The Eastern Front 1943-1944: Edited by Karl-Heinz Frieser
and written by a team of distinguished German historians,
this eighth volume in the magisterial Germany and Second
World War series deals with one of the most eventful phases
of the Second World War: the battles on the eastern front in
1943 and 1944. In no other period of the war, apart from its
concluding phase in 1945, did the Wehrmacht suffer such
enormous losses. The land battles of those years, first and
foremost the battle of Kursk in the summer of 1943, were
among the biggest in world history. In the winter of 1943/44
the Red Army showed itself for the first time capable of
conducting large-scale offensives against all German army
groups simultaneously. The dramatic climax was reached in
the summer of 1944, when the collapse of Army Group Centre
led to what was then the heaviest defeat in German military
history.
New in d/w - 1305pp, 18 diagrams, 89 maps, 60 tables
Amusing recollections of a tankie with 3rd Royal Tank
Regiment (3RTR) during the Cold War years. The author looks
back on his eventful years from 1976 to 1992 with 3RTR,
known as "The West Country's Own" or "The Armoured Farmers".
His recollections of the mischief that he and his colleagues
got up to in their snorting metal monsters whilst on various
deployments around the UK and Germany certainly make for
enjoyable reading, and he takes great delight in recording
their antics for posterity.
Life in a Cold War Canberra Squadron -
'A Bucket of Sunshine' was the term used for the use of a
nuclear bomb. This is a firsthand insight into life in the
mid-1960s on a RAF Canberra nuclear-armed squadron in West
Germany. Mike Brookes describes not only the technical
aspect of the aircraft and its nuclear and conventional
roles and weapons, but also the low-level flying that went
with the job of being ready to go to war at less than three
minutes notice. Brooke tells his story warts and all, with
many amusing overtones, in what was an extremely serious
business when the world was standing on the brink of nuclear
conflict.
New in card cover
- 223pp, 40 b/w photos & illustrations
From 1740 the British army earned
itself a formidable reputation as a fighting force. However,
due to its role as a police force at home, and demonisation
by American propaganda, the army was viewed at home as a
penal institution run by aristocratic dilettantes. This view
is challenged by Stuart Reid, who paints a picture of an
increasingly professional force. It was an important time of
change and improvement for the British Army, and this book
provides a comprehensive account of the lives, conditions
and experiences of the late 18th-century infantryman.
OSPREY MEN-AT-ARMS 138:
BRITISH CAVALRY EQUIPMENTS 1800-1941
by Mike Chappell
The opening years of the 19th century, saw the first
moves towards standardisation and the beginnings of the
demise of the system which allowed the colonels of regiments
so much say in the equipping of their troops. From the
influences of the Napoleonic Wars to the inevitable demise
of the horse in military service brought about by the
mechanisation prior to the Second World War, this
authoritative text examines the historical development of
British cavalry equipment 1800-1941.
New
in card cover - 40pp, 8 colour plates, numerous b/w
illustrations
