Subtitled 'Subversion,
Insurgency, and Peacekeeping', this is a reprint of Sir
Frank Kitson's acclaimed work. When the book was first
published in the 1970s, the US was losing an insurgency in
Vietnam, and Great Britain was in its final stages as a
colonial power. By that point, Britain had participated in
more than 30 low intensity operations, and had been
unsuccessful in most of them. Kitson, a veteran of many,
decided to put his thoughts on paper as to how he thought
these battles could be won.
Battle experiences of the
Waffen SS soldiers in WWII including SS-Totenkopf in the
Demyansk Pocket, 1-SS Panzer Corps at Karkov and fighting in
the Balkans and Kursk, II WFSS-Pz Corps at Cherkassy, and
12-SS Hitlerjugend in Normandy. Includes numerous photos
located in Eastern Europe which had not previously been
published.
Fine in d/w -
192pp, 120 illustrations, maps, index
This is the first English
translation of Rolf Michaelis's account of this obscure
World War II SS unit. In July 1939, SS-Heimwehr Danzig was
formed from members of the III./4. SS-Totenkopf-Standarte
"Ostmark", as well as from Danzig citizen volunteers to
reinforce other existing Danzig units for the impending
invasion of Poland. This book not only describes the
political background that led to their deployment in
September 1939, but also contains the combat recollections
of former members and 100 photographs, and documents.
New in
illustrated boards - 112pp, 140 + b/w images
A Russian language (Cyrillic text)
volume describing the Battle of Navarino which was fought on
20 October, 1827, during the Greek War of Independence in
Navarino Bay in the Ionian Sea. An Ottoman and Egyptian
armada was destroyed by a combined British, French and
Russian naval force. It is notable for being the last major
naval battle in history fought entirely with sailing ships.
The Allied ships were better armed than their opponents, and
their crews were better trained, contributing to a complete
victory. A loose insert provides English translations by
Craig Martelle, of the picture captions and tables.
Fine in illustrated boards - A4
format, 49pp, 36 b/w illustrations, 15 colour plates, tables
A Russian language (Cyrillic text)
volume describing the Battle of Chesme took place on 5-7
July, 1770 in Chesme Bay, in the area between Asia Minor and
the island of Chios, the site of a number of past naval
battles between Turkey and Venice. It was part of the Orlov
Revolt of 1769, a precursor to the later Greek War of
Independence (1821-29), and the first of a number of
disastrous fleet battles for Turkey against Russia. A loose
insert provides English translations by Craig Martelle, of
the picture captions.
Fine in
illustrated boards - A4 format, 49pp, 36 b/w illustrations,
10 colour plates
