GERMAN PARATROOPERS
UNIFORMS AND EQUIPMENT 1936-1945:
VOLUME I UNIFORMS
by
Kasrl Veltze
This first of three volumes is the most comprehensive
and detailed study of the World War II German
paratrooper to date, providing in-depth examinations of
nearly every Fallschirmjager uniform. It includes all
types of jump smock, the varied camouflage patterns,
footwear, tropical and non-standard clothing, insignia
and equipment used from the airborne forces’
establishment in the mid-1930s to May 1945. The book
will be indispensable to collectors, uniform enthusiasts
and military historians alike, with thousands of
specially commissioned colour photographs, accompanied
by many unique period black and white images.
New in d/w - Large Format, 367pp, c1000 colour & 280
b/w photos
THE TANKS: THE HISTORY OF THE ROYAL TANK REGIMENT 1976-2017
by Charles Messenger
The Royal Tank Regiment celebrates its centenary in 2017.
This fourth volume of the Regiment’s history begins in the
midst of the Cold War, with the four RTR regiments mainly
based in Germany. They experienced the implementation of
General Sir Nigel Bagnall’s revolutionary new concept for
the defence of the NATO Central Region. The Troubles in
Northern Ireland were also at the height and the RTR served
there on numerous occasions. Saddam Hussein’s invasion of
Kuwait resulted in the First Gulf War, in which the Regiment
played its part in many ways. Then came the horrors of the
civil war in former Yugoslavia, operating tanks in Kosovo.
The RTR was at the forefront of the assault on Basrah in the
2nd Gulf War and thereafter served a number of tours in
Iraq. The British Army was also heavily committed to
Afghanistan and the Regiment would spend the next five years
deployed on Operation Herrick. As in Iraq, it carried out a
variety of missions and in many different types of vehicle.
New in d/w - 232
pages 50 colour & b/w photos, 10 colour maps, 1 table
This new volume provides unrivalled detail and accuracy
in its coverage of lesser-known areas of air warfare
research. It sheds light on the full range of air-launched
ordnance of Russian origin in service today. This unique
reference work provides a wealth of information on the full
spectrum of Russian aircraft - launched weapons. Supported
by newly commissioned artwork and extensive specification
tables, chapters describe in detail air-to-air missiles,
air-to-surface missiles, guided and free-fall bombs and
cluster munitions.
New in card
cover - A4 format, 92pp, c250 full colour photos
On 4 March, 1878 at King William's Town, British
Kaffraria, Gen. Sir Arthur Cunnynghame handed over supreme
command of the British forces in southern Africa to his
successor, Lt. Gen. Sir Frederic Thesiger. The High
Commissioner, Sir Henry Bartle Frere, was convinced that one
solution to the complex problems which beset the region was
to overthrow the last powerful independent black kingdom
bordering British possessions - the Zulu kingdom of King
Cetshwayo KaMapande. However Cetshwayo had remained on the
political defensive. This book descirbes the uniforms and
equipment of the forces that Thesiger led across the border
to wage war in Zululand.
New in card cover - A4 format,
64pp, 12 colour & 50 b/w illustrations
A
photographic history of one of England's oldest,
un-amalgamated County Regiments. Formed in 1689 the
Cheshires served at home and around the world in India, the
Far East, the Mediterranean, North America, the Caribbean
and Antarctica. The book highlights Victorian and Edwardian
service in Malta, New Brunswick, Burma and India. During the
First World War, the Regiment, greatly expanded to
thirty-eight Battalions, serving on the Western Front, in
the Mediterranean, Gallipoli, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Salonika
and Macedonia. In the inter-war years the Regiment served at
home and in India, Palestine and Malta. During the Second
World War the Cheshires served in France during 1940, in
Malta, North Africa, the Middle East in and in North West
Europe from June 1944. Post-war service included Palestine,
Egypt, Malaysia, Cyprus, Germany, Northern Ireland, Belize
and Hong Kong.
