The British Army 1939–45 (1)

by Martin Brayley
The British Army 1939–45 (1)
Author: Martin Brayley
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2013-06-20
Genre: History
ISBN: 1472804538
GET BOOK

The Second World War was Britain's last conflict as a world power. For a year it saw Britain standing alone against the fascist dictatorships; winning it demanded the sacrifice of the entire national wealth. This first book of three describes the uniforms developed for European service. It traces the appearance of the 'Tommy' from pre-war mobilization, through the years of defeat and endurance, to D-Day and the long fighting advance to Northern Germany. The book also includes a campaign summary, infantry organization tables, lists of arms and services and basic specifications of a number of heavy weapons.

The British Army 1939–45 (2)

by Martin Brayley
The British Army 1939–45 (2)
Author: Martin Brayley
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2012-02-20
Genre: History
ISBN: 1780964455
GET BOOK

The scope of Britain's wartime Middle East Command stretched far beyond the Libyan desert where the 8th Army's most famous battles were fought from Gibraltar and Tunisia in the west, to Iraq and Persia in the east, and from Greece south to the Gulf of Aden. In 1940-43 this was the only arena where the British Army could take the ground war to the German Wehrmacht; it saw a succession of setbacks and triumphs, until spring 1945 found the 8th Army victorious in northern Italy. A summary of these campaigns is illustrated by photographs, and detailed colour plates of the wide range of uniforms worn in the varied conditions of this huge theatre of war.

The German Army 1939–45 (1)

by Nigel Thomas
The German Army 1939–45 (1)
Author: Nigel Thomas
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 58
Release: 2012-09-20
Genre: History
ISBN: 1782004815
GET BOOK

On 1 September 1939, when Germany attacked Poland, the Wehrmacht numbered 3,180,000 men. It eventually expanded to 9,500,000, and on 8-9 May 1945, the date of its unconditional surrender on the Western and Eastern Fronts, it still numbered 7,800,000. The Blitzkrieg period, from 1 September 1939 to 25 June 1940, was 10 months of almost total triumph for the Wehrmacht, as it defeated every country, except Great Britain, that took the field against it. In this first of five volumes examining the German Army of World War Two, Nigel Thomas examines the uniforms and insignia of Hitler's Blitzkrieg forces, including an overview of the Blitzkrieg campaign itself. Men-at-Arms 311, 316, 326, 330 and 336 are also available in a single volume special edition titled 'German Army in World War II'.

The British Army 1939–45 (3)

by Martin Brayley
The British Army 1939–45 (3)
Author: Martin Brayley
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2013-06-20
Genre: History
ISBN: 147280452X
GET BOOK

The lightning Japanese offensives in the Far East in 1941/42 inflicted a series of costly defeats on the ill-prepared and badly supported British Commonwealth forces in Malaya and Burma. The 'forgotten' 14th Army on the India-Burma border slowly built up its strength and its tactical expertise; and Wingate's 'Chindits' proved that units supplied from the air could operate deep behind enemy lines. In 1944 General Slim's troops decisively smashed Japan's last offensive at Imphal and Kohima; and over the next year they drove the enemy relentlessly back through Burma, reducing them to starving fugitives by the final victory in August 1945. This concise summary of Britain's Far East campaigns is illustrated with many rare photographs, and eight detailed colour plates.

The British Army 1939–45 (1)

by Martin Brayley
The British Army 1939–45 (1)
Author: Martin Brayley
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2013-06-20
Genre: History
ISBN: 1472804422
GET BOOK

The Second World War was Britain's last conflict as a world power. For a year it saw Britain standing alone against the fascist dictatorships; winning it demanded the sacrifice of the entire national wealth. This first book of three describes the uniforms developed for European service. It traces the appearance of the 'Tommy' from pre-war mobilization, through the years of defeat and endurance, to D-Day and the long fighting advance to Northern Germany. The book also includes a campaign summary, infantry organization tables, lists of arms and services and basic specifications of a number of heavy weapons.

The World War II Tommy

by Martin Brawley
The World War II Tommy
Author: Martin Brawley
Publisher: Crowood Press UK
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007-08-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781861269140
GET BOOK

A paperback edition of this classic work, which describes and illustrates the uniforms and equipment of the WWII British soldier using original items worn by live models in authentic settings. A huge range of subjects is covered, from the uniforms and equipment of the front line infantryman, to the officers' and men's walking-out dress, the special kit issued to tank crews, air-landed and mountain troops, motorcyclists, medics, arctic clothing, anti-gas kit and assault kit, even down to the demob suits issued to discharged soldiers in 1945.

The French Army 1939–45 (1)

by Ian Sumner
The French Army 1939–45 (1)
Author: Ian Sumner
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1998-04-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781855326668
GET BOOK

The French Army of 1939 was considered by contemporaries to be the strongest army in the world at that time. In fact, as the events of the next ten months soon revealed, the Army was riddled with fatal weaknesses. In this book, the first of two volumes examining the French Army of World War II (1939-1945), Ian Sumner and François Vauvillier examine the organisation, uniforms and equipment of the army of 1939-40 and Vichy France. It includes orders of battle and formation charts as well as many illustration and colour uniform artworks.

The German Army 1939–45 (5)

by Nigel Thomas
The German Army 1939–45 (5)
Author: Nigel Thomas
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 97
Release: 2012-08-20
Genre: History
ISBN: 1782002170
GET BOOK

This book covers the high command, the developments in unit organisation, the campaigns and the uniforms and equipment of the German Army in the last two years of the war in North-West Europe and Italy. Despite the huge pressure of fighting on three fronts, ever-worsening shortages of manpower and equipment, and Allied command of the skies, Germany's decimated divisions fought on with impressive skill and determination. This period also saw a fascinating mixture of obsolescent, newly designed, and field-made combat clothing which gave the German soldier a radically different appearance from his predecessor of just five years before. Men-at-Arms 311, 316, 326, 330 and 336 are also available in a single volume special edition titled 'German Army in World War II'.

The German Army 1939–45 (2)

by Nigel Thomas
The German Army 1939–45 (2)
Author: Nigel Thomas
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 107
Release: 2012-09-20
Genre: History
ISBN: 1782004408
GET BOOK

Hitler first considered an invasion of Great Britain in autumn 1940, then scheduled Operation Barbarossa, the conquest of the European part of the Soviet Union, for May 1941. Anxious to emulate Hitler's successes, the Italian dictator Mussolini embarked upon unnecessary military adventures in North Africa and the Balkans, which forced Hitler's intervention, diverting and depleting precious German resources, and a six-week postponement of Barbarossa. In this second of four volumes [Men-at-Arms 311, 316, 326 & 330] on the German Army of the Second World War, Nigel Thomas examines the uniforms and insignia of the forces involved in North Africa and the Balkans. Men-at-Arms 311, 316, 326, 330 and 336 are also available in a single volume special edition titled 'German Army in World War II'.