Service historique de l'Armée de terre. A pictorial remembrance of
the great battles which were fought in 1916 in and around the
French fortress town of Verdun. The five hundred and fifty
photographs presented in this work come from the Historical
Services of the Army and the air force.
French text.
g in chipped & rubbed d/w - Large format, 293pp, 550 b/w photos
The Boxer Rebellion as described by particpants in letters, diaries
and photographs. Accounts by Western and Japanese soldiers and
civilians, together with a historical commentary, decribe the rise
of the Boxers, the despatch of the Seymour Expedition to punish the
Boxers, its ultimate failure, the fifty-five day siege of Peking,
the taking of Tientsin by the Allied Expeditionary Force and the
relief and occupation of Peking. Published to mark the centenary of
the conflict.
A HISTORY OF BRITAIN: VOLUME 1
AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD? 3000BC - AD1603
by Simon Schama
Change, "sometimes gentle and subtle, sometimes shocking and
violent", is the dynamic in this first volume of Schama's journey
into Britain's past. "The great and the wicked are here - Becket
and Thomas Cromwell, Robert the Bruce and Anne Boleyn - but so are
countless more ordinary lives;: an Irish monk waiting for the
plague to kill him in his cell at Kilkenny; a small boy, running
throught the streets of London to catch a glimpse of Elizabeth 1.
They are all caught on the rich and teeming canvas on which Schama
paints his brilliant portrait of the life of the British people.
Volume 3 also available.
As new in d/w - 416pp, c100 colour photos, illustrations & maps
ACE PROFILES NO. 1 THE MEN AND THEIR AIRCRAFT:
HANS-EKKEHARD BOB
by
Christer Bergstrom
Hans-Ekkehard Bob served with Luftwaffe units ZG76, JG21, JG54,
JG51, JG3, EJG2 and JV44. In the Battle of Britain he shot down
fourteen Spitfires and Hurricanes, for which he was awarded the
coveted Knight’s Cross. Posted to the Balkans and Russia, he
achieved 56 confirmed victories. Transferred to the West, he saw
action against USAAF heavy bombers and led the famed
Jagdgeschwader 3 ‘Udet'. The end of the war saw him serving with
Adolf Galland’s famous
JV 44. This volume includes 11 colour aircraft profiles by noted
illustrator Claes Sundin.
New in card cover - A4 format, 72pp,
77 b/w photos, 11 colour profiles
At dawn on Friday 1 September 1939 the Germans launched their
land, sea and air assault on Poland. The World became aware of the
awesome power of Hitler's Third Reich and the limitless and
ruthless nature of his ambition. The Blitzkrieg (Lightning War)
attack took the German forces to the gates of Warsaw in a week.
The vital port of Danzig fell and the Polish Air Force,
out-numbered and out-gunned, were driven from the skies. In a
month Warsaw fell and in six weeks the Poles were defeated.
Blitzkrieg Unleashed is told in the words of those who conquered
Poland.
