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92 19TH- & 20TH-CENTURY BRITISH • WORLD MILITARIA Crimean Memories: Artefacts of the Crimean War Hutchison/Vice/ Small. A comprehensive photographic essay of surviving artifacts of the Crimean War, gathered from national museums, regimental museums, and private col- lections throughout Great Britain. Each is presented as a highly detailed color photograph, shot from various angles with the researcher in mind. Size:11.75"x9"•420colorphotos•272pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-3228-9•hard•$89.99 Head Dress of the British Heavy Cavalry: Dragoon Guards, Household, and Yeomanry Cavalry 1842-1934 David Rowe. Covers the headdress worn by the British Heavy Cavalry of the period 1842 to the present day. It is lavishly illustrated with both colour and bw photos of helmets, most of which have never previously been published. Size:9"x12"•135color/bwphotos•256pp. ISBN:0-7643-0957-9•hard•$75.00 Head Dress of the British Lancers 1816 -to the Present Rowe & Carman. Each pattern of lance cap is fully described, including the materials used, with each component of the headdress specified for the officers, and other ranks, together with the method of assembly. Size:9"x12"•260color/bwphotos•272pp. ISBN:0-7643-1446-7•hard•$75.00 Historical Record of the 14th (King’s) Hus- sars 1715-1900 Col. Henry Blackburne Hamilton. This reprint of the 14th (King’s) Hussars unit history was first published in 1901. This complete history is presented chronologically and details the commanders, operations and uniforms from 1715-1900, and is complemented with superb full color plates of uniforms and standards, and duotone photos of the regimental commanders. Size:7"x10"•70color/bw images•736pp. ISBN:0-7643-0351-1•hard•$59.95 Uniforms & Equipment of the British Army in WWI - A Study in Period Photos Stephen J. Chambers. The quality images selected for this book were photographed in peace and wartime, in the studio and the field, and show in detail the service dress uniform, equipment and weapons in use by the British Army between 1900-18. Each photograph caption has been carefully and thoroughly researched, affording the reader infor- mation not to be found in any other single source. Size:9"x12"•600color/bwphotos•320pp. ISBN:0-7643-2154-4•hard•$69.95 British Officers’ Peak Caps of the Second World War Olivier C. Dorrell. A first of its kind, this essential guide to British Officers’ peak caps shows collectors how to identify and date a cap to a particular period, learn about the peak cap’s history, and discover techniques on care, display and storage. This book provides a list of known cap makers and a price guide. Size:9"x12"•290color/bwphotos•176pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-4578-4•hard•$69.99 For King and Country: British Airborne Uni- forms, Insignia & Equipment in WWII • 1st Airborne Division • 6th Airborne Division • 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade Harlan Glenn. This book covers the uniforms, equipment, insignia, weapons, vehicles, and personal items of the British and Commonwealth soldier of WWII and the airborne soldiers of the 1st and 6th Airborne Divisions, and the 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade. Size:9"x12"•600color/bwphotos•192pp. ISBN:0-7643-0794-0•hard•$59.95 Tartans: Abbotsford to Fraser Johnston & Smith. In this first of three alphabetically arranged volumes you will find over 400 examples of vividly striped tartans covering the names Abbotsford to Fraser. Size:11"x8.5"•400colorphotos•112pp. ISBN:0-7643-0961-7•soft•$24.95 Tartans: Frederickton to MacNeil Johnston & Smith. Second of three al- phabetically arranged volumes you will find over 400 examples of vividly striped tartans covering the names Frederickton to MacNeil. Size:11"x8.5"•400colorphotos•112pp. ISBN:0-7643-0962-5•soft•$24.95 Tartans: MacNichol to Yukon Johnston & Smith. Third of three al- phabetically arranged volumes you will find over 400 examples of vividly striped tartans covering the names MacNichol to Yukon. Size:11"x8.5"•400colorphotos•112pp. ISBN:0-7643-1029-1•soft•$24.95 WORLD MILITARIA The Secret History of KGB Spy Cameras: 1945–1995 H. Keith Melton and Lt. Col. Vladimir Alekseenko with Michael M. Hasco and Detlev Vreisleben. This lavishly photographed and au- thoritative book presents the secret history of Soviet subminiature spy cameras during the ColdWar. It is a history that could only have been has been written by theveteranKGB technical intelligenceofficerswho created and used the cameras in secret operations. Size: 9" x 12" • 350 photos • 208pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5616-2 • hard • $45.00 Contractor Gear: A Collector’s Guide to Weapons, Private-Purchase and Service-Is- sue Clothing and Equipment as Used by Civilian Contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan Zammis Schein. This book is a comprehensive collector’s guide to Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) civilian contractors’ private-purchase and service-issue clothing, equipment, and weapons as they were worn and used in the field between 2002 and 2014. Size: 8.5" x 11" • 550 color photos • 256pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5258-4 • hard • $59.99 Soviet and MujahIdeen Uniforms, Cloth- ing, and Equipment in the Soviet-Afghan War, 1979-1989 Zammis Schein. This book is the first detailed, illustrated guide to the military uniforms, civilian clothing, and equipment worn and used by Soviet soldiers and Mujahideen warriors in Afghanistan from December 1979 to February 1989. Size:8.5"x11"•551color images•320pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-5115-0•hardcover•$69.99 Evasion and Escape Devices Produced by MI9, MIS-X, and SOE in World War II Phil Froom.Describes thedesign,manufacture,covert shipment and use of the many ingenious evasion and escape devices provided to Allied troops during WWII. These devices would support evasion following a forced landing or escape from a prisoner of war camp to a covert escape line, or neutral country. Size:8.5"x11"•650color images•384pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-4839-6•hard•$69.99 Armies of the Napoleonic Era Digby Smith. Armies of the Napoleonic Era provides a complete overview of the tactics, organisation, uniforms, equipment, weapons, and actions fought during those dynamic years 1792-1815. A wide selection of illustrations and diagrams complements this unique work, which will be of incalculable value as a reference work to serious students of the period, modelers and wargamers. Size:6"x9"•80bw images•272pp. ISBN:0-7643-1989-2•hard•$39.95 Navies of the Napoleonic Era Digby Smith. This book falls into three parts: Part 1: The Ships and the Men describes ship construction, rigging, sail plans and rating system, life at sea, naval tactics; Part 2: The Engagements; Part Three: The National Navies gives the strength of fleets at various times, the organization and training of individual navies, and also detailed descriptions of the uniforms worn at different periods. Size:6"x9"•60bw images•272pp. ISBN:0-7643-1988-4•hard•$39.95 Orders, Decorations and Badges of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam Edward J. Emering. The Orders and Decorations of the “enemy" during the Vietnam War have remained shrouded in mystery for many years. Covered are those Orders and Decorations now considered official by the SRV, as well as many of the obsolete awards bestowed by the DRV and the NLF. Size:8.5"x11"•190color/bwphotos•96pp. ISBN:0-7643-0143-8•soft•$24.95 Weapons and Field Gear of the North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong Edward J. Emering. The Vietnam War by its very nature offers an incredible range and variety of these items for the interested collector. This book will help both the serious collector as well as those individuals interested in acquiring only a token piece of history to avoid potentially costly mistakes Size:8.5"x11"•400color/bwphotos•160pp. ISBN:0-7643-0583-2•hard•$39.95 Viet Cong: A Photographic Portrait Edward J. Emering. This work strips away the myth and mystery which surrounds the Viet Cong and, through the medium of their own candid photography, present them in human terms. A cultural obsession, photos were taken wherever and whenever possible. It is from such sources that these photos are made available, most for the first time ever, to the general public. Size:8.5"x11"•290color/bwphotos•200pp. ISBN:0-7643-0758-4•hard•$39.95 Blue Seas, Red Stars: Soviet Military Medals to U.S. Sea Service Recipients in World War II David A. Schwind. At the end of the SecondWorldWar, the Soviet Union decorat- ed 217 men of the U.S. Navy, Coast Guard, and Merchant Marine who had performed “heroic acts" during convoy and anti-submarine duties in the Atlantic.The author identifies and tracks down every remaining medal and captures the stories of these brave men. Size:9"x12"•629color/bw images•160pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-4829-7•hard•$69.99 Uniforms of Imperial & Soviet Russia in Color: As Illustrated by Herbert Knötel, Jr. 1907-46 Robert W. Kenny, Jr. Knötel’s expert renditionsofonehundreduniformsof theRussian Army, 1907-20; a Berlin grouping consists of 45 images done on the post-WWII scene including those contracted for by the Military Intelligence Section, G-2, in 1945; and fifty images covering Russian/Soviet uniforms from 1921-46, with emphasis on the post-war era. Size:9"x12"•190color images•200pp. ISBN:0-7643-1320-7•hard•$49.95