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Landmark Military Books :: BRITISH & ALLIES :: WW2 Campaigns
Read about the WW2 D-Day Landing Beaches, Sword, Gold, Omaha and Utah, 6th British Airborne Division Normandy, Opertaion Market garden, the battle for Falaise Gap, operation Goodwood, Battle For Monte Cassino, Battle Of Crete
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21st ARMY GROUP NORMANDIE 1944
Francois de Lannoy
From 6th June to the 29th August 1944 many different armed forces onto the Normandy beaches. This volume examines the organisation of the 21st Army Group. Includes the history of each division and their equipment and achievements, plus biographies of the various commanders. 208pp. illustrated in colour throughout. French/English text. LARGE FORMAT
Price: £20.00 |
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Battle For Monte Cassino
George Forty
The Battle for the Benedictine monastery on the hilltop of Monte Cassino between January and May 1944 was one of the most dramatic in the Battle for Italy. The author examines in detail this struggle to open up the road to Rome. Drawing upon archive photographs and first hand reminiscences, the author sets the scene for the conflict, examines the forces ranged against each other and describes each of the four major battles. 160pp. 160 photos. 8 maps £24.99
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Battle Of Crete
George Forty
Although a huge setback the fall of Britain's last foothold in the northeast Mediterranean in May 1941 was not a wholesale German success either. Heavy losses meant it would be the last time German paratroops were to be used for such an assault while the six week delay in launching the invasion of Russia materially affected progress on the Eastern Front. This book uses contemporary photographs and first-hand reminiscence to examine one of the most bitterly contested engagements of the early war years. 176pp. 191 photos. 10 maps
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D-DAY LANDING BEACHES The Guide
The Guide A spectacular, full colour book. Each sector is covered in detail, with particular emphasis being given to the troops at each location and the fortifications, terrain and other obstacles they had to overcome to break out from the beaches. Also includes extensive details on the equipment used and biographies of the leading commanders in each sector. 96pp. illustrated in full colour with photos, maps & charts. Card covers. LARGE FORMAT
Price: £9.95 |
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D-Day to Berlin The Northwest Europe Campaign, 1944-45
Alan J.Levine
Levine stresses a truly integrated approach that combines both strategy and tactics and covers the land, sea, and air efforts of both Allies and Axis. The author deals extensively with the German side, and he includes the role played by Canadian forces,a topic usually neglected in American accounts. The book casts new light on some familiar subjects and recounts many neglected issues. 240pp. 20 photos. 5 maps. Card covers
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Dying for Saint-Lo: Hedgerow Hell, July 1944: Histoire book
Didier Lodieu
From 5 to 20 July 1944 American invasion forces ran into fierce resistance around the French town of Saint-Lô, an important railway and road communications center in Normandy. As well as the Heer divisions such as the Panzer Lehr, GIs had to fight the redoubtable paratroopers and Waffen-SS who made them pay a heavy price for each hedgerow and each village they managed to take.
A self-taught historian, Didier Lodieu is the author of several works on the Battle of Normandy, of which he is one of the foremost specialists in France. By going through unit logbooks, contacting veterans, and by conducting research in the field, Didier Lodieu gives us an accurate story of the Battle for Saint-Lo.
Illustrated in colour & b/w. 176pp. almost 300 previously unpublished photos.Large format. English text
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Forgotten Wings
Philippe Esvelin
This book, composed of three parts, first of all recalls the design and the manufacture of the gliders, the creation of the flying schools as well as the setting-up of the program of pilot training. The second part is interested in the use of the American gliders on June 6, 1944 in Cotentin by detailing all the missions in which they took part. The last part, as for it, is focused on the ignored role held by these same apparatuses at the time of the landing of Provence
This book does not forget to mention the parachutists combined at the sides of which the gliders took share with the engagements. You will find many photographs and new documents as well as testimonies of German, French and American veterans. 176pp. 350 b/w & colour photos. Large format. English Edition
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GOLD, JUNO, SWORD
Georges Bernage
This excellent “Heimdal” publication is an illustrated hour by hour account of the D-Day landings in the British sector, from Asnelles to Ouistreham. Packed with a great selection of colour and b/w photos. 208pp. 200 colour & b/w photos. French/English text. LARGE FORMAT
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HILL 112 CORNERSTONE OF THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN
Major J.J. How
This is a re-print of a much sought after book originally published in 1984. Covers the major battles between British/Canadian and German forces (primarily SS Panzer units) for Caen in June/July 1944. The capture of the town of Caen was the key to victory and Hill 112 was the key to taking Caen. Sources from both sides, including first-hand accounts of the largest tank versus tank engagements of the European campaign. Excellent balanced account. 210pp. 70 photos. 15 maps
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OPERATION BLUECOAT Battlefield Tour
BAOR
A facsimile printing of this important battle analysis. Contains a descritption of the preparation for and conduct of this battle (30-31 July 1944). Operations of 8 Corps South of Caumont. Includes planning, operations, Order of Battle (8 Corps), orders (Corps, Divisions and Brigades) and six A3 coloured maps which were in the original edition, these maps also include German dispositions at the time. 50pp. 6 colour maps. Card covers. LARGE FORMAT
Price: £18.00 |
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Operation Freshman the Hunt For Hitler’s Heavy Water
Jostein Berglyd
In February 1943, the heavy water plant in Vermork/Rjukan, that Hitler needed for the making of the atomic bomb, was made useless by a combined British/Norwegian sabotage operation. This operation became a legend in history. What is less well known is the fact that there was an earlier attempt at sabotaging the plant in late 1942. This failed attempt is known in history as "Operation Freshman". This book is about the successful operation, but it is also a book describing the failed one: both what happened before the operation, and during the operation as well as the aftermath. It describes the planning, the German response and the horrible way the German forces treated the British Commandos involved in Operation Freshman. 190pp. 80 b/w ills. 5 maps
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OPERATION GOODWOOD Battlefield Tour
BAOR
\r\nThis publication is a facsimile reprint of the issued study papers for the British Army battlefield tour of Operation GOODWOOD of 1947. Used on its own, the book presents a description of the planning of the operation, events before and during the action (from 18 to 21 July, 1944) and also includes the detailed OrBat of 8 Corps Also includes the operation instructions for 8 Corps and 11 Armoured Division. The artillery plan is given in detail together with the Air Plan and other important items. The maps are reproduced in colour on A3 sheets. These maps also show the German dispositions at the time. These are also bound in the same places as the original maps. 108pp. 15 colour maps. Card covers. LARGE FORMAT £35.00\r\n
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Operation Goodwood July 1944: A Corridor of Death
Perry Moore
Rommel and Montgomery were old foes since 1941. Now they faced off once again in Normandy. Operation Goodwood was the largest tank assault in the Normandy campaign, as over 700 tanks in three British armoured divisions attempted to bust out of the bocage country. After all, the objectives were only seven miles distant. Rommel, his forces armed with over 200 tanks including Tiger I and Tiger IIs, plus more than 75 dreaded 88mm guns, ripped apart Montgomery's plans. Soon the wheatfields ran red with blood and burned with hundreds of British tanks. There is much detail on the units involved from both sides, and the tactics employed, as well as numerous statistics and tables concerning weapon/tank armour effectiveness and other data. Includes first-hand accounts, orders-of-battle, much information concerning the individual units and their tactics, and extensive statistics regarding weaponry and armour effectiveness. Includes many previously unpublished photos. 176pp. over 150 photos. 4pp. colour artwork. Large format
Price: £37.50 |
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OPERATION MARKET GARDEN Then & Now Volume 1
The first of a superb two volume set from After The Battle. This first volume covers the mountain of the operation and the first crucial days of the battle. Includes details of the German military situation on the eve of the battle. The massive initial airborne landings of September 17 with equal attention given to each of the three airborne divisions involved. The breakout of the Guards Armoured Division and then reaching the 101st Airborne at Eindhoven. 336pp. over 1,000 photos. LARGE FORMAT
Price: £34.95 |
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OPERATION MARKET GARDEN Then & Now Volume 2
This second volume continues dramatic action with the 82nd Airborne at Nijmegen which leads to the capture of the vital bridges over the Waal river. But at Arnhem the tide of battle has turned with the main force of 1st Airborne are thrown back to the Oosterbeek perimeter, leaving John Frost’s isolated force at the road bridge to fight it out till the end. As the Polish Brigade is dropped south of the Rhine, and the ground army desperately tries to relieve the British paras, down in the south the Germans launch repeated attacks on the narrow corridor in an attempt to cut the Allied supply artery. 416pp. 1328 photos. LARGE FORMAT\r\n\r\n
Price: £44.95 |
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OPERATION NEPTUNE Battlefield Tour
BAOR
The official account of the battle of the Seine crossing with both planning and operational phases described. Complete with A3 copies of the original maps of British and German dispositions. This operation served as a rehearsal for the later Rhine crossing operation. 74pp. 9 colour maps. Card covers LARGE FORMAT
Price: £27.00 |
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OPERATION PLUNDER Battlefield Tour 12 British Corps crosses the Rhine 1945
BAOR
A complete description of this operation including details of both the planning and the execution. Illustrated with 16 A3 colour maps which also include the German dispositions. 2 OrBats, and many of the original plans for the operation. An unrivalled source for the assault crossing of the River Rhine in 1945. 100pp. 16 colour maps. Card cover.s LARGE FORMAT
Price: £32.00 |
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Over The Battlefield Operation Goodwood
Ian Daglish
In this first book in a new series Over the Battlefield, the author describes the events of Operation Goodwood, July 1944, the dramatic attempted British armored breakout from the Normandy bridge-head. This was the greatest armored battle undertaken by the British during the Second World War. What is so special about this book is the discovery and use of superb aerial photos taken during the fighting by the RAF. This amazing imagery makes it possible to trace the course of the battle and to track the movement of the armored regiments and troops of both sides. The effect is sensational and the reader is able to follow history in the making. 272pp. 150 photos plus maps
Price: £19.99 |
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