This history of the 15th Scottish in the Second World War is
acknowledged as perhaps the best of all the divisional histories.
It is full of detail at all levels, and amply illustrated with
both photographs and maps (many in colour).
It traces the division from its early beginnings and covers every
aspect of operations in Normandy, Belgium, Holland and Germany in
1944-45.
New in card cover - xi + 383pp,
16 b/w ills, 26 maps
Victoria Cross Heroes tells the stories of over 150 individuals
whose bravery has earnt them the Victoria Cross, Britain`s most
prestigious medal for courage in action. The author, Michael
Ashcroft, owns ten per cent of all VCs ever awarded. He explains the
history of the medal and the story of his fascination with it. The
book tells the stories of hundreds of recipients from the Crimean
War to Iraq.
Ninety years after the
Battle of the Somme was fought, visitors continue to flock in very
large numbers to the massive Memorial at Thiepval, site of a
bitter three-month struggle during the summer of 1916. This book
explains in detail how, from the autumn of 1914 onwards, the
German defenders turned this key feature into a virtually
impregnable position, from which they were able to repulse every
attempt to capture it. Drawing on original maps, photographs and
personal accounts of the German defenders, the reader is taken
through the battles for the German front line between Ovillers and
Saint Pierre Divion, from September 1914 to September 1916. It
explains why the British attacks of 1st July 1916 failed so
catastrophically, and culminates with an account of its eventual
loss at the end of September 1916.
New in card cover - 176pp, numerous
b/w photos, drawings, maps & ills
One of the most
distinguished British historians of the post war years, Professor
Sir Michael Howard was awarded the Military Cross in World War II.
He fought the Germans in Italy and befriended the young film
director Franco Zefirelli. He provides delicious insights into
academic life in Oxford after the war, including perceptive
portraits of Hugh Trevor-Roper, Keith Thomas and A.L. Rowse.
Howard had a major influence on the strategic and defence policy
of the UK and made his name as a military historian. He claims
that he became the royally-appointed Regius Professor of History
because he was the only candidate that the Queen had heard of.
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DIVISION LEIBSTANDARTE: A PICTORIAL HISTORY
by Herbert Walther
A photo history of the Leibstandarte and its WWII campaigns in
Poland, France, the Balkans, Russia, Normandy, the Ardennes, and
Hungary. The book comprehensively illustrates the commanders and
soldiers of the Division in action. An English translation of
Walther's German language original.
A second hand copy. Also available new - please enquire.
