The British Army 1939 45 2

Author : Martin Brayley
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 51 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2012-02-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780964478

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The British Army 1939–45 (2) by Martin Brayley Pdf

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
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2012-02-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780964454

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The British Army 1939–45 (2) by Martin Brayley Pdf

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 J. Brayley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:471535542

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The British Army 1939-45 by Martin J. Brayley Pdf

Author : Martin Brayley
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2012-07-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782001232

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The British Home Front 1939–45 by Martin Brayley Pdf

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 : George Forty
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 0752452401

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Companion to the British Army 1939-45 by George Forty Pdf

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 : M. Bellis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1995-08-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0854201246

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Regiments of the British Army, 1939-45 by M. Bellis Pdf

Author : Ian Sumner,Francois Vauvillier
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782008972

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The French Army 1939–45 (2) by Ian Sumner,Francois Vauvillier Pdf

By 16 June 1940, De Gaulle, with the decisive support of Churchill, had come to the conclusion that, whatever happened, France could not stand to one side in the struggle against Nazi Germany. And so, Free France was born. In this companion volume to MAA 315: The French Army 1939-45 (I) , Ian Sumner and François Vauvillier examine the history, uniforms and insignia of the Free French, Fighting French and the Army of Liberation.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 89 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:86059655

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Brigades of the British Army 1939-45 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jeremy A. Crang
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2000-11-18
Category : History
ISBN : 0719047412

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The British Army and the People's War, 1939-1945 by Jeremy A. Crang Pdf

During the Second World War the British army absorbed approximately three million new recruits, the majority of whom were conscripts. Drawn from all occupational groups and social classes, the military authorities were confronted with the task of molding these civilians in uniform into an effective fighting force. This book analyzes the impact of this process of integration on the army as a social institution. Exploring such aspects of the army’s social organization as other rank selection, officer selection, officer promotion, officer-man relations, the soldier’s working life, army welfare, and army education, it assesses the ways in which the army changed in relation to its new intake, what the extent of any change that took place actually was, and how different the army of 1945 was to that of 1939.

Author : Martin Brayley
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472804525

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The British Army 1939–45 (3) by Martin Brayley Pdf

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 : Ian Sumner,Francois Vauvillier
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781846037245

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The French Army 1939–45 (2) by Ian Sumner,Francois Vauvillier Pdf

By 16 June 1940, De Gaulle, with the decisive support of Churchill, had come to the conclusion that, whatever happened, France could not stand to one side in the struggle against Nazi Germany. And so, Free France was born. In this companion volume to MAA 315: The French Army 1939-45 (I) , Ian Sumner and François Vauvillier examine the history, uniforms and insignia of the Free French, Fighting French and the Army of Liberation.

Author : George Forty
Publisher : Sutton Pub Limited
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 0750931906

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British Army Handbook 1939-1945 by George Forty Pdf

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-organized and well-equipped fighting force of three million men and women. George Forty here presents a comprehensive overview of the British Army during this important time. It has full details of mobilization and training, higher organization and arms of the service; divisional organizations and non-divisional units; HQs and Staff; 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. 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 : Osprey Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2002-09-18
Category : History
ISBN : 1841762385

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The British Army 1939–45 (3) by Martin Brayley Pdf

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.

Author : Malcolm A. Bellis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1998-12-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0854209999

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Regiments of the British Army 1939 by Malcolm A. Bellis Pdf

Author : David Bilton
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473891043

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Reading at War 1939–45 by David Bilton Pdf

As in the Great War, Reading in the Second World War was a town permanently in a state of flux. So close to London, so easily pinpointed by its proximity to the Thames, with railway lines converging near the town centre and with much of the town’s industry geared up to essential war work, it was an obvious target for the German Luftwaffe when the war broke out. Knowing this, the council had set up an efficient Civil Defence system aided by government finance. Fortunately for the citizens, although they were bombed on many occasions, only one raid had any significant impact. The book covers the daily life of a town ready for the worst, but one that continued with its daily life and just got on with its efforts to aid the war effort. The book is profusely illustrated with photographs, illustrations and human interest stories. Much of the material used has not been seen since the war so it provides a valuable and unique insight into daily life of the town.