British Army Handbook, 1939-1945This book aims to present a balanced and comprehensive picture of the British Army in wartime from the early days of the BEF, through the years of defeat and struggle in the early 1940s. This handbook gives full details of mobilization and training, higher organization and arms of the service, divisional organizations and non-divisional units, HQs and staff. Also the combat arms and the services, the individual soldier, his weapons and equipment based on that used in 1944, tactics, weapons, vehicles and equipment, vehicle markings and camouflage, the ATS and other Women's' Corps. |
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