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Control # 1 hbl99074733
Control # Id 3 GCG
Date 5 20190911110916.0
Fixed Data 8 171107m20012002enkabc b 001 0 eng d
ISBN 20    $a9781841760520 (v. 1)
ISBN 20    $a9781841762371 (v. 2)
ISBN 20    $a9781841762388 (v. 3)
Obsolete 39    $a304814$cTLC
Cat. Source 40    $aGCG$cGCG
LC Call 50  4 $aUA649.G7$bB738 2001
ME:Pers Name 100 $aBrayley, Martin.
Title 245 14 $aThe British army, 1939-45,$n3,$pThe Far East /$cMartin J. Brayley ; illustrated by Mike Chappell.
Imprint 260    $aOxford :$bOsprey,$c2001-2002.
Phys Descrpt 300    $a3 v. :$bill. (some col.), 1 map, ports. ;$c25 cm.
Series:Diff 490 $aMen-at-arms ;$v354, 368, 375
Note:General 500    $aVolume 1 first published 2001 ; 9th impression 2009 ; transferred to digital print on demand 2010.
Note:General 500    $aVolume 2 first published 2002 ; 5th impression 2008 ; transferred to digital print on demand 2010.
Note:General 500    $aVolume 3 first published 2002 ; 2nd impression 2008 ; transferred to digital print on demand 2010.
Note:Content 505 $av. 1. NORTH-WEST EUROPE. INTRODUCTION -- CAMPAIGN SUMMARY: 'The Phoney War' ; Biltzkrieg ; Norway ; Britain alone ; D-Day and the battle for Normandy ; The choices of autumn 1944 -- ORGANISATION & STRENGTH: The infantry division ; The infantry battalion ; The armoured division -- ARMS & SERVICES: The arms ; The services -- UNIFORMS & EQUIPMENT: Battledress, serge & overalls, denim ; Development of battledress ; 1940 pattern BD ; Checklist of BD developments -- EQUIPMENT -- SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY.
Note:Content 505 $av. 2. MIDDLE EAST & MEDITERRANEAN. INTRODUCTION: Middle East command & Allied Force Headquarters ; British armies involved in Middle East & Mediterranean operations ; The terrain ; List of campaigns and key battles -- CAMPAIGN SUMMARY: Aden; Abyssinia, Eritrea & Somaliland; Cyprus; Gibraltar; Greece & Crete; Iraq; Syria & Lebanon; Malta; Palestine; Persia; Transjordan ; Western desert (Egypt & Libya); North Africa (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia) ; Sicily; Italy; South of France -- ARTILLERY: Anti-tank; Anti-aircraft; Field; Heavy; Super-heavy; Coastal -- UNIFORMS: KD service dress; Tropical shirts & KD shorts; 'Bombay bloomers'; bush shirts/jackets; KD trousers; US-made war aid clothing; headgear; web equipment ; Insignia.
Note:Content 505 $av. 3. THE FAR EAST. INTRODUCTION: British Armies in the Far East ; List of campaigns and phases -- CAMPAIGN SUMMARY: Burma ; Hong Kong, India, Madagascar ; Malaya, Singapore ; Thailand (Siam) -- THE CHINDITS: Wingate's concept: Operation "Longcloth' - Operation 'Thursday' -- JUNGLE FIGHTING: Terrain ; climate ; health hazards ; rations ; equipment -- UNIFORMS & EQUIPMENT: Khaki Drill ; Jungle Green ; The Lethbridge Mission ; 1944 web equipment ; Small arms.
Note:Bibliog 504    $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Subj:Corp 610 10 $aGreat Britain.$bArmy$xUniforms.
Subj:Corp 610 10 $aGreat Britain$xHistory$yWorld War, 1939-1945.
AE:Pers Name 700 $aChappill, Mike.
SE:Ufm Title 830  0 $aMen-at-arms series ;$v354, 368, 375.