Military forces and sectors

A comprehensive guide to the major military and paramilitary camouflage patterns used around the world from the end of World War II to the 2010s.

On the night of 13/14 October 1939, the Type VIIB U-boat U-47, on its second War Patrol, penetrated the main Royal Navy base at Scapa Flow and sank the British battleship HMS Royal Oak.

On the night of 13/14 October 1939, the Type VIIB U-boat U-47, on its second War Patrol, penetrated the main Royal Navy base at Scapa Flow and sank the British battleship HMS Royal Oak.

The memoirs of Wolfe Frank, which lay hidden in an attic for twenty-five years, are a unique and highly moving behind-the-scenes account of what happened at Nuremberg the greatest trial in history seen through the eyes of a witness to the whole proceedings.

The memoirs of Wolfe Frank, which lay hidden in an attic for twenty-five years, are a unique and highly moving behind-the-scenes account of what happened at Nuremberg the greatest trial in history seen through the eyes of a witness to the whole proceedings.

Over seventy years on the terrible events and outcome of the Second World War remains hugely relevant and important.

Over seventy years on the terrible events and outcome of the Second World War remains hugely relevant and important.

The Richard Perkins warship identification albums form one of the most detailed studies ever undertaken of the changes to the appearance of Royal Navy ships.

The Richard Perkins warship identification albums form one of the most detailed studies ever undertaken of the changes to the appearance of Royal Navy ships.

The technical details of British warships were recorded in a set of plans produced by the builders on completion of every ship.

Joachim Peiper held the rank of Obersturmbannfuhrer in Nazi Germany's fanatical Schutzstaffel, more commonly referred to as the SS.

Joachim Peiper held the rank of Obersturmbannfuhrer in Nazi Germany's fanatical Schutzstaffel, more commonly referred to as the SS.

Last Post Over the River Kwai is the carefully researched account of the experiences of the officers and men of 2nd Battalion The East Surreys during the Second World War.

Last Post Over the River Kwai is the carefully researched account of the experiences of the officers and men of 2nd Battalion The East Surreys during the Second World War.

The story of the German light cruiser SMS _Emden_ has been the subject of over a dozen books since her destruction at the hands of the Australian light cruiser HMAS _Sydney_ on 9 November 1914.

An acclaimed military historian examines the vital role of British naval intelligence from the mid-nineteenth century to the end of the Cold War.

The raid on St Nazaire has gone down in history as one of the most daring commando raids of all time.

The raid on St Nazaire has gone down in history as one of the most daring commando raids of all time.

Douglas Bader was a legend in his lifetime and remains one today 100 years after his birth.

Douglas Bader was a legend in his lifetime and remains one today 100 years after his birth.

The secret military facilities hidden across Great Britain are revealed and investigated in this fascinating WWII history.

The secret military facilities hidden across Great Britain are revealed and investigated in this fascinating WWII history.

A history of the World War II clandestine special operations group that linked German-occupied Norway with Scotland's Shetland Islands.

A history of the World War II clandestine special operations group that linked German-occupied Norway with Scotland's Shetland Islands.

Any visitor to the site of the bloodiest battle in the history of the United States will be drawn to Montfaucon, for it is here that General Pershing, the Commander in Chief, determined that the major memorial to the American Expeditionary Forces would be sited.

In 1942 the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions were formed and three more followed.

In 1942 the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions were formed and three more followed.

This WWII memoir of a Nazi officer is one of the most revealing firsthand accounts of the German retreat on the Eastern Front.

This WWII memoir of a Nazi officer is one of the most revealing firsthand accounts of the German retreat on the Eastern Front.

A Nazi infantryman recalls the horrors of combat against the Soviet Union in this WWII memoir as told to his son.

Early in 1944 the Allied advance was halted by the German defence of the Gustav Line.

Early in 1944 the Allied advance was halted by the German defence of the Gustav Line.

Leutnant Gerhard Ehlert was one of the few survivors of 2.

Leutnant Gerhard Ehlert was one of the few survivors of 2.

The airborne battle for the bridges across the Rhine at Arnhem ranks amongst the Second World Wars most famous actions inspiring innumerable books and the star-studded 1977 movie.

The Royal Navy of Nelson’s time was such a huge organisation, that it is sometimes hard to comprehend its full scope.

Winged Sabres is the story of a RFC & RAF squadron flying the cumbersome FE2 from February 1916 to September 1917, and then the superlative Bristol Fighter: a two-seater fighter-reconnaissance squadron with an astonishingly high success rate.

Winged Sabres is the story of a RFC & RAF squadron flying the cumbersome FE2 from February 1916 to September 1917, and then the superlative Bristol Fighter: a two-seater fighter-reconnaissance squadron with an astonishingly high success rate.

The Fw190s supremacy over the Spitfire V is a classic legend from the Second World War, heralding one of the darkest times for Fighter Command and the RAF.

Sierra Leones eleven-year guerrilla war that left 200,000 people dead was brief, bloody and mindlessly brutal.

Of the thirty-nine Gallipoli Victoria Crosses arguably none was more deserved than the medal earned by George Leslie Drewry.

Of the thirty-nine Gallipoli Victoria Crosses arguably none was more deserved than the medal earned by George Leslie Drewry.

No one could doubt that Frederick Warren Merriam was one of the earliest and most important of Britain's aviation pioneers.

No one could doubt that Frederick Warren Merriam was one of the earliest and most important of Britain's aviation pioneers.

Dramatic accounts of ten Victoria Cross recipients and what they did to earn this highest of honors during WWII.

Launched during the last days of the Third Reich in an attempt to restart the Battle of the Atlantic, the majority of these revolutionary Electro-U-boats never saw action.