A Daughter’s Journey Through Her Father’s Memories as One of
the Liberators of Buchenwald Concentration Camp. Floyd Saxer was
an officer in the 304th Engineer Combat Battalion in the U.S.
Third Army. The book deals with his experiences upon seeing the
Buchenwald concentration camp after it's liberation, and how
that affected him throughout his life. It is also the story of
how his daughter was affected by her father's experiences and it
is illustrated with Floyd Saxer's personal photos, letters and
other documents from his service. Signed by author.
Fine in card cover - 50pp, 21 colour
& b/w illustrations
The author's fascinating experiences during his four decades as
a military aviator. Dick Lord served in the Royal Navy's Fleet Air
Arm as a carrier pilot serving on HMS Ark Royal flying Sea Vixen
fleet defence fighters. He was later seconded to the US Navy where
he flew TA-4F Skyhawks and F-4J Phantoms. In the latter part of
his military career he commanded a South African Air Force F1
Mirage squadron during the South West Africa and Angola campaigns.
It is
Spring 1942 and Hitler is
about to launch his summer
campaign to break the back
of the Soviet Union. His
objective is to destroy the
Red Army and seize the oil
fields of the Caucasus. His
elite 6th Army and 4th
Panzer Army become bogged
down amid the ruins of
Stalingrad. The Germans are
running out of resources as
Stalin carefully husbands
his reserves for the
decisive counterstroke. What
happens next is well known:
the German Army never
recovered from its defeat at
Stalingrad. But the outcome
could have been very
different, as Peter Tsouras
demonstrates in this
thought-provoking and highly
readable alternate history
of the fateful battle.
The Germans Defeat the Allies in Normandy, June 1944. A historical "what-if?" alternative D-Day study of how the campaign could have lead to unexpected results. Tsouras introduces minor alterations at the start of the operation such as the slight repositioning of a unit, and examines their effects as they gather momentum and impact on subsequent events.
Very good in d/w - 236pp, maps, tables, illustrations, appendices
Life in a Cold War Canberra Squadron - 'A Bucket of Sunshine' was
the term used for the use of a nuclear bomb. This is a firsthand
insight into life in the mid-1960s on a RAF Canberra nuclear-armed
squadron in West Germany. Mike Brookes describes not only the
technical aspect of the aircraft and its nuclear and conventional
roles and weapons, but also the low-level flying that went with
the job of being ready to go to war at less than three minutes
notice. Brooke tells his story warts and all, with many amusing
overtones, in what was an extremely serious business when the
world was standing on the brink of nuclear conflict.
New in card cover - 223pp, 40 b/w
photos & illustrations
