Miscellaneous Military Bookshop
We've done some research to find military reference books on the internet - click on the hyperlinks to buy direct from Amazon.co.uk. (A number of North American customers have commented that Amazon.co.uk is cheaper than its US partner Amazon.com).
The books listed are ones that we use on a regular basis. In many cases they show insignia reference numbers that we use on our mail-order catalogues. Please note that these books are sold by Amazon.co.uk - not by Ian Kelly (Militaria). A number of books do not have links to Amazon - this is because they are out-of-print. We have kept the details of suitable out-of-print books on my web site so that you can use the information to buy them second-hand from other dealers.
Beckett, IFW. 1999.
Discovering
British Regimental Traditions. ISBN 0747804109: Shire Publications Ltd.
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Bellis, MA. 1997. British Regiments 1945 - 1995.
ISBN 0951212699: Malcolm A BellisMiscellan
Impressive research text giving dates, unit titles and lineage.
Bellis, MA. 2000.
Divisions
of the British Army 1939 - 1945. ISBN 0952969319: Malcolm A Bellis
Impressive research text giving dates, locations, battles and titles of the units
which made-up the British Divisions during WW2.
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Burns, KV. 1986.
Badges
and Battle Honours of HM Ships. ISBN 0907771262: Maritime Books
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Cherry, N. 1999.
Red Berets
and Red Crosses. ISBN 908047181X: R Sigmond.
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Coates, A. 1994. Winsome Warriors. ISBN 1859150608: Compendium Publishing. Click here to buy this book
Coates, A. 1996. More Winsome Warriors. ISBN 1859150977: Compendium Publishing. Click here to buy this book
Congdon, P. 1985. Behind the Hangar Doors. ISBN
0951013904: Sonik Books.
Written by a serving RAF Regiment officer, this is an interesting and wide-ranging
book covering history, heraldry and etiquette of the Royal Air Force. There
are excellent sections on insignia.
Forty, G. 1998.
British
Army Handbook 1935 - 1945. ISBN 0750914033: Sutton Publishing.
An impressive 369 pages covering mobilization & training, command structures, weapons, equipment, vehicles, tactics, abbreviations, signals codes, badges and medals.
The text is backed-up with over 300 photographs. The author spent 32 years in the Royal Tank Regiment, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel. He later became
the Curator of the Tank Museum at Bovington, Dorset.
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Gordon, DB. 1998.
Tommy
- Volume One. ISBN 1575100428: Pictorial Histories Publishing.
A useful, well-researched hand-book covering WW2 British uniforms, equipment. weapons
and vehicles- written by a re-enactor for re-enactors. Lots of illustrations.
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Henderson, DM. 1993. The Scottish Regiments.
ISBN 0004700112: HarperCollins.
Heyman, C. 2000.
The British
Army - A Pocket Guide 2000-2001. ISBN 0850527104: Pen & Sword Books.
Up-to-date information on the British Army, including statistics, equipment, organisation
and deployments. A super little book - very useful and great value for money.
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Jefford, CG. 2001.
RAF Squadrons.
(2nd Edition) ISBN 1840371412: Airlife Publishing.
Long-awaited Second Edition of a comprehensive book giving historical dates, locations
and aircraft for every squadron in the Royal Air Force since its formation.
Wing Commander Jefford includes photographs of aircraft and maps to show locations
of all RAF airfields in the UK and overseas. Probably the best RAF research
document in publication.
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Mileham, PJR. 1996.
The Scottish
Regiments 1633-1996. ISBN 1873376456: Spellmount Ltd
The second edition of an illustrated description and record of Scottish regiments
from the 1630s to the present day, among them the Scots Guards, the King's Own Scottish
Borderers, the Black Watch and the Gordon Highlanders
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Morrison, R. 1991. British Land Rovers in the Gulf.
ISBN 1873564023: LRO Books Ltd
Nevill, T. 1999.
The Scottish
Regiments. ISBN 1861262841: Crowood Press
A colour guide to the legendary Scottish regiments of today's British Army. The regular units covered are: The Scots Guards; The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards; The
Royal Scots; The Royal Highland Fusiliers; The King's Own Scottish Borderers; The Black Watch; The Highlanders; and The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. The text
details the units, their organization, equipment, weapons and vehicles and their uniforms and insignia. Illustrated with more than 100 colour photographs of Scottish
soldiers in combat dress, training and working in the field, and on parade, this book is part of the "Europa Militaria" series
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Osprey. 1998. The Osprey Militaria Directory & Source
Book - 1999 Edition. ISBN 1902579178: Compendium Publishing
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Whittaker, LB. 1990. Stand Down - Orders of Battle
for the units of the Home Guard of the United Kingdom. ISBN 1871167140: Ray
Westlake Military Books.
An excellent book on the Home Guard, including locations, dates, insignia and unit
commanders.
Wilson, T. 1999.
Flags
at Sea. ISBN 1861761163: Chatham Publishing.
A history of the flags flown at sea by the principal naval powers - Great Britain,
France, the Netherlands, Spain and the USA - during the Age of Sail. Where, when
and why certain flags - like the piratical 'Jolly Roger' - were flown. It also tackles
such apparently complicated issues as signalling in peace and war. The book also
contains a profusion of illustrations, covering the many variants of well-known
flags, in both contemporary flag-charts and modern drawings done specially for this
work. It therefore provides the degree of detail demanded by model-makers, artists
and historians.
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Windrow & Greene. 1997.
Windrow
& Greene's Militaria Directory & Sourcebook 1998. ISBN 1859150683: Compendium
Publishing.
Nearly 3000 names and contact addresses listed under various categories and indexed by name and location. Includes militaria societies and modellers clubs, re-enactors,
dealers, auction houses, museums, historical groups and travel specialists. A huge variety of goods and services on offer.
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