This book offers a complete guide to the organisation and order-of-battle of British & Commonwealth armies during the years 1939 to 1943. The five chapters cover all main theatres of war - Europe incl. the Home Front; North Africa; East & West Africa, and the Middle East; the Mediterranean; the Pacific & Far East. T.o.E.'s (Tables of Organisation & Equipment) are given for all main and many minor types of formations in each theatre - from armored brigades and divisions in North Africa, to Egyptian home defense forces 1939-42, British Force 121 in Magadagascar 1942, and Indian infantry units in Iraq and Persia during 1940-41. Some of the formations covered include ARMOURED FORMATIONS - armoured divisions, tank brigades, independent armoured units INFANTRY FORMATIONS - infantry divisions, territorial/lines-of-communication divisions, infantry brigades, motorised brigades OTHER FORMATIONS - airborne divisions, anti-aircraft divisions, cavalry divisions, parachute brigades, cavalry brigades, home defence forces including the Home Guard and Australian militia, significant garrisons (including Crete, Singapore and Hong Kong), corps and army support elements, ad hoc formations (e.g. Habforce, Force 121), comprehensive coverage of special forces.

Bind: paperback

Pages: 96

Dimensions: 203 x 292 mm

Publication Date: 15-07-2008

The two supplements volumes presented round off the author's comprehensive coverage of this subject. Supplement volume 2 contains five chapters providing data covering formations in North Africa, the Mediterranean, Burma/India, on the Home Front, overseas garrisons and Special Forces. The units covered range from the South African 6th Armoured Division to the 1940-41 garrison of Iceland. Key sales points: * Careful presentation combined with a host of hard-to-find information will ensure this will become a standard source for order-of-battle data about the British & Commonwealth armies. / * All organizations are analyzed down to platoon level; listings include specific types of equipment and weaponry used, along with explanatory notes. / * Clearly laid-out and easy-to-use data

Bind: paperback

Pages: 96

Dimensions: 220 x 300 mm

Publication Date: 04-02-2016