SS-Sonderkommando “Dirlewanger” was set up in 1940 to carry out
anti-partisan operations in the eastern occupied territories.
First used in the Generalgouvernement area, the unit was notorious
for its campaigns of plunder, murder and extortion. In the White
Russian theatre the unit participated in numerous anti-partisan
actions, acquiring a reputation for brutality and terror. Based
upon contemporary documents, this is a detailed account of their
operations between 1941 and 1944.
German text.
New in illustrated boards - 223pp,
28 photos, 10 maps
The breaking of the Japanese Purple ciphers. Taken from
thousands of declassified Ultra/Magic signals, these are
transcripts of signals between Berlin and Tokyo that, with a
chronological overlay by the author, demonstrate how the decoding
allowed the High Command to understand the strategy and plans of
Germany and Japan and influenced the strategic prosecution of the
war. Also looks at the duplicity of Laval, the Latin American
countries willing to support the Axis and the ceding of Berlin to
the Soviets.
Masters focuses on six moments from The Great War. These are
Mons and Le Cateau, Coronel and the Falkland Islands, the war in
the air, the Zeebrugge Raid, Passchendaele, and the final campaign
in Palestine. Numerous black and white photographs accompany the
readable text.
Good in
edgeworn card covers - Large format, 175pp, numerous b/w photos
An examination of the theory of insurgency warfare, its practice,
counter-insurgency, isolating the guerilla, the security forces,
combat operations and propaganda. With numerous case studies from
the Congo, Kenya, Rhodesia, Angola and Kurdistan.
