| 'Quarter Ton' |
| Ford & Willys Jeep, Austin, Champ, Land Rover Series 1 |
| Pat Ware |
| Warehouse (1996) |
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| Genre: Vehicles. |
| Number of Pages: 220 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 35136915 |
| ISBN: 9780952556329 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V06283. Includes post war pattern British fv 2300 cargo trailers. V06284 |
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| Genre: Vehicles. |
| Number of Pages: 220 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 35136915 |
| ISBN: 9780952556329 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V02880 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Generals. |
| Number of Pages: 420 |
| Language: English |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
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| Series: Occasional Papers In Lincolnshire History And Archaeology |
| Volume: 7 |
| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Tanks. Development. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03856 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Generals. |
| Number of Pages: 480 |
| OCLC: 13669993 |
| ISBN: 9780722176580 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04159 |
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| Summary: On 23rd April 1943, the War Office laid down a phased programme for the formation of what was to become one of the most renowned divisions in the history of airborne forces: the 6th Airborne. Based on a wide variety of sources, including eyewitness accounts by former members of the division, this superbly and profusely illustrated volume covers in detail the history of this remarkable force and the equally remarkable men who served in it. The 6th Airborne Division was one of the most famous fighting formations of the British Army. Go To It is the gripping account of a story which has not been told - until now. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Airborne. |
| Number of Pages: 192 |
| Dimensions: 22.00 x 28.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 51567810 |
| ISBN: 9781840671360 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Date Published: 1990 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Gurkhas. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04326 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Second World War. |
| Number of Pages: 166 |
| OCLC: 60932794 |
| ISBN: 9781901655018 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Featuring the diary entries of the airmen involved, a unique account of the epic battle for Malta as experienced by fighter pilots of Number 185 Squadron. In 1943, after helping to win the air war over Malta, the unit took part in the Allied invasions of Sicily and Italy taking the fight to the enemy by bombing and strafing targets in support of Allied ground forces. Including rare combat and intelligence reports, Anthony Rogers provides the reader with a clear understanding of the war in the air. Life in Malta's longest-serving fighter squadron is narrated as an often humorous and sometimes poignant tale - all the more so with the knowledge that some contributors never survived the war. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Royal Air Force. |
| Number of Pages: 292 |
| Dimensions: 16.00 x 3.00 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 57750365 |
| ISBN: 9781862272743 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04000 |
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| Summary: This is an account of the first few months of the Great War, from the build-up of the fighting to the first Battle of Ypres, written by the author of Somme, They called it Passchendaele and The Roses of No Man's Land. |
| Genre: Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 446 |
| Dimensions: 12.70 x 2.80 x 20.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4/2 |
| LCC: D521 |
| OCLC: 19266645 |
| ISBN: 9780140116519 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 98 |
| OCLC: 609605005 |
| ISBN: 9781848841024 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03931 |
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| Summary: In the summer of 1914 Europe exploded into a frenzy of mass violence. The war that followed had global repercussions, destroying four empires and costing millions of lives. Even the victorious countries were scarred for a generation, and we still today remain within the conflict's shadow. In this major new analysis, published some ninety years after the First World War began, David Stevenson re-examines the causes, course and impact of this 'war to end war', placing it in the context of its era and exposing its underlying dynamics. His book provides a wide-ranging international history, drawing on insights from the latest research. It offers compelling answers to the key questions about how this terrible struggle unfolded: questions that remain disturbingly relevant for our own time. |
| Genre: Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 728 |
| Dimensions: 12.70 x 3.40 x 20.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 62264379 |
| ISBN: 9780140268171 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03895 |
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| Summary: Amidst shattered hopes, disillusionment and grim resolve, this recounting of the year 1915 during World War I is the story of the British Army and their journey from optimism to "carnage incomparable and human squander." Brutal, frank, sometimes painfully funny, and always human, this is the result of 20 years of research which includes many first-hand accounts: diaries, letters, and interviews with survivors. From the battlefileds of Neuve Chapelle, Ypres, Loos, the Shores of Gallipoli and the Flanders swamps all is told from the viewpoint of the men themselves to form a mix of compelling military history and poignant memories. |
| Genre: Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 625 |
| Dimensions: 16.20 x 6.00 x 25.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 33444266 |
| ISBN: 9780747204329 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Great War. Western Front. The Somme. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04322 |
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| Summary: The story of the huge mobile battles of 1918, which finally ended the Great War. 1918 was the critical year of battle as the Great War reached its brutal climax. Warfare of an epic scale was fought on the Western Front, where ordinary British soldiers faced the final test of their training, tactics and determination. That they withstood the storm and began an astonishing counterattack, is proof that by 1918, the British army was the most effective fighting force in the world. But this ultimate victory came at devastating cost. Using a wealth of previously unpublished material, historian Peter Hart gives a vivid account of this last year of conflict - what it was like to fight on the frontline, through the words of the men who were there. In a chronicle of unparalleled scope and depth, he brings to life the suspense, turmoil and tragedy of 1918's vast offensives. |
| Genre: Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 552 |
| Dimensions: 13.00 x 3.80 x 19.90 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4 |
| OCLC: 403445739 |
| ISBN: 9780753826898 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V01789 |
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| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. Normandy. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04013 |
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| Series: Datafile |
| Volume: 8 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04261 |
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| Genre: Weapons. Ammunition. |
| Number of Pages: 258 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 17261783 |
| ISBN: 9780951292204 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Small Arms Identification Series |
| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. Vickers. |
| Number of Pages: 48 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 38820984 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03673 |
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| Series: Small Arms Identification Series |
| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. Vickers. |
| Number of Pages: 48 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 38820984 |
| ISBN: 9780949749222 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. |
| OCLC: 1023525557 |
| ISBN: 9781783314126 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. |
| OCLC: 1023525141 |
| ISBN: 9781783314133 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: A Diary of the Commando at War, August 1943 to March 1947 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Royal Navy. Royal Marines. |
| Number of Pages: 169 |
| Dimensions: 16.50 x 1.00 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 37672030 |
| ISBN: 9781871085334 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03806 |
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| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Tanks. |
| Number of Pages: 96 |
| Dimensions: 22.00 x 15.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03537 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Armoured. |
| Number of Pages: 304 |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54/1241 |
| LCC: D759.528 .H36 1996 |
| OCLC: 37157807 |
| ISBN: 9780718829384 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03770 |
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| Edition: Photocopy |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Machine Gun. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: Photocopy. V03428 |
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| Date Published: 2003 |
| Edition: Second |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Cavalry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04002 |
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| Date Published: 2002 |
| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Second World War. |
| Number of Pages: 321 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.548171 |
| OCLC: 245557459 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Armoured. |
| OCLC: 900864454 |
| ISBN: 9781847349347 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03572 |
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| Summary: "Represented here are poems dashed off in the full awfulness of the battlefield, as well as those honed with the terrible benefit of hindsight. And there are poems from an earlier age whose themes and aching beauty exactly matched the mood of a nation as an entire generation was lost to war. Here also are poems inspired by the experience of countless mothers, wives, sweethearts, sisters, and daughters left behind ... The poems are counterpointed by painstakingly restored photographic images-- many seen here for the first time-- which show relentlessly cheerful faces, smiling in the face of darkest adversity. You see comradeship of the most truthful kind. Taken from the unique archives of the Daily Mail, the images capture the small moments of un-named individual people in the cataclysmic catastrophe that was branded 'the war to end all wars'--Dust jacket. |
| Genre: Great War. Poetry. |
| Number of Pages: 188 |
| Dimensions: 23.00 x 2.20 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 221149038 |
| ISBN: 9780954526788 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V02882 |
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| Series: War Machine |
| Volume: 97 |
| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V05102 |
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| Genre: Reference. Museums. |
| OCLC: 59556793 |
| ISBN: 9781856740302 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04314 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. Normandy. |
| Number of Pages: 192 |
| OCLC: 59573968 |
| ISBN: 9781873547304 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04102 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Armoured. |
| Number of Pages: 229 |
| Dimensions: 14.00 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 358/.18 |
| LCC: UA654 .M33 1983 |
| OCLC: 11400084 |
| ISBN: 9780950853604 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03993 |
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| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Uniforms. |
| Number of Pages: 242 |
| Language: English |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04096 |
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| Genre: Great War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V06447 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Generals. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03602 |
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| Genre: Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 337 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4/1/0223 |
| LCC: G1037 .B3 1989 |
| OCLC: 21408239 |
| ISBN: 9780850521450 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04098 |
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| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Tanks. Development. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03671 |
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| Summary: "This book offers a photo history of this remarkably versatile armoured fighting vehicle. There are over 500 photographs of armoured cars of all types from 22 nations between 1899 and 1945 ... The photographs are a mixture of 'in action' shots and more detailed technical pictures. All have detailed captions which combine to provide a technical and military history of the armoured car. Full details are also given of all sub-types"--Jacket. |
| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Armoured Cars. |
| Number of Pages: 190 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 358/.18 |
| LCC: UG446.5 .F6325 1984 |
| OCLC: 11910473 |
| ISBN: 9780713712155 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04212 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. Canadian. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Great War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V02887 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Cavalry. |
| Number of Pages: 54 |
| Language: English |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Armoured. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04001 |
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| Date Published: 1934 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04366 |
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| Date Published: 23 May 1987 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Cavalry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04181 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Cavalry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04301 |
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| Summary: A Soldier of the 6th Division is the memoir of a young machine-gunner through the last year of the First World War accompanied by a detailed account of his actions in the context of the great battles he fought in. From Cambrai to the occupation of the Rhineland, Tom Brookbank was in the thick of the First World War. A lively and exciting personal memoir of an extremely lucky machine gunner in the First World War. Extensively researched, A Soldier of the 6th Division accurately establishes the experiences and actions of Tom Brookbank. With every detail examined, including Tom's company, section and, indeed, the actual gun that he operated, Michael Brookbank takes us on a journey through Tom's whereabouts during the war. Perhaps the most detailed account of the actions of the 6th division, this book will appeal to readers who enjoy military memoirs. |
| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 384 |
| Dimensions: 15.60 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 947095437 |
| ISBN: 9781784624002 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V06988 |
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| Summary: Ian Hamilton is chiefly famous for the devastating failure of the Gallipoli campaign in 1915. John Lee's biography reveals that Gallipoli was always doomed and that Hamilton deserves to have his entire career reassessed. |
| Genre: Personal Narratives. Generals. |
| Number of Pages: 292 |
| Dimensions: 16.30 x 2.80 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 355/.0092 |
| LCC: DA69.3.H328 L44 2000 |
| OCLC: 43030650 |
| ISBN: 9780333734445 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Great War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: David Thistlethwaite Collection |
| Notes: V07034 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Great War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04693 |
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| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03761 |
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| Genre: Media. Dad’s Army. |
| Number of Pages: 272 |
| OCLC: 59467594 |
| ISBN: 9780712623384 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Date Published: 2007 |
| Genre: Personal Narratives. Great War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03495 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Second World War. |
| Number of Pages: 200 |
| OCLC: 59861153 |
| ISBN: 9781873376270 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V02884 |
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| Date Published: 1993 |
| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V03073 |
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| Summary: This is the story of the exploits of the 3rd Battalion Royal Tank Regiment during World War II as seen through the eyes of one of its most experienced tank commanders. Its baptism of fire came in 1940 during the heroic defence of Calais where all its tanks and vehicles were lost. In November 1940, the battalion was sent to North Africa and figured in most of the desert battles. In early 1941 the battalion was withdrawn from the line and sent to Greece where its tanks were finally neither strong enough or numerous enough to stop the onslaught on the German divisions. All its tanks and vehicles were again lost, and only some 200 officers and men of the battalion eventually landed back in Egypt, after various adventures. The battalion played a considerable part in the bloody fighting at Sidi Resegh. It took part in the famous Left Hook battle with the New Zealanders, making a considerable contribution to the success of the battle and subsequent forcing of the Gabes Gap in the Mareth line, and the entry into Tripoli. The battalion played its part in the El Alamein battle, once again receiving heavy casualties, but went on with success at Alam Halfa and Gazala and the final advance to |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Armoured. |
| Number of Pages: 167 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 358.18094109044 |
| LCC: D759.528 .C59 1998 |
| OCLC: 60160782 |
| ISBN: 9780953335909 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03587 |
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| Summary: A book highlighting the multitude of little-known actions, places of interest and the activities of the men who served in this area where most regiments of the British and Commonwealth armies saw service during the Great War. Although much has been written of the Ploegsteert (Plugstreet to the troops) links with Bruce Bairnsfather's 'Old Bill' and Winston Churchill plus its position on the southern slopes of the shoulder of the Messines Ridge, little has been documented of its importance during the earlier and mid-stages of the war. Generally spoken of as a quiet area, Plugstreet saw some of the most brutal and bitterly fought actions during the early years of the war. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. Ypres. |
| Number of Pages: 129 |
| Dimensions: 14.00 x 0.90 x 22.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4144 |
| LCC: D542.Y5 S68 1997 |
| OCLC: 39837721 |
| ISBN: 9780850525700 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: A Withering Fire is the definitive history of American machine gun battalions in World War I. It describes the creation of these battalions, their training, equipment, and combat employment through official documents and firsthand accounts of the men who served in these units. When the U.S. entered the war in April 1917 it had fewer than 450 machine guns, all of them obsolete, and no machine gun units larger than a platoon. In less than 17 months, the country produced nearly 50,000 modern machine guns, and the Army organized almost 200 proficient machine gun battalions. Their fire was a major force in combat. Machine gunners comprised only about 12 percent of an infantry division's strength, but delivered more than 65 percent of its fire power. A single machine gun was considered the equivalent of at least 100 riflemen. Realizing the value of machine guns somewhat belatedly, the Army demanded what it called scientific machine gunnery, and required its gunners to deliver accurate, sustained fire at long range not only on targets they could see, but also on those that were hidden by terrain or weather. To accomplish these missions and survive, machine gunners had to be part technician, part tactician, and part mathematician. Training was intensive, firing techniques were sophisticated, guns and equipment were complex, and employment in combat was commonplace and dangerous. In defenses, machine guns created belts of fire hundreds of yards long and more than 50 yards wide. In support of attacks they delivered preparatory barrages of hundreds of thousands of rounds. Missions often required gunners to operate in isolation from the infantry they supported, and they were frequently obliged to hold their ground even when infantry were withdrawn. Their bravery and ability to deliver effective machine gun fire not only helped infantry accomplish their missions. It saved countless doughboy lives. The role of American machine gunners on the Western Front is often misunderstood today. No comprehensive studies of machine gun tactics have been conducted in nearly 80 years, and gunner contributions have been obscured by time. In order to appreciate how doughboys actually fought in France, one must understand the American machine gunner's influence on the battlefield. A Withering Fire provides this information. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. United States Of America. Machine Gun Units. |
| Number of Pages: 362 |
| Dimensions: 15.20 x 2.10 x 22.90 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 949698761 |
| ISBN: 9781634910200 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Reference. Archives. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V06668 |
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| Summary: How the age of the great WWI aces came to an end in the skies over the Western FrontAt the beginning of 1918 the great aces seemed invincible. Flying above the battlefields of the Western Front, they cut a deadly swathe through the ranks of their enemies, as each side struggled to keep control of the air. Some were little more than boys when they started to fly, yet they were respected and feared as some of the deadliest killers in the sky. But as the press of fighting increased with the great offensives of 1918, nervous stress and physical exhaustion finally began to take their toll - and one by one the aces began to fall.This book charts the rise and fall of the WWI aces in the context of the vast battles that were taking place in 1918. It shows the vital importance of reconnaissance, and how large formations of aircraft became the norm - bringing an end to the era of the old, heroic 'lone wolves'. As the First World War came to a close very few of the aces survived. This epic history of the final year of the air war is both a chronicle of the ways in which 1918 changed aerial combat forever, and a requiem for the pioneers of aerial combat who eventually became the victims of their own brilliant innovations. |
| Genre: Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 416 |
| Dimensions: 13.00 x 2.50 x 19.70 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.448 |
| LCC: D600 .H37 2007 |
| OCLC: 213301450 |
| ISBN: 9780753824078 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Great War. Italy. |
| Number of Pages: 220 |
| Language: English |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: David Thistlethwaite Collection |
| Notes: V06936 |
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| Genre: Vehicles. Amphibious. |
| Number of Pages: 256 |
| Dewey Decimal: 623.74/75 |
| LCC: UG446.5 .C72 1989 |
| OCLC: 18813955 |
| ISBN: 9780713718942 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03966 |
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| Summary: The Battleground series is designed for both the battlefield visitor and the reader at home. For the former, this book is an invaluable guide and each site is described in detail. For everyone there are graphic descriptions of action, often through first-hand accounts, supported by illustrations, diagrams and maps. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. The Somme. 1918. |
| Number of Pages: 144 |
| Dimensions: 13.20 x 1.00 x 22.00 cm |
| List Price: USD10.99 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4/34 |
| LCC: D545.S7 S72 2001 |
| OCLC: 40799392 |
| ISBN: 9780850526707 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Early on 1 September 1914, the Germans surprised 1st Cavalry Brigade harboring in the little town of Néry. Their initial bombardment caused chaos and destruction and the British took time to organize themselves. The actions of two batteries of the Royal Horse Artillery were eventually so successful that even today there is a battery known as Néry Battery RHA. The Queen’s Bay’s a cavalry regiment, charged in classic style and the Germans, who mistakenly thought they were out numbered, withdrew with heavy casualties. Of the three VCs, two were posthumous. While a small engagement by later Great War standards, Néry is a classic case study of an artillery duel and cavalry action. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. 1914. |
| Number of Pages: 160 |
| List Price: USD5.99 |
| OCLC: 854586553 |
| ISBN: 9781844154029 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03509 |
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| Summary: Despite all the works on airborne forces published since 1945, the full story of Britain's 'airborne armour' has remained untold. This book is intended to correct that omission. The story has two main strands - the project to fly tanks onto the battlefield to support airborne forces, and the history of the unit which operated those tanks and supported 6th Airborne Division in the ground role - the 6th Airborne Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment. The book is the result of considerable original research and contact with surviving members of 6th AARR. It contains the full development background of both airborne tanks, the British Tetrarch and American Locust, and also that of the Hamilcar glider. It examines rival or complimentary projects, in particular the German Me 321 Gigant glider, and analyses the extent to which the British airborne armour project was a success. The history of 6th AARR is traced back to the little known Special Service Squadrons of the RAC which were pioneers of armoured amphibious assault, and who saw action in the invasion of Madagascar in 1942. One of these squadrons became the Airborne Light Tank Squadron, which grew into the Airborne Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment in time for D-Day. This unit flew 20 Tetrarch tanks into battle on the evening of D-Day in the first ever assault landing of tanks from the air, and did the same 10 months later when 8 Locust tanks were landed as part of the massive Rhine crossing operation. 6th AARR also had a proud history in ground combat in Normandy, the Ardennes, and Germany, often forming the spearhead for the advance of 6th Airborne Division. The unit has a fair claim to be the 'forgotten regiment' of British airborne forces, a fate which this book aims to put right. Airborne Armour describes and analyses a unique unit of the British army and some unique military operations. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Airborne. |
| Number of Pages: 223 |
| Dimensions: 15.30 x 2.50 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.544941 |
| LCC: D759.6 .F55 2004 |
| OCLC: 794490637 |
| ISBN: 9781874622376 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04057 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Airborne. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V04684 |
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| Series: The British Soldier In The 20th Century |
| Volume: 10 |
| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Uniforms. British. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Aircraft Of The Fighting Powers |
| Volume: 4 |
| Genre: Vehicles. Aircraft. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03646 |
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| Summary: Airfields and Airmen:Cambrai covers the earliest days of the RFC with the retreat from Mons. We visit the graves of Fokker Eindecker aces and the airfields where the first Jastas were formed. Also covered are airfields from which Allied aces such as Beauchamp and Proctor VC flew, and there is a visit to the American cemetery at Bony that contains a number of aviators. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. Air. |
| Number of Pages: 176 |
| Dimensions: 14.00 x 1.00 x 22.00 cm |
| List Price: USD5.99 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4/4941 |
| LCC: D602 .O36 2003 |
| OCLC: 51483240 |
| ISBN: 9780850529586 |
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| Summary: The latest volume in the Airfields and Airmen series covers the Arras area. It includes a visit to the grave of Albert Ball VC and the graves of Waterfall and Bayly, the first British fliers killed in action. There is a visit to the aerodrome from which Alan McLeod took off from to earn his VC and to the grave of Viscount Glentworth, killed while flying with 32 Squadron. The German side is well covered with visits to their cemeteries and aerodromes. This well researched book relives the deadly thrills of war in the air over the battlefields of the Western Front. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. Air. |
| Number of Pages: 144 |
| Dimensions: 13.30 x 0.90 x 22.00 cm |
| List Price: USD9.99 |
| Language: English |
| ISBN: 9781844151257 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: A classic war book by one of the finest poets of the Second World War. Keith Douglas was posted to Palestine in 1941 with a cavalry regiment. When fighting broke out at El Alamein in 1942, he was instructed to stay behind as a staff officer. But he wanted to fight, and so, completely disobeying orders, he drove a truck to the sight of the battle and participated as a tank commander. Alamein to Zem Zem is a vivid and unforgettable description of his experiences on the desert battlefield, seen through the eyes of a poet-soldier. 'Highly charged, violent descriptive prose ... conveys the humour, the pathos and the literal beauty of that dead world of tanks, sand, scrub and human corpses ... Comparable in descriptive power and intelligence to the books of Remarque, Sassoon and Blunden which spoke in similar terms of 1914-1918.' Spectator |
| Genre: Personal Narratives. Second World War. |
| Number of Pages: 168 |
| Language: English |
| ISBN: 9780571252961 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Matt Yates Collection |
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| Edition: Reprint |
| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V02855 |
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| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Uniforms. United States Of America. |
| Number of Pages: 228 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 67868154 |
| ISBN: 9780954952501 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04318 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. United States Of America. United States Navy. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03961 |
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| Summary: Through the spring of 1918 of World War I (1914-1918), Germany had been on the offensive on the Western Front but had failed to break the Allies at any point. In July they had been forced back from the river Marne and were once again on the defensive. The Allies were now ready to increase the pressure. The Amiens area was selected and preparations were made in great secrecy with diversionary activity at other points on the line. 32 divisions were involved (twelve French, eight British, five Australian, four Canadian and one American) supported by over 500 tanks and overwhelming airpower. The first day saw an Allied advance of 5 miles across a 12-mile front, with over 27,000 German casualties. Progress was then less spectacular but by the time the battle ended on August 11 Germany had lost 75,000 men, and suffered a severe blow to morale. Amiens was notable for its successful application of the new combined-arms tactics, fully integrating infantry, artillery, armor and airpower at the commencement of the Allies' final, war-winning offensive.Published on the 90th anniversary of the battle, this book sets the strategic scene and clearly describes the fighting, highlighting the significance of the newly developed methods of war and detailing the troop movements that brought about the breakthrough and rapid advance that was achieved. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. 1918. |
| Number of Pages: 96 |
| Dimensions: 18.50 x 0.50 x 24.70 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.435 |
| LCC: D545.A56 M33 2008 |
| OCLC: 437089238 |
| ISBN: 9781846033032 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: On 8 August 1918, the Allied forces launched the surprise attack that heralded the end of the First World War. With skill and daring, 21 divisions of men breached the German lines, supported by 500 tanks and 1,000 aircraft. This book considers the successes and failures of both sides in this conflict. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. 1918. |
| Number of Pages: 320 |
| Dimensions: 12.40 x 1.00 x 19.80 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.435 |
| OCLC: 953602357 |
| ISBN: 9780752444260 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03777 |
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| Summary: On 8 August 1918, the Allied forces launched the surprise attack that heralded the end of the First World War. With skill and daring, 21 divisions of men breached the German lines, supported by 500 tanks and 1,000 aircraft. This book considers the successes and failures of both sides in this conflict. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. 1918. |
| Number of Pages: 320 |
| Dimensions: 12.40 x 1.00 x 19.80 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.435 |
| OCLC: 953602357 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Vehicles. Amphibious. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03937 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. Polish. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03593 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Machine Gun. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V05127 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Machine Gun. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V06287 |
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| Summary: The Great War was a ferment of new ideas and weapons, from gas and flame throwers to super-heavy artillery, concrete bunkers, tanks, and aircraft. Meanwhile, older methods, such as machine guns and armor, were deployed in innovative ways. All these developments were documented in contemporary publications and manuals. This compendium of extracts and illustrations covers the trench experience, giving not only a popular nostalgic view of the war to end wars,” but a rounded picture of how it was. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. |
| Number of Pages: 160 |
| Dimensions: 13.00 x 1.80 x 19.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4/144 |
| LCC: U135.G7 B855 2008 |
| OCLC: 232130925 |
| ISBN: 9781844860722 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Taking the 'special relationship' as a central theme, the book explores the public and private diplomacy between Britain and the United states in periods of war and peace. Using recently released archives as well as contemporary sources, the areas both of cooperation and conflict are revealed. What emerges is a much more complexed relationship than the one normally portrayed in much of the secondary literature on the subject. The documents also reveal the way the concepts of the 'special relationship' was used as a 'tool of diplomacy' on both sides of the Atlantic. |
| Genre: Second World War. Politics. |
| Number of Pages: 272 |
| Dimensions: 1.70 x 2.20 x 23.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 327.73041 |
| LCC: E183.8.G7 A683 1997 |
| OCLC: 35666734 |
| ISBN: 9780719047794 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V07533 |
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| Summary: ***AUSTRALIAN CONTENT*** The Anzac legend was born on the shores of Gallipoli during the historic morning of 25th April 1915. Landing on a hostile beach, under the cover of darkness, the Anzacs moved inland rapidly, but the response of the Ottoman forces was equally quick. The outcome of the campaign was arguably sealed during the first day, when the door for an Anzac victory was closed. With the order to dig, dig, dig and to stick it out, a stalemate was secured from the clutches of almost total disaster. After the Australians and New Zealanders received their baptism of fire, they became a stubborn thorn in the sides of the Ottoman army. Futilely after eight gruelling months of fighting, the campaign came to an end with the complete evacuation of the Gallipoli Peninsula. Failure did not mar the actions and sacrifice of the Anzacs who bestowed a powerful legacy, as well as being a landmark in the birth of modern Turkey. Almost a century later, with all the veterans now sadly gone, their legacy still survives in Anzac Day and with the ever increasing numbers of pilgrims who visit the battlefield today. This attractive and well-written book will serve as either a handy guide or concise history (or both). AUTHOR Steve Chambers is a highly experienced historian, guide and author (including Gully Ravine). He specializes in Gallipoli REVIEWS "informative, profusely illustrated and well-written." Britain at War - October 2008 "In the usual way of the excellent Battleground Series from Pen & Sword, this guide is informative, profusely illustrated and well-written." Britain at War - October 2008 SELLING POINTS: *Expert author tells the dramatic and tragic story of the ill-fated venture which lasted for 8 months *In the ever popular and affordable Battleground style, with lively text and copious illustrations. Illustrated |
| Genre: Great War. Mediterranean. Gallipoli. |
| Number of Pages: 224 |
| Dimensions: 13.50 x 1.50 x 22.00 cm |
| List Price: USD5.99 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.426 |
| LCC: D568.3 .C47 2008 |
| OCLC: 854586148 |
| ISBN: 9781844157228 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: In an attempt to outflank the German Gustav Line running across Italy, Operation SHINGLE was launched on January 22nd 1944. Achieving complete surprise, the Allies made a successful landing at Anzio, but paused rather than pushing quickly inland, a delay which gave the Germans time to seal off the area and to counterattack the beachhead. Heavy fighting took place until early March, during which the Americans and British were nearly driven into the sea, after which a stalemate was reached. In the following months the Allied forces were reinforced and in late May a breakout was made with the strategic intention of cutting off the Germans retreating from the Gustav line, which had now been pierced. However, General Mark Clark redirected the main effort of the Anzio forces towards the capture of Rome, permitting most of the enemy to escape and to fight another day. An operation that cost thousands of lives for disputed benefits, SHINGLE remains a controversial subject.REVIEWS "...Authoritative, detailed, and well-illustrated, the work is a praiseworthy overview of the Anzio campaign"World War II Quarterly, Vol 4 Number 2 2007 |
| Genre: Second World War. Italy. Anzio. |
| Number of Pages: 188 |
| Dimensions: 14.00 x 1.10 x 22.00 cm |
| List Price: USD5.99 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 71542639 |
| ISBN: 9781844154739 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: "Masterly . . . a heartbreaking, beautifully told story of wasted sacrifice." --Vince Rinehart, "The Washington Post"The Allied attack of Normandy beach and its resultant bloodbath have been immortalized in film and literature, but the U.S. campaign on the beaches of Western Italy reigns as perhaps the deadliest battle of World War II's western theater. In January 1944, about six months before D-Day, an Allied force of thirty-six thousand soldiers launched one of the first attacks on continental Europe at Anzio, a small coastal city thirty miles south of Rome. The assault was conceived as the first step toward an eventual siege of the Italian capital. But the advance stalled and Anzio beach became a death trap. After five months of brutal fighting and monumental casualties on both sides, the Allies finally cracked the German line and marched into Rome on June 5, the day before D-Day. Richly detailed and fueled by extensive archival research of newspapers, letters, and diaries--as well as scores of original interviews with surviving soldiers on both sides of the trenches--"Anzio"is a harrowing and incisive true story by one of today's finest military historians. |
| Genre: Second World War. Italy. Anzio. |
| Number of Pages: 392 |
| Dimensions: 13.00 x 2.70 x 20.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.5421563 |
| OCLC: 132303376 |
| ISBN: 9780755314218 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Date Published: 1997 |
| Genre: Personal Narratives. Great War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Jim Parker Collection |
| Notes: V05059 |
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| Summary: This text provides a reassessment of World War II. The author avoids a conventionally chronological approach, as he analyses how and why the war spread from being a European conflict to becoming a global war, why countries were dragged into the fighting and how only a few neutrals escaped. |
| Genre: Second World War. Politics. |
| Number of Pages: 312 |
| Dimensions: 16.00 x 25.00 cm |
| List Price: USD17.99 |
| Language: English |
| LCC: D743 .P59 1995 |
| OCLC: 33223937 |
| ISBN: 9781856194785 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: One of the least-published campaigns of World War I (1914-1918) was that fought in East Africa by forces of colonial troops – British Empire, Belgian, Portuguese and German. Short of resources, many European, African and Indian soldiers recorded epics of endurance as they hunted the outnumbered but brilliantly led German colonial forces across a disease-ridden wilderness. The achievements of Paul von Lettow Vorbeck – the last German commander in the field to lay down his arms – brought him fame and respect comparable to that won by Rommel in World War II. The events and the forces are described here in concise detail, and illustrated with rare photographs and striking colour artworks. |
| Genre: Great War. Africa. |
| Number of Pages: 48 |
| Dimensions: 18.40 x 0.40 x 24.80 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.416 |
| OCLC: 50402092 |
| ISBN: 9781841764894 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04125 |
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| Genre: Second World War. North Africa. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03768 |
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| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Tanks. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03773 |
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| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Armoured Cars. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03929 |
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| Genre: Great War. Mesopotamia And Middle East. |
| Number of Pages: 172 |
| OCLC: 809751892 |
| ISBN: 9781846770906 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03896 |
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| Summary: Percy Hobart was one of the greatest military thinkers of his time. Sidelined by the military establishment, he was brought out of retirement at the insistence of Winston Churchill in the lead up to Overlord. Hobart provided the British part of the Allied landing forces with all kinds of unique variants of established military vehicles, specially designed to overcome the peculiar obstacles expected in a beach landing in such heavily defended territory. There is considerable evidence to suggest that had the Americans adopted more of these variants, known by the British as "Hobart's Funnies," some of the losses at Omaha Beach might have been avoided. |
| Genre: Personal Narratives. Generals. |
| Number of Pages: 348 |
| Dimensions: 15.70 x 3.40 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 355.331092 |
| LCC: DA69.3.H56 M3 2004 |
| OCLC: 56924844 |
| ISBN: 9781904010647 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03639 |
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| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Tanks. Development. |
| Number of Pages: 260 |
| Dewey Decimal: 623.7/4752 |
| LCC: UG446.5 .G8197 1997 |
| OCLC: 37828171 |
| ISBN: 9780750913874 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03933 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Armoured. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03518 |
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| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03921 |
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| Genre: Second World War. Home Front. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: J.P.Harris and F.H.Toase present a documented account of armoured warfare worldwide and look towards its future. Armoured forces have played dramatic roles in the 20th century and their operations have helped shape today's world. This contemporary and wide-ranging analysis, with contributions by eight experts on military affairs, shows what a crucial role armour continues to play today. |
| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. |
| Number of Pages: 274 |
| Language: English |
| LCC: UE159 .A75 1990b |
| OCLC: 23286322 |
| ISBN: 9780713459623 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
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| Date Published: 1975 |
| Genre: Reference. Museums. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Insignia. |
| Number of Pages: 228 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 5993085 |
| ISBN: 9780713706970 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03825 |
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| Summary: The period from early 1940 to the end of 1942 was a time of gloom and uncertainty for the British, who stood alone against the assembled might of the Axis powers. They badly needed a champion, and were to find this in a small force of soldiers who inspired them with a series of daring raids against the coasts of 'occupied Europe', becoming the heroes of the British public and of the British Prime Minister who had created them. This title explores the wartime history of the British Army Commandos whose bravery did so much to raise the morale of the British public during World War II (1939-1945). |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Special And Elite. |
| Number of Pages: 64 |
| Dimensions: 18.40 x 0.40 x 25.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 35831366 |
| ISBN: 9781855325791 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: The period from early 1940 to the end of 1942 was a time of gloom and uncertainty for the British, who stood alone against the assembled might of the Axis powers. They badly needed a champion, and were to find this in a small force of soldiers who inspired them with a series of daring raids against the coasts of 'occupied Europe', becoming the heroes of the British public and of the British Prime Minister who had created them. This title explores the wartime history of the British Army Commandos whose bravery did so much to raise the morale of the British public during World War II (1939-1945). |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Special And Elite. |
| Number of Pages: 64 |
| Dimensions: 18.40 x 0.40 x 25.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 35831366 |
| ISBN: 9781855325791 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Describes the main series of records of the War Office and other government departments which provide information about officers and soldiers who have served in the British Army. |
| Genre: Reference. Archives. |
| Number of Pages: 91 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 355.007 |
| LCC: CD1054.A85 F69 1992 |
| OCLC: 28798998 |
| ISBN: 9781873162040 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04187 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. |
| OCLC: 978641536 |
| ISBN: 9781847348395 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Blandford Colour Series |
| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Uniforms. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V01674 |
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| Summary: This is the latest in the well-respected Battleground series of books, and covers a number of aspects of the battle of Arnhem. It concentrates on the landings and the desperate and legendary battle fought by the remnants of 1st Airborne Division in the town of Oosterbeek. The book relies on both historical knowledge and anecdotes from veterans to bring to life the events of those fateful days of late September 1944.Having set the strategic scene in the opening chapter, the guide suggests four separate tours around the area, one on foot and the others requiring a car. They can all be completed in a full day, but are structured in such a way that visitors can make their own choice of how and where to visit. For a clear, concise and accurate account of the Arnhem-Oosterbeek battlefield this excellent addition to our Battleground series is unlikely to be beaten. |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. Holland. |
| Number of Pages: 144 |
| Dimensions: 14.00 x 0.90 x 22.00 cm |
| List Price: USD6.99 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54/219218 |
| LCC: D763.N42 A7394 2002 |
| OCLC: 49549770 |
| ISBN: 9780850528565 |
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| Summary: In the second of his two Battleground guides to the epic struggle put up by the British and Polish paratroopers at Arnhem, Frank Steer concentrates on the battle in the town itself and particularly for the vital bridge. Seized at a comparatively early stage, the bridge became the focus for prolonged and vicious fighting. Cut off from further reinforcement by the furious Germans, the small garrison, led by the redoubtable Colonel John Frost, waged an increasingly desperate struggle for survival against overwhelming odds, hoping against hope that 30 Corps would arrive in time. As is well known they did not. The fact that this battle was lost and the bold aims of Market Garden were not fully achieved in no way diminished the extent of the achievement of the Para's. Indeed it has added to their glory. |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. Holland. |
| Number of Pages: 144 |
| Dimensions: 14.00 x 0.90 x 21.60 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54219218 |
| LCC: D763.N42 A73947 2003 |
| OCLC: 53458491 |
| ISBN: 9780850529395 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. Holland. |
| Number of Pages: 501 |
| Dimensions: 24.20 x 4.70 x 25.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54219218 |
| OCLC: 30919029 |
| ISBN: 9780670835461 |
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| Summary: Osprey's examination of 'Market Garden,' one of the most audacious, and ultimately controversial, operations of World War II (1939-1945). It was a joint penetration, by an armoured column and a large-scale airborne drop, to punch a decisive hole in the German defences. If it had succeeeded, the war could have ended in 1944. Yet the two-pronged attack failed in its objectives. This book details how, instead of being relieved after 48 hours as expected, British paratroopers were cut off for nine days. Facing two unexpected SS Panzer divisions the Allies were eventually evacuated across the Rhine after putting up an incredible fight: of the 10,000 men involved less than 2,000 survived. |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. Holland. |
| Number of Pages: 96 |
| Dimensions: 18.40 x 0.60 x 25.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 28844390 |
| ISBN: 9781855323025 |
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| Summary: On September 17, 1944, over 2,000 transport aircraft lifted off from airfields across England and set a course for Holland. They were the first wave of the largest airborne operation in history, code-named Operation Market Garden. Their task was to open a 60-mile corridor for Allied ground forces from the Belgian border to Arnhem on the Lower Rhine. Nine days later, the remnants of the British 1st Airborne Division were evacuated from a precarious foothold 7 miles west of Arnhem, having failed utterly. William Buckingham’s account, based on new research, unearths the reasons why the attack really failed. |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. Holland. |
| Number of Pages: 224 |
| Dimensions: 17.30 x 1.90 x 25.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 51515589 |
| ISBN: 9780752419992 |
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| Genre: Great War. Western Front. |
| Number of Pages: 312 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.431 |
| LCC: D545.A7 B37 2010 |
| OCLC: 642293563 |
| ISBN: 9781845294212 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Reference. Museums. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Great War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03607 |
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| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03970 |
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| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Insignia. |
| Number of Pages: 307 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 32891766 |
| ISBN: 9780951434208 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04200 |
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| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Insignia. |
| Number of Pages: 64 |
| Language: English |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V05017 |
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| Summary: This edition of Badges of the British Army presents a wholly new, completely revised guide for the collector. All the photographs are new, and the coverage extended to encompass the badges that had appeared since the book was first published. Through six editions and many reprintings, this book has proved itself immensely popular with collectors, as well as providing the novice with an invaluable introduction to the subject. Easy to slip into the coat pocket, it is the perfect companion to perusing market stalls in search of collectable items, providing immediate visual identification of each badge. The author, Frederick Wilkinson, supplies excellent advice to the collector, showing how to date badges, warning of the fakes, copies and re-strikes that abounded and how to recognise them, but also demonstrating how enjoyable and rewarding a pastime badge collecting could be. His introductory text presents a brief history of British Army badges, from the shako plates of Wellington's time - now valuable items - to the later, much easier to find, Staybrites. Illustrated |
| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Insignia. |
| Number of Pages: 64 |
| Dimensions: 14.20 x 1.10 x 14.40 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 802330580 |
| ISBN: 9781845749897 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V02904 |
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| Edition: Second |
| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Insignia. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03827 |
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| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Insignia. |
| Number of Pages: 95 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 355.13420941 |
| OCLC: 41241653 |
| ISBN: 9781854092960 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03812 |
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| Summary: The dramatic story of the men who fought a new and terrifying kind of war amidst the carnage of the trenches in World War One: the British pioneer volunteers who were the first tank-men into battle. Inspired by a recent visit to northeast France to witness the excavation of a fully- fledged First World War tank from beneath a suburban vegetable plot, near Cambrai, Christy Campbell - then defence correspondent of the Sunday Telegraph - began to piece together the little-known story of the maverick soldiers who formed the British Tank Corps. Very few of them had been professional soldiers; they were motor mechanics and enthusiasts, 'oily men', plumbers, motorcyclists, stuntmen, circus performers, and polar explorers. One propositioned soldier declared: 'I have never seen such a band of brigands in my life.' They had trained in conditions of great secrecy in the grounds of a mock-oriental stately home in East Anglia, far away from prying eyes, and were known, originally, as the 'Heavy Branch, Machine Gun Corps'. The word 'tank' itself was deliberately chosen to mislead. Men in tanks saw the face of battle at its most brutal. Their task was to crush and burn the enemy out of his fortifications, and to carve a path for the infantry so they could finish the job with bayonet and grenade. Captured tank crews were beaten up or sometimes shot out of hand by the Germans. They fought in their stifling armoured boxes packed with petrol and explosive, aware that at any moment a shell-hit might incinerate them all. Christy Campbell has combed contemporary diaries and letters and later recollections to tell properly for the first time the robust yet harrowing story of how the first men in tanks went to war. The time frame is 1916-18, with a coda on how German blitzkrieg ideas developed from an English root. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Armoured. |
| Number of Pages: 479 |
| Dimensions: 16.30 x 4.40 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.41241 |
| OCLC: 148289696 |
| ISBN: 9780007214594 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V04997 |
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| Summary: The dramatic story of the men who fought a new and terrifying kind of war amidst the carnage of the trenches in World War One: the British pioneer volunteers who were the first tank-men into battle. Inspired by a recent visit to northeast France to witness the excavation of a fully- fledged First World War tank from beneath a suburban vegetable plot, near Cambrai, Christy Campbell - then defence correspondent of the Sunday Telegraph - began to piece together the little-known story of the maverick soldiers who formed the British Tank Corps. Very few of them had been professional soldiers; they were motor mechanics and enthusiasts, 'oily men', plumbers, motorcyclists, stuntmen, circus performers, and polar explorers. One propositioned soldier declared: 'I have never seen such a band of brigands in my life.' They had trained in conditions of great secrecy in the grounds of a mock-oriental stately home in East Anglia, far away from prying eyes, and were known, originally, as the 'Heavy Branch, Machine Gun Corps'. The word 'tank' itself was deliberately chosen to mislead. Men in tanks saw the face of battle at its most brutal. Their task was to crush and burn the enemy out of his fortifications, and to carve a path for the infantry so they could finish the job with bayonet and grenade. Captured tank crews were beaten up or sometimes shot out of hand by the Germans. They fought in their stifling armoured boxes packed with petrol and explosive, aware that at any moment a shell-hit might incinerate them all. Christy Campbell has combed contemporary diaries and letters and later recollections to tell properly for the first time the robust yet harrowing story of how the first men in tanks went to war. The time frame is 1916-18, with a coda on how German blitzkrieg ideas developed from an English root. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Armoured. |
| Number of Pages: 479 |
| Dimensions: 16.30 x 4.40 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.41241 |
| OCLC: 148289696 |
| ISBN: 9780007214594 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03640 |
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| Summary: The dramatic story of the men who fought a new and terrifying kind of war amidst the carnage of the trenches in World War I: the British pioneer volunteers who were the first tank-men into battle. Inspired by a visit to northeast France to witness the excavation of a remarkably intact First World War tank from beneath a suburban vegetable plot near the town of Cambrai, Christy Campbell - then defence correspondent of the Sunday Telegraph - began to piece together the little-known story of the young men who formed the British Tank Corps. Very few of them had been professional soldiers; they were motoring enthusiasts and mechanics, plumbers, motorcyclists, circus performers and polar explorers. One officer declared: 'I have never seen such a band of brigands in my life.' They had trained in conditions of great secrecy in the grounds of a mock-oriental stately home in East Anglia and were originally known as the 'Heavy Branch, Machine Gun Corps'. The word 'tank' itself was deliberately chosen to mislead. Men in tanks saw the face of battle at its most brutal. Their task was to crush and burn the enemy out of his fortifications, and to carve a path for the infantry so they could finish the job with bayonet and grenade. Captured tank crews were beaten up or sometimes shot out of hand by the Germans. They fought in their stifling armoured boxes packed with petrol and explosives, aware that at any moment a shell-hit might incinerate them all. Christy Campbell has combed contemporary diaries and letters and later recollections to tell properly for the first time the robust yet harrowing story of how the first men in tanks went to war. The time frame is 1916-18, with a coda on how German blitzkrieg ideas developed from an English root. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Armoured. |
| Number of Pages: 479 |
| Dimensions: 12.90 x 3.30 x 19.70 cm |
| List Price: USD9.99 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.41241 |
| OCLC: 228366327 |
| ISBN: 9780007214600 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03415 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. United States Of America. United States Navy. |
| Number of Pages: 336 |
| OCLC: 47037154 |
| ISBN: 9780743429900 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Second World War. Sea. |
| Number of Pages: 276 |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54/26 |
| LCC: D783.5.B37 |
| OCLC: 16595417 |
| ISBN: 9780722156490 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04153 |
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| Summary: The city of Caen was perhaps the greatest major obstacle in the path of the Allied advance inland after their landings in Normandy, 6 June 1944. Consequently it was a key objective for 3rd British Division, landing on Sword Beach. The Allies were unable to capture the strategically important city on D-Day, however, in the teeth of armoured counter-attacks from 21st Panzer Division. Renewed attempts by 3rd Canadian Division on 7-8 June were foiled by 12th SS Panzer Division 'Hitlerjugend', as were 7th British Armoured Division's thrusts towards the city on 11-14 June. On 25 June Operation 'Epsom' was launched to take Caen. Preceded by RAF Bomber Command attacks, further British and Canadian assaults on 4 July stalled before the whole of the city could be taken. On 7 July Operation 'Charnwood' forced the Germans to withdraw from northern Caen. A much heavier bombardment opened Operation 'Goodwood' on 18 July, in the course of which the Canadians finally managed to liberate the rest of Caen, by now largely demolished after five weeks of intensive fighting. |
| Series: Battle Zone Normandy |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. Normandy. |
| Number of Pages: 188 |
| Dimensions: 15.60 x 1.00 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| LCC: D756.5.C15 T74 2004 |
| OCLC: 58554397 |
| ISBN: 9780750930109 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03780 |
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| Summary: In order to reinforce and expand the D-Day bridgeheads won on 6 June 1944, the Allies needed a port to bring in troops and vital supplies. Cherbourg was therefore the first priority for the American VII Corps after the D-Day Landings of 6 June 1944. After establishing a firm beach-head, elements of VIII Corps, under the command of Major-General J. Lawton 'Lightning Joe' Collins, moved west across the base of the Cotentin Peninsula to isolate the 40,000-strong Cherbourg garrison, dug in behind concrete and field fortifications in dominating hill positions. Collins then sent divisions north to Cherbourg, but maintained units facing south as well to prevent any German reinforcement. Cherbourg's capture was highlighted by a violent storm that had raged since 19 June, crippling Allied landing vessels. On 22 June three American divisions began their assault on Cherbourg, supported by air attacks and naval bombardment. A bitter six-day street-to-street battle ensued, as the German commander had been ordered to hold the port to the last. The last German forces in Cherbourg surrendered on 29 June, after thoroughly destroying the harbour facilities. The port would not be usable for months. |
| Series: Battle Zone Normandy |
| Volume: 8 |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. Normandy. |
| Number of Pages: 188 |
| Dimensions: 15.60 x 1.00 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| LCC: D756.5.C34 H38 2004 |
| OCLC: 60318694 |
| ISBN: 9780750930062 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03785 |
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| Summary: The Battle for the Benedictine monastry on the hilltop of Monte Cassino between January and May 1944 was one of the most dramatic in the Battle for Italy. The author examines in detail this struggle to open up the road to Rome. Drawing upon archive photographs and first hand reminiscences, the author sets the scene for the conflict, examines the forces ranged against each other and describes each of the four major battles. |
| Genre: Second World War. Italy. Cassino. |
| Number of Pages: 160 |
| Dimensions: 21.00 x 1.30 x 26.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54215622 |
| LCC: D763.I82 C2634 2004 |
| OCLC: 56648530 |
| ISBN: 9780711030244 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: The name of the town of St-Lo has a powerful resonance for American Normandy veterans. Both the German defenders and the Allies were aware that the town was the strategic key to western Normandy. St-Lo had already been subjected to a massive bombardment campaign before D Day, as it formed the hub of the local road network. Major General Charles H. Gerhardt, commander of US 29th Infantry Division which landed at Omaha on 6 June, was ordered to capture the town by D plus 9 (15 June). The scene was set for a trial of strength between the opposing sides which would decide the fate of the Normandy campaign. the American threat from Carentan, captured on 12 June. By concentrating their defences twelve miles inland, these German forces halted the US advance before St-Lo, despite costly American attacks in the difficult bocage countryside. The town fell to 29th Infantry Division on 18 July, the decimated American attackers finally taking possession of its cratered landscape in which hardly a building remained standing. Over a month later than planned, St-Lo's occupation opened the way for the Allies' advance to the Seine river and victory in Normandy. |
| Series: Battle Zone Normandy |
| Volume: 10 |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. Normandy. |
| Number of Pages: 188 |
| Dimensions: 15.60 x 1.00 x 23.40 cm |
| Language: English |
| LCC: D756.5.S2 Y38 2004 |
| OCLC: 56539286 |
| ISBN: 9780750930185 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03789 |
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| Genre: Great War. Remembrance. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04202 |
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| Summary: This is one of a series of studies on campaigns and battles of the Great War by Lt Col Kearsey, designed to help the student of military history, particularly those studying for Staff College. Sub-titled The Turn of the Tide on the Western Front the book examines the offensive that marked the beginning of the end for Germany and of which the first day, 8th August, was named by Ludendorff as the black day of the German Army . Beginning with an appreciation of the situation on 1st August it follows the events leading up to the battle, describes the first day of the offensive and the battle that followed during the next three days. It then reviews operations from 21st August to 3rd September, officially the Second Battles of the Somme. The study closes by posing twelve questions for the student, gives some general notes for the solution of the problems and finally gives the solutions |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. |
| Number of Pages: 100 |
| Dimensions: 14.00 x 0.60 x 21.60 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 613346590 |
| ISBN: 9781845740979 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03776 |
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| Genre: Second World War. Air. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03661 |
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| Genre: Second World War. Air. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03668 |
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| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. Germany. |
| Number of Pages: 160 |
| Language: English |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Historians have portrayed British participation in World War I as a series of tragic debacles, with lines of men mown down by machine guns, with untried new military technology, and incompetent generals who threw their troops into improvised and unsuccessful attacks. In this book a renowned military historian studies the evolution of British infantry tactics during the war and challenges this interpretation, showing that while the British army's plans and technologies failed persistently during the improvised first half of the war, the army gradually improved its technique, technology, and, eventually, its' self-assurance. By the time of its successful sustained offensive in the fall of 1918, says Paddy Griffith, the British army was demonstrating a battlefield skill and mobility that would rarely be surpassed even during World War II. Evaluating the great gap that exists between theory and practice, between textbook and bullet-swept mudfield, Griffith argues that many battles were carefully planned to exploit advanced tactics and to avoid casualties, but that breakthrough was simply impossible under the conditions of the time. According to Griffith, the British were already masters of "storm troop tactics" by the end of 1916, and in several important respects were further ahead than the Germans would be even in 1918. In fields such as the timing and orchestration of all-arms assaults, predicted artillery fire, "Commando-style" trench raiding, the use of light machine guns, or the barrage fire of heavy machine guns, the British led the world. Although British generals were not military geniuses, says Griffith, they should at least be credited for effectively inventing much of the twentieth-century's art of war. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. |
| Number of Pages: 286 |
| Dimensions: 16.20 x 2.30 x 23.40 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 38239040 |
| ISBN: 9780300066630 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: David Thistlethwaite Collection |
| Notes: V06930 |
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| Summary: The 78th Division was raised in 1942 specifically for the North African invasion. From the time that the Division landed at Algiers there were to be few easy days, and the campaigning through Tunisia, Sicily and Italy was a tale of bitterly fought actions in a harsh terrain against a skilful enemy. In its first year of action alone, the 78th Division suffered 10,000 casualties. Longstop Hill, Centuripe, Termoli, Cassino, the Gustav Line, the Argenta Gap; there was always one more river to cross, another defended mountain line to breach. Ken Ford brings out how quickly the Division developed its fighting power and shows how success resulted from an all-arms effort by infantry, armour, artillery, transport, and especially engineers. Yet it is the resilience and sacrifice of now vanished County infantry regiments that rightly form the core of the book. Using first hand accounts of men who actually fought with the 78th Division, and fully illustrated with photographs and maps, this is a fitting tribute to the soldiers of the Battleaxe Division. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Number of Pages: 280 |
| Dimensions: 12.70 x 1.00 x 20.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.541241 |
| LCC: D759.5 78th .F67 2003 |
| OCLC: 55588294 |
| ISBN: 9780750931991 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: The story of Britain's Royal Tank Regiment is one of struggle, triumph and achievement. Its origins are a mere three-quarters of a century old, but those years have seen the stalemate of trench warfare overcome, the restoration of battlefield mobility and the establishment of armored and mechanized forces as a dominant factor in battle. During the First World War, 1 RTR won two Victoria Crosses and were victors in the first ever tank versus tank engagement. 2 RTR fought in all the key Western Front battles from Messines in June 1917 to the armistice. Both formations took part in the massed armored attack at Cambrai on 20 November 1917, a key encounter in the history of the tank. During the Second World War, 1 RTR saw action in the North African desert, in Italy and in Northwest Europe, forming the spearhead of 7th Armoured Division in 1944 and 1945. Following service with the British Expeditionary Force in France in 1940 and in North Africa and Burma, 2 RTR took part in the 1944-45 Italian campaign, ending the war in Austria. Patrick Delaforce has interviewed some forty veteran officers and men of both battalions to tell the inspiring story of Britain's two premier tank battalions at war. His narrative is interwoven with extensive interviews with these veterans and is well illustrated with a selection of maps and archive photographs. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Armoured. |
| Number of Pages: 248 |
| Dimensions: 15.20 x 1.90 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.41241 |
| LCC: D759.528 1st .D45 2003 |
| OCLC: 51993129 |
| ISBN: 9780750932448 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03515 |
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| Summary: Beaucourt is one of the last parts of the Battle of the Somme still to be covered, until now, by the splendid Battleground Europe Series. It was also one of the last actions of the Battle of the Somme, 1916. The eventual capture of Beaucourt along with Beaumont Hamel forced the Germans to retreat to their new defensive position known as the Hindenburg Line. The Battle of Beaucourt was also known as the Gough Offensive, led by General Gough, with a large proportion of the troops involved being from the Royal Naval Division. Indeed, Beaucourt is where Bernard Freyberg of that division won his Victoria Cross. Following the usual Battleground style, readers are taken on a voyage of discovery through the village of Beaucourt and along the banks of the Ancre in the direction of Cambrai. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. |
| Number of Pages: 160 |
| Dimensions: 12.70 x 0.80 x 22.00 cm |
| List Price: USD9.99 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4272 |
| LCC: D545.S7 R46 2003 |
| OCLC: 48153082 |
| ISBN: 9780850528534 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Om den britiske hærs kamp mod den italienske hær i Nordafrika under 2. Verdenskrig i 1941 bl.a. ved Beda Fomm ca. 120 km fra Benghazi i Cyrenaica. |
| Genre: Second World War. North Africa. |
| Number of Pages: 160 |
| Language: English |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Great War. Remembrance. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Generals. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03596 |
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| Summary: The storming of Berlin had been the Red Army's dream of vengeance ever since the German's invasion of Russia in the summer of 1941. Soviet soldiers had many accounts to settle when they finally reached the frontiers of the Reich in January 1945. The result was the battle for Berlin; the most terrifying example of fire and sword ever known, with mass rape, murder, pillage and destruction. Antony Beevor, using often devastating new material from former Soviet files, as well as from German, American, British, French, and Swedish archives, has reconstructed the experiences of those millions caught up in the nightmare of the Third Reich's final collapse. Berlin - The Downfall 1945 is a terrible story of pride, stupidity, fanaticism, revenge and savagery, yet it is also one of astonishing endurance, self-sacrifice and survival against all odds. |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. Germany. |
| Number of Pages: 489 |
| Dimensions: 0.30 x 0.30 x 0.30 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 156268676 |
| ISBN: 9780140286960 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04071 |
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| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V06681 |
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| Summary: Deighton delivers an account of a recent time when, at the height of their power, the European dictators and Japanese military autocracy ruthlessly ruled almost half the world. He reveals the reality of global conflict with moving individual stories from participants at every level. |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Number of Pages: 653 |
| Dimensions: 13.00 x 4.50 x 20.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 32509212 |
| ISBN: 9780712662260 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04143 |
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| Summary: 1 July 1916: the first day of the Battle of the Somme. The hot, hellish day in the fields of northern France that has dominated our perception of the First World War for just shy of a century. The shameful waste; the pointlessness of young lives lost for the sake of a few yards; the barbaric attitudes of the British leaders; the horror and ignominy of failure. All have occupied our thoughts for generations. Yet are we right to view the Somme in this way? Drawing on a vast number of sources such as letters, diaries and numerous archives, Bloody Victory describes in vivid detail the physical conditions, the combat and exceptional bravery against the odds but it also, uniquely, captures how the Somme defined the twentieth century in so many ways. This is an utterly gripping new analysis of one of the most iconic campaigns in history. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. The Somme. |
| Number of Pages: 721 |
| Dimensions: 12.90 x 5.00 x 20.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4272 |
| OCLC: 559796189 |
| ISBN: 9780349120041 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: In the aftermath of the War, the war-ravaged countryside was restored and the trenches of the Western Front were filled in. 75 years after the War a group of Belgians, known as the Diggers, excavated a classic trench system at Boesinghe, discovering many artifacts as well as remains of the Fallen. One section has been preserved. Boesinghe is a canal village and the opposing sides continually bombarded each other across the wide Yser canal. In the opening phases of the Second battle of Ypres, the Germans used gas ; despite this, the British flank held. Late in the summer of 1917 the Allies launched the Third battle of Ypres and the Guards Division spearheaded the crossing of the canal. They attained their planned objectives but at great cost. The many military cemeteries in the area are poignant reminders of the cost of war even in what some regarded as a 'quiet' sector. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. Ypres. |
| Number of Pages: 237 |
| Dimensions: 12.70 x 1.70 x 21.60 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4144 |
| OCLC: 1013389495 |
| ISBN: 9781848840461 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: In the aftermath of the War, the war-ravaged countryside was restored and the trenches of the Western Front were filled in. 75 years after the War a group of Belgians, known as the Diggers, excavated a classic trench system at Boesinghe, discovering many artifacts as well as remains of the Fallen. One section has been preserved. Boesinghe is a canal village and the opposing sides continually bombarded each other across the wide Yser canal. In the opening phases of the Second battle of Ypres, the Germans used gas ; despite this, the British flank held. Late in the summer of 1917 the Allies launched the Third battle of Ypres and the Guards Division spearheaded the crossing of the canal. They attained their planned objectives but at great cost. The many military cemeteries in the area are poignant reminders of the cost of war even in what some regarded as a 'quiet' sector. |
| Genre: History |
| Number of Pages: 237 |
| Dimensions: 12.70 x 1.70 x 21.60 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4144 |
| OCLC: 1013389495 |
| ISBN: 9781848840461 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: The unusual title masks a barely remembered episode in British naval and military history. The Sadleir-Jackson Brigade and the Altham Flotilla were part of Britain s Forlorn Hope forces - sent to Russia in a bid to reverse the 1917 Bolshevik revolution under the command of General Ironside, later Chief of the Imperial General Staff. The scene of the action was the port of Archangel and the mighty River Drina in Russia s far north. The time: the summer of 1919 in the wake of the Great War. Divided and gven scanty outside help, the White Russian forces were no match for the disciplined, driven Reds and the Allied intervention was short-lived. As the Roll of Honour that concludes the book underlines, the venture, failure that it was, was not without a high human cost. Illustrated with photogaphs and accompanied by appendices listing officers served etc. |
| Genre: Great War. Russia. |
| Number of Pages: 224 |
| Dimensions: 12.70 x 1.30 x 20.30 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 527853219 |
| ISBN: 9781845741266 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: David Thistlethwaite Collection |
| Notes: V06950 |
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| Series: War Planes Of The Second World War |
| Volume: 8 |
| Genre: Vehicles. Aircraft. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03562 |
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| Summary: As German armored columns moved to seal off French ports from retreating British troops in 1940, Winston Churchill had few reserves he could commit. In an attempt to delay the Germans at Boulogne, Churchill sent in two battalions of the Irish Guards and Welsh Guards in a hastily-organized amphibious landing. In Battleground Europe style, eyewitness accounts and original photographs provide previously unknown details. A guide is also provided to the monuments, battle sites and accommodations in this historic city as they are today. |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. |
| Number of Pages: 192 |
| Dimensions: 14.00 x 1.00 x 22.00 cm |
| List Price: USD1.99 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54/214364 |
| LCC: D756.5.B63 C66 2002 |
| OCLC: 46908563 |
| ISBN: 9780850528145 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: In 1917 Bourlon Wood on the Western Front was the scene of fierce back-and-forth fighting between the British and the Germans, with British gains on at least one occasion thrown away by lack of proper follow-up. The Wood formed the left flank of the massive British tank attack at Cambrai, the first of its kind, on November 20, 1917. Bourlon Wood once again came into prominence in September 1918 with the attack of the Canadian Corps against the German defenders, an action that rivaled the Canadian assault on Vimy Ridge. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. |
| Number of Pages: 160 |
| Dimensions: 14.00 x 0.90 x 22.00 cm |
| List Price: USD6.99 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4/31 |
| LCC: D545.C27 H65 2002 |
| OCLC: 48417944 |
| ISBN: 9780850528183 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: In 1917 Bourlon Wood on the Western Front was the scene of fierce back-and-forth fighting between the British and the Germans, with British gains on at least one occasion thrown away by lack of proper follow-up. The Wood formed the left flank of the massive British tank attack at Cambrai, the first of its kind, on November 20, 1917. Bourlon Wood once again came into prominence in September 1918 with the attack of the Canadian Corps against the German defenders, an action that rivaled the Canadian assault on Vimy Ridge. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. |
| Number of Pages: 160 |
| Dimensions: 14.00 x 0.90 x 22.00 cm |
| List Price: USD6.99 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4/31 |
| LCC: D545.C27 H65 2002 |
| OCLC: 48417944 |
| ISBN: 9780850528183 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Reference. Museums. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03511 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. |
| Number of Pages: 394 |
| Dewey Decimal: 355/.00941 |
| LCC: UA649 .M17 1995 |
| OCLC: 33132041 |
| ISBN: 9781857531756 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
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| Summary: An A-Z guide to one of the cinema's most popular genres. It covers over 2000 war films, set in every period from Ancient Greece to the Gulf. The range extends from the greatest movies to the least successful, together with all the actors and directors involved, and supported by a bibliography. |
| Genre: Media. |
| Number of Pages: 256 |
| Dimensions: 20.00 x 26.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 223035700 |
| ISBN: 9781857533552 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Gurkhas. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Datafile |
| Volume: 3 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04255 |
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| Series: Datafile |
| Volume: 3 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04253 |
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| Genre: Second World War. Home Front. |
| Number of Pages: 384 |
| Dewey Decimal: 941.084 |
| OCLC: 851737470 |
| ISBN: 9781405415279 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Second World War. Home Front. |
| Number of Pages: 128 |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.53/41 |
| LCC: D759 .G55 1990 |
| OCLC: 26362830 |
| ISBN: 9780712639095 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Four regiments of Nepalese mountaineers remained with the British Army after Indian independence. They have seen a great deal of tough campaigning, particularly in Southeast Asia. This new edition updated to include Gurkha participation in the Falklands. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Gurkhas. |
| Number of Pages: 178 |
| Dimensions: 15.20 x 2.20 x 23.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 356/.189/0941 |
| LCC: UA853.N35 S627 1982 |
| OCLC: 16585343 |
| ISBN: 9780436475108 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03584 |
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| Genre: Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 384 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.48141 |
| LCC: D530 .B69 2006b |
| OCLC: 69732496 |
| ISBN: 9780349120126 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V01790 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Royal Air Force. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Vanguard |
| Volume: 1 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Armoured. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03766 |
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| Series: RAF Museum Series |
| Volume: 9 |
| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Helion Order Of Battle |
| Volume: 3 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| OCLC: 1086576700 |
| ISBN: 9791874622184 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Helion Order Of Battle |
| Volume: 4 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| OCLC: 1086576700 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: This book offers a complete guide to the organisation and order-of-battle of British & Commonwealth armies during the years 1939 to 1943. The five chapters cover all main theatres of war - Europe incl. the Home Front; North Africa; East & West Africa, and the Middle East; the Mediterranean; the Pacific & Far East. T.o.E.'s (Tables of Organisation & Equipment) are given for all main and many minor types of formations in each theatre - from armored brigades and divisions in North Africa, to Egyptian home defense forces 1939-42, British Force 121 in Magadagascar 1942, and Indian infantry units in Iraq and Persia during 1940-41. Some of the formations covered includeARMOURED FORMATIONS - armoured divisions, tank brigades, independent armoured unitsINFANTRY FORMATIONS - infantry divisions, territorial/lines-of-communication divisions, infantry brigades, motorised brigadesOTHER FORMATIONS - airborne divisions, anti-aircraft divisions, cavalry divisions, parachute brigades, cavalry brigades, home defence forces including the Home Guard and Australian militia, significant garrisons (including Crete, Singapore and Hong Kong), corps and army support elements, ad hoc formations (e.g. Habforce, Force 121), comprehensive coverage of special forces.Key FeaturesFirst in a new series of books which will cover the organisation of all WWII armies, both well-known and obscure. Careful presentation combined with a host of hard-to-find information will ensure this will become a standard source for order-of-battle data about the British & Commonwealth armies All organisations are analysed down to section level; listings include specific types of equipment and weaponry used, along with explanatory notes. Clearly laid-out and easy-to-use data. |
| Series: Helion Order Of Battle |
| Volume: 1 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Number of Pages: 86 |
| Dimensions: 21.20 x 0.90 x 31.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| LCC: D759 .B48 2002 |
| OCLC: 48572406 |
| ISBN: 9781874622802 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Following on from the author's previous volume British & Commonwealth Armies 1939-43, this title offers a complete guide to the organization and order-of-battle of British & Commonwealth armies for the years 1944 to 1945. The five chapters cover all main theaters of war - NW Europe incl. the Home Front; the Mediterranean; the Pacific & Far East; the Middle East & Africa; Special Forces (all theaters of war).T.o.E.'s (Tables of Organization & Equipment) are given for all main and many minor types of formations in each theater - from 7th Armored Division in NW Europe 1944-45, to Indian airborne and infantry formations in the Far East, British SAS & SBS units in Europe and the Med., and British infantry formations in NW Europe. It even includes notes on the formations and organization planned for British forces participating in the 1946 invasions of Japan and Malaya. |
| Series: Helion Order Of Battle |
| Volume: 2 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Number of Pages: 94 |
| Dimensions: 21.10 x 0.70 x 31.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54/1241 |
| LCC: D759 .B49 2004 |
| OCLC: 46808154 |
| ISBN: 9781874622901 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: AFV/Weapons Series |
| Volume: 2 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Armoured. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03769 |
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| Series: Datafile |
| Volume: 5 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V05763 |
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| Summary: A total of eleven British armoured divisions were formed during the 1939-1945 war but, as this highly informative book reveals, just eight saw action.??In 1940 only 1st Armoured Division faced the German blitzkrieg and it was in the North African desert that armoured divisions came into their own. The terrain was ideal and six such divisions of Eighth Army fought Rommel's Panzers into submission. Three were disbanded prior to the invasion of Sicily and Italy. The campaign from D-Day onwards saw the Guards Armoured, 7th Armoured (the Desert Rats), 11th and Percy Hobart's 79th Armoured Division in the thick of the action.??Of particular interest are the men who commanded these elite formations and the way their characters contributed to the outcome of operations. While some, such as Dick McCreery, went onto greater heights, others did not make the grade; the stakes were high. A number, such as 'Pip' Roberts, were just perfectly suited in the role.??Written by a leading military historian, this book describes many fascinating aspects of armoured warfare from its uncertain beginnings, through the development of tactics and the evolving tank design. Due to British deficiencies, reliance had to be placed on US Grants and Shermans, with the Comet coming late and the Centurion too late.??The combination of gripping historical narrative and well researched fact make this an invaluable and highly readable work on the contribution of British Armoured Divisions to victory in the Second World War. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Armoured. |
| Number of Pages: 224 |
| Dimensions: 15.20 x 2.90 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.541241 |
| LCC: D759.528 .D63 2013 |
| OCLC: 884341762 |
| ISBN: 9781848848382 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03560 |
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| Summary: Items connected with the British military have always been extremely popular with collectors, and the intricate and beautiful badges made to denote a soldier's regiment have always been keenly collected, due to their small size, high quality and the fascinating stories of military derring-do that lie behind each one. The British army cap badge really came into being around the turn of the twentieth century, with large badges intended for the blue cloth helmets then in use. Later badges became smaller, and materials changed, as headgear became smaller, and new manufacturing techniques took away the laborious daily cleaning that was a part of every soldier's routine for most of the century. With every regiment having numerous variations of badge, this is a field of collecting that will yield rewards for the collector. With the aid of nearly 200 specially taken color photographs, Arthur Ward offers a complete introduction to this topic. |
| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Insignia. |
| Number of Pages: 192 |
| Dimensions: 19.70 x 1.60 x 25.40 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 355.1342 |
| OCLC: 159690434 |
| ISBN: 9781861269614 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V05015 |
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| Summary: Items connected with the British military have always been extremely popular with collectors, and the intricate and beautiful badges made to denote a soldier's regiment have always been keenly collected, due to their small size, high quality and the fascinating stories of military derring-do that lie behind each one. The British army cap badge really came into being around the turn of the twentieth century, with large badges intended for the blue cloth helmets then in use. Later badges became smaller, and materials changed, as headgear became smaller, and new manufacturing techniques took away the laborious daily cleaning that was a part of every soldier's routine for most of the century. With every regiment having numerous variations of badge, this is a field of collecting that will yield rewards for the collector. With the aid of nearly 200 specially taken color photographs, Arthur Ward offers a complete introduction to this topic. |
| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Insignia. |
| Number of Pages: 192 |
| Dimensions: 19.70 x 1.60 x 25.40 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 355.1342 |
| OCLC: 159690434 |
| ISBN: 9781861269614 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04315 |
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| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Insignia. |
| Number of Pages: 48 |
| Dewey Decimal: 355.1/4 |
| LCC: UC535.G7 |
| OCLC: 19774683 |
| ISBN: 9780853689782 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03814 |
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| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Insignia. |
| Number of Pages: 68 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 355.1/342 |
| LCC: UC535.G7 C48 1986 |
| OCLC: 17210562 |
| ISBN: 9780853688952 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03813 |
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| Summary: In 1914, the British Army fielded an Expeditionary Force of seven divisions totalling 150,000 men in support of France and Belgium. From these modest beginnings over seven million men eventually volunteered or were conscripted, nearly a million of whom came from the Empire and Dominions. Andrew Rawson covers the men who fought for Britain from the 'Old Contemptibles' (the professionals who checked the Germans in 1914) to the Territorials, Kitchener's 'New Army' and 'Derby's Men', the conscripts who eventually defeated the Kaiser's armies five years later. The impressive contributions made by the Dominions and the Empire are also examined. Aspects of doctrine, training, communications, strategy and tactics are explored together with divisional organisations and histories and the roles of the different Arms and Services. All aspects of the soldier's everyday life are investigated, including uniforms, personal equipment, weapons, vehicles, trench life, supply, rations, leave and military discipline. Personalities, both commanders and prominent veterans, and the legacy in fiction, poetry and film are discussed. Information on remembrance, cemeteries and sites of interest is also provided, making this an indispensable guide to Britain's Army of the First World War. |
| Genre: Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 376 |
| Dimensions: 19.10 x 2.80 x 27.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 355.3094109041 |
| LCC: D546 .R39 2006 |
| OCLC: 64555318 |
| ISBN: 9780750937450 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04022 |
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| Summary: This book aims to present a balanced and comprehensive picture of the British Army in wartime from the early days of the BEF, through the years of defeat and struggle in the early 1940s. This handbook gives full details of mobilization and training, higher organization and arms of the service, divisional organizations and non-divisional units, HQs and staff. Also the combat arms and the services, the individual soldier, his weapons and equipment based on that used in 1944, tactics, weapons, vehicles and equipment, vehicle markings and camouflage, the ATS and other Women's' Corps. |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Number of Pages: 369 |
| Dimensions: 15.20 x 2.50 x 27.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54/1241 |
| LCC: UA649 .F824 1998 |
| OCLC: 41338336 |
| ISBN: 9780750914031 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Uniforms. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03613 |
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| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Uniforms. British. |
| Number of Pages: 276 |
| Dewey Decimal: 355.1/4/0941 |
| LCC: UC485.G7 D37 1992 |
| OCLC: 28183573 |
| ISBN: 9781854091598 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V07477 |
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| Genre: Vehicles. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V02848 |
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| Summary: The author's previous three books in this series - British Battalions on the Somme, 1916, British Regiments at Gallipoli andBritish Battalions in France and Belgium, 1914 have achieved all that they set out to do. On the historical side it is now agreed by a large number of grateful historians, researchers, museum curators, librarians etc. that for the first time they are able to establish quickly and conveniently what part each unit played in these important campaigns. It was also intended to provide family historians with a means of tracing the war service of their relatives. This again has been accomplished. British Battalions in France and Belgium, January- June, 1915 sets out with the same objectives in mind, on this occasion providing a unique account of the 291 infantry battalions of the British Army that served in France and Belgium from 1st January to the end of June, 1915. Over 500 volumes of war diaries and unit histories have been consulted, along with personal memoirs and diaries. Detailed records of movements, both in and out of battle areas and on a day-by-day basis, being covered in the same meticulous style as before. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. |
| Number of Pages: 270 |
| Dimensions: 16.10 x 2.70 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4/24 |
| LCC: D548 .W444 2001 |
| OCLC: 855728825 |
| ISBN: 9780850527681 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: The British soldiers who marched off to fight in World War I in 1914 wore only regimental insignia, yet by the time of the armistice in November 1918, insignia in the British Army had undergone a considerable change. Now visible was a bewildering display of coloured devices on uniforms, helmets, vehicles, guns, signboards and flags. Regimental badges remained but were joined by divisional insignia. These were rarely seen in the front line. Instead the 'battle patch' had appeared for combat use. In this beautifully illustrated book Mike Chappell looks at the colourful variety of insignia used by the British Army during the Great War. |
| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Insignia. |
| Number of Pages: 48 |
| Dimensions: 18.40 x 0.30 x 25.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 16145537 |
| ISBN: 9780850457278 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03424 |
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| Summary: The British soldiers who marched off to fight in World War I in 1914 wore only regimental insignia, yet by the time of the armistice in November 1918, insignia in the British Army had undergone a considerable change. Now visible was a bewildering display of coloured devices on uniforms, helmets, vehicles, guns, signboards and flags. Regimental badges remained but were joined by divisional insignia. These were rarely seen in the front line. Instead the 'battle patch' had appeared for combat use. In this beautifully illustrated book Mike Chappell looks at the colourful variety of insignia used by the British Army during the Great War. |
| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Insignia. |
| Number of Pages: 48 |
| Dimensions: 18.40 x 0.30 x 25.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 16145537 |
| ISBN: 9780850457278 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04120 |
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| Summary: The British soldiers who marched off to fight in World War I in 1914 wore only regimental insignia, yet by the time of the armistice in November 1918, insignia in the British Army had undergone a considerable change. Now visible was a bewildering display of coloured devices on uniforms, helmets, vehicles, guns, signboards and flags. Regimental badges remained but were joined by divisional insignia. These were rarely seen in the front line. Instead the 'battle patch' had appeared for combat use. In this beautifully illustrated book Mike Chappell looks at the colourful variety of insignia used by the British Army during the Great War. |
| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Insignia. |
| Number of Pages: 48 |
| Dimensions: 18.40 x 0.30 x 25.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 16145537 |
| ISBN: 9780850457278 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: By the New Year of 1940 the War Office had agreed in principle to (a) the enhancement of officers' badges of rank with cloth in the colour of the arm-of-service; (b) strips of cloth in the same colours to be worn at the top of the sleeves by all ranks; and (c) the wearing of regimental flashes on Battledress. And so the rules for the wearing of battle insignia throughout the British Army were established. How far they were obeyed and how often they were ignored will become obvious to anyone reading Mike Chappell's splendid companion work to Men-At-Arms 182. |
| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Insignia. |
| Number of Pages: 48 |
| Dimensions: 18.40 x 0.50 x 25.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 18627613 |
| ISBN: 9780850457391 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Cavalry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Jim Parker Collection |
| Notes: V05096 |
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| Summary: This revised edition of Mike Chappell's original Men-at-Arms 138 represents nearly 20 years' new research. It covers the saddlery, horse furniture, and personal equipment of the British horsed cavalryman from the early stages of the Napoleonic Wars until the final disappearance of the mounted arm during World War II. Such details are essential for an understanding of how cavalry fought in the 19th and early 20th centuries, since the design of equipment was intimately connected with cavalry tactics in any particular period. Students of campaign history, and particularly modellers, will find here a mass of specific information, illustrated with photographs, diagrams, drawings and full colour plates. |
| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. |
| Number of Pages: 48 |
| List Price: USD14.99 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 48783714 |
| ISBN: 9781841764719 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: This book provides a unique insight into the uniforms and equipment used by British Empire forces between the two world wars. Including descriptions of deployments and incidents during the period, it features detailed photographs of individual artefacts as well as accurate uniform reconstructions in full colour. There are detailed descriptions and background information on subjects such as khaki uniforms, webbing, water bottles, communications equipment and so on. The equipment and uniforms portrayed in the book are derived from a broad range of collections, in order to provide comprehensive coverage of the uniforms and other items used by British Empire forces of the period. Covering British deployments in China, India, the North West Frontier and Palestine, this book is an indispensable guide to British Empire forces from the end of the First World War to the eve of the Second World War. |
| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Uniforms. British. |
| Number of Pages: 96 |
| Dimensions: 16.50 x 1.00 x 23.40 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 1083032411 |
| ISBN: 9781445688947 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V07524 |
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| Summary: This collection points out the very real and substantial evolution of tactics that went on in response to new warfare and how this had a real effect on the positive performance of the British Army from 1916 onwards. |
| Genre: Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 191 |
| Language: English |
| ISBN: 9780714644684 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: David Thistlethwaite Collection |
| Notes: V06942 |
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| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Insignia. Medals. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04330 |
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| Genre: Uniforms And Persona Equipment. Equipment. British. |
| Number of Pages: 48 |
| OCLC: 8275715 |
| ISBN: 9780850453751 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04305 |
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| Summary: This is a definitive study of key British tanks from the early part of the Second World War. These types saw active service with the British Expeditionary Force in France, with British Forces in the Western Desert and in India. They also took part in the campaigns in Norway, Persia and Sumatra as well as serving with the Garrison of Malta. The German Army modified a lot of these tanks for their own use, tanks that they had captured in France while others were adapted as anti-air craft tanks or fitted with special flotation devices. Some Mark VI series light tanks were also issued to Australia and Canada while a slightly modified version was supplied in large numbers to India where they were used on the North West Frontier. The book also examines the Marks that led up to the VI and chronicles various experiments carried out on these tanks, with text and illustrations. It ends with coverage of the final model, the MarkVIC and details of the experimental Lloyd airborne Light tank of 1942 which has a number of features in common with the better-known Vickers-Armstrongs designs. |
| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Tanks. |
| Number of Pages: 48 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 623.74752 |
| LCC: UG446.5 .F56815 2015 |
| OCLC: 892244399 |
| ISBN: 9781782003779 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04265 |
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| Summary: In 1915 a machine christened Little Willie changed the way that wars were fought. Little Willie was a fully tracked armoured vehicle that could break a trench system. Its development was completed in December 1915, but by then it had already been superseded by an improved design, Mother. This was the first rhomboid tank, and the prototype for the Mark 1 which would influence a whole generation of tank building. This book details the development of the Mark I, and its surprise arrival in France in the middle of 1916 during the closing weeks of the battles of the Somme. |
| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Tanks. |
| Number of Pages: 48 |
| List Price: USD14.99 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 56394336 |
| ISBN: 9781841766898 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03838 |
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| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Insignia. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03826 |
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| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Insignia. Medals. |
| Number of Pages: 96 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 737/.2 |
| LCC: CR4801 .H34 |
| OCLC: 995546 |
| ISBN: 9780859440004 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04370 |
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| Summary: After World War Two the rapid advance of communism and associated political instability threatened Great Britain's interest in the Far East. From 1948 until around 1967, troops were deployed throughout the Malaysian region. To equip the British soldier and Commonwealth troops or jungle warfare the 1944 pattern 'jungle' webbing, designed during World War Two, was issued. In the 1960s, the new 1958 pattern equipment was issued to troops serving in Borneo, alongside the existing 1944 pattern set. Both patterns of equipment were unofficially customized and formally modified to meet the needs of individual jungle soldiers and the tough environment, to keep up with the rapid innovation of small-arms technology. This book details the evolution of British post-war jungle webbing equipment and examines the items used specifically during the Malayan Emergency and later, the Borneo Confrontation. Brought together into one reference book, the contents include: Components of post-war 1944 pattern webbing; 1944 pattern equipment modifications; 1944 pattern ancillary webbing items, bayonets and radio packs; Small arms used during the conflicts, and carriage of their ammunition; Special forces bespoke webbing; Typical customization of infantry belt kits; Items comprising the 1958 pattern webbing equipment set |
| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. |
| Number of Pages: 64 |
| Dimensions: 19.10 x 0.40 x 26.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 355.14094109045 |
| OCLC: 288986295 |
| ISBN: 9781847970862 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: One of the most used and most useful works of reference on the Great War ever published. In this marvellous volume is listed every cavalry and Yeomanry regiment, every battalion of every infantry regiment, Regular, Territorial or other - that existed during the Great War. In every case the location of the unit on 4 August 1914 is given, or the date and place of its formation if raised after the outbreak of war. Its initial disposition, subsequent moves, changes in subordination and final disposal or location on 11 November 1918 are all recorded. Thus, in a masterly and concise form, we have the war service record of 31 regular and 17 reserve cavalry regiments, 57 Yeomanry regiments and their second and third line counterparts and nearly 1,750 infantry battalions. Several appendices contain a mine of information; a table of the infantry regiments showing the number of the different types of battalions each had, regular, reserve, extra reserve, territorial, New Army, garrison etc.; how the New Army battalions were raised; the Training Reserve; list of infantry divisions; summary of battle honours, casualties and VCs of each infantry regiment. Finally, there is a good index. |
| Genre: Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 137 |
| List Price: GBP13.49 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 812915026 |
| ISBN: 9781781501535 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04038 |
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| Series: Datafile |
| Volume: 10 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04252 |
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| Summary: Following the huge success of British Battalions on the Somme (Leo Cooper 1994), Ray Westlake has now produced a source book of the same quality on the Gallipoli Campaign. It has come about as a result of many years of enquiries, not only from researchers keen to establish what part each regiment had played in the battle, but from the family historian eager to know just where relatives had served. Now that the Gallipoli Peninsula is more accessible, more and more people are visiting the area and forming an interest in this often neglected campaign. As with the Somme book, it is hoped that the family historian can once again ''follow in the footsteps'' of their grandfathers, fathers, uncles, etc. While military historians can for the first time, in a comprehensive volume, access important information on a regimental and battalion scale. British Regiments at Gallipoli is an account of every infantry battalion and yeomanry regiment of the British Army during their service on the Gallipoli Peninsula. Battles and engagements, along with movements both in and out of the line, are being dealt with at battalion level rather than on a larger and less detailed divisional scale. |
| Genre: Great War. Mediterranean. Gallipoli. |
| Number of Pages: 285 |
| Dimensions: 17.00 x 3.00 x 25.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| LCC: D546 .W35 1996 |
| OCLC: 38039830 |
| ISBN: 9780850525113 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03968 |
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| Genre: Weapons. Ammunition. |
| Number of Pages: 352 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 29467373 |
| ISBN: 9780952056706 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V03031 |
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| Summary: This deeply researched and authoritative book has long been awaited by all those interested in the wartime exploits of the British Special Forces. For the first time readers will be able to understand the origin, inter- relationship and special functions of all the main units within the Special Force throughout the Second World War and after it. William Seymour identifies the principal leaders and tells of their triumphs, failures and frustrations, all set against the backcloth of the main strategic events in the Western Desert, Italy, the Eastern Mediterranean, Western Europe and the Far East. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Special And Elite. |
| Number of Pages: 512 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 356/.16/0941 |
| LCC: UA649 |
| OCLC: 15284824 |
| ISBN: 9780586069219 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Datafile |
| Volume: 1 |
| Edition: Second |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Armoured. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V04263 |
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| Series: Airfix Magazine Guide |
| Volume: 17 |
| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Tanks. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03540 |
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| Summary: In his Army Reforms of 1906/07 the Secretary of State for War, Richard Burdon Haldane, provided for an expeditionary force the Regular Army supplemented by the old Militia and a new organisation intended for home defence, the Territorial Force. This new 'Citizen's Army' was formed by the transfer of the Honourable Artillery Company, Imperial Yeomanry and Volunteer Force, all with many years of service and tradition. At the outbreak of war, the Territorial Force was organised as per the Regular Army, with infantry battalions, artillery, engineers, supply and medical formations. This title takes a highly detailed and illustrated look at the badges and uniforms and the changing organisation of the British Territorial units during the Great War. It also covers the combat experiences of the men who soon found themselves in service overseas, in the thick of the fighting. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Number of Pages: 48 |
| List Price: USD14.99 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 26551062 |
| ISBN: 9781855321687 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03425 |
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| Summary: In his Army Reforms of 1906/07 the Secretary of State for War, Richard Burdon Haldane, provided for an expeditionary force the Regular Army supplemented by the old Militia and a new organisation intended for home defence, the Territorial Force. This new 'Citizen's Army' was formed by the transfer of the Honourable Artillery Company, Imperial Yeomanry and Volunteer Force, all with many years of service and tradition. At the outbreak of war, the Territorial Force was organised as per the Regular Army, with infantry battalions, artillery, engineers, supply and medical formations. This title takes a highly detailed and illustrated look at the badges and uniforms and the changing organisation of the British Territorial units during the Great War. It also covers the combat experiences of the men who soon found themselves in service overseas, in the thick of the fighting. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Number of Pages: 48 |
| List Price: USD14.99 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 26551062 |
| ISBN: 9781855321687 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04134 |
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| Series: Men At War 1914-1945 |
| Volume: 53 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03421 |
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| Summary: The outbreak of WW1 in 1914 found the British Army unready in many respects for a new age of warfare. However, the British led the world in the personal equipment worn by the infantryman thanks to an American officer named Anson Mills and the skills of the company created to produce his design - the 1908 equipment set made in woven cotton web. By the outbreak of WW2, the British infantry had new 1937 pattern equipment, whose design reflected a new generation of weapons and tactics. This proved unequal to the special demands of jungle warfare in the Far East: so 1944 saw yet another set of kit. In this book the author offers collectors and students of militaria a detailed review of these infantry equipments which spanned the British soldier's combat experience throughout most of the 20th century. |
| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. |
| Number of Pages: 64 |
| Dimensions: 19.70 x 0.60 x 26.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 57750295 |
| ISBN: 9781861267436 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. |
| Number of Pages: 185 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 53275835 |
| ISBN: 9781840150148 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
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| Genre: Great War. Remembrance. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Airborne. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Military. Local. Lincolnshire. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03755 |
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| Summary: This is the story of the Battle of Calais, a short but bloody struggle to delay the German advance in May 1940. It is a story of uncertainty, of taut nerves, of heat, dust, raging thirst and hand-to-hand fighting in the narrow streets of the channel port now known to millions of Britons as a gateway to the Continent. The guide will take the visitor beyond the ferry terminal and hypermarkets to reveal the hidden Calais and the actions of individuals and units. |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. |
| Number of Pages: 192 |
| Dimensions: 14.00 x 1.00 x 22.00 cm |
| List Price: USD8.99 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54/2142 |
| LCC: D756.5.C2 C66 2000 |
| OCLC: 40714891 |
| ISBN: 9780850526479 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V03837 |
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| Summary: This is the story of the Battle of Calais, a short but bloody struggle to delay the German advance in May 1940. It is a story of uncertainty, of taut nerves, of heat, dust, raging thirst and hand-to-hand fighting in the narrow streets of the channel port now known to millions of Britons as a gateway to the Continent. The guide will take the visitor beyond the ferry terminal and hypermarkets to reveal the hidden Calais and the actions of individuals and units. |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. |
| Number of Pages: 192 |
| Dimensions: 14.00 x 1.00 x 22.00 cm |
| List Price: USD8.99 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54/2142 |
| LCC: D756.5.C2 C66 2000 |
| OCLC: 40714891 |
| ISBN: 9780850526479 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: This is a comprehensive account of how the British Army coped with and adapted to the enormous challenges and pressures of the First World War -- the first major continental war that the army had had to fight for almost a hundred years. Following the course of the War, both on the Western Front and in other theatres, Charles Messenger tells how the British Army managed the challenges of command, training, technology and new weapons of war. He examines officer selection, medicine, discipline, the manpower crisis of 1918, the integration of women into the forces and many other topics. Based on years of original research, this will become the standard work of reference on the organization and administration of the biggest army Britain has ever put into the field. |
| Genre: Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 574 |
| Dimensions: 15.30 x 4.50 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.41241 |
| LCC: UA649 .M468 2006 |
| OCLC: 493197156 |
| ISBN: 9780304367221 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V04998 |
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| Genre: Second World War. Home Front. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: It is probably true to say that no land battle of this century passes Cambrai in importance. Up to the winter of 1917 warfare had changed only in degree since the coming of gunpowder. The scenario, with parts for horse, foot and guns, remained essentially the same. All this was part of a world about to disappear for good with the introduction of the tank. The British Army, hammered by years of war and facing almost alone the vastly increasing strength of its enemy, was expected by most observers to be near to going down in defeat. Instead of that, using British designed and built fighting machines of a novel kind, it attacked and drove the Germans from the strongest fortifications ever built. Nobody, save for a dedicated few, had believed such a feat possible. After profiting from its lessons the same Army, 12 months later, achieved its greatest victories of all time and saved Europe, for a time, from German dictatorship. The methods used made obsolete everything that had gone before and laid out the ground for each serious operation of war from Amiens to the Gulf. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. |
| Number of Pages: 208 |
| List Price: USD9.99 |
| Language: English |
| LCC: D545.C27 S65 1992 |
| OCLC: 28337316 |
| ISBN: 9780850522686 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03579 |
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| Edition: Fourth |
| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Insignia. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V05018 |
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| Summary: Excellent coverage of the raising and subsequent services of the Corps and of its many sub-units. Numerous nominal rolls of officers in text, Company by Company, and as at 22 February 1918. The organisation of the Corps is explained in tabular form. This is a very helpful record. |
| Genre: History |
| Number of Pages: 222 |
| Dimensions: 16.80 x 1.20 x 26.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 982204757 |
| ISBN: 9781783311774 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Canada was the first Commonwealth country to send troops to Britain in 1939. During 1939-45 hundreds of thousands of Canadians - more than 40 per cent of the male population between the ages of 18 and 45, and virtually all of them volunteers - enlisted. Canadians fought with tragic courage at Hong Kong and Dieppe; with growing strength and confidence in Sicily, Italy and Normandy; and finally provided an entire Army for the liberation of NW Europe. This concise account of an extraordinary national effort in the cause of freedom is supported by data tables, photos, and eight colour plates by Canada's most knowledgeable military illustrator. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. Canadian. |
| Number of Pages: 48 |
| Dimensions: 18.30 x 0.30 x 25.10 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 47824700 |
| ISBN: 9781841763026 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Canada was the first Commonwealth country to send troops to Britain in 1939. During 1939-45 hundreds of thousands of Canadians - more than 40 per cent of the male population between the ages of 18 and 45, and virtually all of them volunteers - enlisted. Canadians fought with tragic courage at Hong Kong and Dieppe; with growing strength and confidence in Sicily, Italy and Normandy; and finally provided an entire Army for the liberation of NW Europe. This concise account of an extraordinary national effort in the cause of freedom is supported by data tables, photos, and eight colour plates by Canada's most knowledgeable military illustrator. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. Canadian. |
| Number of Pages: 48 |
| Dimensions: 18.30 x 0.30 x 25.10 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 47824700 |
| ISBN: 9781841763026 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04129 |
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| Date Published: 1973 |
| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Insignia. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03721 |
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| Summary: The world famous monastery at Monte Cassino was a key strongpoint on the Nazis Gustav Line blocking the Allied advance on Rome. From January to March 1944 there were four distinct battles for Cassino which was fiercely defended by German elite forces. Troops from USA, Britain, Poland, Canada, France and India were all thrown into the fray with appalling loss of life." |
| Genre: Second World War. Italy. Cassino. |
| Number of Pages: 192 |
| Dimensions: 13.70 x 0.90 x 22.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 58829224 |
| ISBN: 9781844152353 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V04685 |
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| Summary: Prior to the outbreak of the Great War in 1914 the British cavalry establishment consisted of some five regiments of heavy cavalry, thirteen of medium cavalry, including lancers and dragoons, and thirteen hussar regiments. In Cavalry and Yeomanry Badges of the British Army, 1914 over 250 cap badges are described and illustrated. Both Regular and Yeomanry units are included, and full details of the metal type, method of wear and dates of issue are given. All mounted regiments appearing in the Army List of August 1914 are represented, but to assist collectors in identification many badges worn before and after the Great War have also been included. There is also a Bibliography and an appendix providing relevant basic details of uniform worn. Illustrated |
| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Insignia. |
| Number of Pages: 64 |
| Dimensions: 13.80 x 0.90 x 22.20 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 934894695 |
| ISBN: 9781845749989 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V02905 |
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| Series: Military Historical Society Special Publications |
| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Insignia. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03674 |
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| Edition: First |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Airborne. |
| Number of Pages: 14 |
| Language: English |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Edition: Second |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Airborne. |
| Number of Pages: 14 |
| Language: English |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: This book provides a photographic history of one of England's oldest un-amalgamated Country Regiments. Formed in 1689 the Regiment served widely at home and around the world in India, the Far East, the Mediterranean, North America, the Caribbean and Antarctica. Beginning in 1858, it highlights Victorian and Edwardian service in Malta, New Brunswick, Burma and India. During the First World War, the Regiment, greatly expanded to thirty-eight Battalions, serving throughout the war on the Western Front and at various times in the Mediterranean, Gallipoli, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Salonika and Macedonia. In the inter-war years the Regiment served at home and overseas in India, Palestine and Malta. During the Second World War the Cheshire's served in France during 1940, in Malta, North Africa, the Middle East in PAI Force and in North West Europe from June 1944 until the end of the war. Post-war service included Palestine, Egypt, Malaysia, Cyprus with the UN, Germany, Ireland, Belize and Hong Kong. The 200 photographs contained in this book are drawn from the regimental archives and highlight the diverse activities and places associated with the Cheshire Regiment over the past 150 years during times of peace and war. Dr Ronald Barr is a senior lecturer in history at Chester College and is Director of the College's Military Studies programme which is taught at the Cheshire Military Museum. He has a long-standing interest in military history and his previous works include: The Progressive Army: US Army Command and Administration. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Machine Gun. |
| Number of Pages: 128 |
| Dimensions: 16.50 x 1.00 x 23.50 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 59371222 |
| ISBN: 9780752418803 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Second World War. |
| OCLC: 232126356 |
| ISBN: 9781872031378 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: The 7th Armoured Division was widely recognized as being the most powerful in Europe during World War II. Its emblem of a scarlet desert rat became famous throughout the British Army and to the war-torn British public as a symbol of heroism in their time of need. This volume sees the Desert Rats fighting in North Africa, Burma, Sicily and Italy. Their bravery is relived through the words of the combatant soldiers - the author has interviewed troopers, gunners and infantrymen to tell this story of Churchill's favourite division. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Armoured. |
| Number of Pages: 216 |
| Dimensions: 15.90 x 1.90 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 48754328 |
| ISBN: 9780750929295 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03967 |
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| Summary: This book covers the inception, growth and employment of Britain s airborne forces (parachute and glider-borne formations) between June 1940 and March 1945. It takes a comparative approach and follows tailored lines of development. Each of these lines - politics and policy, equipment and technology, personnel and training, command and control and concepts and doctrine - influence each other.The contents include: Politics and Policy: The political environment within which the major decisions were made concerning the concept of development of Britain s airborne forces. Churchill s personal contribution, the effect of inter-service rivalry and the influence of other government departments. Equipment and Technology: The methods and obstacles of procuring and supplying the bespoke equipment required by airborne forces. The supply of combat equipment, the provision of support aircraft and the procurement of gliders.Personnel and Training: The effort incurred to man the new force and the effect of different approaches to recruitment and training. The selection and recruitment of airborne personnel, the individual training of paratroops and glider pilots and the role of collective training prior to operations.Command and Control: The ability of individuals in key appointments to influence the path of development and the operational and tactical employment of the force. The reaction and approach of higher commanders to the new capability, the selection and impact of commanders within the airborne force and the influence of the airborne staff.Concept and Doctrine: Examines the manner in which Britain s airborne forces were employed and performed on operations in the Mediterranean and northwest Europe. How the development of the airborne concept was influenced by physical constraints (equipment and personnel), the ideas of higher commanders and the German example. The impact of individual commanders and physical limitations." |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Airborne. |
| Number of Pages: 249 |
| Dimensions: 15.20 x 2.30 x 24.00 cm |
| List Price: USD6.99 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 358.4094109044 |
| LCC: UG1245.G7 G74 2010 |
| OCLC: 551428561 |
| ISBN: 9781848842717 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V07068 |
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| Summary: As a young boy he re-enacted historic battles with toy soldiers, as a soldier he saw action on three continents and as the Prime Minister only a direct edict from King George VI could keep him from joining the troops on D-Day. CHURCHILL'S WAR LAB will reveal how Churchill's passion for military history, his unique leadership style and his patronization of radical new ideas would lead to new technology and new tactics that would save lives and enable an Allied victory. No war generated more incredible theories, more technical advances, more scientific leaps or more pioneering work that lay the foundation for the post-war computer revolution. And it was Churchill's dogged determination and enthusiasm for revolutionary ideas that fuelled this extraordinary outpouring of British genius.From the co-author of COLD WAR comes an exciting new take on Churchill's war leadership and the story of a complex, powerful and inventive war leader. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Special And Elite. |
| Number of Pages: 397 |
| Dimensions: 15.30 x 3.60 x 25.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.548641 |
| LCC: D810.S7 D69 2010 |
| OCLC: 503643203 |
| ISBN: 9781408702055 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. Holland. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03710 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Great War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
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| Genre: Military. Local. Derbyshire. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Jim Parker Collection |
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| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Uniforms. British. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04687 |
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| Genre: Reference. Museums. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: This definitive guide has been thoroughly revised and updated to satisfy all the requirements of the serious collector. |
| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Insignia. |
| Number of Pages: 199 |
| Dimensions: 14.70 x 2.90 x 23.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 499194632 |
| ISBN: 9780850525052 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V01687 |
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| Summary: This definitive guide has been thoroughly revised and updated to satisfy all the requirements of the serious collector. |
| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Insignia. |
| Number of Pages: 199 |
| Dimensions: 14.70 x 2.90 x 23.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 499194632 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04184 |
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| Series: Stanley Gibbons Guides |
| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Insignia. Medals. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04299 |
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| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Combles was the largest village on the Somme in 1916 and fighting for its possession began in September 1916.Flanked by two large woods to the west - Bouleaux ('Bully') and Leuze ('Lousy') - these became the front line where men of the 56th (London) Division fought and died. Among them was Major Cedric Dickens, grandson of the famous author, Charles Dickens. The bastion of Combles finally fell to a combined English and French attack, and tanks were used here in their first action on the Western Front. Today the woods have regrown and Combles is rebuilt but there is much evidence of trenches and bunkers from the old battlefield. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. |
| Number of Pages: 144 |
| Dimensions: 14.00 x 0.80 x 22.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4/272 |
| LCC: D545.C69 R44 2002 |
| OCLC: 49350896 |
| ISBN: 9780850526745 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: This is the story of the development of the Commandos from the courage and tragedy of Dieppe in 1942 to the biggest amphibious landings in history at Normandy on 6 June 1944, as well as the post-war conflicts in Palestine, Suez, Malaya, Cyprus, Borneo, the Falklands, Northern Iraq and Ulster. A final chapter brings the account fully up-to-date, as it discusses the role of the Commandos in Afghanistan following the terrible events of September 11th. David Reynolds documents the development in the 21st century of Britain's Royal Marine Commandos as a key element of the UK's rapid deployment force. Equipped with new assault ships and a purpose-built helicopter carrier, the green berets are on permanent readiness for operations anywhere in the world. They are, in essence, Britain's "masters of flexible response." |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Special And Elite. |
| Number of Pages: 269 |
| Dimensions: 19.10 x 2.20 x 26.70 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 359.9/63/0941 |
| LCC: VE57 .R49 2001 |
| OCLC: 45648185 |
| ISBN: 9780750922098 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Exciting World War II action The exploits of Britain's wartime commandos Covers fighting in Norway, Italy, France and Germany John Durnford-Slater raised and trained the first Commando unit in 1940, became an outstanding leader of special operations and witnessed some of the most daring exploits of World War II. Commando is his remarkable story. 3 Commando sprang into being in 1940 in order to harry Axis forces in pinprick raids that were impossible for regular army units. In the summer of 1940 John Durnford-Slater led the men of 3 Commando in an exploratory operation on Guernsey. A raid on the Loften Islands, off Norway, followed in 1941 and, between 26 and 28 December 1941, the commandos launched their raid against Vaagso. 3 Commando took part in the raid on Dieppe and this was followed by operations in Sicily and Italy, France and, ultimately, Germany itself. The destruction wrought by the commandos was such that Hitler ordered all personnel captured in such raids executed. The commandos' spirit, however, remained undaunted and this is reflected in John Durnford-Slater's exciting and forthright memoirs. Now placed in context by David List's details of 3 Commando's operations, and David Buxton's notes on casualties and awards, this stirring book, long heralded as a classic, now makes its first appearance as a paperback. John Durnford-Slater was appointed 'to raise and command' 3 Commando in 1940. He was later responsible as Deputy Commander of the Special Service Group for all Commando companies taking part in the invasion of France. |
| Genre: Personal Narratives. Second World War. |
| Number of Pages: 240 |
| List Price: GBP14.99 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 1139297247 |
| ISBN: 9781784384050 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Matt Yates Collection |
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| Summary: The story of the Royal Marine Commando operations in Yugoslavia and Italy between 1944 and 1945, based on the author's own experiences with the 43rd unit. Recounts the raids against German and Italian garrisons carried out on the Dalmatian islands, and in Italy the offensive at Lake Comacchio and Argenta. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Special And Elite. |
| Number of Pages: 184 |
| Dimensions: 16.50 x 1.90 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54/8141 |
| LCC: D766.6 .J395 1996 |
| OCLC: 33818103 |
| ISBN: 9781853672316 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03964 |
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| Series: Datafile |
| Volume: 11 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V04256 |
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| Summary: The French designed Hotchkiss machine gun was officially adopted by the British Army as a light machine gun to serve alongside the Lewis gun. However, the Lewis went to infantry units, whilst the Hotchkiss was issued to cavalry and armoured units. This book is extremely well illustrated with photographs and line drawings, covering all aspects of the weapon. The gun is described completely, and anyone who has read the pamphlet will be able to use a Hotchkiss gun. The interesting feed mechanism is shown in the photographs as is the ammunition strip and its box. Care and cleaning are prescribed so that the weapon remained able to fire under all conditions. There is also detailed instruction on all possible stoppages and the immediate action to clear such problems. An important section in this book gives a tactical insight into the use of the weapon as experienced during the First World War and shows how machine guns should be viewed in the mind of the user. |
| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. |
| Number of Pages: 133 |
| List Price: GBP6.49 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 792688296 |
| ISBN: 9781781512654 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03590 |
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| Summary: The invasion was launched to round off Hitler s Balkan Campaign against Crete in May 1941. The Island was important to Britain s control of the Eastern Mediterranean and Churchill was determined that the Island would be held. The British garrison was largely made up of New Zealand and Australian troops who had been evacuated from Greece, with little more that what they stood up in. On the other hand the German Commander, Kurt Student, had overwhelming air superiority, which negated the Allied naval superiority. But the Germans had almost fatally underestimated the number of Allied troops.While British, New Zealand and Australian soldiers, however, showed what they were capable of, the battle for Crete was eventually won through sheer nerve, the confidence of the German soldier in his superiority and the power of the Luftwaffe. That said, the cost in killed and wounded was such that Hitler would never again contemplate another large airborne operation." |
| Genre: Second World War. Mediterranean. |
| Number of Pages: 288 |
| Dimensions: 13.70 x 1.90 x 22.00 cm |
| List Price: USD5.99 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 356.1609 |
| LCC: D766.7.C7 S38 2008 |
| OCLC: 236119347 |
| ISBN: 9781844155576 |
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| Genre: Inter-War. Afghanistan. |
| Number of Pages: 318 |
| Dewey Decimal: 958.1/03 |
| LCC: DS369 .R63 2004 |
| OCLC: 53961903 |
| ISBN: 9781862272118 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04059 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Generals. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03705 |
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| Genre: Post-War. Middle East. |
| Number of Pages: 263 |
| Dewey Decimal: 956/.044 |
| LCC: DT107.83 |
| OCLC: 18108752 |
| ISBN: 9780552132480 |
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| Summary: On 28 June 1914, there were two almost simultaneous shots. In Paris, the twelfth Tour de France was about to start, while in Sarajevo the Austrian crown prince Franz Ferdinand was assassinated. Professional cycle racing came to a halt, but the first cycling heroes continued to race. The Belgian cycling author Patrick Cornillie takes us through the wartime editions of the Tour of Flanders, which were ridden on a velodrome just north of Ghent. With humour, the book tells the stories of a champion who was a spy, a one-legged Italian cyclist, some famous British and German idols, and the perilous bike adventures of a well-known Belgian author. With sadness, we learn about the fate of a French winner of the Tour, killed in battle, the brave Black Devils, and the many cyclist-soldiers from Australia, New Zealand and Canada who died at the front. Cycling in the Great War is a collection of moving tales, beautifully told and beautifully illustrated with original historical pictures. AUTHOR: Patrick Cornillie is a prize-winning poet, journalist and author of several cycle guides and books about cycle racing, such as Helden van het veld (Heroes of cyclo-cross). With a layout by the award-winning art director Gert Dooreman. SELLING POINTS: * A surprising view of the First World War as seen through the eyes of the early cycling champions * For enthusiasts of history and cycle racing * With outstanding historical pictures and illustrations that have never been published before 20 colour, 90 b/w images |
| Genre: Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 208 |
| Dimensions: 21.10 x 2.10 x 26.10 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 1031338622 |
| ISBN: 9789401455022 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V06690 |
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| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. Normandy. |
| Number of Pages: 284 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 59924504 |
| ISBN: 9781855013902 |
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| Summary: This huge, in-depth recap of the planning, build-up and execution of D-Day begins with with hour-by-hour and beach-by-beach descriptions of the landings, each graphically illustrated with battle photography and full-color maps with explanatory keys. The book goes on to describe the fierce battles at Normandy, the Allied breakout into France and the liberation of Paris. Rare photography from archives and collections throughout the U.S., Great Britain and France is accompanied by color photographs of museum pieces and artifacts, including the uniforms and personal effects of Eisenhower, Montgomery, Patton and Bradlet, as well as personal mementos of U.S. Rangers and British airborne troops. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved. |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. Normandy. |
| Number of Pages: 224 |
| Dimensions: 26.00 x 2.50 x 34.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54 |
| OCLC: 30355997 |
| ISBN: 9780861016310 |
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| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. Normandy. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
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| Summary: 'A knockout reassessment of one of the Second World War's great set-piece battles. Swoops from the vicious close-quarter fighting in the hedgerows to the petrified French onlookers and onwards to the political leaders wrestling with monumental decisions.' Sunday Times 'Beevor has succeeded brilliantly. D-Day can sit proudly alongside his other masterworks on Stalingrad and the fall of Berlin. Superbly brings the events of that summer to life again.' Patrick Bishop, Daily Telegraph 'As near as possible to experiencing what it was like to be there . . . It is almost impossible for a reader not to get caught up in the excitement.' Giles Foden, Guardian 'A magnificent portrait. Beevor has assembled a mass of unfamiliar sources, fresh voices, and untold. As powerful and authoritative an account of the battle for Normandy as we are likely to get.' Max Hastings, Sunday Times 'D-Day is a triumph of research . . . on almost every page there's some little detail that sticks in the mind or tweaks the heart. This is a terrific, inspiring, heart-breaking book.' Sam Leith, Daily Mail 'It tells a thrilling story, with all Beevor's narrative mastery.' Chris Patten, Financial Times 'Impeccable, splendid, thoroughly researched and gripping. Beevor is master of narrative, expertly blending the grand sweep with the telling anecdote.' Dominic Sandbrook, Observer |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. Normandy. |
| Number of Pages: 591 |
| Dimensions: 13.00 x 3.40 x 19.80 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.542142 |
| OCLC: 776772366 |
| ISBN: 9780140285864 |
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| Summary: The landing of Allied forces on the shores of Normandy on 6 June 1944 was the greatest amphibious invasion in history. Technology and innovation played crucial parts in the D-Day drama – from tank-carrying gliders, swimming tanks and the Mulberry harbors, to radio and radar aids that ensured landing craft arrived on the right beaches and combat aircraft overhead were controlled. This manual describes the development, construction and use of a wide range of innovative machines, structures and systems, explaining their uses on D-Day and after, and revealing how they contributed to the success of ‘Overlord’. |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. Normandy. |
| Number of Pages: 184 |
| Dimensions: 21.60 x 1.60 x 27.90 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 623 |
| LCC: UG15 .F35 2013 |
| OCLC: 833274971 |
| ISBN: 9780857332349 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Matt Yates Collection |
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| Summary: The ideal gift for anyone interested in military history and for the trivia buff. A special edition published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Operation Overlord. |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. Normandy. |
| Number of Pages: 96 |
| Dimensions: 11.00 x 0.80 x 18.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 59809945 |
| ISBN: 9781898697015 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: This is the first of a two volume set exploring the inception, planning and preparation of the offensive to liberate Europe, Operation Overlord, culminating in its launch on D-Day. |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. Normandy. |
| Number of Pages: 705 |
| Dimensions: 22.00 x 2.80 x 31.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| ISBN: 9780900913846 |
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| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. Normandy. |
| Number of Pages: 705 |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.5421442 |
| ISBN: 9780900913891 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: The Home Guard was formed during May 1940, when the dark clouds of war rolled over Britain and the nation stood alone, threatened with a Nazi invasion. Within six weeks of a radio appeal for a new civilian army to guard the Home Front, a staggering 1.5 million men had enrolled for service, covering every city, town and village in the country. Despite initial deficiencies in the provision of training and equipment, the Home Guard later developed into a cohesive force and one of impressive diversity. David Carroll draws on the personal accounts of those men and eventually women who served, to reveal what it was really like to spend long nights on duty watching for disguised enemy parachutists to drop on to the fields of Britain, conducting road blocks to identify everyone passing into the village; or as part of the anti-aircraft Home Guard, who saw action in real conflict, dispatching the enemy as they flew overhead. He conveys the fighting spirit of the men while examining the Home Guard's contribution to the war effort and the divided opinion that surrounded its existence. Dad's Army is a comprehensive account of the Home Guard in its many activities and guises in the Second World War - from the early disorganised days of May 1940 until 'Stand Down' at the close of 1944, by which time they had become a force to be reckoned with. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Home Guard. |
| Number of Pages: 120 |
| Dimensions: 16.50 x 0.50 x 25.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 51108254 |
| ISBN: 9780750926102 |
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| Summary: Over a period of nine years 80 episodes of Dad's Army were screened. This book, published to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the first transmission, takes a look at the show's history, including a complete transmission guide, script excerpts, and anecdotes about the making of the show. |
| Genre: Media. Dad’s Army. |
| Number of Pages: 192 |
| Dimensions: 20.00 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 38111030 |
| ISBN: 9781852276942 |
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| Summary: In the summer of 1968, BBC1 screened the pilot edition of a situation-comedy about the British Home Guard. It was not widely expected to catch on, but it did. Decades after the final series ended, Dad's Army is still capable of attracting massive audiences whenever and wherever it is repeated and is generally considered to be the finest sit-com Britain has ever produced. |
| Genre: Media. Dad’s Army. |
| Number of Pages: 292 |
| Dimensions: 15.00 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 50878041 |
| ISBN: 9781841153087 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Published for the first time in one volume, the complete scripts of the greatest TV comedy of all time Dad's Army is quite simply the most successful British sitcom in television history. In all, nine series were made and are constantly repeated. The Complete Scripts brings together all eighty of these episodes as well as exclusive contributions by the actors, writers and producers of the series. This is undoubtedly TV situation comedy's finest hour. |
| Genre: Media. Dad’s Army. |
| Number of Pages: 880 |
| Dimensions: 19.50 x 4.80 x 25.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 52620739 |
| ISBN: 9780752860244 |
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| Genre: Media. Dad’s Army. |
| Number of Pages: 127 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 21595159 |
| ISBN: 9780563208501 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Media. Dad’s Army. |
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| Genre: Media. Dad’s Army. |
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| Genre: Second World War. Home Front. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Great War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04175 |
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| Summary: In 1917 the world was turned upside down by a popular uprising in Russia followed by a Bolshevik coup d'état. Suddenly the socialist revolution was underway. Capitalism was morally and materially exhausted by war, and history seemed to be on the side of communism at last. But as Michael Occleshaw brilliantly shows the clash between communism and capitalism was never as clear-cut as later historians claimed. Far from putting their faith in historical inevitability, the Bolsheviks were shrewd and flexible operators. They used an alliance with the Kaiser's Germany to protect their infant regime and to destroy domestic challengers. The British, French and Americans, meanwhile, actively sought to cooperate with the new government. Occleshaw's wealth of fresh information deepens and enriches our understanding of this crucial period in world history. From the secret negotiations among the Bolsheviks and the capitalist powers, to Britain's plans for a separate Cossack state, he reveals a history darker and more dangerous than anyone could have imagined. |
| Genre: Great War. Russia. |
| Number of Pages: 360 |
| Dimensions: 15.30 x 3.30 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| LCC: DK265.42.G7 O33 2006 |
| OCLC: 70400934 |
| ISBN: 9781845290030 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: David Thistlethwaite Collection |
| Notes: V06955 |
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| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Tanks. Development. |
| Number of Pages: 214 |
| OCLC: 41037399 |
| ISBN: 9780750910590 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03636 |
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| Genre: Second World War. Sea. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V01681 |
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| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. |
| Number of Pages: 512 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 959654073 |
| ISBN: 9780992877613 |
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| Genre: Second World War. |
| Number of Pages: 136 |
| OCLC: 605702167 |
| ISBN: 9780711204539 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Between June 1940 and the spring of 1941 Britain was covered by a vast system of anti-invasion defences. The legacy of these defences can still be seen across the landscape - anti-tank gun emplacements, pillboxes, spigot mortars, coastal gun batteries, anti-tank blocks and anti-tank ditches. In this second volume, written by public demand to accompany his critically-acclaimed book on the south and south-eastern defences, the author uses his unrivalled knowledge of 1940 to chart the defensive landscapes of the north, south-west and midlands of England. Written in anecdotal style, this is an entertaining as well as comprehensive account of the relevant sites. |
| Genre: Second World War. Home Front. |
| Number of Pages: 240 |
| Dimensions: 16.50 x 1.00 x 23.50 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 867910449 |
| ISBN: 9780752447865 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: The prevailing image of European Jews during the Holocaust is one of helpless victims, but in fact many Jews struggled against the terrors of the Third Reich. In Defiance, Nechama Tec offers a riveting history of one such group, a forest community in western Belorussia that would number more than 1,200 Jews by 1944--the largest armed rescue operation of Jews by Jews in World War II. Tec reveals that this extraordinary community included both men and women, some with weapons, but mostly unarmed, ranging from infants to the elderly. She reconstructs for the first time the amazing details of how these partisans and their families--hungry, exposed to the harsh winter weather--managed not only to survive, but to offer protection to all Jewish fugitives who could find their way to them. Arguing that this success would have been unthinkable without the vision of one man, Tec offers penetrating insight into the group's commander, Tuvia Bielski. Tec brings to light the untold story of Bielski's struggle as a partisan who lost his parents, wife, and two brothers to the Nazis, yet never wavered in his conviction that it was more important to save one Jew than to kill twenty Germans. She shows how, under Bielski's guidance, the partisans smuggled Jews out of heavily guarded ghettos, scouted the roads for fugitives, and led retaliatory raids against Belorussian peasants who collaborated with the Nazis. Herself a Holocaust survivor, Nechama Tec here draws on wide-ranging research and never before published interviews with surviving partisans--including Tuvia Bielski himself--to reconstruct here the poignant and unforgettable story of those who chose to fight. |
| Genre: Second World War. Europe. |
| Number of Pages: 374 |
| List Price: USD9.99 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.83/183209478 |
| LCC: DS135.B38 T33 2009 |
| OCLC: 216938475 |
| ISBN: 9780195376852 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Commando. For Action And Adventure |
| Volume: 4,397 |
| Genre: Media. Comics. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Great War. Mesopotamia And Middle East. |
| Number of Pages: 422 |
| OCLC: 659989805 |
| ISBN: 9781847347558 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03936 |
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| Genre: Great War. Mesopotamia And Middle East. |
| Number of Pages: 422 |
| OCLC: 659989805 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03749 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Armoured. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04069 |
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| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Tanks. Development. |
| Number of Pages: 208 |
| Language: English |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03527 |
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| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Tanks. Development. |
| Number of Pages: 208 |
| Language: English |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03523 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. |
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| Summary: This is the compelling story of the Australian soldiers of the 3rd Infantry Division who journeyed to England in 1914, and who fought and died on the Western Front during the First World War. Using archaeology as the vehicle for their story, Martin Brown and Richard Osgood follow in the footsteps of the Aussies, from their training on windswept Salisbury Plain to the cheerless trenches of Belgium, where they ‘dug-in’ north-east of Ploegsteert to face the Germans. It presents a unique window into the world of the men who marched away to fight the so-called ‘war to end wars’. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. |
| Number of Pages: 224 |
| Dimensions: 21.70 x 1.60 x 27.80 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.41294 |
| LCC: D547.A8 O84 2009 |
| OCLC: 658056652 |
| ISBN: 9781844255429 |
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| Genre: Second World War. North Africa. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03990 |
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| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Uniforms. |
| Number of Pages: 79 |
| Dewey Decimal: 355.1/4/0942 |
| LCC: UC485.G7 T39 |
| OCLC: 488653 |
| ISBN: 9780852631317 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04168 |
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| Genre: Vehicles. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V01673 |
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| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Insignia. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04205 |
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| Series: Datafile |
| Volume: 2 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04254 |
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| Genre: Military. Local. Dorset. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Military. Local. Dorset. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
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| Summary: There's a commonly held view that Douglas Haig was a bone-headed, callous butcher, who through his incompetence as commander of the British Army in WWI, killed a generation of young men on the Somme and Passchendaele. On the other hand there are those who view Haig as a man who successfully struggled with appalling difficulties to produce an army which took the lead in defeating Germany in 1918, winning the greatest series of victories in British Military history. Just as the success of the Alanbrooke war diaries can be put down to its 'horse's mouth' view of Churchill and the conduct of WWII, so Haig's Diaries, hitherto only available in bowdlerised form, give the C-in-C's view of Asquith - he records him getting drunk and incapable - and his successor Lloyd George, of whom he was highly critical. As Haig records the relationship it was stormy ('I have no great opinion of L.G as a man or leader' - Sept 1916). |
| Genre: Personal Narratives. Generals. |
| Number of Pages: 550 |
| Dimensions: 16.50 x 4.50 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.48141 |
| LCC: DA69.3.H3 A3 2005 |
| OCLC: 57201132 |
| ISBN: 9780297847021 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. Canadian. |
| Number of Pages: 283 |
| Dewey Decimal: 358/.18/0971 |
| LCC: UA602.A76 W35 1995 |
| OCLC: 31778132 |
| ISBN: 9781896182049 |
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| Series: Artists At War |
| Genre: Second World War. North Africa. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04329 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V04195 |
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| Summary: The rescue in May 1940 of British soldiers fleeing capture and defeat by the Nazis at Dunkirk was not just about what happened at sea and on the beaches. The evacuation would never have succeeded had it not been for the tenacity of the British soldiers who stayed behind to ensure they got away. Men like Sergeant Major Gus Jennings who died smothering a German stick bomb in the church at Esquelbecq in an effort to save his comrades, and Captain Marcus Ervine-Andrews VC who single-handedly held back a German attack on the Dunkirk perimeter thereby allowing the British line to form up behind him. Told to stand and fight to the last man, these brave few battalions fought in whatever manner they could to buy precious time for the evacuation. Outnumbered and outgunned, they launched spectacular and heroic attacks time and again, despite ferocious fighting and the knowledge that for many only capture or death would end their struggle. |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. |
| Number of Pages: 701 |
| Dimensions: 12.90 x 1.80 x 20.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.5421428 |
| OCLC: 78988763 |
| ISBN: 9780141024370 |
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| Summary: A gripping account, this tale reveals the British Expeditionary Force's (BEF) brave stand against the German army and dramatic rescue of 338,000 British troops from the beaches of Dunkirk in World War II. In May 1940, the small BEF was sent to help the Belgians and French against the advancing German army. Ill-equipped and under-trained, they conducted a fighting withdrawal in the face of the formidable German army. Churchill feared that nearly all of the BEF would be killed or captured, but most were rescued and a defeat was turned into a victory. Drawing on previously unpublished and rare material, General Julian Thompson recreates the action—from the misunderstandings between the British and French generals which continue to resonate to this day, to the experiences of the ordinary soldier. Unlike other books on the subject, this account gives full weight to the fighting inland as the BEF found itself in mortal danger thanks to the collapse of the Belgian army on one flank and the failure of the French on the other, and corrects popular myths about the evacuation. |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. |
| Number of Pages: 352 |
| Dimensions: 12.70 x 2.50 x 20.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.5421428 |
| OCLC: 310155045 |
| ISBN: 9780330437967 |
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| Summary: THE TRUE STORY OF THE 41,000 BRITISH SOLDIERS WHO WERE LEFT BEHIND AFTER THE EVACUATION OF DUNKIRK, MAY 1940 'Meticulously researched, very well written and deeply moving' Andrew Roberts 'Few readers will be unmoved by Sean Longden's account' Dominic Sandbrook At 2am on the morning of the 3rd of June 1940, General Harold Alexander searched along the quayside, holding onto his megaphone and called "Is anyone there? Is anyone there?" before turning his boat back towards England. Tradition tells us that the dramatic events of the evacuation of Dunkirk, in which 300,000 BEF servicemen escaped the Nazis, was a victory gained from the jaws of defeat. For the first time, rather than telling the tale of the 300,000 who escaped, Sean Longden reveals the story of the 40,000 men sacrificed in the rearguard battles. On the beaches and sand dunes, besides the roads and amidst the ruins lay the corpses of hundreds who had not reached the boats. Elsewhere, hospitals full of the sick and wounded who had been left behind to receive treatment from the enemy's doctors. And further afield - still fighting hard alongside their French allies - was the entire 51st Highland Division, whose war had not finished as the last boats slipped away. Also scattered across the countryside were hundreds of lost and lonely soldiers. These 'evaders' had also missed the boats and were now desperately trying to make their own way home, either by walking across France or rowing across the channel. The majority, however, were now prisoners of war who were forced to walk on the death marches all the way to the camps in Germany and Poland, where they were forgotten until 1945. 'Sean Longden is a rising name in military history, and is able to uncover the missing stories of the Second World War' Guardian |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. |
| Number of Pages: 589 |
| Dimensions: 13.00 x 4.40 x 20.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.5421428 |
| OCLC: 302077296 |
| ISBN: 9781845299774 |
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| Summary: The miracle of Dunkirk. The defeat that was a triumph. Overwhelmed by the German blitzkreig the British Expeditionary Force somehow extricated itself, less gigantic quantities of equipment, and over 300,000 troops, to our island fortress to fight another day. That much is well known. But, as the author fascinatingly reveals, many myths surround the momentous days and hours when Britain's future hung in the balance. There was much more to the Dunkirk story than evacuating the beaches in the little ships and boats. The book also describes the heroic delaying actions at strongpoints such as Cassel, the tragic massacre of Wormhoult/Eschelbeck, the perimeter battles, the role of the RAF and the importance of the Dunkirk Mole, from whence the majority embarked. Patrick Wilson describes the overall strategy that was hastily adopted as well as graphically detailing individual actions. In true Battleground Europe style, this splendid little book is both an essential companion to the visitor to these thoroughly accessible battlefields as well as a rattling good read in the comfort of your home. |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. |
| Number of Pages: 192 |
| Dimensions: 14.00 x 21.60 x 22.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54/21428 |
| LCC: D756.5.D8 W54 1999 |
| OCLC: 44074779 |
| ISBN: 9780850527018 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Machine Gun. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: Photocopy |
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| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. |
| Number of Pages: 254 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 623.74/64/09041 |
| LCC: TL685.3 |
| OCLC: 19776603 |
| ISBN: 9780853689904 |
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| Summary: Armoured cars were the first armoured fighting vehicles. Automobiles were converted for military use soon after the beginning of the twentieth century and in 1912 armoured cars were used in action for the first time. This book traces their development from the first improvised designs to the turreted armoured cars in service during the First World War. The emphasis is mainly on British vehicles, but foreign armoured cars are also included. The book is illustrated with photographs from the archives of the Tank Museum at Bovington in Dorset. |
| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Armoured Cars. |
| Number of Pages: 32 |
| Dimensions: 14.90 x 2.50 x 21.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 623.74/75 |
| OCLC: 17676736 |
| ISBN: 9780852639085 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Armoured cars were the first armoured fighting vehicles. Automobiles were converted for military use soon after the beginning of the twentieth century and in 1912 armoured cars were used in action for the first time. This book traces their development from the first improvised designs to the turreted armoured cars in service during the First World War. The emphasis is mainly on British vehicles, but foreign armoured cars are also included. The book is illustrated with photographs from the archives of the Tank Museum at Bovington in Dorset. |
| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Armoured Cars. |
| Number of Pages: 32 |
| Dimensions: 14.90 x 2.50 x 21.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 623.74/75 |
| OCLC: 17676736 |
| ISBN: 9780852639085 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03522 |
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| Genre: Vehicles. Aircraft. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03762 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03572 |
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| Edition: Second |
| Genre: Second World War. Far East. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04128 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Generals. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Whether about Brit. Commandos, the German Elite Forces, the Amer. Special Forces, the Egyptian Airborne, or Soviet marines, tales of daring exploits by crack troops operating behind enemy lines are always fascinating. Examines the record of major elite forces during WW2, and also explores the qualities -- skill, courage, determination, stamina -- required of soldiers handpicked to serve in those units. Describes the deeds of valor performed by these troops. Includes: Israeli special units such as the Golani, GHQ Recce Squadron (Sayeret Matkal), and Naval Commandos; Arab assault units in the Golan Heights, in Lebanon, and in the Sinai; and soldiers in the Falkland and Grenada campaigns. Photos. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. |
| Number of Pages: 208 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 234291079 |
| ISBN: 9780668062749 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Royal Air Force. |
| Number of Pages: 319 |
| Language: English |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: "The present-day regiments of the British Army, many dating back to the seventeenth century, have long and distinguished histories. Campaigns in war and peace across the world, from Flanders to the North West Frontier and from Spain to New Zealand, are still celebrated in regimental customs and battle honours. Since the first edition of this book, there have been dramatic cuts in defence spending and comprehensive role changes for many of the Army's oldest regiments. A reappraisal of the make-up and traditions of the Army's basic building blocks, its regiments, is therefore timely. The regiments and corps of the British Army, many preserving traditional titles such as Dragoon Guards, Hussars, Lancers and Fusiliers, are considered in order of precedence. Details given for each regiment include insignia, battle honours, anniversaries, customs, mascots, dress distinctions, marches, nicknames, headquarters and recruiting areas. In addition, there is a 'family tree' for each regiment, showing its lineage since its original foundation. A wide selection of colour and black and white pictures illustrate key moments in each regiment's history and its current activities across the globe"--Book description. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. |
| Number of Pages: 216 |
| Dimensions: 19.40 x 1.00 x 27.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 355.30941 |
| LCC: UA649 .G697 2005 |
| OCLC: 71347771 |
| ISBN: 9780750939294 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
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| Summary: This work of reference is a comprehensive record of campaigns, overseas services, battles and engagements of the English and Welsh line regiments created following the British Army reorganisations. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Number of Pages: 223 |
| Dimensions: 22.00 x 2.70 x 29.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| LCC: UA650 .W47 1995 |
| OCLC: 34333096 |
| ISBN: 9781873376249 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: The village of Epehy gave its name to one of the most important battles of 1918.Evacuated by the Germans during their retreat to the Hindenburg Line, the ruins were occupied by British Forces until the German offensive. They were recaptured in some of the bloodiest engagements of September 1918. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. |
| Number of Pages: 144 |
| Dimensions: 13.60 x 0.70 x 22.00 cm |
| List Price: USD5.99 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4/34 |
| LCC: D545.E64 .M58 1998 |
| OCLC: 854586294 |
| ISBN: 9780850526271 |
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| Genre: Second World War. |
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| Genre: Second World War. Far East. |
| Number of Pages: 192 |
| OCLC: 21597074 |
| ISBN: 9780709041313 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03582 |
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| Summary: What was the biggest operation of World War II in Europe? It wasn't D-Day* What was the name of the largest concentration camp operating in Europe between 1939 and 1945. It wasn't Auschwitz** What European nationality lost the largest number of civilians between 1939-45? It wasn't the French - or the Germans.*** Bringing his usual fresh eye to bear on a story we think we all know, Norman Davies answers these questions, and many more, in this concise, vivid and thought-provoking new history of the Second World War. Powerfully argued, compellingly written and devastating in its conclusions, Davies forces us to look again at those six years and to discard the usual narrative of Allied good versus Nazi evil and reminds us that for the greater part of the continent, the Allied victory and the 'liberation of Europe' was the beginning of more than fifty years of totalitarian oppression. *Barbarossa; **Vorkuta; *** Ukraine |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Number of Pages: 544 |
| Dimensions: 16.30 x 5.30 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54094 |
| LCC: D756 .D38 2006 |
| OCLC: 70401618 |
| ISBN: 9780333692851 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03774 |
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| Summary: Discussing the key issues of modern warfare, Hew Strachan's work examines the theory and practice of land warfare in Europe since 1700.Looking at warfare in the context of social and political change, Dr. Strachan interprets his subject matter as widely as possible, and European Armies and the Conduct of War considers the roles of air power and the impact of the United States on European military developments.Through the eyes of the major theorists of the day, European Armies examines:* how the social and political influences which shape armies, also mould the attitude of those armies to warfare* the story of techicnal innovation* the mounting pace of industrialization and its impact of warfare. Recent military history has tended to focus on the relationship between armies and society and there has been much original research on the subject of the conduct of war. This book brings these approaches together, providing information and insight vital to the study of this fascinating era. |
| Genre: Military. General. |
| Number of Pages: 226 |
| Dimensions: 15.90 x 2.00 x 24.00 cm |
| List Price: USD52.99 |
| Language: English |
| LCC: U43.E95 S76 1991 |
| OCLC: 25851504 |
| ISBN: 9780415078634 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V07467 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Machine Gun. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V05293 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Machine Gun. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V05292 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Machine Gun. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V05291 |
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| Genre: Second World War. Italy. Cassino. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Number of Pages: 192 |
| OCLC: 166382237 |
| ISBN: 9781903942680 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: Gift from Jerry Levine |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Great War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04051 |
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| Summary: From Coral Sea to Midway to Guadalcanal and Santa Cruz, these fighters battled for air supremacy over the Pacific in World War II. The Grumman F4F Wildcat and the Mitsubishi A6M Zero-sen were contemporaries, although designed to very different requirements. Ruggedly built so as to survive the rigors of carrier operations, the Wildcat was the best carrier fighter the US Navy had available when the USA entered World War II, and it remained the principal fighter for the US Navy and the US Marine Corps until the more capable F6F Hellcat and F4U Corsair entered service in 1942-43. Designed to meet a seemingly impossible requirement from the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) for an aeroplane with a speed greater than 300mph, exceptional maneuverability, long range, and an impressive armament - for the time - of two 7.7mm machine guns and two 20mm cannon, the Zero-sen could out-perform any Allied fighter in 1941-42.In one-on-one combat the Zero-sen was clearly superior to the rugged Grumman F4F Wildcat in speed, climb, maneuverability, and service ceiling. The Wildcat, in turn, had better firepower and structural strength but was some 2,600lb heavier than its Japanese opponent, with only 250 additional horsepower; even so, the Wildcat pilots had no alternative but to take on their more capable Japanese opponents until superior American aircraft could be put into production. The battles between the Wildcat and the Zero-sen during 1942 represent a classic duel in which pilots flying a nominally inferior fighter successfully developed air combat tactics that negated the strengths of their opponent. |
| Genre: Vehicles. Aircraft. |
| Number of Pages: 80 |
| Language: English |
| LCC: UG1242.F5 Y68 2013 |
| OCLC: 841673189 |
| ISBN: 9781780963228 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: This magnificent commemorative volume traces the tragedy of the Great War in words and pictures. Best-selling author Max Arthur brilliantly conveys not only the heroism, but also the universal horror, futility, absurdity and boredom of early 20th-century warfare. From the frontline troops and the daily dance with death, to the support lines, communications, enlistment, training, and propaganda, the story of the war is illustrated with over 200 images that have been handpicked from the world famous collection of the Imperial War Museum in London. Every aspect of the soldier's life is covered in this brilliant collection of images and eyewitness accounts that bring the Great War to life once more. |
| Genre: Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 416 |
| Dimensions: 23.70 x 3.10 x 29.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4 |
| OCLC: 156891389 |
| ISBN: 9781844035618 |
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| Series: Battle Zone Normandy |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. Normandy. |
| Number of Pages: 188 |
| LCC: D756.5.F34 L38 2004 |
| OCLC: 58555175 |
| ISBN: 9780750930147 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03790 |
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| Summary: The jIn Sights is one man's journey from boyhood to manhood, ultimately finding himself in the theatre of war. It is a journey littered with colourful anecdotes that offer insight into male bonding. Few paths have included such diverse experience. From military training in the Guards Depot to Trooping the Colour, from academic failure to intelligence work in Northern Ireland; from helping Rudolf Hess out of an ambulance to being tasked with taking the Queen's portrait. He even trod on Lady Diana's toes! Tim Rees colours every experience with profound and often idiosyncratic observations that offer the reader a taste of the sometimes humorous, often arduous and, on too many occasions, brutal reality. Close friends were killed or injured aboard RFA Sir Galahad off Fitzroy in the Falklands.Historically, men have gone to war en masse. Today, only relatively few men experience war. Was war a traumatic experience? Yes. Disturbing? Yes. Has experience of war and military service had a positive effect on Tim's life? Yes. Tim says, 'The positive effect is the bond of common experience I share with men with whom I served in the army. the bond is very strong and very different from civilian friendships. The bond military men share is unique. And I would argue that these bonds have historically been very important to the fabric of society and now they are being lost.' |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. |
| Number of Pages: 192 |
| Dimensions: 17.20 x 1.00 x 24.80 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 355.31 |
| OCLC: 786216955 |
| ISBN: 9781862274730 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
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| Summary: This book was issued by the British War Office to all senior NCOs, warrant officers and officers in the Great War. It details many aspects of the British military art, starting with the war establishments of the British Army (cavalry and Infantry Divisions and ancillary units) and the Indian Army. The handbook details everyday military conduct in the field, and lays down the regulations and guidelines for marches, quarters, camp cooking, sanitation and water supply. There are chapters on orders and the means of communication, plus overseas operations, map reading and field sketching (the intelligence functions). Field engineering is dealt with too, along with tools and explosives, together with defensive systems, obstacles, and working parties. The minutiae of engineering is also laid bare, with knots, blocks and tackles, bridging and bridging expedients and demolitions laid down. Transport is covered in Chapter V, including convoys and movements by rail and by sea. Chapter VI deals with small arms and guns, the supply of ammunition, rations and fuel, together with their storage. Pay, clothing and field equipment is detailed, and so too is office work, discipline and courts martial. Added to this is a chapter on the army in India and other overseas dominions, and details of foreign armies. Here too are tables of comparison of such diverse matters as weights and measures (British and Indian), aeronautical terms and billeting orders. This handbook - issued in 1914 and revised in 1916 - gives a remarkably detailed picture of the rules and regulations governing the British and Indian armies at the mid-point of the First World War and is warmly recommended to all students of the period. |
| Genre: Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 352 |
| Dimensions: 12.70 x 2.00 x 20.30 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 927363118 |
| ISBN: 9781843425106 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03403 |
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| Summary: Fifteen Flags re-creates the American military intervention into Siberia during the Russian Civil war, one of America's earlier failed attempts to control the fate of nations. This epic novel focuses on company commander Captain "Hunkpapa" Jack Carlisle and his second in command, Lt. Ira Leverett, known to their men as the Sioux and the Jew. Their mission was to maintain neutrality on an isolated sector of the Trans-Siberian railway which was targeted by Bolshevik and Czarist troops, by roving bands of Cossacks and by the forces of a dozen other nations which sought to control Siberia. In 1920 when they received orders to withdraw Lt. Leverett deserted the company to find Maryenka Austin, widow of an American sergeant who died in action. Captain Carlisle and his men, riding two rail wagons behind an erratic wood burning switching engine, beat their way East toward Vladivostok trying to outrun an armored train commanded by a rogue White officer, Colonel Sipialef, who has stolen the Cazrist gold reserves. When Leverett locates Maryenka with a band of Partisans and learns she is pregnant, he convinces her and the Partisan leader that Maryenka should be evacuated with the American forces so that her child can be born in the United States. |
| Genre: Great War. Russia. |
| Number of Pages: 580 |
| Dimensions: 15.20 x 3.70 x 22.90 cm |
| Language: English |
| ISBN: 9780595148240 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04176 |
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| Genre: Second World War. Italy. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04029 |
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| Summary: Fighting Hitler From Dunkirk to D-Day is the compelling story of a man belonging to a group of which there are now very few survivors. Jeff Haward MM is a pre-war Territorial Army soldier who enlisted merely for something to do in the evenings. Consequently, he fought throughout the entirety of the Second World War. Jeff is a 'Die Hard', the historic name given to men of the famous Middlesex Regiment. He joined the 1/7th Battalion, a machine-gun battalion, equipped with the British Army's iconic Vickers medium machine gun.??Following evacuation from Dunkirk, the 1/7th, while refitting and re-equipping, carried out coastal defence duties in preparation for the German invasion. So desperate was the situation that on sentry duty, the one rifle per section had to be handed to the next sentry, along with the only ammunition available three rounds!??In 1941, they were attached to the famous 51st Highland Division. The less than enthusiastic welcome from the Jocks gradually evolved into respect following the Middlesex's performance at El Alamein and the subsequent campaigns in North Africa, Sicily, Normandy and North West Europe.??Following the Reichswald battle, in March 1945, Jeff was surprised to hear that he had been awarded the Military Medal for bravery and was subsequently awarded the ribbon by none other than Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery.??Jeff Haward's experiences, those of a normal soldier, make fascinating reading and throw new light on the use of such Vickers gun battalions during the war. |
| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Second World War. |
| Number of Pages: 176 |
| Dimensions: 15.60 x 2.10 x 23.40 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 905696265 |
| ISBN: 9781473826991 |
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| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. |
| Number of Pages: 192 |
| OCLC: 28466667 |
| ISBN: 9781853269950 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04257 |
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| Summary: The dramatic opening weeks of the Great War passed into legend long before the conflict ended. The British Expeditionary Force fought a mesmerizing campaign, outnumbered and outflanked but courageous and skillful, holding the line against impossible odds, sacrificing themselves to stop the last great German offensive of 1914. A remarkable story of high hopes and crushing disappointment, the campaign contains moments of sheer horror and nerve-shattering excitement; pathos and comic relief; occasional cowardice and much selfless courage--all culminating in the climax of the First Battle of Ypres. And yet, as Peter Hart shows in this gripping and revisionary look at the war's first year, for too long the British part in the 1914 campaigns has been veiled in layers of self-congratulatory myth: a tale of poor unprepared Britain, reliant on the peerless class of her regular soldiers to bolster the rabble of the unreliable French Army and defeat the teeming hordes of German troops. But the reality of those early months is in fact far more complex--and ultimately, Hart argues, far more powerful than the standard triumphalist narrative. Fire and Movement places the British role in 1914 into a proper historical context, incorporating the personal experiences of the men who were present on the front lines. The British regulars were indeed skillful soldiers, but as Hart reveals, they also lacked practice in many of the required disciplines of modern warfare, and the inexperience of officers led to severe mistakes. Hart also provides a more accurate portrait of the German Army they faced--not the caricature of hordes of automatons, but the reality of a well-trained and superlatively equipped force that outfought the BEF in the early battles--and allows readers to come to a full appreciation of the role of the French Army, without whom the Marne never would have been won. Ultimately Fire and Movement shows the story of the 1914 campaigns to be an epic tale, and one which needs no embellishment. Through the voices and recollections of the soldiers who were there, Hart strips away the myth to offer a clear-eyed account of the remarkable early days of the Great War. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. |
| Number of Pages: 480 |
| Dimensions: 16.20 x 3.30 x 25.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.421 |
| LCC: D546 .H44 2015 |
| OCLC: 891397141 |
| ISBN: 9780199989270 |
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| Summary: This is a comprehensive account of the behind-the-lines operations that preceded and supported the D-Day landings and the breakout from Normandy. The French resistance played a key role in undermining German resistance during the liberation of France in 1944.They destroyed vital railways, ambushed convoys and tied down large numbers of German troops in security patrols. Many attacks were spearheaded by British and American special forces, the SAS and US 'Jedburgh teams' (ancestors of the 'Green Berets'). From the early hours of 6 June 1944 to the destruction of the German army in France, this is the story of how small teams of SAS men fought their secret war behind enemy lines. |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. |
| Number of Pages: 308 |
| Dimensions: 12.90 x 2.30 x 19.90 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 950.54/1241 |
| LCC: D794.5 .F67 2004 |
| OCLC: 57008128 |
| ISBN: 9780304363360 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Valour. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03801 |
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| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Airborne. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04041 |
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| Summary: Jeremy Beadle and Ian Harrison have combined forces to display their extensive knowledge on a series of "Firsts, Lasts and Onlys" trivia books. Chronologically categorised, these books examine the key moments in history when human endeavour has created a breakthrough, a triumphant conclusion or a unique one-time only event. "Military's First, Lasts & Onlys" reveals a compendium of facts, trivia, events and information on key moments in Military history. Further "Firsts, Lasts & Onlys" titles include trivia on Crime, Football and Rugby. |
| Genre: Military. General. |
| Number of Pages: 192 |
| Dimensions: 13.80 x 1.90 x 18.50 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 355.009 |
| LCC: D25.5 .B326 2007 |
| OCLC: 271539805 |
| ISBN: 9781905798063 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: An account by a young man in charge of a troop of Crocodile flame throwing tanks during the Normandy invasion in World War II. |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. Normandy. |
| Number of Pages: 202 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 12523341 |
| ISBN: 9780718305222 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03501 |
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| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Insignia. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03855 |
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| Summary: Flers is of course best remembered for the first use of tanks in modern war. But the battles at Flers and Gueudecourt were also memorable as forming part of the last great advance of the British Army in this slogging match that was the Battle of the Somme in 1916. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. |
| Number of Pages: 160 |
| Dimensions: 14.00 x 0.80 x 22.00 cm |
| List Price: USD8.99 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4/272 |
| LCC: D545.S7 P53 2002 |
| OCLC: 45315082 |
| ISBN: 9780850527780 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. |
| Number of Pages: 192 |
| OCLC: 62886896 |
| ISBN: 9781840373967 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Date Published: 1999 |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04213 |
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| Genre: Second World War. Home Front. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Great War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V00393 |
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| Summary: For King and Country is the first in a series of in-depth studies which will cover the uniforms, equipment, insignia, weapons, vehicles, and personal items of the British and Commonwealth soldier of World War II. This initial volume covers the British Airborne soldier of the 1st and 6th Airborne Divisions, and the 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade. With over 540 color recreation, and detail photos and over 65 unpublished war era black and white photographs, the complete airborne rig is covered in great detail. For King and Country brings to life the British Airborne soldier as never before. Each branch of the Airborne is covered: included are the paratroops, glider troops, divisional and administrative departments, and the glider pilots, as well as those liaison and attached troops. For King and Country is an essential reference for any military enthusiast, collector, reenactor, modeler, and veteran. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Airborne. |
| Number of Pages: 192 |
| Dimensions: 22.90 x 2.10 x 32.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 356/.16614/094109044 |
| LCC: UC485.G7 G58 1999 |
| OCLC: 43487436 |
| ISBN: 9780764307942 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V07578 |
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| Summary: For King and Country is the first in a series of in-depth studies which will cover the uniforms, equipment, insignia, weapons, vehicles, and personal items of the British and Commonwealth soldier of World War II. This initial volume covers the British Airborne soldier of the 1st and 6th Airborne Divisions, and the 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade. With over 540 color recreation, and detail photos and over 65 unpublished war era black and white photographs, the complete airborne rig is covered in great detail. For King and Country brings to life the British Airborne soldier as never before. Each branch of the Airborne is covered: included are the paratroops, glider troops, divisional and administrative departments, and the glider pilots, as well as those liaison and attached troops. For King and Country is an essential reference for any military enthusiast, collector, reenactor, modeler, and veteran. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Airborne. |
| Number of Pages: 192 |
| Dimensions: 22.90 x 2.10 x 32.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 356/.16614/094109044 |
| LCC: UC485.G7 G58 1999 |
| OCLC: 43487436 |
| ISBN: 9780764307942 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Services. |
| Number of Pages: 318 |
| Dewey Decimal: 355.3/432/0941 |
| LCC: UB251.G7 C58 1993 |
| OCLC: 28846171 |
| ISBN: 9780080377018 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: In a period of just over two years, from 15 March 1939 to 30 April 1941, ten countries were defeated in campaigns in which Nazi Germany deployed revolutionary techniques of mobile warfare. The breakneck speed of German victories allowed some defeated troops to escape to friendly countries, where their political leaders established governments-in-exile and formed them into military units to continue the struggle. The hard-pressed Western Allies welcomed this well-motivated manpower with open arms. Nigel Thomas investigates the foreign volunteers of the Western Allies in a fascinating text backed by contemporary photographs and eight full page colour plates by Simon McCouaig. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. |
| Number of Pages: 48 |
| Dimensions: 18.40 x 0.50 x 25.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.53 |
| LCC: D744 .T455 1991 |
| OCLC: 32133927 |
| ISBN: 9781855321366 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: Photocopy V05818 |
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| Summary: A remarkable new oral history of the Second World War conflict in Burma, told from both sides.From the end of 1941 to 1945 a pivotal but often overlooked conflict was being fought in the South-East Asian Theatre of World War II -- the Burma Campaign. In 1941 the Allies fought in a disastrous retreat across Burma against the Japanese -- an enemy more prepared, better organised and more powerful than anyone had imagined. Yet in 1944, following key battles at Kohima and Imphal, and daring operations behind enemy lines by the Chindits, the Commonwealth army were back, retaking lost ground one bloody battle at a time.Fighting in dense jungle and open paddy field, this brutal campaign was the longest fought by the British Commonwealth in the Second World War. But the troops taking part were a forgotten army, and the story of their remarkable feats and their courage remains largely untold to this day.The Fourteenth Army in Burma became one of the largest and most diverse armies of the Second World War. British, West African, Ghurkha and Indian regiments fought alongside one another and became comrades. In Forgotten Voices of Burma -- a remarkable new oral history taken from Imperial War Museum's Sound Archive -- soldiers from both sides tell their stories of this epic conflict. |
| Genre: Second World War. Far East. |
| Number of Pages: 398 |
| Dimensions: 12.70 x 2.70 x 19.80 cm |
| List Price: USD10.99 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.542591 |
| OCLC: 636905663 |
| ISBN: 9780091932374 |
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| Genre: Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 326 |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4 |
| OCLC: 50271718 |
| ISBN: 9780091882099 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Great War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Great War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03503 |
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| Genre: Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 326 |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4 |
| OCLC: 50271718 |
| ISBN: 9780091882099 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
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| Summary: In 1960, the Imperial War Museum began a momentous and important task. A team of academics, archivists and volunteers set about tracing WWI veterans and interviewing them at length in order to record the experiences of ordinary individuals in war. The IWM aural archive has become the most important archive of its kind in the world. Authors have occasionally been granted access to the vaults, but digesting the thousands of hours of footage is a monumental task. (There are over 2,500 interviews, some as long as 20 hours long). As a result, those seeking first person quotations for their works have only used a tiny fraction of the available pre-transcribed material. Now, forty years on, the Imperial War Museum has at last given author Max Arthur and his team of researchers unlimited access to the complete WWI tapes. These are the forgotten voices of an entire generation of survivors of the Great War. Their stories have rested unheard for almost half a century, and nearly all of those interviewed have since passed away. The resulting book is an important, unique and compelling story of WWI in the words of those who experienced it. Destined to become one of the non-fiction reads of 2002 and a classic for years to come. |
| Genre: Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 322 |
| Dimensions: 13.00 x 2.20 x 20.00 cm |
| List Price: USD10.99 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4/81 |
| LCC: D507 .A78 2003 |
| OCLC: 52621394 |
| ISBN: 9780091888879 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Second World War. |
| Number of Pages: 486 |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54/81 |
| LCC: D811.A2 F59 2004b |
| OCLC: 57693152 |
| ISBN: 9780091897345 |
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| Summary: The Gestapo kept me three days in this interrogation house. They especially wanted to know what I did after my escape, and precise things on the organisation of the SOE. And just for fun I suspect, because I had really not much to tell them, they pulled one of my toenails out...' - Robert Sheppard, SOE agentThe Special Operations Executive (SOE) was a secret British organisation created early in the Second World War to encourage resistance and carry out sabotage behind enemy lines- in Winston Churchill's famous phrase, to 'set Europe ablaze'.Drawing on the vast resources of the Imperial War Museum Sound Archive and featuring a mass of previously unpublished personal testimonies, Forgotten Voices of the Secret War tells the stories of SOE agents, HQ staff, diplomats, aircrew and naval personnel in their own words. As the war unfolds, we learn of parachute drops into enemy territory, torture by the Gestapo and nerve-wracking sabotage missions in far-flung climes.Forgotten Voices of the Secret War is both an incredible account of a unique clandestine force and a fitting testament to the efforts and sacrifices of a dedicated group of courageous men and women. |
| Genre: Second World War. Europe. Special Operations. |
| Number of Pages: 400 |
| Dimensions: 12.70 x 2.50 x 19.60 cm |
| List Price: USD10.99 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.5486410922 |
| OCLC: 297799531 |
| ISBN: 9780091918514 |
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| Summary: It is 1916, the Somme. With over a million casualties, it was the most brutal battle of the First World War. It is a clash that even now, over 90 years later, remains seared into historical consciousness, conjuring up images of muddy trenches and young lives tragically wasted. Its first day, July 1st 1916--on which the British suffered 57,470 casualties, including 19,240 dead--is the bloodiest day in the history of the British armed forces to date. On the German side, an officer famously described it as "the muddy grave of the German field army." By the end of the battle, the British had learned many lessons in modern warfare while the Germans had suffered irreplaceable losses, ultimately laying the foundations for the Allies' final victory on the Western Front. Drawing on a wealth of material from the vast Imperial War Museum Sound Archive, Forgotten Voices of the Somme presents an intimate, poignant, sometimes even bleakly funny insight into life on the front line: from the day-to-day struggle of extraordinary circumstances to the white heat of battle and the constant threat of injury or death. Featuring contributions from soldiers of both sides and of differing backgrounds, ranks and roles, this is the definitive oral history of this unique and terrible conflict. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. The Somme. |
| Number of Pages: 285 |
| Dimensions: 12.60 x 1.90 x 19.70 cm |
| List Price: USD10.99 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4272 |
| OCLC: 421780141 |
| ISBN: 9780091926281 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V01787 |
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| Summary: "The Victoria Cross is one of the world s most famous medals. It was introduced by Queen Victoria in 1856 for most conspicuous bravery, or some daring or pre-eminent act of valour or self-sacrifice, or extreme devotion to duty in the presence of the enemy, and has been awarded only 1,357 times. Exploring the actions and events that lead to the VC being awarded, Forgotten Voices of the Victoria Cross will be full of heroic tales, drama and action, spanning many conflicts over the last 150 years and especially the two world wars. Collected from the Imperial War Museum's archives, extraordinarily most of these accounts by VC winners will be published here for the very first time. The book will also include accounts of extreme acts of valour that received no medal, and others where eye-witnesses thought the medal really wasn t deserved. In essence, Forgotten Voices of the Victoria Cross explores the nature of bravery, and is a landmark addition to the Forgotten Voices series." |
| Genre: Personal Narratives. Valour. |
| Number of Pages: 382 |
| Dimensions: 12.80 x 2.50 x 19.80 cm |
| List Price: USD10.99 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 355.1342 |
| OCLC: 765511808 |
| ISBN: 9780091938178 |
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| Summary: With today's increased emphasis on reserve forces, this is an important book for all concerned with defense issues as well as for serving and former territorials. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Number of Pages: 278 |
| Dimensions: 16.00 x 2.50 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 355.3/7/0941 |
| LCC: UA661 .B23 1994 |
| OCLC: 29594495 |
| ISBN: 9780080407166 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04099 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Second World War. |
| ISBN: 1-873907-117 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: The infamous SS Das Reich Division was resting in Montauban, South West France when the Allies invaded Normandy in June 1944. When ordered to rush North, they ran into a series of French Resistance, SAS and SOE delaying actions. This ruthless Division reacted violently and their reprisals culminated in the Massacre at Oradour. This book tells the story of those heroic and tragic days from the British, French and German viewpoints. |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. |
| Number of Pages: 189 |
| Dimensions: 21.50 x 1.00 x 22.00 cm |
| List Price: USD5.99 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54/214 |
| LCC: D757.85 .V53 2000 |
| OCLC: 45911513 |
| ISBN: 9780850526998 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Airborne. |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 993005311 |
| ISBN: 9789081270380 |
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| Summary: ""Freyberg" is a fascinating study of New Zealand's most famous general during his most consequential years 1941-1945. With recent declassification of intelligence material, used particularly in Crete and Mareth, Freyberg's command capability can be seen in a new light. This book contradicts previous accounts that question Freyberg's competence and describe him as cautious. It reassesses his capacity for highter command, particularly under the impossible circumstances he was faced with and his having to adjust continually to new superiors with different demands. Freyberg's innovative capacity, consistent ability, tenacity, and personal bravery are highlighted during his command in Crete, the Western Desert, Mareth and Cassino. The authors examine Freyberg's battle plans and explain why he deserved to be called the "Salamander of the British Empire"."--Inside front cover. |
| Genre: Personal Narratives. Generals. |
| Number of Pages: 310 |
| Dimensions: 15.00 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 993.03/092 |
| LCC: DU322.F74 B37 1989 |
| OCLC: 21518853 |
| ISBN: 9781869410520 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03997 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Great War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V04994 |
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| Genre: Military. Local. Wiltshire. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. Australian. Machine Guns. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V03221 |
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| Date Published: 1987 |
| Genre: Second World War. Far East. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03620 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: This text describes in some detail the actions just prior and after the landings on the beaches around Helles by the British 29 Division on those fateful days of the 25 and 26 April 1915. |
| Genre: Great War. Mediterranean. Gallipoli. |
| Number of Pages: 191 |
| Dimensions: 14.00 x 0.60 x 22.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4/26 |
| LCC: D568.3 .R64 2003 |
| OCLC: 54903654 |
| ISBN: 9781844150090 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Great War. Mediterranean. Gallipoli. |
| Number of Pages: 534 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 755811761 |
| ISBN: 9781846681615 |
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| Summary: This text is Jones's account of his part in British Scientific Intelligence between 1939 and 1949. It was his responsibility to anticipate German applications of science to warfare, so that their new weapons could be countered before they were used. Much of his work had to do with radio navigation, as in the Battle of the Beams, with radar, as in the Allied Bomber Offensive and in the preparations for D-Day and in the war at sea. He was also in charge of intelligence against the V-1 (flying bomb) and the V-2 (rocket) retaliation weapons and, although the Germans were some distance behind from success, against their nuclear developments. |
| Genre: Great War. Mediterranean. Gallipoli. |
| Number of Pages: 319 |
| Dimensions: 14.00 x 1.60 x 22.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 39504321 |
| ISBN: 9781853266751 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Second World War. Italy. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Second World War. Italy. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. Normandy. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03702 |
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| Summary: This is the first biography of 'Boy' Browning, whose name is inextricably linked with the creation and employment of Britain's airborne forces in the Second World War. Commissioned into the Grenadier Guards, Browning served on the Western Front, earning a DSO during the Battle of Cambrai. As Adjutant at Sandhurst, he began the tradition of riding a horse up the steps at the end of the commissioning parade. Browning represented England and Great Britain as a hurdler at the 1928 Winter Olympics. In 1932 Browning married Daphne du Maurier, who was ten years younger and became one of the 20th century's most enduring and popular novelists with titles such as Jamaica Inn and Rebecca. Browning commanded two brigades before being appointed to command 1 Airborne Division in 1941, later acting as Eisenhower's advisor on airborne warfare in the Mediterranean. In 1944 he commanded 1st Airborne Corps, which he took to Holland for Operation MARKET GARDEN that September. Allegedly coining the phrase "a bridge too far", he has received much of the blame for the operation's failure. In late 1944, Browning became Chief of Staff to Mountbatten. In 1948 he became Comptroller and Treasurer to Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip and then Treasurer to the latter following the Queen's accession. He was a close adviser to the Royal couple, who respected and valued his judgment. By this time, Boy and Daphne lived separate lives with Boy working at the Palace in London and Daphne reluctant to leave her beloved Cornwall although the marriage remained intact. Questions exist as to Daphne's sexuality and Boy had a succession of discrete mistresses. After a nervous breakdown probably due to marriage problems, he resigned in 1959 and retired to Cornwall. Browning died in March 1965. |
| Genre: Personal Narratives. Generals. |
| Number of Pages: 276 |
| Dimensions: 15.20 x 2.50 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 355.0092 |
| LCC: DA69.3.B73 M43 2010 |
| OCLC: 763626274 |
| ISBN: 9781848841819 |
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| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Armoured Cars. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03728 |
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| Series: Hugo’s “Simplified” Series |
| Genre: Reference. Languages. German. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
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| Series: Hugo’s “Simplified” Series |
| Genre: Reference. Languages. German. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
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| Series: Hugo’s “Simplified” Series |
| Genre: Reference. Languages. German. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
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| Series: Order Of Battle |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. German. |
| Number of Pages: 192 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.541343 |
| OCLC: 226976336 |
| ISBN: 9781905704859 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03796 |
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| Summary: The German Navy during World War II played a crucial role in disrupting Allied shipping, Order of Battle: German Kriegsmarine in World War II shows the key encounters whether in the North Atlantic or at the invasion of Crete, the strengths and organizational structures at fleet and flotilla level of the Third Reich's naval forces campaign by campaign, building into an essential reference for any enthusiast. With diagrams and full colour campaign maps, the book is an easy-to-use guide to the types and numbers of German ships and U-boats and where they served throughout the war. 300 colour and b/w photographs |
| Series: Order Of Battle |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. German. |
| Number of Pages: 192 |
| Dimensions: 19.60 x 2.10 x 25.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.545943 |
| OCLC: 298185005 |
| ISBN: 9781906626198 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03797 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. German. |
| Number of Pages: 192 |
| OCLC: 271775038 |
| ISBN: 9781906626204 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03794 |
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| Series: Order Of Battle |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. German. |
| Number of Pages: 192 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.541343 |
| OCLC: 174131269 |
| ISBN: 9781862274419 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03798 |
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| Series: Hugo’s “Simplified” Series |
| Genre: Reference. Languages. German. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
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| Series: Hugo’s “Simplified” Series |
| Genre: Reference. Languages. German. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
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| Summary: This unique collection of contemporary combat accounts provides a primary source insight into the reality of anti-tank warfare on the Eastern Front. Both armoured and infantry based operations are considered.??This book is part of the 'Hitler's War Machine' series, a new military history range compiled and edited by Emmy Award winning author and historian Bob Carruthers. The series draws on primary sources and contemporary documents to provide a new insight into the true nature of Hitler's Wehrmacht.??The series consultant is David Mcwhinnie creator of the award winning PBS series 'Battlefield'. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. German. |
| Number of Pages: 176 |
| Dimensions: 15.20 x 1.20 x 22.90 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 896700331 |
| ISBN: 9781781591321 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04267 |
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| Series: Datafile |
| Volume: 4 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. German. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04262 |
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| Genre: Great War. Western Front. The Somme. |
| Number of Pages: 208 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4272 |
| LCC: D545.S7 F73 2009 |
| OCLC: 295000925 |
| ISBN: 9781844158362 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Media. Comics. |
| Number of Pages: 192 |
| OCLC: 31515478 |
| ISBN: 9780747210412 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Cavalry. |
| Number of Pages: 139 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 357/.1/0941 |
| LCC: UA657 .O94 1983 |
| OCLC: 18497485 |
| ISBN: 9780903434614 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04189 |
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| Summary: The British Airborne landings on Sicily are the least known and, without doubt, the most fraught with political and technical strife. Newly formed Air landing troops were delivered into battle in gliders they knew little about. The men of the Glider Pilot Regiment (GPR) had self-assembled the gliders while living in the empty packing cases. They accomplished this complex and technically challenged task while living on fly ridden, dusty North African airfields. After only a few hours of conversion training they took off for a night flight across the Mediterranean Sea that was to end in near-catastrophe. With over three hundred soldiers drowned off Sicily that night in July 1943, the first major operation attempted by the British using gliders almost ended in total disaster. In fact a few Airborne troops reached dry land and attacked their objectives. Shining examples of collective and individual acts of courage rocked the Italian and German defenders. This book tells the controversial story of that first mass glider operation and the men who proved the GPR motto - Nothing is Impossible. This is the first account of the Sicily air landing operation. |
| Genre: Second World War. Mediterranean. |
| Number of Pages: 305 |
| Dimensions: 15.20 x 3.10 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.542158 |
| LCC: D786 .P385 2012 |
| OCLC: 854585698 |
| ISBN: 9781848846838 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V07069 |
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| Summary: The two authors, both formerly senior professional soldiers, have compiled an easy-to-follow itinerary to the British landings on 6 June 1944 on Gold Beach and the ensuing bitter fighting. Covered in detail are the actions which earned CSM Hollis of the Green Howards his VC and other inspiring battle stories |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. Normandy. |
| Number of Pages: 160 |
| Dimensions: 14.00 x 0.60 x 22.00 cm |
| List Price: USD9.99 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54/2142 |
| LCC: D756.5.N6 D79 1999 |
| OCLC: 43582693 |
| ISBN: 9780850526615 |
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| Summary: Among the veterans that Montgomery brought back with him from the Mediterranean to spearhead the D-day invasion, were West Country infantrymen of 231 Brigade. The Devons, Hampshires and Dorsets had already carried out assault landings in Sicily and in Italy and replaced another brigade that had been provisionally allocated to lead XXX Corps ashore on Jig sector of Gold Beach. Unknown to the Allies, a quality German Division had been moved forward to the coast. This was the same German Division that nearly halted the Americans at OMAHA and the West Countrymen had to fight extremely hard for their objectives. 231 Brigade faced the sternest test of all British troops on D-day. |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. Normandy. |
| Number of Pages: 190 |
| Dimensions: 14.00 x 0.90 x 22.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54/21422 |
| LCC: D756.5.N6 S288 2002 |
| ISBN: 9780850528664 |
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| Summary: On D-Day, British XXX Corps was ordered to break open the German defences on Gold Beach and advance to capture Bayeux. Its commander, Lieutenant-General G.C. Bucknall, chose the 50th (Northumbrian) Division to spearhead the landing. Simon Trew captures the action. |
| Series: Battle Zone Normandy |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. Normandy. |
| Number of Pages: 192 |
| Dimensions: 16.20 x 1.60 x 24.10 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.542142 |
| LCC: D756.5.N6 T73 2004 |
| OCLC: 55586964 |
| ISBN: 9780750930116 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03793 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. United States Of America. Machine Gun Units. |
| Number of Pages: 336 |
| OCLC: 1045066606 |
| ISBN: 9780692116470 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Vehicles. Aircraft. |
| OCLC: 979459059 |
| ISBN: 9781861471307 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
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| Summary: Thompson submachine gun aficionados and enthusiasts always demand every last bit of information available on this now classic firearm. They will not be disappointed. Tom Davis, Jr. has researched and documented the British adoption and procurement of the Thompson gun during World War II. When was the first time the Thompson gun was put into active service with the British military? How many guns were involved? When was the first order placed? Who was involved in the decision making process? When were the first guns shipped to Britain? How many - and for what purpose? These questions and many more are answered completely in only the first few pages of this new book now available about the Thompson gun. This book corrects much of the misinformation that has been published over the years. Have you ever wondered what information the pundits used when discussing the number of Thompson guns lost during U-Boat attacks? Did you feel this topic, at best, was a guessing game? For the first time you will be able to review the documented losses of Thompson guns by ship name, date of attack and number of guns lost. Are you interested in Colt Thompsons in British service? Or the early Savage Thompson guns? This is your book. Read what the author has termed 'the war of spares' between the British Ministry of Supply and the U.S. War Department. Review five official parts lists - some published for the first time. Every piece of information is painstakingly documented via over 350 footnotes, most from information obtained directly from the National Archives in Great Britain and the National Archives and Record Administration in the United States. Learn about the Thompson gun in Great Britain... today! This is a must book for the Thompson enthusiast's library. |
| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. |
| Number of Pages: 170 |
| Dimensions: 21.60 x 0.90 x 27.90 cm |
| Language: English |
| ISBN: 9781502977816 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V02932 |
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| Summary: A collection of essays about twenty-one men whom Churchill felt contributed to the course of the world in which he lived. |
| Genre: Biography |
| Number of Pages: 299 |
| Language: English |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Warfare. Battles. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Second World War. |
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| Summary: The Great War continues to fascinate, and never more so as we approach 2014, the centenary year of its outbreak. There is an abiding fascination in the uniform and equipment of the British Great War soldier. What was it like to wear? What were puttees? What does a gas mask look like? How heavy was the equipment? How did you dig a trench? These and other typical questions will be answered in Haynes Manual style, providing a vivid insight into life during the Great War for the average “Tommy Atkins." |
| Genre: Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 160 |
| Dimensions: 21.60 x 1.30 x 27.90 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 355.22094109041 |
| LCC: UC485.G7 D69 2013 |
| OCLC: 858007076 |
| ISBN: 9780857332417 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V02897 |
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| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04155 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Generals. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04106 |
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| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V07724 |
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| Summary: This book concentrates on Gully Ravine and its immediate area on the western side of the Helles battlefield. Here trench fighting raged throughout the campaign, culminating in the Battle of Gully Ravine between 28 June and 5 July 1915. This attack was a successful piece of planning and execution, enabling the British to capture five lines of Turkish trenches, seriously threatening the Turkish hold on the southern tip of the peninsula. After this attack the region fell into the deadlock of trench warfare, which brought its horrors as well as its monotony. This beautiful and picturesque area of Gallipoli is seldom visited, and its part in the campaign almost forgotten. The book is well researched and contains a high proportion of original photographs and maps, which have never been published before. |
| Genre: Great War. Mediterranean. Gallipoli. |
| Number of Pages: 192 |
| Dimensions: 14.00 x 1.00 x 22.00 cm |
| List Price: USD6.99 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4/26 |
| LCC: D568.3 .C48 2003 |
| OCLC: 50782118 |
| ISBN: 9780850529234 |
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| Edition: Second Impression |
| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. |
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| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. |
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| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. |
| Number of Pages: 184 |
| Dewey Decimal: 355.8/24 |
| LCC: UD380 |
| OCLC: 20529766 |
| ISBN: 9781854090133 |
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| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. |
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| Summary: The battle at Hamel, though not particularly well known, was more sophisticated tactically than either the Somme or Passchendaele. Whereas they were attritional battles, predictable and bloody, at Hamel machines went a long way towards relieving the infantry of the obligation to fight its way forward. As an outstanding demonstration of how four independent arms could be co-ordinated on the battlefield, Hamel served as the blueprint for the bigger battle to come. AUTHOR: Dr Pedersen was born in England but grew up in Sydney, Australia. He is a graduate of the Royal Military College of Australia, the Australian Command and Staff College and the University of New South Wales. After commanding a rifle company in Malaysia, Dr Pedersen was seconded to the Australian Prime Minister's Department as a political/strategic analyst in 1987-88. He is the author of Monash as Military Commander, and Images of Gallipoli, an illustrated account of the Gallipoli Campaign. He has also contributed to many other books and writes regularly on military history and battlefields for British and American journals. Not confining himself to the pen, he has appeared in military history programmes on Australian television and radio and lectured in the US, Australia and Europe. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. The Somme. |
| Number of Pages: 159 |
| Dimensions: 12.70 x 0.80 x 22.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4/34 |
| LCC: D545.S75 P43 2003 |
| OCLC: 51194638 |
| ISBN: 9780850529388 |
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| Genre: Reference. Museums. |
| Number of Pages: 56 |
| Language: English |
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| Place of Publication: Thiensville, WI |
| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. |
| ISBN: 978-1-5136-4013-6 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. Vickers. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: Photocopy |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03501 |
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| Summary: A transcription of the diary kept between March and November 1915 by Private Sidney Richards, who served with the Machine-Gun Section of the 1/5th Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment, together with his account of his experiences at Gommecourt on 1 July 1916 with 137th Brigade Machine Gun Company. The booklet also includes extracts from letters written by his comrades of the Machine-Gun Section of 1/5th South Staffords and biographical information on soldiers that Richards mentions in his diary entries. |
| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 58 |
| Dimensions: 15.20 x 0.30 x 22.90 cm |
| Language: English |
| ISBN: 9781539674597 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V03219 |
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| Summary: Hell's Highway is the dramatic name given to the vital stretch of road that the British 3rd Guards Armoured Division had to advance down rapidly on their route to relieve the American Paras (82d Airborne) at Nijmegen and the British I st Airborne Division at Arnhem. Adopting the clear and successful style of Battleground works this book relies on personal accounts to embellish this dramatic story. |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. Holland. |
| Number of Pages: 160 |
| Dimensions: 14.00 x 1.10 x 22.00 cm |
| List Price: USD7.99 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54/219218 |
| LCC: D763.N4 S27 2001 |
| ISBN: 9780850528374 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Beekman History Of The World Wars Library |
| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Insignia. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04047 |
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| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Insignia. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03874 |
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| Summary: Save Yourselves, I'll carry on'. These were the last known words of Herbert Columbine, shouted at his two companions on the afternoon of 22nd March 1918. At 9am that morning, in Hervilly Woods, France, 9 Squadron Machine Gun Corps had come under intense attack from a heavy force of German infantry. Private Columbine took command of an isolated gun, with no wire in front and began firing. As the German onslaught grew and casualties mounted, Herbert and two others eventually became separated from the rest of their Squadron. After several hours it became clear their position would soon be overrun so Herbert told them to escape while they could. Now on his own, Herbert hung on tenaciously, repelling several attacks, each one deadlier than the last. He was only defeated after the Germans bought up air support and dropped a bomb on his position. Herbert Columbine has no known grave.??All author royalties from the sale of this book go to the Columbine Statue Fund of which Dame Judi Dench is Patron. This is a project to raise money for a lasting memorial to Herbert Columbine in his home town of Walton on?the Naze, Essex. For more information please visit www.carolemctbooks.info/herbert-columbine-vc/ |
| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 172 |
| Dimensions: 15.20 x 1.90 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.434 |
| LCC: D547.M2 M35 2013 |
| OCLC: 887250062 |
| ISBN: 9781781593097 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 256 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.45941092 |
| OCLC: 423599354 |
| ISBN: 9781845965082 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Second World War. |
| Number of Pages: 144 |
| OCLC: 34536459 |
| ISBN: 9780752216744 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Cavalry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04018 |
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| Date Published: 2000 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Armoured. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04209 |
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| Summary: Over a month after the D-Day landings the Allies were still confined to the Normandy peninsula. The German line was anchored by the medieval town of Caen, which the British were supposed to have occupied on D-Day. The key to capturing Caen was Hill 112, known to the Germans as "Kalverienberg" (or "Mount Calvary"). Under pressure from Churchill, Montgomery launched a major offensive. Unfortunately, German reinforcements delayed by Allied bombing were now arriving in the Caen area. The British found themselves facing no less than four SS divisions, the 1st, 2nd, 9th and 10th and the Tigers of the 502nd SS Heavy Panzer Regiment. An all-out Allied effort, including heavy bombers and naval bombardment, was required to secure the final victory. This new addition to the Battleground Europe series details all the action around Hill 112. Numerous illustrations and maps complement the lively text. |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. Normandy. |
| Number of Pages: 192 |
| Dimensions: 14.00 x 0.90 x 22.00 cm |
| List Price: USD1.99 |
| Language: English |
| LCC: D756.5.N6 S29 2001 |
| OCLC: 43879422 |
| ISBN: 9780850527377 |
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| Genre: Military. Local. Camiers. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: David Thistlethwaite Collection |
| Notes: V06679 |
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| Genre: Military. Local. Camiers. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: David Thistlethwaite Collection |
| Notes: V06679 |
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| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Insignia. Medals. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03834 |
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| Date Published: 1919 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Machine Gun. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V05002 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04308 |
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| Date Published: 1945 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Armoured. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Number of Pages: 104 |
| OCLC: 613487176 |
| ISBN: 9781843425830 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Number of Pages: 348 |
| OCLC: 613488809 |
| ISBN: 9781843428701 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. |
| Dimensions: 30.00 x 22.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| ISBN: 9781872491028 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Machine Gun. |
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| Genre: Second World War. |
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| Genre: Second World War. |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Machine Gun. |
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| Summary: Commissioned by the Commanding Officer of the Small Arms School Corps himself, this book is the first comprehensive history of the Small Arms School Corps from the time of the formation of the School of Musketry at Hythe in 1853 through to it receiving the Freedom of the town of Brecon in 2017.It begins with the establishment and development of the School at Hythe, alongside its Corps of Permanent Instructors who developed the first standardised training for musketry and small arms in the British Army. By the end of the Great War, the School had become the Small Arms School at Hythe and became the Corps of Small Arms and Machine Gun Schools in 1926 and then, as it's known today, the Small Arms School Corps in 1929.It has never been a large Corps and only began commissioning officers into it after the Second World War. It has never received direct entries and the soldiers within it all have their own experiences from across the Army. This makes it a Corps where personalities have a strong influence. It's those people who feature throughout this book and they are profiled so the reader can understand what experiences they brought to the Corps and what they took from it.Small arms development has been central to the Corps' existence and the members' involvement in experimental and trials establishments have influenced the choice and use of the weapons adopted by the British Army since 1853, starting with the Pattern 1853 Enfield through to the SA80A3. Their own experiences and the feedback they receive from the soldiers they're training give them the information needed to ensure that the Army has been equipped with the right service weapons for the time.Many regimental and Corps histories are able to analyse battles and discuss the part a unit played within them. That's never been the role of the Small Arms School Corps but this book has discovered the operational roles they have had throughout their existence. It's also been possible to compile a thorough, although maybe incomplete, roll of honour to the Corps, just in time for the unveiling of a memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum in October 2018.This book won't only be of interest to the serving members, the comrades and those with a direct relationship to the Corps but it will also be of value to technical small arms historians and those who wish to understand how, and by who, musketry and weapons training has been taught to the British Army since the 1850s. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Machine Gun. |
| Number of Pages: 512 |
| Dimensions: 17.10 x 24.80 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 1085173732 |
| ISBN: 9781912866212 |
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| Summary: Commissioned by the Commanding Officer of the Small Arms School Corps himself, this book is the first comprehensive history of the Small Arms School Corps from the time of the formation of the School of Musketry at Hythe in 1853 through to it receiving the Freedom of the town of Brecon in 2017.It begins with the establishment and development of the School at Hythe, alongside its Corps of Permanent Instructors who developed the first standardised training for musketry and small arms in the British Army. By the end of the Great War, the School had become the Small Arms School at Hythe and became the Corps of Small Arms and Machine Gun Schools in 1926 and then, as it's known today, the Small Arms School Corps in 1929.It has never been a large Corps and only began commissioning officers into it after the Second World War. It has never received direct entries and the soldiers within it all have their own experiences from across the Army. This makes it a Corps where personalities have a strong influence. It's those people who feature throughout this book and they are profiled so the reader can understand what experiences they brought to the Corps and what they took from it.Small arms development has been central to the Corps' existence and the members' involvement in experimental and trials establishments have influenced the choice and use of the weapons adopted by the British Army since 1853, starting with the Pattern 1853 Enfield through to the SA80A3. Their own experiences and the feedback they receive from the soldiers they're training give them the information needed to ensure that the Army has been equipped with the right service weapons for the time.Many regimental and Corps histories are able to analyse battles and discuss the part a unit played within them. That's never been the role of the Small Arms School Corps but this book has discovered the operational roles they have had throughout their existence. It's also been possible to compile a thorough, although maybe incomplete, roll of honour to the Corps, just in time for the unveiling of a memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum in October 2018.This book won't only be of interest to the serving members, the comrades and those with a direct relationship to the Corps but it will also be of value to technical small arms historians and those who wish to understand how, and by who, musketry and weapons training has been taught to the British Army since the 1850s. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Machine Gun. |
| Number of Pages: 512 |
| Dimensions: 17.10 x 24.80 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 1085173732 |
| ISBN: 9781912866212 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: Signed by Members of the SASC |
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| Series: History Of The 20th Century |
| Volume: 1 |
| Genre: History. General. |
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| Genre: Second World War. Far East. |
| Number of Pages: 88 |
| OCLC: 221067493 |
| ISBN: 9780091826680 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03987 |
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| Genre: Reference. Museums. |
| Number of Pages: 32 |
| OCLC: 156928725 |
| ISBN: 9781870423175 |
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| Genre: Reference. Museums. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04337 |
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| Genre: Post-War. Middle East. |
| Number of Pages: 252 |
| Dewey Decimal: 956.05 |
| OCLC: 27936096 |
| ISBN: 9780340557037 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03505 |
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| Summary: At the close of the twentieth century, shaken by two world wars, the erosion of empire, and the decline of the gold standard, Britain's place in the world is constantly debated and redefined. Hope and Glory traces not only the milestones of the nation's twentieth-century decline but also the subtler threads of a cultural and social history: the end of the Victorian boom and the first social reforms; the postwar welfare state; and the consumer culture of the late fifties and sixties, whose response to the electoral slogan "You've never had it so good" led to the eighties economy and its bleak underside. In this broad yet incisive perspective, portraits of giants such as David Lloyd George, Winston Churchill, and Margaret Thatcher mingle with sketches of ordinary Britons who lived through three generations of unprecedented change. |
| Genre: History. General. |
| Number of Pages: 454 |
| Dimensions: 13.10 x 2.90 x 20.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 941.082 |
| LCC: DA566 .C545 1997 |
| OCLC: 38102332 |
| ISBN: 9780140148305 |
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| Summary: Of what use was the British cavalry during the years of trench warfare on the Western Front? On a static battlefield dominated by the weapons of the industrial age, by the machine gun and massed artillery, the cavalry was seen as an anachronism. It was vulnerable to modern armaments, of little value in combat and a waste of scarce resources. At least, that is the common viewpoint. Indeed, the cavalry have been consistently underestimated since the first histories of the Great War were written. But, in light of modern research, is this the right verdict? David Kenyon seeks to answer this question in his thought-provoking new study. His conclusions challenge conventional wisdom on the subject - they should prompt a radical reevaluation of the role of the horseman on the battlefields of France and Flanders a century ago. Using evidence gained from research into wartime records and the eyewitness accounts of the men who were there - who saw the cavalry in action - he reassesses the cavalry's contribution and performance. His writing gives a vivid insight into cavalry tactics and the ethos of the cavalrymen of the time. He also examines how the cavalry combined with the other arms of the British army, in particular the tanks. His well-balanced and original study will be essential reading for students of the Western Front and for anyone who is interested in the long history of cavalry combat. |
| Genre: Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 293 |
| Dimensions: 15.20 x 3.00 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 357.1094109041 |
| LCC: D529.4 .K46 2011 |
| OCLC: 796815909 |
| ISBN: 9781848843646 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V02889 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 143 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4144092 |
| LCC: D640 .B987 2014 |
| OCLC: 880196726 |
| ISBN: 9781473821248 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Jim Parker Collection |
| Notes: V03409 |
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| Summary: 4124 Private Byrne, C,. 2nd Battalion the Hampshire Regiment, latterly transferred to the Machine Gun Corps; served Egypt, 1915; France and Belgium, 1916-1918; Germany 1918-1919; honourably discharged, 1919. Behind that bold statement lies a remarkable account of en infantrymans service on the Western Front during the Great War. Charlie 'Ginger' Byrne was a typical young volunteer soldier of 1915, a soldier's son seeking a part in what seemed a great adventure. If his experiences may be said to mirror those of thousands of others, his account stands out from so many because it is set down in the authentic voice of the soldier. Unlike hundreds of thousands of his contemporaries, Charlie Byrne survived into old age. Sound in body and mind, and blessed with almost total recall, he was persuaded to tell his tale to an interested, informed, and acute listener. Now Joy Cave has triumphantly made the transition into print of Charlie's war. It is not a tale of strategy, a recital of epic heroism, but a trench's-eye view of the great tragedy. In that, it perhaps conveys a truth that may sometimes elude the literary memoirists, the heroes and commanders, even the ever rising tide of Great War historians. All have had their say, and more; Charlie Byne speaks for the lost thousands who, for whatever reason, never had a voice. In the often searing descriptions of going into the action with the Newfoundland Regiment on the Somme on 1st of July 1916 (and he was one of the very few survivors of that doomed advance near Beaumont-Hamel); of a catastrophic gas attack in the Ypres Salient; of raids, wiring -and ration- parties; of work details and transport duties; of front line and reserve trenches, and life in billets behind the lines; of the endless incomprehensible moves, and the shattered landscapes of France and Flanders; of the ever-present dangers and the ever present evidence of their effects- there shines through the chaos the good humour and forbearance of the soldier who fought and survived. There is much to be learned from Private Bryne about tolerance and the virtue of simple humanity. He adds to the cataract of words about the Great War his own his own drop of impish comprehension; in doing so, his narrative forms an excellent counterpoint to the reminiscence and other writings that that form the litany of the First World War. Gallant, proud humorous, and enduring, Charlie Byrne reminds us that wars are fought by ordinary people, but that in each of them there is always something extraordinary. |
| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 144 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 40546241 |
| ISBN: 9780850522921 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V04983 |
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| Date Published: 1942 |
| Genre: Fiction. Military. Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03899 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Royal Navy. |
| Number of Pages: 397 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.548641 |
| LCC: D810.S7 R37 2011 |
| OCLC: 751724570 |
| ISBN: 9780571250622 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. Vickers. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Warfare. |
| Number of Pages: 400 |
| Dimensions: 22.00 x 31.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 909.82 |
| OCLC: 26932249 |
| ISBN: 9780600574644 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Images Of War. |
| Volume: 1 |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. |
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| Series: Images Of War. |
| Volume: 2 |
| Genre: Second World War. Air. |
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| Series: Images Of War. |
| Volume: 3 |
| Genre: Second World War. Home Front. |
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| Volume: 4 |
| Genre: Second World War. North Africa. |
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| Volume: 5 |
| Genre: Second World War. Sea. |
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| Volume: 6 |
| Genre: Second World War. Mediterranean. |
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| Volume: 7 |
| Genre: Second World War. Russia. |
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| Volume: 8 |
| Genre: Second World War. Russia. |
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| Volume: 9 |
| Genre: Second World War. Far East. |
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| Volume: 10 |
| Genre: Second World War. Far East. |
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| Volume: 11 |
| Genre: Second World War. Far East. |
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| Volume: 12 |
| Genre: Second World War. Far East. |
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| Volume: 13 |
| Genre: Second World War. Mediterranean. |
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| Volume: 14 |
| Genre: Second World War. North Africa. |
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| Genre: Second World War. Sea. |
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| Genre: Second World War. Far East. |
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| Volume: 17 |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. |
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| Volume: 18 |
| Genre: Second World War. North Africa. |
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| Volume: 19 |
| Genre: Second World War. North Africa. |
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| Volume: 20 |
| Genre: Second World War. Russia. |
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| Volume: 21 |
| Genre: Second World War. Air. |
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| Volume: 22 |
| Genre: Second World War. Mediterranean. |
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| Volume: 23 |
| Genre: Second World War. Italy. |
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| Volume: 24 |
| Genre: Second World War. Russia. |
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| Volume: 25 |
| Genre: Second World War. Far East. |
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| Volume: 26 |
| Genre: Second World War. Air. |
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| Volume: 27 |
| Genre: Second World War. Italy. Cassino. |
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| Volume: 28 |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. Normandy. |
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| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. Normandy. |
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| Volume: 30 |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. Normandy. |
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| Volume: 31 |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. |
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| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. |
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| Genre: Second World War. Russia. |
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| Genre: Second World War. Far East. |
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| Volume: 37 |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. Holland. |
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| Volume: 38 |
| Genre: Second World War. Europe. North West Europe. |
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| Genre: Second World War. Sea. |
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| Genre: Second World War. Europe. |
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| Genre: Second World War. Far East. |
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| Series: Images Of War. |
| Volume: 43 |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. Germany. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Images Of War. |
| Volume: 44 |
| Genre: Second World War. Italy. |
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| Series: Images Of War. |
| Volume: 45 |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. Germany. |
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| Series: Images Of War. |
| Volume: 46 |
| Genre: Second World War. Far East. |
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| Volume: 47 |
| Genre: Second World War. Far East. |
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| Series: Images Of War. |
| Volume: 48 |
| Genre: Second World War. Far East. |
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| Series: Images Of War. |
| Volume: 49 |
| Genre: Second World War. Far East. |
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| Series: Images Of War. |
| Volume: 50 |
| Genre: Second World War. Far East. |
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| Series: Images Of War. |
| Volume: 51 |
| Genre: Post-War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Images Of War. |
| Volume: 52 |
| Genre: Post-War. |
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| Series: Images Of War. |
| Volume: 53 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
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| Volume: 54 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
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| Series: Images Of War. |
| Volume: 55 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
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| Series: Images Of War. |
| Volume: 56 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
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| Series: Images Of War. |
| Volume: 57 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
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| Series: Images Of War. |
| Volume: 58 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
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| Series: Images Of War. |
| Volume: 59 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Images Of War. |
| Volume: 60 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Images Of War. |
| Volume: 61 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Images Of War. |
| Volume: 62 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Images Of War. |
| Volume: 63 |
| Genre: Second World War. Air. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Images Of War. |
| Volume: 64 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Images Of War. |
| Volume: 65 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Images Of War. |
| Volume: 66 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. German. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Images Of War. |
| Volume: 67 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Images Of War. |
| Volume: 68 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Images Of War. |
| Volume: 69 |
| Genre: Second World War. Sea. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Images Of War. |
| Volume: 70 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Images Of War. |
| Volume: 71 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Images Of War. |
| Volume: 72 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Images Of War. |
| Volume: 73 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. German. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Images Of War. |
| Volume: 74 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Images Of War. |
| Volume: 75 |
| Genre: Second World War. Politics. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Images Of War. |
| Volume: 76 |
| Genre: Weapons. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Images Of War. |
| Volume: 77 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Images Of War. |
| Volume: 78 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Reference. Museums. |
| Number of Pages: 48 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 47964219 |
| ISBN: 9781901623239 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Reference. Museums. |
| Number of Pages: 48 |
| OCLC: 224773821 |
| ISBN: 9781901623857 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Warfare. Battles. |
| Number of Pages: 160 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 156733402 |
| ISBN: 9781856057448 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Date Published: 1991 |
| Edition: Second |
| Genre: Personal Narratives. Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03604 |
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| Summary: Almost every regiment in the British Army of 1914-1918 at one time detrained or marched through Poperinghe. Affectionately known as 'Pop', it became well-known as the birthplace of Talbot House, but was better known by the soldiers for being a place where they could relax, eat, drink and generally enjoy themselves when out of the line. This book brings to life Poperinghe as it was during the Great War, from the bombardments it suffered to the estaminets, restaurants, concert shows and brothels frequented by the troops. It is packed with interesting information on both the activities of the soldiers and the local population and identifies the places of entertainment as they are today. Selling Points * An unusual angle on the Great War. * The authors have a strong following., * Follows the proven successful formula. Author Profile Paul Chapman, age 46, founder and ex Chairman of Northampton branch of The Western Front Association is a keen historian and has been a member of the WFA for many years. Paul is also a member of the Talbot House Association, A regular visitor to France and Flanders, for a number of years he has arranged and escorted tours to the Ypres Salient. Paul's interest in the Great War on the western front stems from his paternal grandparents. His grandfather served with the Canadian Army Service Corps and after his demobilisation became, along with many fellow ex-servicemen, one of the first to join the ranks of the Imperial (now Commonwealth) War Graves Commission. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. |
| Number of Pages: 164 |
| Dimensions: 14.00 x 0.90 x 22.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4/144 |
| LCC: D542 .C49 2001 |
| OCLC: 46393957 |
| ISBN: 9780850528091 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Blandford Colour Series |
| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Uniforms. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04169 |
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| Series: Blandford Colour Series |
| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Uniforms. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04166 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Royal Navy. Royal Marines. |
| Number of Pages: 160 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 63000949 |
| ISBN: 9780458985906 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Edition: Reprinted With Amendments |
| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: Photocopy |
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| Summary: In 1944 the British War Office distributed a handbook to British soldiers informing them what to expect and how to behave in a newly-liberated France.Containing candid descriptions of this war-ravaged society (widespread malnourishment, rampant tuberculosis) as well as useful phrases and a pronunciation guide (Bonjewer, commont-allay-voo), it was an indispensable guide to everyday life.This small, unassuming publication had a deeper purpose: to bring together two allies who did not enjoy ideal relations in 1944. The book attempts to reconcile differences by stressing a shared history and the common aim — defeating Hitler. It also tried to dispel misapprehensions: ‘There is a fairly widespread belief among people in Britain that the French are a particularly gay, frivolous people with no morals and few convictions.’Often unintentionally hilarious in its expression of these false impressions, the book is also a guide for avoiding social embarrassment: ‘If you should happen to imagine that the first pretty French girl who smiles at you intends to dance the can-can or take you to bed, you will risk stirring up a lot of trouble for yourself – and for our relations with the French.’Many of its observations still ring true today. For example, ‘The French are more polite than most of us. Remember to call them “Monsieur, Madame, Mademoiselle,” not just “Oy!”’ Others remind us of how we recently we have adopted French customs: ‘Don’t drink yourself silly. If you get the chance to drink wine, learn to “‘take it”.’Anyone with an interest in Britain, France or World War II will find this an irresistible insight into British attitudes towards the French and an interesting, timeless commentary on Anglo-French relations. |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. |
| Number of Pages: 56 |
| Dimensions: 10.00 x 1.00 x 16.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 61177324 |
| ISBN: 9781851243358 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Weapons. Ammunition. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V07466 |
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| Genre: Second World War. Home Front. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03706 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Inter-War. Sea. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03598 |
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| Summary: A detailed study of Italy's long-ignored tank force Explores the intersection of technology, war, and society in Mussolini's Italy Second only to Germany in number of tank divisions, first to create an armored corps Though overshadowed by Germany's more famous Afrika Korps, Italian tanks formed a large part of the Axis armored force that the Allies confronted--and ultimately defeated--in North Africa in the early years of World War II. Those tanks were the product of two decades of debate and development as the Italian military struggled to produce a modern, mechanized army in the aftermath of World War I. For a time, Italy stood near the front of the world's tank forces--but once war came, Mussolini's iron arm failed as an effective military force. This is the story of its rise and fall. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. Italian. |
| Number of Pages: 207 |
| Dimensions: 15.40 x 1.50 x 23.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 355.00945/09042 |
| LCC: UA744 .S84 2007 |
| OCLC: 70258976 |
| ISBN: 9780811733519 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03526 |
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| Summary: Throughout the 20th Century, the armored tank has played an overwhelming role in warfare. Relive the great tank battles of the First and Second World Wars; look at the evolution of vehicles, equipment, and tactics; and experience the deadly drama of tanks fighting--from the inside. Among the compelling case studies: 1991's Operation Desert Sabre in Kuwait. |
| Genre: Warfare. Armoured. |
| Number of Pages: 222 |
| Dimensions: 13.00 x 1.60 x 20.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 40840739 |
| ISBN: 9780304351282 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Reference. Museums. |
| Number of Pages: 64 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 355.0074421 |
| OCLC: 1062199305 |
| ISBN: 9781904897781 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Matt Yates Collection |
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| Summary: En nøje gennemgang af den engelske "Rifle Brigade", oprettet i 1800, senere ændret til regimentet "Green Jackets" (3. bataljon). Enheden var et elitekorps fra år 1800, kom fra 95. britiske linieregiment, opnåede med tiden 27 Viktoriakors for tapperhed og er kendt som "The Royal Green Jackets". Forfatteren beskriver enhedens deltagelse i diverse krige fra Den Iberiske Halvø (under Wellington) til Frankrig, samt Ypres, Calais og Alamein under 2. Verdenskrig. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Number of Pages: 478 |
| Language: English |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Every major battle tank and combat vehicle used in today's armored forces -- including new vehicles just entering service -- is identified in this guide by photographs, illustrations that show key recognition points, accurate technical specifications and a brief description written by Christopher F. Foss, the foremost expert on military vehicles. Unrivaled as a military vehicle reference for the general public, it is both an effective recognition manual and an excellent learning tool. |
| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Tanks. |
| Number of Pages: 510 |
| Dimensions: 19.00 x 2.80 x 13.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 623.7/4752 |
| LCC: UG446.5 .F655 1996 |
| OCLC: 36198733 |
| ISBN: 9780004709956 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03758 |
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| Genre: Second World War. Far East. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: By June 1944, Juno Beach was a key part of Hitler's vaunted Atlantic Wall, with no less than four major strong points along its length. German pillboxes were sited to sweep the beaches with machine gun fire and were surrounded by belts of barbed wire and mines. Leading the attack were the 3rd Canadian Division, supported by the specialist assault tanks of the 79th Armoured Division (Hobart's 'Funnies'). Despite careful planning, poor D-Day weather led to a piecemeal landing and heroic individual battles in the streets of the seaside towns. |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. Normandy. |
| Number of Pages: 192 |
| Dimensions: 14.00 x 0.90 x 22.00 cm |
| List Price: USD8.99 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 64129703 |
| ISBN: 9781844150281 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Battle Zone Normandy |
| Volume: 3 |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. Normandy. |
| Number of Pages: 188 |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54/21442 |
| LCC: D756.5.N6 F694 2004 |
| OCLC: 55586977 |
| ISBN: 9780750930079 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03782 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Home Guard. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: This is a story of summer 1940, of a little-known territorial battalion and an almost forgotten British military disaster. In April 1940 the Princess Louise’s Kensington Regiment left England to join the British Expeditionary Force in France. It was attached to the 51st (Highland) Division which was moving to the Saar region to defend the Maginot Line. From May until mid-June the Kensingtons were in continuous action, first on the Saar, then on the Somme, and finally in a fighting withdrawal along the channel coast in an attempt to reach Le Havre. Outnumbered four to one the division was cornered at the little seaside town of St.Valery-en-Caux and forced to surrender on June 13th. Three companies of the Kensingtons launched a daring escape through Le Havre to return to England and take part in the invasion defences on the Kent coast. Based on previously unpublished extracts from the platoon commander’s diary, this fascinating, little-known story will interest all military historians. |
| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Second World War. |
| Number of Pages: 192 |
| List Price: USD11.99 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.5421425 |
| LCC: D547.P77 G37 2012 |
| OCLC: 816550914 |
| ISBN: 9780752468808 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V02899 |
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| Series: Hugo’s “Simplified” Series |
| Genre: Reference. Languages. German. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
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| Summary: This full-color volume chronicles the uniforms, weapons and equipment used by the British soldier in the more distant theaters of World War II. Color photos showing re-enactors in authentic settings help to create a realistic picture of what it was like to live and fight in remote areas and often under very trying conditions. From front-line infantrymen to logistical support, and from private soldier to officers, this volume delivers color photos accompanied by explanatory text to make this an invaluable reference for military buffs. |
| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Uniforms. British. |
| Number of Pages: 144 |
| Dimensions: 21.00 x 1.60 x 30.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 355.1/4/09410904 |
| LCC: UC485.G7 B7296 2000 |
| OCLC: 47054830 |
| ISBN: 9781861263605 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: At the dawn of the twenty-first century, the Great War stands at the furthest edge of living memory. There are a handful of men alive who fought in the trenches of the Somme and Flanders. Within their own lifetimes, their memories have become epic history. Hardly a month passes without some dramatic and sometimes tragic discovery being made along the killing fields of the Western Front. Poignant remains of British soldiers buried during battle and then forgotten - lying in rows arm in arm, or found crouching at the entrance to a dugout. Whole 'underground cities' of trenches, dugouts, and shelters, preserved in the mud of Flanders - with newspapers and blankets scattered where they were left. There are field hospitals carved out of the chalk country of the Somme, tunnels marked with graffiti by long dead hands, and tons of volatile bombs and gas canisters waiting to explode. Yet, while there are innumerable books on the history of the war, there is not a single book on its archaeology. Nicholas J. Saunders' new book is therefore unique. In an authoritative and accessible way, it would bring together widely scattered discoveries, and offer fresh insights into the human dimension of the war. |
| Genre: Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 250 |
| Dimensions: 16.50 x 2.20 x 26.00 cm |
| List Price: USD11.99 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.41072 |
| LCC: D523 .S283 2007 |
| OCLC: 77796400 |
| ISBN: 9780750945196 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: A man who was once licensed to kill, and in 1995 is qualifying to be a barrister, tells his story of a life in the Paras, the South African Special Forces, the SAS and the RUC. |
| Genre: Personal Narratives. Post-War. |
| Number of Pages: 281 |
| Dimensions: 11.20 x 17.80 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 60262966 |
| ISBN: 9780747525677 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Media. Modelling. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Biography |
| Number of Pages: 240 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.44091092 |
| LCC: D640 .A398 2008 |
| OCLC: 233788631 |
| ISBN: 9781845964160 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Without these secret agents paving the way, Germany would have found it far more difficult to invade Czechoslovakia and Poland. Kommando details the stunning achievement of Nazi operatives in naval warfare, including suicide pilots, human torpedoes, and the young people of the Werewolf, trained in partisan warfare. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. German. |
| Number of Pages: 245 |
| Dimensions: 13.00 x 2.00 x 20.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 60218999 |
| ISBN: 9780304351275 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Vehicles. |
| Number of Pages: 100 |
| OCLC: 30033944 |
| ISBN: 9781855202054 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Every type of tank built for the British Army during WWI is illustrated and described here, along with the battles for which they were used. Many of the photographs used in this book are being seen by the general public for the first time. |
| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Tanks. Development. |
| Number of Pages: 60 |
| Dimensions: 21.60 x 0.70 x 28.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 358/.18 |
| LCC: UG446.5 .F57 1984 |
| OCLC: 11188498 |
| ISBN: 9780112904090 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03843 |
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| Summary: FORGOTTEN VOICES OF THE GREAT WAR was the surprise bestseller of 2002, selling over 60,000 copies in hardback alone. The formula was simple: Max Arthur interviewed some of the 30 surviving British soldiers from the First World War and combined their stories with other interviews in the Imperial War Museum and various private collections. LAST POST is very consciously the last word from the handful of WWI survivors left alive in 2004. When they die, our final human connection with the First World War will be broken: after this book, we will have only recordings or diaries. We will never be able to ask a question of someone who was there. |
| Genre: Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 272 |
| Dimensions: 13.00 x 2.00 x 19.80 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 69022020 |
| ISBN: 9780304367320 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Warfare. Battles. |
| Number of Pages: 240 |
| OCLC: 40108537 |
| ISBN: 9780304350551 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Post-War. Middle East. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03586 |
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| Genre: Great War. Mesopotamia And Middle East. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03918 |
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| Edition: First |
| Genre: Personal Narratives. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Major-General Rea Leakey is one of the Royal Tank Regiment's greatest heroes of World War II. He led a charmed life throughout the North African desert campaign and later in the battles of North West Europe. This is his autobiography which covers the period of his Army service, from joining his first regiement to the end of World War II. |
| Genre: Personal Narratives. Second World War. |
| Number of Pages: 158 |
| Dimensions: 16.10 x 1.90 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54/23 |
| LCC: D766.82 .L37 1999 |
| OCLC: 40589229 |
| ISBN: 9780750917315 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03836 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Second World War. Mediterranean. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03655 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03591 |
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| Summary: Captain Claud WilliamsÕ memoir tells, firsthand, what it was like to be a Light Car Patrol commander during the First World War, while Russell McGuirkÕs commentary provides the historical background to the formation of the Patrols and follows their activities from the British raid on Siwa Oasis to desert exploration and survey work and the Kufra Reconnaissance Scheme. Lavishly illustrated with original photographs from Light Car officers, this combined memoir and history provides a fascinating and informative picture of an unsung hero of the desert Ð the Model T Ford. |
| Genre: Great War. Africa. |
| Number of Pages: 288 |
| Dimensions: 25.00 x 1.90 x 19.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 904442542 |
| ISBN: 9781900971157 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: David Thistlethwaite Collection |
| Notes: V06946 |
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| Series: The British Soldier In The 20th Century |
| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. |
| Number of Pages: 24 |
| OCLC: 315749690 |
| ISBN: 9781870498036 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03726 |
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| Series: Armour In Profile |
| Volume: 11 |
| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Tanks. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03563 |
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| Series: Lineage Books Of British Land Forces 1600-1978 |
| Volume: 1 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. |
| Number of Pages: 1,058 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 355.3/1/0941 |
| LCC: UA649 |
| OCLC: 18072764 |
| ISBN: 9781851170074 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04024 |
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| Series: Lineage Books Of British Land Forces 1600-1978 |
| Volume: 2 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. |
| Number of Pages: 1,058 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 355.3/1/0941 |
| LCC: UA649 |
| OCLC: 18072764 |
| ISBN: 9781851170074 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04023 |
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| Series: List Of Changes In British War Memorial |
| Volume: 5 |
| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. |
| Number of Pages: 60 |
| Dimensions: 21.00 x 29.80 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 810397885 |
| ISBN: 9780987405906 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: A comprehensive history of Lithgow's Small Arms Factory. Not only about guns but also the industrial and social effort needed to make them. Also deals with Lithgow's relationship with the iconic factory. |
| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. |
| Number of Pages: 430 |
| Dimensions: 15.30 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 225037459 |
| ISBN: 9780975064610 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: A comprehensive history of Lithgow's Small Arms Factory. Not only about guns but also the industrial and social effort needed to make them. Also deals with Lithgow's relationship with the iconic factory. |
| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. |
| Number of Pages: 430 |
| Dimensions: 15.30 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 225037459 |
| ISBN: 9780975064610 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: The Land Rover story started with the Series I but the family expanded with the arrival of the Range Rover, Defender, Discovery and Freelander - not to mention the purpose-built variations for the military and emergency services. This text celebrates one of the most iconic motoring brands in the world. |
| Genre: Vehicles. |
| Number of Pages: 128 |
| Dimensions: 15.80 x 1.30 x 15.80 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 629.2222 |
| OCLC: 953604146 |
| ISBN: 9781907803017 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Australian Military Equipment Profiles |
| Volume: 2 |
| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Carriers. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03854 |
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| Series: Australian Military Equipment Profiles |
| Volume: 2 |
| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Carriers. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04249 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V04975 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Bill Fulton Collection |
| Notes: V06677 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04201 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. Australian. Machine Guns. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V02894 |
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| Genre: Military. Local. Wiltshire. |
| Number of Pages: 116 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 793079935 |
| ISBN: 9780953660148 |
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| Summary: The Battle of Loos formed part of a wider offensive conducted by both French and British Forces in September 1915. The British First Army, under the leadership of General Haig, were to break through the German line at Loos thanks in part to their superior numbers, while other operations were to achieve a similar result in Champagne and at Vimy Ridge. Due to lack of artillery the Loos attack was planned to be preceded by a massive gas attack. Chlorine gas would hopefully entirely overcome the Germans inadequate gas masks and lead to a swift breakthrough. Unfortunately all did not go to plan. First some of the gas was blown back into the British trenches causing over 2,000 casualties. Then when the assault itself took place the attackers were met by fierce German resistance, none more so than at Hill 70 where the German defenses were strong. Despite many waves of attack, very few troops made it into enemy trenches. After a few days the attack had to be called off. It had cost 60,000 British casualties for virtually no gain. Rudyard Kipling's son John, serving with the Irish Guards, was also lost. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. |
| Number of Pages: 192 |
| Dimensions: 14.00 x 0.90 x 22.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4/24 |
| LCC: D545.L66 R38 2002 |
| OCLC: 50175844 |
| ISBN: 9780850529043 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Bob Alexander Collection |
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| Summary: The Battle of Loos formed part of a wider offensive conducted by both French and British Forces in September 1915. The British First Army, under the leadership of General Haig, were to break through the German line at Loos thanks in part to their superior numbers, while other operations were to achieve a similar result in Champagne and at Vimy Ridge. Due to lack of artillery the Loos attack was planned to be preceded by a massive gas attack. Chlorine gas would hopefully entirely overcome the Germans inadequate gas masks and lead to a swift breakthrough. Unfortunately all did not go to plan. First some of the gas was blown back into the British trenches causing over 2,000 casualties. Then when the assault itself took place the attackers were met by fierce German resistance, none more so than at Hill 70 where the German defenses were strong. Despite many waves of attack, very few troops made it into enemy trenches. After a few days the attack had to be called off. It had cost 60,000 British casualties for virtually no gain. Rudyard Kipling's son John, serving with the Irish Guards, was also lost. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. |
| Number of Pages: 192 |
| Dimensions: 14.00 x 0.90 x 22.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4/24 |
| LCC: D545.L66 R38 2002 |
| OCLC: 50175844 |
| ISBN: 9780850529043 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: In September 1915 Kitcherner's men were in action for the first time in the largest offensive of the year. Using gas, British troops managed to open a three mile gap in the German line. However, misuse of the reserves allowed the chance of success to pass by. In the following struggle for Hohenzollern Redboubt, the British were defeated time after time by superior weapons and tactics. For the first time visitors will be able to explore this key battle, a battle that cost the BEF over 50,000 casualties. Key Selling Points * Describes a fiecely fought battle. * The use of gas was ineffectual. * A classic book by a well respected author. About the Author Andrew Rawson, born in Sheffield has been a visitor to the Western Front for twelve years. This will be his second book in the Battleground Series, the first being Loos Hill 70 (published Summer 2002) |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. |
| Number of Pages: 173 |
| Dimensions: 14.00 x 1.00 x 22.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.424 |
| LCC: D545.L66 R37 2003 |
| OCLC: 50717249 |
| ISBN: 9780850529036 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Second World War. Home Front. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V06008 |
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| Summary: Kermit Roosevelt was family to two of the twentieth century's most revered Presidents - he was the son of Theodore Roosevelt and cousin to Franklin Roosevelt. He influenced each in a major way - as protector to one and a major risk to the other. He would accompany his father on two dangerous and demanding expeditions to remote regions of the world and later become a major threat to Franklin's administration - his story with its mysterious ending has never been published. He was a brilliant and complex combination of conflicting character traits and inner turmoil. Immersing himself in literature, languages and natural history he became compelled to engage in adventure and war with an unbridled obsession. He managed major shipping companies, discovered new and rare animal species while traveling the world and even organized an amateur spy organization for his cousin FDR as the Fascists rose to power in the 1930s. But for all of Kermit's many gifts, there was a darker side to Kermit Roosevelt. Later, at the behest of FDR, the FBI would watch him for more than a month as he disappeared while he lived in a hotel and carried on an affair with a shady woman. Alcoholism began to rule his life. His mounting indiscretions became a serious problem for the War Department and the Roosevelt Administration. And then there is the manner of his death in 1943 which the New York Times reported the cause and location unknown, although presumably it was natural. For two decades, the circumstances of his death were concealed by the government. Even into the 1970s there were efforts to suppress any information. Was it suicide, which eventually was released as the official cause of death? Or was there a more sinister reason for his demise? A thorough review of the classified government documents reveal numerous inconsistencies, oversights and implausibility's. Much conflict exists in the testimony taken from military personnel with no follow-up or corroborating testimony. His supposed manner of death is highly improbable. Even the official time of death conflicts between the autopsy report and the Army's investigation. The Army rushed to expedite and close the case with no forensics, no ballistics investigation and no follow-up questioning of witnesses. Although a President's son, and a well-known figure in his own right, the coroner's report stated: "parents unknown." Almost thirty-years later when a general officer requested information on "how he died," the government replied "Died as a result of self inflicted gunshot wound...this information is not to be released." Who was this multi-dimensional, brilliant man? Perhaps as Kermit himself wrote: ..".it is when men are off in the wilds that they show themselves as they really are." Surely Kermit Roosevelt has been lost in the shadow of his family's fame. The last chapter covering details of the Iranian involvement of Kermit's son Kim presents a Roosevelt influence on the United States and the world long after the eras of Theodore and Franklin - an influence concealed for many years and little known even today by most Americans. |
| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 240 |
| Dimensions: 14.00 x 1.40 x 21.60 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 793577199 |
| ISBN: 9781620060117 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03759 |
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| Series: Commando. For Action And Adventure |
| Volume: 4,398 |
| Genre: Media. Comics. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Designed with the modeler, preservationist and wargamer in mind, this book provides the reader with a comprehensive history of the type of tank, self-propelled gun and military transport featured, as well as a detailed history of the unit in service, information on variants, markings, unit allocations etc. Fully illustrated in color and black and white, there are also scale drawings and detailed guidance notes on camouflage. |
| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Tanks. |
| Number of Pages: 96 |
| Dimensions: 18.70 x 0.70 x 25.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 623.74752094109044 |
| LCC: UG446.5 .F63497 2002 |
| OCLC: 50272316 |
| ISBN: 9780711029323 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03497 |
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| Summary: A fascinating history of the men who invented the machine gun - and the devastating impact it had on the course of war Why did the British start the First World War with only 264 machine guns, far fewer than the other great powers? Why were the generals so disdainful of them, despite the way the Maxim gun had decimated native armies in numerous colonial wars? In the First War, the British had to learn the hard way, with 20,000 men mown down by machine guns on the first day of the battle of the Somme. Around 80% of all the casualties in that war were caused by machine guns. Anthony Smith explores this extraordinary paradox in his important new book. He also tells the story of the remarkable men who invented and developed the machine gun - men like Samuel Colt, Richard Gatling and Hiram Maxim. Gatlings gun was first used in the American Civil War; but it was Maxim, with his barnstorming salesmanship to all the leading military powers, who did most to create a deadly new form of warfare. Filled with fresh insights and vivid eye-witness accounts, Machine Gun is history at its most readable and provocative. |
| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. |
| Number of Pages: 308 |
| Dimensions: 15.60 x 3.20 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 355.82424 |
| LCC: UF620.A2 S6 2002 |
| OCLC: 51033954 |
| ISBN: 9780749923525 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: A fascinating history of the men who invented the machine gun - and the devastating impact it had on the course of war Why did the British start the First World War with only 264 machine guns, far fewer than the other great powers? Why were the generals so disdainful of them, despite the way the Maxim gun had decimated native armies in numerous colonial wars? In the First War, the British had to learn the hard way, with 20,000 men mown down by machine guns on the first day of the battle of the Somme. Around 80% of all the casualties in that war were caused by machine guns. Anthony Smith explores this extraordinary paradox in his important new book. He also tells the story of the remarkable men who invented and developed the machine gun - men like Samuel Colt, Richard Gatling and Hiram Maxim. Gatlings gun was first used in the American Civil War; but it was Maxim, with his barnstorming salesmanship to all the leading military powers, who did most to create a deadly new form of warfare. Filled with fresh insights and vivid eye-witness accounts, Machine Gun is history at its most readable and provocative. |
| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. |
| Number of Pages: 308 |
| Dimensions: 15.60 x 3.20 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 355.82424 |
| LCC: UF620.A2 S6 2002 |
| OCLC: 51033954 |
| ISBN: 9780749923525 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: David Thistlethwaite Collection |
| Notes: V06953 |
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| Summary: The machine gun had a dramatic effect on the conduct of warfare; one or two men operating a single machine could produce the same weight of fire as a squadron of rifles, and when used against an inferior enemy, the effect could be devestating. During the First World War, the use of the machine gun in conjunction with massed barbed wire and other obstacles put an end to battlefield mobility until new weapons and tactics could be devised. This book describes the development of the machine gun from the earliest models to the present day. The focus is very much on portable infantry weapons used in the support role, so automatic cannon of 20mm and larger calibres are excluded. The categories of weapon included are, therefore, Light Machine Guns [LMGs], a term which includes the Squad Automatic Weapon [SAW] and Light Support Weapon [LSW]; Medium Machine Guns [MMGs]; Heavy Machine Guns [HMGs] and General Purpose Machine Guns [GPMGs]. One specialist variety of machine guns is included in a separate chapter: the grenade machine gun [GMG], also known as the automatic grenade launcher [AGL]. With a country-by-country breakdown of machine guns, including comprehensive appendices of gun and ammunition data, along with hundreds of photographs, this is a comprehensive study of a most effective battlefield weapon. |
| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. |
| Number of Pages: 352 |
| Dimensions: 18.90 x 3.20 x 24.60 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 623.4424 |
| OCLC: 316421263 |
| ISBN: 9781847970305 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Military Historical Society Special Publications |
| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Insignia. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03551 |
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| Series: Military Historical Society Special Publications |
| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Insignia. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V04974 |
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| Date Published: 2009 |
| Genre: Military. Local. Lincolnshire. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V03079 |
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| Summary: Fun, educational, and historically entertaining, this new series of coloring books is a must for your children. They provide a better understanding of the geniuses and inventors who used their ingenuity and knowledge to create weapons for their armies to use. |
| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. |
| Number of Pages: 16 |
| Dimensions: 15.00 x 2.20 x 21.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 910088730 |
| ISBN: 9780982391822 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Fun, educational, and historically entertaining, this new series of coloring books is a must for your children. They provide a better understanding of the geniuses and inventors who used their ingenuity and knowledge to create weapons for their armies to use. |
| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. |
| Number of Pages: 16 |
| Dimensions: 15.00 x 2.20 x 21.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 910088730 |
| ISBN: 9780982391822 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Edition: Second |
| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 238 |
| Language: English |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03569 |
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| Edition: Second |
| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 238 |
| Language: English |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V04986 |
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| Edition: Second |
| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 238 |
| Language: English |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03745 |
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| Edition: Second |
| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 238 |
| Language: English |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: David Thistlethwaite Collection |
| Notes: V06939 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Great War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V02890 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. Australian. Machine Guns. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: This is a very important book which should interest all who wish to know more about one of the most devastating weapons of 20th century warfare: the machine gun. Although mainly concerned with the role of the weapon during the Great War, Lt. Col. Hutchinson devotes space to explaining how the machine gun evolved from ancient times. There are chapters, too, on the Gatling Gun, the prototype machine gun much favoured in 19th century colonial wars, and on Hiram Maxim, the cheerfully amoral inventor who can plausibly be called the father of the modern machine gun. In discussing the role of the machine gun on the western front, the author does not hide the early advantage enjoyed by the Germans who had far more of the weapons per head than the British. Nor does he attempt to hide the horrendous toll taken by the German machine gunners on what may have been the weapon s bloodiest and most successful day: the decimation of the British advance on July 1st, 1916, the first day of the battle of the Somme. But Hutchinson shows how the British learned from their errors and caught up with the Germans in using the gun and devising new tactics for it. Nor does the author neglect the use of the gun in other theatres : Italy, the Balkans and the Middle East. A well-written, sober and informative account, packed with detail and fascinating information. With fifteen photographs and many maps. |
| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. |
| Number of Pages: 384 |
| Language: English |
| ISBN: 9781845741389 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: David Thistlethwaite Collection |
| Notes: V06927 |
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| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03611 |
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| Summary: This is a very important book which should interest all who wish to know more about one of the most devastating weapons of 20th century warfare: the machine gun. Although mainly concerned with the role of the weapon during the Great War, Lt. Col. Hutchinson devotes space to explaining how the machine gun evolved from ancient times. There are chapters, too, on the Gatling Gun, the prototype machine gun much favoured in 19th century colonial wars, and on Hiram Maxim, the cheerfully amoral inventor who can plausibly be called the father of the modern machine gun. In discussing the role of the machine gun on the western front, the author does not hide the early advantage enjoyed by the Germans who had far more of the weapons per head than the British. Nor does he attempt to hide the horrendous toll taken by the German machine gunners on what may have been the weapon s bloodiest and most successful day: the decimation of the British advance on July 1st, 1916, the first day of the battle of the Somme. But Hutchinson shows how the British learned from their errors and caught up with the Germans in using the gun and devising new tactics for it. Nor does the author neglect the use of the gun in other theatres : Italy, the Balkans and the Middle East. A well-written, sober and informative account, packed with detail and fascinating information. With fifteen photographs and many maps. |
| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. |
| Number of Pages: 384 |
| Dimensions: 12.70 x 2.10 x 19.80 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 637153180 |
| ISBN: 9781845741389 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03742 |
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| Summary: This is a very important book which should interest all who wish to know more about one of the most devastating weapons of 20th century warfare: the machine gun. Although mainly concerned with the role of the weapon during the Great War, Lt. Col. Hutchinson devotes space to explaining how the machine gun evolved from ancient times. There are chapters, too, on the Gatling Gun, the prototype machine gun much favoured in 19th century colonial wars, and on Hiram Maxim, the cheerfully amoral inventor who can plausibly be called the father of the modern machine gun. In discussing the role of the machine gun on the western front, the author does not hide the early advantage enjoyed by the Germans who had far more of the weapons per head than the British. Nor does he attempt to hide the horrendous toll taken by the German machine gunners on what may have been the weapon s bloodiest and most successful day: the decimation of the British advance on July 1st, 1916, the first day of the battle of the Somme. But Hutchinson shows how the British learned from their errors and caught up with the Germans in using the gun and devising new tactics for it. Nor does the author neglect the use of the gun in other theatres : Italy, the Balkans and the Middle East. A well-written, sober and informative account, packed with detail and fascinating information. With fifteen photographs and many maps. |
| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. |
| Number of Pages: 384 |
| Dimensions: 12.70 x 2.10 x 19.80 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 637153180 |
| ISBN: 9781845741389 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V04971 |
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| Summary: The machine gun has been around since the end of the nineteenth century and its impact on warfare cannot be overestimated. Its capability of prolonged fire, ability to wipe out dozens of victims in a single burst without the need for enormous accuracy on the part of the operator, has made it a fearsome weapon. It exacted a huge toll during the First World War and today it is still a potent weapon in the hands of troops on the ground and in the air. Terry Gander's readable history neatly sums up the development of the weapon. Information on all the most important designs, including Maxim, Browning, Lewis and Degtyarev, as well as specifications of the most significant models are included. |
| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. |
| Number of Pages: 192 |
| Dimensions: 19.10 x 1.90 x 25.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 623.4424 |
| LCC: UF620.A2 G36 2003 |
| OCLC: 223872308 |
| ISBN: 9781861265807 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: The machine-gun is one of the iconic weapons of the Great War – indeed of the twentieth century. Yet it is also one of the most misunderstood. During a four-year war that generated unprecedented casualties, the machine-gun stood out as a key weapon. In the process it took on an almost legendary status that persists to the present day. It shaped the tactics of the trenches, while simultaneously evolving in response to the tactical imperatives thrown up by this new form of warfare. Paul Cornish, in this authoritative and carefully considered study, reconsiders the history automatic firepower, and he describes in vivid detail its development during the First World War and the far-reaching consequences thereof. He dispels many myths and misconceptions that have grown up around automatic firearms, but also explores their potency as symbols and icons. His clear-sighted reassessment of the phenomenon of the machine-gun will be fascinating reading for students of military history and of the Great War in particular. |
| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. |
| Number of Pages: 169 |
| List Price: USD6.99 |
| Language: English |
| LCC: UF620.A2 C67 2009 |
| OCLC: 631916536 |
| ISBN: 9781848840478 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V04992 |
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| Summary: This compact reference guide, by respected expert John Walter, provides descriptions, technical specifications and illustrations of the machine guns used in the WWI and WWII, some of which v such as the 0.50 Browning v are still in service today. Many were produced in huge numbers, though it is difficult to provide accurate totals. The US is believed to have made 2.6 million guns between the attack on Pearl Harbor (7 December 1941) and the end of the campaigns in the Far East (August 1945); German output in 1939v45 totaled 1.2 million; and Soviet claims suggest that more than 1.5 million machine guns of all types and calibres were made during the Great Patriotic War. By contrast, between 1939 and 1944, Britain produced less than a million machine guns, concentrating instead on submachine-guns. Walter details and compares weapons produced in these countries and others, including Denmark, Austria-Hungary, Italy, Romania, Yugoslavia, Poland and Turkey. |
| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. |
| Number of Pages: 144 |
| Dimensions: 22.00 x 1.50 x 16.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 623.4424 |
| LCC: UF620.A2 W34 2005 |
| OCLC: 60319480 |
| ISBN: 9781853676062 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V01688 |
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| Summary: This compact reference guide, by respected expert John Walter, provides descriptions, technical specifications and illustrations of the machine guns used in the WWI and WWII, some of which v such as the 0.50 Browning v are still in service today. Many were produced in huge numbers, though it is difficult to provide accurate totals. The US is believed to have made 2.6 million guns between the attack on Pearl Harbor (7 December 1941) and the end of the campaigns in the Far East (August 1945); German output in 1939v45 totaled 1.2 million; and Soviet claims suggest that more than 1.5 million machine guns of all types and calibres were made during the Great Patriotic War. By contrast, between 1939 and 1944, Britain produced less than a million machine guns, concentrating instead on submachine-guns. Walter details and compares weapons produced in these countries and others, including Denmark, Austria-Hungary, Italy, Romania, Yugoslavia, Poland and Turkey. |
| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. |
| Number of Pages: 144 |
| Dimensions: 22.00 x 1.50 x 16.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 623.4424 |
| LCC: UF620.A2 W34 2005 |
| OCLC: 60319480 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03757 |
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| Summary: Seven classic World War I weapons are illustrated in 250 colour photographs, showing them in close-up, during step-by-step field stripping, and during handling, loading and firing. Gunners wearing period uniforms then put these weapons through live firing trials.Covering the Maxim Maschinengewehr 08, Maxim Maschinengewehr 08/15, Maschinenpistole MP 18/1, Vickers Mk 1, Lewis Mk 1, Hotchkiss Mle 1914 and the Chauchat Mle 1915, this books shows what the guns looked like, sounded like and felt like fire on the battlefields of the Western Front in 1914-18.With concise accounts of each weapon's historical and technical background, and non-technical descriptions of its firing characteristics, the book offers all students of military history a new insight into the physical reality of the Great War as experienced by the men in the trenches. |
| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. |
| Number of Pages: 128 |
| Dimensions: 21.00 x 1.90 x 29.80 cm |
| Language: English |
| LCC: UF620.A2 M78 1997 |
| OCLC: 38209051 |
| ISBN: 9781859150788 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. |
| Number of Pages: 290 |
| Dimensions: 15.60 x 1.50 x 23.40 cm |
| Language: English |
| ISBN: 9781372575969 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Formed in 1940, the British 6th Armoured Division was in the thick of the action in North Africa from December 1942 in the climactic encounters with the Deutsches Afrika Korps. It received its baptism of fire in the battles after Operation 'Torch', the Anglo-American amphibious landings. Following Rommel's bloody defeat of the Americans at the Kasserine Pass in February 1943, 6th Armoured Division stabilised the Allied front line and pushed the Germans back into the path of the advancing Eighth Army. The division went on to take the surrender of Rommel's famous 90th Light Division and participated in the round up and capitulation of all Axis forces in North Africa in May 1943. Joining Allied forces in Italy for the great Operation 'Diadem' attack in May 1944, 6th Armoured Division took part in the fourth battle of Cassino. The division played a key role in the mighty River Po offensive of April 1945, which brought about the rapid collapse and surrender of all Axis forces in Italy. this is the first history of this distinguished division, composed of battalions from several of the British Army's most famous regiments. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Armoured. |
| Number of Pages: 213 |
| Dimensions: 15.60 x 1.00 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.5423 |
| LCC: D759.528 .F64 2005 |
| OCLC: 58556011 |
| ISBN: 9780750935159 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03493 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Armoured. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04152 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Armoured. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Matt Yates Collection |
| Notes: V04152 |
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| Date Published: 1973 |
| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Carriers. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Date Published: 1973 |
| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Carriers. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03767 |
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| Genre: Second World War. Mediterranean. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03559 |
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| Summary: The only full history available on the Herefordshire regiment, which can trace its lineage back to the 36th Regiment of Foot in 1782. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Number of Pages: 196 |
| Dimensions: 18.10 x 2.00 x 25.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 356/.113/0941 |
| LCC: UA652.H47 H55 1996 |
| OCLC: 37553677 |
| ISBN: 9780750911825 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: A history of the Tank Corps from 1919 up until the time when, as the Royal Tank Regiment, it went to war again in 1939. It chronicles the many exciting events and innovations of the years between the wars, the truly formative years of tank design. |
| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Tanks. |
| Number of Pages: 130 |
| Dimensions: 22.20 x 1.30 x 28.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 358/.1883/0941 |
| LCC: UG446.5 .F575 1991 |
| OCLC: 28853430 |
| ISBN: 9780112904878 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03850 |
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| Summary: Old medals are objects of true fascination: tangible links with the past and poignant reminders of those who served. In recent centuries the British government has bestowed a wide range of awards, from the OBE to campaign medals like the 1914 Star. This awards system presents a great opportunity for historical research, whether your starting point is an ancestor, a regiment, a campaign, or a medal. Most awards are attributable to individual men and women, and documented in sources still available today. These sources can be incredibly informative: for example, First World War medals rolls are the nearest we have to a full 'roll-call' for the Great War. Unlike other works which focus on medals identification, this guide shows you how to fully exploit the associated records - and extend your research into sources like the census and the War Diaries. Enriched with case studies and full-colour photography, it is your ideal companion to medals research. |
| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Insignia. Medals. |
| Number of Pages: 256 |
| Dimensions: 16.40 x 2.30 x 23.80 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 737.2'2'072 |
| OCLC: 71350365 |
| ISBN: 9781903365632 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V07648 |
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| Series: A Wordsworth Colour Guide |
| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Insignia. Medals. |
| Number of Pages: 192 |
| OCLC: 30917658 |
| ISBN: 9781853268021 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V03815 |
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| Series: A Wordsworth Colour Guide |
| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Insignia. Medals. |
| Number of Pages: 192 |
| OCLC: 30917658 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04259 |
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| Date Published: 2007 |
| Genre: Personal Narratives. Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03840 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Great War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03731 |
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| Genre: Reference. Collecting. |
| Number of Pages: 95 |
| OCLC: 31603349 |
| ISBN: 9781872004631 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03675 |
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| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: " ... Explains the evolution of the present regimental badges from the numbered regiments of foot up until 1881, of the Volunteers, of the Territorials, of the Home Guard, military cyclists, Kitchener's Army, the Brigade of Gurkhas and many unusual units. He gives much useful advice on the acquisition, mounting and storage of badges. Appendices deal iwth the hackles, or feathered plumes worn by some regiments, the tartans worn by the Scottish regiments and a full listing of all the infantry Volunteer battalions in 1908, just before the creation of the new Territorial Force. The period from 1881 to 1994 is covered by photographs of almost 800 badges including those brought by Options for Change ..." -- Inside front cover. |
| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Insignia. |
| Number of Pages: 294 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 60295399 |
| ISBN: 9780850524383 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04185 |
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| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Insignia. |
| Number of Pages: 46 |
| OCLC: 30407827 |
| ISBN: 9781856272124 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Military. General. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04193 |
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| Genre: Military. Local. Dorset. |
| Number of Pages: 160 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 35134890 |
| ISBN: 9781857940770 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03723 |
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| Genre: Warfare. |
| Number of Pages: 104 |
| OCLC: 49861436 |
| ISBN: 1874346356 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V07529 |
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| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Insignia. |
| Number of Pages: 80 |
| OCLC: 29598829 |
| ISBN: 9781850764274 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
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| Summary: The textual content of this volume details the fighting forces of today's world, including those of land, sea and air, personnel and equipment. Illustrated throughout, it contains military insignia from the various services around the world, from fleet commands to aircraft carriers, from quartermastes to special forces and special operations. |
| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Insignia. |
| Number of Pages: 96 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 33406875 |
| ISBN: 9781853268205 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Military. General. |
| Number of Pages: 128 |
| Dewey Decimal: 355 |
| OCLC: 59884283 |
| ISBN: 9781897884003 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Weapons. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V03610 |
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| Genre: Military. General. |
| Number of Pages: 36 |
| Dimensions: 16.00 x 0.30 x 10.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 153552312 |
| ISBN: 9780902920927 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. |
| Number of Pages: 352 |
| OCLC: 24696215 |
| ISBN: 9781854090348 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. |
| Number of Pages: 352 |
| OCLC: 24696215 |
| ISBN: 9781854090348 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04285 |
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| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Insignia. |
| Number of Pages: 49 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 355.1/342 |
| LCC: D743.27 .C38 1994 |
| OCLC: 32131977 |
| ISBN: 9780952370901 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V05019 |
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| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Uniforms. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V01786 |
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| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Insignia. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Date Published: 2002 |
| Genre: Military. Local. Wiltshire. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V02879 |
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| Summary: From the author of Endgame: 1945 comes the first ever complete and authoritative account of Britain's secret war—a potent mix of military history and clandestine derring-do behind enemy lines Based on recently released official files, documents retrieved from other agencies, diaries, memoirs, and personal interviews, this first ever complete and authoritative account of Britain's secret war in Italy traces the the heroic exploits, the larger than life participants, and the extraordinary, against-the-odds achievements. In May 1945 Italy was liberated from Nazism and Fascism by the British Eighth and American Fifth Armies. The Italian resistance movement had emerged as one of the strongest in Europe, aided and abetted by the UK's Special Operations Executive. As what Winston Churchill graphically described as the "red-hot rake of the battle-line" advanced bloodily up the Italian peninsula, clandestine cells in the cities and partisan bands in the countryside fought to free their country from enemy occupation and shape the politics of Italy's post-war future. SOE in Italy, known as No. 1 Special Force, parachuted in dozens of missions to supply the underground with weapons and ammunition, food and supplies. In a remarkable twist it also secretly collaborated with its former enemy, the Italian military intelligence service, and with the Italian navy, which used fast torpedo boats and rubber dinghies to land British agents on heavily defended beaches. |
| Genre: Second World War. Italy. |
| Number of Pages: 392 |
| Dimensions: 12.90 x 2.60 x 19.80 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.548641 |
| OCLC: 761378950 |
| ISBN: 9780099531838 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03487 |
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| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. |
| ISBN: 094652548X |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: David Thistlethwaite Collection |
| Notes: V06937 |
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| Edition: Fourth |
| Genre: Reference. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V06010 |
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| Summary: "The technology and tactics of warfare today and the hardware that will rule the battlefields of tomorrow. From the soldier's personal weapons to the armored fighting vehicles that form both spearhead and shield"--Jacket subtitle. |
| Genre: Warfare. |
| Number of Pages: 208 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 355.8/2 |
| OCLC: 17465521 |
| ISBN: 9780517638545 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03860 |
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| Genre: Vehicles. |
| Number of Pages: 128 |
| OCLC: 32016638 |
| ISBN: 9781859150269 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: As the motorist speeds past Arras on the motorway south to Paris, a look to the east should bring into view the hilltop village of Monchy le Preux. This farming community dominates the ground to the North (as it falls away to the River Scarpe) and to the South ( to the River Coejeul). In the early days of the Battle of Arras in the spring of 1917 the Village fell to British attacks after a stubborn resistance by the German defenders. Therefore the struggle continued to wage just to its east as all attempts to move the line significantly further into the German defences failed. In 1918 the German spring offensive rapidly regained lost ground, but stumbled and faltered on the outskirts of Arras. When it came to the British turn to launch what was to turn put to be the final offensive of the war in this sector; it was the Canadian forces that led the way here. Monchy and the countryside round about has returned, for the most part, to a tranquil, rural spot. Few of the topographical features that loomed so important in 1917 and 1918 have disappeared, so that this is a battlefield where it is easy to follow the action, whilst walking along its tracks shows how significant a vantage point this was to the combatants of 1917 and 1918. There are a few remnants of the war, and mementoes continue to give stark reminders of the bitter struggles of eighty years and more ago. In the spring of 1998 over twenty British soldiers whose bodies had been unexpectedly unearthed in the course of land development were buried in Monchy British cemetery |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. |
| Number of Pages: 160 |
| Dimensions: 14.00 x 0.90 x 22.00 cm |
| List Price: USD8.99 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.43 |
| LCC: D545.A7 F69 2000 |
| ISBN: 9780850527384 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: In late July 1944 the Allies began their breakout from the Normandy beachheads. The Americans in Operation COBRA and the British in Operation BLUECOAT. VIII and XXX British Corps were to seize the dominating ground running north west from Mont Pincon and exploit towards Vire. Mont Pincon is the highest hill in Normandy and is a formidable obstacle as well as magnificent observation post. The Germans saw it as essential to their defensive plans for Normandy. Three armored and three infantry divisions, together with two armored brigades, were hurriedly regrouped for the BLUECOAT advance into the bocage, in which determined German resistance meant that it was 5 August before the 'mountain' itself could be tackled. The Guide outlines the principal actions of BLUECOAT, but concentrates on the key players in the assault on Mont Pincon: 43rd Wessex Division and 8th Armoured Brigade. Contemporary accounts, including personal diaries, as well as more recent personal interviews are also covered. |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. Normandy. |
| Number of Pages: 176 |
| Dimensions: 14.00 x 0.80 x 22.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54/21422 |
| LCC: D756.5.N6 H848 2003 |
| OCLC: 50782031 |
| ISBN: 9780850529449 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: As a German battalion commander Rudolf Bohmler fought in the front line during the fierce battles fought at Monte Cassino. After the war he wrote this remarkable history, one of the first full-length accounts of this famous and controversial episode in the struggle for Italy. His pioneering work, which has long been out of print, gives a fascinating insight into the battle as it was perceived at the time and as it was portrayed immediately after the war. While his fluent narrative offers a strong German view of the fighting, it also covers the Allied side of the story, at every level, in graphic detail. The climax of his account, his description of the tenacious defence of the town of Cassino and the Monte Cassino abbey by exhausted, outnumbered German troops, has rarely been equalled His book presents a soldier's view of the fighting but it also examines the tactics and planning on both sides. It is essential reading for everyone who is interested in the Cassino battles and the Italian campaign. |
| Genre: Second World War. Italy. Cassino. |
| Number of Pages: 320 |
| Dimensions: 15.20 x 3.00 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54215 |
| LCC: D763.I82 M61725 2015 |
| OCLC: 910090760 |
| ISBN: 9781473828469 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V07067 |
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| Summary: The six-month battle for Monte Cassino was Britain's bitterest and bloodiest encounter with the German army on any front in World War Two. At the beginning of 1944 Italy was the western Allies' only active front against Nazi-controlled Europe, and their only route to the capital was through the Liri valley. Towering over the entrance to the valley was the medieval monastery of Monte Cassino, a seemingly impenetrable fortress high up in the 'bleak and sinister' mountains. This was where the German commander, Kesselring, made his stand. MONTE CASSINO tells the extraordinary story of ordinary soldiers tested to the limits under conditions reminiscent of the bloodbaths of World War One. In a battle that became increasingly political, symbolic and personal as it progressed, more and more men were asked to throw themselves at the virtually impregnable German defences. It is a story of incompetence, hubris and politics redeemed at dreadful cost by the heroism of the soldiers. |
| Genre: Second World War. Italy. Cassino. |
| Number of Pages: 456 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 56541683 |
| ISBN: 9780755311767 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Second World War. Italy. Cassino. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Date Published: 1946 |
| Edition: Second |
| Genre: Personal Narratives. Generals. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03405 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03407 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03406 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Generals. |
| OCLC: 51369273 |
| ISBN: 9780861249800 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Number of Pages: 224 |
| OCLC: 48497037 |
| ISBN: 9780753703526 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Number of Pages: 214 |
| OCLC: 46545105 |
| ISBN: 9780753702635 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Armoured. |
| Number of Pages: 224 |
| OCLC: 48497011 |
| ISBN: 9780753703519 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04060 |
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| Summary: Monty's desert legions - 7th Armoured Division, 51st Highland Division and 50th Northumbrian Division - helped him win at El Alamein and throughout North Africa, and eventually in North West Europe after D-Day. Monty's Northern Legions is the story of two distinguished formations who played significant roles in the liberation of North West Europe. ...... |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Number of Pages: 218 |
| Dimensions: 15.20 x 1.80 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.541241 |
| LCC: D759 .D45 2004 |
| OCLC: 56118676 |
| ISBN: 9780750935562 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Second World War. Europe. Special Operations. |
| OCLC: 360144956 |
| ISBN: 9781848091023 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. |
| Number of Pages: 173 |
| Dewey Decimal: 355.1/2/0941 |
| LCC: U767 .N658 1985 |
| OCLC: 13823579 |
| ISBN: 9780712610674 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Post-War. Middle East. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03601 |
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| Edition: Photocopy |
| Genre: Vehicles. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: It is 1915 and the Great War has been raging for a year, when Edward Rowbotham, a coal miner from the Midlands, volunteers for Kitchener's Army. Drafted into the newly-formed Machine Gun Corps, he is sent to fight in places whose names will forever be associated with mud and blood and sacrifice: Ypres, the Somme, and Passchendaele. He is one of the 'lucky' ones, winning the Military Medal for bravery and surviving more than two-and-a-half years of the terrible slaughter that left nearly a million British soldiers dead by 1918 and wiped out all but six of his original company. He wrote these memoirs fifty years later, but found his memories of life in the trenches had not diminished at all. The sights and sounds of battle, the excitement, the terror, the extraordinary comradeship, are all vividly described as if they had happened to him only yesterday. Likely to be one of the last first-hand accounts to come to light, Mud, Blood and Bulletsoffers a rare perspective of the First World War from an ordinary soldier's viewpoint. |
| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 190 |
| Dimensions: 16.00 x 2.00 x 23.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4144092 |
| OCLC: 551416352 |
| ISBN: 9780752456201 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V04982 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 91 |
| OCLC: 85027285 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04689 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 91 |
| OCLC: 85027285 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03805 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 91 |
| OCLC: 85027285 |
| ISBN: 9780946995790 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: David Thistlethwaite Collection |
| Notes: V06954 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 91 |
| OCLC: 85027285 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 91 |
| OCLC: 85027285 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Jim Parker Collection |
| Notes: V05058 |
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| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. |
| Number of Pages: 117 |
| Language: English |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. |
| Number of Pages: 117 |
| Language: English |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: David Thistlethwaite Collection |
| Notes: V06925 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. Australian. Machine Guns. |
| Number of Pages: 301 |
| Dimensions: 22.00 x 27.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 27620774 |
| ISBN: 9780959483208 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V03222 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Armoured. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03926 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. Canadian. Machine Gun. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V04697 |
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| Genre: Post-War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Military. Local. Hampshire. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03565 |
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| Summary: 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. All of the units, personalities and actions of this hopeless struggle are covered in the acclaimed Battleground Europe style. This heavily illustrated work also contains a guide to the battle sites, monuments and local facilities as they are today. |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. Holland. |
| Number of Pages: 160 |
| Dimensions: 13.50 x 1.00 x 22.00 cm |
| List Price: USD5.99 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54/2192 |
| LCC: D763.N4 S28 2001 |
| OCLC: 854586051 |
| ISBN: 9780850528152 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. Holland. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Number of Pages: 308 |
| OCLC: 772845628 |
| ISBN: 9781843422082 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: From freezing infantrymen huddled in bloodied trenches on the front lines to intricate political maneuvering and tense strategy sessions in European capitals, noted historian John Toland tells of the unforgettable final year of the First World War. As 1918 opened, the Allies and Central Powers remained locked in a desperate, bloody stalemate, despite the deaths of millions of soldiers over the previous three and a half years. The arrival of the Americans "over there" by the middle of the year turned the tide of war, resulting in an Allied victory in November. In these pages participants on both sides, from enlisted men to generals and prime ministers to monarchs, vividly recount the battles, sensational events, and behind-the-scenes strategies that shaped the climactic, terrifying year. It's all here?the horrific futility of going over the top into a hail of bullets in no man's land; the enigmatic death of the legendary German ace, the Red Baron; Operation Michael, a punishing German attack in the spring; the Americans' long-awaited arrival in June; the murder of Russian Czar Nicholas II and his family, the growing fear of a communist menace in the east; and the armistice on November 11. The different points of view of Germans, Americans, British, French, and Russians add depth, complexity, and understanding to the tragedies and triumphs of the War to End All Wars. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. 1918. |
| Number of Pages: 651 |
| Dimensions: 15.30 x 3.60 x 23.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.3 |
| LCC: D521 .T6 2002 |
| OCLC: 49495091 |
| ISBN: 9780803294516 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04007 |
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| Summary: D-Day and the 76 days of bitter fighting in Normandy that followed have come to be seen as a defining episode in the Second World War. Its story has been endlessly retold, and yet it remains a narrative burdened by both myth and assumed knowledge. In this reexamined history, James Holland presents a broader overview, one that challenges much of what we think we know about D-Day and the Normandy campaign. The sheer size and scale of the Allies' war machine ultimately dominates the strategic, operational and tactical limitations of the German forces. This was a brutal campaign. In terms of daily casualties, the numbers were worse than for any one battle during the First World War. |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. Normandy. |
| Number of Pages: 720 |
| Dimensions: 16.20 x 4.90 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.542142 |
| LCC: D756.5.N6 H65 2019 |
| OCLC: 1103913447 |
| ISBN: 9781787631274 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Tom Riley Collection |
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| Genre: Post-War. Korea. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Jon Prince Collection |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Airborne. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Soldiers Died In The Great War |
| Edition: New Enlarged Edition. |
| Genre: Great War. Remembrance. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Soldiers Died In The Great War |
| Genre: Great War. Remembrance. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Battle Zone Normandy |
| Volume: 5 |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. Normandy. |
| Number of Pages: 188 |
| LCC: D756.5.N6 B333 2004 |
| OCLC: 55675266 |
| ISBN: 9780750930178 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03784 |
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| Date Published: 2001 |
| Genre: Personal Narratives. Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03711 |
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| Date Published: 2006 |
| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Great War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03427 |
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| Genre: Biography |
| Number of Pages: 208 |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54/23/0924 |
| LCC: D766.82.G377 W66 1986 |
| OCLC: 18383239 |
| ISBN: 9780718306120 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03999 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Armoured. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03975 |
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| Summary: The Special Interrogation Group (SIG) was the most exceptional of Special Forces. Created to raid behind enemy lines, posing as German troops, the SIG was largely made up of German Jews who were all too aware of the dangers they faced--capture meant either death or deportation to a concentration camp. In 1942, Operation Agreement saw the SIG tasked with taking part in a raid on Tobruk, where they were to make up the land-based element of the attack. Disguised as POWs under “escort” by German SIGs, the group covered close to 1,700 miles of desert to reach their target. The ruse worked perfectly and SIG went on to destroy a number of coastal guns before eventually being overwhelmed by Axis forces.This is the history of the SIG, revealing startling details about the group, and moving insights into the men, many of whom were Jewish volunteers who were putting their lives on the line to fight against the evils of fascism in Europe. |
| Genre: Second World War. North Africa. |
| Number of Pages: 340 |
| Dimensions: 16.10 x 3.30 x 24.30 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.542312 |
| OCLC: 956516644 |
| ISBN: 9781472814883 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V06656 |
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| Summary: After two months of bitter combat in Normandy, Operation Bluecoat transformed the campaign into a war of movement. British and German armored divisions were flung against one another. Over the rugged terrain of the 'Suisse Normande', thrust met with counter thrust in a rapidly changing mobile battle. This is the story of the breakthrough begun on 30th July by 11th Armoured Division, Guards Armoured Division, and 15th (Scottish) Division. This was initially opposed by 21. Panzer Division, and later by the Germans' most powerful divisions in the west: 9. SS-Panzer 'Hohenstaufen' and 10. SS-Panzer 'Frundsberg'. The story of Bluecoat includes examples of virtually every type of Second World War armored combat: from infantry tanks to specialized flame-throwers and minesweeping tanks; from light armored reconnaissance units to the heaviest battle tanks of the Second World War. The experiences of both sides, German as well as British, are related as the story of a swirling armored Melle is played out under the hot summer sun between Caumont and Vire. |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. Normandy. |
| Number of Pages: 188 |
| Dimensions: 14.00 x 1.00 x 22.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54/21422 |
| LCC: D756.5.N6 D287 2003 |
| OCLC: 51194691 |
| ISBN: 9780850529128 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Operation Cobra, launched at the end of July 1944, was designed to open a decisive gap in the German defenses facing the American forces in Normandy. General Omar Bradley, commanding the First US Army, decided to use aerial saturation bombing to destroy the German defenses and create a breach. An initial attempt on July 24th proved disastrous, as the bombers dropped some of their payload on the American front lines, killing or wounding 150 men. Despite this, the bombing continued the next day. For three hours, 1,500 B-17 and B-24 bombers pummelled the target, supported by medium bombers and fighter bombers attacking with napalm. The few, shell-shocked German survivors either surrendered without a fight or fled. Even so, fierce fighting continued as the Americans strove to open up a passage for the armoured vehicles. On 26 July, VII US Corps advanced ten kilometers after crossing the Coutances-Saint-Lo road. Cracks started to appear in the German front and it collapsed the next day. The American armored divisions swept southwards and westwards. Entire German units were encircled, while others simply fell apart. |
| Series: Battle Zone Normandy |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. Normandy. |
| Number of Pages: 188 |
| Dimensions: 15.60 x 1.00 x 23.40 cm |
| Language: English |
| LCC: D756.5.N6 P84 2004 |
| OCLC: 58556095 |
| ISBN: 9780750930154 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03781 |
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| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03965 |
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| Summary: Operation EPSOM was Montgomery's third attempt to take the city of Caen, which was a key British D-Day objective. This book takes us through the actions in vivid detail. Delayed by a storm, the attack, designed to envelop Caen from the west, eventually began at the end of June 1944. The Territorial Army battalions of 15th Scottish Division spearheaded the attacks through the well developed positions of 12th |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. Normandy. |
| Number of Pages: 176 |
| Dimensions: 14.00 x 1.00 x 22.00 cm |
| List Price: USD8.99 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54/21421 |
| LCC: D756.5.N6 S35 2003 |
| OCLC: 51271168 |
| ISBN: 9780850529548 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Despite Monty's claims after the war that his intention was to 'fix', or hold, the enemy armour in the east while the Americans swept round from the west, Epsom was clearly designed for the British to achieve the decisive breakthrough in Normandy. An advance of six miles was made and Hill 112 was briefly captured. A company of 2nd Battalion, The Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders rushed a stone bridge at Tourmeauville, capturing it intact. For much of Epsom this bridge was the only crossing point over the Odon, and thus a considerable bottleneck. The threat of counter-attacks from the newly-arrived II SS Panzer Corps persuaded the British to withdraw from the east bank of the Odon. Hill 112 and Caen remained in German hands. |
| Series: Battle Zone Normandy |
| Volume: 9 |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. Normandy. |
| Number of Pages: 188 |
| Dimensions: 15.60 x 1.00 x 23.40 cm |
| Language: English |
| LCC: D756.5.N6 C576 2004 |
| OCLC: 56539270 |
| ISBN: 9780750930086 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03788 |
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| Genre: Second World War. Air. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03989 |
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| Summary: Volume 1 covers the mounting of the operation and the crucial first two days of the battle. The story opens with the planning and preparation of the double undertaking - of Market by the newly created First Allied Airborne Army in the UK and Garden by the British Second Army on the Belgian-Dutch border. The scene then switches to describe the German military situation in the Netherlands on the eve of battle. The massive initial airborne landings of September 17, 1944, are then recounted with equal attention to each of the three airborne divisions involved. The break-out battle by the Guards Armoured Division, spearhead of the ground army, is likewise illustrated with a wealth of photographs. The second day of the operation, September 18, sees the Guards reaching the 101st Airborne at Eindhoven, making their first contact with the airborne army. |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. Holland. |
| Number of Pages: 336 |
| Dimensions: 22.00 x 2.60 x 31.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| ISBN: 9781870067393 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. Holland. |
| Number of Pages: 416 |
| ISBN: 9781870067454 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Date Published: 1993 |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. Normandy. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: By late March 1945, Second British Army and Ninth US Army were poised to carry out an assault crossing of the Rhine. In the British part of the operations, Montgomery's best assault divisions were assembled to carry out the British and Canadian part of the attack between Emmerich and Wesel. A commando brigade and two Scottish divisions carried out the initial assault under cover of darkness and a tremendous bombardment on the evening of 23rd March. Despite the best efforts of the German first Parachute Army they had established a bridgehead by dawn. During the following morning 6th British Airborne Division dropped around Hamminkeln, in the immediate rear of the Germans, in an operation codenamed VARSITY. By 27 March, after some heavy combat, the Allies were prepared to launch their final drive to the Baltic. The Rhine crossing, though by no means the final battle, sealed the fate of Nazi Germany. |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. Germany. |
| Number of Pages: 253 |
| Dimensions: 14.00 x 1.50 x 22.00 cm |
| List Price: USD5.99 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 854974757 |
| ISBN: 9781844152216 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Second World War. North Africa. |
| Number of Pages: 159 |
| Language: English |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: In Spring 1945 the outcome of the war was ritually certain but the mighty River Rhine still stood in the way of the Allies. Eisenhower's strategy was to guarantee a crossing in the Ruhr area by allocating the main effort to Montgomery's 21st Army Group. Monty's task was to envelope and take out the last German war production and open the way onto the North German Plain.On the morning of 24 March 1945 the Normandy veterans of 6th British Airborne Division were to land just three to six miles in front of XII Corps, within supporting distance of their artillery, with the aim of linking up with the ground forces on day one. First in were the two parachute brigades, who benefited from the numbing effect of the Allied bombardment but by the time 6th Airlanding Brigade came in aboard their gliders, the German anti-aircraft gunners were recovering and, on the DZs, resisting and even counter-attacking the British and Canadian paratroopers.Casualties were heavy, not least because the Airlanding Brigade were gliding in amidst an Armoured kampfgruppe. Despite their presence, the glider infantry of the Ox and Bucks and the Ulster Rifles took their bridges and the Devons fought a desperate battle for the key village of Hammelkeln.By evening, despite heavy losses, General Bols's 6th Airborne Division had linked-up with XII Corps, the airborne objectives had been taken and the gateway onto the North German Plain and final victory was open. |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. Germany. |
| Number of Pages: 206 |
| Dimensions: 13.50 x 1.30 x 22.00 cm |
| List Price: USD5.99 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 145389374 |
| ISBN: 9781844156016 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Generals. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03704 |
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| Genre: Great War. Mesopotamia And Middle East. |
| Number of Pages: 490 |
| OCLC: 824604805 |
| ISBN: 9781845749385 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: David Thistlethwaite Collection |
| Notes: V06943 |
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| Summary: This latest book in the Battleground Europe series describes the battles over several years, and in particular 1917 and 1918, for a wood and small village. The Germans stubbornly refused to retreat as the area held a key position in their defense of Arras. In the bitter fighting, thousands of young men mainly from East Yorkshire (Hull) and East Lancashire were sacrificed. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. |
| Number of Pages: 224 |
| Dimensions: 13.50 x 1.20 x 22.00 cm |
| List Price: USD9.99 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.43 |
| LCC: D545.A7 B56 2005 |
| OCLC: 854586606 |
| ISBN: 9781844152483 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Order Of Battle Of Divisions |
| Volume: 1 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. |
| OCLC: 613488101 |
| ISBN: 9781847347381 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V04990 |
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| Series: Order Of Battle Of Divisions |
| Volume: 3 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. |
| OCLC: 613488101 |
| ISBN: 9781847347411 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V04988 |
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| Summary: The fourth and final part of Major AF Becke s official Order of Battle of the British Army in the Great War lists the Army Council, GHQs, Armies and Corps, including Tank Corps, and has appendices on Home Forces and Commanders of central force; the GOCs and commands at home; Corps heavy artilleries in France; ordnance of the BEF in France at the beginning and end of the war in August 1914 and November 1918; Nos. 1, 2, and 3 Groups of the Tank Corps; and the British section of the Supreme War Council in January 1918. |
| Series: Order Of Battle Of Divisions |
| Volume: 4 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. |
| Number of Pages: 320 |
| Dimensions: 17.80 x 1.70 x 25.40 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 613488101 |
| ISBN: 9781847347435 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V04987 |
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| Summary: Part 2a of the official Order of Battle of the Divisions of the British Army in the Great War compiled by Major A. F. Becke lists the Territorial Mounted Divisions & 1st Line Territorial Force Divisions. 1st, 2nd, 2nd/2nd, 4th and Yeomanry Mounted Divs; 42nd - 56th Inf Divs. together with appendices on changes in the establishment and composition of Territorial divisions on the Western Front; the 2nd mounted division (Egypt); the 52nd (Lowland) division (Gallipoli); and the 53rd (Welsh) division (Palestine). Part 2b of Major A. F. Becke s official Order of Battle of the British Army in the Great War continues the listing of the Territorial Army divisions as well as the Home Service divisions: 2nd Line Territorial Force Divisions & Home Service Divisions. 57th - 69th Inf Divs; 71st - 73rd Home Service Divs: 74th (Yeomanry) Div, 75th Div. With appendices on the Central Force and its commanders; Graduated battalikons and the 90-mm field gun; the work of the Army Ordnance Dept; and the War Establishments of the 57th (2nd W. Lancs) division in France in 1918; the 58th (2nd/1st London) division in Palestine, 1918; the 73rd division in England, 1917; the 69th (2nd/E.Anglian) division in England, 1918; and the Cyclist DIvision, England, 1918. |
| Series: Order Of Battle Of Divisions |
| Volume: 2.1 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. |
| Number of Pages: 332 |
| Dimensions: 17.80 x 1.80 x 25.40 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 613488101 |
| ISBN: 9781847347398 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V04939 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Gurkhas. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04331 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Jim Parker Collection |
| Notes: V03418 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04034 |
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| Summary: Complete Order of Battle of British Army and Colonial Formations and Units in all theatres of war. Details include composition, subordinations, theatres in which served, names of commanders all with dates, including those of any changes. War establishment of all types of divisions and brigades with details of changes authorised during the war. Included is a supplement listing all formations and units engaged in the Battle of El Alamein and the D Day Landings in Normandy on 6/7 June 1944. A monumental work of reference, originally published in a limited edition, and virtually unobtainable since then. The original 2 volumes are published as one volume containing all that was in 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. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. |
| Number of Pages: 628 |
| Dimensions: 20.80 x 3.80 x 29.30 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 65152579 |
| ISBN: 9781843424741 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V06768 |
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| Series: Battle Zone Normandy |
| Volume: 1 |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. Normandy. |
| Number of Pages: 188 |
| LCC: D756.5.N6 C58 2004 |
| OCLC: 53709866 |
| ISBN: 9780750930093 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03791 |
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| Genre: Great War. Italy. |
| Number of Pages: 203 |
| Language: English |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: David Thistlethwaite Collection |
| Notes: V06932 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Great War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V04993 |
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| Genre: English wit and humor |
| Number of Pages: 128 |
| Language: English |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Tom Riley Collection |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Generals. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03592 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Great War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V04972 |
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| Summary: A full account of the part played by Oxfordshire's airfields during the Second World War, including Abingdon, Brize Norton, Kidlington, Upper Heyford and Benson. The history of each airfield is described with the squadrons and aircraft based at them and the main operations flown. The effects of the war on the daily lives of civilians, and the constant dangers from raids and night bombing are also detailed. |
| Genre: Military. Local. Oxfordshire. |
| Number of Pages: 256 |
| Dimensions: 16.20 x 1.60 x 21.10 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 49045039 |
| ISBN: 9781853067082 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: A chance encounter with an American WWII veteran leads John Gimlette on an astonishing journey through France, Germany and Austria. In a journey that takes the author through the last months of the war, through some of the most spectacular landscapes in the world, and through cities that have risen from cinders, Panther Soup is a tale as rich, bleak and absurd as war itself. There's a colourful cast of survivors showing the way. But it's the American veteran, Putnam Flint, who guides the author through the emotions of that time. Now 86, he had been one of nearly three million Americans moving across the face of the continent. It had been a journey of unimaginable scale and complexity, an armoured migration, a wheeled city rolling through Europe. For most of his life, Flint has lived with the memories of a tank-mangled sludge (the "Panther Soup") and finds himself once again speeding up the Rhone Valley, re-living the camps, visiting the villages he'd shelled, and meeting the children of the battlefield, now elderly themselves. They find the field where Flint mowed down the flak-crew, and the Austrian village where he dueled with a Nazi fanatic. |
| Genre: Personal Narratives. Second World War. |
| Number of Pages: 401 |
| Dimensions: 13.50 x 3.20 x 20.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 914.04561 |
| OCLC: 258072640 |
| ISBN: 9780099502388 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03800 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Generals. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04145 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Airborne. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: The Parachute Regiment has co-operated fully and authorised this book as a definitive history, permitting the author access to it's archives and records both historical and pictorial. The result is an extensive and fully detailed account of this famous fighting force, from its initial formation and operations in WWII to its current existance within the British Army's order of battle. This comprehensive record includes coverage of training, equipment, weapons, deployment of airborne forces and a chronological beakdown of The Parachute Regiment's history, blending fact and narrative from archives and veterans. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Airborne. |
| Number of Pages: 415 |
| Dimensions: 19.00 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 46651649 |
| ISBN: 9781860199127 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: The Parachute Regiment has co-operated fully and authorised this book as a definitive history, permitting the author access to it's archives and records both historical and pictorial. The result is an extensive and fully detailed account of this famous fighting force, from its initial formation and operations in WWII to its current existance within the British Army's order of battle. This comprehensive record includes coverage of training, equipment, weapons, deployment of airborne forces and a chronological beakdown of The Parachute Regiment's history, blending fact and narrative from archives and veterans. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Airborne. |
| Number of Pages: 415 |
| Dimensions: 19.00 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 46651649 |
| ISBN: 9781860199127 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04093 |
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| Summary: The maroon beret of Britain's airborne forces has a special significance to every man who has ever worn it, better known as "The Paras". Involved in some of the most difficult military operations in recent history, the Paras have won 31 battle honors and hundreds of bravery decorations including eight Victoria Crosses. Today they are Britain's "fire-brigade" shock toops and on permanent standby as part of the UK's Joint Rapid Deployment Force (JRDF). |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Airborne. |
| Number of Pages: 265 |
| Dimensions: 19.69 x 2.36 x 28.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 356/.1663/0941 |
| LCC: UD485.G7 R48 1998 |
| OCLC: 40588106 |
| ISBN: 9780750917230 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: The complete panoramas of Passchendaele from the author of The Battlefields of the First World War.Today, concertina'd into a single sombre entity known as Passchendaele, the British 1917 offensives in Belgian Flanders have entered the English language as the epitome of all that was both wretched and noble about the Great War. Collectively known as the Third Battle of Ypres, the fighting raged from early June until mid-November, and revealed new depths of tragedy, heights of gallantry, astonishing stoicism, humour, loss, grief, and terrible human suffering. The remains of no less than 200,000 soldiers still lie unfound within the narrow boundaries of the battlefield of Passchendaele. The German panoramas - many of which have not seen the light of day since the end of the war - match and often surpass the Imperial War Museum for both scale and quality. Like their British equivalents, they were taken at huge personal risk by specialist photographers. All the panoramas reveal what no other photographs can - the view beyond the trench parapet - and a great deal more. Also included are unpublished testimony, letters and memoirs from all the different regiments who served on the Somme, sourced from the regimental archives across the United Kingdom, Ireland and elsewhere; stunning mapping, plans and diagrams throughout; and equivalent aerial photographs. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. Passchendaele. |
| Number of Pages: 468 |
| Dimensions: 27.00 x 3.80 x 22.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.431 |
| OCLC: 137313589 |
| ISBN: 9781845294229 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: D-Day before dawn. Minute by minute, hour by hour the danger grows... In the early morning hours of June 6, 1944, a small detachment of British airborne troops stormed the German defence forces and paved the way for the Allied invasion of Europe. Pegasus Bridge was the first engagement of D-Day, the turning point of World War II. This gripping account by acclaimed author Stephen E. Ambrose brings to life a daring mission so crucial that, had it been unsuccessful, the entire Normandy invasion might have failed. Ambrose traces each step of the preparations over many months to the minute-by-minute excitement of the hand-to-hand confrontations on the bridge. This is a story of heroism and cowardice, kindness and brutality - the stuff of all great adventures. |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. Normandy. |
| Number of Pages: 233 |
| Dimensions: 12.90 x 1.70 x 20.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 50434162 |
| ISBN: 9780743450683 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. Normandy. |
| Number of Pages: 208 |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54/2142 |
| LCC: D756.5.N6 S485 1999 |
| OCLC: 43549752 |
| ISBN: 9780850526424 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Pictorial History Of The War |
| Volume: 13 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04361 |
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| Series: Pictorial History Of The War |
| Volume: 1 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04353 |
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| Series: Pictorial History Of The War |
| Volume: 3 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04350 |
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| Series: Pictorial History Of The War |
| Volume: 2 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04351 |
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| Series: Pictorial History Of The War |
| Volume: 9 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04365 |
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| Series: Pictorial History Of The War |
| Volume: 10 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04364 |
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| Series: Pictorial History Of The War |
| Volume: 6 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04347 |
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| Series: Pictorial History Of The War |
| Volume: 7 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04367 |
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| Series: Pictorial History Of The War |
| Volume: 8 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04366 |
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| Series: Pictorial History Of The War |
| Volume: 5 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04348 |
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| Series: Pictorial History Of The War |
| Volume: 4 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04349 |
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| Series: Pictorial History Of The War |
| Volume: 11 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04363 |
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| Series: Pictorial History Of The War |
| Volume: 12 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04362 |
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| Series: Pictorial History Of The War |
| Volume: 1.1 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04359 |
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| Series: Pictorial History Of The War |
| Volume: 3.1 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04357 |
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| Series: Pictorial History Of The War |
| Volume: 4.1 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04360 |
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| Series: Pictorial History Of The War |
| Volume: 2.1 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04358 |
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| Series: Pictorial History Of The War |
| Volume: 6.1 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04345 |
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| Series: Pictorial History Of The War |
| Volume: 7.1 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04352 |
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| Series: Pictorial History Of The War |
| Volume: 5.1 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04346 |
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| Series: Pictorial History Of The War |
| Volume: 14 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04368 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Services. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Services. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: On June 7the 1917, General Sir Herbert Plumer's Second Army smashed the impregnable German defences along the Messines-Wytschaete Ridge in an assault where technology and innovative thinking were combined to produce an extraordinary success. Until 1918, Messines was the only clear-cut Allied victory on the Western Front. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. Ypres. |
| Number of Pages: 223 |
| Dimensions: 15.20 x 2.50 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4/144 |
| LCC: D542.M4 P37 1998 |
| OCLC: 42667933 |
| ISBN: 9780750917049 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03496 |
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| Summary: The pillboxes of Britain and Ireland are among the most important military structures employed in the history of the defence of these islands. This work presents the first thorough study and classification of pillboxes and related structures, including selection posts, Seagull and concrete trenches, gun-houses and turrets, battle headquarters and spigot-mortar emplacements. The author traces the use of small, free-standing defence structures from ancient times to the present, placing the pillbox within a historical continuum and identifying its course of development. The work also presents a typology of British and Irish pillboxes through a catalogue of known types and individual examples, and examines their tactical employment in the landscape. Mike Osbourne has been involved in the recording of defence structures for over 30 years and was co-ordinator of the Defence of Britain Project in the eastern counties. He is also the author of Defending Britain: Twentieth-Century Military Structures in the Landscape, also published by The History Press. |
| Genre: Second World War. Home Front. |
| Number of Pages: 320 |
| Dimensions: 17.20 x 1.00 x 24.80 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 355.7094109044 |
| OCLC: 436259897 |
| ISBN: 9780752443294 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V02881 |
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| Genre: Education. English. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04258 |
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| Genre: Military. Local. Wiltshire. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V02642 |
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| Genre: Military. Politics. |
| Number of Pages: 342 |
| Dewey Decimal: 327.1/17 |
| LCC: UA10 .H36 1993 |
| OCLC: 27770973 |
| ISBN: 9780872498730 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V07534 |
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| Summary: Poland was the "tripwire" that brought Britain into the Second World War, but neither Britain, nor Poland's older ally, France, had the material means to prevent Poland being overrun. The broadcast, "Poland is no longer alone" had a distinctly hollow ring. During the next four years the Polish Government in exile and armed forces made a significant contribution to the Allied war effort; in return the Polish Home Army received a paltry 600 tons of supplies. Poland Alone focuses on the climactic year of 1944 when the Polish Resistance attempted to gain control of Warsaw from the Germans. A bloody uprising ensued, but little help was received from the Allies. After the Warsaw Poles were massacred, the Red Army finally moved into the city and then occupied the whole country. Jonathan Walker examines whether Britain could have done more to save the Polish people and the victims of the Holocaust. While Allied political and military leaders clashed over the level of support for the Poles, SOE, RAF, and Intelligence personnel fought a bitter covert war to help the Polish resistance fighters. The War ended with over five million Poles dead. Had Britain betrayed her old ally? |
| Genre: Second World War. Europe. Special Operations. |
| Number of Pages: 320 |
| Dimensions: 16.00 x 3.00 x 23.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.548641 |
| OCLC: 659235985 |
| ISBN: 9780752457017 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03984 |
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| Summary: No Marketing Blurb |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. Polish. |
| Number of Pages: 48 |
| Dimensions: 18.40 x 0.50 x 25.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 9976591 |
| ISBN: 9780850454673 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Nobody in the Second World War paid a higher price for the failure of politicians and generals than the infantry, whatever their nationality. Most battalions had a 100 per cent turn over due to casualties, some as high as 200 per cent. The majority of histories of the Second World War focus on what are perceived to be the more glamorous aspects of the conflict: flying aces, new technologies, politics. However, Charles Whiting's classic book, now reprinted in paperback is in the author's own words not a history. Poor Bloody Infantry is the story of the brave men whose efforts were so central to Allied victory but which has been gravely neglected by many writers on the Second World War. Whiting's vivid account of their experiences puts the reader in the thick of their struggles: firing useless Boyes rifles at oncoming SS tanks; crouching low in foxholes beneath a yellow incandescence as the surrounding dessert rocks and roars. Detailed and personal in scope, Poor Bloody Infantry deals with all aspects of the uncomfortable day-to-day life of infantrymen in the Second World War ranging from experiences in combat to such matters as foul tinned rations and VD. |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Number of Pages: 278 |
| Dimensions: 16.00 x 2.00 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.5483 |
| OCLC: 222140344 |
| ISBN: 9781862273771 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03666 Very opinionated account of the qualities of the infantry soldier. Too sensational. No VMG items other than general comments. |
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| Genre: Fiction. Military. Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03935 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Based on the unit's War Diary, Wilson gives daily accounts of the fortunes and misfortunes, battles and hardships of a Regular Army Regiment in the famous Seventh Armoured Division--the Desert Rats. It is supplemented by personal accounts provided by officers and men who shared the triumphs and disasters of war as well as its humorous side, and complemented by a chapter by chapter analysis of the war as it affected both Allies and Axis with a chronological summary of other main events. Notes and technical details are also included. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Armoured. |
| Number of Pages: 526 |
| Dimensions: 15.20 x 4.40 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54/1241 |
| LCC: D759.528 .W55 2003 |
| OCLC: 52288495 |
| ISBN: 9781862272170 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03638 |
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| Series: Official History Of The Great War |
| Genre: Great War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03443 |
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| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Great War. Mesopotamia And Middle East. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03747 |
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| Genre: Great War. Mesopotamia And Middle East. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03750 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Special And Elite. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V05918 |
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| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. |
| ISBN: 9781847348265 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: David Thistlethwaite Collection |
| Notes: V06934 |
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| Date Published: 1917 |
| Genre: Media. Comics. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04068 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. |
| Number of Pages: 288 |
| Dimensions: 15.90 x 2.50 x 24.10 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 28798587 |
| ISBN: 9781852602635 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Civil Defence was a grouping of civilian emergency services that included the National Fire Service, the police and a whole range of support services that were part of Air Raid Precautions (more commonly referred to as the ARP). Collectively they played a vital role in providing a controlled response to the effects of German bombing raids on British cities. The ARP was managed by report and control staff, incident officers and messenger services. Casualties were dealt with by the Medical Officer of Health staff via casualty clearing zones and depots. The ARP services that were actually on the front line down among the exploding bombs and collapsing buildings included the wardens, rescue services, first aid and stretcher parties, gas identification and decontamination services, roof spotters, fire watchers and fire guards. |
| Genre: Second World War. Home Front. |
| Number of Pages: 121 |
| Dimensions: 17.00 x 25.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 941.084 |
| LCC: UA929.G7 B76 1999 |
| OCLC: 41157772 |
| ISBN: 9780750922104 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: 'There is no doubt that [Quartered Safe Out Here] is one of the great personal memoirs of the Second World War' John Keegan Life and death in Nine Section, a small group of hard-bitten and (to modern eyes) possibly eccentric Cumbrian borderers with whom the author, then nineteen, served in the last great land campaign of World War II, when the 17th Black Cat Division captured a vital strongpoint deep in Japanese territory, held it against counter-attack and spearheaded the final assault in which the Japanese armies were, to quote General Slim, "torn apart". |
| Genre: Personal Narratives. Second World War. |
| Number of Pages: 347 |
| Dimensions: 11.10 x 2.40 x 18.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 44694787 |
| ISBN: 9780007105939 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Second World War. |
| OCLC: 925410130 |
| ISBN: 9781909544444 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V02900 |
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| Edition: First |
| Genre: Personal Narratives. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: Signed by author |
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| Series: RAF Museum Series |
| Volume: 8 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Airborne. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: This reference records the historical details of the RAF's basic fighting formations - its squadrons. 12 appendices serve as a reference point, with two of them, one keyed by aircraft type, the other by location, providing cross-references to the listing of each squadron's movements and equipment. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Royal Air Force. |
| Number of Pages: 290 |
| Dimensions: 21.00 x 2.50 x 29.80 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 358.41310941 |
| OCLC: 46513054 |
| ISBN: 9781840371413 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03662 |
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| Edition: Photocopy |
| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Insignia. Medals. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04433 |
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| Summary: This work will be of interest to enthusiasts of the technical aspects of military, naval and aviation history. It provides a comprehensive account of the use of heavy machine guns, automatic cannons and their ammunition, featuring coverage of cartridge design and various projectiles. |
| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. |
| Number of Pages: 297 |
| Dimensions: 18.40 x 2.50 x 26.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 623.41 |
| LCC: UF560 .W55 2000 |
| OCLC: 43632475 |
| ISBN: 9781840371222 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Insignia. Medals. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Jim Parker Collection |
| Notes: V03417 |
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| Series: Casualties Of The 1914-1918 And 1939-1945 World Wars |
| Date Published: 2020 |
| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Insignia. Medals. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04117 |
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| Genre: Reference. Archives. |
| Number of Pages: 87 |
| Dimensions: 19.10 x 0.60 x 25.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 355.3/7/0941 |
| LCC: UA661 .T46 1997 |
| OCLC: 38040328 |
| ISBN: 9781873162446 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
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| Genre: Reference. Archives. |
| Number of Pages: 59 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 355.3/7/0941 |
| LCC: UA661 .T46 1993 |
| OCLC: 30648659 |
| ISBN: 9781873162064 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04186 |
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| Summary: The mysterious events of April 21, 1918, the day the legendary Red Baron met his end, have kept the world captivated for decades. There have been many theories, articles and books concerning exactly what took place but all previous accounts have been overshadowed by this groundbreaking book. Here is the definitive answer to one of history's most compelling mysteries. Taking you straight to the site of Richthofen's final crash, leading aviation historian Norman Franks and pilot Alan Bennett dissect the evidence and expose what only eyewitnesses could see, complimented by a host of forensic and historical facts that illustrate in detail what actually occurred, when and how. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. Air. |
| Number of Pages: 144 |
| Dimensions: 17.20 x 1.30 x 25.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.44943092 |
| LCC: D604 .F73 2005 |
| OCLC: 63185162 |
| ISBN: 9781904943334 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Sometimes it is easy to forget that the US 82nd and 101st airborne divisions were not the only paratroopers to drop into Normandy on D Day!The British 6th Airborne Division had a vital task in securing the flank at the opposite end of the invasion zone from Utah Beach. The landings, both by glider and parachute, by these intrepid soldiers and their taking of the strategically important Pegasus Bridge and the silencing of the battery at Merville contributed greatly to the success of the invasion.This highly illustrated book, with detailed photo captions, depicts the soldiers and their equipment and analyzes the tactics and success of their mission. |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. Normandy. |
| Number of Pages: 176 |
| Dimensions: 21.60 x 1.40 x 30.50 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54/2142 |
| LCC: D756.5.N6 B464 2002 |
| OCLC: 52216304 |
| ISBN: 9782840481591 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: This is a unique personal story of the horrors of Stalin's invasion of Poland, through the eyes of 14 year old Telesfor Sobierajski. He tells of his epic journey through Siberia in search of his family and their flight from Stalinist Russia. |
| Genre: Second World War. Russia. |
| Number of Pages: 160 |
| Dimensions: 21.60 x 23.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54/81438 |
| LCC: D810.5 .S63 1996 |
| OCLC: 36428844 |
| ISBN: 9780850525007 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03566 |
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| Summary: This tells of the fighting on Redan Ridge in 1916. The sector was occupied by the 4th Division, made up of some of the veteran regular battalions, the 'Old Contemptibles', although few of the original members had survived thus far. It was mainly Territorials and 'new army' men who fought here. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. The Somme. |
| Number of Pages: 176 |
| Dimensions: 13.30 x 0.60 x 22.00 cm |
| List Price: USD5.99 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4272 |
| LCC: D545.S7 R48 2004 |
| OCLC: 56458021 |
| ISBN: 9781844150557 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Carney Lake served for six years in a Royal Marines Commando Unit and in this book tells his story - the names of those men involved have been changed to protect their identities, but the events happened as described. The result is arguably as vivid and accurate a depiction of Britain s fighting men as has ever appeared in print. What we can see from the television screen of war and terrorism leaves us with no doubts as to the reality of modern warfare, but what it can t share with us is the feelings of the personalities on the ground as the bullets fly. There are nail-biting descriptions of patrols on the streets of Belfast, of facing an invading army on British sovereign territory in Cyprus and the strain of border duty in South Armagh where every silent rural ditch may prove an explosive and bloody grave. An unputdownable view of what it takes to be a member of the Royal Marines, of the sacrifices to do the job well. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Royal Navy. Royal Marines. |
| Number of Pages: 240 |
| Dimensions: 17.10 x 3.20 x 25.00 cm |
| List Price: USD8.99 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 823/.914 |
| LCC: PR6062.A385 R45 1994 |
| OCLC: 31517566 |
| ISBN: 9780850523669 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Regiment |
| Volume: 1 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Cavalry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Regiment |
| Volume: 2 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Cavalry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Regiment |
| Volume: 3 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Regiment |
| Volume: 4 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Regiment |
| Volume: 5 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Cavalry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Regiment |
| Volume: 6 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Regiment |
| Volume: 7 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Regiment |
| Volume: 8 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Regiment |
| Volume: 9 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Cavalry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Regiment |
| Volume: 10 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Regiment |
| Volume: 11 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Regiment |
| Volume: 12 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Regiment |
| Volume: 13 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Services. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Regiment |
| Volume: 14 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Regiment |
| Volume: 15 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Regiment |
| Volume: 16 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Regiment |
| Volume: 16 |
| Genre: Uniforms And Persona Equipment. Equipment. British. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Regiment |
| Volume: 18 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Services. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Regiment |
| Volume: 19 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Regiment |
| Volume: 20 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Cavalry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Regiment |
| Volume: 21 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Regiment |
| Volume: 22 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Regiment |
| Volume: 23 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Services. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Regiment |
| Volume: 24 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Regiment |
| Volume: 25 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Cavalry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Regiment |
| Volume: 26 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Armoured. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Regiment |
| Volume: 26 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Armoured. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03431 |
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| Series: Regiment |
| Volume: 27 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Regiment |
| Volume: 28 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Regiment |
| Volume: 29 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Services. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Regiment |
| Volume: 30 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Regiment |
| Volume: 31 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Regiment |
| Volume: 32 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Regiment |
| Volume: 33 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Cavalry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Regiment |
| Volume: 34 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Cavalry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Reference. Museums. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04268 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04269 |
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| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. Holland. |
| Number of Pages: 235 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 26722071 |
| ISBN: 9780951550908 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Edition: Third |
| Genre: Great War. Remembrance. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: The British soldier of the Great War has been depicted in many books. Invariably, a pen picture paints him as stoic, joining the army in a wave of patriotic fervour, and destined to serve four years on the Western Front in some of the most costly battles in history. Yet often the picture is difficult to resolve for the reader. What was it like in the trenches? How did the soldier live, where did he sleep? What was it like to go over the top, and when he did, what did he carry with him? For many, the idea of trench life is hazy, and usually involves 'drowning in mud', in, as one writer put it, 'the pitiless misery' of Passchendaele. Recently, military historians have presented an alternative picture, a picture in which the hopelessness of the First World War is given new life and purpose. Remembering Tommy pays tribute to the real life British soldier of the Great War from the moment of joining up to their final homecoming. Using original artefacts in historic settings, the men and their words are brought to life. The uniforms they wore, the equipment they carried, the letters they wrote home, their personal possessions, mementos and photographs come together in a powerful tribute to the indomitable Tommy. Each one of these precious artefacts bears witness to the men who left them behind - allowing us to almost reach out and touch history. |
| Genre: Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 224 |
| Dimensions: 25.40 x 2.30 x 25.40 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 355.3094109041 |
| OCLC: 857109466 |
| ISBN: 9780752479552 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V02898 |
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| Genre: Second World War. Europe. North West Europe. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03724 |
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| Genre: Biography |
| Number of Pages: 282 |
| Language: English |
| LCC: D766.82 .B75 1991 |
| OCLC: 27678741 |
| ISBN: 9781874800248 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03716 |
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| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. Holland. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Insignia. Medals. |
| Number of Pages: 320 |
| OCLC: 12503273 |
| ISBN: 9780850455168 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04063 |
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| Edition: Fourth |
| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Insignia. Medals. |
| Number of Pages: 86 |
| Language: English |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04369 |
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| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Insignia. Medals. |
| Number of Pages: 165 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 737/.2 |
| LCC: CR4661 .R67 1976b |
| OCLC: 2895233 |
| ISBN: 9780713707755 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04371 |
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| Summary: On the ghastly battlefields of the First World War, Jimmie Johnston drove teams or pack horses carrying ammunition and hauling guns to the front lines. One night, Johnston was hauling guns back from the front line. Suddenly, in the darkness and pouring rain, he, his team, the wagon, and the guns pitched into an old trench. After disentangling the horses from their harness, Johnston found a trenching tool, dug away the side of the trench, and led the horses out of what had become a sea of mud. Then he harnessed them again, took them back to camp, cleaned them up, and returned to the trench to find the wagon blown to bits by German fire. Jimmie Johnston, the farm boy, endured nearly three years under constant artillery fire. Two decades after the war ended, he wrote this memoir of his wartime experiences on a trip back to Vimy Ridge and Passchendaele. In Riding into War, Johnston marvels at how jokes and pranks and the funny side of even the most terrible events have stuck in his mind. Yet, even in the face of horror and suffering, his sense of humour rarely deserted him. The scenes he relates destroyed many men's sanity, but Johnston's ability to laugh and the practical need to care for his horses no doubt contributed to his recovery. After the war, he says, "my nerves were not too good, and I remember a lot of nights I would get up when no one else was around and have to go for a long walk." But, he concludes, "After some time, this seemed to wear off and soon back to a new life again." Riding Into Waris volume 4 in the New Brunswick Military Heritage Series. |
| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 103 |
| Dimensions: 14.00 x 0.70 x 20.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4/8171 |
| LCC: D639.T8 J64 2004 |
| OCLC: 244770692 |
| ISBN: 9780864924124 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V04977 |
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| Summary: Born into a working-class family in London in 1919, Victor Gregg enlisted in the Rifle Brigade at nineteen, was sent to the Middle East and saw action in Palestine. Following service in the western desert and at the battle of Alamein, he joined the Parachute Regiment and in September 1944 found himself at the battle of Arnhem. When the paratroopers were forced to withdraw, Gregg was captured. He attempted to escape, but was caught and became a prisoner of war; sentenced to death in Dresden for attempting to escape and burning down a factory, only the allies' infamous raid on the city the night before his execution saved his life. Gregg's fascinating story, told in a voice that is good-natured and completely original, continues after the end of the war. In the fifties he became chauffeur to the Chairman of the Moscow Norodny bank in London, involved in shady dealings and strange meetings with MI5, MI6 and the KGB. His adventures, though, were not over - in 1989, on one of his many motorbike expeditions into Eastern Europe, he found himself at a rally of 700 people in a field in Sopron at a fence that formed part of the barrier between the Soviet Union and the West. Vic cut the wire, and a few weeks later the Berlin Wall itself was destroyed - a truly unexpected coda to an incredible life lived to the full. This is the story of a true survivor. |
| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Second World War. |
| Number of Pages: 288 |
| Dimensions: 13.00 x 1.90 x 19.70 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.548141 |
| OCLC: 751799893 |
| ISBN: 9781408822081 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V02684 |
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| Summary: The bridge over the St Quentin Canal at Riqueval is one of the most readily recognised images of the Great War, witnessing many ferocious engagements in the period between the retreat to the Hindenburg Line in 1917 and the final assault against the canal's defences in September 1918. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. |
| Number of Pages: 144 |
| Dimensions: 14.00 x 0.70 x 22.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4/36 |
| LCC: D545.R57 M58 1998 |
| OCLC: 45620677 |
| ISBN: 9780850526226 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Pre-Great War. Far-East. |
| Number of Pages: 384 |
| Dewey Decimal: 952.03/1 |
| LCC: DS517 .C66 2004 |
| OCLC: 56444019 |
| ISBN: 9780304366576 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: David Thistlethwaite Collection |
| Notes: V06945 |
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| Summary: In August 1944, Lieutenant-General Guy G. Simonds' II Canadian Corps launched two set-piece offensives, Operations Totalize and Tractable, in order to prevent the German Seventh Army's escape and seal the pocket completely. Despite fierce German resistance, Canadian infantry embussed in armoured vehicles alongside the tanks swiftly penetrated the entire depth of the German defences. |
| Series: Battle Zone Normandy |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. Normandy. |
| Number of Pages: 192 |
| Dimensions: 15.60 x 1.00 x 23.40 cm |
| Language: English |
| LCC: D756.5.F34 H37 2004 |
| OCLC: 56658112 |
| ISBN: 9780750930161 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03787 |
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| Summary: The war memoirs of these two officers with the Royal Welsh Fusiliers have never been out of print since their first publication. Both men won instant and enduring fame with these very different narratives, which made them two of the most influential participants in shaping later attitudes to the war. Graves gave offence in many quarters with his factual inaccuracies and/or slurs on various units of the British Army. Sassoon's nostalgic evocation of his cricketing and fox-hunting background contrast with the detailed narrative of personalities and life in the Battle of the Somme and the Battle of Arras. The thinly disguised names of real fellow officers are unravelled to help illustrate Sassoon's poetry and actions. |
| Genre: Great War. Poetry. |
| Number of Pages: 192 |
| Dimensions: 14.00 x 0.60 x 22.00 cm |
| List Price: USD8.99 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 821.912 |
| LCC: PR6037.A86 Z75 2001 |
| OCLC: 881628313 |
| ISBN: 9780850528381 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. United States Of America. Armoured. |
| Number of Pages: 128 |
| OCLC: 20765469 |
| ISBN: 9780904811117 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04030 |
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| Summary: An intriguing rarity - a personal account of the birth of the tank as a weapon of warfare by a tank commander at the sharp end. Captain Hickey, a descendant of Irish soldiers of fortune, joined the Tank Corps in December 1916, and fought at Passchendaele the following year when tanks were literally hurled into the mud . A few weeks later he took part in the world s first mass tank offensive, at Cambrai, where his section captured the tactically vital village of Fontaine-Notre-Dame. When the Germans counter-attacked, Hickey was second-in-command of the score of tanks that drove the enemy from Gauche Wood, an action that was mentioned by Haig in his despatches. Hickey s tanks covered the retreat of the 2nd Division in the great German Spring offensives in 1918, and in the battle of Amiens in August he was liasion officer between the tanks and the Australian army. As such, the author had a ringside seat - in fact he was fighting in the ring - at all the major tank battles of the Great War and his memoir is a racily written read that will appeal to all enthusiasts of armoured warfare. With an admiring preface by General J.F.C. Boney Fuller, the father of the tank himself, this is a classic military memoir. |
| Genre: Personal Narratives. Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 300 |
| Dimensions: 14.00 x 1.70 x 21.60 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 226880118 |
| ISBN: 9781847347268 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04049 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Armoured. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04335 |
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| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Insignia. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04297 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Royal Navy. Royal Marines. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: The odd one out of all the British divisions of the 1914-18 War, the RN Division was formed in September 1914 from Royal Marines and surplus naval reservists, organized in battalions named after distinguished sailors in naval history- Hood, Nelson, Howe, Drake etc. After early action in defence of Antwerp the division went to Gallipoli where it landed in April 1915 and saw the campaign through to the end. In April the division was taken over by the War Office from the Admiralty and the following month it was moved to France; in July it was given the number 63. It remained on the Western Front for the rest of the war. Total casualties amounted to nearly 48,000. This is an excellent history by an accomplished writer and a well-known literary figure. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Royal Navy. |
| Number of Pages: 452 |
| Dimensions: 15.20 x 2.60 x 22.90 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 933581155 |
| ISBN: 9781843422617 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04107 |
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| Series: Famous Regiments On Cigarette And Trade Cards |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04688 |
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| Series: Famous Regiments On Cigarette And Trade Cards |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04196 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Armoured. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04211 |
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| Summary: In this sequel to "An New Excalibur", which examined the development of the tank during World War I and after, Smithers examines the role played by tanks in World War II. At the beginning of the war only the Germans and the Russians had realized the full power of the tank. The British and the Americans were forced to try to catch up. One difficulty was fundamentally a matter of finding the right tool for the right job. In the last year of the war, the Germans relied on the immense King Tigers, which lacked speed and manoeuvrability; while the Allies were confined to Shermans, Cromwells and Churchills, which were incapable of making a heavyweight impact. Each side had some envy for the other. |
| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Tanks. Development. |
| Number of Pages: 262 |
| List Price: USD7.99 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 623.74752 |
| OCLC: 17600095 |
| ISBN: 9780850527223 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04266 |
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| Summary: Now the standard weapon for British soldiers across the globe, the SA80's early years were shrouded in controversy after a series of dismal performances. It was prone to jamming in desert conditions, had several flimsy parts that would often break after repeated use, and had an incredibly sensitive magazine catch. When these issues came to light, the SA80 was lambasted by the news, leading to the Ministry of Defence ordering an extensive modification program that dramatically improved reliability.Combat accounts and in-depth analysis of the SA80's performance in Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Afghanistan, and Iraq guide the reader through its troubled life, while vivid artwork helps to illustrate the transformation it underwent; from an unreliable rifle disliked by the soldiers who used it to being one of the world's most innovative and accurate small arms. |
| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. |
| Number of Pages: 80 |
| Dimensions: 18.50 x 0.70 x 24.90 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 623.4425 |
| OCLC: 933722362 |
| ISBN: 9781472811042 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: The shadowy undercover work of the American OSS and the British SOE in World War II - usually behind enemy lines or close to the hard action - needs no invention to make its retelling a tale of unbelievable daring and bravery. In this compilation of actual events the author allows this natural excitement through as he describes specific actions - codebreaking, blockade running, guerrilla action, bombing missions, sniper and assassination work, running double agents, training work and recruitment methods. |
| Genre: Second World War. Europe. Special Operations. |
| Number of Pages: 224 |
| Dimensions: 12.90 x 2.20 x 20.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 43857589 |
| ISBN: 9780304352029 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Since 1897 the rolling chalk downland of Salisbury Plain has been dominated by the affairs of the army, whose presence has deterred the inquiring eyes of casual observers. Stonehenge and the numerous archaeological remains that can be found on the Plain, however, constantly remind us that people have lived in the region for hundreds of years. Although a seemingly bleak and inhospitable place, it has provided ideal grazing for multitudes of sheep, and villages have gradually developed along its valley.The photographs in this fascinating selection paint a vivid picture of life on the Plain since the days of Queen Victoria and record the dramatic transformation the area has undergone in the hands of the War Department. They offer glimpses of life in the villages, in the town of Amesbury, and in enigmatic Imber - a tragic casualty of the Second World War - in the days before the soldiers, and chronicle the emerging army camps. The final selection is an overview of Salisbury Plain as seen through the camera of Austin Underwood, a commercial photographer and journalist who knew the area intimately.Drawn largely from private collections and published here for the first time, around 200 photographs take us into the heart of this mysterious region and bring old faces and places to life. Jointly complied by two of Wiltshire's most popular and widely-read authors, the combination of social history and nostalgia within these evocative pages will be enjoyed by military enthusiasts, residents past and present, and visitors, and appeal to all those with an interest in Wiltshire's history |
| Genre: Military. Local. Wiltshire. |
| Number of Pages: 127 |
| Dimensions: 17.20 x 1.00 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 38333033 |
| ISBN: 9780752407548 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V02891 |
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| Genre: Military. Local. Wiltshire. |
| Number of Pages: 144 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 355.50942319 |
| OCLC: 261400257 |
| ISBN: 9781860774942 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V02642 |
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| Edition: First |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Both Sanctuary Wood and the village of Hodge saw intense fighting during the First World War. Nigel Cave takes the reader on an explanatory tour of the immediate area. Included is a description of the museum at Hill 62 with its trench system, stereoscopic photos and weapons. |
| Genre: History |
| Number of Pages: 120 |
| Dimensions: 14.00 x 0.60 x 22.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 914.93/12 |
| LCC: D542.Y6 C38 1993 |
| OCLC: 31046297 |
| ISBN: 9780850523553 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Special And Elite. |
| Number of Pages: 192 |
| OCLC: 31934858 |
| ISBN: 9780283062223 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: From the secret SAS archives, and acclaimed author Ben Macintyre: the first ever authorized history of the SAS 'Impeccably researched, superbly told - by far the best book on the SAS in World War II' - Antony Beevor In the summer of 1941, at the height of the war in the Western Desert, a bored and eccentric young officer, David Stirling, came up with a plan that was radical and entirely against the rules: a small undercover unit that would inflict mayhem behind enemy lines. Despite intense opposition, Winston Churchill personally gave Stirling permission to recruit the toughest, brightest and most ruthless soldiers he could find. So began the most celebrated and mysterious military organisation in the world: the SAS. Now, 75 years later, the SAS has finally decided to tell its astonishing story. It has opened its secret archives for the first time, granting historian Ben Macintyre full access to a treasure trove of unseen reports, memos, diaries, letters, maps and photographs, as well as free rein to interview surviving Originals and those who knew them. The result is an exhilarating tale of fearlessness and heroism, recklessness and tragedy; of extraordinary men who were willing to take monumental risks. It is a story about the meaning of courage. BEN MACINTYRE'S NEXT BOOK AGENT SONYA IS AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Special And Elite. |
| Number of Pages: 384 |
| Dimensions: 12.90 x 2.50 x 19.80 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 965491891 |
| ISBN: 9780241186862 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V05915 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Special And Elite. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Nick Clark Collection |
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| Summary: This work is an account of every aspect of the world famous SAS. It lists battles, campaigns, weapons, equipment, tactics, training and every single SAS operation up to the present day. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Special And Elite. |
| Number of Pages: 288 |
| Dimensions: 20.00 x 26.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 52989201 |
| ISBN: 9780753703670 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Special And Elite. |
| Number of Pages: 95 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 42964480 |
| ISBN: 9780752525846 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Second World War. Italy. |
| Number of Pages: 398 |
| OCLC: 1029888292 |
| ISBN: 9781787475137 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Special And Elite. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Two days after Christmas 1944, during the harshest winter in living memory, 33 SAS troops parachuted into the valley of Rossano, Northern Italy. Carried out in broad daylight, the parachute drop was intended to deceive observing enemy forces into believing that a full parachute brigade of 400 men had landed behind them. Drawing on post-op reports and memoirs, this book is a fictionalised account written from the perspective of one of the rank and file parachutists who took part in the operation: the author's father. Scrupulously researched and richly illustrated, Hann's personal narrative brings to life the co-ordinated attemptsof the SAS and local partisans to engage and evade the enemy. For the first time, Hann provides a detailed account of some of the devastating setbacks and triumphs of Operation Galia: one of the hardest fought and most successful operations of the Second World War. |
| Genre: Second World War. Italy. |
| Number of Pages: 182 |
| Dimensions: 20.30 x 1.10 x 13.30 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 457168861 |
| ISBN: 9780955623998 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V02985 |
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| Date Published: 1996 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Special And Elite. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: "June 6, 1944 military forces converge on the beaches of Normandy for one of the most decisive battles of World War II. America would call it a victory. History would call it D-Day. But Captain John Miller and his squad of young soldiers, this fateful day would become something much more. Washington has sent them on a personal mission to save one life. One paratrooper missing in action. One soldier who has already lost three brothers in the war. Captain Miller and his men quickly realize this is not a simple rescue operation. It is the supreme challange to everything they have learned and everything they believe in. A test of their honor and their duty. Their sole obsession - and their last hope for redemption. Even in a war of devastating proportions, saving one life could make all the difference in the world ...." -- back cover. |
| Genre: Second World War. Fiction. |
| Number of Pages: 319 |
| Dimensions: 11.00 x 2.20 x 18.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 813.54 F |
| LCC: CPB Box no. 1506 vol. 4 |
| OCLC: 39533496 |
| ISBN: 9780140279092 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: An account of one of the most secret units in Britain's armed services - the Special Boat Service - whose members have been involved in daring missions from the Second World War to the Gulf War and beyond. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Royal Navy. Royal Marines. |
| Number of Pages: 311 |
| Dimensions: 16.20 x 3.00 x 24.20 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 40844403 |
| ISBN: 9780747219767 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Second World War. Europe. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03988 |
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| Series: Uniform |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: As Angus Calder states in his introduction to this edition, 'Seven Pillars of Wisdom' is one of the major statements about the fighting experience of the First World War. Lawrence's younger brothers, Frank and Will, had been killed on the Western Front in 1915. Seven Pillars of Wisdom, written between 1919 and 1926, tells of the vastly different campaign against the Turks in the Middle East - one which encompasses gross acts of cruelty and revenge and ends in a welter of stink and corpses in the disgusting 'hospital' in Damascus. 'Seven Pillars of Wisdom' is no 'Boys Own Paper' tale of Imperial triumph, but a complex work of high literary aspiration which stands in the tradition of Melville and Dostoevsky, and alongside the writings of Yeats, Eliot and Joyce. AUTHOR: The image of 'Lawrence of Arabia', dressed in white Arab robes astride a camel is a familiar one, propagated by David Lean's film 1962 film, but dating back to American journalist Lowell Thomas's sensationalist account of Lawrence's part in the Arab revolt, and from Lawrence's own autobiographical account 'Seven Pillars of Wisdom' which, despite some doubts as to its truth in parts, has been described as 'one of the major statements about the fighting experience of the First World War'. |
| Genre: Great War. Mesopotamia And Middle East. |
| Number of Pages: 665 |
| Dimensions: 12.90 x 3.60 x 20.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 928999719 |
| ISBN: 9781853264696 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V06075 |
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| Genre: Great War. Mesopotamia And Middle East. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03893 |
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| Genre: Great War. Mesopotamia And Middle East. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03756 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03589 |
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| Genre: Military. Local. Yorkshire. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Jim Parker Collection |
| Notes: V03404 |
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| Summary: A photographic account of the human experience of war as directly witnessed by British soldiers in the First World War. The book deals with the whole of the British Army's experience of the First World War - including Gallipoli and Mesopotamia - and not just the Western Front. |
| Genre: Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 240 |
| Dimensions: 19.60 x 2.40 x 25.40 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.3410222 |
| OCLC: 230989094 |
| ISBN: 9780007275489 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Great War. Poetry. |
| Number of Pages: 338 |
| Dimensions: 2.50 x 2.50 x 22.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03600 |
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| Summary: The wartime autobiography of one of the first officers to join the British Army's Glider Pilot Wing, at the forefront of the invasion of France and Holland in 1944. It describes encounters with the Waffen SS and Russian Communist troops, as well as his own D-Day and PoW experiences. |
| Genre: Biography |
| Number of Pages: 160 |
| Dimensions: 16.00 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54/4941 |
| LCC: D786 .M685 1999 |
| OCLC: 40882306 |
| ISBN: 9781840370584 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03807 |
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| Genre: Reference. Languages. French. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
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| Genre: Second World War. Far East. |
| Number of Pages: 157 |
| OCLC: 34788588 |
| ISBN: 9781858213101 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03612 |
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| Summary: The Allied assault on Normandy beaches was an almost flawless success, but it was to take three months of bitter fighting before the German defence of Normandy finally collapsed and Paris was liberated. In this account of that struggle, the reader is subjected to the gruelling ordeals confronted by the combatants - each encounter related from the point of view of a different nationality. The author also wrote The Face of Battle, The Mask of Command and The Nature of War. |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. Normandy. |
| Number of Pages: 365 |
| Dimensions: 13.50 x 2.80 x 22.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 29668946 |
| ISBN: 9780712655798 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03608 |
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| Genre: Second World War. Mediterranean. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04097 |
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| Edition: Second |
| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. Vickers. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. Vickers. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. Vickers. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Commando. For Action And Adventure |
| Volume: 4,330 |
| Genre: Media. Comics. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. |
| Number of Pages: 186 |
| OCLC: 60095058 |
| ISBN: 9780712656696 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. |
| Number of Pages: 186 |
| OCLC: 60095058 |
| ISBN: 9780712656696 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: David Thistlethwaite Collection |
| Notes: V06952 |
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| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. |
| Number of Pages: 186 |
| OCLC: 60095058 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Jim Parker Collection |
| Notes: V03410 |
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| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. |
| Number of Pages: 186 |
| OCLC: 60095058 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Soldiers Died In The Great War |
| Volume: 1 |
| Genre: Great War. Remembrance. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Soldiers Died In The Great War |
| Volume: 4 |
| Genre: Great War. Remembrance. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Soldiers Died In The Great War |
| Volume: 5 |
| Genre: Great War. Remembrance. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Soldiers Died In The Great War |
| Volume: 6 |
| Genre: Great War. Remembrance. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Soldiers Died In The Great War |
| Volume: 8 |
| Genre: Great War. Remembrance. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Soldiers Died In The Great War |
| Volume: 9 |
| Genre: Great War. Remembrance. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Soldiers Died In The Great War |
| Volume: 10 |
| Genre: Great War. Remembrance. |
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| Genre: Post-War. |
| Number of Pages: 326 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 1006811811 |
| ISBN: 9781874528555 |
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| Genre: Second World War. Far East. |
| Number of Pages: 265 |
| Dimensions: 13.80 x 1.70 x 22.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 697537181 |
| ISBN: 9781898594819 |
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| Series: The Bletchley Park Reports |
| Volume: 15 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. Polish. |
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| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 224 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.48141 |
| LCC: D640 .M3195 2011 |
| OCLC: 751795939 |
| ISBN: 9780752464466 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 224 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.48141 |
| LCC: D640 .M3195 2011 |
| OCLC: 751795939 |
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| Genre: Second World War. Europe. |
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| Genre: Great War. Western Front. The Somme. |
| Number of Pages: 332 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4272 |
| LCC: D545.S7 .G55 2007 |
| OCLC: 77796196 |
| ISBN: 9780719568909 |
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| Summary: In Somme Lyn Macdonald explores one of the most harrowing battles in British history.'There was hardly a household in the land', writes Lyn Macdonald, 'there was no trade, occupation, profession or community, which was not represented in the thousands of innocent enthusiasts who made up the ranks of Kitchener's Army before the Battle of the Somme...'The year 1916 was one of the great turning-points in British history: as the youthful hopes of a generation were crushed in a desperate struggle to survive, and traditional attitudes to authority were destroyed for ever. On paper, few battles have ever been so meticulously planned. Yet while there were good political reasons to launch a joint offensive with a French Army demoralized by huge casualties at Verdun, the raw troops on the ground knew nothing of that. A hundred and fifty thousand were killed in the punishing shellfire, the endless ordeal of attack and counter-attack; twice that number were left maimed or wounded. Here, almost for the first time, Lyn Macdonald lets the men who were there give their own testimony. Their stories are vivid, harrowing, sometimes terrifying - yet shot through with humour, immense courage and an astonishing spirit of resilience.'What the reader will longest remember are the words - heartbroken, blunt, angry - of the men who lived through the bloodbath...a worthy addition to the literature of the Great War...' Daily MailOver the past twenty years Lyn Macdonald has established a popular reputation as an author and historian of the First World War. Her books are based on the accounts of eyewitnesses and survivors, told in their own words, and cast a unique light on the First World War. Most are published by Penguin. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. The Somme. |
| Number of Pages: 380 |
| Dimensions: 13.00 x 0.90 x 20.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 36241497 |
| ISBN: 9780140178678 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 347 |
| OCLC: 851849650 |
| ISBN: 9780385615785 |
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| Summary: The year was 1916 and the majority had no idea of the reality of the trenches of the Somme, of the pale faced, traumatised soldiers they would encounter there, of the innumerable, awful contradictions of war. Private Lynch was one of those who survived his time in the trenches. Upon his return from France in 1919 he wrote this book. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. The Somme. |
| Number of Pages: 347 |
| Dimensions: 16.40 x 3.50 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4144092 |
| LCC: D544 .L95 2008 |
| OCLC: 176822755 |
| ISBN: 9780385612784 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Generals. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04160 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. |
| Number of Pages: 192 |
| OCLC: 43199609 |
| ISBN: 9780752517742 |
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| Genre: Second World War. Mediterranean. |
| Number of Pages: 212 |
| Language: English |
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| Summary: After the First World War, how many thousands of British families would have proud or bitter reason to remember the name St Quentin? At least eight Divisions, 23 Brigades, 74 Battalions an enormous number of fighting men, a weight of experience, courage, defeat and victory, all to be traced through these fields and villages round the city. There is much to honour here: exhausted British troops marching south in the Retreat from Mons in August 1914, resistance attacks on the Hindenburg Line in 1917, desperate feats of arms in the final German onslaught in the Spring of 1918. Many impressive individual and collective achievements, captured guns, Victoria Crosses richly earned. The ancient city itself suffered too - bombardment by French and British artillery, its citizens subjected and exploited by the occupying German forces, then evacuated ahead of the withdrawal to the Hindenburg Line - before its final liberation in October 1918. The book gives details of positions, redoubts, attacks, lines of advance and retreat, with many illustrations provided from local sources. Most of the positions described can still be traced and the sites of some epic events located. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. |
| Number of Pages: 160 |
| Dimensions: 13.60 x 0.80 x 22.00 cm |
| List Price: USD9.99 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4/144 |
| LCC: D545.S315 M39 2000 |
| OCLC: 44652222 |
| ISBN: 9780850527896 |
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| Summary: After the First World War, how many thousands of British families would have proud or bitter reason to remember the name St Quentin? At least eight Divisions, 23 Brigades, 74 Battalions an enormous number of fighting men, a weight of experience, courage, defeat and victory, all to be traced through these fields and villages round the city. There is much to honour here: exhausted British troops marching south in the Retreat from Mons in August 1914, resistance attacks on the Hindenburg Line in 1917, desperate feats of arms in the final German onslaught in the Spring of 1918. Many impressive individual and collective achievements, captured guns, Victoria Crosses richly earned. The ancient city itself suffered too - bombardment by French and British artillery, its citizens subjected and exploited by the occupying German forces, then evacuated ahead of the withdrawal to the Hindenburg Line - before its final liberation in October 1918. The book gives details of positions, redoubts, attacks, lines of advance and retreat, with many illustrations provided from local sources. Most of the positions described can still be traced and the sites of some epic events located. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. |
| Number of Pages: 160 |
| Dimensions: 13.60 x 0.80 x 22.00 cm |
| List Price: USD9.99 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4/144 |
| LCC: D545.S315 M39 2000 |
| OCLC: 44652222 |
| ISBN: 9780850527896 |
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| Genre: Great War. Mesopotamia And Middle East. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
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| Summary: 'Exciting Episodes In Libya and Hejaz, and Especially Railway-raiding Exploits With Lawrence' yorkshire post 'Rolls, the driver, our strongest and most resourceful man, the ready mechanic, whose skill and advice largely kept our cars in running order, was nearly in tears over the mishap. The knot of us, officers and men, English, Arabs and Turks, crowded round him and watched his face anxiously. As he realised that he, a private, commanded in this emergency, even the stubble on his jaw seemed to harden in sullen determination.' T.E. LAWRENCE - THE SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM |
| Genre: Great War. Mesopotamia And Middle East. |
| Number of Pages: 256 |
| Dimensions: 14.00 x 1.50 x 21.60 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 266990293 |
| ISBN: 9781846770050 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection, Bob Alexander Collection |
| Notes: V03897 |
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| Summary: The thrilling new military history title from the bestselling author of Vulcan 607""and Phoenix Squadron. In early 1970, the Commanding Officer of 22 SAS flew into the strategically critical Sultanate of Oman on a covert intelligence mission. A Communist rebellion in the South threatened not only the stability of the Arabian Peninsula but more importantly the vital oil routes through the Persian Gulf. Within six months, the Regiment arrived in theatre to lead a fierce, secret war against the rebels. While from a remote RAF airbase in the desert, an elite band of British pilots, flying difficult, dangerous missions in Strikemaster jets and Vietnam-era Huey helicopters, were scrambled alongside them. For the British soldiers and airmen, it was to be no easy victory. The enemy were well supplied with weaponry and training from China and the Soviet Union, and despite confronting the largest assault force ever deployed by the SAS, many months later the rebels were still fighting back. And at dawn on July 19th, 1972, a force of nearly 300 heavily armed, well-trained guerillas attacked the little fishing port of Mirbat without warning. Between them and glory stood a team of just nine SAS men. And the skill of the British fighter pilots. The scene was set for an epic encounter; a modern day Rorke's Drift. Their heroism would become SAS legend. Drawing on extensive interviews with participants from the SAS, the RAF and the Sultan's Armed Forces, most of whom have never spoken about their involvement before, as well as previously classified documents from both the UK and Oman, Storm Front""weaves an unputdownable tale of intrigue, action, daring and astonishing bravery in the face of overwhelming odds. |
| Genre: Post-War. Middle East. |
| Number of Pages: 419 |
| Dimensions: 16.10 x 3.80 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 751788949 |
| ISBN: 9780593064344 |
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| Summary: Stout Hearts is a book which offers an entirely new perspective on the British Army in Normandy. This fresh study explores the anatomy of war through the Army's operations in the summer of 1944, informing and entertaining the general non-fiction reader as well as students of military history. There have been so many books written on Normandy that the publication of another one might appear superfluous. However most books have focused on narrating the conduct of the battle, describing the factors that influenced its outcome, or debating the relative merits of the armies and their generals. What was missing from the existing body of work on Normandy specifically and the Second World War generally is a book that explains how an army actually operates in war and what it was like for those involved, Stout Hearts fills this gap. Stout Hearts is essential reading for those who wish to understand the 'mechanics' of battle. How does an Army care for its wounded? How do combat engineers cross obstacles? How do tanks fight? How do Air and Naval Forces support the Army? But to understand what makes an Army 'tick' you must also understand its people. Therefore explanations of tactics and techniques are not only well illustrated with excellent photographs and high quality maps but also effectively combined with relevant accounts from the combatants themselves. These dramatic stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things are the strength of the book, bringing the campaign to life and entertaining the reader. |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. Normandy. |
| Number of Pages: 488 |
| Dimensions: 17.10 x 2.30 x 24.80 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 881656696 |
| ISBN: 9781911096184 |
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| Genre: Warfare. |
| Number of Pages: 240 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 5768419 |
| ISBN: 9780856855030 |
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| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V04973 |
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| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03741 |
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| Genre: Weapons. |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V01692 |
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| Genre: Military. Local. Dorset. |
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| Summary: World War I claimed more than 995,000 British lives, and its legacy continues to be remembered today. Great War Britain: Swindon offers an intimate portrayal of the town and its people living in the shadow of World War I for five years. A beautifully illustrated and highly accessible volume, it explores the area's regiments, the background, and fate of the town's men on the frontline, the changing face of industry, the vital role of women, conscientious objectors, hospitals for the wounded and rehabilitation, peace celebrations, the fallen heroes, and war memorials. The World War I story of Swindon is told through the voices of those who were there, and is vividly illustrated through evocative images. |
| Genre: Military. Local. Wiltshire. |
| Number of Pages: 160 |
| List Price: USD11.99 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.342313 |
| OCLC: 903999852 |
| ISBN: 9780750956109 |
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| Date Published: 1922 |
| Genre: Military. Local. Wiltshire. |
| Number of Pages: 352 |
| Language: English |
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| Summary: As the left most inland flank of the D-Day landings, Sword Beach was thought most likely to receive the first German counterattacks. The British troops selected for the assault had the tasks of securing the beach and advancing on the heavily defended medieval town of Caen. The troops also were determined to link up with British paratroopers and glider units who had landed the night before on special missions and were not equipped to withstand an armored counterattack alone.Backed up by an impressive array of modified armored vehicles, the veteran 3rd Division, spearheaded by No. 4 Army Commando and 41 Royal Marine Commando, stormed ashore and secured its objectives with moderate casualties. No. 4 Commando also reached the airborne troops before they could be overwhelmed by German armor. However, the British failed to secure the key town of Caen on schedule.The action on this Normandy beach is now covered in all the detail that has become standard with the Battleground Europe series. |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. Normandy. |
| Number of Pages: 192 |
| Dimensions: 14.00 x 1.00 x 22.00 cm |
| List Price: USD5.99 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.542142 |
| LCC: D756.5.N6 K54 2001 |
| OCLC: 43540729 |
| ISBN: 9780850526738 |
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| Summary: When British 3rd Infantry Division landed on Sword Beach in Normandy on D-Day, it was the most powerful to date, comprising infantry, armour, commandos, self propelled artillery and anti-tank guns, specialist assault armour and a host of support units. Covered by a tactical air force and supported by the offshore guns of the Royal Navy, the ...... |
| Series: Battle Zone Normandy |
| Volume: 2 |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. Normandy. |
| Number of Pages: 192 |
| Dimensions: 15.90 x 1.60 x 24.10 cm |
| Language: English |
| LCC: D756.5.N6 F6944 2004 |
| OCLC: 53709852 |
| ISBN: 9780750930192 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03792 |
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| Summary: When Ian Fleming wrote Moonraker, he was not working solely from his imagination. In 1945 he had been involved in the formation of T Force, a secret unit of British soldiers who were thrown into a deadly race to uncover Nazi Secrets before they fell in to the hands of Stalin's advancing troops. The force included infantrymen, many of them only just recovered from the ordeal of D-Day, engineers, bomb disposal experts, commandos and teams of expert scientists. In a breakneck pursuit - often entering locations before other allied troops - they uncovered underground factories and nuclear testing sites, as well as defying the ceasefire and carrying out the final advance of the war to capture the Nazi submarine research facilities at Kiel, overpowering 12,000 fully-armed Germans with only 500 men and a handful of jeeps. In the aftermath of war, T-Force were also involved in the treacherous transportation of scientists out of the the Soviet zone. With exclusive access to previously unseen documents and extensive interviews with the key figures, Sean Longden reveals the story of T Force for the first time - and uncovers Ian Fleming's last Second World War Secret. |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. Germany. |
| Number of Pages: 464 |
| Dimensions: 20.00 x 3.20 x 13.20 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.548641 |
| OCLC: 506252769 |
| ISBN: 9781849012973 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03986 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 160 |
| OCLC: 52784825 |
| ISBN: 9780712348096 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03665 |
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| Genre: Great War. |
| OCLC: 815389904 |
| ISBN: 9781847348357 |
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| Genre: Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 22 |
| OCLC: 983467948 |
| ISBN: 9781847348494 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V04978 |
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| Genre: Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 22 |
| OCLC: 983467948 |
| ISBN: 9781847348494 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
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| Summary: During the desperate days of May 1940 that ended with the fall of France, the 3rd Battalion Royal Tank Regiment was sent to Calais in support of 30th Infantry Brigade where it played a vital role in the week-long defence of Calais. In helping to stem the inexorable advance by German panzers, the battalion was uniquely praised by Churchill for giving the BEF much-needed extra time for the crucial evacuation from Dunkirk's beaches to be effected. Reformed and refitted by the spring of 1941, 3 RTR returned to Europe to fight the panzers once again, this time in the ill-fated Greek campaign, where it became the only RTR unit to see combat. The surviving officers and men of 3 RTR embarked for Egypt at the end of April where they came under the command of General Montgomery, 3 RTR fought again in all the main North African desert battles, including the major turning point engagements at Alam Halfa and El Alamein. It helped to halt the panzers in the Ardennes and, as the only RTR unit in the British Army to be equipped with brand new Comet tanks, took part in the many river crossing battles on its way to the Baltic - and on to the end of the war in Europe. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Armoured. |
| Number of Pages: 218 |
| Dimensions: 15.20 x 2.00 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.541241 |
| LCC: D759.528 .D45 2000 |
| OCLC: 47286831 |
| ISBN: 9780750925501 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03516 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04156 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Second World War. |
| Number of Pages: 352 |
| LCC: D759 |
| OCLC: 1002073333 |
| ISBN: 9781474603287 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Matt Yates Collection |
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| Genre: Warfare. Armoured. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Harry Moon and eight fellow members of the Royal Sussex Regiment all volunteered to transfer to B Battalion Machine Gun Corps in January 1917, (later the Tank Corps) to serve in the revolutionary MK IV Tanks. After describing his experiences, training and fighting on the Somme, with the Royal Sussex the book concentrates on service in tanks. The first action was at Messines in the MKIV and Harry's story is embellished with accounts of gallantry by others and anecdotes. After the battle he took part in two tank demonstrations for Royalty. The 3rd Battle of Ypres followed in July 1917 resulting in the death of one of Harry's fellow volunteers. A full and thrilling account of the mass use of armor at Cambrai follows after descriptions of trials of fanciness and barbed wire clearing equipment. The Battalion successfully achieved their first, second and third objectives. This was celebrated with a white table cloth lunch on the Hindenburg Support Wire! Disaster was to follow at the attack on Fontaine-Notre-Dame on 23 November where there were 70% casualties. This debacle is analyzed in detail. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. |
| Number of Pages: 218 |
| Dimensions: 15.20 x 2.50 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.41 |
| LCC: D608 .V476 2009 |
| OCLC: 317254305 |
| ISBN: 9781848840805 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03498 |
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| Summary: Published soon after the Great War, while its author stresses that this is not an official history of the newly-formed Tank Corps, it is an essential and complete record of the heroic deeds performed by the Army s newest and most exciting arm. Compiled from Official Records, the book contains extracts from Haig s Despatches; complimentary messages received by the Corps in the field; and a selection of Special Orders. There is also a complete listing of awards to officers and men, with citations for all immediate awards (inc. VCs and MMs), and a Roll of Honour complete with an Index. Starting with the first deployment of the first crude and unreliable tanks on the Somme in September 1916, the book unrolls in chronological order, the subsequent swift development of armour, including the tank s finest hour at Cambrai in November 1917. |
| Genre: Great War. Remembrance. |
| Number of Pages: 476 |
| Dimensions: 13.50 x 2.70 x 21.60 cm |
| Language: English |
| ISBN: 9781845742973 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03841 |
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| Series: Purnell’s History Of The Second World War |
| Volume: 15 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Armoured. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03627 |
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| Summary: “A fantastic read . . . Whether your interest is armour or history I would highly recommend this book” (Military Modelling). The tank destroyer was a bold—though some would say flawed—answer to the challenge posed by the seemingly unstoppable German Blitzkrieg. The TD was conceived to be light and fast enough to outmaneuver panzer forces and go where tanks could not. At the same time, the TD would wield the firepower needed to kill any German tank on the battlefield. Indeed, American doctrine stipulated that TDs would fight tanks, while American tanks would concentrate on achieving and exploiting breakthroughs of enemy lines. The Tank Killers follows the men who fought in the TDs, from the formation of the force in 1941 through the victory over the Third Reich in 1945. It is a story of American flexibility and pragmatism in military affairs. Tank destroyers were among the very first units to land in North Africa in 1942. Their first vehicles were ad hoc affairs: halftracks and weapons carriers with guns no better than those on tanks, thin armor affording the crews considerably less protection. Almost immediately, the crews began adapting to circumstances, along with their partners in the infantry and armored divisions. By the time North Africa was in Allied hands, the TD had become a valued tank fighter, assault gun, and artillery piece. The reconnaissance teams in TD battalions, meanwhile, had established a record for daring operations that would continue for the rest of the war. The story continues with the invasion of Italy and, finally, that of Fortress Europe on June 6, 1944. By now, the brass had decreed that half the force would convert to towed guns, a decision that dogged the affected crews through the end of the war. The TD men encountered increasingly lethal enemies, ever more dangerous panzers that were often vulnerable only to their guns, while American tank crews watched in frustration as their rounds bounced harmlessly off the thick German armor. They fought under incredibly diverse conditions that demanded constant modification of tactics, and their equipment became ever more deadly. By VE-Day, the tank destroyer battalions had achieved impressive records, generally with kill-loss rates heavily in their favor. Yet the army after the war concluded that the concept of a separate TD arm was so fundamentally flawed that not a single battalion existed after November 1946. The Tank Killers draws heavily on the records of the tank destroyer battalions and the units with which they fought, as well as personal stories from veterans of the force. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. United States Of America. United States Navy. |
| Number of Pages: 256 |
| List Price: USD9.99 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.541273 |
| OCLC: 154805544 |
| ISBN: 9781932033809 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03783 |
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| Series: An Illustrated Record Of The Development Of The British Tank |
| Genre: Reference. Museums. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03634 |
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| Series: An Illustrated Record Of The Development Of The British Tank |
| Genre: Reference. Museums. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03632 |
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| Series: An Illustrated Record Of The Development Of The British Tank |
| Genre: Reference. Museums. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03542 |
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| Series: An Illustrated Record Of The Development Of The British Tank |
| Genre: Reference. Museums. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03635 |
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| Series: An Illustrated Record Of The Development Of The British Tank |
| Genre: Reference. Museums. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03634 |
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| Series: An Illustrated Record Of The Development Of The British Tank |
| Genre: Reference. Museums. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03633 |
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| Series: An Illustrated Record Of The Development Of The British Tank |
| Genre: Reference. Museums. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03631 |
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| Summary: Invented during World War I to break the grim deadlock of the Western Front trenches, tanks have gone on to revolutionise warfare. From the lightning Blitzkrieg assaults of World War II to the great battles in the Middle Eastern desert and the largest ever tank battles on the Eastern Front, tanks have become one of the key components of the 'combined arms' philosophy of warfare. This pocket guide gives the reader all of the essential information on 40 of history's premiere tanks, including the Tiger, Sherman, Panther and M1A1 Abrams. Each tank is presented with a detailed drawing to aid recognition. |
| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Tanks. |
| Number of Pages: 128 |
| Dimensions: 19.00 x 13.00 cm |
| List Price: GBP4.79 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 623.74752 |
| OCLC: 798816132 |
| ISBN: 9781780962207 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Graphically reveals to the reader just what it was like to live and fight as a member of a British heavy tank battalion in the Second World War. Detailed appendices for battalion casualties, honours and awards. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Armoured. |
| Number of Pages: 238 |
| Dimensions: 18.00 x 2.10 x 25.60 cm |
| Language: English |
| LCC: D759.5 9th .B43 1995 |
| OCLC: 36720743 |
| ISBN: 9780750908801 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03517 |
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| Genre: Warfare. Armoured. |
| Number of Pages: 195 |
| Dimensions: 22.00 x 28.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 47271520 |
| ISBN: 9780753705445 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
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| Genre: Warfare. Armoured. |
| Number of Pages: 192 |
| OCLC: 54878708 |
| ISBN: 9781854222091 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Warfare. Armoured. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03668 |
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| Genre: Warfare. Armoured. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V03708 |
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| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Tanks. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Tanks. Development. |
| Number of Pages: 360 |
| OCLC: 463623060 |
| ISBN: 9781843429449 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03489 |
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| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Tanks. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03536 |
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| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Tanks. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03530 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 214 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 40963171 |
| ISBN: 9781856279062 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03772 |
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| Genre: Second World War. North Africa. |
| Number of Pages: 186 |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4523 |
| OCLC: 45351230 |
| ISBN: 9781840151107 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03669 |
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| Series: The Next War |
| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Tanks. Development. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V03713 |
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| Series: An Illustrated Record Of The Development Of The British Tank |
| Edition: Third |
| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Tanks. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V03531 |
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| Series: An Illustrated Record Of The Development Of The British Tank |
| Edition: Third |
| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Tanks. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Edition: Second Impression |
| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Tanks. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03861 |
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| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Tanks. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: On 15 September 1916 during the Battle of the Somme, tanks - one of the decisive weapons of twentieth-century warfare - were sent into action for the first time. In his previous books Trevor Pidgeon, one of the leading authorities on the early tanks, has told the story of that memorable day, but only now has his account of later tank operations during the Somme battle become available. In this, his last work which was completed shortly before he died, he reconstructs the tank actions that took place between late September and November when the Somme offensive was closed down. His account gives a vivid insight into the actions and experiences of the tank crews, and it shows the appalling dangers they faced as they maneuvered their crude, vulnerable and unreliable machines towards the enemy. His book will be essential reading for anyone who is familiar with his previous studies of the subject and for anyone who wants to follow in the tracks of the tanks as they lumbered across the battlefield nearly 100 years ago. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. The Somme. |
| Number of Pages: 152 |
| Dimensions: 15.20 x 2.20 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4272 |
| LCC: D608 .P53 2010 |
| OCLC: 615909780 |
| ISBN: 9781848842533 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03641 |
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| Series: The EUP Teach Yourself Books |
| Genre: Reference. Languages. German. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Special And Elite. |
| Number of Pages: 207 |
| OCLC: 415738 |
| ISBN: 9780850521214 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Services. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04040 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Cavalry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03707 |
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| Summary: The Second World War is vanishing into the pages of history. The veterans were once all around us, but their numbers are fast diminishing. While still in their prime many recorded their memories with Peter Hart for the Imperial War Museum. As these old soldiers now fade away their voices from the front are still strong with a rare power to bring the horrors of war back to vivid life. The 16th Durham Light Infantry were supposed to be just an 'ordinary' battalion. But their experiences as they fought their way up through Italy show that there is no such thing as 'ordinary'. They struggled to break out from Salerno, then across the countless rivers and mountain ranges that seemed to spring up to bar their way to victory. They learnt their military skills the hard way facing determined German opposition every step of the way. These were no 'D-Day Dodgers' but heroes in their own right. But there was another battle being fought as they struggled to maintain their morale day by day, as their friends died and their seemed to be no end in sight. This is their story. Peter Hart was born in 1955. After attending Liverpool University he has worked as the Oral Historian at the Imperial War Museum since 1981, He is responsible for interviewing veterans of all conflicts from the Great War to the present day. His previous books include 1918: A Very British Victory, The Somme, 1916, Aces Falling: War Above the Trenches, 1918 and Jutland, 1916. His Voices from the Front series with Pen & Sword includes, The 16th Durham Light Infantry, The 2nd Norfolk regiment and the South Notts Hussars. He is married with two children and lives in North London |
| Genre: Second World War. Italy. |
| Number of Pages: 224 |
| Dimensions: 17.10 x 1.50 x 23.50 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54/1241 |
| LCC: D760.D8 H37 2010 |
| OCLC: 881227893 |
| ISBN: 9781848844018 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Great War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04100 |
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| Date Published: 1945 |
| Genre: Second World War. Italy. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04070 |
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| Date Published: 1945 |
| Genre: Second World War. Italy. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V06013 |
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| Series: The Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-1918 |
| Volume: 7 |
| Genre: Great War. Mesopotamia And Middle East. |
| Number of Pages: 1,052 |
| Dimensions: 13.30 x 4.40 x 21.60 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.3/94 |
| LCC: D566 .G78 1984 |
| OCLC: 10162745 |
| ISBN: 9780702217265 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04172 |
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| Genre: Great War. Mesopotamia And Middle East. |
| Number of Pages: 323 |
| OCLC: 980609740 |
| ISBN: 9781847347299 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: David Thistlethwaite Collection |
| Notes: V06947 |
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| Genre: Great War. Mesopotamia And Middle East. |
| Number of Pages: 323 |
| OCLC: 980609740 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03733 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Matt Yates Collection |
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| Genre: Second World War. Italy. |
| Number of Pages: 160 |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54/215 |
| LCC: D763.I8 R67 1989 |
| OCLC: 22507869 |
| ISBN: 9780715392126 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Second World War. Italy. |
| Number of Pages: 160 |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54/215 |
| LCC: D763.I8 R67 1989 |
| OCLC: 22507869 |
| ISBN: 9780715392126 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04045 |
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| Summary: HIram Maxim was one of the most significant figures of the Victorian/Edwardian period. Hailing from the backwoods of Maine, Maxim's triumphs included inventing the first truly automatic machine gun, outpacing Edison in the race for a practicable light bulb, and designing, building, and flying one of the earliest steam-powered aeroplanes. Eventually, knighted by Queen Victoria for his services to the British Army, Hiram Maxim was a supreme example of the self-made man. This book seeks to redress history's neglect of Maxim in a rounded pictures of him as an inventive genius, philanderer, bigamist, and autocrat with a kindly streak. |
| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. |
| Number of Pages: 174 |
| Dimensions: 16.00 x 2.00 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 59484073 |
| ISBN: 9781862271418 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: HIram Maxim was one of the most significant figures of the Victorian/Edwardian period. Hailing from the backwoods of Maine, Maxim's triumphs included inventing the first truly automatic machine gun, outpacing Edison in the race for a practicable light bulb, and designing, building, and flying one of the earliest steam-powered aeroplanes. Eventually, knighted by Queen Victoria for his services to the British Army, Hiram Maxim was a supreme example of the self-made man. This book seeks to redress history's neglect of Maxim in a rounded pictures of him as an inventive genius, philanderer, bigamist, and autocrat with a kindly streak. |
| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. |
| Number of Pages: 174 |
| Dimensions: 16.00 x 2.00 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 59484073 |
| ISBN: 9781862271418 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Jerred Metz takes us back to the war that opened the deadliest century in human history. A battalion of angels, mystical intercessors, and a cast of engaging humans ranges from British machine gunners to Winston Churchill, Arthur Conan Doyle, and W.B. Yeats. The Angel of Mons is a meditative and transcendent journey into a war we can never learn too much about, or from. Kevin Coyne, author of Marching Home This is the starting point for Metz's wide-ranging, original book: St. George, the Angel of Mons, appears out of an unfurling cloud over the Mons-Conté canal, saving Lt. Dease's Vickers machine-gun crew. The saint attacks the Germans and saves the BEF from annihilation. A few days, later Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's and W.B. Yeats' experiences confirm this to be so. Historical characters rub shoulders with men and women of the author's creation.Steeped in the Edwardian Age's beliefs about the psychic phenomena and spiritualism, the novel shows that success in the battle is more than a matter of well-sited machine guns and resolute crews; in The Angel of Mons St. George determines the fate of the "Golden Arrows of God," and the British Expeditionary Force. Antony Bird author of Gentlemen, We will Stand and Fight: Le Cateau 1914.Long after the war is over, and the facts of it have been recorded in histories, one of the most widely known events will be the appearance of St. George and angel-warriors fighting in defense of the British during the retreat from Mons. The papers are full of it and testimony pours in from all sides. Harold Bigbie "On the Side of the Angels" 1915.That was the Battle of Mons. As the opening British engagement of what was to become the Great War, it became endowed in retrospect with every quality of greatness and was given a place in the British pantheon equal to the battles of Hastings and Agincourt. Legends like that of the Angels of Mons settled upon it.Barbara Tuchman, The Guns of August |
| Genre: Great War. Fiction. |
| Number of Pages: 246 |
| Dimensions: 15.20 x 1.30 x 23.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 896733959 |
| ISBN: 9780933439023 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. Australian. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Combines theory and practical application to survey the development of the tank, the evolution of tank warfare, and the role of the tank in World War II and the Arab-Israeli wars |
| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Tanks. Development. |
| Number of Pages: 108 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 358/.18/09 |
| LCC: UG446.5 .C27 |
| OCLC: 5171398 |
| ISBN: 9780841905399 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. South Africa. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03714 |
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| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Armoured Cars. |
| Number of Pages: 24 |
| OCLC: 506118400 |
| ISBN: 9781894581387 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03541 |
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| Genre: Military. Politics. |
| Number of Pages: 242 |
| OCLC: 12467000 |
| ISBN: 0855206314 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V07535 |
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| Date Published: 1997 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Special And Elite. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. |
| Number of Pages: 486 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 355.0092241 |
| LCC: DA54 .A98 2007 |
| OCLC: 82671921 |
| ISBN: 9780755315819 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
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| Summary: This book tells the story of a small, yet significant, battle that was a precursor to the better known battles for Imphal and Kohima. |
| Genre: Second World War. Far East. |
| Number of Pages: 224 |
| Dimensions: 15.20 x 1.90 x 24.00 cm |
| List Price: USD8.99 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54/25 |
| LCC: D767.6 .S43 1989 |
| OCLC: 29517723 |
| ISBN: 9780850527209 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04014 |
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| Summary: Published to coincide with the 60th anniversary of liberation of Hong Kong and VJ Day, this is the authoritative account of how the British, Canadian, Indian and Chinese defenders surrendered Hong Kong to the Japanese after 18 days of intense fighting, on Christmas Day, 1941. The nightmare of the Japanese invasion of Hong Kong and a remarkable story of endurance and courage under appalling conditions, with vivid descriptions of life as a prisoner of the Japanese. Illuminated by a then architectural student's extraordinary story: a 'civilian's' insight of war although pitch-forked into battles as a young subaltern in the Royal Engineers. The award of one VC and four George Crosses in one small theatre of war is unique. A story of espionage, betrayal and heroism - was the senior British Intelligence office helping the Japanese? |
| Genre: Second World War. Far East. |
| Number of Pages: 272 |
| Dimensions: 15.90 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54/25125 |
| LCC: D767.3 .L55 2005 |
| OCLC: 60560990 |
| ISBN: 9781862273153 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03486 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Machine Gun. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. Normandy. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03982 |
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| Summary: The bestselling author of STALINGRAD and BERLIN: THE DOWNFALL on the Spanish Civil War, drawing on masses of newly discovered material from the Spanish, Russian and German archives. The civil war that tore Spain apart between 1936 and 1939 and attracted liberals and socialists from across the world to support the cause against Franco was one of the most hard-fought and bitterest conflicts of the 20th century: a war of atrocities and political genocide and a military testing ground before WWII for the Russians, Italians and Germans, whose Condor Legion so notoriously destroyed Guernica. Antony Beevor's account narrates the origins of the Civil War and its violent and dramatic course from the coup d'etat in July 1936 through the savage fighting of the next three years which ended in catastrophic defeat for the Republicans in 1939. And he succeeds especially well in unravelling the complex political and regional forces that played such an important part in the origins and history of the war. |
| Genre: Inter-War. |
| Number of Pages: 586 |
| Dimensions: 13.60 x 4.80 x 22.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 946.081 |
| OCLC: 768484503 |
| ISBN: 9780753821657 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: This book describes the action of 9 May 1915 when the battalions of the 1st Division, 7th Division and the Indian Army attacked Aubers Ridge. Their objective was to break the German line and cut the supply route to the enemy troops fighting to the south against a French Offensive at Vimy Ridge. In true Battleground style, the dramatic story is told through the actions of those involved in the fighting. Places and points of interest are highlighted and for those fortunate enough to visit the area there are excellent directions and hints on how to best capture the atmosphere. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. |
| Number of Pages: 192 |
| Dimensions: 13.70 x 0.90 x 22.00 cm |
| List Price: USD5.99 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.424 |
| LCC: D545.A93 H36 2005 |
| OCLC: 57750111 |
| ISBN: 9781844150939 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Neuve Chapelle a lost battlefield is now opened up for the explorer to learn more about the actions that took place there. In Early 1915, the British decided to take the offensive for the first time in the war against German positions in Northern France. The initial objective was a bulge, about one mile across, in their lines at Neuve. Events which took place here early in 1915 are described in detail and show why this almost forgotten battle set the course of the war. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. |
| Number of Pages: 144 |
| Dimensions: 14.00 x 0.70 x 22.00 cm |
| List Price: USD7.99 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4/24 |
| LCC: D545.N47 B75 2000 |
| OCLC: 854586132 |
| ISBN: 9780850526486 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Bob Alexander Collection |
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| Genre: Second World War. Europe. North West Europe. |
| Number of Pages: 262 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54219348 |
| OCLC: 845240670 |
| ISBN: 9781781591420 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03872 |
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| Summary: This spectacular visual chronicle brings together 200 previously unseen panoramic images of World War I, covering the Western Front from end to end and from all years of the war. Taken at huge personal risk by the Royal Engineers for secret intelligence purposes, they reveal what no other photographs can. Each panorama offers a view of up to 160 degrees, so sharply focused that the individual figures of a waiting sniper or a louse-tortured infantryman can be made out. Introduced by historian Richard Holmes, and published in association with London's Imperial War museum, this collection reveals the landscape of World War I as it really was: rural landscapes and villages appear alongside the ruinous muddy wastes that epitomise war-torn France in the modern imagination. |
| Genre: Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 392 |
| Dimensions: 32.00 x 4.60 x 25.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.3/44 |
| LCC: D530 .B265 2008 |
| OCLC: 233939364 |
| ISBN: 9781845298845 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V07338 |
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| Summary: This spectacular visual chronicle brings together 200 previously unseen panoramic images of World War I, covering the Western Front from end to end and from all years of the war. Taken at huge personal risk by the Royal Engineers for secret intelligence purposes, they reveal what no other photographs can. Each panorama offers a view of up to 160 degrees, so sharply focused that the individual figures of a waiting sniper or a louse-tortured infantryman can be made out. Introduced by historian Richard Holmes, and published in association with London's Imperial War museum, this collection reveals the landscape of World War I as it really was: rural landscapes and villages appear alongside the ruinous muddy wastes that epitomise war-torn France in the modern imagination. |
| Genre: Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 392 |
| Dimensions: 32.00 x 4.60 x 25.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.3/44 |
| LCC: D530 .B265 2008 |
| OCLC: 233939364 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Cavalry. |
| Number of Pages: 118 |
| Dewey Decimal: 357/.043/094229 |
| LCC: UA657.5.B47 B48 1994 |
| OCLC: 31739680 |
| ISBN: 9780750907545 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. Normandy. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V06373 |
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| Summary: Volume 1 of "The Black Beret" starts with the early history of South Africa and ends with the invasion of Madagascar by the South African Forces during WWII. This volume covers topics such as how armor came to the battlefield, the use of horses vs armored car in German South West Africa in 1915, the first steps to mechanization, the birth of the Tank Corps, and the deployment into East Africa through Abyssinia to Addis Abba during the early years of WWII. We next experience the reverses and victories of the desert campaign with the 4th Armored Car Company amongst others, fighting alongside the Desert Rats, Operation Crusader, the disaster at Tobruk, through the Gazala gallop and on to the victory at El Alamein. We meet the newly reconstituted SA Armored Corps training at Khatadba in Egypt for deployment in the Italian campaign with the famous South African 6th Armored Division, and we ride with the armor element that takes part in the invasion of Madagascar. The development of the various marks of South African armored reconnaissance cars are touched upon but will be discussed in more detail in a later volume. This is an important and overlooked story, one told by Willem Steenkamp in a rich and unique style, and drawing on a significant number of sources, ably supported by many photographs and maps. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. South Africa. |
| Number of Pages: 368 |
| Dimensions: 15.20 x 2.30 x 22.90 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 358.180968 |
| OCLC: 961005590 |
| ISBN: 9781910294680 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Armoured. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03906 |
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| Summary: Volume 2 of The Black Beret picks up where the previous volume left off, describing the bowing out of the South African Tank Corps, the formation of 6th South African Armoured Division and its subsequent campaign in Italy. Its exploits in Italy are recounted in detail, from its blooding at Cassino, the pursuit to Rome, the hard fight to breach the Gothic Line through to final victory. The final part of the book recounts the events of 1945-61, including the introduction of the Centurion tank. This is an important and overlooked story, one told by Willem Steenkamp in a rich and unique style, drawing on a significant number of sources, and ably supported by many photographs and maps. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. South Africa. |
| Number of Pages: 368 |
| Dimensions: 17.10 x 3.00 x 24.80 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 358.180968 |
| OCLC: 957139981 |
| ISBN: 9781911512400 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V06990 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Armoured. |
| Number of Pages: 252 |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54/21 |
| LCC: D756 .D38 1993 |
| OCLC: 29956168 |
| ISBN: 9780750904063 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04105 |
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| Summary: The Black Devils March is an account of how the 1st (and only) Polish Armoured Division in the West under the leadership of General Stanislaw Maczek, arose out of the ashes of defeat and while attempting to avoid the internal politics of the Polish Government in Exile, was able to return to Europe in August 1944 on the side of the Western Allies. In Europe the Division achieved glory, honor and victory but was unable to liberate Poland owing to the politics of the post-war settlement in Europe. The account of the formation and combat service of the Division is fully researched from Polish, English and German sources, and includes training in Scotland, the unit's sharp introduction to warfare in the Normandy bocage, the Falaise Gap and Hill 262, the advance into Belgium and Holland, and final victory on German soil. The text is supported by nearly 100 photographs (many previously unpublished), maps, and detailed appendices, including a list of the Division's medal recipients. In addition, there are four pages of outstanding color profiles showing the camouflage and markings of the unit's tanks and other vehicles. The politics of the Polish Army are examined as well as the historical legacy of the Polish soldier in exile. Much of the book was researched from hard-to-find Polish sources. The text is supported by 4 pages of color AFV profiles, nearly 100 photographs (many previously unpublished), maps and appendices. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. Polish. |
| Number of Pages: 153 |
| Dimensions: 22.60 x 1.40 x 32.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54/12438 |
| LCC: D759.528 .M34 2005 |
| OCLC: 56447594 |
| ISBN: 9781874622420 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03858 |
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| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Tanks. Development. |
| Number of Pages: 195 |
| Language: English |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04174 |
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| Summary: This book is a very important text for any student of the development of the machine gun, and contains details of the history of this weapon from its inception to the mid-ppoint of the First World War. The evolution of the machine gun is detailed, followed by examples of the use of the wepon in war, and particularly in the Russo-Japanese War. Tactics are examined in detail, both from the historical point of view and tactics of the First World War, an important part of the book. Training is covered, particularly from the British Army side, and the relevant chapter has much of great value in it. Perhaps the most important part of the book however is the examination of the machine guns of the armies then at war. There is in addition a complete chapter on machine guns in the German Army, which is of specific importance to any study of the tactics on the western front. The book is illustrated with a series of good photographs and a number of line drawings of both early and current machine guns, and there is also a large scale drawing of the Vickers gun. |
| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. |
| Number of Pages: 432 |
| Language: English |
| ISBN: 9781781519011 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: David Thistlethwaite Collection |
| Notes: V04981 |
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| Summary: This book is a very important text for any student of the development of the machine gun, and contains details of the history of this weapon from its inception to the mid-ppoint of the First World War. The evolution of the machine gun is detailed, followed by examples of the use of the wepon in war, and particularly in the Russo-Japanese War. Tactics are examined in detail, both from the historical point of view and tactics of the First World War, an important part of the book. Training is covered, particularly from the British Army side, and the relevant chapter has much of great value in it. Perhaps the most important part of the book however is the examination of the machine guns of the armies then at war. There is in addition a complete chapter on machine guns in the German Army, which is of specific importance to any study of the tactics on the western front. The book is illustrated with a series of good photographs and a number of line drawings of both early and current machine guns, and there is also a large scale drawing of the Vickers gun. |
| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. |
| Number of Pages: 432 |
| Language: English |
| ISBN: 9781781519011 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: David Thistlethwaite Collection |
| Notes: V06928 |
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| Genre: Reference. Museums. |
| Number of Pages: 127 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 29181797 |
| ISBN: 9781854550552 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03844 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. |
| Number of Pages: 232 |
| Dewey Decimal: 828/.91409 |
| LCC: PR6057.R347 Z465 1988 |
| OCLC: 16714960 |
| ISBN: 9780434304127 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03617 |
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| Summary: This book is a brilliant antidote to the military romanticism of SAVING PRIVATE RYAN or BAND OF BROTHERS. Part memoir, part history, it presents a series of episodes from the arrival of American troops in Britain through to the discovery of the concentration camps in early 1945. The experience of these young (often very young) soldiers was not always unpleasant - he explains why the `boys' were so popular with British women (better paid, better dressed, better washed) - but especially after D-Day it usually was. The American Army was involved in 1944-45 in some of the most ferocious fighting of the war, for which it was totally unprepared militarily or psychologically. But after the discovery of the concentration camps, the American soldier no longer had any difficulty in hating the Germans and came to see the war as the Crusade that Eisenhower had believed in from the start. |
| Genre: Second World War. Europe. North West Europe. |
| Number of Pages: 184 |
| Dimensions: 14.20 x 2.40 x 22.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 59272590 |
| ISBN: 9780297646938 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04103 |
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| Date Published: 2001 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04066 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03561 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection, David Thistlethwaite Collection |
| Notes: V06933 |
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| Summary: Between 1869 and 1874, Edward Cardwell, Gladstone's Secretary for War, undertook major reforms to modernise the British Army. The Crimean War and campaigns in India had revealed serious administrative and command shortcomings. Cardwell's legislation was aimed at curing these faults and served as the foundation of a new-style army. His successors put into practice further improvements in tactics, training and command structure, and by the outbreak of war in 1914, the British Army had developed into one of the best professional fighting forces in Europe. This book details the development, composition and uniforms of this "new" army. |
| Genre: Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 48 |
| Dimensions: 18.40 x 0.30 x 25.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 16437501 |
| ISBN: 9780850452877 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03423 |
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| Summary: Between 1869 and 1874, Edward Cardwell, Gladstone's Secretary for War, undertook major reforms to modernise the British Army. The Crimean War and campaigns in India had revealed serious administrative and command shortcomings. Cardwell's legislation was aimed at curing these faults and served as the foundation of a new-style army. His successors put into practice further improvements in tactics, training and command structure, and by the outbreak of war in 1914, the British Army had developed into one of the best professional fighting forces in Europe. This book details the development, composition and uniforms of this "new" army. |
| Genre: Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 48 |
| Dimensions: 18.40 x 0.30 x 25.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 16437501 |
| ISBN: 9780850452877 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Between 1869 and 1874, Edward Cardwell, Gladstone's Secretary for War, undertook major reforms to modernise the British Army. The Crimean War and campaigns in India had revealed serious administrative and command shortcomings. Cardwell's legislation was aimed at curing these faults and served as the foundation of a new-style army. His successors put into practice further improvements in tactics, training and command structure, and by the outbreak of war in 1914, the British Army had developed into one of the best professional fighting forces in Europe. This book details the development, composition and uniforms of this "new" army. |
| Genre: Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 48 |
| Dimensions: 18.40 x 0.30 x 25.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 16437501 |
| ISBN: 9780850452877 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: The Second World War was Britain's last as a world power. For a year it saw Britain standing alone against the fascist dictatorships; winning it cost the sacrifice of the entire national wealth. This first book of three describes the uniforms developed for European service. It traces the appearance of the 'Tommy' from pre-war mobilization, through the years of defeat and endurance, to D-Day and the long fighting advance to Northern Germany. The book also includes a campaign summary, infantry organization tables, lists of arms and services and basic specifications of a number of heavy weapons. |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Number of Pages: 48 |
| Dimensions: 18.30 x 0.40 x 25.10 cm |
| List Price: USD14.99 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 59545985 |
| ISBN: 9781841760520 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: The scope of Britain's wartime Middle East Command stretched far beyond the Libyan desert where the 8th Army's most famous battles were fought - from Gibraltar and Tunisia in the west, to Iraq and Persia in the east, and from Greece south to the Gulf of Aden. In the 1940-43 period of World War II, this was the only arena where the British Army could take the ground war to the German Wehrmacht; it saw a succession of setbacks and triumphs, until spring 1945 found the 8th Army victorious in northern Italy. A summary of these campaigns is illustrated by photographs, and detailed colour plates of the wide range of uniforms worn in the varied conditions of this huge theatre of war. |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Number of Pages: 48 |
| Dimensions: 18.30 x 0.20 x 24.40 cm |
| List Price: USD14.99 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 59395817 |
| ISBN: 9781841762371 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: The lightning Japanese offensives in the Far East in 1941/42 inflicted a series of costly defeats on the ill-prepared and badly supported British Commonwealth forces in Malaya and Burma. The 'forgotten' 14th Army on the India-Burma border slowly built up its strength and its tactical expertise; and Wingate's 'Chindits' proved that units supplied from the air could operate deep behind enemy lines. In 1944 General Slim's troops decisively smashed Japan's last offensive at Imphal and Kohima; and over the next year they drove the enemy relentlessly back through Burma, reducing them to starving fugitives by the final victory in August 1945. This concise summary of Britain's Far East campaigns of World War II is illustrated with many rare photographs, and eight detailed colour plates. |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Number of Pages: 48 |
| Dimensions: 18.40 x 0.30 x 25.30 cm |
| List Price: USD14.99 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 59500010 |
| ISBN: 9781841762388 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Post-War. |
| Number of Pages: 32 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 37127764 |
| ISBN: 9781874346166 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V07531 |
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| Summary: After the Italian defeat at Caporetto, a Bri tish Expeditionary Force under General Plumer was despatched from France. This account describes the campaign which ende d after the victory at Vittorio Veneto over the Austrians. ' |
| Genre: Great War. Italy. |
| Number of Pages: 236 |
| Dimensions: 16.30 x 2.50 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4/145 |
| LCC: D569.A2 W57 1998 |
| OCLC: 40926208 |
| ISBN: 9780850526080 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03996 |
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| Summary: At the outbreak of World War I in August 1914 the British Army was unique: it was a small force raised entirely by voluntary recruitment. The first campaigns of the British Expeditionary Force brought admiration from the enemy, but by the end of 1914 it had been virtually eliminated. Kitchener's call for new volunteers drew such a patriotic response that by mid-1916 the BEF had grown to 55 divisions. This book explains and llustrates the uniform, equipment and organization of the British Army up to the end of the battle of the Somme. |
| Genre: Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 48 |
| Dimensions: 18.50 x 0.30 x 25.10 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 59372580 |
| ISBN: 9781841763996 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: In 1916, Britain was finally forced to introduce universal conscription to replace the terrible casualties suffered by the pre-war Regulars, the Territorials and the eager but unprepared volunteers of the 'New Armies'. In 1917 and 1918, the vastly expanded British Expeditionary Force became the most effective of all the combatant armies in France, its improved weapons and tactics forged in the furnaces of the Somme and the Ypres Salient. Shaken but resilient under Germany's last desperate offensive in spring 1918, it swept forward to final victory. This second of three titles charts its changing appearance in colourful detail. |
| Genre: Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 48 |
| Dimensions: 18.40 x 0.30 x 24.80 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 53242686 |
| ISBN: 9781841764009 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Although Britain's greatest commitment of land forces was on the Western Front during World War I (1914-1918), British, Empire and Dominion troops also fought in other theatres of operations – and in some cases continued to fight there after the Armistice had ended hostilities in the West. This last of our series of three titles describes these far-flung campaigns, in Italy, the Balkans, the Middle East, several parts of Africa, Russia, China, and even the North-West Frontier of India. The text is illustrated with contemporary photographs, and with meticulous colour plates of British, African, Indian and Australian troops, in the uniforms and equipment used on battle fronts from the desert sands to the snows of north Russia. |
| Genre: Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 48 |
| Dimensions: 18.40 x 0.20 x 24.60 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 57484471 |
| ISBN: 9781841764016 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: This book provides a listing of all the Regiments and Corps of the British Army that were in existence when war was declared in August 1914, its scope being the Regular Army, Special Reserve, Territorial Force, contingents of the Officers Training Corps, and other recognised cadet units. It is intended to help researchers--military, local and family, professional or amateur to establish what constituted the British Army on the eve of the Great War and to easily find the location of each unit. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. 1914. |
| Number of Pages: 192 |
| Dimensions: 21.00 x 2.00 x 28.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 355.3094109041 |
| LCC: MLCM 2006/41125 (D) |
| OCLC: 53122853 |
| ISBN: 9781862272071 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Datafile |
| Volume: 12 |
| Genre: Post-War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04260 |
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| Summary: This new volume in the long-running Images of War series features the actions of the British Army at Ypres from 1914-15. Rare photographs illustrating the optimistic men of the BEF in the act of mobilization and transport to France are contrasted with photographs from the battlefield during the opening phases of the campaign, which culminated in the four-year struggle for the Ypres salient. The photographs are accompanied by a fascinating text, featuring Bruce Bairnsfather's personal description of the conditions endured by the men in the rudimentary trenches on the Ypres salient during 1914-15 as the early phase of the battle for Ypres raged around them. This book incorporates a wide range of photographic images encompassing the actions of the cavalry, infantry and artillery. Also featured are images, which depict the myriad activity behind the lines, dealing with German prisoners of war, the endless supply columns of the commissariat and the extraordinary efforts to provide proper medical care for the wounded. |
| Genre: History |
| Number of Pages: 128 |
| Dimensions: 19.10 x 1.00 x 25.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.421 |
| LCC: D542.Y6 C375 2015 |
| OCLC: 932622976 |
| ISBN: 9781473836075 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Søgeord: Flandern; Messines; Lord Roberts; Zandwoorde; Gheluvelt; Le Gheir; Rheims Cathedral; Hautvesnes; General Joffre; Villars-Cotteret. General Thesiger; Lord French; Hohenzollen Redoubt; Givenchy; Bellewaarde Lines; Gas Attack; Poison Gas; St. Eloi; Cuinchy: Delville Wood; Martinpuich; Bazentins; Trones Wood; St. Eloi; Vimy Ridge; Ypres; La Boiselle; Ovillers; Contalmaison; Guillemont; Pozieres; Gough; Ginchy; Flers; Schwarben Redoubt; Stuff Redoubt; Eaucourt; General von Arnim; Beaumont Hamel; Hindenburg Line; Bapaume; Peronne; Gavrelle; Fresnoy; Ræux; Bullcourt; Plumer; Lens; Pilkem; St. Julian; Langemarck; Reutel; Paschendaele; Tunnel Trench; Byng; Bourlon Wood; La Fontaine; Gounzeaucourt; Henin Hill; Ervillers; Moyenville; Ayette; Arras; Gough; Watts; Feetham; Beauvais; Ham; Le Quesnoy; FrieresWood; Noyon; Aveloy Wood; Villers-Bretonneux; Givenchy; Haig, Douglas; Armentieres; Bailleul; Neuve Eglise; Ridge Wood; Aisne; Chardon d'Ecosse; Buzancy; Oulchy-le-Chateau; Amiens; Chipilly; Albert; Mont St. Quentin; Peronne; Hindenburg Line; Dauai; Lille; Rhonelle; Ecaillon Valley; Bourlon; Mormal Forest; L'Escaut Canal; Haig; Selle; Le Cateau; Beaurevoir Line; Greenland Hill; |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. |
| Number of Pages: 259 |
| Language: English |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Over 200 divisions fought on the Western Front during the first year of World War I and those best suited to the challenges of trench warfare were the six infantry divisions of the original British Expeditionary Force (BEF). Their superiority was partially due to the high quality of the divisions' personnel and the first-class equipment provided to them. This book describes the organization and equipment of the BEF at the outbreak of the war in 1914, and relates how its structure changed both to accommodate the waves of Territorial and New Army units that were raised and to adapt to the rigours of conditions on the Western Front. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. |
| Number of Pages: 96 |
| Dimensions: 18.50 x 0.50 x 24.60 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 61879309 |
| ISBN: 9781841769028 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: An Army officer must lead men into frightening and dangerous situations and sometimes make them do things that they never thought they could do. This book recounts how British officers have led their men, and commanded their respect, from the days of Marlborough to the Second Iraq war of 2003. Anthony Clayton explores who the officers, men and now women, have been and are, where they came from, what ideals or traditions have motivated them, and their own perceptions of themselves. His account tells the fascinating story of how the role of the military officer evolved, illustrated by a selection of captivating images, and the personal memoirs, biographies and autobiographies of officers. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. |
| Number of Pages: 335 |
| Dimensions: 12.80 x 2.20 x 20.00 cm |
| List Price: USD24.99 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 85829781 |
| ISBN: 9781405859011 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Royal Navy. |
| Number of Pages: 118 |
| OCLC: 50500802 |
| ISBN: 9781874447283 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04246 |
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| Genre: Second World War. Europe. |
| Number of Pages: 208 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.541241 |
| OCLC: 312626714 |
| ISBN: 9781847971029 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Second World War. Europe. North West Europe. |
| Number of Pages: 152 |
| Language: English |
| ISBN: 9782908182446 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: The latest Histoire & Collections book depicts the British Army from Normandy to VE Day in unprecedented detail. Because of the extensive coverage of armored vehicles, this volume will prove to be especially useful to modelers and dioramists. Over 600 color illustrations including wartime photos, detail shots of original items and plates covering camouflage and markings. |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Number of Pages: 144 |
| Dimensions: 24.10 x 1.80 x 32.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54/1241 |
| LCC: D756 .B59 1998 |
| OCLC: 40942355 |
| ISBN: 9782908182743 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Men At War 1914-1945 |
| Volume: 58 |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03422 |
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| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V03082 |
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| Summary: On the night of February 27, 1942 a detachment of British paratroopers began to land in occupied France. Their mission: to capture a German radar site and seize the machine’s vital parts. If they succeeded, the secrets of Germany’s radar apparatus would be theirs-with major implications for an Allied victory. Failure was inconceivable: above all for the young British soldier who parachuted in wearing a German uniform, knowing he’d have to die rather than be captured alive. |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. |
| Number of Pages: 221 |
| Dimensions: 12.90 x 1.80 x 20.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54/2142 |
| LCC: D810.R33 M54 2002 |
| OCLC: 49239402 |
| ISBN: 9780304362219 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: The Study Relates To The Notorious Burma-Siam Railway On Which Japanese Employed Thousands Of Allied Prisoners Of War. It Presents A Diary Kept By A Medical Officer Who Was A Prisoner Which Shows The Houses Of Captivity. |
| Genre: Second World War. Far East. |
| Number of Pages: 181 |
| Language: English |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04136 |
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| Genre: Second World War. Italy. |
| Number of Pages: 480 |
| Language: English |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
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| Genre: Second World War. Italy. |
| Number of Pages: 480 |
| Language: English |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Great War. Mesopotamia And Middle East. |
| OCLC: 867536514 |
| ISBN: 9781845749392 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: David Thistlethwaite Collection |
| Notes: V06944 |
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| Summary: Throughout the 20th Century, Canadian armies participated in the world's major conflicts, from the Boer War at the dawn of the century (1899-1902), to the Korean War in the 1950s. As part of the British empire, Canada supported Britain in South Africa, and came to the aid of the Allies in both World Wars. This book chronicles the development of the Canadian Army and the legendary achievements of a nation which might have justifiably stayed aloof from the quarrels of others. As both author and illustrator, Mike Chappell paints an engaging picture of the history, equipment and uniforms of the Canadian Army. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. Canadian. |
| Number of Pages: 48 |
| Dimensions: 18.30 x 0.20 x 25.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 12059230 |
| ISBN: 9780850456004 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Throughout the 20th Century, Canadian armies participated in the world's major conflicts, from the Boer War at the dawn of the century (1899-1902), to the Korean War in the 1950s. As part of the British empire, Canada supported Britain in South Africa, and came to the aid of the Allies in both World Wars. This book chronicles the development of the Canadian Army and the legendary achievements of a nation which might have justifiably stayed aloof from the quarrels of others. As both author and illustrator, Mike Chappell paints an engaging picture of the history, equipment and uniforms of the Canadian Army. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. Canadian. |
| Number of Pages: 48 |
| Dimensions: 18.30 x 0.20 x 25.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 12059230 |
| ISBN: 9780850456004 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Throughout the 20th Century, Canadian armies participated in the world's major conflicts, from the Boer War at the dawn of the century (1899-1902), to the Korean War in the 1950s. As part of the British empire, Canada supported Britain in South Africa, and came to the aid of the Allies in both World Wars. This book chronicles the development of the Canadian Army and the legendary achievements of a nation which might have justifiably stayed aloof from the quarrels of others. As both author and illustrator, Mike Chappell paints an engaging picture of the history, equipment and uniforms of the Canadian Army. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. Canadian. |
| Number of Pages: 48 |
| Dimensions: 18.30 x 0.20 x 25.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 12059230 |
| ISBN: 9780850456004 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04130 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. Canadian. Machine Gun. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. Canadian. Machine Gun. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: In 2000, Histoire & Collections released two books by Jean Bouchery on the British Soldier in World War 2. Both books have been enormously successful. This new book, in the same format, will appeal in the same way as its predecessors. There is an unprecedented amount of color artwork depicting uniforms, variants, insignia, badges and equipment used by Canada's soldiers in the Second World War. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. Canadian. |
| Number of Pages: 160 |
| Dimensions: 22.90 x 1.70 x 32.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.541271 |
| LCC: UC485.C2 B68 2003 |
| OCLC: 53201956 |
| ISBN: 9782913903517 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Great War. Western Front. Passchendaele. |
| Number of Pages: 81 |
| OCLC: 150623861 |
| ISBN: 9781896979052 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03720 |
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| Summary: Based on a TV series scheduled for spring 1995, this book provides a comprehensive overview of warfare in the 20th century in all its forms. Describing the causes of wars in the international arena, their course and how peace was made, it also traces the awesome developments in weapons technology and features stills from contemporary World War I film. |
| Genre: Warfare. |
| Number of Pages: 429 |
| Dimensions: 22.60 x 3.30 x 26.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 33010927 |
| ISBN: 9780002555463 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Date Published: 1947 |
| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Tanks. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V06012 |
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| Summary: With a continuous chronological narrative connecting the battles, campaigns, and theaters of World War II, each two-page spread of this atlas describes and maps a particular phase in the conflict, linking its position in the order of events to previous and subsequent topics. 200 maps. |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Number of Pages: 255 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 19519056 |
| ISBN: 9780025843912 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04026 |
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| Genre: Second World War. Europe. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Second World War. Far East. |
| Number of Pages: 410 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.547252092 |
| OCLC: 65203366 |
| ISBN: 9780743495738 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03701 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Special And Elite. |
| Number of Pages: 447 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 59896309 |
| ISBN: 9780586210345 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03619 |
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| Series: War, Armed Forces And Security |
| Genre: Post-War. Korea. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03616 |
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| Summary: This text covers every aspect of the history of the SAS, including operations, equipment, specialized weaponry and famous figures associated with the regiment. The information is presented in A-Z format and boasts more than 1000 entries with 450 photographs of SAS troops in action and in training and their range of equipment, much of which was developed by the regiment solely for their own use. Battleplan sketches illustrate some of the most important SAS operations from their origins during World War II, to the Gulf War campaigns and their role as an anti-terrorist unit. Every entry is cross-referenced. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Special And Elite. |
| Number of Pages: 288 |
| Dimensions: 23.80 x 2.80 x 29.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 60134418 |
| ISBN: 9781852277079 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Tanks. |
| Number of Pages: 48 |
| OCLC: 59830623 |
| ISBN: 9781853611995 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Great War. Russia. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03730 |
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| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. Normandy. |
| Number of Pages: 665 |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.5421442 |
| OCLC: 59938406 |
| ISBN: 9780091782658 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: In the 17 years since The Daily Telegraph started to take its obituaries seriously by allotting them a special section in the paper, it has published around 1,000 obituaries of soldiers, as well as almost equal numbers of sailors and airmen. The 100 to be found here, which have never before been collected in book form, were chosen to show the widest range of military experience. They include those who performed astonishing acts of bravery, such as the New Zealander Charles Upham, who won the Victoria Cross twice in North Africa, the commando leader "Mad Jack" Churchill and Drum Major Buss, the bugler who rallied the Glosters and the Imjin river in Korea. Among the senior figures are General Mazek, who commanded the Polish 2nd Corps in Normandy, the rigorous Field Marshal Lord Carver and General Sir Walter Walker, who won three DSOs and remained an unflinchingly outspoken critic of Britain's postwar society. But not every soldier is called upon to concentrate on fighting. Kenneth Merrylees spent his career searching for water on behalf of the Army. James Drew was General Montgomery's postmaster. Among those who enjoyed the high noon of British India are Tony 'Raj' Fowler, who was engaged in operations against the Fakir of Ipi on the border of Afghanistan, and that great character Sir 'Honker' Henniker, Bt, who remembered being smartly saluted by elephants. David Twiston Davies, is the Chief Obituary Writer of The Daily Telegraph. |
| Genre: Personal Narratives. |
| Number of Pages: 416 |
| Dimensions: 13.90 x 4.20 x 21.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 355/.0092/241 |
| LCC: U54.G7 D35 2003 |
| OCLC: 52395625 |
| ISBN: 9781904010340 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: The first hours and days following the Allied invasion of Normandy on 6 June 1944 have a strong claim to be amongst the most crucial in world history. Spearheading this vast undertaking were crack British and American airborne forces. The Day The Devils Dropped In examines in fascinating detail the pivotal role of the 9th Battalion of the Parachute Regiment over the first week of the landings. Tasked with neutralizing the mighty Merville Battery, capturing Le Plein and the Chateau St Come on the Breville Ridge, failure by the Paras to achieve any of these key objectives could well have unraveled the whole OVERLORD operation with catastrophic consequences. In his quest to uncover the true story of the early days of the landings, Neil Barber has successfully tracked down surviving participants in the operation. As a result he is able to tell the full story of the fierce fighting that characterized the early days of the landings largely in the very words of those who lived through the experience. This adds much to the credibility and immediacy of this enthralling book, which paints a superb picture of what soldiers care to call 'the fog of war'. The result is an inspiring and revealing read and a fine tribute to those whose contribution must never be forgotten." |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. Normandy. |
| Number of Pages: 222 |
| Dimensions: 15.20 x 1.60 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54/21421/092241 |
| LCC: D756.5.N6 B346 2002 |
| OCLC: 52143652 |
| ISBN: 9780850529241 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Shortly after midnight on 8 December 1941, two divisions of crack troops of the Imperial Japanese Army began a seaborne invasion of southern Thailand and northern Malaya. Their assault developed into a full-blown advance towards Singapore, the main defensive position of the British Empire in the Far East. The defending British, Indian, Australian and Malayan forces were outmanoeuvred on the ground, overwhelmed in the air and scattered on the sea. By the end of January 1942, British Empire forces were driven back onto the island of Singapore itself, cut off from further outside help. When the Japanese stormed the island with an all-out assault, the defenders were quickly pushed back into a corner from which there was no escape. Singapore's defenders finally capitulated on 15 February, to prevent the wholesale pillage of the city itself. Their rapid and total defeat was nothing less than military humiliation and political disaster.Based on the most extensive use yet of primary documents in Britain, Japan, Australia and Singapore, Brian Farrell provides the fullest picture of how and why Singapore fell and its real significance to the outcome of the Second World War. |
| Genre: Second World War. Far East. |
| Number of Pages: 447 |
| Dimensions: 17.20 x 1.00 x 25.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54/25957 |
| LCC: D767.55 .F37 2005 |
| OCLC: 60824514 |
| ISBN: 9780752423111 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03981 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Intelligence. |
| Number of Pages: 1,032 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 327.1241 |
| LCC: JN329.I6 A525 2009b |
| OCLC: 421785376 |
| ISBN: 9780713998856 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Second World War. North Africa. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03962 |
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| Genre: Second World War. North Africa. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04148 |
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| Summary: Following Mussolini's declaration of war in June 1940, Italy faced only those British troops based in the Middle East but as the armed confrontation escalated, other nations were drawn in. Jean Paul Pallud begins his account when the initial shots were fired at the 11th Hussars as they approached Italian outposts near Sidi Omar in Libya. |
| Genre: Second World War. North Africa. |
| Number of Pages: 592 |
| Dimensions: 21.50 x 4.30 x 31.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54231 |
| ISBN: 9781870067775 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V03198 |
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| Summary: Arnhem was the heaviest Allied defeat of 1944 and was the subject of the famous film A Bridge Too Far. Casualties during the battle were appalling; the brave and enduring Dutch people suffered catastrophically in the aftermath and German morale was strengthened at a time of otherwise ebbing fortunes. This new revised edition besides being a superb history is, above all, a record of quite extraordinary courage. It is unlikely to be superseded as the standard work on a bold, gallant, yet doomed, undertaking. |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. Holland. |
| Number of Pages: 276 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 893740825 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Matt Yates Collection |
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| Summary: If the view of the military had prevailed in 1915, no tanks would have rolled out of British factories in World War One to become the first to enter battle. Controversy surrounded the new weapon from its inception until the Armistice and beyond. John Glanfield's intensive research has unearthed much new information on the events and personalities surrounding tank production and development to paint a refreshingly different picture of the tank story. "The Devil's Chariots" is a revelatory account of the pioneer builders and their strange machines, of the men who backed them, and their disbelievers. The heroism of the crews is not forgotten, but behind their terrifying war lay a very different series of often bitter conflicts. They were fought out in greatest secrecy by - and sometimes between - the visionaries, constructors, politicians and the Army at home and in France. The lives of many thousands of Allied and German soldiers hung on the outcome. A remarkable chain of events ensued. Abortive tracklayer trials by the Army were followed in 1914-15 by the zealous exploits of Admiralty armoured cars, and bizarre experiments which Winston Churchill was forced to conceal from the War Office. But as the weapon gained acceptance, the battle shifted to a drive for scarce resources, better tanks and design control. The account closes with the disastrous break-up of Britain's world-beating tank design team in 1923 after this, the first machine war. |
| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Tanks. Development. |
| Number of Pages: 336 |
| Dimensions: 15.60 x 1.00 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 623.747520941 |
| LCC: UG446.5 .G56 2006 |
| OCLC: 69022303 |
| ISBN: 9780750941525 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: If the view of the military had prevailed in 1915, no tanks would have rolled out of British factories in World War One to become the first to enter battle. Controversy surrounded the new weapon from its inception until the Armistice and beyond. John Glanfield's intensive research has unearthed much new information on the events and personalities surrounding tank production and development to paint a refreshingly different picture of the tank story. "The Devil's Chariots" is a revelatory account of the pioneer builders and their strange machines, of the men who backed them, and their disbelievers. The heroism of the crews is not forgotten, but behind their terrifying war lay a very different series of often bitter conflicts. They were fought out in greatest secrecy by - and sometimes between - the visionaries, constructors, politicians and the Army at home and in France. The lives of many thousands of Allied and German soldiers hung on the outcome. A remarkable chain of events ensued. Abortive tracklayer trials by the Army were followed in 1914-15 by the zealous exploits of Admiralty armoured cars, and bizarre experiments which Winston Churchill was forced to conceal from the War Office. But as the weapon gained acceptance, the battle shifted to a drive for scarce resources, better tanks and design control. The account closes with the disastrous break-up of Britain's world-beating tank design team in 1923 after this, the first machine war. |
| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Tanks. Development. |
| Number of Pages: 336 |
| Dimensions: 15.60 x 1.00 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 623.747520941 |
| LCC: UG446.5 .G56 2006 |
| OCLC: 69022303 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03514 |
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| Edition: Second |
| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. Maxim. |
| Number of Pages: 568 |
| Language: English |
| ISBN: 0889350566 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Edition: First |
| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. Maxim. |
| Number of Pages: 568 |
| Language: English |
| ISBN: 0889350566 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: In 1942, with the outcome of the war very much in the balance, there was a pressing need for military success on mainland Europe. Churchill ordered Admiral Lord Mountbatten's Combined Operations HQ to take the war to the Germans. The Canadians were selected for the Dieppe raid, which, while a morale raiser, was a disaster. Over 3,000 men were lost. This authoritative account looks at the planning, execution and analyses the reasons for failure. |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. |
| Number of Pages: 224 |
| Dimensions: 13.50 x 1.30 x 22.00 cm |
| List Price: USD9.99 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 855832326 |
| ISBN: 9781844152452 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Post-War. Korea. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03570 |
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| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. Holland. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V05917 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 296 |
| OCLC: 731215089 |
| ISBN: 9780935856149 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V04991 |
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| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. |
| Number of Pages: 134 |
| ISBN: 9781847348500 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: David Thistlethwaite Collection |
| Notes: V06929 |
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| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. |
| Number of Pages: 134 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03738 |
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| Summary: A comprehensive book on the changes and advances in both weaponry and military transportation that have occurred during the 20th century. |
| Genre: Warfare. |
| Number of Pages: 248 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 355.02/09/04 |
| LCC: U42 .E53 |
| OCLC: 3414620 |
| ISBN: 9780600331452 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Discusses battlefield tactics, weaponry, and command structure, and shows missiles, tanks, self-propelled guns, artillery, pistols, machine guns, and rifles currently in use by the world's armies |
| Genre: Weapons. |
| Number of Pages: 318 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 18214593 |
| ISBN: 9780517653418 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Insignia. Medals. |
| Number of Pages: 321 |
| Language: English |
| LCC: CR4885 C7 |
| OCLC: 2624043 |
| ISBN: 9780859360418 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: The battles, or phases of operations, in France and Flanders - why they came about, how they were planned and executed, what lessons they taught and the evolution of tactics and technology which led to eventual Allied victory. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. |
| Number of Pages: 152 |
| Dimensions: 16.00 x 25.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| LCC: D546 .S57 1995 |
| OCLC: 33330667 |
| ISBN: 9781871085198 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: David Thistlethwaite Collection |
| Notes: V06931 |
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| Summary: The epic story of one of the most bitter and dramatic battles fought between German and Allied forces during the whole of the Second World War. The decisive action took place within five days, and twice its outcome hung in the balance. By the third day, the number of German dead exceeded their losses in all other theatres since the outbreak of hostilities. The German parachutists were confined for supply and reinforcements to a single airstrip at Maleme, yet on this one foothold they managed to land over eight thousand men, who defeated an Allied army nearly five times as numerous. With its vivid and compelling description of the battle for Crete, Clark confirmed his reputation as a military historian first recognised with The Donkeys, his account of the British Expeditionary Force in France in 1914. |
| Genre: Second World War. Mediterranean. |
| Number of Pages: 211 |
| Dimensions: 12.90 x 1.60 x 20.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54/21959 |
| LCC: D766.7.C7 C5 2001 |
| OCLC: 49718699 |
| ISBN: 9780304353484 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V02871 |
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| Genre: Great War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V05052 |
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| Summary: This unique story recounts the history of a special service unit from its very first day in 1940 to its disbandment five years later, showing how five hundred volunteers, despite initial problems, prejudices and frustrations, were welded into one of the most feared fighting formations of the Second World War. The extraordinarily tough and unorthodox training undertaken by No 4 Commando prepared them for the successes of the Lofoten, Boulogne and Dieppe raids, for their protracted involvement on D-Day and for 83 days' action in the struggle for Normandy. Their last major operation was the storming and capture of the vital port of Flushing in November 1944. The author himself took part in the raids on the Lofoten Islands, Boulogne and Dieppe. A readable and authoritative history of the unit, this book is based on eyewitness accounts of 4 Commando's involvement in the three raids and the action in Normandy on and after D-Day; on official unit war diaries; and on a blending of published and unpublished sources. The text is supported by a selection of maps, line drawings and archive photographs. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Special And Elite. |
| Number of Pages: 208 |
| Dimensions: 15.90 x 1.70 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54/1241 |
| LCC: D794.5 .D85 2003 |
| OCLC: 52486200 |
| ISBN: 9780750930956 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: The story of the 43rd Wessex Division's campaign in Northwest Europe, in the words of the soldiers who actually fought with it. Published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Operation Market Garden. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Number of Pages: 243 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54/21 |
| LCC: D759.5 43rd .D45 1994 |
| OCLC: 36330580 |
| ISBN: 9780750907736 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V02863 |
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| Summary: The story of the 43rd Wessex Division's campaign in Northwest Europe, in the words of the soldiers who actually fought with it. Published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Operation Market Garden. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Number of Pages: 243 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54/21 |
| LCC: D759.5 43rd .D45 1994 |
| OCLC: 36330580 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03978 |
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| Summary: In Flanders in June 1917, a British officer and celebrated poet is shot dead, killed not by German fire, but while recuperating from shell shock well behind the lines. A young English soldier is arrested and, although he protests his innocence, charged with his murder. Douglas Konig, formerly a detective with the London police, soon discovers that both the evidence and the witnesses he needs are quite literally disappearing into the mud that surrounds him. |
| Genre: Great War. Fiction. |
| Number of Pages: 381 |
| Dimensions: 14.50 x 3.30 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 823.914 |
| OCLC: 61440828 |
| ISBN: 9780593051115 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Reference. Museums. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Matt Yates Collection |
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| Summary: Krigsårsager; Italienske hær; Britiske hær; Libyen, militære operationer, fremstød; Søkrigen i Middelhavet; Operation COMPASSS; Luftkrig; Bardia; Tobruk og Derna. |
| Genre: Second World War. North Africa. |
| Number of Pages: 191 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 59848544 |
| ISBN: 9781871876208 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04031 |
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| Series: The How And Why Book Of |
| Genre: Great War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: From John Keegan, the premier military historian of our time: a stunningly illustrated volume incorporating an abridged text of his best-selling, "The First World War." Now Keegan has gathered together 400 photographs, maps, and other illustrations that allow us to see what his text so brilliantly describes: the startling ferocity of the conflict; the hellish nature of the trenches; the legendary battles of Flanders, the Somme, Verdun, Gallipoli, and their aftermaths; the tanks, submarines, and airplanes new to the battlefield; the faces of the statesmen who made the war and the soldiers who fought it. Together, text and illustrations give us the most comprehensive and illuminating history we have of the First World War, the progenitor of all 20th-century warfare. |
| Genre: Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 432 |
| Dimensions: 24.00 x 3.20 x 28.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4 |
| OCLC: 59483069 |
| ISBN: 9780091793920 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Edition: Fifth Impression |
| Genre: Great War. |
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| Genre: Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 351 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4 |
| OCLC: 868078830 |
| ISBN: 9780752488110 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Royal Navy. Fleet Air Arm. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Intelligence. |
| Number of Pages: 222 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 2530561 |
| ISBN: 9780552100564 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03831 |
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| Series: The Second World War |
| Volume: 1 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V03575 |
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| Summary: Few pivotal years in history are less understood than that of 1918. It was a momentous period, which began with Germany's desperate gamble to win the Great War through a sequence of offensives on the Western Front. Ian Passingham's graphic new study draws on a wide range of original German, British and French sources, and it features previously unpublished eyewitness accounts and photographs. He boldly reassesses German military doctrine, the strategic thinking behind the offensives and the effectiveness of the storm troop tactics used. He also considers how the poor state of German military morale and the privations and unrest of the German people contributed to the army's defeat. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. 1918. |
| Number of Pages: 181 |
| Dimensions: 15.20 x 1.90 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.434 |
| LCC: D531 .P37 2008 |
| OCLC: 854583903 |
| ISBN: 9781844156368 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03979 |
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| Series: Men At War 1914-1945 |
| Volume: 30 |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03419 |
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| Summary: Haig commanded the British Army in France for much of the First World War and remained a robustly popular figure at the time of his death in 1928. It was only much later, in the 1960s, that he was recast in the role of the unthinking butcher sending his cheerful Tommies to the slaughter on the Somme and at Passchaendaele. Even now, revisionist military historians still pick over the bleached bones of Haig's campaigns, but they evince little interest in Haig himself, who remains an elusive and contradictory figure. A competent if undistinguished career officer, he reached the very top of his profession by dint of ambition and a passionate sense of duty towards army and nation. A cavalryman to the core, he enthusiastically supported tanks and other new technology on the battlefield. He was also an intensely private man, who could appear aloof and at a loss for words. Still, he devoted the last decade of his life to promoting the welfare of his soldiers and was instrumental in establishing both the British Legion-and the rituals of Remembrance Sunday. |
| Genre: Personal Narratives. Generals. |
| Number of Pages: 509 |
| Dimensions: 16.40 x 4.60 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.40092 |
| LCC: DA69.3.H3 M43 2007 |
| OCLC: 180831579 |
| ISBN: 9781843542803 |
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| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. Vickers. |
| Number of Pages: 568 |
| Dimensions: 22.20 x 4.40 x 29.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 33025591 |
| ISBN: 9780889351479 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V05670 |
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| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. Vickers. |
| Number of Pages: 568 |
| Dimensions: 22.20 x 4.40 x 29.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 33025591 |
| ISBN: 9780889351479 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V05670 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04452 |
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| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Tanks. Development. |
| Number of Pages: 141 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54/1 |
| LCC: D793 .F58 1989 |
| OCLC: 21151873 |
| ISBN: 9780112904601 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03848 |
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| Genre: Great War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: The war on Western Front from 1914 to 1918 remains one of the notoriously great tragedies of the twentieth century. Most people hold it in their minds as a milestone in modern history, yet many of them know less about this devastating clash of nations than they would like - and they would be interested to discover more. Paddy Griffith's short history of the conflict has been written with them in mind. It provides an accessible primer to an enormous and fascinating subject. His account is aimed at an English-speaking readership, and he concentrates on the part played by British Expeditionary Force and the Americans in the conflict. The French and German perspectives are also explained and the wider political and strategic evolution of the war as a whole is laid out as essential background. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. |
| Number of Pages: 160 |
| Dimensions: 15.20 x 2.00 x 24.00 cm |
| List Price: USD19.99 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4144 |
| LCC: D530 .G75 2008 |
| OCLC: 191244179 |
| ISBN: 9781844157648 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: David Thistlethwaite Collection |
| Notes: V06951 |
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| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. |
| Number of Pages: 314 |
| Language: English |
| ISBN: 9780283062827 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: David Thistlethwaite Collection |
| Notes: V06941 |
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| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. |
| Number of Pages: 314 |
| Language: English |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03729 |
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| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. |
| Number of Pages: 314 |
| Language: English |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03416 |
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| Summary: In this book, the author not only recounts some staggering stories, but also examines the kinds of problems that can lead to disaster. These problems range from the insanity of commanders to the provision of inadequate equipment. |
| Genre: Military. General. |
| Number of Pages: 188 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 26355762 |
| ISBN: 9780851129617 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Edition: Third |
| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Tanks. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03727 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Cavalry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Cavalry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04039 |
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| Summary: The Second World War spawned a plethora of crack special forces units (Long Range Desert Group, SAS, SBS, Phantom and Commandos) but 30 Assault Unit remains, even today, more secretive and exclusive than the others. Formed by Ian Fleming, who was working for Naval Intelligence and went on to create Commander James Bond, 30 AU's mission was to penetrate and operate behind enemy lines, capture by whatever means necessary vital intelligence and feed it back to London where it could be assimilated and acted upon.This crack team of commandos included mavericks such as Patrick Dalzel-Job (generally regarded as the model for Fleming's fictional secret agent 007), and less well known figures, despite their conspicuous bravery, as Captain Huntingdon-Whiteley, Captain Martin-Smith. Lieutenant Commander Curtis and Lieutenant McFee.The author has trawled archives and interviewed veterans in order to piece together the thrilling story and superb record of this elusive special forces unit who fought with such distinction. The result is a splendid piece of little known World War Two history |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Royal Navy. |
| Number of Pages: 170 |
| Dimensions: 15.20 x 2.30 x 22.90 cm |
| List Price: USD8.99 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.548641 |
| OCLC: 923617471 |
| ISBN: 9781844159505 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03494 |
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| Summary: This work covers every aspect of aviation, from airlines to guided missiles, from flying boats to modern warplanes, including new concepts and those rarely found in general surveys such as aerodynamics, air law and aerospace medicine. |
| Genre: Vehicles. Aircraft. |
| Number of Pages: 192 |
| Dimensions: 25.00 x 29.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 54998706 |
| ISBN: 9780753700969 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Date Published: 1949 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Machine Gun. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Number of Pages: 287 |
| Dewey Decimal: 356.10941 |
| OCLC: 59955572 |
| ISBN: 9781854091499 |
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| Summary: The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers (RNF) became Royal in 1935 on the occasion of the Silver Jubilee of George V. In 1937, in a reorganisation of the army the RNF was one of four regiments to be converted to a Machine-gun regiment, the other three were the Cheshire, Middlesex and Manchester Regiments. When war broke out the regiment consisted of the two Regular battalions and eight Territorial Army battalions in varying roles - the 4th to 9th and two tank battalions 43rd and 49th Royal Tank Regiment) formed from the 6th Battalion; two more battalions,10th and 70th, described as non-Field Force, were formed in October 1939 and September 1940. In contrast, in the Great War there were 51 battalions. The Roll of Honour lists 895 dead (16,000 in WWI), two VCs were awarded and 29 Battle Honours (5 and 67 in the previous war). Between them the battalions served in France (1939/40), N Africa, Singapore, Italy, Egypt, Syria, Palestine, NW Europe (1944/45), India and Greece. Although officially a machine-gun regiment during the period 1937 to 1945, some battalions of the RNF were given other roles, in some cases permanently, in others temporarily, e.g., the 5th became a Search Light regiment RA, the 8th Battalion a Reconnaissance battalion. All these changes are made clear as the narrative proceeds. Despite the title the book takes the history from the end of the Great War and describes the period between wars. In general it is set out in chronological order, although there is some departure from this in detail. This is due partly to campaigns and other events overlapping, and partly to the need to give some degree of continuity to the story of each battalion. In addition to the list of the dead of WWII and a summary of Honours and Awards in tabular form, there are also, in a separate appendix, details of the 1st Battalion casualties in Korea (69 dead, 319 wounded, missing and PoW), and the list of awards. Another appendix gives the names of all battalion commanding officers throughout the war. This is a very business like, well written and well laid out history, easy to follow. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Machine Gun. |
| Number of Pages: 324 |
| Dimensions: 18.90 x 1.70 x 25.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 422575939 |
| ISBN: 9781843422310 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers (RNF) became Royal in 1935 on the occasion of the Silver Jubilee of George V. In 1937, in a reorganisation of the army the RNF was one of four regiments to be converted to a Machine-gun regiment, the other three were the Cheshire, Middlesex and Manchester Regiments. When war broke out the regiment consisted of the two Regular battalions and eight Territorial Army battalions in varying roles - the 4th to 9th and two tank battalions 43rd and 49th Royal Tank Regiment) formed from the 6th Battalion; two more battalions,10th and 70th, described as non-Field Force, were formed in October 1939 and September 1940. In contrast, in the Great War there were 51 battalions. The Roll of Honour lists 895 dead (16,000 in WWI), two VCs were awarded and 29 Battle Honours (5 and 67 in the previous war). Between them the battalions served in France (1939/40), N Africa, Singapore, Italy, Egypt, Syria, Palestine, NW Europe (1944/45), India and Greece. Although officially a machine-gun regiment during the period 1937 to 1945, some battalions of the RNF were given other roles, in some cases permanently, in others temporarily, e.g., the 5th became a Search Light regiment RA, the 8th Battalion a Reconnaissance battalion. All these changes are made clear as the narrative proceeds. Despite the title the book takes the history from the end of the Great War and describes the period between wars. In general it is set out in chronological order, although there is some departure from this in detail. This is due partly to campaigns and other events overlapping, and partly to the need to give some degree of continuity to the story of each battalion. In addition to the list of the dead of WWII and a summary of Honours and Awards in tabular form, there are also, in a separate appendix, details of the 1st Battalion casualties in Korea (69 dead, 319 wounded, missing and PoW), and the list of awards. Another appendix gives the names of all battalion commanding officers throughout the war. This is a very business like, well written and well laid out history, easy to follow. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Machine Gun. |
| Number of Pages: 324 |
| Dimensions: 18.90 x 1.70 x 25.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 422575939 |
| ISBN: 9781843422310 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V07221 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Home Guard. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 256 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.300222 |
| OCLC: 652051284 |
| ISBN: 9781407574875 |
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| Genre: Second World War. |
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| Summary: A text which uses over 200 photographs to bring to life the Home Guard during a unique period in British history. The images recall the activities of the auxiliary force otherwise known as 'Dad's Arm'. The book draws on the early days of the Local Defence Volunteers from the moment when Anthony Eden broadcast an appeal, to the official stand-down of the Home Guard n 1944. This title evokes memories of World War II in a domestic setting and asserts life on the Home Front from the perspective of those left behind to defend it. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Home Guard. |
| Number of Pages: 125 |
| Dimensions: 17.00 x 25.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 59400607 |
| ISBN: 9780750918237 |
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| Summary: Many years after becoming the youngest person ever to be awarded the VC for attacking a company of Panzer Grenadiers on his own - an action that proved a turning point in one of the major battles of the Second World War - John Kenneally made an extraordinary confession. The courageous hero of the Irish Guards, who had taken on a whole company single-handed was not, in fact, John Kenneally at all, but Leslie Jackson, the illegitimate son of Neville Blond and Gertrude Robinson (a 'high-class whore'), who had deserted his former regiment, the Honourable Artillery Company. In THE HONOUR AND THE SHAME, he tells his story with great verve and frankness - a story of riotous living, great courage on the front line, and intense loyalties. Full of the escapades of battle - from the triumphant Tunisian campaign to the bloodbath of Anzio - and the many adventures of a freewheeling youth, THE HONOUR AND THE SHAME is a vivid portrait of a fascinating man. |
| Genre: Second World War. Fiction. |
| Number of Pages: 288 |
| Dimensions: 13.10 x 1.90 x 19.80 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.5481 |
| LCC: D760.I7 K46 2008 |
| OCLC: 183916571 |
| ISBN: 9780755316120 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V02870 |
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| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03859 |
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| Genre: Second World War. Europe. |
| Number of Pages: 274 |
| Dimensions: 19.00 x 26.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54/21 |
| LCC: D756 .T525 1994 |
| OCLC: 32035780 |
| ISBN: 9780283061615 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V02989 |
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| Summary: Osprey's examination of the Indian army during World War I (1914-1918), World War II (1939-1945), and the interwar years. At the height of its strength and confidence the army of British India was a unique organisation, whose officers and other ranks - all volunteers - were bound together by extraordinary ésprit de corps. Already the largest volunteer army in the world in 1914, by 1918 it had quadrupled in strength to nearly 600,000 men. Indian divisions served with distinction on the Western Front and, particularly, in the Middle East. After interwar campaigns on the North-West Frontier, in the Second World War Indian divisions made a major contribution to the British effort in North Africa, Italy and Burma. With independence and partition the old army was divided between the new states of India and Pakistan, retaining its discipline and professional pride in the most difficult circumstances. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. Indian. |
| Number of Pages: 64 |
| Dimensions: 18.50 x 0.40 x 24.60 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 59545987 |
| ISBN: 9781841761961 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Number of Pages: 288 |
| OCLC: 59397436 |
| ISBN: 9781862270268 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Second World War. Italy. Cassino. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Second World War. Italy. Cassino. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: The British Army was the first to use tanks, employing a handful of early models during the closing stages of the Battle of the Somme, September 1916. But it was over a year later that the first mass tank attack demonstrated just what a revolutionary weapon this was. On 20th November 1917, just as the bloody slaughter at Passchendaele reached stalemate, the British flung 378 tanks at the German trenches at Cambrai. They overran the whole position in a morning. The victory was so incredible that church bells were sounded throughout the British Isles. However, the subsequent German counter-attack was successful. The British ran out of reserves and the frontline was retaken. Yet Cambrai anticipated the events of 1918: the Germans had no answer to the British Army's new weapon and new artillery tactics. No subsequent British offensive failed to take its objectives. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. |
| Number of Pages: 241 |
| Dimensions: 13.20 x 2.30 x 20.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.431 |
| LCC: D545.C27 C6 2002 |
| OCLC: 59501089 |
| ISBN: 9780304363636 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03408 |
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| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. Holland. |
| Number of Pages: 190 |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54/219218 |
| LCC: D763.N42 A73857 2002 |
| OCLC: 59487296 |
| ISBN: 9780850528619 |
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| Summary: Israel assumes in advance that defeat in war means an end to the Jewish nation, and it wages war accordingly. This fact influences the Israeli approach to its army and to the strategy, tactics, training and conduct of war. Surrounded by hostile nations, Israel has fought six victorious wars between 1948 and 1973. For a force which began as an irregular, impoverished and improvised group, this is a formidable record. Backed by plenty of photographs and eight full page colour plates, this fine text examines the six wars fought between 1948-73, including the extraordinary Israeli victory of 1967. |
| Genre: Post-War. Middle East. |
| Number of Pages: 48 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 8935856 |
| ISBN: 9780850454505 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Second World War. Far East. |
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| Summary: In 1944, in the face of public pressure, the British government (which controlled Palestine) formed an official Jewish Brigade. After the Third Reich had surrendered, the Jewish Brigade embarked on an unauthorized "revenge" mission against Nazis. This book traces the history and activity of the Jewish Brigade and provides fascinating insights into the subsequent struggle for Israeli independence. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. |
| Number of Pages: 159 |
| Dimensions: 16.00 x 2.00 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.5404 |
| LCC: D760.J4 B43 1998 |
| OCLC: 60185267 |
| ISBN: 9781862270329 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Second World War. Far East. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03571 |
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| Summary: At 9.30am on 21 March 1918, the last great battle of World War I commenced when three german armies struck a massive blow against the weak divisions of the British Third and Fifth armies. It was the first day of what the Germans called the kaiserschlact (the kaiser's battle), the series of attacks that were planned to break the deadlock on the western front, knock the British Army out of the war and finally bring victory to imperial Germany. Through first-hand accounts by survivors of the battle, Martin Middlebrook discusses the battle. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. 1918. |
| Number of Pages: 431 |
| Dimensions: 13.70 x 0.10 x 22.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 59555989 |
| ISBN: 9780141390260 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Machine Gun. |
| Number of Pages: 392 |
| Language: English |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V06956 |
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| Summary: A pictorial history of the Barneshurst-based West Kent Yeomanry, using the regiment's own archives. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Cavalry. |
| Number of Pages: 128 |
| Dimensions: 16.50 x 0.80 x 23.50 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 73829078 |
| ISBN: 9780752435756 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Second World War. Home Front. |
| Number of Pages: 136 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 941.0840922 |
| LCC: D759 .S7426 2015 |
| OCLC: 910090842 |
| ISBN: 9781910777282 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V6686 |
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| Summary: This book presents a photographic record of the service of a distinguished county regiment whose origins go back to the Seven Years' War, in the middle of the eighteenth century. Formed in 1881, the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the KSLI, formerly the 53rd and 85th Regiments, did tours of duty around the world in the days of the Empire - serving in India, the Far East, the West Indies, and the Mediterranean. This book also shows the KSLI on active service which took them to Egypt in 1882, the Sudan in 1885, and South Africa during the Boer War. Much expanded, the KSLI rendered outstanding service during the First World War. The eight battalions that went overseas served on the Western Front (notably in the Ypres Salient, on the Somme, and in the great offensives of 1918), in Palestine and in Salonika. During the Second World War, the KSLI played a major part in engagements in France in 1940, in Tunisia, in Italy and in North West Europe. Post-war campaigning took them back to Palestine, to Korea, and to Kenya, with peaceful interludes in Germany and Malaysia. The regiment ceased to exist as a distinct unit in 1968, when it was absorbed into the new Light Infantry as the 3rd Battalion. This fascinating book presents a vivid picture of the life of the regiment in times of peace and war through photographs from the regimental archives, the majority of which have never before been published. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Number of Pages: 128 |
| Dimensions: 17.20 x 1.00 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 43090267 |
| ISBN: 9780752411934 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Men And Events |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. 1914. |
| Number of Pages: 140 |
| Language: English |
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| Summary: This is the first full account of World War I in Palestine since the official history published in the 1920s. It was a tough and fast-moving campaign, fought against a formidable enemy in harsh terrain and sometimes stupefying heat. Its highpoints - T.E. Lawrence's capture of Aqaba with a charge of Arab horsemen, and Allenby's victory march through the walled city of Jerusalem with fighters overhead and volleys of machine-gun fire in the streets - are classic moments in the history of warfare, but there is more that is equally gripping; the battles of Gaza were among the most hard-fought, and the battle of Megiddo among the most brilliant and decisive victories of the entire war. |
| Genre: Great War. Mesopotamia And Middle East. |
| Number of Pages: 299 |
| Dimensions: 16.50 x 3.00 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| LCC: D568.7 .B78 2002 |
| OCLC: 49874067 |
| ISBN: 9780719554322 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V03983 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 256 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.48141 |
| LCC: D547.C67 P38 2007 |
| OCLC: 124025709 |
| ISBN: 9780747591153 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03972 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 256 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.48141 |
| LCC: D547.C67 P38 2007 |
| OCLC: 124025709 |
| ISBN: 9780747591153 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Second World War. Air. |
| Number of Pages: 192 |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54/4943 |
| LCC: D787 .W45 2000 |
| OCLC: 45992339 |
| ISBN: 9780304354474 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: The memoirs of the last man alive to have served in a military capacity in both world wars. In 2009, aged 108, Claude Choules became the last man alive on active service before the 1918 Armistice and the last who served in both world wars. Told of this unsought accolade, he remarked: "Everything comes to those who wait and wait." It was a characteristically adroit comment from a man who learned life's lessons during a rural childhood in England and later in the Royal Navy as a boy sailor, before graduating to become an explosives expert. Having transferred to the Australian navy before the Second World War, Claude was ready to do his bit against the might of the Japanese army with the considerable quantities of explosives he had at his disposal. At the end of the war, there was at last time to enjoy all the riches that the continent had to offer. In his 80s, realising he had enjoyed a life well lived, Claude began working on his memoirs with the help of his daughters, and in The Last of the Last""he provides a riveting account of his lifetime, one that vividly mirrors how the last century unfolded. Claude has the insight of an ordinary man thrust to the forefront of international furore. He is opposed to the glorification of war, but his charming anecdotes honour a generation called upon to serve not once but twice. This engaging, wryly humorous autobiography reflects the amiable nature of a truly unique man, the world's last living combatant of the First World War. "From the Trade Paperback edition." |
| Genre: Personal Narratives. Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 224 |
| Dimensions: 16.00 x 2.20 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 994.04092 |
| LCC: DU116.2.C49 A3 2010 |
| OCLC: 502422288 |
| ISBN: 9781845966317 |
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| Genre: Second World War. Politics. |
| Number of Pages: 224 |
| Language: English |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V07530 |
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| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. Canadian. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Intelligence. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03491 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04058 |
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| Genre: Second World War. Italy. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Military. Politics. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04087 |
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| Summary: The gripping history of one of the Second World War's most pivotal battles Beginning on 10th April 1941, and lasting for 240 days, the siege of Tobruk is a mesmerising tale of human endurance and heroism. It is an epic story of extraordinary resilience as the Libyan port's 24,000 defenders met increasingly desperate attempts by Rommel's Panzer divisions to break through the hurriedly thrown-up defences. It was a battle of bayonets and grenades against tanks, of David versus Goliath. The eventual allied victory came against overwhelming odds, plus the morale sapping knowledge that the defenders were surrounded on one side by the sea, and on the other by Hitler's men and machines (who, only the year before, had brought Western Europe to its knees). Tobruk was defended in the main by the Australian 9th Division, followed by the British 70th Infantry Division who then linked up with the advancing 8th Army. The Royal Navy also played an important role in Tobruk's defence. By December 1941 Rommel had been beaten and forced to withdraw his forces from Cyrenaica. The siege was lifted and the exhausted, gallant defenders able to march out in triumph. |
| Genre: Second World War. North Africa. |
| Number of Pages: 309 |
| Dimensions: 13.20 x 2.30 x 19.60 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.542312 |
| ISBN: 9780330510813 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: 'Lost Tommies' brings together stunning never-before-seen images of Western Front tommies and their amazing stories in a beautiful collection that is part thriller, part family history and part national archive. For much of the First World War, the small French village of Vignacourt was always behind the front lines - as a staging point, casualty clearing station and recreation area for troops of all nationalities moving up to and then back from the battlefields on the Somme. Here, one enterprising photographer took the opportunity of offering portrait photographs. A century later, his stunning images were discovered, abandoned, in a farm house. Captured on glass, printed into postcards and posted home, the photographs enabled soldiers to maintain a fragile link with loved ones at home. In 'Lost Tommies', this collection covers many of the significant aspects of British involvement on the Western Front, from military life to the friendships and bonds formed between the soldiers and civilians. With servicemen from around the world these faces are gathered together for what would become the front line of the Battle of the Somme. Beautifully reproduced, it is a unique collection and a magnificent memorial. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. |
| Number of Pages: 399 |
| Dimensions: 30.40 x 4.00 x 31.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4144 |
| ISBN: 9780008103316 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V06657 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Great War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Jim Parker Collection |
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| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. |
| Number of Pages: 80 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 683.43209 |
| OCLC: 1043624446 |
| ISBN: 9781472819734 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Date Published: 1981 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Machine Gun. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Jim Parker Collection |
| Notes: V05056 |
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| Date Published: 1981 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Machine Gun. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04241 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Machine Gun. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Bill Fulton Collection |
| Notes: V05459 |
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| Edition: Paperback |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Machine Gun. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V06738 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Machine Gun. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: David Thistlethwaite Collection |
| Notes: V06739 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Machine Gun. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 172 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4/144/0924 |
| LCC: D640.R87 A34 |
| OCLC: 3772226 |
| ISBN: 9780900093449 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: David Thistlethwaite Collection |
| Notes: V06924 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 172 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4/144/0924 |
| LCC: D640.R87 A34 |
| OCLC: 3772226 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03736 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 172 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4/144/0924 |
| LCC: D640.R87 A34 |
| OCLC: 3772226 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V04980 |
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| Series: The “Kingsway” Service Series |
| Edition: Eighth |
| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: Photocopy |
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| Genre: Second World War. |
| Number of Pages: 548 |
| OCLC: 54077083 |
| ISBN: 9780333689103 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Machine Gun. |
| Number of Pages: 127 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 356.109410222 |
| OCLC: 751854951 |
| ISBN: 9780752460154 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V03071 |
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| Summary: "In June 1944, an elite unit of British paratroopers was sent on a daring and highly risky behind-the-lines mission, which was deemed vital to the success of D-Day. Dropping ahead of the main Allied invasion, 9 PARA were tasked with destroying an impregnable German gun battery. If they failed, thousands of British troops landing on the beaches were expected to die. But their mission was flawed and started to go wrong from the moment they jumped from their aircraft above Normandy. Only twenty per cent of the unit made it to the objective and half of them were killed or wounded during the attack. Undermanned and lacking equipment and ammunition, the survivors then held a critical part of the invasion beachhead. For six bloody days, they defended the Breville Ridge against vastly superior German forces and bore the brunt of Rommel's attempt to turn the left flank of the Allied invasion. THE MANNER OF MEN is an epic account of courage beyond the limits of human endurance, where paratroopers prevailed despite intelligence failures and higher command blunders, in what has been described as one of the most remarkable feat of arms of the British Army and the Parachute Regiment during World War II."--Publisher's description. |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. Normandy. |
| Number of Pages: 367 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.542142 |
| OCLC: 826659825 |
| ISBN: 9781848546776 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Royal Navy. Royal Marines. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03568 |
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| Series: Military Ordnance Special |
| Volume: 13 |
| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Tanks. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03862 |
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| Edition: Seventh |
| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Insignia. Medals. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03833 |
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| Date Published: 1958 |
| Edition: First |
| Genre: Personal Narratives. Generals. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Machine Gun. |
| Number of Pages: 462 |
| Language: English |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Second World War. |
| Number of Pages: 176 |
| OCLC: 64450633 |
| ISBN: 9781904687573 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Second World War. Europe. Special Operations. |
| Number of Pages: 102 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.5486437 |
| OCLC: 572987373 |
| ISBN: 9780956174109 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Second World War. Italy. Cassino. |
| Number of Pages: 115 |
| Language: English |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04302 |
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| Genre: Second World War. Sea. |
| Number of Pages: 239 |
| Language: English |
| LCC: D772.T5 W35x 1988 |
| OCLC: 19510984 |
| ISBN: 9780718306281 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Matt Yates Collection |
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| Summary: Captain Roskill has long been recognised as the leading authority on the Royal Navy's part in the Second World War. His official history for HMSO, the three volume The War at Sea presents a detailed history that is unlikely to be superseded, and this book sets out the broad outline of the policies, successes and failures of the British and Dominion navies in the worldwide struggle. The author writes with the same simplicity and ease whether he is describing the movement of ships in a single action or the relation of a whole campaign to the strategy of total war. The narrative is thrilling and the analysis clear: Roskill describes the major sea battles such as the River Plate and Matapan as well as the characteristic convoy actions of the Battle of the Atlantic, Murmansk and Malta. He covers the contribution made by British technology in the shape of Asdic and Radar but the story is, above all, about the courage and skill of the officers and men who made the victory possible. |
| Genre: Second World War. Sea. |
| Number of Pages: 480 |
| Dimensions: 14.00 x 22.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 45016266 |
| ISBN: 9781853266973 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: "Originating as a 19th century militia, the New Brunswick Rangers were placed on active service for the first time during the Second World War, serving first in the Maritimes and Newfoundland. In 1943, the Rangers were sent to Britain, where they were converted to a heavy weapons support unit, armed with machine guns and mortars in preparation for the invasion of Normandy. In this illuminating account, Matthew Douglass uncovers their participation in the war: their arrival in Normandy and their contributions to the battles in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany. Present at many of the critical moments of the campaign, the Rangers participated in the Battle of the Falaise Gap, which cleared the way for the advance on Paris and the German border; the Battle of the Scheldt, which secured the vital supply lines of the port of Antwerp; and the Battle of the Reichswald, when German resistance on the west bank of the Rhine was finally broken. Drawing on archival photographs and original source documents, Douglass's account of the Rangers' wartime experiences is a crucial piece in understanding the role of heavy weapons support units on the Western Front. The New Brunswick Rangers in the Second World War is volume 27 of the New Brunswick Military Heritage Series. Matthew Douglass holds degrees in history from the University of New Brunswick where he carried out fieldwork in France and Belgium. His publications, including articles in Canadian Military History, feature studies of the Royal Canadian Regiment's role in garrisoning Bermuda in the First World War and the Canadian campaigns in Sicily and the Netherlands in the Second World War. "-- |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. Canadian. |
| Number of Pages: 180 |
| Dimensions: 14.00 x 1.50 x 19.60 cm |
| Language: English |
| LCC: D768.153 .D68 2019 |
| OCLC: 1090474237 |
| ISBN: 9781773100081 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Reference. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04192 |
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| Summary: In 1939 more than 140,000 New Zealanders enlisted to fight overseas during World War II. Of these, 104,000 served in the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Initially thrown into the doomed campaign to halt the German blitzkrieg on Greece and Crete (1941), the division was rebuilt under the leadership of MajGen Sir Bernard Freyberg, and became the elite corps within Montgomery's Eighth Army in the desert. After playing a vital role in the victory at El Alamein (1942) the 'Kiwis' were the vanguard of the pursuit to Tunisia. In 1943–45 the division was heavily engaged in the Italian mountains, especially at Cassino (1944); it ended the war in Trieste. Meanwhile, a smaller NZ force supported US forces against the Japanese in the Solomons and New Guinea (1942–44). Fully illustrated with specially commissioned colour plates, this is the story of the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force's vital contribution to Allied victory in World War II. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. New Zealand. |
| Number of Pages: 48 |
| List Price: USD14.99 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.541293 |
| LCC: D767.85 .S76 2013 |
| OCLC: 794366998 |
| ISBN: 9781780961118 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: "This volume contains a military account of the 11-year occupation of the Rhineland by British forces and of matters which affected their sojourn and well-being. It continues the history of the War of 1914-18 on the Western Front, taking up the narrative at 11 a.m. on the eleventh day of the eleventh month, the moment at which the Armistice of R?thondes became effective on land, and concludes with the withdrawal of the British Army of Occupation in December, 1929"--Page iii. |
| Genre: Inter-War. |
| Number of Pages: 444 |
| Language: English |
| LCC: DD801.R682 O23 1987 |
| OCLC: 17014117 |
| ISBN: 9780112904540 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Post-War. Middle East. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04055 |
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| Genre: Military. Politics. |
| Number of Pages: 218 |
| Dewey Decimal: 355.8/2 |
| LCC: UF530 .O86 1975 |
| OCLC: 1365949 |
| ISBN: 0669982776 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V07536 |
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| Series: Commando. For Action And Adventure |
| Volume: 2,987 |
| Genre: Media. Comics. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: From the Napoleonic Wars to the battle of the Falklands, from the pike and musket to the Challenger tank, The Oxford Illustrated History of the British Army brings to life the colorful and far-reaching history of this long-lived institution. Lavishly illustrated with more than two hundred and seventy black-and-white pictures, twenty-four color plates, and fourteen maps, this volume provides a wealth of historical detail as it takes readers on a lively journey through the annals of the British Army. Here are vivid descriptions of all the famous military campaigns and battles--from Agincourt and Crecy, to Trafalgar, Waterloo, and Yorktown Heights, to Dunkirk and D-Day--as well as insightful portraits of the great commanders, including Edward I, the Duke of Marlborough, Cromwell, the Duke of Wellington, and Field Marshall Montgomery. And the breadth of coverage is superb, ranging from the Army's medieval origins, to the days of empire, to the critical issues facing the contemporary army. This vividly written chronicle is further supplemented with chapters focusing on themes of special interest, such as the controversial and costly role of the British Army in Northern Ireland, the Army in India, the function of the Army in peacetime, and the philosophy of British military policy--all of which are examined from a range of political, economic, military perspectives. Military experts and military history buffs will be particularly interested in the twenty-one detailed special sections that highlight vital aspects of the Army, including tactics, weaponry, and major figures. Finally, the volume boasts a distinguished roster of contributors, boasting not only prominent military historians, but also former servicemen, who provide expert technical insight and vivid, eyewitness accounts of modern soldiering and warfare. Comprehensive, authoritative, and lavishly illustrated, The Oxford History of the British Army will fascinate military history buffs as well as anyone seeking a broader understanding of British or modern world history. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. |
| Number of Pages: 493 |
| Dimensions: 19.80 x 3.90 x 26.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 355/.00941 |
| LCC: DA50 .O94 1994 |
| OCLC: 31382147 |
| ISBN: 9780198691785 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
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| Genre: Second World War. Far East. |
| Number of Pages: 143 |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.5426 |
| OCLC: 60251515 |
| ISBN: 9780112905486 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03971 |
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| Genre: Prime ministers |
| Number of Pages: 336 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 7100903 |
| ISBN: 9780553142617 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Matt Yates Collection |
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| Edition: Third (Fourth Impression) |
| Genre: Great War. Mesopotamia And Middle East. |
| Number of Pages: 252 |
| Language: English |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03760 |
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| Edition: Third (Fourth Impression) |
| Genre: Great War. Mesopotamia And Middle East. |
| Number of Pages: 252 |
| Language: English |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: David Thistlethwaite Collection |
| Notes: V06940 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Airborne. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: The glider-borne operation to capture Pegasus Bridge has an established place in the annals of warfare. Conducted by Major John Howard and his company of Oxford and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry it was a superbly daring, brilliantly executed 'coup de main' assault. Equally brave was the seizure of the Orne bridges by airborne forces and the defense against ferocious German counter attacks over a prolonged period. The author who has a deep specialized knowledge of the are and period uses extensive personal accounts to tell this thrilling and inspiring story. He covers events and operations from Ranville in the East to Benouville in the West and this embraces the fierce fighting by 7th, 12th and 13th Parachute Battalions and reinforcements such as the Commandos, sea borne engineers and the Warwicks. This splendid book will be enjoyed by those at home and those who are lucky enough to visit these historic sites. |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. Normandy. |
| Number of Pages: 324 |
| Dimensions: 15.20 x 2.50 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.542142 |
| LCC: D756.5.N6 B3465 2009 |
| OCLC: 312626748 |
| ISBN: 9781848840416 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Cavalry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03941 |
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| Summary: Provides entries for campaigns, people, major battles, developments in strategy, and technology for the past 140 years up to the Iran-Iraq and Falklands wars |
| Genre: Warfare. |
| Number of Pages: 373 |
| Dimensions: 2.54 x 2.54 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| LCC: U39 .M32 1991 |
| OCLC: 24711843 |
| ISBN: 9780670826988 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: A record of some of the 180 pill-boxes preserved on the Ypres Salient after the war, with their history. Compiled with the object of providing an account of the more important events connected with these concrete structures that were strongholds for one moment, death traps the next.Chapters include: Notes on the construction of the German concrete shelters and emplacements; How to reach the pill-boxes; Essex Farm and Hussar Farm, Potijze; St Julien, Wieltje, Kitchener's Wood, Pilckem; Borry Farm, Frezenberg, Fitzclarence Farm; The area between the Ypres-Menin Road and the Ypres-Lille Road; Wytschaete-Messines Area; 1918 the withdrawal in the Salient and the final advance. |
| Genre: History |
| Number of Pages: 52 |
| Dimensions: 14.80 x 0.30 x 21.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 1128200639 |
| ISBN: 9781783315130 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Number of Pages: 234 |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54/1241 |
| LCC: D759.5 49TH .D45 1995 |
| OCLC: 60267733 |
| ISBN: 9780750910613 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03976 |
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| Date Published: 1985 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04313 |
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| Summary: 'WHO DO YOU think you are kidding Mr Hitler?' Not Colonel Rodney Foster, a platoon commander of the Kent Home Guard. Dad's Army, the iconic comedy series is as well-known today as it was forty years ago. But the reality of life in the Home Guard was often very different. Here, for the first time, is the full inside story of the Home Guard, the ragtag volunteer army that defended the coast of Britain from German invasion during the Second World War. Colonel Rodney Foster, who retired to Hythe in the south of England after a military career in British India, joined the Home Guard in 1940 and kept a diary every day - a highly illegal act at the time - and in it meticulously chronicled his service in the real Dad's Army. Living directly beneath the Battle of Britain on the Kent coast, Foster commanded a company of men in the face of constant aerial bombardment and the ever-present threat of death from above. Writing from the village hall, abandoned barns, churches and makeshift officers' messes, he records with a unique wit and wisdom the everyday details of family life during the war- the domestic routine dogged by air raid warnings, the antics of soldiers stationed nearby taking every chance to improve their lot, the quiet strength of a small community faced with great adversity. In his warm and descriptive account of wartime Britain, illustrated with his own watercolours, Rodney Foster's humanity and care shine through, proud testament to the spirit that defied the Nazis and won the war. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Home Guard. |
| Number of Pages: 359 |
| Dimensions: 14.70 x 3.50 x 22.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 751735377 |
| ISBN: 9780670919826 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Great War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Jim Parker Collection |
| Notes: V05055 |
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| Edition: Second |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Airborne. |
| Number of Pages: 260 |
| Language: English |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Reference. Museums. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Second World War. Politics. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Date Published: 1979 |
| Edition: Photocopy |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. Canadian. Machine Gun. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V05667 |
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| Date Published: 1981 |
| Edition: Photocopy |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. Canadian. Machine Gun. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V05668 |
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| Summary: The first Rolls-Royce armoured car was a privately owned vehicle fitted with a machine-gun and a limited amount of armour plate, used by the Royal Naval Air Service in Flanders in 1914. By 1915, nearly 100 had been built and turned over to the Army. From then on, as Sir Albert Stern said 'They searched the world for war', operating as far apart as the northwest frontier of India, the Middle East and southern Africa. The cars were fast, quiet and reliable but above all powerful. 'A Rolls in the desert is above rubies,' said Lawrence of Arabia. After World War I, the War Office continued to produce the Rolls-Royce while tinkering with the design. These further cars served all across the Empire, including in Ireland and even later Shanghai, returning for a final brief appearance in the early stages of World War II.This book tells the complete story of the Rolls-Royce Armoured Car, following its design and development as it fought from theatre to theatre during World War I and the turbulent inter-war years. |
| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Armoured Cars. |
| Number of Pages: 48 |
| List Price: USD14.99 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 623.7475 |
| LCC: UG446.5 .F5755 2012 |
| OCLC: 744286026 |
| ISBN: 9781849085809 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: From its origins to its terrible legacy, the tortuous and bloody course of the Great War is vividly set out in a series of 164 fascinating maps. Together the maps form a comprehensive and compelling picture of the war that shattered Europe, and illustrate its military, social, political and economic aspects. Beginning with the tensions that already existed, the atlas covers: * the early months of the war: from the fall of Belgium to the fierce fighting at Ypres and Tannenberg * the developing war in Europe: from Gallipoli to the horrors of the Somme and Verdun * life at the front: from living underground, the trench system and the mud of Passchendaele to the war graves * war in the air and at sea: from the Zeppelin raids to the battles in the North Sea, shipping losses and the Atlantic convoys * technology and the new horrors: from phosgene gas attacks to submarines, tanks and mines * the home fronts: from German food riots to the air defence of Britain, the Russian Revolution and the collapse of Austria-Hungary * the Aftermath: from war debts and war deaths to the new map of Europe. |
| Genre: Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 164 |
| Dimensions: 17.30 x 1.20 x 25.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 31827441 |
| ISBN: 9780415285087 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V03667 |
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| Series: Britain At War |
| Genre: Second World War. Air. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03645 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04197 |
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| Date Published: 1981 |
| Genre: Biography |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Facsimile Edition |
| Date Published: 1850 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Date Published: 1972 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04288 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Armoured. |
| Number of Pages: 272 |
| ISBN: 9781841141244 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04210 |
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| Series: Famous Regiments |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Armoured. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Date Published: 1967 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Armoured. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03763 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Cavalry. |
| Number of Pages: 272 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 357/.1/0942 |
| LCC: UA657.5.R68 P55 |
| OCLC: 641361 |
| ISBN: 9780855112004 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: This Is The Exciting Story of a forgotten war, fought out on the fringe of the great First World War campaigns. At its centre stands the tragic figure of Sayyid Ahmad al-Sharif, the Grand Sanusi, a charismatic Arab leader caught between the rival war aims of the Turco-German alliance and the British Empire.In November 1915 HMS Tara, a requisitioned ferryboat, is torpedoed by a German U-boat off Sollum on the north-west coast of Egypt. The ninety-two survivors, nearly all Welshmen from Holyhead, are handed over to Turkish and Sanusi soldiers across the border and sent as prisoners of war deep into the Libyan Desert. The Turco-Sanusi Army then overruns Sollum and pushes into Egypt. The British, who occupy that country, are caught off guard by the suddenness of these events and are forced to launch a military campaign to expel the invaders. Thousands of British and Colonial soldiers are rushed into the Western Desert, where, over the next few months, four battles are fought before Sollum is retaken and the threat is contained. Finally, the Duke of Westminster leads a large column of Rolls Royce armoured cars and Model T Fords into Libya to rescue the Welshmen.Based on original source material, The Sanusi's Little War tells for the first time the full story of the Turco-Sanusi invasion and the subsequent military campaign. The author describes in detail secret missions by the Germans and, separately, by the Turks to win the Grand Sanusi over to their cause and get him to launch an invasion of Egypt. He reveals the fascinating role played in the campaign by certain British officers, particularly Leo Royle, formerly of the Egyptian Coastguard, and links them to the Military Intelligence Office in Cairo. And, most unexpected of all, is his discovery that T. E. Lawrence played a role in these events and even went to Sollum just days before the invasion, to meet the Coastguard officers who are the story's principal characters. |
| Genre: Great War. Africa. |
| Number of Pages: 332 |
| Dimensions: 23.50 x 4.10 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.416 |
| OCLC: 156803398 |
| ISBN: 9780954479275 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: David Thistlethwaite Collection |
| Notes: V06949 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Special And Elite. |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 356.167092 |
| OCLC: 989548689 |
| ISBN: 9781526203328 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V06248 |
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| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Insignia. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04372 |
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| Summary: A history of the personalities and campaigns of the twelve Scottish Regiments, one cavalry, one guards, and ten infantry, from the end of the Civil War in the seventeenth century, through the rise and fall of the British Empire to the present day. The twelve regiments have a collective reputation for fighting which is second to none, each maintaining a distinctive style and ethos, which has distiguished their individual histories. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Number of Pages: 304 |
| Dimensions: 21.00 x 3.00 x 28.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| LCC: UA664 .M548 1996 |
| OCLC: 36671038 |
| ISBN: 9781873376454 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Edition: Seventh |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03564 |
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| Series: The Second Great War |
| Volume: 7 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: The Second Great War |
| Volume: 9 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: The Second Great War |
| Volume: 1 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: The Second Great War |
| Volume: 2 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: The Second Great War |
| Volume: 4 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: The Second Great War |
| Volume: 8 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: The Second Great War |
| Volume: 2 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: The Second Great War |
| Volume: 5 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: The Second Great War |
| Volume: 6 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: The Second Great War |
| Volume: 3 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: The vast amount of World War II material to be found in the Public Record Office, particularly among the records of the Cabinet Office, the Foreign Office and the three Service Departments, is analyzed and illustrated in this guide. It describes the classes of the records and places them in their administrative context, indicating the offices held by the leading ministers, service chiefs and officials involved. The appendices include material about documents relating to war crimes and to the preparation of the series of Official War Histories, also published by HMSO. |
| Genre: Reference. Archives. |
| Number of Pages: 218 |
| Dimensions: 19.00 x 1.90 x 25.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| LCC: CD1046 1993 |
| OCLC: 30970900 |
| ISBN: 9780114402549 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V07649 |
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| Series: The Second World War |
| Volume: 6 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: The Second World War |
| Volume: 5 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: The Second World War |
| Volume: 3 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: The Second World War |
| Volume: 8 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: The Second World War |
| Volume: 10 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: The Second World War |
| Volume: 1 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: The Second World War |
| Volume: 2 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: The Second World War |
| Volume: 4 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: The Second World War |
| Volume: 7 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: The Second World War |
| Volume: 1 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Second World War. Europe. Special Operations. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03502 |
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| Genre: Weapons. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V01672 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Royal Navy. |
| Number of Pages: 235 |
| Dimensions: 14.00 x 22.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 59264881 |
| ISBN: 9781902831756 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04067 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. |
| Number of Pages: 332 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 355/.00941 |
| LCC: UA649 .C37 1984 |
| OCLC: 10851000 |
| ISBN: 9780825302411 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Cavalry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04304 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Armoured. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04336 |
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| Summary: Packed with the technological details and insights into military strategy that fans of Tom Clancy relish, The Silent War is a riveting look at the darkest days of the Cold War. It reveals, in gripping detail, the espionage, innovative high technology, and heroic seafaring the United States employed against the Soviet Union in the battle for nuclear and military supremacy. John Pi?a Craven, who shared management responsibility for the submarine-borne Polaris missile system, captures the excitement and the dangers of the times as he recounts the true stories behind some of the century's most shocking headlines and reveals harrowing episodes kept hidden from the public. Craven describes for the first time the structural problems that almost caused the destruction of the Nautilus, the world's first nuclear-powered submarine, and presents startling information about the race to recover a hydrogen bomb from the B-52 bomber that went down off the coast of Spain. In a report no fan of The Hunt for Red October will want to miss, he provides a fascinating, authoritative perspective on the Navy's reaction to the rogue Soviet submarine and its mission. A major contribution to Cold War history and literature, The Silent War will appeal to military buffs and fans of nonstop adventure thrillers alike. |
| Genre: Post-war. Sea. |
| Number of Pages: 304 |
| Dimensions: 14.00 x 2.00 x 21.40 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 45630149 |
| ISBN: 9780743223263 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03802 |
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| Series: Services Rendered |
| Volume: 4 |
| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Insignia. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03529 |
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| Summary: The Great War ended more than ninety years ago yet still haunts and fascinates us today. In The Soldier's War, Richard van Emden traces a history of the fighting month by month and year by year, using original diaries, letters and previously unseen photographs taken by the soldiers themselves. We follow the British Tommy not only in devastating battles and trench warfare, but also in his quieter moments away from the front line, contemplating the natural world around him. This history of the war as seen from the trenches is shockingly intimate, sometimes heartbreaking, often wryly amusing, but always compelling. |
| Genre: Personal Narratives. Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 394 |
| Dimensions: 12.80 x 2.70 x 19.50 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.48141 |
| OCLC: 233788277 |
| ISBN: 9780747598732 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V01791 |
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| Genre: Inter-War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03894 |
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| Summary: This is an extraordinarily detailed account of the Home Guard in Somerset, which is the product of 20 years of exhaustive research. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Home Guard. |
| Number of Pages: 336 |
| Dimensions: 26.40 x 2.40 x 28.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 156890074 |
| ISBN: 9780948975714 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V06294 |
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| Summary: A major new history of the most infamous battle of the First World War, as described by the men who fought it. On 1 July 1916, Douglas Haig's army launched the 'Big Push' that was supposed finally to bring an end to the stalemate on the Western Front. What happened next was a human catastrophe: scrambling over the top into the face of the German machine guns and artillery fire, almost 20,000 British and Commonwealth soldiers were killed that day alone, and twice as many wounded - the greatest loss in a single day ever sustained by the British Army. The battle did not stop there, however. It dragged on for another 4 months, leaving the battlefield strewn with literally hundreds of thousands of bodies. The Somme has remained a byword for the futility of war ever since. In this major new history, Peter Hart describes how the battle looked from the point of view of those who fought it. Using never-before-seen eyewitness testimonies, he shows us this epic conflict from all angles. We see what it was like to crawl across No Man's Land in the face of the German guns, what it was like for those who stayed behind in the trenches - the padres, the artillerymen, the doctors. We also see what the battle looked like from the air, as the RFC battled to keep control of the skies above the battlefield. All this is put in the context of the background to the battle, and Haig's overall strategy for the Western Front, making this the most comprehensive history of the battle since Lyn MacDonald's bestselling work over 20 years ago. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. The Somme. |
| Number of Pages: 602 |
| Dimensions: 14.00 x 4.60 x 22.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4272 |
| OCLC: 64554754 |
| ISBN: 9780304367351 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Unique panoramas reveal new truths about the Battle of the Somme, in association with The Imperial War Museum The Battle of the Somme began on 1 July 1916 with the bloodiest day in British military history. After four months it had etched itself deeply into the collective memories of a dozen nations as an enduring emblem of suffering and loss. The landscape profile of Picardy has changed little over the decades. Here, more than in any other sector of the Western Front, the unique Imperial War Museum panorama collection offers the most complete 'then and now' impression available. In this volume over 50 extraordinary panoramas illustrate almost the entire battleground - views that are often starkly counterintuitive to pictures conjured by our mind's eye. They show us what no other photographs can: the view from the trench parapet, and a great deal more. The symbolic and controversial first day is looked at afresh, with new research uncovering the perplexing choice of ordnance to counteract the German dugout threat, and the use and misuse of an extraordinary network of 'Russian Saps' installed during the two months prior to battle. These tunnels beneath no man's land often brought the British - unseen - to within 10 metres of the German trenches, yet over-secrecy and poor communication led to many being left unexploited. In the sectors where they were employed, however, success was dramatic. Also included is a host of previously unpublished personal testimony, and a fresh look at several unseen and forgotten aspects of the battle such as the Royal Engineers' Push Pipes, Bored Mines and huge Livens Flame Projectors. Full of photographs, original mapping and plans, and specially commissioned drawings, here is the Somme as you have never seen it before. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. The Somme. |
| Number of Pages: 320 |
| Dimensions: 27.00 x 2.90 x 22.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4272 |
| OCLC: 180462463 |
| ISBN: 9781845293994 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Great War. Fiction. |
| Number of Pages: 287 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 823.92 |
| OCLC: 757931229 |
| ISBN: 9780571249640 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Since its birth at Kabrti in 1941, the Special Air Service has consistently captured the imagination of the military and public alike by the daring and unconventional nature of its operations. The nature of the tasks and the methods peculiar to the SAS have made it difficult to standardise items of equipment. Apart from issues common to the British Army as a whole, SAS personnel have need of, and access to, various specialised 'pieces of kit': often SAS innovations created to meet specific needs. James Shortt investigates the organisation, tactics, equipment and remarkable history of Britain's elite fighting force. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Special And Elite. |
| Number of Pages: 48 |
| Dimensions: 18.30 x 0.30 x 25.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 9492146 |
| ISBN: 9780850453966 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Intelligence. |
| Number of Pages: 344 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 327.12092 |
| OCLC: 881346616 |
| ISBN: 9780755365647 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Great War. Russia. |
| Number of Pages: 256 |
| OCLC: 60071743 |
| ISBN: 9780575050877 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Number of Pages: 168 |
| OCLC: 812619129 |
| ISBN: 9781904546030 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Designed by a motorcycle racer turned small-arms engineer, George Patchett, the submachine gun that eventually became known as the Sterling was developed during World War II. Some suggest it first saw action during Operation Infatuate with No. 4 Commando, before becoming fully adopted by the British Army in 1953 as the Sterling Machine Carbine (L2A1). It was center stage for many of Britain's post-colonial conflicts from Malaya to Kenya and from Yemen to Northern Ireland. The silenced L34A1 Sterling-Patchett entered service in 1966 and first saw action deep in the jungles of Vietnam in the hands of the elite special forces of Australia, New Zealand, and the United States during prisoner snatches and reconnaissance patrols. Employing first-hand accounts and painstaking technical analysis, this engaging account features carefully selected archive photography and specially commissioned color artwork of the submachine gun that armed British and other forces for nearly 60 years. |
| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. |
| Number of Pages: 80 |
| Dimensions: 18.40 x 0.60 x 24.80 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 623.4424 |
| OCLC: 1061100050 |
| ISBN: 9781472828088 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Military. Local. Wiltshire. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V01618 |
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| Genre: Military. Local. Wiltshire. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V01690 |
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| Date Published: 1945 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Armoured. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03703 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Number of Pages: 324 |
| Language: English |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Second World War. Europe. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03583 |
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| Date Published: 1974 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. |
| Number of Pages: 192 |
| Language: English |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
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| Edition: First |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Machine Gun. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Bill Fulton Collection |
| Notes: V06682 |
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| Edition: Third |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Machine Gun. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V03376 |
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| Edition: Second |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Machine Gun. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03672 |
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| Edition: Second |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Machine Gun. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V02364 |
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| Genre: Second World War. Italy. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04285 |
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| Date Published: 2014 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Services. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Great War. |
| OCLC: 60314485 |
| ISBN: 9780854203079 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03804 |
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| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Tanks. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03930 |
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| Genre: Great War. Western Front. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04214 |
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| Genre: Great War. Western Front. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04215 |
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| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Insignia. Medals. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03557 |
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| Genre: Reference. Museums. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V03618 |
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| Genre: Reference. Museums. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Armoured. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03552 |
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| Genre: Great War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03835 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Armoured. |
| Number of Pages: 462 |
| Language: English |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Armoured. |
| Number of Pages: 462 |
| Language: English |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V04996 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Armoured. |
| Number of Pages: 462 |
| Language: English |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Armoured. |
| Number of Pages: 462 |
| Language: English |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V04995 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Armoured. |
| Number of Pages: 462 |
| Language: English |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V06675 |
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| Genre: Reference. |
| Dewey Decimal: 912.1929209411 |
| LCC: G5771.E622 1993 .B3 |
| OCLC: 13629377 |
| ISBN: 9780702803130 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04293 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. |
| Number of Pages: 256 |
| Dewey Decimal: 823/.914 |
| LCC: PR6066.E6747 T37 2001 |
| OCLC: 59549322 |
| ISBN: 9780304358632 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Number of Pages: 56 |
| Dewey Decimal: 355.3/7/0941 |
| LCC: UA661 |
| OCLC: 60068817 |
| ISBN: 9780946771684 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
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| Genre: Great War. Western Front. 1914. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04203 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04311 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Generals. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03576 |
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| Summary: During World War II, the Allies had to win the fight at sea -- and here is the anti-submarine commander's perilous fight to destroy the German U-boats. Follow the hunt, life and death on the oceans, and the action as it moves from the Atlantic to beyond the Arctic Circle. |
| Genre: Second World War. Sea. |
| Number of Pages: 160 |
| Dimensions: 12.90 x 1.30 x 20.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54/51 |
| LCC: D784.G7 W45 1986b |
| OCLC: 42726373 |
| ISBN: 9780304351329 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Published in association with the Imperial War Museums, this book will provide the ultimate challenge to even the most knowledgeable military historian.You might think you know a great deal about World War II but have you ever really tested your knowledge? This compelling book, published in association with Imperial War Museums, contains over 1,000 questions (and answers, if you need them) that cover every aspect of the Second World War, from its beginnings, though the widening of the conflict, the leaders and their strategies, armies, battles, weapons, bombing raids - everything to provide a real challenge to even the most committed history lover.With multiple-choice questions, truth or fiction sections to baffle and intrigue, picture quizzes from the Imperial War Museums' archive - one of the largest military photographic archives in the world - and much more, you will find there is still something new to learn about this compelling conflict, and your answers will be ranked accordingly. |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Number of Pages: 224 |
| Dimensions: 15.30 x 1.70 x 23.40 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.53 |
| OCLC: 1044931150 |
| ISBN: 9781782438229 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Picking up from where The Great Tank Scandal (published by HMSO in 1989) left off, roughly in the winter of 1942/43, The Universal Tank carries the story of British and Commonwealth Armoured Fighting Vehicles forward to 1945 and the end of the second Great War. |
| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Tanks. |
| Number of Pages: 130 |
| Dimensions: 22.90 x 1.30 x 28.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| LCC: UG446.5 .F575 1993 |
| OCLC: 21151873 |
| ISBN: 9780112905349 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03849 |
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| Genre: Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 459 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4654212 |
| OCLC: 74523342 |
| ISBN: 9780552149761 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: The British Soldier In The 20th Century |
| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. Vickers. |
| Number of Pages: 24 |
| OCLC: 20101071 |
| ISBN: 9781870498081 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03549 |
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| Series: The British Soldier In The 20th Century |
| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. Vickers. |
| Number of Pages: 24 |
| OCLC: 20101071 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03725 |
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| Series: The British Soldier In The 20th Century |
| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. Vickers. |
| Number of Pages: 24 |
| OCLC: 20101071 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Edition: Second |
| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Tanks. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03637 |
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| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Tanks. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03771 |
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| Summary: The world's first self-powered machine gun, the Maxim gun became a potent symbol of Victorian colonialism in the closing years of the 19th century. It was the brainchild of Sir Hiram Maxim, the American-born firearms inventor who founded the company bearing his name with financing from Albert Vickers, who became the company's chairman; Maxim's company was absorbed by Vickers, Sons and Company in 1897. Subsequent variants in British, German and Russian service – the .303in Vickers (1912), 7.92mm MG 08 (1908) and 7.62mm PM M1910, respectively – dominated both the Eastern and Western Fronts during World War I and soldiered on into World War II, while the Vickers remained in front-line British service essentially unchanged until 1968. Featuring specially commissioned full-colour artwork and written by a noted authority, this is the engaging story of the Maxim and its descendants, the innovative rapid-fire weapons that saw combat with British, German, Russian and other forces in the late Victorian era and throughout the world wars. |
| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. Vickers. |
| Number of Pages: 80 |
| List Price: USD17.99 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 623.4424 |
| LCC: UF620.V4 P44 2013 |
| OCLC: 855890359 |
| ISBN: 9781780963822 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Date Published: 1990 |
| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Insignia. Medals. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04108 |
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| Genre: Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 192 |
| Dimensions: 22.00 x 29.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.400223 |
| OCLC: 31536161 |
| ISBN: 9780670853724 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04027 |
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| Series: The Battlefields Of The Somme |
| Date Published: 2004 |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. The Somme. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04323 |
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| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Uniforms. |
| Number of Pages: 64 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 355.1 |
| ISBN: 9780863188367 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: This text is part of a series of reference books designed for children aged nine years and upwards. The books contain exploded view photographs and over 3000 specialist words presented in a labelled form, both of which are designed to help expand the child's knowledge and vocabulary. This dictionary looks at special military forces and includes information on clothing, weapons and special equipment as used by forces as diverse as Hitler's stormtroopers and present-day undercover surveillance units including a look at the SAS, Marines, Foreign Legion, bomb disposal units, bodyguards, Arctic and desert forces. The Eyewitness Visual Dictionary of Animals was nominated as a 1991 Best Book for Young Adults by the Americal Library Association. |
| Series: Eyewitness Visual Dictionaries |
| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. |
| Number of Pages: 64 |
| Dimensions: 18.20 x 32.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 356/.16/03 |
| LCC: U262 .V57 1993 |
| OCLC: 28436724 |
| ISBN: 9780751310139 |
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| Edition: Fifth Impression |
| Genre: Great War. Fiction. |
| Number of Pages: 306 |
| Language: English |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Media. Dad’s Army. |
| Number of Pages: 127 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 355.37094109044 |
| OCLC: 751726739 |
| ISBN: 9781409141204 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Great War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Jim Parker Collection |
| Notes: V05051 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Armoured. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03488 |
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| Series: The War In Pictures |
| Volume: 1 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: The War In Pictures |
| Volume: 2 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
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| Series: The War In Pictures |
| Volume: 6 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
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| Series: The War In Pictures |
| Volume: 4 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
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| Series: The War In Pictures |
| Volume: 3 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
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| Series: The War In Pictures |
| Volume: 5 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Post-War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V04682 |
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| Genre: Media. Comics. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V06228 |
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| Summary: The First World War turned Siegfried Sassoon into a poet of international standing. His War Poems are the works by which he will be remembered, illuminating a moment in our history to which we return in horror and fascination. |
| Genre: Great War. Poetry. |
| Number of Pages: 154 |
| Dimensions: 18.20 x 1.40 x 11.30 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 46477293 |
| ISBN: 9780571202652 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Matt Yates Collection |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Armoured. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03712 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04139 |
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| Series: First World War |
| Volume: 2 |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V05053 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Number of Pages: 128 |
| OCLC: 851846134 |
| ISBN: 9780752437576 |
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| Genre: Second World War. Russia. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03623 |
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| Summary: In February 1916, Captain F. J. Roberts of the 12th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters produced the first edition of the trench newspaper The Wipers Times. Often produced in hazardous conditions, at one point only 700 yards from the front line, it acted as the voice of the average British soldier, relaying his experiences, grief, and anger during the entire conflict. At times irreverent, at times hysterical, its humor and satire provide an excellent insight into life in the trenches in the First World War. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. |
| Number of Pages: 377 |
| Dimensions: 19.30 x 3.40 x 24.90 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 70189089 |
| ISBN: 9781904435600 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04064 |
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| Summary: John Ellis’ World War I Databook provides an expert, uniquely comprehensive source of information on all areas of the conflict. This remarkable reference book covers the western and eastern fronts, Italy, the Middle East, and Africa; details the forces deployed by all sides at key periods; shows the organization, manning, and equipment of representative units; includes statistics on the military forces deployed and casualties and losses; and lists the characteristics of the weaponry, aircraft, tanks, and ships. For students, researchers, and all interested in the history of World War I, this exhaustively researched volume will be invaluable. |
| Genre: Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 323 |
| Dimensions: 22.10 x 3.60 x 28.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4/02 |
| LCC: D523 .E44 2001 |
| OCLC: 46506978 |
| ISBN: 9781854107664 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: David Thistlethwaite Collection |
| Notes: V06935 |
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| Summary: From the opening Blitzkrieg against Poland in 1940 to the devastation wrought on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, Burns looks at the dramatic moments on land, at sea and in the air which shaped the course of the conflict |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Number of Pages: 304 |
| Language: English |
| ISBN: 9781862220195 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Second World War. |
| Number of Pages: 192 |
| OCLC: 8284205 |
| ISBN: 9780060909680 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03715 |
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| Summary: Photographs of rare and original uniforms worn by live models. The authors -- leading collectors and respected contributors to specialist journals in Great Britain and the U.S. -- have assembled a wide range of surviving uniforms never before photographed and published. World War II British Infantry; tank crews, airborne troops, gunners, engineers, medical personnel, and more are depicted with authentic field equipment and weapons in extraordinarily realistic settings. |
| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Uniforms. British. |
| Number of Pages: 144 |
| Dimensions: 21.00 x 1.60 x 31.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 355.1/4/094109044 |
| LCC: UC485.G7 B73 1998 |
| OCLC: 46640546 |
| ISBN: 9781861261908 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 412 |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.3 |
| LCC: D521 .H36 1992 |
| OCLC: 28721537 |
| ISBN: 9781854091024 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04317 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Military. Local. Sussex. |
| Number of Pages: 76 |
| OCLC: 537997923 |
| ISBN: 9781901313031 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: The Classic Account of Passchendaele - Reissued for the First World War Centenary The third battle of Ypres, culminating in a desperate struggle for the ridge and little village of Passchendaele, was one of the most appalling campaigns in the First World War. A million Tommies, Canadians and Anzacs assembled at the Ypres Salient in the summer of 1917, mostly raw young troops keen to do their bit for King and Country. Lyn Macdonald's Passchendaele tells their tale of mounting disillusion amid mud, terror and desperate privation, yet it is also a story of immense courage, comradeship, songs, high spirits and bawdy humour. Passchendaele portrays the human realities behind one of the most disastrous events in the history of warfare. 'It is rare to find a history of the First World War which manages to convey the front-line soldiers' experiences and to describe what it was that enabled those who survived to get through it. Lyn Macdonald has done just that' Sunday Times Over the past twenty years Lyn Macdonald has established a popular reputation as an author and historian of the First World War. Her books are based on the accounts of eyewitnesses and survivors, told in their own words, and cast a unique light on the First World War. Most are published by Penguin. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. Ypres. |
| Number of Pages: 253 |
| Dimensions: 13.50 x 0.80 x 20.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4 |
| OCLC: 35163852 |
| ISBN: 9780140165098 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Date Published: 1999 |
| Genre: Military. Local. Hampshire. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03654 |
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| Genre: Second World War. Sea. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03578 |
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| Edition: First |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Special And Elite. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 252 |
| OCLC: 977884636 |
| ISBN: 9781845741723 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03737 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 252 |
| OCLC: 977884636 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Jim Parker Collection |
| Notes: V03412 |
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| Summary: In the aftermath of the Great War the East Africa campaign was destined to be dismissed by many in Britain as a remote 'sideshow' in which only a handful of names and episodes - the Königsberg, von Lettow-Vorbeck, the 'Naval Expedition to Lake Tanganyika' - achieved any lasting notoriety. But to the other combatant powers - Germany, South Africa, India, Belgium and Portugal - it was, and would remain, a campaign of huge importance. Africa quite simply mattered. A 'small war', consisting of a few 'local affairs', was all that was expected in August 1914 as Britain moved to eliminate the threat to the high seas of German naval bases in Africa. But two weeks after the Armistice was signed in Europe British and German troops were still fighting in Africa after four years of what one campaign historian described as 'a war of extermination and attrition without parallel in modern times'. The expense of the campaign to the British Empire was immense, the Allied and German 'butchers bills' even greater. But the most tragic consequence of the two sides' deadly game of 'tip and run' was the devastation of an area five times the size of Germany, and civilian suffering on a scale unimaginable in Europe. Such was the cost of 'The White Man's Palaver', the final phase of the European conquest of Africa. The Great War in Africa has inspired some notable fiction, including William Boyd's An Ice-Cream War, C.S.Forester's The African Queen (memorably filmed with Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn) and Wilbur Smith's Shout at the Devil. Here for the first time is the true story - a ground-breaking account by Edward Paice, author of the highly-praised Lost Lion of Empire: The Life of 'Cape-to-Cairo' Grogan. |
| Genre: Great War. Africa. |
| Number of Pages: 488 |
| Dimensions: 17.00 x 4.70 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.416 |
| OCLC: 72147247 |
| ISBN: 9780297847090 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: First published in 1998, this is the account of the battle, retreat and stand at Amiens, which saved the city, secured the line and caused Ludendorff to call off his offensive in the spring of 1918. But mostly it is the story of the men who took part, the commandos, the weary but resolute Tommies, the exultant Germans, the French and the Doughboys. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. 1918. |
| Number of Pages: 382 |
| Dimensions: 6.50 x 2.80 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| LCC: D530 .M32 1999 |
| OCLC: 857290020 |
| ISBN: 9780140268409 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: NEW PAPERBACK EDITION 'Salmon's vivid use of recollections and dramatic quotes brings alive an unjustly forgotten conflict' Time Out With even World War II now just on the edges of living memory, and with British forces now engaged in a lengthy, brutal and attritional old-fashioned war in Afghanistan, historical attention is starting to turn to the Korean War of the early 1950s. And remarkably, the most notorious and celebrated battle in that conflict, from a British point of view, has never previously been written about at length. Andrew Salmon's book, which has garnered excellent reviews and sold out two hardback printings already, has filled that gap. This is the story of the Battle of the Imjin River, when the British 29th Infantry Brigade, and above all the "Glorious Glosters" of the Gloster Regiment, fought an epic last stand against the largest communist offensive of the war. It lasted three days, of bitter hand-to-hand combat. By the end of it one battalion of the Glosters - some 750 men - had been reduced to just 50 survivors. Andrew Salmon's definitive history, which gained excellent reviews in hardback and sold very steadily, is very much in the Antony Beevor mould: accessible, pacy, narrative, and painting a moving and exciting picture through the extensive use of eyewitness accounts of veterans, of whom he has tracked down and interviewed dozens. Andrew Salmon is a Seoul-based journalist who writes for The Times, The Washington Times, and Forbes magazine. He first became fascinated by the battle in 2001 when he met British veterans returning to the Imjin River to mark the 50th anniversary. |
| Genre: Post-War. Korea. |
| Number of Pages: 382 |
| Dimensions: 12.90 x 2.70 x 20.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 951.9042420922 |
| LCC: DS919.3 .S25 2010 |
| OCLC: 495598337 |
| ISBN: 9781845135331 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V02885 |
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| Genre: Second World War. North Africa. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03628 |
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| Genre: Second World War. North Africa. |
| Number of Pages: 880 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54231 |
| OCLC: 62264984 |
| ISBN: 9780007176465 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Tom Riley Collection |
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| Summary: The first history of World War I to place centre-stage the British soldier who fought in the trenches, this superb and important book tells the story of an epic and terrible war through the letters, diaries and memories of those who fought it.Of the six million men who served in the British army, nearly one million lost their lives and over two million were wounded. This is the story of these men - epitomised by the character of Sgt Tommy Atkins - and the women they left behind.Using previously unseen letters, diaries, memoirs and poetry from the years 1914-1918, Richard Holmes paints a moving picture of the generation that fought and died in the mud of Flanders. He follows men whose mental health was forever destroyed by shell shock, women who lost husbands and brothers in the same afternoon and those who wrote at lunchtime and died before tea.Groundbreaking and critically-acclaimed, this book tells the real story of trench warfare, the strength and fallibility of the human spirit, the individuals behind an epic event, and their legacy. It is an emotional and unforgettable masterpiece from one of our most important historians. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. |
| Number of Pages: 717 |
| Dimensions: 14.30 x 3.60 x 20.00 cm |
| List Price: USD6.99 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4/1241 |
| LCC: D546 .H65 2005 |
| OCLC: 58973173 |
| ISBN: 9780007137527 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Tanks. |
| Number of Pages: 192 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 623.74752 |
| LCC: UG446.5 .F63384 2007 |
| OCLC: 77013022 |
| ISBN: 9781844254118 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V01666 |
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| Summary: The guide describes the ground and operations covered by the British, French and US Expeditionary Forces deployed from France to the area North of Venice between November 1917 and Spring 1919. These Forces supported the Italians after their disastrous defeat at Caporetto and helped stem the Austrian and German onslaught. This is the first guide to the Allied contribution and the Piave Defence line. It also covers the rear areas - supply and repair services, training and recreation, and describes the movement to Italy and subsequent service and care of the 16,000 British and 20,000 French horses and mules. The US contribution has never been adequately described before. |
| Genre: Great War. Italy. |
| Number of Pages: 173 |
| List Price: USD9.99 |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4/145 |
| LCC: D569.A2 M26 2002 |
| OCLC: 49043911 |
| ISBN: 9780850528763 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Tanks. Development. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03853 |
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| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Trench art is the evocative but misleading name given to a dazzling array of objects associated mainly with the First World War and the inter-war years (191439). Many items are recycled battlefield debris, notably artillery shell cases, often decorated with Art Nouveau motifs. Other objects, made from bullets and shrapnel, include letter-openers, cigarette lighters, enigmatic crucifixes, and artful miniature aeroplanes and tanks. Equally ingenious are talismanic and 'sweetheart' jewellery, embroideries, and items carved from stone, bone and wood. This book describes the different types of trench art, the techniques used to make them, and their historical and personal values to the soldiers, prisoners-of-war and families who made and bought them. Long ignored, trench art reveals a lost world of the Great War and its aftermath. |
| Genre: Military. General. |
| Number of Pages: 48 |
| Dimensions: 14.90 x 2.50 x 21.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 493082141 |
| ISBN: 9780747805434 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Infantry. |
| Number of Pages: 239 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 356/.11/0942 |
| LCC: UA652.B65 S87 1972 |
| OCLC: 663491 |
| ISBN: 9780850520422 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Date Published: 2020 |
| Genre: Personal Narratives. Generals. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03574 |
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| Summary: Troop Leader is a unique account of one man's experience of the battle for Europe in 1944 and 1945. Bill Bellamy was a young officer in the 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars from 1943 to 1955. He served in 7th Armoured Division in the North West Europe campaign, landing in Normandy on D+3, fought throughout the Battle for Normandy and into the Low Countries as a troop leader in Cromwell tanks, and was latterly a member of the initial occupying force in Berlin in May 1945. Against the rules, Bill kept diaries and notes of his experiences. His account is fresh and open, and his descriptions of battle are vivid. He witnessed many of his contemporaries killed in action, and this life-altering experience clearly informs his narrative. The accounts of tank fighting in the leafy Normandy bocage in the height of summer, or in the iron hard fields of Holland in winter, are graphic and compelling. |
| Genre: Personal Narratives. Second World War. |
| Number of Pages: 243 |
| Dimensions: 12.70 x 1.00 x 19.80 cm |
| List Price: USD11.99 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.5421092 |
| LCC: D793 .B45 2005 |
| OCLC: 57064559 |
| ISBN: 9780750945349 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Matt Yates Collection |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Special And Elite. |
| OCLC: 650410571 |
| ISBN: 9780752513508 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Date Published: 2001 |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. Holland. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: "This is a very complete authoritative story of the First Army and their American comrades in Tunisia by John D'Arcy-Dawson, War Correspondent with Kemsley's Newspapers. He was with our troops at the front from the Battle of Tebourba, through the triumph of Tunis until the last shot was fired at Bou Fischa. It is a very personal account of the triumphs and difficulties which were the lot of our First Army by a man who fought through the last war from Gallipoli onwards. The author only twice left the front during the campaign, once to fly to the memorable Casablanca Conference when his plane was nearly shot down over Spanish Morocco ; once to Algiers for interviews with General Giraud, Mr. Robert Murphy, American Consul General and other Chiefs of the Administration. This latter trip gave him a particularly intimate picture of the principal personalities and of the then confused political situation with its background of intrigue. |
| Genre: Second World War. North Africa. |
| Number of Pages: 239 |
| Language: English |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Matt Yates Collection |
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| Summary: Whilst many books have been written on the history of the Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces in WWII, none of them have concentrated solely on the story of the 1st Parachute Brigade in North Africa between 1942 and 1943. Helion and Company are therefore pleased to announce the publication of Tunisian Tales - the 1st Parachute Brigade in North Africa 1942 - 1943 by Niall Cherry. Tunisian Tales covers the raising of the Brigade in 1941 and training in the UK before their transfer to the Mediterranean theater of operations. It also covers the three airborne operations carried out by the Brigade there - Bone, Souk-el-Arba and Depienne/Oudna - in great detail. The book is complemented by over 100 photos many never published before, several maps (including one used by Lieutenant Colonel Pearson when in command of the 1st Parachute Battalion) and coverage of the Airborne Medical Services in the area, besides extensive appendices. This is Niall Cherry's third book for Helion following on from his highly successful previous titles - Most Unfavorable Ground and Striking Back. As in his previous works, detailed research has been carried out using official reports, war diaries and veterans' accounts. The book has the full approval of 'Airborne Assault', the Museum of the Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces at Duxford, and we are delighted that its curator, Jon Baker, has contributed the Foreword. Tunisian Tales represents a notable contribution to new research into the history of Britain's airborne forces. It is being published in a strictly limited edition hardback run of 1,000 copies, each signed by the author and individually numbered. |
| Genre: Second World War. North Africa. |
| Number of Pages: 410 |
| Dimensions: 16.40 x 3.20 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.542311 |
| LCC: D766.82 .C47 2011 |
| OCLC: 752213719 |
| ISBN: 9781907677229 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Date Published: 2002 |
| Genre: Military. Local. Hampshire. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04042 |
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| Summary: A joint operation between Britain and France in 1916, the battle of the Somme was an attempt to gain territory and dent Germany's military strength. By the end of the action, very little ground had been won: the Allied Forces had made just twelve kilometers. For this slight gain, a more than a million lives were lost. There were more than 400,000 British, 200,000 French, and 500,000 German casualties during the fighting. Twelve Days is a narrative of the last spell of front-line duty performed by the 2/West Yorkshires. Written by Sidney Rogerson, a young officer in µB' Company, it gives an extraordinarily honest account of twelve days during the battle of the Somme. From the terrible panic of crossing no-man's-land, to the squalid drudgery of trench life, Rogerson creates a full and evocative picture of this horrific conflict. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. The Somme. |
| Number of Pages: 172 |
| Dimensions: 16.20 x 2.70 x 20.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4272092 |
| LCC: D545.S7 R65 2006 |
| OCLC: 63137246 |
| ISBN: 9781853676802 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Great War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03740 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Great War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V03413 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Great War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: David Thistlethwaite Collection |
| Notes: V04984 |
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| Series: Datafile |
| Volume: 6 |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. United States Of America. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04264 |
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| Genre: Great War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Jim Parker Collection |
| Notes: V03439 |
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| Summary: This book contains over 600 rare and never before published photographs of the British Soldier in World War I. The quality images selected were photographed in peace and wartime, in the studio and the field, and show in detail the service dress uniform, equipment and weapons in use by the British Army between 1900-1918. The chapters contain photographic postcards of: Infantry officers and other ranks, Dominion Troops, Infantry Weapons, Machine Gun and Tank Corps, Royal Artillery, Wheels and Transport, Army Service Corps, Royal Army Medical Corps, Royal Engineers, Royal Flying Corps and Battle Insignia. Also included is a full color section of Army, Corps and Divisional signs. Each photograph caption has been carefully and thoroughly researched affording the reader information not to be found in any other single source. The introduction discusses early war photography and goes into further detail on the service dress and equipment to make this a must book for the military historian, collector, researcher, modeller and general enthusiast. |
| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Uniforms. British. |
| Number of Pages: 320 |
| Dimensions: 22.90 x 3.60 x 30.50 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 355.14/0942 |
| LCC: UC485.G7 C47 2005 |
| OCLC: 58842021 |
| ISBN: 9780764321542 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Uniforms. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03663 |
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| Series: Men At War 1914-1945 |
| Volume: 45 |
| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Uniforms. British. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03420 |
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| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Uniforms. British. |
| Number of Pages: 426 |
| Language: English |
| LCC: UC485.G7 G68 2005 |
| OCLC: 647966446 |
| ISBN: 9781575101224 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V05016 |
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| Summary: From 1939 to 1945, the fighting troops' own daily newspaper Union Jack, and others such as Parade and Crusader, told the story of the war in words and pictures to the men at the front. This book looks at these papers, which are now archive material at the Imperial War Museum. |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Number of Pages: 256 |
| Dimensions: 21.00 x 30.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 355.346 |
| LCC: D798 .U55 1989 |
| OCLC: 20132700 |
| ISBN: 9780117726284 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04250 |
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| Summary: The Universal Carrier was a fast, lightly armed vehicle developed by the British Army to carry infantry across ground defended by small-arms fire, specifically the Bren light machine gun, hence the name 'Bren Gun Carrier'. This name would stick with the Universal Carrier and all of its future variants. This book details the Carrier, which was employed in a number of roles including carrying ammunition and towing anti-aircraft guns and trailers. All Allies used the Universal Carrier extensively during practically every World War II campaign. By the war's end, the Universal Carrier had proved itself to be an invaluable and successful cross-country vehicle that was both agile and fast for its time. |
| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Carriers. |
| Number of Pages: 48 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 58454936 |
| ISBN: 9781841768137 |
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| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Carriers. |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 233261925 |
| ISBN: 9780955600906 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Carriers. |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 233261925 |
| ISBN: 9780955600913 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Carriers. |
| OCLC: 233261925 |
| ISBN: 9780955600920 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Generals. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03490 |
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| Genre: Reference. Archives. |
| Number of Pages: 16 |
| OCLC: 47150186 |
| ISBN: 9781860061356 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03878 |
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| Summary: Unique among the D-Day landing beaches in its dangers, Utah Beach saw the US Army's greatest success, namely landing with the fewest casualties of any of the Allied invasion beaches. The landing beach closest to Normandy's largest port, Cherbourg, regarded by the Germans as the most important Allied objective, Utah was isolated from the other D-Day beaches, meaning that that troops landing there would have to fight alone until a link-up could be achieved. Accordingly, US First Army committed a powerful landing force, preceded by a night parachute and glider assault, part of the largest night drop ever mounted. Despite wide scattering, the airborne troops secured the critical communications centre of Ste Mere Eglise on D-Day, the first village in Normandy to be liberated. Supported by a devastating air and naval bombardment, although landing on the wrong beach in bad weather, 4th Infantry Division took only 197 casualties out of 23,000 troops that landed on D-Day, and by the early afternoon had begun to link up with the first of the paratroopers. In a fragmented battle fought in swamps and hedgerows, stubborn German defence prevented US VII Corps from achieving all its D-Day objectives. |
| Series: Battle Zone Normandy |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. Normandy. |
| Number of Pages: 188 |
| Dimensions: 15.60 x 1.00 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| LCC: D756.5.N6 B335 2004 |
| OCLC: 55675284 |
| ISBN: 9780750930130 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03783 |
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| Summary: Beskrivelse af 79. Britiske Panserdivisions indsats under 2. Verdenskrig |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Armoured. |
| Number of Pages: 87 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54/12/41 |
| LCC: D759.528 .F54 1984 |
| OCLC: 11084949 |
| ISBN: 9780112904229 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03845 |
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| Summary: Osprey's examination of the destructive events of a pivotal battle of World War I (1914-1918). On 21 February 1916 German General Erich von Falkenhayn unleashed his hammer-blow offensive against the French fortress city of Verdun. His aim was nothing short of the destruction of the French army. Falkenhayn was sure that the symbolic value of Verdun was such that the French would be 'compelled to throw in every man they have.' He was equally sure that 'if they do so the forces of France will bleed to death'. The massed batteries of German guns would smash the French troops in their trenches and bunkers. But the French hung on with immense courage and determination and the battle became a bloody war of attrition. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. |
| Number of Pages: 96 |
| Dimensions: 18.40 x 0.60 x 25.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 48228419 |
| ISBN: 9781855329935 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Authentic Plans Series |
| Volume: 12 |
| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. Vickers. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Weapons. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03857 |
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| Series: Windsock Mini Datafile |
| Volume: 6 |
| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. Vickers. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: Authentic Plans Series |
| Volume: 15 |
| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. Vickers. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Vickers Maxim Machine Guns Enthusiasts' Manual is the first in a new range of Haynes ‘crew-served’ heavy weapons manuals. The Vickers is one of the best-known British heavy machine guns. The Maxim gun was the first fully automated machine gun to be introduced into military service at the end of the 19th century. Gradually refined to become the Vickers 0.303in medium machine-gun, it was used widely by British and Commonwealth forces in both world wars. Operated by a three-man crew, it was popularly known as ‘the Vickers’. Firearms expert and acclaimed author Martin Pegler, a former Senior Curator of Firearms at the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds, describes the concept of an automated machine-gun and its potential use for land forces; its genesis, design, development and early trials; and the introduction by the UK military of the Vickers machine gun and its adoption for infantry, aircraft and armoured vehicles in the world wars of the 20th century. |
| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. Vickers. |
| Number of Pages: 192 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 1122196106 |
| ISBN: 9781785215636 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Vickers Maxim Machine Guns Enthusiasts' Manual is the first in a new range of Haynes ‘crew-served’ heavy weapons manuals. The Vickers is one of the best-known British heavy machine guns. The Maxim gun was the first fully automated machine gun to be introduced into military service at the end of the 19th century. Gradually refined to become the Vickers 0.303in medium machine-gun, it was used widely by British and Commonwealth forces in both world wars. Operated by a three-man crew, it was popularly known as ‘the Vickers’. Firearms expert and acclaimed author Martin Pegler, a former Senior Curator of Firearms at the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds, describes the concept of an automated machine-gun and its potential use for land forces; its genesis, design, development and early trials; and the introduction by the UK military of the Vickers machine gun and its adoption for infantry, aircraft and armoured vehicles in the world wars of the 20th century. |
| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. Vickers. |
| Number of Pages: 192 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 1122196106 |
| ISBN: 9781785215636 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Weapons. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Valour. |
| Number of Pages: 335 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 355.13420941 |
| OCLC: 124466718 |
| ISBN: 9780755316328 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Date Published: 1997 |
| Edition: Second |
| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Insignia. Medals. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04109 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03544 |
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| Summary: In the week after the D-Day landings, British and Canadian forces in the east were ordered to pin down as many German troops as possible to take the pressure off the Americans, who planned to break out on the western flank. The British commander, Montgomery, wanted to capture Caen, however, and to extend the Allied bridgehead further south. To this end, two battle-hardened divisions were to make a flanking manoeuvre west of Caen, cross the River Odon, break through the enemy positions and take the high ground around Evrecy. 7th Armoured Division, the 'Desert Rats' were to capture Villers Bocage and Evrecy in a 'right hook' while 50th (Tyne Tees) Infantry Division were to take Lingevres and Les Verrieres. Unbeknown to the 'Desert Rats' a number of German Tiger tanks already held the high ground. Led by Waffen-SS tank ace Michael Wittman, these Tigers destroyed almost the entire British advance guard and forced the 'Desert Rats' to withdraw, Wittman's crew accounting for some 25 tanks and other vehicles before being knocked out themselves. At the same time the Geordies of 50th Infantry Division were fighting to take Lingevres and Les Verrieres, ably supported by the tanks of 4/7 Dragoon Guards. Sergeant "Spit" Harris, commanding a Sherman Firefly tank, knocked out no fewer than five Panther tanks, a feat rivalling Wittman's. |
| Series: Battle Zone Normandy |
| Volume: 7 |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. France. Normandy. |
| Number of Pages: 188 |
| Dimensions: 15.60 x 1.00 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| LCC: D756.5.N6 F698 2004 |
| OCLC: 60318695 |
| ISBN: 9780750930123 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03786 |
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| Summary: Villers-Bretonneux was the key to the strategically important communications centre of Amiens, a principal objective of the German offensive that began in March 1918. Until the Germans took the town, Amiens would remain beyond their grasp. The successful defence of Villers-Bretonneux has come to be regarded as an Australian battle but British formations were heavily involved as wel |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. The Somme. |
| Number of Pages: 160 |
| Dimensions: 13.30 x 0.60 x 22.00 cm |
| List Price: USD8.99 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 882106745 |
| ISBN: 9781844150618 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Villers Plouich and its adjacent ridges were among the last centres of German resistance west of the Hindenburg Line. The capture and consolidation of the hamlet and nearby villages in April 1917 necessitated ferocious and well-executed attacks by several British divisions. When British and Dominion troops again approached the Hindenburg Line in 1918, some of the bloodiest engagements of the Hundred Days were fought over the ridges of Villers Plouich, Beaucamp and La Vacquerie. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. |
| Number of Pages: 144 |
| Dimensions: 14.00 x 0.80 x 22.00 cm |
| List Price: USD9.99 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4/144 |
| LCC: D545.V495 M58 1999 |
| OCLC: 40752241 |
| ISBN: 9780850526585 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Describes the fierce campaign, codenamed INFATUATE, mounted in November 1944 to clear the way through to the port of Antwerp. The book describes the extraordinary courage of the Germans who fought to the bitter end. |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. Holland. |
| Number of Pages: 144 |
| Dimensions: 13.30 x 1.00 x 22.00 cm |
| List Price: USD8.99 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.5421932 |
| LCC: D763.B42 A479 2003 |
| OCLC: 52358140 |
| ISBN: 9780850529616 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Date Published: 1986 |
| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Tanks. Development. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Warfare. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Great War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04046 |
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| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Armoured Cars. |
| Number of Pages: 97 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 358/.18 |
| LCC: UG446.5 .F58 1987 |
| OCLC: 17155080 |
| ISBN: 9780112904397 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Jim Parker Collection |
| Notes: V03414 |
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| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Armoured Cars. |
| Number of Pages: 97 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 358/.18 |
| LCC: UG446.5 .F58 1987 |
| OCLC: 17155080 |
| ISBN: 9780112904397 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03803 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Airborne. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Second World War. Sea. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03630 |
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| Genre: Second World War. Italy. |
| Number of Pages: 318 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54/21 |
| LCC: D763.I8 K76 1992 |
| OCLC: 28294199 |
| ISBN: 9781874800415 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04177 |
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| Genre: Post-War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Post-War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Post-War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Post-War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Post-War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Post-War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Great War. Mesopotamia And Middle East. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03748 |
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| Summary: War in the Wilderness is the most comprehensive account ever published of the human aspects of the Chindit war in Burma. The word 'Chindit' will always have a special resonance in military circles. Every Chindit endured what is widely regarded as the toughest sustained Allied combat experience of the Second World War. The Chindit expeditions behind Japanese lines in occupied Burma 1943-1944 transformed the morale of British forces after the crushing defeats of 1942. The Chindits provided the springboard for the Allies' later offensives.The two expeditions extended the boundaries of human endurance. The Chindits suffered slow starvation and exposure to dysentery, malaria, typhus and a catalogue of other diseases. They endured the intense mental strain of living and fighting under the jungle canopy, with the ever-present threat of ambush or simply 'bumping' the enemy. Every Chindit carried his kit and weapons (equivalent to two heavy suitcases) in the tropical heat and humidity. A disabling wound or sickness frequently meant a lonely death. Those who could no longer march were often left behind with virtually no hope of survival. Some severely wounded were shot or given a lethal dose of morphia to ensure they would not be captured alive by the Japanese.Fifty veterans of the Chindit expeditions kindly gave interviews for this book. Many remarked on the self-reliance that sprang from living and fighting as a Chindit. Whatever happened to them after their experiences in Burma, they knew that nothing else would ever be as bad. There are first-hand accounts of the bitter and costly battles and the final, wasteful weeks, when men were forced to continue fighting long after their health and strength had collapsed. War in the Wilderness continues the story as the survivors returned to civilian life. They remained Chindits for the rest of their days, members of a brotherhood forged in extreme adversity. |
| Genre: Second World War. Far East. |
| Number of Pages: 448 |
| Dimensions: 16.50 x 1.00 x 26.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.5425 |
| LCC: D767.6 .R44 2011 |
| OCLC: 751797328 |
| ISBN: 9780752460789 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V02641 |
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| Genre: Second World War. Italy. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03629 |
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| Genre: Warfare. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03579 |
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| Summary: Stop Line Green (SLG) was a continuous linear defensive position some 100 mile long running in rough semi circle east of Bristol from Highbridge on the Bristol Channel in the south to Upper Framilode on the River Severn in the north. This book gives a guide to the walk of SLG |
| Genre: Second World War. Home Front. |
| Number of Pages: 36 |
| Dimensions: 14.00 x 0.50 x 20.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 176922199 |
| ISBN: 9781873877395 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Stop Line Green (SLG) was a continuous linear defensive position some 100 mile long running in rough semi circle east of Bristol from Highbridge on the Bristol Channel in the south to Upper Framilode on the River Severn in the north. This book gives a guide to the walk of SLG |
| Genre: Second World War. Home Front. |
| Number of Pages: 36 |
| Dimensions: 14.00 x 0.50 x 20.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 176922199 |
| ISBN: 9781873877395 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Warfare. |
| Number of Pages: 256 |
| Language: English |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Media. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Three soldiers tell the true story of the mission that became known as "a bridge too far." Operation Market Garden: a plan to capture the bridge over the Rhine at Arnhem and outflank the German front. In all thirty five thousand airborne troops were to land, either by parachute or glider, at three drop zones and move towards their objective. As the world now knows the mission was to be 'a bridge too far' for the British forces. Mike Rossiter has interviewed three of the survivors of that fateful day, each involved in a different flank of the British attack, and in vivid detail reconstructs the events that lead up to this most famous of glorious defeats. It is at once a story of hubris and bad planning, but also of valiant sacrifice and inspirational courage. |
| Genre: Second World War. North West Europe. Holland. |
| Number of Pages: 460 |
| Dimensions: 13.00 x 3.00 x 19.70 cm |
| List Price: USD10.99 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54219218 |
| OCLC: 772968401 |
| ISBN: 9780552162333 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V02883 |
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| Summary: "I remember standing on top of our local glen with a block of wood, expecting thousands of Germans coming down from the sky. What was I going to do with the block of wood? I never knew." --Leonard Jackson On June 22, 1940, France surrendered to Germany and the invasion of Britain seemed a very real possibility. The Home Guard was formed to defend our villages and towns. Members came from reserved occupations, those who had failed their medicals, the elderly and the young, with miners and farmers training alongside former majors. Their weapons and ammunition were negligible at first, but slowly these amateur soldiers began to produce professional results. In this unique book of reminiscences, we see these men as they practise with pitchforks and fall into ditches after a pint or two of ale on the job. But we also see them learning how to fire grenades after a day studying engineering and undertaking night watches after exhausting factory shifts--knowing they could be the last stop between the enemy and their families and homes. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Home Guard. |
| Number of Pages: 384 |
| Dimensions: 14.00 x 3.60 x 20.30 cm |
| List Price: USD10.99 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 772967874 |
| ISBN: 9780091941536 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: The story of the Second World War told through the voices of those who lived through it.During the six long years of the Second World War the British psyche was changed irrevocably. British men and women on both the war front and at home were forced to take life-altering decisions, independently. What no-one could predict was the consequences on the family and on society of these independent journeys by husbands, wives, children, mothers, fathers, siblings. Nobody would ever be the same. We Shall Never Surrender takes us through key moments in that six- year conflict through a range of distinct voices, professions and geographical locations. Some will be known to readers already, others unfamiliar but all have been selected for their ability to write well and to conjure empathy in the reader. The majority will take us throughout the war, though some by necessity will fade away to be replaced by others. Each of the diarists will be properly introduced, but ultimately they will tell their own, fascinating stories. |
| Genre: Personal Narratives. Second World War. |
| Number of Pages: 378 |
| Dimensions: 15.30 x 4.80 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 752265264 |
| ISBN: 9780230744325 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V02874 |
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| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. |
| Number of Pages: 192 |
| OCLC: 28112198 |
| ISBN: 9780283061417 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Date Published: 1965 |
| Genre: Post-War. Middle East. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04191 |
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| Genre: Second World War. |
| Number of Pages: 192 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.5421 |
| LCC: D756.3 .H374 2009 |
| OCLC: 390874471 |
| ISBN: 9781906626549 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03795 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Cavalry. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04245 |
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| Summary: A century may now have passed since the Great War, but the stories of everyday soldiers serving in miserable and life-threatening conditions still have a sobering sense of immediacy. Personal records, photographs and sentimental possessions that bring us even closer to the soldier as a person have often become valuable heirlooms, passed down through the generations. Nothing better depicts an individual soldier than these items, which were kept about his person and in his kitbag, and which constituted all his worldly possessions while on service in the trenches. This book looks at fifty objects with which every Tommy would have been familiar, from official uniform and equipment to good-luck charms and letters from sweethearts. With each artifact – be it an identity disc, training manual, packet of cigarettes, postcard or foreign phrasebook – the accompanying text explains the significance of all the things that, together, help to define him both as a man and as a soldier. |
| Genre: Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 120 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.40941 |
| LCC: D522.27 .D69 2014 |
| OCLC: 871338017 |
| ISBN: 9780747814030 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Airborne. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Written by a Commando veteran of World War II, this is a remarkable, vivid and honest account of the battles and actions behind the award of the thirty eight Battle Honours that were awarded to the Army Commandos by Her Majesty the Queen in 1958. These Battle Honours are emblazoned on the Commando Flag that hangs in Westminster Abbey in London, almost opposite the tomb of the Unknown Warrior. The story of each honour is presented in the most direct way, using the stories and experiences of the commandos, officers and men who actually took part in the fighting. It should be emphasised that the operations mentioned as battle honours recognised only those deemed to be thoroughly outstanding feats of arms and represent only a fraction of the raids and battles fought by the Commandos in their five years of active service. The formation of the Commandos was due to Winston Churchill, who proposed their formation in a directive dated 18 June 1940, which advocated limited offensive action against the enemy's extended and vulnerable coastline. This compilation includes photographs of training and combat in Norway, Dieppe, Normandy, Flushing and many more locations. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Special And Elite. |
| Number of Pages: 304 |
| Dimensions: 15.20 x 3.20 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.541241 |
| LCC: D794.5 .D854 2011 |
| OCLC: 880878917 |
| ISBN: 9781848325975 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03492 |
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| Summary: The full story of the 17th Battalion Middlesex Regiment, the ‘Footballers’ Battalion’, based on extensive original research, the authors draw on many previously unpublished letters, personal accounts and photographs to paint a vivid portrait of this legendary British Army battalion that fought in three of the fiercest battles of the Great War – the Somme, Arras and Cambrai. The authors show how this remarkable battalion helped shape football, as well as military history. |
| Genre: Great War. Western Front. |
| Number of Pages: 336 |
| Dimensions: 15.20 x 1.50 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.41241 |
| LCC: D547.D85 R53 2008 |
| OCLC: 244314866 |
| ISBN: 9781844256563 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Post-War. Middle East. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04165 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Special And Elite. |
| Number of Pages: 249 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 356/.167/0941 |
| LCC: UA659.S67 G47 |
| OCLC: 6981850 |
| ISBN: 9780853684572 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: The definitive biography of the war poet - 'Dominic Hibberd has probably done more more than any other individual to illuminate Owen's life and work. His new Life is a triumph ... it is difficult to believe it will ever be superseded' Mark Bostridge, The Independent on SundayWhen Wilfred Owen died in 1918 aged 25, only five of his poems had been published. Yet he became one of the most popular poets of the 20th century. For decades his public image was controlled by family and friends, especially his brother Harold who was terrified anyone might think Wilfred was gay. In recent years much new material has become available. This book, based on over thirty years of wide-ranging research, brings new information to almost every part of Owen's life. Owen emerges as a complex, fascinating and often endearing character with an intense delight in being alive. |
| Genre: Biography |
| Number of Pages: 608 |
| Dimensions: 13.10 x 3.90 x 19.70 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 56893614 |
| ISBN: 9780753817094 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Matt Yates Collection |
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| Summary: A full account of the part played by Wiltshire's airfields during the Second World War, including Boscombe Down, Hullavington, Lyneham, Old Sarum, Thruxton, Larkhill and Wroughton. The history of each airfield is described with the squadrons and aircraft based at them and the main operations flown. The effects of the war on the daily lives of civilians, and the constant dangers from raids and night bombing are also detailed. |
| Genre: Military. Local. Wiltshire. |
| Number of Pages: 296 |
| Dimensions: 14.50 x 1.80 x 21.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54434231 |
| LCC: D760.8.W52 B47 2004 |
| OCLC: 50402781 |
| ISBN: 9781853067037 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Soon after the start of the Great War, work hastily began on a series of hutted camps in Wiltshire for more than 100,000 men, and during the course of the war it became home to troops from Canada, Australia and New Zealand as well as Britain. With soldiers forming a third of the population the effect on the businesses, farms, and indeed the morals of the county was dramatic. Even after the Armistice peace did not return, with mutinies and rioting in the camps because of frustration at delays in demobilization. Wiltshire and the Great War describes this turbulent, fascinating period in depth. It describes pre-war training, showing how inappropriate it was to future warfare, outlines the pioneering of military aviation in the county and describes the role of railways in moving tens of thousands of troops. There are accounts of shirkers, spies, escaped prisoners of war, prostitutes, the 'landship' that clanked across the county and the wireless station that pinpointed the position of Zeppelins. Also described are advances in military technology, the camp-building scandals that led to an inquiry by a Royal Commission, press censorship, and the blighting of the Stonehenge landscape. |
| Genre: Military. Local. Wiltshire. |
| Number of Pages: 208 |
| Dimensions: 15.90 x 1.90 x 23.50 cm |
| List Price: USD11.99 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 355.7094231 |
| OCLC: 822507253 |
| ISBN: 9781847973559 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V02886 |
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| Summary: The thrilling story of the top scoring Allied fighter pilot of World War II 'Johnnie' Johnson, who served with Fighter Command squadrons throughout the war, scoring his 38th and final victory in September 1944. From the moment the author joins his first operational Spitfire squadron in August 1940, the reader is taken on an epic journey through the great aerial fighter actions of the war including the Battle of Britain, sweeps across the Channel and over France, Dieppe and Normandy; and finally, operations across the Rhine and into Germany itself. |
| Genre: Personal Narratives. Second World War. |
| Number of Pages: 320 |
| Dimensions: 12.70 x 2.40 x 20.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 46945343 |
| ISBN: 9780907579878 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03778 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Generals. |
| Number of Pages: 300 |
| Language: English |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04154 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Royal Navy. Fleet Air Arm. |
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| Summary: The 6th Airborne Division was a major element of the British Security Force in Palestine between September, 1945 and May 1948. Faced with the unenviable task of upholding the law in a lawless country, the individual British soldier had to face continual opposition from a hostile Jewish community. This story is described by General Wilson, then a Major, who served with the division during this period. The mission of British forces was simply "to keep the peace". To achieve this goal, the 6th Airborne Division conducted a variety of counter-insurgency operations in both urban and rural environments. These operations were designed to locate illegal arms caches, limit Jewish-Arab violence and capture dissidents who had attacked British positions. The destruction of the King David Hotel, the most famous terrorist attack of the Mandate period, is treated in great detail. With 6th Airborne Division in Palestine 1945 - 48 is a tribute to the British soldier. It is also an excellent case study in unconventional warfare. It will be of great interest to any student of the intricate problem that Palestine presents. |
| Genre: Post-War. Middle East. |
| Number of Pages: 308 |
| Dimensions: 15.20 x 3.30 x 25.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.5424 |
| LCC: DS126.4 .W557 2008 |
| OCLC: 212431826 |
| ISBN: 9781844157716 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Rob Pile Collection |
| Notes: RP0004 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: In August 1914, after lying about his age, the 16-year-old George Coppard enlisted in Kitchener's army. Serving with the Machine Gun Corps, he fought in the battles of Loos, Somme and Arras, and at Cambrai, where he was badly wounded and won the Military Medal for Bravery. This book is based on diaries that the author kept, against military regulation, during his service in France. It is one of the few accounts of the war to be written by a private soldier rather than an officer, and as such it paints a vivid and horrifying picture of life in the trenches as seen by someone at the very bottom of the military hierarchy. |
| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 174 |
| Dimensions: 12.80 x 1.50 x 20.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 264990743 |
| ISBN: 9780304352586 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 190 |
| OCLC: 13063697 |
| ISBN: 9780333416877 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03746 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Great War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: David Thistlethwaite Collection |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Great War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03753 |
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| Summary: In August 1914, after lying about his age, the 16-year-old George Coppard enlisted in Kitchener's army. Serving with the Machine Gun Corps, he fought in the battles of Loos, Somme and Arras, and at Cambrai, where he was badly wounded and won the Military Medal for Bravery. This book is based on diaries that the author kept, against military regulation, during his service in France. It is one of the few accounts of the war to be written by a private soldier rather than an officer, and as such it paints a vivid and horrifying picture of life in the trenches as seen by someone at the very bottom of the military hierarchy. |
| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 174 |
| Dimensions: 12.80 x 1.50 x 20.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 264990743 |
| ISBN: 9780304352586 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V04976 |
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| Summary: Formed in 1938, the 48th Battalion Royal Tank Regiment was one of London's two Territorial tank battalions. Following the outbreak of war in 1939, 48RTR trained hard before being posted overseas to join the 7th Armoured Division in the North African desert. In the tough fighting that followed in Tunisia, and in the subsequent Italian campaign, 48RTR proved itself to be a highly efficient fighting machine. With Churchills to War tells the story of this Territorial tank battalion at war, compiled by a former regular officer in 48RTR from official war diaries, personal diaries and reminiscences of former members of the battalion. Detailed first-hand accounts are given of the various tank actions in which the battalion played its part, including Medjez-el-Bab in North Africa, where it captured the first German Tiger tank to be acquired intact by the Allies. Fully illustrated throughout, With Churchills to War presents a comprehensive war history of the battalion and includes detailed appendices listing honours, awards, personnel, casualties and tank names. |
| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Armoured. |
| Number of Pages: 193 |
| Dimensions: 18.00 x 2.00 x 25.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54/1241 |
| LCC: D759.528 .G83 1996 |
| OCLC: 37315480 |
| ISBN: 9780750912396 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03839 |
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| Date Published: 1927 |
| Genre: Great War. Mesopotamia And Middle East. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: David Thistlethwaite Collection |
| Notes: V06938 |
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| Genre: Great War. Russia. |
| Number of Pages: 396 |
| OCLC: 38590835 |
| ISBN: 9780333723678 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03700 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Airborne. |
| Number of Pages: 134 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 36993173 |
| ISBN: 9781872568287 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Great War. Mesopotamia And Middle East. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03871 |
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| Series: Combat And Survival |
| Volume: 2.1 |
| Genre: Weapons. Small Arms. Machine Guns. Vickers. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Gurkhas. |
| Number of Pages: 270 |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 36122615 |
| ISBN: 9781858214207 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04021 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Machine Gunners. Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 82 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.4/15 |
| LCC: D547.L56 W56 |
| OCLC: 6421835 |
| ISBN: 9780950656502 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. New Zealand. Machine Gun. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03743 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. New Zealand. Machine Gun. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V04985 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. New Zealand. Machine Gun. |
| Number of Pages: 255 |
| Language: English |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: David Thistlethwaite Collection |
| Notes: V06926 |
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| Summary: The author, a war correspondent for the Daily Chronicle newspaper in the Balkans in the early part of the Great War, was commissioned into the Intelligence Corps in Dec 1916. Early in 1918 after escaping the Bolshevik Red terror in Petrograd, Donohoe accompanied the Bagdad Party that left Britain to reinforce Dunsterforce a semi-guerilla unit commanded by Major General Dunsterville (the original of Stalky in Rudyard Kipling s school novel Stalky & Co. ) Dunsterforce was trying to foment Persian opposition to their Turkish overlords, training indiginous Persian police to take charge of their troubled country; and striving to counter Soviet Communist influence in Persia (Iran) and Transcaucasia. This exciting account, published in association with the Imperial War Museum, describes the events that followed. The text is accompanied by an important and interesting appendix on the Dunsterforce Armoured Car Brigade, and much information on local peoples and their customs. Ilustrated with maps and sixteen photographic plates. A rare account of a forgotten corner of the Great War. |
| Genre: Great War. Mesopotamia And Middle East. |
| Number of Pages: 324 |
| Dimensions: 14.00 x 1.90 x 21.60 cm |
| Language: English |
| ISBN: 9781843427667 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03734 |
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| Summary: The author, a war correspondent for the Daily Chronicle newspaper in the Balkans in the early part of the Great War, was commissioned into the Intelligence Corps in Dec 1916. Early in 1918 after escaping the Bolshevik Red terror in Petrograd, Donohoe accompanied the Bagdad Party that left Britain to reinforce Dunsterforce a semi-guerilla unit commanded by Major General Dunsterville (the original of Stalky in Rudyard Kipling s school novel Stalky & Co. ) Dunsterforce was trying to foment Persian opposition to their Turkish overlords, training indiginous Persian police to take charge of their troubled country; and striving to counter Soviet Communist influence in Persia (Iran) and Transcaucasia. This exciting account, published in association with the Imperial War Museum, describes the events that followed. The text is accompanied by an important and interesting appendix on the Dunsterforce Armoured Car Brigade, and much information on local peoples and their customs. Ilustrated with maps and sixteen photographic plates. A rare account of a forgotten corner of the Great War. |
| Genre: Great War. Mesopotamia And Middle East. |
| Number of Pages: 324 |
| Dimensions: 14.00 x 1.90 x 21.60 cm |
| Language: English |
| ISBN: 9781843427667 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: David Thistlethwaite Collection |
| Notes: V06948 |
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| Genre: Uniforms And Personal Equipment. Uniforms. |
| Number of Pages: 348 |
| Language: English |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Warfare. Battles. |
| ISBN: 9781858133690 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 96 |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.3 |
| OCLC: 155945252 |
| ISBN: 9780752566993 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 96 |
| ISBN: 9780752514178 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 160 |
| OCLC: 907320469 |
| ISBN: 9781861472786 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Second World War. |
| Number of Pages: 48 |
| OCLC: 30155962 |
| ISBN: 9780746011652 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Series: The How And Why Book Of |
| Genre: Second World War. |
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| Genre: Second World War. |
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| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Notes: V01670 |
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| Series: Benn’s Twentieth-Century Histories |
| Date Published: 1966 |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Summary: Covers essential and unusual military and political information in a question-and-answer format, with sections on Pearl Harbor, Congressional Medal of Honor winners, previously unpublished photos, and a World War II memorial ship guide |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Number of Pages: 240 |
| Dimensions: 15.70 x 2.30 x 24.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 11480234 |
| ISBN: 9780060911362 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03717 |
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| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. Tanks. |
| Number of Pages: 142 |
| OCLC: 22267464 |
| ISBN: 9780748100187 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Vehicles. Armoured. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03520 |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Second World War. |
| Number of Pages: 160 |
| OCLC: 765141414 |
| ISBN: 9781861472779 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Second World War. |
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| Genre: Second World War. |
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| Genre: Second World War. |
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| Genre: Great War. |
| Number of Pages: 48 |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.3 |
| LCC: D521 .H36 1989 |
| OCLC: 19264675 |
| ISBN: 9780853689041 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04122 |
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| Summary: There are many histories of the Second World War. Some are almost too overwhelming in their detail; other are simply too sparse. Philip Warner¿s WORLD WAR II neatly bridges this gap. Warner writes fluently and has a confident grasp of detail. He paints a broad, busy canvas of what happened during the war and why: the political and strategic background to events is never left in doubt. There is cogent analysis of particular battles and campaigns, of why they succeeded or failed, but the narrative never bogs itself down in arid operational details. There are fascinating analyses of both electronic warfare and the importance to Allies and Axis of their hard-won intelligence. There is a real sense of what the war meant to both governments and to individuals on both sides. On the one hand, WORLD WAR II is an extremely useful primer. On the other, it offers new and considered insights into this vast conflict. |
| Genre: Second World War. |
| Number of Pages: 308 |
| Dimensions: 12.90 x 2.00 x 20.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 940.54 |
| LCC: D743 .W33 2002 |
| OCLC: 49959632 |
| ISBN: 9780304358496 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
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| Genre: Personal Narratives. Generals. |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04307 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Cavalry. |
| Number of Pages: 108 |
| Language: English |
| Dewey Decimal: 357.0430941 |
| LCC: UA657 .Y43 1994 |
| OCLC: 31931488 |
| ISBN: 9780951571484 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03718 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Cavalry. |
| Number of Pages: 126 |
| OCLC: 30035786 |
| ISBN: 9781872167473 |
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| Genre: Regiments And Corps. British. Army. Cavalry. |
| Number of Pages: 136 |
| OCLC: 12811157 |
| ISBN: 9780946771967 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V04090 |
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| Genre: Great War. |
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| Summary: Provides the text of an interview with Wellington's cook, and discusses England's war with Napoleon |
| Genre: Personal Narratives. Generals. |
| Number of Pages: 120 |
| Dimensions: 2.54 x 2.54 x 20.00 cm |
| Language: English |
| OCLC: 12518300 |
| ISBN: 9780863500893 |
| Category: VMGCRA |
| Tags: Alan Simcock Collection |
| Notes: V03832 |