MAA 400 Well Peninsula Regiments (2)

The forces which Wellington led in Portugal and Spain and advancing pastime southern France between 1808 and 1814 achieved a mood of attainment maybe unmatched in the history of the British Army. Among his infantry the regiments of the Light Division were self-consciously an \233lite, docile to fight with initiative and independence on the exposed edges of the marching army. This book explains their evolution and tactics, details the campaigns in which they fought and illustrates the uniforms and equipment of the Light Infantry regiments: the 43rd (Monmouthshire), 52nd (Oxfordshire), 51st (2nd Yorkshire), 68th (Durham) and 85th (Bucks Volunteers). Get fresh material and prices for MAA 400 Well Peninsula Regiments (2) , from Motor Books. Save sway wipe out the usual retail of $0.

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MAA 401 Waffen-SS (1) - Despite being disdained by the German Army's proficient controller corps, the military lot of the Nazi SS concern channel grew from an introductory strength of only a handful of battalions at the outbreak of war in 1939 to hundreds of thousands of troops in dozens of divisions. The battlefield reputation of the premier armoured and mechanised divisions would become second to none; lavishly equipped and regarded as utterly reliable, they were thrown into many desperate battles on both Western and Eastern fronts, often achieving remarkable results. Illustrated with rare photographs, this first of four Men-at-Arms titles details the organisation, uniforms and insignia of the Waffen-SS.

MAA 399 Med Scand Armies (2) - While Scandinavia's 'Viking Age' is one of the greatly studied aspects of front medieval history, much less has been popular about the centuries which followed. Yet the armies of Sweden, Norway and Denmark advance marvelous differences from the go on of medieval Western Europe, both in their organisation and their war gear. This second of two books covers the period which saw both expansion in the Baltic, and long wars born of the attempt to bring Scandinavia under a single monarchy - the Union of Kalmar. In the North, as elsewhere, the perfection of plate armour could not prevent the steady decline in the importance of the 15th century mounted knight in favour of the well armed infantryman. Contents:,Chronology of major wars ,Scandinavian army organisation 1300-1500 ,Influence of the Hanseatic German cities ,Weapons ,Armour: from mail to plate - the Wisby graves of 1361 analysed ,Tactics ,Fortifications and siege warfare