Europa Militaria
7 primary works • 8 total works
Book 1
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Book 5
Book 7
Book 8
Book 10
Book 10
v. 11
This study looks at one of the West's crack "quick reaction" forces - the 11e Division Parachutiste. The elite units of the French airborne division is illustrated while in training, on manoeuvres and on active service overseas. The book examines its organization, insignia, personal and support weapons, and missions in Europe and overseas.
Provides an account of the major tank formations of NATO's American and European armies as actually employed in the field on operational exercises. Many rare photographs of field camouflage and stowage, in front line conditions from the Arctic to Southern Europe are included.
This photo-essay looks at the men, the equipment and the missions of one of the world's most famous military corps. In an age when uncertainty hangs over the mass armies of the Central European front, the US Marines represent the ideal of the type of mobile, self-contained, quick reaction force which will be of greater importance in the future. This book provides a record of the US Marine Corps as one of the world's most lavishly equipped, versatile, battle-proven, all-arms force of professional warriors.
Operation "Desert Shield" was the military operation which put some 500,000 troops, airmen and sailors of the United States and allied forces into the deserts and seas of the Middle East. This book contains over 100 photographs of the men and women, their vehicles and equipment, their weapons, their positions, their aircraft and their helicopters.
This photographic record chronicles the five-week air campaign which ensured allied victory in the Gulf. The photographs include all the major aircraft types involved - USAF, USN, USMC, Royal Air Force, French Armee de l'Air, plus Canadian, Italian, Saudi and Kuwaiti aircraft. The text explains the missions, tactics, weapons and technical specifications of all major aircraft, and contains lists of units committed, and photographs of insignia.
Provides a photographic account of the French Foreign Legion's military action throughout the world, including a look at the unit's organization, insigna, missions, weapons and equipment in different terrains including desert, jungle and during the Gulf War.