THE BALKAN WARS 1912-1913:
PRELUDE TO THE FIRST WORLD WAR
by Richard
C. Hall
The Balkan Wars of 1912 - 1913,
during which the Ottoman Empire fought a coalition of
Bulgaria, Greece, Montenegro and Serbia, opened an era of
conflict in Europe which lasted until 1918, and which
established problems which still tormented Europe at the end
of the 20th century. Based on archival as well as diplomatic
and military sources, this book provides a comprehensive
perspective on the diplomatic and military aspects of the
Balkan Wars. It demonstrates that The Wars of 1912-1913 were
actually the first phase of the First World War.
One Man's Part in the British Airship Tragedy. Ernest
Livingston Johnston, was the author's father. He became an
airship pilot in the Royal Naval Air Service in 1916 and
lost his life when the airship R101 crashed into a hillside
near Beauvais, to the north of Paris, in October 1930. The
book tells the story of British airships from the viewpoint
of one man who flew them between 1916 and 1930. The book
also contains an account of some pioneering commercial
aeroplane operations in which he was involved in the
formative years 1923-27 and a re-examination of the evidence
relating to the loss of the R101
Mint in d/w - Prev. owner's inscription at front,
free endpaper
Revised updated, hardcover edition. Now in full colour,
this latest edition of Rudi Rolf's Atlantic Wall Typology
offers more than preceding editions inasmuch as it features
non official and thinner bunkers (less than 100cm concrete
thickness), as well as non-standard designs. Packed with
plans of the structures as well as numerous colour
photographs the book is presented in a handypocket format
making it convenient to field researchers.
English/French/German text.
New in illustrated boards - Small format (11 x 14
cm), 432pp, 64 colour photos, 460 + plans, maps &
drawings
THE WORST ORDEAL: BRITONS
AT HOME AND ABROAD 1914-1918
by Peter H. Liddle
An illustrated record of the British people as they faced
the challenge of World War I. The book covers the early days
and the Call to Arms, the Home Front and the role of women
and children in wartime, the Response of the Empire, the War
in the Air, The Dardanelles, the War at Sea, the distant
campaigns, the soldiers and civilians in captivity, the
Western Front, and the Armistice and beyond.
Fine in d/w - A4 format, 232pp, 380 photos,
illustrations, drawings
A contemporary eyewitness account
of the campaign and battles fought by Napoleon and his
Grande Armee after the destruction of the Prussian Army.
Wilson looks at the character and composition of the Russian
Army, and recounts the campaigns in Poland. A Facsimile
reprint of the very scarce 1810 original.
