A Photographic History of Infantry Warfare, 1939-1945

A Photographic History of Infantry Warfare, 1939-1945
Simon Forty, Jonathan Forty
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Hardback
h246 x 172mm - 240pg
12 Apr 2021 UK
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9781526776822
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The infantry can always be found at the sharp end of the battlefield. You may be able to crush an opponent with armor or artillery, but there' s only one way to take and hold ground and that' s with riflemen - the ' poor bloody infantry' . And it is the infantrymen of the Second World War - from all sides, Allied and Axis - who are the subject of this highly illustrated history. It uses over 400 wartime photographs plus contemporary documents and other illustrations to show the developments in equipment, training and tactical techniques and to give an insight into the experience of the infantry soldier during the conflict. Although the infantry were critical to the war effort, their contribution is often overshadowed by the more dramatic roles played by soldiers with more specialized skills - like tank crew, paratroopers and special forces. They also suffered devastating casualties, in particular during the last phase of the war in the west when around 20 per cent of an infantry division' s riflemen were likely to die and over 60 per cent could expect to be wounded. So as well as describing how the infantry fought, the authors look at the motivation which kept them fighting in awful conditions and despite brutal setbacks. The result is a thorough, detailed and revealing portrait of infantry warfare over seventy years ago. AUTHOR: Simon Forty was educated in Dorset and the north of England before reading history at London University' s School of Slavonic and East European Studies. He has been involved in publishing since the mid-1970s, first as editor and latterly as author. Son of author and RAC Tank Museum curator George Forty, he has continued in the family tradition writing mainly on historical and military subjects including books on the Napoleonic Wars and the two world wars. Recently he has produced a range of highly illustrated books on the Normandy battlefields, the Atlantic Wall and the liberation of the Low Countries with co-author Leo Marriott. 400 b/w illustrations
Simon Forty was educated in Dorset and the north of England before reading history at London University' s School of Slavonic and East European Studies. He has been involved in publishing since the mid-1970s, first as editor and latterly as author. Jonathan Forty was educated in Dorset and the north of England before attending Queen Mary College, London. He designed and worked on military magazines, including for many years Tank magazine. Sons of author and RAC Tank Museum curator George Forty, they have continued the family tradition, writing mainly on historical and military subjects including books on Hadrian' s Wall, the Napoleonic wars and the two world wars, often in collaboration. Simon' s latest book, published by Historic England, is D-Day UK: 100 Locations in Britain; Jonathan' s Heavyweights: The Military Use of Massive Weapons. They are also co-authors of Tank Warfare 1939-1945.

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