Books written by George Forty
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Patton's Third Army at War
At about 22:00 hours some scattered firing began, soon reaching the intensity of a small attack, with both the commanding officer of the 66th and Capt Walter Donnelly of the maintenance company reporting that the other unit was getting ...
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M4 Sherman
Traces the history of the M4 Sherman tank and discusses its use in World War II and later battles
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Japanese Army Handbook 1939-1945
When there was a tank vs. tank action, then the results were inevitable as Bryan Perrett explains in his book Tank Tracks to Rangoon: 'On the few occasions that Japanese and Allied armour met,it was apparent that Japanese vehicle ...
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US Army Handbook, 1939-1945
The building of the American Army in the Second World War from a tiny, outdated and ill-equipped force into one of the mightiest armies of the world was rightly described by Sir Winston Churchill as being a 'prodigy of organization'.
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Tiger Tank Battalions in World War II
Tiger Tank Battalions in World War II
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World War I and II Tanks: An Illustrated A-Z Directory of Tanks, AFVs, Tank Destroyers, Command Versions and Specialized Tanks...
Traces the development of the tank, shows the various types of armored vehicles used by the Americans, English, French, and Germans, and discusses how tanks were used in battle.
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Germany at War: Unique Color Photographs of the Second World War
Presents a stunning array of more than 250 color photographs, many never before published, that chronicles the rise and fall of Nazi Germany during World War II, from the rise of Nazis and persecution of the Jews to occupied France and the ...
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US Army Handbook, 1939-1945
US Army Handbook, 1939-1945
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U.S. Army Handbook, 1939-1945
U.S. Army Handbook, 1939-1945
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4th Armored Division in World War II
4th Armored Division in World War II
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German Tanks of World War II "in Action"
When the Panzers rolled victoriously through country after country, their speed of movement and adept handling gave them a reputation for invincibility. After encountering Russia's superior tanks, however, the Germans...
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German Tanks of World War Two
When the Panzers rolled victoriously through country after country, their speed of movement and adept handling gave them a reputation for invincibility.
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The World Encyclopedia of Tanks & Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Over 400 Vehicles and 1200 Wartime and Modern Photographs
This book is an authoritative history and directory of tanks and their immediate derivatives, such as ARVs (armoured recovery vehicles), tank destroyers, command versions, bridgelayers, mine-clearers and other Funnies, and AFVs such as ...
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Battle of Crete
Examines in detail, largely from the German viewpoint, one of the most bitterly contested engagements of the Western front. Includes a wealth of contemporary photographs, together with first-hand reminiscences of...
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Patton's Third Army at War
This is the story of the triumphal progress of General George S. Patton's magnificent Third Army across Nazi-occupied Europe and into Hitler's redoubt in the last year of World War II.
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The Desert War
In this title, military writer George Forty tells the story of these turbulent campaigns through the camera lens, in a series of photographs illustrating every aspect of the Desert War, supported by clear, concise text.
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Frontline Dorset: A County at War, 1939-45
Frontline Dorset: A County at War, 1939-45
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Germany at War: Unique Colour Photographs of the Second World War
The publishers of Britain at War in Colour, America at War in Color and the Imperial War Museum's Second World War in Photographs have scoured the world's archives to find...
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Germany at War in Colour: Unique Colour Photographs of the Second World War
This book covers the course of the war, from Hitler's assumption of power in the 1930s to the destruction of Berlin and Munich and the defeat of Nazism by the Allies, with many rare or unseen images, specially researched in German archives.
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Battle of Crete
Drawing upon an incredible selection of contemporary photographs, allied with first-hand recollections from those who fought,'Battle of Crete' examines one of the most bitterly contested engagements of the early war years.