Mr. Churchills Tank: The British Infantry Tank Mark IV
The Churchill is examined mark by mark, from the A20 prototype through to the heavyweight Black Prince design of 1944. Details are given of its service with every British regiment that operated Churchills and of its use by Australian, Canadian, Irish and Russian forces. The author has drawn heavily on original research material held in the library of the Tank Museum at Bovington in Dorset, UK.
by David Fletcher
Soldiers in Normandy – The British
This mini-guide allows the reader to get to know more about a region’s history, linking historical events with places of interest and sites of note, as well as providing an unprecedented visual feast of contemporary photographs, uniforms, badges and equipment.
by Alexandre Thers
Armor in Normandy – The British
This mini-guide allows the reader to get to know more about a region’s history, linking historical events with places of interest and sites of note, as well as providing an unprecedented visual feast of contemporary photographs, weaponry, uniforms and tactics.
by Alexandre Thers
Armour In Normandy: The Americans
This mini-guide allows the reader to get to know more about a region’s history, linking historical events with places of interest and sites of note, as well as providing an unprecedented visual feast of contemporary photographs, weaponry, uniforms and tactics.
by Alexandre Thers
Soldiers in Normandy: The Germans
This mini-guide allows the reader to get to know more about a region’s history, linking historical events with places of interest and sites of note, as well as providing an unprecedented visual feast of contemporary photographs, uniforms, badges and equipment. Practical information is included in each mini-guide and itineraries are suggested for those wishing to visit battlefields, monuments, memorials and museums.
by Alexandre Thers
Soldiers in Normandy: The Americans
This mini-guide allows the reader to get to know more about a region’s history, linking historical events with places of interest and sites of note, as well as providing an unprecedented visual feast of contemporary photographs, uniforms, badges and equipment. Practical information is included in each mini-guide and itineraries are suggested for those wishing to visit battlefields, monuments, memorials and museums.
by Alexandre Thers
6 June 1944 – Soldiers in Normandy
Large color photographs are used to recreate the armies of Normandy, but groups of models instead of individuals wear the uniforms, and they are posed at some of the original sites, sometimes inspired by original photographs (also shown). Hundreds of pieces of equipment and badges and insignia are also shown.
by Philippe Charbonnier
German Armor in Normandy
This volume starts by exploring the initial struggle to gain control of Caen after the Allies had landed on the beaches of Normandy which resulted in the ferocious German Tiger tanks destroying the 7th Armored Division, with British losses totaling twenty-seven tanks.
by Yves Buffetaut
Allied Armor in Normandy: Allied and German Forces, 1944
This volume explores the Normandy invasion from the perspective of the Allied Armored divisions, looking at how armored vehicles played a central role in the many battles that took place. It includes over 40 profiles of tanks and armored vehicles, from the American Sherman and Stuart tanks to the bulldozers and amphibious vehicles designed for the beach.
by Yves Buffetaut
Innovation In The Face Of Adversity – Major-General Sir Percy Hobart And The 79th Armoured Division
This thesis examines the wartime history of this unit-concentrating on aspects of equipment, tactics, organization and leadership that enabled it to ultimately succeed beyond anyone’s expectations. More important, this organization provides valuable lessons for current transformation efforts.
by Michael J. Daniels
Sherman Tanks of the British Army and Royal Marines: Normandy Campaign 1944
Technical details as well as modifications introduced during production and in the field are explained as is the complex system of markings employed by British armoured regiments. This book will give the modeller all the information and knowledge required to recreate an authentic miniature representation of the tanks that fought from the beaches of Normandy, through the battles for Caen and on to killing fields of Falaise.
by Dennis Oliver
