Godus showing silhouettes of the Walloon soldiers. It is worth noting that some of these were made in the same location where the fighting raged in April 1945. 1 vol, 200 pgs 2016 UK, PEN & SWORD
NEW-pb, available early May 2016 ......$40.00 with a discount of 15%

1-LEG2401 Borries, Vance von INVASION MALTA: Wargame Includes bonus game Invasion: Leros - November, 1943. Uses many familiar game mechanics found in similar scale games, such as chit draws for activation of formations and individual unit efficiency ratings. The Axis player uses amphibious landings and airdrops to bring units into the battle while the Allied player defends with artillery bombardment from behind heavy fortifications. Special rules include heavy tanks and dummy airdrops, and more, as found in a group of random events that players draw in order to obtain special capabilities.

SCALE: 8 hours per turn; Units are battalions and companies; 600 yards per hex 1 vol, 1 pgs 2024 US, LEGION WARGAMES LLC
NEW-box, available mid July 2024 ......$90.00 with a discount of 10% rct

1-89990 Borsarello, J and Palinckx, W WEHRMACHT & SS CAUCASIAN, MUSLIM & ASIAN TROOPS Following high losses in Russia, Bosnians, Arabs,Asians, Trans-Caucasians and Indian soldiers were enlisted in the Wehrmacht and Waffen SS. 300+ b/w& color photos, 8.5x12 1 vol, 176 pgs 2007 FRANCE, EDITIONS HEIMDEL
NEW-hardcover, English/Frenct text ......$40.00

1-231080 Bottger, Armin TO THE GATE OF HELL: A Memoir of a Panzer Crewman Until seriously wounded in August 1944, when he was badly burned when his tank was hit and caught fire during fighting in southern Poland, Armin Bottger experienced the horrors of the WWII Eastern Front from the perspective of a tank radio operator in the 24th Panzer Division. In this memoir he gives a full and honest account of his wartime career, encompassing both the hellish terror of combat and the everyday annoyances and injustices of army life in wartime. He graphically portrays the reality of war on the Eastern Front, without heroics and told with contempt for the high command and the Nazi leadership.

Bottger had volunteered to join the Wehrmacht, but only because this would allow him to receive his Abitur (school leaving certificate) without sitting an exam. He is perfectly honest about his efforts to make his service life as comfortable and safe as possible, for instance becoming a radio operator because it was less hard work than being a Panzer driver and by getting himself postings as a courier to keep out of the front line. He also freely admits to lying about the state of his health to avoid being thrown into the hopeless battles in East Prussia at the end of the war. He was a skilled photographer, and was never without his camera, and his unique collection of color and black and white photographs illustrate this book. 1 vol, 144 pgs 2022 UK, FRONTLINE BOOKS
NEW-pb, available mid June 2022 ......$27.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-PWAR079 Boucher, Michael PAPER WARS: Issue 79 - Thunderbirds at War On line for $140-$150

THUNDERBIRDS AT WAR is a solitaire game based on the operational diaries of RCAF 426 Sq. during its first five months of night operations from January to June 1943.

The game recreates events without excessive technical considerations and favors storytelling. The player chooses his crew, allocates points representing pilot/crew abilities, and, having assessed his strengths and weaknesses, chooses his flight path to the target. Tables and tracks printed on the map sheet provide quick access to information needed and action outcomes. Random events are revealed during flight as are encounters with Luftwaffe and Flak. The player is called upon to make life and death decisions every step of the way, in short, managing mayhem. Nothing in the game is scripted. Most missions play in five to 15 minutes. It is as close as you can get to flying over the Ruhr in a Wellington without climbing into a cockpit.
1 vol, 1 pgs 2014 US, COMPASS GAMES
AS NEW-softcover unpunched , only 1 copy available, first come first served ......$68.00 used

1-201550 Bouchery, Jean THE BRITISH SOLDIER: From D-Day to VE-Day The purpose of this book, with its 1200+ illustrations, is to collect, in an easily readable form, the basic technical data that concern the British army as engaged in the North-West European campaign between 6th June 1944 and 8th May 1845.

The author's aim has been to include as much information as possible, without making any claim to exhaustivity, along clear and simple guidelines. Special emphasis has been given to the organization of units, a key element in the correct understanding of other chapters.

Those readers who have an interest in contemporary history will then have within their easy reach a reference to data which if frequently referred to, are rarely made explicit in historical works, to which The British Tommy brings but a compliment.

Even though this book is not meant for their sole use, the collectors, reenactment groups, modelers or simple military enthusiasts should find here basic documents in the form of articles, which many will probably have read already, summarized from Militaria Magazine, a specialized French publication of International renown. 1 vol, 128 pgs 2013 FRANCE, HISTOIRE AND COLLECTIONS
NEW-softcover, available late April 2013 ......$50.00 with a discount of 15%

1-220920 Bouchery, Jean U.S. ARMY VEHICLE MARKINGS 1944 Everyone is familiar with the iconic WWII Jeep, its green paintwork annotated with white letters, numbers and symbols. Unintelligible to the casual observer, these markings were integral to the organization of the US Army on the move in 1944. This reference book for modelers, collectors, and restorers of historic vehicles, and a fascinating guide to anyone wanting to use WWII photographs to aid their research includes 300 photographs, over 200 illustrations and maps.

Covers all the markings used on American tanks, tracked vehicles, trucks, and jeeps to denote their unit and classification, plus tactical markings and the debarkation codes used in the Normandy landings. Hundreds of contemporary photographs are paired with precise color diagrams to show exactly how markings appeared on vehicles, including the exact measurements of markings, and explaining all the different variations in use. A final chapter covers the variations of camouflage used on vehicles. 1 vol, 160 pgs 2019 UK, PEN & SWORD
NEW-hardback, available mid July 2019 ......$38.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-222960 Bourhill, James THE KILLING FIELDS OF PROVENCE: Occupation, Resistance and Liberation in the South of France In the South of France, the most memorable WWII event was the sea and airborne invasion of 15 August 1944. Perhaps because it went relatively smoothly, this 'Second D-Day' was soon relegated to the back pages of history. Operation Dragoon and the liberation is however only a small part of the story. The book describes years of suffering and sacrifice under German and Vichy oppression. By sea and air, Allied agents and Special Forces were infiltrated to fan the flames, but wherever the Resistance rose up prematurely, the reprisals from the Nazis and their auxiliaries were ferocious. Includes 40 black and white illustrations. 1 vol, 432 pgs 2020 UK, PEN & SWORD
NEW-dj, available late February 2020 ......$43.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-222870 Bowman, Martin W AIRMEN OF ARNHEM There is no doubting the gallant and valorous contribution of the airmen of Arnhem. All of their incredible, illuminating and often understated accounts of extraordinary courage, camaraderie, shared terror and encounters with the enemy offer a more personalized view of 'Market' portion of Operation Market-Garden.

Over the course of Operation 'Market', 4,050 aircraft saw employment -- the RAF Dakota, Stirling, Halifax, Albemarle, Horsa, Hamilcar and Glider Pilot Regiment crews together with those of the USAAF C-47 Troop Carrier Groups of the IX US Troop Carrier Command, the Waco and Horsa gliders, and the B-24 Liberator resupply crews. Most of them towed the 1,205 Hamilcar and Horsa gliders and were confronted by an unknown number of Luftwaffe aircraft. 'Market', the airborne part of the operation, spanned ten Allied lifts in a calamitous nine days of operations, often in foul weather. 1 vol, 336 pgs 2020 UK, PEN & SWORD
NEW-dj, available late February 2020 ......$43.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-241100 Bowyer, Chaz History of the RAF The RAF was probably the most illustrious flying unit to participate in World War II. Its origins in the Royal Flying Corps gave the nascent Royal Air Force experience which it put to good use a generation later. From the early Spads and Sopwiths which fought against the Fokkers of the Richofen Squadron over France, pilots and the manufacturers of aircraft in Britain learned some valuable lessons. Although the RFC was a colorful adjunct to trench warfare in 1914-18, the use of aircraft in the next war was seen by most observers to be far from peripheral. The Spitfires and Hurricanes which were developed in the 1930s were to save Britain in her 'finest hour.' The Lancaster bombers of the RAF were to make fiery infernos of the cities of Germany in the strategic bombing offensive which followed the Battle of Britain.

In World War II, the RAF distinguished itself in every theater of the conflict. This book and the technical qualities of British warplanes from World War I to the present day is told by Chaz Bowyer, whose 26-year career in the RAF and 13 books on the subject rank him among the foremost experts. 1 vol, 224 pgs 1977 UK, BISON BOOKS LTD
GOOD-dj, only 1 copy available, first come, first served ......$5.00 used

1-229000 Boyd, Andrew THE ROYAL NAVY IN EASTERN WATERS: Linchpin of Victory 1935-1942 Examines how the Royal Navy secured the strategic waters from Egypt in the west to Australasia in the East through the first half of WWII. Explains why this contribution, made while Russia's fate remained in the balance and before American economic power took effect, was so critical.

Discusses grand strategy, intelligence, accounts of specific operations, and technical assessment of ships and weapons. It challenges established perceptions of Royal Navy capability, as the Royal Navy of 1939 was stronger than usually suggested. Encompasses the key part played by the American relationship in Britain's Eastern naval strategy. 1 vol, 560 pgs 2021 UK, PEN & SWORD
NEW-pb, available late December 2021 ......$30.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-221700 Boyd, Douglas NORMANDY'S NIGHTMARE WAR: The French Experience of Nazi Occupation and Allied Bombing 1940-45 French, German, and Allied eyewitness accounts, including the moving last letters of executed hostages, describing hundreds of German executions of French civilians as well as loss of thousands of lives from Allied bombings that occurred in Normandy. 1 vol, 224 pgs 2019 US, PEN AND SWORD
NEW-softcover, available mid September ......$33.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-245040 Boylan, Kevin BARBAROSSA 1941: An Atlas of German Army Situation Maps This atlas, focusing on Operation Barbarossa, uses the contemporary daily situation maps produced by the German Army's General Staff to provide a clear historical and geographical picture of one of the pivotal campaigns of World War II. Maps show the configuration of the front line and the locations of major Axis combat formations, as well as the deployments and movements of Soviet combat units as the German military intelligence understood them. Supported by a detailed commentary summarizing and analyzing the operations depicted, tracing the day-to-day progress of the fighting on the Eastern Front. Contains 122 full-color contemporary German military maps.

Contents:
* Introduction
* Notes on the Maps
* Theatre Overview Maps
* Part One: Army Group North
* Part Two: Army Group Centre
* Part Three: Army Group South
* Conclusion
* Glossary of Place Names
* Select Bibliography
* About the Author
* Index 1 vol, 256 pgs 2024 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-190080 Bradford, George ROMMEL'S AFRIKA KORPS:El Aghelia to El Alamein Portrait of this famous World War II unit at the height of success. Completely illustrated with 100+ color & B/w photos, maps and diagrams. 1 vol, 208 pgs 2008 US, STACKPOLE BOOKS
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1-200330 Bradham, Randolph TO THE LAST MAN: The Battle for Normandy's Cotentin Peninsula and Brittany Detailed overview of the battles that make up the Cotentin Peninsula Campaign, an important part of the invasion of Normandy. While historians often cite specific examples of the fighting that took place on the peninsula, most treat the battles as individual events or singular parts of the overall Normandy campaign. Bradham takes a different approach, focusing on the unique set of battles that had to be fought in order for the Allies to secure their foothold on Normandy.

He discusses the strategy used to secure the peninsula and gives detailed accounts of the major battles and tactical doctrine that was developed to fight them. Along the way, he provides biographical information on the main actors, explaining how key personality traits along with personal relationships influenced their conduct while in battle. 1 vol, 192 pgs 2012 UK, Frontline
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1-195750 Bradley, Phillip TO SALAMAUA Following on from his acclaimed book, The Battle for Wau, Phillip Bradley turns his attention to the Salamaua campaign -- the first of the New Guinea offensives by the Australian Army in the Second World War. Opening with the pivotal air-sea battle of the Bismarck Sea, this important title recounts the fierce land campaign that was fought for the ridges that guarded the Japanese base at Salamaua.

From Mount Tambu to Old Vickers and across the Francisco River, the Australians and their American allies fought a desperate struggle to keep the Imperial Japanese Army diverted from the strategic prize of Lae. From the strategic background of the campaign and the heated conflicts, to the mud and blood of the front lines, this is the extraordinary story.

* Covers the entire campaign in one volume for the first time, and takes the reader to the battlefield by telling the stories of the front line soldiers
* Uses the author's three visits to the battlefield area to ensure a clear and accurate account of the campaign 1 vol, 390 pgs 2011 UK, CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
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1-195790 Bradley, Phillip THE BATTLE FOR WAU: New Guinea's Frontline 1942-1943 The Battle for Wau brings together for the first time the full story of the early World War II conflicts in New Guinea, from the landing of the Japanese at Salamaua in March 1942 to their defeat at Wau in February 1943. Phillip Bradley draws on the recollections of over 70 veterans from the campaign and on his own first-hand knowledge of the region.

Beginning with the early commando operations in Salamaua, the story unfolds with the burning of Wau, the clashes around Mubo, the Japanese convoy to Lae and the United States air operation to Wau. The book climaxes with the fortitude of Captain Sherlock's outnumbered company. Desperately fighting an enemy regiment debouching from the rugged unguarded ranges to the east, Sherlock's men fought to hold Wau airfield open for the arrival of vital reinforcements.

Includes 48 b/w illust, biblio, index. 1 vol, 304 pgs 2011 UK, CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
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1-245510 Braun, Daniel ARMORED THUNDER: The Canadian Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment in the Normandy Campaign The Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment was a Canadian armored regiment attached to the 2nd Canadian Armored Brigade which landed on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day in support of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division. They then fought through France, Belgium, Holland, and Germany until VE-Day. As an independent armored regiment, it was assigned to support various infantry formations. As such, it fought the first major tank battle on European soil when it went up against the panzers and panzergrenadiers of the 12.SS-Panzerdivision. Contains 40 color illustrations and 37 mono illustrations. 1 vol, 272 pgs 2024 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-74280 Brdaham, Randolph HITLER'S U-BOAT FORTRESSES The German U-Boat bases at St. Nazaire & Lorientfrom their occupation in June 1940 to their finalsurrender after Hitler's death, b/w maps/illust,o/b's, biblio, index. 1 vol, 196 pgs 2003 WESTPORT, GREENWOOD PUBS
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1-222490 Broich, John BLOOD, OIL AND THE AXIS: The Allied Resistance Against a Fascist State in Iraq and the Levant, 1941 Spring 1941 was a high point for the Axis war machine. Western Europe was conquered; southeastern Europe was falling, Great Britain on its heels; and Rommel's Afrika Korps was freshly arrived to drive on the all-important Suez Canal.

Tells the story of Iraq and the Levant during this most pivotal time of the war. The browbeaten Allied forces had one last remaining hope for turning the war in their favor: the Axis running through its fuel supply. But when the Golden Square -- four Iraqi generals allegiant to the Axis cause -- staged a coup in Iraq, elevating a pro-German junta and prompting military cooperation between Vichy French-occupied Syria and Lebanon and the Axis, disaster loomed. 1 vol, 368 pgs 2019 US, HARRY N ABRAMS
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1-228500 Brooks, Geoffrey HITLER'S TERROR WEAPONS: From Doodlebug to Nuclear Warheads Charts the development of the V-1 and V-2 rockets and their successes against allied targets. It then goes on to look at the even more sinister deadly weapons that Hitler was planning and developing, but fortunately did not succeed in producing. Includes the measures taken by the Allies at the high levels to frustrate the German terror weapons. 1 vol, 224 pgs 2021 UK, LEO COOPER
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1-242720 Brouwer, Jaap THE GERMAN WAY OF WAR ON THE EASTERN FRONT, 1941-1943: A Lesson in Tactical Management Explores the Battle of Stalingrad through eyewitness accounts from generals, soldiers, and civilians. Attention is not only paid to the course of the battle, but also to the tactics and organizational dimensions of the armies involved, the challenges of the vastness of the country, the dilemmas for people in the conquered areas, and the way the Germans tried to conquer their hearts while at the same time fighting a guerrilla war. The role of the Reichsbahn in the field of logistics is also examined, as is the importance of the innovation and production capacity of both armies. Contains 60 mono illustrations. 1 vol, 240 pgs 2024 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-205200 Brown, Bill FIGHTING FOX COMPANY: The Battling Flank of the Band of Brothers Easy Company of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division has become one of the most famous small units in US history, thanks to Stephen Ambrose's superb book Band of Brothers, followed by portrayals in film. However, to date little has been heard of Fox Company of that same regiment-the men who fought alongside Easy Company through every step of the war in Europe, and who had their own stories to tell.

Notably this book, over a decade in the making, came about for different reasons than the fame of the Band of Brothers. Bill Brown, a WWII vet himself, had decided to research the fate of a childhood friend who had served in Fox Company. Along the way he met Terry Poyser, who was on a similar mission to research the combat death of a Fox Company man from his hometown. Together, the two authors proceeded to locate and interview every surviving Fox Company vet they could find. The result was a wealth of fascinating firsthand accounts of WWII combat as well as new perspectives on Dick Winters and others of the 'Band,' who had since become famous.

Told primarily through the words of participants, Fighting Fox Company takes the reader through some of the most horrific close-in fighting of the war, beginning with the chaotic nocturnal paratrooper drop on D-Day. After fighting through Normandy the drop into Holland saw prolonged ferocious combat, and even more casualties; and then during the Battle of the Bulge, Fox Company took its place in line at Bastogne during one of the most heroic against-all-odds stands in US history.

As always in combat, each man's experience is different, and the nature of the German enemy is seen here in its equally various aspects. From ruthless SS fighters to meek Volkssturm to simply expert modern fighters, the Screaming Eagles encountered the full gamut of the Wehrmacht. The work is also accompanied by rare photos and useful appendices, including rosters and lists of casualties, to give the full look at Fox Company which has long been overdue. 1 vol, 344 pgs 2014 US, CASEMATE PUBLISHING
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1-ST128 Brown, Jeff S&T #128: Africa Orientale: Italian East Africa Features:

* Africa Orientale: The Allied Blitzkreig of Italian East Africa
* The End of Italian East Africa
* The First Golden Era: S&T and Me, The Perils of Youth, Twenty Years On SPI
Errata: Rush to Glory, Beirut '82

Game: Africa Orientale (linked to GDW Europa game system) Unpunched counters. 1 vol, 64 pgs 1989 US, SPI
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1-217100 Brsdner, Liesi and Phil Stern SNAPDRAGON: The World War II Exploits of Darby's Ranger and Combat Photographer Phil Stern Prior to Phil Stern's death on December 13, 2014, his original, unfinished, tattered wartime memoir was discovered, stashed away in an old folio box in his cluttered Hollywood bungalow. Best remembered for his iconic images of James Dean, Marilyn Monroe, and JFK's inauguration, his remarkable service during World War II as a combat photographer with Darby's Rangers has remained largely unknown. Until now.

Stern's catchy 1940s lingo, honest and intimate observations, and humor, paired with his striking combat photography, transport the reader 70 years back in time to meet the hardscrabble Rangers and experience some of the key battles of the Mediterranean Theater. Snapdragon is an artifact of that time, told not by a man reminiscing in his twilight years, but by a young soldier fresh from the battlefields. 1 vol, 320 pgs 2018 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-246020 Bruce, Brian MACARTHUR'S BLOODY BUTCHERS: Company G, 163rd Infantry Regiment, in the Pacific War Brings together the wartime experience of Company G of the 163rd Infantry Regiment, 41st Division, U.S. Army, during World War II in the Pacific through the words of their veterans. The narrative follows the company from training in the Pacific Northwest, to Australia, New Guinea, the Philippines, and onto Japan. Each of the actions in which Company G participated is described at every level -- divisional, regimental, battalion, company, and individual -- to show how strategies and decisions made at the highest levels were experienced by individual soldiers. 1 vol, 224 pgs 2024 US, CASEMATE
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1-54580 Bruce, Robert GERMAN AUTOMATIC WEAPONS OF WWII 8.5x11, covers the MAUSER SCHELLFEUER-PISTOLE,MASCHINENPISTOLE 40/1, 34 & 42, STURMGEWEHR 44 andthe FALLSCHIRMJAGERWEHR 42/1 & 42/2, plenty of b/wand color photos. 1 vol, 128 pgs 1997 LONDON, WINDRO & GREENE
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1-237820 Bruhn, Cdr David WAR BOUND FROM STOCKTON: U.S. Navy Ships from California's Central Valley, In Harm's Way in Pacific Waters in World War II When the US entered WWII, FDR recognized a need for small wooden ships to supplement steel ships. Stockton, California, shipyard built wooden salvage ships, rescue tugs, minesweepers, patrol craft sweepers, and net-laying ships that went off to war and collectively earned 38 battle stars and one Presidential Unit Citation. Contains 159 photographs, maps, and diagrams; appendices; and an index to full names, places, and subjects. 1 vol, 306 pgs 2023 US, HERITAGE BOOKS
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1-227231 Bruhn, Cdr. David TURN INTO THE WIND V1: US Navy and Royal Navy Light Fleet Aircraft Carriers in World War II, and Contributions of the British Pacific Fleet In 1942, to compensate for a lack of aircraft carriers, FDR directed the US Navy to convert cruiser hulls, already laid down, into light aircraft carriers -- creating nine Independence-class carriers that would earn more battle stars, on average, than their bigger, better-known sisters (the 12 Essex carriers). Covers a variety of actions and pilots.

Britain similarly began construction on 10 698-foot Colossus-class light fleet carriers. Four entered service before the end of the war, and were allocated to the British Pacific Fleet, but arrived too late for frontline action. Aboard the BPF's larger carriers, which fought in the Battle of Okinawa and other actions, were members of many Commonwealth countries. Among them was Robert Hampton Gray, who (posthumously) was Canada's last Victoria Cross winner of the war.

Includes 165 photographs, maps, and diagrams; appendices; and an index to full names, places, and subjects.
1 vol, 480 pgs 2021 US, HERITAGE BOOKS
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1-227232 Bruhn, Cdr. David TURN INTO THE WIND V2: US Navy, Royal Navy, Royal Australian Navy, and Royal Canadian Navy Light Fleet Aircraft Carriers in the Korean War and through end of service, 1950-1982 Volume 2 follows the light carriers and their crews from the Korean War into the modern era. Following the Korean War, Australia acquired two additional former Royal Navy light fleet carriers and Canada three as centerpieces for their naval fixed air programs. Former CVLs served in new roles during the Cold War/Vietnam War: USS Wright as a 'doomsday' afloat White House, HMAS Sydney as a troop transport, and USS Arlington as a communications link between the Pentagon and commanders in the field.

Includes 155 photographs, maps, and diagrams; appendices; and an index to full names, places, and subjects.
1 vol, 326 pgs 2021 US, HERITAGE BOOKS
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1-231200 Bruhn, Cmdr David SEND SOME KING'S SHIPS Covers the battle between German U-boats and US, British, and Commonwealth ships and aircraft off North America's Eastern Seaboard and African Waters from 1942 to 1945. Contains 132 photographs, maps, and diagrams; appendices; a bibliography; and an index to full names, places, and subjects. 1 vol, 398 pgs 2022 US, HERITAGE BOOKS
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1-235040 Bruhn, Cmdr David KISSING COUSINS: U.S. Navy Wooden Minesweepers and Variants (YMS, PCS, AGS) and USN and Royal Australian Navy Bomb and Mine Disposal Personnel in the Pacific in World War II, 1944-1945. Late in World War II, the U.S. Navy mandated that 59 wooden-hulled ships laid down in builders' yards as YMS minesweepers, be completed as patrol craft sweepers (PCS). 16 of the YMSs were sent to the Pacific, engaged in combat operations with amphibious forces at Saipan and Tinian, followed by the southern Palau Islands, Leyte and Lingayen Gulf in the Philippines, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. During invasions of Japanese-held islands, PCSs directed waves of assault craft to hostile beaches; then joined YMSs, once finished with minesweeping, in patrol duties.

Four PCSs were converted to AGS survey ships for the invasion of Okinawa. There, while subject to Japanese shore fire and Kamikaze attacks, the gun crews of some YMSs, PCSs and AGSs shot down attacking aircraft. Separately throughout the war in the Pacific, kissing cousins of another ilk, U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Navy Bomb and Mine Disposal personnel plied their dangerous craft at sea, on beaches, and in inland jungle areas of enemy-held or recently captured island bastions. One hundred ninety-six photographs, maps, and diagrams; appendices; and an index to full names, places, and subjects add value to this work. 1 vol, 426 pgs 2022 US, HERITAGE BOOKS
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1-228340 Bruhn, David READY TO HAUL, READY TO FIGHT: U.S. Navy, Royal Australian Navy, and British Merchant Navy Cargo Ships in the Pacific in World War II U.S. Navy cargo ships, among the most unglamorous military vessels, kept the supply lines running through the incredible expanses of the Pacific battle zones in World War II. This involved shuttling cargos of gasoline, explosives, and supplies between forward bases on an erratic, unpredictable war-time schedule. The tedious days of slow cruising were broken by an occasional enemy air raid in some atoll harbor, and the rugged work of loading and unloading cargo. Although some cargo ships exhibited the informality of tramp steamers, they got results.

Cargo ships able to carry amphibious landing craft routinely steamed with other assault forces into enemy-held beachheads, and disembarked supplies and personnel under fire. A dozen or so Royal Australian Navy stores-issuing ships lived a perilous existence plying dangerous Japanese-patrolled northern Australian waters, and the coast off Papua New Guinea.

In 1945, when the British Pacific Fleet joined Allied combat operations against Japan, they brought their own 'fleet train.' This Logistics Service Force was the most extraordinary, motley collection of shipping ever assembled in British maritime history - one that included, presumably for fleet morale, a floating brewery. Includes 168 photographs, maps and diagrams; appendices; a bibliography; and an index to full names, places, and subjects add value to this work. 1 vol, 394 pgs 2021 US, HERITAGE BOOKS
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1-220070 Bruhn, David and Hoole, Rob ENEMY WATERS: Royal Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Norwegian Navy, U.S. Navy, and other Allied Mine Forces Battling the Germans and Italians in World War II When Britain declared war on Germany in September 1939, the Royal Navy was deficient in minelayers needed to try to hold enemy forces at bay and out of its home waters. Turning first to the Merchant Navy, it requisitioned a liner and two ferries for this use, and a dozen destroyers and submarines were also converted to carry mines. Later, six fast mine-laying cruisers joined the force.

When Italy entered the war on the Axis side in June 1940, the situation became dire. As U-boats continued to sink shipping in the North Sea and around the British Isles, the Italian Fleet and German and Italian Air Forces controlled the central Mediterranean. Royal Air Force Bomber and Coastal Command planes took up mining, as did old Swordfish biplanes of the Fleet Air Arm. Joining in the fight were units of exiled navies, including the Dutch minelayer Willem van der Zaan, Free French submarine Rubis, and the Norwegian 52nd Motor Launch Flotilla.

US Navy mine forces supported the invasion of French North Africa in late 1942, subsequent landings in Italy, and the invasions of Normandy and southern France. The Canadian 31st Minesweeping Flotilla was at Normandy, and joined in later operations. Enemy Waters puts readers in the heart of the action.

Includes 145 photographs, maps, and diagrams; appendices; and an index. 1 vol, 434 pgs 2019 US, HERITAGE BOOKS
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1-211460 Bruhn, David D EYES OF THE FLEET: The U.S. Navy's Seaplane Tenders and Patrol Aircraft in World War II As Halsey's South Pacific, MacArthur's Southwest Pacific, and Spruance's Central Pacific forces advanced toward Japan, these ships served as afloat-bases for patrol planes referred to as the 'eyes of the fleet.' Photos, illustrations, maps, and diagrams. 1 vol, 546 pgs 2016 US, HERITAGE BOOKS
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1-62072 Bryant, Arthur TRIUMPH IN THE WEST 1943-1946 General history based on the diaries of FieldMarshall Lord Alanbrooke, Chief of the ImperialGeneral Staff, well written, maps, index 1 vol, 438 pgs 1959 NY, DOUBLEDAY & COMPANY
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1-202020 Bryukhov, Vasilly RED ARMY TANK COMMANDER: At War in a T-34 on the Eastern Front What was it like to command a T-34 tank on the Eastern Front during the Second World War? How were tank operations organized and carried out, what was the actual experience of combat, and what were the qualities that made the difference between success and failure - and what were the chances of survival?

Vasiliy Pavlovich Bryukhov's vivid, detailed and gripping memoir of his wartime service gives a fascinating and authentic insight into these questions. In addition, it provides an accurate, unsentimental record of the day-to-day life of a tank man whose unit fought in the forefront of the Red Army throughout the conflict across the western Soviet Union and into Eastern Europe. His first-hand eyewitness account is a memorable personal story, and it gives a powerful insight into the reality of tank warfare seventy years ago.

Bryukhov was born in 1924 in Osa. In April 1943, after graduation from tank school, he was given command of a T-34 tank, and he took part in the Battle of Kursk. He served continuously until the end of the war, fighting through Ukraine, Moldavia, Romania, Hungary, to Austria. In one action his crew destroyed nine German panzers and in another he led the vanguard of his tank brigade through German lines to capture bridges and cut off the German retreat.

In 1944, he was promoted to battalion commander. For his actions at the end of 1944 and 1945, he was nominated for the title Hero of the Soviet Union, but this nomination was not fulfilled until 1995 when he was given the title of a Hero of the Russian Federation for the courage and gallantry he displayed in battle during the Great Patriotic War. 1 vol, 224 pgs 2012
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1-225280 Buchner, Alex Narvik - A German account of the invasion of Norway in 1940. Published for the first time in English, this is a German account of the German invasion of Norway in the spring of Published for the first time in English, this is a German account of the German invasion of Norway in the spring of 1940. It focuses on the efforts of Group '1' led by Eduard Dietl.

This group of Gebirgstruppen was landed at Narvik in early April by 10 destroyers. These ships were then all sunk by the Allies. Dietl's troops were outnumbered by Allied troops but his defense utilized ammunition, food and sailors from the sunken ships and his men retook Narvik once the Allies abandoned their efforts to push the Germans out of Norway. 1940. It focuses on the efforts of Group '1' led by Eduard Dietl. This group of Gebirgstruppen was landed at Narvik in early April by ten destroyers. These ships were then all sunk by the Allies. Dietl's troops were outnumbered by Allied troops but his defense utilized ammunition, food and sailors from the sunken ships and his men retook Narvik once the Allies abandoned their efforts to push the Germans out of Norway.
1 vol, 256 pgs 2020 US, CASEMATE
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1-2171201 Buffetaut, Yves THE 101st AIRBORNE IN NORMANDY: 1944 The 101st Airborne Division was activated in August 1942 in Louisiana, and its first combat mission was Operation Overlord. On D-Day - June 6, 1944 - the 101st and 82nd Airborne divisions dropped onto the Cotentin peninsula hours before the landings, tasked with capturing bridges and positions, taking out German strongpoints and batteries, and securing the exits from Utah and Omaha Beaches.

Things did not initially go smoothly for 101st Airborne, with cloud and antiaircraft fire disrupting the drops, resulting in some units landing scattered over a large area outside their designated drop zones and having to waste time assembling-stymied by lost or damaged radio equipment-or trying to achieve their objectives with severely reduced numbers.

Casualties were high in some areas due to heavy pre-registered German fire. Nevertheless, the paratroopers fought on and they did manage to secure the crucial beach exits, even if they only achieved a tenuous hold on some other positions. A few days later, 101st Airborne were tasked with attacking the German-held city of Carentan as part of the consolidation of the US beachheads and establishment of a defensive line against the anticipated German counteroffensive. The 101st forced their way into Carentan on 10 and 11 June. The Germans withdrew the following day, and a counteroffensive was rebuffed by elements of the 2nd Armored Division.

This fully-illustrated book details the planning of the airborne element of D-Day, and the execution of the plans until the troops were withdrawn to prepare for the next big airborne operation, Market Garden. 1 vol, 128 pgs 2018 US, CASEMATE
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1-2171202 Buffetaut, Yves THE 2ND SS PANZER DIVISION DAS REICH This lavishly illustrated book by renowned French historian Yves Buffetaut lays out the full history of the Das Reich division in World War II, with rare photos, informative text, and insights about this combat division in WWII. Covers all its actions, including Poland, France, Barbarossa, Kursk, Normandy, Ardennes, and Hungary.

The 2nd SS Division, 'Das Reich,' was a battlefront mainstay for Nazi Germany throughout WWII-from the invasion of Poland in 1939 to the final surrender in May 1945. In between it was switched back-and-forth between east and west depending on the crisis, and it fought in nearly every major campaign, from Barbarossa to Normandy, and from Kharkov to the Ardennes. 1 vol, 128 pgs 2018 US, CASEMATE
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1-2171203 Buffetaut, Yves FROM MOSCOW TO STALINGRAD: The Eastern Front - 1941-1942 Part of the Casemate Illustrated series, this volume outlines how it was that, less than a year after their defeat at Moscow, the German army had found a way to make the Soviet troops waver in their defense, with their persistence eventually leading to the Battle of Stalingrad.

The successful expulsion of the German troops from Moscow in the winter of 1941 came at a cost for the Red Army. Weaknesses in the Soviet camp inspired the Wehrmacht, under Adolf Hitler's close supervision, to make preparations for offensives along the Eastern Front to push the Russians further and further back into their territory. With a complex set of new tactics and the crucial aid of the Luftwaffe, the German army began to formulate a deadly two-pronged attack on Stalingrad to reduce the city to rubble.

Initially only on the periphery of operations, German ambitions soon focused on Stalingrad. In the lead up to this, Timoshenko's failed attack on Kharkov followed by the Battle of Sebastopol in June 1942 prompted Operation Blue, the German campaign to advance east on their prized objective. This volume includes numerous photographs of the ships, planes, tanks, trucks, and weaponry used by both sides in battle, alongside detailed maps and text outlining the constantly changing strategies of the armies as events unfolded. 1 vol, 128 pgs 2018 US, CASEMATE
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1-2171204 Buffetaut, Yves ALLIED ARMOR IN NORMANDY Tanks were the beasts of the Second World War, machines designed to destroy anything and anyone in their path. Throughout the summer of 1944, the Allied forces readily employed tanks and armored vehicles to gain ground in the bloody campaign of Normandy. Heavily armed, they provided a kind of support which no number of infantrymen could offer, battling their way through enemy lines with their guns blazing. From the US 2nd Armored Division named 'Hell on Wheels' to the British 'Achilles' tank, the encounters they had in battle were explosive.

This volume of the Casemate Illustrated series explores the Normandy invasion from the perspective of the Allied Armored divisions, looking at how armored vehicles played a central role in the many battles that took place. It includes over 40 profiles of tanks and armored vehicles, from the American Sherman and Stuart tanks to the bulldozers and amphibious vehicles designed for the beach. 1 vol, 128 pgs 2018 US, CASEMATE
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1-2171205 Buffetaut, Yves THE WAFFEN-SS IN NORMANDY: June 1944 For many, the Waffen-SS soldier represents the archetype of the combatant, if not the warrior: well-armed, well-trained, possessing intelligence in combat, imbued with political and ideological fanaticism, he is an elite soldier par excellence, even if a lack of scruples casts a long shadow. However, is this picture true? In the case of the Battle of Normandy, opinions diverged, not only among today's historians, but also amongst the German generals at the time. Black & white photos, color profiles and maps

In all, the Waffen-SS fielded six divisions during the Battle of Normandy, as well as two heavy battalions of Tiger tanks. But they were by no means a single homogenous entity, for with the exception of II SS-Panzerkorps, the divisions arrived at the front one after another and were immediately thrown into battle.

This volume in the Casemate Illustrated series examines the Waffen-SS in Normandy during the fierce fighting of June 1944, when they struggled to hold back the Allied advance on Caen, though the picture was by no means one-sided. Extensively illustrated with photographs, tank profiles, maps, and accompanied by biographies of key personnel and explanatory text boxes, this volume gives a clear and accessible account of events, challenging some popular perceptions along the way. 1 vol, 128 pgs 2018 US, CASEMATE
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1-2171207 Buffetaut, Yves GERMAN ARMOR IN NORMANDY Throughout WWII, a shift occurred in the composition of the large armored units of armies which lead to an increase in the power of their tanks in particular. The Germans were no exception. Many of its recently formed Panzer divisions, from the 12th SS-Panzerdivision Hitlerjugend to the 2nd SS-Panzerdivision Das Reich, were thrust into the effort to repel the Allies from June to August 1944 in Normandy. Within just ten weeks they would be defeated.

This volume of Casemate Illustrated starts by exploring the initial struggle to gain control of Caen after the Allies had landed on the beaches of Normandy which resulted in the ferocious German Tiger tanks hammering the 7th Armored Division. The subsequent strategies the commanders devised for the Panzer tanks during Operations Goodwood and Cobra were not so successful, ultimately ending in disaster for the Germans as the Allies broke through the German line by the end of July.

With over 100 photos, diagrams showing the composition of German armored divisions, and color profiles of tanks and other armored vehicles, this is a detailed examination of the German armored forces in Normandy in 1944, focusing on the organization of the 10 Panzer divisions that took part, the vehicles they relied on and the battles they fought in and why ultimately their combined strength was not enough. 1 vol, 128 pgs 2018 US, CASEMATE
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1-2171208 Buffetaut, Yves ARDENNES 1944: The Battle of the Bulge German army deficiencies are often cited as the reason for the failure of the German counteroffensive in the Ardennes region of France, Belgium, and Luxembourg in December of 1944 to January 1945 which the Germans called Operation Wacht am Rhein. The Allies named it the Ardennes Counteroffensive, and it was also commonly known as the Battle of the Bulge.

The three German armies were in differing states when they regrouped for the offensive - only the 5th Panzer Army assembled in good condition, with the 6th and the 7th mediocre at best. The divisions were also often not mobile enough because of the lack of automotive equipment and were short on tanks and artillery. But these cannot be considered the only reasons for the German failure: it was also the speed of the Allied reaction, and especially the conduct of the Americans, who experienced some of the fiercest combat of the war, and suffered over 100,000 casualties.

This volume in the Casemate Illustrated series, with over 100 photographs and 24 color profiles describes in detail the different events that caused the German defeat, from the beginning of the offensive on December 16, 1944 to the retreat behind the Siegfried Line. It looks at several topics in particular: the American resistance at St. Vith; the resistance of the 101st Airborne in Bastogne; German obstinacy in persisting with the siege at Bastogne; the airlift and the intervention of the 9th US Air Force; the rapid regrouping of the 3rd US Army; Patton's counterattack; the British counterattack; and finally how the Allies failed to transform the German withdrawal into rout, missing an opportunity to cross the Siegfried line and the Rhine on the heels of the Germans, leading to an incomplete victory. 1 vol, 128 pgs 2018 US, CASEMATE
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1-2171209 Buffetaut, Yves THE WAFFEN-SS IN NORMANDY: July 1944 One of the greatest paradoxes of the Battle of Normandy is that the German divisions found it much harder to reach the front line than the Allies, who had to cross the sea and then deploy in a cramped bridgehead until the American breakthrough of late July 1944. The Waffen-SS were no better off than the Heer units and German high command never quite got on top of operations, as the divisions were thrown into the melee one by one. Includes 150 Black & white photos, color profiles, and maps.

During the month of June 1944, the Panzer divisions present succeeded in containing the Allies in a small bridgehead. In July, the arrival of more SS divisions should have finally allowed the Germans to counterattack decisively. This was not the reality. The Allies had also strengthened in number and kept the blows coming, one after another. Each SS-Panzer division had a different experience of the fighting in July.

This Casemate Illustrated looks at the divisions one by one throughout Operations Goodwood and Cobra which saw large tank battles and the collapse of the German front in Normandy. It includes over 100 photographs, alongside biographies of the commanders and color profiles of trucks and tanks which played a key role in operations as the Americans succeeded in breaking through the German line of defense. 1 vol, 128 pgs 2019 US, CASEMATE
NEW-softcover, available early May 2019 ......$25.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-2171210 Buffetaut, Yves THE FALAISE POCKET: Normandy August 1944 By early August 1944, the German Army was in turmoil: while it was managing to hold back the Allies, the defense involved resources that could not be replaced and the Allies ruled the skies above. Illustrated account examines the battle from the failed offensive at Mortain to the Pocket, looking at both German and Allied perspectives, using maps, diagrams and profiles to complete the story. Includes 120 photos plus color profiles and maps. 1 vol, 128 pgs 2019 US, CASEMATE
NEW-softcover, available late May 2019 ......$25.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-237970 Bulanda, Susan MILITARY DOGS OF WORLD WAR II This illustrated book presents an overview of how dogs were trained and used in WWII by different countries, including many stories of individual animals that served on the front lines. It also summarizes the various programs established to take care of the animals and send them home after the war. 1 vol, 128 pgs 2023 UK, CASEMATE
NEW-pb, available mid August 2023 ......$30.00 with a discount of 15% inc

1-199690 Bull, Stephen SECOND WORLD WAR INFANTRY TACTICS: The European Theatre Focuses on the infantry theory and the combat experience of the British, German, US, and Soviet armies. His close analysis of the rules of engagement, the tactical manuals, the training and equipment is balanced by vivid descriptions of the tactics as they were tested in action. 6 x 9 inches, 40 illustrations. 1 vol, 224 pgs 2012 UK, Pen and Sword
NEW-dj, available mid September 2012 ......$40.00 with a discount of 15%

1-211820 Burtt, John BARBAROSSA DELUXE: Germany's Assault on the Soviet Union, 1941-1945 Strategic-level, two-player 'mini-monster' wargame by Ty Bomba of intermediate complexity that covers the entire Russo-German War. Play may end sooner than the historic termination time, if the German player is able to do significantly better than his historic counterparts by advancing so quickly he causes the overall political, social, economic, and military collapse of the Soviet Union.

Likewise, if the Soviet player is able to carry out his strategic comeback more efficiently than did his historic counterparts during the second half of the real war, the game may again end earlier than it did historically.

Each extra-large hexagons on the on two-sheet map represents 55 miles. The large-size (5/8-inch) counters provide corps as primary units of maneuver for the Germans, while for the Soviets they're armies.

The full order of battle is easily the most complete ever published in any simulation at this level, including every corps, corps equivalent, army, army detachment, fortress command, Tiger battalion, cavalry mechanized group, and ad hoc large-size unit that took part.

Also includes air army and air fleet counters in the order of battle, as well as the entire Soviet arsenal of Breakthrough Artillery corps. Each full turn represents one to two months, depending on the time of year.

Six scenarios included: The Grand Campaign, 1941-45; The Road Back, 1942-45; Operations Blue & Kremlin, 1942; Operation Citadel, 1943; What If: Manstein's Gambit, 1943; and What If: 1942 (assuming the war didn't start until a year after its historic date). Both the multi-year scenarios can be played out in a long day of gaming, while the one-year scenarios can each be completed in under four hours.

Contents: Two 22x34-inch map, 352 die-cut counters, One full-color Rules booklet, 116-page campaign analysis (includes 20 maps)

Also includes: Barbarossa, S&T Press's first Special Interest Publication (SIP), is written by well-known military historian John Burtt. Presented in 116 pages is a chronologic textual and cartographic analysis of that terrible conflict's first half, from the day the Germans first crossed the border to the surrender of their Sixth Army in the Stalingrad pocket early in 1943. Includes over two dozen full-color and highly detailed maps, along with orders of battle and dozens of period photographs. 1 vol, 60 pgs 2016 US, DECISION GAMES
NEW-pb, available late November 2016 ......$65.00 with a discount of 10%

1-236860 Burtt, John OPERATION C3: Hitler's Plan to Invade Malta 1942 Offers a detailed study of the Axis 1942 plan to invade and take the island of Malta. Examines the combatants up to the Axis capture of Tobruk and provides a realistic assessment of what would have had to happen if the Axis had decided to launch the invasion. Provides a speculative day-by-day battle narrative of the invasion as if it had occurred on Saturday, August 15, 1942. The battle narrative is based on the combatant's actual plans from the Italian and Maltese archives. Includes 13 color illustrations and 10 B&W illustrations.

A Reality & Analysis section is added after the battle narrative to discuss what really happened after Tobruk fell and why Operation C3 was never attempted. 1 vol, 224 pgs 2023 UK, PEN & SWORD
NEW-dj, available late April 2023 ......$43.00 with a discount of 15% inc

1-222530 Buschleb, Hermann OPERATION CRUSADER: Tank Warfare in the Desert, Tobruk 1941 English translation of a German account of Operation Crusader in front of Tobruk in the fall of 1941. Examines the roles of commanders, parameters of the battle: the terrain, weather, visibility, logistics, intelligence, and the forces involved. Narrates the course and result of the battle. 1 vol, 128 pgs 2020 US, CASEMATE
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1-193000 Buttar, Prit Battleground Prussia - The Assault on Germany's Eastern Front 1944-45 In September 1944 the Soviet Army poured into German territory, flooding the martial heartland of the Reich, Prussia. Hopelessly outnumbered by the human wave of the Red Army, the Wehrmacht fought on with determination, but was gradually beaten back. This book describes the great battles that marked the Soviet conquest of Prussia, from Memel to Konigsberg, the Heiligenbeil Pocket to Danzig. Using accounts never before published in English, Prit Buttar looks at the campaign both from a command level, and from the perspective of normal soldiers on the front line.
1 vol, 512 pgs 2010 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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2-201720 Buttar, Prit BETWEEN GIANTS: The Battle for the Baltics in World War II During World War II, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia found themselves trapped between the giants of the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany. Over the course of the war these states were repeatedly occupied by different forces, and local government organizations and individuals were forced to choose between supporting the occupying forces or forming partisan units to resist their occupation.

Devastated during the German invasion, these states then became the site of some of the most vicious fighting during the Soviet counter-attack and push towards Berlin. Many would be caught up in the bitter fighting in the region and, in particular, in the huge battles for the Courland Bridgehead during Operation Bagration, when hundreds of thousands of soldiers would fight and die in the last year of the war.

By the end of the war, death and deportation had cost the Baltic States over 20 per cent of their total population and Soviet occupation was to see the iron curtain descend on the region for four decades. Using numerous first-hand accounts and detailed archival research, Prit Buttar weaves a magisterial account of the bitter fighting on the Eastern Front and the three small states whose fates were determined by the fortunes and misfortunes of war. 1 vol, 416 pgs 2013 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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2-218190 Buttar, Prit ON A KNIFE'S EDGE: The Ukraine, November 1942-March 1943 Late 1942 saw the strategic situation on the Eastern Front change completely. The encirclement of Paulus' Sixth Army in Stalingrad trapped a significant portion of the Wehrmacht's combat forces in the ruins of the devastated city, where they would ultimately die or be taken prisoner, but at the same time the entire German position was left in a catastrophic state.

The year's campaign had seen the Germans advance first east, but then increasingly to the south and southeast; the Soviet counter-offensive not only isolated Sixth Army, it also raised the possibility of the collapse of the entire front. The ultimate failure of the Red Army to achieve this is due in no small part to the efforts of one of the Wehrmacht's greatest commanders: Erich von Manstein, who rebuilt the German front line and fought a mobile campaign, in which all the strengths of the German forces, and all the weaknesses of their Soviet opponents, were revealed. 1 vol, 456 pgs 2019 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-softcover edition, available mid October 2019 ......$21.00 with a discount of 15% rct

2-221720 Buttar, Prit RETRIBUTION: The Soviet Reconquest of Central Ukraine, 1943 Making use of the extensive memoirs of German and Russian soldiers to bring their story to life, the narrative follows on from On A Knife's Edge, which described the encirclement and destruction of the German Sixth Army at Stalingrad and the offensives and counter-offensives that followed throughout the winter of 1942-43. Beginning towards the end of the Battle of Kursk, Retribution explores the massive Soviet offensive that followed the end of Operation Zitadelle, which saw depleted and desperate German troops forced out of Western Ukraine.

Describes in detail the little-known series of near-constant battles that saw a weakened German army confronted by a tactically sophisticated force of over six million Soviet troops. As a result, the Wehrmacht was driven back to the Dnepr and German forces remaining in the Kuban Peninsula south of Rostov were forced back into the Crimea, a retreat which would become one of many in the months that followed. 1 vol, 480 pgs 2020 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-225530 Buttar, Prit The Reckoning - The Defeat of Army Group South, 1944 By the end of 1944 the Red Army was poised on the very frontiers of the Third Reich. How had the once unstoppable, mighty Wehrmacht faltered so disastrously? Certainly it had suffered defeats before, in particular the vast catastrophe of Stalingrad, but it was in 1944 that the war was ultimately lost. It was no longer a case of if but rather when the Red Army would be at the gates of Berlin.

Retraces the ebb and flow of the various battles and campaigns fought throughout the Ukraine and Romania in 1944. January and February saw Army Group South encircled in the Korsun Pocket. Although many of the encircled troops did escape, in part due to Soviet intelligence and command failures, the Red Army would endeavour to not make the same mistakes again. Indeed, in the coming months the Red Army would demonstrate an ability to learn and improve, reinventing itself as a war-winning machine, demonstrated clearly in its success in the Iasi-Kishinev operation.

The view of the Red Army as a huge, unskilled horde that rolled over everything in its path is just one myth that The Reckoning reassess. So too does it re-evaluate the apparent infallibility of German military commanders, the denial of any involvement in (or often even knowledge of) the heinous crimes committed in the occupied territories by German forces, and the ineffectiveness of Axis allies, such as the Romanians at Iasi, to withstand the Soviet forces. 1 vol, 5 pgs 2020 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-dj, available mid October 2020 ......$35.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-234840 Buttar, Prit MEAT GRINDER: The Battles for the Rzhev Salient 1942-43 Examines the four major offensives launched by the Red Army against the Rzhev Salient, all of which were defeated with heavy losses, exceeding two million killed, wounded or missing, until eventually, the Germans were forced to evacuate the salient in March 1943. So many casualties occurred, it was called The Meat Grinder. Drawing on the latest research, the book provides a new study of these horrific battles but also examines how the Red Army did ultimately learn from its colossal failures and how its analysis of these failures at the time helped pave the way for the eventual Soviet victory against Army Group Center in the summer of 1944, leaving the road to Berlin clear. 1 vol, 320 pgs 2022 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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2-234840 Buttar, Prit MEAT GRINDER: The Battles for the Rzhev Salient 1942-43 Examines the four major offensives launched by the Red Army against the Rzhev Salient, all of which were defeated with heavy losses, exceeding two million killed, wounded or missing, until eventually, the Germans were forced to evacuate the salient in March 1943. So many casualties occurred, it was called The Meat Grinder. Drawing on the latest research, the book provides a new study of these horrific battles but also examines how the Red Army did ultimately learn from its colossal failures and how its analysis of these failures at the time helped pave the way for the eventual Soviet victory against Army Group Center in the summer of 1944, leaving the road to Berlin clear. 1 vol, 464 pgs 2024 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-238420 Buttar, Prit TO BESIEGE A CITY: Leningrad 1941-42 Examines the 900-day siege of Leningrad, with constant bombing, shelling, and starvation, during WWII. Discusses the first German offensive of January 1942 and was followed by repeated assaults and details the dramatic race to create the road across the ice of Lake Ladoga. First-hand accounts from both Soviet and German soldiers, many never previously translated, explore the horrific series of battles and assaults to life. Ultimately the determination of the defenders to hold out during this first phase of the siege and the desperate attempts to break it became a hugely significant part of Russian wartime history. 1 vol, 464 pgs 2023 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-dj, available mid September 2023 ......$40.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-245850 Buttar, Prit HERO CITY: Leningrad 1943-44 Examines the story of how the siege of Leningrad was finally broken. Uses original Russian source material to vividly describe the deprivations visited upon those trapped, and also details the tactical successes and strategic failures of both sides. By enduring the siege in the face of impossible odds, Russian soldiers and civilians beat the Germans. By the end of 1943, the German forces, themselves broken by deprivations and extreme weather, began to pull back. The Red Army launched a decisive attack that cracked the German line and ended the siege. Their determination to hold out has become a hugely significant part of Russian history, the echoes of the battle helping to define both a country and its politics. Contains 16-page plate section in black and white.

Contents:
* List of Illustrations
* List of Maps
* Dramatis Personae
* Introduction: A Singular City
* Chapter 1: Unfinished Business
* Chapter 2: Iskra - Planning
* Chapter 3: Iskra - Execution
* Chapter 4: Polyarnaya Zvezda
* Chapter 5: The Last Battles Before Spring
* Chapter 6: A Tense Summer
* Chapter 7: The Summer Offensive: Sinyavino
* Chapter 8: An Autumn of Blood and Attrition
* Chapter 9: Winter Planning
* Chapter 10: Yanvarskiiy Grom
* Chapter 11: Retreat from Leningrad
* Chapter 12: Schild und Schwert
* Chapter 13: After the Siege
* Chapter 14: Military Memories and Assessments of the Siege of Leningrad
* Chapter 15: The Myths and Legends of Leningrad
* Notes
* Bibliography
* Index 1 vol, 464 pgs 2024 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-COM1086 Butterfield, John WWII COMMANDER: Volume One: Battle of the Bulge WWII Commander, Volume One: Battle of the Bulge is the first in a series of fast-playing area-based games on key campaigns of the Second World War. Battle of the Bulge is a two-player game of the German offensive against the Western Allies in December 1944, designed by game designer John H. Butterfield.

Players take turns deciding which units to activate on either attack or defense. As the German player, you must make big gains and be as aggressive as possible while you hold the numerical advantage without over-committing your units, over-extending supply lines or falling prone to fuel shortages. As the Allied player, you must first withstand the initial German surprise attack and coordinate effective holding actions while defending key geographic objectives as you muster your arriving forces for counterattacks.

Components:
* Mounted 25 x 22-inch map
* 140 over-sized 3/4-inch counters
* Rules booklet
* German Order of Battle Appearance Display
* Allied Order of Battle Appearance Display
* Two player Aid cards
* 50 Activation cubes
* 40 wooden German control discs
* Seven 10-sided dice
* Box and Lid 1 vol, 1 pgs 2020 US, COMPASS GAMES
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1-COM1121 Butterfield, John WWII COMMANDER: Volume Two: Kharkov Enemy Action: Kharkov is the second game in John Butterfield's acclaimed Enemy Action series of card-driven games simulating pivotal battles in World War II, playable by two players or one player controlling either side in the conflict.

This portrays the Third Battle of Kharkov, the key Eastern Front battle in which the German Army ended a string of Soviet victories begun at Stalingrad. In the late winter of 1943, Soviet Operations code-named Star and Gallop drove the Germans from the city of Kharkov and threatened a complete breakthrough, only to be driven back by the German counteroffensive known as Von Manstein's Back Hand Blow.

Components:
Three 22x34-inch maps (1 for each solitaire game and 1 for the 2-player game)
Three rules books (1 for each game)
Two full sheets of counters, printed both sides
110 playing cards (poker quality)
Multiple player aid cards
One ten-sided die (for solo play)
One full color 3-inch box and lid

Scale:
Map: 7.5 miles per hex. Hexes are oversized for easy counter handling.
Time: Three days per turn, with several impulses in each turn.
Unit: Regiments, brigades and divisions 1 vol, 1 pgs 2022 US, COMPASS GAMES
NEW-box ......$125.00 with a discount of 15% inc

1-969011 Buttler, Tony 011 JET PROTOTYPES OF WORLD WAR II: Gloster, Heinkel, and Caproni Campini's Wartime Jet Programmes X-Planes series. While World War II raged, pioneering aircraft and engine designers were busy developing the world's first practical jet-powered research aircraft to test and prove the new technology. This book examines the aircraft that paved the way for Germany's Me 262 and Britain's Meteor -- the world's first jet fighters.

Throughout the war, Germany, Italy and Britain engaged in top-secret jet programs as they raced to develop the airpower of the future. Various experimental aircraft were trialled in order to achieve the goal of producing an effective engine and fighter that could harness the potential of the jet power. These included the German Heinkel He 178 research aircraft and Heinkel He 280 jet fighter prototype, the famed British E.28/39 research aircraft built by Gloster Aircraft as well as the stillborn E.5/42 fighter and E.1/44 Ace fighter prototype, and finally the remarkable Italian Caproni-Campini N.1/CC 2 research aircraft.

Illustrated throughout with full-color artwork and rare photographs, this fascinating study examines the fore-runners to the military jet age. 1 vol, 80 pgs 2019 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-softcover, available mid September 2019 ......$22.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-46420 Caidin, Martin TIGERS ARE BURNING, THE The story of the Battle of Kursk, the greatest single land/air engagement in history, b/w maps and illust, biblio, index. 1 vol, 235 pgs 1974 NY, HAWTHORNE BOOKS
GOOD-dj, one copy available ......$20.00

1-216440 Campbell-Jones, Suzanne NO ORDINARY PILOT: One Young Man's Extraordinary Exploits in World War II After a lifetime in the RAF, Group Captain Bob Allen, finally allowed his children and grandchildren to see his official flying log. It contained the line: 'KILLED WHILST ON OPERATIONS'. He refused to answer any further questions, leaving instead a memoir of his life during World War II. Joining up aged 19, within six months he was in No.1 Squadron flying a Hurricane in a dog fight over the Channel.

For almost two years he lived in West Africa, fighting Germany's Vichy French allies, as well as protecting the Southern Atlantic supply routes. Returning home at Christmas 1942, he retrained as a fighter-bomber pilot flying Typhoons and was one of the first over the Normandy beaches on D-Day. On 25 July 1944, he was shot down, spending the rest of the war in a POW camp -- Stalag Luft 3 -- where he was held in solitary confinement, interrogated by the Gestapo, and imprisoned in the infamous, and suffered the winter march of 1945 before being liberated by the Russians.

Fleshing out Bob's careful third-person memoir with detailed research, his daughter Suzanne Campbell Jones tells the gripping story of a more or less ordinary man, who came home with extraordinary memories which he kept to himself for more than 50 years. 1 vol, 320 pgs 2018 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-972007 Campbell, David 007 GERMAN INFANTRYMAN vs SOVIET RIFLEMAN: Barbarossa 1941 The Axis invasion of the Soviet Union on 22 June 1941 pitted Nazi Germany and her allies against Stalin's forces in a mighty struggle for survival. Fighting alongside the spearhead Panzer divisions were Germany's highly skilled and veteran motorized infantrymen - including the German Army's premier unit, Infanterie-Regiment (mot.) Grossdeutschland.

Opposing these German mobile forces, the Soviets deployed the often ill-trained and poorly equipped men of the rifle regiments, who fought tenaciously and with the threat of savage reprisals from their own side. Three bruising clashes during the first seven weeks of the campaign are assessed - a bloody encounter battle at Zhlobin, the struggle for the destroyed city of Smolensk, and then a prolonged clash along a dangerously stretched German defensive perimeter at Vas'kovo-Voroshilovo.

Includes: Introduction, The opposing sides, Zhlobin: 6 July 1941, Smolensk: 15-23 July 1941, Vas'kovo-Voroshilovo: 23-27 July 1941, Analysis, Aftermath, Unit organizations, Bibliography, and Index. 1 vol, 80 pgs 2014 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-softcover, available mid July 2014 ......$22.00 with a discount of 15%

1-972021 Campbell, David 021 FINNISH SOLDIER vs. SOVIET SOLDIER: Winter War 1939-40 The Winter War was supposed to be a quick and easy conflict; instead it proved to be a bitter war that destroyed the international reputation of the Soviet Red Army. The diminutive Finnish force was desperately outnumbered by almost half a million Russian troops, but rather than sweeping across their neighbors the Soviet troops stumbled blindly, constantly wrong-footed and then bloodied by their seemingly insignificant foe.

Drawing on a wide range of sources this study looks at three key battles, drawing a stark contrast between the poorly prepared Russian troops and the Finns, who made excellent use of terrain and innovative guerrilla tactics as they defended their homeland.

Detailed maps and specially commissioned artwork highlight key moments in the Winter War, a David-and-Goliath conflict that saw the Soviet Union suffer horrendous losses as they tried to recover from each disastrous defeat. 1 vol, 80 pgs 2016 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb, available mid October 2016 ......$20.00 with a discount of 15%

1-972025 Campbell, David 025 CANADIAN CORPS SOLDIER vs ROYAL BAVARIAN SOLDIER: Vimy Ridge to Passchendaele 1917 In 1917 the soldiers of the Canadian Corps would prove themselves the equal of any fighting on the Western Front, while on the other side of the wire, the men of the Royal Bavarian Army won a distinguished reputation in combat. Employing the latest weapons and pioneering tactics, these two forces would clash in three notable encounters: the Canadian storming of Vimy Ridge, the back-and-forth engagement at Fresnoy and at the sodden, bloody battle of Passchendaele.

Featuring carefully chosen archive photographs and specially commissioned artwork, this study assesses these three hard-fought battles in 1917 on the Western Front, and offers a new take on the evolving nature of infantry combat in World War I. 1 vol, 80 pgs 2017 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb, available mid June 2017 ......$20.00 with a discount of 15%

1-972033 Campbell, David 033 US AIRBORNE SOLDIER vs GERMAN SOLDIER: Sicily, Normandy, and Operation Market Garden, 1943-44 The US Airborne force fielded some of the toughest, best-trained and most resourceful troops of World War II -- all necessary qualities in a force that was lightly armed and which would in most operational circumstances be surrounded from the moment it landed on the battlefield.

The German Wehrmacht grew to rely on a series of defensive measures to combat the airborne threat, including fortifications, localized reserves, and special training to help intercept and disrupt airborne troops both in the air and on the ground. Despite such methods, it was cool-headed command and control that would prove to be the real key to blunting the Airborne's edge.

Using specially commissioned artwork, this book examines the development of the American airborne forces that spearheaded the Allied effort in Sicily, Normandy, and Operation Market Garden, and the German countermeasures that evolved in response to the threat of Allied airborne landings. 1 vol, 80 pgs 2018 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-softcover, available mid June 2018 ......$20.00 with a discount of 15%

1-88140 Campbell, Stephen POLICE BATTALIONS OF THE THIRD REICH 8.5x11, with more than 120 b/w images highlight this look at the history of each battalion and the role they played. 1 vol, 160 pgs 2007 ATGLEN, SCHIFFER BOOKS
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1-66652 Canales, F. Martinez LENINGRADO 1941-1944: La Division Azul en Combate The Spanish 'Blue' Division in action at Leningrad, Color and b/w plates, photos. 1 vol, 80 pgs 2012 ITALY
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1-218240 Cansiere, Romain and Gilbert Oscar TANKS IN HELL: A Marine Corps Tank Company on Tarawa On 20 November 1943 the Second Marine Division launched the first amphibious assault of the Pacific War, directly into the teeth of powerful Japanese defenses on Tarawa. In that blood-soaked invasion, a single company of Sherman tanks, of which only two survived, played a pivotal role in turning the tide from looming disaster to legendary victory. This study uses official documents, memoirs, interviews with veterans, and personal and aerial photographs to follow Charlie Company from its formation, and trace the movement, action-and loss-of individual tanks in this horrific four-day struggle.

It is a story of escapes from drowning tanks, and even more harrowing escapes from tanks knocked out behind Japanese lines. It is a story of men doing whatever needed to be done, from burying the dead to hand-carrying heavy cannon ammunition forward under fire. It is the story of how the two surviving tanks and their crews expanded a perilously thin beachhead, and cleared the way for critical reinforcements to come ashore. But most of all it is a story of how a few unsung Marines helped turn near disaster into epic victory. 1 vol, 264 pgs 2018 US, CASEMATE
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1-66672 Canules, Francisco ALAS ESPANOLES EN RUSIA 1941-1944 This latest installment of 'Warriors and Battles' color illust and maps. 1 vol, 96 pgs 2012 ITALY
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1-225220 Car, John The Defence and Fall of Greece 1940-41 On 28th October 1940, after the Greek premier Ioannis Metaxis rejected a deliberately provocative ultimatum from Mussolini, Italian forces began the invasion of Greece via Albania.

This aggression was prompted by Mussolini's desire for a quick victory to rival Hitler's rapid conquest of France and the Low Countries. On paper, Greek forces were poorly equipped and ill-prepared for the conflict, but Mussolini had underestimated the skill and determination of the defenders. Within weeks the Italian invasion force was driven back over the border and Greek forces actually advanced deep into Albania. A renewed Italian offensive in March 1941 was also given short shrift, prompting Hitler to intervene to save his ally. German forces invaded Greece via Bulgaria on 6 April.

The Greeks, now assisted by British forces, resisted by land, sea and air but were overwhelmed by the superior German forces and their blitzkrieg tactics. Despite a dogged rearguard action by Anzac forces at the famous pass of Thermopyale, Athens fell on the 27th April and the British evacuated 50,000 troops to Crete. This island, whose airfields and naval bases Churchill considered vital to the defense of Egypt and the Suez Canal, was invaded by German airborne troops the following month and eventually captured after a bitter thirteen-day battle. The remaining British troops were evacuated and the fall of Greece completed. 1 vol, 272 pgs 2020 UK, PEN & SWORD
NEW-pb, available late August 2020 ......$27.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-204940 Carey, Alan TWIN MUSTANG: The Mustang F-82 at War - Images of War Series One of the most unusual and remarkable American fighter aircraft, the F-82 Twin Mustang was the last mass production propeller-driven fighter acquired by the US Air Force. Originally intended as a very long-range fighter escort for the Boeing B-29 Superfortress during World War II, it arrived too late to see combat and evolved into a night and all-weather fighter during the post-war years. Combat operations in the Korean War followed, along with a host of other dynamic episodes of deployment. This work traces the developmental, operational, and combat history of this unique American fighter and features 120 photographs and illustrations, many of which have never been published before.

Seven chapters, all extensively illustrated, cover the aircraft's development, descriptions of the variants and subtypes, details of initial entry into service, three chapters covering the F-82's service in the Korean War, and a final chapter detailing the type's removal from the Korean War Theater in February 1952, to see out its operational days in the Alaskan Air Defense Command.

An appendix section follows, featuring tables of the different variants, an illustrated list of known nose art applied to F-82s, and an entry of losses suffered in the Korean War. All these additional details bring new points of interest to the popular Images of War format, making for a richer, more informative reading experience.

Focusing on an overlooked type, deployed in a conflict often sidelined within mainstream war histories, this publication offers a much deserved platform upon which to appreciate this dynamic and immensely interesting aircraft. 1 vol, 128 pgs 2014 UK, PEN AND SWORD
NEW-softcover, available late April 2014 ......$25.00 with a discount of 15%

2-199740 Carr, John ON SPARTAN WINGS: The Royal Hellenic Air Force in World War Two Rarely has an air force gone into combat as poorly prepared and outgunned as the Royal Hellenic Air Force (RHAF) had to when Mussolini's Italy dragged Greece into war on 28 October 1940. Without warning, as Italian forces poured over the frontier from Albania, the RHAF's paltry effective lineup of 128 battle worthy aircraft, most of them obsolete, were pitted against the 463 fielded by the Regia Aeronautica, whose pilots had honed their skills in the Spanish Civil War. On the Greek side, aces such as Marinos Mitralexis, with his audacious ramming of an Italian bomber on the fifth day of the war, ensured that morale in the RHAF remained high.

Though the RAF pitched in with whatever help it could provide in machines and manpower, the aerial war was unequal from the beginning. By the end of 1940 the RHAF was seriously depleted, though individual pilots and crews continued to fight valiantly. The end came in April 1941 when Germany rescued Italy. The Luftwaffe blasted out of the sky what remained of the RHAF and whatever RAF units remained.

Until Greece was liberated in October 1944, the RHAF units in the Allied air forces ranged over targets in the Aegean Sea, Italy, and Yugoslavia. After the end of World War II the RHAF was called upon to confront the threat of an attempted communist takeover of Greece and played a major part in overcoming the rebellion and saving the country for the West. Includes 20 b/w photos and 2 maps. 1 vol, 192 pgs 2022 UK, PEN AND SWORD
NEW-pb edition; available early September 2024 ......$27.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-203010 Carr, John THE DEFENCE AND FALL OF GREECE 1940-41 On 28 October 1940, the Greek premier, Ioannis Metaxis, refused to accept a deliberately provocative ultimatum from Mussolini and Italian forces began the invasion of Greece via Albania. This aggression was prompted by Mussolini's desire for a quick victory to rival Hitler's rapid conquest of France and the Low Countries. On paper, Greek forces were poorly equipped and ill prepared for the conflict but Mussolini had underestimated the skill and determination of the defenders. Within weeks the Italian invasion force was driven back over the border and Greek forces actually advanced deep into Albania.

A renewed Italian offensive in March 1941 was also given short shrift, prompting Hitler to intervene to save his ally. German forces invaded Greece via Bulgaria on 6 April. The Greeks, now assisted by British forces, resisted by land, sea and air but were overwhelmed by the superior German forces and their blitzkrieg tactics.

Despite a dogged rearguard action by Anzac forces at the famous pass of Thermopylae, Athens fell on the 27th April and the British evacuated 50,000 troops to Crete. This island, whose airfields and naval bases Churchill considered vital to the defense of Egypt and the Suez Canal, was invaded by German airborne troops the following month and eventually captured after a bitter thirteen-day battle. The remaining British troops were evacuated and the fall of Greece completed.

John Carr's masterful account of these desperate campaigns, while not disparaging the British and Commonwealth assistance, draws heavily on Greek sources to emphasize the oft-neglected experience of the Greeks themselves and their contribution to the fight against fascism. 1 vol, 272 pgs 2013 UK, PEN AND SWORD
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1-226200 Carr, John MUSSOLINI'S DEFEAT AT HILL 731, March 1941: How the Greeks Halted Italy's Albanian Offensive Hill 731 was the scene of the most ferocious battle of the Greek-Italian War in Albania. Watched by Mussolini himself, on 9 March 1941 the Italians launched their Spring Offensive, designed to stem four months of humiliating reverses. The objective was a pair of parallel valleys dominated by the Greek-held Hill 731 that had to be taken at all costs.

The Italian Eighth Corps, part of Geloso's 11th Army, had the task of seizing the heights, spearheaded by 38 (Puglie) Division. Holding the position was the Greek 1 Division of II Corps, with 4 and 6 Division on the flanks.

For 17 days, after a massive artillery barrage (which reduced the hill's height by 6 metros), the Italians threw themselves with great courage against the Evzones on the hill, to be repeatedly smashed with appalling losses. It was an Iwo Jima-type merciless fight at close quarters, where bayonets held the place of honor but the battered Greeks held.

Mussolini had wanted a spring victory to impress the F?hrer. Instead, the bloody debacle of Hill 731 could well have contributed to Hitler's decision to postpone his invasion of Russia by at least four weeks, a costly delay. 1 vol, 502 pgs 2020 UK, PEN & SWORD
NEW-dj, available late January 2021 ......$35.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-201220 Carruthers, Bob HITLER'S FORGOTTEN ARMIES: Combat in Norway and Finland New edition reprint covers the German campaigns in the northern theater of operations encompassing Denmark, Norway, Finland, and the far north of Russia are detailed in this long neglected account of the campaign as described from the German point of view. Based mainly on original German records captured in 1945 alongside the postwar military recollections of veterans, this fascinating account encompasses the lessons and conclusions drawn from these German sources. 1 vol, 384 pgs 2013 UK, Pen and Sword
NEW-softcover, available late March 2013 ......$23.00 with a discount of 15%

1-207930 Carruthers, Bob WAFFEN SS ON THE EASTERN FRONT: Images of War This is the illustrated history of the Waffen SS on the Eastern Front. The life and death of the Waffen SS can be traced in the surviving photographs, and the brooding saga of the decline from triumph into disaster is told through these powerful images which clearly document the reality of combat on the Russian Front. Over 200 original b/w photographs. 1 vol, 100 pgs 2015 UK, PEN & SWORD
NEW-dj, available late March 2015 ......$25.00 with a discount of 15%

1-209610 Carruthers, Bob HITLER'S PROPAGANDA PILGRIMAGE: Images of War Series The famous image of Hitler in Paris has become one of the most iconic images of World War II. However, Hitler only spent a few hours in Paris before heading to Flanders to revisit the sites of the battlefields where he had served during the Great War. He was on a propaganda mission to publicize his own war service and a full photographic record of Hitler's visits to France and Flanders was produced by Heinrich Hoffman, Hitler's personal photographer. Those photographs from 1940 have now been collected together for the first time and are reproduced here along with all of the most important surviving images of Hitler in the Great War.

Featuring rare and previously unpublished images of Hitler in France and Flanders from 1914 to 1940, this important photographic study documents a vital but often overlooked chapter in the story of Adolf Hitler. 1 vol, 144 pgs 2015 UK, PEN & SWORD
NEW-softcover, available mid September 2015 ......$25.00 with a discount of 15%

1-213550 Carruthers, Bob SS GRENADIERS ON THE RUSSIAN FRONT: Images Of War Series Rare photographs from both official and unofficial SS sources illustrate the role of the individual in this epic struggle. This is a candid and comprehensive picture of warfare on the Russian Front at the sharp end. These were the men who manned the trenches, climbed mountains, and marched across the endless steppe in all seasons. 1 vol, 160 pgs 2017 UK, PEN & SWORD
NEW-pb, available mid March 2017 ......$25.00 with a discount of 15%

1-213830 Carruthers, Bob THE CRUSHING OF ARMY GROUP NORTH 1944-1945: Eastern Front -- Images of War This new volume in the long-running Images of War series features rare and unpublished photos 300 b/w illustrations that focus on the Eastern Front 1944-45 as remnants of Army Group North were driven back to the borders of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and East Prussia. 1 vol, 160 pgs 2017 UK, PEN & SWORD
NEW-pb, available late April 2017 ......$25.00 with a discount of 15%

1-216720 Carruthers, Bob GERMAN ARMOUR LOST ON THE EASTERN FRONT: Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives -- Images of War series Rare photographs from German and Russian archives show long-lost German vehicles on the WWII Western Front. Today there are very few surviving vehicles from the Wehrmacht. which illustrate the fate of many of the armored fighting vehicles of Hitler's much vaunted Panzerwaffe. 1 vol, 128 pgs 2018 UK, PEN & SWORD
NEW-softcover, available late April 2018 ......$25.00 with a discount of 15%

1-216730 Carruthers, Bob GERMAN ARMOUR LOST ON THE WESTERN FRONT: Images of War series Rare photographs show long-lost German vehicles on the WWII Western Front. 1 vol, 128 pgs 2018 UK, PEN & SWORD
NEW-softcover, available late April 2018 ......$25.00 with a discount of 15%

1-218580 Carruthers, Bob SS SPECIALIST IN COMBAT: Images of War Series The SS divisions included Cavalrymen, Paratroopers, Mountain, and Ski Battalions and these rare photographs illustrate the unique role played by specialist units in action. Includes 200 Illustrations. 1 vol, 160 pgs 2018 UK, PEN & SWORD
NEW-softcover, available late November 2018 ......$23.00 with a discount of 15%

1-219370 Carruthers, Bob PANZER ROLLEN: The Logistics of a Panzer Division From Primary Sources An insightful look into the workings of the Military Intelligence Service that was invaluable in shaping both the strategy and tactics of the Allied forces during WWII.

Captured German field manuals translated and published by the US Military Intelligence Division are crucial in offering a perception of the intelligence provided to Allied fighters. The two volumes gathered together in this publication were originally published by the German War Office and therefore are particularly valuable, as they also provide a rare glimpse in to the methodology underlying the operation of an armored division from the German perspective. Comprising of two supplementary field manuals, this book is essential reading for any military history enthusiast. 1 vol, 128 pgs 2018 UK, PEN & SWORD
NEW-softcover, available mid February 2019 ......$20.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-COM1104 Carter, Joe DEVIL BOATS: PT Boats In The Solomons Wargame covers the months from July to September 1943 -- the most active months during the campaign against Japanese forces in the New Georgia Islands area as US forces advanced northward. As PT Boat commander, you will lead up to four PT boats on nightly patrols from your PT base on Rendova Island. Your primary goal is to sink as many IJN barges as possible in an attempt to prevent them from transporting troops and supplies to the surrounding islands.

Most patrols can be completed in 15-30 minutes, with the occasional 1-hour patrol if several enemy convoys are encountered. The option to play Short and Medium campaign games of one or two months is also included. One thing is certain: no two missions will ever play the same.

Product Information:
Complexity: 5 out of 10
Solitaire Suitability: 10 out of 10 (designed for solitaire play)
Time Scale: 1 day per mission, 20 missions per month
Map Scale: Abstract
Unit Scale: Individual PT boats, ships, aircraft, guns, specific PT boat crew members/equipment, and ammo/bombs
Players: One (with option for two or more)
Playing Time: 15-60 minutes per mission, 15-30+ hours for full campaign game.

Components: One Counter Sheet of 5/8-inch unit-counters, One 8.5x11-inch, Strategic Movement Map Board, One 8.5x11-inch PT Boat Crewmen Placement Board, One 8.5x11-inch Combat Board , One 8.5x11-inch Special Missions Board, One PT Boat Damage Log Sheet (Laminated), One PT Boat Damage Repair Times Sheet (Laminated), One PT Boat Squadron Status Sheet (Laminated), One IJN Barge Status Sheet (Laminated), One Special Missions / Destroyer Status Sheet (Laminated), Three PT Campaign Log Sheets, Tables Book, Rules Book, Two 6-sided dice, four 10-sided dice, and one 4-sided die, and One erasable marker.
1 vol, 1 pgs 2021 US, COMPASS GAMES
NEW-box ......$69.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-COM1159 Carter, Joe SCHNELL BOATS: Scourge of the English Channel (Solo Wargame) Solitaire, tactical-level, narrative-driven wargame. You, as Kommandant, will lead a squadron of four German Kriegsmarine torpedo boats or experimental turbojet-powered hydrofoil boats on night missions against Allied forces in the English Channel during 1943-1944.

Your ultimate goal is to survive for up to 12 months, while at the same time destroying as many Allied ships as possible without suffering too many squadron losses yourself. But be careful -- play recklessly and lose too many boats and you may find yourself relieved of command and sent back to Germany, or even court-martialed and sent to fight on the front lines as an infantry soldier! But do well and you will earn medals, Knowing you successfully served the Fatherland.

Schnell Boats was designed to be detailed, yet remain accessible to even new players with no prior wargaming experience. Gameplay has been greatly streamlined by avoiding the need to memorize a bunch of complicated rules, yet it still retains a certain level of content, detail, and unpredictability which add to replayability. Most patrols can be completed within 20-30 minutes, with the occasional 1-hour patrol if multiple enemy convoys are encountered. The option to play quicker Short and Medium campaign games of 4 or 8 months is also included. One thing is certain -- no two missions will ever play the same!

Product Information:
* Complexity: 5 out of 10
* Solitaire Suitability: 10 out of 10 (designed for solitaire play)
* Time Scale: 1 day per mission, 10 missions per month
* Map Scale: Abstract
* Unit Scale: Individual Schnell Boats, ships, aircraft, guns, Schnell Boat crew members, equipment, and torpedoes/mines/depth charges/rockets
* Players: One (with option for two or more)
* Playing Time: 20-60 minutes per mission, 5-15+ hours for full campaign game

Components:
* Two Counter Sheets of 5/8-inch counters
* One Strategic Movement Map Board (mounted)
* One Schnell Boat Crewmen Placement Board (Card Stock)
* One Schnell Boat Crewmen Placement Board (Card Stock)
* Two Combat Boards (double-sided) (Card Stock)
* Two Schnell Boat Damage Log Sheets (Laminated Card Stock) 1 vol, 1 pgs 2023 US, COMPASS GAMES
NEW-box ......$69.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-COM1188 Carter, Joe Dog Boats: Battle of the Narrow Seas Dog Boats: Battle of the Narrow Seas is a solitaire, tactical-level, narrative-driven wargame. You, as Commander, will lead a squadron of 4 Royal Navy gun boats or torpedo boats on night missions against German Kriegsmarine forces in the English Channel during 1943-1944.

Dog Boats covers the months from June 1943 to June 1944. Based in either Plymouth or Lowestoft (England), your primary goal is to intercept and sink as many Kriegsmarine merchant ships and tankers as possible. But that's easier said than done, as Luftwaffe air patrols and Kriegsmarine warship patrols will do their best to stop you, along with determined Kriegsmarine convoy escorts.

Product Information:

Complexity: 5 out of 10
Solitaire Suitability: 10 out of 10 (designed for solitaire play)
Time Scale: 1 day per mission, 10 missions per month
Map Scale: Abstract
Unit Scale: Individual boats, ships, aircraft, guns, crew members, equipment, and torpedoes/mines/depth charges/rockets
Players: One (with option for two or more)
Playing Time: 20-60 minutes per mission, 5-15+ hours for full campaign game
Components:

Two Counter Sheets of 5/8 unit-counters (double-sided)
One Strategic Movement Map Board (mounted, double-sided)
One Fairmile D Gun Boat Crewmen Placement Board (Card Stock)
One Vosper 72' Crewmen Placement Board (Card Stock)
Two Combat Boards (double-sided) (Card Stock) 8.5 x 11
One Boat Damage Log Sheet (double-sided) (Laminated Card Stock)
One Boat Squadron Status Sheet (Laminated Card Stock)
One Enemy Warship Status Sheet (Laminated Card Stock)
One Enemy Merchant Ship Status Sheet (Laminated Card Stock)
One Campaign Log Sheet (Paper Pad)
One Boat #1 Crew Status Sheet (Paper Pad)
One Boats #2-#4 Crew Status Sheet (Paper Pad)
Two Tables Books
One Rule Book
Four 10-sided dice, one 6-sided die, one 20-sided die, and one 4-sided die
Two erasable markers 1 vol, 1 pgs 2023 US, COMPASS GAMES
NEW-box ......$69.00 with a discount of 15% inc

1-217900 Celander, Lars HOW CARRIERS FOUGHT: Carrier Operations in WWII In November 1921 the first purpose-built aircraft carrier was launched by the Japanese, followed a year later by the launch of the British Hermes. The conversion of battlecruisers into aircraft carriers after World War I required the consideration of issues including handling aircraft on the flight deck and the techniques of attacking enemy ships, and the evolution of carrier operations was ongoing when World War II broke out. With a focus on the conflict in the Pacific between the US Navy and the imperial Japanese fleet, this title examines how aircraft carriers fought during World War II by first considering all the tools and building blocks of carrier operations, and then discussing the various battles that involved aircraft carriers to explore how carrier operations evolved during war. Includes 21 black and white photos, 7 black and white illustrations, and 5 maps.

Every aspect of carrier operations is covered; from the technology used on the carriers and in aircraft including for navigation and communication, to what life was really like in the cockpit for the pilots. A world of tactical dehydration, amphetamine pills, and illegal smoking is explored, as well as the measures pilots implemented to reduce their risk of death in the event of being hit.

The major carrier battles of the war are considered, from Coral Sea to Leyte Gulf, with a focus on how the tools of carrier operations were employed. At the battle of Midway the debate of concentration vs. dispersion became relevant, as the Japanese decided to divide their forces while the Americans concentrated theirs. How Carriers Fought questions these tactics, exploring which worked best in theory and in practice.

The book concludes with a discussion of how carrier operations changed during the course of the war, as better technology and a better understanding of this new type of warfare allowed for quick advances in how operations were carried out. 1 vol, 296 pgs 2018 US, CASEMATE
NEW-dj, available early September 2018 ......$35.00 with a discount of 15%

1-219380 Celeski, Joseph THE GREEN BERETS IN THE LAND OF A MILLION ELEPHANTS - U.S. Army Special Warfare and the Secret War in Laos 1959-74 The Secret War in Laos was one of the first 'Long Wars' for special operations, spanning a period of about thirteen years. It was one of the largest CIA-paramilitary operations of the time, kept out of the view of the American public until now.

Between 1959 and 1974, Green Berets were covertly deployed to Laos to prevent a communist take-over or at least preserve the kingdom's neutrality. Operators dressed in civilian clothes, armed with cover stories and answering only to 'Mister,' were delivered to the country by Air America, where they answered to the U.S. Ambassador. There they were faced with the complexities of the three factions in Laos, as well as operating with limited resources - maps of the country often had large blank areas and essential supplies often didn't arrive at all. In challenging tropical conditions they trained and undertook combat advisory duties with native and tribal forces. Veterans remember Hmong guerrillas and Lao soldiers who were often shorter than the M1 rifles they carried.

The Green Berets' service in Laos was the first strategic challenge since its formation in 1952, and proved one of the first major applications of special warfare doctrine. Clouded in secrey until the 1990s, this story is comprehensively told for the first time using official archival documents and interviews with veterans.
1 vol, 400 pgs 2018 US, CASEMATE
NEW-dj, available mid February 2019 ......$33.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-218340 Cestra, Carlo AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS LEXINGTON 1935 The USS Lexington (CV-2) was the second aircraft carrier of Lexington class built by the United States (first was the USS Langley), but the first used operationally. Includes 166 profiles, double-sided A2 sheet with modeling plans.

The history of the USS Lexington was troubled: in fact it was designed in 1916 to be an atypical battle cruiser, as little armored, but with heavy cannons. Because of the Washington Treaty of 1922 about the reduction of naval armaments, she was reclassified and converted into an aircraft carrier, capable of carrying a flight of 85 aircraft. 1 vol, 92 pgs 2018 POLAND, KAGERO
NEW-softcover, available mid October 2018 ......$37.00 with a discount of 15%

4-74900 Chamberlain, Peter and Ellis, Chris BRITISH AND AMERICAN TANKS OF WORLD WAR TWO The complete illustrated history tanks, 1939-1945.Line drawings, illust, tech specs on hundreds oftanks or variants. Index. 1 vol, 222 pgs 1969 LONDON, ARMS & ARMOUR
GOOD-dj ......$42.00

1-218450 Chambers. Mark WINGS OF THE RISING SUN: Uncovering the Secrets of Japanese Fighters and Bombers of World War II In the Pacific War's early years, Japanese air power was dominant. The only way for the Allies to defeat their enemy was to know it. This made the task of maintaining productive intelligence gathering efforts on Japan imperative. Establishing Technical Air Intelligence Units in the Pacific Theatre and the Technical Air Intelligence Center in Washington DC, the Allies were able to begin to reveal the secrets of Japanese air power through extensive flight testing and evaluation of captured enemy aircraft and equipment. These provided an illuminating perspective on Japanese aircraft and aerial weapon design philosophy and manufacturing practice.

Evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of Japanese air power during the war years and how this intelligence helped them achieve victory in the Pacific. Fully illustrated throughout with a wealth of previously unpublished photographs. 1 vol, 336 pgs 2018 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-dj, available mid November 2018 ......$35.00 with a discount of 15%

1-39050 Chant, Christopher KURSK Volume in Almark 'Great Battle' series covers Kursk. Includes 16 color plates. 1 vol, 48 pgs 1975 LONDON, ALMARK PUBLISHING
GOOD-softcover, ... 1 copy available -- First come, first served ......$8.00

1-245610 Chatterton, Andrew FORTRESS BRITAIN 1940: Britain's Unsung and Secret Defences on Land, Sea and in the Air Counters the narrative that Britain was unprepared for World War II by stating that on land, sea, and in the air, indeed Britain was prepared. It had the most powerful navy in the world; the RAF was relatively strong, but more importantly, was operating as part of a plan and a coordinated defense system that was in reality never in any real danger of being defeated; even the post-Dunkirk British Army was better armed than the post-war narrative tells us. These forces were backed up by the Home Guard, and thousands of men and women in secret roles ready to help fight the invasion of the country. Even if all of this had gone wrong and the Nazis had defeated Britain militarily then a separate, highly secret civilian group were ready to become active only after the occupation had started. 1 vol, 304 pgs 2024 US, CASEMATE
NEW-dj, available mid August 2024 ......$33.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-213190 Cherry, Niall DOOMED BEFORE THE START: The Allied Intervention in Norway 1940. Volume 1 Books on the events of the early months of 1940 are dominated by the desperate fighting undertaken the British Expeditionary Force in Northern France and Belgium following the German invasion of May 10th and it is often overlooked that prior to this another British expeditionary force was involved in fierce fighting in Norway.

This provides a detailed account of the German invasion of Norway and the Allied reaction, including the land, sea, and air battles. Indeed, the invasion on April 9th saw the first use of airborne troops in the war and was also one of the very few amphibious operations undertaken by the Germans during WWII. This includes such actions as the sinking of HMS Glowworm and HMS Glorious, the Gladiators on the frozen lakes and Maurice Force, the sacrifice of the Territorial Battalions at Tretten and the Independent Companies, to name but a few. Volume 1 focuses on the prelude to and early phases of the German invasion and Allied response. Includes 75 b/w photos and color maps. 1 vol, 336 pgs 2017 UK, HELION
NEW-dj, available late January 2017 ......$60.00 with a discount of 15%

1-213192 Cherry, Niall DOOMED BEFORE THE START: The Allied Intervention in Norway 1940. Volume 2 - Evacuation and Further Naval Operations Volume 2 focuses on the evacuation and further Naval operations including the sinking of HMS Glorious.

Books on the events of the early months of 1940 are dominated by the desperate fighting undertaken the British Expeditionary Force in Northern France and Belgium following the German invasion of May 10th and it is often overlooked that prior to this another British expeditionary force was involved in fierce fighting in Norway.

This provides a detailed account of the German invasion of Norway and the Allied reaction, including the land, sea, and air battles. Indeed, the invasion on April 9th saw the first use of airborne troops in the war and was also one of the very few amphibious operations undertaken by the Germans during WWII. This includes such actions as the sinking of HMS Glowworm and HMS Glorious, the Gladiators on the frozen lakes and Maurice Force, and the sacrifice of the Territorial Battalions at Tretten and the Independent Companies, to name but a few. 1 vol, 328 pgs 2017 UK, HELION
NEW-hardback, available late February 2018 ......$70.00 with a discount of 15%

1-226701 Cherry, Niall DOOMED BEFORE THE START: The Allied Intervention in Norway 1940. V1 The Road to Invasion and Early Moves Hardback version.

First book of two-volume work covers the Allied intervention in Norway 1940. Detailed account of the German invasion and the Allied reaction, including the land, sea, and air battles. Actions include the sinking of HMS Glowworm and HMS Glorious, Gladiators on the frozen lakes, and Maurice Force, the sacrifice of the Territorial Battalions at Tretten, and the Independent Companies. Volume 1 focuses on the prelude and early phases of the German invasion and Allied response.
1 vol, 336 pgs 2021 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
NEW-dj ......$60.00 with a discount of 15% rct

2-226701 Cherry, Niall DOOMED BEFORE THE START: The Allied Intervention in Norway 1940. V1 The Road to Invasion and Early Moves Paperback version.

First book of two-volume work covers the Allied intervention in Norway 1940. Detailed account of the German invasion and the Allied reaction, including the land, sea, and air battles. Actions include the sinking of HMS Glowworm and HMS Glorious, Gladiators on the frozen lakes, and Maurice Force, the sacrifice of the Territorial Battalions at Tretten, and the Independent Companies. Volume 1 focuses on the prelude and early phases of the German invasion and Allied response.
1 vol, 336 pgs 2021 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
NEW-pb , available mid March 2021 ......$40.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-226702 Cherry, Niall DOOMED BEFORE THE START: The Allied Intervention in Norway 1940. V2 Evacuation and Further Naval Operations Hardback version.

Second of two-volume work continues operations through the Allied withdrawal. Includes 112 illustrations.
1 vol, 328 pgs 2021 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
NEW-dj ......$70.00 with a discount of 15% rct

2-226702 Cherry, Niall DOOMED BEFORE THE START: The Allied Intervention in Norway 1940. V2 Evacuation and Further Naval Operations Paperback version.

Second of two-volume work continues operations through the Allied withdrawal. Includes 112 illustrations.
1 vol, 328 pgs 2021 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
NEW-pb, available mid March 2021 ......$40.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-66661 Chicano, Javier MICHAEL WITTMANN - Villers Bocage 1944 Traces the career of WWII German tank ace Michael Wittmann.

Lots of black and white and color illustrations -- tanks, uniforms, and more. 1 vol, 80 pgs 2012 ITALY
NEW-pb in SPANISH TEXT ......$24.00

1-237330 Child, robert IMMORTAL VALOR: The Black Medal of Honor Recipients of World War II The remarkable story and their extraordinary acts of bravery of seven African-American soldiers denied the Medal of Honor for more than 50 years due to their race.

In 1945, when Congress began reviewing the record of the most conspicuous acts of courage by American soldiers during World War II, they recommended awarding the Medal of Honor to 432 recipients. Despite the fact that more than one million African-Americans served, not a single black soldier received the Medal of Honor. The omission remained on the record for over four decades.

But recent historical investigations have brought to light some of the extraordinary acts of valor performed by black soldiers during the war. Men like Vernon Baker, who single-handedly eliminated three enemy machine guns, an observation post, and a German dugout. Or Sergeant Reuben Rivers, who spearheaded his tank unit's advance against fierce German resistance for three days despite being grievously wounded. Meanwhile Lieutenant Charles Thomas led his platoon to capture a strategically vital village on the Siegfried Line in 1944 despite losing half his men and suffering a number of wounds himself.

Ultimately, in 1993 a US Army commission determined that seven men, including Baker, Rivers and Thomas, had been denied the Army's highest award simply due to racial discrimination. In 1997, more than 50 years after the war, President Clinton finally awarded the Medal of Honor to these seven heroes, sadly all but one of them posthumously. 1 vol, 0 pgs 2023 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb, available mid June 2023 ......$20.00 with a discount of 15% inc

1-192680 Chinnery, Philip Wingate's Lost Brigade: The First Chindit Operations 1943 With the Japanese seemingly unbeatable after their conquest of Malaya, Singapore, Thailand and much of Burma, Orde Wingate's plans to conduct long range deep penetration operations behind Japanese lines in Burma were audacious to say the least. His Chindit operations (so called after Chindwin River) were hugely demanding on those taking part who suffered terrible deprivation in the harsh climatic and jungle conditions.

While costly in terms of lives lost, the operations inflicted damage to the Japanese and raised Allied morale. The author has compiled a fascinating account of Wingate's 77 Brigade using the personal accounts of survivors, as well as Wingate's own report and post-war interrogation of Japanese generals. A remarkable story emerges of survival, courage and extreme hardship. The author evaluates the successes and failures of the mission.

6 x 9, 16 pages b/w plates
1 vol, 208 pgs 2010 UK, PEN & SWORD BOOKS
NEW-softcover ......$40.00 with a discount of 15%

1-200910 Christ, James F. MISSION RAISE HELL: US Marines on Choiseul October-November 1943 With Guadalcanal firmly in American control by October 1943, the Allies decided to invade Bougainville, another island in the Solomon chain, to tighten their stranglehold on the Japanese in the area. To divert the enemy's attention, a raid was ordered on the nearby island of Choiseul.

Success relied on making the Japanese think that a Marine division had landed on Choiseul so that they would rush reinforcements there while a much larger American Marine force would land on Bougainville. But Allied resources were scarce, so the Choiseul raid fell to the 2nd Marine Parachute Battalion. An aggressive unit of paratroopers under the command of the now legendary 'Brute' Krulak, they were well trained in guerilla warfare and night fighting. This is the story of the paratroopers' courageous fight, told from their unique perspective.

Told to make the noise of an entire division, the Marines knew that if they got into trouble, there would be no reinforcements. For seven days they raised hell, bringing the fight to the Japanese along the coastline and deep into the jungle. Then, on November 3, as a large Japanese force closed in, the Marines slipped off the island, mission accomplished. Bougainville had been secured. This hour-by-hour account of what happened is based on an exhaustive gathering of all possible eyewitness accounts and includes a rescue by John F. Kennedy's PT boat and the death of a Marine in Kennedy's bunk. It is a page-turner more akin to a novel than a work of nonfiction. 1 vol, 257 pgs 2006 US, NAVAL INSTITUTE PRESS
NEW-dj ......$35.00 with a discount of 15%

1-88131 Christensen, Ben 1ST FALLSCHIRMJAGER DIV IN WWII:V1 Years of Attack 9x12, the first volumes follows the recruitment and training in their deployment in Scandinavia, Eben Emael, Holland, Corinth and Crete together with the Eastern Front. 250+ color & b/w images. 1 vol, 288 pgs 2007 ATGLEN, SCHIFFER BOOKS
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1-88132 Christensen, Ben 1ST FALLSCHIRMJAGER DIV IN WWII:V2 Years of Retrea 9x12, the second volume follows the division from El Alamein to Tunisia, Sicily, Monte Cassino to Normandy and Brittany and the final chaotic days. 250+ color and b/w images. 1 vol, 288 pgs 2007 ATGLEN, SCHIFFER BOOKS
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1-240160 Chrystal, Paul GUNNERS FROM THE SKY: 1st Air Landing Light Regiment in Italy and at Arnhem, 1942-44 Unit history of the 1st Air Landing Light Regiment RA and its role in the Italian campaign and at the Battle of Arnhem. It is also the story of one of its soldiers: 14283058 Gunner Eric Wright Chrystal, father of the authors. Eric joined the army in September 1942 and, after training, joined the newly formed glider-borne regiment the following year. He first saw action in Italy in 1943, where he was seriously wounded. On 17 September 1944, two years to the day since he enlisted, he and the regiment were landed by glider near to Arnhem in the Netherlands. Here, after nine days of intense combat, Eric was among the many captured and held until the end of the war. The inclusion of Eric's own eyewitness testimony lends a very personal touch to this excellent account of the regiment's experience of combat and life in the PoW camps. 1 vol, 256 pgs 2023 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-243260 Chrystal, Paul WOMEN AT WORK IN WORLD WARS I AND II: Factories, Farms and the Military and Civil Services Examines how women worked in factories, on farms, in field stations just behind the front lines, and in hospitals and convalescent homes during WWI and WWII. Examines how they helped keep the troops supplied with shells, bullets, explosives, and food as well as helping keep hundreds of thousands of wounded troops alive. Contains 32 mono illustrations. 1 vol, 248 pgs 2024 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-66360 Claasen, Adam R. A. HITLER'S NORTHERN WAR 1940-1945 The author reveals the story of the campaign for Norway, its early successes and long slow defeat, detailed look at the role of Kriegsmarine and the Luftwaffe, b/w maps/illust, biblio, index. 1 vol, 338 pgs 2001 LAWRENCE, UNIV OF KANSAS
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1-210250 Clancy, John THE MOST DANGEROUS MOMENT OF THE WAR: Japan's Attack on the Indian Ocean, 1942 In early April 1942, a little-known episode of World War II took place, said by Sir Winston Churchill to be 'the most dangerous moment of the war' -- when the Japanese made their only major offensive westwards into the Indian Ocean. Historian Sir Arthur Bryant said, 'A Japanese naval victory in April 1942 would have given Japan total control of the Indian Ocean, isolated the Middle East and brought down the Churchill government.'

War in the Far East had erupted with the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, followed in succession by Japanese drives on the Philippines, Indochina, the Java Sea and Singapore. Seemingly unstoppable, the Japanese now had a vast new empire, and having crippled the American fleet at Pearl Harbor, turned their sights on the British Eastern Fleet based at Ceylon. Occupation of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) would not only provide the Japanese a springboard into India but control of the essential convoy routes to Europe and the Western Desert. And aside from the British Eastern Fleet, the Indian Ocean lay undefended.

So far the Japanese had suffered no significant losses and the question on everyone's lips was how soon the enemy would appear off India. In April 1942 a Japanese fleet led by six aircraft carriers, four battleships and 30 other ships sailed into the Bay of Bengal. After the war Churchill said that potential disaster was averted by the actions of one pilot, Squadron Leader L.J. Birchall, who in his Catalina flying boat spotted the Japanese warships massing some 350 miles from Ceylon. He was shot down by a Japanese Zero but not before sending a brief radio message back to his base. This gave the island's defense forces time to prepare. In the ferocious battles that followed, the British lost a carrier, two heavy cruisers, and many other ships; however, the Japanese eventually turned back, never to sail against India again. 1 vol, 208 pgs 2015 UK, CASEMATE
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1-219051 Claringbold, Michael SOUTH PACIFIC AIR WAR: Volume 1 - The Fall of Rabaul December 1941 - March 1942 This is the full story of both sides of an air war that could have been won by either incumbent, and examines the impact of timing, crucial decisions, and luck. Fully illustrated in color.

This volume chronicles aerial warfare in the South Pacific from December 1941 until March 1942, during which air operations by both sides became a daily occurrence. As Imperial Japanese Navy flying boats and land-based bombers penetrated over vast distances, a few under-strength squadrons of the Royal Australian Air Force put up a spirited fight. However it was the supreme power of aircraft carriers that had the biggest impact. Four Japanese fleet carriers facilitated the capture of Rabaul over a devastating four-day period in January 1942. The following month, the USS Lexington's fighter squadron VF-3 scored one of the most one-sided victories of the entire Pacific War. By March 1942 the Japanese had landed on mainland New Guinea, and the scene was set for a race to control Port Moresby. 1 vol, 352 pgs 2017 AUSTRALIA, AVONMORE BOOKS
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1-219052 Claringbold, Michael SOUTH PACIFIC AIR WAR: Volume 2 - The Struggle for Moresby March - April 1942 This second volume chronicles aerial warfare in the South Pacific for the two crucial months of March and April 1942 when a deadly struggle for Port Moresby played out. It can be read alone or as part of a trilogy that culminates in the Battle of the Coral Sea in May 1942.

The period begins with the stunning 10 March US Navy carrier strike against Lae and Salamaua, which caused the Japanese to pause their advance until their own carriers were available. Instead, they tried to grind the Allied forces at Port Moresby into submission through an unrelenting air assault by their Betty bombers and superlative Zero fighters. After a long wait, Allied land-based fighters finally arrived in the form of Royal Australian Air Force No. 75 Squadron Kittyhawks. These were backed up by a growing collection of United States Army Air Force bombers, including A-24 Banshees, B-17 Flying Fortresses, B-25 Mitchells and B-26 Marauders (the latter two types making their worldwide combat debut over the skies of New Guinea).

Together, this motley force took the fight to the Japanese, resulting in a complex aerial campaign that saw units from both sides reach exhaustion. Never before has such a detailed chronicle of this air war been published, and for the first time the authors match Allied accounts with Japanese records. The result is both thrilling and surprising, with the resulting dispositions of the air forces of both sides setting the scene for the Battle of the Coral Sea in May. 1 vol, 232 pgs 2019 AUSTRALIA, AVONMORE BOOKS
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1-219053 Claringbold, Michael SOUTH PACIFIC AIR WAR: Volume 3 - Coral Sea & Aftermath May - June 1942 This third volume chronicles aerial warfare in the South Pacific during the critical months of May and June 1942. It can be read alone or as part of a trilogy that spans the first six months of the Pacific War and culminates in the Battle of the Coral Sea.

In early May 1942 the Japanese launched Operation MO, a complex plan that involved the seizure of Tulagi and Port Moresby. Within the context of an ongoing regional war waged by land-based air forces, opposing fleet carriers were drawn into conflict for the first time in history. The result was the Battle of the Coral Sea, resulting in the loss of the USS Lexington and the withdrawal of the remaining American carrier.

The orthodox view of Coral Sea is of an Allied victory whereby the Japanese were forced to abandon their plan to capture Port Moresby. However, the authors make a compelling argument that the Japanese capacity to mount the invasion was largely intact and it was a serious error by their rigid and hierarchical command structure to postpone the invasion at this critical time.

Following the Coral Sea battle, the bloody aerial campaign continued in earnest between the land-based air forces. This resembled something of a slugfest between the opposing bases of Lae and Port Moresby - just one hour's flying time apart.

The Allied offense was waged by American B-17 Flying Fortress, B-25 Mitchell and B-26 Marauder bombers shuttling up from Australia. Protecting their critical base at Port Moresby were a few hard-battling P-39 Airacobra squadrons, which suffered an astounding loss rate during this period.

On the Japanese side, their formations of Betty and Nell bombers regularly pounded Moresby, and by June had begun targeting its vulnerable harbor. These were protected by the wide-ranging Zero fighters of the famed Tainan Kokutai, whose fighter pilots were amongst the best and most experienced to be found on any front during the Second World War.

Never before has this campaign been chronicled in such detail, with Allied accounts matched against Japanese records and supported by the most accurate artwork ever produced of this era. Both authors are uniquely qualified to tell this story. Raised in Port Moresby, Michael Claringbould is a globally acknowledged expert on the New Guinea conflict and both Japanese and USAAF aviation of this period. Peter Ingman is an acclaimed military history author specializing in the early part of the Pacific War. 1 vol, 248 pgs 2019 AUSTRALIA, AVONMORE BOOKS
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1-219054 Claringbold, Michael SOUTH PACIFIC AIR WAR: Volume 4 - Buna & Milne Bay, September 1942 Volume Four chronicles aerial warfare in the South Pacific in the critical period between 19 June and 8 September 1942. It can be read alone or as a continuation of the first three volumes that spanned the first six months of the Pacific War, culminating in the Battle of the Coral Sea. Of note, Allied accounts are matched against Japanese records for a truly factual account of the conflict.

Unlike previous actions, no aircraft carriers appeared in New Guinea waters. Instead, the air war was fought solely by land-based air units. This was in the face of an increasingly complex strategic situation that saw the Japanese land at both Buna and Milne Bay. For the first time, airpower in the theater was tasked to support the land forces of both sides which became engaged in a bloody struggle in the mountains of Papua and then the narrow muddy quagmire of Milne Bay.

Two veteran Japanese air groups, the Tainan and No. 4 Kokutai, continued their Herculean struggle against mounting Allied opposition. In the face of continued attrition, Japanese pilots had many notable successes including several coveted aerial victories against B-17s. Then, from August a plethora of fresh Japanese units arrived in theater including the No. 2, No. 6, Chitose, Misawa and Kisarazu Kokutai.

USAAF P-39s and RAAF P-40Es responded with low level close support missions and B-25s, B-26s and B-17s ramped up an unrelenting bombing campaign. Towards the end of the period A-20A strafers made their combat debut, portending a radical blueprint for future attack tactics in the theater. 1 vol, 200 pgs 2021 AUSTRALIA, AVONMORE BOOKS
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1-223661 Claringbold, Michael Pacific Adversaries V1 - Imperial Japanese Navy vs. The Allies, New Guinea & the Solomons 1942-1944 This volume conveys detailed stories of aerial warfare in the South Pacific, chosen because both Japanese and Allied records can be matched for an accurate accounting. Often the actual outcomes are very different to the exaggerated claims made by both sides upon which many traditional histories have relied to date. Further, for each of the chosen stories photographic or other evidence enables an accurate depiction of the aircraft involved.

Through these chosen snapshots Pacific Adversaries portrays the South Pacific conflict as accurately as possible. This first volume describes confrontations between the Japanese Army Air Force (JAAF) and the Allies in New Guinea and the Solomons.

JAAF units first arrived in the South Pacific in December 1942 and effectively ceased operations in mainland New Guinea in April 1944. Theirs is a rich and colorful history about which many myths persist. Perhaps the biggest is that their Allied counterparts thought they were mainly fighting 'Zeros', a falsehood still published and accepted to this day.

In New Guinea the Allies ratcheted up a grueling, coordinated and unrelenting campaign, destroying most JAAF air power on the ground, not in the air. Their assault against Wewak's key bases involved an interwoven and complex strategy which eventually overpowered the Japanese.

Never before have detailed accounts matched up adversaries so closely and in doing so shine light on key events in Pacific skies so many years ago. 1 vol, 112 pgs 2020 AUSTRALIA, AVONMORE BOOKS
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1-223662 Claringbold, Michael Pacific Adversaries V2 - Imperial Japanese Navy vs. The Allies, New Guinea & the Solomons 1942-1944 This Volume Two of Pacific Adversaries conveys detailed stories of aerial warfare in the South Pacific, chosen because both Japanese and Allied records can be matched for an accurate accounting. Often the actual outcomes are very different to the exaggerated claims made by both sides upon which many traditional histories have relied to date. Further, for each of the chosen stories photographic or other evidence enables an accurate depiction of the aircraft involved.

Through these chosen snapshots, Pacific Adversaries will portray the South Pacific conflict as accurately as possible. This second volume focuses exclusively on confrontations with the Japanese Navy Air Force (JNAF) in New Guinea and the Solomons, known to the Japanese as the 'South Seas'.

The JNAF first appeared in the South Pacific in December 1941 and was at the vanguard of offensive efforts during the course of 1942. Following the bloody Guadalcanal campaign, the JNAF fought a largely defensive war in New Guinea and the Solomons against increasingly powerful Allied forces. Perhaps surprisingly, right through to the end of 1943 the JNAF offered significant resistance to the Allies and never ceded air superiority in the vicinity of its key base of Rabaul. Only in 1944, when units were withdrawn to the Central Pacific and the Philippines, was the JNAF presence in the South Pacific finally wound down to just a token force.

Never before have detailed accounts matched up adversaries so closely and in doing so shine light on key events in Pacific skies so many years ago. Fully illustrated in color 1 vol, 108 pgs 2020 AUSTRALIA, AVONMORE BOOKS
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1-223663 Claringbold, Michael PACIFIC ADVERSARIES VOLUME 3: Imperial Japanese Navy vs. The Allies, New Guinea & the Solomons 1942-1944 Next volume is excellent series contains detailed stories of WWII aerial warfare in the South Pacific, chosen because both Japanese and Allied records can be matched for an accurate accounting. Often the actual outcomes are very different to the exaggerated claims made by both sides upon which many traditional histories have relied to date. Further, for each of the chosen stories photographic or other evidence enables an accurate depiction of the aircraft involved.

These chosen snapshots portray the South Pacific conflict as accurately as possible. This third volume focuses exclusively on confrontations with the Japanese Navy Air Force (JNAF) in New Guinea and the Solomons, known to the Japanese as the 'South Seas.'

The JNAF first appeared in the South Pacific in December 1941 and was at the vanguard of offensive efforts during the course of 1942. Following the bloody Guadalcanal campaign, the JNAF fought a largely defensive war in New Guinea and the Solomons against increasingly powerful Allied forces. Perhaps surprisingly, right through to the end of 1943 the JNAF offered significant resistance to the Allies and never ceded air superiority in the vicinity of its key base of Rabaul. Only in 1944, when units were withdrawn to the Central Pacific and the Philippines, was the JNAF presence in the South Pacific finally wound down to just a token force. 1 vol, 102 pgs 2020 AUSTRALIA, AVONMORE BOOKS
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1-223664 Claringbold, Michael PACIFIC ADVERSARIES VOLUME 4: Imperial Japanese Navy vs. The Allies, the Solomons 1943-1944 Next volume is excellent series contains more detailed stories of aerial warfare in the Solomons theater, chosen because both Japanese and Allied records can be matched for an accurate accounting. Often the actual outcomes are very different to the exaggerated claims made by both sides as outlined in most traditional histories. In some cases, this factual approach enables long-standing mysteries to be solved. Further, for each chosen story photographic or other evidence enables accurate depiction of the aircraft involved.

Through these chosen snapshots, Pacific Adversaries portrays the South Pacific conflict as accurately as possible. This volume focuses exclusively on confrontations between the Japanese Naval Air Force (JNAF) and Allied air power in the Solomons theatre between 1943 and 1944. 1 vol, 112 pgs 2020 AUSTRALIA, AVONMORE BOOKS
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1-236451 Claringbold, Michael SOLOMONS AIR WAR: Volume 1 - Guadalcanal: August - September 1942 Australia-based Claringbould has written numerous books about the WWII air war in the Pacific, with the distinction of checking Japanese records to verify or disprove US records. He's led expeditions to find lost WWII aircraft and illustrates at various islands and spots.

This book chronicles aerial warfare in the opening phase of the war in the WWII Solomons Islands theater, being the critical period of August-September 1942. The early August 1942 a bold American invasion of both Tulagi and Guadalcanal caught the IJN completely off guard. Nevertheless, Japanese air power responded swiftly and in some cases desperately.

An ever-increasing variety and number of IJN units was poured into the struggle, met initially with USN carrier-based Wildcats backed up by SBD Dauntless dive-bombers and the new TBF torpedo bomber. These were soon joined by USAAF fighters operating from the newly operational Henderson Field. 1 vol, 248 pgs 2023 AUSTRALIA, AVONMORE BOOKS
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1-219055 Claringbould, Michael SOUTH PACIFIC AIR WAR: Volume 5 - Crisis in Papua September - December 1942 Volume Five of this series chronicles aerial warfare primarily in the New Guinea theater in the critical period between September and December 1942. It can be read alone or as a continuation of the previous four volumes which span the first nine months of the Pacific War. Of import, Allied and Japanese accounts get matched together for a balanced account of the conflict.

By early September the strategic picture in the theater had changed markedly within just six weeks. From their new Buna beachhead, the Japanese Army commenced a Papuan mountain campaign which threatened the Allied bastion of Port Moresby. Meanwhile the battle for Guadalcanal was raging, with the outcome of the wider Pacific War in the balance.

Against this background a strengthened US Fifth Air Force took the fight to the IJA with direct air support. While this was being conducted by P-39s, P-40Es, A-20As and B-25s, raids by B-17s against Rabaul aided US forces in the neighboring Solomons. RAAF Beaufighters, Beauforts, Bostons, and Hudsons also contributed substantially to these efforts.

At Rabaul, a wide variety of fresh IJN fighter and bomber units poured in the theater, although these became focused mainly on the Solomons. Such were the massive losses experienced, by November the IJN undertook a complete operational and administrative reorganization of its air power. Then, despite a strong reluctance to become involved, the IJA sent an advance reconnaissance detachment to Rabaul, the forerunner of major reinforcements that would arrive in December. 1 vol, 200 pgs 2022 AUSTRALIA, AVONMORE BOOKS
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1-236452 Claringbould, Michael SOLOMONS AIR WAR: Volume 2 - Guadalcanal & Santa Cruz October 1942 Sequel to the brilliant Volume 1 continues the examination of early Pacific war between the Japanese and US. Claringbould is known for his doublechecking both US and Japanese records to accurately recount aerial battles and losses. He has led successful expeditions to find lost WWII aircraft at various islands and spots. Also an excellent source of aircraft illustrations for both sides, often taken from his definitive Pacific Profiles volumes. 1 vol, 248 pgs 2023 AUSTRALIA, AVONMORE BOOKS
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1-215090 Clark, Lloyd BLITZKRIEG: Myth, Reality, and Hitler's Lightning War - France 1940 Softcover reprint. In the spring of 1940, Nazi Germany launched a military offensive in France and the Low Countries that married superb intelligence, the latest military thinking, and new technology. In just six weeks the Nazis outflanked the large French army, sewed chaos, and took Paris, achieving what the Germans had failed to accomplish in World War I. Yet, much of our understanding of this victory, and blitzkrieg itself, is based on myth.

The tactic was not really new, and far from being a forgone victory, Hitler's invasion was incredibly risky and could easily have failed had the Allies been even slightly less inept or the Germans less fortunate. And while speed and mechanization were essential, 90% of Germany's ground forces were still reliant on horses, bicycles, and their own feet for transportation. Their surprise victory proved the apex of their achievement. Far from being invincible, the campaign revealed Germany's vulnerabilities and lessons not learned by Hitler as he began to plan for the invasion of the Soviet Union. Includes nine maps. 1 vol, 480 pgs 2017 US, GROVE PRESS
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1-238300 Clark, Lt. Col. Major DERRICKS' BRIDGEHEAD: The History of the 92nd Division, 597th Field Artillery Battalion, and the Leadership Legacy of Col. Wendell T. Derricks First-hand account of the WWII 597th Field Artillery Battalion, 92nd Division -- the first, last, and only all-Black officered, direct-support field artillery battalion committed to combat in the history of the U.S. Army. Colonel Wendell Derricks worked to shelter his troops from the worst of the racism exhibited during the war and, due to his ability to envision an integrated postwar army, he provided unique leadership opportunities for his senior officers. The alumni of the 597th Field Artillery Battalion have an impressive record of success, many of them were inducted into the Field Artillery Hall of Fame; some served at the Pentagon, including Lieutenant Colonel Clark; and others forged successful careers in the civilian world. 1 vol, 304 pgs 2023 US, CASEMATE
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2-215210 Cleaver, Thomas PACIFIC THUNDER: The US Navy's Central Pacific Campaign, August 1943-October 1944 On 27 October 1942, four Long Lance torpedoes fired by the Japanese destroyers Makigumo and Akigumo exploded in the hull of the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8). Minutes later, the ship that had launched the Doolitte Raid six months earlier slipped beneath the waves of the Coral Sea. Of the pre-war carrier fleet the Navy had struggled to build over 15 years, only three were left: Enterprise, that had been badly damaged in the battle of Santa Cruz; USS Saratoga (CV-3) which lay in dry dock, victim of a Japanese submarine torpedo; and the USS Ranger (CV-4), which was in mid-Atlantic on her way to support Operation Torch.

For the American naval aviators licking their wounds in the aftermath of this defeat, it would be difficult to imagine that within 24 months of this event, Zuikaku, the last survivor of the carriers that had attacked Pearl Harbor, would lie at the bottom of the sea. Alongside it lay the other surviving Japanese carriers, sacrificed as lures in a failed attempt to block the American invasion of the Philippines, leaving the United States to reign supreme on the world's largest ocean.

This is the fascinating account of the Central Pacific campaign, one of the most stunning comebacks in naval history as in 14 months the US Navy went from the jaws of defeat to the brink of victory in the Pacific. 1 vol, 296 pgs 2018 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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2-227080 Cleaver, Thomas UNDER THE SOUTHERN CROSS: The South Pacific Air Campaign Against Rabaul From August 7, 1942 until February 24, 1944, the US Navy fought the most difficult campaign in its history. Between the landing of the 1st Marine Division on Guadalcanal and the final withdrawal of the Imperial Japanese Navy from its main South Pacific base at Rabaul, the US Navy suffered such high personnel losses that for years it refused to publicly release total casualty figures. Draws on extensive first-hand accounts and new analysis to examine the Solomons and New Guinea campaigns which laid the groundwork for Allied victory in the Pacific War.

The Solomons campaign saw the US Navy at its lowest point, forced to make use of those ships that had survived the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and other units of the pre-war navy that had been hastily transferred to the Pacific. 140 days after the American victory at Midway, USS Enterprise was the only pre-war carrier left in the South Pacific and the US Navy would have been overwhelmed in the face of Japanese naval power had there been a third major fleet action. At the same time, another under-resourced campaign had broken out on the island of New Guinea. The Japanese attempt to reinforce their position there had led to the Battle of the Coral Sea in May and through to the end of the year, American and Australian armed forces were only just able to prevent a Japanese conquest of New Guinea. 1 vol, 352 pgs 2022 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-237040 Cleaver, Thomas CLEAN SWEEP: VIII Fighter Command against the Luftwaffe, 1942-45 Discusses the creation, development, and operation of the Eighth Air Force Fighter Command and the battle to establish daylight air superiority over the Luftwaffe so that the invasion of Europe could be successful. On August 7, 1942, 12 B-17 bombers from the Eighth Air Force's 97th Bombardment Group out of Britain bombed the Rouen-Sotteville railroad marshaling yards in France. While the mission was small, the aerial struggle that began that day would continue to the end of the war. Packed with first-hand accounts. 1 vol, 464 pgs 2023 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-245480 Cleaver, Thomas TURNING THE TIDE: The USAAF in North Africa and Sicily Packed with personal accounts of the action, this is a vivid narrative history of the often-overlooked USAAF campaign in North Africa and Sicily in World War II. Using first-hand accounts from pilots and other aircrew, describes how the USAAF units in Morocco were forced to learn their own lessons in combat with veteran Luftwaffe units, and how the experience gained in the skies over North Africa and Sicily was invaluable in developing the air forces that would dominate the skies over Europe in the latter years of the war. Contains 16-page black and white plate section.

Contents:
* List of Illustrations and Maps
* Foreword by Richard P. Hallion
* Author's Preface
* Chapter One: The Mad Dash
* Chapter Two: 1942 - The Lowest Year
* Chapter Three: First in the Blue
* Chapter Four: El Alamein
* Chapter Five: Opponents
* Chapter Six: Airwar over Casablanca
* Chapter Seven: Race to Tunisia
* Chapter Eight: Bomber Boys
* Chapter Nine: Kasserine Pass
* Chapter Ten: Tunisgrad
* Chapter Eleven: Pantelleria
* Chapter Twelve: Air War over Sicily
* Bibliography
* Glossary
* Index 1 vol, 320 pgs 2024 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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2-217090 Cleaver, Thomas McKelvey TIDAL WAVE: From Leyte Gulf to Tokyo Bay The United States Navy won such overwhelming victories in 1944 that, had the navy faced a different enemy, the war would have been over at the conclusion of the Battle of Leyte Gulf.

However, in the moment of victory on 25 October 1944, the US Navy found itself confronting an enemy that had been inconceivable until it appeared. The kamikaze, 'divine wind' in Japanese, was something Americans were totally unprepared for; a violation of every belief held in the West. The attacks were terrifying: regardless of the damage inflicted on an attacking airplane, there was no certainty of safety aboard the ship until that airplane was completely destroyed.

Based on first-person accounts, Tidal Wave is the story of the naval campaigns in the Pacific from the victory at Leyte Gulf to the end of the war, in which the US Navy would fight harder for survival than ever before. 1 vol, 320 pgs 2019 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-225310 Cleaver, Thomas McKelvey I Will Run Wild - The Pacific War from Pearl Harbor to Midway Tells the story of Americans, British, Dutch, Australians, and New Zealanders taken by surprise from Pearl Harbor to Singapore that first Sunday of December 1941, who went on to fight with what they had at hand against a stronger and better-prepared foe, and in so doing built the basis for a reversal of fortune and an eventual victory.

It is easy to see the period as one of unmitigated disaster for the Allies, with the fall of the Philippines, Malaya, Burma and the Dutch East Indies, and the wholesale retreat and humiliation at the hands of Japan throughout Southeast Asia. However, there are also stories of courage and determination in the face of overwhelming odds: the stand of the Marines at Wake Island; the fighting retreat in the Philippines that forced the Japanese to take 140 days to accomplish what they had expected would take 50; the fight against the odds at Singapore and over Java; the stirring tale of the American Volunteer Group in China; and the beginnings of resistance to further Japanese expansion. In these events, there are many individual stories that have either not been told or not been told widely which are every bit as gripping as the stories associated with the turning tide after Midway.
1 vol, 368 pgs 2020 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-229190 Close, Bill TANK COMMANDER: From the Fall of France to the Defeat of Germany - The Memoirs of Bill Close Bill Close had a remarkable war. In campaign after campaign, from the defense of Calais in 1940 to the defeat of Germany in 1945, he served as a tank commander in the Royal Tank Regiment - and he survived. Records the day-to-day experience of his WWII tank crew. His tanks were hit 11 times by enemy shellfire and he bailed out. He was wounded three times. He finished the war as one of the most experienced and resourceful of British tank commanders, and in later life, he set down his wartime experiences in graphic detail. 1 vol, 176 pgs 2021 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-202470 Cloutier, Patrick REGIO ESERCITO: Italian Royal Army in Mussolini's Wars 1935-1943 Regio Esercito: the Italian Royal Army in Mussolini's Wars 1935-1943. Foreword by Colonel John R. Griffin (retired), US Army Special Forces. A history of the Italian Army's campaigns in East Africa, Spain, North Africa, Greece, Yugoslavia, Russia, and Sicily. Sources include Italian, Russian, Yugoslav, and German texts; includes translated Russian passages.

Mr. Cloutier brings attention to Italian battlefield successes. He examines a few strategic situations of World War 2, and holds that Italian forces at times were a key asset, whose misuse by the Axis cost them important victories. New material on the Spanish Civil War and Russian Front. Black and white; 232 pages, 76 maps, 70 photos, 19 drawings, appendix, and photo annex; 353 footnotes 1 vol, 232 pgs 2013 US, PATRICK CLOUTIER
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1-202480 Cloutier, Patrick THREE KINGS: Axis Royal Armies on the Russian Front 1941 Covers the armed forces of the kingdoms of Italy, Romania, and Hungary, which fought alongside the German Wehrmacht in the 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union. Foreword written by Colonel John R. Griffin (retired), US Army Special Forces.

Author Patrick Cloutier discusses the motivations of the three Axis kingdoms for going to war against the USSR, the organization of the forces which participated, their roles as integral components of Army Group South, and traces their movements and progress during the course of Operation Barbarossa. He makes reference to the books of a number of authors -- including Russian historians -- through whose works we get a detailed view of events in the Ukraine in 1941.

Included are accounts of Soviet armored trains in combat, identification of Red Army units which opposed the Germans and their Axis allies, and discussion of the political considerations which may have influenced the military. 1 vol, 156 pgs 2013 US, PATRICK CLOUTIER
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1-209070 Cloutier, Patrick THREE KINGS: Axis Royal Armies on the Russian Front 1942 Discusses the battles and campaigns, in which the Romanian, Italian, and Hungarian Royal Armies fought on the Eastern Front, in 1942, up until the eve of the Soviet counteroffensive, Operation Uranus.

Studies in detail the fighting in the Crimea, Izyum, the capture of the Kerch Peninsula, the fall of Sevastopol and the execution of Case Blue. He traces the development of that operation and the role of the Romanian, Italian, and Hungarian armies. Examines how the German departure from the original plan, set the stage for the Axis strategic defeat that winter. The author also examines the war against the partisans and illustrates the substantial role that the Axis royal armies played in that struggle.

In the discussions of each Axis royal army, Cloutier demonstrates that it was not the Romanian 1st Mountain Division which captured the feature known as the Sugar Loaf, but rather the Romanian 4th Mountain Division. He offers a detailed description of the Italian Savoia Cavalry Regiment's victory in the Battle of Izbushenskiy and discusses the rigorous battles fought by the Hungarian 1st Armored Division. For this historical work, uses books written from the Russian, Romanian, Italian, Hungarian, and German viewpoints. 1 vol, 272 pgs 2015 US, PATRICK CLOUTIER
NEW-softcover, available early August 2015 ......$26.00

1-223181 Cochet, Francois Fallschirmjager V1: German Paratroops 1937-1941 - Images of War Series As elite troops, the German Fallschirmjager (paratroopers) were regularly engaged in front line combat during the Second World War. Their famed actions such as the fighting in Scandinavia, the taking of the Belgian fortress Eden-Emal in May 1940, and the Battle for Crete just a year later, have given them the reputation of being determined, courageous and loyal soldiers. 160 black and white illustrations

This book covers the early years of the Fallschirmstruppen (paratroop units) before the beginning of the war, until the height of their successes in 1941, after which the Fallschirmjager were more often deployed in a more 'traditional' way, even though high-risk actions (such as at Monte Cassino, the Gran Sasso Raid) allowed them to reconnect once more with their glorious past.
1 vol, 176 pgs 2020 UK, PEN & SWORD
NEW-pb, available early April 2020 ......$25.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-223182 Cochet, Francois Fallschirmjager V2: German Paratroops 1942-1945 - Images of War Series As elite troops, the German Fallschirmj?ger (paratroopers) were regularly engaged in front line combat during the Second World War. Their famed actions such as the fighting in Scandinavia, the taking of the Belgian fortress Eden-Emal in May 1940, and the Battle for Crete just a year later, have given them the reputation of being determined, courageous and loyal soldiers. 170 black and white illustrations

This book continues the pictorial history of the Fallschirmj?ger, focusing on the period following the bloody Battle for Crete. Used as elite infantry, first in the USSR and then in Africa, the Fallschirmj?ger were able to reconnect with their glorious past, whether in Italy or on the Greek Islands, as they jumped from their Ju 52s to engage the enemy.

Their hard fighting in Italy helped to cement the legend of 'the Green Devils', with the British General Harold Alexander describing them as 'tenacious, highly-trained men, hardened by their many actions and combats'. However, during the fighting in Normandy, the Ardennes and on the Eastern Front, the number of veterans decreased, meaning it was the young German paratroopers who finally surrendered the III Reich on 8 May 1945.
1 vol, 120 pgs 2020 UK, PEN & SWORD
NEW-pb, available early April 2020 ......$25.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-226910 Colley, David THE FOLLY OF GENERALS: How Eisenhower's Broad Front Strategy Lengthened World War II Analyzes critical mistakes made by the Allied supreme commander, General Dwight Eisenhower, in the last nine months of the war. Argues that had Eisenhower been more adept at taking advantage of several potential breakthroughs in the Siegfried Line in the fall of 1944, the war in the European Theater of Operations might have ended sooner.

Details the American penetration of the Siegfried Line in mid-September and their advance into Germany at Wallendorf before the troops were called back. It also examines in detail operations in the Stolberg Corridor and the actions of General Lucian Truscott. It compares the battles at Wallendorf and Stolberg with Operation Market Garden, and assesses the effectiveness of these operations and the use of the troops. Eisenhower later called off another operation in November 1944, already in progress, to cross the Rhine and destroy the German 1st Army north of Strasbourg. American and German generals believe this operation would have shortened the war. 1 vol, 264 pgs 2021 US, CASEMA
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1-62960 Collier, Basil DEFENCE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE British Official History covering all aspects from 1939-1945, 50+ appendices, 30+ maps, 30 illust, extensive index. 1 vol, 590 pgs 1996 NASHVILLE, BATTERY PRESS
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1-225200 Collingwood, Donald The Captain Class Frigates in the Second World War The Captain-class frigates, 78 Destroyer Escorts known affectionately by all who sailed in them as the DEs, were built in the United States and leased to the Royal Navy. Describes vividly the close teamwork and comradeship which existed within the Captain-class escort groups as they faced the lethal U-Boat threat, in all weathers, week in and week out, with all too little opportunity for rest between operations. Without doubt these rugged ships and their resilient crews saved many thousands of lives. In assisting the safe passage of countless troops and the delivery of million tons of vital war materials and supplies across the Atlantic, the Captain-class frigates played a hugely significant role in the Allied victory over the Axis. 1 vol, 224 pgs 2020 UK, PEN & SWORD
NEW-pb, available late August 2020 ......$27.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-201290 Collins, Michael THE TIGERS OF BASTOGNE: Voices of the 10th Armored Division during the Battle of the Bulge The gallant stand of the 101st Airborne Division at Bastogne has long become part of historical and media legend. But how many students of the war realize there was already a US unit holding the town when they arrived? And this unit-the 10th Armored Division-continued to play a major role in its defense throughout the German onslaught.

In The Tigers of Bastogne, authors King and Collins finally detail the travails of this young armored division, which had only arrived in Europe that fall, yet found itself subject to the full brunt of Manteuffel's Fifth Panzer Army in the Ardennes. At first overwhelmed, and then falling back to protect the vital crossroads, the 10th Armored was reinforced (not 'saved') by the Screaming Eagles, and its men and tanks went on to contribute largely to America's victory in its largest battle of the war.

General Anthony McAuliffe, of the 101st Airborne said, 'It seems regrettable to me that Combat Command B of the 10th Armored Division didn't get the credit it deserved at the battle of Bastogne. All the newspaper and radio talk was about the paratroopers. Actually the 10th Armored Division was in there a day before we were and had some very hard fighting before we ever got into it.' 1 vol, 336 pgs 2013 US, CASEMATE
NEW-dj, available mid May 2013 ......$33.00 with a discount of 15%

1-226180 Collins, Michael, David Hilborn, Martin King THE FIGHTING 30th DIVISION: They Called Them Roosevelt's SS Combat chronicle of the 30th Infantry Division. Recruited mainly from the Carolinas and Georgia and Tennessee, they were one of the hardest-fighting units the U.S. ever fielded in Europe. What was it about these men that made them so indomitable? They were tough and resilient for a start, but this division had something else. They possessed intrinsic zeal to engage the enemy that often left their adversaries in awe. Their U.S. Army nickname was the 'Old Hickory' Division. But after encountering them on the battlefield, the Germans themselves came to call them 'Roosevelt's SS.'

Covers the hedgerows of Normandy, the gallant stand against panzers at Mortain, brutal slugfest around Aachen and the Westwall, and the Battle of the Bulge. Each chapter is meticulously researched and assembled with accurate timelines and after-action reports. The last remaining veterans of the 30th Division and attached units who saw the action firsthand relate their remarkable experiences here for the first, and probably the last time. This is precisely what military historians mean when they write about 'fighting spirit.'

There have been only a few books written about the 30th Division and none contained direct interviews with the veterans. This work follows their story from Normandy to the final victory in Germany, packed with previously untold accounts from the survivors. These are the men whose incredible stories epitomize what it was to be a GI in one of the toughest divisions in WWII.
1 vol, 360 pgs 2021 US, CASEMATE
NEW-dj, available late January 2021 ......$33.00 with a discount of 15% rct

2-226180 Collins, Michael, David Hilborn, Martin King THE FIGHTING 30th DIVISION: They Called Them Roosevelt's SS Combat chronicle of the 30th Infantry Division. Recruited mainly from the Carolinas and Georgia and Tennessee, they were one of the hardest-fighting units the U.S. ever fielded in Europe. What was it about these men that made them so indomitable? They were tough and resilient for a start, but this division had something else. They possessed intrinsic zeal to engage the enemy that often left their adversaries in awe. Their U.S. Army nickname was the 'Old Hickory' Division. But after encountering them on the battlefield, the Germans themselves came to call them 'Roosevelt's SS.'

Covers the hedgerows of Normandy, the gallant stand against panzers at Mortain, brutal slugfest around Aachen and the Westwall, and the Battle of the Bulge. Each chapter is meticulously researched and assembled with accurate timelines and after-action reports. The last remaining veterans of the 30th Division and attached units who saw the action firsthand relate their remarkable experiences here for the first, and probably the last time. This is precisely what military historians mean when they write about 'fighting spirit.'

There have been only a few books written about the 30th Division and none contained direct interviews with the veterans. This work follows their story from Normandy to the final victory in Germany, packed with previously untold accounts from the survivors. These are the men whose incredible stories epitomize what it was to be a GI in one of the toughest divisions in WWII.
1 vol, 360 pgs 2021 US, CASEMATE
NEW-pb, available late January 2021 ......$25.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-226100 Colvin, James EIGHTH ARMY VERSUS ROMMEL: Tactics, Training and Operations in North Africa 1940-1942 Covers the Desert War from 1940 through the Battle of Alamein in 1942. Examines the undertrained and underfunded pre-war British Army, contrasting its leadership with its opposite numbers in Germany, and demonstrates how and why Eighth Army had difficulties in its first 18 months of fighting the Afrika Korps. Includes 30 b/w photos and 11 b/w maps.

Also examines the battles from the perspective of the commanders, the decisions they made and how cultural influences effected tactics and decisions of the Eighth Army high command. Ultimately, British commanders were as much the product of their military culture and education as Rommel and his commanders were of theirs, but British military culture and education was, for much of this period, markedly less fit for purpose than the German. 1 vol, 262 pgs 2020 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
NEW-pb, available late January 2021 ......$50.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-242990 Cooper, Alan AIR BATTLE FOR ARNHEM Over a period of seven days troops of the 1st Airborne were taken by the RAF in towed gliders for Operation Market Garden. In subsequent days the RAF showed courage of the highest order to make sure that the ground troops were supplied with ammunition and food to sustain them in their efforts to take the bridges at Arnhem. Its efforts were costly, 309 aircrew and 79 Air Dispatchers were killed and 107 aircraft. Its efforts to make sure the supplies were released from the aircraft to the besieged men on the ground was a vital factor in getting vital supplies to the troops. 1 vol, 200 pgs 2024 UK, PEN & SWORD
NEW-pb, available mid April 2024 ......$30.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-226540 Cooper, Anthony SUB HUNTERS: Australian Sunderland Squadrons in the Defeat of Hitler's U-boat Menace 1942-43 Numbers 10 and 461 Squadrons of the Royal Australian Air Force flew Sunderland flying boats from bases in Wales and Devon as part of RAF Coastal Command; these two sister squadrons flew long-range daylight missions over the eastern Atlantic, patrolling Britain's southwest approaches. They hunted and killed U-boats transiting between their mid-Atlantic hunting grounds and their bases in Bordeaux, and fought furious air battles over the heaving seas of the Bay of Biscay, against Luftwaffe Ju88 long-range fighters tasked specifically with shooting them down. These two Australian squadrons established a combat record second to none. Includes 39 color and black & white photos. 1 vol, 352 pgs 2021 UK, FRONTHILL MEDIA
NEW-dj, available mid February 2021 ......$45.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-202150 Cooper, Bryan WAR OF THE GUN BOATS, THE The 'little ships' of the Second World War - the fast and highly maneuverable motor torpedo boats and gunboats which fought in coastal waters all over the world - developed a special kind of naval warfare. With their daring nightly raids against an enemy's coastal shipping - and sometimes much larger warships - they acquired the buccaneering spirit of an earlier age. And never more so than in the close hand-to-hand battles which raged between opposing craft when they met in open waters.

Large numbers of these small fighting boats were built by the major naval powers. The Germans called them Schnellboote (Fast Boats), referred to by the British as E-boats (E for Enemy). In the Royal Navy they were MTBs and MGBs. The American equivalent were PT boats (for Patrol Torpedo). They fought in the narrow waters of the English Channel and the stormy North Sea, in the Mediterranean off the coasts of North Africa and Italy and among the islands of the Aegean, across the Pacific from Pearl Harbour to Leyte Gulf, in Hong Kong and Singapore, and off Burma's Arakan coast.

Bryan Cooper's book traces the history and development of these craft from their first limited use in the First World War and the fast motor boats designed in the 1930s for wealthy private clients and water speed record attempts. With account of the battles which took place during the Second World War, when the vital importance of coastal waters came to be recognized, he captures the drama of this highly individual form of combat. And not least the sea itself which was the common enemy of all who crewed these frail craft. 1 vol, 224 pgs 2009 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-79930 Coox, Alvin D. NOMONHAN:Japan Against Russia, 1939 From May to September 1939 Japan and the Sovietsfought a fierce war on the Mongolian plains thatended with a decisive Soviet victory; b/w tables &maps, appendicies, biblio, index. 1 vol, 1252 pgs 2002 US, STANFORD UNIVERSITY
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1-914013G Copeaux, Florent VAE VICTUS BOARD GAME #13:Orages a L'Est (Storms in the East) Includes rules in English.

Battle of Tali-Ihantala (June 25 to July 9, 1944) was part of the Finnish-Soviet Continuation War (1941-1944) during World War II. The battle was fought between Finnish forces -- using war materiel provided by Germany -- and Soviet forces. To date, it is the largest battle in the history of the Nordic countries.

Battle of Turda 1944: Troops from the Hungarian 2nd Army and the German 8th Army fought a defensive action against Romanian and Soviet forces. 1 vol, 24 pgs 2015 FRANCE, CERIGO EDITIONS
NEW-softcover, available mid November 2015 ......$38.00

1-COM1098 Copley, Ernie THE WAR IN PACIFIC 1941-1945 Simulates the military, naval, economic, diplomatic, and political aspects of World War II in the Asia and the Pacific theatres. TWP may be played on its own or may be combined with The War: Europe 1939-1945 ('TWE') to recreate the entire Second World War. In conjunction with The War's Expansion Kit, gamers can now enjoy the complete TW franchise. The game includes TW: Global rules linking the Asia/Pacific and European theaters.

Features sophisticated carrier-warfare rules that capture the unique features of the Allied naval struggle against Japan. Further, TWP isn't just a naval strategy contest. Unlike some WWII strategy games, Nationalist China plays an active role in TWP, and a player's diplomatic strategy in China may be as important as his military strategy.

As in TWE, there are numerous optional rules and variants, from the Doolittle raid to Japanese Fleet suicide missions. Scenarios include Changsha (Nationalist China vs. Japan, Fall 1939); Guadalcanal; Coral Sea; Midway; the Eastern Solomons; Leyte; Okinawa, 1941-1945 Pacific War Campaign; 1942-1943 Turning Point; and TW-Global, combining TWP and TWE into one monster campaign game.

For those who want to run the full Europe-Pacific campaign, joining both games together, you'll need about 80 hours to recreate all of WWII.

Product Information:
Complexity: High (about 8 out of 10)
Solitaire Suitability: Good
Time Scale: 1 turn = 3 months
Map Scale: 1 hex = 100-120 miles/hex
Unit Scale: Fleets and Task-Forces; Air: Wings; Land: Divisions, Corps and Army
Players: two
Playing Time: 50 hours for full campaign (1.5 hours and up for scenarios)

Components: 2 maps; 8 full sheets of 5/8-inch counters; 28 full color 8.5x11-inch cards with various displays, tracks, reminders, tables, charts, worksheets, etc.; 1 rules booklet; 1 scenario booklet; 1 deck of variant cards; 2 dice; and 1 full color box and lid - the big 3' deep box.
1 vol, 1 pgs 2021 US, COMPASS GAMES
NEW-box ......$175.00 with a discount of 37% rct

1-205930 Cornich, Nik PARTISAN WARFARE ON THE EASTERN FRONT 1941-1944: Images of War Series Between 1941 and 1944, in the war on the Eastern Front, Soviet partisans fought a ruthless underground campaign behind the German lines. During those three terrible years of occupation, they spied on the Germans, disrupted their communications, sabotaged road and rail routes, and carried out assassinations and raids, and thousands of these irregular soldiers lost their lives. Yet their exploits are frequently overlooked in general histories of the conflict, and their experience of the war and their contribution to the Soviet victory are rarely recognized.

That is why Nik Cornish's collection of photographs of the Soviet partisans is a landmark in the field. In a sequence of over 150 images, most of them previously unpublished, he gives a fascinating all-round portrait of the lives of the partisans and their struggle to resist and survive in a war that was waged with almost unparalleled cruelty on both sides.

In addition, in his commentary, he outlines the history of the partisans - their desperate, chaotic beginnings in the wake of the German attack, their increasing coordination, daring and effectiveness as the war went on, and the key role they played as the Germans were forced back. He also records, through the photographs, the merciless counter-measures taken by the Germans and the reprisals.

His book gives a compelling insight into one of the most important sideshows of the Second World War. 1 vol, 160 pgs 2014 UK, PEN & SWORD
NEW-softcover, available late August 2014 ......$25.00 with a discount of 15%

1-211310 Cornish, Nic HITLER VERSUS STALIN: The Eastern Front 1941-1942 -- Barbarossa to Moscow -- Images of War Series Another volume in Images of War series' photograph-intensive books contains 150 photographs covering the German invasion of the USSR: Operation Barbarossa. Covers Ukraine, Belarus, and the Baltic states; the clashes at Brest, Smolensk, Kiev; the failure of Operation Typhoon; and more. 1 vol, 128 pgs 2016 UK, PEN & SWORD
NEW-pb, available early May 2016 ......$25.00 with a discount of 15%

1-213680 Cornish, Nik HITLER VERSUS STALIN: The Eastern Front 1942-1943 -- Stalingrad to Kharkov, Images of War Contains 175 photographs. This phase of the war between Germany and the Soviet Union saw dramatic changes of fortune, offensives and counteroffensives on a massive scale, and these events are also illustrated in these rare photographs. These vivid images show the front-line fighting, the troops and the conditions on both sides, but they also document the consequences of war for the civilians under German occupation and the devastation of the Russian towns and cities. 1 vol, 144 pgs 2017 UK, PEN & SWORD
NEW-pb, available early April 2017 ......$25.00 with a discount of 15%

1-214490 Cornish, Nik HITLER VERSUS STALIN: The Eastern Front 1943 - 1944 -- Kursk to Bagration:Images of War Series Next in the 'Images' series and the third volume in Nik Cornish's photographic history of the Eastern Front in WWII.

Previously unpublished images show the epic scale of the build-up to the Kursk battle and the enormous cost in terms of lives and material of the battle itself. They also show that the military initiative was now firmly in Soviet hands, for the balance of power on the Eastern Front had shifted and the Germans were on the defensive and in retreat.

Subsequent chapters chronicle the hard-fought and bloody German withdrawal across western Russia and the Ukraine, recording the Red Army's liberation of occupied Soviet territory, the recovery of key cities like Orel, Kharkov, and Kiev, the raising of the siege of Leningrad and the advance to the borders of the Baltic states.

Not only do the photographs track the sequence of events on the ground, they also show the equipment and weapons used by both sides, the living conditions experienced by the troops, the actions of the Soviet partisans, the fight against the Finns in the north, the massive logistical organization behind the front lines, and the devastation the war left in its wake. 1 vol, 100 pgs 2017 UK, PEN & SWORD
NEW-pb, available mid July 2017 ......$25.00 with a discount of 15%

1-217390 Cornish, Nik HITLER VERSUS STALIN: The Eastern Front 1944-1945 - Warsaw to Berlin Images of War series In the fourth and final volume of Nik Cornish's photographic history of WWII on the Eastern Front and the defeat of the German army, the destruction and occupation of the cities in eastern Germany and the humiliation of the German people are shown in mostly unpublished wartime photographs. Includes 200 illustrations.

The extent of the fighting, from the Baltic in the north to the Balkans in the south, is recorded in a selection of graphic images, as is the tenacity and desperation of the German resistance and the unstoppable force of the Red Army as offensive after offensive crushed the Third Reich. While most of the photographs show the Red Army, its troops, equipment, and the conditions in which it fought, the shattered cities of Germany and eastern Europe and the suffering and destitution of the civilians are recorded in graphic detail. 1 vol, 144 pgs 2018 UK, PEN & SWORD
NEW-softcover, available mid June 2018 ......$25.00 with a discount of 15%

1-68960 Corum, James S. ROOTS OF BLITZKRIEG, THE Analysis of Hans von Seeckt and German MilitaryReform prior to WW2, best single volume on thesubject, notes, extensive biblio, index. 1 vol, 274 pgs 1992 LAWRENCE, UNIV OF KANSAS
GOOD-trade paper ......$10.00

1-223780 Cox, James Blazing Star, Setting Sun - The Guadalcanal-Solomons Campaign November 1942-March 1943 From popular Pacific Theatre expert Jeffrey R. Cox comes this insightful new history of the critical Guadalcanal and Solomons campaign at the height of World War II. His previous book, Morning Star, Rising Sun, had found the US Navy at its absolute nadir and the fate of the Enterprise, the last operational US aircraft carrier at this point in the war, unknown.

This new volume completes the history of this crucial campaign, combining detailed research with a novelist's flair for the dramatic to reveal exactly how, despite missteps and misfortunes, the tide of war finally turned. By the end of February 1944, thanks to hard-fought and costly American victories in the first and second naval battles of Guadalcanal, the battle of Empress Augusta Bay, and the battle of Cape St George, the Japanese would no longer hold the materiel or skilled manpower advantage. From this point on, although the war was still a long way from being won, the American star was unquestionably on the ascendant, slowly, but surely, edging Japanese imperialism towards its sunset.

Jeffrey Cox's analysis and attention to detail of even the smallest events are second to none. But what truly sets this book apart is how he combines this microscopic attention to detail, often unearthing new facts along the way, with an engaging style that transports the reader to the heart of the story, bringing the events on the deep blue of the Pacific vividly to life. 1 vol, 512 pgs 2020 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-dj ......$35.00 with a discount of 15% rct

2-204580 Cox, Jeffrey RISING SUN FALLING SKIES: The Disastrous Java Sea Campaign of World War II Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese offensive in the Far East seemed unstoppable. Allied forces engaged in a futile attempt to halt their rapid advance, culminating in the massed fleet of American, British, Dutch, and Australian forces (ABDA) clashing with the Japanese at the battle of the Java Sea - the first major sea battle of World War II in the Pacific.

But, in a campaign crippled by poor leadership and disastrous decisions, the Allied response was catastrophic, losing their largest warships and their tenuous toe-hold in the south Pacific within the first 72 hours of the battle. This defeat left ground troops cut off from reinforcement and supply, with obsolete equipment, no defense against endless Japanese air attacks, and with no chance of retreat. However, although command decisions were to condemn the Allies to defeat, the Allied goal was never an outright victory, simply a delaying action.

Facing a relentless and thoroughly vicious enemy, the combined forces responded not by running or surrendering, but by defiantly holding on in a struggle that was as much a test of character, bravery, and determination as it was a test of arms, ultimately costing the Allies ten vessels and the lives of 2,100 brave sailors.

This book reconstructing battles that in hindsight were all but hopeless and revealing where fatal mistakes and missed opportunities condemned the Allied forces in an insightful and compelling study of the largely overlooked clash in the Java Sea. 1 vol, 504 pgs 2023 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-dj ......$21.00 with a discount of 15% inc

1-216060 Cox, Jeffrey MORNING STAR, MIDNIGHT SUN: The Early Guadalcanal-Solomons Campaign of World War II August-October 1942 Following the disastrous Java Sea campaign, the Allies went on the offensive in the Pacific in a desperate attempt to halt the Japanese forces that were rampaging across the region. With the conquest of Australia a very real possibility, the stakes were high. Their target: the Japanese-held Soloman Islands, in particular the southern island of Guadalcanal.

Hamstrung by arcane pre-war thinking and a bureaucratic mind-set, the US Navy had to adapt on the fly in order to compete with the mighty Imperial Japanese Navy, whose ingenuity and creativity thus far had fostered the creation of its Pacific empire. Starting with the amphibious assault on Savo Island, the campaign turned into an attritional struggle where the evenly matched foes sought to grind out a victory.

Quite readable account with all the nuances of command interlaced with operational maneuvers and tactical anecdotes. 1 vol, 448 pgs 2018 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-dj ......$18.00 with a discount of 15%

2-216060 Cox, Jeffrey MORNING STAR, MIDNIGHT SUN: The Early Guadalcanal-Solomons Campaign of World War II August-October 1942 Paperback version of this quite readable account with all the nuances of command interlaced with operational maneuvers and tactical anecdotes.

Following the disastrous Java Sea campaign, the Allies went on the offensive in the Pacific in a desperate attempt to halt the Japanese forces that were rampaging across the region. With the conquest of Australia a very real possibility, the stakes were high. Their target: the Japanese-held Soloman Islands, in particular the southern island of Guadalcanal.

Hamstrung by arcane pre-war thinking and a bureaucratic mindset, the US Navy had to adapt on the fly in order to compete with the mighty Imperial Japanese Navy, whose ingenuity and creativity thus far had fostered the creation of its Pacific empire. Starting with the amphibious assault on Savo Island, the campaign turned into an attritional struggle where the evenly matched foes sought to grind out a victory. 1 vol, 448 pgs 2018 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-softcover, available mid February 2019, paperback edition ......$18.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-236100 Cox, Jeffrey DARK WATERS, STARRY SKIES: The Guadalcanal-Solomons Campaign, March-October 1943 Analysis combines with microscopic attention to detail and an engaging style to describe how, despite missteps and misfortunes, the tide of the Pacific War finally turned in the Allies' favor.

By the end of February 1944, thanks to hard-fought and costly American victories in the first and second naval battles of Guadalcanal, the battle of Empress Augusta Bay, and the battle of Cape St George, the Japanese would no longer hold the materiel or skilled manpower advantage. From this point on, although the war was still a long way from being won, the American star was unquestionably on the ascendant, slowly, but surely, edging Japanese imperialism towards its sunset. 1 vol, 528 pgs 2020 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
NEW-pb, available mid March 2023 ......$35.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-2239003 Crippa, Paolo The Tankers of Mussolini The Armored Group M Leonessa of G.N.R. constituted a unicum among the Armed Forces of the Italian Social Republic. In fact, it was the most consistent and operational of the few units equipped with armored vehicles, operating above all in the anti-partisan struggle. But the Leonessa descended directly from the homonymous Tanks Group which, before the Armistice, was part of the 1st Armored Division M of the MVSN, consisting of personnel loyal to the Duce, renamed after July 25th 136th Armored Division Centaur 2nd.

After the Italian surrender, all the material of the Division was confiscated by the Germans, including the Panzer III, the Panzer IV and the Stug.III of the Leonessa. But part of the Division's staff refused to fight against the former allies and, putting the red M's and the black shirt back in search of weapons and tanks in the now empty Italian barracks, to continue the war alongside the Germans. 1 vol, 100 pgs 2020 ITALY, SOLDIER SHOP
NEW-pb, [English text] available late June 2020 ......$28.00 rct

1-2239005 Crippa, Paolo Bersaglieri's units of the Italian Social Republic The general disarray caused by the Armistice on 8th September 1943 had immediate repercussions on the Bersaglieri units, both present in the Peninsula and abroad.

The Bersaglieri, however, were among the first to reorganize and take up arms again, both in the South, where at the end of September 1943 the LI Battalion of Bersaglieri was included in the First Motorized Grouping, and in the North, where in a short time the Bersaglieri Battalion Mussolini, the Bersaglieri Regiment Luciano Manara and the 3rd Volunteer Regiment were formed. 1 vol, 100 pgs 2020 ITALY, SOLDIER SHOP
NEW-pb, [English text] ......$28.00 rct

1-22539023 Crippa, Paolo THE ARMORED UNITS OF THE ROYAL ARMY AND THE ARMISTICE V1 The Armistice of 8 September 1943 caught the Italian armored units scattered not only on the national territory, but also abroad. Like all Italian units, reaction to the armistice was varied. The units that opposed the German attacks, although in need of armaments, fought for reasons of desperation, in a war that was now lost, and for a touch of military pride. This first volume deals with Italian tank and Armored Cavalry units' reactions and the attempts to defend the city of Rome. 1 vol, 100 pgs 2021 ITALY, SOLDIER SHOP
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1-22539025 Crippa, Paolo THE DIVISIONS OF THE ARMY OF THE RSI 1943-1944: Volume 2 This second volume covers the 'San Marco' Division, which operated in Liguria and Garfagnana, against the Allies, until the end of the conflict, and the 'Monterosa' Alpine Division.

Two-volume set examines the Divisions formed by the Army of the RSI as well as the departments used in the fight against the partisans by the Republican National Army, starting from the last months of 1943.

The purpose of 'continuing the war' had always been present since the beginning of autumn 1943 in the military authorities of the Social Republic. During talks between Mussolini and Hitler it was agreed to form a new fascist army of 10 to 15 divisions. In reality, only 4 were planned and formed by the Republican National Army: 1st Bersaglieri Division 'Italy,' 2nd Grenadiers Division 'Littorio,' 3rd Marine Division 'San Marco,' and 4th Alpine Division 'Monterosa.' 1 vol, 100 pgs 2021 ITALY, SOLDIER SHOP
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2-32970 Cross, Robin CITADEL, THE BATTLE OF KURSK Analysis of the greatest armored battle in WWII, over 1,000 tanks and guns took part. Cross examines the methods of command and how they affected the outcome of the battle, b/w illust, biblio, index. 1 vol, 288 pgs 1992 LONDON, MICHAEL O'MARA
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1-194210 Crossley, James Bismarck: The Epic Chase: The Sinking of the German Menace This new book revises previous theory of the events of May 1941, in which earlier publications have failed to reveal the full extent of the capabilities of both British and German radar or the significance of British ULTRA signal intercepts in the naval hunt for the Bismarck.

6 x 9.25 inches, 15 photos, 4 charts. 1 vol, 176 pgs 2010 UK, PEN & SWORD BOOKS
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1-980051 Crowdy, Terry DECEIVING HITLER Combining military deceptions with the double-agent networks, the allies were able to send the enemy misleading information about Allied troops, plans and operations. Glossary, index. 1 vol, 352 pgs 2008 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-2239018 Cucut, Carlo THE ARTILLERY OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE ITALIAN SOCIAL REPUBLIC The present study intends to fill, or at least try to partially fill, a gap in the artillery equipment present in the Departments of the Armed Forces of the Italian Social Republic. This is a difficult subject to evaluate since, with the exception of the four Divisions trained in Germany and equipped on the basis of well-defined armament tables, all the Departments that fought under the flag of RSI, did not have a battle order defined by tables. of armament, but they were rather armed with what they had found or recovered during the months of reconstruction. 1 vol, 100 pgs 2020 ITALY, SOLDIER SHOP
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1-246680 Cunliffe, Steven THE FIRES OF MIDWAY: War is Hell Series Card Game 2 (Wargame) Explores in separate scenarios the four major carrier battles of 1942: Coral Sea, Midway Island, Eastern Solomons, and Santa Cruz. Also included is a campaign game linking them all together in which players must husband their assets not knowing which of these battles, if any, will yield the decisive result and turn the tide of war in their favor - as the historical battle of Midway did. Also includes a what-if carrier battle for Wake Island and a solitaire scenario of the Marianas Turkey Shoot. Scenarios can be played in as little as 40 minutes and up to four hours for the entire campaign. Contains 32-page rulebook, three playmats, 200 color playing cards, two sheets of cardboard counters, and one deck of super cards. 1 vol, 1 pgs 2010 US, CLASH OF ARMS
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1-241020 Cutler, Thomas J. The Battle of Leyte Gulf: 23-26 October 1944 The last great naval battle of World War II, Leyte Gulf also is remembered as the biggest naval battle ever fought anywhere, and this book has been called the best account of it ever written. First published in hardcover on the battle's fiftieth anniversary in 1994 and drawing on materials not previously available, it blends history with human drama to give a real sense of what happened, despite the mammoth scope of the battle. Every facet of naval warfare was involved in the struggle that engaged some two hundred thousand men and 282 American, Japanese, and Australian ships over more than a hundred thousand square miles of sea. That Tom Cutler succeeded at such a difficult task is no surprise. The award-winning author saw combat service aboard many types of ships during his naval career, and as a historian and professor of strategy and policy at the Naval War College, he has studied the battle for many years. Cutler captures the milieu, analyzes the strategy and tactics employed, and re-creates the experiences of the participants--from seaman to admiral, both Japanese and American. It is a story replete with awe-inspiring heroism, failed intelligence, flawed strategy, brilliant deception, great controversies, and a cast of characters with names like Halsey, Nimitz, Ozawa, and MacArthur. 1 vol, 343 pgs 1994 US, HARPER COLLINS
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1-206180 Czajkowski, Zbigniew translates by Marek Czajkowski Warsaw 1944 - An Insurgent's Journal of the Uprising 'Authentic, dramatically realistic, showing the tragedy of a generation thrown into a hopeless battle. A priceless treasure against which other memoirs pale in comparison.' Lech Dzikiewicz

'The Author has described the scenes of fighting so vividly . almost impossible to believe he had come out unscathed' Kultura

'An exceptionally valuable document - great historical and literary value'. Dziennik Polski

This remarkable Journal, written shortly after the event, describes not only the author's own experiences of the 1944 Warsaw Uprising but the wider picture. With the Soviet Army's arrival imminent, the Polish Underground fighters decided to wage open warfare against the hated Nazi occupiers. This courageous decision was taken despite the Poles' chronic shortage of arms, ammunition and medical support. They fully expected the Soviets to relieve them gratefully for hastening the defeat of the Germans. With cruel and calculated cynicism, the Soviets halted their offensive and let the uneven match be settled without their involvement. The outcome was inevitable - Warsaw was largely destroyed, the Polish men, women and children fighters crushed and the Nazis weakened. The Soviets then moved in.

This journal is a unique record of the bitter fighting when neither side was prepared to give quarter 1 vol, 176 pgs 2014 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-240580 Dacus, Jeff The Fighting Corsairs: The Men of Marine Fighting Squadron 215 in the Pacific During WWII From an historian and columnist in Leatherneck and Armor magazines, this is the exciting, personal account of a Marine fighter squadron in the South Pacific during the critical days of 1943 when the tide turned against the Japanese. Based on individual interviews and wartime documents, this is a thrilling narrative of the Marines who lived, and died, during the toughest battles of the entire war. It looks at the war through the eyes of some of the greatest fighter pilots of all time, including Bob Hanson, the 'Maharajah of Rabaul' and highest-scoring Corsair pilot in history. 1 vol, 280 pgs 2020 US, LYONS PRESS
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1-COL3471 Dalgliesh, Tom COMBAT INFANTRY: WWII Squad-Level Boardgame Combat Infantry is a fast-paced World War II squad-level board game, employing our wooden blocks. The game system features innovative and interactive rules for Fire Combat, Close Combat, Morale, and Leaders. The game is sophisticated, yet very playable.

You command a German or American infantry battalion, composed of three infantry companies and a heavy weapons company. Expansion sets will include British, Soviet, Italian, and Japanese battalions. Unit types include: Leaders, Rifle Squads, Machine Guns, Mortars, Anti-Tank, and Tanks. Units are organized by battalion, company, and platoon and must maintain unit integrity.

The wood blocks in this game provide fog-of-war and step reduction with no muss or fuss. Two 16.5x22-inch geomorphic maps at a scale of 100 meters per hex are included. 1 vol, 1 pgs 2017 US, COLUMBIA GAMES
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1-246240 Daly, James PROPOSED AIRBORNE ASSAULTS IN THE LIBERATION OF EUROPE: Cancelled Allied Plans from the Falaise Pocket to Operation Market Garden Examines canceled airborne operations -- Lucky Strike, Transfigure, Linnet, Comet, and Axehead -- conceived to cut off a German retreat from the Falaise-Argentan Pocket in August 1944 or set up a faster Allied advance across France. They were all canceled, usually because the Allied forces reached the intended dropping zones before the airborne forces could take off. In particular, several of these operations bear very strong resemblance to elements of the Market Garden plan and show early signs of the mistakes. Operation Comet, for example, included a glider coup-de-main for the bridges at Arnhem, Nijmegen, and Grave - why did this disappear for Market Garden?

These operations and their planning show that far from being an operation that went wrong in September 1944, the flaws in the Arnhem plan were evident much earlier. They also show that divisions between the Allies emerged much earlier and ran much deeper than originally thought. Contains 16 mono illustrations. 1 vol, 248 pgs 2024 UK, FRONTLINE BOOKS
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1-227160 Danby, Jeff DAY OF THE PANZER On August 15, 1944, L Company hit the beaches in southern France as part of Operation Dragoon, joined by the tank crews of 2nd Lt. Andrew Orient's 3rd Platoon -- all veterans of Cassino. Despite logistical problems, the Third Division attacked north through the Rhone River valley, with L Company and its supporting tanks leading the regimental charge. Then the Germans launched a sharp counterattack with rampaging Panther tanks. Includes 40 b/w photos. 1 vol, 384 pgs 2021 US, CASEMATE
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1-227921 Danby, Jeff MEN OF ARMOR: The History of B Company, 756th Tank Battalion in World War II -- Part 1: Beginnings, North Africa, and Italy Narrative unfolds at the individual tanker's level by following key members of the unit through campaigns.

The 756th Tank Battalion (Light) activated at Fort Lewis in June 1941 and by early 1942 were equipped with new M3 light tanks. While companies A and C took part in Operation Torch, B Company was withheld for lack of cargo space in the transport ships and rejoined the battalion two months later in North Africa. The units undertook reconnaissance missions following the landings in Salerno.

In December 1943, the battalion was ordered to upgrade into medium tank (Sherman) unit. Given less than a month to reorganize and train in M4s, the battalion was sent into the Mignano Gap on January 11, 1944 and supported the 34th Infantry Division in the capture of Cervaro and Monte Trocchio. Later in January, B Company supported the troops of the 100th Battalion on bloody but ill-fated attempts to cross the Rapido river - finally at the third attempt the battalion established a secure bridgehead across the Rapido. During the next two days the nearby town of Caira was also captured, opening a clear avenue for an attack on Cassino. 1 vol, 392 pgs 2021 US, CASEMATE
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1-227922 Danby, Jeff MEN OF ARMOR: The History of B Company, 756th Tank Battalion in World War II -- Part 2: Cassino and Rome Narrative unfolds at the individual tanker's level by following key members of the unit through campaigns.

The 756th Tank Battalion (Light) activated at Fort Lewis in June 1941 and by early 1942 were equipped with new M3 light tanks. While companies A and C took part in Operation Torch, B Company was withheld for lack of cargo space in the transport ships and rejoined the battalion two months later in North Africa. The units undertook reconnaissance missions following the landings in Salerno.

In December 1943, the battalion was ordered to upgrade into medium tank (Sherman) unit. Given less than a month to reorganize and train in M4s, the battalion was sent into the Mignano Gap on January 11, 1944 and supported the 34th Infantry Division in the capture of Cervaro and Monte Trocchio. Later in January, B Company supported the troops of the 100th Battalion on bloody but ill-fated attempts to cross the Rapido river - finally at the third attempt the battalion established a secure bridgehead across the Rapido. During the next two days the nearby town of Caira was also captured, opening a clear avenue for an attack on Cassino. 1 vol, 384 pgs 2022 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-89950 Danby, Jeff DAY OF THE PANZER, THE Covers L Company, 15th Regiment, 3rd Division as it pushed north from Marseilles in pursuit of the retreating Germans in August 1944. The focuses is the small scale unit actions. Maps, illust, index 1 vol, 365 pgs 2008 US, CASEMATE PUBLISHING
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1-210430 Dando, Neal FROM TOBRUK TO TUNIS: The Impact of Terrain on British Operations and Doctrine in North Africa, 1940-1943 This book focuses on the extent to which the physical terrain features across Egypt, Libya and Tunisia affected British operations throughout the campaign in North Africa during the Second World War. One main theme of the work analyses the terrain from the operational and tactical perspective and argues that the landscape features heavily influenced British operations and should now be considered alongside other standard military factors.

The work differs from previous studies in that it considers these additional factors for the entire campaign until the Axis surrender in May 1943. Until now it has been widely assumed that much of the Western Desert coastal plateau was a broadly level, open region in which mobile armored operations were paramount. However this work concentrates on the British operations to show they were driven by the need to capture and hold key features across each successive battlefield. At the operational level planning was led by the need to hold key ground across Libya and especially the province of Cyrenaica during the crucial middle period of the campaign.

A secondary theme of the work argues that British forces began to improvise certain tactical doctrines, which altered the early practice of combined arms assaults into one of the Infantry and Armored formations fighting largely separated battles until the autumn of 1942. Other developments in doctrine which were affected by the terrain included the practice of unit dispersal to hold key ground and the use of temporary units such as Jock columns to harass and engage the enemy. The two themes are inter-linked and contribute fresh insights to the debate on British methods of warfare. Supported by 24 pages of specially commissioned color maps. 1 vol, 216 pgs 2016 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
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1-236040 Dando, Neil FROM TOBRUK TO TUNIS: The Impact of Terrain on British Operations and Doctrine in North Africa 1940-1943 Focuses on how the physical terrain features across Egypt, Libya, and Tunisia affected WWII British operations. Analyzes the terrain from the operational and tactical perspective and argues that the landscape features heavily influenced British operations and should now be considered alongside other standard military factors. Concentrates on the need of British operations to capture and hold key features across each successive battlefield.

A secondary theme of the work argues that British forces began to improvise certain tactical doctrines, which altered the early practice of combined arms assaults into one of the Infantry and Armoured formations fighting largely separated battles until the autumn of 1942. Includes 24 pages of color maps. 1 vol, 210 pgs 2023 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
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1-197990 Darling, Kev US CARRIER WAR: Design, Development and Operations 300 b/w photos within text, plus two 16-page color sections. This book covers all aspects of the operations made by US aircraft carriers, from their introduction into service during WW1 to the continuing conflicts in the Middle East. America's part in WWI saw the deployment of US Navy aircraft operating from coastal bases - mainly Curtiss flying boats. In the immediate postwar period the first aircraft carriers were commissioned; Langley, Saratoga, and Lexington.

After the wreckage had settled in the mud of Pearl Harbor, US Navy fighters engaged the Japanese for the first time at Wake Island. Japan continued its conquest of the Pacific countries and Islands throughout 1941. The USN then went on the offensive when two carriers attacked the Gilbert-Marshall Islands, and the Doolittle raid against Japan was launched from USS Hornet. During the Battle of Coral Sea the US Navy achieved a significant victory. Meanwhile in the Atlantic, US Carriers including Wasp and Ranger undertook escort duties across Atlantic. The latter also helped with the supply of Spitfires to Malta.

Post WWII actions included the War in Korea when the US Navy deployed for operations covering combat on both the east and west coasts. During the War over Vietnam USMC and US Navy aircraft were deployed from carriers against targets in North and South Vietnam. Most recent carrier deployments include both Gulf Wars and continuing middle-eastern conflicts.

Appendices include technical details of USN carriers and the aircraft types flown. 1 vol, 312 pgs 2012 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-240320 Davies, J.B. Great Campaigns of World War II WWII was a global conflict in every sense of the term. The struggle for mastery of the world affected every continent and the destinies of millions of people hinged on the great turning points of the war. These were the major battles waged by the Allies and their enemies in the Atlantic and the Pacific seas, in the skies over Britain, in the deserts of North Africa, and the plains of Europe. Each one was crucial to the outcome of the war itself. This book is a study of five of such battles. 1 vol, 320 pgs 1984 US, FINSBURY BOOKS
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1-209910 Davies, Norman TRAIL OF HOPE: The Anders Army - An Odyssey Across Three Continents Following the conquest of Poland by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union in 1939, hundreds of thousands of Polish families were torn from their homes and sent eastwards to the arctic wastes of Siberia. Prisoners of war, refugees, those regarded as 'social criminals' by Stalin's regime, and those rounded up by sheer chance were all sent 'to see the Great White Bear'.

However, with Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossa just two years later, Russia and the Allied powers found themselves on the same side once more. Turning to those that it had previously deemed 'undesirable', Russia sought to raise a Polish army from the men, women and children that it had imprisoned within its labor camps to create the Polish II Corps or 'Anders Army.'

This recounts the compelling story of this unit and their exceptional journey from the gulag of Siberia through Iran, the Middle East, and North Africa to the battlefields of Italy to fight shoulder-to-shoulder with Allied forces. Complete with previously unpublished photographs and first-hand accounts from the men and women who lived through it, this is a unique visual and written record of one of the most fascinating episodes of WWII. 1 vol, 600 pgs 2015 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-224170 de Beaulieu, Charles Leningrad - The Advance of Panzer Group 4, 1941 This account of Panzer Group 4's advance was written by Walter Charles de Beaulieu, chief of staff of Panzer Group 4. Published in German in 1961, this is the first English translation. Beaulieu not only gives a detailed account of the Panzer Group's advance, but also offers an assessment of the fighting, an examination of how Panzer Group 4's operations were affected by the limitations imposed on Army Group North, and the lessons that can be learnt from its experiences in the Baltic States. He concludes with a discussion of whether Leningrad could ever have been taken. Includes 10 maps.

Panzer Group 4, which included LVI Panzer Corps and XLI Panzer Corps, was to lead the way. By the end of the first day the group had pushed 70 kilometers into enemy territory in June 1941. Red counterattacks on their unprotected flanks slowed them down, resulting in the tank battle of Raseiniai, but the group managed to capture Dunaburg on the Western Dvina on June 26, with a bridgehead established shortly thereafter. The group then pushed northeast through Latvia to the Stalin Line. In mid-July Hoepner was preparing to push the last 100 kilometers to Leningrad, however Leeb, commander of the army group, had other plans for the group and the advance did not continue for several more weeks.
1 vol, 216 pgs 2020 US, CASEMATE
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1-226680 de Beauliey, Charles GENERAL ERICH HOEPNER: A Military Biography This volume in the Die Wehrmacht im Kampf series examines Erich Hoepner's leadership of panzer formations in Poland in 1939, France in 1940, and Russia in 1941. It is written by Walter Chales de Beaulieu, a general staff officer who fought alongside Hoepner. Erich Hoepner was one of the most competent tank commanders of World War II, playing a significant role in Germany's early successes.

As the commander of the XVI Panzer Corps at the outbreak of war in 1939, Hoepner carried out the main thrust towards Warsaw. The panzer corps covered 250 kilometers and reached the outskirts of the city in only eight days.

In 1940, commanding the same formation, Hoepner fought the French Cavalry Corps in Belgium, partook in the encirclement of Allied forces near Dunkirk, and advanced southwards over the Weygand Line deep into French territory.

In 1941, Hoepner became the commander of Panzer Group 4, which was the main attack formation for the advance on Leningrad. It made rapid progress to begin with, but an increasingly wide and exposed front meant that the attack gradually ground to a halt. After one final attempt to capture the city in the middle of September failed, the panzer group was redeployed to the central sector of the Eastern Front. It was there that the panzer group was to help with the push towards Moscow. In conjunction with Panzer Group 3, Hoepner's Panzer Group 4 completed and eliminated the Vyazma pocket. Hoepner frequently felt that he was not allowed to advance on Moscow quickly enough by his superiors, yet his decision to conduct a withdrawal in January 1942 led to his dismissal.
1 vol, 264 pgs 2021 US, CASEMATE
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1-242810 de Korte, Samuel TUSKEGEE AIRMEN: Dogfighting with the Luftwaffe and Jim Crow During WWII, the Tuskegee Airmen had two enemies to overcome: the German Luftwaffe and Jim Crow. Recounts the struggles the men faced at home and abroad, as the racism prevalent at the time meant that black Americans were deemed unsuitable for the demands of modern war. Looks at how their role escorting the bombers, as well as their bright red tails, earned the Tuskegee Airmen of 332nd Fighter Group the nickname of 'Red Tails.' Also discusses how the units served with distinction in several fierce engagements, such as the 99th Fighter Squadron, who fought in the skies over Anzio, and the 332nd Fighter Group, who earned a Distinguished Unit Citation for its mission to Berlin on 24 March 1945. Contains 70 mono illustrations. 1 vol, 208 pgs 2024 UK, AIR WORLD
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1-192660 de Vries, Guus MG34 Machinegun The sixth volume of the Propaganda Photo Series is the first detailed publication on the MG34, Germany's most important machine gun of World War II. This book contains a description of the development, production and use, the accessories and markings of the MG34, including many pictures and descriptions of prototypes and variants that have never been depicted and described before.

The most important quality of the Propaganda Photo Series however, is a unique selection of original German World War II propaganda photos, most never published before. The combination of solid information and original photos makes the Propaganda Photo Series the most extensive and reliable source of German small arms 'in-use', depicting the weapons and equipment as they were actually used.

9 x 9, 220 illustrations, 1 vol, 152 pgs 2010 UK, PEN & SWORD BOOKS
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1-229280 de Watervliet, Jean-Michael BELGIUM IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR When the Germans invaded neutral Belgium in May 1940, defeat and occupation were inevitable but Belgian armed forces held out against a vastly superior enemy for 18 days. The elected Government went into exile in London but King Leopold III controversially remained with his people as a prisoner.

Covers the Belgians who continued the fight both outside and inside their country, including two Belgian RAF squadrons, the Colonial Army that defeated the Italians in East Africa, and the Belgian Brigade that fought from Normandy to Germany.

Also includes the Belgian Resistance and organized escape routes, sabotage against the Germans, and spy efforts on behalf of the Allies as well as collaborators and those who fought for the Germans. Large numbers of them were tried postwar for war crimes and treason.
1 vol, 224 pgs 2021 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-241380 Deakin, Quintin WALES IN WORLD WAR 2 Examines the experience of every part of the population present in Wales during WWII. Wales was vital to the war effort, from military training to public entertainment, from hosting several of Britain's most secretive weapons programs to housing 110,000 child evacuees, from the war economy to food security. Long-standing tensions between the Welsh people and the English authorities meant for a sometimes strained relationship, affecting the role of film, radio, and the arts in propaganda directed to audiences in the home. The book also looks at the legacy of the conflict on Wales after the war. Contains b/w photos and maps throughout, plus 16-page photo section. 1 vol, 320 pgs 2024 UK, Y LOLFA
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1-235550 Degtev, Dimitry HITLER'S AIR BRIDGES: The Luftwaffe's Supply Operations of the Second World War The Luftwaffe's transport aircraft played a vital role in supplying German forces in every WWII theater.

In early May 1940, the battle of Norway was nearing its climax, but General Eduard Dietl's 3rd Jager division was blocked by the Allies in the Narvik area. Only the Luftwaffe could provide effective assistance to the encircled troops. The special purpose groups KGr.zbV107 and KGr.zbV108 were ordered to supply the division by air. Transports delivered ammunition, food, and other supplies for German sailors who found themselves on land.

This was the first of a number of occasions in which the Luftwaffe's transport Gruppen, often equipped with the slow, but reliable Junkers 52, created an air bridge to supply troops cut off or surrounded by the enemy. The transport Gruppen had previously been involved in supporting the advance of German forces during the Polish campaign, this being followed by the capture of Denmark, The Netherlands, Belgium, and Greece.

During Operation Barbarossa, German troops were dispersed over the vast expanses of Russia. It was a country without roads where the normal supply by trucks and trains to the troops was difficult and sometimes impossible. Often, it was only the Luftwaffe's transport aircraft that kept the Germans fighting.

But with Hitler's insistence that there should be no retreat despite the overwhelming strength of the Soviet forces, his Germans armies found themselves surrounded and the Luftwaffe had to create air bridges to supply the beleaguered troops. Nowhere was this more evident than the Battle of Stalingrad, Goering having convinced Hitler that the Luftwaffe was capable of keeping the Sixth Army supplied.

As the war increasingly turned against the Third Reich, air bridges were vital in supporting and maintaining its garrisons in places such as Demyansk, Holm, Korsun, Budapest, Breslau, and many others. 1 vol, 296 pgs 2022 UK, AIR WORLD
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1-228320 Degtev, Dmitry AIR BATTLE FOR MOSCOW: 1941-1942 The book presents the air battle for Moscow, describing in detail the actions of the aircrew on both sides. On 22 July 1941, Operation Clara Zetkin, the Luftwaffe's aerial assault on Moscow, began. But the Luftwaffe was opposed by the 'Stalin's Falcons', the elite 6th Air Defence Corps, which defended the Soviet capital with a determination which saw bitter duels to the death and horrendous casualties on both sides.

Details of losses, biographical outlines of the key individuals, analyses of the different aircraft and a full chronology of the battle are presented, as well as numerous exclusive photos, documents, and drawings. Also tells of the fate of German pilots caught in Russian captivity, and the adventures of those who were able to survive and escape from the Russian executioners. Many myths concerning the battle are also challenged, such as the often-stated belief that Moscow's anti-aircraft defenses were the most powerful in the world and that it was the Soviets who were the finest pilots. 1 vol, 256 pgs 2021 UK, AIR WORLD
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1-245300 Degtev, Dmitry BATTLE OF STALINGRAD: The Beginning of the End for Hitler in the East A highly graphic chronicle of the fighting of the Battle of Stalingrad, shown from both the Russians and the Germans. Examines why the Germans thought capturing Stalingrad would have been the end of the war and why the Russians thought the Germans knew more about the city than they did, resulting in the importance of Stalingrad being greatly exaggerated. Written by a Russian historian using much material previously unpublished in the West. It details the efforts of all branches of the armed forces; tanks, artillery, infantry, aviation and the important contribution of the Russian river flotilla. Contains 32 mono illustrations. 1 vol, 192 pgs 2024 UK, FRONTLINE BOOKS
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1-240870 Degtev, Dmitry and Dmitry Zubov Air Battle for Leningrad: 1941-1944 The Siege of Leningrad was one of the most brutal battles of the Second World War. The second largest and most populous city in the Soviet Union, Leningrad, now St. Petersburg, was one of the three priority targets of the German invasion, Operation Barbarossa. A total of 333 large military factories were concentrated in Leningrad and, accordingly, 565,000 workers lived there, producing tanks, aircraft, artillery, and warships.

On July 10, 1941, German tank divisions, having broken through the front south of the city of Pskov, reached the town of Luga. From there, Hitler's forces had just over 110 miles to go to Leningrad. Meanwhile, the city was feverishly preparing for defense. Stalin's deputies, Zhdanov and Voroshilov, planned to use the entire combat-ready population of Leningrad for that purpose. In early September 1941, German divisions supported by the Luftwaffe's VIII Fliegerkorps, captured the town of Shlisselburg. Leningrad was now cut off from the rest of the Soviet Union. Hitler believed that the city would soon echo to the sound of German jackboots.

Leningrad, however, did not give up. In the autumn of 1941, the Wehrmacht did not have enough forces to take the city and for three long years, the main means of fighting its defenders were the Luftwaffe and long-range artillery. In September 1941, when the systematic bombing and shelling began, many thousands of families tried to leave Leningrad, but nearly all of the escape routes were cut off. Food supplies in the city sharply decreased.

In this book, the authors explore the full story of the German and Soviet aerial battles in the Leningrad sector during the siege. There are devastating details of the bombing of the starving population, numerous attempts by the Luftwaffe to destroy the Red Baltic Fleet, and air attacks against the 'Road of Life,' along which vital food and ammunition were delivered to the city, and combats in the skies over Leningrad and its surroundings. Revealing what was happening in the air and on the ground, as well as in the German and Russian headquarters, the authors explain why, in spite of numerous successes, the Luftwaffe failed to help force the surrender of Leningrad. 1 vol, 328 pgs 2023 UK, AIR WORLD
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1-193820 Delaforce, Patrick Churchill's Desert Rats in North-West Europe: From Normandy to Berlin In this fine account of the British 7th Armored Division, the author who fought alongside the Desert Rats describes the division's battles from the beaches, the breakout battles (Goodwood and Bluecoat), the liberation of Northern France, and Belgium. After taking Ghent there was the long months fighting in the Peel country of the Netherlands before Operation BLACKCOCK, the Rhine Crossing and the final advance into Germany, the capture of Hamburg, and the Allies' triumphant entry into Berlin. 1 vol, 232 pgs 2010 UK, PEN & SWORD BOOKS
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1-207090 Delaforce, Patrick MONTY'S NORTHERN LEGIONS Monty's famous desert legions -- 7th Armored Division, 51st Highland Division and 50th Northumbrian Division -- helped him win at El Alamein and throughout North Africa, and eventually in North West Europe after D-Day.

This book profiles two other distinguished formations which played significant roles in the liberation of North West Europe.

The 50th Tyne Tees Division was a fine infantry division first blooded at El Alamein and later in Sicily. Monty gave 50th Division the dangerous honor of attacking on D-Day in the first wave ashore on 'Gold' Beach. The only D-Day Victoria Cross was awarded to CSM Hollis of the Green Howards. The division fought through the Normandy campaign up towards the German border before disbandment in late 1944.

The 15th Scottish Division's three brigades swept into Normandy in Operation 'Epsom', Monty's first great battle for Caen. They fought their way through France and the Low Countries and were one of two assault divisions entrusted with storming across the Rhine in Operation 'Plunder.' 1 vol, 192 pgs 2014 UK, FRONTHILL MEDIA
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1-208780 Delaforce, Patrick Onslaught on Hitler's Rhine - Operations Plunder and Varsity March 1945 Operation Plunder was Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery's swan song. It is rarely mentioned in the Second World War history books, and when it is, both American and British military historians dismiss it as being ultra-cautious.

Monty was by nature a cautious commander with dwindling manpower resources. Operation Market Garden in September 1944 had not been successful in achieving a major lodgment over the Rhine. Monty knew that Hitler regarded the Rhine as his final barrier, and his storm-troopers and paratroops had fought like demons for four weeks in February/March 1945 defending the Siegfried Line in Operations Veritable and Blockbuster. Presumably they would continue to defend their own country to the bitter end. So, in command of a British, a Canadian and an American army Monty ensured by very careful planning, including a huge airborne drop in Operation Varsity, that the great onslaught would be furious, quick, ruthless and highly successful. And so it was.

Patrick Delaforce fought in Blockbuster, Plunder and all the river battles in his armored battle group, which reached the Danish frontier just before Stalin's Cossacks. The book is part of a Fonthill trilogy by Delaforce: Monty's Rhine Adventure (Market Garden); and Invasion of the Third Reich (the campaign after Plunder). 194 b/w illust. 1 vol, 240 pgs 2015 UK, FONTHILL MEDIA
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1-224100 Delaforce, Patrick The Black Bull - From Normandy to the Baltic with the 11th Armoured Division The 11th Armored Division, famous for its Black Bull insignia, was widely recognized as being among the best armored divisions in northwest Europe during the Second World War. This book tells the story of the Division in the words of the soldiers who fought with it: of its part in the three ferocious battles in Normandy-Operations EPSOM, GOODWOOD and BLUECOAT, the great 'Swan' to Amiens, the taking of Antwerp; right flanking for MARKET GARDEN, back-up in the Ardennes and the final slog into Germany across well-defended river barriers, to the liberation of Belsen, Lubeck and the Danish frontier. 60 b/w illustrations

The Division suffered 10,000 casualties, with almost 2,000 lost in action, and so this is also a story of courage and the hardships of a winter campaign, of being wounded, comradeship and fighting fear. Contributions are included from twelve of the regiments who proudly wore the sign of the Black Bull. Memories from troop commanders and riflemen, bombardiers and signalmen, tank crews, troop leaders and from the dashing GOC are brought together to reveal what life was like at the sharp end.

The Black Bull is liberally illustrated with contemporary photographs showing the Division in action. It will appeal not only to those who still have memories of the battles and to those who fought in the Second World War, but also to readers interested in the day-to-day actions and thoughts of soldiers in the front line for almost a year.
1 vol, 256 pgs 2020 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-87560 Delize, Jean U-BOOTE CREWS: Daily Life 1939-1945 Written a specialist on naval history this book tells how the men were recruited and their training routine. Also cover day to day life aboard the U-Boats, biblio, index. 1 vol, 128 pgs 2007 FRANCE, HISTOIRE & COLLEC
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1-226950 Delve, Ken HOW THE RAF AND USAAF BEAT THE LUFTWAFFE Examines the main campaigns in which the RAF - and later the Allies - faced the Luftwaffe and argues that by the latter part of 1942 the Luftwaffe was no longer a decisive strategic or even tactical weapon. While remarkably resilient, the Luftwaffe was on a continual slide to ultimate destruction. Examines its demise by way of defective strategic planning from its inception, failure to provide decisive results over Britain in 1940 and over the Mediterranean and Desert in 1941-1942, and its failure to defend the Reich and the occupied countries against the Allied bomber offensive. Details numerous aspects to these failures, including equipment (aircraft and weapons), tactics, leadership (political and military), logistics, morale, and more. 1 vol, 256 pgs 2021 UK, GREENHILL BOOKS
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1-204950 Denis, Eric STONNE 1940 In May 1940, the Panzers crossed the Meuse river. Guderian had the choice to go south and attack the rear of the Maginot line or to head west in order to encircle the French troops holding the Meuse line.

The town of Stonne and the woody hills of Mont-Dieu were the single area where it was possible to try to stop the German advance. To attack the Germans, the French urged elements from the 3rd DIM, the 3rd DRC, and the 4th BCC to face elements of the 10th Panzer Division and the Grossdeutschland infantry Regiment.

Stonne saw very hard fighting, the town itself switched sides 17 times in 3 days. Some German officers mentioned Stonne among the battles they will never forget. Most of the Grossdeutschland infantry regiment of the 1940 western campaign were lost in Stonne.

The town was totally occupied only on May 25, French pockets were still resisting to the enemy. The French infantry lost many men too: one of the 51e RI company finished the battle with only five sergeants and 30 soldiers. The battle of Stonne has be called by the Germans the 'Verdun of 1940.' 1 vol, 84 pgs 2014 FRANCE, HISTOIRE AND COLLECTIONS
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1-193460 Denton, Mansel Battle for Narva, 1944 Whereas other German units in 1944 had failed to hold their ground in Russia, Heeresgruppe Nord still clung tenaciously to one of the last occupied positions near Soviet territory; the Estonian city of Narva. That toehold was what these volunteers would fight so dearly for in arduous winter conditions, hugely outnumbered by their opponents.

Massing on the other side were Soviet troops with vengeance in their hearts. Having endured months of near starvation at Leningrad and Oranienbaum, those soldiers would finally get their chance to fight the enemy who had earlier invaded their homeland. The city itself would be fought over for months in relentless battles, often erupting into savage close-quarter combat and frequently leading to thousands of casualties.

It incorporates large amounts of photographic evidence. The photographs and their captions offer uncommon insight into the life of the average combatant under German command wanting nothing more than to survive another day. In some cases the photos dating back to 1944 are contrasted with the same location as seen today. That photographic evidence is effectively supported by accurate historical and archival research, including geographic data.

8 x 11 inches, 120 photographs, 3 maps, tables. 1 vol, 112 pgs 2010 UK, HISTORY FACTS BOOKS
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1-ST152 Desch, John S&T #152: Case Green: The War for Czechoslovakia 1938 Features:

Case Green: The War for Czechoslovakia 1938
Case Green: Nazis vs Czeches in 1938
Profile: Great Military Leaders
- T.E.Lawrence
Friedland / Vittoria Order of Battle
Conflict Analysis:
- The American Civil War: Tactical Doctrine
The Army and Alexander the Great's Successors
Tactical Notebook
- The USMC in the Interwar Period
- Colonial Armies 1900
- Tactics Made Simple
Clarifications
- Franco-Prussian War (S&T-149) 1 vol, 64 pgs 1992 US, SPI
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1-ST172 Desch, John S&T #172: Molotov's War: Russo-Finnish War 1939-40 Molotov's War: Russo-Finish Conflict, 1939-40 is a two-player simulation of the war that took place between the Soviet Union and Finland during the Winter of 1939-1940. This is a game of intermediate complexity in which the two players command the forces of Finland and the Soviet Union. The Soviet Player must gain certain territorial objectives in Finland; the Finnish Player must prevent this from happening. 1 vol, 80 pgs 1995 US, SPI
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1-914028G Di Silva, Pacal VAE VICTUS BOARD GAME #28: Typhoon Over the Pacific Simulates WWII between the Japanese Empire and the US and Allies from December 1941 to August 1945. The game does not cover 'the China Incident' of 1937, the Soviet offensive of August 1945, or the attack on Pearl Harbor, which is accounted for in the Allied set-up.

Typhoon is primarily a one-player game since only one side had the initiative at any given time in this war. The Japanese struck first and occupied much of the area, but after the Solomons, they never really acted offensively again. Then the Allies, after a disastrous start, launched their reconquering offensive until Japan's surrender. It is simplest to put the player in the role of the active side and let the rules determine the actions of the non-active side.

The player begins in command of the Japanese Empire, and the game will end with victory, or the end of the success and geographic expansion will lead the player to switches sides and becomes the Allied commander.

Victory is determined at the end of the game by adding the points won by the two sides.
It is also possible to play the game with two players. Simply let each player act during his own Operations Phase, but keep the reaction rules and the Japanese logistical rules.

Game Components: One 59 x 41 cm map; 216 die-cut counters and markers; One rule book including scenarios; One color player aid.

Rules in English. 1 vol, 24 pgs 2021 FRANCE, CERIGO EDITIONS
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1-206670 Diamond, Jon STILWELL AND THE CHINDITS: The Allied Campaign in Northern Burma 1943 - 1944 - Images of war This latest book in the highly successful Images of War series covers the dramatic events that saw ultimate Allied victory over the Japanese in remote Northern Burma on the Chinese border. The plan involved two separate but concurrent operations. US Army General Joseph Stilwell was ordered to train up two Chinese divisions and together with a US special force (Merrill's Marauders) advance to seize the key Japanese base at Myitkyina.

At the same time Brigadier Orde Wingate and his 77 Brigade (known as the Chindits) penetrated and fought deep behind Japanese lines. While the success of this Operation (LONG STOP) remains debatable, the Chindits' courage and determination destroyed the myth of Japanese invincibility. Despite terrible deprivation a second much larger operation (THURSDAY) went ahead.

As this highly informative and well illustrated book reveals, the concept was ultimately successful with Myitkyina falling to Stilwell's Chinese/US force in mid 1944. The Chindits and Maranders, now greatly depleted by enemy action, malnutrition and disease were evacuated to India but became legends.

Note: The preliminary cover of the book says 'Sitwell,' presumably fixed before actual printing. 1 vol, 176 pgs 2014 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-209350 Diamond, Jon FALL OF MALAYA AND SINGAPORE: Images of War series In just 10 weeks from 8 December 1941 to mid February 1942, British and Imperial forces were utterly defeated by the numerically inferior Japanese under General Yamashita.

British units fought hard on the Malayan mainland but the Japanese showed greater mobility, cunning, and tactical superiority. Morale was badly affected by the loss of HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse to Japanese aircraft on 19 December as they sought out enemy shipping. Panic set in as military and civilians withdrew south to Singapore.

Thought to be an impregnable fortress, its defenses against land attacks were shockingly deficient. General Percival's leadership was at best uninspired and at worst incompetent. Once the Allied troops withdrew to Singapore it was only a matter of time before surrender became inevitable. To make matters worse, reinforcements arrived but only in time to be made POWs.

The whole catastrophe is brilliantly described in this highly illustrated book. 1 vol, 208 pgs 2015 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-217620 Diamond, Jon ON TO ROME: Anzio and Victory at Cassino, 1944 - Images of War series Early in 1944, the Allied advance was halted by the German defense of the Gustav Line. Even with the deployment of Eighth Army reinforcements from the Adriatic, every effort to capture Monte Cassino failed. Fifth Army's VI Corps' amphibious landing at Anzio in January, while initially successful stalled in the face of formidable German counter-attacks and the beachhead was effectively besieged.

The stalemate at Anzio and along the Gustav Line was finally broken in mid May by the Allied Spring offensive. After bitter fighting and the total destruction of the famous Benedictine Abbey, the Germans began their withdrawal towards Rome. Days later the reinforced VI Corps broke out of the Anzio bridgehead and linked up with Fifth Army units on 25 May. But by evading the Allied attempt to trap them south of Rome and despite Rome being occupied by the Allies in early June the bulk of the German 14th Army lived to fight another day. The Italian campaign had another nine costly months to run.

This superbly researched account traces the course of the bitterly fought battles between January and June 1944 in words and images. Includes 240 b/w illust/photos. 1 vol, 240 pgs 2018 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-222610 Diamond, Jon Montgomery's Rhine River Crossing Operation Plunder- Images of War series After the Normandy break-out, the Allies' headlong dash east came to a halt in the autumn with the ill-fated MARKET GARDEN operation and over-extended supply lines short of the Rhineland. After repulsing the Nazis' daring Ardennes offensive, Montgomery's and Bradley's Army Groups cleared the Reichwald and Rhineland and closed on the Rhine.

With both sides aware of the strategic significance of this physical barrier the stakes could not have been higher. Eisenhower's plan involved a vast airborne assault by General Ridgway's XV11 Airborne Corps (codename VARSITY) and the simultaneously coordinated river crossing by Monty's 21 Army Group codename PLUNDER with Dempsey's British Second Army and General William H. Simpson's US Ninth Army.

This superbly illustrated and researched book describes the March 1945 assault crossing involving naval amphibious craft, the air and artillery bombardment and diversionary attack by the British 1st Commando brigade at Wesel. In concert with VARSITY and PLUNDER, Patton's US Third Army Group crossed further south. 1 vol, 240 pgs 2020 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-223850 Diamond, Jon MacArthur's Papua New Guinea Offensive, 1942-1943 The Japanese seizure of Rabaul on New Britain in January 1942 directly threatened Northern Australia and, as a result, General Douglas MacArthur took command of the Southwest Pacific Area. In July 1942, the Japanese attacked south across the Owen Stanley mountain range.

Thanks to the hasty deployment of Australian militiamen and veteran Imperial Force troops the Japanese were halted at Ioribaiwa Ridge just 27 miles from Port Moresby.

MacArthur's priority was to regain Northeast New Guinea and New Britain. The capture of airfields at Buna and reoccupation of Gona and Sanananda Point were prerequisites. The Allied offensive opened on 16 November 1942 with Australian infantrymen and light tanks alongside the US 32nd Infantry Division.

Overcoming the Japanese and the inhospitable terrain in tropical conditions proved the toughest of challenges. It remains an achievement of the highest order that the campaign ended successfully on 22 January 1943. This account with its clear text and superb imagery is a worthy tribute to those who fought and, all too often, died there.
1 vol, 240 pgs 2018 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-225410 Diamond, Jon Hell in the Central Pacific 1944: The Palau Islands - Images of War Series In September 1944, to prevent Japanese air interdiction against General MacArthur's planned invasion of the Southern Philippines, the Americans attacked Peleliu and Angaur in the Palau group of the Western Caroline Islands. Admiral Halsey, commanding the US Third Fleet, feared the heavily defended Palaus would be costly for his III Amphibious Corps comprising the 1st Marine Division and the 81st Infantry Division. Includes 250 black and white photos.

While Angaur fell in four days, on Peleliu the Japanese resisted tenaciously using their underground fortifications on the Umurbrogel Ridge overlooking the airfield. It was only after over two months' bitter fighting that the Americans finally controlled the island. Despite the heavy cost, the benefits of this hard fought and costly victory were doubtful. In the event, Mindanao and other Southern Philippine Islands were bypassed by MacArthur in favor of a direct assault on Leyte on 20 October. But, as the graphic images and well researched text bear witness, there is no denying the courage and determination shown by the attacking US forces. 1 vol, 160 pgs 2020 UK, PEN & SWORD BOOKS
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1-227850 Diamond, Jon THE LIBERATION OF THE PHILIPPINES: Images of War series General Douglas A MacArthur, Commander of the Southwest Pacific Area, saw the liberation of the Philippines Archipelago as the launching board for the invasion of the Japanese Home Islands. By late 1944, with the capture of New Guinea and surrounding islands, the US Sixth and Eighth Armies were poised for the challenge. Includes 250 black and white illustrations

American forces landed on Leyte on 20 October 1944 with the Leyte Gulf naval battle quickly following. By 25 December the island was cleared opening the way for Lieutenant General Walter Krueger's Sixth Army to invade Luzon on 9 January 1945. Bitter Japanese resistance required Eichelberger's Eighth Army as reinforcements. Manila finally fell on 4 March. In the meantime Bataan was captured on 16 February and Corregidor on 2 March after a US airborne assault. Fighting continued and MacArthur finally declared the liberation of the Archipelago on 5 July, just a month before the atom bombs fell on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. 1 vol, 192 pgs 2021 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-231250 Diamond, Jon BURMA VICTORY 1944-1945: Photographs from Wartime Archives Images of War series General Stilwell's ad hoc force of Merrill's Marauders, American-trained Chinese divisions, Kachin guerrillas, and General Wingate's Chindits conducted a northern Burmese offensive that led to the coup de main seizure of Myitkyina's airfield in May 1944. In August 1944, after a protracted siege, Myitkyina town on the Irrawaddy River fell to the Allies. At the same time elements of General Slim's 14th Army were mounting a defense of northeastern India at Imphal and Kohima against Imperial Japan's 15th Army; Operation U-Go, led by General Mutaguchi, from March to July 1944. Thereafter, the Allies began two major campaigns.

First, the northern Burmese Sino-American offensive re-opened the land supply route to China via a newly-built Burma Road, which replaced the American Air Transport Command's airlift that had kept Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's Chinese forces supplied.

The second offensive was by General Bill Slim's multi-national British 14th Army under, which advanced south-east through the Arakan. The 'Forgotten Army' eventually re-occupied Mandalay and Rangoon. 1 vol, 240 pgs 2022 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-235720 Diamond, Jon THE THREE BATTLES OF EL ALAMEIN: Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives - Images of War Another volume in the popular Images of War series covers the battles of El Alamein, where British General Bernard Montgomery's troops triumphed over German Field Marshal Rommel's Panzerarmee Africa in Autumn 1942. Includes 250 black and white photos and illustrations. 1 vol, 232 pgs 2023 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-240860 Diamond, Jon Allied Victory Over Japan 1945: Rare Photographs from Wartime Achieves - Images of War Series In 1944, with the war in Europe turning in the Allies' favor, Japan still occupied vast swathes of South East Asia and the Pacific. In Burma, the seemly unstoppable Japanese advance was halted at Kohima and Imphal in June and July 1944. Six months later, the advances made by British-led forces enabled the re-opening of the supply routes from India to US forces in China. It was not until Spring 1945 that British-led forces seized first Mandalay and then the port city of Rangoon after a year of grueling fighting.

Admiral Nimitz's and General MacArthur's forces meanwhile were overcoming fanatical Japanese resistance as they invaded Saipan, Guam, Tinian, Leyte, and Luzon in late 1944. Iwo Jima and Okinawa fell to the Allies in early 1945. These successes enabled USAAF Superfortresses to bomb mainland Japan. Late Spring/early Summer 1945 saw the steady recapture of the Northern Solomons and Brunei, Borneo, and former Dutch colonies. The atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 finally forced the Japanese to surrender without the inevitable carnage of an invasion of their mainland.

The tumultuous events of the final year of the Second World War in the Far East are brilliantly described here in contemporary well captioned images and succinct text. 1 vol, 232 pgs 2023 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-235220 Didden, Jack and Swarts, Maarten THE ARMY THAT GOT AWAY: German 15th Army History of the German 15th Army from its inception in 1942 to its arrival in the Netherlands at the end of September 1944. Deals with its fighting in Normandy and fills gaps in most WWII histories about events from Normandy to Market Garden. Includes 100 maps and more than 900 pictures, most of them never published before. 1 vol, 528 pgs 2002 GERMANY, DE ZWAARD VISCH
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1-968001 Dildey, Doug 001 Battle of Britain 1940 - The Luftwaffe's 'Eagle Attack' New Air Campaign Series.

The Battle of Britain was one of the most iconic campaigns of World War II, where the 'Few' of the Royal Air Force took on the might of the German Luftwaffe. At stake was not just air superiority over the British Isles -- a German victory would enable Hitler's plan to invade and conquer the last Allied country left fighting.

While most narratives of the battle focus on the brave pilots of Fighter Command, this book tells it from the perspective of the German strategists as they attempted the clear the skies over Britain. Explaining Hermann Goring's plans, the Luftwaffe's capabilities in 1940, the RAF's defenses, and how the fierce aerial battles over south-east England were fought, this fully illustrated fresh study is based on original documents and new analysis by an expert on the campaign. 1 vol, 96 pgs 2018 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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1-223380 Dildy, Douglas C To Defeat the Few - The Luftwaffe's campaign to destroy RAF Fighter Command, August-September 1940 Over the past 80 years, histories of the Battle of Britain have consistently portrayed the feats of 'The Few' (as they were immortalized in Churchill's famous speech) as being responsible for the RAF's victory in the epic battle. However, this is only part of the story. The results of an air campaign cannot be measured in terms of territory captured, cities occupied or armies defeated, routed or annihilated. Successful air campaigns are those that achieve their intended aims or stated objectives. Victory in the Battle of Britain was determined by whether the Luftwaffe achieved its objectives.

The Luftwaffe, of course, did not, and this detailed and rigorous study explains why. Analysing the battle in its entirety in the context of what it was - history's first independent offensive counter-air campaign against the world's first integrated air defence system - Douglas C. Dildy and Paul F. Crickmore set out to re-examine this remarkable conflict. Presenting the events of the Battle of Britain in the context of the Luftwaffe's campaign and RAF Fighter Command's battles against it, this title is a new and innovative history of the battle that kept alive the Allies' chances of defeating Nazi Germany.
1 vol, 384 pgs 2020 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING
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2-205330 Dix, Anthony THE NORWAY CAMPAIGN AND THE RISE OF CHURCHILL 1940 Opens with a summary of the issues and personalities in British politics in the 1930s. The consequences of appeasement and failure to re-arm quickly became apparent in April 1940. The Royal Navy, which had been the defense priority, found itself seriously threatened by the Luftwaffe's control of the skies. The economies inflicted on the Army were all too obvious when faced by the Wehrmacht. Losses of men and equipment were serious and salutary.

The campaign itself is broken down into three phases - the landings in support of the Norwegians, the evacuation from Central Norway, and, finally, the campaign in the North which remained credible until the fall of France. While the campaign in Norway (April to June 1940) was a depressing opening to active hostilities between Britain and Nazi Germany, it led directly to Churchill's war leadership and The Coalition. Both were to prove decisive in the long term. 1 vol, 264 pgs 2014 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-206230 Doherty, Richard EIGHTH ARMY IN ITALY 1943-45: The Long Hard Slog Eighth Army, Britain's most famous field army of the twentieth century, landed in Italy in September 1943 and fought continuously until the defeat of the Germans in early May 1945.

This book studies the experience of Eighth Army in the Italian campaign, examining how a force accustomed to the open spaces of North Africa adjusted to the difficult terrain of Italy where fighting became much more a matter for the infantry than for the armor. It also compares the qualities of the commanders of Eighth Army in Italy: Montgomery, Leese and, finally, McCreery.

The book uses official records at various levels, personal accounts - some never before published - and published material to present a picture of an army that, although defined as British, was one of the war's most cosmopolitan formations. Its soldiers came from the UK, Canada, India, Ireland, Nepal, New Zealand, Poland and South Africa as well as from Palestine - the Jewish Brigade - and from Italy itself. 1 vol, 272 pgs 2014 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-210960 Doherty, Richard CHURCHILL'S GREATEST FEAR: The Battle of the Atlantic - 3 September 1939 to 7 May 1945 The Battle of the Atlantic (Churchill's term) was arguably the pivotal campaign of the Second World War -- it was certainly the longest starting with the sinking of RMS Athenia on 3 September 1939 and ending with the torpedoing of SS Avon Dale on 7 May 1945.

This superbly researched work covers all the major aspects of The Battle, balancing the initial advantages of Admiral Donitz's U-Boat force, the introduction of the convoy system, the role of the opposing surface fleets and air forces, relative strengths and the all important technical developments. Intelligence particularly the Bletchley Park intercepts played an increasingly important part in the final outcome.

The author concludes that May 1943 was the moment when the Allies seized the initiative and, despite desperate German efforts, never lost their advantage. Using official records, personal accounts and a wealth of historical research, this work gives the reader a splendidly concise yet broad account of the course of the campaign, the men who fought it on both sides and the critical moments and analysis of the outcome. 1 vol, 320 pgs 2016 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-215390 Doherty, Richard EL ALAMEIN 1942: Turning Point in the Desert The Battle of El Alamein is well established as a pivotal moment of WWII. Following the wildly fluctuating fortunes of the opposing sides, there was a real risk that Rommel's Afrika Korps and his Italian allies would break through and seize Cairo with catastrophic strategic and political implications for the Allies. That this never happened is, of course, well known but, as this highly readable yet authoritative work reveals, there were moments of extreme peril and anxiety.

Churchill's bold, nay desperate, decisions concerning key appointments, Montgomery's stubborn refusal to be rushed, Rommel's chronic logistic problems and critical air superiority are all examined in expert detail. The author's description of the actual fighting is brought to life by personal accounts as well as his complete grasp of the plan and tactics involved. 1 vol, 288 pgs 2017 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-218270 Doherty, Richard MONTE CASINO: Opening the Road to Rome One of the bloodiest WWII European battles was from January to June 1944 for the Gustav Line, anchored on Monte Cassino, famous for its Benedictine Abbey. Better known as the Battle of Cassino, the campaign only ended when Rome was liberated.

With General Sir Harold Alexander in overall command, the Allied Army Group in Italy consisted of Fifth (US) and Eighth (British) Armies -- with some 20 allies nations involved. The book recognizes the contributions of all elements and flags up the inevitable national tensions and rivalries exacerbated by restrictions of terrain and weather. Allied commanders, using ingenuity, highly effective artillery and sophisticated close air support, finally triumphed over their formidable German adversaries. Includes 32 black and white illustrations. 1 vol, 464 pgs 2018 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-226340 Doherty, Richard A NOBLE CRUSADE: The History of the Eighth Army, 1941-1945 First published in 1999, this offers a comprehensive history of the British Eighth Army that was formed in Egypt in September 1941. A year later, under Montgomery, it defeated Rommel's Panzerarmee Afrika at El Alamein which led to the victorious end of the North African campaign at Tunis in May 1943. Landings in Sicily and a slugfest up the Italian peninsula followed. With soldiers drawn from every Empire and Commonwealth country, its troops were awarded 34 Victoria Crosses. Includes 32 black and white illustrations. 1 vol, 368 pgs 2021 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-237170 Doherty, Richard VICTORY IN ITALY: 15th Army Group's Final Campaign 1945 Describes and analyzes the 1945 campaign in Northern Italy that saw the 5th (US) and 8th (British) Armies surprise the Germans with its speed and brilliance. Covers how planning, preparation, and training outweighed the diversion of major formations to NW Europe, appalling terrain, harsh climate, and general battle fatigue. Equipment was improvised and air/ground operations coordinated to a very high level. As a result the Germans capitulated on 2 May before the surrender in Germany. 1 vol, 272 pgs 2023 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-212950 Domagalski, John UNDER A BLOOD RED SUN: The Remarkable Story of PT Boats in the Philippines and the Rescue of General MacArthur The story behind the exploits of the unit that was immortalized in the blockbuster 1945 movie 'They Were Expendable' starring John Wayne and Robert Montgomery. Includes 16 pages of photos.

During the opening days of World War II in the Pacific, a small group of American sailors in the Philippines were propelled into the forefront of the fighting. They were manned with six small wooden torpedo (PT) boats and led by a courageous, larger-than-life character in Lieutenant John D. Bulkeley. The men of Torpedo Boat Squadron 3 faced insurmountable odds as they conducted a series of heroic operations against the navy and air power of Imperial Japan.

As America's defense of the Philippines crumbled under the weight of a massive Japanese assault, the courageous activities of Bulkeley's men made headlines across the US - often as the only good news coming from the bleak Pacific front. The unit achieved everlasting fame by evacuating General Douglas MacArthur from the front. Then the squadron continued to fight on until all six of its torpedo boats were lost under fire. The fate of the doomed American defenders was sealed when the Japanese won the battle for the islands in the spring of 1942. 1 vol, 304 pgs 2016 US, CASEMATE
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1-219500 Domagalski, John INTO THE DARK WATER: The Story of Three Officers and PT-109 Made famous by her final commanding officer, John F. Kennedy, PT-109 is one of the most celebrated warships in American history. Behind the familiar account of the future president and the boat's violent demise is its little-known record under two previous officers during the swirling battles around Guadalcanal. This book provides the complete record of PT-109 in the Pacific, as well as a valuable glimpse of how the American Navy's daring and initiative found its full playing field in World War II.

In these mainly nocturnal fights, when the Japanese navy was at its apex, America's small, fast-boat flotillas would sally out to probe enemy strength, vying with enemy destroyers, who were similarly roaming the waters and able to blast a PT-boat out of the water if main armament could be brought to bear. It was constant hit-and-run and dodging between searchlights across Iron Bottom Sound.

Bryant Larson and Rollin Westholm preceded Kennedy as commanders of PT-109, and their fights with the brave ship and its crew hold second to none in the chronicles of US Navy daring. As the battles moved on across the Pacific the PT-boat flotillas gained confidence, even as the Japanese, too, learned lessons in how to destroy them.

Under its third and final commander, Kennedy, PT-109 was destroyed as a Japanese destroyer suddenly emerged from a dark mist and rammed it in half. Two crewmen were killed immediately but Kennedy, formerly on the swim team at Harvard, was able to shepherd his wounded and others to refuge. His unsurpassed gallantry can not resist retelling, yet the courage of the book's previous commanders have not till now seen the light of day. 1 vol, 288 pgs 2019 US, CASEMATE
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1-230120 Domagalski, John ESCAPE FROM JAVA: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the USS Marblehead The old light cruiser Marblehead was living out her final years of naval service as a member of the United States Asiatic Fleet in 1941. This small group of mostly antiquated ships based in the Philippines sailed the waters of East Asia to show the American flag in places like China, Hong Kong, Japan, and Singapore. The sudden eruption of World War II in the Pacific put the warship on the front lines of the conflict as Imperial Japan unleashed a series of devastating attacks across the region.

On the morning of February 4, 1942, the warship was surprised by Japanese planes northeast of Java. Two large bombs slammed into Marblehead causing fires, casualties, and knocking out her steering gear. A third bomb exploded close by underwater. The near miss ripped a large gash into her hull allowing a torrent of water to rush inside the ship.

Explains how gunners toiled to keep their guns firing, with medical staff tending to the wounded, and alongside damage control sailors working in flooded compartments. The damage was critical, so much so the Japanese radioed they had sunk the ship. In fact, through courage, sacrifice, and super-human effort, Marblehead would successfully make a harrowing 13,000 mile journey back to the US. 1 vol, 320 pgs 2022 UK, PEN & SWORD
NEW-softcover, available late April 2022 ......$35.00 with a discount of 15% rct

1-211280 Donnell, Clayton THE DEFENCE OF SEVASTOPOL 1941-1942: The Soviet Perspective In December 1941, while America was reeling from the attack on Pearl Harbor and the offensives of the German Army Groups North and Center were stalled in the mud and cold of the Russian winter, the German Eleventh Army encircled the vast fortress of Sevastopol in the Crimea, launching massive combined air, artillery, and land attacks against the heavily defended positions.

Describes the design and development of the Red Army's formidable base at Sevastopol and concentrates on the sequence of attacks mounted by the Wehrmacht on the strongpoints protecting the city. The forts and bunkers had to be taken one by one after devastating artillery and air attacks, the casualties on both sides were severe, and this brutal struggle went on for over six months. 1 vol, 256 pgs 2016 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-228970 Donnell, Clayton EBEN-EMAEL AND THE DEFENCE OF FORTRESS BELGIUM 1940 Covers the defenders of Fort Eben-Emael, considered to be Belgium's most powerful fortress, in 1940. This huge structure, with its powerful artillery and infantry weapons, was the key to the Meuse and Albert Canal defenses. In the darkness of the pre-dawn, German DFS 230 gliders drifted silently over the southern Netherlands, landing one by one on top of Eben-Emael. Within minutes German Special Forces troops destroyed most of the fort's weapons and observation capabilities. The following day, the garrison surrendered, and the door to Belgium and France was open.

Eben-Emael was only one of the nineteen forts of the fortified positions of Liege and Namur attacked in May 1940. Three new and 16 refurbished forts held out for several days, and often fought to the death. The story he tells contradicts the common assumption that these static defenses were rolled over or bypassed. 1 vol, 272 pgs 2021 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-210870 Dossena, Paolo HITLER'S TURKESTANI SOLDIERS: A History of the 162nd (Turkistan) Infantry Division This is the story of the 162nd (Turkistan) Infantry Division, a World War II German division composed of Central Asian Turkistanis. The book covers the political background (pan-Turkism) of the founders of this unit in German service, debunks some historical myths, and focuses on the most crucial events in the history of the division: The Gottschee battle (Slovenia) and the 'great winter mopping up' (northern Italy). Include 260 photos and two maps.

Pan-Turkish activists were prime movers in organizing Turkistani military units in German uniform. These men were completely unrelated to the occultist/esoteric beliefs, followed by some top Nazi leaders such as Heinrich Himmler or Alfred Rosenberg. The Pan-Turkish activists recruited the soldiers from Soviet POWs in Hitler's hands. Not all of the former prisoners were volunteers, some were forced to join, while a huge number of Soviet soldiers enlisted in order to survive German captivity (where a large number of their comrades had died because of ill treatment or starvation.)

Another huge problem was that Pan-Turkism is something different from Kemalism (Turkish-Anatolian secular and Jacobin nationalism), the former being the political movement aiming at the political union of all Turkic-speaking populations. This is why the German ambassador to Ankara reported that he thought that the Turkish Government might even be embarrassed by open Pan-Turk propaganda from Berlin. Despite this, four main Turkish or partially Turkish units in German uniform were formed. These units were part of the 'Eastern Troops', whose Soviet personnel (Baltics, Slavs, Caucasians, Turkmen, etc.) were integrated into the German forces.

It seems that the largest formation of the Eastern Troops in German service was the 162nd (Turkistan) Infantry Division. The most crucial event in the history of this formation was the 'great winter mopping up' (November 1944-January 1945). This operation (the clearing of Italian partisan independent republics which had been set up in the Northern Apennine mountains) was the greatest German anti-partisan action in Western Europe and one of the greatest anti-partisan operations of World War II.

The author undertook a massive field investigation to determine what happened in the mountains. He reached the conclusion that the Turkistani soldiers were victims twice over: as Easterners they were regarded as inferior beings by their Nazi masters, as non-Communists, they were regarded as traitors by the Allies. All of this explains why the life and the fate of these Turkmen was absolutely tragic. 1 vol, 430 pgs 2016 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
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1-198960 Doubler, Michael Closing With the Enemy: How Gis Fought the War in Europe, 1944-1945 Closing with the Enemy picks up where D-Day leaves off. From Normandy through the breakout in France to the German army's last gasp in the Battle of the Bulge, Doubler deals with the deadly business of war-closing with the enemy, fighting and winning battles, taking and More...holding territory. His study provides a provocative reassessment of how American GIs accomplished these dangerous and costly tasks.

Doubler argues that, without such ingenuity and imaginative leadership, it would have been impossible to defeat an enemy as well trained and heavily fortified as the German army the GIs confronted in the tortuous hedgerow country of northern France, the narrow cobblestoned streets of Aachen and Brest, the dark recesses of the Huertgen Forest, and the frigid snow-covered hills of the Ardennes. B/w photos and maps.


1 vol, 400 pgs 1994 US, UNIVERSITY PRESS OF KANSAS
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1-215230 Doyle, David CLEVELAND TANK PLANT: Aircraft and Military Vehicle Production at Cleveland Plant 2 (1942-1970) Built during WWII to construct B-29s, the facility originally known as Fisher Aircraft Plant 2 instead produced the ill-fated XP-75A Eagle fighter, as well as countless components for the B-29, supplying subassemblies to Boeing, Bell and Martin. Closed following WWII, the outbreak of war in Korea recalled the plant to service, but with an entirely new purpose. Reopened as the Cleveland Tank Plant, the massive 1.7 million square foot plant was retooled in 1951 to produce the M41 Walker Bulldog and the M42 Duster.

Through the succeeding years, the plant also churned out the M56 Scorpion, M114 Reconnaissance Vehicle, M108 and M109 self-propelled howitzer, the M551 Sheridan, and even the revolutionary MBT-70 tank. Through its life, the Cleveland Tank Plant was operated by Cadillac, Chrysler and Allison.

Explore the rich history of not only the Cleveland Tank Plant, but also its products and their wartime use, as well as the intricacies of armored vehicle production in general. This 112-page volume is profusely illustrated with over 200 vintage photographs, many of them previously unpublished and in vintage color. 1 vol, 112 pgs 2017 CANADA, G-104 PRESS
NEW-pb, available mid October 2017 ......$25.00

1-220640 Doyle, David M29 WEASEL TRACKED CARGO CARRIER & VARIANTS: Images of War series Conceived as part of a Top Secret project to disrupt Nazi Germany's atomic bomb program, the hastily developed Studebaker Weasel went on to one of, if not THE most successful of the wartime all-terrain vehicles. Designed with light weight to facilitate both air-dropping and efficient, high-speed operation in the snow, the vehicles were soon found to have excellent performance in the mud. 240 color & black and white photographs

Always amphibious, the later models were equipped with flotation tanks on each end and dual rudders in the rear for even more efficient operation in the water. Weasels were used on numerous fronts during WWII, were once again deployed in Korea, by the French in Vietnam, and numerous outposts during the Cold War. These pages provide an overview of the development, and a detailed look at the deployment and the machines themselves, of these iconic, all-terrain vehicles. 1 vol, 168 pgs 2019 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-220650 Doyle, David M36/M36B1 TANK DESTROYER: Images of War series Going into WWII, the prevailing strategy of the US command was that tanks were not to be used to engage enemy tanks in combat. Rather, tanks were to be the armored spearhead to breach enemy positions. Enemy tanks were to be dealt with by specialized weapons, aptly named tank destroyers. Includes 175 color & black and white illustrations.

While the 3-inch weapon of the M10 was superior to that found on earlier US tank destroyers, it was still found to be inadequate against the ever-increasing weight of German armor. An even larger gun, the 90mm M3, was placed in a new, bigger open-topped turret on 100 new hulls purpose built for this, and by remanufacturing M10A1s, primarily from US-based training units. As the supply of these chassis was depleted, additional vehicles were created by converting Diesel-powered M10s, resulting in the M36B2. The M36B1 was built from the ground-up as a tank destroyer, using a hull based on that of the M4A3 but featuring a standard M36 turret. Examination of rare surviving vehicles indicate that the M36B1 hulls were manufactured expressly for this purpose, and were not merely M4A3 hulls that were converted.

While US antitank doctrine changed, rendering all the tank destroyers obsolete post-WWII, many of these vehicles were supplied to other nations, and in fact some survived as combat vehicles into the 21st century. 1 vol, 128 pgs 2019 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-202010 Drabkin, Artem PANZER KILLERS: Anti-Tank Warfare on the Eastern Front What was it like to confront the German panzer armies as an anti-tank gunner on the Eastern Front during the Second World War? How could you hope overcome of one of the best-equipped, well-trained and tenacious armored forces of the time? And how did the Red Army's tactics and skills develop over the course of the war in order to counter the threat posed by the elite troops of the Wehrmacht?

The vivid personal narratives of Red Army anti-tank men selected for this book give a fascinating insight into these questions - and into the first-hand experience of anti-tank warfare 70 years ago. Their testimony reveals how lethal, rapid, small-scale actions - gun against tank - were fought, and it shows how such isolated actions determined the outcome of the massive offensives and counter-offensives that characterized the struggle on the Eastern Front. 1 vol, 224 pgs 2013 UK, PEN AND SWORD
NEW-dj, available early June 2013 ......$30.00 with a discount of 15%

1-209940 Drabkin, Artem BARBAROSSA THROUGH SOVIET EYES: The First Twenty-Four Hours 22 June 1941 changed the direction of the Second World War. It also changed the direction of human history. Unleashing a massive, three-pronged assault into Soviet territory, the German army unwittingly created its own nemesis, forging the modern Russian state in the process. Thus, for most Russians, 22 June 1941 was a critical point in their nation's history. After the first day of 'Barbarossa' nothing would be the same again - for anyone.

Apparently caught off guard by Hitler's initiative, the Soviets struggled to make sense of a disaster that had seemingly struck from nowhere. Generals scrambled to mobilize ill-prepared divisions, pilots defied orders not to grapple with the mighty Luftwaffe, bewildered soldiers showed individual acts of blind courage, and civilians dumbstruck by air raid sirens and radio broadcasts told of German treachery. 1 vol, 224 pgs 2013 UK, PEN AND SWORD
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1-234580 Drobyazko, Sergey ON THE EASTERN FRONT AT SEVENTEEN: The Memoirs of a Red Army Soldier, 1942-1944 Recruited into the Red army aged just 17, Sergei Drobyazko's introduction to battle is a violent one: forced to retreat from his home city of Krasnodar after it is set ablaze by German forces. Later, Drobyazko is captured by the Germans and placed in a concentration camp, where prisoners are reduced to eating scavenged rubbish and bathing battle wounds in urine.

After a daring escape from the camp, he enters service once more, rising to the rank of sergeant in an infantry regiment. During this time, he witnesses the execution of deserters and the routine ill-treatment of German prisoners of war by vengeful Soviet troops. After surviving an attack that decimates his detachment, Drobyazko is almost court-martialed. Seriously wounded in 1944, he retrains as a radio operator, but he never returns to the war front.

In this gripping memoir, Drobyazko sets down his experience of the war as it unfolded around him. He claims to have consulted no historical sources and to have simply relied on his own memory, making this a deeply personal account. Translated into English for the first time, this unique account will be enjoyed by readers with an interest in military history. 1 vol, 288 pgs 2022 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-COM004 Duffield, Michael COMMAND #04 Lion of Ethiopia This game is a two-player simulation of the Italian invasion of Ethiopia in 1935-36. This war holds the distinction of being the largest colonial war ever fought in Africa and was the first round of the European portion of what would become World War II.

The game includes a 12 page rulebook, a 22' x 34' mapsheet, and 164 counters.

For the Italians, victory is determined by occupation of a number of geographical locations or the complete destruction of the Ethiopian army. For the Ethiopians, they must occupy Massawa and Mogadisho, destroy both Italian HQs, destroy the entire Italian army, or prevent the Italians from winning by Turn 22.
1 vol, 60 pgs 1990 CA, XTR PUBLISHING
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1-66420 Duffy, James P. HITLER'S SECRET PIRATE FLEET Fascinating account of the fleet of nine warshipsthat cruised the seven seas disguised as merchant-men and sank/captured more than a million tons ofallied shipping, b/w maps/illust, biblio, index. 1 vol, 222 pgs 2001 WESTPORT, PRAEGER PRESS
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1-242770 Eberle, Jeff FRONTKAMPFER: Wehrmacht Photo Albums from the Front A collection of World War II German photographs, the majority of which have never been published before. Sourced directly from personal photo albums of German veterans, Allied soldiers, and archival resources. Explores the campaigns in Europe, North Africa, and the Soviet Union, as well as the air war and the war at sea. Featured in this volume are all branches of the German Wehrmacht: Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen SS, foreign volunteer legions, Volkssturm, and auxiliary support units.

Studies the uniforms, small arms, equipment, and machinery of the German military, including rare and experimental subject matter plus significant battles and wartime personalities. Also includes photographs from the early post-war years, highlighting the return of German POWs, the reconstruction of Germany, and the birth of the West German Bundeswehr and East German Nationale Volksarmee. Contains 407 black and white photographs. 1 vol, 256 pgs 2024 US, FONTHILL MEDIA
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1-245070 Edited by Hillblad, Thorolf TWILIGHT OF THE GODS: A Swedish Waffen-SS Volunteer's Experiences with the 11th SS-Panzergrenadier Division 'Nordland', Eastern Front 1944-45 Originally written in Swedish and published in Buenos Aires shortly after the end of WWII, tells the story of Erik Wallin, a Swedish soldier who volunteered for service with the Waffen-SS, and participated in the climactic battles on the Eastern Front during late 1944 and 1945. Details how he served with the Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion, 11th SS-Panzergrenadier Division Nordland, and provides the reader with a fascinating glimpse into the battles that occurred. The book is written with a 'no holds barred' approach -- his recollections do not evade the brutality of fighting against the advancing Red Army. 1 vol, 144 pgs 2024 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
NEW-pb, available late June 2024 ......$33.00 with a discount of 15% inc

1-242400 edited by Taylor, Daniel BATTLES FOR THE CHANNEL PORTS: Le Havre and Boulogne After the Allied armies broke out from the Normandy bridgehead in late July 1944, the rapid northward advance sought to capture the channel ports of Le Havre and Boulogne. Hitler declared both to be a 'Festung' (Fortress) to be defended to the last man. Covers the battles to capture the ports, with both suffering German demolitions and Allied bombardments. Le Havre restarted port operations on October 2 and Boulogne on October 12. Both battles are illustrated with 'Then and Now' comparison photographs. The Capture of Le Havre: 76 black and white photos and The Capture of Boulogne: 80 black and white photos. 1 vol, 224 pgs 2024 UK, AFTER THE BATTLE
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1-202170 Edwards, Bernard JAPAN'S BLITZKRIEG: The Allied Collapse in the East 1941-42 Early on the morning of 7 December 1941, 360 Japanese carrier-borne aircraft made a surprise attack on the US naval base at Pearl Harbor, and laid waste to the American Far East Fleet. They sank four battleships, crippled three cruisers and three destroyers, and seriously damaged two other battleships. 164 planes were destroyed and 2,403 servicemen and civilians were killed -- all for the loss of 29 Japanese aircraft and 55 men. Two days later, the British battleships Prince of Wales and Repulse, were sunk by Japanese torpedo bombers as they raced north to intercept an enemy invasion force heading for Malaya.

In these two bold forays, the Japanese had successfully emasculated Allied naval power in the East. There now remained no big guns afloat anywhere in the Pacific and Indian oceans capable of opposing Admiral Yamamoto's ships.

So began Japan's blitzkrieg. The Malay peninsular was rapidly overwhelmed, Hong Kong surrendered on Christmas Day, Manila went the same way on the 31st, and on 15 February 1942, in one of the most ignominious defeats in modern warfare, 85,000 British troops laid down their arms, and the vital base of Singapore was in Japanese hands. Thereafter, the rays of the Rising Sun spread ever outwards, overrunning island after island, until even Australia was threatened.

The book tells how the Dutch Spice Islands, Java and Sumatra, became a last refuge for those fleeing before the Japanese whirlwind advance, and it was from here that the remaining Allied merchant ships in the area made their bid for freedom carrying hundreds of refugees. For many of these ships it was to be their last voyage. 1 vol, 192 pgs 2006 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-202180 Edwards, Bernard T-34 IN ACTION The Soviet T-34 medium tank was one of the most famous and effective fighting vehicles of the Second World War. Along with the German Tiger and the American Sherman, it was a milestone in tank design that changed the course of the conflict. Much has been written about the technical history of the tank and the vital part it played in the huge tank battles on the Eastern Front, but less has been said about the men who went to war in the T-34 and lived, fought and sometimes died in these remarkable machines. This pioneering book, which is based on extensive interviews with tank crews, records their experiences and offers a compelling inside view of armored warfare in the mid-twentieth century. 1 vol, 224 pgs 2006 UK, PEN & SWORD
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1-214710 Edwards, Bernard U-BOATS BEYOND BISCAY: Donitz Looks to New Horizons On the outbreak of war in 1939 Admiral Donitz's U-boat flotillas consisted of some thirty U-boats fully operational, with only six to eight at sea at any one time. Their activities were restricted mainly to the North Sea and British coastal waters. 8 pages of black and white plates.

When France fell in the summer of 1940, the ports in the Bay of Biscay gave direct access to the Atlantic, and the ability to extend their reach even to. The Royal Navy was unable to escort convoys much beyond the Western Approaches. In a short time, the Allies were losing 500,000 tons of shipping a month, every month. Donitz now looked over the far horizons, Americas Eastern Seaboard, the coasts of Africa, and the Mediterranean, where Allied merchantmen habitually sailed alone and unprotected. 1 vol, 208 pgs 2017 UK, PEN & SWORD
NEW-pb, available early August 2017 ......$35.00 with a discount of 15%

1-COM1137 Edwards, John THE RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN: Remake of Original 1974 Jedko Edition Reprint and remake of classic wargame is a beginner's game of German invasion of USSR in WWII. The flavor of the campaign is captured with simple rules covering weather effects, rail movement, sea movement, HQ units, Stuka units, Russian paratroopers, combat supply and isolation, Russian partisan activity, replacements, and automatic victory conditions to help recreate a tense and action-packed gaming experience that you can complete in a single sitting.

Product Information:

Complexity: Low
Time Scale: 1 turn equals 2 months
Map Scale: 32 miles/hex
Units: army and corps
Players: 1-2 players
Solitaire: High
Playing Time: 5 hours or less

Components: One 22x34-inch mounted map, one countersheet (1/2-inch size counters); 1 Rulebook; 2 Player aid cards; and 2 six-sided dice. 1 vol, 1 pgs 2022 US, COMPASS GAMES
NEW-box ......$59.00 with a discount of 35% inc

1-194240 Edwards, Peter J. Rise and Fall of the Japanese Imperial Naval Air Service This book describes in considerable detail the people, events ships and aircraft that shaped the Air Service from its origins in the late 19th century to its demise in 1945. The formative years began when a British Naval Mission was established in Japan in 1867 to advise on the development of balloons for naval purposes. After the first successful flights of fixed-wing aircraft in the USA and Europe, the Japanese navy sent several officers to train in Europe as pilots and imported a steady stream of new models to evaluate.

During WWI, Japan became allied with the UK and played a significant part in keeping the German fleets of ships and submarines at bay in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. However, in the international naval treaties that followed, they felt betrayed since the number of capital ships, battleships, and cruisers that they were allowed was below those of the USA and the UK.

Aircraft carriers were not included, so a program of carrier building was started and continued until WWII. At the same time they developed an aircraft industry and at the beginning of war their airplanes were comparable, and in some instances superior, to those of the British and Americans.

6 x 9.5 inches, 68 photos and charts. 1 vol, 0 pgs 2010 UK, PEN & SWORD BOOKS
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1-203680 Edwards. Robert SCOUTS OUT: A History of German Armored Reconnaissance Units in World War II First extensive treatment of the subject in English with 100 color illustrations and 500 b/w photos. This profiles of the armored reconnaissance vehicles that performed vital functions for the Third Reich's war machine. Includes capsule histories of the reconnaissance elements of panzer, mechanized infantry, Waffen-SS, and Luftwaffe divisions.

Includes first-hand accounts from reconnaissance soldiers. Lavishly illustrated with hundreds of photos, the majority of which have never been published before, as well as color illustrations of uniforms and insignia. Essential for historians, armor buffs, collectors, modelers, and wargamers. 1 vol, 512 pgs 2013 US, STACKPOLE BOOKS
NEW-dj ......$50.00

3-AYG5001 Eickert, Uwe CONFLICT OF HEROES: Awakening the Bear Russia 41-42 High quality production value Euro-style game. It is a unique, easy to learn, fast playing system. Includes large counters, mounted maps, incredible graphics and lots of play aids. 1 vol, 1 pgs 2008 US, ACADEMY GAMES
AS NEW-box, opened and un-punched. 1st & 2nd printing available - 1 copy only of each: First come, first served ......$80.00 with a discount of 40% spc

1-COM014 Eldridge, BKnight, Ben COMMAND #14:Victory at Midway Features:

Carrier Victory
- The Battle of Midway
Teutoburgerwald
- The Battle that Saved English
Battlewagons Eternal
- History of the Iowa Class Battleships
Japanese Army In (and around) WW1
- Japanese vs the Germans & Russians
The Successors
- Clash of the Generals, 323-301 BC
The Aggravating, Arcane Military Trivia Quiz
- How much do you really know about Military History?
The Battle of Narva, 1944
- Beginning of the end of Army Group North
U.S. Light Infantry On The Modern Battlefield
- The story behind the 'lightfighters'
Victory at Midway, issue game
- Turning Point of the Pacific War, June 1942
Successors
- Clash of the Generals: 323-310 BC (Variant for Alexandros)
Xenophon
- March of the Ten Thousand, 401-400 BC (Variant for Alexandros)
D-Elim
- Strategies for Victory at Midway
Errata:
- Hougoumont, Wahoo, Desert Storm, Red Sky Morning 1 vol, 60 pgs 1992 US, XTR CORPORATION
AS NEW-softcover unpunched, (1) copy available ......$60.00 rct