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Somme 1916: Battle Story
One of the bloodiest battles fought in military history — this Battle Story will make you understand what happened and why.
The Battle of the Somme raged from July 1 to November 18, 1916, and was one of the bloodiest fought in military history. It has come to signify for many the waste and bloodshed of the First World War, as hundreds of thousands of men on all sides lost their lives fighting over small gains in land. Yet this battle was also to mark a turning point in the war and to witness new methods of warfare, such as all-arms integrated attacks, with infantry units and the new Tank Corps fighting alongside each other.
In this Battle Story, Andrew Robertshaw seeks to lift the battle out of its controversy and explain what really happened and why. Complete with detailed maps and photographs, as well as fascinating facts and profiles of the leaders, this is the best introduction to this legendary battle.
South Albertas: A Canadian Regiment at War
This revised edition of the history of the famous South Alberta Regiment includes some minor corrections. The book tells the story of the celebrated regiment that played a key role in the Battle of the Falaise Gap and was in the forefront of the sweep across northern Europe that culminated in the liberation of the Netherlands.
Standard Guide to U.S. World War II Tanks & Artillery
Step inside World War II machines -- from tanks, half-tracks, and armored cars to field artillery, ammunition, and antiaircraft weapons! Konrad Schreier Jr. describes the production of World War II tanks and artillery.
Tank War Vietnam (Tanks Illustrated No. 6)
An illustrated look at tank warfare during the Vietnam
Tanks
Just after the outbreak of World War I, that the tank made its first appearance on the battlefield. By World War II, the tank would be an integral part of succes in land battles. This book describes the history of tanks, their use in the past, present and in the future.
Tanks Illustrated 12: British Army Fighting Vehicles
Simon Dunstan Softcover 72 pages Out of Print. New old stock.
Tanks: The World’s Best Tanks in 500 Great Photos
The armored tank changed the face of war at the turn of the 20th century, as battles began to rely on machinery and not just men. This book looks at the development of the armored tank vehicle from the early days of the First World War to its place on the battlefield in the 21st century. Detailed illustrations of the design and construction of these armored beasts and the weaponry that is used in today's conflicts is displayed in detail in 500 brilliant color photos.
Tapestry of War: Private View of Canadians in the Great War
Sandra Gwyn's first highly praised non-fiction work, The Private Capital, won the Governor General's Award and was a national bestseller. Tapestry of War brings to brilliant life the Great War experiences of ten Canadians, three of them women. Through diaries, personal letters, and memoirs, enriched by anecdotes and meticulous research, Sandra Gwyn has created a vivid world where, as Elizabeth Longford noted, "The boom of the guns never drowns the voices of the people."
The 1st SS Armoured Division: A Documentation in Words and Pictures
The history of the 1st SS Armoured Division, mostly told with black-and-white photographs.
The 25-Pounder in Canadian Service
A detailed review of the 25-pounder's development and use by the Canadian Military during WWII.
The 3.7 Inch Anti-Aircraft Gun in Canadian Service
This compact book provides details of the 3.7 Inch Anti-Aircraft gun that was designed for the British Army in the 1930s. It was in service with the Canadian Forces from 1941.
The Armoured Train in Canadian Service
Armoured trains were perhaps the earliest real Armoured Fighting Vehicles, and appeared in various guises and places for many years. One unusual train was designed and put into service in Canada during World War Two. As the Japanese armed forces pushed through South-East Asia and across the Pacific, there were real fears of them invading the Western coast of Canada and some areas with strategic importance needed special defence measures.
One stretch of line where Canada borders Alaska had its own armoured train for this purpose. Built using standard rolling stock, it had a protected engine which pushed and pulled carriages for troops as well as armed cars with 75mm field and 40mm anti-aircraft guns. As such it would have been a formidable oponent to land forces, though like all trains it was vulnerable to attacks on the tracks and from the air.
The story of No 1 Armoured Train is interesting and unusual. While it is easy to write this off as "a train, not an AFV" it is both and as such should appeal to those interested in either field. It may never have been called upon to fight but that does not mean that its story should not be recorded.
That story is well told here, along with the background to the need for it there is an account of the assembly of the component parts including photos of the various gun and troop cars, as well as details of how the train operated including the problems of using the same tracks as working trains.
As this was a one-off, the account can go into considerable detail and the photos would give a modeller the chance to produce their own replica which would certainly be something different though even in small scale would be a big model.
The Art of Blitzkrieg
Charles Messenger (ISBN 10 – 0711019118) Hardcover 336 pages Out of Print. New old stock. Sticker mark on back cover.
The C15TA in Canadian Service
The C15TA Light Armoured Truck was developed early in World War II by the Canadian Department of Munitions and Supply and General Motors of Canada. It was in essence, Canada's first general-purpose armoured vehicle, marrying a Chevrolet C15A Canadian Military Pattern four-wheel drive chassis, the GM 270 cubic-inch engine, and an armoured body built by the Hamilton Bridge Company. This Service Publications book details its development and service use.
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The Churchill in Canadian Service
The Churchill in Canadian Service uses photographs and illustrations to highlight the Churchill (A22) during its service with the Canadian Army Overseas from July 1941 to May 1943.
The Churchill Tank and the Canadian Armoured Corps
This new book covers the history of the venerable Infantry Tank as used by the Canadian Army Overseas during the Second World War. Detailed examination including vehicle specs of the four major Marks, 26 tables and 9 appendices. Included are colour graphics of the markings found on these tanks in Canadian use. 126 pages, 124 illustrations, softcover.
The Ferret Scout Car in Canadian Service
The development and use of the Ferret scout car in Canadian service.
The First Military Machine Scene
Bruce Main-Smith Softcover 64 pages Out of Print. New old stock.
The Ghosts of Medak Pocket: The Story of Canada’s Secret War
In 1993, Canadian peacekeepers in Croatia were plunged into the most significant fighting Canada had seen since the Korean War. Their extraordinary heroism was covered up and forgotten. The ghosts of that battlefield have haunted them ever since.
Canadian peacekeepers in Medak Pocket, Croatia, found no peace to keep in September 1993. They engaged the forces of ethnic cleansing in a deadly firefight and drove them from the area under United Nations protection. The soldiers should have returned home as heroes. Instead, they arrived under a cloud of suspicion and silence.
In Medak Pocket, members of the Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry did exactly the job they were trained and ordered to do. When attacked by the Croat army they returned fire and fought back valiantly to protect Serbian civilians and to save the UN mandate in Croatia. Then they confronted the horrors of the offensives aftermath the annihilation by the Croat army of Serbian villages. The Canadians searched for survivors. There were none.
The soldiers came home haunted by these atrocities, but in the wake of the Somalia affair, Canada had no time for soldiers stories of the horrific compromises of battle the peacekeepers were silenced. In time, the dark secrets of Medaks horrors drove many of these soldiers to despair, to homelessness and even suicide.
Award-winning journalist Carol Off brings to life this decisive battle of the Canadian Forces. The Ghosts of Medak Pocket is the complete and untold story.
The Guns of Normandy: A Soldier’s Eye View, France 1944
In the weeks after D-Day, the level of artillery action in Normandy was unprecedented. In what was a relatively small area, both sides bombarded each other relentlessly for three months, each trying to overwhelm the other by sheer fire power.
The Guns of Normandy puts the reader in the front lines of this horrific battle. In the most graphic and authentic detail, it brings to life every aspect of a soldier's existence, from the mortal terror of impending destruction, to the unending fatigue, to the giddy exhilaration at finding oneself still, inexplicably, alive.
The story of this crucial battle opens in England, as the 4th Field Regiment receives news that something big is happening in France and that after long years of training they are finally going into action. The troop ships set out from besieged London and arrive at the D-Day beaches in the appalling aftermath of the landing.
What follows is the most harrowing and realistic account of what it is like to be in action, as the very lead man in the attack: an artillery observer calling in fire on enemy positions. The story unfolds in the present tense, giving the uncomfortably real sense that "You are here."
The conditions under which the troops had to exist were horrific. There was near-constant terror of being hit by incoming shells; prolonged lack of sleep; boredom; weakness from dysentery; sudden and gruesome deaths of close friends; and severe physical privation and mental anguish. And in the face of all this, men were called upon to perform heroic acts of bravery and they did.
Blackburn provides genuine insight to the nature of military service for the average Canadian soldier in the Second World War --- something that is all too often lacking in the accounts of armchair historians and television journalists. The result is a classic account of war at the sharp end.
The Guns of Normandy: A Soldier’s Eye View, France 1944
In the weeks after D-Day, the level of artillery action in Normandy was unprecedented. In what was a relatively small area, both sides bombarded each other relentlessly for three months, each trying to overwhelm the other by sheer fire power.
The Guns of Normandy puts the reader in the front lines of this horrific battle. In the most graphic and authentic detail, it brings to life every aspect of a soldier's existence, from the mortal terror of impending destruction, to the unending fatigue, to the giddy exhilaration at finding oneself still, inexplicably, alive.
The story of this crucial battle opens in England, as the 4th Field Regiment receives news that something big is happening in France and that after long years of training they are finally going into action. The troop ships set out from besieged London and arrive at the D-Day beaches in the appalling aftermath of the landing.
What follows is the most harrowing and realistic account of what it is like to be in action, as the very lead man in the attack: an artillery observer calling in fire on enemy positions. The story unfolds in the present tense, giving the uncomfortably real sense that "You are here."
The conditions under which the troops had to exist were horrific. There was near-constant terror of being hit by incoming shells; prolonged lack of sleep; boredom; weakness from dysentery; sudden and gruesome deaths of close friends; and severe physical privation and mental anguish. And in the face of all this, men were called upon to perform heroic acts of bravery and they did.
Blackburn provides genuine insight to the nature of military service for the average Canadian soldier in the Second World War --- something that is all too often lacking in the accounts of armchair historians and television journalists. The result is a classic account of war at the sharp end.
The HG Panzer Division
Luftwaffe Panzer division formed from the paratroop corps was one of the elite units in the Wehrmacht and fought in North Africa and Italy.
The Korean War 1950-53: Osprey Men-at-Arms
At 4am on Sunday 25 June 1950 powerful North Korean forces invaded South Korea, advancing down the Uijongbu Corridor towards the Southern Capital of Seoul. South Korean troops resisted bravely, but were crushed by overwhelming Northern superiority. Later that day the United Nations Security Council condemned the aggression, and on 7 July appointed US General of the Army Douglas MacArthur to command UN forces which would be sent to save South Korea. In The Korean War 1950--53, Nigel Thomas and Peter Abbott explore the history of this conflict, which pitted UN forces against the People's Republic of China in a resulting in hundreds of thousands of casualties.
Packed with specially commissioned artwork, maps and diagrams, the Men-at-Arms series of books is an unrivalled illustrated reference on the history, organisation, uniforms and equipment of the world's military forces, past and present.