British and Commonwealth Armies 1944-45 (Helion Order of Battle)

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Volume 2 of the British and Commonwealth Armies series offers a complete guide to the organisation and order-of-battle of British and Commonwealth armies from late 1943 to 1945. The five chapters cover all main theatres of war - North-West Europe; the Mediterranean; the Far East, Australasia and India; planned invasions of Malaya and Japan; and Special Forces (all theatres). ToEs (Tables of Organisation and Equipment) are given for all main, and many minor, types of formations in each theatre - from the 7th Armoured Division in North-West Europe 194445 to Indian infantry formations in the Far East, British SAS and SBS units in Europe and the Mediterranean, and British infantry formations in North-West Europe. It even includes notes on the formations and organisation planned for the invasions of Japan and Malaya. All organisations are analysed down to section level where possible; the listings specify types of equipment and weaponry used, along with explanatory notes. The information is clearly laid out in an easy-to-use formula, and represents a host of hard-to-find data. Notes for wargamers are also included.

Author Bio

The author has been interested in all things military for over 20 years. His dedicated interest in C20th wargaming has led to him gathering a large collection of ToE data, the first results of which are presented in this book Of the "thirty-something" generation. Mark lives in Lancashire, and has two children, Charlotte and David, who he is glad to announce are avid book readers, even at the age of 4 and 2!