Reference Books

The Military Library Research Service Ltd (MLRS) publish facsimiles of wartime publications, of which we stock the following:-

Especially commissioned by AB Figures, MLRS have just published the 1944 Infantry Training Manuals originally produced by the (British) War Office. These books are essential reading for anyone interested in how the British Army was trained for the invasion of Europe, and in particular for wargamers who need to aware of the tactics used for their wargames scenarios.

Infantry Training - Part I, The Infantry Battalion	6.00 GBP
Infantry Training - Part IV, The Mortar Platoon; Part V, The Carrier Platoon; Part VI, The Anti-tank Platoon.	14.00 GBP
Infantry Training - Part VIII, Fieldcraft, Battle Drill, Section & Platoon Tactics	14.00 GBP

The following MLRS publications cover the tactics and employment of various troop types and are necessary reading for students of WW2, particularly wargamers

Fighting in Built-Up Areas; by British War Office 6.00 GBP

The Characteristics and Tactical Employment of Specialised Armour; by Staff, 79th Armd Div 20.00 GBP

The Creation and Development of British Airborne Forces 1941-1945; by Dr William Buckingham 20.00 GBP

Field Service Pocket Book - Field Engineering; by British War Office 8.00 GBP

Fieldcraft, Sniping & Intelligence; by Major N.A.D. Armstrong 18.00 GBP

Military Dictionary - German to English; by US War Department 16.00 GBP

Company officers handbook of the German Army 1944; by US Military Intelligence 14.00 GBP

German Infantry - the Section in Battle; by the War Department 10.00 GBP

German Defence Systems 1944; by US Military Intelligence 14.00 GBP

German Tactical Doctrine (1942); by US Military Intelligence 9.00 GBP

German Tactics - Defence and Withdrawal; by British War Office 4.00 GBP

Tactics of the German Army: Attack and Pursuit; by Staff Officers, British War Office 6.00 GBP

German Defence Tactics against Russian Breakthrough; by the US Army 12.00 GBP

The German Armoured Division - Tactical Handling; by General Staff Intelligence 8.00 GBP

The German Motorized Infantry Regiment; by German War Office 4.00 GBP

US Infantry Battalion (1944); by Officers of US War Department 18.00 GBP

US Tactical Employment of SP Tank Destroyer Platoon; by US War Department 10.00 GBP

US Tactical Employment - Tank Destroyer Unit; by US War Department 14.00 GBP

US Armoured Force Field Manual - Tactics & Technique. 2 vols.; by US War Department 48.00 GBP

US Armoured Force Field Manual - Employment of Armoured units: Reconnaissance Platoon & Company; by US War Department 14.00 GBP

US Tank Battalion; by US War Department 30.00 GBP

US Tank Destroyer Pioneer Platoon; by US War Department 6.00 GBP

US Manual of Mountain Operations; by US War Department 25.00 GBP

US Manual of Operations in Snow & Extreme Cold; by US War Department 25.00 GBP

US Manual 81 mm Mortar Squad & Platoon; by US War Department 10.00 GBP

US Manual Tank Gunnery; by US War Department 7.00 GBP

Small Arms Training and Workshop Manuals.

PIAT (Projector, Infantry, Anti Tank)	14.00 GBP
The .303 Lewis Gun	9.00 GBP
The .303 Hotchkiss Machine Gun	6.00 GBP
The British 3 inch Mortar	25.00 GBP
The 2 pdr Anti Tank Gun	18.00 GBP
The 17 pdr Anti Tank Gun	18.00 GBP
The 25 pdr Gun Howitzer	35.00 GBP
The M3 Light Tank	24.00 GBP
US Army Half Track Vehicles	30.00 GBP
US 105 mm M3 Howitzer	17.00 GBP
M10A1 3 inch Gun Motor Carriage	25.00 GBP
M2A1 105 Howitzer on M7 Motor Carriage	15.00 GBP
Willys and Ford Jeeps	20.00 GBP
Volkswagen in German Military Service	12.00 GBP

The following are facsimile editions of Operations papers and Battlefield Tours originally issued by the War Office or BAOR. They contain descriptions and maps of the operations.

The Battle of Arnhem - Parts I and II combined; by LtCol W G Harris 49.00 GBP

D-Day: 30 Corps and Gold Beach; ed. LtCol A C Warhurst 22.00 GBP

D-Day: I Corps; by Staff, War Office 45.00 GBP

Operation GOODWOOD - Battlefield Tour Papers; by BAOR 35.00 GBP

Operation BLUECOAT - Battlefield Tour; by BAOR 18.00 GBP

Operation MERCURY - The German XI Air Corps & the Attack on Crete; by British War Office 15.00 GBP

Operation NEPTUNE - Battlefield Tour; by BAOR 27.00 GBP

Operation PLUNDER - Battlefield Tour; by BAOR 32.00 GBP

Operation PLUNDER, Canadian Participation; by Canadian Official Reports 15.00 GBP

Operation TOTALIZE - Battlefield Tour; by BAOR 30.00 GBP

Operation VARSITY - Battlefield Tour; by BAOR 30.00 GBP

Operation VERITABLE - Battlefield Tour; by BAOR 35.00 GBP

Operation VERITABLE, Canadian Participation; by Canadian Official Reports 26.00 GBP

Operation JUBILEE, the raid on Dieppe; by Canadian Official Reports 35.00 GBP

Operation BLOCKBUSTER; by Canadian Official Reports 14.00 GBP

German Operations in N.W. Europe; from German Sources 10.00 GBP

Operation BARBAROSSA, Planning & Operations; by US War Department 25.00 GBP

D-Day OMAHA & UTAH beaches, 2 vols. including maps; from National Archives 30.00 GBP

D-Day Canadian Operations 6th June - 31st July 1944; by Canadian Military Headquarters 14.00 GBP

Enemy Airborne Forces 1942 - a German Appraisal; by US War Department 18.00 GBP

Special Note for customers outside Europe: P&P charges for these books should be calculated at the same rate as for Countries in the EU - click on 'Order' below.