In July, 1940 the Luftwaffe was dominant in the skies
above Europe. The author follows the demise of the
Luftwaffe after the reversals in the Battle of Britain to
Germany's final defeat and surrender. the text analyses
the complexities of the air war from 1940 to D-Day, and
appendices detail Orders of Battle, aircraft production,
equivalent ranks etc.
Fine in d/w - 352pp, 110 photos, 21
appendices, bibliography, glossary, index
An account of the longest siege in British Military
history and a re-evaluation of Rommel as military
commander. The book examines Rommel's skill in creating
the situation, the role of the Australian Units, and the
impact of the breakout of the 70th British Division. The
author took part in the battles.
THE WORST
ORDEAL: BRITONS AT HOME AND ABROAD 1914-1918
by
Peter Liddle
An illustrated record of the British people as they faced
the challenge of World War I. The book covers the early
days and the Call to Arms, the Home Front and the role of
women and children in wartime, the Response of the Empire,
the War in the Air, The Dardanelles, the War at Sea, the
distant campaigns, the soldiers and civilians in
captivity, the Western Front, and the Armistice and
beyond.
Since 1916 the very name of the battle has epitomized all
the horror and hardship of the First World War. There was
hardly a family in the land who had not seen at least one
son join up in the heady enthusiasm that swept the country
in 1914. The Battle of the Somme was their baptism of
fire. A hundred and fifty thousand of the soldiers they
proudly called "our boys" died in it, and three hundred
thousand more were wounded. "Somme" is a human chronicle
of life as well as death, a vivid blend of military
history and the immediacy of personal recollection that
puts us uniquely in touch with ordinary people caught up
in momentous events.
Vg in d/w - xviii + 366pp, 63 photos,
8 maps, index
NO PICNIC:
3 COMMANDO BRIGADE IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC 1982
by
Maj. General Julian Thompson
The author commanded the assault landings on the Falklands
during the 1982 war with Argentina, and later led the
advance on Port Stanley, the Island's capital. An
outstanding commander, his account of the planning,
landing and the advance across the Islands provide graphic
clarity to the, often overwhelming logistical problems and
the appalling conditions his men had to endure.
Vg in g d/w -
xviii + 201pp, 9 b/w photos, col photos, maps
