s bakker Posted September 11, 2000 Share Posted September 11, 2000 Hi guys, i noticed that while there is an abundance of material on german equipment and organisation, it is far harder to find on the allied troops. I am looking for general information on TO&E's, standard weaponry, uniforms and kits, tactics, supply etc. etc. Basically all you can find in the excellent 'handbook on german military forces; us army 1944'. I am looking for similar books on the american, british (&commonwhealth) and russian armies. I've seen the 'reading list's but they don't give enough information on the content so i am not sure if those titles will provide what i am looking for. So could anybody suggest such material and give a brief overview? All input is welcome. Thanx in advance, stefan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dittohead Posted September 11, 2000 Share Posted September 11, 2000 http://bookstore.gpo.gov/sb/sb-098.html Have you tried the Gov. Printing office. They have some good stuff, just have to look for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s bakker Posted September 11, 2000 Author Share Posted September 11, 2000 Wow, what a list. It's gonna take me some time to dig smoething out though. Thanx for the tip. Grtz, S Bakker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airborne Posted September 12, 2000 Share Posted September 12, 2000 Here's a couple: World War II Order of Battle by Shelby Stanton. Excellent source on the US Army. Covers all divisons and regiments. Breaks down divisions through battalions. Covers, inf, armor, engineers, AT , everything. Maybe out of print, I got it online. See if Hooked on History as it. histor1@attglobal.net. Mine is the 1984 edition. Battle of the Bulge by Danny Parker. Excellent work on all forces involved. B&N has it in their stores in a softback version now--well worth it. US Army Handbook by George Forty. Pretty good material here, too. Hope this helps.. ------------------ Land Soft--Kill Quiet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph D Posted September 12, 2000 Share Posted September 12, 2000 Here are a couple of excellent ones that I've found in hardcover (Amazon): British Army Handbook 1939-1945 - George Forty Red Army Handbook 1939-1945 - Steven Zaloga Enjoy, Ralph D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccooper Posted September 12, 2000 Share Posted September 12, 2000 Hello >I am looking for general information on >TO&E's, standard weaponry, uniforms and >kits, tactics, supply etc. etc. Qaulity books dealing with Allies can be difficult to find but they are out there. A nice source of info on the British/Commonwealth forces from D-Day to VE-Day is a set of 2 new books by Jean Bouchery from the French Publish Histoire & Collections (avail in English). Book 1 is titled "From D-day to VE-day the British Soldier - vol 1 Uniforms, Insignia, Equipments" Books deals with Organization, Armanent, Tanks and Vehicles. Both books are very good (few small mistakes) and provide a solid picture of the organization of the British army. Vol 2 in particular is full of tables, charts and graphs providing a solid ref for the principal British units. They retail for about $45-50 Cdn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s bakker Posted September 12, 2000 Author Share Posted September 12, 2000 Ralph D, Mccooper and Airborne, Thanx all you guys for your input. 'British Army Handbook 1939-1945 - George Forty' 'Red Army Handbook 1939-1945 - Steven Zaloga' 'Us army handbook - George Forty' These seem obvious choices i'm gonna check them out. 'World War II Order of Battle by Shelby Stanton' 'From D-day to VE-day the British Soldier by Jean Bouchery vol 1 & 2' I recon these are somewhat harder to find, i will see if my budget is able to handle these . 'Battle of the Bulge by Danny Parker' Looks like a great resource for Bulge scenario's. Thanx again all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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