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  • THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE
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    THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE
    PATRICK DELAFORCE
    By late 1944 the Allies were poised to smash the Siegfried Line and break into Germany. Supply lines were shorter thanks to the port of Antwerp. Arnhem aside, there had been a long run of victories and there was no intelligence even from ULTRA to suggest a German counter-offensive.So the major December attack through the mountainous Ardennes by massed Panzers and infantry took ...

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  • SUPPORTING TUNNELLING OPERATIONS IN THE GREAT WAR
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    SUPPORTING TUNNELLING OPERATIONS IN THE GREAT WAR
    DAMIEN FINLAYSON
    Few soldiers on the Western Front had heard of the Australian Electrical and Mechanical Mining and Boring Company, even after it had been renamed the Alphabet Company by an AIF wag. Yet many knew the work of this tiny unit which numbered fewer than 300 at full strength. Despite its small size, the Alphabet Companys influence was enormous and spanned the entire British sector of...

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  • MAXIMINUS THRAX
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    MAXIMINUS THRAX
    PAUL N. PEARSON
    Maximinus was a half-barbarian strongman of frightening appearance and colossal size (supposedly over seven feet tall). From humble origins he rose through the ranks, achieved senior command during the invasion of Persia in 232 and ultimately became Emperor due to a military coup in 235. As Emperor he campaigned across the Rhine and Danube for three years until a rebellion in A...

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  • SHELDRAKE
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    SHELDRAKE
    RICHARD HUGHES
    Major Dick Hughes. Major Dick Hughes personal account of his service with the guns artillery of the 53rd Welsh Division from Normandy to Hamburg including the hard fought battles for the Orne valley and Hetrogosenbosch . ...

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  • WATERLOO MESSENGER
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    WATERLOO MESSENGER
    WILLIAM MAHON
    At the Battle of Waterloo Sir William Ponsonby, a man who the Duke of Wellington stated had rendered very brilliant and important services and was an ornament to his profession, was killed by French lancers after leading the Union Brigade (the three Dragoon Regiments of the Royals, Iniskillings and Scots Greys) in a charge that wrecked a French advance that threatened Wellingto...

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  • YORKSHIRE VCS
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    YORKSHIRE VCS
    ALAN WHITWORTH
    Today the Victoria Cross remains the supreme British award for bravery. It takes precedence over all other awards and decorations. During its 160-year history, since the first of these medals were given for gallantry during the Crimean War in the 1850's, 1,357 have been won, and no less than 69 of them have gone to Yorkshiremen. Alan Whitworth, in this carefully researched and ...

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  • THE 51ST (HIGHLAND) DIVISION IN THE GREAT WAR
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    THE 51ST (HIGHLAND) DIVISION IN THE GREAT WAR
    COLIN CAMPBELL
    Scotland provided two Territorial Force divisions at the outbreak of the First World War, in due course taking their place in the order of battle as the 51st (Highland) Division and the 52nd (Lowland) Division. 1066 and All That concluded that the war was won by the Americans, assisted by the Australians (AZTECS) and some Canadians, and 51 Highlanders. If nothing else, this iro...

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  • WAR, COUPS & TERROR
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    WAR, COUPS & TERROR
    BRIAN CLOUGHLEY
    In recent years Pakistan has changed from being a state of regional strategic significance to one of major global importance. Its geographical position and delicate religious and tribal mix, coupled with a complex political structure, have ensured that its actions - and inactions - have attracted close scrutiny since 9/11 and the declaration of the 'War on Terror'.Yet there rem...

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  • THE SEARCH FOR GESTAPO MULLER
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    THE SEARCH FOR GESTAPO MULLER
    CHARLES WHITING
    On April 29th, 1945, General Heinrich Gestapo Muller, head of that feared Nazi organisation, left Hitler's bunker and disappeared. Today over a half a Century later, he is still carried on the books of the German Office of Investigation of Nazi war crimes as their No. 1 wanted man - The question is why?For nearly five years Muller had the power of life-and-death over 300 millio...

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  • HITLER'S LIGHT TANKS
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    HITLER'S LIGHT TANKS
    PAUL THOMAS
    This fully illustrated WWII history examines the varieties of German light tanks and their usage throughout the conflict with rare wartime photographs. At the outbreak of the Second World War, Hitler’s Wehrmacht led the way in armored warfare as blitzkriegs overwhelmed Poland and North West Europe. The contribution of light tanks such as Panzers I, II and 35(t) was critical.   ...

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  • ARMIES OF CELTIC EUROPE, 700 BC–AD 106
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    ARMIES OF CELTIC EUROPE, 700 BC–AD 106
    GABRIELE ESPOSITO
    A look at the military might of these ancient warriors who sacked Rome and conquered much of Europe.   Although comprised of many distinct tribes and groupings, the Celts shared a distinctive culture that dominated much of Europe for centuries, and enjoyed a formidable reputation as fierce and brave warriors, skilled horsemen, and fine metalworkers. In 390 BC, an alliance of Ce...

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  • MONTGOMERY'S RHINE RIVER CROSSING
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    MONTGOMERY'S RHINE RIVER CROSSING
    JON DIAMOND
    “Highly recommended . . . excellent maps, [a] large number of black and white images, and detailed coverage of the subject.” —AMPS   After the Normandy breakout, the Allies’ headlong dash east came to a halt in the autumn with the ill-fated Market Garden operation and overextended supply lines short of the Rhineland. After repulsing the Nazis’ daring Ardennes offensive, Montgom...

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  • GURKHA ODYSSEY
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    GURKHA ODYSSEY
    PETER DUFFELL
    A British general’s memoir of serving with these famed Nepalese warriors: “An inspiring journey, delightfully related.” —Times Literary Supplement   It is 1814 and the Bengal Army of the Honourable East India Company is at war with a marauding Nepal. It is here that the British first encounter the martial spirit of their indomitable foe—the Gurkha hill men from that mountainous...

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  • THE FALL OF BERLIN
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    THE FALL OF BERLIN
    IAN BAXTER
    A photographic history of Nazi Germany’s last days: “The images are well chosen—this reviewer cannot recall having seen any before.” —The NYMAS Review   By March 1945, the Red Army had closed in on Berlin. Marshal Zhukov, with almost a million soldiers and 20,000 tanks and guns at his disposal, launched his assault of the Seelow Heights. While costly, with 30,000 Russians kille...

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  • CHALLENGER 1
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    CHALLENGER 1
    ROBERT GRIFFIN
    An in-depth look at this sophisticated armored vehicle with photos, technical details, and modeling information.   During the 1980s and early 1990s the Challenger 1 main battle tank played a central role in Britain’s armored forces and achieved remarkable success in combat, destroying around 300 Iraqi tanks in the Gulf War. With its advanced Chobham armor and hydropneumatic sus...

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  • BREN GUN CARRIER
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    BREN GUN CARRIER
    ROBERT JACKSON
    A guide that blends the history behind this British tank with resources for military vehicle modeling enthusiasts.   One of the most versatile fighting vehicles in the British army and many other forces for a quarter of a century, the Universal Carrier—more popularly known by its original title of Bren Gun Carrier—was developed as a fast and agile infantry-support vehicle. In t...

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  • CHURCHILL'S COLONEL
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    CHURCHILL'S COLONEL
    ANTHONY BARNE
    A British officer’s day-to-day observations throw “interesting light on life and soldiering during the Second World War.” —The NYMAS Review   Anthony Barne started his diary in August 1939 as a young, recently married captain in the Royal Dragoons stationed in Palestine. He wrote an entry for every day of the war, often with great difficulty, sometimes when dog-tired or under f...

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  • M1 ABRAMS
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    M1 ABRAMS
    DAVID GRUMMITT
    A history of the iconic vehicle: “This modeler's delight showcases the M1 and its variations with all sorts of camouflage schemes.” —Historical Miniatures Gaming Society   Since its introduction in 1981, at the height of the Cold War, the Abrams main battle tank has been one of the most visible symbols of American military power, and it is the fascinating subject of this heavil...

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  • MISSING
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    MISSING
    RICHARD VAN EMDEN
    The story of one British mother’s desperate search for her son’s remains after he was killed in action during World War I.   In May, 1918, Angela and Leopold Mond received a knock on the front door. It was the postman delivering the letter every family in the United Kingdom dreaded: the notification of a loved one’s battlefield death—in their case their eldest child, their son,...

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  • HUNGARIAN ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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    HUNGARIAN ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
    EDUARDO MANUEL GIL MARTÍNEZ
    This WWII history vividly captures the Hungarian tanks and military vehicles that fought in Central and Eastern Europe through rare wartime photographs.   The Kingdom of Hungary emerged from the Great Depression as a staunch ally of Germany and Italy. In the Second World War, the Central European country not only organized its armed forces in support of the Axis Powers, but als...

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  • A FALKLANDS FAMILY AT WAR
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    A FALKLANDS FAMILY AT WAR
    NEVILLE BENNETT / VALERIE BENNETT
    Many military accounts of the British side of the Falklands War have been published as well as memoirs written by servicemen who took part, so this aspect of the story of the Argentine occupation and the British liberation of this remote territory in the South Atlantic is well known. But little attention has been paid to the Falkland islanders who had direct personal experience...

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  • FIGHTER PILOTS OF THE RAF, 1939–1945
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    FIGHTER PILOTS OF THE RAF, 1939–1945
    CHAZ BOWYER
    The author has selected some twenty RAF fighter pilots of the Second World War, not only to give overdue recognition to their prowess and courage, but also to exemplify the wide diversity of the individual characters of those men whose war was fought from the cockpit of an RAF fighter. A few were familiar names but most received little or no public acclaim, being part of the si...

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  • BUILDING FOR BATTLE: HITLER'S D-DAY DEFENCES
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    BUILDING FOR BATTLE: HITLER'S D-DAY DEFENCES
    PHILIP KAPLAN
    Following nearly two years of planning and exacting preparation, Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of the Nazi-dominated European continent, was mounted in the early hours of 6th June, 1944. It was to be a pivotal event leading to the end of the Second World War and victory for the Allied forces. The invasion itself was centred on the largest amphibious landing operation ...

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  • THE GUNS OF THE NORTHEAST
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    THE GUNS OF THE NORTHEAST
    JOE FOSTER
    A graphic account of the defence of Hartlepool, Whitby and Scarborough against German seaborne raiders in 1914 and a detailed history the coastal defences that confronted the German navy. For the first time the author relates the wider story of the batteries of the Northeast of England and of the gunners who manned them in times of war and peace. His study covers all the coasta...

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  • MONTY'S HIGHLANDERS
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    MONTY'S HIGHLANDERS
    PATRICK DELAFORCE
    The 51st Highland Division was the most famous infantry division that fought with the British Army in WW2. It was the only infantry division in the armies of the British Empire that accompanied Monty from during Alamein to BerlinAfter the 1940 disaster at St Valry when many were killed or captured, the re-formed 51st were a superlative division, brilliantly inspired and led. Th...

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  • MARCHING TO THE SOUND OF GUNFIRE
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    MARCHING TO THE SOUND OF GUNFIRE
    PATRICK DELAFORCE
    In this exciting and revealing book, scores of British soldiers tell their amazing stories of life and death in the front line of the Allies' advance from Normandy to Hitler's Germany. In eleven months of bitter fighting between D-Day and VE Day the combined efforts of the British and their allies' armed forces ground down their ruthless enemy in the pursuit of victory. Each an...

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  • CHURCHILL'S DESERT RATS IN NORTH-WEST EUROPE
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    CHURCHILL'S DESERT RATS IN NORTH-WEST EUROPE
    PATRICK DELAFORCE
    When Montgomery took command prior to D-Day he gathered around him commanders and formations he knew and trusted. Not surprisingly 7th Armoured Division was one of these and they were deployed from Italy to England. In this fine account the author who fought alongside the Desert Rats describes the Divisions battles from the beaches, the breakout battles (Goodwood and Bluecoat),...

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  • MONTY'S MARAUDERS
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    MONTY'S MARAUDERS
    PATRICK DELAFORCE
    The acclaimed historian and WWII vet shares an authoritative account of two elite armored brigades and their heroic contributions on D-Day. When General Montgomery was given Allied command of the Normandy landings, he quickly gathered top military formations to execute the campaign’s most critical and risky operations. Foremost among them were two armored brigades: 4th (Black D...

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  • AIR WAR OVER EUROPE, 1939–1945
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    AIR WAR OVER EUROPE, 1939–1945
    CHAZ BOWYER
    Chaz Bowyer, arguably the most authoritative air historian of his generation, tackles the broad sweep of air operations in the European theatre in this book. Initially, the Luftwaffe attempted to dominate the skies, and very nearly succeeded. The valiant defence of the UK by the RAF in the Battle of Britain ranks among the greatest feats of arms in our country's history. The de...

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  • CHESHIRE BANTAMS
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    CHESHIRE BANTAMS
    STEPHEN MCGREAL
    Raised in Birkenhead in 1914 the Bantams were unique as the average height of the volunteers was a mere five foot! Previously denied the opportunity to serve, these men seized this chance to join up. As a result the battalions comprised working class men from all over Britain Welsh miners, sturdy London dockers, Lancashire mill workers and Merseyside laborers.As part of 35th (B...

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