The German Army in World War I (3): 1917-18 (Men-at-Arms)
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The German Army in World War I (3): 1917-18 (Men-at-Arms)
Nigel Thomas
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ASIN: 1841765678
Release Date: 2004-11-11

Book Description

This third volume of a mini-series covering the German forces in World War I examines the troops that fought during the climax of the war on all fronts: the last great battles of attrition in the West (Arras, Messines, 3rd Ypres - Passchendaele/Langemarck - and Cambrai, 1917) and the collapse of Russia in the East. The 'Kaiserschlacht' campaign is covered, as are the German operations in Italy, the Balkans, and in support of Turkey in the Middle East. Uniform changes during this period reflected the introduction of new tactics and weapons and new types of troops, such as tanks and assault battalions.

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5 out of 5 stars Late Great War Germans.......2007-06-06

This is an excellent affordable book that covers the German army in the last days of the war. The book gives information on uniforms and equipment. Details on the status of the German Army in the given years. Also, the book provides what units existed, formed, dissolved in the years stated. I would also recommend buying the second part of this series. Because the third shows and discuses what new few uniforms were introduced and amendments to the uniforms introduced in 1915. While the second book gives a complete descriptions of the uniforms introduced in 1915. So in conclusion if you want the info on the late war German Army 1917-18 get this book as well as the second book.
Masculinity and Sexuality:  Selected Topics in the Psychology of Men (Review of Psychiatry, Volume 18)
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    Masculinity and Sexuality: Selected Topics in the Psychology of Men (Review of Psychiatry, Volume 18)
    Richard C., Ed. Friedman , Richard C. Friedman , and Jennifer Downey
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    Masculinity and Sexuality: Selected Topics in the Psychology of Men sheds light on clinical issues important in the treatment of all male patients. Sexual experiences and related attitudes of patients and therapists influence symptoms, treatment, and outcome across diverse diagnostic categories.

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    4 out of 5 stars Rig Warrior 18 wheel advenger.......2000-11-16

    This book was as well done as the other two in the series , I read it when it came out in 1988 and as usual the first book in any series is the best this one is also good . The Dog is back as mean as needed and fighting for just causes everywhere . I wish Mr Johnstone would do some more books on this series and the Shapeshifter series.

    5 out of 5 stars The Dog is back!!.......2000-09-23

    The last installment of the "Rig Warrior" series does not disappoint. You start the book finding out that Barry the Dog is very bored (the one thing in the book I doubted), after I read that line I knew this was going to be a very fast and explosive story and boy was I right. I hate to tell too much about a story, I do not want to ruin it for those who choose to read this book. What I will tell you is this book deals with terrorism and how it is here. Although this is one man's thoughts on how terriorism in our country is ignored and actually encouraged it brings forth alot of questions of how can these people be here. Barry is back and he has bone to pick with everyone who doesn't see things his way!! Read and throughly enjoy this last installment, you won't be disappointed.
    The Ottoman Army 1914-18 (Men-at-Arms)
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    • GERMANY AND AUSTRIA'S ALLY
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    The Ottoman Army 1914-18 (Men-at-Arms)
    David Nicolle
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    ASIN: 1855324121
    Release Date: 1994-03-28

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    The Ottoman Turkish Empire was one of the leading protagonists of World War I, and the stolid courage of the individual Ottoman soldier was recognised by all. Yet the army in which he served is, like the Ottoman empire itself, generally little understood. Over the four years of the Great War, the Ottoman Army, Navy and two tiny air services fought on five major fronts, as well as seeing troops serve in many other war zones. This title takes a close look at the organisation, uniforms and equipment of the Ottoman Army during this period, and dispels the numerous myths that have surrounded the examinations of its forces at this time. Navy, Air, auxiliary and allied forces are also covered.

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    4 out of 5 stars GERMANY AND AUSTRIA'S ALLY.......2007-08-31

    THIS A GOOD BOOK FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE TURKISH ARMY IN WW1 HAS SOME EXCELLENT PICTURES AND GREAT ARTWORK ABOUT A LITTLE KNOWN PART OF THE WW1 ARMIES

    3 out of 5 stars Mostly for modelers.......2000-05-26

    For modelers, this book is a great source on all details about the not-much-written-about turkish army. As usual, it has plenty of black and white photos as well as eight center color plates, with complete explanations at the end.

    For a little bit more of history on the Turkish army, I'd suggest adding another Osprey book: GALLIPOLI 1915.
    British Air Forces 1914-18 (2) (Men-at-Arms)
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      The outbreak of World War I found the British Army's Royal Flying Corps with just over 200 fragile, unarmed reconnaissance aircraft, and a uniformed strength of just over 2,000 all ranks; the Royal Naval Air Service had some 50 seaplanes. By the Armistice of 1918 the unified Royal Air Force was the largest in the world, with about 22,650 aeroplanes - including a strategic bomber force - and 27,330 men operating from some 700 bases. This second in a two-part study covers RAF, WRAF and RAFNS uniforms from the unification of the service in April 1918; and the whole span of flying clothing during the Great War.
      Armies in East Africa 1914-18 (Men-at-Arms)
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      ASIN: 1841764892
      Release Date: 2002-10-18

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      One of the least-published campaigns of the Great War was that fought in East Africa by forces of colonial troops – British Empire, Belgian, Portuguese and German. Short of resources, many European, African and Indian soldiers recorded epics of endurance as they hunted the outnumbered but brilliantly led German colonial forces across a disease-ridden wilderness.
      The achievements of Paul von Lettow Vorbeck – the last German commander in the field to lay down his arms – brought him fame and respect comparable to that won by Rommel in World War II. The events and the forces are described here in concise detail, and illustrated with rare photographs and striking colour artworks.

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      4 out of 5 stars A fine resource.......2007-08-18

      This book is almost a necessity if you're studying World War One in Africa. As always, this format is limited but typically packed with information available nowhere else. I only wish there had been some black and white plates of some of the regimental badges and other insignia.

      5 out of 5 stars The First Desert Fox.......2006-11-11

      Well-done book. I have not seen a bad Osprey book yet. This book outlines the uniforms, equipment and OOB's as well as the history of the Great War in East Africa. Paul Von-lettow Vorbeck was able to outsmart and outmarch the allies (Britain, Belgium and Portugal).

      4 out of 5 stars Good Order of Battle Data.......2003-02-08

      Since the amazing resistance of the German colony in Tanganyika in the First World War is rarely covered in any kind of detail, Osprey's Men-at-Arms volume Armies in East Africa 1914-1918 is a welcome addition to the slim literature on that subject. While certainly not comprehensive, the author manages to pack a fair amount of data into less than fifty pages and is not distracted from his subject with trivia about collar piping or various types of footwear (a common flaw in the Men-at-Arms series). Instead, the author delivers a succinct summary of the campaign, with notes on equipment, organization, and uniforms. The best aspect of the volume is the considerable order of battle data provided on all combatants, included the usually neglected Belgian and Portuguese forces.

      Armies in East Africa 1914-1918 is divided into short sections on the pre-war colonial forces in place (Germany, Britain, Belgium and Portugal), a campaign chronology, the campaign of 1914-1915, the 1916 Allied offensive, and then stalemate and pursuit in 1917. There are eight pages of color plates, covering the uniforms of all the combatant powers. The author also provides a surprisingly detailed bibliography, which readers may find quite useful.

      The detail on Belgian and Portuguese forces provided is particularly welcome, since most sources virtually ignore non-Commonwealth participation in the war in East Africa. Portugal was unique in sending several large expeditionary forces from Europe to fight in East Africa, instead of relying on colonial troops as everyone else did. The author also details the rather self-inflated reputation of the South African troops, who initially disparaged the black German Askaris and even their Indian allies. Perhaps the only area that is slighted is the German ground unit formed from survivors from the cruiser Konigsberg, and the role of the cruiser's salvaged 4.7" guns (they are briefly mentioned and depicted in illustrations, but the fact that these naval troops performed poorly in bush warfare - not surprisingly - is not mentioned). Otherwise, Armies in East Africa 1914-1918 is a fine summary of one of the more unusual campaigns and adaptive commanders of the 20th Century.
      The Austro-Hungarian Forces in World War I (2): 1916-18 (Men-at-Arms)
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      The Austro-Hungarian Forces in World War I (2): 1916-18 (Men-at-Arms)
      Peter Jung
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      The part played in the Great War by the armies of the Austro-Hungarian Dual Monarchy is little known to English-speakers, perhaps because 1918 saw the complete destruction of the Empire. Yet it was of great importance, providing nearly all Central Powers forces on the Italian front, huge numbers on the Russian front, the Balkans and even a contingent in Turkey and Palestine. This second volume describes this complex organisation from the accession of Emperor Karl I in November 1916, through the victory of Caporetto and failure of the Piave offensive, to the final Armistice. The text is supported by tables and insignia charts, and illustrated with rare photographs and colourful plates.

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      4 out of 5 stars The Austro-Hungarian Forces in World War I.......2006-06-22

      The Austro-Hungarian Forces in World War I (2) Osprey publication just touches on highlights of the kuk is well written and researched. I enjoyed the photos from the archives and from the authors collection. Nice rank, insignia as well as unit organization charts. I spent a decade in Central Europe studying militaria, visiting actual kuk WWI battle sites, studying kuk unit forces and visiting actual kuk fortifications throughout the old empire. I specialize in military aviation in the First War, I disagree on several of the dates in the very brief aviation section of the book but other then that, excellent work.

      4 out of 5 stars A Valuable Addition.......2004-01-25

      Dr Peter Jung, late of the Austrian War Archives, completed his second volume for Osprey on the Austro-Hungarian forces in the First World War. Together, these two volumes, while thin, shed much light on the heretofore-neglected Austro-Hungarian troops who played such a large role in the First World War.

      Dr. Jung begins with an introduction concerning the new Austrian emperor and then provides a 7-page summary of major operations in 1916-1918. He then covers army reorganization in the last two years of the war, uniforms and equipment, and a 9-page section on specialist troops (storm troopers, mountain troops, searchlight troops, gas warfare, auto troops, armored cars, army aviation, naval troops, chaplains and female troops. A final section includes information on secondary fronts (the Orientkorps in Palestine and the Western front, which includes two very detailed orders of battle (AH units on Turkish fronts and AH troops on the Western Front in October 1918). The color plates consist of: Austrian senior leaders (Emperor Karl I, FM Conrad and Colonel-General Boroevic); specialist troops (dog handlers, dismounted cavalry, mountain troops); military chaplains (Catholic, Jewish, Muslim and Protestant); naval troops; storm troops; aviators; ethnic troops (Albanian, Ukrainian); and odds-and-ends troops in late 1918. While the color plates are excellent, as usual, some of the choices (such as an entire plate on chaplains) are questionable and it would have been desirable to have at least one color plate of Austrian troops in action. Finally, the author's 2-page bibliography is very detailed and should prove very useful for any readers wishing to pursue further research on this topic. The only serious omissions in both volumes are the lack of any real discussion of Austrian tactical or operational level doctrine, and the lack of any first-person accounts.

      There is a great deal of specialized information about the Austro-Hungarian army in both this volume and its predecessor, making them valuable commodities for anyone interested in a better understanding of the First World War. Given the constraints of the Osprey Men-at-Arms series, Dr. Jung made a commendable effort and these two volumes should be on the bookshelf of all serious students of the Great War.

      5 out of 5 stars The Forgotten Many.......2003-11-17

      I am writing this having a) had the book for some time now, and b) in response to the previous review.

      I found the book particularly informative - especially after "Armies in the Balkans 1914-18" - and, some minor details apart - a reasonable review of the Habsburg armies in the first half of the First World War. Re. the uniform plates, I agree entirely that they are excellent and well worth the purchase price of the book alone.

      However, although the previous reviewer highlights the, shall we say, negative spin of apparent lack of success of the kuk armee in 1914 and 1916 and, to a lesser extent 1915, the fact remains that - with German assistance admittedly - the Habsburg armies remained in the field in fighting order until almost the last. Indeed, given that Austro-Hungarian military spending pre 1914 was by far the lowest of the Great Powers (which includes Italy I am told) and that the German Empire was the great, powerful "new kid on the block" (from, bear in mind, 1871), the Habsburg armies' ability to survive deserves recognition. Given that the brash, new, powerful German Empire was outlived by the arthritic, "ramshackle" Austro- Hungarian state (held together by the army) for a mere matter of weeks in 1918, there must be a case for some recognition. PLUS, Imperial Russia knocked out of the war in 1917 in part due to the (admittedly) supporting role played by Austria-Hungary (NB not Austro-Hungary!). This is an old army worthy of attention. I for one think Peter Jung's book is generally well balanced and look forward to part two.

      3 out of 5 stars Decent, but Uneven in Places.......2003-07-31

      The Osprey Men-at-Arms series recent volumes on various armies of the First World War, while brief, have helped to shed some light on the more neglected military forces that participated in that conflict. Dr. Peter Jung, who works at the Austrian War Archives, brings his professional knowledge to bear in the first of two volumes on the Austro-Hungarian army in the First World War. The first volume covers the period 1914-1916. Overall, this volume is decent but not great, while the color plates make this volume an essential purchase for any student of the First World War.

      After a short introduction, Dr. Jung has a brief section on the organization of the Austro-Hungarian army, followed by eight pages on major operations in 1914-1916. A 26-page section on uniforms, equipment, the branches and volunteer units comprises the bulk of the volume. Most welcome is the author's inclusion of a map of corps districts in 1914, a detailed order of battle for August 1914, a chart of rank insignia, and lists of the infantry and cavalry regiments in 1914. These charts alone make this volume useful. As usual, the color plates are the main effort in this thin volume and these include: officers in 1914, infantry in 1914, cavalry in 1914, winter uniforms, mountain troops, specialist troops, foreign volunteers and Austrian troops serving in Gallipoli and Palestine. While the Austro-Hungarian Army may not have won many battles, they certainly had some of the most attractive uniforms of any combatant in the First World War.

      Dr. Jung does pack a fair amount of information into this 48-page format, but his coverage is sometimes uneven. The discussion of the organization of Austrian divisions is overly succinct; although he notes that the Austrian divisions had only 46 artillery pieces compared to 50-72 for everybody else, it is unclear what size weapons were in their divisional artillery (plus he notes that Austrians had six gun batteries, but 46 is not divisible by 6, so the organization is unclear). Dr. Jung also pretty much ignores the Austrian artillery contribution on the Western Front in 1914, but then gets rather blabby about the minor operations in Albania and Palestine. Nor is there any discussion of tactical or operational doctrines.

      There's also an obvious bias in these pages - not unexpected from someone working in the Austrian archives - to sugarcoat some of the worst aspects of this misfortune-plagued army. Dr. Jung's description of the campaigns in Serbia and Galicia make it sound like the Austrians did pretty well and were only occasionally forced to give up some ground. The author admits that the 1916 Brusilov Offensive did some damage but downplays the fact that the Austrian army virtually disintegrated and were saved only by Russian mistakes and quick German reinforcements. There is also very little mention of tactical innovation or assistance from the Germans in this volume. Obviously, a 48-page account has to be concise and skim over much ground (although it seems that no uniform detail - however trivial - must be omitted), and Dr. Jung achieves the main objective of providing a summary of Austrian forces in 1914-1916.
      Casca 18: The Cursed (Casca, No 18)
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      3 out of 5 stars Patchy Chinese story .......2007-10-18

      This book varied wildly from peaks of great writing to troughs of losing the reader. The storyline as a whole just didn't flow sufficiently. It seemed to me that the writer didn't really have his heart in the story and as such jogged along in the comfort zone.

      That criticism aside, some of the action sequences were really good. It was, as was stated below, also very funny in places, much funnier than most of this series. Whoever did write this (and I don't think it was Sadler) knew about British army life and Chinese water torture, but he knew squat about the political and military situation in China just before the Boxer Rebellion.

      Casca is arrested for murder in China and to avoid being hanged undertakes a spy mission on behalf of British authorities to see if there is an uprising in the near future. Case encounters Chinese warlords and is captured and tortured and joins the Chinese. He's made a Baron and rules a city, but then all hell breaks loose and he gets involved in storming the British legation. Thousands of corpses later the British army turns up and blows the heck out of what's left.

      That's about it for the story. Enjoyable without having to switch one's brain on.

      2 out of 5 stars Cursed to be the worst..........2006-09-16

      I remember this one to be one of the most boring and unbalanced novel of poor 'ol Barry Sadler's. Was he writing them just to collect a paycheck here in this time frame...? Running out of story ideas? We'll never know.

      I was hoping for something along the lines, and up to par to his past Asian adventure, Book #4: Casca the warlord. Samurai's and ninja's is what Casca should have been fighting with in these novels. But it wasn't meant to be...

      4 out of 5 stars Humour and Revolt.......2000-09-13

      Casca gets involved in the Boxer rebellion in China in 1899-1900 and fights on the Chinese side against the imperialist British oppressors. Well, that's the condensed version, but I found it by far the most hilarious of the Casca stories (the parade ground scene with the corpse on the flagpole and the bandit raid on the Chinese village being two scenes which had me in stitches) and if you can ignore the blatant anti-British bias that screams out at you this is an enjoyable yarn of Casca acting as a British undercover spy and ending up fighting against them. The Chinese water torture scene is very well done, too.
      Armies in the Balkans 1914-18 (Men-at-Arms)
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      3. The Ottoman Army 1914-18 (Men-at-Arms) The Ottoman Army 1914-18 (Men-at-Arms)
      4. The Russian Army 1914-18 (Men-at-Arms) The Russian Army 1914-18 (Men-at-Arms)
      5. The French Army 1914-18 (Men-at-Arms) The French Army 1914-18 (Men-at-Arms)

      ASIN: 184176194X
      Release Date: 2001-07-25

      Book Description

      Recent history should remind us that it was events in the Balkans which sparked off the Great War, with the assassination of the Austrian heir Prince Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo, and the consequent invasion of Serbia by Austro-Hungarian armies on 2 August 1914. Nevertheless, the subsequent four-year war in that theatre is always overshadowed by the simultaneous campaigns on the Western Front. For the first time this book offers a concise account of these complex campaigns, the organisation, orders of battle, and the uniforms and insignia of the armies involved: Austro-Hungarian, German, Ottoman, Serbian, Montenegrin, Albanian, British, French, Italian, Russian, Bulgarian, Greek and Rumanian.

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Great Addition for colection.......2007-03-30

      Great book which covers neglected theater not at all bias. For more info you could use Strachans books and see why Belgium and Serbia were so cherished in those days.

      4 out of 5 stars Small Armies that may go Unnoticed.......2005-09-08

      This publication is of a high quality, and fills a gap in military history in the West. The armies of the Balkan countries are often overlooked whem World War One is discussed. This small book provides the reader with a basic insight into the organisation and capabilities of the Balkan armies. It is recommended for those who wish to gain greater understanding of the role the Balkan armies played in World War One.

      5 out of 5 stars Excellent Osprey Title.......2004-06-19

      First of all, to the previous reviewer, the Central Powers were no more the aggressors than Russia, and any attempt to claim otherwise is itself revisionist. Austria-Hungary was simply trying to deal with an affront by a weaker nation, which it had every right to do. That said, this title is one of the best of the Men-at-Arms series. The illustrations are very well done, and it manages to include good basic information about a large number of countries in the small space of the format. The plates all seem to be fairly representative, with the possible exception of Austro-Hungarian forces. The bias of the author toward Serbia is apparent, however it is no more biased than some of the other titles in the Osprey series, such as the Campaign study of Mons. Overall, the plates are what define any Men-at-Arms book, and the plates in Armies in the Balkans are excellent.

      5 out of 5 stars Accurate Great War HISTORY, not 1990s REVISIONISM.......2002-02-18

      First, a reminder for the previous reviewers- Central Powers were the AGGRESSORS, the Allies the Defenders.
      Germany, Austro-Hungary and the Ottoman Turks (and in 1915 Bulgaria, seeking to expand its territory) were the bad guys. It was the Turks who perpetrated the ethnic-cleansing and murder of hundreds of thousands of Christian Armenians and Assyrians from 1915 to 1918 (and beyond). The Kingdom of Serbia,and later in 1917 the United States, were Allies against those Central Powers expansionists. The Allies won the Great War, which freed the nationalities of Czechs, Slovaks, Poles, Romanians of Transylvania, and yes also those Serbs who lived in Bosnia. See "Tito and the Rise and Fall of Yugoslavia" by Richard West for the WW2 events in the Balkans.
      "Armies in the Balkans 1914-18" accurately recounts, free of 1990s revisionism, the History of the Great War in the Balkans. To read of the 1990s Balkans, readers should of course look elsewhere. But to those Westerners who couldn't find Foca or Bihac on a map before 1992, this is a fine and comprehensive primer, one of the best of the Osprey Men-At-Arms offerings. It is a bonanza of military and historical information on the Balkan Armies of the Great War, in one concise book. The abbreviated sections on certain Armies are necessary to focus on the indigenous armed forces. The Ottoman Turks are already covered in their own Osprey book.
      The 1915 Albanian Retreat was a Serbian "Dunkirk", not a debacle. It saved their armies to victoriously fight their way north out of Greece in 1917-1918, after being re-equipped by the Serbian ally, France. They also fought alongside those Russian Expeditionary Forces that were in that theater before 1917.
      By the way, there were morale problems with conscripts of the Imperial Russian Expeditionary units in France. But, nevertheless, a sizeable and combat-proven cadre, the Russian Legion ("La Legion Russe") fought successfully on the Western Front, from December 1917 to 11 November 1918 (read "With Snow On Their Boots").

      3 out of 5 stars Too Much in Too Little Space.......2001-12-26

      As family tradition has it that our name originates in the Balkans, in Bulgaria, I have had a curiousity about the wars and campaigns there, ever since I began studying WW I and perused my sets of Leslie's Weekly, and sets of the New York Times Mid Week Pictorial, a rotogravure mainstay of photohistorians of the Great War. But there have been no known readily available short treatments of those times in the Balkans. So when I saw this listed last month I eagerly sent off for it. As followers of my reviews know, I have a lot of Osprey titles and find them mostly useful.
      If this one were a sausage, though, it would burst in the microwave. There is just too much order of battle data and not enough historical interpretation. Another reviewer has caught the author's national slant. (He is a Serb, after all. Try reading some Mexican author on the "Colossus of the North". That era is one of my research specialties.) I think part of the verbal confusion may be due to the translator.
      Leaving all that aside, the main fault is just too much available material to cover in the standard volume size of this series. The battle history is too skimpy and should be in a Campaign volume where it could be treated properly. As a cartographer, I am really disappointed at the one inadequate and confusing monocolor map herein. It shows no lines of communications, many place names are missing, and topography is not indicated.
      There should be some sense of the life experience of the soldiers both before and during service. Such has been done in the volumes on the British Army for years. We know that all these Balkan proper nations were hard scrabble rural states and most remain so today.
      The coverage of the Ottoman Army and the Austro Hungarian forces should be eliminated as the former is covered elsewhere in its own volume and the latter should be. And omit the German forces as well.
      This would leave enough room to cover the Serbs, the Romanians, the Greeks, the Bulgarians, etc. in the detail they deserve. This volume should emphasize those national forces not likely to ever have their own volumes, either due to lack of information or lack of importance. Montenegro will never get its own. :-)
      The plates are of the usual high quality.
      British Battle Insignia (1) : 1914-18 (Men-At-Arms, 182)
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        British Battle Insignia (1) : 1914-18 (Men-At-Arms, 182)

        Manufacturer: Osprey Publishing
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        Binding: Paperback

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        ASIN: 0850457270
        Release Date: 1986-11-27

        Book Description

        The British soldiers who marched off to war in 1914 wore only regimental insignia, yet by the time of the armistice in November 1918, insignia in the British Army had undergone a considerable change. Now visible was a bewildering display of coloured devices on uniforms, helmets, vehicles, guns, signboards and flags. Regimental badges remained but were joined by divisional insignia. These were rarely seen in the front line. Instead the 'battle patch' had appeared for combat use. In this beautifully illustrated book Mike Chappell looks at the colourful variety of insignia used by the British Army during the Great War.

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