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  • Desert Rat vs Afrikakorps Soldier

    Operation Crusader 1941

    by David Greentree ...
    Series Book 88 - Combat
    Fully illustrated, this study assesses the importance of British and German infantry formations to the armies fighting in Operation Crusader during late 1941.During the Desert War (1940–43), both sides viewed armour as the decisive arm because the North African terrain did not hinder its manoeuvrability. Having defeated the Italians in 1940, the British believed their infantry did not need to co ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

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  • Murmansk 1941

    The Failure of Germany's Operation Platinum Fox

    by David Greentree ...
    Series Book 436 - Campaign
    A highly illustrated look at the failed German and Finnish plan to capture Murmansk, and its consequences on the rest of World War II.After taking Narvik in 1940, the Germans then deployed further north and took up positions on the Finnish border by June 1941. As part of the larger Operation Silver Fox, Operation Platinum Fox was conducted by a force of German Gebirgsjager, commanded by General ... Read more

    $21.19 CAD

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  • Heroes of Telemark

    Sabotaging Hitler's atomic bomb, Norway 1942–44

    by David Greentree ...
    Series Book 50 - Raid
    In May 1941, the Norwegian Section of SOE received a dossier warning of the dangers of a hydroelectric fertiliser plant in Norway.Vemork produced heavy water, an essential part of making plutonium for nuclear weapons. When the Germans overran Norway the entire stock had been smuggled out of the country, but the plant was intact and soon producing heavy water again, destined for the German nuclear ... Read more

    $19.89 CAD

  • Napoleon’s Swiss Troops

    by David Greentree ...
    Series series Men-at-Arms
    Ever since the 15th century Switzerland had been exporting professional soldiers to serve as mercenaries for foreign monarchies.Napoleon, therefore, was not the first to make full use of the martial qualities of the Swiss and obtained Swiss agreement to expand the recruitment of regiments for service in the French Army. Napoleon would use Swiss troops on the battlefields of Italy and Spain, and in ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • British Paratrooper vs Fallschirmjäger

    Mediterranean 1942–43

    by David Greentree ...
    Series Book 1 - Combat
    Britain's budding airborne forces saw their first prolonged combat in the battles for North Africa and Sicily in 1942–43, while their German counterparts - reinforced and expanded since their costly victory in Crete - proved their value as veteran 'fire fighters', able to counter emergencies.The airborne forces of Britain and Germany were among their best troops of World War II and when they met ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • Narvik 1940

    The Battle for Northern Norway

    by David Greentree ...
    Series Book 380 - Campaign
    In early 1940, a battle raged to control the ice-free, iron-ore port in northern Norway – with changing fortunes until the very end.This highly detailed book covers both the naval battles and the individual Norwegian, British, Polish, French and German units that fought the land campaign over northern Norway. Highly detailed maps guide you step by step through the events. Few other books on Narvik ... Read more

    $20.99 CAD

  • Petsamo and Kirkenes 1944

    The Soviet offensive in the Northern Arctic

    by David Greentree ...
    Series Book 343 - Campaign
    A highly illustrated study of this unique and bitter struggle in the far North, an epic battle between two elite forces fighting in a demanding environment.Petsamo and Kirkenes 1944 examines the bitter conflict between two highly tactical armies as they battled across challenging terrain to gain control of strategically significant Northern Finland. On the one side were the invading Soviet troops, ... Read more

    $20.99 CAD

  • Eighth Army Soldier vs Italian Soldier

    El Alamein 1942

    by David Greentree ...
    Series Book 79 - Combat
    Fully illustrated, this absorbing study assesses the Commonwealth and Italian infantrymen pitted against one another during the First and Second battles of El Alamein in 1942.By July 1942, the Allied troops fighting in North Africa, the multinational Eighth Army, had withdrawn to the El Alamein line, the last position stopping their German and Italian opponents from reaching the Suez Canal. ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • German Infantryman vs British Infantryman

    France 1940

    by David Greentree ...
    Series Book 14 - Combat
    When Hitler's forces poured into France and the Low Countries in 1940, the uneasy peace of the 'Phoney War' was shattered, and Europe was ripped apart by another Blitzkrieg.Forming the backbone of the German advance were the well-equipped Schützen (Rifles), motorized infantry who embodied the essence of the fluid, swift warfare that had characterized World War II thus far. Facing them were ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • New Zealand Infantryman vs German Motorcycle Soldier

    Greece and Crete 1941

    by David Greentree ...
    Series Book 23 - Combat
    In April 1941, as Churchill strove to counter the German threat to the Balkans, New Zealand troops were hastily committed to combat in the wake of the German invasion of Greece where they would face off against the German Kradschützen – motorcycle troops.Examining three major encounters in detail with the help of maps and contemporary photographs, this lively study shows how the New Zealanders ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • British Paratrooper vs Fallschirmjäger

    Mediterranean 1942–43

    by David Greentree ...
    Series Book 1 - Combat
    Britain's budding airborne forces saw their first prolonged combat in the battles for North Africa and Sicily in 1942–43, while their German counterparts - reinforced and expanded since their costly victory in Crete - proved their value as veteran 'fire fighters', able to counter emergencies.The airborne forces of Britain and Germany were among their best troops of World War II and when they met ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • Crusader vs M13/40

    North Africa 1941–42

    by David Greentree ...
    Series Book 137 - Duel
    This illustrated study assesses the British Crusader and the Italian M13/40, two medium tanks that played crucial roles in World War II's Desert War.Making its combat debut in North Africa during December 1940, Italy's M13/40 medium tank was armed with a 47mm main gun. Its British opposite number, the Crusader I, was armed with a 2-pdr (40mm) main gun; it entered the fighting in June 1941. While ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD