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8th May, 2021


 

ENGLAND, FRANCE AND AQUITAINE

by Richard Ballard





This is a narrative history of England and France during the Hundred Years War, from the triumphs of Henry V to the defeat of England and the loss of Gascony and Bordeaux. The story develops after the death in 1422 of two kings: Henry V of England, soon after his military triumphs, and Charles VI of France. Both had historic claims to the French crown. Henry V was succeeded by Henry VI, still an infant, and Charles VI by Charles VII. The contrast could hardly have been greater between Henry VI, a scholarly and religious figure, often suffering from mental illness, in an age when kings were expected to be aggressive leaders and effective military commanders, and Charles VII,  an increasingly able politician and soldier. Intermittent but constant warfare continued until the English defeat at Castillon and the complete loss of Gascony after the siege of Bordeaux, both in 1453. The Peace of Picquigny in 1476 between the next kings, Edward IV and Louis XI, brought an end to this decisive episode in the Hundred Years War.
 

New in d/w - 273pp, 8 b/w illustrations

Pen & Sword, 2020
ISBN 9781526768599 

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Web No.
38170-01

£25.00

 


 

AIR POWER AT THE BATTLEFRONT:
                                   ALLIED CLOSE AIR SUPPORT IN EUROPE 1943-45

by Ian Gooderson

This book examines the role and effectiveness of aviation in direct support of ground operations in North-West Europe during WWII. The author addresses fundamental questions of whether air resources in the close support role provided sufficient advantage at the battlefront to justify the effort and risk to pilots and aircraft. Did air support prove to be of more value and more cost effective, when directed upon interdiction targets behind the lines, such as German communications, transport and supplies?

New in card cover - 304pp, 11 b/w
photos,  28 tables& diagrams

Frank Cass, 1998
ISBN 0714642118

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Web No.
27092-02

 
£39.99

     


 

AFGANTSY: THE RUSSIANS IN AFGHANISTAN 1979 -1989

by Rodric Braithwaite 




In a timely and eye-opening book, Rodric Braithwaite examines the Russian experience during the Soviet war in Afghanistan. Basing his account on Russian sources and interviews, he shows the war through the eyes of the Russians themselves - politicians, officers, soldiers, advisers, journalists, the women who served there, and the women of Afghanistan.

New in card cover - 417pp, numerous illustrations, maps

Profile Books, 2012
ISBN 9781846680625 

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Web No.
31956-01

£10.99

 


 

A BUCKET OF SUNSHINE

by Mike Brooke 

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

History Press, 2012
ISBN 9780752470214 

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Web No.
34411-01

£12.99

 


THE TABARIS HIGHLANDERS, 1939

by Richard Loraine-Smith



The Tabaris Highlanders were a group of volunteers from the Anglo-Argentine community who arrived in Port Stanley shortly after the beginning of World War II, intending to assist in the defence of the Falkland Islands. They had responded to worrying comment in the Argentine press on the possibility of German warships blockading transit through Cape Horn to Australia, New Zealand, and the Far East. They arrived in Port Stanley aboard the Lafonia escorted by a destroyer. Their role was to prepare defences of the islands in the event of a German Raid.

New in card cover - A5 format, 40pp, numerous, b/w photos/illustrations

Aileron Publishing, 2019
ISBN 9781527247871

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Web No.
37960-01

£7.50



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 The Editor's Choice:


THE END OF THE RUSSIAN IMPERIAL ARMY: VOLUME II

by Alan K. Wildman


Web No.
18344-01

£60.00


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