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Author : Martin J. Brayley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (471 download)
Download or read book The British Army 1939-45 written by Martin J. Brayley and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : George Forty
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750951397
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)
Download or read book Companion to the British Army written by George Forty and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2009-10-01 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To encapsulate the British Army in one book is no easy task, but here, George Forty presents it as it was during the Second World War. When war was declared in 1939, the British Army was very much the 'Cinderella' of the three armed services, with a total strength of around 865,000 men. However, just four years later when the Allies invaded north-west Europe, the British Army had grown into a powerful, well-organised and well-equipped fighting force of 3 million men and women. George Forty presents a comprehensive overview of the British Army during this important time. He includes full details of mobilisation and training, higher organisation and arms of the service; divisional organisations and non-divisional units; HQs and Staff; the combat arms and the services; the individual soldier, his weapons and equipment; tactics; vehicle markings and camouflage; the Auxiliary Territorial Service and other Women's Corps. Fully illustrated with an unusual collection of photographs and line illustrations, this is an indispensable reference guide for anyone interested in this fascinating period of British history.
Author : Martin Brayley
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1780964471
Total Pages : 51 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (89 download)
Download or read book The British Army 1939–45 (2) written by Martin Brayley and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-02-20 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 1940-43 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.
Author : Martin Brayley
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1780964455
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (89 download)
Download or read book The British Army 1939–45 (2) written by Martin Brayley and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-02-20 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 1940-43 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.
Author : Martin Brayley
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472804422
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (728 download)
Download or read book The British Army 1939–45 (1) written by Martin Brayley and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-06-20 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Second World War was Britain's last conflict as a world power. For a year it saw Britain standing alone against the fascist dictatorships; winning it demanded 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.
Author : Martin Brayley
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472804538
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (728 download)
Download or read book The British Army 1939–45 (1) written by Martin Brayley and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-06-20 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Second World War was Britain's last conflict as a world power. For a year it saw Britain standing alone against the fascist dictatorships; winning it demanded 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.
Author : Martin Brayley
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 147280452X
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (728 download)
Download or read book The British Army 1939–45 (3) written by Martin Brayley and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-06-20 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 is illustrated with many rare photographs, and eight detailed colour plates.
Author : George Forty
Publisher : Sutton Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book British Army Handbook, 1939-1945 written by George Forty and published by Sutton Publishing. This book was released on 1998 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers a balanced portrait of the British Army during WWII, and gives full details on mobilization and training, higher organization and arms of the service, divisional organization, the combat arms and the services, weapons and equipment used by soldiers, and the ATS and women's corps. Includes bandw photos on every page, plus appendices. Of interest to professional historians and military enthusiasts. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author : M. Bellis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780854201242
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (12 download)
Download or read book Regiments of the British Army, 1939-45 written by M. Bellis and published by . This book was released on 1995-08-01 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Martin Brayley
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781841762388
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (623 download)
Download or read book The British Army 1939–45 (3) written by Martin Brayley and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 2002-09-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 89 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (86 download)
Download or read book Brigades of the British Army 1939-45 written by and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Martin Brawley
Publisher : Crowood Press UK
ISBN 13 : 9781861269140
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (691 download)
Download or read book The World War II Tommy written by Martin Brawley and published by Crowood Press UK. This book was released on 2007-08-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A paperback edition of this classic work, which describes and illustrates the uniforms and equipment of the WWII British soldier using original items worn by live models in authentic settings. A huge range of subjects is covered, from the uniforms and equipment of the front line infantryman, to the officers' and men's walking-out dress, the special kit issued to tank crews, air-landed and mountain troops, motorcyclists, medics, arctic clothing, anti-gas kit and assault kit, even down to the demob suits issued to discharged soldiers in 1945.
Author : G L D Alderson
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752490060
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (524 download)
Download or read book Cap-badges of the British Army written by G L D Alderson and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The British Army has always set great store by its cap badges, which , in miniature, encapsulated the history and traditions of the units that wore them. They were worn with pride by the County regiments (that formed the bulk of the infantry) throughout the two world wars.Here is a comprehensive illustrated collection of the cap badges of the Second World War, the images taken from the author’s own collection. The commentary on each badge explains the joining together of battalions as the war progressed and a regimental index makes finding the badges easy. This is a complex subject clarified in one volume for the first time.
Author : Malcolm A. Bellis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780951212608
Total Pages : 83 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (126 download)
Download or read book Divisions of the British Army, 1939-45 written by Malcolm A. Bellis and published by . This book was released on 1986-01-01 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Martin Brayley
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782001239
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (82 download)
Download or read book The British Home Front 1939–45 written by Martin Brayley and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-07-20 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The population of Britain was mobilized to support the war effort on a scale unseen in any other Western democracy – or in Nazi Germany. They endured long working shifts, shortages of food and all other goods, and complete government control of their daily lives. Most men and women were conscripted or volunteered for additional tasks outside their formal working hours. Under the air raids that destroyed the centres of many towns and made about 2 million homeless, more than 60,000 civilians were killed and 86,000 seriously injured. This fascinating illustrated summary of wartime life, and the organizations that served on the Home front, is a striking record of endurance and sacrifice.
Author : David French
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191608262
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (916 download)
Download or read book Raising Churchill's Army written by David French and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2001-07-05 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first serious analysis of the combat capability of the British army in the Second World War. It sweeps away the myth that the army suffered from poor morale, and that it only won its battles thorugh the use of 'brute force' and by reverting to the techniques of the First World War. David French analyses the place of the army in British strategy in the interwar period and during the Second World War. He shows that after 1918 the General Staff tried hard to learn the lessons of the First World War, enthusiastically embracing technology as the best way of minimizing future casualties. In the first half of the Second World War the army did suffer from manifold weaknesses, not just in the form of shortages of equipment, but also in the way in which it applied its doctrine. Few soldiers were actively eager to close with the enemy, but the morale of the army never collapsed and its combat capability steadily improved from 1942 onwards. Professor French assesses Montgomery's contributions to the war effort and concludes that most important were his willingness to impose a uniform understanding of doctrine on his subordinates, and to use mechanized firepower in ways quite different from Haig in the First World War.
Author : Alan Allport
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300213123
Total Pages : 441 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Browned Off and Bloody-Minded written by Alan Allport and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2015-03-01 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than three-and-a-half million men served in the British Army during the Second World War, the vast majority of them civilians who had never expected to become soldiers and had little idea what military life, with all its strange rituals, discomforts, and dangers, was going to be like. Alan Allport’s rich and luminous social history examines the experience of the greatest and most terrible war in history from the perspective of these ordinary, extraordinary men, who were plucked from their peacetime families and workplaces and sent to fight for King and Country. Allport chronicles the huge diversity of their wartime trajectories, tracing how soldiers responded to and were shaped by their years with the British Army, and how that army, however reluctantly, had to accommodate itself to them. Touching on issues of class, sex, crime, trauma, and national identity, through a colorful multitude of fresh individual perspectives, the book provides an enlightening, deeply moving perspective on how a generation of very modern-minded young men responded to the challenges of a brutal and disorienting conflict.
