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For the next three years the 50th anniversary of the Korean War will frequently be in the news. New information and revelations will be made to the public on a regular basis. The issue of POW mistreatment and "brainwashing" will be one of the most controversial topics. Cyril Cunningham was a scientific advisor to Britain's POW intelligence organization and interviewed numerous British POWs after their release. All of the details about torture,...

The 82nd Airborne Division fought some of its most desperate battles in support of the British landings at Arnhem, yet these actions are little known today. The British operation pre-supposed that key bridges linking Arnhem with the advancing Allied reinforcements would be captured before they could be destroyed by the Germans. The bridge across the Waal River at Nijmegen was especially important and it was assigned to the U.S. 82nd Airborne D...

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A new edition of this core military encyclopedic atlas that has sold over 15, 000 copies since it's first publication in 1975. Illus.

The latest in the Battleground Europe series of books covers the terrible Battle of Messines which was preceded by 19 mine explosions, the biggest mining effort in history. Additional sections include maps & cover car tours, memorials & cemeteries.

Major and Mrs. Holt's Battlefield Guide to the Somme is, without doubt, one of the best-selling guide books to the battlefields of the Somme. This latest updated edition, includes four recommended, timed itineraries representing one day's traveling. Every stop on route has an accompanying description and often a tale of heroic or tragic action.Memorials, private and official, sites of memorable conflict, the resting places of personalities of ...

This is the most complete guide to the First World War Battlefield of Ypres that has ever been published. Here are concise descriptions of the military elements of the battles woven into a kaleidoscope of human, literary and travel information. There are recommended, timed itineraries representing one day's travelling. Every stop on the route has an accompanying description and often a tale of heroic or tragic action. Memorials large and small...

A new edition of the insider account featuring contemporary illustrations.

For the millions who had fought in the Great War, and for their families, the 'land fit for heroes' turned out to be an illusion, instead there was suffering and deprivation. Out of this, on 1 July 1921 was born the British Legion. In the years that followed the Legion fought for justice for the ex-service community, meanwhile seeking to protect them. It introduced the Poppy Appeal and insisted on an annual act of national Remembrance for the ...

The Skyhawk first entered service with the US Navy almost 50 years ago. It is still in service with various US units and remains the backbone of many of the air forces of those countries to which it has been exported. It was originally conceived as a carrier-borne fighter bomber, but as the aircraft has evolved it has taken on other roles. It is renowned for its strength and survivability in combat.

The Swansea Battalion was formed from local men by the Mayor of Swansea in the response to Lord Kitchener's famous appeal for volunteers. This, the first full history of the Battalion, covers early recruiting for the battalion in the Swansea area and its subsequent training in Swansea, Rhyl and Winchester, prior to departure, some 1, 200 strong, in December 1915 for the Western Front. As part of the 38th Welsh Division it participated in the a...

John Randle served with the Baluch Regiment of the former Indian Army throughout the entire Burma campaign, winning an MC. This is his version of the war, a tale of valour and human frailties, but also of funny incidents and humour in the face of extreme hostility.

Wing Commandar Donald Teale Saville DSO, DFC joined 1927. From 1932 until 1939 he flew and tested private aircraft, was a flying instructor and then a Captain-pilot with Australian National Airways. 1936, at the age of 36 years, he volunteered for the RAF whilst on holiday in England. Because of his age he was posted to the Ferry Pool Service and eventually became its Commanding Officer.

On 23 November 1943, 100 (Bomber Support) Group of RAF Bomber Command was formed. The object was to consolidate the various squadrons and units that had been fighting a secret war of electronics and radar counter-measures, attempting to reduce the losses of the heavy bombers--and their hard pressed crews--in Bomber Command. This secret war involved the use of air and ground radaris, homing and jamming equipment, special radio and navigational ...

The English Electric Lightning was the only single-seat supersonic interceptor fighter designed and manufactured in the UK. It saw service with the RAF in the sixties and seventies and gained a worthy reputation for its speed (in excess of Mach 2) and phenomenal rate of climb. It was, however, a not entirely reliable aeroplane and over fifty were lost during its operational career.

The Belgian town of Poperinghe (the supposed origin of the term "poplin") was just far enough behind the British lines at Ypres to serve as a major rest area for the Western Front. Numerous enterprises catered to the soldier's every need, and the town could provide everything from spare insignia and uniforms to the fanciest meals to be had on the front.Talbot House was founded to serve the soldier's spiritual needs, while more dubious establis...

Bruce Bairnsfather created one of the best-known cartoon characters of the First World War - 'Old Bill' and he drew what many consider to be the most enduring cartoon of all time - the 'Better Ole'.Reprinted due to popular demand this biography was the first to be published about the man and his work. During the First World War the contribution of Bairnsfather's work to the morale of the Nation, through laughter, is without question. Indeed th...

The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers were traditionally recruited in Northern Ireland and the regiment has survived to the present day as part of the Royal Irish Regiment. The outbreak of war with the South African Boers in 1899 found the regiments 1st Battalion on home service in Ireland. An uneventful sea voyage to South Africa was a deceptive prelude to the British Army's first grim experience of modern warfare, the shabbily-dressed Boers provi...

Charles Whiting is an armored reconnaissance veteran of World War II and has become one of the world's most prolific writers on the conflict. In the years since 1945 he has extensively interviewed many German veterans of the Third Reich's espionage and covert operations efforts. De-classification of British and American archives, some made public as recently as October 1999, now make it possible for Whiting to assemble an unprecedented account...

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