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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 Creation and Development of British Airborne Forces 1941-1945; by Dr William Buckingham 20.00 GBP
Military Dictionary - German to English; by US War Department 16.00 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 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 Tank Gunnery; by US War Department 7.00 GBP

Small Arms Training and Workshop Manuals.

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


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
German Operations in N.W. Europe; from German Sources 10.00 GBP
Operation BARBAROSSA, Planning & Operations; by US War Department 25.00 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.

 

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