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Category Archives: News
Sulphur 2020: stakeholders prepare for a sea change from 1 January 2020
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| Member States and industry stakeholders outline their readiness – and highlight challenges – for sulphur 2020 implementation. More… |
RHKYC Nha Trang Rally – Race Report 3
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Plaquemines LNG export project gets DOE approval; Great Lakes ports had “robust” September
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Napoleon’s Waterloo Army, Uniforms and Equipment
This is the third volume of a series, this volume covering Napoleon’s Army assembled to face the Allied Army at Waterloo. The uniforms and equipment of the Regiments are beautifully illustrated with images in the form of coloured drawings and photographs of museum exhibits – Highly Recommended.
To The Eastern Seas
All existing fans of the Thomas Kydd Novels need to know is that this is another beautifully crafted cracking yarn that takes the story forward and adds further depth to the familiar characters. For those starting their voyage with this edition they have a great deal to look forward to – Most Highly Recommended.
Images of War, The Gilbert and Ellice Islands – Pacific War, Rare Photographs From Wartime Archives
The unique photographic collections, concise text and aggressive pricing have made the Images of War series extremely popular, this volume reviewing the Gilbert and Ellice Islands actions. The Japanese quickly occupied the islands after their Pearl Harbour attack and the Allies had to neutralize the airfields they built on the islands – Highly Recommended.
Hitler’s Paratroopers in Normandy, The German II Parachute Corps in the Battle for France, 1944
This is a solid history of the German Paratroops engaged in the Second Battle of France. The paratroops were an elite unit and it is interesting to compare their performance with that of the Waffen SS and the Wehrmacht’s Brandenburgers, who were also elite special forces units – Highly Recommended.
Memoirs of a Stuka Pilot
The author has provided a fascinating memoir that includes his childhood, his time as a naval cadet and his service aboard KMS Graf Spee as a float plane observer before his time flying Stukas. This book provides a great deal of information together with some very interesting photo-plate sections – Highly Recommended.
The Anglo-Boer War in 100 Objects, War Museum of the Boer Republics
The Boer Wars are not well-remembered, only a few isolated place names. This new book provides a great deal of information, centred on 100 objects with excellent illustration – Highly Recommended.