S postupným zpřístupňováním ruských archivů se dostávají na světlo světa záznamy o nevšedních činech a hrdinstvích elitních pilotů různých složek sovětského vojenského letectva. I přes počáteční neúspěchy způsobené řadou faktorů, podařilo se sovětským pilotům záhy obrátit vývoj bojů s německou luftwaffe. Poznejte s pomocí dobových fotografií a barevných ilustrací osudy těchto hrdinů a stroje, na kterých bojovali.
Focke-Wulf 190 představoval letoun, který se stal pohromou pro německé soupeře jak na západní, tak na východní frontě. Tato kniha se zabývá vznikem této stíhačky, jejího nasazením na obou zmíněných frontách, popisuje technické aspekty i osobní zkušenosti významných německých es, která s tímto letounem bojovala. Více než 100 barevných ilustrací a spousta dobových fotografií umožňuje dokonalé poznání tohoto stroje.
This volume examines the development of British cavalry equipment between 1800 and 1941, from the first moves towards standardization of equipment to the outbreak of World War II and how the spread of mechanization heralded the inevitable abolition of the use of horses in military service.
In the 1930s the War Office grew increasingly aware of the need for a new and more rational combat dress, and by 1937 the design for what would become known as 'battledress' was complete. Though the change in uniform was initially disappointing to the British soldiers, the new battledress served its purpose well, clothing the servicemen for more than 25 years with reasonable warmth and convenience. Complete with a wealth of photographs, diagrams and colour plates, this book offers a history of British battledress up to 1961, detailing its evolution in design, materials, sizes and applied insignia.
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.
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.
Bogen beskriver udviklingen af den britiske infanterists udrustning i perioden 1908-1980. Beskrivelsen ledsages af mange tegninger, herunder også farvelagte og fotografier. Bemærk en udvidet udgave af bogen omfattende perioden 1908-2000 under ISBN 1855328399.
The British Army currently enjoys, both at home and abroad, the reputation of being one of the best in the world. Composed entirely of volunteers, its morale sustained by its curious and little-understood attitudes towards tradition, the British Army attracts respect and admiration from the military expert and the layman alike. Written and illustrated by a former British Army infantryman with 22 years' experience, this book details the Army's history, organization, uniforms and distinctions. The text is backed by numerous illustrations and photographs.
Over the centuries of their existence the Scottish regiments of the British Army have gained a reputation in war that is the envy of all and which can be matched, or surpassed, by very few. The very description 'Scottish soldier' conjures up images ranging from the 'thin red streak tipped with a line of steel' of the 93rd Highlanders at Balaclava, and the charge of the Scots greys at Waterloo (1815), to the more recent deeds of Scottish regiments in the Falkland Islands (1982) and the Persian Gulf (1990-1991). Mike Chappell chronicles the remarkable history of the Scottish units which fought in the two world wars.
