by Jean-Yves Mary,
Alain Hohnadel & Jacques Sicard
La Fortification Alpine. This fourth volume of Jean - Yves
Mary's impressive study on the Maginot line covers the
fortifications constructed in the French Alps on the Italian
border between 1919 and 1939. The book is packed with colour and
black and white photographs, plans and illustrations of the
fortifications, the troops who manned them, and their uniforms,
equipment and unit insignia.
French text.
New in d/w - Large format, 182pp, 800 + colour & b/w ills, plans
photos & maps
An unforgettable portfolio of more than 100 images documenting
ordinary British soldiers on a routine tour of duty in Afghanistan –
sweltering in the heat, interacting with the locals, training the
Afghan Army, fighting off Taliban attacks and taking casualties. The
photographs are by Alexander Allan, a former serving officer whose
feeling for his troops and how they manage what they have been sent
to do erupts from every image. The words are by the soldiers
themselves. An unrivalled look at the day-to-day life of the British
soldier in Afghanistan.
New in card cover -
112pp, numerous colour illustrations
OSPREY AIRCRAFT OF THE ACES 13:
JAPANESE ARMY AIR FORCE ACES, 1937-45
by Henry Sakaida
Little has been
published on Japanese aces - no less than 150 men achieved this
status during 8 years of war. From Mongolia to New Guinea to the
the defence of Tokyo JAAF aces were more than a match for their
oponents. Elite fighter pilots of the various Sentais are listed
together with lavish, colour illustrations of their aircraft.
New in card cover - A4 format, 96pp, 103 b/w photos, 12 colour plates, diagrams
A re-examination of the role of the German army in World War II.
Until recently it was avowed that the ordinary German soldier in
World War II was a good soldier, distinct from Hitler's rapacious
SS, and not an accomplice to the massacres of civilians.
Preeminent German military historian, Wolfram Wette, explodes the
myth of a "clean" Wehrmacht. He reveals the army's long-standing
prejudices against Jews, Slavs, and Bolsheviks, beliefs that
predated the prophecies of Mein Kampf and the paranoia of National
Socialism.
SWIFT AND BOLD - A PORTRAIT OF THE
ROYAL GREEN JACKETS 1966 - 2007
by Andrew Pringle
The origins, characteristics and ethos of The Green Jackets
culminating in their formation as The Royal Green Jackets in 1966.
This richly illustrated book records the evolution of the Regiment
from its illustrious forebears. The author examines the workings
of the regimental system, including the part played by the
Regimental HQ, the Royal Green Jackets Association, the Volunteers
and the Cadets and goes on to cover the regiment's contribution to
counter-insurgency in the Far East, to the long campaign in
Northern Ireland, and service in the Cold War period.
With a foreword by Field Marshall The Lord Bramall.
New - Large format, 192pp, c500 colour
& b/w images
