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  • The German Army from Mobilisation to First Ypres

    by Otto Schwink ...
    Series series Images of War Special
    This new volume in the long-running Images of War series features the actions of the Imperial German Army at Ypres from 1914-15.In the autumn of 1917 Captain Otto Schwink, a General Staff Officer, by order of the Chief of the General Staff of the Field Army, produced a book entitled The Germans at Ypres 1914. Herr Schwink’s text is reproduced accompanied by rare photographs illustrating the ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Ypres 1914

    An Official Account Published by Order of the German General Staff

    by Otto Schwink, Graeme Chamley Wynne, Translator ...
    Ypres 1914An Official Account Published by Order of the German General StaffThis edition features• illustrations• a linked Table of Contents, Footnotes, and IndexCONTENTSIntroductionGerman PrefacePreliminary RemarksThe Theatre of OperationsThe Advance of the Fourth ArmyThe Operations of the Fourth Army, 20th-31st October 1914The Attempt to break through south of YpresThe Operations of the Fourth ... Read more

    $5.63 CAD

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  • German Army Elite Units 1939–45

    by Gordon Williamson ...
    Series Book 380 - Men-at-Arms
    In World War II a number of German Army units and divisions were classed as élites, and were distinguished by special insignia of various kinds.For some this status was simply a matter of lineage - e.g. the Infantry Regiment 'List', which traced its identity to the Bavarian unit with which Hitler had served in World War I. Some, like the 'Grossdeutschland' and Panzer-Lehr divisions, were raised ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • The Waffen-SS in Combat

    by Bob Carruthers ...
    Series series Images of War
    "A photographic history of some of the most elite of Germany's armed forces as they fought on all fronts during World War II . . . Highly recommended."— Scale Military ModellerThis is the photographic history of the Waffen-SS in combat on all fronts. The short six-year history of the Waffen-SS spanned triumph and disaster, and their story can be traced through these powerful images, which clearly ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • World War II German Women’s Auxiliary Services

    by Gordon Williamson ...
    Series Book 393 - Men-at-Arms
    This comprehensive book provides a detailed exploration of the roles and uniforms of German women during the Nazi regime, highlighting their contributions despite Hitler's conservative views on their place.It delves into the various uniforms and insignia of women serving as auxiliaries in the Army, Navy, Air Force, and SS, as well as their roles in the signals and air defense services. ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • Bloody Tarawa

    A Pictorial Record, Expanded Edition

    by Hammel, Eric, Lane, John E. ...
    On the morning of Saturday, November 20, 1943, the U.S. 2d Marine Division undertook the first modern amphibious assault against a well-defended beachhead. The objective was tiny Betio Island in Tarawa Atoll. The result was an classic story of tragedy and near defeat turned around into an epic of victory and indomitable human spirit.Built around the updated text of their 76 Hours: The Invasion of ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Book of Camouflage

    The Art of Disappearing

    by Tim Newark ...
    From its origins to its use in combat today, The Little Book of Camouflage tells the history of camouflage in conflict.Its conception, its uses and the colours are looked at, as well as the key patterns such as the German uniforms of World War II, the ever-recognisable American type worn during Vietnam and the British DPM forming a sort of recognition guide to the various patterns in use in the ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Marines in the Marianas

    Volume 2 - Tinian and Guam

    by Eric Hammel ...
    The American mid-1944 campaign in the Mariana Islands was an important strategic step that placed Tokyo and the rest of Japan’s industrial heartland within range of the new U.S. Army Air Forces B-29 very-long-range bombers. Once the islands were secured and the airfields were built, the new Twentieth Air Force could do to Japanese industry what its strategic counterparts in Europe had been doing ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Siegecraft - No Fortress Impregnable

    by Harold A. Skaarup ...
    It has been said that the taking of a fortress depends primarily on the making of a good plan to take it, and the proper implementation and application of the resources to make the plan work. Long before a fortress has been besieged and conquered, it has to have been outthought before it can be outfought. This book outlines some of the more successfully thought out sieges, and demonstrates why it ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

  • Wellington's Specialist Troops

    by Philip Haythornthwaite ...
    Series series Men-at-Arms
    The specialist troops of Wellington's army played a crucial role in the success of the British Army.Though often understaffed and ineptly managed, the artillery, engineers, transport and commissariat, and medical services contributed to Wellington's ultimate victory in 1815. The Royal Artillery and Corps of Royal Engineers comprised a small number of highly trained officers, while the commissariat ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • Yorktown's Civil War Siege

    Drums Along the Warwick

    by John V. Quarstein, J. Michael Moore ...
    Series series Civil War Series
    On 4 April 1862, Major General George McClellan marched his 121,500-strong Army of the Potomac from Fort Monroe toward Richmond. Blocking his path were Major General John B. Magruder's Warwick-Yorktown Line fortifications and the Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia. Despite outnumbering Magruder almost four to one, McClellan was tricked by Magruder's bluff of strength and halted his advance. ... Read more

    $17.96 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Maryland in the Civil War

    by Mark A. Swank, Dreama J. Swank ...
    Series series Images of America
    There were over 75 raids and battles that took place in Maryland during the Civil War, including "Bloody Antietam"--the bloodiest day in American military history.As a border state between the North and South during the Civil War, Maryland's loyalties were strong for both sides. The first casualties of the war occurred during the Baltimore Riot of April 19, 1861, when members of the 6th ... Read more

    $17.96 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus