D-Day Operation Overlord

Excellent hardback book on the D-Day landings & beyond with 284 pages packed with information , drawings & photographs from wartime sources & also many superb coloured photographs of uniforms , insignia & equipment from public & private collections as used during the campaign by all sides.
Secondhand in overall good condition. Price includes UK postage.  read more

Code: 1442

German Army Uniforms & Insignia, Brian L.Davis

Classic 1971 edition reference work on the German Army uniforms & insiginia of WW2 by noted author Brian Davis. 224 pages of information on the many varied topics including Ranks, Head Dress, Footwear, Personal Equipmet etc are well illustrated with well chosen black & white period photographs of the gear in use further enhanced by a colour drawn section on shoulder straps & collar patc...  read more

Code: 1441

Waffen SS Uniforms In Colour Photographs, Andrew Steven & Peter Amodio

Softback book from the Europa Militaria range featuring uniforms & equipment worn by the Waffen SS during WW2.
66 pages are packed with full colour photographs of original gear being worn in realistic settings as it would have been during the period with informative texts accompanying. Rare camouflage unifoms & other related gear from private collections has been sourced to make...  read more

Code: 1440

Royal Flying Corps 2nd A/M Portrait Photograph

Waist upwards sideways shot of a member of the Royal Flying Corps wearing his 1914 pattern ORs 'maternity' jacket with fully worded Royal Flying Corps shoulder title & khaki field service cap. Back of the postcard has on it written in pencil ' 2nd A/M EG Blackburn, RFC Roehampton' which refers to an RFC Air Mechanic based at Roehampton.
Excellent condition.  read more

Code: 1394

M35 Army Single Decal Battle Damaged Helmet

Classic M35 helmet with 1939 dated aluminium liner band & early square chinstrap fittings. Helmet is finished in its original apple green factory paint with a good army decal much of which is remaining. Helmet has taken the effects of a blast which has split , dented & penetrated the shell causing some blast damage to the leather liner which is original to the helmet. Its right side spl...  read more

Code: 1091

Painting of Japanese Lunghwa Allied Internee Camp in Shanghai.

This appears to be a copy of an original picture, now held in archive in the Imperial War Museum, painted by a former internee of Lunghwa Camp in Shanghai which was a camp run by the occupying Japanese forces for allied internees. The front of the picture is titled Lunghwa Camp 1943-1945 & the back has handwritten information made by the artist & former prisoner Irene (Duguid) Kilpatri...  read more

Code: 1075

FALLSCHIRMJAGER By Branislav Radovic

German Fallschirmjager as you've never seen before! Over 160 images from the files of the Bundesarchiv in Germany, the overwhelming majority shown for the first time in print since World War II. Printed mostly full page & showing details of various uniforms & equipment, helmets with various painted camouflage schemes,wire & covers, field kit being worn etc. Great reference book with exc...  read more

Code: 1054

Royal Navy Sweetheart Powder Compact

Wartime produced ladies powder compact with a Royal Navy sweetheart brooch mounted into its front in blue & gold. Powder case is in coloured leather & pressed card in light green & reddish brown. Commemorative items such as these were produced commercially & by servicemen in WW2 as gifts for loved ones. Overall good condition.  read more

Code: 1053