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Sort by:          Product     Price      Default     see details 507th PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT 1942-1945, Normandy, Ardennes & Germany D. Francois Part of the American 82nd Airborne Division, the 507th Parachute Regiment was given the crucial task in the 1944 D-Day Operations of establishing a defensive front west of the River Merderet and was involved in the fierce battle for the causeway. This book draws upon numerous veteran eye-witness accounts and takes the reader from Normandy to the Ardennes and across the Rhine into the Ruhr Pocket, and from there to the end of the war. 112pp. over 240 b/w & colour photos. English/French text. LARGE FORMAT £25.00 Price: £25.00 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details Chronik Der SS-Pz-AA 10 Stephane Cazenave Great account of a unit within the 10th SS Panzerdivision "Frundsberg" The armoured reconnaissance battalion. Contains 200 photos which include a few photos of the Spahwagen, and SdKfz 250/251 which are published for the first time. During 1944/45 the unit served in Russia, Normandy and N.W. Europe. The author has also compiled detailed lists showing the members of each company and provides detailed biographies of each of the officers who served and fought, with particular attention being given to those who received top awards such as the RK and the DKiG. Two units in particular are singled out for special treatment: Erich Rech's Spahtrupp (uniquely Rech received the RK for the action of this unit in Normandy), his Panzerfahrer and the Panzerchef support armored vehicles. Lists of losses and honors support the study Approx 300pp. 200 b/w & colour photos. Large format. French text Price: £30.00 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details Frundsberg France 1943: 10.SS-Panzer-Division Charles Trang This book presents a unique collection of over 100 previously unpublished and documents from individual veteran's archives of a division that has seen less coverage than most by military historians since the war. The 10th SS Panzer Division Frundsberg. The division was formed at the beginning of 1943 as a reserve for the expected Allied invasion of France. However, their first campaign was in the Ukraine in April 1944. Highly motivated after combat success in Ukraine the unit was then transported back to the west where they fought the Allies in France and at Arnhem. 64pp. 100 photos. Card covers. Large format. French/English text. Only limited number of copies now available Price: £23.95 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details Helmets Of ETO Regis Giard & Frederic Blais This book proposes a complete study of the variants in the manufacturing of the M1 helmet, illustrated with more than 700 full-colour photos and presents a new selection of helmets coming from the woodwork, stemming from private collections and museums. The technical evolution of the M1 and its paratrooper conversions M2 and M1 C is summarized in the form of plans and clear synthesis boards. The selection of more than 120 helmets evokes, from Normandy to Germany, the battles of the European Theatre of operation. Numerous photos reveal their peculiarity, pictograms summarize their technical characteristics and legends tell their history. These material witnesses bring to life a conflict which ravaged the western Europe. 192pp. 700 colour photos. Large format Price: £34.95 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details JERRYCAN 70 Years Old & Still in Service-Heimdal Philippe Leger This book relates the story of this ingenious container, bringing together in one collection, documents, many colour photographs (particularly valuable to collectors), as well as different points of view on this topic from a wide variety of sources. Industrial production of the “Kanister” started in 1937 in Germany, then in 1941 the USA created its own gas can, inspired by the German model. British production started only in 1942. Italy also manufactured the “taniche” for its army, but due to the absence of dates for the Italian version, it is hard to say exactly when production was launched. Finally, towards the end of the conflict, in 1944, France started to manufacture different models, with varying degrees of success. 160pp. 300 colour photos. 86 b/w period photos. Large format. French/English text Price: £22.95 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details RED DEVILS IN NORMANDY 6th British Paras, June 1944 Georges Bernage To seal off the landing of seaborne troops on D-Day, Allied Command decided to drop three airborne divisions on either flank of the assault sector. To the east, the 6th British Airborne Division was assigned a mission to capture bridges over the river Orne, to blow up those over the river Dives, to knock out a German battery and repel any German counter-attacks liable to sweep away this frail bridgehead. This daring military action is recalled in detail and illustrated with a superb collection of photos. 176pp. 300 colour & b/w photos. French/English text. LARGE FORMAT Price: £19.95 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details SS Album Franz Roth: “Leibstandarte” - 600 photos Charles Tang This Heimdal title is the first book ever devoted to the photographs of outstanding war reporter SS P. K. Roth. Although he died in March 1943, Roth left more than 120 rolls of film that give historians and history lovers a precious account of the war. This album contains pictures Franz (Seranhicus) Roth (1911-1943) took of the “Leibstandarte”, especially in the Balkans at the beginning of 1941, during the “Barbarossa” operation, the Russian campaign in 1941-1942, and in France in 1942, before the transfer to the front near Kharkov. 160pp. 600 photos. French text/English captions Price: £26.00 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details THE 508TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT Dominique Francois This “Heimdal” title is packed with colour illustrations. The book includes rare and previously unpublished veterans photos showing training in England, the Normandy landings, at Nijmegen, and in the Ardennes. A special feature includes the eye-witness accounts of the death of General Falley. 112pp. 250 b/w & colour photos. French/English text. LARGE FORMAT Price: £25.00 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart  see details The Jeep in Every Possible Condition - Heimdal Ghislaine Hardier Armel Joubert des Ouches This without doubt will be the book that every Jeep enthusiast, collector and mechanic has been waiting for. There are many books on the history of this legendary vehicle, but here for the first time ever, the authors tell you in step-by-step detail exactly how to restore your Jeep. From the crankshaft to the engine block, including the cylinders, the oil pump, the clutch and the gear box, key advice on restoration and the pitfalls to avoid are fully explained, with a set of over 150 photographs to support the information provided. 144pp. Over 150 colour photos, plus selection of WWII period photos. Large format. French/English text Price: £20.00 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Add to cart