WW2 Unit Histories

Sort by:          Product     Price      Default     see details A History of 11th Armoured Division: “Taurus Pursuant” ” A facsimile reprint This title was first published by 11th Armoured Division (private). The history of 11th Armoured Division from Normandy to the end of the war. This history was written by a member of the division just after the war, and covers operations by 11th armoured from D-Day through to the end of the war. A good history, accompanied by a complete Roll of honour. 222pp. 29 photo plates. 22 maps. Card covers Price: £25.00 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details History of 7th Armoured Division A facsimile reprint First published by the 7th Armoured Division. The second part of the history of 7th Armoured Division. After fighting in North Africa the division moved to Italy in 1943 and then took part in the D-Day invasion in 1944. in the D-Day invasion in 1944. This is the story of the division and its operations during this period, and covers operations in Italy and then in NW Europe. The book tells the story of the division in the words of its officers and men, and is amply illustrated with many photographs 172 pages, 65 photographic plates, set of 11 maps of the areas through which the division fought. Card covers Price: £14.00 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details Mountain and Flood - the 52nd Lowland Division A facsimile reprint. Author George Blake The history of the 52nd Lowland Division during the Second World War. The book traces the early history of the division before the war, and its subsequent training as a Mountain Division. It then follows the division in its role in the post D-Day operations on the continent through to the end of hostilities in Germany. Although not as famous as its numerical predecessor, the 51st Highland Division, the division still has a fascinating history. Well illustrated with photographs and maps. 318pp. 40 photographic plates. 10 maps. Card covers Price: £25.00 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details Operations of 6 Airborne Division 5 June - 3 Sep 1944 A facsimile reprint First published by HQ Airborne Forces. 6 airborne Division operations from D-Day to 3 September 1944. It gives details of all activities of the division from the landing through to the advance in the second half of August 1944. This is an extremely important document and fundamental in any study of D-Day operations and of British airborne forces. With 5 A3 maps including the landing zones and the Merville Battery complex. 58pp. 5 maps. Card covers Price: £20.00 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details Orders of Battle of the British Army 1939-1945 Reprint of the National Archives CAB Papers LtCol. H F Joslin This is the well-known, comprehensive study undertaken by Col Joslin, which covers the main body of the British Army throughout the Second World War. It also includes OrBats for El Alamein and the D-Dayassault in Normandy. Its value to every student of World War Two is inestimable. The volumes will are published as one volume, containing the original two volumes as follows: Volume I: Divisions Composition and War Establishment of Divisions Armoured, Cavalry, Tank and Motor Machine Gun Brigades. Volume II: Infantry Brigades, Parachute and Airlanding Brigades, Colonial Brigades, Miscellaneous Brigades (including Special Forces) GHQ., Army Group, Army and Corps Troops, British Units which served under Indian Army Command, Formations and Units engaged in the Battle of El Alamein and The Assault Landings in Normandy. 638pp. Card covers Price: £50.00 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details RED DEVILS IN NORMANDY 6th British Paras, June 1944 Georges Bernage To seal off the landing of seaborne troops on D-Day, Allied Command decided to drop three airborne divisions on either flank of the assault sector. To the east, the 6th British Airborne Division was assigned a mission to capture bridges over the river Orne, to blow up those over the river Dives, to knock out a German battery and repel any German counter-attacks liable to sweep away this frail bridgehead. This daring military action is recalled in detail and illustrated with a superb collection of photos. 176pp. 300 colour & b/w photos. French/English text. LARGE FORMAT Price: £19.95 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details The history of the 51st Highland Division A facsimile reprint. Author J B Salmond The51st Highland Division fought and lost in France in 1940, was reborn, and fought and won in the North African desert, Sicily and finally in North Western Europe from D-Day to the end of the war. As a division the men earned the respect of friend and foe alike, and this is their story. Amply illustrated with photographs and maps many coloured. 324pp. 36 photographic plates, 18 maps. Card covers Price: £25.00 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details The History of the Fifteenth Scottish Division 1939-1945 A facsimile reprint First published by Blackwell and Sons. This history of the 15th Scottish in the Second World War isacknowledged as perhaps the best of all the divisional histories. It is full of detail at all levels, and amply illustrated with both photographs and maps (many in colour). It traces the division from its early beginnings and covers every aspect of operations in Normandy, Belgium, Holland and Germany in 1944-45.It is highly commended to all readers. 432pp 16 photographic plates 26 maps. Card covers Price: £45.00 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details The Story of 46 Division 1939-1945 A facsimile reprint First published by 46 Division. This story of the 4th Division covers the movements and operations of the Division from its earliest days in Britain via Tunisia and Italy to Greece at the end of the war. Although not one of the D-Day Divisions, like many other formations, it was fundamental to the success of the wider plans for the course of the war. The fighting in North Africa and Italy is detailed. 194pp. 35 photographic plates. 19 maps. Card covers Price: £16.00 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details The Story of 79th Armoured Division facsimile reprint 79th Armoured Division from October 1942 to June 1945. This book was written just after the end of the Second World War andis the complete history of the 79th Armoured Division, "Hobart's Funnies," which were so instrumental in ensuring that the British beaches on D-Day were taken, and which went on to offer such important support to infantry operations (in particular) right up to the end of the war with Germany. The books covers the preparatory period when the idea of the specialised armour of the division was first conceived, and the follows the division as it fought its way ashore on 6 June 1944, and throughout its advance from France into Holland. It shows how the division took part in the Ardennes battles of the winter, 1944/45, advanced into the Rhineland, crossed the Rhine and then moved on Hamburg. This is a must for anyone interested in armour or in infantry support weapons. Complete in one volume. 350pp.100 photographic plates, 50 maps and an index. Card covers Price: £45.00 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details The Story of Guards Armoured Division facsimile reprint This divisional history follows one of the prestige divisions of the British Army from just before D-Day through the invasion and on to the battles for Caen. It then recounts the fortunes of the division in its advance in Second Army through Belgium, Holland (including the attempted Arnhem relief) and into Germany. It is accompanied with a number of photographs. 350pp. 5 maps and Orders of Battle from 1 July 1942. card covers Price: £24.00 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart