Books

[willie]

Just got this today Zweybrucken in Command The Reichsarmee in the Campaign of 1758 By Helion & Company  By Neil Cogswell . Its a nice book with lots of information on these Armies. The Uniform plates are from that era with a section on uniforms of the different states. With all the 7 years War figures there are you could have a nice selection    Willie

[willie]

 My Osprey Man At Arms Yugoslavian Army 1945-1945 came and its nice and well done.  The next two that I want to see are Medeval Indian Armys Hindu. Buddhist . Jain  Italian Colonial Army You can see these both on the Osprey page Man At Arms. Next from Helion & Company Saarbruck to Sedan  The Franco German War 1870-1871 Volume 1 the Imperial Phase of the War nice and lots of information on the German Army . The Second volume 2 well come out in March 22 The Republic Fights Back I well say one thing about Helion & Company they have some of the most interesting books on the 16th 17th 18th 19th century and there other series  are nice to.  There are two major things about warfare in the 16-18th century . Money and food  you had to have deep pockets   Willie

[Brian]

I know them!  never refered to them as Diamond T   

[PJDeluhery]

Here's and example of a Diamond T vehicle. If you google "Diamond T military vehicles" you'll get lots of pictures.

[willie]

 Brain


 So I went to the Casemate page and found this information  Between 1940-1945  The Diamond T Motor Car Company supplied just over 50.000 Vehicles to the US Military and also the Allies  Off this just over 30,000 were heavy 4 ton 6x6 of various types  They also made the famous halftrack 10,000 produced


        Willie 

[Brian]

Diamond T  Vehicles ?    what are they, not something I know about   

[willie]

 OK now a up date on uniforms books    So lets start with Osprey Man At Arms


                 1. Yugoslav Armies 1941-1945  18th January By Thomas &  Dusan  #542


                 2. Italian Colonial Army  in May 24th By Gabriele Esposito


                 3. Medieval Indian Armies Vol 1 Hindu, Buddhist, Jain  By David Nicolle May 24th


                 4. Red Army 1920-1941 By Philip Jowett August 16th


                 5. Roman Army Units in the Eastern Provinces Vol 2 Raffaele D Amato September 13th


                 6. Armies of the Sino Japanese War 1894-1895  due in Oct 23


                  So that well give you some time to think about these Books    Willie

[willie]

 Now a little change of pace    Casemate Publishing has a Illustrated Special series on the U.S. Army Vehicles 1941-45 by Didier Andres


           1.U.S. Army Chevrolet Trucks in World War II 1/1/2 ton to 4x4


           2. U.S. Army Ambulances and Medical Vehicles in World War II


           3. U.S. Army Diamond T Vehicles


           4. U.S Army Signal Corps Vehicles 1941-45 


            1. U.S Army Vehicle  Marking 1944 by Jean Bouchery


            2. Sherman Tank The M4 Tank in World War II By Michel Esteve  Willie


             

[willie]

 Hannibal yes I have a lot of Books the other half of the library trains and the Circus which my Brother has   I have been very lucky to have the life I have had. With a family that loved books and growing up in a show biz family. Some day I am going to write a book about it. I think the count is about 1200 books   Willie

[Hannibal]

Willie,  wherever you are on this planet, you must have an impressive library !!!  (several floors.....  ) after all these years....

[willie]

 Well hope everybody had a great Christmas and a Happy new Year so lets start with Helion & Company  It looks like in spring 2022 there well be a new Wars and Soldiers in the Early Reign of Louis XIV Volume 6 the Italian States. 2.  The Ottoman Army in the Napoleonic Wars 1798-1815 . Charles X Wars Volume 1 and in the spring of 2022 Volume 2  Third is From The Atamcama  to the Andies  Battles of the Pacific Wars 1878-1883 this I think is going to be a one from prints to use to paint by since this period is right after the Franko German War 1870-1871  Willie

[willie]

 Well tomorrow is my Birthday    and I well soon be getting my 5th book on Wars and Soldiers in the Reign of Louse the XIV  The Armies of Portugal 1618-1721 By Brno Mugal . His next book well be The Ottoman Army of the Napoleonic War 1789-1815 2022 Also last month I went to the Chicago Show and picked up a Certificate of Merit for a War Elephant. Next I picked up a nice book at the show The Army in India a photographic record 1850-1914 by the National Army Museum. Then I was at the used book store and I found two nice  Books Georg Von Trapp To the Last Salute memories of An Austrian U-Boat Commander  does the name ring a bell   The Complete Encyclopedia of Battleships  A technical directory of Capital  Ships from 1860 to present day. by Tony Gibbons 1993 Crescent Pub ,lots of color profiles . Willie

[willie]

Well Wars and Soldiers in the Early Reign of Louis XIV  Vol #4  came today and very well done lots of information   The Armies of Spain 1659-1688.  You can go on the Helion & Company web page and look under The Century of the Soldier Series No 76  Willie 

[willie]

 Well here we are in October    There's not much to report on    Most of my orders are Preorder  I Well be getting The Wars and Soldiers in the Reign of     Louis XV volume 4  about the 18th of this month The 5th volume well come out about Feb 22 . Soldiers and Buccaneers of the Sun King 1643-1715 about 2022 Helion & Company.  From Osprey MAA #541 The Armies of the War of Grand Alliance oct 28    So that is it for 2021  Willie

[willie]

Well my Armies of Julius Caesar came today and I like it a lot. There is one color plate B2 of  a Celtic Auxiliary Cavalryman Britannia 54 BC . What makes this guy so interesting is his Helmet I have never seen this kind   They state that it was found in West Sussex  and on page 45 they have a reconstruction of it in the Novium Museum Chichester  I think it would make a neat figurer  Willie