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Sort by:          Product     Price      Default     see details America’s Finest II US Airborne Uniforms, Equipment & Insignia Gary Howard New expanded edition of this comprehensive work is illustrated with hundreds of photos of standard and specialised equipment along with detailed technical descriptions, covering paratroop and glider troop equipment and clothing, weaponry, personal items and a full colour section showing their insignia. This new edition could well become the definitive source of information on American paratroopers. 228pp. over 300 photos, plus colour section of insignia Price: £35.00 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 BRITISH SOLDIER 1944/45 FROM D-DAY TO VE-DAY Volume 1. Now back in print Great volume illustrated throughout in colour showing their uniforms, insignia, and personal equipment. Plus a selection of archive b/w photos. 128pp. Hundreds colour illustrations. LARGE FORMAT Now back in Print 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 BRITISH SOLDIER 1944/45 Volume 2 This volume focuses on the Army’s organisation and small arms. It also shows the heavy equipment used during the period, with full details of markings and camouflage. 144pp. hundreds colour illustrations. LARGE FORMAT 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 CAMOUFLAGE UNIFORMS OF THE SOVIET UNION & RUSSIA 1937 TO THE PRESENT Dennis Desmond Comprehensive guide to the history, design and use of camouflage field uniforms of the Soviet Union and Russia. This excellent reference contains factual and interesting material covering the earliest days of uniform development to the most recent issues. Packed with detailed colour photographs, this book fills an important void in the collector reference library. 160pp. over 200 colour photos. LARGE FORMAT Price: £37.50 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 D-Day Normandy Weapons, Uniforms, Equipment, Full colour throughout Francois Bertin A complete panorama of the weapons, uniforms and military equipment of all the soldiers that fought at D-Day, both Allied and Axis, illustrated with more than 300 specially commissioned full colour photographs. Everything from weapons, helmets, uniforms, canteens, personal equipment and much more are shown in precise detail. The photographs are accompanied by detailed captions explaining what is shown. 128pp. Full colour throught. Card covers. Large format. English edition Price: £12.99 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 D-DAY PARATROOPERS British 6th Airborne, Canadian Battalion & French SAS Jean Bouchery. Histoire publication The very first ground actions linked to the D-Day in France were fought by the ‘Red Berets’, the famous British and Canadian paratroopers of the 6th Airborne Division dropped over the Caen region, and also by the lesser-known French SAS who jumped over Brittany the same day to fight a guerilla war. This book offers every detail of these elite soldiers, uniforms, equipment, badges and emblems, all illustrated in full colour. 128pp. 200 colour photos. LARGE FORMAT Price: £27.95 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 DRESSED FOR DUTY America’s Women in Uniform Volume 2 Jill Halcomb Smith This second volume continues the study in the American defence, plus their uniforms and insignia, almost all in magnificent colour. Covers many organisations including Women’s Ambulance and Defence Corps, Coast Guard, US Navy Reserve, Women’s Airforce Service Pilots, plus many,many more. 544pp. over 1,300 photos/illustrations, most in colour. Price: £39.95 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 DRESSED FOR DUTY: America's Women in Uniform 1908-1972 Volume 1 Jill Halcomb Smith \r\nThis landmark reference presents an overall view of the role of women in the service of America's defence plus an in-depth study of the evolution of their uniforms and insignia. Fifty organisations are covered in this volume, some of which are: Aerial Nurse Corps, American Red Cross, Army Nurse Corps, Marine Corps Women Reserve, Navy Nurse Corps. Superb book which will be of great interest to all military historians. 408pp. 1,089 photos & illustrations many in colour\r\n \r\n Price: £39.95 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 FOR KING & COUNTRY: British Airborne Uniforms, Insignia & Equipment in WW2 Harlan Glenn \r\nThis superb 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. 192pp. over 540 colour & 65 b/w photos. LARGE FORMAT\r\n Price: £49.95 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 GERONIMO! U.S: Airborne Uniforms, Insignia, & Equipment WWII Bill Rentz This fully illustrated volume explores the uniforms, insignia, and equipment of American Airborne, Glider, Troop Carrier, and Airborne Engineers in World War II. Included are over 500 detailed, up-close images of individual items, and multi-side views of full combat rig, and over 100 World War II era color and black and white photos, most unpublished, showing the uniforms and equipment as worn by the troops. 192pp. over 600 colour & b/w photos. LARGE FORMAT Price: £49.95 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 GI COLLECTORS GUIDE Henri-Paul Enjames Fantastic book from “Histoire” on everything that was issued to the G.I. in Europe in 1943/45. Each chapter follows the original QMC catalogue, but this book is illustrated in full colour throughout. Includes all the uniforms, badges, insignia, weapons and equipment of the ETO which are described in detail. This book is a must for any collector and anyone interested in American uniforms. 252pp. 1,800 full colour illustrations. LARGE FORMAT Price: £29.95 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 Individual Gear and Personal Items of the GI in Europe 1942/45 James B. Klokner Finally, a wonderfully detailed reference history of personal items issued to the soldiers in Europe. Individual gear, toiletries, tobacco and personal effects from North Africa to the Rhine are covered in intimate detail. Over 400 beautiful colour images and numerous compelling period photographs, many never-before published, offer a thoughtful analysis of a soldier’s most valued possessions. One of the most complete studies available of personal items of the American soldier during World War II. 224pp. 470 colour & b/w photos. LARGE FORMAT Price: £49.95 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 KHAKI DRILL & JUNGLE GRENN: Bitish Tropical Uniforms 1939-45 M. Brayley & R. Ingram Following on from their hugely successful World War Two British Tommy, the authors cover uniforms and equipmment worn and used by the British soldier in the Middle East ad Far Eastern theatres. An essential reference book. 144pp. over 200 colour photos. 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 LENIN’S LEGACY: History and Guide to Soviet Collectibles Martin J. Goodman Comprehensive, illustrated reference combining a concise history of the Soviet Union with a study of its “symbolism”, which until now has largely been hidden from the West. With over 900 superb color photographs, the book shows nearly 2000 items including pins and badges, orders and medals, busts and statues, table medallions and wall plaques, banners and flags, paintings and coins and many others. 208pp. over 900 colour photos. LARGE FORMAT Price: £49.95 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 PAINTED STEEL Steel Pots Volume 2 Chris Armold \r\nThis companion volume features detailed chapters on painted and unit marked helments of WWI and WWII, plus a variety of divisional, regimental and subordinate markings. For those interested in American armoured forces, a complete chapter is devoted to the history of the U.S. tank and combat vehicle crewman's helmet from WWI to present. 384 pages. 1053 photos many in colour Price: £42.50 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 PARAMARINE Uniforms and Equipment of Marine Corps Parachute Units in World War II Chris Mason Paramarine! is devoted to the Marines and Sailors of the Marine Corps parachute units of World War II. It explores in fascinating detail their unique, specially-designed uniforms, equipment, weapons and insignia. For the first time, over 480 photographs and images from World War II and modern collections have been assembled in one volume and combined with a wealth of facts and information about all aspects of Paramarine gear and training. Paramarine is the latest in Schiffer’s series of studies on the airborne forces of World War II and is a must for historians and Marine Corps and Airborne collectors around the world. 230pp. over 480 colour & b/w photos. LARGE FORMAT Price: £55.00 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 Sailors in Forest Green USN Personnel Attached to the USMC Jeff Warner This subject is often overlooked today. Sailors in Forest Green is the first book of its kind to address this previously unexplored and fascinating topic. It is lavishly illustrated with over 800 previously unpublished archival and contemporary photographs, documents, and dramatic reconstructions. Both U.S. Navy and Marine Corps uniforms are highlighted, including officer and enlisted dress uniforms and insignia, combat and fatigue uniforms, camouflage, field gear and experimental equipment. Additionally, gas masks, medical supplies, and explosives are featured as well. Anyone with an interest in World War II militaria will marvel at this new and exciting breakthrough! 336pp. Over 800 colour & b/w photos. Large format Price: £59.95 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 Stalin's War, Soviet Uniforms & Militaria 1941-45 in colour photographs Bekesi & Torok A wide range of uniforms, insignia, awards, weapons, equipment, documents and ephemera from the Soviet Union’s ‘Great Patriotic War’ are illustrated, in more than 230 close-up colour studies, supported by more than 60 fascinating monochrome photographs that have survived, unpublished, in private hands. Also includes explanations of Soviet military symbolism from the early days of the Communist state, but concentrates on the period of key interest between 1943 and 1945. 144pp. 230 colour photos. 60 b/w photos. 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 CANADIAN SOLDIER From D-Day to VE-Day Jean Bouchery This is the third volume in the “From D-Day to VE-Day” series from “Histoire”. This book describes and illustrates in many colour plates and b/w photos their uniforms, insignia, organisation and equipment, that was used by Canada’s soldiers during the D-Day invasion through to the liberation of Europe. 160pp. 200 colour plates. 200 photos. LARGE FORMAT 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 THE M-1 HELMET: A History of the U.S. M-1 Helmet in WWII Mark A. Reynosa This book provides the most comprehensive examination of its development and production. All aspects of M-1 helmet production are covered including: the helmet body, the fiber liner, the plastic liner, the parachutist helmet, helmet camouflage, helmet modifications, helmet paint schemes. 112pp. 300 colour & b/w 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 THE SUPER COMMANDOS: First Special Service Force 1942-1944 Robert T. Ross Superb book on the organisation, training, and combat operations. Accompanying the text are hundreds of photos, most unpublished,