3 Para

Bishop, Patrick

Leo Cooper

History of the British Calvary 1816-1919

Anglesey

Hallowed Ground

WHITING, CHARLES

"The New Yorker" is unique, a magazine that has become an institution, the idiosyncratic haven for writers and artists of style and wit and excellence. Owned for over 60 years by Harold Ross and then the very private, highly revered editor William Shawn, always known as Mr Shawn to his intensely loyal staff, the magazine flourished under his guidance. In 1985 it was acquired by the business tycoon, Samuel I.Newhouse, owner of Conde Nast and Random House. This major upheaval was followed by Shawn's departure and the controversial appointment of his successor, Robert Gottlieb. During most of these years, the magazine has been observed and loved by Brendan Gill, a contented inmate of this singular body of people. In the course of his long career on "The New Yorker", Gill has written short stories, poems, profiles and reviews. He has worked with some of the most colourful literary and artistic personalities of this century - James Thurber, Edmund Wilson, Truman Capote, Robert Frost, Katherine White. These, and many more, populate his chronicle.

When the Barrage Lifts: A Topographical History and Commentary on the Battle of the Somme, 1916

History

GLIDDON, Gerald

Military

The SPW battalion he commanded from 1942 - 1943, gained the nickname 'Lötlampenbatallion' because of Peiper's preference of attacking enemy held villages by night from all sides, driving at full throttle and firing from all weapons which put the straw roofs of the buildings on fire and contributed to panic among enemy troops. On May 6, 1943 the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (German Cross in Gold) was awarded him for his achievements in February 1943. The proposal for the award reads as follows:"In Stawerowka the battalion was ordered to take Zigderowka. The mission was executed by night against heavy resistance and an enemy battalion was routed, four 7,62 guns, an infantry gun, 10 mortars and many machine guns and hand guns being captured and destroyed. Peiper advanced immediately towards Kasatschij Maidan,encountered an enemy battalion on the march and executed a hasty attack. Here, he inflicted heavy losses on the enemy and took Kasatschij Maidan. From here Peiper prepared his battalion for the attack on Jeremejewka, attacked it at dawn against heavy resistance and took Jeremejewka. Exploiting the confusion among the enemy, the battalion advanced on Leninskij and broke the last resistance. By an immediate advance, he inflicted heavy losses on the enemy which was fleeing through open fields. The battalion destroyed one T 34, six guns 7,62 and captured 300 horses .Three sledge columns were routed. The enemy casualties amounted about to anywhere from 800 to 900. SS Sturmbannführer Peiper has distinguished himself in all these fights by a sensible command of his battalion and personal bravery and has proven himself worthy of the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold." Three days after his actions on the March 6th, 1943, he received the Knight's Cross. The proposal reads as follows:"SS Sturmbannführer Peiper commander III/2 Pz Gren Reg LAH had on 6 march 1943 ...

S. S. Peiper: Life and Death of Jochen Peiper

Leo Kessler

Retreat from Kokoda

Paull, Raymond

Pillboxes: A Study of Uk Defences, 1940

Wills, Henry

Europe

Carrier Glorius: The Life and Death of an Aircraft Carrier

Engineering & Transportation

WINTON, JOHN

Engineering

<p>After the first stunning victories of Germany's Parachute Corps, Churchill and other Allied leaders ordered the formation of their own paratroopers, copying the German model. The Red Devils, the Screaming Eagles, Les Paras and others based their equipment and reckless bravado on Germany's 'hunters from the sky,' a highly successful group of soldiers until 1941, when their huge losses during the invasion of Crete reduced their effectiveness in the eyes of Hitler's generals. Whiting tells the complete story of the Parachute Corps and their founder, General Kurt Student, who commanded the paratroopers on their initial victories in Europe, their Pyrrhic conquest of Greece, their mission to rescue Mussolini, and their last drop into Allied-surrounded territory.</p>

Hunters from the sky: The German parachute corps, 1940-1945

The 11th Hussars (Prince Albert's Own) (Famous regiments)

Brett-Smith, Richard

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